Chapter 34 Chapter Thirty-Four

August to November 1949 Beijing Nanjing Chongqing Western Hunan, Eastern Guizhou, Eastern Sichuan The rapid development of the war situation made 1949 seem to have stepped into a fiery summer.On the land of southern China, carts rumble, horses rustle, drums beat, and armies meander.The various armies of the People's Liberation Army going south are heading for the predetermined battlefield at full speed according to the banner of the Central Military Commission. Along the Guangdong-Han Railway, under the leadership of Lin Biao, the corps of the Fourth Field Army marched to Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi with great fanfare and grandeur. While preparing to capture Guangdong, they wiped out the main group of Bai Chongxi in the Hunan-Guangxi area and liberated the entire south-central region.

On the Sichuan-Shanxi Highway, under the command of He Long, the 18th Corps of the First Field Army frequently attacked the Dabashan defense line of the Hu Zongnan Group, and pointed directly at Ankang, an important town in southern Shaanxi; The dignified formation attacked the Qinling defense line in the south of Hu Zong, and assumed the posture of attacking the southwest from the north line; and launched a frontal attack with the main force on August 28, occupying Tiantai Mountain, Wulinzi, Hanwangcheng, and Qinling Mountains successively. Pass and other strategic points broke through the defense line of the main peak of the Qinling Mountains, forcing the enemy to gradually retreat to the Sichuan and Kham areas.

The two armies of the Central South and the Northwest, the First Field and the Four Fields fought vigorously and vividly.However, the highlight of the liberation of the Southwest has yet to begin.The Second Field Army, which is responsible for the main combat missions on the southwest battlefield, except that the Fourth Corps under Chen Geng's command is temporarily under the command of the Fourth Field, and is preparing to carry out a roundabout operation from Guangxi to Yunnan, Sichuan, and Kangxi after the liberation of Guangzhou, its main force is still thousands of miles away. Outside, the soldiers stood still and took a rest in a steady manner.

There is a huge secret hidden here. This secret is so big that only a very small number of high-level leaders of the Central Military Commission and the Field Army know. This is to use the large army action of the four fields to move southward and the Mingxiu Plank Road to create momentum in one field to cover the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Second Field Army to secretly move to Chencang and move westward in concealment. War is not only a contest of military strength, but also a contest of wisdom and strategy. In this game of decisive battle in southern China, Mao Zedong was determined to deal with the Kuomintang troops in East China, Central South and Southwest China one by one, and finally realize the liberation of the whole country.Chiang Kai-shek's strategic deployment is also to resist successively along East China, Central South, and finally stick to the Southwest, hoping to realize his dream of a comeback by virtue of the Southwest's military, economic and geographical advantages.

Therefore, the Battle of the Southwest will become the final contest between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in the life-and-death struggle on the mainland.It is also because of this that it is no easy task for the People's Liberation Army to march into the southwest and completely annihilate the more than 900,000 Kuomintang remnants entrenched in this area.It takes great wisdom and courage to wipe out these more than 900,000 enemies who are both stubborn and frightened. Mao Zedong brought this kind of great wisdom and courage to the extreme. First, he set up a large "ecstasy array" for the final battle in the southwest across the country; The combat policy, that is, "take a roundabout action against Bai Chongxi and the enemies in the southwest, insert behind the enemy to complete the encirclement, and then fight back".

Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping understood this strategic deployment, and immediately designed two maneuvers for the second field, open and secret, and prepared to march southwest from Chiang Kai-shek's unexpected direction. Therefore, during the whole process of the second field marching towards the predetermined theater, several completely different and meaningful scenes appeared—— Under the unified command of Siye, the Fourth Corps of the Second Field attacked Guangdong from southern Jiangxi.This is an open road, and its ultimate goal is to implement a strategic detour after the liberation of Guangdong and Guangxi, go straight to Yunnan, and cut off the escape route of the remnants of the southwest.That is, to use its overt actions and current tasks as a cover for its secret intentions and subsequent purposes.

The Fifth Corps of Erye secretly drove from Shangrao to Xiangxi as a gesture of participating in the Battle of Hengbao.On the way in, regardless of marching, stationing, communication within the army, and liaison outside the army, they all use the designation of the Fourth Field Army in the name of the Four Fields.This is used to disrupt the audiovisual, confuse the enemy, and make all outsiders think that this is a four-field army. Except for one part of the Third Corps of the Second Field going northward by water along the Yangtze River, most of the rest went northward from Nanjing, turning from Jinpu Road to Longhai Road, making the appearance of transporting Baoji by car and attacking the southwest from the north.In fact, after the main force arrived in Zhengzhou, they went southward secretly via the Yuehan Road, and gathered in the west of Hunan and Hubei in secret.

This prelude to the liberation of the Southwest played an extraordinary cadenza at the beginning.In this kind of melody with the main tone and sub-tone overlapping and upside down, there are two completely different marching pictures in the south-central region - the Fourth Field Army rushing to South China is mighty and mighty, with drums and drums; The Second Field Army died down and disappeared without a trace. On October 20th, the two protagonists who marched into the Southwest—Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping—officially debuted.In Nanjing City, from Zhongshan Road, Xiaguan Wharf to Pukou Station, firecrackers and drums were played together, flowers were accompanied by colorful flags, and thousands of people chanted slogans to send off the Second Field Army of the People's Liberation Army for its expedition to the Southwest.

"The second field is starting!" News of major military operations spread rapidly, and the bluffing formation was feared that the world would not know. The huge silk banner presented by the Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China was propelled by two bamboo poles, leading it to the forefront of the marching army.In the upper right corner of the pennant, there is a line of small characters - "Erye Nanjing's farewell memory", and in the middle are eight big characters - "Put the red flag all over the Southwest", even the direction of action is fully exposed.

... Such a massive military operation naturally attracted special attention from the Kuomintang.Chiang Kai-shek personally ordered the Security Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense to activate all latent agents along the Jinpu and Longhai railways, monitor day and night, and secretly report every move of the leading organs of the second field. Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping simply followed suit and instructed the troops to tell the enemy the whereabouts along the way without reservation. As a result, the large and small stations passing along the way are full of friendship between the military and the civilians.Everywhere the trains transporting the second field troops and organs arrived, they were warmly welcomed by the people.Workers, farmers, and students brought hot water for the soldiers to wash their faces, old women stuffed eggs and steamed buns into the hands of cadres and soldiers, and young women were busy mending clothes and delivering insoles to the soldiers...

Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping even showed up frequently, meeting local party and government cadres and representatives of the masses along the way, and publicly announced the mission of the Second Field Army—to march into the Southwest! On October 24th, when the car arrived in Zhengzhou, the leadership of Erye held a party with the masses in this famous city in the Central Plains.Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping, who were in uniform and smiling, happily accepted the flowers presented by the two young men and women, and delivered enthusiastic speeches.When Liu Bocheng answered questions from the masses, he intentionally revealed that "the People's Liberation Army will soon march to Sichuan."An impassioned speech by a female college student brought this unprecedented "finale show" to a climax: "Dear comrades, move forward! The people behind us must work hard to produce and fully support you! Comrades, move forward Bashan Shushui is calling for you, the people in the southwest are looking forward to you, and the people in the rear are waiting for the news of your victory! I wish you a successful start and success in no time!" However, after the party, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping suddenly disappeared without a trace.On October 28, the leadership of the Second Field Army secretly arrived in Wuhan without anyone noticing.Listening to the "big news" broadcast by the Central Radio Station of the Kuomintang that "Liu Bocheng of the Communist Army is marching westward in a vain attempt to invade Sichuan from southern Shaanxi", thinking that Chiang Kai-shek was still talking to himself in his dream, Deng Xiaoping and Liu Bocheng looked at each other and smiled: "Very good Chairman Mao wants this atmosphere!" Liu Bocheng was even more silent about Chiang Kai-shek: "President Jiang is also very enthusiastic. We two people from Sichuan went back to our hometown, but he was busy and hurriedly arranged a route for us to go home." On the long and vast southern battlefield, there are constant battles and good news. Fuzhou was liberated.Changsha was liberated.Guangzhou liberated... Correspondingly, the northwest battlefield also liberated important towns such as Lanzhou and Xi'an one after another. In contrast, only the southwest battlefield was as calm as water, without a slight ripple. Who would have imagined that in such calm, at the armpits of the "Great Southwest Line of Defense" deployed by Chiang Kai-shek, hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Second Field Army were lying in ambush in the mountains of northern Guizhou and western Hunan, with their horses and bows bent. , attracting but not sending out, accumulating an overwhelming and overwhelming torrent of marching. On November 1st, with the sound of fire and thunder, and the sound of guns and cannons, Xiangxi and Qianbei, which had always been extremely quiet, suddenly roared! Along with the Guangxi campaign that the Fourth Field Army and the Chen Geng Corps are about to launch after the liberation of Guangzhou, the Third and Fifth Corps of the Second Field Army and the Forty-Second, Forty-seventh, and Fifty Armies of the Four Fields started in Tianzhu, Guizhou in the south, and started in the north. As far as Badong, Hubei, in an area about 500 kilometers wide, with the momentum of thunder, they simultaneously launched multiple attacks on the four corps deployed by Chiang Kai-shek in this area, including Song Xilian and He Shaozhou. The battle to liberate the Southwest has officially begun. At the headquarters of the Second Field Army, a combat meeting is in progress. "Comrades, this is a strategic operation. Whether it is the scale of the troops invested or the width of the offensive front, it is unprecedented since the Battle of Crossing the River. It is also the last contest between us and Chiang Kai-shek on the mainland during the War of Liberation. "Liu Bocheng supported the table with his hands, his eyes sparkled with excitement, "This time, we are the lions who opened their mouths wide! Chiang Kai-shek guarded the southwest, faced the northwest, and pointed his butt towards us. As for us, we took a bite. His buttocks. Next, I will ask Chief of Staff Li to introduce to you how Chiang Kai-shek's carefully arranged "Southwest Line of Defense" was cut off by us." Quick thinking, precise memory, concise expression, and rigorous logic are Li Da's unique style.Even if the situation is changing rapidly and he dispatches tens of thousands of troops on several battlefields at the same time, he can also manage the entire battle situation and the battle situation, number, time, and location of each unit in an orderly manner: "This strategic operation, There are a total of nine armies that our army has invested in the direct attack. If the Chen Geng Corps, which is implementing strategic detours, is added, the total strength will reach eleven armies. The breakthrough area is 500 kilometers. In this area, there are Wushan Mountains in the north and Wushan Mountains in the south. There are Wuling Mountains, and the terrain is extremely dangerous. Even so, Chiang Kai-shek was afraid of making mistakes, and deployed four regiments from north to south in the east of his "Southwest Line of Defense", with a total strength of ten armies. He thought that with such a heavy defense, Absolutely foolproof. But he did not expect that his fatal crisis happened precisely in this foolproof area. "Since our army launched a full-line offensive on November 1, Chiang Kai-shek has awakened from his dream. But it is too late for him to adjust his deployment. In just a few days, our Fifth Corps and Tenth Army have liberated Xiangxi Fenghuang, Huang counties, Tongren, Zhenyuan and other counties in