古德明英语军事小故事：走 马 转 坤(中英对照)
古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。走 马 转 坤
on 19 october 1864, general early's confederate army launched a surprise attack against the union forces at cedar creek, putting them to rout, and the union commander general wright was wounded.
union general philip sheridan, coming back from a conference in washington, was watering his horse at a small stream near winchester, some twenty miles away from cedar creek, when he heard that a battle was in progress. without waiting for more information, he got on his horse and sped away in the direction of the battle. he picked up fleeing soldiers along the way and arrived on the battlefield in time to rally the troops. in the end, the confederacy suffered a crushing defeat.
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