Chapter 74 The combat experience of the Central China Field Army

(August 28, 1946) Heads of State: According to Su Yu and Tan Zhenlin[1] Weigan[2] telegrams stated: After our army wiped out the 99th Brigade of the 69th Division in the southwestern area of ​​Rugao on the 26th, it wiped out the 99th Brigade of the 69th Division in the above-mentioned area on the 27th. The 87th Brigade of the 65th Division (Cantonese Division) and a regiment of the 79th Division came to the aid of the enemy.A total of two days of fighting, all 15,000 enemies were eliminated, and nearly 10,000 people were captured in addition to killing and wounding.A regiment reinforced by Rugao for the second time was also wiped out in half.Our army will take a little rest to facilitate another battle, and wait for the situation.Our Sutan army fought six times[4] from Wuyuan[3] to Weigan within one and a half months, annihilating six and a half brigades and five thousand traffic corps[5], resulting in brilliant results.The main force of our army has only 15 regiments, but these 15 regiments are very substantial and have great combat effectiveness, and have not adopted egalitarian supplementary methods.Concentrate absolutely superior forces to fight against one part of the enemy in each battle (for example, there is no [6] where ten regiments are concentrated to fight two regiments, and fifteen regiments are not concentrated to fight three regiments), so they are invincible and their morale is very high; They captured a lot, so they were well-equipped; they relied on the liberated areas to fight, so they were supplemented with convenience; coupled with correct command, they were both flexible and brave, so they were able to win great victories.This experience is a very good experience, and I hope that all districts will follow suit, and hope to pass it on to the unit for attention.

Military Commission not frugal Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Su Yu and Tan Zhenlin were respectively the commander and political commissar of the Central China Field Army at that time. [2] No sense, that is, August 27th. [3] Wuyuan, that is, July 13th. [4] From July 13 to August 31, 1946, the Central China Field Army under the command of Su Yu and Tan Zhenlin relied on the Liberated Area in Central Jiangsu and fought seven times in a row, successively annihilating the headquarters of a reorganized division of the Kuomintang Army, six One brigade, one regiment and five traffic brigades, with a total of more than 53,700 people, were known as "seven battles and seven victories".When Mao Zedong wrote this telegram, he had not yet received a report from the Central China Field Army on the Shaobo defense battle, so the telegram stated that there were six battles.

[5] Traffic Corps, see note [3] on page 170 of this volume. [6] Weiyou, that is, August 26th.