Hankow, May 20.
Japanese forces which "were pr paring for the next phase of op sons. in the areas of Hsints! and Sungkiats!, in northwest Anhwei Province since their victory over the Chungking 20th Army on Sunday, began moving eastward carly yesterday morning, scattering a large: Chinese "force belonging to the Chungking 01st division after a Chinese Divisions Said Annihilated pitched six-hours' battle the heights north of Shwanho, Japanese forces which had pursued the retreating enemy to the south, and had turning" southeastward, Advanced by nightfall as Chuklatsi, southeast of Kwantung-chen, in Hupeh Province.
'Other Japanese units operating from Tsaoyang, on the northern order of Hupeh, blasted their way at noon yesterday' Into Tejhokow, 45. kilometres south of Suihsien where they-struck a crushing blow to 500 Chungking troops.
Late in the afternoon, the same units occupied Yinchiatien, 38 kilometres north of Sulhsien—Domel,
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