With such important issues at stake, General Li Tsung-jen, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese forces on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front, is expected to put up a spirited resistance with his forces, which include his own Kwangsi divisions, several Central Government divisions, and the troops formerly under the command of General Han Fu-chu, who was, executed two days ago.
General Li Tsung-jen has personally inspected the Chinese defences at Pengpu, the first major objective of the Japanese forces operating on the southern section of the Tientsin-
Pukow Railway.
General Chiang Kai-shek has sent General Chen Tiao-yuan, President of the Military Advisory Council, and General Chang Chi-kiang, formerly Kuominchun leader under Marshall Feng Vu-hsiang, to "encour age" the Chinese troops defending the Tientsin-Pukow and Lunghaf Railway sectors, Orders have also been issued to the Chinese troops in East Anhwei to support their comrades defending Hsuchowfu. The Anhwei forces are at present driving towards Wuhu in the hope of relieving the Japanese pressure on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front—Reutet.
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