In Canton, the Military Government was quite ready to join the north, but because of the situation generally in the south it had to show greater strength than the two provinces it controlled. On August 16, Kuangsi prepared for an attack on Chen Chiung-ming in Fukien. Immediately on all sides arose the "Canton for the Cantonese' cry and the people of Kuangtung turned to Chen Chiung-ming as a provincial hero who would rescue their province not only from civil] wars and militarism, but from being a second central government. Chen Chiung-ming was successful in his battles from the very start. One need not go into the details of the civil war in Kuangtung, which all told lasted seven months. It is enough to indicate that by
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