武汉会战是我国抗战初期投入兵力最多、战线最长、历时最久、牺牲最大的一次战役，当时战场遍及皖中、皖西、赣北、豫南、鄂东的广大地区。这次会战历时4个多月，日军曾使用兵力40多万，中国军队也调动兵力100多万，利用武汉外围江河湖汊交错、地形起伏纵横的天然屏障，层层设 The battle of Wuhan was the battle of the largest force, the longest battle line, the longest time, the largest sacrifice in the early period of the War of Resistance Against Japan. At that time, the battlefield spread throughout the vast areas of Anhui, Wanxi, North Jiangxi, South Henan and East Hubei. The battle lasted more than 4 months, the Japanese army had used more than 400,000 troops, and the Chinese army also mobilized more than 1 million troops. The use of the outlying rivers and lakes in Wuhan is a natural barrier with undulating vertical and horizontal relief.