Government Troops' Blockade: Concentration Destroying the Rebels Nanchang, Ki., Feb.
Since the collapse of the. frst, third, fifth and seventh armies of the Red forces' in East. Kiangsi after the battles.of - Hsiungkou, Hsuwan, 'Tsechi, Teshuingkwan and ehahenkowan. in which the Aghting, strength of the, bandits "hasbeen considerably reduced, say by" Toast tity to' sixty per cent, and the prolonged. effective" blockade don. by the Government forces with: the building. of thousands of the fortresses and blockhouses "along the front line or in the points immediately, recovered fo checkmate the possible advances or the disturbing activities of the Reds, a state of acute anxiety was reported prevailing behind the Ted Jines. "Great consternation which gray' lead to serious internal" con fusion and" disorganization was felt among the Hed authorities, then adopted 'a wait-and-ces davis Government. forces east, their lot with the rebels. Fukien on the other attempting to Secure an outlet by way of Fukien and to gob material supplies and tion with the Fukien Insurgents, fubstantlal assistance "by" associa-so that they could strengthen their Position on the, © Kianga-Pukion reler. with which place as. their dose for the future extension of their military operations and malicious activities, Aid for Fukien Revolt During the early of the Pukien revolt, part of the Anti-Red North Route armies was despatched into Fukien under the command of General Chiang Ting-wen, We Eichuang, and Chao Kwan-tao who sato victorious march upon Foochow, the provincial "capital of Fukien and seat of the rebellious government, The other part of the commanded by, Generals Wu wen and Chow on the Kiang: prevent the dist piarauders and guard the quillity in the rear.
With the fall of Changchow and Chienchow before the march forward of the armies ied by Generals, Chieng ing-wen, Wel Li-hrang and Chao Kewan-tao and the retreat of the nee famous ansisJapanesg force, 19th Route Army, to Lungyen further south, the retained armies on the Kiangsi-Fukien bor-Yor were ordered to move southward along the Fukien border 19 keep pace with the victorious mies in Fukien in rounding up the rebels at Lungyen from the west and north. "In onder to reach their destination at Lungyen, they had to first carry out a clearance campaign of the Red bandits Chienlin, Tuilin, Linhua, Lienchen and Tingchow dis West Fukien bordering south Kiangsi, which area had been for long time military base and retreat "refuge or stronghold of the first, third, fifth of the Red forces in East Kiangsi. lof the Fukien affairs is finally effected for the good of all.
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