Chinese forees have captured Patzopuluny, 0 strategic point on the highway east of Wuyu Chinese held dis pat from the lery fire, Chinese troops fleeing from Shangsze, a base in. south-western Kwangai, sustained heavy losses, fole dispatches reaching here today reported, 'The total number of Chinese killed it this Japanese operation, which culminated in the capture' vf the walled town of Shangsze on Sunday, was estimated in the reports at 2400 fed into intanshan mountains as his force, originally consisting of #000 men, suffered 5,000 casualties, according io Chinese prisoners, The commander of the s92nd Reent of the 13 ion was killed in action near Shangsze, an officer of the same regiment told his Japanese captors, according to the dispatches.
Large quantities of ammunition were also Shanysze which had served for Chinese troops in ing and Lungchow.
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