A Personal Account of the Anti-Japanese War in Songhu on August 13

This book is a political and military book. It uses a documentary method to describe the beginning and end of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War at that time. It also describes in detail the military combat methods and techniques at that time, which played a great role in the military. Studying the combat environment at that time, responses, as well as the thinking of upper-level leaders, the composition and types of the army can allow us to take important measures for modern military, make up for shortcomings and make corrections. Overall, it is a highly valuable military text.

The Battle of Songhu, the first large-scale battle between China and Japan in the Anti-Japanese War, broke out on August 13, 1937. This battle was a regional conflict that escalated into a full-scale war after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, completely shattering Japan's plan to "annihilate China in three months." The August 13 Songhu Battle was the first major battle in China's Anti-Japanese War, and it was also one of the largest and most protracted battles. The Chinese military and civilians fought bloody battles to buy time for the relocation of large quantities of factories, mines, machinery and strategic materials from Shanghai and other places, which played an important role in persisting in the long-term war of resistance.

The Battle of Songhu, also known as the "August 13 Songhu Battle", refers to the battle between August 13 and November 12, 1937, when the Chinese army resisted the Japanese invasion of Shanghai. At that time, two Japanese officers and soldiers drove into our military airport to spy on the military situation. They were shot dead by our sentries and launched a massive attack on Shanghai. The Chinese defenders rose up to resist. The two sides launched fierce battles in Zhanghuabang, Chuansha, Luodian, Dachang and other places, with heavy casualties. The Japanese army successively mobilized more than 200,000 people from the navy, land and air force, and the number of Chinese troops participating in the war reached 400,000. It embodies the spirit of the Chinese nation to be brave in sacrifice and would rather die than surrender. It uses delicate language to tell us about the time of the Anti-Japanese War. The good life we ​​have now is all due to their lives.

History is rich, inherited, and should not be forgotten. Especially in turbulent times, it should serve as a wake-up call for us. There must be a reason why it became like this. Only by keeping history in mind, analyzing it, and summarizing it can we learn lessons from it, and then in the future, reflect on the present and pass it on to future generations. Only by remembering it from generation to generation can we avoid the same incident from happening again and make the motherland stronger. This is the meaning of history and the original intention of creating this book.

The August 13th Incident occurred in 1937. It was a large-scale attack by the Japanese army against the Chinese army and marked the outbreak of the all-out Anti-Japanese War. The Songhu Anti-Japanese War refers to the fierce battle between the Chinese army and the Japanese army in Shanghai and its surrounding areas, which lasted for several months. It not only shows readers the cruelty of war and the struggle of heroes, but also reflects the difficult situation that our Chinese people faced during the war and their firm spirit of resisting the enemy.