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and to rebuild the foundation of our Revolution.

The second

step will be to send an expedition to the North and in

conjunction with the friendly armies on the Yangtsekiang, and

in the southern and northern basins of the Yellow River, to

remove the criminal CHEUNG and overthrow and eliminate all

the bad influences which he relies upon for his power, so

that we may be free from all harm. As we recollect, our 4th

and 7th Armies have worked together in all times of

difficulty since the Northern Expedition. The blood our

late heroes have shed, has mixed together and cannot be

separated, and those who have survived showers of bullets and

have now managed to meet again in time of difficulty, will

never forget the grief they experienced in being driven to

dissension and separation. We will unanimously sacrifice

all within our power for our Kuomintang and Nation; we will

be unified in spirit, and will remain undivided to the end.

Under the awe-inspiring spirit of our late President and the

guidance of the Central Kuomintang, we will march hand in

hand with our allied armies, lead the van among the masses

to eliminate the gloom that has been hanging over our

Kuomintang and Nation and to remove the hardships of the

masses. Thus alive we shall be able to face the people and

dead we shall be able to face the martyrs. We issue this

manifesto with all respect and we anxiously await your

instructions.

LI (SUNG YAN, Commander-in-Chief, and WONG SHIU

HUNG, Vice-Commander-in-Chief, of the 8th Route

Army for the Protection of the Kuomintang and the

Salvation of China, and LUI VUN YIM, YEUNG TANG FAI

WONG KUEN, MUNG CHI, LEUNG CHIU KEI, HUI CHUNG MO,

YEUNG YEE, CHAU CHO TONG, LƯNG CHUNG HAI,

TSE TUNG SHAN, and MCK SHU KIT;

CHUNG FAT FUI, Commander-in-Chief of the 3rd