The Chinese have blown up the railway bridge spanning the Kwei River and are now facing the Japanese, who are exchanging fire with them from the southern bank.
The Japanese forces operating in South Hopei have captured Puyang, only sixty miles from the nearest point on the Lunghai Railway, and are continuing their advance towards the Yellow River.
The occupation of Puyang marked advance of more than forty miles since the Japanese, breaking a three~ month deadlock, launched their drive from Taming six days ago, To Yellow' River The Japanese apparently aim at! crossing the Yellow River for an attack on Kaifeng. which is only ten tiles south of the great waterway.
The advancing column is now heading along the highway leading to JChangyuan, and, from there, will Presumably press on to Fengchiu, 0 town situated near the north bank of the Yellow River.
According to an "unconfirmed report, a force of 2,000 to 3.000 Japanese troops has already been sighted at two points on the north bank of the Yellow River south-west of Puyang and is making an attempt to cross.
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