Chapter 74 Quickly build a blocking position so that the enemy cannot escape

(December 10, 1948) Lin Luoliu, Cheng Huang, Yang Luogeng, Yang Li[1], and sued Nie Boteng[2]: (1) Telegram [3] from Cheng and Huang at 14:15 on the 10th.Now that the enemy's 104th Army has retreated to Huailai, it is absolutely correct for your two armies to use all of your troops at Nankou and Huailai to block and attack reinforcements. (2) A few days ago, our Yang-Li Corps (First Column) wiped out the majority of an enemy division in Zhangyuan[4] and Xuanhuajian and occupied Xuanhua. Yesterday (9th) we heroically repelled the enemy's main force in Zhangyuan for several assaults. Make sure you encircle the position (two columns).Yesterday (September), our Yang Luogeng Corps heroically repelled the flanking attacks of the 35th Army of the Xinbaoan Enemy and the 104th Army of the Huailai Enemy, and completed the definite encirclement of the 35th Army of the Enemy.Our Chenghuang Corps captured Miyun (Eleventh Column) before, and wiped out the headquarters of the Sixteenth Army and one regiment of the 109th Division and the 22nd Division (Fourth Column) on September and 12th, and controlled Huailai, The railway line between Nankou completed the encirclement of the 104th Army.All this is to be celebrated and should be rewarded.

(3) So far, the 35th Army, the 104th Army, and the 105th Army and the two cavalry brigades of the main force of Fu's [5] Department have been surrounded by our army in Zhangjiakou, Xinbaoan, and Huailai respectively. , and attracted the 94th Army and 92nd Army from Tianjin to Nankou and Beiping, so that Tianjin, Tanggu, and Tangshan each had only one army (Tanggu still has an independent division), which is extremely beneficial to the overall situation. (4) Enemies under siege will attempt to break out of the encirclement in multiple ways. I hope that you will strictly order all ministries to quickly complete all necessary blocking positions so that the enemies cannot escape.

(5) The Battle of Huaihai, which was jointly carried out by our two major field armies in East China and the Central Plains, completed the task of annihilating 18 enemy divisions in the first phase, followed by the second phase, between Xuzhou, Suxian, Dangshan, Yongcheng, and Mengcheng. During this period, we surrounded the thirty-four divisions of the four corps of the enemy Huang Wei, Qiu Qingquan, Li Mi, and Sun Yuanliang[6], and the enemy could be dealt with in about a few days.If our entire army in the Northeast cooperates with the main force in North China to seize and annihilate the Ping, Tianjin, Zhang, and Tang lines in a short period of time, Fu and Chiang [7] and the 44 infantry divisions and brigades of the northern line of the army will not escape. It will greatly shorten the national revolutionary process.

Military Commission Ash Hai (This TV notices each vertical) 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.Cheng Huang refers to Cheng Zihua and Huang Zhiyong, who were respectively the commander and chief of staff of the Second Corps of the Northeast Field Army at that time.Yang Luogeng refers to Yang Dezhi, Luo Ruiqing, and Geng Biao, who were respectively the commander, political commissar, and chief of staff of the Second Corps of the North China Military Region at the time.Yang Li refers to Yang Chengwu and Li Tianhuan, who were respectively the commander, deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the Third Corps of the North China Military Region at the time.

[2] Nie Boteng, referring to Nie Rongzhen, Bo Yibo, and Teng Daiyuan, who were respectively the commander, political commissar, and second deputy commander of the North China Military Region at the time. [3] Refers to the telegram sent by Cheng Zihua and Huang Zhiyong to the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan, Liu Yalou, etc. at 14:15 on December 10, 1948.The telegram said: The enemy's 104th Army retreated eastward, and the headquarters of the 16th Army, the 109th Division, and the 66th Regiment of the 22nd Division were wiped out.In this case, the troops of Yang Dezhi, Luo Ruiqing, and Geng Biao can encircle the enemy of Xinbaoan.There may be more reinforcements coming from the east route. First, connect Nankou and Huailai. Therefore, the 11th Zong, Zhan Danan, and Su Qisheng have been ordered to stop gathering on the spot and prepare to participate in the reinforcement battle near Kangzhuang. The 32nd Division has already moved to Badaling. Drive in.

[4] Zhang Yuan, now Zhangjiakou City. [5] Fu, referring to Fu Zuoyi, who was then the commander-in-chief of the North China "bandit suppression" headquarters of the Kuomintang army. [6] Huang Wei, Qiu Qingquan, Li Mi, and Sun Yuanliang were respectively the commanders of the 12th, 2nd, 13th, and 16th Corps of the Kuomintang Army at that time. [7] Jiang refers to Chiang Kai-shek.