Guizhou; the Third Corps and the 47th Army of the Four Fields captured Laifeng and Xianfeng in western Hubei, and Xiushan and Youyang in Sichuan. From the overall situation, Chiang Kai-shek's "Southwest Line of Defense 'I have already broken through from the east by surprise. At present, various troops are advancing deep into the enemy, and some strategic defensive points have been captured by me. The battle situation is developing rapidly and is generally in a stable state." "Please pay attention." Liu Bocheng took the stick from Li Da's hand and walked under the map, "The suddenness in the war, that is, the advantage of the first opportunity, will gradually be lost with the development of the battle. The enemy in Sichuan and Guizhou With the main force of the army retreating to the Yunnan-Guizhou border, the focus of our current campaign is still to block the retreat of Song Xilian and Luo Guangwen to Yunnan, and strive to annihilate them on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Therefore, our troops are especially responsible for the detour The troops blocking the enemy must compete for time and speed with the fleeing enemy, otherwise they will lose the initiative gained by the early attack. I would like to remind the Fifth Corps here that after you capture Guiyang, you must not stop for a moment and continue to chase and flee The enemy, resolutely intercept the enemy, and create conditions for us to wipe out 100,000 enemy troops in Sichuan and Guizhou." "Please rest assured, the head of the headquarters." Yang Yong stood up, "Our Fifth Corps will definitely take Guiyang, and we will never let the enemy run away!" "Good!" Deng Xiaoping cast his approving and trusting eyes on his love general, "tell our cadres and soldiers that the Party Central Committee, Chairman Mao and the people of the whole country are waiting for the news of our victory. Our army has a glorious tradition , From the Yellow River to the Yangtze River, from the Taihang Mountains to the Dabie Mountains, and leaped thousands of miles to the Great Southwest, we managed to run past the wheels of the enemy's cars on two legs. This march to the Southwest is the time to give full play to our advantages. On the one hand, we must Strengthen political work, boost morale, and improve the confidence of the commanders and fighters to liberate the Southwest and carry the revolution to the end. On the other hand, we must strengthen logistical support. It is currently autumn and it is rainy. The troops are constantly marching and fighting under such conditions, and their physical strength is exhausted. It is very big. Therefore, our logistics departments at all levels must ensure the supplies and health of the soldiers, and ensure that each person in the army should not be less than five yuan in oil and salt and a catty of vegetables per day. Of course, in this sparsely populated area, this must be done There are not small difficulties. But we must take this work as a major task to grasp and implement it, and we must not lose the big because of small things!" At the decisive moment when thousands of troops are galloping and fighting, the commander-in-chief who is strategizing, remembers every soldier in front of him, and raises "five coins of oil and salt, and a catty of vegetables" to a strategic height. What kind of emotion, courage and mind is this, What a calm and firm belief in victory? ! Therefore, the combat deployment for marching into the southwest and the "most important" orders of "five coins" and "one catty" were issued to every battlefield and every company at the same time. Qiandong Fifth Corps. Guizhou has been shrouded in confusion since ancient times. "The sky is not sunny for three days, and the land is not flat for three feet" refers to the unchanging mountain and river geography here. "Strange mountains, strange waters, secluded caves, dangerous roads; tribes, barbarians, sword bandits, and caravans" describe the gloomy, ups and downs, and endless historical changes here. Although the "crowding of chickens is heard in three directions" here, for thousands of years, dynasties have changed, the mountains and rivers here remain the same, and the sad folk songs have been passed down from generation to generation... The endless fighting, fighting, and endless danger and poverty seem to freeze this place.Today, it has become the junction of the two major military groups of the Kuomintang, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi.The two armies of He Shaozhou's 19th Corps and Bai Chongxi's 17th Corps formed the "Eastern Guizhou Line of Defense" guarding the highway hub of the five provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, and Guangxi.He Shaozhou publicly threatened: "With the dangerous terrain of steep mountains and turbulent rivers, the possibility of the communist army breaking through here is extremely small." In private, he was even secretly happy, feeling like "the decisive battle in the southwest has nothing to do with me." "The detachment: "Whether it is the president's judgment or various signs, it shows that the Communist army will attack the southwest from the north of Sichuan. It's too early to fight here!" However, the detached He Shaozhou was not happy for a long time, and he paid a heavy price.He never dreamed that in the land of the Southwest, the Communist Army's "first knife" fell on his head. This knife cuts so quickly.In just a few days, the 16th and 17th armies of the 5th Corps and the 10th army under its subordinate command quickly pierced through the haze and fog on the Hunan-Guizhou border like sharp arrows.Crossing Qingshui, attacking Weng Cave, conquering Yuping, occupying Tianzhu, marched 400 kilometers in the rain, broke through the first line of defense of the Kuomintang