Chapter 38 third quarter

Fighting Luoyang, Zhou Xihan once again showed off his hero. Luoyang is located in the hub of the three provinces of Shanxi, Henan and Shaanxi, and the terrain is majestic and dangerous.It borders the Yellow River and Mang Mountain in the north, the Luo River in the south, and mountains on the east and west sides. Luoyang is located in a natural cornucopia, like a sapphire at the bottom of the basin.Therefore, in the ancient history of our country, Luoyang was the capital of many dynasties. Han, Zhou, Northern Song and Jin also used Luoyang as their accompanying capital.After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek also chose Luoyang as his accompanying capital in an attempt to use Luoyang as his "refuge" place.

After the War of Liberation began, Chiang Kai-shek took Luoyang as an important town to guard the Central Plains, thinking that as long as Luoyang was guarded in the west of Henan, the Longhai Road would be unblocked and there would be a foothold.For this reason, under the guidance of the US military advisory group, Luoyang's fortifications were further improved, and it was called "Golden City Tangchi" by Chiang Kai-shek. The characteristics of its defense system are: There are main positions on the protruding part of the city wall, which are connected with solid houses or hills, mounds, and ravines to form fortifications;

Build a core position at Luoyang Middle School in the city.Each fortification in this position takes the mother fort as the core, and several sub-forts extend out, bunkers and forts intersect, and are connected by traffic trenches or underground passages. A dense firepower point, each other's horns, take care of each other, can not only cross fire, but also look around independently; Each fortification and main sub-fortress is equipped with heavy equipment such as artillery and heavy machine guns, and the blocked passages are monitored in sections and partitions; outer positions are built around the core position, and outer trenches, barbed wire fences, deer villages, and minefields are built. and other multi-layered obstacles.

Such a tight defense system was naturally called "Golden City" by Jiang Jun. The Kuomintang troops stationed in Luoyang are the 206th Division of the Youth Army.The teacher's name is Qiu Xingxiang.He was originally a guard next to Chen Cheng, the chief of staff of the Kuomintang, and was later promoted to an adjutant. He worked beside Chen Cheng for 19 years and was deeply appreciated by Chen Cheng.In order to "train" him, Chen Cheng put him in the position of division commander to exercise, and became the division commander of the 5th Division of the 94th Army. In November 1947, he was favored by Chiang Kai-shek again and transferred to the 206th division commander.The Youth Army is the "Imperial Forest Army" run by Jiang Jingguo. It has a special status. Qiu Xingxiang is naturally willing to be the commander of this division.He knew that being attached to Jiang's father and son would surely lead to prosperity in the future.

Sure enough, when the War of Liberation entered 1948, the People's Liberation Army won successive victories in various battlefields across the country, and the Kuomintang army retreated steadily. Seeing that the Kuomintang was in danger, Chiang Kai-shek became more anxious and summoned Qiu Xingxiang to Nanjing for discussion. As soon as Qiu Xingxiang got off the plane, he was taken into the mansion by Chiang Kai-shek. As soon as they met, Chiang Kai-shek said in a hurry: "I specially summoned you to discuss with you the matter of fighting bandits." Qiu Xingxiang was a little flattered, and hurriedly replied: "Students can't afford it, so I hope you can teach Yu."

Chiang Kai-shek said: "Luoyang is an important place connecting the Central Plains with East China and Northwest China. Now the communist army is trying to invade Luoyang, and our regiments are all in other places. You are weak and weak. Can you stick to it?" Qiu Xingxiang swore to Chiang Kai-shek: "Fight to the death of every soldier, but also to keep Luoyang!" Chiang Kai-shek nodded in satisfaction, "I have always regarded you as loyal to the party and the country. With your determination, I am relieved." Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a moment and then said: "I plan to follow the plan and let the communist army attack. If you want to defend Luoyang to the death, I will quickly dispatch Hu Lian's corps to the north, Sun Yuanliang's corps to attack the west, and Pei Changhui's corps to assist the east. Outside. At that time, you will join hands inside and outside to wipe out the four columns of the Communist Army on the outskirts of Luoyang, and you will have made a great contribution to the party and the country.”

