Chapter 9 Chapter 8 Secret Entry

When Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan, Liu Yalou and other heads of Dongye drove into the urban area of ​​Shenyang, the spotlights kept flickering, and Chinese and foreign reporters rushed to take pictures of this historic scene. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was holding a high-level military meeting in Nanjing.He couldn't bear to look back at the huge military map behind him. The entire Northeast had been dyed red by the staff, and between Xuzhou and Bengbu, several Kuomintang heavy-army groups were firmly surrounded by red circles. After listening to the military briefing by Chief of Staff Gu Zhutong, the senior generals attending the meeting were silent.Chiang Kai-shek fixed his eyes on the face of Fu Zuoyi, the commander-in-chief of the "Suppression General" in North China.Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek didn't speak for a long time, everyone followed his gaze and looked at Fu Zuoyi.

Fu Zuoyi still maintains the demeanor of a general on this occasion, his facial expression is calm as usual, and there is no sign of psychological pressure.Gu Zhutong’s words just now still echoed in his ears: “Lin Biao’s bandits will march into North China with millions of people, and the North China National Army will bear the brunt. The most urgent task is to quickly determine the North China National Army’s strategy of action, whether to stick to the spot or avoid the enemy’s edge , withdrew from the spot in order to preserve strength..." At that time, the Kuomintang army in North China had 4 corps, 12 armies and 42 divisions, together with local security forces, there were more than 500,000 people in total.Among them, 25 divisions are Chiang Kai-shek's direct line troops, and the other 17 divisions are old troops brought by Fu Zuoyi from Suiyuan.At the beginning of the Liaoshen Campaign, Fu Zuoyi had foreseen that the Northeast Wei Lihuang Department was about to collapse. In order to deal with the crisis that would inevitably arise in the near future—the Northeast People's Liberation Army's million-strong army would enter the pass, he drew up two plans. Zhu Tong said exactly the same thing, that is, stick to Pingjin and withdraw from North China.Obviously, it is still possible for his troops to deal with Nie Rongzhen's troops in North China, but it is absolutely impossible to deal with Lin Biao's million-strong army and Nie Rongzhen's 400,000 troops at the same time.Fu Zuoyi knew very well that the ending of sticking to Pingjin would only bring him into a catastrophe.

The only way out is to evacuate North China. Chiang Kai-shek finally spoke. He said: "If General Fu thinks that Pingjin is difficult to protect, he can lead his troops to withdraw to the south of the Yangtze River to defend the center of Beijing and Shanghai." Defense Minister He Yingqin immediately said: "The president has explained to the Ministry of National Defense that he is going to announce that Admiral Fu Zuoyi will be the military and political chief of the Southeast. The Ministry is working with all relevant parties to prepare for the immediate transfer of the North China army to Beijing and Shanghai."

After waiting for Jiang and He to speak, Fu Zuoyi was silent for a moment. He quickly prepared a draft in his heart, so he stood up impassionedly and said, "Why do you want to withdraw? There are 500,000 troops in North China. They abandoned the important town of Pingjin without a decisive battle. How to explain to the people of the country?" He Yingqin said: "Brother Yisheng is a famous defender of the city. Back then he defended the isolated city of Zhuozhou with a brigade. Zhang Zuolin's father and son besieged tens of thousands of people for three months, but there was nothing he could do. Now he is defending Pingjin with an army of 500,000. I don't think it will be a big problem to defend Pingjin for half a year. .If North China can last for half a year, we will have enough time to revive our armaments."

Chiang Kai-shek looked at Fu Zuoyi suspiciously, and asked, "Is General Yisheng sure to stick to Pingjin?" Fu Zuoyi said: "I suggest building a 60-kilometer arc-shaped position between Tianjin and Tanggu, and building a group of bunkers between Pingjin and Tianjin, and actively preparing for war to meet the Northeast Communist Army entering the pass. The battle is fierce every day, and it is impossible to recover without three or four months of rest. We have enough time to build fortifications. Once the forest bandits enter the customs, we will fight if we are good, and we will retreat south if we are unfavorable. I think it will be no problem to defend for half a year. "

Hearing this, Chiang Kai-shek seemed to have received a shot of stimulant: "Okay, that's what I want! As long as you can hold on to Pingjin, I guarantee that there is a way to change the current unfavorable situation." Chiang Kai-shek placed infinite hopes on Fu Zuoyi. He fantasized that Fu Zuoyi would once again use his talents when defending Zhuozhou to defend Pingjin, so as to hold back the North China Liberation Army and block the Northeast Liberation Army, and buy time for him to re-arm the new army in the south of the Yangtze River, especially at the moment. Now that the battle has begun, withdrawing from North China will quickly "fall" the entire north of the Yangtze River.

Chiang Kai-shek is like a drowning man who regards Fu Zuoyi, the famous defender of the city, as a life-saving straw.In fact, Fu Zuoyi couldn't save him at all, and didn't want to save him. Of course Fu Zuoyi knows that the theory of "keeping it for half a year" is tantamount to idiotic dreams, but he has his own calculations.He didn't want to sink with Chiang Kai-shek's wrecked ship. In terms of troop deployment, Fu Zuoyi placed 25 divisions of Jiang's line on the front lines of Beiping, Tianjin, and Tanggu, and placed his 17 divisions on the front lines of Beiping, Zhangjiakou and Suiyuan.The layout of this "long snake formation" that is thousands of miles long has great mysteries.Once the Northeast People's Liberation Army enters the customs, Jiang's army will bear the brunt, and Fu's army will have enough time to sneak back to Suiyuan's lair.

The reason why he said he was able to stick to Pingjin was actually to refuse to withdraw to the south.He is not a direct descendant of Chiang Kai-shek, and most of his subordinates are from Suiyuan. They are unwilling to stay away from their hometown to guard Beijing and Shanghai when the Nanjing regime is in turmoil.Even in the south of the Yangtze River, if there is no foundation, it will inevitably be annexed by Chiang Kai-shek.Fu Zuoyi's idea was to withdraw from Suiyuan to the west. If he couldn't take the Jiang's army away, he would put them in Jintang. The Northeast People's Liberation Army that entered the customs could be contained in the battle, and the retreat could be made by sea and south; while his own army guarded Pingsui. Line, you can slip west anytime.

There is another important reason for his insistence on staying in Pingjin, which is to "get enough US aid before leaving."As early as the spring of this year, the U.S. government adopted the advice of the military advisory group and decided to directly hand over a large number of military supplies to aid China to Fu Zuoyi, "the first-class soldier who holds military power in North China." In July, the first batch of military supplies worth US$16 million arrived in Tianjin. By the time Fu Zuoyi went to Nanjing to attend the military conference, an unknown number of American weapons still arrived at Tianjin Port.Fu knew that Suiyuan was sparsely populated and lacked in supplies. Only by getting enough American equipment could he have the capital to keep Suiyuan's lair.

