How did Zhang Zizhong annihilate the Japanese army?

At 3 am on March 14, Zhang Zizhong commanded the right-wing detachment of the 59th Army to storm yi river. After occupying the east coast, he launched a fierce attack on the right rear of the Japanese army. Major General Sakamoto Shunzheng of the Japanese 2 1 Brigade is concentrating his forces to attack Linyi. He never imagined that the 59 th Army suddenly appeared behind him, and the troops immediately made a mess. On this day, Zhang Zizhong's troops annihilated more than 2,000 Japanese troops. After several days of fierce fighting, the 59th Army recaptured many strongholds such as Tingzitou, Dataiping, Xujiaping and Shaziling captured by the Japanese army.

On March 16, the Japanese army, with the cooperation of aviation, counterattacked the frontline positions of Yatou, Liujiahu and Diaoyutai defended by the 59th Army. The officers and men of the 38th Division of the 59th Army fought tenaciously. In the battle, the officers and men of China Army fought hand-to-hand with the Japanese army, showing great bravery. Some officers and men of the army suffered heavy casualties and still held their ground. The 2nd Battalion of the 678th Regiment, under the leadership of the battalion commander, took all measures to fight against the Japanese army regardless of its own safety. In the face of the cruel counterattack of the Japanese army, all the officers and men, including the battalion commander, died heroically, and their deeds were epic.