Qiu Xingxiang responded: "Committee, if these three corps can be summoned quickly and seize the opportunity, they will surely wipe out the besieged communist army in one fell swoop!" Chiang Kai-shek nodded again, and said: "Yes, yes. However, you must strengthen the defense of the peripheral key points. If the key points are there, Luoyang will be there. For the convenience of command, I will make you concurrently serve as the Luoyang garrison commander. General police and The local armed forces are mobilized and fully participate in the war!" Chiang Kai-shek personally issued the order, which made Qiu Xingxiang even more grateful. He puffed up his chest and replied: "Thank you for your kindness, I will serve the party and the country with my death!"

After Qiu Xingxiang came out of Chiang Kai-shek's mansion, he was pulled by Jiang Jingtong to encourage him.Being so "valued" by Jiang's father and son, Qiu Xingxiang was a little bit flustered for a while.He felt even more honored and great.Not to mention that Qiu Xingxiang is just a small teacher, even highly qualified veterans and generals of the Kuomintang can be interviewed by Jiang and his son at the same time and given face-to-face instructions.Qiu Xingxiang won this honor, how could he not try his best to be loyal? After Qiu Xingxiang returned to Luoyang with the letter of appointment of the Luoyang garrison commander, he immediately convened a joint military meeting with the military and police agents of the counties in Luoyang and the leaders of the local reactionary armed forces as the supreme leader of Luoyang and the Luoyang garrison commander.Qiu Xingxiang announced the following decisions at the meeting:

1.The local armed forces in the counties under Luoyang are under the control of the garrison command, and immediately replenish weapons and ammunition and expand the number of troops. 2.The implementation of continuous security, one family supports the Communist army, and the households with continuous insurance are punished. The regulations are strictly enforced, and those who violate the regulations are also punished. 3.From now on, Luoyang City is only allowed to enter, not to exit.Those who spread rumors and incite the public will be killed immediately to warn others. 4.All military and police special family members who are not in Luoyang are limited to three majors to pick them up and live with them, and they will protect Luoyang with death.

5.Freezing bank currency, only allowed to receive, not allowed to release.Bank vaults are guarded by the police, and bank employees are not allowed to leave the bank during times of war. 6.Concentrate military and civilian supplies, and the residents of Luoyang City will supply them regularly on a head-by-head basis. 7.All the grain and grass in the surrounding counties were requisitioned and stored in military warehouses, and distributed in a fixed amount. 8.Immediately reorganize the local armed forces, train tactics and techniques, and replenish the regular army at any time. 9.Renovate and strengthen all fortifications, and make all preparations for desperate battles.

