The Nanfeng garrison marched out to meet these rebels and action was fought in which the Government troops were severely Aefeated, losing about half their effectives in killed and—wound:
The Kuangsi rebels, however, i not enter Nanfeng but passed by on their march. These rebels are not robbers and so far as is known have behaved well and not looted any of the towns through which they have moved. The Communists. are still not "destroyed."
The party of Communists who took part in the raid on Nanfeng were about 1600 strong, all well armed with rifles, machine guns and smple suppl ammunition. It is not known where the main body of Chu and Mao's Communist Army is situated but it seems probable they are making their way back from Pukien into Kiangsi. In Fukien they have captured a number of towns, including Tingchow, and treated them much as they treated Nanfeng.
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