Army in eastern Guizhou, and successfully arrived at Zhenxiong Pass. Zhenxiongguan is located in the west of Zhenyuan County. It is an important gateway connecting the east of Guizhou to the west of Hunan.On both sides of Zhenxiong Pass, there is a 1,000-meter perilous peak slanting into the clouds, called "Goose Wings".The mountain is steep and difficult to climb, just like the wings of a swan flying, tightly stuck to the pass of the Hunan-Guizhou Highway.On the front of the goose wings, the Xiangjian River with steep banks and deep valleys flows from north to south, like a wide and deep moat, guarding this dangerous pass that "one man guards the gate, and ten thousand men cannot open it".The east-west direction of the Hunan-Guizhou Highway passes through here, and turns sixteen sharp turns in a section of less than two kilometers.After passing through three dangerous bridges erected on the river valley, and under the direct control of the enemy's firepower, it is necessary to pass through an overlapping and intersecting screw bridge formed by the turning and turning of the road before entering Guiyang.Therefore, whether they can quickly capture the Goose Wing position and keep the pass passage has become the key to whether the main force of the Five Corps can occupy Guiyang in a timely manner, complete the strategic task of closing the gate and liberating the Southwest. On the morning of November 8th, Yin Xianbing, the commander of the 16th Army, and Wang Huiqiu, the political commissar, came to the forward position in the west of Zhenyuan City.Yin Xianbing carefully observed the dangerous terrain of Goose Wing and the enemy's defenses with his binoculars, and then sighed to Wang Huiqiu and the commander of the 46th Division: "This ghostly terrain poses a big problem for us! If we attack from the front, the casualties Not to mention the large size, the strength cannot be expanded. Once the enemy abandons the defense and flees, it is bound to destroy the roads and bridges, making it impossible for my follow-up main force to pass through." "That's the problem." Political commissar Wang Huiqiu agreed, and suggested, "It seems that we can only outsmart, not attack by force. And the time cannot be delayed. We must use surprise attacks to quickly capture Goose Wings to ensure that the passage is not destroyed by the enemy. .” After some research, it was finally determined that in order to ensure the effectiveness of the surprise attack, two sets of surprise tactics were adopted. At noon that day, the first set of plans began to be implemented.The 3rd Battalion of the 138th Regiment walked around the south side of Goose Wing along the small road, and went straight to the side of Liujiazhuang where the enemy camp was stationed, preparing to attack Goose Wing from the back.However, due to the deep valley and steep cliffs behind the goose wings, the troops could not advance, so they had to go back the same way. If the sneak attack from the back fails, it is changed to a feint attack from the front, and an outsmart attack from the side. The second battalion and the fifth company undertook the task of outsmarting.After marching and fighting for many days in a row, the fifth company was extremely tired.But when they heard that their superiors entrusted them with the top task of outsmarting goose wings and opening up passages for large troops, the soldiers immediately became energetic like children who got fireworks on New Year's Eve.There was only one thought in everyone's mind: Chief Liu Deng ordered us to enter Guiyang on the 15th, and we must take down the goose wings today! At night, the Fifth Company, led by the company commander Ren Fuyue, detoured to the highland on the right side of Goose Wing.It was dark and the slopes were steep, there were no roads, and in addition, they were not used to climbing mountains when they first arrived in Guizhou, so it was very difficult for the troops to move.Ren Fuyue led everyone, dragging each other, groping forward step by step.The thorns tore through their clothes, and their hands and feet were bleeding, but they didn't care. Three hours later, Wulian came to a small village called Meizishan, and under the guidance of the local old man, he approached Goose Wing along an inaccessible path. When encountering a steep slope, grab the shrubs and grass on the ground to slide; when encountering a cliff, set up a human ladder and connect a sling to climb upwards.Finally, they lurked under the nose of the enemy without anyone knowing it. "Which one?!" The enemy's mobile whistle pulled the bolt. "The eighth company. We were defeated by the communist army in Zhenyuan." Ren Fuyue responded calmly. While speaking, Yan Shujin, the deputy of the eighth class with quick hands and quick eyes, rushed forward and grabbed the "tongue" that was delivered to the door. It didn't take much effort to figure out all the situation of goose wings defending the enemy. "The first row occupies the main position of Goose Wing, the second row surrounds the enemy's house, and the rest follow me to capture the prisoners!" Ren Fuyue gave the order decisively. The enemies in their sleep never expected that the magic soldiers would descend from the sky. They were all stunned, naked and wrapped in quilts, and became prisoners.Goose Wing was firmly in Wulian's hands. At the same time, the frontal forces of the 46th Division also launched an attack.The artillery fired in depth, and happened to hit an ammunition depot of the enemy.As a result, the sound of gunshots, artillery and ammunition explosions shook the entire valley, and also shook the enemy's psychological defense line-the enemy defenders at Zhenxiong Pass completely collapsed. At dawn, green flares rose into the sky.The large troops of the Fifth Corps