Furious engagements by moonlight in the northern foothills of the Ta-pleb mountains featured the Japanese advance in this sector, reports from the front said. The Chinese troops, known as "Chiangs own," offered vigorous resistance for two days before showing signs of wavering early yesterday.
Taking advantage of this apparent weakening in the Chinese ranks, Japanese military aircraft at 830 o'clock yesterday morning rained more than 40 heavy bombs upon Chinese troops massed west of Shunhotien causing them to break ranks and run for cover.
This aerial activity was kept up until noon, when Japanese land forces attacked Chinese troops attempting to take up positions at Huangshihchiao, six kilometres north-west of Yehkiaisi. This Japanese column crossed the swiftly-moving Shih River at Liangtingssu, about two kilometres southeast of Huangshihchiao.
Meantime, other Japanese units marching west across the border were making progress after forcing a retreat of three Chinese divisions, the 36th, 16th and part of the 88th, deployed in a semi-circular line west of Yehkiatsi.
Chinese losses in 24 hours, up to Sunday morning, included 350 dead abandoned on the field, while Japanese casualties numbered 12 dead and wounded. The Japanese also seized three light machine guns, 53 rifles,
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