Taiyuan, Apr. 19.
In a surprise attack, a Japanese detachment yesterday routed a Chinese unit of 500 men of the 132nd independent brigade soon after the latter crossed the Yellow River into Shansi Japanese military authorities announced here today.
The engagement was fought near Pinglu, on the north bank of the machine's Yellow River in southwestern Shansi.
The Chinese force succeeded in crossing the River from Shanchow, on the Lunghai Railway, before be-ug detected by Japanese outposts.
In their retreat, the Chinese troop:
re said to have left behind them 130 corpses, one trench mortar,. one ight machine-gun, 65 rifles and 250 hand grenades. The Japanese detachment lost three men killed and an equal number wounded.—Domei.
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