Japanese detachments which captured the two strategic towns of Tehan and Yangsin a few hours apart on Tuesday were mopping up Chinese stragglers in those sectors and already are extending their Operations farther south along the Kiukiang-Nanchang Railway, according to Domei reports.
Other units were advancing in the vicinity of Liuchiashan, west of Lake Poyang, after inflicting heavy losses on Chinese troops there, with the assistance of Army and Navy aircraft, the headquarters of the Japanese expeditionary Force in Central China claim.
In decisive engagements in this sector the Chinese left many slain and lost undetermined quantities of arms, Despite many difficulties the Japanese. columns had been edvancing since October 7 against about fifteen Chinese divisions in the mountainous region southwest of Tehan, the statement concluded.
In the Tapieh Mountain range Japanese troops pushed their lines to ihe Sinpuchieh area in pursuit of Chinese retreating from the heights in front of Taipingchai ten kilometres north of Kwangtsi, captured.
A Domei field dispatch received here by way of Tokyo stated that the fighting wHich raged for 20 days before the capture of Mount Sishan in the Tapieh range probably was the hardest that had taken place since the start of hostilities. Mount Sishan lies east of the Macheng-
Shangcheng Highway. deny "reports of Japanese successes, stating that no major push have yet been attempted by the invaders, who are said to be awaiting the arrival of reinforcements.
Among the successes claimed by the Japanese, and denied by the Chinese, is the entry by Japanese troops at 10 a.m. today of Tsangshing, on the Poklo-Canton Railway to the northeast of Sheklung. The capture of Sheklung, at first strongly rumoured, was definitely confirmed late today.
Unofficial Japanese sources claimed that the Japanese reached the outskirts of Sheklung last night, while the Chinese admitted that the Japanese were, at that time, but a few miles distant from the town. It was further stated that the entire stretch of the Canton-Kowloon Railway between Chéungmuktau and Sheklung was now in Japanese hands.
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