Chapter 25 Deployment of additional troops in the Northeast

(November 4, 1945) Liu Dengbo Zhang Li[1] and told Nie Xiao Liu Luo[2] and Luo Li[3]: Regarding the transfer of 20,000 people from Yangsu's [4] column and 12,000 people from Chen Geng's [5] column to the Northeast to participate in the opposition to Jiang's [6] stubborn attack, in order to control the Northeast and establish a long-term plan for a century, how do you deal with it? Please consider sending a reply .Su[7] had promised Jiang Fangyou[8] to land in Huludao and Yingkou, Xuwen[9] advanced to Jinzhou and Haicheng lines, Xu[10] advanced to Shenyang, and the Soviet army entered Xuyou[11] withdrawn.Now our army controls Huludao and Yingkou and refuses to prevent Jiang's army from landing.Wang Shijie [12] negotiated with Ambassador Su, advising the CCP not to refuse. Ambassador Su replied that this was a matter for the Chinese themselves, and the Soviet side did not ask questions, so Jiang's army has not yet landed.It may force Jiang's army to land in Dagu, Tangshan, and Qinhuangdao first, so that I can buy time to arrange internal operations, and I am determined to defend Shenyang from Jiang's occupation.As soon as the Soviet army retreats, we will declare the autonomy of the Northeast people.Now Lin Biao is the commander-in-chief of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army, Lu Zhengcao, Xiao Jinguang, Li Yunchang, and Zhou Baozhong (the leader of the Volunteer Army) are the first, second, third, and fourth deputy commanders, and Peng Zhen and Luo Ronghuan are the first and second political commissars. , Cheng Zihua, deputy political commissar, commanded the Northeast Army and deployed operations.The provincial governments and industries in the Northeast, I can finish receiving them within half a month.Li Yunchang's first 5,000 men who entered the Northeast have now expanded to 80,000, and they are distributed throughout southern Manchuria[13] as local troops, but their combat effectiveness is weak.Our regular army has reached the full [14] so far, there are about 50,000 people, and about 50,000 people can arrive within half a month on the road, a total of about 100,000 people, which is the main force of the inside line.However, Chiang Kai-shek is determined to fight for the Northeast, and he planned to send two armies before. Now that we are in great power, there is news that we will send three more armies. We estimate that we will send at least five armies, fifteen divisions (American weapons) and 150,000 people. Now, the center of gravity of the war will shift to the northeast, and there will be a fierce battle.Therefore, we must deploy more powerful corps to participate in the battle.Now we have decided to transfer 20,000 troops from Yangsu's column, 12,000 from Chen Geng's column, 12,000 from Zhao Erlu's[15] department, 40,000 from the second phase of Shantung, 20,000 from the New Fourth Army, and 5,000 from the border area, making a total of 109,000. In the second half of the month, they arrived at the junction of Rehe[16], Liaoning, and eastern Hebei, and attacked Jiang's army from the outside line, and one part entered the inside line as much as possible.Deploying 32,000 troops from Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan, it is difficult for you to carry out the continued attack on Chiang Kai-shek going north, but after your two major victories, it is still possible to organize two new columns to replace the troops you have drawn.How? Look back.

central Xu branch Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Liu Deng Bo Zhang Li refers to Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, Bo Yibo, Zhang Jichun, and Li Da, who were respectively the commander, political commissar, first deputy political commissar, second deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Military Region and chief of staff. [2] Nie Xiao and Liu Luo refer to Nie Rongzhen, Xiao Ke, Liu Lantao, and Luo Ruiqing, who were respectively the commander and political commissar, deputy commander, deputy political commissar, and deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region at that time.

[3] Luo, referring to Luo Ronghuan.Li pointed out that Li Zuopeng, the former chief of staff of the Shandong Military Region, was going to the Northeast with Luo Ronghuan at this time. [4] Yang, refers to Yang Dezhi (1911-1994), a native of Zhuzhou, Hunan, who was then the commander of the first column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Field Army.Su Zhenhua (1912-1979), a native of Pingjiang, Hunan, was a political commissar of the first column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army at that time. [5] Chen Geng (1903-1961), a native of Xiangxiang, Hunan.At that time, he was the commander of the fourth column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army.

[6] Jiang refers to Chiang Kai-shek. [7] Su refers to the Soviet Union. [8] Unitary depression, that is, October 30th. [9] Xuwen, that is, November 12th. [10] Xu Hao, that is, November 20. [11] Xuyou, that is, November 25th. [12] Wang Shijie, then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kuomintang government. [13] Nanman refers to Andong (now Dandong), Zhuanghe, Tonghua, Linjiang, Qingyuan, and the Liaozhong area in the southwest of Shenyang, east of the Shenyang-Dalian section of Zhongchang Road. [14] Man, refers to Manchuria, that is, Northeast China. [15] Zhao Erlu (1905-1967), a native of Nao County (now Yuanping), Shanxi.At that time, he served as the commander of the Jijin Military Region.

[16] Rehe, namely Rehe Province, see note [3] on page 10 of this volume.