The encampments of the various tribes moved north and east as they were 
forced out of downtown by the pressure of the refugees and fear of the 
Celestials, until several miles of shoreline had been claimed and settled by 
the various groups. The southern end, along the seashore, was anchored by the 
New Atlantans, who had prepared themselves to fend off any assaults along the 
beach. The chain of camps extended northward from there, curving along the 
ocean and then eastward along the banks of the Yangtze to the opposite end, 
which was anchored by Nippon against any onslaught across the tidal flats. The 
entire center of the line was guarded against a direct frontal assault by 
Princess Nell's tribe/army of twelve-year-old girls, who were gradually trading 
in their pointed sticks for more modern weapons compiled from portable Sources 
owned by the Nipponese and the New Atlantans.