Realizing the seriousness of the situation Generals Li and Wang, accepted the proffered assistance of (the Kuangtung Yunnanese under Fan Shek-shan, In a few day these new allies began to pour into the province through Wuchow and on up the West River. Over 10,000 ai " up river. passed quietly and under excellent
Stopping for only a short time in Kuaiping they continued on to Kueluen. At Kueiuen the Yun ese and the Kuangsi troops united and advanced on to Nanning. vid sinyang.
The troops of Li Chung-yin for the greater part occupying the districts of Kweilin and Liuchow while the forces under Wang and Fan prepared to repel Tang Chi-yao's forces.
The force attacking Nanning is reckoned well over 20,000 men while those occupying the city are estimated at less than half that number.
The first fighting occurred at sinyang where Kuangsi allies of Tang Chi-yao under Lin Chen-tin Were met with. These troops were defeated after severe fighting and the advance on to Nanning continued. A great number of wound-from this battle were carried into Kueiuen, The Wang-Fan forees surrounded Nanning, the early part of April and began to besiege the city. For nearly a week a heavy fire was kept vp, the firing continuing throughout the nights.
On the seventh, the besieged forces issued from the city and after hand to hand encounter with those tracking, drove them off. Return ing to the city the Yunnanese can Jed with them guns and ammunition taken from the bodies of the fallen.
Bight hundred are said to have been killed in the' first battle at Pin Yang and hundreds wounded. The casualties incurred in the city attack were also heavy.
Attacking and counter attacking inued up until April 18, the arrival of reinforcements from Tang Chi-yao, for the besieged forces, arrived from Pasch. The troops in the city began to pass out of the city and for three hours went through the East and South Gates. terrific battle ousted, the Yunnanese attacked the besiegers with great ferocity and drove them back in retreat, Leading officers of the Tang forces directed the fighting from the city wal
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