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek agreed to his plan, Fu Zuoyi breathed a sigh of relief.Among the senior generals present at the meeting was a recognized "military genius". He was Bai Chongxi, the military and political chief of Central China.His proposition is different, neither defending nor withdrawing, but advocating peace with the Communist Party. "Before the Northeast Communist Army enters the customs, Pingjin is still in our hands, and the several regiments surrounded by the Xubeng area have not been eaten by the Communist Army, hurry up to negotiate a peace with the Communist Party."

Bai Chongxi's demand for a peace negotiation shocked everyone, arousing unanimous opposition from the main combatants.Fu Zuoyi watched with cold eyes, and this trip to Nanjing strengthened his determination to part ways with the Jiang Dynasty. As soon as Fu Zuoyi returned to Peiping, he began to send people to secretly contact the Communist Party.He held a copy of Mao Zedong's "On the Coalition Government" and said to several cronies: "I used to fantasize about saving the country and the people with Chiang Kai-shek as the center. The Communist Party advocates a coalition government. Join the coalition government. Please try to contact the CCP secretly and pass my opinion to Mao Zedong.” After several twists and turns, several cronies still failed to contact Xibaipo. When Fu Zuoyi was at a loss, his daughter Fu Dongju suddenly revealed her identity as an underground member of the Communist Party of China. On November 17, Fu Dongju sent a telegram written by his father to Xibaipo through the Beiping underground party radio station.The telegram revealed the number and equipment of the air force and army controlled by Fu, and asked Mao Zedong to send Nan Hanchen to Peking for peace negotiations. However, Mao Zedong read the telegram and ignored it.Because the article "On the Coalition Government" was written in March 1945, when the Communist Party was relatively weak, and it is not what it used to be. Mao Zedong's ideals have clearly surpassed the "coalition government", and the outline of the People's Republic has been sketched in his mind. come out.What's more, Fu Zuoyi belongs to the Kuomintang camp, and it is also inconsistent with the fact that Fu Zuoyi wants to stand apart from the two parties of the country and the Communist Party and participate in the coalition government as a third party. At this time, there is no essential difference between Fu Zuoyi's demand for "negotiation" and Bai Chongxi's demand for "negotiation". source.Times have changed, and Fu Zuoyi's ideas are indeed out of date.But he still did not give up his efforts to negotiate a peace with the CCP, which paved the way for him to finally go to the light. Now, Fu Zuoyi is still playing the game of "war and peace" according to his own thinking pattern.He risked "three deaths" to prepare for secret negotiations with the Communist Party, saying: "First, in the past, I kept telling my subordinates to 'put an end to the chaos and the Communist Party', but today I made a 180-degree turn. Kill me; second, if the secret is leaked, Chiang Kai-shek will execute me for the crime of treason; third, the Communist Party can also execute me for war crimes.” He arranged several clues to secretly contact the CCP. He knows very well that if the peace talks fail to succeed, a fight will have to be fought, and military strength is also the bargaining chip for the peace talks.Therefore, he did not relax his war preparations for a moment.The first is to recruit a large number of migrant workers to rush to repair the fortifications in Beiping, Tianjin, Tanggu, Zhangjiakou and other places; the second is to expand the military force and purchase food; The 13th Army, 101st Army, 86th Army, and 87th Army in other places withdrew and concentrated on defending strategic points such as Ping, Tianjin, and Zhang. From the point of view of military deployment, Fu Zuoyi is still hesitating on the issue of going west or withdrawing east.He hesitated to wait and see because he hoped that the Northeast People's Liberation Army would not enter the border until three or four months later. Xibaipo, which is clear after the snow, is coated with a layer of mystery by the afterglow of the setting sun. The "beep, beep, beep" of the radio station sending and receiving reports is mixed with the sound of the evening wind blowing the branches, making this winter evening extraordinary. . In an ordinary small farmyard, several giants in the history of Chinese revolution are directing a decisive battle that shocked the world. "The Battle of Pingjin must be held in advance!" Mao Zedong said decisively, tapping the map on the table with his knuckles. Zhou Enlai took a large stack of telegrams and said: "At present, there are three corps in North China, one is besieging Guisui, the other is besieging Taiyuan, and the other is preparing to reinforce the above-mentioned besieging troops. We don't have enough troops to deal with the Fu Zuoyi Group in the Pingjin area. Unless the Lin and Luo armies in the northeast enter the customs quickly." Liu Shaoqi shook his head and said, "The Northeast Field Army has been fighting continuously for more than 50 days, and the central government has approved their rest plan. Lin, Luo, and Liu called to emphasize the difficulty of entering the customs early." Mao Zedong got up, lit a cigarette, paced in the room and said: "The Huaihai Campaign has entered a climax, and the whole situation will undergo major changes. After Huaye and Zhongye wiped out the Xuzhou Liuzhi Group, they will drink horses to the Yangtze River and directly threaten Nanjing and Shanghai. , that is the heart of the Kuomintang government! Chiang Kai-shek must be thinking about the Yangtze River defense line. The only troops he can mobilize are Fu Zuoyi in North China and Hu Zongnan in Northwest China, and Hu Zongnan has the task of covering the Southwest. The Southwest strategic rear for many