Chungking, Oct. 26.
The parly of foreign correspond~ ents, who have" been visiting the north Hunan front, returned here yes~ terday afternoon by plane, laden with war trophies. During thole trip, they had been presented with swords. flags, pistols and other souvenirs al-Teged to have been left behind by the retreating Japanese army, The parly did not actiatly get to front line positions, because several them decided to return to Chungking. after having reached the Milo river. Questioned regarding the thentielty of the Chinese victory at Changsha, one of the correspondents smiled and said: "There were cer tainly no Japanese the 'The pressmen reported that the large quantities of Japanese military supplies and equipment, reported to have been loft behind,' appeared to Indicate that the Japanese troops must have retreated in great haste. Signs of heavy fighting were said to have. been seen at Yinglien. where the Japanese landed on the south-cast shore of Tungting Lake in an attempt to outflank the Chinese troops defending the Singtsiang and Milo rivers.
Several correspondents stated that the terrain in north Hunan would present great difficulties to an invad~ Ing army, as all the roads had been systematically destroyed, and the hilly "countryside appeared to be deal for ambushes.
The pressmen declared that they had been entertained by Gen, Hsueh Yo, Commander-in-Chief of the Chi-neve forees at Changsha, and also by General Chen Cheng and General Pai Chung-hsi—Reuter.
The men of Chungshan, who were defending the dificult terrain to the teest, between Wangmoon and Shekki, ere thus taken in the rear and forced retreat to the hills, whence they made their way southwards. Guerilla bands are now being formed to carry on the war against the Japanese.
On the day following the taking of Shekki, about 15,000 Chinese re= (gees entered Macao, and many more fellowed them in the subsequent days. Reuter.
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