Chapter 4 Chapter Three

On the night of the Lantern Festival, Luo Ronghuan, another commander of the Democratic Alliance Army, had arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea, and was admitted to the Soviet Army Hospital. Kim Il Sung and his wife came to visit immediately.He learned about the two battles between Xiushuihezi and Shaling through the radio gifted by Kim Il Sung.Kim Il-sung's wife was very careful. He heard that Luo Ronghuan was from Hunan and loved chili, so she brought a jar of spicy cabbage pickled by herself. The Soviet Army Hospital diagnosed Luo Ronghuan with kidney cancer and needed immediate surgery, but the conditions in Pyongyang were not good. The director of the Soviet Army Hospital suggested that Luo Ronghuan go to Moscow. In late February 1946, Luo Ronghuan was transferred to the Soviet Army Hospital in Dalian for conservative treatment.

One day, a Chinese man wearing the uniform of a Soviet major came to the hospital bed and looked at Luo Ronghuan and laughed non-stop.Luo Ronghuan felt that this person looked familiar, but he just couldn't remember his name. The man took off his military cap and said, "I don't know you? Look carefully!" "Liu Yalou!" Luo Ronghuan said excitedly, "Well, Liu Yalou, you'll feel more refreshed after eating foreign bread!" Liu Yalou used to be the division commander of the 1st Red Army Corps, and was sent to the Soviet Union to study at the Fulongzhi Military Academy in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. He participated in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War, and then entered the Northeast with the Soviet Army.Nominally a major of the Soviet Army, but actually a liaison officer between the Democratic Alliance Army and the Soviet Army.

"Old chief, what's wrong with you? Is it important?" Liu Yalou asked with concern. "There's something wrong with the kidney, what's the big deal? Why don't we go see Marx!" Luo Ronghuan said optimistically. The two exchanged a farewell story, and finally Liu Yalou said: "I want to return to the team and fight a few battles with real swords and guns on the battlefield!" "The work here is also very important!" Luo Ronghuan said. "Of course it's important, but it's not suitable for me. You still don't understand my temperament? Please help me, old chief."

Under Liu Yalou's repeated requests, Luo Ronghuan decided to call the Northeast Bureau and the Central Committee to recommend Liu Yalou as the chief of staff of the Democratic Alliance Army. As a result, Liu Yalou rose to the top of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army and became one of the three giants of "Lin Luo Liu" in the four fields in the future. Du Yuming arrived in Beiping from Jinzhou on February 18 and was admitted to Baitasi Hospital. He was diagnosed with renal tuberculosis and had to undergo a left nephrectomy immediately.The post of Northeast Security Commander made many people jealous. Du Yuming was afraid that if his illness could not be cured in a short time, he would lose this good job, and he would also destroy the jobs of hundreds of staff who went to the Northeast with him. He decided to recommend one person to Chiang Kai-shek. .This person is also a famous general with outstanding military exploits in the War of Resistance. He was a classmate with Du twice and was an old partner.

Soon, a deputy commander-in-chief Zheng Dongguo came to the Northeast battlefield. With a famous general like Zheng Dongguo standing up first, Chiang Kai-shek will rest assured that Du Yuming will treat his illness. In fact, Chiang Kai-shek was not at ease. On March 15, an uninvited guest suddenly came to Du Yuming's ward—Dai Li, the chief of the military reunification spy. Du Yuming's heart suddenly turned cold.He had known Dai Li for more than ten years, and he always went to visit the superior and powerful Boss Dai. Once it was reversed this time, Dai Li must have come to find out under the order of Chiang Kai-shek.

Sure enough, Dai Li asked how his condition was.Du Yuming knew that Dai was Chiang Kai-shek's eyes and ears, and seeing him was not good enough, and his illness was mild, everything was easy to talk about, otherwise he would consider someone else to take over the Northeast. "Kidney tuberculosis, I will have an operation tomorrow. The doctor said that I will be discharged in two weeks, and I can return to the Northeast at the end of the month." Dai Li asked again: "Who is the attending doctor?" "Xie Yuanfu is the leading urologist in Beiping." "How old are you?"

"In his 60s, he has a lot of experience." Dai Li shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I can't do surgery at such an old age. I used to cut the cecum in Shanghai. The doctor who performed the operation was a famous British man. The old guy was slow and took half an hour to sew up the incision. After the wound It’s not good to be old. It’s been a long time, and my body is damaged like this. If your brother also encounters this kind of bad luck, it will damage your body on the one hand, and on the other hand, it will miss the big event that the old man took over the Northeast. "

"Dr. Xie's medical skills are excellent. I think he moves swiftly, not slow at all." Du Yuming didn't want to postpone the operation to avoid troubles, so he said, "Dr. Xie and I have agreed to have surgery tomorrow, and this decision cannot be changed." Seeing Du Yuming's firm attitude, Dai Li patted his chest and said, "Brother Guangting, I'll go see Dr. Xie tonight to see if I'm sure. I promise to find a good doctor for you. Before I reply, you must not Have an operation rashly." At 10 o'clock that night, Xie Yuanfu called in a panic and said, "A man named Dai Li knocked on the door and wanted to come in to talk about Mr. Du's operation. What's going on?"

Du Yuming comforted: "Doctor Xie, he is my friend, you can let him in." "Is he Dai Li from the military commander? There shouldn't be any danger, right?" Xie Yuanfu was too frightened to open the door when he heard that military commanders often arrested people in the middle of the night and confiscated their property in Beiping. "There will be no danger." Only then did Xie Yuanfu open the door, and met Dai Li in a panic.At 12 o'clock that night, Dai Li called Du Yuming's adjutant and said, "Although Xie Yuanfu is old, his movements are still quick and he can perform surgery."

The surgery went on schedule and everything went well. While Du Yuming was recuperating after the operation, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Fan Hanjie as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast Security Command.He is also a famous general in the Anti-Japanese War, and his reputation is not inferior to that of Zheng Dongguo.Du Yuming knew that Fan Hanjie was nominally assisting Xiong Shihui in commanding operations, but in fact he was taking over the position of the security commander.Due to illness, Du Yuming had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky, but after thinking about it, he thought it might not be a good thing: the communist army is not easy to deal with, and when Fan Hanjie suffers, look at me then!

