Chapter 178 10. Inventory

The Chen Xie Group fought continuously for more than a month, wiped out more than 33,000 Kuomintang troops, liberated 12 counties, and established 3 military divisions in western Henan, effectively cooperating with the main forces of the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Field Army and the Northwest Field Army. The establishment of Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi frontier bases and subsequent operations created favorable conditions. Advancing to the west of Henan is the rear right route of advancing to the Central Plains arranged by the Chen Xie Corps.After the Chen Xie Corps advanced into the west of Henan, Mao Zedong instructed that this road should first go west to fight, which not only created a favorable situation for continued deployment, but also cooperated with the Northwest Field Army to switch to the offensive; The main battle in the Central Plains.

Practice has fully proved the wisdom of Mao Zedong's strategic arrangement and command. During the more than three months of combat by the Chen Xie Corps, Mao Zedong gave correct instructions in almost every battle, enabling it to mobilize the enemy flexibly and annihilate the enemy.When there are scattered enemies that are easy to annihilate, first annihilate them; when the enemy concentrates its forces, try to disperse them and exhaust them; when they are scattered and exhausted, annihilate them one by one with superior forces . Chen Xie's Corps moved to the west of Henan, suddenly east and west, scattered and gathered, completely active, while the enemy was exhausted and annihilated.The annihilation of the enemy Shaanxi Corps, the 15th Division, the 3rd Division, and the Luoyang defenders were all victories won under Mao Zedong's instructions and the direct result of the implementation of Mao Zedong's military thinking.

In his telegram on October 4, Mao Zedong praised Chen Geng and Xie Fuzhi for their flexible use of troops, and pointed out: "Chen Xie's 10 brigades dispersed 5 brigades in more than ten counties in western Henan and southern Shaanxi to fight against militias, bandits, Baojia and the 1st regiment and 1st battalion. For the regular army, it is very effective to concentrate 5 brigades to fight medium-scale battles."