Nanking Tuchta's Wish for Peace: Divided Couhsels End, ing in Too Few Troops WEDNESDAY.
An itiportant sidelight on the refront of the Fengtien forces ty fan account of how General Yang Yo-ink happened to come to Kiang ssu unprepared to hold his positron General Yang Vu-ting, who was Marshal Chang Tso-lin's chief sti, was opposed to. another war fand suggested that, as several of the opponents were, like. hinelf, graduates of a military school Japan, pence could be-negotiated by agreement.
Adtuel peace negotiations were begun by a representative of Feng Vu-Hsiang and. of Chang Tso-in, but before anything could be Re: complithel, the Peking Government the suggestion of Marshal Chang Teo. issued a mandate appointing the Tupans of four provinces, which made peace negotiations impossible jeneval Yang, finding " that his influence was gone, suggested that he should be given a chance to make is own place in the southeast and was sent to Nanking, but without any support. General Chang Heueh-liang then undertook the duties of chief of staff, An important foreign adviser of Marshal Chang Tso-lin advised him that the "Young General" could not carry on all the duties of General Yang Yucting, but this so incensed the Mukden commander, that he would listen to no further statements on the subject.
ie Tesult. was that General Yang Vu-ting ait General Shing Shih-lien found themselves in Kianjgsa unable to cope with an opposing force. When General Yang found himself attacked by Sun Chuanfang he manceuvres his position that he could retire without losing hig men and munitions. He was able to leave Nanking with a small army for Anhui where he will join his schoolmate, Tupan Chiang Ting-hsuan, who also has only a small force. minutes' fighting the Mukden troops withdrew in accordance with in reported this evening that the Fengtien forces will not withdraw to Hsuchow as was previously announced, but that they are eon centrating' at Pukow.
rumoured that General Chang Chung-chiing, Tupan of Shantung, is chortly arriving at Pakou with reinfopeements—Reu-iter's Pacific Servite,
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