ese ▁Al lied ▁Army . ▁Although ▁short ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁am mun ition , ▁after ▁several ▁days ▁of ▁heavy ▁fighting ▁F ang ▁and ▁Ji ' s ▁forces ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁break ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁at ▁X ia ot ang sh an ▁but ▁with ▁heavy ▁losses ▁and ▁were ▁again ▁tra pped . ▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁men ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁capit ulate . ▁Ji ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁s lip ▁away ▁during ▁the ▁confusion , ▁going ▁to ▁T ian jin ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁carry ▁on ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁Japan . ▁F ang ▁Z hen w u ▁was ▁forced ▁into ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁Dem ch ug d ong r ub ▁and ▁the ▁Inner ▁Mong ol ian ▁Aut onom ous ▁Government ▁ ▁During ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁the ▁Mong ol ian ▁princes ▁of ▁Ch ah ar ▁and ▁S ui y uan ▁Provin ces ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Bath ah al ak , ▁north ▁of ▁K we ih wa ▁and ▁gathered ▁in ▁a ▁council ▁with ▁Prince ▁Dem ch ug d ong r ub , ▁who ▁for ▁months ▁had ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁Pan - M ong ol ian ▁Self - rule ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁In ▁mid ▁October , ▁despite ▁their ▁traditional ▁susp ic ions ▁of ▁one ▁another ▁the ▁princes ▁agreed ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁a ▁" Conf eder ation ▁of ▁Inner ▁Mong ol ian ▁States ". ▁ ▁They ▁sent ▁word ▁to ▁N ank ing ▁that ▁unless ▁Inner ▁Mong ol ian ▁aut onomy ▁was ▁formally