passed under the wings of the goose, and the road to Guiyang was completely opened. The in-depth troops of the Kuomintang's Qiandong defense line heard that the key points ahead had been lost, and they all abandoned their battles and fled.A few days later, Guiyang was in sight. Eastern Sichuan Third Corps. "The command of the field division: The Third Corps will attack Yibin, Luxian, and Jiangjin in a roundabout way, and control the above-mentioned areas, so that the enemies of Song Xilian, Sun Zhen, and Chongqing will be completely isolated in the eastern Sichuan area and will be annihilated. According to this , Deployment of the Corps: The first step is to use two armies and cooperate with two divisions of the 47th Army to capture Youyang, Xiushan, Qianjiang, and Pengshui areas, and obtain the annihilation of Song Xilian's troops in these areas, so as to open the passage into Sichuan." After announcing the deployment, Chen Xilian, the commander of the Corps, continued with high spirits: "Comrades, this is a wonderful move by Commander Liu and Deng. Regarding this, Commander Liu made an analogy. He said: 'Song Xilian has more than 100,000 horses. It is like a fist stretched out by Chiang Kai-shek. We are fully capable of smashing his fist now. However, instead of confronting his fist, we dodge his fist and aim at his rib cage for a hard blow. One guy knocked at least a few ribs off him. At this time, his outstretched fist will naturally retract, and half of his body is already paralyzed.' This means that we will hit hard, hit Coincidentally, try to paralyze with one punch, causing the enemy to collapse!" "Good warfare!" Wang Jinshan, deputy commander of the Corps and commander of the 12th Army, praised the case, "I have another suggestion. Our 12th Army is responsible for breaking through the right wing of the enemy's eastern Sichuan defense line. The task is heavy and the distance is long. If you carry supplies Long-distance ammunition raids will inevitably take time and time, and will only increase casualties. Therefore, I want to gather the trucks captured by the entire army and carry the three regiments of the 36th Division and the 103rd Regiment of the 35th Division directly from Changde along the Sichuan-Xiangsu Take Huayuan, Xiushan, and Youyang on the highway, and attack the enemy's flanks in order to provide more powerful support for the troops attacking from the front." "Deputy Commander Wang, this method is good, but have you considered that even if all the vehicles with wheels are gathered together, it will not be able to transport so many troops." Someone asked a question. Wang Jinshan raised his finger: "I have already calculated this. At present, there are more than 100 trucks that can be concentrated. If the principle of loading more combatants and more ammunition is the principle, it will not be a problem to transport one regiment at a time." "So, what about the other regiments?" "Don't be in a hurry. Carry a regiment for five or six hundred miles at a time, put down the troops and advance on foot, and return to the car to pick up the second regiment. In this way, all the troops will be transported to the east of Sichuan without a few round trips. Affected operations, and accelerated the speed." "Hey! Old Wang, your troop transport plan is really good!" Wang Jinshan narrowed his eyes and smiled: "What kind of weapons are there to fight any battle? This can be regarded as the mechanization of our Tuba Road." Chen Xilian made a decision: "We can't underestimate this kind of mechanization. With it, we can win bigger battles!" On November 1, the Third Corps opened up and fought a battle at Yuyang Pass, which was heavily fortified by the Kuomintang army in western Hunan.The battle was being fought vigorously, and the main force of the Corps suddenly died down and disappeared.A few days later, the Fifth Corps, which had slipped past the opponent's fist, had already touched the enemy's armpit, and quietly clenched its fist. On November 6, Chen Xilian ordered the left and right armies to simultaneously attack Song Xilian's front-line defense. On the eighth day of the war, the 50th Army and the 42nd Army attacking from the right, under the leadership of Zeng Zesheng and Wu Ruilin, quickly captured strategic points such as Jianshi and Enshi, and then continued to advance towards Xianfeng; the 11th Army attacking from the left Army and Twelfth Army, under the leadership of Zeng Shaoshan and Wang Jinshan, liberated Laifeng and Xiushan, went straight to Qianjiang and Youyang, and formed a north-south pincer attack with the right army. It wasn't until this time that Song Xilian, who had been beaten and blindfolded, woke up and took an inventory of the troops. Two armies had been lost, and the remaining troops were about to be surrounded by the Communist army.He hastily ordered a westward retreat, attempting to retreat to Qianjiang, Lianghekou, Gongtan, and Pengshui to organize defenses. Qianjiang is a county at the junction of Sichuan and Hubei. A road in the west of the city connects Pengshui and Wulong, and leads directly to Chongqing. It is the only way to enter Sichuan from the east.At the same time, the Qianjiang River, Lianghekou, Gongtan, and Pengshui are located at the confluence of the Wujiang River, Yujiang River, and Tangyan River in a diamond shape. They not only form a natural pass of the Wujiang River, but also form a mutual defense system. It is known as the "Throat of Sichuan and Hunan". say.It was precisely because of this that Song Xilian gathered his troops together, preparing to build a second line of defense here.In case he can't defend here, he can still retreat to the west of Wujiang River, relying on the natural danger of Wujiang River and the steep Baima Mountain to