战役背景1938年3月,国民政府为阻止侵华日军以南京、济南为基地,从南北两端沿津浦铁路夹击徐州的作战企图,发动了一次以防御为主的歼灭战,史称徐州会战。位于山东省的台儿庄是徐州的门户,它位于徐州东北30km的大运河北岸、临城至赵墩的铁路支线上,北连津 Campaign Background In March 1938, in order to prevent the invading Japanese troops from bases in Nanjing and Jinan, the National Government launched an anti-war annihilation campaign that attempted to attack Xuzhou along the Jinpu Railway from north and south at both ends of the battlefield. Taierzhuang, located in Shandong Province, is the gateway to Xuzhou. It is located on the northern bank of the Grand Canal 30km northeast of Xuzhou, on the railway branch from Lincheng to Zhaodun,