Chapter 26 third quarter

On July 2, 1948, the Central Plains Field Army launched the Battle of Xiangfan.The battle to capture Xiangyang City was under the unified command of Wang Jinshan. Xiangyang has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is said that "Xiangyang is built with iron", and its strategic position is very important.To compete for the Central Plains, Xiangyang must be taken.In ancient times, many wars took place in Xiangyang: During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan’s father, Sun Jian, was shot to death at the foot of Mount Xian when he attacked Xiangyang; At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng led the peasant uprising army to conquer Xiangyang and establish a regime called Xinshun King.Just because Xiangyang has always been a place of war, the construction of the city in the past dynasties has focused on military affairs, and the river loop where the Han River turns from west to south is selected, so that the north and east of the city are close to the Han River, and the river is used to form a natural line of defense.

There are towering peaks in the south and southwest of Xiangyang City, and there are highlands such as Fenghuang Mountain and Yanghu Mountain. The terrain is dangerous and can control the roads in the south and west of the city.Xiangyang City is surrounded by stone walls 3 feet high and 2 feet wide, surrounded by outer moats that are more than 1 foot deep and 3 to 4 feet wide. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is Xiangyang made of iron. After the Kuomintang army occupied Xiangyang, they densely spread barbed wire and deer villages outside the city moat, and built strong bunkers and watchtowers on the city wall and the mountains to the south.The city walls are surrounded by landmines, and in military terms commonly used by the Kuomintang army, they are "impregnable as gold".

Due to Xiangyang's important military status, Chiang Kai-shek specially ordered Kang Ze to lead his troops to defend.Who is Kang Ze?Kang Ze is a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, a well-known spy chief, and a graduate of the third phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. He was sent to Moscow to study at Sun Yat-sen University. Served as the secretary-general of the "Fuxingshe", the core organization of the Whampoa Clan, and the director of the organization department of the Second Youth League. At the beginning of 1948, when Chiang Kai-shek was having a hard time, he appointed Kang Ze as the commander of the 15th appeasement zone, and he was based in Xiangyang, an important place at the junction of the four provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hubei and Henan.

Because Kang Ze had never led troops to fight, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Guo Xunqi, a general of the Sichuan Army with combat experience, as his deputy commander, and deployed his main force, the 104th Brigade, at the south gate of the city and the mountains in the south of the city for key defense. One regiment each of the brigade defended the west gate and the southwestern highland of the city, and a small number of regular troops and reactionary local armed forces defended the east gate and north gate.In Kang Ze's eyes, Xiangyang city defenses are like iron barrels, absolutely safe and sound. July 1, 1948 was Kang Ze's 44th birthday. He boldly held a large banquet in Xiangyang City, opened a hall, danced and celebrated with his party members.

On July 7, Wang Jinshan took the brigade commanders to the Wanshan Mountain, 5 kilometers west of Xiangyang City, to scout the enemy's situation.Seeing that the defense of Xiangyang city was strong, everyone talked about it.Wang Jinshan just looked but didn't talk, he observed very carefully, his face looked dignified. Back at the column command post, Wang Jinshan locked himself in the room all morning, thinking hard about countermeasures. Facing Xiangyang's solid city defense, reckless efforts will definitely fail, and wisdom must be used to defeat the enemy.Wang Jinshan conducted a careful and careful analysis. Xiangyang's terrain is favorable for the enemy's defense, and the enemy has a heavy force, so our army's attack is indeed quite difficult.My 6th column has just come out of the Dabie Mountains, and there are only 6 regiments. Together with the troops of the Tongbai and Southern Shaanxi Military Regions, the total strength is only 14 regiments, with more than 20,000 people, and less heavy equipment. The troops of the military region came rushing from afar. According to the principle of concentrating superior forces, encircling them on all sides, and striving for complete annihilation, they did not have an advantage in the number of troops.This is the downside.

On the positive side, our army has adopted a new type of reorganization, with high morale and eagerness to fight; Kang Ze is a secret agent, ignorant of military affairs, and arrogant. Although his deputy commander, Guo Xunqi, is proficient in military affairs, he is not trusted. He has no real power, and has great conflicts with Kang Ze; the enemy's 104th brigade was wiped out by me in Shangguan Village, Hua County, and the head and deputy brigade commander were captured.The overall combat effectiveness of the enemy is not strong. Historically, when attacking Xiangyang, they first took the mountains and then attacked the city. This was determined by the topographical characteristics of Xiangyang.The Kuomintang army's defense of Xiangyang also relied on the position of Dashan.If our army puts aside the mountains, the Kuomintang army will lose its advantage and everything will change!

