Chapter 357 5. Lin Biao suddenly stopped

The Hengbao Highway is only 200 miles long, but Bai Chongxi concentrated a large number of his main forces at once! "Little Zhuge" Bai Chongxi has always been witty in combat, he won't fight head-on with his opponent, but wins with dexterity.At this time, they suddenly want to fight against the main force of the four fields, what is their intention? The emergence of this situation aroused Lin Biao's vigilance, and he decisively ordered the troops to suspend their advance. In the Four Fields Headquarters, Lin Biao faced the military map and thought for a long time. He thought to himself, Bai Chongxi has always fought with people's wits but not strength. Posture, there must be ghosts in here!

The military map indicates that the Hengbao area is a water network area with criss-cross ditches and rivers.Such terrain is extremely unfavorable to the movement of mechanized and heavy artillery units. Could it be that Bai Chongxi set up a pocket formation, which was clearly a decisive battle, but actually lured me into an ambush circle, and opened his mouth to eat me? Lin Biao held up a candle and carefully checked the enemy's garrison positions on the map. Sure enough, several main forces of Bai Chongxi had occupied some important commanding heights and traffic arteries.If our army attacks rashly, although it can break through the enemy's front line of defense, if it develops in depth, it will inevitably fall into the pocket formation set up by Bai Chongxi in advance; in addition to the dense water network, our army will inevitably move slowly and be difficult to respond.Even if you don't get bogged down, you can incur significant losses.

Lin Biao, who had always been moody and angry, put down the candlestick, let out a long sigh, and said to the staff around him: "Order all troops to suspend the attack and gather in place to stand by!" After receiving Lin Biao's order, Xiao Jinguang sent two more telegrams on October 5 to order the troops to stand by and monitor the enemy closely. However, there is a troop that continues to fight and rush into the nest of Bai Chongxi Group! This force is the 135th Division of the 45th Army. It's not that the 135th Division didn't execute orders, but that they fought smoothly in the First Battle of Yongfeng, advanced very fast, and lost contact with the military headquarters for a while.When the four-field troops stopped attacking across the board, they didn't realize it, and continued to rush forward. They advanced 160 miles in a day and night, and crossed the Hengbao Highway. In this way, they became a "solitary army".

A small fish got into the vast ocean of Bai Chongxi's army, but this small fish didn't realize that there were murderous intentions all around. However, it was this little fish that turned the sea upside down, leading to a battle of Hengbao that is admirable in the history of liberation wars.