Regular Troops Starved Into Surrender According to a Tsinan telegrare to the "Sinwanpao," a severe battle occurred in the city of Changchu, azo, when fighting broke out between the regular troops and the Red Spears.
It appears that the Red Spears were greatly dissatisfied with the istration of the local authorities and so bands from the villages gathered together and. formed 2 company of several thousand strong.
Orders were issued by the leader, whose name n, to capture: the city within three days.
Several attempts wore made storm the city walls but each of these was repulsed with heavy losses and, on Ube night of October 25, determined attacks were made by the "Dare to Die" corps of the Red Spears with a view to drawing the garrison out of the city. Th ruse was not successful so it was decided to surround the place until those inside surrendered.
Food supplies went low and the soldiers defending the town became restive, some even going so far as to threaten mutiny if they were not given food, The military leader
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