A Japanese flanking movement, which resulted in the seizure of Shun-hoten, 16 kilometres north-west of Yehkiatsi, by the Japanese right wing, which also struck out from Pokangkou to Chingchiawan, resulted in a virtual trapping of the Chinese force holding the Fukinshan plateau, directly west of Yehkiatsi. headquarters of forces operating on Meantime, tabulations by Jo lose
the south Yangtze bank indicated a 10 to 1 ratio in the losses of the Chinese and Japanese forces.
Out of the 50 divisions assigned to the defence of positions south of the river, more than 30 were used by the Chinese to hold the lines south and west of Kiukiang, according to Japanese estimates. These forces suffered at least 23,0000 casualties, some (Continued on page 6)
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