Chapter 116 strive for a change in the entire military situation within the next four months

(August 21, 1947) Zhu Liu, Liu Deng, Chen Su, Lin Luo, He Xi, Rao Litan, Chen Xie, Nie Xiao, Yang Luo, Ye Yang, Jing Quan, Xu Tengbo[1]: (1) From the small river in Jingbian, we passed through Shiwan, Suide, Mizhi, Jiaxian and the vicinity of Tongqinzhai, and yesterday we turned to Liangjiacha, 120 miles southeast of Yulin and 80 miles due north of Zhenchuanbao. Area (Old Soviet Area), rendezvous with the main force, everyone is safe. (2) Liu Kan [2] led seven brigades to the Zhenchuanpu and Jiaxian lines yesterday, and the other three brigades to the Suide area.Our army concentrated eight brigades, and began to wipe out the 36th Division between Zhenchuanbao and Wulongpu at dawn today. The battle was resolved at dusk. Except for a small part that escaped, the main force of the division was wiped out[3].After this battle, the situation can be changed, which is beneficial for Chen Xie to advance south.

(3) The entire army of Liu and Deng crossed the Shahe River in Yu Weihao[4], occupied Xiangcheng and other counties, and marched towards the Dabie Mountains; our four columns of Chen Tang and Ye Tao[5] have now reached Chengwu and Shan counties in southwest Shandong In the area, clamp the enemy from the inside to facilitate Liu and Deng's actions; Chen Su led the Six Columns and the Pao Column to the Liaocheng area, joined the Song Shilun [6] Ten Columns and Li Xiannian [7] Department, and left Southwest Shandong after a short rest; Xu Shiyou, Tan Zhenlin [8] Leading four columns to rest in Jiaodong, ready to wipe out the enemy in Luzhong; our Chenxie Group (Chenxie four columns and four brigades, Qin Jiwei [9] nine columns three brigades and Kong Congzhou [10] thirty-eighth army) It is scheduled to cross the river at Weima[11] to attack Tong, Luo[12] and western Henan.As a result of the above operations and the victory in northern Shaanxi, the enemy on the southern front has been and will be placed in a passive position, and our strategic situation has been greatly improved.Our army in the Northeast will have more than a month to rest and replenish before it can attack on a large scale.Our army in Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei is also preparing to attack.

(4) The whole Party and the whole army should work together in the next few months to overcome all difficulties and strive for a change in the entire military situation.The four months of Shenyou and Xuhai [13] will be the key to changing the situation between the enemy and our armies, and we hope that all comrades will work together to strive for victory. (5) The above points should be reported to the affiliation, and the whole body will be notified. central No horse Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------

note [1] Zhu Liu refers to Zhu De and Liu Shaoqi.Liu Deng refers to Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping, who were the commander and political commissar of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army at that time.Chen Su refers to Chen Yi and Su Yu, who were respectively the commander, political commissar and deputy commander of the East China Field Army at that time.Lin Luo refers to Lin Biao and Luo Ronghuan, who were the commander-in-chief, political commissar and deputy political commissar of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army at that time.He Xi refers to He Long and Xi Zhongxun, who were respectively the commander and political commissar of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Shanxi-Sui Joint Defense Force at that time.Rao Litan refers to Rao Shushi, Li Yu, and Tan Zhenlin, who served as political commissar, deputy political commissar and deputy political commissar of the East China Field Army respectively at that time.Chen Xie refers to Chen Geng and Xie Fuzhi, who were the former secretary and deputy secretary of the Chen Xie Group of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army at that time.Nie Xiao, referring to Nie Rongzhen and Xiao Ke, were respectively the commander, political commissar and deputy commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region at that time.Yang Luo, referring to Yang Dezhi and Luo Ruiqing, were respectively the commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Field Army and the first political commissar at that time.Ye, referring to Ye Jianying, who was then Secretary of the Rear Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.Yang, refers to Yang Shangkun, born in 1907, from Tongnan, Sichuan, and served as Deputy Secretary of the Rear Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time.Jingquan, that is, Li Jingquan, was a political commissar of the Jinsui Military Region at that time.Xu Tengbo refers to Xu Xiangqian, Teng Daiyuan, and Bo Yibo, who were respectively the first deputy commander, second deputy commander, and first deputy political commissar of the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Military Region.

[2] Liu Kan was the commander of the 29th Army of the Kuomintang Army at that time. [3] At dawn on August 20, 1947, the Northwest Field Army launched the Battle of Shajiadian, annihilating the headquarters of the reorganized 36th Division and two brigades, one of the main forces of the Hu Zongnan Group, and wiped out more than 6,000 enemies .From this battle, the Northwest Field Army turned into a strategic counter-offensive. [4] Wei Hao, that is, August 19th. [5] Chen Tang, referring to Chen Shiju and Tang Liang, who were respectively the Chief of Staff and Director of the Political Department of the East China Field Army at that time.Ye Tao, referring to Ye Fei and Tao Yong, were respectively the commanders of the first column and the fourth column of the East China Field Army at that time.

[6] Song Shilun, then commander of the Tenth Column of the East China Field Army. [7] Li Xiannian, then deputy commander of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army. [8] Xu Shiyou, then commander of the East Corps of the East China Field Army and commander of the Ninth Column.Tan Zhenlin was then the deputy political commissar of the East China Field Army and the political commissar of the Eastern Corps. [9] Qin Jiwei, then commander of the ninth column of the Chen Xie Group. [10] Kong Congzhou, that is, Kong Congzhou, was the commander of the 38th Army of the Northwest Democratic Alliance Army at that time.

[11] Weima, that is, August 21st. [12] Tong and Luo refer to Tongguan in Shaanxi and Luoyang in Henan. [13] Shenyou Xuhai, that is, September, October, November, and December.