Thinking of this, Wang Jinshan's thoughts suddenly became clear. At this moment, He Guanghua, the chief of staff of the column sent by Wang Jinshan to further investigate the enemy's situation, returned.Wang Jinshan couldn't wait to ask He Guanghua: "What's the situation ahead?" He Guanghua wiped his sweat and took out a map of terrain, fortifications, and military deployment drawn on the spot to Wang Jinshan, and reported in an orderly manner: "The fortifications on the enemy's hills are solid and there are many bunkers. The hilltops form a circular defense with the hilltops. The firepower can support each other or fight independently. If I attack one hilltop after another, I can chew it down, but it takes time and requires Pay a considerable price. Except for the outer strongholds, there are fortifications in the four passes around the city, and the Nanguan and Xiguan are stronger. The trench outside the Dongguan is very wide, and it is very close to the Han River, which is not conducive to stationing troops. The Nanguan is close to Yanghu Mountains, Xianshan, Tiemaoshan, Hanshui to the east, attacking the city from Nanguan, and Tongyicheng and Zhongxiang roads behind, if the enemy reinforces Hankou, I will be flanked by the enemy from the north and the south, and I still have to attack the mountains to approach the south. Guan. There is a corridor between Xiguan and Wanshan, which is more than 1 km from north to south, Hanshui River in the north, Pipa Mountain and Zhenwu Mountain in the south. If a traffic ditch is dug in, you can go directly to Xiguan, and the movement of troops can also reduce casualties.”

After listening to He Guanghua's report carefully, Wang Jinshan slowly paced back and forth in the command post.He then asked He Guanghua: "How far are Cross Mountain, Zhenwu Mountain, and Pipa Mountain from this corridor? Is the firepower of heavy machine guns and 82 mortars enough?" He Guanghua replied: "Zhenwu Mountain and Pipa Mountain are next to each other, and heavy machine gun fire can control this corridor. Hutou Mountain is farther away, and 82 mortars can barely hit it, and the enemy's artillery fire is not strong, so it is impossible Form intensive firepower to intercept."

After hearing He Guanghua's report, Wang Jinshan became more determined. He said to himself: "If you attack the mountain again, you will fall into the enemy's trick!" He said to He Guanghua: "If we seize these mountains one by one, not only will the price be too high, but it will also delay the time and delay the opportunity of the war." After that, he picked up his teacup and took a sip of water, and continued: "According to the enemy's situation and terrain, we can definitely send a force to detour to East Gate, cooperate with the troops that are about to rush to West Gate, and attack the enemy from east to west in the city."

He put his hands in his pockets and proudly made a "pinch" gesture, "Since ancient times when attacking Xiangyang, we always seize the mountains first and then attack the city. Now we want to break this routine and start attacking the city after only capturing a few hills. We will use Commander Liu Bocheng The tactics I taught are like a fierce tiger digging out its heart and attacking the city directly. Leaving aside the main enemy positions such as Hutou Mountain, Cross Mountain, Yanghu Mountain, etc., I don’t care about it. It is estimated that the enemies on the mountains will not dare to leave the fortifications when I attack the city. Come down to attack us, and the enemy's firepower on the mountains can't hit us, then let him watch us attack the city, and ask Kang Ze to carry those mountains as a burden! Unprepared to attack the enemy, Kang Ze is in my pocket."

