The 13,000-15,000 defenders made extensive repairs and preparations to the city, hoping to check the Japanese advance.

This was the first time a Japanese advance had been stopped in the Pacific.

China managed to check and delay the Japanese advance for several months.

The battalion continued to hold up the Japanese advance, which resumed the following day due to a quick repair of the bridge.

Changsha was the first major city that did not fall to the Japanese advances.

These units suffered heavy losses in the face of the Japanese advance.

They had done the job that was required of them, however, having stalled the Japanese advance in order to allow reinforcements to be brought up.

The various Japanese advances were a nearly complete tactical success.

China was not nearly as advanced in technology at the time but put up strong resistance to the Japanese advance.

Following this battle, Japanese advances continued to the south and west.