Chapter 87 Everything is aimed at fighting a war of annihilation

(January 5, 1947) Chen Su[1], and told Liu Deng[2] and Tan[3]: Zhi Hai electric [4] learned. (1) It is very good and comforting to completely annihilate the 26th Division. (2) The second step is to annihilate the two divisions and four brigades of Feng's [5]. It is estimated that one part may be solved by means of pursuit warfare, but it may take more than a week to solve all of them and regain the fort lines of Yi, Tai, and Pi [6]. mission accomplished. (3) After the above tasks are completed, the whole army in southern Shandong should rest for two or three weeks in the areas near the Yi, Tai, and Pi lines to replenish recruits, recover from fatigue, and prepare for another battle.

(4) At this time, Xue Yue[7] must transfer about ten brigades from central and northern Jiangsu and several brigades from other places (such as the 64th Division, the 14th Division[8], etc.). It is estimated that there may be ten brigades in total It will take about three weeks for the five brigades to deploy defenses on the Longhai line and attempt to restore the Tai-Yi line. (5) After you have wiped out the Feng tribe, occupied Tai and Yi, and rested your troops, your task is to wipe out the newly arrived enemies on the Longhai line or in the north and south areas. Fighting on this line can expand your army and fight a bigger battle of annihilation.At that time, you should gather about 40 regiments and make full preparations in order to wipe out five or six enemy brigades at a time.

(6) Therefore, after you occupy Yi, Tai, and Pi, don't move lightly, don't attack Haizhou, and don't attack the 74th and 11th Divisions, but rest and reorganize the troops, consolidate the victory, and attract the 74th Division It is most advantageous for the 11th and 11th Divisions (and possibly the 4th and 44th Divisions) to go north to the appropriate area in front of you and then wipe them out. (7) Only by attracting the enemy to go north to fight three or four major annihilation battles like Sudong and Lunan[9] can the lost ground in central and northern Jiangsu be regained.Don't try to regain lost ground prematurely before annihilating the enemy's main force. The purpose of regaining the Yi and Taiwan lines is to create a battlefield.

(8) After annihilating Feng's troops and occupying Yi and Tai, for the purpose of creating a battlefield, consider annihilating the 51st Division and occupying Zaozhuang. The forward can control the Longhai line through the canal.All the Nine Columns should go to the Sui, Su, Ling, and Si [10] areas in Huaibei to resume work.Pilu[11] should go to the Yanfu[12] area and keep working.The Second Division [13], the Second Column, and the Seventh Division (a total of 20 regiments) should also rest and replenish in preparation for a new major battle.Shuyang's temporary gains and losses are insignificant.In short, everything is aimed at fighting a war of annihilation, and it is hoped that the work will be deployed according to this policy.

(9) There is only one circumstance that can make us give up the above-mentioned attempt and adopt the policy of going south to recover the lost ground at present, that is, Jiang [14] and Xue will not mobilize the enemies in central and northern Jiangsu to go north to the Longhai Line, nor will they follow them Deploy troops to the Longhai Line.But this kind of estimate seems too early at the moment, and the Longhai line is exposed to me, and troops must be deployed to defend the line. Military Commission Zi Wei Hai Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------

note [1] Chen Su refers to Chen Yi and Su Yu, who were respectively the commander and political commissar of the Shandong Field Army and the commander of the Central China Field Army at that time. [2] Liu Deng, referring to Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping, who were the commander and political commissar of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army at that time. [3] Tan, referring to Tan Zhenlin, who was then a political commissar of the Central China Field Army. [4] Refers to the telegram sent by Chen Yi and Su Yu to the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping on January 4, 1947 at Haishi.The telegram said: The 26th Division and its Kuaizong can be completely wiped out today, and not many will slip through the net.We have issued an order to attack, and strive to wipe out Feng Zhian, restore Taierzhuang and Yi County, and develop to Jiawang and the eastern section of Longhai, and strive to completely resolve the enemy in southern Shandong and threaten the situation in Xuzhou.After defeating Feng Zhi'an, we plan to turn to the enemy to reorganize the 74th and 11th Divisions and attack Haizhou, and recover the lost ground in the south.

[5] Feng Department refers to the Reorganized 59th Division and Reorganized 77th Division under the command of Feng Zhian, deputy director of the Xuzhou Appeasement Office of the Kuomintang Army and commander of the Third Appeasement Zone. [6] Yi and Tai refer to Yi County (now Yicheng) and Taierzhuang in Shandong Province, both of which belong to Zaozhuang City now.Pi refers to Pi County, Jiangsu Province. [7] Xue Yue was the director of the Xuzhou Appeasement Office of the Kuomintang Army at that time. [8] The Tenth Division should be reorganized for the Kuomintang Army. [9] Refers to the Battle of Sudong in mid-December 1946 (that is, the Battle of Subei) and the Battle of Lunan in early January 1947.These two battles wiped out more than 21,000 and 53,000 enemies respectively.

[10] Sui, Su, Ling and Si refer to Suining and Suqian in Jiangsu and Lingbi and Si counties in Anhui. [11] Pi, referring to Pi Dingjun, was the commander of the 13th Brigade of the Central China Field Army at that time. [12] Yanfu refers to Jiangsu Yancheng and Funing. [13] It seems to be the sixth division. [14] Jiang refers to Chiang Kai-shek.