The Fengtien troops, besides advancing, southward along the Tientsin-. kou Railway, are also moving. westward in the direction of Changhsintien, presumably to, meet the vanguards of the Chihli forces. It is expected,' therefore, that fighting will first take place eyend Peking on the Kin-Han line. If-it does not take place! there, the rear of the Fengtien forces will be in danger, as Wu Pei-with great rapidity and unless! fu's mon are coming up this route -checked, will probably make a dash eastward to cut the Fengtien forces from their base and thereby confine them all along the Tientsin-Pukou Railway until they are at-tucked from both ends of the line.
Chang Tsclin succeeds in. investing that portion of the Peking-Hankow Railway between Teking and Changhsintien, his military position will have been very much strengthened, and it is anticipated} that when this is done Liang Shih-! xi, whose leave has only four more! days to run, will return to office! and force the President to issue mandates according to the original? plan of the Mukden warlord, and, outlaw Wu Pei-fu. If Chang fails, in this move, it is likely that the most serious fighting will take place} on the same battle fields on which the Anfuites were~ defeated. The outcome of the fight is of course uncertain, but expert opinion believes that as they are placed at present Wu's troops are strategically in a better position than the Fengtien soldiers.
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