Joint forces of the Army and Navy landed inthe area around Tzuhsiaocheu and Kuniucheu; nine nautical miles downstream from Shihweiyao, under cover of a barray from warships and a naval unit blow up the Welyuankeu Creek boom, The Ianding party quickly occupied the north and south slopes of Weishan on the bank without suffering any Tosses, Domei reports declared. A westward advance was resumed with searcely any delay as the warships and squadrons of planes bombarded Chinese troops on the mountain side, In the engagement fought at Tanchiatung, about 22 kilometres north= west of Wushengkwan, the Japanese obtained three machine guns, 40 rifles, 19 horses and a large amount, of ammunition,
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