Chiang Kai-shek was aware of the Japanese plan to encircle his army in Shanghai from the north and the south, and had already ordered his commanders to take precautions of the possible Japanese landings at Jinshanwei.
Chiang Kai-shek telah menyadari rencana Jepang untuk mengurung tentaranya di dalam Shanghai dari utara dan selatan, dan telah memerintahkan komandan-komandannya untuk mengambil langkah-langkah pencegahan terhadap kemungkinan pendaratan Jepang di Jinshanwei.