Chapter 4 Chapter 4 South Line and North Line

The cold rain beat on the thick plantain leaves, making a dull sound like drums.Endless clouds and mist flooded the cliffs.There is deep helplessness and danger in the mountains and fields. Wang Zhen sat under the eaves of a hunter's thatched roof on the side of the mountain, looking at the team slowly advancing on the winding mountain road in front of him, feeling extremely anxious.It was almost past noon again, and the thousands of mountains and valleys in the southern country and the icy misty rain were so silent.In fact, the sporadic gunfire around has never stopped.This means that the enemy's heavy troops, which are said to be several times larger than mine in the intelligence, are not too far away.According to the original plan, the Dongjiang column that came from Yuezhong was still hundreds of miles away!This hope is almost faint.Three days ago in Dayu, Jiangxi, the decision to break out of the siege and go south across the Jiuling Mountains with full confidence became so ethereal and unrealistic in a blink of an eye.

A stretcher was brought in from the line.The wounded was covered with wet banana leaves, and the two soldiers carrying the stretcher had bandages on their heads, with reddish beads of sweat hanging down their faces.The two of them bit their lips and slid forward, walking with great difficulty. At this time, Wang Shoudao ran over panting, and shouted a few steps away: "Man, the central government has resumed power!" "How do you say it?" Wang came back to his senses in shock and joy. "The central government agrees with our proposal. Knowing our current situation, it believes that it is indeed difficult to complete the original task under the circumstances of the surrender of the Japanese invaders and the changing situation. It agrees that we can choose our own route from here and immediately go north to approach the Fifth Division..." This The news is really exciting.Before Wang Shoudao finished talking about the spirit of resuming the telegram, Wang Zhen had already hugged him: "Shoudao, we are saved!"

Wang Shoudao frowned and pondered for a long time: "It's still far away from the Yangtze River. If we want to fight back, we must be prepared to make a big sacrifice." "Don't be afraid! As long as the central government gives a word, I will take the team to Jiangbei even if I die!" Wang Zhen's exhaustion was swept away, and he trotted to give orders. The troops stopped advancing immediately.This is a moment that people will never forget.As Wang Zhen ran all the way, the words that Mao Zedong personally explained to him when they broke up in Yan'an came to mind.Mao Zedong asked Wang Zhen to remember to tell Li Xiannian, don't expect Chiang Kai-shek to become a Buddha immediately, Jiang's nature can never be changed, the Kuomintang's principle in dealing with the Communist Party, the Eighth Route Army, and the New Fourth Army is to resolutely eliminate those that can be eliminated, and prepare conditions for those that cannot be eliminated now will be destroyed in the future.Therefore, we must treat the person in the same way as the person.Mao Zedong asked the troops of the Central Plains Military Region to continue to complete the strategic task of containing the Kuomintang army, and emphasized that to complete this task, they must be prepared to make great sacrifices. Even if the entire army is wiped out, the overall strategic victory must be guaranteed.

At this moment, Wang Zhen, who was in a desperate situation, was completely immersed in the passion of a decisive battle with the enemy.In any case, he couldn't imagine what happened in the mountain city of Chongqing these days. After eighteen years of confrontation, when they suddenly sat together tenderly, the initial embarrassment between Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong was unavoidable.When Jiang was in the Whampoa Military Academy, Mao Zedong, as a celebrity in the political arena, had also appeared on the Whampoa forum, and they cannot be regarded as old friends.Back to the past, what can I say?Of course, it is inconvenient to mention the slogan of "April 12" that "it is better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go." It is also inconvenient to mention the part about "encirclement and suppression" and "anti-encirclement and suppression" in Jiangxi. As for the battle of Xiangjiang in the Long March Crossing Chishui four times, and the tragedy of the West Route Army after the Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, are even more catchy.

Only eight years of the war of resistance remained. Then talk about the Battle of Songhu?Battle of Nanjing?Battle in Wuhan?There will no doubt be sentimental sentiments about the fall of Shanghai, the relocation of the KMT's capital, and the bombing of Chongqing.We can only talk about the Hundred Regiments War, so Mao Zedong proudly mentioned Peng Dehuai.He gesticulates according to his own way of expression, without military language, and without those humming official accents. There is no lack of humor and wit in his life-like spoken language. As a response to Jiang, Mao Zedong repeatedly stated frankly in the dozens of days of negotiations that he would meet and overcome all difficulties in peace construction under the leadership of Mr. Jiang, and said that the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was "not a temporary cooperation." , but long-term cooperation; not temporary unity, but permanent unity".It is not easy for such words to come from the mouth of Mao Zedong. No matter the Kuomintang or the Communists, almost no one does not believe that the blueprint of "democratic unity and peaceful nation building" is slowly unfolding.