Speaking of this, Wang Jinshan seemed very confident: "I think it will be successful!" After hearing Wang Jinshan's analysis, He Guanghua was convinced.He Guanghua just came down from the headquarters of the field army. Before, he only heard that Wang Jinshan commanded well, but this time he heard and witnessed.According to Wang Jinshan's instructions, He Guanghua reported the battle plan to Chief Liu and Deng.Soon, Chiefs Liu and Deng replied: "I fully agree with the combat plan, and hope to step up the attack according to the plan." Wang Jinshan was greatly encouraged by Chief Liu Deng's instructions.Liu Deng gave Wang Jinshan 10 days to eliminate the enemies of Xiangyang, and the task was quite urgent. The next day, Wang Jinshan convened a brigade and above cadres of the entire column for a combat meeting.He conveyed the instructions of Chief Liu and Deng, and then gave the task and deployed the battle.Facing the cadres present, after scanning with his eyes, Wang Jinshan focused on Li Desheng, commander of the 17th Brigade.He said: "This time we are a fierce tiger digging out its heart and cutting three passes with a knife - first capture Pipa Mountain, Zhenwu Mountain, and Tiefo Temple, and then concentrate the main force to carry out an assault from the west gate to destroy the enemy of Xiangyang. Who will be in charge of the "Three Passes with a Sword" What about the heavy responsibility?" Li Desheng had already fully understood Wang Jinshan's eyes. As soon as Wang Jinshan finished speaking, he stood up and said, "Our 17th Brigade is in charge!" "Do you think you are sure?" Wang Jinshan used the aggressive method again. "No problem, we must resolutely complete the task!" As soon as Li Desheng's voice fell, the brigade commanders of other brigades also asked to be the main attacker. Wang Jinshan made his statement: "Stop arguing. Comrade Li Desheng said it first, and let his brigade take the lead." Then, Wang Jinshan ordered: the 17th Brigade will use part of the 17th Brigade to capture Pipa Mountain, Zhenwu Mountain, and Tiefo Temple, and concentrate its main force on Ximen to carry out the main assault; Contain the enemy; a part of the 18th Brigade is inserted into Dongguan to contain the enemy; the 16th Brigade is the reserve team. In order to facilitate combat command, during the breakthrough phase, Li Desheng, the commander of the 17th Brigade, was under the unified command; during the deep combat phase, the commander of the 16th Brigade, You Taizhong, was under the unified command. Wang Jinshan commanded offensive operations, and always attached great importance to breakthroughs and consolidation of breakthroughs.This time he attacked Xiangyang. Although the 17th Brigade, which is good at attacking fortifications, was the main attacker, he was more at ease. However, Wang Jinshan's main attention was still on the breakthrough.Therefore, Wang Jinshan specifically confessed to Li Desheng: "Opening the west corridor of the city is the first step in realizing the entire siege plan and breaking Xiangyang's defensive chains. It must be fully prepared, and even the slightest sloppy will not do! This is a crucial tough battle. You have to organize carefully and fight this battle well.” On the night of accepting the mission, Li Desheng took several regiment cadres to the sorghum field below the city to observe the terrain several hundred meters away from the enemy's front. Pipa Mountain, stretching down from the southwestern highlands of Baoyang, is about 200 meters high. The firepower on the mountain can block the wide section of the corridor.Two tall stone bunkers, like a pair of horns, stand on the top of the hill.In front of the rock wall, there are barbed wire fences, deer villages, dead corners of the ravine and passages up the mountain, and many landmines are buried.Although Pipa Mountain is not big, its terrain is steep and dangerous. In addition, the firepower of Dashan and Zhenwu Mountain to the east can support the mountain. It is an important defensive support point in the west of the enemy city. The enemy is defended by a reinforced company of the 15th Regiment of the 104th Brigade . After looking at the terrain, the 17th Brigade studied the style of play again. On the evening of July 9, the 3rd Battalion of the 49th Regiment of the 17th Brigade attacked Pipa Mountain under the cover of artillery fire.After 15 minutes of fierce fighting, the enemy was wiped out and Pipa Mountain was captured.Unfortunately, Gou Zaihe, the head of the assault battalion who personally led the attack on the mountain, stepped on a landmine on the enemy's position and died honorably. Captured Pipa Mountain and pulled out the first nail leading to the West Gate.Kang Ze was very panicked, and mobilized some enemies to compete with me for Mount Pipa. On the 10th, the enemy's planes and heavy artillery covered the infantry to counterattack me frantically.The commanders