Taierzhuang

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“General Li ordered General Sun to proceed to Taierzhuang to prepare⟳ defence works in the hope⟳ that the Japanese could be tempted to penetrate the Chinese lines along the railway and expose themselves to Chinese attack. 'I was certain,' General Li afterwards recalled, 'that a man as proud as General Isogai would not wait⟳ until the Japanese armies marching forwards from Bengbu had come⟳ within supporting distance but would fall⟳ on Taierzhuang immediately, in the hope⟳ of taking Xuzhou with a single stroke and gaining the honour of being the first to clear the Tianjin-Nanjing railway line. 'My intention was to lay⟳ a trap⟳ for the enemy when he did so. As soon as our defenders at Taierzhuang were fully prepared, I would order⟳ Tang’s army to come⟳ south secretly, attacking the enemy from behind, encircling him and finally annihilating him.'”

“Folk artists perform⟳ with molten-iron fireworks in the Taierzhuang ancient city on December 30, 2018, in Zaozhuang, Shandong province, China.”

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