Things were going well, and the Coke broke Hurley.This diplomat who has face in both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party has always been extremely excited, and his shadow can be seen in all the occasions where Chiang and Mao have a feast.It seems that there is nothing insincere in him. As early as in the statement when Li Yu went to Yan to welcome Mao Zedong, Hurley honestly admitted that his efforts for more than a year were aimed at "assisting the Nationalist Government in eliminating civil strife." possibility".His efforts (and, of course, the urging of Stalin in the Soviet Union) finally brought a rainbow to the smoke-filled China.

The innocent and kind-hearted people are really elated. "Xinhua Daily", "Ta Kung Pao" and various newspapers in the Southwest and Northwest rushed to publish praise articles, saying that the peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party "brought infinite light and hope to the Chinese people."The Kuomintang's "Central Daily" took the opportunity to talk about "unifying military orders and government orders." An article also quoted Han Feizi's allusion that "the decay of a tree will also lead to moths, and the destruction of a wall will also lead to gaps." Because of disunity, the weakness of the nation will also be harmed by disunity", singing "Nationalization of the military and democratization of politics".In this way, a sour and sweet fruit came out from the cold iron tree branch. Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong carefully selected a good day for its unveiling-October 10.This is the "October 10 Agreement" that later became the root of the three-year decisive battle and made the world dumbfounded.

Just two days before the "October 10 Agreement" on the major policy of "peaceful nation building" was announced to the world, a KMT transport plane lost its direction and landed on the territory of Jiaozuo, Henan, which is controlled by the Eighth Route Army.On this plane, there was a secret letter from Chiang Kai-shek to Yan Xishan and two volumes of "Handbook for Suppressing Bandits".This publication has a secret letter from the Kuomintang Military Commission Guanfang, registered by the Second Group of the Chairman of the Military Commission's Attendant's Office, and stamped with Du Xijun's hand seal. It clearly says "Zhongzheng Shenxiao" and the date of signing is September 17.

On the third day after the "October 10th Agreement" was promulgated, Chiang Kai-shek specially ordered Hu Zongnan, the commander of the first war zone, to secretly print and distribute this "Bandit Suppression Handbook" to the troops.This pamphlet is no stranger to veteran soldiers of both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.It has been an inseparable scripture for the "spiritual speech" of the Kuomintang army during the civil war in the past ten years. Kill the squad leader" "The squad leader does not retreat but the whole squad retreats, so that the squad leader is killed, and the whole squad will be killed"... Lao Jiang pushed this thing to the army as a military commander, with the purpose of making "in the whole army, Everyone is like a knife resting on their heads, like a rope binding their heels, looking at each other one by one, and even sitting and dragging, no one can get away."Obviously, he wanted to take out the retreat of the entire army and fight the Communist Party to the death.This cannot but shock those fantasists, including some Kuomintang members, and break out in a cold sweat.

But Yan'an was very peaceful. On October 17, 1945, Mao Zedong, who had safely returned to Yan'an for a week, called together cadres, large and small, and introduced the Chongqing negotiations to everyone as if he were chatting about the routine.On one side is the peace agreement written on paper, and on the other side is the 800,000 Kuomintang troops directly attacking the Liberated Areas (not including the troops surrounding the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region). Slogans are being shouted and battles are being fought every day. Puzzled contradictions began to chat. Still the same old saying, Mao Zedong believed that the Kuomintang’s idea of ​​eliminating the Communist Party was “decided long ago,” and the Communist Party’s policy of “tit for tat and fighting for every inch of land” was also “decided long ago.”So, he compared the Shangdang battle not long ago.He compared the Shangdang area to a foot basin between Taihang Mountain, Taiyue Mountain, and Zhongtiao Mountain. He said that there were fish and meat in the foot basin. Yan Xishan sent 13 divisions to snatch it. , and 'right' very well, 'contest' very well".He hopes that "this kind of battle will continue to be fought."Because, "After the "October 10th Agreement" was concluded, our task is to uphold this agreement, ask the Kuomintang to honor it, and continue to strive for peace."

