Hankow, Apr. 14, Part of the 10,000 Japanese troops at present completely surrounded within the city walls of Yihsien, north of Taierchwang, managed to escape through the Chinese cordon Inst night, according to Chinese militury despatches, Yihsion is said to be ccnelrcled by: General Tang En-po's troops, commanded by Divisional Commander Kwan Ling-clung. on the east; General Sun Lien-chung's troops, commanded by Divisional Commander Huang Kwang-hua, on the south; Troops belonging to Generals Sun Tung-hsuan and Tsao Fu. lin on the north; and a division of {troops on the west. n their eagerness to push on towards Yihsien afler the battle of Taierchwang, the Chinese forces are to have advanced northward without awaiting for supply units, with the result that they suffered from a serious shortage of food supplies, Chinese troops are now. subsisting' fon sweet potatoes, according to the fest military despatches, which add that the spirits of the troops are ex-
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