In mid-April, the battle of Siping kicked off. Zhao Jiaxiang, Zhao Gongwu and other confidant generals sent a secret message to Du Yuming, saying that Fan Hanjie did not mention the battle plan when he arrived in the Northeast, but he would first inspect the troops. I am afraid that he will use Hu Zongnan's method to rectify Du Yuming's old troops. , asked Du to quickly return to the Northeast to preside over the plan. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek called Du Yuming to Guizhou for a meeting.Du Yuming thought to himself: The old man is nothing more than two things: one is to ask me to go to the northeast as soon as possible to command the Siping battle; the other is to replace me and let Fan Hanjie take command. Du Yuming hurriedly called back: "I just recovered from a serious illness, and I am not suitable for long-distance flights. I plan to return to the Ministry immediately." While Du Yuming was packing his luggage, Chiang Kai-shek called again, saying, "Since my younger brother can return to the Ministry, there is no need to come to see him. I hope to command the troops quickly to regain the territorial sovereignty of the Northeast. There is great hope." The Kuomintang and Communist armies have been stalemate in Siping, Benxi and other places for a month. Du Yuming, who has just recovered from a serious illness, is now full of ambition.He later recalled: "I think that in the situation of stalemate for more than a month, the day for me to return to the northeast to show off has arrived, and I will return to Shen on April 16." During Du Yuming's treatment in Peiping, the situation in Northeast China has undergone major changes, which is of course influenced by the international climate. According to the agreement reached between China and the Soviet Union, the withdrawal time of the Soviet troops was postponed to early January 1946, and then postponed to early February at the request of the Kuomintang government.In mid-January, when Du Yuming's troops opened up Beining Road and arrived in the suburbs of Shenyang, the Soviet army had agreed to withdraw from Shenyang on January 15, but there was still no movement by mid-February. At this time, the so-called "Zhang Xinfu Incident" occurred, causing a public outcry. Mrs. Zhang Xin was a member of the Northeast Business Economic Committee. On January 7, 1946, he was dispatched by Xiong Shihui and Zhang Jiaao to Fushun to receive coal mines from Changchun with representatives of the Soviet Army.After Zhang arrived in Shenyang, he heard that there was a CCP army in Fushun, and asked the Soviet Army to send someone to escort him to the Fushun Office to receive him.Lieutenant General Ma Li of the Soviet Army said: "There are Soviet troops stationed in Fushun, and they have been contacted. There is no problem with safety." So Zhang Xinfu arrived in Fushun by train with 5 entourages and 7 guards. When we arrived at the coal mine office, the commander of the Soviet garrison asked, "What do you do?" "I came here to take over the coal mine at the order of Director Xiong of the Northeast Camp," Mrs. Zhang Xin said in surprise, "Didn't Lieutenant General Ma Li contact you?" The commander put on a straight face and said, "What's the connection? I didn't know there was such a thing." Mrs. Zhang Shen repeatedly stated that the commander of the Soviet army became impatient and asked them to take them to a house to live in.The next day, several Soviet soldiers led a team of Chinese military police. "I am the director of the Fushun Public Security Bureau. This is a liberated area, and no armed forces are allowed to invade without permission." A military policeman said, "You brought seven armed elements and should be punished." When Mrs. Zhang Shen heard this, she was furious and asked to speak to the commander of the Soviet Army.After the commander of the Soviet army came, he said: "You must be responsible for our safety. I want to talk to Lieutenant General Marley in Shenyang on the phone." At 4:00 p.m. on January 16, the commander of the Soviet army said that under the order of Lieutenant General Ma Lin, Zhang Xinfu would be escorted back to Shenyang, and that the local public security bureau would not allow the seven armed men to leave.Zhang Xinfu had no choice but to take five entourages with the Soviet army to the train station.The Soviet army sent them to the car, whistled and left. When the train arrived at Lishizhai in the western suburbs of Fushun, it was already 8:00 p.m. when it suddenly encountered a group of robbers.Zhang Xinfu and others were kidnapped to a nearby hill and stabbed to death with bayonets.This is the "Zhang Xinfu Incident". On February 10, various newspapers in Chongqing disclosed the news.I don't know if it was a coincidence that the United States and Britain announced the secret agreement of the "Yalta Agreement" on the same day.Immediately there was an anti-Soviet wave across China.The Kuomintang authorities used their propaganda machine to create public opinion, and reactionary literati wrote articles in newspapers to incite anti-Soviet and anti-communist sentiments.People in the intellectual and educational circles also joined this wave out of patriotic enthusiasm. On this day, there were large-scale student demonstrations in Chongqing, Nanjing, Kunming and other cities. The Kuomintang took advantage of the patriotic enthusiasm of the students and the masses, fished in troubled waters, fueled the flames, and directed its opposition to the hegemony of the Soviet Union in Northeast China to oppose the Chinese Communist Party.A group of Kuomintang agents mixed into the parade and took the opportunity to destroy the Xinhua Daily. The economic plunder of the Soviet Union in the Northeast not only aroused public indignation in China, but also caused protests in the United States, Britain and other countries. The massive anti-Soviet wave in various parts of China once again angered the masters in Moscow. Stalin said to Molotov: "Didn't they request the Soviet Union to delay the withdrawal of troops? Now how can they accuse us of