Chinese information from Kiangyin yesterday morning reported the concentration of one of the biggest Japanese naval, air and land forees in the Fushan' and Changshu area for the purpose of breaking through the new Chinese line which runs from Krangyin to Wusih.
As many us fifteen Japanese ships were reported to have been near Fushan Forts which have fallen into Japanese hands. About 120 aeroplanes took part in the bombing operations since early in the morning, among the places raided being Kiangyin, Wusth, Chang chow, and. Huchow." The' Changchow-Chinkiang section of the Shanghai-Nanking railway was damaged at several points, Japanese war vessels continued 1o shell Kiangyin and Lungshan on the northern shore of the Yangize opposite Fushan. 1 was considered possible in Chinese circles that the Japanese might effect a landing at Lungshan with the apparent _intontion' of breaking through the Klangyin boom to oulfiank the Chinese kiang. About 120,000 men are also massing outside Nanking, "making their preparations for a determined slond "between Chinkiang and the capital, Several bridges on the motor road from Fushan to Kiangyin_ were destroyed by the Chinese," Fushan Forts were captured by the Japanese fon Sunday morning. Several hundred Chinese defenders, including, A gun crew, fall with the forts in a desperate attempt to stem the Japan= ese. advance, On the Chinese right wing, severe Aghting was still raping on. the southern shore of Taihu Lake, After the capture of Nanziang, Japanese forees. were desperately pushing £or-ward toward Wushing to cut the Hang chow-Nanking highway, On the Kashing front, the Japanese were attack Ing Wuchou to the west and Haiyen to the south of the city. Over ten Japanese warships were sighted In the Hangchow Bay off Halven and Haining.
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