Craig Watson
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13 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 17 Aug
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After years of fighting, China's situation darkened in 1921, with intense bombing of Chongqing and fears of poison gas attacks.
Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in June shifted alliances and pressured Japan towards a wider war.
Japan escalated plans for Southeast Asia, suffered an oil embargo, and negotiations with the United States broke down over withdrawing from China and French Indochina.
Then the Pearl Harbor attack began the Pacific War.
Chen Qiang's plan tightened a ring around the city, while Chinese forces blocked Japanese reinforcement routes, including efforts to cut retreat lines at places like Jingmen and Danyang.
The battle's pressure was intensified by shifting momentum elsewhere.
As the Japanese situation around Changsha became unstable, strained by supplies, exhaustion, and mounting casualties, the Japanese command began to withdraw north.
Chiang Kai-shek used this to accelerate Chinese priorities, ordering a rapid capture of Yichang with a tight deadline.
Inside Yichang, the defense turned tragic as Japanese troops faced encirclement, heavy artillery barrages, and desperate street-to-street fighting.
This episode is Blood, Rain and Flags The Last Struggle Around Yichang
Hello again and welcome back to the Fall and Rise of China podcast.
I'm your dutiful host, Craig Watson.
But before we begin, I just want to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of kings and generals over at YouTube.
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Kings and Generals has an assortment of episodes on the history of Asia, and so much more.
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