'With Japanese Forces on the Honan Plains, Jan, 30, Nevily-formed Chinese' lines defended by "approximately "160,000 Chungking troops comprising Central Army divisions, "-Kwangsi troops, Guerillas and the Communist New Fourth Army, have been pierced by 'Tapanese columns driving forward from three directions, field reports Feaching headquarters' stated.
Eight Japanese columns operating gut of Mlyang, which was Fecenty captured, have' driven a deep wedge into the Chinese lines while a similar advance has been made by eight other Japanese detachments in. the Chinese line connecting Xloshan, Chagtakwan and Sniping which is being defended by Central Army 'Ag a result, enemy communications rest me Units drove to the north ore' completely disrupted, Without
ud' occupied the Kashan-Miyangshien rond to hamper further the lines, of communication of the Chungking troops-—Domel,
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