建安二十年，三月。
caocaoqibingshiwan，zhengtaohanzhongzhanglu。
wuyue，gongkehechi，zhandiwangdoumao。
qiyue，dajunjinzhiyangpingguan，shirupozhu。
“bao!yangpingguangaoji!”
“qingzhugongsupaidajunzhiyuan!”
beizheliangmianxiaoqizideshibingfeibenrufu，danxiguidixiangshangjibingbao。
议事厅，鸦雀无声。
“caocaodajunbinglinyangpingguan，zhuweiyouheliangce?”
duanzuozaishangfangdehanzhongtaishouzhanglumanmianchourong，xunwenwenchenwujiang。
zhongrenfenfenjietoujieer，dishengdiyilunzhe。
yourenzhuzhan，yourenzhujiang。
suizheliangfangrendezhengchaoyuelaiyuejilie，yishitingmimanzhenongnongdehuoyaowei。
zaizhanglushenbian，zhanzheyimingyibiaotangtangdeqingshanshaonian，cikequeshihengmeilengyandikanzhechaodebukekaijiaodeliangboren，xinliananlengxiao。
shaonianmingjiaozhangyue，taziranshiyimingchuanyuezhe。
bannianqianzhangyuebengaishensi，queyiwaidichuanyuedaoyiweihunmibuxingdeshaonianshenshang，qiaohedeshizheiweishaonianyejiaozhangyue。
erqie，tahaishihanzhongtaishouzhangluzhizi!
yushizhangyuepingzhechaoqiandeyanguanghechaoshidaidezhishi，bubuweiying，zhujianzaihanzhongzhanwenjiaogen，huodefuqinzhangluhewenchenwujiangdezanshang。
jintian，shizhangyuediyicihuodejinruyishitingtingzhengdezige。
jiuzaichaonaoshengyufajiliezhishi，zhanglulianseyichen，mengdiyipaizhuozi。
“够了!”
“bentaishoushixiangnimenwenji，bushitingnimenchaojia!”
zheixia，naohonghongdedatingcaishunjiananjingxialai。
zhangluhuanshizhongren，muguangluozaizhujiangpaideweishouzheshenshang，danmowendao：“yanpu，nilaishuoshuo，hanzhongweiheyaojiang?”
yanpuwenyanlikezhanchulai，gongshoudao：
“主公，臣主降。”
“hanzhongbeiyuliangzhouxiangjie、dongyuyanzhouxiangwang，linjincaocao。”
“hanzhongnanyujingzhoujierang、xiyuyizhoupilin，jinailiubei。”
“caocaoxiongbingbashiwan，liubeiyouxiongbingsishiwuwan。”
“wohanzhongququbawanjiangshi，yutamenweidi，wuyiyutangbeidangche。”
“weijinzhiji，buruxiangcaocaochengchen，gaiqiyizhi，yiqiuzibao。”
huayingangluo，youguobanderenlijizhanchulaigongshouxingli，yikoutongshengdao：
“chendengfuyi，qingzhugongsansi。”
xiangcaocaochengchen，zheixierenzhibuguohuangezhuzi，zhaoyanghaishihanzhongdechenzi，rengrankeyixiangshouronghuafugui。
ruoshisizhandaodi，dengcaocaopocheng，dajiajiushifulu，xingmingnanbao。
gaizenmexuan，dajiaxinlifeichangqingchu。
tamendexiangfabingfeiquanwudaoli。
duizhudongguijiangderen，caocaoyixiangkuanhoudaizhi。
dangnianzhengtaowancheng，caocaodeerzicaoang、zhizicaoanmin，dajiangdianweidousizailewancheng，houlaizhangxiuzhudongguijiang，caocaofeidanmeiyouzhuijiu，fanerhaifengzhangxiuweiyangwujiangjun，rangtajixuzhenshouwancheng。
ruguozhanglucishizhudongtoujiang，caocaoyidingbuhuikuidaiyuta。
zhangluzhoulezhoumei，xianrulesikaozhong。
toujiangzheishier，tabushimeikaolvguo。
caocaosangeyueqianjiupaishizhesonglaiyifengxin。
xinzhongneirong，caocaoyizaibaozheng，zhangluruoyuanguijiang，tahuibaiqiweizhennanjiangjun，rangzhanglujixuzhushouhanzhong，peihecaojunduifuliubei。
zhishi，zhanglumeiyoulijihuifu。
bijingxiangrenfushouchengchen，jiuyaoshoudaoyueshu，tinglingyuren。
daoshihoucaocaoxiangrangnizuoshenmenijiudezuoshenme，fouzejiushiwuni。
xiangdaozheier，zhanglumuguangshandong，kanxianglezhuzhanpaideweishouzhe。
cirennaizhangludebaodizhangwei，xinggeganglie，dingranbuhuitoucao。
jiuzaizhanglukaikouxiangxunwenzhangweiyijiandeshihou……
突然!
