The Chinese armies, led by Generals Nie Shicheng and Song Qing, picked up their artillery and other troops, and began their march on Peking.

Northern Battle:

The North army, under Shicheng, immediately encountered resistance, from the Italian troops under Prince Filiberto and the Japanese under . The Italians, lacking in morale slightly, due to the lack of supplies, as well as fighting in a foreign land for other powers that they did not support, began their attack on the Chinese. The Chinese, vigorous and full of morale, attacked swiftly, dealing a great blow to the Italians with their artillery and troops resulting in 1,175 casualties, as well as capturing 9 Artillery and 2 Machine guns. However, the Italian and Japanese horse, flanking and unable to see the successful Chinese attack, full of vigor began their charge. It began slow, with little success, until their flanking attack found the artillery, which had resounding success, capturing 10 guns and destroying 32 as well as killing 985 Chinese due to their rapid speed and uncoordinated nature of the Chinese. The Chinese, however, pressed their advantage with the guns, but, after a salvo of gunfire, they knew that they were defeated, and backed off, saving their troops to fight another day, due to the large force of Japanese and Italians.

Result: Minor Allied Tactical Victory (Draw)

Losses:

• Italy - 614 troops, 2 Howitzers, and 2 Machine guns

• Japanese - 561 Troops, 7 artillery pieces

• Qing - 985 troops, 42 Guns

Southern Battle:

The Southern Army, led by Song Qing, began their assault on the German and other ally led defenses in front of the Duliujian River. The Cavalry, filled with national pride, foolishly charged upon the Chinese lines with their Lancers, who, save for 3 men, were all but completely annihilated. The Chinese, then, continued their attack against the Germans and other powers, with seemingly divine luck, managing to hit a store of shells, which managed to kill 467 of the defending troops. However, the Chinese were repelled by the Germans when they attempted to storm their defenses, due to their inferior quality, losing 1459 troops, and, like their other army, saw no reason to throw their inferior troops away at the Europeans, retreating back, letting the allies keep their advantage over the River.

Result: Tactical Stalemate

Losses:

• Allies - 2,997 Cavalry, 467 Assorted troops defending, 14 Artillery Pieces

• Qing - 1459 troops, 21 artillery pieces.

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[M] Both Chinese armies are still very strong and have good artillery, and a siege of Peking is not out of the cards, but a direct frontal assault on defenses may not work next time ;⁾