After Chinese troops, in a smashing attack on all fronts, had entered Lincheng and Tsining, the Japanese command, Chinese reports state, immediately poured fresh divisions into the field and drove the Chinese out of both cities, The latest despatches from Hsuchow fu state that Chinese troops entered Lincheng early on: Monday morning and besieged the Japanese forces holding out at their field headquarters inside the city wall. Japanese troops at Chi village, five kilometres to the north-west of Tsaochwang, however, arrived at Lincheng yesterday afternoon and drove the Chinese out of the city, Chinese troops are at present surrounding Lincheng, declares a military telephone message received this morning at Hsuchowfu from the Chinese field commander outside the sity.
Tsining was only held by the Chi-Nese for a very brief while, Chinese troops are said to have entered the city through the west gate, only to be driven out on the arrival of Japanese reinforcements,
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