Though Liu Bei was outnumbered（数量上超过） by Cao Cao's troops in the Xinye battle, Liu defeated Cao thanks to the smart tactic he had resorted to. Cao soon commanded an army of 500,000 to take his revenge. When Liu Bei and his force of 3,000 got to Dangyang County, they were stopped by Cao's troops. A bitter fight lasted until dawn and the Liu army narrowly managed to loose the chasing enemy.
As day broke, General Zhao Yun discovered that Liu Bei's wife and son were missing. Zhao gathered 30 troops and fought his way back onto the battlefield to look for Liu's wife, Madam Mi, and son, A Dou. With the help of a middle-aged woman, Zhao Yun found Madam Mi and A Dou by the side of a dry well behind a collapsed wall. Madam Mi said: "A Dou is safe now with you, General. I'd rather die than encumber（阻碍，妨害） you." When Zhao Yun was not looking her way, Madam Mi threw herself into the well.
Suddenly, Cao troops came charging toward Zhao Yun. With tears in his eyes, Zhao Yun pushed down what remained of the collapsed wall to cover the dry well. He then held A Dou against his chest and rode his horse onward as he fought off attackers. It took Zhao Yun three rounds of combat to fight off the chasing enemy. At one point Zhao was engaged by General Zhang He and a unit of Cao's troops. Zhao and Zhang fought a dozen rounds and Zhao tried to break the siege（围攻） . But Zhao Yun and his horse unexpectedly fell into a trap. Just as Zhang He charged to pierce Zhao Yun with his spear, Zhao's horse leapt out of the trap. Zhang He was taken aback by the sudden move and his horse backed off several gaits（步行靴） . Zhao Yun fought Cao's generals and troops single-handedly. No one could get close to him. Cao Cao, who was watching the battle from a nearby hilltop, ordered that Zhao Yun be captured alive. Zhao Yun made the most of Cao's no-kill order and broke through the siege in the end. When he returned to his camp, Zhao Yun handed the young master to Liu Bei.
新野一战，刘备以少胜多打败曹操，曹操引五十万大宫前来报仇。刘备的三千人马走到当阳县，突然被曹兵截住，战到天明才摆脱曹兵的追赶，护卫刘备家小的赵云发现不见了刘备，走散了糜夫人母子，急集合三十骑，又杀回乱军中寻找。赵云在一位大嫂的指引下，在一截断墙后面的枯井旁找到糜夫人母子。糜夫人说："见到将军阿斗有救了，......我死而无恨！"说完，趁赵云不注意跳井身亡。这时曹兵向这边杀来，赵云含泪推倒土墙埋了夫人，急忙抱起阿斗往外冲。曹将杀来，战三回合，被赵云杀死。没走多远，又碰上曹将张镉，战十余回合，赵云夺路而走，不料连人带马落入陷井。张镉挺枪来刺，忽然赵云的马平空一路，跳出陷井，张镉吓得一个劲后退。赵云力战众将，威武勇猛。正在山上观战的曹操见赵云势不可挡，传令一定要活捉。赵云利用这个机会冲出包围，终于将阿斗交给了刘备。
《三国演义》中单骑救主的故事--中国历史故事中英对照
2021-11-17英语作文
