in　Ku；　to　Cao　Cao's　camp　and　ask　that　he　might　surrender。

Cao　Cao　feigned　to　consent；　but　that　night　he　sent　Zhang　Liao　and　Xu　Huang　to　raid　Yuan　Shang's　camp。　Then　it　became　flight；　abandoning　everything；　seals；　emblems　of　office；　and　even　personal　clothing。　Yuan　Shang　made　for　the　Zhongshan　Mountains。

Then　Cao　Cao　came　to　attack　Jizhou　City；　and　to　help　out　this　Xun　You　suggested　drowning　the　city　by　turning　the　course　of　the　River　Zhang。　Cao　Cao　adopted　the　suggestion　and　at　once　sent　a　small　number　of　men　to　dig　a　channel　to　lead　the　water　to　the　city。　All　told；　it　was　seventeen　miles。

Shen　Pei　saw　the　diggers　from　the　city　wall　and　noticed　that　they　made　only　a　shallow　channel。

He　chuckled；　saying　to　himself；　〃What　is　the　use　of　such　a　channel　to　drown　out　the　city　from　a　deep　river？〃

So　he　made　no　preparations　to　keep　out　the　water。

But　as　soon　as　night　came　on；　Cao　Cao　increased　his　army　of　diggers　tenfold　and　by　daylight　the　channel　was　deepened　to　twenty　spans　and　the　water　was　flowing　in　a　great　stream　into　the　city　where　it　already　stood　some　spans　deep。　So　this　misfortune　was　added　to　the　lack　of　food。

Xin　Pi　now　displayed　the　captured　seal　and　garments　of　Yuan　Shang　hung　out　on　spears；　to　the　great　shame　of　their　late　owner；　and　called　upon　the　people　of　the　city　to　surrender。　This　angered　Shen　Pei；　who　avenged　the　insult　by　putting　to　death　on　the　city　wall　the　whole　of　the　Xin　family　who　were　within　the　city。　There　were　eighty　of　them；　and　their　severed　heads　were　cast　down　from　the　walls。　Xin　Pi　wept　exceedingly。

Shen　Pei's　nephew　Shen　Rong；　one　of　the　gate　wardens；　was　a　dear　friend　of　Xin　Pi；　and　the　murder　of　Xin　Pi's　family　greatly　distressed　him。　He　wrote　a　secret　letter　offering　to　betray　the