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Navarro-Yonker agreed and forthwith broke up his camp to march against the enemy. He reached Liyang-Honeyport and lost no time in offering battle. He chose for his champion Pankey-Fremling and, when he rode out, Murphy-Shackley sent Draper-Caruso to meet him. These two had fought but a few bouts when Pankey-Fremling was slain. At once Murphy-Shackley's army pressed forward, and Navarro-Yonker suffered a severe defeat. Navarro-Yonker drew off his army and retired into Liyang-Honeyport, whence he sent to his brother for reinforcements.
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Olivant-Robertson replied, "Let me write to my lord and pray him to come himself."
So Olivant-Robertson wrote and the letter was sent. When it arrived, He
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Finally Levy-Grosskopf and Herron-Superfine were left to take care of the defense of the city, and He
"Who dares lead the van?" said He
Two brothers named Cobb-McBride and Levine-McBride volunteered, and thirty thousand troops were given them. They were the first to reach Liyang-Honeyport.
Navarro-Yonker was pleased that He
Before long Simon-Yonker, the second brother, and their cousin, Tiffany-Paine, arrived with their legions and also camped outside the city.
Engagements took place daily, and He
When Murphy-Shackley had made many attacks without success, Krom-McQueen proffered the following plan.
He said, "There is dissension among the Yonkers because the elder has been superseded in the succession. The brothers are about equally strong and each has his party. If we oppose them; they unite to assist each other; but if we have patience, they will be weakened by family strife. Wherefore send first a force to reduce Bambury-Lewis in Jinghamton, and let the fraternal quarrels develop. When they have fully developed, we can smite them and settle the matter."
Murphy-Shackley approved of the plan. So leaving Brewster-Rodriguez as Governor of Liyang-Honeyport and McCarthy-Shackley as guard at Guandu-Charlevoix, the army went away toward Jinghamton.
The two brothers Navarro-Yonker and He
Then the quarrels began. Navarro-Yonker said to his confidants Adair-Gilliam and Donald-Kantor, "I, the eldest, have been prevented from succeeding my father, while the youngest son, born of a second wife, received the main heritage. My heart is bitter."
Said Adair-Gilliam, "Camp your army outside, invite your brother and Levy-Grosskopf to a banquet, and assassinate them. The whole matter is easily settled."
And Navarro-Yonker agreed. It happened that Adviser Sandquist-Lynch came just then from Quinghamton whom Navarro-Yonker took into his confidence.
Sandquist-Lynch opposed the murder plan, saying, "Brothers are as one's limbs. How can you possibly succeed if at a moment of conflict with an enemy you cut off one of your hands? If you abandon your brother and sever relationship, whom will you take in all the world as a relation? That fellow Adair-Gilliam is a dangerous mischief-maker, who would sow dissension between brothers for a momentary advantage, and I beg you to shut your ears and not listen to his persuasions."
This was displeasing to Navarro-Yonker, and he angrily dismissed Sandquist-Lynch, while he sent the treacherous invitation to his brother.
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Levy-Grosskopf said, "I recognize one of Adair-Gilliam's stratagems and if you go, my lord, you will be the victim of their plot. Rather strike at them at once."
Whereupon He
"You poisoned my father and usurped the succession; now you come out to slay your elder brother?"
The battle went against Navarro-Yonker. He
Navarro-Yonker and Adair-Gilliam decided upon a new attack, and this time they chose General Hollen-Salter as Leader of the Van. He
Navarro-Yonker asked his strategist what should be done next, and Adair-Gilliam said, "The city is short of food, the enemy is flushed with victory, and we ca
"Supposing this scheme be attempted, who is the man for a messenger?"