Meantime, the Kiangsi border was closely blocked by Kiangsi troops to cut off the retreat or possible pen: tration southeastward of the "Red marauders who suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Government forces on the Hunan-Hupeh border close to Kiangsi, To assist the military, politico means were employed. Kung Ho-chung, former Red army commander and later, associated with the Gen: eralissimo's Provisional Headquarters at Nanchang, was appointed Special Pacification Commissioner for western 'Kiangsi to carry on propaganda work among the Reds, most of whom were hhis former followers, and. to invite them to submit to the Government forces. As a result, thousands of bandits returned to' him during the last six months.
As they were badly routed in the front by the combined forces of the Hunan troops under Gen. Ho Chien, Chairman of Hunan and Commander= in-Chief of the Bandit Suppression forees in Hunan, and the Government armies under Marshal Chang~ Haueh-liang, and as they' had lost their position of vantage in the rear caused by Kung Ho-chung's policy of encouraging voluntary submission, the Red bandits about 5,000 strong, were rounded up by the Govern: ment troops. Hence came the end of the long-drawn-out hide-and-seek game along the borders of Hunan, Hupeh and Kiangsi, Crushingly routed in the border mountains, Hsu Yen-kang, who was Jat the head of his Red armies, fled a village near Taitsemizo, or Prince Temple, within the district of Hsiushui in Kiangsi. He was killed by bullets fired while running away from the vanguards of Government soldiers, belonging of the 207th and the 300ih brigades of the 50th Division under Lieut-Gen, Yo Sen.
Tne body of the culprit, his _picture and other evidence " obtained from his person, were sent to the Kiangsi Pacification Headquarters. at Nanchang.
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