Hankow. May 11.
Cutting through Chungking resistance in a sweeping drive over a 400- kilometre front in the Chungking Fifth War Zone. Japanese forces last night were reported to have inflicted crushing defeats on parts of General Li Tsung-jen's powerful army of 200,-
000.
As the Japanese multi-pronged offensive gathered momentum, score: of small villages and towns were reported to have fallen into Japanese hands. Among the larger places captured were Tangwangtien. 50 kiloes north-west of Suihsien, and iyangtien where the headquarters of the Chungking 45th Army were situated.
Crushing a Chungking force of 500, Japanese forces smashed into Tashanmiao. Later. the same detachment reduced Tanghsuehch approximately 40 kilometres west of Suihsien.—Domei Proposal Put Forward by
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