The Archive · 1925

Concentrating Troops for Another Fight Tientsin, Dee. 15

After their success in repulsing General Feng Vu-hsiang's troops, Which since the 9th instant have attempted scores of charges, General Li Ching-lin's forces along the whole me of battle have more than once tried to make a general attack upon General Feng's troops. Neverthe-Jess, owing to the insufficient] snilitary force, numerically, as well as to the fact that they have hostile cops on the right and left, General 'a forces hitherto have failed to inflict any fatal blow upon General Feng's troops and have had no opportunity to stage a running fight.

An the meantime, General Feng is gradually concentrating General Sung Che-yuan's troops of Jehol in the district of Tungchow and General Li Ming-chung's troops of Suiyuan ju the district of Fengtai a parently with a view to fighting another engagement with General Li's As the 5th Division, whole titude has ro far remained uncertain, begun to threaten the right and xear of General Li's forces, the situation has again changed unfavourably to General Li-Ching-lin.—Eastern News Agency,

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