The men on the street naturally has onelvd: d that the enemy has been edly worsted, but a dareful checking, of all the reports that are available reveals to those who have cares fully studied the tactics which both sides are employing the fact that thie Feo ether In the rtireet ofthe enemy a
the vene count When the rat real bale waa augee with the port of Samshui as the objective, "doubtless Gen, Huang hung was firmly determined to push his way forward down the oner to roach the aypoaite Cant possible time, for that route far the shortest. At the for the attack on the Canton navy out of control, for Vice-Admi Shu Chun into jon of remaining nowt S|the Kuanesi leaters knew fall well that. once their army had reached they: cond count on the tot the flotilla, ile was that the Kuang-also knew that Ube port to the other a few days they devoted entire tine and energy to wine tinge tick their unfaithful naval have they a ween told, and before the foothold in Samahui, the gunboats were back on the jab under the control ut Admiral Chan anal the whole-hearted way "went about performing thole contributed ally to the hich put an end to the plan of Huang Shao-hung for enters ing Canton from that side, The Buffalo Cavalry Dircedly after the failure at Samshui, the Kuangsi warlord, still leaving 'a portion of his army to rage the attention of its opponents along the West River, started the main force marching ina different direction. Hig aint was to effect the passage of the North River at a place sufficiently far north to mako the crossing a comparatively simple matter. At the point decided upon, the river is narrow and shallow; the gunboats could not possibly come within miles of the blase, and, besides, the Kuangtung leaders not been expecting such a move, a did not have many soldiers on th spot. to dispute the right of the enemy {9 cross the stream, Four hhundved men, composing the rode astride ster buital water was not
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