Mao Zedong answered the question with dialectical thinking: "The fight is for peace. If the reactionaries who dare to attack the liberated areas are not dealt a heavy blow, peace will not come." If they are eliminated, they will be comfortable. If they are eliminated a little, they will be more comfortable; if they are eliminated more, they will be more comfortable; if they are completely eliminated, they will be completely comfortable.” All the people in the audience laughed.There was only one person who didn't smile, and he was Peng Dehuai who was sitting in the front row. After the meeting, Mao Zedong strolled up to Peng Dehuai.With a cigarette in his hand, he lit a match and said, "Our General Peng is planning a strategy again, isn't he?" Peng Dehuai grinned honestly, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth. Mao Zedong lit a cigarette, extinguished the match, and walked out of the venue side by side with Peng Dehuai, chatting while walking.Mao Zedong said: "Old Peng, what is your opinion on the current situation?" Peng Dehuai entered into serious thinking, and after a little silence, he said: "One word, fight! The chairman's judgment is completely correct. If peace is sought through war, peace will survive." He stopped involuntarily, looked at Qingliang Mountain in the distance and thought for a while: "The Kuomintang army has four million. It is not an easy matter to solve it. But if we don't solve it, we can't do it. Chiang Kai-shek's tail is up to the sky. Apart from winning the battle, what else can we do?" Mao Zedong waved his hand: "It's not enough to fight alone. We have political advantages, so we can defeat others without fighting! Didn't the Trilateral Prefectural Committee report that the united front work of our underground organization is doing very well. One of Deng Baoshan's The brigade is about to revolt, what is the name of the brigade commander..." "Cao Youshen." Peng Dehuai added. Mao Zedong continued excitedly: "Send the Shanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Shanxi-Sui Joint Defense Force to support it. If this uprising is successful, it will be a "locomotive". It pointed out a bright road for the vast number of Kuomintang officers and soldiers." Peng Dehuai stared at Mao Zedong with admiration, and repeated meaningfully: "Give full play to political advantages and defeat the strong with the weak!" Mao Zedong nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, the weak prevailed over the strong. Ten years of civil war and eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, isn't that how we got here?" Mao Zedong suddenly felt emotional again, paused, took a puff of cigarette, Slowly spit out, "All the cadres in the Northeast have been sent out. If Comrade Stalin cooperates well, I will not be afraid of him even if the United States lands in Dalian. Let the East China go for a while. The New Fourth Army has no choice but to withdraw to the north of the Yangtze River. They want to return to Nanjing. We are in the South, so he can’t sleep peacefully, let him go to the eight liberated areas, and the rumors that the Communist Party wants to seize the territory will be self-defeating. In Shandong, everyone is very lively, and there is a fight for victory and defeat. Comrade Li Xiannian is there in the Central Plains, waiting for Wang Zhen I came to meet Wang Shoudao, and I think there will be a big fight. As long as Wang Zhen and the others return to Yan'an alive, it will be considered a big victory! Now it is North China and Northwest China, Fu Zuoyi, Yan Xishan, Hu Zongnan, and the 'Erma', this group of people, Lao Jiang's bet is not light!" Seeing that Peng Dehuai hadn't answered the conversation for a long time, Mao Zedong stopped talking and asked, "Old Peng, what do you think of the Northwest?" In fact, this is the focus of Peng Dehuai's thinking.Seeing Mao Zedong's question, he let out a long breath, "For the Northwest issue, I think the main opponents are Hu Zongnan and the 'two horses'." Mao Zedong nodded: "This is also the main threat in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region." Peng Dehuai analyzed: "There is a difference between a Hu and a horse." Mao Zedong nodded: "Hu is ambitious, and his backstage boss is Chiang Kai-shek; Ma has wildness, is a local snake, has a bit of national color, and is deceptive." Peng Dehuai grinned again.He saw Mao Zedong straight to the point, and respected him from the bottom of his heart. Regarding Hu Zongnan's "ambition" and Ma's army's "wildness", Peng Dehuai and Mao Zedong were tacit.Especially Hu Zongnan, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the man who sat in the gate, was promoted to the commander of the theater in mid-July, and was promoted to the rank of general of the Canadian Army in early October.Relying on a large number of soldiers, well-equipped, and