Classical Chinese Seven Captures and Seven Verticals Translation

Original text: Three years after Jianxing, Liang to Nanzhong, where the battle is successful. Those who heard that Meng was won were served by Yi Han and raised for life.

Vested, he looked at the camp and asked, 'What is this army?' 'Got the right to say:

Those who do not know the truth and are defeated. Now I am given the best camp display; If this is the case, it will be easy to win the ear. 'Laugh brightly, even if it is more combative.

Seven vertical and seven birds, and the light is still captured. If you can't get it, you can't go, and the day: 'Gong, Tianwei also, the southerners will not turn back.

Then to Dianchi Lake. Nanzhongping is used for its canal handsomeness.

Translation: Zhuge Liang led his army to the central part of the south, and all who fought were victorious. I heard that there was a man named Meng Huo, who was convinced by the Southern Barbarians.

Therefore, the order to make him come alive (that is, to be captured alive) has been successful, Zhuge Liang made him visit the array of barracks of the Han army, and said, "How are these troops? Meng Shu said

I didn't know the reality before, so I failed. Now, by your grace, I have a barracks array. Just like that, you can definitely win!

Zhuge Liang smiled, knowing in his heart that Meng Shu was still unconvinced, so he let him go so that he could continue to fight. Seven times released and captured alive seven times. But Zhuge Liang also wanted to release Meng Shu.

Meng Shu said: "The Han army is powerful in the world, and the southerners will not rebel again." So Zhuge Liang marched and the south was pacified.

Then he gave his men back to him.

Supplement the original text: Or to advise Liang, bright sun: 'If you will stay outsiders, you should stay as soldiers, and if you stay in soldiers, you will have no food, and it is not easy; The state is newly damaged, the father and brother are dead, and those who leave outsiders without soldiers will become a disaster, and it is not easy to do so; There is also the crime of abolishing and killing, and he is suspicious of provocation, if he stays with outsiders, he will not believe it in the end, and it is not easy to do it.

Today, I want to make no soldiers and no food, and the discipline is rough, and the Yi and Han are rude and change their ears.

Supplementary translation: Someone suggested to Zhuge Liang not to do this, Zhuge Liang said, to keep the general as our people, we need to give him troops, after leaving the soldiers there is no fixed logistics supply, this is the first problem that is not easy to solve, Meng Huo These tribes have just been defeated, their father and brother have just died, leaving us without soldiers will definitely be chaotic, this is the second problem that is not easy to solve, Meng Shu These people have the crime of betraying their promises and killing our soldiers, they feel very deep, if we keep our people, They can't be trusted, this is the third problem that is not easy to solve, today I plan not to keep troops, not to transport food, but the rules and laws are basically set The Yi and Han people can live in peace for the time being!

In the third year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang led the army to Nanzhong (now Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou junction), and all those who fought were victorious. I heard that there was a man named Meng Huo, who was convinced by the Southern Barbarians. A reward was given for his capture.

Having succeeded, Zhuge Liang made him visit the array of barracks of the Han army and said, "How are these armies?" Meng Shu said

I didn't know the reality before, so I failed. Now, by your grace, I have a barracks array. If that's all there is to it, you will win!

Zhuge Liang smiled and let him go so that he could continue to fight. Seven times released and captured alive seven times. But Zhuge Liang also wanted to release Meng Shu.

Meng Shu said: "The Han army is powerful in the world, and the southerners will not rebel again." So Zhuge Liang marched and the south was pacified.

Then he gave his men back to him.