CO129-499-3 Canton situation- governor's despatches 12-2-1927 - 10-3-1927 — Page 83

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Mukden.

Such is their chaotic condition. Chang Chung Chang's

troops are all untrained and undisciplined.

Chan Tiu ìuen

of Kiangsu nominally an ally of Sun Chuen Fong, has made definite arrangements with us for co-operation. Im Shix Shan

and Chang Tso-lin originally were not allies.

Im is very

cunning. Ostensively he has allied himself with Chang of

Munden, but in reality he has paid homage to our arm ̧ . If

we take this into account, though our enemies have

500,000 troops, yet in view of the great dis sension and lack unity among them factors which are quite incompatible

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with any desire to co-operate in military operations

they will not be able to do anything, and we have no need

to be afraid of them. As to the distribution of our

enemies' troops, Chang of Mukden has a force of 30,000

北京

奉天

錦州 保定 along the Peking-Mukden Railway (from Kanchow to Paoting)

包頭

and 50,000 or 60,000 at Pautal in the North-west. The

rest of his troops are stationed at Peking and Fengtien.

徐州

Chang of ukden has about 20,000 troops in Tsuchów, 30,000

浦口

in Pukow and 30,000 along the Shensi-Hoichow Railway and

has also a reserve of 30,000; but only o0,000 of these can

河南

fight

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Then we came to Honan. On the 28th of last month, 靳雪鴨 雲顆

吳佩孚

nan Wan Pang was dismissed by Wu Pei-fu. Ostensibly han

was quitted his post, but in reality he has joined the

Revolutionary Army in Honan, and his troops have also united

寇英傑

I it #b 汝勤 with our Revolutionary Army. Kou Ying Kit and wong Yu Wei have asked us to introduce them to join with Im Sik Shan, and the Revolutionary Army in the North-west, and to fight

against Fengtien.

I will now give you an account of the strength

of our National Revolutionary Army. Besides Im Sik Shan's

troops, we have 150,000 in the North-westem Army, and

贵州

also 150,000 in Szechuén and Kweichow, and 200,000, in

廣東

kwangtung,