strong strength, and living in the hometown of emperors in the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, relying on Chiang Kai-shek's favor, he mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to attack everywhere in the Central Plains, North China, Northeast China and the entire North China. Almost everywhere in China.For more than a month, he ordered Tao Zhiyue to lead his troops into Xinjiang, and Tao was the commander-in-chief of the Xinjiang garrison; he also ordered Li Tiejun to lead his troops to station in the Hexi Corridor in Gansu, and Li was the commander-in-chief of the Hexi garrison.Dong Zhao's 38th Group Army guarded Guanzhong and consolidated the rear base.Gao Shuangcheng's 22nd Army was stationed in northern Shaanxi, and Xie Fusan's 27th Army was stationed in southern Shaanxi.At the same time, Zhu Shaozhou, chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Government, is also the commander-in-chief of the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Region, and Wen Chaoji, deputy commander-in-chief of the 36th Army Group, is also the deputy commander-in-chief of the Hubei-Shaanxi-Gansu Border Region.Hu Zi led the 76th Division of the 1st Army and the 40th Army out of Tongguan to the east, and received Zhengzhou, Luoyang and other important towns in the Central Plains to control Jinpu and Longhai hubs; The Sixth Army and the Third Army crossed the river into Jin, passed through Tongpu Road, Zhengtai Road, and Fenghan Road, went straight to Baoding, Ping, Tianjin and other places to receive surrender, and then advanced into North China to spy on the movements in the Sui direction.Hu Zongnan also asked his confidant Huang Zhengcheng to take his most trusted First Division into Yan Xishan's fief Jinnan, and after many twists and turns, he insisted on pushing one of Fan Hanjie's corps to the northeast... What Hu Zongnan did aroused the attention of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China. Pay attention to. Mao Zedong and Peng Dehuai walked silently on the path in front of the cave for a while.When the new wind blows, the autumn mood in northern Shaanxi is slightly chilled.Peng Dehuai subconsciously tightened his belt, and said, "Hu Zongnan's hands are very long, stretching everywhere. On the 22nd of last month, he went to Zhengzhou to hold the ceremony of accepting the surrender. For a ceremony, both northern and western Henan became his territory." Mao Zedong raised his hand and slashed: "Next step, we will not allow him to run around, we need to restrain him." He thought for a while, and then asked, "Old Peng, the Suiyuan Campaign between Jinsui and Jinchaji requires them to catch some of them." Hurry up, get Fu Zuoyi tens of thousands of people first!" Peng Dehuai agrees.He told Mao Zedong that the field troops of the Jinsui and Jinchaji Military Regions had concentrated more than 50,000 main forces in Zuoyun, Youyu, Xinghe, and Tianzhen.The Kuomintang stubborn army also assembled more than 50,000 people in Suidong.Peng Dehuai said: "The purpose of the recalcitrant army is to attack my Zhangjiakou. They are stationed in Jining, Fengzhen, Zhuozishan, Taolin, Liangcheng, and Guisui in Xintang respectively. The stalls are relatively large." "It's good for me if the enemy has a large stall. However, 50,000 vs. 50,000, this battle has to be considered." Mao Zedong drew a big arc in the air with his hand holding a cigarette, "We must not disperse our troops, and we must tell He , Nie, we must concentrate our absolutely superior forces and take them one bite at a time. Can three eat one? If not, five can eat one! In short, we must ensure victory and fight a sure battle.” Peng Dehuai could hear something in Mao Zedong's words, which contained a basic estimate of the quality of the soldiers.At the beginning of the year, when Mao Zedong talked about the mission in 1945 at the Senate Council of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, he repeatedly emphasized the need to reorganize the existing soldiers, and specifically proposed that all regular troops and guerrillas should be trained in rotation in 1945. The Eighth Brigade's new training method of "officers teaching soldiers, soldiers teaching officers, and soldiers teaching soldiers" engaged in mass troop training.Peng Dehuai said: "He and Nie are currently working hard to train the troops and prepare for the battle. Our troops have a good tradition of mass training. Like the 358th Brigade, they suffered so much. They were dragged to Huluhe for production and self-help. Without clothes, the soldiers all suffered from night blindness, and their calves were swollen brightly. They were busy throwing bombs and assassinating when they were free. Three bullets hit 11 rings, which is the "Zhu De shooter", and "He Long bombed" if the bomb was thrown more than 40 meters hand', the