sentences:  Chen immediately reacted by conspiring with the New Guangxi clique to overthrow Chiang under the pretext of his failure to confront Japanese aggression.This proved to be counterproductive to his efforts, as many of his men saw this as a weakening against the imminent Imperial Japanese onslaught and defected to the central government, including future ace-fighter pilot in the War of Resistance, Capt.Shen Tse-liu.