When the eight-year war with Japan came to an end, Chang was an artilleryman in Zhenjiang. His unit had received 600 horses from the Japanese to transport its cannon, and was preparing to attack the Communists. But the corruption then prevalent at all levels of the military meant there wasn't enough feed for the horses. Within a year, all had starved to death.
8 年抗日戰爭慘勝時，張時雄正在鎮江當砲兵，部隊從日本人手中接收了 600 匹用來扛迫擊砲的馬兒準備打共匪，卻因為軍中層層貪污，剋扣馬糧，一年不到馬兒全營養不良死光了。