10.Strict military regulations on the battlefield, rewarding those who are brave and good at fighting, punishing those who are timid and fearful of bandits, and killing those who escaped during wartime. In order to clear the shooting range.To prevent the approach of the People's Liberation Army, Qiu Xingxiang disregarded the life and death of the people and forced farmers in more than a dozen counties near Luoyang to overhaul the city defense fortifications, demolishing more than 1,500 houses in the city gate alone.There are not many private houses left in several streets in Luoyang's East Gate, Northeast Gate, and West Gate.The beautiful ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties has been dug up and riddled with holes.A large number of residents and businessmen wandered the streets, suffering from hunger and cold, and had no means of living. Although Qiu Xingxiang took all the measures he could think of, the Huaye and Zhongye armies of the People's Liberation Army still cut off the Longhai Railway with lightning and unstoppable momentum. The East China Field Army 8 vertically captured Yanshi, Heishiguan, Baima Temple and other important towns and key points; the Chen Geng Corps in the middle field captured Xin'an and Mianchi in the west of Luoyang, Yiyang on the south bank of the Luohe River and Longmen on the side of Luoyang, and wiped out the enemies within more than 100 miles around Luoyang. On the evening of March 9, our various commandos began to clear the outer strongholds of Luoyang City according to the scheduled plan.Although the Jiang army's defense system is well-built, our army is still approaching the city wall step by step. According to the task assigned by the column, Zhou Xihan led the 10th brigade to attack and wipe out the enemies of Zhougong Temple first, and then attack the city from the west gate. Zhougong Temple is an important stronghold outside the west gate of Luoyang. It is backed by Xiguan, south by Luoshui, open land to the north, and enemy barracks to the west.The Zhougongmiao stronghold is a semi-permanent circular defensive position, mainly bunkers, carefully constructed by the enemy.The enemy also planted triangular mines in front of the dense deer villages and barbed wire fences.On the 500-meter front, 1,500 landmines were buried, and an outer trench more than 2 feet deep was built as a barrier. On the night of March 9, the 29th Regiment and the 30th Regiment of the 10th Brigade coordinated a surprise attack on Mashi Street and Xiguan, occupying Mashi Street in one fell swoop. On the 10th, the 29th and 30th regiments attacked Xiguan again from Mashi Street. After breaking through the enemy's frontier, the 30th regiment was hit by enemy artillery fire and could not make progress, while the 28th regiment to the north was also fired from the side by the enemy's various firepower, and the attack failed.According to the situation of the enemy and the enemy and the terrain conditions, Zhou Xihan adjusted his deployment in time, decided to contain the front, attack from the rear, and unexpectedly cut the enemy's back.In addition to keeping the main force of the 30th Regiment and the 9th Company of the 28th Regiment to continue to contain the enemy in Zhougongmiao, the 28th Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 30th Regiment entered the Xiguan battle from the breakthrough of the 29th Regiment. Attack Zhougong Temple from the east. The next morning, after occupying most of Xiguan, Zhou Xihan came to the 3rd Battalion of the 29th Regiment and went to the forward position to learn about the offensive situation.The battalion instructor Zhou Yaohua said: "My opinion is that the 7th company will cooperate with the brother troops to continue to eliminate the remaining enemies in Xiguan, and the other 2 companies will go forward behind Zhougong Temple." Zhou Xihan clapped the table and said, "Okay! We should go hand in hand. This time, we are going to strike the enemy in the back. Be brave and fast, and catch him by surprise!" Instructor Zhou said: "Don't worry, chief, we will definitely complete the task. It's just..." He hesitated and said: "It would be great if there were a few cannons." "Cannons, all right!" Zhou Xihan said to a staff officer beside him, "Give them all the three cannons in the brigade!" At noon, the three mountain cannons in the brigade were quietly transported to the 3rd Battalion. The 3rd Battalion placed 3 cannons unknowingly and concealed them only 100 meters away from the enemy like escorting Baby Pimple. The battle to attack Zhougong Temple was launched.boom!boom!boom! The 3 mountain cannons roared one after another, and the 8th and 9th companies of the 29th Regiment, which were responsible for assault missions, under the cover of artillery fire, like two sharp swords, plunged into the outer trench behind Zhougong Temple.Rifles and machine guns rushed towards the enemy like a storm.The enemy was momentarily terrified by this unexpected attack. When the 8th company rushed into the enemy's position full of bunkers, the enemy, relying on the favorable terrain, used machine guns in the bunker to stop the shooting. The 8th company was crushed in the ruins, and the 9th company was also blocked near a small bridge. Cao Xuehai, commander of the 8th company, reported the situation to the battalion, and at the same time concentrated the machine guns, adopted the method of key breakthroughs, and opened fire on the main bunkers.At this