Since Nanning fell into' the hands of the Japanese on November 24 severe fighting has continued throughout thal entire area, Leaving a detachment of troops at Nanning, Whose numbers were augmented daily by the arrival of reinforcements from the south, the main Japanese army divided into four groups and assed on Into the interior.
The leit wing travelled westward, meeting little resistance, and captured Feoshih, ten miles from Nanning and the only important point east of the Right River. The right wing pressed eastward along the north bank of the Wat River and occupied a few un-Important market towns and villages. Later Wingshuen fell Into their The bulk of the army, however, drove northward along the Nanning-'Moming highway and north-eastward along the motor road connecting Nanning with Liuchow. Both armies met with considerable success. Aided aeroplanes and heavy artillery the north route army pressed forward over a highway that is easily de-
The boundary line between the Nanning and Moming prefectures tone vast mountain region, High mountain peaks rise up on every side, Towering giants whose cloud-clad summits pierce the blue above stand erect like silent sentinels guarding the pathways that lead into the interior. Prominent among. these are White Mountain, Stool Moun-fain, Chienbsiu Mountain, Armour Mountain and a score of other peaks which form a veritable Maginot Line—a natural barrier that could not be penetrated easily.
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