staying in Manchuria! Withdraw! Immediate notice All Soviet troops in Manchuria are evacuated. But don't let Chiang Kai-shek, who likes to intrigue in the East, get too happy." Marshal Malinovsky received the latest instructions from Moscow and immediately deployed troops to evacuate, and handed over Fushun and Jilin to the CCP on March 8. The representatives of the Soviet Army informed the Northeast Bureau that the Red Army decided to withdraw from Shenyang on March 13, hoping that the Democratic Alliance Army would send troops to occupy Shenyang.The representative claimed that the CCP can freely destroy all areas where the Soviet troops have withdrawn.The representative of the Northeast Bureau replied: "The Central Committee of our party has instructed that even if the Kuomintang army will occupy this area, it must not be destroyed, so as not to put the local people in trouble." The representative of the Soviet Army shook his head incomprehensibly and said: "Strengthening the wall and clearing the field is a necessary strategy when retreating. You will suffer losses if you violate military principles." On the same day, the Northeast Bureau called the Central Committee, suggesting to take advantage of the withdrawal of the Soviet army and seize the cities along Changchun Road to prevent Jiang's army from advancing northward.This proposal was first opposed by Zhou Enlai, who was in charge of negotiating with Marshall and Zhang Zhizhong.At that time, Marshall had just visited Yan'an not long ago, and the overall atmosphere was still tending to be peaceful.Zhou Enlai proposed to recognize the right of Jiang's army to enter the cities along Changchun Road and the areas where the Soviet army was about to withdraw, but asked the Kuomintang to recognize the position of the CCP in the Northeast. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek did not recognize the democratic regime established by the CCP in the Northeast and the people's armed forces such as the Democratic Alliance Army.He said: "There is no internal affairs before the completion of the sovereignty takeover." He also asked where the CCP's armed forces in the Northeast come from. The spokesperson of Yan'an once criticized: "The troops commanded by the former leader of the Anti-Japanese Coalition Army, Zhou Baozhong, have tens of thousands of troops distributed in East Manchuria and North Manchuria... The Northeast Generals of the Eighth Route Army Zhang Xuesi, Lu Zhengcao, Wan Yi and other troops were ordered to go to the Northeast to eliminate The enemy and puppet Eighth Route Army and a part of the New Fourth Army were also closely integrated with the people of Northeast China during the war... A Northeast Democratic Alliance Army of nearly 300,000 people has now been formed, distributed in East Manchuria, where the Soviet Army has not garrisoned or has retreated , South Manchuria, West Manchuria, and North Manchuria.” Chiang Kai-shek denied this fact at all, and said with his eyes closed that there is no CCP army in the Northeast.The Kuomintang army was ordered to move forward to take over "complete northeast sovereignty". Liu Shaoqi, who presided over the work of the Central Committee, agreed with Zhou Enlai's suggestion, so he called the Northeast Bureau, disagreed with the attack on Shenyang, and pointed out that when the Soviet army withdrew from Shenyang to Harbin and other cities, they should not send troops to occupy and let the Kuomintang army take over.But the Anton, Tonghua, Yanji, Hailong, Hejiang, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, Zhaonan, Tongliao, Liaoyuan and other places that the Soviet army has handed over to me cannot be let go. The Northeast Bureau informed the Soviet Army representative of the Central Committee's instructions. The representative was very angry and said: "Why are you so weak? You should compete with the Kuomintang for Shenyang and Siping, and the area north of Changchun should be resolutely controlled and Jiang Jun should not be allowed to go. Therefore, we should not hesitate to have a large-scale battle with it!" On March 13, the Kuomintang army entered and occupied Shenyang, and then radiated around Shenyang with Shenyang as the center. Two days later, Mao Zedong suspended his recuperation and called Zhou Enlai on the same day: "Harbin cannot allow the Kuomintang to garrison troops. Fushun and Yingkou must strive to prevent both sides from garrisoning troops." When Zhou Enlai received the call, he explained to Zhang Zhizhong, the representative of the Kuomintang: The CCP army cannot give up the territory occupied by the Northeast, and the Kuomintang army can only enter the area where the Soviet army has withdrawn.Zhang Zhizhong insisted on deleting the word "present", so that the Kuomintang army can freely enter all places, and conflicts with the CCP armed forces are inevitable. On March 17, Mao Zedong sent a telegram to Peng Zhen and Lin Biao: "The Kuomintang has not ceased fighting, and the Soviet army's retreat area along Changchun Road north of Shenyang agrees to send troops to the station, thinking that the sooner the better for future negotiations." On March 18, the Soviet army withdrew from Siping, and the Democratic Alliance Army immediately occupied the city, cutting off the Kuomintang army's northward passage along Changchun Road.At the same time, Jiang Jun, who had invaded from Shenyang, was advancing towards Liaoyang, Fushun, Anshan, Haicheng, Yingkou, Tieling, Faku and other places. Given that Chiang Kai-shek did not recognize any position of the CCP in Northeast China, on March 21, Mao Zedong called Zhou Enlai: "We will not sign an agreement that involves great danger...We would rather lose ground in battle than lose ground in negotiations." On the evening of March 22, the Soviet ambassador to China notified the Chongqing government that the Soviet army would completely withdraw from the Northeast by the end of April.The next day, Mao Zedong called Lin Biao and Xiao Hua: On March 24, Mao Zedong called the Northeast Bureau and told Lin Biao, Huang Kecheng, and Li Fuchun: