The Archive · 1929

IRONSIDES TRAPPED -IN HUNAN

Caught in a Mountain Pock et_near Shenchow: Nanking Confident. That Worst of Rebellion Is Now Over:

Overwhelming Force Defends Kuangtung According. to information received in Shanghai, General Chang Fa-kuei's army has been caught in a pocket at Shenchow, southwestern Hunan, which is a_ mountainous region, easily held by a small force against a superior invading force. Nanking regards this as ending the principal feature of the present campaign, The Kuangsi forces have - apparently become split into: two camps, those supporting and those opposing Nanking. The forces of Generals-Lu Huan-yen and Yang Yeng-hui have definitely declared themselves in favour of Nanking.

Accoriling to estimates based upon this change of front, the anti-Nanking forees consist' of the following troops:

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