Chapter 146 6. Huaye lost its fighter plane, and the Military Commission encouraged it

After the reorganized 72nd Division was wiped out in Tai'an, the main force of the Kuomintang army continued to attack Xintai and Mengyin as planned.In order to create new fighters, the East China Field Army deployed the troops as follows: On the one hand, the 1st, 3rd, and 6th columns went south along the side of Jinpu Road, attacked Ningyang, threatened the enemy's important supply base Yanzhou, and lured and wiped out the enemy who might be aided in the west. The 5th Army, in which the 1st column directly attacked Ningyang, the 3rd column besieged Yanzhou, and the 6th column was located on the south bank of the Wenhe River for reinforcements, and the 10th column attacked Feicheng to confuse and disperse the enemy; while actively withdrawing with the main force Xintai and Mengyin moved to the area east of the Linmeng Highway, waiting to wipe out the enemy.

On April 27, the 1st Column marched for more than 80 miles overnight, surrounded Ningyang with a rush offensive, and liberated the city on the 28th. On the 29th, the Kuomintang army occupied Xintai and Mengyin.At this time, the reorganized 74th Division was distributed in the Jiepai and Mengyin areas, the 2 regiments of the reorganized 64th Division were located in Duozhuang, the reorganized 83rd Division was controlled in the Shuanghouji and Qingtuosi areas, and the reorganized 25th Division was located in Taoxu In the area west of it, the 7th Army and the reorganized 48th Division are located on the front line of Heyang and Tangtou.This situation shows that the deployment of the Kuomintang troops along the Linmeng Highway is scattered, the distance is relatively large, and they have just arrived in various places, and their foothold is not stable.

On the evening of the same day, the East China Field Army was determined to take the opportunity to attack and annihilate the Kuomintang troops along the Linmeng Highway.The deployment is: use the 2nd and 7th columns to attack and wipe out its 83rd division, and use 1 division to attack the enemy who may be aided by Linyi and Gegou in the area south of Qingtuosi; use the 9th column to attack and wipe out Duozhuang , the 64th Division and the 74th Division along the Jiepai line; use the 7th column to control Yaoshan, Tashan, Tianmashan, Jiepai and other places, and prepare to attack the 11th Division that may be assisted by Xintai; use the 8th column to locate The southeastern area of ​​Tanbu is the general reserve team.After the various columns launched the attack, the various units of the Kuomintang army were very alert, and without any strong resistance, they quickly shrank and retreated to the mountainous area south of the highway to stand firm and wait for reinforcements.

On the 30th, the East China Field Army was preparing to attack the 25th, 74th, and 65th Divisions of the Kuomintang Army retreating to Nanshan, but it failed because the main force was too late to concentrate quickly.Only the 7th Column wiped out part of the 44th Brigade of the 83rd Division north of Qingtuo Temple that afternoon, and wiped out one regiment of the 44th Brigade in Moshigou south of Qingtuo Temple on the afternoon of May 1. Enemy 1 and a half regiments. On the 2nd, the 7th Army and the 83rd Division of the Kuomintang Army went all out to reinforce the Linmeng Highway, and the 5th Army also quickly advanced to Xintai, and the East China Field Army voluntarily withdrew from the battle.

On the same day, Chen Yi, Su Yu and others reported to the Central Military Commission: From April 30 to May 1, it was an excellent opportunity for our army to encircle and wipe out seven brigades including the 74th, 25th, and 65th divisions. We have already crossed the Wenhe River in the west and turned to the Ningyang side. We cannot return to the division in time, so we cannot launch an attack on the 74th Division and other departments in a timely manner. Four days later, the Central Military Commission sent a reply to encourage: "I learned that Qingtuo Temple wiped out 3,000 enemies. But because I went to Ningyang, it was too late to concentrate forces to fight against the 74th Division and other departments, and I lost the opportunity to wipe out the enemy. ... But I lost an opportunity and did not It doesn't matter, it is very right to avoid the enemy's provocation when it is difficult to fight, and wait patiently."

On the 3rd, the East China Field Army decided to use the 4th column to cooperate with the 1st, 3rd, and 6th columns returning from the west and east of Jinpu Road to annihilate the enemy. The siege was completed, but because the enemy's 5th Army and the reorganized 85th Division quickly approached Xintai, they withdrew from the battle. So far, the Battle of Taimeng came to an end, and more than 24,000 enemies were wiped out in this battle.