On this day, 87 years ago, on April 7, 1938 (March 7, 1938, the Battle of Taierzhuang ended successfully. China troops stormed into Taierzhuang and fought street battles with the Japanese army. On April 7, 1938, the Battle of Taierzhuang, commanded by the famous Kuomintang general Li Zongren, finally achieved the final victory with the strong support of the people of the whole country and through the bloody battles of the vast number of patriotic officers and soldiers in the fifth theater. In this battle, more than 20,000 Japanese elite troops were wiped out, writing a glorious page in the history of my country's Anti-Japanese War and greatly inspiring the spirit of the entire nation's resistance to war. Taierzhuang is a small town in Feng County, Shandong Province (now Zaozhuang City). It is located at the intersection of the Taizao (Zhuang) branch line and Taiwei (Fang) on the Jinpu Line. It is the throat of the canal and the gateway to Xuzhou. It has an important military status. At the beginning of 1938, in order to achieve the strategic goal of seizing Xuzhou and occupying Wuhan, the center city of my country's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese invaders mobilized the so-called "Iron Army" Ishiya and Banyaki divisions to launch attacks on the China army from the southern and northern sections of the Jinpu Line respectively. At that time, General Li Zongren was stationed in Xuzhou. He detected the Japanese military's strategic intentions and formulated the Taierzhuang battle plan. On March 22, in order to defend Xuzhou, Li Zongren ordered Sun Lianzhong's troops to enter Taierzhuang to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army. Under the cover of aircraft, artillery and tanks, the Japanese army attacked Taierzhuang crazily. The entire Taierzhuang was filled with the sound of guns and shouts of killing. As the situation developed, the Battle of Taierzhuang became increasingly fierce. Almost every house was contested several times, often occupied by the Japanese during the day and retaken by the defenders at night. The Japanese army occupied it again during the day, and the defenders retook it back at night. The fierce tug-of-war left Taierzhuang in flames, corpses everywhere, and even the canal water was dyed red. On April 3, the Kuomintang army's 5th Theater Command Tang Enbo's 20th Group Army from east to west, the 2nd Group Army and Sun Tongxuan's 3rd Group Army from north to south, launched a large-scale counterattack. On the 6th, Tang's army and Sun's Group Army joined forces, forming an attack on Taierzhuang inside and outside, and launched an all-round offensive. On April 7, 1938, the defenders of Taierzhuang charged out of the village, went hand in hand with the peripheral troops, and pursued north, making the enemy run away all the way. In this way, after more than 20 days of bloody battles, the China army finally achieved the "Taierzhuang Victory" that shocked China and foreign countries! Taierzhuang's victory was not accidental. After the July 7th Incident, the whole country was furious. Coupled with the fact that Japan's attack on Shanghai endangered the interests of Britain and the United States in China, Chiang Kai-shek was forced to carry out the War of Resistance. In this political situation, the military and civilians across the country shared a common hatred and fought to the death against the Japanese invading army. This was the fundamental guarantee for victory in the Taierzhuang Campaign. At the same time, the decisive command of Li Zongren, commander of the 5th Theater Theater, the heroic fighting of all his soldiers, and the strong cooperation of the guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in North China and the anti-Japanese struggle of the people of southern Shandong on the Taierzhuang battlefield were all important factors in achieving this victory. China troops took advantage of the victory along the road to pursue and annihilate the fleeing Japanese army. Under the impact of China mechanized troops, the Japanese cavalry retreated backward. From March to April 1938, China troops conducted a large-scale battle with the Japanese army in the Taierzhuang area in southern Shandong Province, and achieved a major victory in wiping out more than 10,000 enemy troops. The picture shows the China army in a fierce battle. In February 1938, the Japanese Sakaki Division was annihilated by 5,000 people by China troops in Linyi. The picture shows China troops fighting the Japanese army in the trenches. In March 1938, Chiang Kai-shek and the Military Staff Committee went to Xuzhou to instruct the Xuzhou battle. The first person from the left is Bai Chongxi, and the first person from the right is Li Zongren. Li Zongren, who was in charge of the Battle of Taierzhuang. China troops from all walks of life gathered in southern Shandong to fight the Japanese army. Ruins after the Battle of Taierzhuang. In April 1938, the China army guarding Xuzhou retreated to the southwest. The picture shows refugees during the evacuation in Xuzhou. The Japanese army entered Xuzhou and cheered victory at the station. After the enemy's 10th Division occupied Tengxian County, it used its main force to attack Taierzhuang. Our Sun Lianzhong troops attracted the enemy to the vicinity of Taierzhuang and bravely resisted. On March 31, our Tang Enbo Corps surrounded Taierzhuang and launched a battle of annihilation. By April 6, more than 10,000 enemy troops had been annihilated. This is General Li Zongren, who is in charge of the overall situation. General Tang Enbo. General Sun Lianzhong. The enemy's 5th Division Commander Ibanaki Zheng Shiro. During the street battles in Taierzhuang, our army constructed obstacles. Taierzhuang South Railway Station was bombed. Our army violently swept through the retreating enemy. When the enemy troops fled in flight, we blocked mines planted by the troops. Ruins of the battle in Taierzhuang.