For the Chinese Civil War battle in 1927, see Nanchang Uprising.

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After the Battle of Wuhan, Wuhan was the base of the 11th division of the Imperial Japanese Army, and was surrounded by the 5th and 9th Military Region of the National Revolutionary Army. Nanchang was a railway center, the major support line between the 3rd and 5th Military Region , and the airbase threatenning Japanese naval shipes in Yangtze River. In addition, it was too near to to the center of the Shanghai-Wuhan strip controled by Japan. Battle of Wuhan was the major conflict in Second Sino-Japanese War. ... Location within China Modern and ancient Wuhan (Simplified Chinese: 武汉; Traditional Chinese: 武漢; pinyin: ) is the capital of Hubei province, and is the largest and most populated city in central China. ... The National Revolutionary Army (NRA) (Chinese: 國民革命軍; pinyin: guo2 min2 ge2 ming4 jun1) was the national army of the Republic of China. ... Nanchang (Chinese: 南昌; pinyin: ) is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Yangtze River (Chinese: 扬子江; pinyin: ) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world after the Amazon in South America and the Nile in Africa. ... Jump to: navigation, search Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ...

The 9th Military Region was reshuffled, with Chen Cheng stayed as the supreme commander in name and Xue Yue became in actural duty. 200,000 troops in 52 divisions were gathered near Nanchang. However, lacking of vehicles, the reshufflement took a long time and the planned attack was delayed. Chen Cheng (陳誠 Chén Chéng) (January 4, 1897 - March 5, 1965), was Vice President (1960 - 1965) and Premier (March 7, 1950 - June 7, 1954; June 30, 1958 - December 15, 1963) of the Republic of China and Chairman of Taiwan Province (1948). ... Xue Yue (Chinese: 薛岳; pinyin: Xuē Yuè) (December 26, 1896 - December 26, 1998) was one of Nationalist Chinas best generals. ...

Japanese troops tried to approach Nanchang during Battle of Wuhan, but they were stopped at Xiushui River (see Battle of Xiushui River). They had to wait for reinforcements, and started the second invasion with 120,000 troops. Japanese troops began with artillery attacks, and then started crossing the Xiushui River. They advanced 2km at March 21, 7:00 am, and began to build bridges. On March 23, Wucheng became a ruin under artillery attacks and airstrikes. On March 26, they arrived the west gate of Nanchang, defeating Chinese reinforcements from the 3rd Military Region. On March 27, Nanchang was fallen after surrounded and sieged by Japanese forces. -Battle of Xiushui River Date : March, 1939 Place : Nanchang, China Opponent : Chinese Army Artillery Unit:6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade HQ Commander:Major Gen. ...

However, the battle was not over. After some Japanese forces moved to attack other areas (see Battle of Suizao), the battlefield was stablized until the end of April. On April 21, a supprising attack by the 3rd and 9th Military Region led them to the outer area of Nanchang in 5 days. However, they failed to siege the navy-reinforced city under Japanese airstrike, and retreated on May 9.

After this battle, the 3rd Military Region of National Revolutionary Army lost its major support line, and southeast provinces of China were threatened.

See also

• Battle of Wuhan
• Battle of Xiushui River
• Battle of Suizao