Military observers believe that one of the main reasons for the alleged slowing down of the Japanese offend sive to the south of Yochow, on the [Canton-Hankow Railway, about 100 miles to the south of Hankow, and Tungehen, on the Mupeh-Hunan_ highway, Is lack of communication When the Japanese forces pushed southwards from Hankow, it is stated, the Japanese column operating along the railway always maintained contact with the Japanese column on the highway by two roads.
One of these connects the railway Jat Sienning with the highway at] [Nanlinchiao, to the south-west of The other road connects the rail~ Jway at Taolichiao, to the south of Puchi, with the highway at Tsung-yang, north of Tungehen.
'AS soon as the Japanese reached JYochow, on the railway, and Tung-
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