In June 1938, he led the New Fourth Army to advance into southern Jiangsu and actively resist the Japanese invasion. Soon after arriving in southern Jiangsu, ** made the first battle plan - the battle of Weigang.
The post is located on the road between Jurong and Zhenjiang, which is lined with hills and a narrow road in between, making it an ideal location for ambush warfare.
On June 18, the soldiers of a battalion of our army laid an ambush at Weigang, and as soon as five cars loaded with Japanese devils entered, the soldiers immediately attacked, and in a short period of time, destroyed four cars, killed all the Japanese invaders, including the enemy chief Loulan, and seized a large amount of military supplies, and there was no one in our army.
On June 21, ** wrote the poem "The First Battle of Weigang": "Bending the bow to shoot the sun to the south of the Yangtze River, shouting the enemy all night long. ”
The heavy blow to the Japanese invaders was inspiring, fully demonstrated the New Fourth Army's ability to defeat the enemy, and also provided valuable experience for guerrilla warfare in southern Jiangsu. Subsequently, ** commanded more battles and won a brilliant victory.
On July 1, the New Fourth Army attacked Xinfeng Station, more than 200 armed people participated in the battle, and tens of thousands of people assisted in sabotaging the railway, cutting power lines, and successfully annihilated more than 60 enemies.
On August 1, the Japanese invaders attacked from all sides and launched a sweep against the former Wangzhuang of Zhenjiang, where our detachment was stationed. These victories have greatly enhanced the prestige of the New Fourth Army.
When the Kuomintang army retreated one after another, while the New Fourth Army won successive victories, constantly capturing the Japanese invaders and capturing them alive, they were both angry and jealous.
Once, they caught a rare prisoner, and immediately went to ask ** to take a look with a triumphant expression, and Huang Ziqiang, the leader of the three war zones, also personally accompanied.
When the interpreter introduced the Kuomintang officers to the captives, the Japanese prisoners did not react in any way. But when the interpreter introduced "This is Commander Chen of the New Fourth Army", the captives immediately bowed deeply to **, a move that made the Kuomintang troops feel extremely envious and jealous.
A soldier asked the interpreter why he was so respectful, and the interpreter replied: "The New Fourth Army is good at fighting. Hearing this, Huang Ziqiang couldn't help but be a little displeased, he stepped forward and asked the translator to ask the Japanese prisoners: "A month ago, weren't you beaten by our ** in Li Zhuang?" ”
Unexpectedly, the Japanese prisoner happened to know about this battle, and he scoffed: "Li Zhuang? You did blow up one of our turrets and loot some supplies, but there were only 15 soldiers in there, and you sent at least 200 of them.
It was just a bait battle, and you were defeated in three days. You are the ones who have suffered the great loss. ”
Huang Ziqiang casually rebuttered a few nonsense words to save face, but he didn't expect that this Japanese prisoner knew everything about it, which made him feel extremely ashamed and angry. He immediately rushed up and slapped the captive twice, but instead of flinching, the captive stared at him with contempt.
* Seeing this, he couldn't help but rejoice in his heart, but instead of revealing it, he walked over to stop Huang Ziqiang and told him to treat the captives preferentially. After hearing this, Huang Ziqiang was ashamed, and he no longer dared to show off anything to the officers and soldiers of the New Fourth Army in the future.