ssbow　bolt　from　the　city　wall

Lays　a　valiant　warrior　low。

What　further　befell　Guan　Yu　will　be　told　in　the　next　chapter。

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Romance　of　Three　Kingdoms　…　by　Luo　Guanzhong　…　Chapter　75

Chapter　75

Guan　Yu　Has　A　Scraped…Bone　Surgery；

Lu　Meng　Crosses　The　River　In　White　Robe。

At　the　sight　of　Guan　Yu　falling　from　his　charger；　Cao　Ren　led　his　army　out　of　the　city　to　follow　up　with　an　attack；　but　Guan　Ping　drove　him　off　and　escorted　his　father　back　to　camp。　There　the　arrow　was　extracted；　but　the　arrow　head　had　been　poisoned。　The　wound　was　deep；　and　the　poison　had　penetrated　to　the　bone。　The　right　arm　was　discolored　and　swollen　and　useless。

Guan　Ping　consulted　with　the　other　leaders　and　proposed；　saying；　〃As　fighting　is　impossible　for　the　moment；　we　should　withdraw　to　Jingzhou；　where　my　father's　wound　can　be　treated。〃

Having　decided　upon　this；　they　went　to　see　the　wounded　warrior。

〃What　have　you　e　for？〃　asked　Guan　Yu　when　they　entered。

〃Considering　that　you；　Sir；　have　been　wounded　in　the　right　arm；　we　fear　the　result　of　the　excitement　of　battle。　Moreover；　you　can　hardly　take　part　in　a　fight　just　now；　and　we　therefore　propose　that　the　army　retire　till　you　are　recovered。〃

Guan　Yu　replied　angrily；　〃I　am　on　the　point　of　taking　the　city；　and　if　I　succeed；　I　must　press　forward　to　Capital　Xuchang；　and　destroy　that　brigand　Cao　Cao；　so　that　the　Hans　may　be　restored　to　their　own。　Think　you　that　I　can　vitiate　the　whole　campaign　because　of　a　slight　wound？　Would　you　dishearten　the　army？〃

Guan　Ping　and　his　colleagues　said　no　more；　but　somewhat　unwillingly　withdrew。

Seeing　that　their　leader　would　not　retire　and　the　wound　showed　no　signs　of　healing；　the　various　generals