Chinese_withdrawal_from_Shanghai_city Battle_of_Shanghai

japanese troops reaching destroyed north station in downtown shanghai

starting night of october 26, chinese began withdrawing shanghai urban center. because dachang , other vital suburban towns had been lost already, chiang kai-shek ordered chinese troops retreat zhabei, jiangwan (江灣), , other positions troops had held seventy-five days without faltering. however, chiang ordered 1 battalion of 88th division remain in zhabei defend sihang warehouse on northern bank of suzhou creek.

chiang wanted chinese military presence remain in shanghai long possible have positive reflection on ongoing nine-power treaty conference in session in brussels, hopes possible intervention western powers. rest of chinese troops crossed suzhou creek , regrouped engage japanese troops.