resist. However, when Song Xilian retreated to the Qianjiang River and just sat down to study the next action plan with Zhong Bin, the commander of the Fourteenth Corps, he suddenly received a phone report: "The Communist Army has caught up and has reached the Tangyan River, which is only two or three kilometers away from the Qianjiang River. , preparing to cross the river." Before the phone was put down, Dong Hui, the commander of the 54th Division, ran in all muddy: "Boss! My 54th Division is over, it's all over!" "What's going on?!" Song Xilian couldn't believe his ears. It turned out that just after the 54th Division withdrew to the Tangyan River, it was startled by a scream of "the communist army is coming".All of a sudden, the disorganized troops fled here and there like a frightened flock of sheep, scrambling to cross the Tangyan River.Helplessly crowded with people and horses, the temporary pontoon bridge was overwhelmed and collapsed. All the people and horses on the bridge fell to the bottom of the river, and those who were too late to get on the bridge were all captured by the overtaking PLA. The sudden bad news made Song Xilian at a loss for what to do, let alone study any action plan. Dang Lian and Zhong Bin fled the Qianjiang River in a jeep, arrived in Pengshui, and organized troops to withdraw to the west bank of the Wujiang River. "Burn! Never leave a grain or a piece of wood for the communist army!" Song Xilian gave orders to officers at all levels to grab and burn everything. In an instant, the area around Pengshui was full of flames... I saw the Bashan Shushui haunted by dreams again!Chiang Kai-shek was sitting on the "China-US" special plane, looking down at the Southwest from a high altitude through the portholes - the land he had once created glory, and an indescribable sigh and tragedy suddenly rose in his heart. Southwest China includes Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xikang, and Tibet, and the terrain is very complex.The Daba Mountains stretch across the border between Sichuan and Shaanxi in the north; the Wushan Mountains and Wuling Mountains run through the borders of Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, and Guizhou in the east; the vast Yangtze River splits Wushan from Wanxian County, forming a 200-year-long The canyon area of ​​more than one kilometer is the throat of Sichuan-Hubei traffic, and the terrain is very dangerous; to the west is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau known as the "roof of the world", which borders India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and other countries; to the south is the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which borders Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and other countries are adjacent.The total area is about 2.3 million square kilometers, with a population of more than 70 million.Here is rich in resources and products.The Sichuan Basin, in particular, has extremely superior natural and geographical conditions. It has been known as the "Land of Abundance" since ancient times, and it has been an important base for garrisoning troops and stockpiling grain in the past dynasties. In terms of military offensive and defensive defense, the southwest region is also known for being easy to defend but difficult to attack.Looking out from the Sichuan Basin in the center, it is surrounded by lofty mountains.The criss-crossing mountains extend in all directions, making this area densely covered with cliffs and deep canyons.The few trails leading to the outside world climb rocks and ridges through thousands of mountains and ravines, which are rugged and winding, so there is an eternal quatrain of "the road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky".In this area, not to mention large troops, even caravans selling salt rarely come in and out.Such a naturally steep terrain has naturally become an important reason for the "impregnable" defense of the Southwest. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek took a fancy to this and retreated from Nanjing and Wuhan to Chongqing, creating the miracle of "defending the soil and resisting the war". Today, Chiang Kai-shek has set his sights here again, hoping to create brilliance again. Ten months ago, when Chiang Kai-shek announced his resignation, he had formulated a comprehensive military deployment of "running Taiwan, rectifying the southeast, controlling the southwest, and defending the river."He is going to use Taiwan as the last retreat, use the southwest as the "anti-Communist base", first divide and rule the north and the south with the Communist Party, and then seek a comeback.However, just a few months later, Chiang Kai-shek's dream was shattered by the ruthless reality.As the People's Liberation Army broke through the Jiang defense and moved southward, the southeast regions were lost one after another, and Guangzhou in southern China was occupied again.What is even more unfavorable is that due to the annihilation of the two groups of Tang Enbo and Bai Chongxi in the southeast battlefield and the south China battlefield, Chiang Kai-shek no longer has any "trump cards" in his hands.Facing the fierce offensive launched by the People's Liberation Army, the less than one million national troops scattered in the southwest, northwest, Taiwan and coastal islands panicked and had no power to fight back.And an army that has lost the initiative is not a few steps away from being wiped out.Chiang Kai-shek knew very well that the only way to save the defeat at present is to organize the remnants of the army, implement the strategy of "separating the Southwest", and turn Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Kang into a base for "anti-Communism and restoration of the country".So, he buried the