Chapter 327 9. Su Yu and Zhang Zhen issued 3 orders in succession to chase down and annihilate the enemies fleeing south

On April 21, Mao Zedong and Zhu De issued the "Order to March to the Nation" to the commanders and fighters of the field armies and the People's Liberation Army in the guerrilla areas in the south.This "Order" drafted by Mao Zedong issued an order to the commanders and fighters of the People's Liberation Army to march across the country after sternly pointing out the stubborn attitude of the Nanjing government in refusing to sign the peace agreement. This is a mobilization order to turn things around! This is an marching order to bury the Jiang family dynasty! The command reads:

Comrades of all commanders and combatants of the field armies, and comrades of the People's Liberation Army in the southern guerrilla zone: The domestic "peace agreement" drawn up after long negotiations between the delegation of the Chinese Communist Party and the delegation of the Nanking Kuomintang Government has been rejected by the Nanking Kuomintang Government. ...we command you: First, march forward bravely, resolutely, thoroughly, cleanly and completely wipe out all Kuomintang reactionaries who dare to resist in China, liberate the people of the whole country, and defend the independence and integrity of China's territorial sovereignty.

Second, advance courageously and arrest all persistent war criminals. No matter where they flee, they must be brought to justice and punished according to law.Pay special attention to arresting the bandit leader Chiang Kai-shek. Third, announce the final amendment to the domestic "Peace Agreement" to any Kuomintang local governments and local military groups.For those who are willing to stop the war and solve the problem by peaceful means, you can sign local agreements with them according to the general meaning of this final amendment. Fourth, after the People's Liberation Army surrounded Nanjing, if the Nanjing Li Zongren government has not fled and is willing to sign the domestic "Peace Agreement", we are willing to give the government another chance to sign.

After breaking through the Kuomintang army's defense line on the Yangtze River, the General Front Committee issued instructions at noon on the 22nd in view of the fact that the task of crossing the river had been completed, requiring the Eastern and Central Groups to quickly open up the east-west connection and split the Kuomintang army in the surrounding areas of Nanjing. 7. The 9th Corps was under the direct command of Su Yu. At the beginning of the People's Liberation Army crossing the river, Tang Enbo ordered the troops to resist resolutely.For this reason, he transferred the 99th Army to Wuhu, and the 54th Army to the Yutang line west of Jiangyin.However, both mobile armies were used, but they still couldn't stop the advance of the PLA.The Eastern and Central Groups are developing rapidly towards Wuxi and Xuancheng, and the pincer-shaped encirclement of the surrounding areas of Nanjing is gradually taking shape.

In order to prevent hundreds of thousands of troops from becoming the Chinese food of the PLA again, Tang Enbo was forced to order on the night of the 22nd: the 54th, 51st, 21st, and 123rd armies east of Yangzhong retreated to Shanghai; the 12th armies west of Zhenjiang (4th armies) , 99th, 28th, 45th, 66th, 20th, 88th, 55th, 96th, 68th, 106th, 73rd armies) retreated to Hangzhou and the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line respectively. However, it is easier said than done to temporarily retreat such a huge army!In particular, most of the Kuomintang troops in the vicinity of Nanjing retreated to Hangzhou along the Beijing-Hangzhou National Highway.

Time is ticking.Su Yu and Zhang Zhen successively issued orders on April 22, 23, and 24: The main force of the 9th Corps will march toward Changxing and Wuxing along the lines of Nanling, Shizipu, and Guangde; Outside the eastward pursuit, the main force entered the Xuancheng, Ningguo, and Guangde areas, and was on standby to participate in the encirclement and annihilation of the Kuomintang troops fleeing from Nanjing, Zhenjiang, and Wunan, and occupied Hangzhou; the main force of the 10th Corps was attached to the 20th and 26th of the 8th Corps The army pursued from Changzhou and Danyang along the west side of Taihu Lake to Changxing and Wuxing in order to join forces with the 9th Corps, cut off the Beijing-Hangzhou Highway, and encircle and wipe out the Kuomintang troops who fled south.

After receiving the order, all the troops marched bravely regardless of the fatigue of crossing the river.Thus, a chase and annihilation battle began! In addition to the 8th Corps and the 34th and 35th Corps serving as guards in the Jingzhen area, the main force of the 7th Corps continued to cross the river and entered Hangzhou. Attacking Yixing and Liyang, each of the 9th and 10th Corps served as flank guard and rear traffic cover.The second field went straight out of Guixi, Shangrao, and Huizhou with all its strength to point to the line from Jinxian to Yiwu on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Road, in order to cut off the connection between the Jiang and Guangxi enemies, relax the Guangxi enemy, and use all their strength to detour the Jiang enemy's back.

East Group: The 28th Army, 23rd Army, 20th Army, and 31st Army of Sanye quickly advanced to block and annihilate the enemy. From the 23rd to the 25th, Lian Ke Wujin, Danyang, Yixing, Liyang and other important towns. On the 26th and 27th, Changxing and Wuxing were occupied again, completely cutting off the traffic on the Beijing-Hangzhou National Highway.The fleeing enemies were in a state of confusion, rushing east and west, with nowhere to go.The 29th Army marched eastward with all its strength, occupied Wuxi on the 23rd, liberated Suzhou, the connection point between Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou Road and Suzhou (Zhou) Jia (Xing) Road, on the 27th, and occupied Wujiang on the 30th.The 26th Army pursued the fleeing enemy south of Jurong.The 34th Army and the 35th Army are responsible for the security tasks of Nanjing and Zhenjiang.

