Chapter 243 The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner（被俘的吹号手）

A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy. —
一个吹号手，勇敢地引导士兵前进，被敌人俘虏。 —

He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry. —
他向俘虏喊道：“请饶恕我，不要无故或未经调查就夺去我的生命。 —

I have not slain a single man of your troop. —
我没有杀害你们队伍中的任何一个人。 —

I have no arms, and carry nothing but this one brass trumpet. —
我没有武器，只带着这支铜号。 —

” “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; —
“你应该因此而被处死，”他们说； —

“for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
“因为，虽然你自己不战斗，但你的号角却激发了所有其他人的战斗。