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the Canton Government that, if Generals Ch'an Ming-shu and Ch'an Chai-t'ong move against Kwangsi, he will
himself attack them. General Tsui has as his second
in command General Tang Ying-wa, who, however, has control of something less than three thousand men. General Tang would like to join in the attack on Kwangsi; but, if he attempted to do so, it is practically certain that General Tsui would surround and disarm his troops. The only other body of Cantonese troops, which might be willing to join in an attack on Kwangsi, is the Fourth Army, under Generals Cheung Fat-fui and Mau Pui-nam.
This army
is believed to consist of between 8,000 and 10,000 men and is near the Southern border of the Kiangsi and Hunan provinces. My informant believes that, if the Cantonese armies under Ch'an Ming-shu and Ch'an Chai-tong were to make a move against Kwangsi, Cheung Fat-fui and Mau Pui-nam instead of invading Kwangsi would swoop down upon Canton itself, occupy and loot it, as they did once before.
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The Kwangsi troops, so I am told, are more numerous and better equipped than the Cantonese armies, who would stand no chance against them if it came to a real fight. Their commander, General Wong Shiu- hung has about 40,000 men, well armed, stationed at strategic points in Kwangsi and ready to fight at a moment's notice. Moreover, the northern district of Kwangtung is under General Wong Ying-y, who is a member of the Kwangsi party and whose troops are loyal to that party. In these circumstances, General Ch'an
Ling-shu is, it appears, not anxious at the moment to
leave