Battle of Huangqiao

During the Anti-Japanese War, in Jiangsu province. To consolidate the Anti-Japanese base, Chen Yi (played by Liu Xitian) was sent by the central government to lead the New Fourth Army northward. Chiang Kai-shek ordered Jiangsu provincial chairman Han Deqin (played by Yang Ciyu) to gather a force several times larger than theirs, aiming to annihilate the New Fourth Army in northern Jiangsu. Corps commander Zhao Yong (played by Xu Xing) arrived outside Taizhou and was eager to eliminate the dissidents, complicating the situation with Han Deqin’s orders to defend the city by Liu Shiyi (played by Peng Qiyu) and Liu Yukun (played by Jiang Hualin), with the purpose of using the New Fourth Army to eliminate his rivals for long-term control of Jiangsu. Chen Yi saw through Han Deqin's sinister intentions, ordered the siege to stop, and decided to confront the 'two Lius' alone to persuade them. Faced with Chen Yi’s just and dignified demeanor, the 'two Lius' realized Han Deqin's intention to use them as pawns. In order to jointly resist Japan, they decided to superficially comply with Han Deqin while secretly facilitating the New Fourth Army's movements. Kuomintang garrison commander Lin Taiyuan (played by Jiang Hua) surrounded Taizhou city, only to become a prisoner of the New Fourth Army...