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94 HONDA THE SAMURAL upon tens, they cried out one to another, ' ' Hachiman-taro ! and retreated. " His favorite tactics were called ' the It is long-snake order,' because he massed his troops in easily handled lines, like the folds of a snake. " Yoshi-iy^ was always ready to learn, and though always victorious was never proud of his military skill. On one occasion, while visiting the palace of a nobleman in Kyoto, he gave an account of his battles in the north. There was a professor of mili- tary science in another room, who, listening through the paper partition, said to a friend of Yoshi-iye" : " ' Your master is a fine fellow, but he does n't understand military tactics. What a pity ! " This friend went and told Yoshi-iye", thinking he would be very angry. But Yoshi-iy6 quickly said, 'Perhaps it is so.' As the professor was coming out of the house, Yoshi-iyd went him for what he had said. up and thanked He then asked permission to become his pupil. The professor agreed, and Yoshi-iy6 went to study with him. Thus the wise and brave soldier, not ashamed to be learning even after many brilliant victories, became a student once more. Instead of lazily carousing in the capital, he was diligent with books and pen, as with arrows in the battle or mantlets in the siege. " In the year A.D. 1087 a rebellion broke out, and Yoshi-iy6 headed several tens of thousands of horsemen and marched once more to the land of the bear and the wolf the wild north country of DeVa. Two mighty rebel chiefs had united their forces and '
MR. EAI TALKS POLITICS. 96 attacked one of the loyal garrisons inside a stock- ade. Yoshi-iyd approached the besiegers' host, warily guarding against surprise, though his officers thought there was no danger, they being yet several leagues distant from the stockade. Yoshi-iye' rode ahead, keeping a sharp lookout for signs of the foe. Suddenly his men saw him reign up his charger and point to a flock of wild geese flying about in disorder in the sky, and not in their regular soldier- like line. (See frontispiece.) " ' Look ! ' ' cried Yoshi-iye", there are ambuscaders near by. Throw out skirmishers of spearmen on either flank and let them beat the underbrush. Let the best archers go to the front and follow the spearmen.' " The orders were quickly obeyed. Shortly after the scouts found the rebels lurking in ambush; Yoshi-iy^'s men quickly surrounded and after a short fight captured them. It ' was as easy as splitting a bamboo.' " Then Yoshi-iye* addressed his troops and said : " ' Military science teaches me that when birds are frightened and confused there is an enemy near. If I had not studied, I should have been in danger.' " He then surrounded the stockade and bade the conch-shell blowers sound the charge. It was a very strong post, and though Yoshi-iye' himself led the van the gates could not be forced. Just at this time Yoshimitsu, or Yoshi the third, his brother, having resigned his position in Kyoto in order to join his brave brother, reached the camp. Yoshi-iye"
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MR. EAI TALKS POLITICS. 96<br />
attacked one of the loyal garrisons inside a stock-<br />
ade. Yoshi-iyd approached the besiegers' host, warily<br />
guarding against surprise, though his officers thought<br />
there was no danger, they being yet several leagues<br />
distant from the stockade. Yoshi-iye' rode ahead,<br />
keeping a sharp lookout for signs of the foe. Suddenly<br />
his men saw him reign up his charger and<br />
point to a flock of wild geese flying about in disorder<br />
in the sky, and not in their regular soldier-<br />
like line. (See frontispiece.)<br />
" ' Look !<br />
'<br />
'<br />
cried Yoshi-iye", there are ambuscaders<br />
near by. Throw out skirmishers of spearmen on<br />
either flank and let them beat the underbrush. Let<br />
the best archers go to the front and follow the spearmen.'<br />
" The orders were quickly obeyed. Shortly after<br />
the scouts found the rebels lurking in ambush;<br />
Yoshi-iy^'s men quickly surrounded and after a short<br />
fight captured them. It<br />
' was as easy as splitting<br />
a bamboo.'<br />
" Then Yoshi-iye* addressed his troops and said :<br />
" '<br />
Military science teaches me that when birds are<br />
frightened and confused there is an enemy near. If<br />
I had not studied, I should have been in danger.'<br />
" He then surrounded the stockade and bade the<br />
conch-shell blowers sound the charge. It was a very<br />
strong post, and though Yoshi-iye' himself led the<br />
van the gates could not be forced. Just at this<br />
time Yoshimitsu, or Yoshi the third, his brother,<br />
having resigned his position in Kyoto<br />
in order to<br />
join his brave brother, reached the camp. Yoshi-iye"