The Archive · 1935

No Real Battle

cine' of the outposts came in con:

ow shoe nave been red when taetaot very often. But there has Deen absolutely nothing In the. way ofa battle since the invasion of the province began, The National troops Fotiowed the army of Pen Tedchwal Ail the: way serous Hunan bat ald for Aight them and since coming into his province have made no. attempt to get anywhere near them, not even {Cilowing their movements: It looks fo me very much like. an_under-anding' between authorities and Com You behave youre Molestaton," The only atrocities of fwbich I have heard are a post-mester eaten to death of Huangping sino Keh's men, and a telegraph Jotcer buried "alive by" the army lurider Chu and Mao, I dare not say Whether those Feports are correct. But it seems to be undisputed. that Provincial soldiers under General Hoo Tve-dan Tooted. Tounyl before he Communist approach without any fighting at. all. They fed towards Stechtan and General Hoo was put finder arrest in Chungking. "It has been reported that he was executed ut this is dented.

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