Since they came Into Kueichow ste. weeks ago there has been no fighting worth mentioning. The Kvelchow troops were, of course, utterly unable meet them, And the National troops who had trailed them al) the way from Kiangsi have not yet come In touch with them here. The Communists moved leisurely northward, outing whatever bodies of troops they met and pursued some of them, they are now. known to be within quite a short distance of the Capital.
that time there were practically ino troops in Kueiyang and probably smart attack would have secured Jpossession. But for some reason they kept on to the north, crossing the Wakieng (Black River) at various points with little opposition.
Part of their force—it is hard to learn how many—made their way to HTeunyi, one of the three large cities fof the' province and took possession Jatter the provincial troops stationed there had lected the city and fled. That place is only about 90 miles from our station, Kiensi, and we heard reports which seemed reliable the Communists were working along in our direction. So we follow-Jed our Consul's urgent advice to. withdraw. The general belief was that the Communists would move on toward Szechuan, but no one mew which route they would follow. We felt we would be safer on the south-fern side of Wukiang, as they would not be likely to come back after having crossed to the north, We came along to stop a while in a mall city where there ly a mission Joutstation belonging to Kueiyang, one Jaay away. jon will oppose the removal Kueichow from their domination, Kuangsi troops now hold a strip of territory in southeastern Kueichow up as far as Tuhshan. They came in cslensibly to assist control of the Red invasion. Now itis rumoured that there is not: the best of feeling between them and the National forces What will eventuate "cannot be for told, But it is clear that the campaign against the Reds will not be pushed as vigorously as, it ought nil these "other "questions "are
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