In his memoir, General Li Zongren pointed out that Chiang's staff had proposed that the Chinese army reserve around ten divisions along the Wufu Line to protect Nanjing and felt it made no difference if Shanghai could be held for a few months longer at the expense of huge casualties.
Di dalam memoarnya, Jenderal Li Zongren menekankan bahwa staf Chiang telah menyarankan agar tentara Tiongkok mencadangkan sekitar sepuluh divisi di sepanjang Garis Wufu untuk melindungi Nanjing dan merasa bahwa itu tidaklah berbeda jika Shanghai dapat dipertahankan beberapa bulan lebih panjang dengan biaya korban jiwa raksasa.