The prisoner said that Gen. Tang's troops and the army under Gen. Hu Tsung-nan were receiving orders directly from Gen. Chiang Kai-shek.
Counter-attacks north-of the Yangtze were made by troops under Gen. Li Pin-shen, Commander-in-Chief of the fifth war zone, comprising the 173rd, 174th and 135th Divisions which had their main positions in the western Tapieh range, where the Chinese suffered a crushing defeat before the occupation of the Wuhan area last year.
After the failure of their counterattacks' the Chinese concentrated west of the southern section of the Pinghan Railway.—Domei.
Chinese forces along this line started a general retreat on Wednesday. Chinese troops south of Nanchang were said to be demoralized.
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