years. Therefore, the dozens of divisions in Fu Zuoyi's hands must be the first consideration for Chiang Kai-shek's Yangtze River defense line. We must not allow Chiang Kai-shek's Yangtze River defense line to be established, otherwise it will be detrimental to the future of the Chinese revolution." Zhu De nodded to express his agreement with Mao Zedong's opinion: "There is a possibility of drawing the river to govern the Southern and Northern Dynasties, unless all of Jiang's elite troops are wiped out north of the Yangtze River." "Yes." Mao Zedong waved his hand, "The Fu Zuoyi Group must be wiped out in the Pingjin area!" Ren Bishi said worriedly: "What can we do to stop Fu's retreat? The Northeast Bureau emphasized that the recruits were not replenished, the prisoners were not digested, and the winter clothes were not issued. Moreover, the troops' thinking was confused. The soldiers from the Northeast were unwilling to leave their hometowns. Cadres grow and enjoy their emotions, and they need a period of time to rectify their thoughts." "Yes!" Zhou Enlai said, "It is true that they have great difficulties in entering the customs early." In Mao Zedong's telegram to Lin, Luo, and Liu, he did not use the tone of command but the tone of discussion: The next day, Lin, Luo, and Liu called back and said that it would be difficult to enter the customs early.On the same day, the Secretariat of the Central Committee held a meeting and after studying the overall situation, they agreed that the Northeast Field Army should enter the customs early.After the meeting, Zhou Enlai drafted a telegram to Dongye, still in a discussion tone, Mao Zedong specially added a paragraph: From the tone of the telegram, it can be seen that Mao Zedong understood the difficulties faced by the Northeast Field Army and fully respected Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan and others.Before the replies from Lin, Luo, and Liu arrived, Mao Zedong first received a telegram from Fu Zuoyi seeking peace forwarded by the Peking underground party.This incident strengthened Mao Zedong's determination to quickly enter the customs with the main force of the East and the Wild. On November 18, 1948, Mao Zedong called Lin, Luo, and Liu in the name of the Military Commission: The telegram was already in the tone of an order.Lin, Luo, and Liu replied the next day: "We will follow the call and set off on the 22nd." On November 23, 1948, the Northeast Field Army began to enter the pass one after another, embarking on the old road of Wanyan Aguda, Dorgon and Zhang Zuolin conquering the pass.The momentum of a million-strong army is terrifying, and there is no precedent for such a huge marching team in Chinese history. Twelve columns, 1,000 artillery pieces, 100 tanks, 130 armored vehicles, thousands of trucks, and carts pulled by hundreds of thousands of mules and horses all formed an overwhelming torrent. If the Kuomintang troops in Pingjin had seen this terrifying scene, they would have been scared away, and General Fu Zuoyi would not have to hesitate between "fleeing westward and fleeing southward" and "war and peace". The difficulty is that there is a huge movement, but it has to be done quietly. The movement of the Northeast Field Army was the top priority of Jiang's army. For this reason, every day there were planes on both sides of the Beining line for reconnaissance, and Fu Zuoyi placed an army in Shanhaiguan.In the face of a million-strong army, an army is no different from a mantis arm. Fu Zuoyi's intention is to let this army serve as an outpost. However, in order not to alarm the enemy, Mao Zedong ordered the main force of the East Field not to go through the Shanhai Pass, and all entered the pass from the territory of Rehe through Lengkou and Xifeng Pass;Mao Zedong's plan to deceive the sky and cross the sea is very careful.He considered that there must be an enemy agent radio station in Shenyang, and that the enemy agent must be alert when the troops move, so he ordered the troops near Shenyang to act last.In his telegram on November 20, he instructed: In addition to the fact that the actions of the troops should be very covert, please ask the Northeast Bureau, Lin, Luo, and Tan to report to Xinhua News Agency and the radio stations in Northeast China. All over the country, our main force celebrated the victory and held news of the military training meeting to confuse the enemy. When Lin Biao and Luo Ronghuan led the Dongye headquarters to the south for more than a week, Xinhua News Agency was still broadcasting the news of Lin Biao's activities in Shenyang. The torrent of the Northeast Field Army rushed to Pingjin, but Fu Zuoyi was still unconscious.It is Mao Zedong's masterpiece to conceal the whereabouts of millions of soldiers so skillfully, and it is also a great spectacle in the history of war. The troops entering the customs from Rehe quickly interspersed according to the predetermined plan.At this time, Fu Zuoyi was also adjusting and deploying troops frequently.What's interesting is that sometimes the armies of both sides are crowded on the same road and mixed together.Jiang Jun never dreamed that the Northeast People's Liberation Army had entered the customs, so he was often disarmed suddenly under paralysis.Of course, there are also shrewd ones, so fights are inevitable. In order to keep Fu Zuoyi's group on the spot and not abandon Pingjin, Mao Zedong took a series of measures.First, ordered the North China First Corps led by Xu Qianqian to delay the attack on Taiyuan, adopting a strategy of encircling Taiyuan without attacking Taiyuan; Destroying Guisui will make Fu Zuoyi give up the idea of ​​going west and retreat southward; again, the Northeast Advance Corps will be interspersed between Beiping and Zhangjiakou. On November 29, 1948, the Yang Chengwu Corps suddenly surrounded Zhangjiakou, a strategic town on the Pingsui line, according to the central command.Sun Lanfeng, commander of the 11th Corps of the garrison, asked Fu Zuoyi