The Japanese Army, on landing near Shanghhal,"has not apparently made the mistake. 1032, of immediately pressing forward from the direction of Woosung, but it has st ance jumped the second stage of its former campaign by effecting a landing near Liuho, whence {t hat advanced to Lotien so that itis well on the Toft flank of the Chinese forces, "Developments may rapidly accrue, In 1082 the Chinese evaded (his fake movement by a swift retreat which was not unskilfully executed, The Japanese military spokesmen ave indicated an intention to entrap the Chinese pressing round Shanghai in a pincer-like movement. Success in carrying four that plan depends on the ability" of its fouthers to prevent a Chinese retreat, "Whether lat conan exists the Strengths of the opposing forces may be mor clearly ascertained, On the face of them the [Japancee plans suggest os an objective speedy feontact with the idea of precipitating a large-'Scale engagement. Chinere dispositions may else to favour this. aspiration by. relying on process of guerrilla warfare, albeit. on a more coherent and wider scale than that term uvally implies. It would be unwise to imfine that the Chinese Higher Command haa hot foreseen the landing at Liuho in the ight of experience in 1092. "Nor should it be gotten that Japanese naval reconnaissance a few days ago indicated a possibility of landing fat Chapoo.
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