Chapter 211 9. Two Heavens of Sorrow and Joy

After the battle, the Northwest Field Army found the bodies of Liu Kan and Yan Ming while cleaning the battlefield.Peng Dehuai explained to the nearby troops: "We need to wrap up the body and make a mark on the place where it was buried. We also need to notify Hu Zongnan and the family members of the deceased to claim it!" When Peng Dehuai returned to the headquarters of the Northwest Field Army, he said to everyone: "In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, we dealt with Liu Kan and Yan Ming. I didn't expect to meet them here ten years later." Then he said: "If Hu Zongnan continues to fight against the people, one day he will suffer the same fate." ("Strategic Offensive in the War of Liberation" (recalling historical materials))

On March 7, Xinhua Radio Station in northern Shaanxi was entrusted by the Northwest Field Army Command to broadcast the news that Liu Kan and Yan Ming had made unnecessary sacrifices for Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Zongnan in the battle in the southwest of Yichuan on March 1. He also notified Liu Kan and Yan Ming's family members and relatives, saying: "Our army has buried the remains in the mountains three miles south of Yangdao Village, Xiyangdao Village, Yichuan City. If you come to transport the corpses, the soldiers and civilians in the Liberated Area will provide convenience." This made Hu Zongnan very embarrassed. .He believes that this is a "political bomb" of the CCP, with the purpose of disintegrating its military morale.But he didn’t go to pick him up, and he couldn’t explain to all the soldiers and the family members of the deceased. In addition, after Liu Kan’s wife Zeng Yujie got the news, she immediately found Yan Ming’s wife Sun Shuzhen and the families of other officers who died in the reorganized 29th Army to cry together. Hu Zongnan They had to send someone to transport the coffins of Liu Kan and Yan Ming back to Xi'an for a generous burial.

The battle of Yichuan dealt a heavy blow to Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Zongnan.When news of the defeat reached Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek was extremely shocked.That month, the Kuomintang held the so-called "National Congress for the Implementation of the Constitution". The representatives of the National Congress were deeply disappointed with Hu Zongnan's repeated defeats in the Northwest battlefield, and there was an uproar about the Yichuan fiasco. In order to perfunctory the National Congress representative's accusation against Hu Zongnan, Chiang Kai-shek gave Hu Zongnan a punishment of dismissal and retained his post, and dismissed Sheng Wen, chief of staff of the Xi'an Appeasement Office. On March 13th, Chiang Kai-shek lamented in the "hands-on telegram" to Hu Zongnan: "The death of the Yichuan division is not only the biggest setback for the national army to suppress the bandits, but also a meaningless sacrifice. Good generals died in battle and the entire army was wiped out. Mourning and mourning, how embarrassing it is!"

Contrary to the grief of the Kuomintang, news of the great victory in Yichuan came out, and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent a congratulatory message to Peng Dehuai, Zhang Zongxun, and Zhao Shoushan on March 2: "Congratulations on your southern attack and complete annihilation of the Hu enemy and the reorganization of the 29th Army headquarters And the great victory of reorganizing the 27th Division and reorganizing the 90th Division, I still hope to continue to work hard and fight for the liberation of the Northwest." ("Chinese People's Liberation War Military Collection" Volume 3)

On the same day, Mao Zedong drafted a telegram for the Central Military Commission to Peng Dehuai, Zhang Zongxun, Zhao Shoushan and others: "Congratulations on your great victory in annihilating the 90th Division and the 27th Division." Admonish earnestly, so as to gradually expand the victory." Two days later, Mao Zedong pointed out in the note to the Central Military Commission drafting and forwarding the report on the results of the Yichuan Campaign by Peng Dehuai, Zhang Zongxun, and Zhao Shoushan: "In the Yichuan Campaign, I surrounded and annihilated 5 brigades of Hu Jun's elite troops with 11 brigades and 70,000 people. (Lacking 1 regiment, Luochuan), 2 division headquarters, 1 army headquarters, a total of 28,000 people, none of them slipped through the net, and it was the first victory in the Northwest battlefield." ("Mao Zedong Chronicle" Volume 2)