for help.In order to ensure that his westward withdrawal route was unimpeded, Fu did not hesitate to play the trump card in his hand, and ordered the 35th Army to rush to Zhangjiakou at night. The 35th Army is a unit started by Fu Zuoyi. It has a full set of American equipment, sufficient soldiers, and high morale. It is called "the trump card of the trump card".After receiving the order, Army Commander Guo Jingyun led his troops to drive to the northwest in more than 400 vehicles.When night fell, the mighty convoy marched on the steep Badaling Mountain Road.As soon as Fu Zuoyi's trump card army left Beiping, the prelude to the Pingjin Campaign began. On November 30, Guo Jingyun arrived in Zhangjiakou, and immediately attacked the People's Liberation Army besieging the city under the order of Sun Lanfeng.The People's Liberation Army evaded and did not fight, causing the aggressive 35th Army to miss the air again and again.Guo Jingyun got this vanity and returned to Zhangjiakou contentedly, thinking that the siege of Zhangjiakou had been lifted. On December 3, the sky was clear and peaceful, and the surrounding area of ​​Zhangjiakou was peaceful. The People's Liberation Army who besieged the city a few days ago disappeared.Guo Jingyun was about to return to Peiping. At this time, the headquarters called: At 9 a.m. the next day, Fu Zuoyi's plane landed at Zhangjiakou Airport, and Sun Lanfeng welcomed him into the headquarters of the 11th Corps.After Fu Zuoyi inquired about the military situation around Zhangjiakou, he judged that the Northeast Field Army had not yet entered the customs, and then summoned the officers above the division to give a lecture. He pretended to be calm and said: "All the generals are all red-faced, how can they look unlucky! Although the military situation A little nervous, as long as we command properly and the soldiers use their lives, the situation is not irreparable." Fu Zuoyi laughed boldly, looking very relaxed. After the training, he summoned several core figures for a secret meeting.At this time, Commander-in-Chief Fu was not so relaxed. He said: "You should prepare for the retreat, and make an inventory of all military materials, including weapons, ammunition, clothing, food fodder and other materials, and bring as much as you can when you retreat. Let’s go, make an inventory of all the things you can’t bring, seal and lock the warehouse where the materials are stored, and leave them to the local staff who don’t want to go with us.” At 4 p.m. that day, Fu Zuoyi hurriedly boarded the plane and flew to Peiping.Before boarding the plane, he explained to Sun Lanfeng and others who saw him off: "Whether Zhangjiakou will retreat and when, I will send a telegram after I go to Peiping to study. It will take time for Lin Biao to enter the customs. In this regard, only Nie Rongzhen's troops. The 105th Army is left behind. The 35th Army can return to peace tomorrow. The original field artillery battalion in Zhangjiakou and the 3rd Security Regiment in Chahar Province were assigned to the command of the 35th Army, and other unnecessary agencies and units stayed behind. They all withdrew to Peiping." As soon as Fu Zuoyi's plane took off, the top figures and tyrants in Chahar Province came to the headquarters of the 35th Army one after another, demanding to leave the provincial capital with the army.Guo Jingyun was very forthright and agreed to everything. On December 6, hundreds of vehicles from the 35th Army swarmed the road leading to Peiping again.Since Fu Zuoyi became the commander-in-chief of the North China "Suppression Command" in January 1948, this "ace army" has been galloping back and forth on the Pingzhang Highway, acting as a "fire brigade" and rushing wherever reinforcements are needed.This time, none of them expected to embark on a journey of death. When Fu Zuoyi returned to Beiping, he found that the situation was not good. A large number of "communist troops" were found near Miyun County in the suburbs of Beiping.After receiving a telegram from the 155th Division of the 13th Army, he was stunned.The North China Liberation Army was divided into three major groups, one around Taiyuan, one around Zhangjiakou, and one around the Taihang Mountains. Fu Zuoyi knew where they were located. Where did the "big force" in Miyun come from? Could it be that the Northeast Communist Army has entered the customs? Fu Zuoyi couldn't believe the facts in front of him, but he was a famous general with military talent after all, so he immediately sent planes and intelligence personnel to conduct a close reconnaissance.In the evening of the same day, the Air Force reported that troops from the People's Liberation Army Brigade were found on the east and west sides of the flat tension line.He judged that the People's Liberation Army was going to cut off the Pingzhang Line and go straight to Peiping.So the 35th Army, which had a large number of cars, was urgently ordered to return to Beiping. At the same time, considering that the Pingzhang Line was about to be cut off, it was too late to withdraw the military and political personnel and materials from Zhangjiakou, so they called Sun Lanfeng to order him to stick to Zhangjiakou. Guo Jingyun, the commander of the 35th Army, is a fierce general. He often dives into the hail of bullets like a company commander in battle. Senior generals such as Fu Zuoyi praised him as "Zhang Fei Zhang Yide".As the saying goes, "Zhang Fei is fierce but has fineness". In fact, Guo Jingyun only has Zhang Fei's "fierce" strength, but not Zhang Fei's "carefulness". On the night of the 4th, he received a telegram from Fu Zuoyi, ordering him to lead the 35th Army and the 258th Division of the 104th Army to return to Peiping from Zhangjiakou at dawn on the 6th.It was an urgent call, but Guo Jingyun didn't care about it, and didn't make any preparations to send it. On the morning of the 6th, Guo Jingyun used the car originally planned to carry the 258th Division to load the machinery and flour