West Group: The 27th Army, 33rd Army, and 24th Army of the Three Fields encircled the front-line enemies in Guangde and Wuxing with all their strength, and cooperated with the main force of the 10th Corps to complete the encirclement of the enemy fleeing to Hangzhou. The 27th Army occupied Guangde on the 26th. The 25th Army captured Langxi on the 27th.The 8 armies of the enemy fled to Hangzhou along the Beijing-Hangzhou National Highway and its west. Except for the 54th Army and the 99th Army who fled to Shanghai and Zhejiang and Jiangxi in advance, the remaining 20th Army, 66th Army, 28th Army, 45th Army, 4th Army and 51st Army totaled 6 On the 26th, 28th, and 29th, the army was wiped out in the vicinity of Liyang and the area north of Guangde, and captured more than 27,000 people. This basically ended this large-scale pursuit and annihilation battle.In addition, the 30th Army of the 9th Sanye Corps captured Wuhu and Dangtu respectively from the 23rd to the 24th, surrounded and wiped out most of the fleeing enemy's 20th Army and 99th Army. The 21st Army and 22nd Army of the 7th Corps cooperated with the 23rd Army of the East Group to march towards Hangzhou. The 21st Army cooperated with the Second Field and 3rd Corps to occupy Guichi and Qingyang on the 22nd and 23rd, Jing County on the 25th, Ningguo on the 28th, Yuhang on May 3rd, and arrived in Hangzhou on the afternoon of the 4th. The 22nd Army also arrived in the northern suburbs of Hangzhou on the 4th. The 23rd Army marched towards Hangzhou after participating in the war of pursuit and annihilation, occupied Anji on the 30th, captured Wukang and Deqing on May 2, and entered the urban area of ​​Hangzhou first on the afternoon of the 3rd.The People's Liberation Army entered Hangzhou one after another and was warmly welcomed by the citizens. The city was filled with slogans welcoming the People's Liberation Army, and the city was orderly and stable.The liberation of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, formed a favorable situation for the People's Liberation Army to attack Shanghai and ensured the path for the People's Liberation Army to continue its southward advance.After the liberation of Hangzhou, the 21st Army captured Xiaoshan in May and liberated Shaoxing on the 6th. The 23rd Army occupied Haining on the 5th. The 27th Army occupied Tongxiang on the 5th, and liberated Jiaxing, an important town in northern Zhejiang, on the 7th.

On the West Road: The 12th Corps of the Four Fields and the troops of the Central Plains Military Region successively occupied Xiaogan and Huangpi, and pushed into Wuhan, effectively containing the Bai Chongxi Group.The corps of the Second Field attacking the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line, regardless of fatigue and fear of the mountains, pursued bravely, and some troops traveled 120 miles a day. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th Corps attacked the entire line of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway from Zongyang to Wangjiang from April 22 to 26 after forcibly crossing the Yangtze River. The 10th Army of the 3rd Corps entered Anqing, a stronghold of the Kuomintang Army on the north bank of the Yangtze River, on the evening of the 22nd. After the 3rd Corps occupied Guichi and Qingyang, the 11th Army occupied Qimen on the 26th and Longyou on May 6th. The 12th Army occupied Taiping on the 26th and Huizhou on the 29th.The other part occupied Tunxi on the 30th. The 14th Army and the 15th Army of the 4th Corps arrived in Leping on the 30th. The 15th Army captured Shangrao on May 4th and Qianshan Mountain on the 5th. The 14th Army occupied Jinxi from May 3rd to Wannian on the 6th. The 13th Army occupied Guixi on May 4. The 16th Army of the 5th Corps occupied Yude on the 23rd, Wuyuan on the 2nd, and Qu County and Jiangshan on the 6th. The 17th Army occupied Yushan on the 6th. The 18th Army arrived at Qimen on the 30th and Kaihua on the 6th and continued to Changshan.So far, Erye has completely controlled the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line, and successfully joined forces with the 7th Corps of Sanye in Zhuji on May 7, completely cutting off the connection between Tang Enbo's group and Bai Chongxi's group.Subsequently, it swept across the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line and drove southward across the line. From May 6th to 10th, 15 counties including Jinhua, Yiwu, Yongkang, Lishui, Songyang, and Suichang in the eastern section of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line went deep into Zhejiang It is more than a hundred miles south of the Gansu line, and crosses Wuyi Mountain into the border of Fujian Province.Commander Liu Bocheng pointed out at the time that the significance of going straight out of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line lies in: "This not only closely cooperates with the three fields to seize Hangzhou and attack Shanghai, but also creates convenient conditions for maneuvering in western Jiangxi and southern Fujian in the future." ("Marshal Liu Bocheng's Army Command Notes" ", p. 409)