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操此時指望合淝有兵救應,不想孫權在合淝路口,望見江中火光,知是我軍得勝,便教陸遜舉火為號;太史慈見了,與陸遜合兵一處,衝殺將來。操只得望彝陵而走。路上撞見張郃,操令斷後。縱馬加鞭,走至五更,回望火光漸遠,操心方定,問曰:「此是何處?」左右曰:「此是烏林之西,宜都之北。」

操見樹林叢雜,山川險峻,乃於馬上仰面大笑不止。諸將問曰:「丞相何故大笑?」操曰:「吾不笑別人,單笑周瑜無謀,諸葛亮少智。若是吾用兵之時,預先在這裏伏下一軍,如之奈何?」

說猶未了,兩邊鼓聲震響,火光沖天而起,驚得曹操幾乎墜馬。刺斜裏一彪軍殺出,大叫:「我趙子龍奉軍師將令,在此等候多時了!」操教徐晃,張郃雙敵趙雲,自己冒煙突火而去。子龍不來追趕,只顧搶奪旗幟,曹操得脫。

天色微明,黑雲罩地,東南風尚不息。忽然大雨傾盆,濕透衣甲。操與軍士冒雨而行,諸軍皆有飢色。操令軍士往村落中劫掠糧食,尋覓火種。方欲造飯,後面一軍趕到。操心甚慌。原來卻是李典,許褚保謢著眾謀士來到。

操大喜,令軍馬且行,問:「前面是那裏地面?」

人報:「一邊是南彝陵大路,一邊是北彝陵山路。」操問:「那裏投南郡江陵去近?」軍士稟曰:「取南彝陵過葫蘆口去最便。」操教走南彝陵。行至葫蘆口,軍皆飢餒,行走不上,馬亦困乏,多有倒於路者。操教前面暫歇。馬上有帶得鑼鍋的,也有村中掠得糧米的,便就山邊揀乾處埋鍋造飯,割馬肉燒吃,盡皆脫去濕衣,於風頭吹晒。馬皆摘鞍野放,咽咬草根。

操坐於書疏林之下,仰面大笑。眾官問曰:「適來丞相笑周瑜,諸葛亮,引惹出趙子龍來,又折了許多人馬,如今為何又笑?」操曰:「吾笑諸葛亮,周瑜,畢竟智謀不足。若是我用兵時,就這個去處,也埋伏一彪軍馬,以逸待勞;我等縱然脫得性命,也不免重傷矣。彼見不到此,我是以笑之。」

正說間,前軍後軍一齊發喊。操大驚,棄甲上馬。眾軍多有不及收馬者。早見四下火煙布合山口,一軍擺開。為首乃燕人張翼德,橫矛立馬,大叫:「操賊走那裏去!」諸軍眾將見了張飛,盡皆膽寒。許褚騎無鞍馬來戰張飛。張遼,徐晃二將,縱馬也來夾攻。兩邊軍馬混戰做一團。操先撥馬走脫,諸將各自脫身。張飛從後趕來。操迤邐奔逃,追兵漸遠,回顧眾將多已帶傷。

正行間,軍士稟曰:「前面有兩條路,請問丞相從那條路去?」操問:「那條路近?」軍士曰:「大路稍平,卻遠五十餘里;小路投華容道,卻近五十餘里。只是地窄路險,坑坎難行。」操令人上山觀望,回報:「小路山邊有數處煙起。大路並無動靜。」操教前軍便走華容道小路。諸將曰:「烽煙起處,必有軍馬,何故反走這條路?」操曰:「豈不聞兵書有云:『虛則實之,實則虛之。』諸葛亮多謀,故使人於山僻燒煙,使我軍不敢從這條山路走,他卻伏兵於大路等著。吾料已定,偏不教中他計!」諸將皆曰:「丞相妙算,人所不及。」遂勒兵走華容道。此時人皆飢倒,馬盡困乏。焦頭爛額者扶策而行,中箭著槍者勉強而走。衣甲濕透,個個不全。軍器旗旛,紛紛不整。大半皆是彝陵道上被趕得慌,只騎得禿馬,鞍轡衣服,盡皆拋棄。正值隆冬嚴寒之時,其苦何可勝言。

23 At this time Cao Cao expected aid from Hefei 합비, for he knew not that Sun Quan 손권 was barring the road. But when Sun Quan saw the fires and so knew that his soldiers had won the day, he ordered Lu Xun 육손 to give the answering signal. Taishi Ci 태사자 seeing this came down and his force joined up with that of Lu Xun, and they went against Cao Cao.

24 As for Cao Cao, he could only get away toward Yiling 이릉. On the road Cao Cao fell in with Zhang He 장합 and ordered him to protect the retreat. Cao Cao pressed on as quickly as possible.

25 At the fifth watch he was a long way from the glare and he felt safer. He asked, "What is this place?"

26 They told him, "It is west of the Black Forest 오림 and north of Yidu. 의도"

27 Seeing the thickly crowded trees all about him, and the steep hills and narrow passes, Cao Cao threw up his head and laughed.

