Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Battle of Shanggao was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It began on the 14th of March 1941, when the Japanese 11th Army attacked the headquarters of the Chinese 19th Army Group, and the Japanese withdrawal was complete by the 19th of April 1941.
Luo Zhuoying served as overall commander of the Battle of Shanggao, and Wang Yaowu commanded the 74th Corps. Both were awarded the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun by the Nationalist Government on the 4th of June 1941.
A total of 9,682 Chinese troops were killed in action at Shanggao. The 19th Army Group held a memorial meeting for those soldiers from May 7 to the 10th of May 1941.
Yes. The battle ended in a decisive Chinese victory. The Japanese 11th Army began withdrawing on the 1st of April 1941, leaving behind weapons and wounded troops. Chinese forces captured substantial military equipment and supplies.
The Japanese launched a poison-gas attack on the Chinese second line of trenches on the 22nd of March 1941. The Chinese had anticipated the move and already fallen back to the third defensive line, so casualties from the gas attack were minimized.
The Nationalist Government awarded the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun to commanders Luo Zhuoying and Wang Yaowu on the 4th of June 1941. Li Tianxia, commander of the 51st Division, received the 4th grade of the Order of the Sacred Tripod, and the 74th Corps as a whole was awarded the Flying Tiger Flag.