The Archive · 1926

Help for Marshal Sun?

Peking, Nov. 19.

The results of the conference of the Fengtien leaders at Tientsin are now becoming apparent, though official statement has been issued.

The Fengtien leaders without doubt consider that the advance of the Kuominchun through Shensi is, fa distinct menace and have decided that they must attempt to overthrow despatched reinforcements to assist General Liu Chen-hua, who was forced to. abandon the siege of Sianfu and fall back to the Shensi-Honan border, and it is believed that Marshal Wu will place himself at the head of these reinforcements.

General Yon Hsi-shan has agreed to participate by repelling any Kuominchun troops from entering Shansi, while the Fengtien Generals Kao Wel-yn, Tatung of Charhar, Tang Vu-lin, Tutung of Jehol and Vu-Chen, Commandant of the Tenth Army have been instructed to pro-secure a vigorous campaign against the Kuominchun.

'A further brigade of Fengtien troops has been despatched Kalgan to participate there, 'Meanwhile Marshal Chang Chung-chang is despatching the Third, Sixth and Eleventh Armies, the 53rd Division and an' armoured car section to the South as reinforce. yoente for Marshal Bun, Chuaafang.

How far these troops will go and whether they will willingly return if they once occupy Kiangsu and Anhui is considered problematical.

Tt appears from the foregoing decisions that the proposed drive to Hankow has been given up, at east temporarily, and is unlikely to be undertaken unless the Kuomin-jehu in the North West are severely'

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