Zhang Aiping had been in the battle front for a long time, and when he was in the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army, it was said that there were only three people suitable for commanding the main force of the division, one was Peng Xiong, one was Tian Shouyao, and the other was Zhang Aiping (Zhang Aiping's son Zhang Shengyu).
Zhang Aiping commanded the operation and was indeed very experienced. Chen Ji's first battle can fully prove it.
In 1943, the Japanese army carried out a major "sweep" of the Yanfu area, the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army jumped out of the enemy's encirclement under the leadership of division commander Huang Kecheng, and deputy division commander Zhang Aiping led the 7th and 8th Regiments of the 8th Brigade to negotiate with the Japanese army.
On March 14, when the "sweeping" Japanese puppet army began to retreat, Zhang Aiping and his troops began to counterattack, taking the opportunity to attack the Chenji stronghold in Funing County.
When fighting on the outskirts of Chen Ji, Zhang Aiping came to the forefront and asked, "Which unit is in front?" ”
"25 regiments, 2 battalions, 5 companies." Regiment leader Wang Dongbao said.
"Let's go, go to the front and see."
So, several people walked over, across a river, the Japanese sentry stood guard on the bridge, Zhang Aiping observed for a long time, this Japanese sentry was always in circles. Zhang Aiping then said to the sharp knife squad leader, "You see no, this guy is very regular, you go up to the two of you, wait for him to turn around, and touch him." ”
As a result, the squad leader led several people over, and according to Zhang Aiping's words, he neatly erased the enemy sentry. Immediately after, 5 companies went in, and this time the sneak attack was successful.
However, the subsequent offensive battle against Chen Ji was very difficult, and the two sides repeatedly fought, the 8th Brigade's two charges did not work, and the Japanese counter-charge was also beaten by the fighters. Zhang Aiping took a look at it and said, "It's not okay to fight like this." "Go up and see what's going on, and re-select the breakthrough." However, he had just looked out from the perforation of the fortification, and was dragged down by the guard Han Zhaoxuan, and Zhang Aiping had not yet reacted, "Snap--" Then a shot came, and the bullet actually hit the special agent battalion commander behind Zhang Aiping.
Zhang Aiping's lucky probability is said to be less than one in 100,000.
After Zhang Aiping placed the commander of the special agent battalion, she said: "It seems that we have surrounded us too tightly and let go of an opening." ”
Sure enough, the Japanese army soon broke through from this mouth.
Naturally, the devils were deceived. Halfway down the road, they were intercepted by the New Fourth Army, they could no longer escape, some were killed, and the remaining dozen devils knelt down and surrendered. Zhang Aiping could no longer control herself when she saw this, and shouted happily:
"The devil is finished!" The devil is finished! ”
This startled the person next to him and asked, "What's the end?" ”
Zhang Aiping said, "Didn't you see it, the devil has handed over his gun!" When I was in the fish ditch, I also surrounded the devils, and I didn't surrender after a morning of fighting, and these guys were tenacious enough. They're actually handing in their guns now! It seems that the devil can't grow up. ”
After the capture of Chen Ji, Zhang Aiping ordered the troops to withdraw immediately.
At this time, the green yarn tent had already risen and was just hidden, so the officers and men of the whole brigade were hidden in the green yarn tent. Sure enough, in the afternoon, the Japanese troops in Funing City came out. Zhang Aiping climbed to a big tree to observe with a telescope, saw that the Japanese army was collecting corpses, and also organized a mourning ceremony, said "good opportunity", from the tree down, brought a mortar, crackled, put a mess, the devil left a pile of corpses, can not care about anything, and ran.
Zhang Aiping led the 8th Brigade back to Chen Ji.
Since then, Chen Ji has become the world of the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army.
After the war, Zhang Aiping said: "I escaped this time, it is completely a good guard!" Han Zhaoxuan can be said to be the best guard in the world. ”