Chapter 53 The capture of Yixian, Jinzhou, and Jinxi is the key to the entire war situation in Northeast China

(September 29, 1948) Lin Luoliu[1]: Telegram [2] at ten o'clock on the day of frugality.It is a very good plan to attack Jinzhou first and then Jinxi.Wei Lihuang [3] went to Ning to discuss with Jiang, Gu, and He [4], and returned to Shenyang on the 27th. He must have decided to take out the enemy in Changchun and reinforce the enemy in Jinzhou.Because if Wei does not take out the enemy in Changchun, it will be difficult to send reinforcements to Jinzhou.However, it is estimated that it will take about ten days to take out the enemy in Changchun, and it will take about ten days to send reinforcements to Jinzhou. Therefore, you must take this timeliness into account when you attack Yixian, Jinzhou, and Jinxi.It is necessary for you to prepare to chase and wipe out the fleeing enemy in Changchun, but I don't know how many troops you will use when the Shen enemy goes north to meet the fleeing enemy in Changchun, and whether after using these troops, you will still have enough troops to fight with confidence in twenty days. Annihilate the enemies at Yixian, Jinzhou, and Jinxi within a short period of time.We believe that you must focus your operations on capturing these three points, because this is the key to your entire battle situation.If it is difficult for each column in the Jinzhou area to capture three points in about 20 days, it is advisable to deploy one of the columns west of Shenyang to strengthen it, so as to ensure the rapid capture of at least two of the three points.Of course, Wei Lihuang may disregard Changchun and go to Jinzhou for reinforcements.Assuming this is the case, you should strive to conquer Jinzhou quickly after conquering Yixian County. Otherwise, when the enemy reinforcements approach and you concentrate all your strength to fight and aid the enemy, the enemies in Jinzhou and Jinxi will definitely concentrate in one place to harass our rear, and make it difficult for us to attack. Difficult to destroy the enemy.If you can quickly conquer Yixian and Jinzhou, the initiative will be in your hands. Otherwise, you may take a passive stance like in the past six months when you are between the long and the sinking enemies, and neither is easy to fight. .You must estimate that when you fight against the enemy who is all in Shenyang to help you, there are two possibilities.Therefore, whether you can take the initiative in battle (of course, you already have the strategic initiative) depends on whether you can quickly conquer the three points, especially the Jinzhou point.Only under two assumptions, you can gain the initiative of the battle without occupying Jinzhou. With an army of about 100,000, you may be able to win such a big victory when the enemy is sinking and aiding Jin, but we don't know if you are sure of this? We feel that there is a greater certainty that Jinzhou will be captured first, and it will benefit the overall situation. advantageous.See you above.In addition, it has been 21 years since our army was dispatched on the 9th, and it has not yet begun to attack Yixian County. The action is too slow, and it is worth reviewing.

Military Commission Yan Yin Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Lin Luoliu refers to Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan, and Liu Yalou, who were respectively the commander, political commissar, and chief of staff of the Northeast Field Army at that time. [2] Refers to the telegram sent by Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan, and Liu Yalou to the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China at 10:00 on September 28, 1948.The telegram stated that we have decided to attack Jinzhou first and then Jinxi, because although there are many enemies in Jinzhou, they are not strong, they are easy to break through, and it is easy to attack the enemies who come to aid from Shenyang at any time.For the enemy in Yixian County, it will take several days to attack because our artillery has difficulty crossing the river.The enemies in Xingcheng and Suizhong are all surrounded, and they can attack and solve it in a short time.The enemy in Changchun has recently shown more signs of attempting to break out of the siege, and we are ready to pursue and wipe out this enemy.

[3] Wei Lihuang, then commander-in-chief of the Northeast "Bandit Suppression" Command of the Kuomintang Army. [4] Jiang refers to Chiang Kai-shek.Gu, refers to Gu Zhutong (1893-1987), a native of Lianshui, Jiangsu, who was then Chief of Staff of the Kuomintang Army.He refers to He Yingqin, then Minister of National Defense of the Kuomintang government.