'What the adversary purposes, unquestionably, is to work. his' way over the mountains westward, northwestward and finally nor! ward to get up into Kweichow and then Szechuan by a wide semlcircular movement. Of his intention the nationalist strategists are fully [cognizant of; but unless the promise of. whole-hoaried ce-operation in fencirling the enemy in Kwangyang is carried out, the tricky guerillas may get @ good start, and when they fete good start in mountainous Country they can. show a clean pair of heels to any of these governmental Aghting outs.
The wiping-up operations in Kiangst have been drawn to a successful conclusion. Fewer than 5,000, it may safely be assumed are eft there, split up into many minor units, scattered far and wide- Mostly they are in borderland counties, os In' western Fukien. And for the most part these are stragglers, regulars serving under leaders who preferred not to go out into Hunan behind the standard of Chu Teh, but to. barter with the Government for forgiveness. Already some have capitulated, and possibly all will, ultimately surrender, with conditions attached to the peace pacts that will make it certain that mot even the commanders will be put to death.
Air Arm Diticlties att this long-drawn-out contest with the communists national and Provincia! milterists have placed Ereatest confidence in the aerial rin. Wunan, Kwangsi snd' Fukien's fair" services' have been brought Completely tinder the control of the Nationalist "Army, and Kwangtung has ce-operated quite completely in Scouting and bombing from the sky. Notwihstanding, aeroplanes have not fon the whole contributed vastly {he fuecesstul termination of hostile Klangst Province, this for the reason that the Reds have grown Aceustomed to starting their attacks in pitch aark, generally getting their men away and Under cover before the sum is "up. 'Time and, again scout aeroplanes have come down at their base' without having. discerned ago ie ena Thai a ering ced for equipment of all sort hat will enable ti te Bove pierce through the darkness and be get'at the foe on the darkest nights.
So far that need has not to any appreciable extent been made good.
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