Chapter 245 8. Review of "Maoling First Company" and "Yanchi Company"

The siege campaign was launched. In the eastern suburbs, Huaye 9 Zong, who was the main attacker, launched a fierce attack on the enemy positions in Maoling Mountain and Yanchi Mountain quickly and bravely like a tiger and a lion.These two mountains are the commanding heights around Jinan. Standing abruptly, the two peaks confront each other, blocking the gateway to Jinan.Looking west from the top of this mountain, you can see the whole city of Jinan. Although our siege troops have many support points for the enemy's outer defensive zone, they are characterized by long depth and large gaps. To dismember the enemy's defense system.

Maoling Mountain is faintly visible under the illumination of the full moon in the middle sky.The 8 companies of the 1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion of the 74th Regiment of the 25th Division of our 9th Column approached the defenders bunker in a secret movement.According to the division of labor, the 1st Battalion attacked from the northwest and northeast corners; the 2nd Battalion attacked from the southeast corner. Under the command of battalion commander Yang Nianlun, the 2nd Battalion quickly moved to the foot of Maoling Mountain. The 4th company is the first echelon, and the battle started when 3 floating sentries were eliminated, and the 1st battalion successfully blasted in the northeast corner.

In the battle history of the 9th Column of the East China Field Army, the deeds of the 4th Company of the 74th Regiment of the 25th Division - "The First Company of Maoling" are recorded: In the Battle of Jinan in September 1948, the 4th company was ordered to attack Maoling Mountain.Maoling Mountain is a natural barrier in the east of Jinan City. The terrain is dangerous. The enemy has built reinforced concrete semi-permanent fortifications. At 12 o'clock on the night of September 16, the battle started, and the whole company's light and heavy machine guns fired at the same time, suppressing the enemy's firepower. Squad 8 soldiers Wang Junying and Jiang Ruifu sent two packs of explosives and blew up two bunkers.Immediately, the second platoon leader Li Jingzhang led the commando to rush up, repelled the enemy's counterattacks several times, and compressed the enemy in the southwest corner.Under our military pressure and political offensive, more than 70 enemies disarmed and surrendered.During the battle, the company commander Liu Wen was injured in five places and could not get off the line of fire; the instructor Li Bingzhang was injured and could not stand up, and lay on the breakthrough to direct the battle.After two hours of fierce fighting, Maoling Mountain was captured and the defending enemy was wiped out.After the war, the column awarded the 4th company the honorary title of "Maoling First Company" and recorded first-class merit.In this battle, 13 heroic heroes including "Jinan Hero" Li Jingzhang emerged from the whole company.It was the 8th Company of the 9th Vertical 75th Regiment that attacked Yanchi Mountain.This is an old company that was born in Wulong County in the hinterland of Jiaodong in 1940.Military History--

During the Battle of Jinan in September 1948, the 8th Company was ordered to attack Yanchi Mountain. Yanchi Mountain is an important barrier in the east of Jinan City. The mountain is high and steep, and there is only one path leading to the top of the mountain.It is surrounded by side defense forts and son-mother forts, and has reinforced concrete sandwich wall fortifications.During the battle, the company commander Zhang Kexin personally organized the blasting, the 2nd platoon leader Zhang Yinheng, and the 3rd squad leader Pan Hongxing sent two packs of explosives to blow up the enemy's fortifications, and the whole company quickly broke into it.When developing in depth, it was suddenly blocked by the firepower of the enemy's second fortification. The platoon leader Lu Dongsheng picked up the grenade thrown by the enemy and threw it at the enemy group.Taking advantage of the confusion of the enemy, he picked up another pack of explosives and blew up the fortifications.Afterwards, Quan Lian rushed forward and started hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. 12 comrades were wounded and could not get off the line of fire.After 50 minutes of fierce fighting, Yanchi Mountain was occupied and more than 60 enemies were captured.After the war, the column awarded the 8th company the honorary title of "Yanchi Company".

The Siege East Group connects Kemaoling Mountain and Yanchi Mountain, which seems to have opened the left and right gates of Jinan.Standing on these two mountain tops and looking westward, you can have a panoramic view of the whole city of Jinan. When the report of the complete annihilation of Maoling Mountain and Yanchi Mountain defending the enemy was sent to the command post of the Siege East Group by telephone, Ye Chao, the deputy chief of staff of the 9th Column, immediately reported it to the commander Nie Fengzhi.Commander Nie shouted: "Good fight! The 74th Regiment fought well! The 75th Regiment also fought well!"