Launching drives against troops of the Chungking 179th, 37th, and 139rd Divisions ip the areas northeast of ichang, a Japanese detachment on Sunday trapped ar defeated 4,000 (Chinese in the vicinity of Yunan. according to reports reaching here today.
Tm this engagement, the Japanese inflicted losses of 2,186 dead, with 103 prisoners being taken. Moreover, a large quantity of war material including arms and ammunition of various types were seized, Another Japanese formation, sweeping in a wide detour toward Kiuhsion, cut off the retreat of fleeing Chinese troops.
In the ensuing sanguinary engagement, the Chinese abandoned 1,600 dead. Eighty were also taken prisoner.—iDom
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