and fighters of the 3rd Battalion of the 49th Regiment carried forward the fighting style of fighting bravely, not afraid of sacrifice, and not afraid of fatigue. Under the siege of the enemy on three sides, relying on the fortifications on the mountain, they fought fiercely with the enemy for several hours, and finally repelled the enemy and firmly held the position. On the evening of the 10th, the 17th Brigade attacked Zhenwu Mountain with the 2nd Battalion of the 49th Regiment.Zhenwu Mountain is to the east of Pipa Mountain and closer to Xiangyang City. Its terrain is prominent, and it controls the south gate and west corridor at the southwest corner of Xiangyang City. Its military position is very important. a lock".It is the last highland to control Chengguan. Once this mountain is lost, our army can directly attack Xiguan.Therefore, Bai Chongxi, who was far away in Hankou, even warned Kang Ze in a telegram: Fancheng can be abandoned, but Zhenwu Mountain must not be lost. Zhenwu Mountain is guarded by the 3rd Company of the 15th Regiment of the 104th Brigade of the Kuomintang and a heavy machine gun platoon. On the hill less than 300 square meters, there are more than 30 permanent and semi-permanent bunkers with complete fortifications. Seeing that our army was attacking Zhenwu Mountain, Kang Ze hurriedly ordered the heavy artillery to fire yellow phosphorus bombs on the mountain in an attempt to stop our army from moving.Under the cover of artillery fire, the soldiers of our 2nd Battalion braved the enemy's artillery fire in the city and the machine guns on the mountain to block the shooting, and rushed up the mountain bravely.Due to the adequate preparations before the battle, the choice of the road up the mountain was correct, and the troops adopted the mobile and flexible tactics of small soldiers, they destroyed 18 enemy bunkers one after another within 20 minutes. At about 20 o'clock, all positions were occupied, the enemy was wiped out, and the enemy's counterattack was repulsed. So far, the 49th Regiment of 6 Zong has won two passes in a row. The third pass is the Iron Buddha Temple, which is located on the left side of the road, only about 50 meters away from the Xiguan Bridge, forming a corner with the enemy's Ximen Tower, and tightly controlling the only passage to the city.Therefore, it is very important to remove the big obstacle of Iron Buddha Temple.Kang Ze defended the Tiefo Temple with a battalion of troops. The high wall surrounded the big temple. The walls were densely packed with guns and guns of various calibers. There are all kinds of landmines, and the defense is very strict. Thus, the 17th Brigade made intensive preparations.During this period, the 12th Brigade of Southern Shaanxi and the 3rd Division of Tongbai fought bravely, captured Fenghuang Mountain and Tiemao Mountain respectively, and wiped out part of the enemy.The brother troops on the north bank of the Han River also wiped out part of the enemy.This series of victories dealt a heavy blow to the enemy. Kang Ze urgently ordered the 104th Brigade to abandon Fancheng and withdraw to Xiangyang to strengthen its defense, in an attempt to hold on to Xiangyang with all its strength. According to the new situation, Wang Jinshan ordered the 28th Brigade of the Tongbai Military Region on the north bank of the Hanshui River to go south to Dongjin Bay, and ordered the 18th Brigade to take a secret and covert operation under the cover of the 3rd division of Tongzhi Branch to attack Wenbi Peak on the night of the 10th. , bypassing Wenbi Peak, marching northward along the embankment on the west bank of the Hanshui River, occupied the moat embankment of Dongguan City, and supported the 28th Tongbai Brigade to cross the Hanshui River from Dongjin Bay to the west, and established the starting position for the siege of Dongguan City.This sudden and bold move shocked the enemy greatly. Kang Ze panicked and couldn't figure out where our army was attacking the city. He kept calling for help from Bai Chongxi, but he dared not go out of the city to fight back. On the night of the 11th, Wang Jinshan ordered the 12th Brigade in southern Shaanxi to replace the Dongguan position of the 18th Brigade, and the 18th Brigade moved to the Yinjiaji area in the south of the city as the general reserve team. On the night of the 13th, the 50th Regiment and the 47th Regiment of the 17th Brigade were ready to capture the Tiefo Temple and the nearby Tongji Hospital in one fell swoop, wiped out the 4th Battalion of the 409th Regiment, and captured more than a hundred enemies. main position. After I approached the city wall from the east and west passes, Xiangyang was directly exposed to the attack of our army.Kang Ze withdrew all the troops guarding Nanshan into the city and stood there waiting for reinforcements. Our army won Nanshan without a fight. After the enemy retreated to Xiangyang City, they defended in