While part of the Japanese forces continued their "clean-up campaign against Chinese troops which ' retreated, from Hsuchow to the southest, other Japanese detachment: the northern and southern concentrated their a on on the Lanfeng sector The extreme right of the northern forces occupied Chaotaoying sixteen kin. west of Lanfeng half w between that city a a Tokyo despatch stated This manœuvre was said to have ut off the retreat of Chinese sol diers westward from Lanfeng. Some riders of Lanfeng reported-empting to retreat toward and Kihsien to the south.
A message from Shihchiachwang t night said that Gen. Chiang Kai-ordered "desperate resist-Lanfeng Central Army troops within the city were reported to be fighting ugly. Other provincial soldiers taking part in its defence were sajd. however, to be doing so dispiritedly. and holding their position: command of a "supervisory corps."
One of the Japanese columns attaoking Lanfeng, taking advantage of the fect that the Chinese attention was fred on the east, made a wide de-r and laid siege to the city from south, the Shihchiachwang -des patch said. This left only one side, the north. free from attack.
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