Chapter 210 8. At the moment of the war, the enemy will argue with each other

When the 90th Division of Hu Zongnan Army arrived near Dongwazi Street, the sound of gunfire, grenades, and mortars in the south became more and more intense, and the fighting became more intense.At this time, the weather also changed. It was sunny in the morning, but now it was drizzling.Then the rain turned to snow again, and it fell quite heavily.It's cold in February, and it's snowing in the hearts of those Hu Jun generals!Under the cloudy and cold mood, Liu Kan reluctantly made a decision: "I will not leave today, but camp on the spot with strict vigilance, and prepare to continue along the road before dawn tomorrow (29th) and rush to Yichuan in one fell swoop."

Liu Kan also knew the danger of the situation, so he agreed with Wang Yingzun's suggestion to "retreat to Huanglong Mountain immediately, change the inner line to the outer line, so as to relieve the siege of Yichuan".But when he discussed with the commander of the 90th Division Yan Ming, he was ridiculed: "I am a soldier, and the duty of a soldier is to obey orders. Our duty is to rescue Yichuan. We must get rid of all the enemy's obstacles and get the Han Chu brigade out of danger as soon as possible. A small group of communist troops appeared, but it was just Peng Dehuai's bluff. Thinking, if the communist army lays an ambush, how could our vanguard find them so easily? Please don’t forget, the military seat, that Yichuan is still surrounded by the main force of the communist army!"

Seeing Yan Ming being so arrogant and rude, Liu Kan cursed secretly in his heart: "You bastard, what kind of fucking military duties are you talking about when you're dying!" He snorted strangely, and said in a long voice, "Yan Ming Commander, I don't think you don't know that the communist army has always focused on annihilating all of our viable forces. If they intended to attack Yichuan, why didn't they attack the city for three days? Yichuan can still rely on strong fortifications to defend Luochuan and Huangling to the death, thereby containing the enemy, preventing them from going south, and ensuring that Xi'an is safe. Now for us, waiting is victory. Your Excellency, the battlefield does not allow sentimentality!"

Liu Kan and Yan Ming have irreconcilable conflicts.It turned out that both of them were army commanders. Later, because the army was changed to a reorganized division, Yan Ming became the division commander, and Liu, both of them were lieutenant generals. After occupying Yan'an, they also received the "Blue Sky and White Sun" medal from Chiang Kai-shek.Yan Ming has always been at the top of the merit list of Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Zongnan, but now that Liu Kan is one level above him, he is even more dissatisfied.When it comes to using soldiers, Liu Kan knows that he is not Yan Ming's opponent. Yan Ming is not only a top student in Whampoa, but also studied in the United States.Relying on his academic qualifications and being Hu Zongnan's confidant, Yan Ming didn't take Liu Kan seriously at all, especially in this operation, Yan Ming actually assumed the posture of a war supervisor.Although Liu Kan hated him deeply, he had no choice but to swallow his anger in front of the enemy.Kan kept his post as army commander.Yan Ming has always been brooding about this.

When the enemy generals were wrangling each other and hesitating in action, at dawn on March 1, Peng Dehuai ordered the PLA to launch a powerful offensive against the enemy.The soldiers fought the enemy bravely and were unstoppable.The People's Liberation Army's offensive became more and more fierce. At 4 pm on March 1, the Northwest Field Army occupied all positions on both sides of the road, and the headquarters of the reorganized 29th Army was wiped out.Liu Kan and the remnant enemy were all driven into the ditch, and they surrendered one after another. Liu Kan was about to commit suicide in the village of Yizhuang, but Liu Zhenshi took the pistol away.Later, the two fled from the earthen village on the mountain ridge of Dingjiawan, but they were also desperate. Liu Kan picked up a grenade on the ground and blew himself up to death.Liu Zhenshi, who was running in front, heard a loud "boom" behind him, and when he looked back, Liu Kan was lying in the ditch with blood and flesh, dying of breath.

Faced with the defeat, Yan Ming's spirit also collapsed.Zeng Wensi, his chief of staff, recalled the scene at that time: "Yan Ming knew that the situation of the battle was irreversible, and he kept forcing me to commit suicide together with him. In order to save my life, I used the excuse of observing the battle situation and always kept a distance of more than ten meters from him. He also secretly loaded the pistol bullets, just in case. At the same time, he told Yan Ming's son Yan Shouli (commander of the communications battalion): "You should pay special attention to prevent the teacher from committing suicide!" So Yan Shouli accompanied Yan Ming, and we never left. Only then did I feel that life had hope." "Suddenly Yan Shouli came to me and said: 'Hurry up and break through!' I said: 'Where are you going to break out? Death for nothing!' Later, with an orderly tone, I said definitely: 'You put the The division commander dragged him down the mountain to the military headquarters, and I followed suit.’ So Yan Shouli and a few others dragged Yan Ming down the mountain. In the ravine, Yan Ming complained to me and said: "You really killed people! I still have a few companies on hand on the mountain. I can find an opportunity to rush out. What should I do now?" I said: "Why didn't you say it earlier? Go up the mountain again." Yan Ming said: "Is it still too late? Just commit suicide here!" I said: "Why? Go to the military headquarters, and everyone will die together!" The flow was rushing to the west, and there was a burst of intense rifle shots. The flow of people rushed eastward like a tide, and was quickly blocked back. I took the initiative and ordered him to go to the military headquarters! Yan Ming was carried eastward along the road in the flow of people with a sliding pole Chung. I intentionally fell behind slowly, and finally broke away from Yan Ming. I took the opportunity to hide in the rocks on the north side of the road opposite Yizhuang Village." "Later, I heard that Yan Ming climbed east of Yizhuang Village on a sliding pole. On the mountain north of the highway, he was shot to death by a light machine gun." ("Northwest Battlefield in the War of Liberation" (Memoirs of former Kuomintang generals))