When Chang Fa-kuei broke out on his wild rampage, the expedition that had been sent to suppress the activities of the Chu-Mo Reds in the Fukien-Kuangtung border counties were just about to put the finishing touches to their work. Not only did they have the. Com monist soldiers on the run, but it did not look as if the radicals had the ghost of a chance of escape Hemmed in on every side, their was a lost cause, and they would brave been exterminated. Before the last crushing blow could be delivered, however, the turnover in Kuang-occurred, and the expeditionary force was ordered to hurry back to Canton, and was sent up towards Wuchow. With complete success Just around the corner, the expedition had to be abandoned, and Chu Tak and Mo' Chak-tung' are to carry on their depredations without fear of disturbance.
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