Chapter 92 Proposal to thoroughly crush Chen Cheng's [1] attack on Lunan

(February 3, 1947) Chen Rao, Zhang Li, Su Tan[2]: In order to completely smash Chen Cheng's attack on Lunan, please pay attention to the following points: (1) Concentrate the absolutely superior force. It is quite right for you to transfer Wang Jian'an, Xu Shiyou, and Song Shilun[3] to the south. (2) Rest and reorganize the troops. Take advantage of the enemy's large-scale attack on the eve of the whole army to rest and reorganize. One more day is better, and the rest is victory. (3) Lure the enemy to go deep. If the enemy does not move, we will not fight. If the enemy does not enter a place that is beneficial to us or not conducive to the enemy, we will not fight. Stand completely in an active position.

(4) Attack the weak first, and then the strong. Of the 22 brigades of the enemy that may attack, there are about eight brigades from the stronger ones, and about 14 brigades from the weaker ones.If I can annihilate the weaker fourteen brigades first, the attack will be regarded as a breakthrough, and then I can wipe out the stronger eight brigades, and it will be very easy. (5) No more than four brigades should be wiped out each time, preferably three brigades. One is to ensure a quick victory, and the other is to leave a large number of unused troops in hand for a second battle.That is to say, divide all the troops in your hands into two groups, take turns to fight and rest, and prepare to fight seven or eight major battles in a row within one and a half to two months to completely smash the enemy's attack.

The above points are regarded as suggestions, how to deal with it is the most appropriate, please decide according to the actual situation. Military Commission ugly river Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Chen Cheng (1898-1965), a native of Qingtian, Zhejiang.At that time, he was the Chief of Staff of the Kuomintang Army. [2] Chen Rao and Zhang Li, referring to Chen Yi, Rao Shushi, Zhang Yunyi, and Li Yu, who were respectively the commander, political commissar, deputy commander, and deputy political commissar of the East China Military Region at that time.Su Tan refers to Su Yu and Tan Zhenlin, who were respectively the deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the East China Field Army at that time.

[3] Wang Jian'an (1907-1980), a native of Huang'an (now Hong'an), Hubei, was the commander of the Eighth Column of the East China Field Army at that time.Xu Shiyou (1905-1985), a native of Xinxian County, Henan Province, was the commander of the Ninth Column of the East China Field Army at that time.Song Shilun was the commander of the Tenth Column of the East China Field Army at that time.