Dhameystir weedha soo socota: 9-kii Juun, 1938-kii, intii lagu jiray dagaalkii labaad ee Sino-Jabbaan, ciidamada Qaranka ee Chiang Kai-shek
biyaha wabiga ee u dhow tuulada Huayuankou ee gobolka Henan, taasoo keentay waxa taariikhyahanada reer Canada, Diana Lary ay ugu yeertay "musiibo dabiici ah oo dagaal sababay". 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"). Sanadkii 1938 daadadku waxay ku dileen qiyaastii 500,000 ilaa 900,000 oo Shiineys ah, iyo sidoo kale askar Japan ah oo aan la garanayn tiradooda. 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.