In the darkness the allied line moved out and forward, and finally lay down under the city wall. Gover was good, and the heavy fire of the Chinese through the night was little more than a waste of ammunition. Before the day broke a party of Japanese sappers crept cautiously to the south gate, while the troops behind them waited for the signal. This came with a flare and a dull crash, and "the men sprang forward run. They poured through the wrecked gateway, the Japanese having the honour of being the first to enter the city.
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