Japanese failure in their attempt to land more troops at three points north-west of Liuho on Monday night was reported by the spokesman, The Chinese there, he said, were keeping a vigilant watch.
Recounting the Japanese attempt, the spokesman said, twenty warships and seventeen transports arrived off the coast during the day. The former immediately began to bombard the coast from Machiaokow, northwest of Liuhokow, to Yanglinkow, Chiyiakow and Lupangkow, the last named place being about twelve miles northwest of Liuho.
According to the spokesman, the bombardment continued well into the night hours, when the Japanese infantry began their "fatal" landing. Chinese troops, who had orders to wait calmly, withheld their re until the Japanese were near. The burst of rifle and machine-gun fire, which took the Japanese by surprise, wrought havoc among their ranks, Utter confusion followed, and this greatly increased the casualties of the landing parties, the spokesman said. At some points the Japanese soldiers were caught by machine-gun fire while they were wading knee-deep in water. The enemy was forced to beat a hasty retreat, According to latest reports, the spokesman said, Japanese warships had again appeared off the coast and resumed bombarding the Chinese positions before noon yesterday,
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