time, the deputy battalion commander came up to the factory with the mountain cannon, and the cannon was "mounted with a bayonet" and quickly suppressed the enemy's firepower. Cao Xuehai rushed up with the 1st platoon. The 3rd row also rushed into the enemy's position from the right wing, and after occupying a house, it was strafed by the intensive firepower of the enemy's bunker group. The 3rd platoon leader ordered the 9th squad to cover, and the rest formed several combat teams, brought explosives and grenades, and blew up the enemy's bunker.Several combat groups touched the enemy's bunkers separately, and with a few ear-splitting noises, several of the enemy's bunkers blossomed. When Cao Xuehai led the 1st platoon to attack near the courtyard wall of Zhougong Temple, he was hit by the enemy's new intensive firepower.Cao Xuehai took a closer look and found that the firepower came from the big bunker in the center of the three houses in front of the temple.We must blow up this "blocking tiger"!A blasting team rushed up, and all fell under the fierce enemy fire. What should I do if the cannon can't come up for a while?At this time, the leader of the 1st platoon suggested: "Use incendiary bombs!" Cao Xuehai's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered all the smoke bombs and incendiary bombs to be concentrated on the enemy's central bunker.In an instant, thick smoke filled the air.The enemy's line of sight is blocked, making shots appear blind. Under the cover of the smoke screen, the 8th company rushed to the bunker wall with great speed. "If you want to live, hand in your gun!" "The People's Liberation Army treats prisoners leniently!" The 1st platoon leader led several soldiers to shout into the enemy bunker.The enemy was afraid of close combat. Seeing that the People's Liberation Army had rushed to the front, they knew that the situation was over, so they had to stretch out the white flag. Laying down the Zhougong Temple is only the beginning of the liberation of Luoyang.Zhou Xihan led the troops to take advantage of the victory and advance, and then attacked Ximen. To attack the west gate, you must pass a long bridge blocked by the enemy with Juma bunker.Before the general offensive was launched, the 1st Battalion of the 29th Regiment of the 10th Brigade tried to sneak across the bridge twice, but failed. The sneak attack failed, so Zhou Xihan decided to attack by force. He ordered the 28th regiment to carry out the main assault, and the 29th and 30th regiments assisted on both sides. The battle to attack the west gate again started, and the artillery concentrated its firepower to attack several main bunkers on the enemy's wall, and quickly destroyed them, and at the same time blasted a gap in the outer city.Just as the commandos rushed into the gap, the enemy's firepower resumed shooting, the gap was blocked, and our army's attack was blocked. At this critical moment, Li Shihe, the platoon leader of the 5th company of the 28th regiment, and two soldiers stood up from the hidden pit and rushed to the head of the city. Bullets roared, and a soldier's hat was knocked off. The barbed wire rushed away.The barbed wire was cut, but Li Shihe was shot and fell to the factory. The two fighters continued to advance, and with two loud bangs, the passage opened. The commander of the 5th company shouted: "Go!" The commandos jumped up and rushed to the bridge. They threw bunches of grenades on the top of the city and explosives into the bunker.In the sound of the explosion, the city wall collapsed and the bunker flew into the sky. Li Zhihua, deputy company commander, was shot and fell down. Before he fell down, he threw the last grenade and shouted loudly: "Comrades, go up!" Instructor Fu Lizhi was shot in the abdomen. He covered the wound with one hand, and stood up with the other to support him on the battlefield: "Stand up with breath, and charge forward!" The first wall was breached... Under the bombardment of my mountain cannon, the second city gate was lifted into the sky... The gates of the city were opened, and troops from the 10th Brigade broke into the city one after another and started street fighting with the enemy. After breaking into the city, Zhou Xihan immediately grabbed the microphone and reported to Chen Geng: "We have broken into the city and are fighting the enemy!" Chen Geng said excitedly: "Notify the troops to push forward tenaciously, occupy favorable terrain, and not love to fight. How much will the follow-up troops follow?" "Follow-up troops are following up, and the 28th regiment is basically finished" "Okay! Order the 29th and 30th regiments to follow up at the same time!" ... Just when Chen Geng received the report of Zhou Xihan's victory, Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in Nanjing, also received an urgent telegram from Qiu Xingxiang.Luoyang, which had always been regarded by Chiang Kai-shek as the "Golden City Tangchi", was broken through in a few days, which was unexpected by Chiang Kai-shek.Holding Qiu Xingxiang's telegram in his hand, he clenched his teeth in anger, his eyes were straight, and his whole body was trembling.It took a long time to squeeze out a few words from between the teeth: "Telephone Qiu Xingxiang, asking him to stand upright to the end, and live and die with Luoyang! Send a telegram to Sun Yuanliang in Zhengzhou, and ask where he is?" Sun Yuanliang is a well-known expert in preserving strength in the Kuomintang army. As