Chapter 99 3. Chen Su abnormally used troops to attack strong enemies first

The plan to return to Lunan has been finalized, but how to choose the target to attack?Fighting weak enemies first and then fighting strong ones is a common principle used by the People's Liberation Army in combat.At this time, the situation of the distribution of the Kuomintang army was as follows: the 11th Division, the two main forces on the southern front, was in Suqian, and the 74th Division was in Chenshi'an.The 7th Army of the Kuomintang is in Siyang, and the 28th Division is in Lianshui as the second-line troops.On the western front, Ma Liwu's 26th Division with the 1st Fast Column rushed forward to the east of Yi County, preparing to attack Linyi.Zhou Yuying's 51st Division is in Zaozhuang, and Feng Zhian's 77th and 59th Divisions are in Taierzhuang.Because the Battle of Subei had just ended, all ministries temporarily stopped their operations and did not dare to advance lightly.

Judging from the deployment of the above-mentioned enemy forces, the weakest enemy in southern Shandong is the reorganized 59th Division of Feng Zhi'an's Department. However, if Feng Zhi'an's Department is attacked first, the problem of southern Shandong cannot be solved for a while, and the situation on the battlefield cannot be reversed.The reorganized 28th Division and the 1st Fast Column are the main force of the enemy in southern Lunan. If the enemy is wiped out, the overall situation is expected to improve. For this reason, the head of the field army further conducted a comprehensive analysis and research on the terrain of the southern Shandong theater, the conditions of the people, and the comparison of the forces and weapons between the enemy and the enemy, as well as their combat effectiveness. However, it is in an unfavorable situation, with a prominent lone army and conflicts with Feng Zhi'an's Department. When it is attacked, Feng's Department may not support or fully support it. Especially at the beginning of the campaign, I can concentrate 27 The strength of the regiment, fighting the enemy's 26th Division and the 6 regiments of the 1st Fast Column, has four and a half times the strength of the enemy. With absolute superiority, it can achieve more victories than few in battle.

The head of the field army decided to use troops against the odds. Instead of fighting the weak enemy Feng Zhi'an, he first annihilated the strong enemy's reorganized 26th Division and the 1st Rapid Column.Therefore, on December 23, 1946, he made up his mind to return to Lunan to annihilate the enemy, and then ordered Ye Fei's 1st Column, 1st Division, and 8th Division to go northward in secret, and joined forces with the 1st Column, which had already arrived in Lunan from Luzhong. The 9th Division and 1 regiment of the 4th Division, together with the 10th Division and the Binhai Garrison Brigade that were originally fighting in southern Shandong, planned to annihilate the enemy's reorganized 26th Division and the 1st Rapid Column first, and then went straight to Yixian County and Taierzhuang to annihilate Feng Part or all of the 33rd Army of the Public Security Reorganization decided to use the 2nd and 9th Columns, the 6th and 7th Divisions and the 13th Brigade, under the command of Comrade Tan Zhenlin, to organize defenses in the east and west areas of Muyang, and delay the enemy's northern crimes. And the camera wiped out one of the enemies.

When the field army reported this determination, it was immediately approved by the Central Military Commission and Mao Zedong. At the same time, it emphasized: "The Battle of Southern Shandong is related to the overall situation. If this battle is won, even if all the cities in northern Jiangsu are lost, there is still a way to recover." A bigger battle of annihilation than Subei."Then, the field army issued political work instructions and campaign mobilization slogans in a timely manner, and carried out in-depth political mobilization of the troops. The spirit of the instructions of the Central Military Commission and Mao Zedong and the determination of the field army quickly became the conscious actions of the majority of commanders and fighters.