Chapter 336 4. Huma troops division of labor

After Hu Zongnan, Ma Bufang of Qinghai, and Ma Hongkui of Ningxia failed to counterattack Xi'an, they began to change their combat policy, adopt a defensive posture, and shrink their forces backward.The 90th Army in the south of Hu Zong withdrew to Yabai Town and Hengqu Town to the west of Zhouzhi, the 36th Army (belonging to the 123rd Division) withdrew to Mei County, and the 65th and 38th Army of the 18th Corps were active in Outside the north and south of Wugong and the area west of the Qishui River, the main force gathered in the area near Fufeng, and the 1st Army retreated to Baoji, and the 17th, 69th, and 57th Army each controlled the line from Tuling to Baoji in the south of Xi'an and the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains. The key pass; the 119th Army of Wang Zhiqi of the Longnan Corps withdrew to the front line of Wugong and Fufeng.Under the unified command of Pei Changhui, deputy director of the Xi'an Appeasement Office and commander of the 5th Corps, the above-mentioned ministries were transferred to defense.In addition to Ma Jiyuan's 82nd Army and 129th Army cavalry units operating in the east of Yongshou and on both sides of the Jing River, the main force withdrew to the Changwu and Binxian areas.The 11th and 128th armies of Ma Hongkui's Ningxia Corps assembled in Binxian County, Yongshou Line and its west side.

In terms of strategic division of labor, Hu Zongnan agreed with Qingning Erma: First, the Qingning Erma Division was responsible for the defense of the Yongshou and Linyou areas on both sides of the Xilan Highway; the southern part of Hu Zong was responsible for the defense of the pockets west of Wugong and on both sides of the Weihe River.For example, when the main force of the First Field Army was used on the Xilan Highway, the Qingning Erma Division retreated to the Xunyi, Binxian, and Linyou areas to hold on; the southern part of Hu Zong attacked from Fufeng to support the Erma.For example, when the main force of the First Field Army was directed towards Fufeng and Wugong, Hu Zong retreated south to the west bank of the Qianhe River and stood firm.For example, when the 18th and 19th Corps of North China meet with the First Field Army and point at the two armies of Hu and Ma in the face, they will retreat to the established positions in Binxian, Linyou, Qianyang, and Baoji for large-scale decisive battle defense. .

Second, the 2 infantry divisions and 1 cavalry brigade of Ma Dunjing's army are located in the west of Qianxian County and north of the Xilan Highway; the 3 infantry divisions and 1 cavalry brigade of Ma Ji's reinforcements are located on the Xilan Highway and south of Yongshou , Linyou area; the two armies are under the command of the Northwest Military and Political Chief Department.Huang Zuxun's 191st Division was under the command of Wang Zhiqi, the commander of the 119th Army, and opened the Fufeng and Wugong areas, and was under the command of the Xi'an Appeasement Office to strengthen the defense of the pocket area.The Xi'an Appeasement Administration used 3 armies to guard Fufeng and Meixian areas; with 3 armies, it was located in Meixian County and the mountain passes at the northern foot of the southern Qinling Mountains in Baoji.

Third, the battle between Hu Zongnan and Qingning Erma is the line of the Linyou Nanshan watershed, and the line belongs to the Ma family army. (Volume 5 of "Shaanxi Literature and History Materials") In this deployment by Hu Zongnan, the four armies started from Wugong in the east and Fufeng in the west, and placed them side by side in an area of ​​more than 100 miles. The positions of each army formed three lines.Not only that, he also ordered the divisions, regiments, and battalions to form three lines when deploying positions, overlapping and scattered.At that time, some people ridiculed this kind of troop deployment as a "sheep shit" position.After hearing this, Li Zhen, commander of the enemy's 18th Corps and commander of the 65th Army, defended Hu Zongnan and said: "This is what someone without military training said. According to Mr. Hu's deployment, our army is divided vertically and horizontally. It would be impossible to encircle us, but our army can advance and retreat freely, and the heart-digging tactics used by the communist army will be useless."

After Hu Zongnan made the deployment of troops, he was still a little worried, so he sent Pei Changhui, director of the Baoji Command Post and commander of the 5th Corps, to inspect the positions of various troops instead of him.