soon as the Luoyang battle started, he received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek ordering him to go to the rescue.But he was not a direct descendant of Chiang Kai-shek, and he was often scolded by Chiang Kai-shek. He always had resentment towards Chiang Kai-shek, and he was worried that he would be ambushed by the People's Liberation Army on the way to rescue Luoyang and lose the empty Zhengzhou again, so he dared not act rashly.Although Chiang Kai-shek pressed hard, he still did not send troops.Later, under repeated urging by Chiang Kai-shek, he sent two regiments to rescue, but reported to Chiang Kai-shek: "A large force has been sent straight to Luoyang." After receiving Sun Yuanliang's report, Chiang Kai-shek asked again: "Where did Hu Lian's corps go?" "Hu Lian is still fighting fiercely with the communist army in Dengfeng." The adjutant was afraid that Chiang Kai-shek would get angry, so he lowered his voice very low. Chiang Kai-shek said with an angry face: "Don't ten of our army surpass one of the Communist army? Send them electricity, and move forward at all costs. If there is any further delay, we will be punished by military law!" After Hu Lian received the urging telegram from Chiang Kai-shek, he did not dare to neglect, and personally led the reorganized 11th division to march towards Luoyang, but was stubbornly blocked by our 22nd brigade.At the same time, the reinforcements sent by Sun Yuanliang were blocked by our army at Heishi Pass. Just when Chiang Kai-shek was angry and anxious, the guard sent Qiu Xingxiang's telegram again, saying: "Our army's morale is strong, we have repeatedly defeated fierce fronts, and captured a lot. The communist army is struggling to advance and is retreating. We are determined to fight until one soldier dies, and we will never be discouraged, so as to repay the party and the country. , the communist army will be attacked by me inside and outside, and will definitely lose!" After seeing it, Chiang Kai-shek turned his anger into joy, and immediately dictated an order, telegraphing Qiu Xingxiang, Sun Yuanliang, and Hu Lian: "Qiu's army is outnumbered, and it is a great award. I hope to encourage the three armies to stand firm. Sun and Hu's troops cooperated with Qiu's troops immediately. , encircle the communist army, gather and annihilate the invading enemy, urgently!" In fact, Qiu Xingxiang was talking big. The purpose of his telegram was to let the reinforcements arrive as soon as possible.By the evening of the 12th, the People's Liberation Army siege troops had broken through all the gates of Luoyang City, and compressed the remnants of Qiu Xingxiang into the five buildings of Luoyang Middle School in the north corner of Luoyang City. Luoyang Middle School, which is nearly 100 meters long and wide, has a square shape, with five buildings lined up on the north and south sides. This is not only the enemy's core position, but also the enemy's last resistance stronghold. The fence built by Jiang Jun here is as high as two feet, and there are densely packed gun holes on the wall.The straight ditch outside the wall is 2 feet wide and about 1.5 feet deep. There are solid basements and many dark bunkers at the bottom of the ditch. ready position. Qiu Xingxiang still had illusions. He tried to rely on this solid fortification to resist stubbornly. When the reinforcements arrived, he should cooperate with the inside and outside to gather and annihilate the enemy. How can our army give him a chance to breathe, Chen Geng immediately issued an order: Qiu Xingxiang will resolutely destroy him if he does not surrender! Zhou Xihan's 10th Brigade was responsible for the final assault mission. At 16:00 on the 12th, the 28th and 29th regiments of the 10th Brigade rushed into the residential area less than 200 meters south of Luoyang Middle School. Just as our army approached the enemy's core position, Qiu Xingxiang received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek asking him to "stick to the end and live and die with Luoyang!" At the time of questioning, under Chiang Kai-shek's urging, reinforcements from Hu Lian's and Sun Yuanliang's corps also advanced steadily from the south and east. Already in the suburbs of Luoyang, the sound of fierce battles between enemy reinforcements and our reinforcements could be heard. Therefore, Qiu Xingxiang put on a murderous face again, and encouraged his officers and soldiers: "We must defend to the death, reinforcements will arrive soon, and victory is ours!" In order to boost morale, he ordered the Kuomintang flag to be hung on the roof of the Luoyang Middle School building. Zhou Xihan and his comrades once again encountered a tense situation where there was a stubborn enemy in front and enemy support behind. The more tense the moment, Zhou Xihan's courage increased greatly. It was not a tough battle, and he suddenly felt bored. However, Zhou Xihan fights tough battles but does not fight reckless ones. On the contrary, when he gets tense and complicated, his mind is as clear as a mirror.In order to lay down the enemy's last core position, Zhou Xihan asked the 28th Regiment, which was the main attacker, to carefully observe the terrain before launching an attack. Zhao Huaqing, head of the 28th regiment, moved the regiment's observation office to a private house less than 100 meters south of Luoyang Middle School.Through the hole in the wall pierced by enemy shells, observe Qiu Xingxiang's last