Contrary to an carlier Japanese report, Kiangyin Forts were still being held by the Chinese, according to formation from Chinese cles yeser= With their three sides surrounded by Japanese forces, the defence with their back against the Yangtze, continued to battle the invaders, Th heavy and incessant bombardment by Japanese war vessels was replied to, About ten Japanese aeroplanes bombed the Forts on Wednesday, but were driven away by heavy anti: Sireraft fire. The planes were re~ ported to have been flying at a high altitude, and although a number of bombs were dropped, they falled to any serious damage of miliary The Japanese land attacks were made under the cover of heavy artillery fire on Wednesday. Led by several tanks, the infantry advanced towards the Chinese positions, They [were, however, repulsed after three of their tanks had been damaged by Chinese gun fire, according to a Chinese report.
Gen, Oong Chao-yuan, formerly of the Nineteenth Route Army, who won fame in his defence for' Woosung Forts during the 1982 Sino-Japanese hostilities, was reported to be the commander of Chinese troops still entrenched at Kiangyin, "The report that Tiensunklang on the "northern shore of the Yangtse had been shelled was denied by Chis nese elreles, 'A Surprise Attack Chinese sources also claimed that their mew Une running from Chin= Kwangteh, passing through Tanyang, Kintan and Liyang, was still Japanese, while another message re~ ported that the city "had been Feeaptured.
It was generally agreed in Chin circles that the Japanese troops, hav-Ing reached the outskirts of Iewang toh, divided their strong column into three detachments invading Liyang, Langki and Hsuanchen respectively. To relieve the serious situation, a Chinese force was despatched from Anchih. to the south-east of Kwar teh, "The latter made a surprise attack fon the Japanese outside Kwangteh, forcing them to withdraw to some distance to the east of the city. Two big guns, several machine-guns, and quantity of ammunition were said to have been seized by the Chinese. The report that a Chinese flying column had also recaptured Szean could not be confirmed,
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