On March 25, Mao Zedong sent another telegram to Lin Biao, Peng Zhen, etc., saying that the unconditional armistice agreement in Northeast China might be signed within a few days. On March 11, Marshall returned to Washington to report on his duties. Prior to this, the situation in the customs was relatively calm, and there were occasional small-scale armed conflicts in the Northeast.Before his departure, Marshall suggested that a military trio should be stationed in Manchuria for mediation. His proposal was supported by Zhou Enlai, but the KMT repeatedly obstructed it.After repeated negotiations, a consensus has basically been reached so far, agreeing to send a three-person team to the northeast for mediation.Mao Zedong knew that to achieve the "unconditional truce in the Northeast", he must first hurt his opponent.Directed in this telegram: Mao Zedong's strategic intention at this time was to "strive for our party to occupy Changchun and make Changchun our capital".This is why Mao Zedong advocated the Siping battle. Regarding whether the Siping Battle should be fought or not, the historians are still arguing endlessly.Afterwards, the "Zhuge Liangs" held their own opinions and had different opinions.Some people think that this battle has severely damaged the vitality of the Democratic Alliance Army and violated our army's flexible and maneuverable combat principles; Because the army could not solve the problem by force, it had to sign an armistice agreement in the Northeast, so that it would be possible to achieve national peace; some people believed that it was the outcome of the Siping Battle that inflated Chiang Kai-shek's ambition to brazenly launch a full-scale civil war. It is meaningless to worry about the predecessors. Let us brush off the dust of history and take a look at the tragic scene in April and May of 1946. On April 2, more than 40 CCP representatives Geng Biao and Xu Guangda of the Northeast Executive Team for Military Mediation flew from Beiping to Shenyang, where they were illegally detained by the Kuomintang military and police for three hours. Due to various obstacles from the Kuomintang, the mediation work could not be carried out at all. Because Jiang Jun has been relatively smooth in the Northeast and has not suffered a big loss so far, Chiang Kai-shek, Xiong Shihui and others believe that the problem can be solved by force. On April 1, the 25th Division and the 14th Division of the Kuomintang Army attacked Benxi from Fushun and Liaoyang respectively.The next day, the 25th Division advanced to the Lime Factory, Sanrengou, and Dadianzi areas.The 7th Brigade of the 3rd Column and a part of the 9th Brigade of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army South Manchuria Military Region fought back, annihilating more than 700 enemies and repelling the enemy.The 14th Division was blocked by the 8th Brigade of the 3rd Column on the front line of Huazigou, and it was still helpless from early morning to evening.That day and night, the troops of the South Manchuria Military Region launched a counterattack against the enemy in Sujiatun.The Kuomintang army was in a difficult situation immediately and had to retreat in a hurry. The first battle of Benxi came to an end. On April 4, Lin Biao led his front finger to Siping.At this time, the enemy advancing northward from Shenyang had successively captured Tieling and Kaiyuan, and advanced to Siping. Since the Battle of Shanhaiguan, Lin Biao has been fighting and retreating along the railway line.The biggest feature of his combat is that he does not fight uncertain battles. As long as he has enough time, he will make accurate calculations before the battle.Chiang Kai-shek put 7 armies into the Northeast battlefield, and the concentration of troops made it impossible for Lin Biao to find an opportunity to wipe out the enemy for the time being.This has always been Lin Biao's guiding ideology. Until this time, he had no plans to carry out the Siping Campaign.Just this morning, the central government called: Lin Biao came to Siping that night after the telegram from the Central Committee was issued.At 8:00 p.m., Lin Biao called Li Fuchun and Huang Kecheng: Early the next morning, Lin Biao took Li Zuopeng and other staff officers to scout the terrain.After 5 hours of reconnaissance, Lin Biao was full of praise for the map drawn by the Soviet army. Although it was his first time in Siping, he already knew everything there. Siping, located in the middle of the Songliao Plain, is an important transportation hub connecting Dongman, Ximan, Nanman and Beiman. The three railways of Zhongchang Road, Sitao Road and Simmei Road meet here.The mountains in the north of the city are relatively high, and there are also hills in the east of the city. Apart from this, they are all flat. If Siping, a strategic location, is abandoned, there will be no danger to defend the south of Changchun. The reason for the enemy's "fight to the death". Mao Zedong replied on April 6, pointing out: In this way, Lin Biao made up his mind to fight in Siping.At the same time, the 3rd and 4th Columns of the South Manchuria Military Region still stick to Benxi to keep the Shenyang enemy from committing all the crimes in the north. On April 5, Xiong Shihui moved the northeast camp from Jinzhou to Shenyang.At this time, the Soviet army was retreating in great strides, but the main force of Jiang's army was lagging behind near Shenyang. The north was blocked by the south of Siping, and the south was restrained by the Benxi Democratic Alliance Army.Xiong Shihui was in a hurry. On the one hand, he asked the administrative staff to follow the Soviet army to take over, try to recruit the local Puppet Manchukuo military police and bandit armed garrison, and on the other hand, deployed troops to try to capture Benxi, so as to eliminate the trouble after the northward advance. On April 8, Zhao Gongwu, commander of the 52nd Army, commanded three divisions to commit a second crime against Benxi.Exactly the same as the last battle, the soldiers were divided into two groups, one from Fushun and