[the Chinese southern rivers] 长江到湖北、江西九江一带有九条支流,因以九派称这一带的长江,后也泛指长江
茫茫九派流中国
正当安德烈公爵来到军队时,从所有这些派别中正聚起一派,正提高自己的声誉的第九派。
At the time when Prince Andrey reached the army yet another a ninth party was being formed out of all the rest , and was just making its voice heard .