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110 BONDA THE SAMURAI. white banners again filled the sky. He made his stronghold at Kamakura and founded a city there. After waiting some months he marched his hosts to the west bank of the Fuji River, at the foot of the mighty mountain of that name. The He"ik6 were encamped on the opposite side, and their ten thousand red flags and streamers filled the air and flut- tered defiance ; but at heart they feared the warriors under the white banners. " A traveler of the east passed through the H6ik6 camp. One of the commanders asked him, ' What is the number of Yoritomo's troops ? ' and the trav- eler answered, ' All the plants and trees in the east- ern provinces bend before the wind. There are no mountains or rivers but are his troops.' " The He'ike' commander then called an archer named Saito to him and said, " * You are familiar with affairs in the east. Cal- culate how many of Yoritomo's troops can bend the bow like yourself.' " And Saito answered, ' There are not less than twenty men in each division who pull a bow for five and use arrows fifteen hand-breadths long, with which they can pierce seven suits of armor, one laid on the other. Each man keeps five or six horses, and they gallop over hill and dale as if on level ground. If in fight they lose even a relative, they advance over his dead body. Men like your servant are to be measured by the bushel, and are as plenti- ful as dust. As for our troops, they are undersized, decrepit, and weak. The least thing makes them
JAPAN'S DOUBLE GOVERNMENT. Ill wish to leave the army on the pretense that they must go to bury a relation, or cure wounds which they have received from themselves. Their equipped horses are, without exception, useless jades. How can we possibly pit ourselves against these (Gen) fellows?' So the Hdike" men lost heart and were full of fear. " Not far from the He'ike' camp, in the swamps, were millions of water-fowl. One night a small party of Genji scouts crossed the river and beat among the reeds, scaring up the birds, which rose into the air uttering the most awful noises. The He'ike men, waking suddenly, thought it was a night attack of the Genji host, and they all fled without a battle. After this the Genji men laughed at the He'ike', and said could be beaten by water-hens.' " Here also at the camp at Fuji River Yoshitsune" they ' joined his brother at the head of twenty horsemen. Both shed tears at meeting after so many dangers. Yoshinaka, uncle of Yoritomo, was put in command of the Genji army, and so rapid and brilliant was his success that he entered Kyoto at the head of sixty thousand men. All the people rejoiced to see the white banners again, and called Yoshinaka by the name of ' the Asahi Sho-gun,' or ' the Morning Sun General.' Then followed many months of constant war. The He"ik were driven to the south and to the sea, and at the great naval battle near Shimo- nose'ki, A.D. 1184, were destroyed almost to a man ; and the mighty He'ike' clan was annihilated. "As Yoritomo now seemed to be the strongest
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JAPAN'S DOUBLE GOVERNMENT. Ill<br />
wish to leave the army on the pretense that they<br />
must go to bury a relation, or cure wounds which<br />
they have received from themselves. Their equipped<br />
horses are, without exception, useless jades. How<br />
can we possibly pit ourselves against these (Gen)<br />
fellows?' So the Hdike" men lost heart and were<br />
full of fear.<br />
" Not far from the He'ike' camp, in the swamps, were<br />
millions of water-fowl. One night a small party of<br />
Genji scouts crossed the river and beat among the<br />
reeds, scaring up the birds, which rose into the air<br />
uttering the most awful noises. The He'ike men,<br />
waking suddenly, thought it was a night attack of the<br />
Genji host, and they all fled without a battle. After<br />
this the Genji men laughed at the He'ike', and said<br />
could be beaten by water-hens.'<br />
" Here also at the camp at Fuji River Yoshitsune"<br />
they '<br />
joined his brother at the head of twenty horsemen.<br />
Both shed tears at meeting after so many dangers.<br />
Yoshinaka, uncle of Yoritomo, was put in command<br />
of the Genji army, and so rapid and brilliant was his<br />
success that he entered Kyoto at the head of sixty<br />
thousand men. All the people rejoiced to see the<br />
white banners again, and called Yoshinaka by the<br />
name of '<br />
the Asahi Sho-gun,' or ' the Morning Sun<br />
General.' Then followed many months of constant<br />
war. The He"ik were driven to the south and to<br />
the sea, and at the great naval battle near Shimo-<br />
nose'ki, A.D. 1184, were destroyed almost to a man ;<br />
and the mighty He'ike' clan was annihilated.<br />
"As Yoritomo now seemed to be the strongest