Chapter 100 4. "Yidong Operation Plan"

After the determination of the Lunan campaign was made, the preliminary plan was to have Chen Yi and Su Yu lead the Shandong Field Army to command the 1st Division, 1st Column, 8th Division, 9th Division, 10th Division, 10th Regiment of the 4th Division and the garrison brigade A total of 27 regiments, first annihilated the 26th Division of the Kuomintang Reorganization and the 1st Fast Column, and then took advantage of the victory to annihilate the 77th Division, the 59th Division or the 51st Division of Feng Zhian's Ministry.Tan Zhenlin (the political commissar of the Central China Field Army at the time) led a portable command organization to command the 2nd Column, 6th Division, 7th Division, 9th Column, and 13th Brigade, a total of 24 regiments, to organize mobile defenses in the east and west areas of Shuyang, and block the south. The first line of the Kuomintang army marched northward, and wiped out part of the enemy with cameras to ensure the smooth progress of the Lunan Campaign, and was responsible for guiding the guerrilla warfare behind the enemy in central China.The troops participating in the war quickly concealed and went north.

On December 27, Chen Yi presided over a field army combat meeting, attended by leading cadres from all columns and above divisions.At the meeting, the instructions of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China on the Lunan Campaign were conveyed, and the enemy's situation in Lunan was introduced and analyzed: the 26th Division reorganized by the Kuomintang and the 1st Rapid Column were troops directly related to Chiang Kai-shek. The most powerful troops. It was chosen as the target of the first phase of the Lunan Campaign because it was more prominent in the liberated area, and it was more than 30 kilometers away from the right-wing reorganized 77th Division and the rear reorganized 51st Division; and the reorganized 77th Division was originally the Northwest Army. The reorganized 51st Division was originally the Northeast Army, and the contradictions were deep, and they would not actively reinforce each other.Therefore, the PLA can boldly concentrate its absolutely superior forces, and all 27 regiments can be used.

The meeting also studied the specific combat deployment, and decided that the campaign encirclement and tactical division should be carried out at the same time.In his speech, Chen Yi particularly emphasized the importance of centralized and unified command, and asked the Shandong and Central China Field Army to strengthen unity, learn from each other, coordinate closely, and provide active support. After the meeting, Chen Yi, Su Yu, Tan Zhenlin, and Chen Shiju issued the "East East Operation Plan" and made specific deployments for the first phase of the Lunan Campaign: (1) The 8th Division, 9th Division, 10th Division, 4th Division (less than 2 regiments), and the garrison brigade were organized into a right column, and the commander of the Luzhong Military Region Wang Jianan, political commissar Xiang Ming, and political commissar Fu Qiutao of the Lunan Military Region , Deputy Commander Guo Huaruo commanded.Responsible for annihilating the 44th Brigade of the 26th Division of the enemy in the area around Shichenggu and Qingshan, capturing and controlling the positions of Shichenggu and Qingshan, resolutely blocking the enemy who may be aided by the east in Yixian County and Zaozhuang, and cooperating with the left column to wipe out the enemy in the area south of the city from west to east Task; In addition, use the main force to seize the Shilongshan position first, and then continue to attack Xiangcheng, and control the position, dividing the connection between the 169th brigade and the 44th brigade of the enemy's 26th division.After the first task is completed, a team should be sent to assist the left column to solve the division headquarters of the 26th division and the 80th brigade, and concentrate the main force in the area between Fushankou, Eshan, and Lanling and the Tao division of the left column (the 1st division of the Central China Field Army, the division commander Tao Yong) to get in touch.

(2) Form the left column with Tao Shi and the 1st column, directly under the command of the headquarters.In charge of annihilating the enemy's 80th Brigade, Kuaizong and 169th Brigade. The 1st vertical first concentrated the main force to encircle and annihilate the enemy in Bianzhuang (1 regiment of the 169th Brigade); in addition, it used effective troops to annihilate the 5th enemy artillery regiment in the Yugou area southeast of Xiangcheng, and blocked the enemy who might be aided by the east in the Xiangcheng and Yugou area.After the first step is completed, cooperate with Master Tao to completely annihilate the enemy's 80th brigade and the remnants of the 169th brigade from east to west.

Tao Shi marched into the area between Dongfangqian, Xiaozhong Village (10 miles northeast of Lanling) and Lanling and Hongshan with one unit, occupied Lanling and Hongshan with camera, and controlled the position.The main force is concealed and controlled in Xiaoguoli (20 miles south of the city), south of Fengluo, and the area between Lufang and the north of Nanqiao. aid, and intercept the enemy who may flee westward.After the above tasks are completed, it will cooperate with the main force of the 1st vertical to annihilate the 80th brigade. (3) The 3rd sub-division troops are responsible for ensuring the positions along the river in Matou and Xincun, encircling and monitoring the enemy between the Great Wall and Tiefo Temple, and resolutely blocking their eastern intruders. In addition to encircling the area west of the river, the militia should be divided into units with capable armed forces to advance between Lanling, Pixian County, Lanyi, and the area west of Yitai to carry out extensive guerrilla warfare, destroy the enemy's transportation, burn down the enemy's military depots, Warehouse, keep abreast of the changes in the enemy's depth, cooperate with the main force in operations, and maintain close contact with the 6th Division troops in Xiangnan and Jiji.

This plan also specifically stipulates the entry route, assembly location, logistics supply, ammunition, wounded accommodation, communication, and precautions of all participating troops.All ministries are required to complete the adjustment and deployment before dawn on the 1st. If there are no special changes, it is decided to launch the battle on the night of January 2, and the headquarters will advance to Beizhu command at 24:00 on the 2nd.