The Archive · 1938

Heavy Reinforcements

The Chinese Command is rushing heavy reinforcements to the Lingyi front, where the possibility of the Chinese forces holding their own is said to be still bright.

Should the Japanese break through at Lingyi, the Chinese military authorities state, it would mean another niajor battle in the Taierchwang area. This second engagement, should it eventuate, they add, would undoubtedly be fought on a much bigger scale than the previous one, with the Chinese and Japanese employing every available man, armament and aircraft to strike a decisive blow—

Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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