Hankow, Apr, 1.
After eight days and nights of continuous fighting, in which both sides suffered heavy casualties, the Chinese fare reported to have gained command of the situation at Talerhchwang, strategic city the north bane cast of the Mentsin= Pukow "Railway. "Oder "a. furious counter attack, according to a hose military communique, the Eh. hose, frees nally succeeded today in"dislodging' the 'Japanese. troops holding' out in the northern section Biter handstochand Aghting Is said to have preceded the ejection of the amine" ili the Chines relying hand grenades, os Si awees sane nly on bayoues,
Flushed with victory, the Chinese forces are now reported te be. ad-Vaneing northward tong the railway In"the direction of Tasochwang. graer tg forma Sincion with Roccwens, 7 2 hose frees operating to the east,
japanese troops at Yihslen, south Texoehwang, launched an attack today on' Chinese "positions about Aieen kilometres to the east of Yih sion, but, recording to the eommtin ae, were repulsed Near Hslangehon, Further cast, about 2,000 Japanese troops, assisted by over ten heavy Held pieces, suddenly appeared near Hsiangehan' twenty" miles to the southwest of Lingy!, from where the column is believed to have been sent for the purpose of making a surprise attack and breaking through the Chinese line between Lingyl and 'Tsaochwang. 'The advance of this flying column, a Chinese report claims, has been checked by Chinese troops in the vicinity of Lanlincheng, about seventeen kilometres southeast of Halangchen, where fighting. said to be still in' progress.
Among the Chinese troops who participated in the fierce, battle for Talerhchwang were some newly arrived mechanized units, They frst entered the fray on March 30, General Chang Tze-chung's troops, which recently took part in the Aight: ing in the vicinity of Lincheng and Teaochwang, have returned to the Lingyi front {o support the troops there belonging to General Pang
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