Word: tahushan
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...Manchuria, nine Communist divisions were pushing toward Tahushan, 65 miles southwest of the government's enclave at Mukden. Capture of Tahushan would block Nationalist efforts to reopen land communications with the Mukden forces. In Shantung, the north coast cities of Weihaiwei, Lungkow and Tengchow had been evacuated by government troops. To the northwest the Reds pressed down on the steadily narrowing Paotow-Tientsin corridor, and wealthy citizens sold their belongings for wads of paper money that they hoped would pay for their flight south...
Meanwhile, besides raiding Tsingtao (see below) Japan continued to fight in Manchuria. For once Chinese made serious resistance. A ragged volunteer force of about 5,000 men rose out of the frozen plains, captured the Japan-held railway junction of Tahushan. killed 200 men, then rubbed out a little Japanese detachment at Chinsi. It was a short triumph. Japanese reinforcements rolled up from Mukden, wreaked swift, bloody vengeance...
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