that the army stationed at the Zhangjiakou Repair Institute. Some dignitaries and businessmen also boarded the car with their families and belongings. In Zhangjiakou.It took until 1 p.m. to get ready for departure, which was more than 7 hours later than Fu Zuoyi's order. It was these 7 hours or more that made the Pingzhang Highway, which was originally safe and sound, full of murderous opportunities. Mao Zedong spotted this fighter and determined to encircle and wipe out the 35th Army on the way back to Pingping.He knew that Fu Zuoyi regarded the 35th Army as the "lifeblood" and would never sit idly by, so he could mobilize Fu Zuoyi's other main forces to reinforce and annihilate them at the same time. At 16:00 on December 4, when Fu Zuoyi's plane just took off from Zhangjiakou, Mao Zedong sent a telegram to order the 3rd North China Corps to continue to encircle Zhangjiakou. The North China 2nd Corps and the Northeast Advance Corps were spotted by Fu Zuoyi's plane, and Fu hurriedly ordered the 35th Army to return to Peiping. Capturing the 35th Army is tantamount to capturing the entire Fu family. Both coaches Mao Zedong and Fu Zuoyi can see this very clearly.But their front-line generals didn't realize this at first. Originally, the Northeast Advance Corps was closest to the Pingzhang Line, and they advanced to the vicinity of Miyun on December 3.According to reconnaissance, it was learned that there was only one security regiment defending the city, so the head of the regiment wanted to "take the sheep by hand" and conquer the county town that could be easily taken down in one fell swoop.That is to say, the 31st Division of the 11th Column of the vanguard was ordered to attack Miyun County.The division attacked for a day and only cleared out the outer strongholds. It turned out that there was more than one security regiment defending the enemy?There are also three regiments of the 155th Division of the 13th Army of Jiang Jun's direct line in the city. Only then did the head of the corps realize that it was not an easy task to conquer Miyun, so he asked the 32nd Division, which had crossed the Chaobai River, to come back and "gnaw bones" with the 31st Division.The general offensive was launched at dawn on the 5th, and it was not until dusk that the defending enemies were wiped out and the county was occupied. Conquering Miyun and annihilating 6,000 enemies is no small victory.However, this action led to two consequences: one was that Fu Zuoyi discovered that the Northeast Field Army had entered the customs; the other was that the time for cutting off the Pingzhang Line was delayed, and the Northeast Advance Corps could no longer arrive at the Huailai and Nankou lines according to the time stipulated by the Military Commission. . When Mao Zedong learned that the 35th Army had withdrawn from Zhangjiakou by car on the afternoon of the 6th, he was extremely furious. On the evening of the 7th, he criticized the three corps in a rarely severe tone: 1. Yang Li (the 3rd Corps of North China) violated the clear and clear orders of the Military Commission many times in the past, arbitrarily gave up the task of cutting off the contact between Zhang and Xuan, and allowed the 35th Army to flee eastward (two divisions of the 35th Army dared to ride three More than a hundred vehicles went eastward without hindrance, and I withdrew to the sides of the railway to sit and watch, neither blocking nor fighting) It was extremely wrong.From now on, Yang and Li's task is to encircle the enemy of Zhangyuan, and make sure that the enemy does not run away from west to east or take a detour (mainly pay attention not to let the enemy escape from the west).Yang and Li should strictly order the department to take full responsibility for this and not violate it. 2. Now the 35th Army and part of the Xuanhua enemy are fleeing eastward.Yang Luogeng (2nd Corps of North China) should obey the Military Commission's multiple telegrams to prevent the enemy from fleeing eastward. If the enemy escapes eastward through Xiahuayuan and Xinbaoan, Yang Luogeng will be responsible.The Military Commission had already ordered Yang Luogeng to take swift action to reach the railway line between Xuanhua and Huailai on the 5th to cut off the communication between the Xuanhua and Huailai enemies. This order was also clear.Even if Yang Luogeng's troops could not arrive on the 5th, they should be able to arrive on the morning of the 6th (the three columns of the department set off from Zijingguan to the north and south on the 2nd, and they should be able to reach the railway line in four to four and a half days. The three-day itinerary is to arrive at Bauhinia Pass by railway line).The 35th Army marched eastward from near Zhangyuan at 13:00 on the 6th. As long as all or most of Yang Luogeng reached the Xuanhuai section of the railway line on the morning of the 6th, the enemy would not be able to escape. 3. Cheng Huang (Northeast Advance Corps) should order his troops to arrive quickly and occupy the front line of Huailai and Badaling; cut off the east-west enemy contact, and take the opportunity to annihilate the enemy in this section. As soon as Mao Zedong sent this telegram, the heads of the three corps suddenly woke up. However, Guo Jingyun was still at a loss, and led his huge convoy back eastward slowly, ignorant of the danger he was facing. At that time, neither the 2nd North China Corps nor the Northeast Advance Corps had time to reach the Pingzhang Line.The only thing that could delay the actions of the 35th Army was the 12th Brigade and a small number of local troops. After receiving the order, they rushed to the Jimingyi area on the evening of the 6th and began to take on the blocking task on the Pingzhang Line. Guo Jingyun saw gunshots coming from ahead, so he stopped the convoy.He personally took Feng Zi, the commander of the 101st Division, and others to climb a high mountain by the road. He raised his binoculars and found that many People's Liberation Army were