 Battle of Xuzhou

The Battle of Xuzhou(徐州会战) was a military conflict between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China forces in May 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.In 1937 the North China Area Army had chased Song Zheyuan's 29th Army to the south along the Jinpu Railway (see Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation) after his defeat in the Battle of Lugou Bridge.