Peiping, Mar. 1.
TALLY demoralized, 100,000 Chinese troops have been trapped in the: snow-covered mountains of Shansi, Japanese military authorities here claimed to-day.
The only units to escape from the rapidly tightening ring of Japanese troops were those stationed between Lishin and the Yellow River, where it forms the boundary between Shansi and Shensi, the officers said.
Defeated in.a sanguinary engagement in Lishih on February 24, these soldiers succeeded in crossing the Yellow River in a military ferry, plying between Chungtu, Shansi, and Wupao, Shensi.
'The bulk of the Chinese fore, comprising' troops. ofthe Central Shona Shunst tua Red "Armies, ts now retreating south and west, ater capital of Shansi "Po reach comparative safety on the southern and "western bank of the YFliow "River, these unite wil) have, However," to" oitalstance Or defeat fMrong-Jepanese columns advancing from Taiyuan southward, and from Honan westward and. northward.
"Me right wing of the Chinese defence me, the oferrs here tid, has rumbled under the ceaseless pounds tug of Japanese artery and" serial inten Capture CChangteh, Feb, 2, Linfeng, provisions! apitol
Tuiyun, was eaptarea by 8 Japanese stand prouhee ace te a Getachnent at 4 clock "yesterday fttemoon, according to. lspaiches Fenching here this afternoon.
tne ety was taken by the. Nakamara detachment which, as, been vancing rapidly long the Tatung Puchow Railway. Dela, of the cupation were not revealed in the Reid reporiy but it was believed Rere that the drive wns part of an Gneteeling "movement which
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