Chapter 394 10. Inventory

In this campaign, the Second Field Army used strong military pressure and political offensive to cause most of the more than 300,000 KMT members in the Chengdu area to revolt, some of them were wiped out, and only a few broke up and fled to Xichang area.So far, the last strategic group of the Kuomintang army on the mainland has been annihilated.The Kuomintang authorities occupied western Sichuan, and their attempt to wait for a counterattack was shattered. The victory in the Battle of Chengdu was achieved under the guidance of Mao Zedong's "I took a roundabout action against Bai Chongxi and the enemies in the southwest, inserted into the enemy's rear, completed the encirclement first, and then fought back." Mao Zedong's military command art, The brilliant crystallization of the military-government policy was also the result of Deng Xiaoping, Liu Bocheng, and He Long of the Southwest Bureau leading the whole army to resolutely and delicately implement Mao Zedong's instructions.

The reason why the Battle of Chengdu was quickly won was mainly because Commander Liu Bocheng and Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping resolutely implemented Chairman Mao’s strategic guiding ideology, and they took the enemy by surprise, encircled and turned around, and suddenly swooped down on the enemy’s side to cut off their retreat strategy. result of the policy. Now that our army has basically achieved national victory, the enemy wants to preserve its strength as much as possible and avoid a decisive battle with us.On the other hand, our army encircled the enemy in a long-distance and roundabout way, first cutting off the enemy's retreat route, and then annihilating him.

During the march to liberate the Southwest, the 18th Corps of North China and other troops were located on the border of Sichuan and Shaanxi, threatening to march into Sichuan, confusing and restraining the Hu Zongnan Group. The Yunnan-Guizhou road, and the 18th Corps and other departments when our Second Field Army was about to cut off the enemy's retreat, bravely chased and wiped out the Hu Zongnan Group, so that the enemy was completely passive, and it was too late to change the arrangement. They fell into our encirclement and were all wiped out. This is the victory of the battle Basic key.

At the same time, Commander Liu Bocheng, Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping, and Commander He Long closely organized the close coordination of various units.In the case of a vast area, inconvenient transportation, long combat duration, frequent changes in the actions of the enemy and us, and different organizational systems of participating troops, it is extremely important to strictly organize the coordination of various troops. When using troops, Commander Liu Bocheng has always emphasized that in order to organize the coordination of various troops, the overall concept must first be highly promoted. On the basis of this idea, on the one hand, the troops should be strictly required to advance according to the designated direction, road, and position; Actively cooperate with friends and neighbors, and do not give the enemy any gaps to take advantage of.After completing the encirclement of the enemy, turn to attack preparation at the right time, adjust the deployment, strengthen the depth equipment, restore the physical strength of the troops, conduct reconnaissance, study tactics, and promptly remind the troops not to carry out unprepared and unsure attacks, thus repelling the enemy's attack. Breaking through has ensured that I have achieved great success at a small price.

In addition, Commander Liu Bocheng and Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping also used to closely combine strong military strikes with strong political struggles.The enemy is in a situation where they are about to be completely wiped out nationwide, and there will inevitably be unprecedented internal divisions and shakes. This is the most favorable time for us to launch a political offensive against the enemy. Commander Liu Bocheng and Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping firmly grasped this opportunity, vigorously publicized the Chinese People's Liberation Army's announcement during the march, and put forward four pieces of advice to the military and political personnel in the Southwest of the Kuomintang, calling on them to stop resisting, turn to the light, reform their mistakes, and make meritorious deeds to atone for their sins.For the encircled enemies, various methods were used to carry out political struggle.As a result, hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops were won to revolt and surrender, which not only reduced bloodshed, but also reduced damage, which was conducive to the recovery and development of the Southwest economy, and made the campaign a complete victory.