On the morning of May 19, as the Chinese rear-guards were marching westward long the highway, they were sighted by Japanese aircraft, which subjected them to a heavy bombing, Originally, General Tang En-po" troops had' intended to turn nor westward in the direction of Yung-cheng. In order to form o junction with the Chinese forces besieging that city, but with the discovery of the Chinese movements by Japanese air-raft General Tang changed his plans, The Chinese forces are said to have marched in fighting formation on the night of May 19,
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