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 162 SINLO. Next morning — ^the fiist after his anival — ^Yenshow ocmid see ^uly the army of Shuji^ drawn np over against him. Bat as the emperor saw by the clouds of dust raised, that Wooji was in motion^ he ordered the drums to be beaten, the horns blown, the banners s^ flying. And as soon as these signals were given, the various divisions pressed on with great shouts, throwing the imprepared Taishow and his officers into the greatest terror. He desired to arrange his forces to meet the attack of the divisions advancing against him from various directions; bothewastoolate, as his ranks were already in great disorder, both from the suddenness of the attack and his own carelesoiess on the preceding evening and night Hiie Yingwei, the hero of the historical novels of Tang, a private soldier of Loongmun, clad in white, entered the battle with a great roar. So tremendous was the sweep of his arm that all gave way before him wherever he went^ and the main army followed him. The Qaoli were thrown into the greatest confusion, and 20,000 slain. Xi^^g^^i was made a yawji ki<mghum (colouel) on the spot He was the sixth generation from Andoo, the famous soldier of Wei, and a native <»f Loongmun of ShensL He had already made his &me in the peninsula of liaotung, where he had landed. Yenshow drew up the remains of his army against the side of the mountain, and strengthened his position there. Wooji was ordered to cut off his retreat, and the other divisions to press him hard. But attack was prevented by the trembling Yenshow on the following day, for he came praying for capitulation with his 36,800 men. He approached the emperor on his knees, and bowing to the ground. The emperor said to him that the oastem barbarians were but children and petty thieves, who had lately become great robbers, and asked if they would dare again tevolt against the Son of Heavea Yendiow thought it best not to reply to this honest commentary on the emperor's first message. All the o£Bcials^ civil or military, below Owsa, in all 3,500 men, were sent captive into Chinese soil ; the odiers were freed and ordered to return -to Pingyang. Every man set his two himds to chin, bowed his head to the ground, and raised a shout of joy