The Japanese 101st and 106th Divisions were deployed on the western bank of the Gan River in northern Jiangxi (江西), and the 6th, 3rd, 13th, and 33rd Divisions marched southward from southern Hubei (湖北省) to northern Hunan.
Den 101. og 106. japanske division blev indsat på den vestlige bred af Gan-floden i det nordlige Jiangxi, og 3., 6., 13. og 33. division marcherede sydpå fra det sydlige Hubei til det nordlige Hunan.