ancheng。　But　there　came　drifting　down　a　raft；　which　collided　with　and　upset　his　boat　so　that　he　was　struggling　in　the　water。　Next　a　general　on　the　raft　jumped　into　the　water；　gripped　him；　put　him　on　the　boat　again。

The　captor　was　Zhou　Cang；　a　skillful　waterman　who；　having　lived　in　Jingzhou　for　many　years；　was　thoroughly　expert　in　boat　navigation。　Beside；　he　was　very　powerful　and　so　was　able　to　make　Pang　De　a　prisoner。

In　this　flood　perished　the　whole　of　the　seven　armies；　except　the　few　that　saved　themselves　by　swimming。　These　latter；　having　no　way　of　escape；　surrendered　to　the　victors。

In　the　depth　of　night　rolled　the　war　drums；

Summoning　the　warriors　as　to　battle；

But　the　enemy　was　no　man；

For　the　waters　had　risen　and　the　flood　came。

This　was　the　plan　of　Guan　Yu；　the　crafty；

To　drown　his　enemies。　More　than　human

was　he　in　cunning。　The　ages　hand　on　his　fame

As　his　glory　was　told　in　his　own　day。

Guan　Yu　then　returned　to　the　higher　ground；　where　his　tent　was　pitched　and　therein　took　his　seat　to　receive　his　prisoners。　The　lictors　brought　up　Yu　Jin；　who　prostrated　himself　humbly。

〃How　dared　you　think　to　oppose　me？　To　execute　you　would　be　like　killing　a　hog。　It　would　be　soiling　weapons　for　nothing；〃　said　Guan　Yu；　stroking　his　beard。

Yu　Jin　was　hound　and　sent　to　the　prison　in　Jingzhou。

〃I　will　decide　your　fate　when　I　return；〃　said　Guan　Yu。

The　general　having　thus　dealt　with　the　chief；　Pang　De　was　sent　for。　He　came；　pride　and　anger　flashing　from　his　eyes。　He　did　not　kneel　but　stood　boldly　erect。

〃You　have　a　brother　in　Hanzhong；　and　your　old　chief　was　Ma　Chao；　also　in　high　honor　in　Shu。　Would　you　not　better　join　them？〃

〃Rather　than　surrender　to　you；　I　would　per