Reports reached here from Pu-cheng during the New Year holiday may be summed up as fellows. ernment, troops, which had repeated:
the vanguard of the. Gov. ly" repelled the rebel aching. Yenpi med by the robots to defend Yenping, welcomed the Government, forces and surrender ed unconditionally. Gen, 'Tam was rely appointed by' Gen.
Kai-shek to be the Cot the 19th Route Army. He was then promoted from the commandership of a division to the rank of a commander-in-chief of the 19th Route Army, which position he officially. assumed on January 2, Yenping. Meantime, "Gen. Chiang: Kai-shek sent a special envoy to see Gen. Tam Chi-shin and to help him reorganise his men and to readjust affairs at Yenping.
Before the Government forces reached Yenping, Gen, Lu Ksiueng, commander of the 2nd divi sion,' visited Gen, Chiang Kai-shek at Bucheng. Gen. Lu was formerly one of the leading commanders in the anti-bandit operations in north Fukien on the borders adjacent to; Chekiang and Kiangsi Tater made commander of the 16th Army by the rebels. He was nev sympathetic to the rebellion fror the ver: be 7 cumstances he could not d but keep silent and wait for his. ope portunity. Secret communica was always maintained between himself and Gen. Chiang in After reporting the general ins to Gen. Chiang at Puchen Gen. Lu Hsin-peng returned to Vu chi, where he was given command of the S2nd division on. December 28. It is reported that he is preparing to march out by way. of Yun-Xai to attack the rebel forces.
Chen Chi-hsvan, commander of the Ast Brigade at Chiencheng, extend-fed a welcome to the Government! troops on New Year Eve. Chen was ied also" promoted -and appointed by Gen, Chiang to command the 10th Division.
Tan Chi-ahiu Gen. Sen Kuan-han ted Taifluenced by the example of Gen,
hhis men to join with Gen. Chisng-Chih-chung, commander of the antic rebel forces on January 3.
From Changping come reports te the effect that several companies of the rebel forces were disarmed. by the focal militia "under the. com mander of Siu Chinclung and Chang Wet, Similar cases were" alo ete, in north' Fukien. The rebels red at Lingnan, Huan; Lunyen,
sre retreating southward to Chienjebang.
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