After the Outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese army began to attack Shanghai
Launch an offensive
The Chinese military and civilians in Shanghai and the main force of the invading Japanese army were carried out
The first battle
This battle was also the largest number of troops invested by China and Japan during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the largest in scale, and the longest duration.
The most tragic
A battle.
This battle
Crucial
So the Japanese army invested
Three hundred thousand
the strength of the troops, want to emulate the blitzkrieg with the fastest time
Destroy China
The Chinese military also knew that this first large-scale war would be lost if it were to be fought
Get caught up in passivity
So in Shanghai the Chinese army was put into almost there
Eight hundred thousand people
, the total number of people on both sides in this battle was reached
A million people
。
Supposedly, China's military strength is
Overwhelming advantage
More than the Japanese, but modern warfare is not fighting with cold weapons, the Japanese army has
Advanced equipment
In the same period, China's equipment was too different from that of Japan, and the most important thing was
air force
At the same time, only three hundred aircraft of the Nationalist government were able to participate in this battle, while the Japanese were able to dispatch twenty-seven hundred fighters.
In this new type of weapon
Huge disparities
The numerical superiority did not seem to play much of a role, and the Japanese were also more experienced in flying fighters
National Government
The army was much more skilled, and secondly, the gap between China and Japan in the navy was also very large, and the Nationalist government at that time had only ten cruisers and twenty torpedo boats. And the Japanese army had cruisers, destroyers and so on
aircraft carrier
Whether it is tonnage or firepower is above China.
When it comes to China's most advantageous at that time
army
though
There are many people
However, the equipment was far worse than that of the Japanese army, and it could still be compared with the Japanese army at that time in terms of guns and grenades
Reluctantly confrontation
However, our army is very passive in terms of heavy weapons.
The Japanese had many grenadiers, mortars, etc. at that time
Heavy weapons
And there were several times as many of them as in China at the time, and there were some howitzers
Siege heavy artillery
, as well as tanks, armored vehicles and other advanced
Mechanical troops
At the same time, the Japanese army did a long period of training and preparation before invading China, and China's stubborn resistance under these overwhelming offensives paid a heavy price.
At the beginning of the battle, the Chinese army was under Japanese artillery fire
Bombardment
The Japanese fired shells at great distances, which the Chinese army could only use
Flesh and blood
To resist, the casualties of being bombed by the Japanese
Minority
However, under the long-term oppression of the Japanese army, the soldiers at that time were not afraid of sacrifice, and the troops in other places quickly organized to support Shanghai.
A lot of people know that this is possible on it
Can't go back
, but they are all
Be duty-bound not to turn back
Rushing forward, many ordinary people near the Yangtze River drove their own fishing boats to transport supplies to the war zone to support, and even some bandits joined
Defend the country
Battle.
at
Battle of Songhu
During this period, the whole of China showed unity, and Chiang Kai-shek sent all the elite troops
Participate in the War of Resistance
, make yourself
Guard Unit
She also joined the battlefield, and Song Meiling personally arrived on the battlefield to bandage the wounds of the wounded soldiers.
During the Battle of Songhu, both generals and soldiers fought for their lives
Stop the Japanese
The pace of progress, under the attack of Japanese artillery, the land of Shanghai was stained with blood. In this battle, the Chinese military and civilians have done their best, according to
Survivors after the end recall that at that time, when the war began, it was one division after another every day
Join the battlefield
fight.
Sometimes it takes less than three hours
Sacrificed half
Sometimes two-thirds of five hours are sacrificed. There are others
Surviving veterans
It is recalled that at that time a company had one hundred and thirty men, and if it was sacrificed to almost half of the remaining people, it would be replenished, and the survivor's company was replenished in just a few days
Eighteen times
There are also regiments
2000 people
They rushed up together to resist, and when they withdrew, there were only a few pairs left
Food allowance
finish. These warriors knew that under this fierce artillery attack, they would not be able to return when they rushed up, but they still did
Rush up.
It was among these warriors
Stubborn resistance
Under the Japanese three months to destroy the Chinese dream shattered, but in the Japanese army strong
offensive
Under, the National Government for
Retain strength
They began to retreat and move to Chongqing, and the Battle of Songhu ended here, which was a battle in which casualties during the War of Resistance Against Japan could be described as
Very tragic
finish.
summary:
This battle
A total of 250,000 Chinese troops were killed, and the only central navy of the Nationalist government at that time was also in the Battle of Songhu
Annihilated
And the Japanese died in this battle
More than 90,000 people
, more than two hundred aircraft and more than twenty warships were lost. Although the proportion of sacrifices varied greatly, the Battle dealt a great blow to the Japanese army.
It also allowed the Japanese army to see the bloodiness of the Chinese, preferring to follow the Japanese army
Dead to the end
Nor is it willing to surrender and compromise. These are in
Some of the soldiers who died were not even able to leave their names, but theirs
Heroic resistance
This laid the foundation for the subsequent War of Resistance Against Japan and extinguished the Japanese army when it first started the war
Arrogant arrogance