Extending their gains in a May offensive against Chinese troops. in the hilly "regions of north-eastern Hupeh, "Japanese forces yesterday made a surprise attack on a Chinese base at the foot of a mountain northwest of Yingshan and captured it after a brief clash, One detachment pushed on to a line extending several score Kilometres north-west of Sihochen, which south-east of Suihsien, and was continuing. its advance. tod:
In 'Moinlay's operations in' north eastern Hupeh the Chinese left 280 dead, 82. rifles and seven Czech machine guns, Uniforms of the slain indicated that they were attached to Kwangsi forces under' Gen. Li Pin-hsien, Commander of the left' wing of the Chinese forces in the fifth war zone.
—Domel.
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