Chapter 185 7. Inventory

In this battle, the Northwest Field Army annihilated the headquarters of the enemy's reorganized 36th Division, the 123rd Brigade and the 165th Brigade, with a total of more than 6,000 people, and captured Liu Ziqi, the brigade commander.This victory shattered Chiang Kai-shek's key attack on northern Shaanxi. Peng Dehuai said: This "is a turning point in the battle in northern Shaanxi" and "basically changed the situation between the enemy and ourselves."The northwest battlefield changed from passive to active, and the field army began to turn to the inside counterattack.The enemy started to go downhill.

On the second day after the victory of the Shajiadian Battle, on August 21, Mao Zedong spoke highly of the significance of the Shajiadian Battle to the Northwest Battlefield and the national war situation in a telegram drafted for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to the leaders of the strategic areas. .He said: "After this battle, the situation can be changed, which will benefit Chen (Geng) and Xie (Fu Zhi) going south." ("Mao Zedong Military Collection" Volume 4) On August 23, Peng Dehuai held a meeting of cadres above the Northwest Field Army in Qiandongyuan Village, Jia (Jia) County, where the headquarters of the Northwest Field Army was stationed. Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Ren Bishi rode from Liangjiacha, 80 miles north of Zhenchuanbao, to attend the meeting. this meeting.

At the meeting, Mao Zedong made a speech. He said: "The battle of Shajiadian was indeed fought well, and it was of decisive significance to the situation in the Northwest. The most difficult period has passed. In our Hunan dialect, after fighting this The battle is over.” He also said: “Facing the water and facing the enemy is something that military strategists should avoid, but our Northwest Field Army under the command of Boss Peng fought bravely and won an unprecedented victory in just one day.” ( "Mao Zedong Chronicle" Volume 2) After Mao Zedong finished his speech, Peng Dehuai stood up and said: "Chairman Mao Zedong said that he has already said it. This is an encouragement to us. If we want to really pass the battle, we have to fight a few more victories." ("Biography of Peng Dehuai")