On June 6, they captured Kaifeng, the capital of Henan, and threatened to take over Zhengzhou, the junction of the arterial Pinghan and Longhai Railways, and Japanese success would have directly endangered the major cities of Wuhan and Xi'an.
They captured Kaifeng, the capital of Henan. This was on June 6. They threatened to take over Zhengzhou, the junction of the arterial Pinghan and Longhai Railways. This was on June 6. Japanese success would have directly endangered the major cities of Wuhan and Xi'an. This was on June 6.