The Government has concentrated fave divisions to the north of them, with headquarters at Packing and Chihklang. 'To the south are the avengifig Kwargsi_ troops, rein~ forced by some. Kuangtung troops who have followed the Reds from the Kuangtung-Kiangst border, and the " Communists' only escape Iles over the. Kweichow border, where the troops of that province have been gathered to meet Them, 'The Kweichow troops, how ever, inspire little conddence' among Biose in touch with the situation, and there are many doubts whether they will be able to stop the Red advance westwards and northwards through the province to link up with Ho Lung's Reds who are on the Kweichow-Szechuan border and who fare," Incidentally, holding Messrs. Hayman and Bosshard: captive.
Tu Szechuan, the situation has, if anything, become slightly worse during the last few weeks. The Reds, already occupying a large part of the north of the province, have been Hlowly spreading tu an easterly: dlrection, with the provincial forces doing little or nothing to stop them. Gen. Liu Hsiang is back in Chun; king and something is expected to be done. The financial position may prove a bad handicap to him, and the may be forced to leave the Reds alone so long as they do not attempt anything spectacular.
The area now under Red domina-ton in Seechuan is included ina Mine drawn roughly from Kuangyuan southwards to Paoning, then west. ward to Senkwel and' Suiting. and northwards to the Shens! border Taiping. Their area of influence extends a short distance over the Shensi border.
According to reliable reports, the Government proposes to send two Alvisions to Gen. Lis Hslang's assstance, and one division Is. area roving towards the area from Hupeh. At the same time ft Is intended that the "Stechuan troops shall move northwards and eastwards and the Shenst armies southwards. #9 az to catch the Communists on all sides. So far, this plan has gone little further than the preliminary stages. but stoas are being taken to put it into effect.
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