The Archive · 1939

Chinese Driven from Wuning A Japanese Field Headquarters

May Pursuing Chinese troops moving from the Wuning area in north= western Kiangsi under orders to Fecapture " Tsung-yang in south astern Hupeh, Japanese forces. on Friday night Klited 924 of them and captured 32, Th a clash on Wednesday the Japanese killed 363 south of Tsung yang and Palikino, The Chinese Were routed in disorder and the Japanese ave been pursuing them since.

About 3,000 Chinese made a cout ter-attack on, Tsungyang from. the south at midnight on Thursday, but wore repulsed." Further south five Japanese detachments at 1 o'clock this morning advanced into " marshy area near a. lake and attacked about 1000 'Chinese who had counter attacked a suburb of Nanchang northern "Kisngsi, 'The Japanese attack reduced the' Chinese to about halt their original strength, Japanese naval landing party mopping up in the south-caste Part of Hainan Island" engaged strong Chinese unit about six: kilo metres north-west of Tingshul and ut it to rout on Thursday, killing 30 Chinese and capturing 18, accords ing to a communique issued by the headquarters of the Japanese Chinn Seas Fleet yesterday afternoon Domei.

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