Before the month of June was over Hunan was pacified. Tan Yen-kai was in power and making an effort to establish civil rule. The dog-days of July brought with them actual fighting in the north. Wu Pei-fu was apparently heading for Peking with a view to driving Little Hsu and his Anfu politicians out wf the capital. On July 4 the President dismissed and disgraced Little Hsu, but Tuan threw a praetorian guard about the President's palace and forced the latter to issue mandates dismissing and disgracing Tsao Kun and Wu Pei-fu. War bulletins were issued on both sides claiming victory, but, surprising as it probably was to both sides, impartial testimony was to the effect that Wu Pei-fu's forces were winning the battles. On July 18, the Anfu Army had been outflanked and beaten and was in retreat. On that day it would appear that Chang Tso-lin decided that the victory was with the Chihli faction and he sent reinforcements to Tsao Kun, Tuchun of Chihli. Up to now, be it noted, Chang Tso-lin had been seated on the fence. In this great war there were many batties: Ma Liang attacked Tehchow with rubber-shod troops. Wang Chan-yuan and Wu Kwang-hsin had a little set-to at Hankow. But a summary of the war would indicate that Wu Pei-fu with his army from Hunan, inspired by a love for the country, defeated the strong Japanese-trained army of Tuan Chih-jui and Little Hsu.
And when the defeat was an accomplished fact, Chang Tso-lin sent reinforcements, threw his strength to Tsao Kun, made it impossible for Little Hsu to retrieve his fortunes, and declared himself the victor.
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