moving down the mountain.This "Meng Zhang Fei" had long forgotten Fu Zuoyi's urgent telegram, slapped his thigh, and shouted in a rough voice: "It's very good, I'm worried that there will be no battle, and grandma's is here!" He ordered the troops to dismount and prepare to attack the People's Liberation Army on the other side of the mountain.Wang Leizhen, the deputy commander of the army, was suffering from typhoid fever, so he walked over sickly to dissuade him, saying, "Our task is to return to Peiping as soon as possible, and we cannot fight here." Only then did Guo Jingyun remember the urgent telegram, and ordered the avant-garde troops to repel the small number of People's Liberation Army that was blocking the front.The convoy traveled several miles, it was already evening, and there was another gunshot ahead.Guo Jingyun's warlike nature suddenly broke out. He snatched an American submachine gun from the guard, and personally led the vanguard to attack about a company of the People's Liberation Army on the west mountain.They didn't attack until dark, and they attacked the top of the mountain and repelled the People's Liberation Army. Later, he made a fatal mistake-he did not continue on the road, but ordered his troops to camp in the vicinity of Jimingyi and Xiahuayuan.Fu Zuoyi learned that the army did not go to the Xiahuayuan area until evening, and was blocked by the People's Liberation Army. He suddenly felt that the army was in danger, so he sent a telegram to Guo Jingyun to quickly pass through Huailai, Kangzhuang, and Nankou, and return to Pingping along the road north of the railway. Order the 104th Army stationed in Huailai to respond.After receiving the call, Guo Jingyun did not follow the order to set off and return to the east, but continued to camp at the same place. That night, the 12th Brigade and the local troops rushed over overnight to destroy roads and build blocking positions, laying countless "tripping ropes" on the flat line. The security and reconnaissance teams of various ministries reported at night that the nearby People's Liberation Army was frequently mobilized, and large-scale fortifications were being built on both the north and south sides of the highway.The deputy army commander and the chief of staff proposed to send troops to harass, and the People's Liberation Army cannot be allowed to repair fortifications safely.Guo Jingyun said nonchalantly: "Let the troops sleep well, and send troops to drive them out tomorrow morning." At dawn on the 7th, Guo Jingyun ordered to prepare for departure. First, he sent a company to "expel the communist army". After a while, the company retreated and said that there were too many communist troops.Guo Jingyun sent another battalion to go there. Ten minutes later, there was intense gunfire from the front, and there was still no progress until 10:00 am.Guo joined another regiment, and until 2 p.m., he increased his troops to a division one after another, and the planes also came to help in the battle, and there was no progress. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the 101st Division advanced to Xinbaoan, and encountered strong resistance from the People's Liberation Army. The front line of defense was broken until dusk.At 6 o'clock in the evening, all the 35th Army arrived in Xinbaoan.Seeing that it was getting late, Guo Jingyun ordered the entire army to stay overnight at Xinbao. Wang Leizhen, the deputy army commander, came down to see Guo Jingyun with the help of his adjutant. He unfolded the map and said, "We can't stay here overnight. Xinbaoan is surrounded by mountains in the north and Yanghe River in the south. The castle is like the bottom of a pot. When something happened, the communist army blocked the east and west ends, our army had no way to advance and retreat, our supplies were cut off, and we were in a critical situation." At the beginning, Guo Jingyun was as strong as a cow, and he didn't take the People's Liberation Army seriously. At this time, he felt that the situation was not good.He said: "We fought for a day and only walked a few miles. We marched at night. I was in the open and the enemy was in the dark. If there is a greater loss in an ambush, we should leave tomorrow." On the night when the 35th Army stayed overnight in Xinbao, the 2nd North China Corps and the Northeast Advance Corps, which were severely criticized by Mao Zedong, were marching at a speed of 200 miles a day and night.In particular, the North China 2nd Corps led by Yang Dezhi, Luo Ruiqing, and Geng Biao, crossed mountains and ridges, smashed through frozen rivers and waded in vain, overcoming many difficulties, and rushed to the Xinbaoan area at dawn on the 8th. That night, the sound of shovels and picks around the new security guards continued throughout the night, and the People's Liberation Army stepped up the construction of fortifications.The officers and soldiers of the 35th Army couldn't sleep well in this environment. All the generals were worried, and only Guo Jingyun was snoring like thunder.The reason why he is "not surprised by changes" is that he is superstitious about the combat effectiveness of the trump card of the 35th Army, and he does not believe that he will be eaten by the People's Liberation Army. At dawn on the 8th, Guo Jingyun ordered the 101st Division to attack and advance, and the rest of the troops were ready to board and set off.As soon as the two sides fought, they fought earth-shatteringly, and the sound of guns and shells was extremely fierce.Guo Jingyun was shocked when he saw this posture, because the sound of large-caliber howitzers was mixed in, indicating that the main force of the People's Liberation Army had arrived.He once again came to the front line to supervise the battle. Sure enough, the opponent's combat effectiveness was much stronger than yesterday.The 35th Army tried its best and paid a heavy price, but was still helpless. After dusk, Guo Jingyun returned to the military headquarters dejectedly, and