The bloody battle of Taierzhuang

In 1938, after the Japanese invaders occupied Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China, they planned to encircle Xuzhou, the hub of Jinpu Road and Longhai Road, from the north and the south, to achieve full occupation of East China. Li Zongren (played by Tai Honglai), commander of the Kuomintang's fifth theater, was ordered to defend Xuzhou and resist the Japanese invaders. The Japanese invaded Shandong. Army General Han Fuju fled in fear of the battle and handed over Jinan to the Japanese army. Chiang Kai-shek (played by Zhao Hengduo) rectified military discipline and shot Han. In order to enhance his combat strength, Li Zongren recruited the marginalized Sichuan soldiers under his command, and urged Chiang Kai-shek to restore Zhang Zizhong's command, thus building a powerful anti-Japanese united front. At the same time, the Japanese Jigu Division went south to Linyi and massacred the local people. Zhang Zizhong, avenging his previous humiliation, led his troops to Linyi and fought the Japanese army to the death with Pang Bingxun's troops, which kicked off the great victory of Taierzhuang...