Castellon de la Plana, June 5.
During the past three weeks the nationalist forces have desperately but vainly attempted to seize Mora de Rubielos, near Mount Penarroya on the Teruel front, a Havas corres" pondent with the Republican forces reported today.
Several times a day the Nationalists launched strong attacks with the aid dt several powerful tanks, the air force, and heavy artillery. Each time the Republican artillery replied with merciless fire and repulsed the attacks, army does not possess strong cavalry, artillery and mechanized units, our ary tactics is not to dispute pos-n of fixed positions but to protract the war wherever possible, "When topographical conditions are favourable to the Japanese, we avoid them, but if we have an opportunity to deal them a blow we shall do so. trated a large force in level plains "After the Japanese have concentrated a large force in level piaing it is very difficult for us to attack them, so we select our own battlefields. The Japanese, however, will not occupy one city or one village without paying a heavy price. The present fighting in Honan is not a decisive battle."
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