Peiping, Apr. 19.
In one of the fiercest battles fought tin southeastern Shansi, a Japanese unit routed a force of 10,000 men near Wusiang on Saturday morning, 4 communique issued here this morn-Ing said, Following a seven-hour clash, the Chinese wore said to have retreated in. disorder, leaving behind 2,000 corpses. The strength of the Japan-Jose unit was given as "about one-tenth of the Chinese force."
In another engagement, near Siyingchen, south-cast of Wusiang, on Sunday morning, another detachment annihilated a force of 600 Chinese troops, armed with trench mortars and heavy machine-guns, the communique claimed.
Japanese troops are at. present engaged in operations designed to clear the mountaing of southeastern Shans of Communist guerilla units—Domel.
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