DEFEAT OF LOOSHAN. 211 him 8000 Eatan captives. He was highly rewarded ; among other gifts receiving a gold sword. He also was given the title of " Gwojoong/' the " Most Faithful of the empire. Two years thereafter he marched at the head of 60,000 troops through Yowchow, Pingchow and Hodoong,* against Kitan ; his van consisting of 2000 west Kitan cavalry as guides. After passing 1000 li beyond Pingloo, he came up to Toohojun"f* river, where heavy rains were falling ; and pressing on day and night for other 300 li, he got up with the Tajang J of Kitan, and Kitan was thrown into a state of terror. The uninterrupted torrents of rain had, however, rendered useless the bows and catapults of his army, and his lieutenant. Ho Sudua, urged him to rest hi» men, many of whom were faint and weary ; and declared that in three days the Kitan, from sheer fear, because of the size of the army, would surrender themselves. Looshan was very angry, and was about to order Ho's death ; but the latter said that if they were to fight, he would prove himself not afraid to die, by fighting in front of his commander. Thus he did fight, and soon fell He was a large bodied and a stout man like Looshan, whom he also resembled in feature. When the Kitan saw him fall, they fought with redoubled vigour and in great spirits, believing they had slain Looshan. Just at that critical moment Looshan was repaid for his many mean treacheries, by the desertion, bodily, of the west Kitan men, who fought by the side of their own peopla The Chinese were all but annihilated. Looshan had his saddle pierced through by an arrow. He threw away his official hat, so that he might not be recognised, and losing his shoes, he galloped off the field with 20 men and fled into Shichow. He blamed Qosie, a Tookiie, who had deserted to the Chinese, for the defeat, —
- Ea8t of River is north-east of Shand, whose troops went to swell his army.
t Moukden is over 1500 li from Peking ;— -the Toohoojun is therefore the Daliang flowing from Mongolia, the Liao being too far north. And the Daliang must have flowed right through Kitan land. I find, too, there was a Tooho at Kingchow. tYajang, from its use, seems to indicate a chief commander or genenJ. (See Kotoogan's death.)
