reported that 40,000 soldiers were draw: a cordon round the "Wolves" in the eastern theatre. I think a good number of these are still in the districts they were sent to at that time. Certainly a far larger number were employed in the different "'cordons"' formed or attempted to be formed in the western portion of the country. Yet it is a fact that for over six months more than 100,000 soldiers were kept busy by little.. more than 1,000 common robbers with a few additional teer and losses from the places they visited, Stories of generals who would not fight and even some actually the brigands with am-_ Munition are not wholly devoid of foundation. The evacuation of strong positions like Kingtsekuan by some 4.000 soldiers was difficult to understand, We have heard again and again of the advice renderrd to the different generals by the notorious Chang Chen-fang—the President's cousin—advice so valuable that Generals Tuan yi and Chow Tib declare it to have been invaluable to them. Well, whatever that may have been, one thing has been shown clearly, vi
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