yizhizhanzaizhanglushenbian，chenmobuyudezhangyue，zhanchulailengxiaoyisheng。
“yandarenzheibanyanyu，yujianzeiheyi?”
“shijunzhilu，weijunfenyou，ninahanzhongfenglu，quexinxiangcaozei!”
“erdengjingquanfuqinjianghanzhongjiyegongshouxiangsong，qixinkezhu!”
zuozaipangbiandezhanglujingyakanlezhangyueyiyan，xuanjizuijiaoyangleyang。
哗啦!
zheihuaxiangtonglemafengwo，yishitingyipianhuaran!
yanpuzuoweizhanglushouxiadediyimoushi，shendezhangluqizhong，tashenzhidiwoshuangfangshilixuanshu，suoyicailiqiuzhujiang。
danmeixiangdao，zheigepingshilianyishitingmeizigejindezhangyueturandingzhuangziji，yanpulianshangdunshiyouxieguabuzhule，maneheixianningjie。
laofuzaizhugongshenbiandeshihou，nixiaozihaimeichushengni!
zaizhongwenchenwujiangzhong，zhangyueyuanbenjiushiyigewusuoshishidewankuzidi，suiranshitaishouzhizi，danmeiyouzigejinruyishiting。
keshishuolaiyeqiguai，zicongzhangyuebannianqianzaichengwaidalieshidieluoxiama，hunmilejitianjiyexingmingchuiwei，xinglaizhihoujiuxiangbianlegerenside。
zhangyuebiandefengmangbilu，lingzhongrenguamuxiangkan。
fangfoyiqiandegongzizhangyue，zhishimingzhumengchen，zaitaoguangyanghui。
这也就罢了。
zhangyuehaitichuzhuduoqieshikexingdeliminzhengce，rangbaixingmenshouhuiliangduo。
shidezhangyuezaihanzhongbaixingdexinzhongyuelaiyueshouzunzhong。
zheibannianyilai，taishouzhizizhangyuedeweiwangyirishengguoyiri，zaizhangludezhongduozinvzhongtuoyingerchu，jintiancaihuodelediyicishangyishitingdejihui。
ranermeixiangdao，tadiyicigongkailumian，jingranjiuheyanpuzhenfengxiangdui!
yanpukeshizhanglushenbianfeichangzhongyaodelaochena!
yanpurenbuzhuwangxianglezhanglu，jianzhugongmeiyoukaikoubiaotai，xinlijiuzhidaozhangyuezheihuagouqilezhugongdexinsi，rangzhangluchanshengledikangcaocaodechongxiangfa。
keyanpumingbai，ruoshiyingzhancaocao，wuyiyuyiluanjishi。
dengchengpozhishizaitoujiang，daoshihoukejiuquanwanle。
xiangdaozheier，yanpuyazhunuqi，xiangzhangyuegonglegongshoudao：
“gongzi，diqiangworuo，caocaoduihanzhongzhizaibide!”
“nikezhidaobingyidong，qiangjianwuyan，jiangshiwangsi，baixingliulishisuo，hanzhongzaiwutaiping，shushinianjiyehuiyuyidan。”
“kuangqiehanzhongjishidangzhucaocao，daijiabiranshifencanzhong。”
“yizhouliubeihushidandan，ruochenjijingong，hanzhongyouruhefangshou?”
