On this day, 85 years ago, on May 2, 1940 (March 25, 1940 in the lunar calendar), the Battle of Zaoyi began. Li Xianzhou, commander of the 92nd Army of China Army, commanded the battle at the front line of Zaoyi Battle. In 1940, the Japanese invaders launched the Zaoyi Battle on May 2 under the command of the 11th Army Commander Gong Yuanbu and Ichiro to ensure Wuhan. Li Zongren, commander of China's Fifth Theater Command, commanded six group armies to block the attack. Since May 1, the Japanese army divided into three routes to capture Minggang, Tongbai, Tanghe, Zaoyang and other places, and joined forces on the Tangbai River on the 10th. The troops of the China army transferred to the outer line surrounded the enemy in the Xiangdong Plain, recovered Minggang and Tongbai, and once regained Zaoyang. Zhang Zizhong, commander-in-chief of the 33rd Group Army, led thousands of people across the Xianghe River to attack. He was attacked by more than 10,000 enemy people at the Pumpkin Shop and died heroically. On the evening of May 31, the Japanese army forcibly crossed the Xianghe River and captured Yichang on June 14. On the 16th, China troops launched a comprehensive counterattack and reached Jiangling, Yichang, Dangyang, Zhongxiang, Sui County (now Suichuan City) and the front line north of Xinyang to confront the enemy. In this battle, although the Japanese army occupied Yichang, it did not eliminate the threat of the China army to Wuhan. The Japanese army launched an attack on the front lines of Zaoyang and Yichang. This is the Japanese army heading to the front line. The China troops on the front line of Yichang Mountain climbing mountains and circling the mountains.