One wing of the Japanese encireling movement, which reached the banks of the Tsingshul River, north= feast of Pingyang on February 2, was now engaged in blocking the ight of Chinese troops withdrawing from Litanghu and Kantang.
Another column, it said, was! advancing southwards after having cleared the area north of Pingyang of Chinese troops. This unit origin trenched north of Klutang,. the communique declared.
'A third column, after breaking through the Chinese defences at Klutang, was advancing westward to the rear of the Chinese positions at Wuming marder to cut the retreat of Chinese forees fleeing in that Gireetion, according to the com=
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