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them angrily。
〃Why do you tell me to fight when I am set on holding out to the very last？ If you say that again； you shall die as traitors！〃
〃He is lost！〃 said they； going away。 〃We can do no other than surrender or we shall die too。〃
That night Jiang Ban and Jiao Yi slipped over the wall and surrendered。 Both were given employment。
Of those left in the city some were for fighting； but no one dared say so。
Meanwhile Zhuge Dan saw the Wei troops build earth walls to anticipate the expected floods of River Huai。 This flood had been the only hope of Zhuge Dan； who had trusted to be able to smite the besiegers when it came to destroy the earth wall。 However； that autumn was dry； and the river did not swell。
Within the besieged city the food diminished rapidly； and soon starvation stared them in the face。 Wen Qin and his sons were defending the citadel； and they saw their soldiers sinking one by one for lack of food till the sight became unbearable。
Wen Qin went to Zhuge Dan with a proposal； saying； 〃The northern troops should be sent away in order to save food。〃
His suggestion called forth an outburst of fierce wrath of Zhuge Dan。
〃Do you want to kill me that you propose to send the northern soldiers away？〃
Wen Qin suffered death。 His two sons； Wen Yang and Wen Hu； ran amok with rage。 Armed with short swords； they attacked all they met and slew many scores in their desperate anger。 The fit over； they dropped down the wall and deserted to the Wei camp。
However； Sima Zhao had not forgotten that Wen Yang had defied and held at bay his whole army once。 At first Sima Zhao thought to put Wen Yang to death； but Zhong Hui interposed。
〃The real offender was his father； Wen Qin；〃 said Zhong Hui； 〃but
