Iron Flow Eastward: A Chronicle of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army (Comprehensive Series on the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression)

Author: Wei Bihai
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: "The Epic Series on the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" is a comprehensive and authentic work that chronicles the Chinese people's resistance against Japanese aggression! When the 800,000-strong Nationalist army in North China collapsed at the slightest touch, Mao Zedong suddenly unleashed his ace—the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army crossed the Yellow River and achieved a decisive victory at Pingxingguan. The 115th Division was originally the elite main force of the Central Red Army. Over eight years of the war of resistance, it achieved numerous remarkable feats. In 30,000 battles, it defeated 500,000 enemies, growing from 15,000 people to nearly a million regular and local troops. The main force, after taking the oath of allegiance in Yunyang, launched an eastward campaign, reaching the coast of the East China Sea, sweeping across East China, and being invincible; the local armed forces fought bravely, intimidating the enemy. This book adopts the style of documentary literature, blending historical authenticity with literary artistry. Through the portrayal of numerous renowned generals such as Lin Biao, Nie Rongzheng, Luo Ronghan, Chen Guang, Xiao Hua, Li Tianyou, Yang Dezhi, Yang Chengwu, Yang Yong, and Chen Shijiu, it realistically, vividly, and objectively recreates the entire campaign of the main force of the 115th Division from its decisive victory at Pingxingguan to the major counteroffensive in Shandong.