THE HISTORY OF KOREA VOLUME II Chapter I.
China's reply to the Japanese. . . the Chinese army . . .the Chinese commander interviews the King ...march on Pyŭng-yang. .. .Chinese treachery .... the new year .. .Chinese help not all a blessing ... Pyŭng--yang invested . . . .the Chinese force an entrance. . . .Japanese driven to ba}-....hovv they escape. .. .they retreat ...they mass at Seoul . . .Chinese stop at Song-do. . . .Koreans bridge the Im-jin ... Chinese retire to P'yŭng-yang. .. .Korean victory in the north . . great victory at Hăng-ju . . .the Japanese sue for peace . conference on the Han . . .Japanese evacuate Seoul . . .the terrible condition of the city ...Chinese enter Seoul .. .they prevent pursuit . . Japanese desecrate a royal tomb . . . Chinese accused of bad faith . . .Japanese line of camps. . . .Chinese reinforced . . .the great battle of Chin-ju . . .a loyal dancing-girl . . .admiral Yi still active . . Chinese troops retire.
We must now return to the north and witness the final struggle which was to begin the Japanese retreat from the whole north. It was not till long after the fifty days had expired that Gen. Sim Yu-gyŭng returned from Nanking. The Japanese had sent time and again, asking why he did not make his appearance, but now on the sixth day of the twelfth moon he entered the city of P'yŭng-yang. making no excuses for his tardiness but delivering his message as follows : "I have seen the Emperor and he says that if you wish to become vassals of China you must first give up all the territory taken from Korea. You must also give up the two princes whom you have captured. If yon do not see fit to comply with these demands the Emperor will send a million men and destroy you." He then gave to each of the Japanese leaders an ornament for the hat from the Emperor. This was a trick to
