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China’s reply to the Japanese.... the Chinese army.... the Chinese commanderinterviews the King.... march on P’yŭng-yang.... Chinesetreachery.... the new year.... Chinese help not all a blessing.... P’yŭng-yanginvested.... the Chinese force an entrance.... Japanesedriven to bay.... how they escape.... they retreat.... they massat Seoul.... Chinese stop at Song-do.... Koreans bridge the Im-jin.... Chineseretire to P’yŭng-yang.... Korean victory in the north.... greatvictory at Hăng-ju.... the Japanese sue for peace.... conferenceon the Han.... Japanese evacuate Seoul.... the terrible conditionof the city.... Chinese enter Seoul.... they prevent pursuit.... Japanesedesecrate a royal tomb.... Chinese accused of badfaith.... Japanese line of camps.... Chinese reinforced.... the greatbattle of Chin-ju.... a loyal dancing-girl.... admiral Yi still active.... Chinesetroops retire.
We must now return to the north and witness the finalstruggle which was to begin the Japanese retreat from thewhole north. It was not till long after the fifty days had expiredthat Gen. Sim Yu-gyŭng returned from Nanking. TheJapanese had sent time and again, asking why he did not makehis appearance, but now on the sixth day of the twelfth moonhe entered the city of P’yŭng-yang, making no excuses forhis tardiness but delivering his message as follows: “I haveseen the Emperor and he says that if you wish to becomevassals of China you must first give up all the territory takenfrom Korea. You must also give up the two princes whomyou have captured. If you do not see fit to comply with thesedemands the Emperor will send a million men and destroyyou.” He then gave to each of the Japanese leaders an ornamentfor the hat, from the Emperor. This was a trick to2discover how large the Japanese force might be. It was determinedthat there must be about 20,000 Japanese troops inthe city. What reply the Japanese gave to the Emperor’sdemands is not told, but that it was a negative one seems surefrom what followed.
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