the 7th column of the new fourth army launched its offensive against the japanese and their puppet regime force that refused to surrender station at the town of shaobo (邵伯) of jiangdu (江都) county of jiangsu province on december 19, 1945. by december 21, the battle was over with communist victory. the communists managed to have killed more than 110 japanese troops, over 100 troops of japanese puppet regime troops, capturing over 40 japanese troops and over 550 troops of japanese puppet regime force. in addition, the poorly equipped communists also captured one heavy machine gun, one infantry support gun and over 300 rifles.