Spreading their wings over three North China provinees, " Japanese army aircraft yesterday launched a systematic aerial attack against Chi-hose troop concentrations and supply bases, In Shansi, Liachsien, 120 kilometres south enst of Taiyuan, was attacked twice in succession during the day. Barracks located outside the elly were claimed having been destroyed, Yushe, also in the same province, was similarly attacked, The supply headquarters of the Chinese Twellth Army at Mihsien, 45 kilometres south-west of Cheng~ chow, important railway junction, and Yunglze, 20 kilometres north of Chengchow, "in Honan, were also bombed.
Nantsingtien, four kilometres south of Nanlo, in southern Hopei, was also subjected to a raid.
Aerial assistance was also extended to Japanese land forces attacking, 100,000. Chinese troops under Gen. Pang Ping-hsun in eastern Shansi These include the Communist 40!
Army and the newly-organized 50th Air Altacks Expected Along Railway Shanghai, Apr. 27.
Aerial combats between Chinese and Japanese "planes along the Shanghai-Nanking Railway are predicted by a Chinese report from Chungking which says that in the next few days fierce aerial combats and fighting on Iand will take place in and near the railway zone as the Chinese are continuing their counter During the past few days, it is stated, Chinese' scouting planes flew to Chekiang and Kiangst to. investigate and they will assist Chinese forces in the forthcoming large-scale aunter attack, Japanese authorities are stated {0 be nervous and they have sent up planes also during the past few days.
The Chinese report is strengthened by the fact that occasionally during the past few days Japanese planes were seen flying above Shanghai.
Fighting is still going on in and around Chapoo, near Hangchow. The Japanese forces are said to have been relntoreed by their air force in attacking the district. Chinese reinforcements ore stated to be also rushing into the coastal district which they recaptured from the Japanese many. weeks ago,
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