Chapter 251 3. The process of drafting the combat plan for the Liaoshen Campaign

After several months of Mao Zedong's patient persuasion of Lin Biao, especially after trying to fight Changchun, Lin Biao finally agreed to go south to the Beining line.This made the headquarters in Xibaipo breathe a sigh of relief. On August 24, Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan, and Liu Yalou began to draw up a specific plan for the southward operation based on the combat intention repeatedly emphasized by the Central Military Commission. The troops can be dispatched at the end of this month or early September. All over the place.He also called the Central Military Commission: In the past two days, the water seems to have begun to decline, and the destroyed railway bridge may be repaired in about a week.We plan to wait for the railway bridge to be repaired, and we will spend three days transporting grain and gathering it in the Fuxin area.On September 3, I also reported to the Central Military Commission: "Our army intends to suddenly encircle the cities of Beining with units close to the Beining line, and then wipe out the enemies one by one after the main force from the north arrives, and control the main force on the northern line to the west of Shenyang. and the southwest region, monitor the enemy in Shenyang, and prepare to annihilate the enemy who will be reinforced by Shenyang and Jinzhou or annihilate the enemy who breaks out from Changchun and goes south."

On the 5th, the Central Military Commission replied: "The focus of your autumn operations should be on Wei Lihuang and Fan Hanjie's system. Don't presuppose that after defeating Fan Hanjie's divisions, you will go to fight Fu Zuoyi...", "You can start on the Beining line. In large-scale operations, it is more convenient to fight on this line for supplies. This is also a method of breakthrough in the middle, which isolates the enemies on the two wings (Wei Lihuang, Fu Zuoyi) from each other. Therefore, your main force should not leave the Beining line easily, and you must plan in advance to continue to attack Jinzhou, Shanhaiguan and Tangshan points, control the entire Beining Road (except the Pingjin section) in my hands, so as to facilitate maneuvering to the two wings."

On the 7th, the Central Military Commission called Lin, Luo, and Liu again, and further pointed out: "The appropriate deployment and command of the campaign, and the appropriate adjustment of the combat rest are the key to the decision." In order to control the Beining line and conquer Jinzhou, Shanhaiguan, and Tangshan, "you Now we should prepare to use the main force on this line, disregarding the two enemies of Chang and Shen, and prepare to annihilate the enemy who may be aided by Chang and Shen when attacking Jinzhou." The Military Commission predicts that from September to June of the following year, within 10 months , In order to annihilate the Wei Lihuang Group, it is necessary to prepare for three major battles.For example, during the battles of the Northeast Field Army in Jin, Yu, and Tang, if the enemies of Shen and Chang poured out their nests to aid Jin, they would be able to wipe out the enemy continuously in this area and strive to wipe out Wei Lihuang's entire army on the spot. For this reason, the Northeast Field Army is required to: " (1) Establish the determination to capture the three points of Jin, Yu, and Tang and take full control of the line; (2) Establish the determination to fight an unprecedented battle of annihilation, that is, dare to fight against Wei Lihuang when the whole army comes to help; (3) In order to adapt to the above two determinations, reconsider the battle plan and make arrangements for the military supplies (food, ammunition, recruits, etc.)

After repeated consultations between the Central Military Commission and the Northeast Field Army, a consensus was finally reached and the operational policy for the Liaoshen Campaign was established.The basic point of this combat policy is: the main force of the Northeast Field Army goes south, first cut off the Beining Line, seal the Kuomintang Army in the Northeast, and then adopt the means of attacking Jin and fighting for aid, trying to annihilate the Wei Lihuang Group on the spot. On September 10, the Northeast Field Army drew up a specific implementation plan for the Liaoshen Campaign.The first step is to annihilate the enemy at all points on the Beining line except Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou, and Jinxi with a rushing action, and cut off the enemy's connection inside and outside the pass.The second step is to concentrate our forces to attack Jinzhou and fight reinforcements.