The Archive · 1932

The Communist Situation

Government Troops Turn Back Red Thrust: Where Danger Lies Tanghu and Sienning, the 8th Red pression campaign Army has been operating. It rein Central China does not. imply cently captured Sienning but later a state of complete immobility, on red. Its threat to the railway either side, Indeed the Government line is obvious but in the last week troops, although receiving som lor so it has been held in check. very hard knocks from the Cor the opposite side of Kiangsi where {the boundary of that Province meets those of Chekiang and Anhui the had reached their furthest in the 16th Red Army with its headquar-direction of Nanking and were also ters at Yushan has long been acable to record notable captures in the South. Since then, "however, In South Kiangsi, for over two the Government troops" ha been vents, the most important and most able to assert their superiority of persistent communist efforts Have numbers and the Red forces have Been made. They are. being con: been compelled to retire. Roughly ducted "under the auspices st the from the accompanying map—which ist Red Army group. "Their. terri= will be found on Page 9—it will be seen where the danger lies. The tery roughly Zor tclangle with fanfeng.as the apex and Lun Wourth Red Army group is opera ing in the country round the ju and. Kanchow ax the Yate lines Tu land. took "the important. town. of tine they advanced into Kuangtu tion of the bound es of Honan, Hupeh and Anhui, In June it jad Nanyang, thus cutting off the Can-taken Luchow and Anking besides adver Chao Lake towards Ni delivered thrusts by mat ernment troops from the North-East and from the South-east drove back the enemy. Siaokan, Yingsl ton" troops: who were attempting FetakeKanchow.. Tt is oportod that they have now evacuated Nanyang and, in the face of a Surther Jarive "from the South. they are faking northwards in the direction Jot. Changshu.

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