Chapter 14 4. 50,000 KMT and 53,000 troops

In mid-October, Fu Zuoyi concentrated the main force of more than 50,000 people, dispatched from Jining, Fengzhen and other places, and once again invaded the east along Pingsui Road, attempting to occupy Zhangjiakou in one fell swoop; The two divisions and Wang Yingbu of the puppet army fled to Dukoubao and Yanggao to the west of Zhangjiakou.The main force of the Suicha Military Region annihilated most of Fu Zuoyi's 5th Cavalry Division in Dukoubao, and took advantage of the victory to capture the cities of Fuxinghe and Shangyi.After the Battle of Dukoubao, although Fu Zuoyi's troops temporarily stopped advancing, they still posed a serious threat to the strategic bases of Chahar and Rehe in the liberated areas.

After the Battle of Ferry Fort and before the Battle of Suiyuan, the distribution of Fu Zuoyi's troops was as follows: the 101st Division of the 35th Army and the two regiments of the newly formed 31st Division were stationed in Jining; the newly formed 32nd Division was stationed in Fengzhen, Hong Shaba; the newly formed 26th Division of the 67th Army stationed in Guancun; the main force of the newly formed 4th Cavalry Division and the 91st Regiment of the newly formed 31st Division of the 35th Army stationed in Longshengzhuang; the other part of the 4th Cavalry Division stationed in Zhanggao Town; The 6th Cavalry Division of the Mongolian Army temporarily stationed in Sanshuiling; the 5th Cavalry Division of the Northeast Advance Army stationed in Liangcheng, and the 6th Cavalry Division stationed in Qingshuihe; the temporary 5th Cavalry Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army stationed in Xintang and Tiancheng Village; The 5th Column is stationed in Taolin; the 17th Division of the 3rd Army is temporarily stationed in Zhuozishan, the 10th and 11th Divisions are stationed in Guisuicheng; the Puppet Mongolian Army temporarily organizes the 4th Cavalry Division in Lucaogou; Stationed in the area east of Wuyuan.In addition, the 38th Division of the 43rd Army of Yan Xishan's Department and the 4th Independent Guard of the Puppet Army were stationed in Datong, and the Wang Ying Department of the Puppet Army was stationed in the Zhoushizhuang and Julebao areas east of Datong.

Based on the above-mentioned enemy situation, the Jinsui and Jinchaji military regions decided to launch the Suiyuan Campaign before the main forces of Hu Zongnan and Sun Lianzhong arrived in Pingjin, wipe out Fu Zuoyi's main force, and strive to liberate the entire territory of Suiyuan Province, so as to relieve or reduce the tension in the North China Liberated Area. Worry about looking west and consolidate the strategic base centered on Zhangjiakou. The Jinsui and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei military regions prepared to participate in the battle with a total of 39 regiments and more than 53,000 troops.The Jinchaji Military Region has the Guo Tianmin Column of the Jicha Military Region, the Yang Chengwu Column of the Jizhong Military Region, and the Chen Zhengxiang and Wang Ping Columns of the Jijin Military Region. These three columns have about 35,000 people; the Jinsui Military Region has 358 brigades, the first and second independent , the 3rd Brigade, and the Suimeng Military Region Cavalry Brigade, with about 18,000 people.

The participating troops of the two military regions were under the command of two commanders, He Long and Nie Rongzhen.In view of the characteristics of the enemy's formation, the front is relatively broad, and all the main forces are placed along the railway line from Fengzhen to Guisui, while the peripheral points, such as Longshengzhuang, Sanshuiling, Zhanggaozhen, Liangcheng, Xintang, etc. Geographically, it is relatively dispersed, and the deployment of troops at the peripheral points is mostly newly recruited puppet troops, except for the 4th Cavalry Division of Fu Zuoyi's Department, which is located in Longshengzhuang and Zhanggao Towns.In this way, it is beneficial for the troops of the two military regions to divide, surround and annihilate each.

Therefore, the decision of the Jinsui and Jinchaji Military Regions is to use the main force of the Jinchaji Field Army to attack from east to west, first seize the three prominent enemies in Longshengzhuang, Sanshuiling, and Zhanggao Town, and then rush westward. , Cut off the enemy in Fengzhen, Guancun, Hongshaba and Jining, and wipe them out one by one.Use the main forces of the Jinsui Military Region to attack from the south to the north, first eliminate the enemies of Liangcheng, Xintang, and Tiancheng Village, and then point to Guisui and Zhuozi Mountain. Zishan.The troops from all walks of life cooperated to fight together. The first goal was to join Zhuo Zishan. The purpose was to gather and annihilate Fu Zuoyi's main force and lay the foundation for the liberation of the entire Suiyuan territory.