---
title: "单骑救主 | Three Kingdoms in Intermediate Chinese, Episode 9 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "Zhao Yun Rides Alone: episode 9 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, retold for intermediate learners of Chinese, with audio."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhao-yun-rides-alone-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-9"
published: "2026-10-23"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

Chapter 9

# 单骑救主

Zhao Yun Rides Alone

HSK 4–5 · the same story at every level

曹操的大军果然来了。这时刘表已经病死，他的儿子把整个荆州都交给了曹操。刘备在新野只有几千人马，根本挡不住，只好往南走。

新野和樊城的老百姓听说刘备要走，都哭着说：“我们就是死，也要跟着刘皇叔！”于是十几万老百姓，老的扶着小的，推着车，跟在队伍后面。路上人多车多，一天只能走十几里。

有人劝刘备：“曹操的人马很快就会追上来，不如先丢下百姓，我们自己快走。”刘备流着眼泪说：“要做大事，一定要把人放在第一位。现在这么多人跟着我，我怎么能丢下他们？”

曹操挑出五千人马，白天晚上都不停地追。走到长坂的时候，天还没亮，四周忽然响起一片喊声，曹军冲了过来。百姓又哭又喊，谁也找不到谁。张飞带人保护着刘备，杀出了一条路。等到天亮，刘备身边只剩下一百多个人，他的家人和赵云全都不见了。

刘备正在伤心，糜芳脸上带着箭伤跑过来，大喊：“赵子龙投降曹操去了！”刘备骂道：“子龙是我的老朋友，怎么会离开我？”张飞却不太相信，带着二十几个人去了长坂桥，说要亲自去找赵云。

其实，赵云没有投降。他跟曹军打了一夜，天亮以后发现主公的家人都丢了，心想：“主公把家人交给我，现在人都找不到了，我还有什么脸去见他？”他带着身边几十个人，又冲回了曹军里面。

他到处打听，终于在一个被火烧坏的院子里，找到了刘备的妻子。她受了重伤，抱着刘备的儿子阿斗，坐在一堵破墙下面的枯井旁边。

赵云连忙下马，请她上马。她说：“我已经走不动了，死了也不可惜。你只有一匹马，要是让给我，你怎么出去？这孩子是他父亲唯一的骨肉，请你一定把他带回去！”赵云一次又一次地请她上马，她怎么也不上马。这时，四周的喊声又响了起来。她把阿斗放在地上，一下子跳进了井里。

赵云流着眼泪推倒土墙，盖住了那口井。然后他解开铠甲，把阿斗放在里面，紧紧抱住，拿起长枪上了马。

曹军一层又一层地围上来，赵云就一次又一次地冲出去，身上的战袍全是血。曹操在山上看见，问：“这位将军是谁？”手下回来说：“他叫赵云，赵子龙。”曹操说：“真是个了不起的将军！传下话去，不要伤他，我要活的！”就这样，赵云一个人打败了曹操手下五十多个大将，终于冲了出来。

到了长坂桥，赵云已经人困马乏。他看见张飞骑着马站在桥上，大喊：“翼德救我！”张飞说：“子龙快走，追兵交给我！”

赵云过了桥，又跑了二十多里，才找到刘备。他哭着说了经过，又把阿斗抱出来一看，孩子还在睡觉，一点儿事也没有。刘备接过孩子，却把他扔在地上：“为了你这个小孩子，差点儿让我失去一个大将！”赵云连忙把阿斗抱起来，哭着拜倒在地。

这时，曹操的大军马上就要追到长坂桥了。桥上，只有张飞一个人。

**909 characters** in this chapter

Chapter 10 of 40 · 4 min audio**喝断长坂桥**

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[Back to the series](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/series/three-kingdoms-intermediate)

## Words in this chapter

- [投降tóuxiángto surrender](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%95%E9%99%8D)
- [真是zhēnshireally](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9C%9F%E6%98%AF)
- [箭jiànarrow](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AE%AD)
- [井jǐngwell](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%95)
- [将军jiāngjūngeneral (military rank)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%86%E5%86%9B)
- [果然guǒránsure enough](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9E%9C%E7%84%B6)
- [根本gēnběn(used with negatives) at all](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A0%B9%E6%9C%AC)
- [挡dǎngto block](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8C%A1)
- [老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%80%81%E7%99%BE%E5%A7%93)
- [队伍duìwuprocession](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%98%9F%E4%BC%8D)
- [劝quànto advise](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%9D)
- [追zhuīto chase](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%BD)
- [眼泪yǎnlèitears](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9C%BC%E6%B3%AA)
- [大事dàshìmajor event](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A7%E4%BA%8B)
- [四周sìzhōuall around](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9B%9B%E5%91%A8)
- [冲chōngto rush](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%86%B2)

Chapter 9 · 4 min

## Chapters

1. [1**桃园结义**The Oath in the Peach Garden](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/oath-in-the-peach-garden-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-1)
2. [2**温酒斩华雄**Slaying Hua Xiong Before the Wine Cools](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/slaying-hua-xiong-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-2)
3. [3**三英战吕布**Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-heroes-fight-lu-bu-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-3)
4. [4**煮酒论英雄**Heroes Over Warm Wine](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/heroes-over-warm-wine-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-4)
5. [5**千里走单骑**A Thousand Li Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-thousand-li-alone-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-5)
6. [6**古城相会**Reunion at the Old City](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/reunion-at-the-old-city-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-6)
7. [7**马跃檀溪**The Leap Across the Tan Stream](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-leap-across-the-tan-stream-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-7)
8. [8**三顾茅庐**Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-visits-to-the-thatched-cottage-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-8)
9. 9**单骑救主**Reading
10. [10**喝断长坂桥**Zhang Fei at Changban Bridge](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhang-fei-at-changban-bridge-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-10)
11. [11**舌战群儒**Zhuge Liang Against the Scholars](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuge-liang-against-the-scholars-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-11)
12. [12**蒋干盗书**Jiang Gan Steals a Letter](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/jiang-gan-steals-a-letter-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-12)
13. [13**草船借箭**Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-arrows-with-straw-boats-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-13)
14. [14**苦肉计**The Beaten General](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-beaten-general-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-14)
15. [15**借东风**Borrowing the East Wind](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-15)
16. [16**华容道**The Huarong Road](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-16)

Story series · Intermediate · HSK 4–5