[While the Delegation was interviewing Gen. Sun Yueh, in his headquarters, Gen. Hu Ching-yi was de-ching his men, as noted above, and jubilantly asserting that he had the enemy on the run and that he }would soon be in Loyang. At that Very time his men were at Kung-hsien, where the second Honan ar-Jsenal is situated. Apparently Han's forees did not put up much of a fight to save the arsenal for the report this morning was to the effect that the Second Army had not only captured that city, but are now a Hittle more than half way' from Chengchow to Loyang, at a place Thus it would almost seem that Gen. Sun had at least agreed to Gen. Hu's method of attaining the peace that all so ardently desire, by the simple expedient of kicking out the Jenemy. They would almost seem to want little more than the appear ance of Hu's men to vacate their trenches, and all the strongest positions they have been fortifying for. the past several months. As a {friend in commenting on the struggle put it: "Han lost a lot of men. when driven back from Jungtse near' the Yellow River Bridge, Hu not many, which is ext y cor sidering that Hu was attacking. hear that the reason of Han's col lapse was because he was short of ammunition, but with the position that Han had he Hu back with a armed with old boots On Sunday the members of Gen. Ho's staff scoffed at the story that Han was expecting couple of visions from Szechuan, nor did they put any credence in the asser~ tion of Han that he had two divi sions of Shensi troops. Further they were in high glee over the reported arrival of $10,000 worth of field. telephone apparatus for Han jin Hankow, as they were looking forward to attaching this material,
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