淞沪会战结束后,日军企图乘胜西进,一举攻占南京。“扼长江咽喉、遮断南北交通”的镇江要塞成为日军重要的进攻目标。日军计划在镇江渡江北上,遮断大运河和津浦路,以达包围和攻陷南京之目的。为此,中日两军在此进行了数日的战斗。中国守军凭借要塞工事,迟滞日军数日,直至南京城被攻破后才完全失守,使该部日军无法参与攻陷南京城的战斗,进攻要塞的日本海军也同样受到阻击。 After the Battle of Songhu was over, the Japanese attempted to take the Westward victory and capture Nanjing in one fell swoop. The “Zhenjiang River throat, blocking North-South traffic” Zhenjiang fortress became an important Japanese offensive target. The Japanese plan to cross the river north of Zhenjiang and block the Grand Canal and Jinpu Road so as to encircle and capture Nanjing. For this reason, the Chinese and Japanese armed forces held several days of fighting here. With their garrison fortifications, the Chinese garrison lagged the Japanese for several days and did not completely fall until the city of Nanjing was smashed. This made the Japanese army unable to participate in the battle of capturing Nanjing and the Japanese navy attacking the strongholds were equally deterred.