▁leader ▁Tang ▁Ju w u ▁were ▁each ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁reg iments . ▁Z hang ▁L ish eng ▁accepted ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁provincial ▁government ▁consult ant ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁dis band ing ▁the ▁Ch ah ar ▁Self - Def ense ▁Army . ▁Tan ▁Z ix in , ▁Z hang ▁Ren j ie , ▁Li ▁Zh ong yi ▁were ▁put ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Pe ik ing ▁Branch ▁Military ▁Committee . ▁The ▁units ▁of ▁Y ao ▁J ing ch uan , ▁Song ▁K eb in , ▁and ▁others ▁were ▁reduced ▁and ▁re organ ized . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁Anti - J apan ese ▁Al lied ▁Army ▁under ▁F ang ▁Z hen w u ▁and ▁Ji ▁Hong ch ang ▁consider ably ▁reduced ▁by ▁Song ' s ▁activities , ▁F ang ▁Z hen w u ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁ordered ▁the ▁army ▁east ▁to ▁D ush ik ou . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁sub ordinates ▁of ▁Ji ▁Hong ch ang ▁attempted ▁to ▁move ▁west ▁to ▁N ing x ia ▁via ▁S ui y uan . ▁However ▁Fu ▁Zu oy i ▁and ▁Z hang ▁L ing y un ▁purs ued ▁and ▁blocked ▁them ▁east ▁of ▁Er ta izi , ▁forcing ▁them ▁east ▁to ▁join ▁F ang ▁Z hen w u ▁at ▁D ush ik ou . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁Ji ▁Hong ch ang ▁went ▁to ▁Y un z hou ▁( n orth ▁of ▁Ch ich eng ) ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁F ang ▁Z hen w u ,