'This three-dimensional onslaught yas described By a Domei correspondent at Matouchen osone of the: est spectacular engagements in the resent drive to the Wuhan tr-cites, Meantime, further south. near. the' yestemn shore of Poyang Lake, apanese troops were gradually clos: ug a noose of steel and fire around kow, halfway between Singtze and. han' Commanding the valley. road utting, diagonally from. the lake. to kow formed one of the most I ottant Chinese "defence" points In sector.
To the north, beyond the Tapieh ange, further progress was claimed!
the Japanese forces in their ad~ ance upon Kwangchow and Shang hong, two remaining pivotal points the Chinese defence triangle in grith-eastern Honan, Army Alreraft Active Japanese army aircraft displayed rear activity on four central China jones on Thursday, a communique suied at 11 o'clock yesterday morn-claimed, As. bombers assisted Japanese round forees in operations. west of ichang, Japanese army combat alr-raft maintained a vigil against hinese machines by cruising. over yeh and Sinyang, the announseent said, This permitted other craft to bomb nd_strafe Chinese—positions ure", aiding the piercing of Chiese lines. by attacking - Japanese cos and "destroying" fleeing. Chiese troops. Chinese efforts to build defence positions south-east of Sining were "effectively prevented," the vicinity of Aikow, Chinese ations were bombed, while similar out wants) sector.
Chinese artillery ditions near Kailing on the north ink of the Yangtze. were silenced y aerial attacks, according to the Tu Honan, Japanese army aircraft sinhed Chinese munitions stored at juangan halfway between Hankow Shangeheng, the communique
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