assassination is brave, and if you reach 90 points, you are the 'Gaogang Assassin'..." A smile appeared on Mao Zedong's face.He stood on the stone steps and looked at the sky, took a puff of cigarette proudly, and slowly sipped: "Comrade He Long leads troops to train, that's all right." The troops assembled and sang for a while, and He Long appeared.Holding his pipe cheerfully as usual, he slipped among the cadres and soldiers as soon as he came out.It is autumn and the air is crisp at this moment, and the huge Zuoyun Chengguan Square is bathed in the bright morning sun.Boss He asked the cadre a few words for a while, and chatted casually with the soldier for a while.He is always in high spirits, talking and laughing, full of vigor and confidence, making people feel warm, down-to-earth and reliable. The pre-war mobilization meeting of the Shanxi-Sui Field Army Headquarters is about to begin. The monsoon wind blowing from outside the Great Wall hits people's hearts in waves. The boss, like the soldiers, is wearing a single homemade military uniform. Although there is a little bit of coolness, he is full of energy.The densely packed troops in the square, because of He Long's arrival, the atmosphere was extraordinarily enthusiastic.Among this group of soldiers, He Long is their banner and pride!Needless to say, those old Red Army soldiers who followed He Long from the west of Hunan and Hubei (border), even the new comrades who had just joined the team always consciously or unconsciously associated youth and honor with the name He Long. There was constant laughter in the square, and someone shouted across the seven or eight lines: "Boss, is your waist sharp?" He Long looked at the shout with a smile: "Hey, you, Liu Zhuofu!" He was the main player of the "Battle Basketball Team" of the 120th Division in the past.On the afternoon when Mao Zedong returned to Yan'an from Chongqing, He Long happily called a group of young men from the team together for a game, and even offered to play center forward, but inadvertently slipped away.At that time, everyone rushed to help him to the residence.He Long, who was sweating profusely, lay helpless on the bed. "Age is not forgiving!" He sighed, with a rare trace of sadness on his face.But in a blink of an eye, he was unconvinced again with a smile, "let's do it when it's done!" The boys of the team would ask the boss of the guard if he was okay every day. Seeing that He Long was in good spirits today, everyone was relieved.He Long was revived by Liu Zhuofu's shout, he patted his waist vigorously, piped a little smile and said: "Little devil, don't worry, after this battle, we will have a good match with Big Brother's troops field!" This year, Commander He Long was 49 years old. He Long lingered in the team for more than ten minutes before stepping up to the rostrum. "Comrades! We are going to fight a battle here! The task is to cooperate with the Jin-Cha-Hebei brother troops to counterattack the Kuomintang attack!" He waved his arms vigorously, and his voice was very loud. According to the old rules, He Long first described the situation before and after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, from Yetaishan's anti-stubborn struggle to the victory of the Shangdang Battle. He said: "Our big brother army killed 13 divisions of Yan Xishan in one battle! The enemy attacked 38,000 people, we dispatched 31,000 people, 38,000 of the enemy were wiped out, 35,000 were wiped out, another 2,000 escaped, and 1,000 were scattered, a big victory!" Then, He Long commented on the work of the Jinsui Field Army in Northwest and Central Shanxi.Talking about the situation of the enemy and ourselves before him, his loud voice lit up again: "The Suidong Liberated Area was obtained by the vast number of commanders and fighters of our Suimeng army from the hands of the Japanese and puppets. Attack the entire North China Liberated Area, can we agree to him? No! No! Now the Party Central Committee orders us to do it with them, and we must resolutely complete this glorious task.” There was a round of applause in the venue.He Long took a puff of cigarette with a smile, suppressed the applause with both hands, and said in a calmer voice: "Comrades, this battle is no small matter. If we win, our liberated areas of Jinsui and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei will be connected into a large area. It can be said that we have controlled the whole of North China. If we fail to win, Fu Zuoyi will take advantage of the situation and press towards northern Shaanxi, while in southern Shaanxi there will be Hu Zongnan, and the north and south will attack together, with our Party Central Committee Yan'an in the middle. Comrades, that is us head, the consequences are dire!" He Long's pre-war mobilization speech was not alarmist.The Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China