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EHPIOBBB WOO. 171 the Tmiylriaiig liw Tinynen, left in oommaad of BaijL Wandoo> who had been nominated Doodoo of Hiwngjin, died at 86a> when crossing to his post; and the volunteer, Hue Yiqgwei, to his great joy, was made Tsushu (Chihfii) of Daifiang chow, on the borders of Baiji, to take diaige of Wundoo's men, and to coalesce with Sinlo to save Tinyuen. The Sinlo men, howevei; preferring to have their battles fought for, rather than bj themselves, made an excuse of want of provisions, and retreated. They wereordered on again by the emperor, advanced, and were thoroughly defeated by Foosin ; whereupon they fled, and would not again put in an appeaianca Baiji men prepared two barricades across the mouth of the Hiwnjin ; but they suffered a terrible defeat, with the loss of a myriad men in slain and drowned. Daoshun raised the si^e therefor^ and retired on Tintswun Chung, beside a mountain of this name, in the west of Baiji This permitted Yingwei to join Tinyuen ; while Foosin was plotting to get entire control of the anny by murdering Daoshun. Hurty-five divisions were collected in China, including the Hoo oompanies, and ordered off for Fingyang and Qaoli ; the emperor giving out that he would himself march with them. To this step he was incited by the never-ending entreaties and remon- strances of his brave but unscrupulous empress ; the afterwards funous Woo Dsaitien, the most remarkable and masculine woman in Chinese history. But before the arrival of these troops, Soo had already besieged Fingyang, after several times defeating a Qaoli force at the Bei river. Gaisoowun sent his aoD, Nan shung, to the Taloo, who prevented the Chinese from cnMBing thera But in November, when the river was frozen over, Holi crossed with all his forces, chased the Qaoli, who would not wait to fight, and who lost 30,000 men, — ^Nanshung fleemg alone. But Fingyang would not fall, and Soo had to raise the siege on account <^ heavy snow frdls ; while Holi had been recalled before amving thera Chwunchiw of Sinlo had meantime died ; and his son was made Ldang Kun Wang, and king of Sinlo. In the spring of 662, Fang Siaotai, the Taotai (rf Wojoo, was