Destruction of the booms brought, strong pressure to bear on Weiyuangkow, which is situated on the south bank of the Yangtze eighteen kilometres upstream from Kichun and 30 em, east of Tayeh across. the lake. Capture of Welyuangkow would eneblé the Japanese to make a comparatively easy advance on Tayeh, Domei messages said.
Army planes continued to harass the long columns. of Chinese troops retreating from Sinyang on the southern section of the Peiping-Hankow Railway. The Chinese were falling back toward Tungpeh, a border town between Honan and Hupeh.
The Army air units attacked a large number of trucks loaded with Chinese soldiers and concentrations at Tung. peh, Yuho, Wukisti, Shunkiati and] other places.
'A period of comparatively small-socle operations has prevailed for 2 few. days in the Tapieh Mountain sector owing to heavy rains.
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