Chinese counter-attacks on the Kechiapailou salient, about 2,800 Sars. Buig metres north-west of Dazang, were successful, according to a Chinese spokesman at yesterday afternoon's press conference,—Huangchiache, a village north-east of Kechiapailou, was recaptured by Chinese troops yesterday morning.
Information írom Chinese headquarters received here shortly before 6 p.m, reported severe fighting to the north of Kechiapailou. A contingent of Chinese troops had advanced from Changchialou to the north-west of the village, thereby threatening the rear of the Japanese troops around the salient, the spokesman said.
Japanese units from the Liuhang-Dazang highway attacked the Chinese positions' at Machiaoche, but were beaten off. West of Kechiapailou, a fierce struggle for the positions running parallel to the Fengtsuntang creek was also reported.—Northwest of the Fengtsuntang line Chinese defenders were still holding Chenchiahang despite repeated Japsnese onslaughts, according to the spokesman.
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One Division Massed Laoluche, midway between Kwang-fu and Chenchiahang, seemed to be the principal objective of Japanese attack on the western sector. Here no headway was made by the Japanese despite fierce fighting which lasted from 4 am. to well after noon yesterday. Hsinche, north-east of Kwangfu, saw another Japanese attack, but the, enemy was repulsed with "heavy lósses, the spokesman said, A full ERIA army division was reported by the Chinese to have been massed along the Wentsaopang front, making desperate efforts to push their way toward Dazang. Although several villages to the south of the creek had been taken, the Japanese salient was surrounded by a semi-circle cordon, Further advances by the Japanese would prove to be extremely difficult, according to the Chinese.
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