Nanking, Feb, 11.
[AVING suffered defeats "everywhere," Chinese forees now on.
the defensive were mainly engaged in attempting to start economic disorders in Japanese-controlled areas, according to a communique issued by the headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Forees to China, This was an outstanding characteristic of Chinese activities at present, the statement said.
"Military activities of the China in-eident during the one week period following February 2," the eommuntstated, "were as follows:
"Speaking of general conditions, in the lightning operations the Japanese launched all over China, the Chin-fosse troops were defeated everywhere there were engagements and now they have adopted defensive tactics. There are indications that they are devoting their efforts to replenish~ ment of their fighting power, which was dissipated in the winter offend sive, and to reorganization, The Chinese troops, being very much con~ cerned.over the approaching advent fof the new central government, are secking to disturb peace and order, especially to disrupt trame and communication facilities in Japanese-controlled are "At the same time they are giving special attention to economic disturbances and for this purpose have re~ infareed guerilla units in Central China, There are more than 10 querilia detachments assigned destroy traffic lines. Of course the Japanese forces are leaving nothing to be desired in coping with these Chinese machinations.
"Or the Japanese operations within the period under review, the most outstanding are, the mopping-up_activitles in the Suiyuan areas and the annihilating engagements fought in the vicinity of Pinyang in southern "the former were of such a special Kind that. they resulted in the complete destruction of strategic bases of the Chinese troops in the areas mentioned, "And the latter, though not fon a scale of wide range, achieved for the Japanese notable gains quite surprising and rare in the present conillct, The Japanese forces already fare preparing for the next stage of their operations, "in the areas around Kwangsi the Chinese troops have been literally thrown Into utter contusion. Accord ing to information from an intel-Iigence agent who was with the nese forces, the highest officers under Gen, Pai Chung-hsi and Gen. Chang Fa-kwei do not know the exact whereabouts of their subordinates and are extremely perturbed.
"Since the Japanese operations on the south bank of the Chientang River, especially in the occupation of Sinoshan, toward the end of January, appears that the Chinese troops have been in. greater distress than ever. The Chinese command is making desperate attempts to organize resistance and recover what it ling lost, The Japanese forces are completing preparations to inflict a pal blow.
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