Chapter 243 6. The two Huaye Groups agreed on a siege plan in Qufu

In accordance with Mao Zedong's instructions, Su Yu and other Huaye commanders went to Qufu on August 20 to meet with Tan Zhenlin, Wang Jian'an, Shu Tong and some column leaders of the Shandong Corps to study the operational policy of the Jinan Campaign.This is the reunion of the leadership of the two Huaye Groups since the "July Division" in 1947. At the meeting, it was conveyed to learn from the instructions of the Central Military Commission on the offensive and aid operations, analyzed and studied the characteristics of the current national war situation and the excavation of the East China battlefield, and fully discussed the guiding ideology of the Jinan campaign, the use of corps, organization and command, and logistical support. On this basis, a combat plan for attacking aid and aid was formulated.

The meeting believed that Jinan City has many strong soldiers, which will be "a serious battle", but the defenders also have weaknesses that can be exploited.Within the Kuomintang army, there are many contradictions between the central army and the local army, and between direct and non-direct troops.Wang Yaowu placed the central army in the east, obviously focusing on the east line for defense.Our army will choose the west as the main attack and seize the airport first. This will be far beyond Wang Yaowu's expectations, and it will be too late for him to understand.Wu Huawen, commander of the reorganized 96th Army and commander of the reorganized 84th Division of the Western Defenders, has stated that he will continue to fight for possible battlefield uprisings, which may cause gaps in the western defense of Jinan.Capture the airport first, that is, cut off the only air supply of the defenders, which will deal a serious blow to the defenders psychologically and spiritually.The attack on the economy must be considered from the worst situation, and contingency measures should be taken in terms of ideological preparation and troop deployment.The main purpose of this campaign is to capture Jinan and seek to wipe out one or several reinforcements.In terms of the use of troops, it is necessary to use enough troops to attack the city and use the main force to fight for reinforcements.Both aid and siege must have a strong reserve team.

The meeting decided to form a siege group with 44% of the total strength of the East China Field Army, about 140,000 people. Form blocking aid and attacking aid groups, fight across the canal, and build multiple blocking positions so that troops can be transferred at any time. The West Siege Corps consisted of 4 divisions and 4 regiments from the 3rd and 10th Columns, and the Luzhongnan Column, under the unified command of Song Shilun, commander of the 10th Column, and Liu Peishan, political commissar.First capture and control the Jinan airport, seize all favorable opportunities to capture the commercial port, and then attack the city with the coordination of the Eastern Corps; in addition, command the Liangguang column and the field army guard group to besiege Changqing, and part of the troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan military region to besiege Qihe.

The Siege East Corps consisted of 5 divisions of the 9th and Bohai Columns, under the unified command of the 9th Column Commander Nie Fengzhi and Political Commissar Liu Haotian.First clear the defensive strongholds in the eastern suburbs of Jinan, and then cooperate with the siege west corps to attack the city; in addition, command the Bohai Navy District troops to capture Luokou, control the Yellow River Iron Bridge, and then attack south. The 1st Regiment of the Special Forces Column Artillery (less than 1 battalion), the 3rd Regiment (less than 2 companies) and the Shandong Corps Artillery Regiment formed 2 artillery groups, which were respectively assigned to the siege east and west corps to support the siege operations.

With the 13th column as the reserve team of the siege group, it was deployed in the area between Shanggang and Xiying in the southeast of Jinan, and was ready for siege operations at any time. The blocking aid and fighting aid groups adopted the deployment of "clamping (canal) rivers": with the 4th and 8th columns and the independent 1st and 3rd brigades of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, located in Jinxiang, Chengwu (now Chengwu), In the Juye and Jiaxiang areas, build several defensive positions to form multi-echelon and large-depth defenses, and resolutely block the reinforcements that may come from the north in the Shangqiu and Dangshan areas; use the 4 regiments of the Luzhong South Column and a part of the 7th Column to defend from Guanqiao to Tengshan. In the area between counties, fortifications were built to block the attack steadily, and Xuzhou might go north to reinforce the troops.With the main force of the 1st, 6th, and 7th columns, the 11th column of Nakano and the 2nd and 12th columns of the Subei Corps, and the 2nd and 3rd artillery regiments of the special forces column, they were assembled in Jining, Yanzhou and Teng In the area east of the county, stand by to attack reinforcements going north along Jinpu Road.

With the cooperation of the general public, the Subei Corps and the local troops of the military region actively attacked face to face, destroying Jinpu Road and Longhai Road, and cooperated with the main force to fight. According to the instructions of the Central Military Commission, it was decided that the siege group would be under the unified command of Shandong Corps Commander Xu Shiyou, Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin, and Deputy Commander Wang Jianan. 7 pages). On September 16, the attack on Jinan was launched, and Jinan was conquered in 15 to 20 days.The Front Committee of the East China Field Army submitted the combat plan to the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China for approval on August 31.

At Haishi on September 2, the Central Military Commission replied to agree with the East China Field Army's combat plan and deployment.