bitterness of failure deep in his heart, strengthened his energy, and traveled around, and once again came to the "accompanied capital" of the year, which is the seat of the National Government after the fall of Guangzhou-Chongqing. Chiang Kai-shek remembered that the last time he was in Chongqing was on August 27.At that time, the national government was still in Guangzhou, and the atmosphere in Chongqing was relatively calm.Coming out of the airport, what he saw was still a "welcome" scene. Zhang Qun led the Southwest military and political officials to rush forward and back, and the huge motorcade headed straight for the cave forest garden where he stayed.Along the way, the "welcoming" crowd waved small flags and shouted slogans: "Welcome President Jiang to come to the Southwest to preside over the military and political plans!" , but it also made Chiang Kai-shek feel a rare comfort. At the high-level military meeting held that day, Chiang Kai-shek made an impassioned statement: "Today's Chongqing will once again become the center of anti-aggression and anti-communism, and once again shoulder the extremely difficult and glorious historical mission. The compatriots should cheer up the spirit of the war of resistance and work hard to complete the great cause of the national revolution. It is necessary to recognize that the current situation has stabilized and is on the eve of a major turning point. The Communist Party has great ambitions but insufficient strength. They are not reconciled, thinking that it is a failure; and the attack on the Southwest is bound to fall into the quagmire. The task before you is to bite the bullet and resist the impact of the first round. Resisting is victory. Resisting for half a year—no, as long as Hold on for three months and form a stalemate, and the international situation will change. At that time, our army will launch a major counterattack from the southeast, central south, and even the Vietnam-Myanmar border, and you will counterattack from the southwest. Then the moment of final victory will come. !" Chiang Kai-shek didn't know that on the night of his speech, the two generals he relied on to realize the strategy of "defending the Southwest"—Hu Zongnan and Song Xilian, had a long talk all night behind his back.From the reversal of the current situation caused by the corruption of the Kuomintang, the morale was low, and the situation was critical, they kept talking about the way out. The two believed that Chiang Kai-shek pinned his hopes on the outbreak of the Third World War, but according to the current international situation, it is absolutely impossible in a short period of time.And the Communist Party's attack is imminent.The Kuomintang is now at an absolute disadvantage militarily, and the entire mainland will eventually be lost.The most optimistic estimate is that only some coastal islands such as Taiwan, Hainan Island, and Zhoushan Islands can be preserved. Song Xilian was worried: "Brother Zongnan, if the People's Liberation Army attacks the southwest, do you think our strength will be able to fight it decisively? If not, what do you think we will do?" "What a decisive battle!" Hu Zongnan said angrily, "This time the president came, I thought there must be some new news and new methods, but the result is still the same old way, so what is the decisive battle?! The national army in the entire southwest region is insufficient There are 900,000 people; while the regular troops of the People's Liberation Army have 4 million people, plus the local corps and militia organizations, there are definitely more than 10 million people. The disparity in strength is so great, let alone a decisive battle!" Song Xilian was originally asking for directions. Seeing that Hu Zongnan was talking in such a speculative manner, Song Xilian revealed the secret in his chest: "Brother Hu is right! I have considered this issue for a long time. I can't fight hard or fight decisively, but I can still preserve my strength. Waiting for a counterattack. The way is to send four or five million people from you and me to the west of Yunnan, backed by Burma. During the Anti-Japanese War, I led the army to station in the west of Yunnan for three years, and I am quite familiar with the local geography, people's conditions, and products. In this way, Relying on the Lancang River, the Nu River, and the Gaoligong Mountains, we can attack when we advance, and we can defend when we retreat. As a last resort, we can also retreat to Burma. At that time, I think the United States will definitely help us, and there will be no problem in persisting for a long time." Upon hearing this, Hu Zongnan patted Song Xilian's shoulder excitedly: "Fucking old Song, your plan is great!" Indeed, for the Kuomintang, which was at an extreme disadvantage, retreating to the Yunnan-Myanmar border was the best policy.And this is exactly what Mao Zedong was worried about. Southwest Yunnan is located on the border, with high mountains and dangerous roads, making it difficult to launch large-scale operations.Once the main forces of Hu and Song retreated to the Yunnan-Myanmar border, there would be endless troubles.The Sichuan Basin is a deadly place. Since ancient times, military strategists have also believed that "Chengdu is not a place to sit and defend."Therefore, the most ideal thing is to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Kuomintang here.Mao Zedong had already grasped the opponent's temper. Chiang Kai-shek had always been very stingy in commanding operations, and he could not afford to lose the city.Sichuan is the center of gravity in the Southwest, and Chiang Kai-shek will never give up easily.那么，毛泽东也就不急于在四川与蒋介石决战，而是采取“大迂回，大包围”的战略，待到把整个西南收入囊中，蒋介石在大陆的最后几十万人马便插翅也难逃脱了。 果然，当胡宗南、宋希濂相约谒见蒋介石，面陈他们精心炮制的作战方案时，理所当然地受到了蒋介石的严词训斥：“你们不要和我说这个！