【电影简介】

1938年春，侵华日军新任派遣军司令官畑俊六陆军大将，接替了松井石根的统帅权。为一举打通津浦线，他打算与华北方面军南北夹攻，合围徐州。与此同时，国民革命军第五战区司令官李宗仁，冒着硝烟炮火，急速抵达徐州，亲自布置战略，与敌人进行决战。李将军力排众议，起用了代人受过、被民众斥为"汉奸"的张自忠，同时，将川军王铭章师收编进自己麾下。不久，在津浦路北线的韩复榘集团军为保存实力，擅自放弃重镇济南，致使津浦线大门洞开。日军主力矶谷乘虚南下，连克泰安、济宁、大汶口……蒋介石闻讯，将韩复榘骗至开封扣留，后押赴武昌枪决。日军坂坦师团为策应津浦线上矶谷师团的正面进攻，占领青岛后，沿胶济线进迫鲁南军事重镇临沂，与中国守军展开激战，台儿庄会战的序幕拉开。临沂激战，庞炳勋集团伤亡惨重。李宗仁命张自忠部队增援。由于张自忠部队及时赶到，与庞炳勋部队前后夹攻，打得日寇溃不成军，保住了阵地。3月15日，日军矶谷师团不待东南两路日军的配合，抢先入关，直扑滕县，与王铭章的川军一二二师展开激战。由于汤恩伯没有及时增援，致使滕县失守，王铭章以身殉国。

日军攻克滕县，又全力向徐州进犯。李宗仁决定扼守要塞台儿庄，在这里与日军展开大规模决战。他迅速向孙连仲、张自忠、汤恩伯几个集团军下达了命令，并做了周密部署。经过与日寇空军、坦克部队几个回合的拼杀，孙连仲部伤亡惨重，三十一师池峰城部张静波营长又因负伤临阵脱逃。池峰城激愤之中决定破釜沉舟，决一死战。他炸掉唯一的退路--运河浮桥，忍痛处决了张静波。屡遭挫折的日军改变部署，遂占领了台儿庄四分之三。但抄后路的汤恩伯却依然按兵不动，李宗仁以军法严令汤立刻出兵，汤恩伯不得不率部队从侧后向日军进攻。同时，台儿庄一线中国守军全线反击，日军矶谷师团陷入重围。中国军队乘胜进击，全歼日军于台儿庄外。第五战区司令长官李宗仁向国民军事委员会发出电报，台儿庄大战告捷。

【音频文本】

“Battle of Taierzhuang” is a historical and historic film made to mark the fortieth anniversary of China's victory against Japanese Aggression and the end of the Second World War. The filmmakers' attention to historical detail demonstrates their reverence to those who died defending the country. Now as we cherish peace at the threshold of the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, our memory of wartime history threatens to fade with the departure of each living witness. It is reassuring to realise we can still revisit history by turning to this classic film, but it is regrettable that no modern movies have been made which can match their historic and artistic value.

The 1986 war film chronicles the first major victory in the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japanese aggression. Unlike other war films that emphasise the roles of the people and the Communist Party of China, "Battle of Taierzhuang" was the first to feature the war efforts of the Kuomintang's armies. It offered detailed accounts as to how the Kuomintang leaders and commanding generals overcame disagreements and tremendous difficulties to foil a Japanese offensive operation in East China. The victory cast doubt on the belief that Japan's armies were invincible, and inspired faith in China's resistance efforts.

With no special effects or romantic elements to spice things up, "Battle of Taierzhuang" can still captivate viewers with its documentary-style realism and eloquent imagery. The fully developed script was written after conscientious research into historical facts, but was still subject to repeated amendments. Director Yang Guangyuan was an excellent cinematographer. His shots provided the optimal combination of art and information. One most impressive example is the images of bodies lining the walls of the ancient city, which are a shocking visual translation of the wartime vocabulary "Great Wall of Flesh and Blood."

The historical accuracy extends to the objective description of the Japanese foe, which forms a stark contrast with the works of modern Chinese filmmakers. The latter have come under the influence of Hollywood's superhero complex and often portray the invading soldiers as dummies in comparison to Chinese heroes, which doesn't help the young people of our time understand and respect history, especially when one country involved in the war is trying actively to obliterate the memory of it.

The respect for history and the Chinese people's war effort as depicted in "Battle of Taierzhuang" also helped to improve the relationship between two sides of the Taiwan Strait. It is reported that, after watching the film honouring their resistance efforts, Kuomintang leaders allowed their former fighters to visit their relatives on the mainland.

It is quite surprising how an excellent film can achieve multiple tasks at the same time, but such is the result of the passion and dedication from all people involved. What is even more surprising is how the explosion in box office figures in recent years, while arousing the excitement of plenty of filmmakers and investors, can have no positive bearing on the quality of their products when taken as a whole. Perhaps a crash course in films made in the last century is what they need.

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