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 | | In other words, it was the only course left open to our army, in confronting the numerically far superior hostile forces, to attack them first and eliminate the troops immediately opposed to it as quickly as possible, and to find a means of discharging its duties by securing scope for active operations. |
 | | Accordingly, as soon as a report of the incident reached them, the higher command of our army promptly commenced operations for removing all causes of danger by disarming the Chinese troops in its vicinity. |
 | | Only in Mukden and one or two other cities, the Chinese authorities having fled, our army, in cooperation with leading Chinese citizens, took temporary charge of the preservation of peace and order, but in no instance did it interfere with Chinese local administration. |
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