Hankow, May 30.
In a brief thrust to the northern banks of the Sintsiang River in northern Hunan launched at midnight on May 21, Japanese forces killed 1,920 Chinese besides taking 35 prisoners, the Japanese Expeditionary Force to Central China announced here last night.
Operations included attacks in the Tayunshan and the Hsiayunshan areas on the north-eastern border of Hunan south of Chungfang.
The Sintsiang River flows east to west into Tungting lake crossing the Canton-Hankow Railway at a point 30 kilometres south of Yochow.
Chinese forces in this sector were estimated by Japanese officers at 13,000 men belonging to the 25th, 60th, 95th, and 195th Divisions.
Taken during this attack were 144 rifles, 100,730 rounds of rifles ammunition, 3500 rounds of Bren gun ammunition, 1,395 hand grenades and oiber military equipment, according to the communique,
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