core position to retreat.They found that in this narrow and isolated enclosure, there were 5 teaching buildings lined up on the north and south sides.The enemy has built solid group fortifications such as deep ditches, high forts, tunnels, and basements here, with high walls around them, and deep trenches dug outside the walls, with steep edges and dense bunkers at the bottom of the trenches. After reconnaissance, Zhao Huaqing carefully studied the tasks and various preparations for attacking the core position, and used the fighting gap before the evening of the 13th to convene a meeting of the cadres of each battalion to make arrangements, and decided that the 2nd Battalion would seize several bunkers to the south of the enemy's core position for the Our army rushed into the core position from the south to clear the way; the 3rd Battalion was the main attacker, rushing into the core position from the south, striving to capture Qiu Xingxiang alive; At 16:30 on the 14th, the final attack began. Cannons, mountain guns, and small-caliber curved guns all bombarded the enemy's positions.The enemy was stunned by the sudden heavy artillery fire.Under the bombardment of my powerful and rapid firepower, the buildings in the enemy's core position burned, the walls collapsed, and the fortifications were destroyed. At 17:20, two green flares rose into the sky, and the impact began!Zhou Xihan commanded the 10th Brigade to launch a general attack on Qiu Xingxiang's last lair.The soldiers jumped out of the forward position, holding shining bayonets, and rushed towards the gap opened by the artillery fire with a loud noise. At the same time, the 8th and 9th Divisions of the 3rd Column of the East China Field Army attacked the enemy from the east and north respectively. The 10th Brigade attacked the enemy's core positions from the west and south.The 5th company of the 28th regiment, which served as the assault vanguard company, charged bravely. When it approached the enemy division headquarters, there were only 30 people left in the whole company.They did not flinch, but continued to move forward until the enemy in front of them dropped their weapons. The troops of the 10th Brigade attacking from the west, braving the enemy's dense bullets, quickly set up a springboard in the outer trench.Soldier Li Binglu was the first to rush out of the gap.At this time, an enemy company commander rushed out with three soldiers.Seeing this, Li Binglu dodged to the edge of the ditch, and picked the leading enemy into the ditch with a bayonet. The second enemy was about to pull the trigger. Li Binglu turned his gun back, blocked the enemy's gun to the side, and pulled it again, and the second enemy fell into the ditch. The enemy company commander and the remaining soldier were so frightened that they fell to their knees with a plop.He yelled "forgive me". The enemy was overwhelmed, and soldiers flooded into the enemy's core fortifications from all sides.The enemies in the core fortifications were crying for their fathers and mothers, each and every one of them looked like eggplants beaten by frost, their heads were dumbfounded, and their minds were bewildered.The "breakout team" organized by Qiu Xingxiang also hid in Tibet like a frightened flock of sheep. In despair, Qiu Xingxiang carried a submachine gun and killed several retreating and hiding officers one after another, but he could no longer organize a resistance team.In desperation, he sent a power to Chiang Kai-shek, saying: "God does not bless me, people do not help me, time does not help me, it is not my fault. I, Qiu Xingxiang, will live and die with Luoyang as instructed." After seeing the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek urgently ordered Yu Jicun to take a plane to pick up Qiu Xingxiang out of the city, and said sadly: "Luoyang can be lost, but 'Qiu Tiger' cannot be lost!" Yu Jishi knew that the Luoyang airport had been bombed and the plane could not take off and land, so he forced himself to fly a few times over Luoyang and said goodbye to Qiu Xingxiang: "Mr. Qiu, the president sent me to bring you a plane, but it couldn't land. It's really not for brother's inhumanity!" When Qiu Xingxiang heard the call, he said in a tearful voice, "Please tell the president that I, Qiu Xingxiang, have followed my words and deeds, and vowed to live and die with Luoyang. It is a pity that I can no longer be loyal to the party, state and leader." Yes, Qiu Xingxiang's loyalty and filial piety are over here.He hastily bandaged his injured head, put on the soldier's uniform he had prepared, and went into the basement... At midnight on the 14th, the 10th Brigade and the 28th Regiment captured batch after batch of prisoners.Everyone was gathering prisoners, when they suddenly saw a middle-aged soldier wearing a soldier's uniform crawling out of the tunnel, running around desperately.Everyone yelled in unison: "Grab him, grab him!" Wang Wubin, a soldier from the 12th company, ran up and hugged him.He still wanted to struggle, but the instructor Liu Jie led several fighters up, making him unable to move anymore. It turned out that he was Chiang Kai-shek's "favorite general", Qiu Xingxiang who was called "Qiu Tiger" by the soldiers of the youth army. The soldiers shouted happily: "We caught Qiu Xingxiang!" "We caught Qiu Xingxiang!" The gunfire stopped. The 206th Division was wiped out. Luoyang, the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties, was liberated.