Shanghai, Oct, 13. by a representative of the Kuo Min News Agency concern ing the reported mobilization of all Nationalist troops along the Tsinpu Line for an offensive drive into Southern Shantung and the movements of General Fong hsiang in collaboration with General Yen Shih-shan of Shan-i, General Hsu, Chief-of-Staf? to the Garrison Commander at Lunghua, said that the main force of both the Shansi and Fengtien amies have, in the last two days, been engaged. with each other in pitched battle, the outcome of which being very much dependent upon the timely ce-ordinated manquvres of Gen Feng on the Lunghai Railway and of the Nationalist troops on the Tsinpit Line, "So far," said Gen, Hsu, "the fighting up-to-date between Gen, Yen and the Fengtien forces have been relatively unimportant in that, there has been no major engage: ment and that Gen, Feng has not as yet joined in the fray. Of course, it is obvious that without concerted, action on the part of both Nanking: and Gen. Feng, the Shansi will not be able to inflict a decisive defeat on Fengtien. But Gen, Feng's troops have already started to move northward into Chibli, threatening thereby Pooting.
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