the other from Liaoyang, intending to split into a joint attack.Commander Zhao Gongwu personally led the 52nd Division on this route. He spotted the junction of the 7th and 9th Brigades of the Democratic Alliance Army's defense line, and launched a fierce attack, breaking through the defense line and occupying the Xiaosijiatun and Shifutun areas in one fell swoop; The 14th Division encountered stubborn resistance and could not reach the scheduled area on time. The 25th Division was surrounded at dusk.A regiment of the 25th Division was besieged by the Democratic Alliance Army on all sides, and had no hope of breaking through and was forced to surrender collectively.A whole regiment surrendered, which was the first time in the Northeast battlefield.The headquarters of the 25th Division was also besieged. Seeing that the situation was not good, the division commander Liu Shimao fled in disguise and was shot dead.The 25th Division was shaken and retreated across the board.The Democratic Alliance Army took advantage of the victory to pursue and almost captured Zhao Gongwu alive. Jiang Jun's second offender in Benxi suffered a disastrous defeat and returned. Afterwards, Xiong Shihui told Du Yuming, who had returned from illness, about the battle, but his face turned pale when he talked about it, with lingering fears in his heart. Jiang Jun, who was advancing towards Siping, was also in trouble.Since the Sino-Soviet agreement had a clause that the Sino-Changjiang route should be jointly operated by China and the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union did not allow Jiang's army to use the railway to transport troops.Northeast Security Deputy Commander Liang Huasheng commanded the New 1st Army and the 71st Army to advance along the road.It was spring, which was the season of snow melting in northern Liaoning. The roads were muddy, and American heavy equipment such as cars and artillery were often stuck in the mud, causing the troops to move slowly, while the lightly armed Democratic Allied Forces attacked frequently, making Jiang's army panic all the way. On April 8, the vanguard of the 38th Division of the New 1st Army reached the area west of Quantou.Lin Biao personally led 12 regiments to arrange a "pocket formation" here.That night, the Democratic Coalition launched an attack on the enemy who got into the pocket. This is the first time that the Democratic Alliance Army has fought against the New 1st Army, which is known as the "No. 1 Army in the World".In order to find out the strength of his opponent, Lin Biao went to the line of fire to observe the battle in person.Dazzling ballistic trajectories were woven into a net of fire and covered his head. He walked up and down the position as if nothing had happened, constantly changing angles to observe the battle situation. Fighting until dawn, due to the lax encirclement, the enemy successfully broke through and only wiped out 4 companies. Liang Huasheng lost thousands of people overnight. He was so frightened that he quickly retreated his troops to the Changtu area and dared not advance any more. Chiang Kai-shek originally restricted the capture of Siping on April 2, but there was still no battle report at this time, so he strictly ordered Xiong Shihui to take Siping quickly.Seeing that Liang Huasheng was at a loss, Xiong Shihui was very anxious.The Democratic Alliance Army attacked every night, causing Liang Huasheng to complain endlessly.He kept asking for reinforcements. Xiong Shihui was very angry, and said to Zheng Dongguo: "That guy can't hold his breath anymore, he is an idiot, you go to the front to replace him, and let him go back to Shenyang to hang out!" On April 10, Zheng Dongguo arrived at the front line of Kaiyuan, and after receiving reinforcements from a division, he continued to attack Siping. After Lin Biao wiped out part of the 38th Division of the New 1st Army, he realized that this bone was not easy to chew. The 87th Division and 91st Division of the 71st Army entered Jinjiatun on April 10 to encounter the Independent Brigade.The independent brigade resisted step by step according to the predetermined combat plan, luring the enemy to go deep. On April 14, Lin Biao led 14 regiments including the Wanyi Column and Liang Xingchu Division to the Jinshanbao and Dawa areas, and set up a pocket position. The next day, the 87th Division launched a fierce attack and "destroyed" the Independent Brigade.After chasing to Jinshan Fort and Qin's shack, they found that the Democratic Alliance Army had already fled without a trace.The leading group asked the people who were going to the market in a market near Dawa: "My fellow, have you seen the Eight Roads?" "Let's go early! You can't catch up!" The common people said so. Therefore, the head of the regiment ordered to stop the pursuit and bury the pot for cooking on the spot.Many officers and soldiers squeezed into the bustling market to bargain with the common people, buy food and drink.When the local residents saw the Central Army approaching, they stood at the door of their houses and waved paper pennants to welcome them. Jiang Jun completely relaxed his vigilance. More than 1,000 people were scattered in the downtown area and the homes of ordinary people. Unexpectedly, the charge horn sounded suddenly, and the democratic coalition forces in ambush came from all directions, and the ordinary people who went to the market suddenly showed their fellows like a magic trick. . The vanguard was disarmed in such a muddle-headed manner. The following two regiments also entered Lin Biao's pocket formation and were beaten to pieces. The 87th Division was almost wiped out. In this battle, the Democratic Alliance Army killed more than 800 enemies, injured 1669 enemies, captured more than 2000 people, and seized more than 30 cars and a large number of luggage. At the same time as the outskirts battle of Siping started, a major event that shocked China and foreign countries happened. This was the capture of Changchun by the Chinese Communist Army.As the capital of the Puppet Manchukuo and