The Archive · 1940

Rout Near Sinyang

Hankow, Feb. 27.

Suiyuan front.

attempt to cutoff com unieations between Wuytion and olow, It ix slated, Chinese troops launched an attack' at Patzepuluns, fon the night of February 20. After bitter hand-to hand fighting, "they captured the town on the following, morning, the dispatch adds—Reuter. tack on Chin Sinyang in southern Honan on the Peiping-Hankow Railway line, the ma Detachment put to rout 300 troops on February 24 In the vicinity of Lankanpu, 40 kilometres cast Sinyang, aceorting to 2 field dispatch received here yesterday.

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