Eyer since the*siege of Kueilin during the pring it has been free:
rumoured that the end was not yet, Shen Hung-yin, the leader of the' besegin:: forces, it yas said had taken for his motto, "Kan Luh, Mich Lee, (drive out Luh, exterminate Lee)." The first part of the Mott was Literally carried out when, Shen's forees compelled Mai shal Lu Yung-thing to leave the city and compelled his followers to make a hasty retreat over the order into the friendly province of Hunan, The second part of the motto wax mot Ro ensy of aecom-
Plishment, Outwardly the two men were friendly, Both generals had troops stationed side by side in the northwestern half of the province, and while they could not be, sai to he on intimate terms with' each ther, still there had not been an fat ward break. Eventually General Lee began to withdraw his troops southward and station them along the West river in close proximity: to General Huang Shao-hung's scattered garrisons, with whom there was feeling of friendliness. This caused a momentary strain between Generals Lee and Shen and the latter disarmed some of the former's forees that had been behind at Liuchow,—Meanwhile neral Huang ant Lee formed a nee and began preparations for 4. spring campaign. The whole of the West River from the port city of Wuchow to the capital city of Nanning was held by the cornbin til forces of these two generals, while General Lee Tsieseng, who Iso entered the alliance held the river from Wuchow as far as Shuo-King-Fu in the province of Kuang-tune. other down the main mail route from Mengshan to Mengkong. One more started marching along the public highway leading to Nanning, while a whole division passed through Liuchow on their way to Kueiping. The West river was the objective, and fighting was to Legin almost simultaneously on a front of 850 miles from Wuchow to Nan-hing. Tt was stated that the! most severe fighting would take place near Wuchow and Shen sympathizers stated that the campalzn would be a short one.
The central divisions were soon fon the warpath. Day by day regiment after regiment of Tung Yiu-wen's troops—men who had taken an active part in the seige of Kweilin passed through Liuchow King forced marches toward their objective, Most of the travel was done by foot, as only two small Inuuches were left at Liuchow when war was declared, These were soon put into operation to take the General and his staff to the front, Tt was thought that their very num-hers would cause Lee's outposts to fall buck to the West river, and for a day or two they did retire while the conquering hordes press-confident of victory. But victory was not to be secured 80 easily, for in a hard staged battle near the city of Wusuen 50 miles north of their objective they met with an overwhelming defeat. They had taken a hill and were leading the attack in three columns, when squad in charge of the machine the central sector attempt= to retire to a better position, i+ action was noticed by the right und left wing and believing the maxim that "He that fights and runs away will live to fight another da; they too started for the rear, Alluring Messages vain the officers tried to call 'Towards the end of the year vain the buglers called military representatives started on charge, the men were charging for the war-path with their alluring theme, and home they went 2,000 of messages; each trying to gain the them' as fast as they could go, fidence of various military They covered the 200 li in two groups and secure the promise of days and arrived in Liuchow a sorry. their aid or goodwill should, ooking set. All were hungry and hostilities break out. Fan Sih-chen, tired. "Some were limping, others the lewder of the Yunnan troops helped theniselves forward by means stationed in Canton, desired to of a staff, while still others more turn to hie native province, using tunate "than their companions Koungsi as a byway and requested hhavl managed to borrow horses from the Kuangs! military leaders not to the farmers as they passed by. put any obstacles in hiv way. Diu!
They will return them, perhaps, Chenchuan, the Kuangei general, when the war is over. "When the city of Liuchow was reached all who driving the invasion of Kuangst 1," the Cantonese army handed tne the small boats available were city of Wichow over to the invaders, pressed into service to ferry the 0 desived to return to his native idlers across to safety, and fear-wee. These two leaders ing-lest they be pursued by the wed pwomiaes of assistance from torious troops a boat bridge was Hung-yin if they would help! hastily thrown across the river to fv his camp sun against Hwang facilitate the retreat, and later was Lee, Meanwhile Yunnan troops broken up when the fleeing troops ley the diteetion of had all passed over, {sieyao entered the Kusoxsi and station in the northwest comer prepared to contest the return of thei pro vineial opponents, General Chotiting who oppor the Vur= nance soldiers entering, this pro-Vince two years ago, has now 3 and joined the Shen par and with a following 6 a vere erossed the Wo Hhe savin and tools up his head realy Ioure® an attack on the the val factions we for hostilities but is was thought that Pehting would spring rains had raised the rivers soiMieiently to enaide each uviize the Taunches in the eans-} portation of men and "simition, Meamchile the vival fact stationed along the Fu river north Wuchow were drawing never each other and suddenly a company of Shen's men were surprised and disarmed losing several inundred! suns. A similar"incident also os-cored in the west, and Shen think. inge the sooner he struck the better ordered a general advance on all Vines. One company advanced down the Fu river, towards Wuchow, am.
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