Now　there　were　two　generals　there　already；　Xiahou　Shang　and　Xu　Huang；　who　engaged　in　reducing　the　surrounding　territories。　Meng　Da　arrived；　met　his　two　colleagues；　and　was　told　that　Liu　Feng　was　fifteen　miles　from　the　city。　Whereupon　Meng　Da　wrote　him　a　letter　urging　him　to　surrender。　But　Liu　Feng　was　in　no　mood　to　surrender。　Instead　he　tore　up　the　letter　and　put　the　messenger　to　death。

〃The　renegade　has　already　made　me　offend　against　my　duty　to　my　uncle；　and　now　would　sever　me　from　my　father　so　that　I　shall　be　reproached　as　disloyal　and　unfilial；〃　said　Liu　Feng。

Meng　Da　went　out　with　his　army　to　give　battle。　Liu　Feng　rode　to　the　front；　pointed　with　his　sword　at　his　opponent；　and　railed　against　him。

〃Death　is　very　near　you！〃　replied　Meng　Da。　〃Yet　you　continue　obstinately　in　the　way　of　foolishness　and　will　not　understand。〃

Liu　Feng　rode　out　flourishing　his　sword。　He　engaged　Meng　Da；　who　ran　away　before　the　conflict　had　well　begun。　Liu　Feng　pursued　hotly　to　seven　miles。　Then　he　fell　into　an　ambush　and　found　himself　attacked　on　two　sides　by　Xiahou　Shang　and　Xu　Huang。　Also　Meng　Da　returned　to　the　attack。　Liu　Feng　was　forced　to　fly。　He　made　straight　for　Shangyong；　pursued　all　the　way。　When　he　reached　the　city　and　hailed　the　gate；　he　was　met　by　a　volley　of　arrows。

〃I　have　surrendered　to　Wei！〃　cried　Shen　Dan　from　the　city　tower。

Liu　Feng　got　furious　and　prepared　to　attack　the　wall；　but　the　army　of　Wei　was　close　behind；　and　having　no　resting　place；　he　set　off　for　Fangling。　He　arrived　there　to　find　the　banners　of　Wei　set　out　along　the　walls。　Then　he　saw　Shen　Yi　wave　a　signal　from　the　tower；　and　at　once　there　appeared　from　the　shelter　of　the　wall　a　body　of　soldiers；　and　the　leading　banner　displayed　General　of　the　Right　Army　Xu　Huang　。