The Archive · 1939

Japanese Take Fengsin With the Japanese Forces in

Kiangsi, Mar, 23.

a lightning "advance through stoutly defended territory, Japanese forces operating along the "southwestern edge of Lake Poyang, yes-or day evening captured Fengsin, 60 kilometres west of Nanchang.

'The seizure of this town' repre S0-kilometre progress. in two days, the Japanese forees having grossed the' Siu River, west of Yungsiu on the Kiukiang-Nanchang. Railway on Monday evening.

Anyi, principal town between Yungslir and Fengsin, was captured by "this Japanese column earlier The rapidity of the Japanese advance did not allow the Chinese, Felreating to the south-west, destroy the highway bridge spanning the Feng River, flowing "into Lake Poyang from the south to the north.

The seizure of Anyi cut off the retreat of their Chinese troops remaining in the Feng and Siu river

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