immediately called the chief officers of all divisions and regiments to a meeting to study countermeasures. "In front of us, the Communist Army has more than three columns, and there is also an artillery brigade from the northeast and a certain unit with an unknown designation. The strength is several times stronger than our army. Not only will the losses be great if you continue to break through, but the troops are in danger of being dispersed. Why not Take the defensive position temporarily, waiting for reinforcements, the commander-in-chief will not ignore the 35th Army, let's see what everyone thinks." The division heads personally experienced the difficulty of breaking out of the siege, and did not want their own strength to suffer a big loss when they broke out, so they all agreed with the commander's opinion. Guo Jingyun called Fu Zuoyi and asked to send troops to rescue the siege. The 35th Army's trapped new security made Fu Zuoyi very worried, and decided to arrange three reinforcements to rescue the siege.The 105th Army stationed in Zhangjiakou attacked from west to east (since Zhangjiakou was surrounded by the 3rd North China Corps, the army could only play a diversionary role); It is responsible for guarding the Northeast Advance Corps to the north, and it is impossible to play a big role); the 104th Army, which had earlier marched westward from Fengtai and had reached Huailai, attacked northwestward, and was responsible for the main force of rescuing the 35th Army. Fu Zuoyi understood that the key to rescuing the 35th Army was the 104th Army, so he ordered the army commander An Chunshan to be the commander-in-chief of the western region, and unified command of the 16th Army, 105th Army, and 104th Army to quickly defeat the communist army in front of them. Cover the 35th Army and return to Peiping safely.Fu Zuoyi's arrangement was a painstaking effort, with the purpose of urging An Chunshan to take responsibility and make every effort to rescue the siege. Unexpectedly, it backfired and deepened internal conflicts. Guo Jingyun and An Chunshan had always been at odds. This time, Zhang Huiping, in order to transport the machines of the repair shop, violated orders by leaving one of An Chunshan's divisions in Zhangjiakou, which further exacerbated the already tense relationship between the two.Fu Zuoyi called for reinforcements from the 104th Army, but An Chunshan pretended to be asleep and refused to answer the phone. After Fu Zuoyi's telegram was sent, Guo Jingyun reacted strongly, because the confidential personnel of the army translated "the commander-in-chief of the western region" into "the commander-in-chief of the western containment".Guo thought this was a great insult to him and said, "I would rather die than be taken in!" An Chunshan, who was pretending to be asleep, read the telegram and felt a great responsibility, so he drew up a battle plan and hurriedly sent it to the 35th Army and the 16th Army.The 35th Army was ordered to break through to the east and the 104th Army who came to support it attacked the Communist Army on both sides; the 16th Army was ordered to send a regiment to Huailai for reinforcements. On the morning of the 9th, An Chunshan communicated with Guo Jingyun through a radio telephone. "Mr. Guo, have you received my order from last night?" Guo Jingyun said unhappily: "I got it. I can't help it, it's up to you!" After speaking, he put down the earphones, even though An Chunshan's call was ignored. The 104th Army began to attack at dawn, and more than a dozen planes flew from Beiping to assist in the battle. The deputy commander-in-chief of the Air Force also went to the sky to direct the air-ground coordinated operations.Successively conquered Qiaozhuang, Songjiaying, Zhaojiaying and other places. Every time a position was conquered, Fu Zuoyi's headquarters would call to reward him. By noon, he entered the horse circle, which was only 5 kilometers away from Xinbaoan.However, the 35th Army did not cooperate at all.The People's Liberation Army turned to counterattack, and the battle became a stalemate in the Maquan area. An Chunshan did not act with the main force, but commanded remotely from Huailai County.At 9 o'clock in the morning, Yuan Pu, the commander of the 16th Army, called and asked, "Has the regiment I sent at 6 o'clock this morning come to Huaihe?" "No." An Chunshan replied, "I'll send someone out of the city to check right away." An Chunshan sent personal guards out of the city in his jeep to meet Commander Liu's troops.This car carried 5 people in total. After traveling more than ten miles out of the city, they encountered a team head-on. The uniforms, hats and weapons were the same as those of Jiang Jun.The guard asked, "Is there any Commander Liu?" As soon as the car stopped, they were surrounded by black gun muzzles. Only then did they find that there was no blue sky and white sun badge on their hats. At 10:00 in the morning, An Chunshan found that the telephone line with the 16th Army had been cut off. He immediately judged that the 16th Army had exchanged fire with the Northeast Advance Corps, and Huailai was no longer a safe zone.He immediately called Yuan Pu to order the 16th Army to stick to the front line of Kangzhuang and Badaling, and not give up before the 104th Army brought out the 35th Army. Because the 35th Army did not actively cooperate, another good opportunity to break through was missed in vain. On the night of the 9th, the 2nd North China Corps completed the encirclement of Xinbaoan and attacked the 104th Army in the horse circle all night. At dawn on the 10th, the main force of the Northeast Advance Corps entered the Pingsui line, and then launched a powerful offensive against the 16th Army.Army Commander Yuan Pudie called urgently. At 9:00 a.m., An Chunshan and Guo Jingyun quarreled over the radio amid the crisis. "Commander Guo, the 104th Army has already reached the stables. You should quickly lead your troops to break out in that direction. You must