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 YUWUN DEFEATED. 7J Wang of Dai* in the west He sought, a second time, a relation of Ten Wang's in marriage; probably because the Moyoong family had become so powerful, and marriage alliances counted then for much, if not for all Yen Wang sent a messenger to receive 1000 horses as a present in exchange for the bride; but Dai Wang refused to give such present As this refusal was regarded not only as a breach of etiquette, but as a defiance, 'Whang sent his heir westwards with an army to meet any possible attack by Dai Wang. The latter had not intended to fight ; but hearing of the march of the Moyoong men, he hasted on with his army. He met no enemy, and returned home again. The true reason appears to have been, that the powerful Hunnish Dai Wang regarded it as a great honour done the Moyoong family to take a bride out of it, and never thought of making the usual present Whang was not needlessly early in his desire to break up the Gaogowli power, if he desired to prepare for eventualities ; for scarcely were the Gaogowli messengers gone with the coffin, ere Yiiwun marched southwards in great force. The Yen men were eager to go to meet the foe, and give immediate battle ; but Whang, fearing they might be overpowered by numbers, forbade it Yiiwun army, seeing no foe, and believing Whang therefore afraid, became careless, wandered about, and neither set a guard over the camp, nor sent scouts to feel for the enemy. Whang was not the man to let slip such an opportunity; but sent out Han, who fell upon the disorganised Yiiwun. The commander escaped alone ; most of his men falling an easy prey to Han. This battle must have taken place not much north of Loongchung, and on the west of the Liao river. The kingdom of Fooyu, the original home of Gaogowli, had Huentoo on its south-west, Yilow on the east, and Hienbi on the west Baiji, the kingdom east of Gaogowli, made a raid northwards into Fooyii, breaking it up completely. The Fooyii people fled hither and thither, but mostly westwards, where Yunjoong his capital aome time before.
 * 0n the banki of the YeUow River, in the north of Shansi. He had made