Bearing in mind how, in former days, when your younger brethren were with us! We consider that, as they are undoubtedly brave men, or as easy as turning over one's hand, we suffered unbearable outrage from the barbarians, we have constantly longed to get them in our power, and this for many a day. Now that you, great leader, have again bethought yourself of former intimacy, and are willing to aid us with the strength of your arm, to subdue the brigands, or the barbarian for us, our gratitude is beyond all bounds. Hence we would avail ourselves of this opportunity which must assuredly afford a day of vengeance. This is help unprepared, to take them will be at hand. This opportunity must not be lost!
The 10,000 Taels of provision and fodder money we heretofore sent for use, great Leader, in defraying the expenses of your forces, will doubtless have sufficed to enable an armed host to be privily got together, and there will be required a naval armament from the eastward of about 2,000 strong, whilst we have also invited an armament of about