In the most tragic battle of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, 14 Chinese generals were killed and 300,000 people were killed or wounded
Introduction: On August 13, 1937, the Japanese army landed from Jinshanzui, Shanghai, and in less than a month, the Japanese army gathered 200,000 troops. The enemy sharpened his knife and prepared to attack Shanghai and Nanjing. At the same time, the Kuomintang urgently dispatched more than 50 divisions, totaling more than 800,000 people to fight. This was the Battle of Songhu in the famous sea. After the battle began, the Japanese launched a fierce attack, and in just one week, the Japanese occupied most of the territory of Songjiang.
The Japanese were furious, claiming that they would only need three months to destroy China. The Chinese soldiers stepped forward, and General Zhang Zizhong commanded the 88th Division and the 89th Division to engage the enemy head-on. The Japanese army was besieged, and heavy artillery poured down on our position. Subsequently, the rest of the national army also joined the battle. Matsui Ishigen ordered 200,000 Japanese troops to pull across the line, and a fierce battle was fought around the Matsue position.
On the nationalist positions, the soldiers fell in a pool of blood one by one, the shells exploded, and smoke billowed around them. The Japanese artillery rumbled, and the Nationalist soldiers could not avoid it. Even so, the Chinese soldiers blocked it with flesh and blood. For three months, for every step the Japanese took, they had to pay a terrible price. Under the leadership of generals at all levels, the soldiers of the Nationalist Army bravely charged forward. By the end of the war, both sides were shirtless, and bayonets and machetes collided violently. Everywhere you see, there are ruins and broken walls, corners and roofs, and all the soldiers are shooting with guns.
By November, the fighting had reached its worst. The Japanese had already gained a clear advantage on the battlefield. After several major battles, the ace troops of the Nationalist army suffered heavy losses. Chiang Kai-shek was unwilling to fight to the end, and he ordered his central military consortia to withdraw one after another. When the Japanese saw this, they immediately stepped up their pursuit. Under the bombardment of large-caliber artillery, the positions of the Nationalist army were all turned into a sea of fire. Petrol bombs exploded everywhere, the soldiers got a little wet, and they were set on fire. Japanese reinforcements kept coming, and the abandoned miscellaneous troops were all wiped out by the enemy. In the end, Shanghai fell completely. The battle was the worst of its kind, with 14 Chinese generals killed and 300,000 soldiers killed on the battlefield.
Conclusion: It is worth mentioning that in the final street battle, we are still desperately persevering. 800 soldiers stubbornly guarded the Sihang warehouse, they sacrificed their lives and forgot their deaths, and they fought with the cruel Japanese army to the end. The Battle of Songhu was a battle of Chinese resistance. With our strong will, we broke the enemy's plan to destroy China in three months. When we look back on this hard battle, all Chinese should be grateful. These brave and fearless predecessors, they will always live in everyone's hearts. Their stories will continue to be told.