In 1940, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression entered its most difficult period, and some weak-willed people began to waver. Miao Chengliu, the former commander of the 57th Army of the Kuomintang, was coerced and lured by the Japanese invaders to have the idea of leading his troops to surrender to the enemy. However, Miao Chengliu overestimated his influence in the army, and many patriotic soldiers in the 57th Army were very angry when they heard the news, and even Changjiang Chao directly led his troops to defect to the Eighth Route Army.
Jiang Chao is a native of Baoding, Hebei Province, who was smart and studious since he was a child, and later had to drop out of school due to his poor family background. In 1935, the Northeast Army recruited cadets in the Baoding area, and 18-year-old Jiang Chao resolutely joined the army after learning that he could continue to study as a cadet.
Soon after, Jiang Chao was sent to the military academy to study due to his outstanding performance, and after graduation, he was assigned to a certain department of the 57th Army. At this time, the situation was extremely turbulent, Japan intensified its aggression against the mainland and North China, while the Kuomintang authorities chose not to resist, resulting in large areas of the country falling into the hands of the enemy.
Jiang Chao was extremely indignant about this, but he was helpless. Later, Jiang Chao came into contact with our party's anti-Japanese and national salvation proposition, and deeply agreed with it in his heart, which also laid the groundwork for him to participate in the revolution in the future.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the 57th Army moved to many places and participated in a series of important battles. In the course of the battle, Jiang Chao fought bravely and made many achievements, so he was promoted to company commander. During this period, combined with his own personal experience, Jiang Chao gradually realized that only the Communist Party was the team that sincerely resisted Japan, so he came up with the idea of joining our party.
In 1939, the 57th Army was ordered to move to Lunan, and it was this move that changed the fate of Jiangchao. Soon after the 57th Army arrived in Shandong, it secretly established an underground party organization in its ranks, and recruited many progressive officers and soldiers, including Jiang Chao, to join.
At that time, the Kuomintang had already torn off the mask of anti-Japanese resistance and once again set off an anti-communist upsurge. Some high-ranking members of the 57th Army, including Miao Chengliu, secretly communicated with the Japanese invaders, plotting to defect to the enemy and treason on the one hand, and conspiring to purge our party members and progressive officers and soldiers in the ranks on the other hand.
After Jiang Chao learned the news that Miao Chengliu was going to surrender to the enemy, he was filled with righteous indignation, and he immediately decided to take his company to join the Eighth Route Army. However, just as Jiang Chao was actively contacting the party organization, his identity was unfortunately exposed.
When Jiang Chao's battalion commander learned of his identity, he devised a poisonous plan and decided to trick him into the battalion headquarters in the name of a meeting, and then immediately detain him. Fortunately, Jiang Chao had the courage to recognize people, and he immediately saw through the battalion commander's poisonous plan, and left the garrison with the company overnight and advanced towards the garrison of the Eighth Route Army.
After three days and three nights of trekking, Jiang Chao led his troops to shake off the encirclement and interception of the Kuomintang and successfully arrived at their destination. The Eighth Route Army welcomed Jiang Chao's abandonment of darkness and surrender to the light, and expanded his company into a battalion, appointing Jiang Chao as the battalion commander.
After joining the Eighth Route Army, Jiang Chao's anti-Japanese enthusiasm was even higher, and he led his troops to fight bravely, dealing a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese puppet army and the diehards.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Jiang Chao, who had been promoted to the commander of the regiment, led his troops to advance into the northeast, and successively participated in important battles such as Siping, Liaoshen, and Pingjin, and played an important role in the victory of the Liberation War.
In October 1950, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea broke out, and the 113th Division of the 38th Army of the Volunteer Army entered the DPRK to fight under the leadership of Jiang Chao.
As the trump card of the main force of the Volunteer Army, the 38th Army was criticized by Mr. Peng for delaying the fighter in the first battle after entering the DPRK because of the misjudgment of the enemy's situation. Because the battle was not fought well, the 38th Army was holding back its strength, and Jiang Chao was even more gearing up, hoping to fight a beautiful battle and be ashamed.
After the start of the second battle, the 113th Division received an important task: to penetrate directly into Sansholi in the fastest time, cut off the enemy's retreat, and block the enemy's reinforcements.
At this time, the 113th Division had just experienced a major battle and urgently needed to recuperate, and the division Jiang Chao was also exhausted because of the continuous command of operations. However, Jiang Chao realized that if the whole division could not be in place within the specified time, then the second battle was likely to fall short. Therefore, after receiving the order, Jiang Chao immediately led his troops to the destination and hurried forward.
In the course of the march, the 113th Division overcame unimaginable difficulties and, with only two legs, rushed more than 140 miles in 14 hours, rushed to the designated position, successfully blocked the enemy, and created a miracle in the history of world warfare.
After the war, the 113th Division gained the reputation of the Flying Tiger, and the division Jiang Chao became famous and became a household name in China, only ten years after he participated in the revolution.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Jiang Chao successively held important posts in the 38th Army and the Nanjing Military Academy, and made outstanding contributions to the modernization of our army. In the years that followed, he briefly served in Tibet, and then had to be transferred back to the mainland due to health reasons. In 1996, Jiang Chao passed away in Nanjing, completing his legendary life.