STXJBBOltN BJBlFEKCE* 165 pat in command ; and a feeling of exultation, arising rotn the certainty of the fall of the stubborn city on the morrow, was general in the Chinese camp. But suddenly, several hundreds of Oaoli rushed out of the city, took possession of the fosse at the foot of the new hill, up which they scrambled, and furiously attacked and drove back Foongai, hurling him out of his tower. The hill was theirs, and they could again breathe freely. Th6 enraged emperor had Foongai slain, and ordered the hill to be attacked. But three days successive fighting left the Qaoli in possession of the hill, for they determined bravely to keep what they had so pluckily won. Daodsoong presented himself before the emperor, confessing his crime, in that his subordinate was defeated, and praying for punishment The emperor said : " You have erred greatly, but I believe "Woo, Emperor of Han, was not 80 wise in slaying Wang Ewei as Tsin in pardoning Mung Ming, who recovered his lost reputation. N9r have I forgotten your bravery in taking Liaotung and Gaimow. You are pardoned ; but our farther stay here is useless, as the garrison will not come ouf Thus the crisis which threatened its destruction, saved Anshu. The season had been very dry on the east of the Liao. Water, grass, and provender for the horses became very scarce, and now that frost had come, the emperor determined to raise the siege. When he was getting ready to depart, the commandant of the city came upon the wall, and made his obeisance before the emperor, who so admired his bravery, that he gave him a hundred pieces of waterproof silk. And he deserved it Li Shuji and Daodsoong brought up the rear with 40,000 men: After crossing the Liao, eighty-six days after the defeat of Yenshow, they came up to Liaodsai, which they again found impassable mud. 10,000 men were sent on ahead, with bundles of straw to form a bridge over the mud ; the bridge beams word formed of the army carts, and the emperor set an example of diligence. On the 11th day from Liaotung city, they got to Poogow, and crossed Botso river, both within Liaodsai* Here
- Ftobably the low land between Uao and Kingohow ; Botso would then ba
Daliang ha There was a Bochow city not far from Eingchow.
