On this day, 82 years ago, on June 10, 1943 (May 8, 1943 in the lunar calendar), the Battle of Western Hubei ended. During the Battle of Western Hubei, China officers and soldiers charged forward regardless of enemy aircraft bombing. On June 10, 1943, the Japanese army retreated from Western Hubei under the attack of the China garrison, and the Battle of Western Hubei ended. The Japanese army launched this battle on April 9. The Japanese army tried to remove the threat posed by China troops to the Wuhan area. It also seized China ships anchored on the Yichang River and launched a local attack in western Hubei. At that time, the 29th Group Army of China's Sixth Theater Area defended the line from Anxiang to Gongan, the 10th Group Army defended the line from Gongan to Zhijiang, and the Jiang Defense Army defended Yidu to Shibei Fortress and other places. In the face of the Japanese attack, China garrison troops, with the support of the Air Force and the 14th Air Force of the United States, resisted, but failed to stop the Japanese attack, allowing the Japanese army to successfully achieve the goal of the battle. From April 9 to 15, the Japanese army captured Huarong. On May 5, it attacked the north bank of Dongting Lake. On the 8th, they occupied He 'an Township in South County and captured Public Security on the 13th. On the 19th, the China army began to siege between Yichang and Yidu, and crossed the Yangtze River from Yidu on the 22nd. On the 23rd, it attacked Changyang and occupied Haiyangguan and its northwest area. On the 24th, they launched an attack on the west bank of Yichang. On the 25th, they invaded the area between Pianyan and Jinyangkou. On the 27th, they looted all about 20,000 tons of ships, large and small, anchored on the Yichang River and sailed to Shashi. On the 31st, the Japanese army withdrew north after achieving its goal of seizing the ship. At this time, the China garrison in western Hubei launched a full-scale counterattack, and the Japanese army withdrew from Shashi and Shishou to the north of the Yangtze River. China's army used seized Japanese gas masks to fight against the enemy while braving Japanese poison gas. China's troops stationed along the river are waiting for an opportunity to kill the enemy