My last notes on the war in Szechuan from the northern side left ihe armies at a standstill near '"éhyang, Generals Tan and Lai having been driven back so tar, two days from Chengtu. Imagine our surprise when news came throug that Gen, Long was outside Cheng-vu, attacking that city.
Ly appears; that, taking advantage of a lull in the fighting, he made a detour with considerable force and cut - Lai oft from. his base. Gen. Lai in hig turn also made a detour and imanuged to pass through Teng's army and got into the city, leaving however, considerable torces in three big cities on the plain. After investing the capital for some days Teng allowed Lai and his army to escape along the great east road and returned his attention to the; forces at-his hack on the north road.
At Sintu and Tehyang there was! very (ever? fighting with heavy casualities at Tehyang there was a five days" continuous bombardment, and-at one point the 2ist Division under Tien Song-yao lost very heavily; of one brigade with eight majors, only two were left, Two were Jailed outright, four were wounded only two escaped on this and other occasions the officers seem to have fared badly. After a few days of strenuous fight ing, often of quite a sanguinary nature; Gen, Teng and company nce more obtained complete control of the big road north of Chéngtu which passes through, this city and on to Shensi.
Generals Lai and Tan were driven south and east of Chengtu. In the meantime Gen. Yang Song had been victorious. at Chungking, Luchow and Hochow, but up to the present has not been able to join up with Teng & Ca. On the other side Generals Lai and Tan are con—centrating at Hsuling, between here and Hochow, and also at Chienchow, on the main road tween Chengtu and Chungking.
Hsiong Keh-wu, who has been at the bottom of most of the disturbances ju Szechuan for the last few yours, has now apparently come to the front again and seeing to have taken over a sort of supreme command:
Mis old enemy Lin Tsen-heo, sometime Gover of this Province, arrived in this city 3 few days ago. He is now appointed as Governor by either Peking or Wu Pei-fu,. but for some ceason or other the people; and especially the military leaders, do oot want him. I understand the feeling in Chengtu is very strong against Liu, which. may account for-his continned residence jin our unworthy city.
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