Kweihua, Sept. 6.
How one Chinese soldier killed a large number of advancing Japanese troops in' the recent fighting in one of the Nankow passes, was Tevealed by an arrival here from the Peiping-Suiyuan front, e soldier in question was the only "one of an' entire regiment to survive. He gallantly stood his ground. Lying nearby was still a large quantity of ammunition which, if unused, he thought, would be captured by the Japanese.
Being cool-headed and quick-witted, he made many trips, moving the ammunition to a point in the pass which he believed the Japanese troops would cross in their advance.
He then connected the pile of ammunition with a fuse to his trench, True to his prediction, the Japanese troops rushed up the pass and were blown to bits.
In view of his gallantry, the informant said, the soldier was rewarded by his superior army commander with the salary of a regimental commander.—Central News.
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