the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army, Changchun is the political center of the Northeast.In the eyes of the world, this is very symbolic. In a sense, whoever occupies Changchun is the master of the Northeast. The Soviet Army completed its evacuation from Changchun on the morning of April 14, and the Democratic Alliance Army launched a fierce offensive against the city in the afternoon of the same day.The successful capture of the city by the Democratic Alliance Army is inseparable from the close cooperation of the Soviet Army.When Mao Zedong made up his mind to capture Changchun and Kazakhstan, the Soviet army notified the Northeast Bureau on March 29, agreeing to withdraw from Changchun quickly when Jiang's army was out of reach, so that the democratic coalition forces could occupy it. Previously, the Soviet army had delayed the withdrawal time for various reasons such as the plague in the troops, but the speed of its actions now is astonishing.The Kuomintang administrative receivers who followed behind couldn't keep up. They were exhausted and tired of the cumbersome administrative handover procedures, but they knew nothing about the important changes that happened right under their noses.In order to successfully capture Changchun, Harbin, Qiqihar and other well-fortified large cities, with the permission of the Soviet army, a unit of the Democratic Alliance Army secretly entered the city as an internal response during the siege. The most dramatic is the battle for Changchun.Changchun is a modern city with extremely strong fortifications. The Japanese puppets have been operating for many years, and the fortifications are extremely complete. At that time, the KMT forces in Harbin and Qiqihar were too weak to compete with the Democratic Alliance Army.But Changchun is different, because Xiong Shihui's Northeast camp has been active here for more than half a year, and has successively incorporated 15 security brigades, 1 cavalry brigade, and 5 police squadrons from the Puppet Manchukuo. The two corps of Jiang Pengfei's department were transported here by air.The Kuomintang has more than 20,000 troops in Changchun, which is equal to the strength of the democratic coalition forces participating in the siege.It is a miracle that the democratic coalition forces successfully captured the city. According to the spirit of Mao Zedong's instructions, the Northeast Bureau began to deploy troops and generals in late March to deploy the siege.Peng Zhen personally went to Meihekou to summon Zhou Baozhong, the leader of the Eastern Manchurian Military Region, and asked them to seize Changchun "at all costs".Zhou Baozhong, commander of the East Manchuria Military Region, served as the commander-in-chief of the siege, and Chen Guang, the deputy commander and chief of staff, served as the deputy commander-in-chief.The troops participating in the war mainly included Luo Huasheng, He Qingji, and Cao Lihuai from the Eastern Manchurian Military Region, and Yang Guofu from the 7th Division of Shandong was transferred from North Manchuria. It is impossible to capture a large and well-fortified city with equal forces without some unique tricks.Chen Guang, the actual commander of the siege operation, took a jeep driven by the Soviet army to conduct a detailed inspection of the enemy's fortifications in the city in order to scout the enemy's situation.From the deployment of the enemy's troops to the firepower configuration of each building, he has a clear understanding of everything.He even spread out the map in front of the enemy and carried out on-the-ground operations on the map.The Kuomintang army dared not speak out about this, and allowed him to run around in key areas of the camp. Lin Biao, who was on the front line in Siping, of course did not understand these situations, and believed that it was "not very sure" to conquer Changchun. He suggested in a telegram to the Central Committee on April 7 that "stop attacking the enemy of Changchun." On April 8, Zhou Baozhong, Chen Guang and others held a military meeting in Karen Town, issued combat tasks to the siege troops and carried out pre-war mobilization.It is planned to go into battle on the afternoon of the 14th, first clearing out the enemies on the periphery, and at dawn on the 15th, the southwest, northeast, and southeast columns will attack the urban area at the same time. Lin Biao was still skeptical when the siege troops made pre-war preparations according to the operational plan, but this plan had been approved by the Northeast Bureau, and it was Peng Zhen who made the decision. He could only continue to "suggest" to the central government. On the night of April 11, Lin Biao called the Central Committee: Mao Zedong replied the next day to Lin Biao and the Northeast Bureau: Peng Zhen received the telegram and immediately consulted Chen Guang and others.When Chen Guang made it clear that he would win this battle, Peng Zhen further strengthened his determination. At dawn on the 14th, the three-way column approached the periphery of Changchun according to the predetermined combat plan.There are fewer troops defending the enemy on the periphery, and most of the commanders have gone to the city to participate in the reception ceremony. They are not prepared for the fierce battle that day. At 10 o'clock in the morning, the Soviet army handed over the Changchun City Government to the Kuomintang; at 12 o'clock, the last Soviet army train began to start.When Wang Binhua, acting chairman of Jilin Province of the Kuomintang, and other military and political officials watched the Soviet train rumbling north, the sound of firecrackers in the city began to sound.The receiving officials were so excited that they started to revel on the platform of the station: "The god of plague has been sent away, Changchun has been restored, and the Northeast is ours!" Jilin Provincial Government, Changchun Municipal Government, Changchun Garrison Headquarters, Changchun Police Station... All kinds of signboards were displayed in red and colorful.Mayor Zhao Junmai, Garrison Commander Chen Jiazhen, Police Chief Zhang Jiong and other military, political and police officials took pictures in front of those signboards in awe-inspiring manner. