The Kiangsu forees on the southern line, as far as the writer could learn numbered in all about 20,000) men. Sun Chuan-fang has brought forward about 8,000 of the 2nd Division. Outposts are already in Sungkiang, abandoned by Chen Yao-shan, and the main body, as has already' been said, was due there this morn~ ing. With him are General Pai Pao-shan, who fought his way down though the mountains from Liyang, to Changhsing, thence advanced to. Huchow where his main body took} to boats and shortly arrived at Kashing, and General Wang Pu, tt Anhui leader from Kuangteh, nephew of Nyi Tsze-chung by' the way), with his two Mixed Brigades, who caught up Pai Pao-shan and presumably came forward with him.
On the northern front, starting from the Yangtze north of Liuho, we have first of all, a regiment of Admiral Tu's marines, holding the bank of the Liuho creek from the' river bank to the town. Next, on the west of the town, comes Ma Yu-Jon, with what is known as the New Qnd Division, which is about to. be! Yenamed the Kiangsu 3rd_Division, On the southwest of Liuho is. the Kiangsu Mixed Brigade and, on. Jahe south, the 2nd Kiangsu Mixed Brigade. From Liuho to a point] just west of Kading the line ish by Chu Lis commander, with the Ist Kiangsu sion. Here the real _fighti front begins and extends to a point! theest of the town
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