The location is the southern Shandong area centered on Taierzhuang, Zaozhuang, Shandong Province.

Process:1938 On March 14, the Iwatani Division of Japan launched an attack. /kloc-in March of 0/8, tengxian was captured by the Japanese Iwatani Division Laigu detachment, and then it captured Lincheng (now Xuecheng) that night and Han Zhuang on the 20th.

The Japanese army was stopped by the 2nd Division of Zheng Dongguo, 52nd Army, which was deployed along the canal. In addition, Colonel Furong's 63rd wing captured Zaozhuang along the (Dun) Railway 18, and captured Yixian on the 20th, targeting Taierzhuang.

On March 20th, the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on Taierzhuang. Tang, chief of staff of the 20th Army, led his troops to avoid the front of the Jin-Pu Railway and turned to Lanling and its northwest Yungu mountain area to lure the enemy into depth and wait for the enemy to break through.

On 24th, the 1 86th Regiment1Battalion, which adhered to the north gate of Taierzhuang, stubbornly resisted under the command of Colonel Wang Zhen and Battalion Commander Jiang Changtai, and started hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese outside the north gate.

In the early morning of April 7th 1, the China army blew the horn of counterattack, and the left-wing corps dominated by the 2nd Army of Sun Lianzhong and the right-wing corps dominated by the 20th Army of Tang launched a large-scale counterattack in Taierzhuang and its vicinity. After four days of fierce fighting, the Japanese remnants retreated to Yicheng and Zaozhuang on the 7 th.

Impact: 1, which enhanced the national self-confidence of the Chinese nation and its determination to persist in the war of resistance.

2. Suppressed the arrogance of the Japanese army and attacked the Japanese aggression.

3. It has improved China's position in the world and increased the favorable conditions for winning foreign aid.

Extended data:

In the Battle of Taierzhuang, China's army took part in about 290,000 people, and the Japanese army took part in about 50,000 people. China suffered about 50,000 casualties, and the Japanese army lost about 20,000 lives.

The campaign was commanded by national heroes Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Sun Lianzhong, Tang, Zhang Zizhong, Tian Zhennan, Guan, Chi Fengcheng, Wang and other anti-Japanese generals. During the campaign, Chiang Kai-shek, commander-in-chief of China's Anti-Japanese War, visited Xuzhou three times to inspect, supervise and deploy troops.

For the first time, Chiang Kai-shek went to Taierzhuang South Station to watch the battle at the most intense moment, and personally encouraged Chi Fengcheng, which greatly boosted the morale of frontline soldiers and greatly enhanced their combat effectiveness.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Taierzhuang Victory