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Paou addressed himself in an angry tone to Shih-Url, and said: 'I advise you to submit: will you not follow my advice? what have you to say? Shih-Url was struck with amazement, and his courage left him. Paou advanced and bound him, and the whole crew were then taken captives." "From that period," says our Chinese historian, in conclusion, "ships began to pass and repass in tranquillity.
I have already noticed the marked intention of the Chinese historian, to paint the character of Paou in a poetical or epic manner. When describing the battle with Shih-Url, he says: "They fought from seven o'clock in the morning till one at noon, burnt ten vessels, and killed an immense number of the pirates. Shih-Url was so weakened that he could scarcely make any opposition.
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