Positions Facing Advancing Forces Bombed Assisting land forces west of Jui-hang, Japanese army aircraft raided hinese troops and positions there and in the Hankow area on Friday, according to a communique issued by the Japanese Expeditionary Force im Central China yesterday.
Several units reconnoitered jover Chinese positions west of Juichang, while others raided Chinese lines and artillery positions all day, the communique said.
The Chinese headquarters, rear guard forces and military supply stations at Fengkiapu, Hengehiangwan and Yangsin also were attacked.
One army air unit, which has beer active over Yangsin, Tayeh and the areas south of Hankow, attacked
Tiday afternoon. Several Chinese Hinkow apa Siaokan on fighting planes were seen fleeing northward from Changsha. At daybreak on Saturday morning the same whit flew to Hankow again in search of Chinese planes.
Army aircraft which had been operating in south-eastern Honan aided the land forces attacking shang cheng by strafing Chinese reaps on the walls of the city and bombing trench mortar positions within the city, the communique continued.
Other air units aided land forces which attacked Kwangchow.
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