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Lisin was surprised during his march and driven back in utter defeat, losing forty thousand men, as the records say, in the battle and the pursuit. What became of the defeated braggart history fails to state. If he survived the battle, he could hardly have dared to present himself again before his furious master.
Great preparations and a large army were needed for this enterprise, and the emperor asked his generals how many men would be required for the task of conquest. "Two hundred thousand will be abundant," said Lisin; "I will promise you the best results with that number of men." "What have you to say?" asked the emperor of Wang Tsein, his oldest and most experienced commander.
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