[What Marshal Chi Can Rely on to Gain Nanking and the Opposing Forces The distribution of troops Kiangsu province becomes more im= portant as the allied armies of Mar= shais Chi Hsieh-yuan and Sum Chuan-fang move in the direction of Soochow and Chinkiang.
In northern Kiangsu, General B has 10,000 men. stationed riy guarding the Shantung \d_the uncertain situation fat Hsuchowfu. Beneral Bei has allowed 5,000" men of the 10th Division, which he had taken over in anghai, to join General Lu Yung= hsiang at Nanking. General Bei could not control the whole of this division, which he came to regard ikering his own position, Tt ix known that he feels that his posie tion is much strengthened by letting these men 0, although it places the burden of defeating them" on the allied forees. General Bei Bno-shan, ix regarded by Marshal Chi as loyal himself and ay one of his staunch est supporter In Tsingkiangpu there are 6,000 men under General Ma Jusjen, native of Kiangsu who is Targely under the political influence of" Mr, Change Chien, who is a supporter of Marshal Chi, General Ma also has 4,000 troops at Yangchow, Tu Nan. tungchow and Chinkiang there are These troops are being ned by reinforcements. fron Changchow and" Chinkiany ave 1,200 troops under Wang brothers, who are among-the Marshul Chi's brigade com he indypendeng commander Chen Kuan, Marshal Chi troops in Nanking, except want ut his bodyguard, consi Jing of about 200 mer In Shanghai, Marshal consisting of the 6th wid us, while Marshal faye hax 10,000 men, Nea Hsuchowfu, at a place called Taneshan, there are about 12,000 men under General Chen Tiao-yua The exact position of General Chen not yet ascertained but he ix regarded as about fifty-fifty loyal lat this moment. Should he. finally decide support Marshal Chi, the Kia will be unified, al [though there ie no way of finding, out where he or his men stand.
The Fengtien Army The on to Maeshal Chi coneats of the exten army Ted General Chang Chungcehieng who Jas 8000" men at Heuehow S00 en at Peng and abou Pukow and Nanking, {Song Song-tai lis 3000 men of hi's vision, formerly stationed Sooet ow and there. are. about 800 king, "Should i be necessary, Gen eral Chang Chung-chiang. could foneentente 12,000" men. hn Nanking within two dayes Tt te interesting note that about 3,000 of this army fons'sts of Rassian "Whiten! Ty these figures most be added General Tavs 6,000.
The fighting value of Generals Ma Tu.jen, and Chang Ching ha te rot serv great, although their pare Ueipetion om Marshal Chi's ide has The probable wa sistance from the outside for: Marshals Chi ud. Sun li come from General: Wang. Pa Avhut and General Fang Pongo few of Kiangsi. The tatters. bands sre somewhat tied by troubles li sen" proince, but li Believed hae pelt events in Peking wil amy Toa diets. 4 actor have to be noted i Ci Chi Should General attack will in turn be ate val In Ching-yi who ow and Kaifeng Lunsehat Railway. Peking provide General Chang, has to use what mem terial. he new has available,
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