The Archive · 1938

Chinese Attack

On the Eastern and South Yangtze front, for instance, Chinese regular Jarmy' units are now stated to be attacking Hsuanchen, in Anhwei Province, near Wuhu.' Two thousand Japanese have had to be rushed to Heuanchen, it is reported here, to try and hold up the Chinese attack, Similarly in north-western Honan, fon the north banks of the Yellow River, the Chinese now claim to have occupied Chlyuan, opposite Loyang, while the main body of the Japanese forees from this area has withdrawn, Reuter.

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