Japanese Offensives Checked, But Possible Counter-attacks Also Made Difficult Hongkong, Nov. 17. 'HINA'S chief means of passive defence—the complete destruction of all' means of communications in each war zone to prevent further Japanese advances—may prove to be a boomerang when the Long-planned Chinese counter-offensive gets under way, foreign adi "rs have warned the Chungking militarists.
This str logic means of rendering useless Japan's overwhelming superiority n tanks and heavy and light artillery was a contributing factor in the recent Chinese success in repulsing the Japanese sweep on Changsha.
It is one of the reasons why the Japanese failed in their April offensive in north Hupeh. The Armies in south and central Shansi have resisted success-
Yellow River, into Shensi.
When the Japanese were fighting fon the plains of Eastern and Central China, tanks and armoured cars, cavalry and artillery rumbled at will over excellent highways, or in case of necessity—as at Hsuchow—across. the plains in "fying columns." They were able to slice between Chinese Alvisions, cut their rear, and outdank strong Chinese positions. When they were stopped on land, by the brea~ ching of the dykes along the Yellow River, the Yangtze was a wide-open gate for the Hankow drive. Today, the case is altered,
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