The dwindling remnant forces of the Communist army in east Fukien were given another setback yesterday when Hsiao Lin, an influential leader in this province, was captured by troops. Chang Po.cheng, " commander of the 2nd Independent Regiment of the Communist army, also The final stage of the anti-Red campaign in west Fukien is being Drought to a close with the complete suppression of Red remnants in the Steady Pressure by Parsuers Kweiyang, Apr. 14.
Without slackening down "after clearing" the districts immediate north of Kweiyang of Communist hordes on April 9, government anti-Red forces launched a attack on the Red remnants in occupation of points south of Kwel-yang. on Aprit 10.
After an afternoon and one full night of bombardment, - government troops under Chen Chin-ta occupied Teingyen, about seven miles south of "Kweiyang, at 7 o'clock on the morning of April 11. military reports reveal. Affected by low" morale among the Red troops as result of heavy reverses suffered north of Kweiyang, the Communist troops at Tsingyen, put up no effective resistance.
Following the entry of government troops into Tsingyen, it was dis covered that over 400 Reds had been killed in action, and the remainder had fled towards Kwangchang, about 19 miles southwest of Kweiyang.
Meanwhile,.official reports disclose, troops of the Communist Ist, rd, Sth and 9th regiments stationed in the Lungli section, about eight miles south-east of Kweiyang, have been surrounded and disarmed. Over 4000 of them have given up their arms to government troops, it is learned.
About 2.000, however, made good their escape, but while fleeing southward towards Fanshuchang were met by government troops. After a serious engagement, about 1,000 of them were killed. With these government victories, official circles state, the immediate neighbourhood of Kweiyang has now been entirely cleared of Reds—Central_News.
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