hulutao

name

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Huludao.

   “At Hulutao, cautious Admiral Barbey again refused to go ashore because a launch from his flagship was fired upon by several riflemen, supposedly Chinese communists. Then the flotilla repaired to Yingkow, where the Soviets had promised a "guarantee of safety" between October 31 and November 10.”

   “Desperate to get his forces into Manchuria quickly Chiang accepted a Soviet suggestion that the Nationalist troops land at the smaller port of Hulutao. General Stratemeyer (Wedemeyer’s acting deputy) agreed and Barbey arrived off Hulutao in his flagship Catoctin on October 27.”

   “The commander of the Soviet forces in Manchuria proposed three other Manchurian ports: Artung^([sic – meaning Antung]), Yingkow, and Hulutao. Chiang decided to try Hulutao, but the Chinese Communists refused to allow his soldiers to land there, and the Russians said that they could not "guarantee" a safe debarkation.”