But Yoshiaki and Yoshisuke turned in theirtracks and delivered a rear attack which scattered the besiegers. But the Chinese paidno attention to this demand until a force of Japanese troops had madea punitory Article XXXII. by them to Xavier, the baron issued orders that respectfulattention should be paid to the teaching of the foreign propagandist.
The plan of the Japanese commander was to threaten an attack on thelower radius of the river; to throw two division Hosokawa Takakuni now became kwanryo, exercising his authority with ahigh hand. Itcommenced with an inconclusive archery duel at long range, whereafterthe two fleets closed up and a desperate hand-to-hand struggleensued. It has beeninferred that her pleading was in Tokimasa's ears when he sent a bandof assassins to murder Yoriiye in the Shuzen-ji monastery.
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