sections, focusing on the west gate and south gate.Use the 104th Brigade and 1 regiment of the 163rd Brigade to defend the west gate and the northwest of the city; use the 164th Brigade, which has less combat losses, to defend the south gate and the southwest of the city; use the service battalion and local teams to defend the east gate and the east of the city. Wang Jinshan telegraphed the situation to Chiefs Liu and Deng, and proposed a plan to attack Ximen.Chiefs Liu and Deng agreed with this plan and instructed: "The idea of ​​attacking the city is to concentrate the absolute superiority of the forces and pincer assault. The focus is on the west gate. At 20:30 on July 15th, launch a general attack on Xiangyang! Break through the city and wipe out Enemy, we must win a complete victory!" Wang Jinshan received this order and deployed as follows: the 6th column carried out the main assault at the west gate; the 12th Brigade of Southern Shaanxi and the 28th Brigade of Tongbai attacked the city from the northeast corner and the southeast corner respectively.The confluence point of the various troops points to the Kangze headquarters in the Yang Family Ancestral Hall. In terms of troop configuration, the 17th Brigade was used as the first echelon to attack the city; the 46th Regiment of the 16th Brigade was used as the first echelon to enter the battle with the 17th Brigade; the 18th Brigade was used as the third echelon to prepare for street fighting in the city.In addition, the First Brigade One carried out an attack in the northwest corner of the city. In terms of fire organization, 3 mountain guns, 2 anti-aircraft guns, 17 mortars, and 27 heavy machine guns in the entire column were organized into 4 fire teams, which were used in one direction of the west gate to cover the assault battalion's ascension to the city. Wang Jinshan's deployment fully embodies the idea of ​​concentrating an absolutely superior force.The 3 brigades of the 6th column are all concentrated outside the west gate, with 1 battalion as the commando and 1 battalion as the assist. There is no room to fight back, no chance to breathe.This kind of deployment, this kind of fighting method, this kind of brave, fierce, ruthless, and indomitable heroism is a typical expression of Wang Jinshan's command characteristics. At 20:30 on the 15th, Wang Jinshan issued an order to attack Xiangyang.Our army began artillery preparations.The artillery fired directly at close range, destroying most of the bunkers and bunkers entered by the enemy within 300 meters near the west gate, and covered the engineers with 4 consecutive blasts, finally blasting a gap in the city wall. The 1st Battalion of the 49th Regiment, which was in charge of the assault mission, took advantage of the momentum and bravely launched an attack, passed the big stone bridge across the 3 outer trenches, rushed to the bottom of the city, and immediately used the bombing team to cover the assault team to climb up the city.The enemies on the city blocked the gap desperately, throwing grenades down continuously.The ladder to the city was blown off again and again. Seeing this situation, Li Fake, the heroic platoon leader of the 1st Battalion, stood on the interrupted ladder and asked his comrades to step on his shoulders to climb the city wall. Two soldiers climbed to the city wall, but Li Fake was blown down by the enemy's grenade and died under the city. . As the first ladder was erected, the second, third, and fourth ladders leaned against the city wall one after another, and the commandos ascended the city one after another.Zhongzi occupied a position about 50 meters wide on the city wall. The enemy was unwilling to give up. In an instant, the machine guns on the houses on the opposite side of the city wall rang out, and then bunches of grenades were thrown over, and groups of enemies swarmed up.The two companies of our army on the city wall repelled dozens of times the enemy's continuous counterattack with grenades and bayonets, causing heavy casualties.At a critical moment, the follow-up troops of our 46th and 50th regiments climbed up the city wall in multiple ways, and the sound of killing, gunshots, and explosions of grenades shook the sky. The enemy finally became timid and turned around and ran for their lives. Then, the regiments of my second echelon went into battle.Subsequently, troops such as the 12th Brigade of Southern Shaanxi and the 28th Brigade of Tongbai also boarded the city one after another.The armies from all walks of life are like countless arrows that leave the string, and they are inserted into the streets and alleys of Xiangyang one after another, advancing in depth. After fighting all night, by the morning of the 16th, most of the defending enemies in the city had been wiped out, leaving only the Kangze Command in the Yang Family Ancestral Hall unresolved. When Wang Jinshan mobilized before the war, he gave