Outbreak of war: When the Japanese warlords started to overrun Anhwei province in 1943, Chang was persuaded by one of his colleagues at the oil plant to join the resistance movement.
民國卅二年，日本軍閥的魔掌伸向皖南，宣城烽火四起、啼痕處處。油坊裡的丁朝奉是抗日游擊隊的分隊長，慫恿張拓蕪加入行列，說：「你會讀會寫，在軍隊裡會很有出息。」