28 Those about him asked, "Why are you, Sir, so merry?"

29 And he said, "I am only laughing at the stupidity of Zhou Yu 주유 and the ignorance of Zhuge Liang 제갈량. If they have only set an ambush there, as I would have done, why, there is no escape."

30 Cao Cao had scarcely finished his explanation when from both sides came a deafening roll of drums and flames sprang up to heaven. Cao Cao nearly fell off his horse---he was so startled.

31 And from the side dashed in a troop, with Zhao Zilong 조자룡 leading, who cried, "I am Zhao Zilong, and long have I been waiting here!"

32 Cao Cao ordered Xu Huang 서황 and Zhang He 장합 to engage this new opponent, and he himself rode off into the smoke and fire. Zhao Zilong did not pursue; he only captured the banners, and Cao Cao escaped.

33 The faint light of dawn showed a great black cloud all around, for the southeast wind had not ceased. Suddenly began a heavy downpour of rain, wetting everyone to the skin, but still Cao Cao maintained his headlong flight till the starved faces of the soldiers made a halt imperative. He told the men to forage in the villages about for grain and the means of making a fire. But when these had been found and they began to cook a meal, another pursuing party came along, and Cao Cao again was terrified. However, these proved to be Li Dian 이전 and Xu Chu 허저 escorting some of his advisers whom he saw with joy.

34 When giving the order to advance again, Cao Cao asked, "What places lay ahead?"

35 They told him, "There are two roads. One was the highway to South Yiling, and the other a mountain road to North Yiling."

36 "Which is the shorter way to Jiangling 강릉?" asked Cao Cao.

37 "The best way is to take the south road through Hulu Valley 호로곡," was the reply.

38 So Cao Cao gave orders to march that way. By the time Hulu Valley was reached, the soldiers were almost starving and could march no more; horses too were worn out. Many had fallen by the roadside. A halt was then made, food was taken by force from the villagers, and as there were still some boilers left, they found a dry spot beside the hills where they could rest and cook. And there they began to prepare a meal, boiling grain, and roasting strips of horse flesh. Then they took off their wet clothes and spread them to dry. The beasts, too, were unsaddled and turned out to graze.

39 Seated comfortably in a somewhat open spot, Cao Cao suddenly looked up and began to laugh loud and long.

40 His companions, remembering the sequel of his last laugh, said, "Not long since, Sir, you laughed at Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang. That resulted in the arrival of Zhao Zilong and great loss of troops to us. Why do you now laugh?"

41 "I am laughing again at the ignorance of the same two men. If I were in their place, and conducting their campaign, I should have had an ambush here, just to meet us when we were tired out. Then, even if we escaped with our lives, we should suffer very severely. They did not see this, and therefore I am laughing at them."

42 Even at that moment behind them rose a great yell. Thoroughly startled, Cao Cao threw aside his breastplate and leaped upon his horse. Most of the soldiers failed to catch theirs, and then fires sprang up on every side and filled the mouth of the valley. A force was arrayed before them and at the head was the man of ancient Yan 연인, Zhang Fei 장비, seated on his steed with his great spear leveled.

43 "Whither would you flee, O rebel?" shouted he.

44 The soldiers grew cold within at the sight of the terrible warrior. Xu Chu 허저, mounted on a bare-backed horse, rode up to engage him, and Zhang Liao 장요 and Xu Huang 서황 galloped up to his aid. The three gathered about Zhang Fei and a melee began, while Cao Cao made off at top speed. The other leaders set off after him, and Zhang Fei pursued. However, Cao Cao by dint of hard riding got away, and gradually the pursuers were out-distanced. But many had received wounds.

45 As they were going. the soldiers said, "There are two roads before us. Which shall we take?"

46 "Which is the shorter?" asked Cao Cao.

47 "The high road is the more level, but it is fifteen miles longer than the bye road which goes to Huarong Valley 화용도. Only the latter road is narrow and dangerous, full of pits and difficult."

48 Cao Cao sent men up to the hill tops to look around.

49 They returned, saying: "There are several columns of smoke rising from the hills along the bye road 화용도. The high road seems quiet."

50 Then Cao Cao bade them lead the way along the bye road.

51 "Where smoke arises there are surely soldiers," remarked the officers. "Why go this way?"

52 "Because the 'Book of War' says that the hollow is to be regarded as solid, and the solid as hollow. That fellow Zhuge Liang is very subtle and has sent people to make those fires so that we should not go that way. He has laid an ambush on the high road. I have made up my mind, and I will not fall a victim to his wiles."

53 "O Prime Minister, your conclusions are most admirable. None other can equal you," said the officers.
 
54 And the soldiers were sent along the bye road. They were very hungry and many almost too weak to travel. The horses too were spent. Some had been scorched by the flames, and they rode forward resting their heads on their whips. The wounded struggled on to the last of their strength. All were soaking wet and all were feeble. Their arms and accouterments were in a deplorable state, and more than half had been left upon the road they had traversed. Few of the horses had saddles or bridles, for in the confusion of pursuit they had been left behind. It was the time of greatest winter cold, and the suffering was indescribable.



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