Szechuen is a heavily populated province where nature is prodigal, so food is easy to get from the people. At Howaili they stripped everyone even of their chickens and their farm animals, and so they will continue now that they are again being pressed troops from all directions. Tt is said that Chu Teb, the military of the Communists in Kiangsi and In Kweichow, is not dead. If he is not then something must have happened to him, for he has had no Successes at all, and his failure at Hwaill must have been a serious blow to the morale of the Reds, if they have any left.
The Generalissimo circled low over the city a few times, and then flew further north, Up ' the Jong trail leading into the valley of the An-ningpo he went, seeing several Instances ct Communist incendiarism He tarried there several days and was not able even to mine the wall, though it is said that part of was blown down. The Generalissimo's plane circled low looking at the condition of the old edifice and nothing
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