How fierce was the Battle of Wuhan? Our army suffered 400,000 casualties, how many Japanese troops were annihilated?
Introduction: In August 1938, the Battle of Wuhan officially began. The Japanese invaded brazenly from the north, and they gathered 300,000 troops in a vain attempt to destroy the city of Wuhan in one fell swoop. The Kuomintang acted urgently, and 1.1 million Nationalist soldiers went to the battlefield. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was worried, and looked around the North China Plain, and a large area of land had fallen. The Japanese army had heavy fire weapons, and on the plains, we could not compete with the Japanese army head-on.
The Japanese were overjoyed, believing that the Chinese army was ineffective. Faced with such weak-willed resistance, the Japanese believed that it would take only a month to take Wuhan. The Kuomintang army was unstable, and a large number of officers and men were sluggish, their minds were paralyzed, and they were completely unaware of the crucial nature of war. On August 4, the Japanese sent a corps of about 20,000 men to fight in the front. The Kuomintang 119th Army was unfavorably defended, and they actually withdrew from their positions.
When Chiang Kai-shek learned of this, he was furious and immediately disposed of the relevant responsible persons. Since then, the national army has begun to do its best, and no one dares to slack off anymore. General Zhang Zizhong took the initiative to move to the front line, and he led the 33rd Army to defend Xiangyang on the flank. The Japanese army could not be attacked for a long time, and General Zhang Zizhong set the best example for the anti-Japanese soldiers. The nationalist army rejoiced, and everyone was full of hope. Chiang Kai-shek sent his concubines to actively attack, and all the Huangpu generals were dispatched.
Along the Yangtze River, 400,000 Kuomintang troops were killed on the battlefield. Among the three towns in Wuhan, there are corpses everywhere. The warriors gritted their teeth and persevered, braving the dense gunfire of the Japanese, and they did not abandon the city. At this time, the Japanese Air Force attacked in a big way, the Japanese fighters continued to circle, and our army's position was instantly reduced to a sea of fire. The warriors fought to the death, and they all jumped out of the trenches and rushed to the enemy in a roar. The two armies intersected, and the white-knife battle immediately began. The two sides fought naked, and the battle reached its peak. The nationalist army retreated to the city, and with the help of the city defense cover, the warriors continued to hold on. In the end, after two months of bitter fighting, the Nationalist army finally lost Wuhan. Despite this, only a few tens of thousands of Japanese troops remained, and 257,000 were killed by us. The Battle of Wuhan greatly encouraged the military and civilians of the whole country, and the Japanese government was very angry. Their quick-fix style of play was completely bankrupt.
Conclusion: The Battle of Wuhan was a great battle that went down in history. 1.1 million Chinese soldiers have been fighting hard for months, and the Chinese nation has shown a fearless spirit. Everyone was ready to die, and everyone roared in anger, proving their courage to the heavens. On the Japanese side, Okamura was deeply frightened, and for the first time he felt the tenacious will of the Chinese soldiers to resist. The Japanese tried their best to beautify their achievements, but in the end they had to admit the huge damage of the Japanese army.