Chapter 181 3. The Northwest Field Army voluntarily withdrew from Yulin

After Chiang Kai-shek left, Hu Zongnan made the following operational deployment: The reorganized 27th Division still defended the Yan'an city defenses, and the supplies and non-combatants of each army stayed in Yan'an. The reorganized 17th Division released the garrison tasks along the highway in Ganquan and Fuxian, and concentrated in the area south of Panlong Town to return to the 29th Division. Army system; Liu Kan commanded the reorganization of the 17th Division, the 36th Division (owed to the 28th Brigade), and the 90th Division from the vicinity of Panlong Town along the Xianyu Highway. After arriving at Wayaobao for supplies, they continued to Sanhuangmao and Zhoujialing. The reorganized 36th Division moved quickly to the south of Hengshan, went out of the Great Wall, walked on the grassland, rescued Deng Baoshan's troops in Yulin, and made a concerted attack to the southeast. Left: Dong Zhao commanded the reorganized 1st Division and the 38th Division. After the reorganization of the 29th Army, he maintained a one-day distance to follow up. After arriving at Wayaobao for supplies, he paid attention to contact with Liu Kan’s army. Jian and the area to the north were advanced from Suide, and one of them captured the county seat of Shoubao County, and supported the reorganized 29th Army at any time.

Zhong Song, the 36th Division of the enemy's reorganization, received Hu Zongnan's order to rescue Yulin, and he made great contributions and rushed towards Yulin desperately.Peng Dehuai ordered the teaching brigade to intercept in the Hengshan area, and the teaching brigade quickly occupied the main road from Hengshan along the Wuding River to Yuhebao. Zhong Song was also very cunning. When the vanguard reported that the communist army was found near Yuhebao, he immediately ordered: "We will not get entangled with the communist army here, and march around!" He knew that the communist army had already occupied favorable terrain before him. , If it is tough, not to mention paying a heavy price, Yulin would have been captured by the Communist Party long ago.

Under the leadership of Zhong Song, the enemy's reorganized 36th Division braved the scorching sun to go out of the Great Wall, pass through the Mu Us Desert, and gradually persecute Yulin. On August 12, the enemy reached the Suzhuangzi and Tian'e Haizi areas less than 30 miles away from Yulin. At this time, Peng Dehuai received another telegram from Mao Zedong at 9 o'clock.Mao Zedong pointed out in this telegram: "First, we have not conquered Yulin, and the enemy Zhongsong's Mingyuan (13th) can enter Yulin, and Liu Kan's five brigades may reach the east of Qilin Town; second, our army will soon Rest and wait between Yulin and Mizhi, cut off Liu and Zhong, and attract the enemy to facilitate Chen (Geng) and Xie (Fuzhi) operations. Chen and Xie are scheduled to cross the river in Weilai (August 20); In order to prevent Liu and Dong (Zhao) from occupying Suide, our rear agencies between Wuding River and the Yellow River must quickly move to the east of the Yellow River, and hope that He (Long) Xi (Zhongxun) will deploy and move immediately."

Therefore, Peng Dehuai held a meeting of cadres above the brigade in Zhaozhuang, south of Yulin City, to study the enemy's situation.Peng Dehuai said at the meeting that our army has achieved the goal of mobilizing Hu Zongnan's main force to go north and cooperate with Chen Xie's corps to cross the Yellow River south and advance to the west of Henan. We should take the initiative to withdraw from Yulin and then look for opportunities to wipe out the enemy. Besides, although the Zhongsong Department was not far from Yulin, they did not dare to act rashly, and sent a search team to go out for reconnaissance first.Not long after, the search team came back and reported that there was no communist army around Yulin City, and the whereabouts of the communist army were unknown.Only then did Zhong Song issue the order: Troops enter the city!

That night, Zhong Song immediately telegraphed Hu Zongnan in Yan'an: Yulin was successfully rescued, and the communist army fled! Hu Zongnan also telegraphed Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing that Zhong Song's "fast column" defeated the Communist bandits who besieged Yulin. Chiang Kai-shek was elated, and called Hu Zongnan to praise Zhong Song for his rapid advance. The bullshit got bigger and bigger, and for a while, Zhong Song became a hero.