Canton, Feb. 1.
"DECISIVE campaign on a scale unprecedented in south China" was launched by Japanese forces in south-eastern Kwangsi on Sunday, the headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Force to South China announced in a communique today.
Crossing the West River near Wingshun, 60 kilometres cast-south-cast of Nanning on Tuesday, Japanese forces had turned the left Chinese wing "to complete their encirclement of the main force of 24 Chinese divi ions massed in the mountains north-east, of Nanning", the announcement stated.
Meanwhile, success had also been achieved on all other sectors by the Japanese forces engaged in this offensive, asserted, the communique purpose of the Japanese the announcement declared, was to "engage in combat Chiness troops. still offering resistance, patticularly Central Army forees, '30. to annihilate them in order comple told to frustrate large-scale Chinese attempts to recapture Nanning."
Gen, Pai Chung-hsi, the comsnuniqué added, had concentrated Central, Kwangsi, and Szechuen divisions in the areas north-east Nanning to recapture the Kwangsi city. Japanese forces had remained Inactive for one month until Sunday when "powerful, elite troops" Jauncha general offensive, the announce ment stated.—Domel, Launching their drive from the outskirts of Nanning, early on Jan, 28, the Japanese forces had pushed back, ina northward advance, Chinese forees holding a line of mountains extending from Ssutang to Chitang, according to the spokesman.
Having put their enemy to rout in this sector, the Japanese forces then veered to the cast towards Batang, continued, 'A strong Japanese column, on Jan-ary 30, erossed the West River near Wingshun, about 60 kilometres east of Nanning, to launch a vigorous attack upon the 76th Chinese Division stationed in that area, he added,
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