Hankow, May 27.
Launching a general offensive at dawn yesterday {rom the east, west and "south, crack Chinese divisions finally smashed through the Japanese Jdefences at Lanfeng, and sharily after midnight completely occupied "the city, known as the "key to Kaifeng," according to Chinese reports.
"The remnants of General Dolhara's division, "finding their escape to the northward via Chenllukou Intercept are retreating in a north-casterly direction with the Chinese troops Pursuit," these reports claim, Chinese mobile columns are stated to have surrounded the Japanese troops at "Kwangtal, on. the norm bank of the Yellow River bend.
It 1s reliably learnt from Chinese circles Nere that the Japanese troops Fetreating from Lanfeng north-cast~ ward in the direction of Kaochen are being intercepted by another Chinese column pushing south-westward from Not only does the reported recapture of Lanfeng ensure the security of Kaifeng, according to the Chinese military spokesman, but the Chinese victory at this strategic point server as the best repudiation of Japanese Feports of a "collapse of the Chinese fesisance after the fil of Hsuchow=
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