1、三国演义双语小故事之计取陈仓Taking Chencang by Using a Clever Strategy This is a story from the novel Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang led 300，000 Shu State troops in a marchtowards Chencang， the vital communicationstronghold of the Wei State. It was his secondexpedition against the Wei State. Hao Zhao， th
2、egeneral guarding the city dug the trenches deep andbuilt the fortress strong. He waited for the attack. Everyday， Zhuge Liang sent soldiers to challenge theWei army in battle， but the Wei troops held fast totheir position and refused to come out. One day， ascout came back to report that
3、Hao Zhao was seriously ill. Zhuge Liang thought that the chance hadcome at last. He ordered Wei Yan and Jiang Wei to take 5，000troops and surround Chencang inthree days. They were to attack the city when they saw a fire inside the city. After that， he gaveGuan Xing and Zhang Bao secret in
4、structions. As the health of the Wei State general Hao Zhao wasdeteriorating， suddenly it was reported to Hao Zhao that the troops from Shu State had arrivedoutside the city. Hao Zhao hurriedly ordered officers and soldiers to defend the city in their position. Unexpectedly， a fire broke
5、out on each of the city's towers. There was chaos inside the city. HaoZhaowas frightened to death. The troops of the Shu State smashed all enemy resistance andadvanced into the city. Three days later when Wei Yan and Jiang Wei led their troops to the gate ofthe city， they heard somebody s
6、houting from the top of the city wall，“You have come too late！” The two generals fixed their eyes upon the person. It was the Prime Minister of the Shu State， Zhuge Liang. The two generals got down from their horses hastily and saluted. Zhuge Liang said，“The reason that I asked you to att
7、ack the city in three days is to keep the doldiers calm. In fact， Ihad already sent Guan Xing and Zhang Bao to secretly leave the center area of Han the same nightas I ordered you. By disguising myself， I hid among the soldiers and set out for Chencang bystarlight.
