Kweiteh, June 6, The complete occupation of the strategically important city, the messages said, climaxed a nocturnal Batile, in which the Toyama unit Battered its way through the Chinese Sealing a five-metre high wall, the vanguard of the Toyama detachment secured @ foothold in the city at 8.20 Crelock Jast night The gain was preceded by day battle, in which Japanese eld Buns overwhelmed the stubborn Chlese. resistance.
"The Toyama unit was the mainstay of the Japanese force which advanced pon Kaifeng from here.
Giving the retreating Chinese troops no time to reorganize their ines, the -Toyama detachment continued to drive westward, through At Suovclock this morning, the unit's position was given as 10 rims. feast of Chungmow, on the Kalfeng-Chengchow highway, which closely parallels the Lunghat Railway.
"This places the Snpancse force 42 kins. east of Chengchow and 22 kims. west of Kaifeng, Mighways Thick with Mud The progress: of the Japanese columns was all the more impressive. Feports received here pointed out, because of thick mud blanketing the highway.
Aerial observation, staff officers here revealed, had shown 0 larfeteenle withdrawal of Chinese troops from Chenjehow.
The headquarters of. Gen. Hu Tsung-nan, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese troops in the Kaifens-Chengchow aren, were reported to have been withdrawn to Sincheng, 50 ime. south of the railway junction, With troops pouring in and out of Chenschow. the city was reported Japanese army ncrial. observers to be in confusion—Domel.
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