“ruocishiguifucaocao，caocaoxuyizhanghanzhongezhiliubei，bibuhuikuidaizhugong，zhugongrengkewenzuotaishouzhiwei，liancaokangliu”
“gongziqikepingyishirexue，wanggudaju?”
shuoba，yanpuwanxiayaoyouxiangzhangluzuoyidao：“gongzinianshaowuzhi，chenqingzhugongsansi，weihanzhongbaixingkaolv，guijiangcaocao!”
zhangluwenyan，luchuruoyousuosizhise，xinzhongyouxieyaobaibuding。
dantayuguangyipie，faxianzhangyuelianshangjianyizhisebingwubandiangaibian
zhanglubianbudongshengsediwendao：“yueer，shuoshuonidezhuzhanliyou。”
zhangyuemeimaoyiyang，zhidaofuqinkendingdongyaole，ciketaruonabuchuyouliyoujudeshuofa，kongpatoujiangzheishijiuhuichengweidingju。
ruguozhendeguijiangcaocao，caocaozhangxiarencaijiji，zhangyuexiangyaochutoukejiunanrudengtianle，erqiecaocaoshengxingduoyi，zaitashenbiansuishidoudexiaoxinyiyi。
ruoshouzhuhanzhong，zhangyuepingjietaishouzhizideshenfen，dingnengdazhanbaofu。
时势造英雄!
shenzailuanshizhizhong，ruobunenghuodehonghonglielie，qibushiyizhongyihan?
suoyihanzhongyidingyaoshouzhu!
yushi，zhangyuelikezoudaozhanglumianqian，gonglegongshoudao：
“hanzhongdebaixing，hukouchaoguoshiwan，caifuhenduoqietudifeiwo，simiandishixianyao，fuqinxiongjuhanzhongyouershiyunian，yitianshijiaohuawanmin，yongdaizhewushu，zaihanzhongweiwanghengao，zhengquanfeichangwengu。”
“ninweihanzhongtaishou，naiyifangzhuhou，youshitianshidaoshushiwanxintuzhizhu，qinengxiangcaocaochengchen?ruojunchentongxin，zhongzhichengcheng，hanzhongweibibunengshouzhu!”
“hanzhongchengqiangjiangu，yidanwomenshouzhuhanzhong，neiliubeijianwobingqiangmazhuang，liancaocaodounaihebude，biranxinshengjidan，buganduihanzhongqingjuwangdong。”
“hanzhongjiyebukegongshouxiangsong，qingfuqinsansi!”
shuoba，zhangyueshenshendigongshen，gonglegongshouxingdali。
zhangyuezheifanzhenzhenyoucidehua，youmengdidianxinglezhanglu!
duia，hanzhongyoubushibumaozhidi，xianxiayoumiyouliang，erqiechengfangyehenjiangu，ruoshouchengbuchu，zuyizhichengliangsannian，caocaoyuandaoerlai，liangcaoyouxian，ruoshidachijiuzhan，hanzhongweibimeiyouxiwanga!
caocaozuidadedirenshiliubeihesunquan，tazongbunengzaihanzhongjiuhaoba?
nianjiyuci，zhanglumanyididianlediantou。
“yueerzhiyanshendewoxin，kecaocaodajunyajing，gaidangruhe?”
caojunshiwan，binglinchengxia，hanzhongdeyalikendinghenda。
ruoshiyaoshou，gaizenmeshou?
zhangyuemianbugaise，zhidiyoushengdao：
“xiyouguanduzhizhan，caocaoyishaoshengduo，dabaiyuanshao。”
“youyouchibizhizhan，sunliulianjunyishaoshengduo，dabaicaocao。”
“shengbaizhishi，jizaitiansuan，yezairenmou。”
“wohanzhongerlangwushu，weihebunengpinsiyibo?”
“ruowurenganchubing，neibianranghaierchuzhan!”
“shenweihanzhongtaishouzhizi，haierdezhizebianshishouhuhanzhongbaixingdeshengmingheanquan，guwoyuandaibingsanwan，zhiyuanyangpingguan!”
“sheiruoyaojiang，xiancongwodeshitishangtaguoqu!”
zhangyuekangkaijiangdeshengyin，huidangzaizhongrennaohaizhong。
yishiting，shunjianjijingwusheng。
zhangyueyixiazichengweilesuoyourendejiaodian。