asked He and Nie to join forces to deal with Fu Zuoyi. In addition to the consideration of the number of troops used, it also had the meaning of attacking and winning.After the troops were assembled, He Long and Nie Rongzhen had drawn up the overall combat plan for the Suiyuan Campaign: He Long commanded the three brigades of the Jinsui Field Army (358th Brigade, Independent 1st Brigade, and Independent 3rd Brigade) to take a step towards Inner Mongolia and take the Liangcheng, Xintang, and Tiancheng Village were eliminated one by one by the enemy, and then concentrated forces to cooperate steadily with Nie Rongzhen's Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Field Army to attack Fengzhen and Jining.The Nie tribe attacked from east to west, first destroying the enemies of Longshengzhuang and Zhangzhen, and then defeating the two cities of Fengzhen and Jining.In the end, the two forces joined together to compress the enemy to a small area at the railway fork in the Suidong area, gather and annihilate them. This was the first battle against the Kuomintang Army Corps after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Although the preparations were well prepared and the morale of the troops was high, He Long still felt uneasy: "Comrades, what we fought against the Japanese devils in the past was guerrilla warfare. Take action, fight if you win, and run if you can't win. It's different now. It's a new problem to set up a large army, set up a formation, and wipe out the enemy in motion. We must cooperate well with the Big Brother army and unite Unanimity, relying on the local people and local party organizations. As long as we do this, there will be no invincible enemy. The Kuomintang Suiyuan troops are also unbeatable!" The day of the sortie was set for October 17th.On this day, He Long personally led the main force of the Jinsui Field Army to the Great Wall of North Vietnam. Just as the setting sun was slanting, the boss stepped on a flaming horse and shook the mountains with a sound of "start".He waved his hand and added a whip, and the horse immediately galloped towards the mottled and simple beacon tower of the ancient Great Wall in the afterglow of the setting sun.On the hill, the red leaves all over the slope reveal a mass of solemnity, and the strong wind and autumn are all in the air.The team is divided into several roads, and each of them advances side by side along the mountain road. After a period of assembly and rest, the soldiers were in great spirits, showing confidence and strength in their vigorous steps.The entire battle officially started on the second day. Within 24 hours, the Shanxi-Sui Field Army, including Keliangcheng, Taolin, Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army and the Temporary Cavalry Brigade, lost troops and generals as soon as the fight started, and each was eaten up.By October 20, the Shanxi-Sui troops had captured Xintang again.At the same time, Mr. Nie also commanded the Jinchaji troops to capture Zhang Gao and Longshengzhuang as planned. The fierce gunfire of He and Nie overturned the five-flavored bottle in Fu Zuoyi's heart. Fu Zuoyi has feelings for the land of Suiyuan.As early as the Central Plains War, he was recommended by Zhang Xueliang as the chairman of Suiyuan Province.At that time Suiyuan was plagued by bandits, and Fu Zuoyi's first official duty was to suppress bandits.He, the provincial chairman, led his team to fight everywhere, and he insisted on eliminating the four major bandits of tens of thousands of people one by one.Then, he began to rectify the finance, increase income and reduce expenditure, and expand circulation. The dilapidated finances of a remote province allowed him to adjust to the point where he turned losses into profits.He also mobilized the troops to build water conservancy projects, which greatly improved the agricultural production in the ten-year-old Hetao area. In all fairness, Fu Zuoyi has no malice towards the Communist Party. When Wang Ruofei was arrested in Baotou, he gave him a lot of care, and the personal friendship between them deepened.But Fu Zuoyi was very rude to the Japanese.As soon as the Anti-Japanese War broke out, he was the first to call Yan Xishan, Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-shek, asking to kill the enemy.Later, Seishiro Itagaki, chief of staff of the Japanese Kwantung Army, came to Suiyuan to induce surrender, promising him a personal donation of 60 million oceans, and asking him to lead the "independence of North China."He showed his integrity unequivocally, saying: "Inner Mongolia is Chinese territory, and no one is allowed to split it." As a result, he turned his face and played a "Great Victory at Bailing Temple".After the war, Chiang Kai-shek asked him to "enough is enough", and Mao Zedong sent him a congratulatory