Large numbers of Reds are appea: ing near the small villages of Asachung, Chiuehibshih, and Shangaotso, well north of Sungpan, and south and east of the Kansu border. This indicates that they have cot rived, during the past month, to penetrate the mountains in small batches, and are now assembling for 8 desperate attempt to escape cast-ward across the Wuning Pass, on the Kansu border, southwest of Min-hsien, the Min Shan ranges on the north presenting too dificult a prob-Jem for them to negotiate, Gen. Chiang Kal-shek has been from south to villages and into the mountains, and, according to official quarters here, has already cleared Szechuen of any danger of a Red occupation. During the drive, the Red forces are stated to have become more demoralized, and they now have but the one /motive—to escape before they can be caught by the snows and starved in the: mountains, Government troops are heading off in their flight wherever are incessantly pursuing who escape will make their way over high ranges and deep declivities into Kansu, where pursuit will be continued ' by fresh Government troops.
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