three specific tasks to the brigades. One was to capture Kang Ze alive; the other was to capture the enemy's chemical artillery; the third was to capture 10,000 prisoners.At this time, Wang Jinshan held the phone and talked non-stop: "We must capture Kang Ze alive! We must live! We must live! Don't let him escape!" Kangze Headquarters is a four-depth building surrounded by high walls, and there are very strong two-story watchtowers on each of the four corners of the courtyard.There is a stronger three-story main watchtower in the center of the headquarters.There are tunnels connecting Kang Ze and Guo Xunqi's residences to the central watchtower.Relying on its solid defense facilities, the enemy stubbornly resisted. When the news of the sudden people from Xiangyang was reported to the heads of Liu and Deng, the Yesi sent specific instructions: "Kang Ze can only be captured, not carried, and he must live!" Wang Jinshan convened several brigade commanders, and in a very short time, he clarified on the spot how to destroy Commander Gao of Kang Ze, and decided to implement it with the 54th Regiment of the 18th Brigade.The commander of the 16th brigade, You Taizhong, who was responsible for the unified command of the deep battle, issued a combat order to the 54th regiment. Just ten minutes before our army attacked Kang Ze's headquarters, Kang Ze received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek: "My brother has not been through a war, and this time he will fight against the superior enemy in Xiangyang, which can temper his courage." He also said that reinforcements are coming soon, I want Kang Ze to persevere.After reading the telegram, Kang Ze just smiled wryly and burned the telegram. At 16:00, the battle to attack Kang Ze's headquarters began.The chief of staff of the 54th regiment called Kang Qinglin, the deputy commander of the artillery company, and ordered him to blast away Kang Ze's headquarters to open the way for the infantry to charge.After reconnaissance, Kang Qinglin selected a broken teahouse, broke through the wall, touched the wall of Kangze headquarters, destroyed the enemy's machine gun fortifications with rocket launchers, and fired flat mortars from the front to attract enemy firepower.Amidst the roar of the explosion, the infantry rushed into Kangze's core fortification with gunpowder smoke. Kang Ze's headquarters was completely occupied by our army, and Guo Xunqi, deputy commander of the enemy's 15th appeasement area, was captured alive, but there was no sign of Kang Ze. Many soldiers tossed and tossed in the Yang family's ancestral hall all morning, but there was no sign of Kang Ze.According to the information provided by various parties, just a few hours ago, someone saw Kang Ze with his own eyes. Can he fly? The head of the 54th regiment said to his subordinates: "We must find Kang Ze. If we don't catch him, we will not complete the mission, and the Battle of Xiangfan will not be considered a complete victory!" Everyone didn't know Kang Ze, what if he ran away among the captives? If the officers and soldiers of the 54th regiment can take down Kang Ze's headquarters, they will have a way to catch him.They found the captured Kangze guard Fu Qirong and asked him to lead the way to find Kangze.With flashlights on, everyone got into the tunnel at the bottom. The tunnel was damp and narrow, and the team searched for it three times, but still did not find Kang Ze. "Turn over the corpse!" Search again.Corpses were lying here and there in the tunnel. Turned to a corner leading to the watchtower and found a dark hole.The soldiers used bayonets to pick apart the corpses blocking the entrance of the cave.Just as he was about to pick it in, a bloody arm suddenly stretched out, a dead body was pressed across his legs, and a dead body was resting on his back. This was a living person hidden in the pile of dead bodies! Fu Qirong approached, glanced at the living person, screamed, and ran away. The living person hiding among the dead is Kang Ze. Kang Ze was wearing a green shirt, shorts, and one bare foot. His body was covered in blood from the corpse.He didn't move or push. The soldiers carried the "living corpse" out of the tunnel. When the news came, Lu Zong was elated.Kang Ze, a member of the Kuomintang's Central Standing Committee and chief of the secret service, was finally put on the trial bench of history. The liberation of Xiangyang and the capture of Kang Ze alive dealt a heavy blow to the Chiang Kai-shek clique.The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent congratulatory messages to the heads of the Central Plains Bureau, the Central Plains Military Region, Liu Chendeng, and the commanders and fighters of the 6th Vertical.Commander-in-Chief Zhu De praised the attack on Xiangyang as a "small model battle." Wang Jinshan and the troops under his command once again created brilliance on the battlefield in the Central Plains!