The village of Kungyu is enclosed by high snow-capped mountains three sides with one narrow exit to the Tung River. There are three possible ways by which the Communists might enter: vid Mao Ngeu, north of the Dapaoshan Pass; vid Kobar on the Tung River; and vit Pien 1. The first entrance only known to the nomads, seldom being used by anyone else. Unless the, Central Government troops withdraw from Tunggu to. the Dapaoshan, it would be impossible for the Reds to come through this way. We, therefore, left this route to tale. The Kobar entrance is easily stopped by taking all the skin boats and sam-Dang ashore and posting a few guards to allow only responsible persons. to cross the river a few at a time. The Pien I route offered a problem which nature quickly solved, With the small number of men at cur. disposal, the most effective means of checking, temporarily anyway, the advance of the Communists Into Kungyu was partially to destroy the cliff bridge, without which would be impossible to get over the sheer clifts. We accordingly set. to work destroying part of the bridge. At a higher strategic point, we neatly built a blockhouse. In this way, with the small handful of volunteerm some of whom were only armed with anti-Que firearms, we might be able to pit up a fairly' good resistance. Our hope and plan was not so ambitious to route the Reds but merely. fo check their advance long enough' for our people to hide their belongings and for the women to evacuate toa safer ploce with their children,
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