Chapter 386 2. Liu Deng issued basic orders for Sichuan and Guizhou operations

As far as the Communist Party of China is concerned, the Central Military Commission and Mao Zedong, based on the geographical conditions in the southwest and the characteristics of the deployment of the enemy in the southwest, clearly stated in their instructions on marching across the country as early as May 23, 1949: "Hu Zongnan's entire army is retreating to Sichuan. There is also news of a retreat to Kunming. Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin and the enemies of the Guangxi faction are dreaming of establishing the capital of Chongqing and separatist the southwest, but if they want to destroy the Hu army and the enemies of Chuankang, they must march from the south to cut off their retreat."

On September 12, the Second Field Army and the Fourth Field Army were further instructed: to take a large roundabout action against Bai Chongxi and the enemies in the southwest, insert behind the enemy, first complete the encirclement, and then fight back. Based on this policy, specific regulations have been made on the actions of the Second Field Army: the 4th Corps of the Second Field Army is under the command of the Fourth Field Army, and it will take on the task of making a big roundabout. Attacking Yunnan, completely cut off the enemy's escape route abroad.The main force of the Second Field Army, after the liberation of Guangzhou and the relocation of the Kuomintang government to Chongqing, at the same time as the Fourth Field Army launched the Guangxi campaign, made a roundabout move, taking the route of western Hunan and western Hubei, and advancing on the line of Xufu (Yibin), Luzhou, and Chongqing , go straight out of Guizhou, cut off the road for Hu Zongnan's group and the enemies in Sichuan to retreat to Yunnan and their connection with Bai Chongxi, and use the 18th Corps of the First Field Army in the Baoji area, under the command of He Long and Li Jingquan, to actively attract and restrain Hu Zongnan The group is located in Qinling area.After the Second Field Army cut off the Sichuan enemy's retreat to Kangdian, it quickly occupied northern Sichuan and Chengdu, and then cooperated with the Second Field Army to gather and wipe out the Hu Zongnan Group, and quickly expanded to occupy the whole of Sichuan.

In order to lead the overall work of the Southwest and build the Southwest, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to form the Southwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with 24 people including Deng Xiaoping, Liu Bocheng, and He Long, with Deng, Liu, and He as the first, second, and third secretaries. According to the deployment of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong, the whole army of the Second Field Army immediately transferred to the preparations for marching to the southwest. On the second day after the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China issued the marching instructions, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping convened an enlarged meeting of the Front Committee of the Second Field Army to discuss the deployment of marching into the southwest, strengthening the political and ideological work of the troops, and logistical work.After the meeting, the "Instructions on Marching into the Southwest" were issued.The instructions require party committees at all levels to immediately carry out three tasks among the troops and all commanders and fighters:

One is to conduct education on the necessity of marching.To show everyone that the enemy's remnant forces still exist, and they are trying to resist. The people who are waiting to be liberated are eagerly looking forward to the People's Liberation Army to assist in the liberation. The marching mission of the field armies across the country has not yet ended.Without continuing to march, the remnants of the enemy cannot be finally wiped out, and the revolution cannot be completely victorious.It is necessary to carry forward the achievements of education in carrying out the revolution to the end in the past, raise the political awareness of the whole army, inspire the fighting will of the whole army, continue to march together with all field armies, wipe out the remnants of the enemy, and liberate the whole of China.

The second is to clarify the goal of marching.Indicate the liberation of the vast area of ​​the Southwest, the liberation of 70 million people, and the importance of the Southwest in terms of national defense, military, politics, and economy.Correctly introduce the general geography, transportation, military, political, economic, and social conditions of Southwest China.Eliminate all negative emotions such as arrogance, fear of hardship, conservatism, laxity, and boredom. The third is to vigorously strengthen the actual organization of the march.On the basis of establishing a sense of honor to enter the Southwest and clarifying the arduousness of the task, do a good job in a series of support tasks, including walking, eating, dressing, camping, transportation, keeping the troops healthy, consolidating the emotions of the troops, winning over the residents along the way, and uniting brothers Field army, skilled in mountain and river warfare, accustomed to life in the southwest, etc.The instructions emphasized that leading cadres at all levels must implement a scientific division of labor and keep abreast of the situation of the troops, strictly supervise and inspect work, go deep into the grassroots for education, and share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, so as to ensure the successful realization of the new marching mission.

On August 19, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping issued basic orders for Sichuan and Guizhou operations.The order stipulates that the task of the main force of the Second Field Army (except the 4th Corps) is to attack Guiyang and southeast Sichuan, attack the enemies in the Yibin, Luxian, and Jiangjin areas first, and control the area north of the above-mentioned areas with a large roundabout movement.In order to completely isolate the enemies of Song Xilian, Sun Zhen, and Chongqing from the eastern Sichuan region.Then gather and annihilate these enemies, or use political methods to solve them, so as to cooperate with the Helong troops in northern Sichuan to solve the problems in Sichuan one by one.The specific action is divided into three steps: First, the 3rd Corps transported by car from Pukou to Wuhan via Xuzhou and Zhengzhou, and then walked to Changde, Jiangling, and Zhijiang to assemble and make up for it. The 5th Corps was transported by car from Shangrao to Zhangshu, and then Walk through Changsha to Shaoyang, Wugang, and Xiangtan lines.Secondly, the 3rd Corps captured the Zunyi, Pengshui, and Qianjiang lines, and the 5th Corps captured Guiyang.In the end, the 3rd Corps went straight out of Lu County and Jiangjin, and the 5th Corps went straight out of Yibin and Naxi, taking advantage of the situation to detour to Chongqing, controlling eastern Sichuan, and completing the task of attacking in the south.