On 25 November the Japanese Teshima Force on the Sui Hsien Front launched a violent attack with a column of 2,000 men from Liang-chui-kou on the Chinese 123rd Division at Lishan. Two additional columns of more than 1000 men each advanced west toward Ho-yuan-tien and Ching-ming-pu. By darkness, the Japanese reinforced.
On 25 November, the Japanese Teshima Force on the Sui Hsien Front initiated a fierce assault with a column of 2,000 men from Liang-chui-kou against the Chinese 123rd Division at Lishan. Two additional columns, each exceeding 1,000 men, advanced westward towards Ho-yuan-tien and Ching-ming-pu. By nightfall, the Japanese bolstered their forces.