"The ovieisal plan of th lent was to entrust the entire res bility of taking over Tsinan a speech at the weekly service at the State Council.
Subsequently, due to the fact that General Sun's forces were not ficient for the garrisoning of the rea and also the fact that there were a large number of bandits and nant rebels, totalling 50,000 men, the Government had to des other troops to the assistance jencral Sun. On the 26th, a telegram was received from General followed by another telegram Ly after to the his illness had become worse, expressing at the same time, the desire to resign, The Government then immediately) despatched a telegram instructing him romain in office, but a reply from stated that he did not feel that he could shoulder the responsibility of the chairmanship of the Shantung Provincial Government and wished to withdraw to Honan anier to recuperate. As for his wera! Sun sid, they are further training and should withdraw with hi 1 imagine General Sun cither was dissatisfied with the Government's decision oF did nat fully understand of fact, om was boat rts, He wussly announced that he site for peace sani order'
she territory west of nly. Government, tel his witkex and entrusted the territory. east of Weihsien to other military Tt seemed, wed with the Government's declined to obey its T believe there must. have nisuniderstandir but
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