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killed more than they could number. The Chinese generals Yau'k-an, 

 Khe'-wa, Pan-the, Yi'n-tsoun-ye', Yi'n-ta-yi', and Kuen-lo-ye' 

 were also taken prisoners with their chargers. 



The Wun-gyih Maha Thi'ha-thu'ra then, leaving a strong garri- 

 son in Theinni, advanced against the Chinese army under Myeng- 

 koun-ye'. The other Wun-gyih, Maha' Tsi'-thu', who had posted 

 himself on Lo&ngd-byen-gyih, learning by the return of the messen- 

 ger whom he had sent to Ava, that his majesty was highly displeas- 

 ed with him, determined to make another attack on the Chinese, and, 

 marching round the rear of Thoan.-zay, attacked them with three 

 divisions on both flanks and centre, but owing to the gr,eat force of 

 the enemy, the Burmese were repulsed, and succeeded only in killing 

 10 or 20,000 men. The Wun-gyih rallied his troops, and after 

 recruiting them a little, arranged another attack. He sent 4,000 

 men secretly at night to the rear of the Chinese army round their 

 right and left flanks, with orders to be concealed during the night, 

 and at day-break to fall upon the right and left wings of the enemy ; 

 whilst the Wun-gyih, on hearing the sound of their attack, would 

 advance with the rest of the army in three divisions, and attack the 

 Chinese in front. This attack succeeded completely ; and the weapons 

 of the Burmese were so smeared with the blood of the Chinese, that 

 they could not hold them. The Chinese had before suffered greatly 

 from want of provisions, and their general, now believing that the 

 Burmese from Theinni had arrived in his rear, deemed it prudent to 

 fall back with the whole of his 30 divisions of 10,000 men each. 

 The Wun-gyih continued to attack the retreating enemy, and the 

 whole of the woods and hills were covered with the dead bodies of 

 the Chinese. The Chinese general Myeng-koun-x-e', collecting 

 as many of his men as he could, retired by Taung-bain, avoiding the 

 road to Theinni, and on arriving at Maing.-youn and Maing-.yin, 

 took post on the top of a hill. The Wun-gyih Maha Tsi'-thu' in 

 the pursuit of the Chinese met the other Wun-gyih Maha Thi'ha- 

 thu'ra advancing with his force, at Naung-b6 to the westward of 

 Ld-shyd. The two armies united and marched towards the Chinese 

 general at Maing.-youn and Maing.-yin, but as soon as he heard of 

 their approach, he fled into China. The two Wun-gyih's finding the 

 Chinese had retired, and that the king's service was completed, 

 returned with all their prisoners, arms, &c. to Ava, where they arriv- 

 ed on the 17th March, 1768. 



The Chinese force of upwards of 100,000 men which had marched 

 against Ba-md by the Thinzd-nuay-lein road, repeatedly attacked that 

 place, which was so skilfully defended by Bula Meniden, that they 



