The Archive · 1939

Chinese Surprise Attack On Canton Railway

Chungking, Feb. 14.

Chinese forces on the Hunan Mupch border launched surprise attack.

jong the Canton-Hankow Railway nul yesterday mornin occupied Yanitjusto, north-east of Yochow, accord 10a Chinese military dispatch from the Hunan front.

hose troup south of Yochow crossed the Sin Tsiang River on Sune lay, states the dispatch and attacked Japanese positions south-east of Yochow, thereby drawing Japanese troops, to that area.

Meanwhile, another column of Chinese forees surprised the Japanese in the rear.—Reuter.

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