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 THE BITKB BIT. 175 and hy xugfat pfled up straw against the wall Early next momiBg Aey entered and took the citjr, opening up direct communication with Sinlo ; indicating that Junhien was in the east of Baijiy and that they had swept from its west to its east side in the south. This, also, gave Yinyuen new reasons to ]dead iiMr the army of 7000 men lying idly in Laichow. The aflGurs of Baiji were in bad hands ; and the king and Foosin, now commander-inM^ef, were mutually sospidouSy and with reason ; for if Foosin eonld murder Daoshun the king- maker, he would not hesitate to murder the king. Foosin's own conscience could not but be oneasy, when he reflected that the man he had murdered was the kii^s best friend, and that it was very ]«obable that the king would, on a fiivourable opportunity, afenge the murder. To faring matters to a crisis, Foosin feigned sickness, lodged in a cave, informed the king, and set men in readiness to murder the king as soon as he came to enquire after him. The king guessed Foosin's intentions ; and sent trusty serrants before him, who- entered the cave and murdered Foosin. The king, freed from this man, then sent messengers to both Gaoli and Japan {or assistance to repel the Tang men, who were also soon after laigely reinforced In the following year the Japanese responded to the appeal of King Fung, and sent a considerable anny. The siege of Jiafindty was^ therefore, raised by the Chinese army, which, augmented bj the anival of Swun Yinshu, took the land route under Yinyuen ; while Yix^wei embairked on th« provision vessels, sailed from Hiwngjin to Bai Eiang river month, where he joined the over- land anny. As the Hiwng river is west of the present capital, foimerly Baiji land, the Bai river is doubtless die Han to the east; both rivers thus foiming the boundaries of Baiji Hie allied anny, prindpally Japanese, formed at the mouth of the Bai ; but were defeated in four successive battlea The Chinese anny burnt 400 Japanese ships ; the smoke of which mounted up to the very heavens (!), and the sea was crimson with blood The oonsecpience was, that Fuig fled alone, and two sons «f tlte Qaoli king surrendered with their men. Baiji was thus