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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
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district of Khun-sian, and the district governor find the capital deprived of food, for the public three days later sent to take them to Si-chau. No- magazines and private stores there are not thing more is known about them. It was said a hundredth part of what they are at Chungthat one was a Tartar interpreter, another & tu. It is this which freezes our beasts. It captive Kin, and the third a North-Chinaman. would be well if your majesty were to order
When subsequently the Mongols sent a con- the troops from Shen-chan to cover Tung-kuan tingent into Shan-tung, having reached Tsei. and to take up their position opposite the nan they told off 37 horsemen to escort three general Alibas; if you were to select in the fresh envoys, and afterwards sent 300. They capital some dozens of brave officers to whom rode through Vei-chau, where having seized to make over the best soldiers, in order to some boats they crossed the Yellow River and carry on a system of skirmishing (the petit then rode west to Bo-chan whence they were | guerre of the French), and if the same plan sent back, and it was strictly commanded by were adopted north of the river." the Sung authorities that in future no envoye The emperor remitted this memoir to the should be received ; those receiving them, being senate, but Chu-hu Kauki replied that the detected, were to suffer the penalty of death." officials of the tribunal of censors were not
The Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi mentions the sending versed in war, and knew nothing of defensive of one of those embassies which it says was tactics, and it was laid aside. Kaoki had no headed by Jubkhan, but says it was hindered plan of his own, save that of summoning as by the Kin." It would seem that on their many troops as possible to the capital, and thus side the Kin authorities made advances leaving the provinces bare. for an alliance with the Sang against their Having traced the fortunes of the Mongol terrible enemies from the north. The Sung arms in the south, let us follow them farther emperor was disposed to listen to these over- east in Liau-tung and its borders where their tures, but was diverted by Kao-ju-li, who great general Mu-khu-li had control of matters. pointed out that it would be far better to While he had been engaged in conquering Liau. make common cause with the Mongols. It was si, Chang-king or Chang-tsing, called Changprobably in consequence of this attitude and ping by Gaubil, murdered the collector of taxes also of their refusal to pay tribute, that we find at Kin-chau at the head of the gulf of Liauthe Kin troops now, i.e., in 1217, attacking tung, and having proclaimed himself king their frontiers, but getting badly beaten." of Lin-hai sent his submission to Chinghiz."
The mode of attack of the Mongols and the In the last month of 1215 Chang-king re-. defensive tactics of the Kin authorities may be ceived orders to march from Liau-yang, i.e. gathered from a memoir, which the tribunal of the Peking of those days, with a division of censors made to the emperor, on the occasion troops, and to march against Tuholan-salipi, of Samuka's attack, the Mongol general being called Dogolan by Hyacinthe, who coinmanded at the time encamped at Yu-chau. This runs a Kin army in the south. Chang-king intended as follows :-" The enemy's army having deserting the Mongol service. Mu-khu-li, who passed Tung-kuan, Yao-kuan and Mien-chan had heard of this, deputed the Uighur Siaoassien has advanced into the interior of Ho-nan, and to watch his movements. When they arrived at approached the western faubourgs of Nan- Ping-chan," Chang-king feigned sickness, and king. They know the capital contains a strong professed not to be able to march. Siaoassien garrison. This is why they do not attack it. accordingly forced his way into his palace, and They avoid a fight, and endeavour by different was just in time to prevent his flight. He detachments of cavalry to blockade the place, then put him to death. Chang-chi, brother while their other armies attack the surround of Chang-king, was then at Kin-chau. On ing towns. They are gradually tightening hearing of his brother's death, he killed the their grip upon Nan-king. If we refrain from governor of the town, which he occupied, took defending the other towns we shall presently the title of the prince of Ing, and declared for
“ Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi, note 551. "Op. cit., p. 141. " Situated according to Douglas in the modern Loo. ** De Mailla, vol. IX, pp. 78 and 79.
lung-Heen. • D'Ohnson, vol. I, pp. 152 and 153.
De Mailla, vol. IX, p. 75, Douglas, pp. 77 and 78; * Douglas, p. 75.
Hyacinthe, p. 88; Gaubil, p. 30.
