Hankow, Mar. 29. 'APANESE forces which entered Wuning this morning had completely captured the city by 6 o'clock, a communique issued by the headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Force to Centra)
China stated at noon today.
With close ce-operation of land and air forces the Japanese troops inflicted "crushing blow" on nine division of Chinese troops who were offer 1g stubborn resistance from their entrenched positions east of Wuning, the communique added—Domei.
Wuning, Mar. 20, Completing the encirclement of the walls of this city before daybreak, four Japanese detachments crashed through the gates and entered the city at 4 o'clock this morning.
Atter they had surrounded the city the Japanese detachments did nol ente? at once but closed the gaps in their lines In order to prevent Chinese troops from escaping.
Concerted operations to encircle the city were started after nightfall on Tuesday under cover of an artil-ery bombardment.
'A vanguard unit, advancing during severe thunder-storm, captured the east gate of Wuning at 11 o'clock Fast night. The three other detachments reached the elly soon afterward and the Japanese were in con-Yrol of the surrounding region at 2 d'elock In the morning.
Ail west of the city was cxptured at 2 o'clock in the morning. Part of the Japanese forces set out in pursuit of Chinese troops retreat ing. westward.
Chinese in the area totalled several Aivisions under Gen. Wang Ling-chi. pocket manual he carried, he was Superior private in the _nowly-organized 14th Division. He said there were many soldiers younger than he in the Chinese ranks, Aiter the thunder and lightning storm of last evening, the ely pre= sented 'a pastoral scene, contrary to what was expected after the ferceness of the fighting which culminated in its fall—Domet Trapped Chinese Surrender Tsengkia, Mar. 29.
Intereepted by two Japanese detachments, 700 Chinese attempting to escape from an encircling net in the Nanchang area by retreating southward finally abandoned the effort and surrendered today.
One Japanese detachment which took part in the assault on Nanchang killed 3,000 Chinese, field dispatches claimed, This unit captured 2,000 men, including 30 officers, and eight mountain guns, two heavy guns, four trucks, 5,000 bags of provisions, a large number of Czech machine gunt and rifles and a large amount of ammunition, Ten-Day Drive Furious fighting marked the ten-day drive which resulted in the capture' of Wuning, completing a campaign begun on March 20 at Loki and covering a distance of 32 kilometres.
Situated on the bank of the River, Wuning is completely sur rounded by old walls. It covers an area 1.200 metres from east to west and 900 metres from north to south. Favoured by a rugged terrain, it constituted strategical position on the defence line connecting Teian, Loki, Wuning, Slushul and Changsh Five dormitories attached to a military "academy were placarded with anti-Jepanese slogans when the [Japanese troops entered the city.
"Alli ough the inhabitants had long singe evacuated the city, and the Chinese troops had been driven out, tone one soldier was left behind, Ya-year old boy. According to a Farther (0 the west a Japanese column which was taking part in the operations north of Kaoan, 70 kilometres south-west of Nanchang, launched a flanking attack on 2.000 Chinese already engaged by another unit in the vicinity of Chihtienchang. The Chinese were said to have suffered 0 "crushing blow."
Three Chinese divisions numbering about 20,000 men were reported to be in the mountains east of Chih'ien-chang—Domel,
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