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 LOTANQ FALLS. 93 seized when passing Yen lands ; but the Ten General released them in response to the angry messages of the Prince of Chin. Pingyang, garrisoned by Yen, was attacked by Jang Ping, who had several times crossed and re-crossed between Chhi and Yen« and was now in the Chin interest But he behaved so ill to his own men, some of whom he put to death for a whim, and acted altogether in such a manner that Chin felt compelled to punish him. An army was sent against him ; and again, when in straits, he prayed for Yen's interference, offering his allegiance. But as he had turned coat so often, they left him to his fate, and he was destroyed, — a military Vicar of Bray, who got his proper reward. In March 362 Lu Hoo, who had rebeUed against Yen in Honei, been defeated, and restored to another but inferior office, attacked Loyang.* In August he had to fall back and hold the ford of Siaopingjin. In July of next year, Go marched against the city, calling to his standard all the people whom he passed. He was well received everywhere. He could have taken Loyang by assault, but the walls were high, and an escalade would cost too many men, while by a regular siege he could starve out the garrison. Meantime Yoongyang city had opened its gates, and Michung of Honan had long been taken. Numbers of Honan cities fell before the Yen armies, but still Loyang held out In April 364, Go discovered that, from want of provisions, the commandant of Loyang had aheady forsaken the enormous city, with most of his troopa As he was aware of the weakness in number and physique of the garrison, he made an attack, and easily carried the place by storm. The chief defender was Ying, a literary man, whom Go highly esteemed for his abilities, and whom he would have employed. But his officers said that, though a brave man, his countenance gave rise to suspicions of future trouble,-^and he was put to deatL Go permitted all the people to go whither they would, — a " barbarian " virtue, for the Chinese delight to sack cities and murder their inhabitants; invariably so when a city is taken after a stubborn resistance. loo. It was for oentariM one of the finest, if not the beet dty in China.
 * One of the Cftpitak of Tsiii, and in the neighbourhood of the modem TTnift^p g^