On this day, 87 years ago, on April 6, 1938 (March 6, 1938, the lunar calendar), Taierzhuang reported victory: more than 12,000 Japanese invaders were eliminated. Stills from the movie "The Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang"(1986) On April 6, 1938, Taierzhuang announced victory: more than 12,000 Japanese invaders were eliminated. On April 3, 1938, two-thirds of Taierzhuang Village was occupied by the Japanese army. China troops retreated to a corner of Nanguan and resisted house by house. The Japanese army frantically mobilized heavy artillery and tanks to charge forward, aiming to conquer. Radio Japan also claimed to have occupied all Taierzhuang. Just as the defenders on the front line of Taierzhuang were fighting bloody battles, Tang Enbo's army hesitated. It was not until Li Zongren's strict orders that Tang Cai sent troops south and cooperated with Sun Lianzhong's troops to attack the front enemy in Taierzhuang. China troops stormed into Taierzhuang and fought street battles with the Japanese army. On the 4th, the China army began to counterattack and repelled the enemy reinforced by Linyi. At dawn on the 6th, the sound of artillery in the north of Taierzhuang became denser. The Tang army had appeared behind enemy lines, but the Japanese army could not retreat in time and fell into tight encirclement. On the evening of the 6th, China troops launched a general offensive with superior strength. At the same time, the defenders of Taierzhuang also attacked in time, with the sound of killing shaking the sky and being unstoppable. However, the enemy's bloody battle lasted for ten days and was at the end of its strength. The ammunition and gasoline were used up, and the motor vehicles could not move, and most of them were destroyed by the national army. In the end, the Japanese army left corpses everywhere, and various destroyed vehicles, ammunition, and horses were scattered everywhere. The commander of the Ishiya Division had to lead the remnants of his troops to break through and flee to Yi County, closing the city to defend itself, and no longer had the slightest ability to counterattack. The Battle of Taierzhuang, the young China soldiers who participated in the battle, ended successfully. In this battle, a total of 11984 Japanese soldiers were wiped out, destroyed more than 30 Japanese tanks, and captured countless military supplies such as artillery and machine guns. The good news came out and the whole country was jubilant. Congratulatory messages from all walks of life across the country, overseas Chinese, and even people from all over the world who sympathized with China's War of Resistance flew in like snowflakes. On the 7th, Chiang Kai-shek, Li Zongren, and Cheng Qian allocated 300,000 yuan to reward the frontline officers and soldiers of Taierzhuang. Chiang Kai-shek sent Yu Feipeng to the front line to work. At the fourth plenary meeting of the Executive Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee, he sent a message to Li Zongren, commander of the fifth theater, to congratulate the victory in Taierzhuang. On that day, 100,000 people in three towns of Wuhan warmly celebrated the victory in Taierzhuang. Taierzhuang was a great victory. Hankou held a victory parade. The parade looked at Taierzhuang after the bloody battle and was famous throughout the country. It was the ruins after the Taierzhuang War.