In 1937, the Chinese War of Resistance broke out in full swing, and the Chinese and Japanese armies fought at the same time in North China and Shanghai. In order to completely annihilate the Japanese army entrenched in Shanghai and gain the initiative in the war, Chiang Kai-shek, as the supreme commander, made a bloody contribution this time. He transferred the most elite troops in the country to Shanghai to participate in the war. These Nationalist troops were Chiang Kai-shek's subordinate troops, and their equipment and personnel were among the best.
Chiang Kai-shek hoped that the Nationalist army would make a difference in Shanghai, so that the world could see how determined the Chinese military and people were to resist the war. Although the Battle of Songhu ended in the defeat of the Nationalist army, it also changed people's perception of China. Seeing Chinese is not like what is said outside, China is a mess. In the face of the national crisis, Chinese is still very bloody.
The Battle of Songhu lasted for three months, directly destroying the Japanese army's attempt to destroy China in three months. In the face of national difficulties, Chiang Kai-shek personally sent his concubines to the battlefield, which objectively played an exemplary role, and various local powerful factions sent troops to participate in the war, and the whole country temporarily twisted into a rope. It can be seen that as long as it is beneficial to the nation, the Chinese people still distinguish between the advantages and disadvantages.
When China and Japan went to war, Japan occupied North China in a short period of time, so why did it invest a large number of troops in Shanghai and fight for three months. In fact, the Japanese army, which has the advantage of sea and air, has committed a big taboo, that is, the tactic of adding fuel. This is directly related to Japan.
Although after the Lu Bridge incident, the Japanese army won successive victories and the Chinese army was gradually defeated, but how to fight next was in front of the Japanese army. The Japanese Army and Navy have their own small calculations, and they all want to follow their own ideas and fail to invade China. The Japanese Army and the Navy have never been at odds, and the two sides have markedly different attitudes toward China.
The Japanese Army succeeded in North China and wanted to temporarily stop military operations, hoping to turn the North China Incident into the 918 Incident, so that North China could be turned into the next Northeast. They hope to use their strong military strength as a backing to force the Chinese government to admit the established facts and achieve the goal of annexing northern China.
But the Japanese navy does not think so, they also want to achieve success in the Chinese battlefield, but the Chinese navy has withdrawn from the ranks of great powers since the Sino-Japanese War, even if the Chinese navy is not worth showing off, the Japanese navy has never regarded the Chinese navy as an imaginary enemy, they have a better goal, that is, the maritime power Of England and the United States.
The Japanese army and navy had their own ideas, and no one obeyed anyone, and in the end, the cabinet and the emperor made a decision, that is, to reduce military intensity and implement the policy of not expanding. The Japanese army eased up here, and there were changes within China. In the face of the cruel reality of the subjugation of the country and the extinction of the species, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched the Xi'an Incident, successfully promoting the joint talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the two parties turned the muzzle of the gun to the outside world in unison.
On August 9, 1937, two Soldiers of the Japanese Navy broke into Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and were killed on the spot by the Chinese defenders. The Japanese army launched a war machine, and the Battle of Songhu broke out. Objectively speaking, the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu raised the military confrontation between China and Japan to the national level, and the North China Incident was no longer at the local level. This caused the whole country to throw away the illusion of peace talks and devote themselves to the War of Resistance. The land of China has avoided the fate of being gradually eroded.
The Japanese Navy provoked a war in Shanghai, but they did not care about everything with their weapons superiority, Shanghai is an international metropolis, and the Western powers have invested huge amounts in Shanghai. Subject to the restrictions of the concession, the Japanese navy could not shell Shanghai casually. The complex international relations made the Japanese army unable to let go.
In fact, at the beginning of the war, the superiority of the Japanese navy was not obvious, they only had a few thousand marines. The Chinese army is determined to fight hard here, and troops from all over the country are reinforcing Shanghai. As soon as the two sides went to war, the Japanese Navy found itself at a disadvantage, and there was no chance of victory. At this time, the Japanese Navy could only pull down its face and ask the Army for help through the cabinet. Japan's refueling tactics began.
The Japanese Army reacted quickly, and two local divisions soon moved to Shanghai. However, after the army entered the battle, the Japanese army found that the number of Chinese troops was still growing, and it was impossible for the two divisions to hold out for long. So the cabinet sent a second wave of reinforcements, which was the second time to add fuel.
Although the second reinforcements rushed to Shanghai, the Japanese cabinet was still dreaming of peace through war, hoping that the Chinese army would suffer heavy losses and then negotiate. At this time, after the Japanese Navy received reinforcements, its combat strength increased greatly, and it actually wanted to carry out a roundabout operation from the Yangtze River. Fortunately, the Chinese Navy's bomber sank itself and successfully blocked the Japanese army.
At this time, the war was in a state of stalemate. The Japanese Army and Navy once again began to wrest over reinforcements. The Army said it had received two reinforcements and was reluctant to send any more troops. The Navy insisted on taking Shanghai. In the end, the emperor gave the order, and the army carried out support operations.
Later, the Japanese army successively invested five divisions to attack Shanghai, but occupied the Chinese position. In the end, the army found the weakness of the Chinese army and sent the 10th Army to secretly land in Hangzhou Bay. At this time, the situation on the battlefield immediately became dangerous, the rear road of the Chinese army was cut off, and if it did not retreat quickly, it was possible to be completely annihilated in the Shanghai area. The Battle of Shanghai, which lasted three months, ended with a hasty retreat of the Chinese army.