ng　Xu。　〃I　am　sure　he　has　made　only　a　pretense　of　surrendering。〃

〃Where　is　the　pretense　when　it　is　a　fact　that　he　has　surrendered？〃　said　Xiahou　Mao。

They　were　all　perplexed。　Then　at　the　third　watch　the　troops　of　Shu　came　to　begin　an　attack。　The　fires　round　the　wall　were　very　bright；　and　there　in　the　glare　was　seen　Jiang　Wei；　armed　and　riding　up　and　down　under　the　ramparts　calling　out　for　Xiahou　Mao。　Xiahou　Mao　and　Ma　Zun　ascended　the　wall；　whence　they　saw　Jiang　Wei　swaggering　to　and　fro。

Seeing　the　chiefs　on　the　wall；　Jiang　Wei　called　out；　〃I　surrendered　for　the　sake　of　you；　O　General。　Why　have　you　gone　back　on　your　word？〃

〃Why　did　you　surrender　to　Shu　after　enjoying　so　much　of　Wei's　bounty？〃　said　Xiahou　Mao。　〃And　why　do　you　talk　thus？〃

〃What　do　you　mean　talking　thus　after　writing　me　a　letter　telling　me　to　surrender？　You　want　to　secure　your　own　safety　by　involving　me。　But　I　have　surrendered；　and　as　I　am　a　superior　general　i