抗战时，我们就是靠四川这方土地坚持下来的。现在我们还有一百多万军队，还有完整的海空军——世界上没有哪个国家有完整的海空军却亡国的。如果我们放弃四川，就等于放弃大陆，国民政府就将在国际上完全失去地位！”蒋介石越说越气，“我们以往的失败就在于士气低落，首先是你们这些高级将领畏敌畏战、意志动摇。我再一次告诉你们，不要说我们还有大西南，就算最后剩下一块插旗杆的地方，大陆也终将是我们的！” 胡、宋二人不死心，又去鼓动罗广文、何绍周等人联名上书，坚请总裁坐镇重庆，亲自指挥西南决战。他们相信，只要蒋介石亲自感受一下，到时候就会改变主意的。没想到，这个主意又遭到蒋介石的一口回绝：“我不在这里，你们才会坚定，才不至于推卸责任！” 从山洞林园出来，宋希濂仰天长叹：“这几十万人马，眼看就要葬于四川了！” 胡宗南愤懑满腔：“总裁要我们杀身成仁，我们就在这块绝死之地同归于尽吧！” 二人悲壮地握了握手，怀着阴郁的心情各奔东西。 宋希濂驱车前往白市峄，准备搭乘飞机返回川东前线。 坐在汽车里，宋希濂愈发感到孤独和沮丧。回想淮海战役时，他曾向蒋介石献了上中下三策，蒋介石偏取了下策，结果招致没顶的惨败。现在困守西南，他又向蒋介石献了一条上策，又被蒋介石拒绝。瞻望前程，他唯有对天浩叹…… 一路上，“欢迎”蒋介石抵渝的大幅标语仍悬挂在街道两旁。宋希濂望着这些随风飘荡的白布标语，怎么看怎么觉得像是出殡时悬挂的白幡孝幛。他不忍再看下去，紧紧地闭上了眼睛。 宋希濂的这一切心理活动，蒋介石并不知道。奇怪的是，时隔不久，当他再一次来到重庆，却有了和宋希濂同样的感觉。 这一次，他是在西南行政长官张群的多封电报乞求之下，才于十一月十四日由台北飞抵重庆的。 此时的山城，已是人心浮动、惶惶不可终日了。自从十一月一日第二野战军在湘鄂边界向川黔两省东部突然发起进攻，在不到半个月的时间内，南线的第五兵团已经攻取了黔东的铜仁、镇远、贵定等县，并兵临贵阳城下；北线的第三兵团解放了鄂西的来凤、咸丰及四川的秀山、酉阳、黔江、龚滩等地区，在蒋介石意想不到的方向，将他精心构筑的“西南防线”拦腰斩断。也就是说，直到这时，蒋介石才弄清共军真实的战略意图。他被这种迟迟没有弄清的真相震惊了，惊得几乎乱了方寸！ 下了飞机，他无心接受记者的采访，立刻钻进汽车。 汽车驶进市区，街上也有“欢迎”的标语，也有“欢迎”的人群，他却再也找不到上次来重庆时的感觉，更不要说抗战胜利大游行时的感觉了。望着三三两两的人们举着小旗在瑟瑟的寒风里摇动，他觉得这简直不是什么欢迎，倒分明像是在送葬…… 果然，第二天举行的西南作战会议还未开场，报丧的电报先来了。“总裁……刚刚收到电报，贵阳于今晨失陷……”西南军政长官张群捧着秘书送来的电报，哭丧着脸向蒋介石报告。 半晌不语的蒋介石终于爆发了：“何绍周现在哪里？！……宋希濂呢？！宋希濂撤到哪里去了！……前方将领无能，畏敌如虎！党国的事业就败在这些饭桶的手里！”参加会议的人唯恐蒋介石把无名之火发到自己的头上，一个个垂着头，各自做痛苦状。 “你们呢？！为什么不说话？！难道都不知道来这里干什么吗？！”蒋介石指着会议桌点了一圈，厉声吼道。 直到这时，人们才意识到该说点什么了。大家七嘴八舌了一个多小时，会议终于达成一致：共军从湘、鄂边境突破，意在直取成、渝，截断胡宗南入川之路，合围川内国军主力于成都平原。为此，蒋介石作出决定：急调胡宗南集团由秦岭、大巴山一线南撤入川，并将第一军车运重庆；命宋希濂所部分别由达县、黔江地区西撤，在南川及其以东地区布防，迟滞共军前进，掩护胡宗南撤退；同时，令孙震的第十六兵团由万县西撤，拱卫“京畿”重庆。 当然，如此仓促应变临时抱住的佛脚，能让新一轮的“西南防线”支撑多久，蒋介石心里没有底。但有一点他十分清楚：西南能否守得住，能守多久，关键还在于他的将领们有没有作战的信心。眼下，他最担心的就是川鄂防线。宋希濂能否守住川东，对于稳定目前战局具有决定性的作用。然而，这个捉摸不透又颇有心计的人，究竟在想些什么呢？ 思谋再三，蒋介石决定亲自修书一封，派蒋经国前去慰问宋希濂。 在十五万分之一的战役形势图上，两个钳形的合围圈正在逐渐合拢。大的合围圈是二野第五兵团由东而北与第三兵团由东而南，两支巨大的红色箭头的会合点是重庆；小的合围圈是第三兵团岔乌江以西的钳形攻势，合围的区域是国民党宋希濂兵团据守的白马山地区。随着战役的飞速发展，地图上的红蓝两色箭头猛烈碰撞，蓝色箭头不断肢解破碎，红色的箭头雄赳赳地伸展蔓延。 此刻，刘伯承、邓小平稳坐在指挥室里，注视着瞬息万变、捷报频传的地图，眼睛闪着熠熠的光芒。 李达手拿一份电报，走进指挥室：“刚刚收到十一军的电报，他们已于今晨占领南川，正向重庆方向攻击前进。曾绍山报告，没有发现宋希濂及其指挥部。他们已令各师、团，严加盘查。”“这个宋希濂，溜得好快呀！”邓小平笑了一下，对刘、李二人说道，“按原定计划，本来是要先敲碎他的脑壳的，难道现在连腰也抱不上了？” “没得事哟。熬的时间长，炖的骨头烂。”刘伯承站起身，走到地图下，用红铅笔将小合围圈的钳口向前延伸了一点，一边以手代尺丈量，一边幽默地说道，“只要我们用大一些的锅，他这条鱼总会烂在锅里嘛！” “也好。”邓小平表示赞同，“那我们就支起锅，架起火，慢慢地熬这条半死不活的鱼，而把主要精力放在解放重庆上。” “对头。”刘伯承手指地图，“目前，第十一军已经解放南川，并向綦江进击。敌罗广文主力已被我十二、四十七军压迫于南川以北的冷水场、龙潭场地区，正向重庆、木洞镇逐步撤退中；而宋希濂部已溃不成军，被我们看管起来。因此，现在是歼灭罗广文三个军于长江南岸，提早完成渡江，包围或相机占领重庆的最好时机。” 刘伯承的话音刚落，李达已经把新的作战命令草拟出来了。 刘邓审阅，略加修改，命令便以急电的方式下达给部队。 第十一、四十七军收到命令，迅速协力捕歼冷水场、龙潭场地区及向重庆、木洞镇逃窜的罗广文兵团主力；并准备以第十一军一部出老厂，监视重庆之敌，主力相机解放重庆。第十二军收到命令，立刻加快了向綦江前进，追歼敌陈春林第四十四军的步伐；并准备尔后直趋顺江场，横渡长江，迂回重庆。第五十军向涪陵疾进，准备渡江…… 恰在此时，刘邓收到毛泽东十一月二十七日发来的电报。 电报是商量的口气，但“稍为迟缓”这四个字却似毛泽东下定的决心，因为他的理由很充分，这就是“蒋介石自己在重庆”。 作战命令已经下达，各部队已经依令行动。难道野战军的判断和决心真的有什么偏误？ 刘邓认真地审视着自己的决心，审视着当前的战场态势。审视的结果——决心符合实际。 问题重又归结到蒋介石能否像守上海那样死守重庆。 刘伯承说：“我看，蒋介石不会死守重庆。一旦我五兵团控制泸州、松山一线，便截断了胡宗南兵团进入滇、缅的退路。这样，蒋介石势必放弃重庆，转而加强成都、川西与康东沿线，以便退入西康，转进云南。我们应该避免造成这样的局势。” 邓小平说：“另一方面，南川的罗广文兵团已成强弩之末，一旦将其拿下，占领重庆则如探囊取物，蒋介石也失去了死守的条件和意义。况且，我军在军事占领西南的同时，应着眼经营西南。重庆是西南重镇，工业发达。只有早日夺取重庆，不给蒋介石从容破坏重庆工业的时间，才能依托重庆，供给大军，经营全川。” 基于以上分析，刘邓当天给毛泽东回电，说明情况： 据说，毛泽东读完这封电报，立刻请来副总参谋长聂荣臻，仔细征询了总参谋部的意见后，连声说道：“小平、伯承有胆有识！他们在第一线，最有发言权。” 第二天，毛泽东回电—— 于是，原定于十二月初解放重庆，经过几封电报往来，不但没有推迟，反而提前了时间。十一月二十九日清晨，第二野战军下达了速歼长江南岸之国民党军、相机占领重庆的命令。 第三兵团接到命令后，陈锡联立即指挥第十一、十二和第四十七军等各路劲旅，在百余公里宽的战线上，以排山倒海之势，向山城重庆扑去。战役态势图上，数路兵锋直指重庆。一字排开的红色箭头中，跑在最前面的是十一军的三十一师。 “这个杨国宇，杀回老家了，冲得比谁都快。”刘伯承指了一下地图，笑着对邓小平说。 “心情可以理解。”邓小平也笑了，“当了那么多年的'不管部长'，好不容易捞上个带兵打仗的机会，又是亲手解放家乡，他杨大人自然是当仁不让，一马当先。” 杨国宇在进军西南时几次三番要求下部队带兵，除了想亲手解放家乡，也怕错过这个机会，从此没有仗打了。因此他一到十一军担任参谋长，便像足球场上多年的后卫一下子变成前锋，哪里的仗打得激烈他就往哪里冲。人们对杨国宇也表示了充分的理解和支持，每次作战都全力配合传中，让他一脚射门。 这一次接到总攻命令后，十一军军长曾绍山又像足球队长一样，对杨国宇交代了“只有穷追，才是胜利”的八字方针，便派他率三十一师先行渡江，直插重庆。 下午三时，杨国宇和三十一师副师长胡鹏飞率第九十一团抵达长江南岸，在南温泉一带打了一仗，歼灭国民党军一个营。打完仗他才从俘虏嘴里知道，那是国民党的“天字第一号”部队——胡宗南的第一军第一师第一团第一营。 “乖乖！”杨国宇心中暗暗叫了一声，继续审问俘虏，“江对岸重庆的情况怎么样？” “长官。”俘虏一头雾水地回答，“我们昨晚才从汉中乘汽车赶来，任务是迟滞解放军西进。这不，刚过江来守南温泉，饭还没顾上吃，就当了俘虏。那边的情况我确实一点也不知道。” “你要放老实点！” “长官，我若有半句假话，您把我毙了再丢进江里喂王八！”说话间，江对岸的九龙坡、王家坪燃起了冲天的大火，火光映红了半边天，似乎把个山城重庆烧成了一座“火城”。 “首长，快下命令吧！要是晚了，重庆就会变成第二个彭水啦！”干部战士纷纷拥向指挥所，向杨国宇、胡鹏飞请战。 随着猛烈的爆炸声，浓重的烟雾已经漫过江来。此时此刻，语言已属多余，杨国宇和胡鹏飞只对视了一眼，便定下了渡江的决心。杨国宇对前来请战的九十一团团长陶怀德说：“半个月前彭水被焚的惨景你已经看到了。现在，对岸的敌人又在放火。我们绝不能让重庆变成第二个彭水，必须把山城完整地交给人民！” “陶团长，情急之中仓促渡江，困难很大呵！”副师长胡鹏飞进一步交代，“目前，我们只有三条小船。你一定要带突击排过江，把对岸的大船争取过来！要记住，时间决定着重庆的命运！” “请首长放心，我们一定以最快的速度打过江去！”陶怀德郑重地举手敬礼，转身向江岸跑去。 “炮火准备，掩护突击排渡江！”杨国宇左手持着望远镜，高高举起的右手却迟迟没有落下。望远镜中，突击排的三条小船成“品”字形，冲破混浊的江水向对岸划去。对岸，除了浓烟烈火，没有任何动静。高昂的炮管，上膛的炮弹，仍在等待着命令。十分钟后，小船靠岸了。只见陶怀德率领战士们如猛虎下山，直扑九龙坡。奇怪的是，他们依然没有遭到任何抵抗。该发生的事情没有发生，更令人不解和心焦。 突然，一阵密集的枪声和爆炸声从对岸传来。杨国宇的心一下子缩紧了！突击排已经深入居民区，炮是不能打了。what to do? !正当他和胡鹏飞紧急研究对策时，身边的战士们却欢呼跳跃起来。杨国宇抬眼望去，只见十余艘大木船向南岸划来。 船一靠岸，杨国宇和胡鹏飞立刻迎了上去，同声向老船工问道：“老大爷，对岸为什么打枪？” 船工捋着胡子，嘿嘿一笑：“哪里是打枪哟，是咱老百姓放鞭炮欢迎你们哩！” “那么城里的敌人呢？” “除了留下一部分搞破坏，其他的全撤走了。” “蒋介石呢？” “老蒋？早坐飞机跑了！” 杨国宇略一思索，对胡鹏飞说：“敌人撤得这么快，肯定有大规模破坏城市的计划。我们必须尽快渡江，占领全城制高点——浮屠关，而后控制各重要目标，粉碎敌人的破坏阴谋！” 就在杨国宇他们渡过长江，冲入市区，与敌残余部队激战的时候，配属第三兵团指挥的第四十七军也渡江而过，杀进城来。两路大军风驰电掣，穿插横扫，把顽抗的守敌阵地搅得如同汤浇的蚁穴、火燎的蜂房。 十一月三十日，重庆解放。 走在入城的队伍中，踩着铿锵的锣鼓点，听着雷动的欢声，望着热泪盈眶欢庆解放的家乡父老，杨国宇心中存着一个莫大的遗憾，遗憾自己没能亲手把蒋介石抓住。他抱怨自己追得太慢，也把这归结为蒋介石“那家伙跑得太快了”。 若干年后，蒋经国在他公开发表的日记中，向世人透露了蒋家王朝仓皇逃离重庆的末日光景： 十一月二十九日，行政院迁往成都，重庆市内人心惶惶，社会秩序大乱……父亲乃决心于明晚撤守沿江北岸之指挥部署。午间召开军事会议，决定新的作战计划；对第一军之后撤准备，亦有详细指示。但前方已传匪部在江津上游二十里处渡江。 前方战况猛烈，情势危急，重庆已受包围，而父亲迟迟不肯离渝……夜晚十时，林园后面已枪声大作。我只好向父亲报告实情，希望早离此危险地区。同时，罗广文自前线回来报告，知其军力已被匪部击散。而周围之兵工厂爆炸之声又四起，连续不绝。此时，山洞林园前马嘶人喊，汽车拥挤，路不通行，混乱嘈杂，前所未有。故不能再稽延，乃决定赴机场营。途中为车辆阻塞三次，无法前进。父亲不得已，乃下车步行，通过后改乘吉普车前进，午夜始达机场，即登上“中美”号专机夜宿。据说，当依复恩驾驶“中美”号专机临空之际，由江口过江的解放军，距白市驿机场仅十公里。战时陪都，半小时后失陷。 也是若干年后，邓小平的女儿毛毛用诗化的语言，描绘了父亲回到重庆，回到已然换了人间的故乡四川的历史一瞬： 父亲又回到了四川。 回到了重庆。 回到了他的故乡。 命运竟然安排得这样的巧。 remember?二十九年前，在重庆江边的码头上，一个名叫邓希贤的十六岁少年，乘着一艘名叫“吉庆”号的客轮，顺着那奔流不息的长江之水，走出四川远洋跋涉，开始了他人生的第一段旅程。 有谁想象得到，二十九年后，这位邓希贤，已改名为邓小平。而这位邓小平，竟然是率领着千军万马前来解放四川的首席指挥员。 从重庆走出，从四川走出；又回到重庆，回到四川。命运将父亲的人生历程，在这二十九年间，画了一个曲曲折折的圆圈。 回到四川，父亲已是四十五岁的中年人了。 而若干年前，刘伯承曾经说过这样的话——“在中原战场上，我们打下了蒋介石的行都洛阳，将来我们还要打下蒋介石的陪都重庆、首都南京！”如今，这位从川中走出的一代将帅，果然亲手拿下了蒋介石的“三都”，实现了自己的诺言。