Losses which the Government armies formerly sustained are al-tributed to ignorance on the part of hho people of the inner' workings of the Reds, who were thus enabled to information of all movements of the loyal forces and many of them even got behind the Government lines, Barted disorders, attacked from the Feat, and even surrounded large Hours of the Government armies, this permitting large supplies to fall into the hands of the enemy.
Accordingly, it was deemed espe-{ally "important "that information should be withheld from the Reds end that the Government - forces should know exactly what was going on behind the lines of the enam; such as their moves and other a tivities, hence the secret service system' was inaugurated. This Is a most reliable intelligence system and members of the Pih Tung Tui, with, def the people, now get what ever information they want of enemy. moves and anything they wish done:
done, and no information is. given to Red spies, except false reports Intended to lead the enemy. into ambush, In former times, the local authorities and the people were unable to cope! with the situation In the rear whilst the troops were engaged in the front! Mines. Now things have been changed trid the troops are given a free hand.
their battles, without handle ary or. fear of attacks from the rear. For instance, it took less than two months to clear out the Reds from the Nan-cheng area, which was on of the most densely Communist populated districts and probably the worst Infested, Ben they eet 8 mee items are cut down under 2 rain "headings, namely, miliary and Fulcas Though there are only one Paln'cors and five sbeilar Hs0uRs hen senting of 4000. rman in Shey or more recovered" area, the finder of wounteer worker, tained By"imembers of the Force, rans Into Brads of thousands apd work Tail on not any in Kiang but the in the "provinces of Fukien, Ante and Munem conned it had bean found that, the the miliary
Sant Toeat organizations were worse Bite cles aiding the my and That work "was a. mimomer." The Faribers had no aot teasing, wih the" reuttha, when, the. Communist sale egan their drive, it wae no feat fo ter esta ug with {he peoote and get whatever informa. lon' they required. When actual hoslles were. In. progress twat {ound that, instead' of being of asst fee to Government forces, the joan organizations were Nndrances.
Armed with Swords and Spears Accordingly, the Pih Tung Tui was was organized and members were sent] from place to place to reorganize the Yoeal organizations and to train male adults whose ages ranged from 28 to 40 as volunteers to secure information fand to assist in searching for and in founding up Reds, bandits and serters, and any other suspects. When all the enemy had been cleared up in one place, a member of the Pih Tung Tui was placed in charge of the volunteers and the others moved off to other districts.
Based on the military system and! iven military training, the volunteers Were armed only with Chinese swords and. spears. They were placed on Patrol and guard duty 2t various important points and no Reds were Pilowed to come in or leave. Thus the blockade was made effective. Oil, fall, foodstuffs, clothing and cotton, which are deemed most important, have no way of getting into the Communist districts under the Pih Tung]
Under the present system, it is! it possible to hold block-houses and other strategic points with thirty or forty men and, with the same number, it is possible to wipe out 300]
400 of the enemy.
One of the favourite methods adopted by the Pih Tung Tui, which has proved very successful in the past, Is to make lightning Ineursions Into' Communist territory. as the troops fare about to attack. Being in mufti and carrying Red insignias taken from the captured enemy, they are admitted without question, As soon as they get among the Reds, they Hart troubles to attract the attention of the Communist-bandits whist the troops make surprise attacks, In all cases, members of the Special Movement act as an advance guard for the regular army.
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