Somewhere. in Shansi-Prov., May.
Five-thousand Chinese Woops longing to Chungking's 99rd Army who had been clinging to the heights of the Pinshan, and, Tungshen moun-alns in the Taihung. range, were routed on the morning of May 22 when encircling, "Japanese units carried out a general offensive.
"The main force of the Chungking armies "of 3.000. strong. stampeded from the hillg into deeper mountains leaving more than 1,050 dead on the' field. of - battle. Five-hundred and sixty-five prisoners leo were taken: These included 18 officers, "Booty included two trench mor= tors.12 machine guns, 549 rifles, 107 horses and lodge quantities of mmunition—Domel.
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