realize that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and there is no delay." "You must order the 104th Army to take defense at Xinbao." "The new security guards are dead, they can't defend, and the 104th Army can't get out after entering. You must hit the stables!" "Damn it!" Guo Jingyun began to curse, "I'm not leaving!" "It's not good if you don't leave, the new security guards can't guard!" Guo Jingyun dropped the earphone angrily, and the communication was cut off. An hour later, An Chunshan learned that the 16th Army had been dealt an annihilating blow. He panicked and spoke to Guo Jingyun again: "Brother, please come out quickly, and you will be safe in your arms when you hit the horse pen. Waiting for you here." "Are you taking me in?" "What are you saying? Please don't argue!" "Damn it, I'm not leaving!" "If you miss this opportunity today, it is impossible for you to come out again." This is the last call between An and Guo.其实，安春山并未按傅作义的指示全力救援。傅令其亲赴第一线指挥部队自马圈向新保安攻击，而他将部队交给副军长指挥，至马圈后就不再进攻了。安春山自己在怀来县城与参谋长一起求神问卜，大搞迷信活动。后知第16军已陷灭顶之灾，吓得他几次登上火车想率军部人员先返北平，都被傅作义电话制止。 到下午2时，惊慌失措的安春山再也不顾一切了，擅自下令向北平撤退。 东北先遣兵团在消灭了第16军之后，发扬猛追、猛打、猛冲的“三猛”作风，对第104军展开追击。 12月12日，东北先遣兵团在程子华、黄志勇的率领下将第104军追歼于东返途中。自12月3日攻密云以来，连续作战，仅九天时间歼敌2万余人，显示了东北野战军强大的战斗力。 林彪、罗荣桓率野司机关于11月30日乘火车自沈阳出发，当日抵锦州，再换乘汽车经义县、朝阳、建平、平泉、宽城，从喜峰口入关。这一段路程均按中央指示昼伏夜行，极为隐蔽。 12月6日，鉴于东北野战军主力大举入关的行动已被敌发现，林彪令沈阳地区的最后3个纵队改为白天行动，并直扑山海关。 林彪的车队在河北遵化县境时也改为白天行驶。林、罗、刘等首长乘坐的吉普车和机关、警卫人员乘坐的大卡车卷起漫天尘土，躲在云层的敌机发现目标后，突然俯冲扫射。第一梭子弹正好击中林彪的吉普车。林彪等连忙下车卧倒在地，敌机在空中盘旋，直到将子弹射完才朝南飞去。 “幸好不是轰炸机。”林彪抚摸着车篷上的弹孔说。 12月7日，车队到达蓟县孟家楼，林彪与罗荣桓、刘亚楼商量后，决定将指挥机关设在这里。 四天后，毛泽东和中共中央决定将华北部队统归东野首长指挥，电文如下： 于是，孟家楼成为华北地区仅次于西柏坡的权力中心。毛泽东对林彪、罗荣桓的倚重由此可见一斑。 林彪入关之初在战略上仍是老一套，首先在野战中歼灭敌有生力量，最后围城攻坚。他瞅住了平张线上傅系的几个军，毫无疑问，这些失去坚城依托的敌人是最容易被吃掉的。为此，他于12月8日下令前卫的两个纵队第3纵队、第5纵队直扑南口，歼灭第16军，为下一步歼灭第104军、第35军和张家口的第11兵团做铺垫。这样一个战役构想可稳歼傅系主力十几个师于平张之间。这是林彪的计算。 毕竟毛泽东技高一筹。他不同意林彪的方案，若东野主力扑向京西，会将平津塘之敌吓得仓皇东窜。毛泽东的计划是将整个傅作义集团全部围歼于现地。 正如辽沈战役中的“绝活”是“攻克锦州，关门打狗”一样，平津战役也有“绝活”，那就是“先围两头，后打中间”。即包围张家口、新保安之敌，切断傅系西逃之路；包围塘沽、天津之敌堵住蒋系东逃海上之路。 这个战役是全部兜住并吃掉华北55万国民党军队，而不是“打掉一只，吓跑一群”。毛泽东独步天下，他的雄才大略无人可望其项背。 这个战略的关键在于在傅作义决定逃跑之前，林彪主力能揳入平、津、塘诸点之间，完成分割包围之任务。尤其是东野入关的秘密已经暴露的情况下，如何拖住傅作义呢？ 毛泽东的算计更绝！他下令对张家口、新保安之敌围而不歼。使傅作义因牵挂他的嫡系而无法下令东逃。另外，令刘伯承、邓小平、陈毅、粟裕在淮海战场对杜聿明集团也采取围而不歼的策略，目的是使蒋介石牵挂杜部而难果断下令平津蒋军东逃。 毛泽东在为东野主力读秒。他在将华北兵符授予林、罗的同一天，电示林、罗、刘： 看了上述电文，不能不叹服毛泽东的宏大气魄。林、罗等当日即向各纵队、师下达了《目前作战的政工动员》： ……如我能做到全部歼灭华北敌人，占领平津，这将是一个极大的胜利。不但华北全境可获解放，东北、华北两大解放区完全连成一片，且在华北我军歼灭傅作义，华东、中原我军歼灭杜聿明各军后，蒋介石在全国范围内即无主力，那时长江以北局势即可稳定，全国胜利的基础以此即可巩固建立起来，故这一作战关系极大…… 12月12日，林、罗、刘按军委指示，令东野主力兵分三路直扑平、津、芦、唐诸点之间。右路以第3、第4、第5、第11纵队和华北第7纵队实施对北平的战略包围；中路以第1、第6、第10纵队实施割断平、津之敌联系的任务；左路以第8、第7、第9、第2、第12纵队及特种兵部队实施割断津、塘、唐之敌联系的任务。 三路大军开始与时间展开赛跑。 东北野战军的滔滔洪流震撼了华北大地。12月13日，这股洪流的前锋已开始拍打北平古老的城墙。傅作义将他的总部由西郊五棵松匆匆迁往中南海。 根据飞机侦察报告，在平、津以北广阔的原野上到处都是南下的大行军队伍，其挺进速度非常快。 傅作义不得不从犹豫彷徨中醒过来，他的几位心腹都在催促他早作决断，而他该如何决断呢？自从第35军受困新保安之后，他就整天绕室徘徊，双手习惯性地握住腰间的皮带，偶尔微微扬头痴望着墙上的地图。及至增援的第16军、第104军惨败而归，傅作义深受刺激，开始从麻木状态中清醒过来。 他将参谋长李世杰召来，紧急商量对策。“我们该怎么办呢？”傅面对军用地图焦急地问，“军事上还有挽救的办法没有？” 李世杰沉默了片刻，叹息道：“唉，我过去制订的方案都行不通了，东北共军突然兵临城下，太出人意料啦！” “你的意思是军事上没有办法了？” “总司令，只有从政治途径上解决问题才有出路。” 傅作义早就通过几条线索与共产党联系，还给毛泽东发过一份电报，这些事情当时李世杰还不知道。但是，傅的努力都没有成效，关键在于他的思想还处于激烈斗争中，还存在一些不切实际的幻想。 “和谈是不是投降？”傅作义双目微闭，用手捶着额头。 “和谈与投降是两码事，不能混为一谈。” “不讲道德还能做人吗？” “看是什么道德，封建道德就不能讲。”李世杰道，“商汤放桀，武王伐纣，自古即称道之，不认为有伤道德。” “那我们过去的历史就完了吗？” “不能说全都完了，比如绥远抗战，为国家民族打拼，人民是不会忘记的。” 傅作义挥手斥退李世杰之后，独自靠在沙发上闭目沉思。他曾让女儿傅冬菊约请北平地下党负责人面谈，后来约好了时间，却无人赴约。 “看来共产党还是信不过我哟！”傅作义十分苦恼。这时他又想起了另一条线索。 他本来不相信《平民日报》采访部主任记者李炳泉是共产党的“和谈代表”，现在兵临城下，只好抱着试试看的态度了，于是让联络处长李腾九去请李炳泉面谈。李炳泉是李腾九的堂弟，自称是北平地下党的“和谈代表”，此事李腾九几次向傅作义提过。 当日夜，李腾九带李炳泉秘密进入中南海居仁堂，与傅作义见面。 果然李炳泉很有见地，傅作义后悔没有早些重视这条线索，白走了好多弯路。 “只要傅总司令下定决心，走长春曾泽生将军的光明之路，我愿意亲赴平山县带贵军和谈代表去我党中央。”李炳泉说，“请总司令早下决心。” 傅作义的眼睛一亮，向李腾九询问道：“谁去和谈合适？” 李腾九略一沉思，说：“《平民日报》社长崔载之去比较合适。” 傅作义微微点头：“崔社长的才识和人品我信得过，就让他代表我去和谈吧。” 12月14日清晨，李炳泉和崔载之携一部电台，乘军用汽车秘密出城。临行前，李腾九叮嘱说：“炳泉，此次和谈一定要保守秘密，现在北平城里的蒋系军队占绝对优势，闹得不好，傅总司令的身家性命就难保了。” 李炳泉笑道：“我明白，放心吧。” “另外，”李腾九稍顿片刻说，“傅总司令让我通过你转告贵党中央，现在已经开始谈和，和谈期间希望双方停止军事行动。都是中国人，既然和谈了，再有伤亡就不划算了，那样也影响和谈。” “我一定转达。”李炳泉心里清楚，傅作义是挂记着处于四面楚歌中的第35军。 12月15日，崔、李出城后遇到东北野战军第11纵队。李炳泉自我介绍是受北平地下党组织派遣，带傅军和谈代表去中共中央。第11纵队司令部迅速将这一情况电告孟家楼东野总部。经情报机构证实，李炳泉所言属实。东野随后电告中央，中央回电指示： 17日，第11纵队派人将崔、李护送到孟家楼附近的八里庄。参谋处长苏静奉林彪、罗荣桓、刘亚楼之命负责接待崔载之。 19日，刘亚楼开始与崔载之正式谈判。 “崔先生代表傅先生前来和谈，我们表示欢迎。”刘亚楼办事干脆利落，简短寒暄便进入正题，“崔先生可有和谈要点或具体意见？” 崔载之摆手道：“本人前来一是表达傅先生要求和谈的意愿；二是了解贵党对傅先生的态度和要求。” 刘亚楼端着热气腾腾的茶杯，心想：这位崔先生并非全权代表，而是来摸底的，那好办，我就把底牌亮给他看看。 就在这天清晨，毛泽东来电明确了与傅作义谈判的基本方针：“你们可以利用各种线索与傅作义、侯镜如等进行谈判和分化，但我们的基本方针是彻底解除他们的武装，绝不允许这些人保存其反动力量，谈判和分化只是达到歼灭他们的一种手段。” “傅先生愿意和平解决平、津、张、塘等战事，我们亦有此种愿望。我党的方针是：傅部必须全部放下武器，我们保证他们的生命财产安全。傅先生关于'华北联合政府'的想法，企图保留军队，我党绝不能接受。”刘亚楼见崔载之沉默不语，接着说，“鉴于平津地区大部为蒋系中央军，而傅先生又无法令其缴械，情况特殊，我们允许傅先生保留两个军，先将蒋军的军、师长统统逮捕，然后宣布起义。如果做不到这一点，傅部可让出阵地，以便我军入城消灭蒋军。” 崔载之将刘亚楼的意见电告傅作义，傅作义深受刺激，他对参谋长李世杰说：“双方条件相距太远，根本不能谈，你好好准备打仗吧！” 傅作义复电崔载之：“北平城内中央军比我部兵力多十几倍，逮捕蒋系军、师长没有把握。”可是对其他问题一概不予回答。 刘亚楼将谈判情况向林彪汇报：“傅作义心存幻想，这次和谈诚意不足。” 林彪平静地说：“我们早就向中央作了保证，攻下北平、天津，全歼守军，我军皆有绝对把握，谈判以争取敌人放下武器为基本原则。谈得拢就谈，谈不拢就打，打痛后再谈！” 1948年12月21日傍晚，华北第2兵团在东野炮兵旅的配合下，开始对被围于新保安的第35军发起总攻。炮弹像冰雹般砸向新保安傅军阵地。 郭景云一听炮声不禁大惊，与共军打了多年的仗，这回是第一次挨加农炮的轰击。他预感到最后时刻已经来临，急电北平总部要求派飞机空投炮弹并助战。总部回电：“明晨七时派飞机十架前往助战，另十吨弹药于明晨由青岛起飞……” 郭景云和军部人员在激烈的炮声中，望着窗外忽闪忽闪的火光，焦急地盼望早点天亮。这一夜终于熬过去了，郭景云盯着手表说：“7点10分了，参谋长听一听，外边有没有飞机响？” 田士吉推开窗户朝天空望了好久，又侧耳听了好久，失望地说：“哪有飞机的影子？” 郭景云十分沮丧，眼睛又盯着表盘，不断地说，30分啦、40分啦……飞机还是没来。他急红了眼，对田士吉说：“你再发个电报问总司令，还要不要我们？要不要他的35军！” 电报发出后，总部没有回答。到上午8时，解放军攻城的炮火更为猛烈，飞机仍没来。9时，东南城角被炮火轰开两处，内城墙也被轰开若干缺口，解放军势若潮涌，很快由缺口漫进城内，攻城战转为巷战。10点钟都过了，飞机仍没来。 郭景云再次致电总部质问傅作义：“还要不要35军？” 仍无回音。 随后，军部与各师失去了联系，郭景云即令通信营抢修电话线路。下午3时，沉寂了近5个小时的电话突然响了，郭景云抓起话筒一听，是第101师师长冯梓的声音：“军长，军部太危险啦，快到我这儿来吧！我手里还控制着个工兵连，我派史连长去接你。” 当时，第35军军部已经成了孤岛。史连长的工兵连企图冲进去抢出郭景云，但是徒劳无益，他的这个连很快被消灭。 冯梓见史连长血迹斑斑只身逃回，知大势已去，再作抵抗不过是无谓的牺牲，于是对政工主任王德全说：“你快去与共军联系，说咱们不打啦！败局已定，为什么还要白白搭上性命！” 王德全转身离去，半小时后带来三位解放军。 “这是冯师长。”王德全介绍道。 “冯师长，请下令让你的部下放下武器，停止抵抗。” 冯梓连忙打电话给各团，下令投降。很快，城里的枪声渐渐稀落，到下午5时，全城停火。 郭景云的军部早在下午4时就被解放军占领了。在此之前，他令副官将汽油桶推来，他要自焚。副官不想陪葬，出门后就投降了。郭景云左等右等副官还不来，自焚的计划无法实施，只好掏出左轮手枪准备自杀。这时，副军长王雷震病歪歪地晃进军部，郭景云心想有人陪葬了，朝王雷震的头部开了一枪，接着调转枪口朝自己的太阳穴开了一枪。 郭景云中弹倒地，顿时毙命。王雷震由于腿打哆嗦，郭朝他开枪时身体晃了一下，那颗子弹偏了一点，将棉军帽穿了一个窟窿。 下午5时以后，新保安一片沉寂，此时郭景云盼望已久的飞机终于来临。那架飞机在新保安上空盘旋一圈，便朝东飞去。随后，雪花漫天飞扬，很快就覆盖了新保安战场，也覆盖了古老的北平城。