The Archive · 1926

Kuominchun Defeat in Honan

Large Capture of Men and Material: Reinforcements for Chihli Chengchow, Mar. 7.

General Kon Ying-chieh's "men have. captured four aeroplanes, several heavy guns, a quantity of arms and ammunition and 4,000] prisoners, Those of the lower ranks have been disarmed and disbanded but their leaders and others proved to have been tufei were executed.

Reutel's correspondent is proceeding to the west front, where further fighting is expected. On all the other fronts the fighting is over, all resulting in anti-Kuominchun vie-tories.

There was no time to loot this city.

Captured arms were shown to Reuter's correspondent and their Russian origin pointed out.

Mar. 8.

Fighting is all over with the exception of skirmishes with thos> troops who oscaned to the hills in the vicinity of the railway zone.

All the anti-Kuominchun troops ing rapidly transferred to} They reached Sinsiang this and will form the base of preparations for the next advance.

Loyang is now in the hands of] Marshal Wu Pel-fu's army, the Kuominchun having been decisively] cleared out of this region—Reuter's:

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