Chinese troops cross the river at Lingling by barge during retreat in the face of the Japanese Ichigo campaign advances in the summer/fall of 1944.

Getting a few last vehicles across a bridge at Liuzhou before the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944. The bridge decking planks have been removed, but there are enough free planks that by moving a few planks, then moving forward a bit on those planks, then moving a few more planks, the jeep can creep across. For a related...

Allied destruction at Guilin before retreating in front of the Japanese advance in the summer/fall of 1944.

Allied destruction of the American air base at Guilin before retreating in front of the Japanese advance in the summer/fall of 1944.

Allied destruction at Guilin before retreating in front of the Japanese advance in the summer/fall of 1944.

Allied destruction at Guilin before retreating in front of the Japanese advance in the summer/fall of 1944.

Retreating by ferry near Lingling in the face of the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944, crossing a river by ferry.

Retreat from Guilin, 1944. This looks like engineers are planting mines before the Japanese enter the city. Note the burned buildings in the background. From the collection of Hal Geer.