Good Training, Well Paid but Lacking Numerical Strength correspondent at Kashing, in constant touch with into to the operations of the troops, writes on September 6: Chekiang soldiers are promptly ald, well drilled and well behaved, man' for man probably superior to Kiangsw men, but the number of} joned Chekiang troops is erated, If the best men are used up in and around Shan, The reserves ave not numerous or over dependable for later hard fight IE stalemate occurs at Liuho in the 'Yangtze, Muangtu on the Shang-hal and' Nanking Railway,—the obvious line of advance of Kiangsu fs south vid Grand Canal to Kashing to cut the railway. (They did make half-hearted effort to do this, hut were checked at Wang ungchin,) The other is even more obvious, ity from Changchow west of the Great Lake through I-hsin, then Dzang-hsin, then Huchow on ty Mangchow.
The vice crowds are just being gathered in these districts and the soldiers of either side will be able part on the farmers posing Chekiang nggtu and Wang ral Lu seems to hat hhuvily: chough troops to press his advantage on towards Soochow. It will be harder still for Chekiang te fight towards Nanking west of the Great Lake on account of mountains slong the way. It is feared by most in our section, that Cheki cannot fight outwards to win for Tack of troops, That Kiangsu will outnumber and finally overpower Kashing is a danger point, as it offers the best Gf advance for Kiangsu to cut the railway and divide the forces the attempt will Shanghai in Kiang:
priory, However, we may wait and sce the unexpected.
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