Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Bishii Juun 9, 1938, intii lagu jiray Dagaalkii Labaad ee Shiinaha iyo Japan, ciidamada Qaranka ee uu hoggaaminayay Chiang Kai-shek waxay jabiyeen xidhmooyinkii dib u xidhay webiga u dhow tuulada Huayuankou ee Henan, taasoo sababtay waxa taariikhyahanka reer Kanada, Diana Lary, ay ugu yeertay "musiibo dabiici ah oo dagaalka sababtay". Ujeeddada howlgalka ayaa ahayd in la joojiyo ciidamada Japan ee soo socda iyadoo la raacayo istiraatiijiyad ah "isticmaalka biyaha oo ah bedel askar" ("yishui daibing"). Waxyaabaha
Sanadkii 1938 daadad baaxad wayn oo ku dhuftay dhulkaasi ayaa waxa ku dhintay dad u dhaxeeya 500,000 ilaa 900,000 oo shiineys ah, iyo ciidamo aan la garanayn oo japan ah. Daadadka ayaa ka hortagay in ciidamada Japan ay qabsadaan magaalada Zhengzhou, oo ku taal xeebta koonfureed ee wabiga Yellow, laakiin kama hor istaagin inay gaaraan hadafkooda ah inay qabsadaan Wuhan, oo ahayd xarunta ku meel gaarka ah ee dowladda Shiinaha oo ku taal wabiga Yangtze.