Chapter 182 4. Peng Dehuai paid special attention to the 36th division reorganized by the enemy

After withdrawing from Yulin, the Central Military Commission instructed the Northwest Field Army to rest and wait between Yulin and Mizhi, cut off Liu Kan and Zhong Song's two units, and attract the enemy to facilitate the operations of Chen Geng and Xie Fuzhi's group.Therefore, Peng Dehuai concentrated his main forces in the southeast of Yulin and northwest of Mizhi.In order to ensure the safety of the rear organs, further confuse the enemy, and induce Hu Zongnan to make another mistake in command, the Northwest Bureau of the Communist Party of China and various rear organs moved from Jia (Jia) County to the east of the Yellow River according to the instructions of the Central Military Commission. Some of the headquarters stations also crossed the river.At the same time, a part of the army was used as a cover to show that the army was about to cross the river.

Hu Jun really took the bait again.According to its radio direction finding and reconnaissance reports, it was said that the Northwest Communist Army was "fleeing in a hurry"; it also said that the Communist Army had run out of ammunition and food in Jia (Jia) County, and buried all the cannons.Hu Zongnan concluded that the main force of the Northwest Field Army would cross the river east, and strictly ordered all armies to "pursue quickly, and don't miss this golden opportunity."Liu Kan was ordered to lead 5 brigades to advance rapidly to Jia (Jia) County, and entered the Yihe Township area of ​​Suide on August 16; he also ordered Zhong Song to lead the reorganized 36 divisions to go south from Yulin to join the main force going north.Hu Zongnan's intention was to "force the enemy to a decisive battle between the two rivers (Yellow River and Wuding River)" and wipe out the Northwest Field Army in the triangular area of ​​Yulin, Mizhi, and Jia (Jia) counties.

Zhong Song's reorganized 36th division was one of the main divisions that Hu Zong's south attacked northern Shaanxi.He boasted: "The Communist Army can eat up other armies, but it can't eat up the 36th Division." Zhong Song was very proud of his achievements in aiding Yu, and declared that he would "end the northern Shaanxi issue in World War I." Entered Yulin City on the 13th, led two brigades to the south via Guidebao on the 14th, and arrived at Zhenchuanbao on the 16th. Peng Dehuai was particularly "concerned" about the reorganized 36th Division, and ordered accurate reconnaissance of its establishment, actual number of troops, and lightness of equipment; he also deployed troops to closely monitor the direction of action of it and Liu Kan's headquarters, and reported the situation to him at any time.He said: "Determination is based on an accurate grasp of the situation." Now, he is determined to knock on the reorganization of the 36th Division first.He believed that although this division was one of Hu Zongnan's three main forces, it was exhausted after a long-distance march and severe downsizing. Zhong Song, however, was self-willed and blinded by profiteering.Therefore, it is another "proud soldier".Peng Dehuai said: "'Arrogant soldiers must be defeated'! We must use the weakness of the 36th Division to eliminate it." On the 17th, Peng Dehuai secretly assembled the main force of the field army in the northeast area of ​​Zhenchuanbao and ordered all units to observe the terrain and prepare for battle.

At this time, the central government led by Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Ren Bishi had just passed through Wulongpu and moved north.The two enemy troops, Liu Kan and Zhong Song, who were advancing from the north to the south, were only about a hundred miles apart.If the enemies from the north and the south join forces to blockade the crossings of the Yellow River in the east and control the Wuding River and the line between Mizhi and Jia (jia) counties, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the field army will be squeezed into Jia (jia) county, Mizhi, and Yulin 3 The county is within a narrow area of ​​thirty or forty miles from north to south, and fifty or sixty miles from east to west.

Here, the vast desert is to the north, the rolling Yellow River is to the east, the Wuding River and the enemy are to the west and south, and the field army will be in a difficult situation where there is little room for maneuver.The situation of the central leadership is even more critical and severe.When Peng Dehuai, who had always been calm, was discussing with Chief of Staff Zhang Wenzhou and others how to ensure the safety of Mao Zedong and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he couldn't help sweating. He took off his military cap and put it on the table. He sometimes looked at the map carefully, and sometimes paced back and forth.

He said to Zhang Wenzhou: "The safety of the Party Central Committee must be effectively guaranteed, and the Central Committee must be given a sense of security." In order to ensure safety, Xu Guangda was immediately sent to lead the third column to Wulongpu and Caozhuang to support and cover the transfer of the central government.Later, an urgent telegram was sent to the Central Military Commission and Mao Zedong, asking the central authorities to move to the northwest of Jia (Jia) County, close to the main force of the field army. On August 17, Liu Kan led the main force to march northward to the area south of Jizhen.On the same day, Zhong Song divided the division into two echelons, with the 123rd Brigade as the front echelon, and rushed from Zhenchuanbao to Wulongpu in the west of Jia (Jia) County.Wulongpu is only a few tens of miles away from Liu Kan and Zhongsong, and it is the meeting point of the enemy.According to the progress of Zhongsong's part of the road, Peng Dehuai concluded that his main force would surely advance eastward through the Shajiadian area, and determined to annihilate Liu Kan during the movement before he approached Liu Kan, so as to smash the enemy's encirclement and pincer plan and ensure the central government's support. Safety, change the battle situation in the Northwest.