Chapter 288 6. Su Yu adjusted the deployment of the battle to encircle and wipe out Huang Botao

On November 10, Huang Botao's corps stayed in the Nianzhuangwei area to rest.At si o'clock on the same day, Su Yu issued an order to adjust the deployment and wipe out Huang Botao's corps, and sent a telegram to the Central Military Commission, Chen Yi, and Deng Xiaoping.The command says: In order to completely annihilate the Yellow Army, the special adjustment and deployment are as follows: 1.7 Zong should immediately go south, advance along Beita Mountain to Dalijia, Shanji, Gangshangji and the south mountain area, resolutely block the yellow enemy's westward movement, contact the 11th Zong (Hu Zong) in the south, and send troops to Xuzhou alert.

2.13 Zong should immediately move forward from Banqiao and the area east of it to the main force of the Yellow Corps at Cao Baji and its east, divide the Yellow Corps, cooperate with the 7th Zong and Hu Zong to fight resolutely, and cut off the yellow enemy's escape route to the west and southwest. 3.10 Vertically, the Li and Huang corps should be divided, and take advantage of the gap to approach Xuzhou and make a feint, so that the Li corps cannot aid east or south. 4.11 Zong (Hu Zong) and Rao Yujian's Ministry should not be restrained by the face-to-face enemy, immediately control the triangle area of ​​Shanji, Shuanggou, and Shuikou, and firmly control the Sishan and Lumashan highlands.Before the arrival of the 6th Zong, one should control the Tuoluo Mountain Highland with one unit, and resolutely prevent the Yellow Enemy from escaping to the southwest and west.

5.6 When crossing the river from Maoerke, we should proceed along Bacha Road and Gucheng to control the triangle area of ​​Shanji, Gucheng and Shuanggou. After crossing the river on June 4 and 8, under the unified command of Tao Guo, they attacked the Yellow Enemy centered on Nianzhuang from east to north. 13 Attack from the west and northwest. After crossing the river on July 6, 9, and 11 (Wang Zhang) and the 11th Column (Hu Zong) in Yunxi, they were under the command of Chief of Staff Chen of the headquarters, divided the Yellow Corps, and cooperated with the 4th, 8th, and 13th Columns to resolutely annihilate the enemy.

8.1 Zong should resolutely annihilate the enemies of Yaowan. 9. Te Zong is temporarily on standby in Xin'an Town; Lu Zong should move to the area around Niantou tonight, ready to cross the river and go west. 10. Wei Ji led the 2nd and 12th verticals, and should immediately cross the river by the Zaohe and Suqian lines, and immediately advance to Dawangji and Shuanggou Town (northwest of Suining) in order to join in the battle to wipe out the Yellow Army. ("Su Yu Military Collection" pp. 407-408) After Mao Zedong received the order sent by Su Yu and others to the corps and columns in Huaye, he replied on November 11: "Su Tan Chen Zhanghui completed the first step of encircling the Yellow Corps at 10:00 on the second step and wiped out the yellow corps. The deployment of the Huang Bingtuan is very good. If there are any cases in our previous telegram that do not conform to this deployment, we should follow this deployment." ("Mao Zedong Military Collection" Vol. 5, p. 200)

Following Su Yu's order, the Huaye Zongs approached Huang Botao's corps from the north, east, and south of Nianzhuangwei.Inspired by the battle slogan of "Wipe out the Huang Botao Corps and capture Huang Botao alive", the columns pursued Huang Botao's Corps relentlessly. The 4th and 8th verticals of Huaye went westward along the north side of the railway and went straight to Nianzhuang Weir; the 1st, 6th, 9th, and Shandong Zhongnan Columns attacked Nianzhuang Wei along the south side of the Longhai Railway from Xin'an Town and the area west of it ; 7 vertical, 10 vertical, 13 vertical After crossing the Bulao River, go straight to the east of Xuzhou.

By the evening of the 10th, the 7th vertical occupied the Daxujia and Huangji railway lines; the 10th vertical advanced to Jingshanpu, Damiao, and Houji in the northeast of Xuzhou, and approached Xuzhou; the 13th vertical had already controlled Suyang Mountain, and its vanguard troops were still in Arrived at Cao Baji on the afternoon of the 10th, and launched a battle against the 44th Division of the enemy's 100th Army that had escaped through the canal. The enemy's 44th Division suffered heavy losses on the east bank of the canal, and the troops that escaped the canal retreated towards Xuzhou under the leadership of the division commander Liu Shenghe.Huang Botao ordered the 100th Army to defend at Hetaizi, west of Nianzhuangwei, but the commander of the 44th Division thought he had suffered a big loss on the east bank of the canal, so he decided to go directly back to Xuzhou to make up for it, so he continued westward and arrived at Cao Baji on the afternoon of the 10th. Meet with Huaye 13th Vertical Pioneer Group.

The battle started at dusk on the 10th and ended in the afternoon of the 11th. The 13th and 38th divisions wiped out the enemy's 44th division.Cao Baji fought, Huaye 13 vertically cut off the Longhai line between Nianzhuangwei and Xuzhou, and separated Huang Botao and Li Mi's two corps. On the 11th, the 7th, 10th, and 13th verticals joined the 11th vertical and the Jianghuai Military Region brigades from Zaohebei in the Damiao and Houji areas east of Xuzhou, completely cutting off the way for Huang Botao's corps to retreat westward to Xuzhou, and occupied the It became a favorable position to block Xu's enemy's aid from the east.

At the same time, the 2nd, 12th and Nakano 11th also approached Xuzhou from the southeast.Huaye encircled and compressed the four armies of Huang Botao's Corps in an area centered on Nianzhuangwei, about 3 kilometers from north to south and about 6 kilometers from east to west. Su Yu realized the first step to encircle Huang Botao's Corps.