During the Second Shanghai Incident, on October 15th 1937, a naval landing force of the Japanese army invaded a Chinese army position on Beixiang Road in Shanghai, and in a fierce hand-to-hand battle, a naval landing force soldier was killed and fell on his back.

　　During the Second Shanghai Incident, on October 15th 1937, the Japanese Navy's Landing Force invaded the Chinese army's position on Sichuan Road in the north of Shanghai, and a fierce hand-to-hand battle broke out. A Japanese soldier from the Navy's Landing Force was killed and fell on his back. Around him, Chinese soldiers' steel helmets and grenades were scattered on the ground.

　　The Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out on July 7th 1937 in the suburbs of Beijing, and on July 27th the Japanese government decided for the third time to send troops to the mainland, and on July 28th the following day full-scale military operations were launched on the ground, and about three weeks had passed since the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. It spread throughout China and plunged into a full-scale war between Japan and China. The Second Shanghai Incident broke out on August 13th 1937, triggered by the shooting of Captain Isamu Oyama of the Shanghai Naval Special Landing Force and the protection of residents. At the request of the local Kwantung Army, the policy of not expanding the front of the Sino-Japanese War was abandoned. The Chinese army adopted a retreating strategy and consistently avoided decisive battles. If the Chinese army avoids decisive battles, then there can be no conclusion. By invading in pursuit of a decisive battle, the Japanese army expanded the battlefield to areas in China that had not been expected at the outset.

　　At a cabinet meeting on August 13th 1937, the Japanese government decided to send two divisions to Shanghai to protect the Japanese military and Japanese residents. In September, three more divisions were sent to Shanghai, and in October, three more divisions were sent in succession. On November 5, the Japanese army carried out a surprise landing at Antungwan, and the Chinese army was completely defeated, bringing the Second Shanghai Incident to an end. On December 1, the Imperial General Headquarters ordered an attack on Nanjing as the Chinese army retreated, and Nanjing fell on December 13. The Japanese army's advance into Nanjing expanded the area of the battle, and the capture of Nanjing, the capital of China, did not lead to peace. The Sino-Japanese War was in full swing. By September 29, the number of Japanese military casualties in North China was about 8,600, while on the Shanghai front, the number was about 12,300, and by November 8, it had reached about 40,700.