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the sound of firecrackers was out of shape. Chen Jiazhen, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, woke up first, and his face changed drastically: "The sound of guns? My God, the Communist Army is calling..." The three-way column of the Democratic Alliance Army conquered all the enemy's outer positions with lightning speed.The Changchun military airport and civilian airport were occupied by Yang Guofu's division, and a transport plane was captured just after landing, thus cutting off the air aid channel for Changchun to defend the enemy, leaving it in a situation of isolation and helplessness. The siege troops adjusted their strength overnight and approached the attack site.The lights in downtown Changchun are like stars in the sky, which has an indescribable allure to the anti-Japanese guerrilla fighters who are accustomed to drilling in the ravines.Such a bustling city is about to become their "base", and there is no need for more political mobilization. It is enough to let them have a look at the night view of Changchun. Some troops from the Jilin-Liaoning Military Region had enjoyed the comfortable life of "upstairs and downstairs, electric lights and telephones" in Changchun City last year. Later, due to the "self-defeating" of the Soviet Army, they were "invited" out of the city. This time they called back up. At 5 o'clock in the morning on the 15th, the three-way column launched a general attack on the urban area at the same time.Colorful signal flares flew in the air like shooting stars, followed by earth-shattering gunfire. This was the first time that the Democratic Alliance Army had such intense artillery fire in the Northeast battlefield.Even more astonishing is the first use of tanks by the Democratic Alliance Army. The troops lurking in the city also came out suddenly, and the whole city fell into chaos.The Puppet Manchukuo military and police incorporated by the Kuomintang were surrounded by enemies, and the command system was also disrupted.The situation of each other is unknown, so they have to fight on their own, relying on strong fortifications to resist. The battle in the urban area quickly evolved into a fortified point.The enemy occupied a strong building and used firepower to stop the attack of the Democratic Alliance Army.On the first day of the battle, due to the inexperience of the siege troops, they fought recklessly and suffered heavy casualties.That day and night, Chen Guang adjusted his deployment again, and all the troops used the cover of night to circle around and surround the enemy's stronghold.At the same time, the artillery was transferred to the main combat areas for close-in shooting. The enemy was obviously at a disadvantage in terms of firepower. The so-called "Iron Stone" troops were transported by air and basically had no heavy weapons.Although dozens of artillery pieces were transported by air later, they were all of small caliber and not very powerful.The Democratic Alliance Army fought very calmly, bombarding the strongest strongholds with artillery, and suppressing the enemy with machine gun fire at secondary strongholds.The political offensive is also very powerful, and many strongholds were taken down through shouting. By the night of the 17th, the enemy had only a few isolated strongholds such as the Central Bank, the city government, the police station, and the Gendarmerie Command.There are tall and sturdy buildings in these places, and the enemy's troops and firepower are relatively concentrated. At dawn on the 18th, the three-way columns fought together to encircle the central bank without attacking it, and first concentrated their firepower to attack the city government, the police station and other strongholds.Fighting until dusk, troops from all walks of life completed the task of attacking key points, and then concentrated their firepower to attack the central bank building at the same time.This mansion built entirely of granite is extremely solid, even the doors and windows are made of iron. He Qingji, commander of the 23rd Brigade of the Jiliao Military Region, ordered the artillery to bombard at close range. The shells pierced through dozens of iron windows, exploded inside the building, and ignited the wires.The building was suddenly filled with pungent thick smoke, and the Puppet Manchukuo officers and soldiers couldn't stand the stimulation, so they had to open the gate and swarm out in an attempt to break out. At that time, the North Korean regiment rushing to the front was only 20 to 30 meters away from the building. Thousands of enemies suddenly rushed out, which caught them off guard.The enemy has reached the point of surviving from death, and everyone is red-eyed. Facing the desperate counterattack of the superior enemy, the North Korean regiment retreated steadily.He Qingji was shocked when he saw this scene in the command post, because there were thousands of captives and piles of guns and ammunition behind him. If the enemy succeeded in counterattacking, those thousands of captives would soon be rearmed, and the consequences would be disastrous.He Qingji quickly rushed to Minkang Road, shouting: "Resolutely hold on, you can't retreat!" Park, the leader of the North Korean regiment, also realized the seriousness of the consequences, and quickly shouted in Korean: "Comrades! Come with me!" The North Korean regiment launched a counter-charge against the enemy under the leadership of the head of the park.The two sides collided head-on in the square in front of the building, and were soon strangled into a ball.Shouts, screams, and gun crashes rang out together.At this time, troops from all walks of life rushed into the square one after another, engaging in thrilling hand-to-hand combat. The enemy was gradually exhausted, those in front were divided and surrounded, and those behind hurriedly retreated into the building.The supervising team wielding a broadsword stood guard at the door, slashing at the retreating soldiers with their swords, and shouting: "Those who retreat, shoot and kill! Hold on! Hold on..." Seeing this situation, He Qingji ordered the battlefield propaganda team to shout: "Hand up your guns and don't kill them, and give preferential treatment to prisoners!" The enemy couldn't advance or retreat. Hearing this shout, they threw away their guns one after another and ran towards the propaganda team members holding megaphones.Suddenly a mortar shell exploded beside He Qingji, and the shrapnel hit his left eye. At this time, only ten minutes before the end of the battle, Brigadier He's eyes went dark and he passed out. Late at night on the 18th, the sound of gunfire in the urban area finally fell silent.