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60 HIEKBI. Dwan. Han was informed of the advance of Yuwun, under command of Si Doogwan, to plunder the land of Moyoong; and ordered to fall on the rear of Yuwun from the north, whUe Jichung garrison rallied to attack them in front ; for that such attack would throw Yiiwun into disorder, as they could not suspect an enemy from their rear. But Doogwan had heard of the summons to Han, and, believing that Han's design would be to enter the city and strengthen the garrison, he sent off several thousand picked horse to intercept him. Han, having- put his troops in motion immediately on receipt of his father's^ urgent message, was well on his march when that detachment had gone to meet him, and his scouts informed him of it& approach. He continued his march, sending on messengers ahead to this army sent against him, to report himself as a contingent of the Dwan men, on the way to join the Yiiwun to take vengeance on Kwei for the numerous insults suffered by Dwan at his hands. The Yiiwun cavaby division went on their 'V^Jy rejoicing to find a Mend where they were looking for a foe ; and in their eagerness to meet and welcome this unexpected reinforcement, they hasted rapidly past a place where Hin had already laid an ambush, which rose and rudied upon the rear of this cavalry. Han immediately hemmed them in on three sides before they could recover from their confusion, and not a horse escaped. Han sent forthwith on fleet messengers to his father, asking him to attack Yiiwun at once, while stunned by this sudden and imlooked-for blow. He ordered one of his sons, along with the former chief of Lolang, to advance in the van while he himself led on the main army. As Doogwan had not placed, nor deemed necessary to set, sentries, Kwei's men in person were the first to make him aware of an aggressive attack from the garrison. But hearing that Kwei was upon them, the Dwan army ran out of their camp in the hurry of fear, thinking of nothing else. Just after the last soldier had left the camp, the Dwan men looked round and were completely bewildered by seeing their camp one blaze of fire ; for they had barely issued out of the south end of it