Chapter 308 7. The final fate of the Ace Army

The 104th Army came for rescue, but was annihilated first.Fu Zuoyi heard in Beiping that two reinforcements, one wounded and the other dead, had returned home. The 35th Army was still besieged in Xinbaoan.Faced with Guo Jingyun's call for help one after another, Fu Zuoyi had no choice but to give a four-word answer: "Stick and wait for help." But where are the reinforcements? Expecting reinforcements to save him was in vain, Guo Jingyun scratched his head in anxiety, and he called several meetings of his staff to study countermeasures.These aides researched and studied, and believed that there are only two ways to go under the current situation: one is to abandon the car and break out on foot to the south. If you can escape into Nanshan, you can escape the danger; The Sanggan River Basin is all mountainous, and cars are not allowed.After hearing this, Guo Jingyun shook his head again and again, and said in denial: "It's easy to say anything else, these more than 400 cars are the lifeblood of Commander-in-Chief Fu, and we can't let them go."

Since there was no way out, Guo Jingyun had no choice but to follow Fu Zuoyi's order and stand by and wait for help.On the one hand, he ordered the troops to reorganize their defenses and build fortifications, and on the other hand, he kept going to the divisions and regiments to give lectures and boost morale.Guo Jingyun always said to the officers and soldiers: "Everyone must defend with peace of mind and trust the commander-in-chief. He will never leave the 35th Army alone." After December 15, the People's Liberation Army attacked Xinbaoan more and more violently, not only during the day, but also at night.Seeing that there was no hope of reinforcements, Guo Jingyun called Fu Zuoyi to ask for instructions. He planned to use the night to pour gasoline on 400 vehicles, set them on fire, and then lead his troops to break through the siege by taking advantage of the overwhelming fire.This was an all-or-nothing approach. Fu Zuoyi hesitated again and again, unable to make up his mind. First, he was reluctant to part with the 400 brand new American trucks, and second, he was afraid that the 35th Army would be wiped out by the People's Liberation Army on the way to break out.In the end, Fu Zuoyi did not approve Guo Jingyun's plan to break out of the siege, and the reply to him was still four words: "Stick and wait for help."

Yang Dezhi, commander of the 2nd North China Corps, issued an emergency surrender letter to Guo Jingyun before launching the general offensive in order to prevent the officers and soldiers of the besieged 35th Army from making unnecessary sacrifices. When the People's Liberation Army's letter of persuasion arrived in Xin'an City, Guo Jingyun, who was besieged in the city, still refused to surrender and persisted in his resistance to the end.He ordered the troops in the east and west defense areas of the new security to step up the construction of fortifications and prepare to hold on.Guo Jingyun was very satisfied after inspecting the various fortifications, and said arrogantly: "Let the Communist army come! There is no 20 or 30 days, and there is no way to enter." Complained: "Hurry up, don't suffer foreign crimes!"

"If the enemy does not surrender, we will resolutely annihilate it!" At 7:10 on December 22, 1948, Yang Dezhi, commander of the Second North China Corps, issued an order for a general offensive.Then 156 cannons launched a fierce bombardment at Xinbaoan Dongguan. In an instant, the shells rained down on the position with a radius of about 100 meters, and more than 8,000 shells were fired in 5 minutes, destroying all the fortifications of the Dongguan City. At about 9 o'clock, the 11th Brigade of the 4th Vertical first attacked the city from the gap opened by artillery fire in the southeast; then, the 10th Brigade blasted open the east gate with group blasting and entered one after another. The two brigades consolidated the breakthrough and developed bravely in depth.At the same time as the breakthrough of the 4th and 11th Brigade, the 3rd and 9th Brigade also carried out an assault from the west gate. Under the support of the 4th Vertical, they climbed the ladder and broke into the city, and quickly hit the west of the Drum Tower.At this time, the 21st Regiment also climbed the ladder into the city. Regardless of the suppression of the street fortresses and the firepower on the roof, the two vanguard troops bravely penetrated into the defense area of ​​the enemy's 101st Division in groups of three or four, divided the enemy piece by piece, and ate them one by one. Fighting from above to below the house, piercing through walls and breaking through walls, fighting from courtyard to courtyard, the sound of guns and bugles rang together.Feng Zi, the commander of the enemy's 101st Division, saw that the situation was not good, and ordered his subordinates to raise the white flag and surrender.

At 3:00 p.m., many people from the People's Liberation Army attacked Guo Jingyun's 35th Army Headquarters. At this time, the sound of guns and shouts shook half of the urban area where Guo Jingyun's Army Headquarters was located. Guo Jingyun was helpless, and nervously sent a telegram to the Peking headquarters in the military headquarters, reporting that the People's Liberation Army had poured into the city, and said that he himself was determined to fight to the death.In the new security.Before the telegram was sent out, a soldier of the People's Liberation Army, Guo Jingyun, hurriedly hid in the shelter when he saw it, and other staff members were in a mess.Guo Jingyun, a war fanatic, saw that the situation was over, so he hurriedly ordered his adjutant to say: "Go and push the gasoline barrel! Push it to the entrance of the shelter and ignite it." Guo Jingyun planned to lock himself, deputy army commander Wang Leizhen, chief of staff Tian Shiji and others in the shelter. burn to death.

Zhang Hongen, director of political affairs at the Ministry of Military Affairs, said hurriedly when he saw it: I'll go and have a look!He ran out in one stride, and asked people to remove the gasoline can.When Guo Jingyun saw that the fire could not be burned, he pulled out his pistol and committed suicide.Deputy army commander Wang Leizhen, chief of staff Tian Shiji and others tied their hands as prisoners. So far, the 35th Army, known as the main force of Fu Zuoyi's "trump card", and the Kuomintang party and government personnel who followed the army to the east from Zhangjiakou, totaling more than 20,000 people, were all wiped out in Xinbaoan after only 11 hours of fierce fighting.