此战民主联军以伤亡1700余人的代价，毙伤敌2000余人，俘敌1.6万余人，其中有200多名日军；缴获飞机1架，各种炮56门，机枪432挺，长短枪1.16万支，子弹110万发。 杜聿明于4月16日由北平飞抵沈阳，一进保安司令部，参谋长赵家骧便垂头丧气地说：“昨天，第71军第87师在金山堡、大洼地区1个团被消灭，2个团被击溃，损失了三四千人。” 赵家骧取出一份电报说：“这事委座都知道了，要查办陈明仁。” 杜聿明接过电报一看，上面写着：“第87师受此意外损失，据报陈明仁并未随军前进，着即查办具报。” “此事老头子怎么知道得这么快？”杜聿明感到很奇怪。 “老头子耳目众多，可能是接特务密报。” “是否属实？” “当然属实。”赵家骧又问，“如何处理？” “给他顶回去，就说在战斗发生前已派车将陈明仁送往了前线。”杜聿明叹了一口气，然后说，“通知桂庭（郑洞国，号桂庭）让陈军长赶快归队。” 杜聿明之所以不敢处理第71军军长陈明仁，是因为陈明仁也非等闲之辈。他们同属黄埔一期，早在黄埔军东征时便声名大噪。在南京军事博物馆有一幅大型油画，再现了惠州之战的情景，画中有陈明仁持旗登城，也有蒋介石临阵督战。 跟杜聿明、郑洞国、范汉杰、廖耀湘一样，陈明仁也是一位名头不小的抗战名将，也参加过远征军。 赵家骧急匆匆地将杜聿明引进作战室，就着标好最新态势的军用地图介绍了近期战况。两次攻击本溪受挫，四平方面的战斗也接连吃亏，特别是长春眼看就要陷落却鞭长莫及。 杜聿明此时才摆正了对林彪的看法，觉得那位黄埔四期的小字辈的确不好对付。可是此时的杜聿明仍然雄心万丈，他说：“我初到东北，手里只有两个军却可以从山海关一直打到锦州。离开东北才两个月，局势就恶化了。如今有七个军的兵力居然与共军闹了个僵局。国军五大主力，就有两个在东北，全套美式装备，还有空军支援，居然打不开局面，真是岂有此理！” 他对赵家骧说：“国军受挫与情报不准有关，应立即布置谍报网，收集本溪、四平方面共军情报。” 同时，令郑洞国加紧向四平攻击。 4月18日，郑洞国指挥新1军3个师在飞机、坦克的掩护下，对四平近郊民主联军阵地实施猛烈攻击。新30师进攻南郊之海丰屯、玻林子和鸭湖泡等阵地。这是新1军调入东北后进行的第一次正规战，其军官按照美国顾问传授的作战原则，充分地发挥了美械装备的优势火力，并且实施陆军与空军，步兵、炮兵与装甲兵的首次协同作战。民主联军主要阵地每分钟受炮弹35发，这也是他们从未经历过的。 战至黄昏，民主联军阵地大部被轰平，可他们仍顽强地抗击着。新30师害怕夜战，不得不匆忙收兵。 次日，郑洞国调整兵力部署，兵分两路：一路向铁路以西地区进攻；一路继续进攻鸭湖泡。新30师师长顾虑重重，他的部队虽然火力很猛，但只是声势骇人，并不敢督率步兵进攻，所以行动迟缓，至黄昏时只攻占鸭湖泡一处阵地。新38师一部推进至飞机场附近，就地构筑工事，以防民主联军夜间反击。 此时，林彪将指挥所移至梨树县，只留6000余人坚守四平市区，而将主力置于八面城、梨树一带，准备作为机动力量，寻机歼敌。 当日，中央来电：“长春占领，对东北及全国大局有极大影响，望对有功将士，传令嘉奖。杨师立即或休息数日南下参战，必须增加四平方面兵力，歼灭新1军主力，并准备继续打几个大胜仗，方能保卫长春。” 林彪接电后即调刚刚攻克长春的主力部队南下四平。数小时后，中央再次来电：“杜聿明由平赴沈对人称，东北共军四十余万，国军十余万，相差甚远，但仍须决心打下去，有坦克百余将运沈阳，并要使用飞机等语。要战胜顽敌保卫长春，必须准备对付飞机、坦克（参加过抗日的将士有办法对付之），并集中绝对优势之兵力，于四平南北地区举行数次大的战役决战，才能解决问题。” 至此，林彪定下在四平进行大规模“战役决战”的决心。 蒙蒙细雨使视线一片迷茫，林彪放下望远镜，继续朝枪炮声最激烈的地方走去。他身边的参谋无可奈何地摇了摇头，在这种时候没有人敢劝阻他，否则准要挨一顿好训。前指移驻梨树之后，林彪常带一名参谋和十几名卫士去前线察看战事。 郑洞国的这轮攻势从18日打到26日，动用了飞机、坦克和大口径火炮，付出了惨重的伤亡代价，而四平城却始终在他的望远镜里，可望而不可即。由于连日苦战，各部主官纷纷诉说无力拿下四平，他只得下令转攻为守，同时向杜聿明请求增援兵力。 国民党军在四平前线一筹莫展，深深地影响了在重庆的谈判。此时国方代表口气已经软多了，1月10日停战令下达时，他们根本不承认东北有共产党的军队。经过几轮谈判和东北的数月较量，国方同意东北停战后共方可在东北编1个师，而国方编18个师。前提是中长路沿线城市全部交国民党接收。四平、本溪攻击受挫，国方提出和平条件：哈尔滨双方共管，长春、沈阳归国民党。共方也讨价还价：沈阳共管，长春、哈尔滨归共产党。 作为调停人的马歇尔早就失去了初来时的自信，他感觉自己已陷于“东方的迷宫”，无法辨别方向，他甚至不明白双方谈判代表的真正用意。从来就没有人直言反对对方的建议，只是说：“我同意你方的建议，不过要补充3条意见。”于是另一方又说“还有6条意见需要补充”，最后就变成一笔糊涂账。 而且东北的战争形势也直接左右着谈判，如果一方在战争中失利，就变得较好说话。他们也较易接受中间调停人的意见，一旦在战争中占了上风就马上增加筹码，使对方难以接受。 于是谁都明白了一个道理：战争才是最关键的因素。 蒋介石严令杜聿明：“一定要打到长春！” 毛泽东也电令林彪：“化四平街为马德里！” 马德里保卫战曾长达近两年半时间，是第二次世界大战前夕发生在西班牙首都马德里的一场举世瞩目的战争。 郑洞国在四平前线求援之际，杜聿明有了新的打算，他电令郑洞国坚守待援，静候他改变战局的惊人之举。 杜聿明经过侦察，发现本溪、四平两方面共军兵力各有十几万人。虽然兵力大致相等，但论火力、战力，四平方面远远优于本溪，而且林彪本人坐镇四平。他决定先集中兵力解决本溪方面的共军，再全力以赴攻打四平。 4月27日，杜聿明召第52军军长赵公武、新6军军长廖耀湘会谈。杜聿明说：“四平方面已陷于僵局，非增加兵力不可。但本溪与沈阳唇齿相依，共军十万兵力集结于此，威胁沈阳安全。若抽兵增援四平，本溪共军便难以对付。不如四平方面暂取守势，而先集结兵力一举荡平本溪，以去后顾之忧，再举兵北上四平。二位以为如何？” 赵公武、廖耀湘沉思片刻，最后相视大笑，认为这一方案十分高妙，可操胜券。随后，杜聿明带着作战计划去见熊式辉。熊式辉因两次攻击本溪受挫，心有余悸，对杜聿明的计划顾虑重重。任凭杜聿明怎样拍胸脯担保万无一失，熊式辉就是不表态。 杜聿明一不做，二不休，于当日下令新6军、第52军分三路向本溪进攻。 4月28日，杜聿明来到郑洞国在小红庙的指挥所，并在当地会见新闻记者，以示他杜司令长官已亲赴四平前线督战。这是他惯用的声东击西的诡计，意在迷惑民主联军。 此时，本溪方面民主联军兵力锐减，第3纵队主力奉令北调参加四平会战，保卫本溪的任务主要由第4纵队担负。 后来有人认为第3纵队北调是一个不小的失策，不仅导致本溪失守，而且在四平战斗中也没起多大的作用。当时，中央判断国民党军必定增加兵力以进攻四平，乃令“南满部队速调一部北上”。于是林彪将第3纵队主力2个旅调往四平右翼昌图、开原一带，构筑工事，阻止国民党军增援兵力北上。杜聿明手里的机动兵力只有新6军，结果新6军首先使用于本溪方面，一举攻克本溪，后又北上用于四平方面，担任阻击任务的第3纵队又未能将其挡住，导致四平守军全线动摇。从战术上看，新6军在南北两个战场都发挥了关键作用，而第3纵队主力两处悬空，双方得失立判分明。 4月29日清晨，本溪之战打响。沈阳军用机场热闹起来，飞机频频起飞，巨大的轰鸣声吵得市民心神不宁。有经验的人一看这架势，就知道今天要打大仗了。 熊式辉首先沉不住气了，害怕这回又要重蹈覆辙，连忙打电话给保安司令部。参谋长赵家骧说：“主任，杜长官到四平前线去了，有什么事呀？” “本溪打起来了吗？”熊式辉着急地说，“本溪共军与四平街相等，我们两个军打四平街打了这样久闹了个僵局，现在以两个军打本溪，万一同上次一样吃了亏，沈阳就难保了。况且抚顺、鞍山、营口都非常重要，叫60军去守，也不可靠哇，他们都是龙云的老部队。你赶快打电话叫杜长官回沈阳，另谋万全之策。” 赵家骧立即打电话到小红庙指挥所，将熊式辉的话转告杜聿明。 “我是不会放弃本溪作战计划的。”杜聿明对赵家骧说，“你告诉熊主任就说四平街情况紧急，我暂时脱不了身。必须召集各将领开会调整部署。会开完后，当晚赶回沈阳。” 其实四平方面平静得很，杜聿明是怕熊式辉坚持要放弃本溪作战，故想拖延到晚上，到那时想刹车也刹不住了。 当日晚，杜聿明返回沈阳，一见熊式辉便问： “新6军和52军进展如何？” “很顺利。”熊式辉满脸堆笑，“我不坚持自己的意见啦，光亭，你放手干吧，不过要小心，共军非常狡猾，不要被套进口袋里吃亏。” “这次我军攻击面大，共军想包围我们不敢张这么大的口。我们有飞机、坦克、大炮掩护，迅猛进攻，他们只有招架之功，无还手之力，根本来不及腾出兵力布什么口袋。”杜聿明为了取悦于熊式辉，故意说，“主任提醒得对，我从明天起直接指挥本溪方面战斗，按主任的指示办，谨慎行事，不让部队吃亏。” 杜聿明最后几句话让熊式辉非常高兴。熊式辉说：“光亭啊，你打仗很有办法。不过还有一件事我放心不下呀！” 杜聿明问：“是60军的使用吗？” 熊式辉不无忧虑地说：“是呀！60军是龙云的老部队，把他们放在离沈阳这么近的地方合适吗？” 日本投降后，“云南王”龙云中了蒋介石的调虎离山计，将手下3个军全部派往越南受降，结果被杜聿明以5个师的兵力逼出了老巢昆明，被迫到重庆任军事参议院院长的虚职。杜聿明虽然是奉老蒋命令行事，但龙云一向待杜聿明不薄。“云南事变”使龙云和云南部队恨透了“不仁不义”的杜聿明。60军从越南受降后，行程数万里，经过南海、东海、黄海、渤海抵达东北参加内战，士气低、装备差，官兵怨声载道。他们一到东北，毛泽东就曾致电林彪让他派人专做策反60军的工作。 杜聿明知道60军将领不会忠于老蒋，更不会忠于自己，因此，只让他们守后方城市。只要前线作战顺利，东北局势稳定下来，60军是不敢惹是生非的。 “只要本溪拿下来了，南满就安稳了。”杜聿明说，“60军将领在反共上与我们是一致的，不到万不得已，他们是不会自寻绝路的。” 5月2日，廖耀湘自本溪前线打来电话，说配属他指挥的第71军第88师师长胡家骥不服从指挥。他让88师由太子河南岸包围民主联军，但胡家骥领令出发不久便停滞不前。廖令他督师前进，他却在电话里与廖大吵了一场，最后扔下部队回沈阳去了。 “胡家骥竟在如此紧急关头擅离职守！”杜聿明震惊异常，“你立即把他找回来完成预定作战任务，要把共军围住！” “找他恐怕来不及了，我马上调整部署，如期完成任务。” 杜聿明没料到他的周密计划在执行中竟会出现如此大的纰漏，88师停滞不前不仅无法完成分进合击的预案，还会让民主联军瞅准战机吃掉88师。 他立即令左翼第52军加紧攻击，让民主联军腾不出兵力去对付右翼的88师。 正在杜聿明忐忑不安之际，胡家骥突然来见。 “前方正在打仗，你跑回来干什么？”杜聿明厉声质问。 胡家骥满头大汗，一肚子的委屈：“廖耀湘指挥不公，将主要作战任务交给88师，新6军的主力到现在还没有与共军交过手。88师已经打得精疲力竭，无法前进了。而廖耀湘还一个劲儿地催着进攻、进攻！我们88师打不动啦，所以，我回来向您请示。” 杜聿明喝道：“你先回部队指挥，立功赎罪，是非曲直待战后再说。” “88师已经丧失了战斗力，我回去也没用。” 杜聿明一听火冒三丈：“你擅离职守，违抗军令，当军法处置！来人啊，把他给我押下去，交军法处！” 卫士一拥而上，将胡家骥拖了出去。杜聿明决定任命自己的亲信韩增栋为88师师长。88师隶属陈明仁的第71军，撤换师长居然不跟军长商量，此事导致陈明仁与韩增栋不和，埋下了一条祸根。 由于88师的这场人事风波，蒋军三路攻击部队未能协同作战，结果分进不能合击，致使民主联军南满部队从88师未封闭的缺口中从容撤走。 5月3日，毛泽东致电南满军区政委萧华等：“只要你们能在本溪地区坚守十天至半月时间，敌之锐气必受挫折，我之胜利就有期望。” 而这一天，萧华等南满军区首长鉴于敌以优势兵力迅猛攻击，为摆脱被动挨打的局面，乃主动放弃本溪。 上万人马撤往本溪西南山地，正在此时，轰炸机群飞临上空。民主联军立即四散隐蔽，躲过了轰炸。有一名飞行员非常狡猾，他驾机在山北麓低空盘旋了几十分钟，等民主联军大队人马集结时，突然越过山头投掷特制“面包篮”炸弹。这是一种专门杀伤人马的威力很大的炸弹，民主联军伤亡惨重，据估计达2000多人。 三保本溪，至此落下帷幕。民主联军南满部队在历时33天的战斗中，歼敌4000余人，有力地配合了四平保卫战。5月6日，中央军委致电萧华等： 四平之战越打越大，民主联军弹药消耗极快。当时尚无巩固的根据地无法制造弹药，解决问题的办法有两个：一是苏军移交