Disappointed by repeated failures to occupy Kuling, the famous mountain resort in Kiangsi near Kiukiang, the Japanese military is reported by Chinese telegram from Nanchang to have ceased attacking, satisfying themselves with establishing a defensive position. at the foot of the mountain.
The "lone battalion" stationed on top of the mountain is claimed to ave inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese. Whenever the Japanese launched an assault they reached half Way when they were fiercely attacked from both sides in the mountain. "They were not only fired upon but also stoned, resulting in their suffering heavy casualties, After each defeat, the report further states, the invading force left behind rifes and other weapons which had to be sent to the Chinese headquarters in three or four trucks.
The Japanese are now contented with adopting a defensive attitude at the foot of the mountain, but the Chinese often go down to attack them.
Japanese military trucks were often waylaid and stolen by Chinese troops in Teian and other places. Because of this, the Japanese have now-changed their method of transportation. Caravans of 60 military trucks now go together and they are carefully escorted, the report states.
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