message. During the entire Anti-Japanese War, Fu Zuoyi really acted like a "commander in the theater". He launched the Suinan Campaign and regained the Battle of Wuyuan. There are political instructors under the battalion, and finally won a medal of the Nationalist Government's Blue Sky and White Sun.As soon as the Japanese surrendered, Chiang Kai-shek's secret order followed. Fu Zuoyi seized Baotou and took Guisui and Jining from the Communist Party.He knew very well that it was only a matter of time before the Kuomintang and the Communist Party went to war. If he didn't do it, he would never stop, and he made up his mind to pull 50,000 people to attack Zhangjiakou.He wanted to hold Suiyuan in his arms for Chiang Kai-shek. As soon as He and Nie arrived, Fu Zuoyi repeatedly called out, "The visitor is not kind."Sure enough, it took him a few days to get out of hand.Looking at his 50,000 horses pulling more than a dozen stalls, Fu Zuoyi suddenly realized the danger: concentrating superior forces to defeat each one, this is the Eighth Route Army's specialty in guerrilla warfare!Instead of waiting for He and Nie to clean up the mess one by one, it is better to be more sensible, to act first, to actively abandon some insignificant small towns, and stick to one point to wait for the future.He hurriedly ordered: "Retract the troops immediately and concentrate on Guisui!" On October 21, Fu Zuoyi's 67th Army Headquarters and its new 26th Division withdrew from Fengzhen to Zhuozi Mountain, and the 32nd Division also withdrew to Fushengzhuang and Sandaoying. The Fifth Cavalry Division withdrew from Xintang to Liusumu.He Long nodded knowingly when he heard the scout's report on the enemy's situation, "Fu Zuoyi is a bit famous! He wanted to gather his fingers and make a fist. If the enemy forces in Suidong were all concentrated in Guisui, they would be like turtles. Our mouths are full of steel teeth, and we are afraid that we will not be able to bite them!" As soon as He Long's judgment of the enemy's situation came out, Li Jingquan immediately noticed a small place name on the Pingsui Railway Line-Zhuo Zishan.This small town located 75 kilometers east of Hohhot (Guisui) is an extraordinary place.It is close to Daqing Mountain in the north, and the terrain is relatively high. The Pingsui Railway splits it in half from the middle.It is only a stone's throw away from Jining to the east, and can turn south to Fengzhen; to the west, it can go straight to Guisui and Baotou.In addition, there are two important roads in the north-south direction, going to Taolin in the north and Liangcheng in the south, which can be described as a veritable transportation hub in East Sui. As expected, Fu Zuoyi's baton landed on Mount Zhuozi accurately.He chose this "gate" at a glance, determined to deploy his 50,000 soldiers and horses here, and handed over the important task to He Wending, the commander of the 67th Army who thought he could attack and defend well. There is no doubt that Zhuo Zishan will fight a battle.He Long obtained confirmation from Li Jingquan's opinion, and immediately made up his mind: Before the enemy had time to retreat, he changed the main force's battle plan to move eastward to Jining and Fengzhen, and immediately rushed northward in front of the enemy's head, and went straight to Zhuozi Mountain. Seeing blood on the enemy's waist makes it hard to look at the head and tail, and the five fingers that have not been closed can't make a fist, resulting in a favorable situation in the entire battle. Huang Xinting, the brigade commander of the 358th Brigade, repeatedly marked the distance on the map with his fingers, and said: "The first knife penetration is no problem, but the formation of an encirclement in the battle is too late. Is it too late to make a detour? From here to Pingsui Road, there is no problem." Thousands of kilometers away!" "That's right," Yang Jiarui, the brigade commander of the Third Solitary Brigade, continued, "As soon as Zhuozi Mountain is fired, the enemies in Fengzhen and Jining cannot sit still. If the enemy goes north..." He Long and Li Jingquan looked at each other with a smile, and nodded knowingly.Almost at the same time, they all set their sights on a small city 100 kilometers northeast of Jining - Shangdu. More than a month ago, Lu Zhengcao, commander of the Shanxi-Sui Military Region, Xu Guangda, commander of the Second Independent Brigade, and Sun Zhiyuan, political commissar, were ordered to lead their troops out of the customs and march north of the Great Wall, all the way to the northeast of Ma Zhanshan. The Seventh Division killed them endlessly.Attacking Xintang like a broken bamboo, they suddenly received information that the enemy had gathered heavy troops in the direction of Yasumu, preparing to fight to the death with the Duer Brigade. Lu, Xu, and Sun hurriedly discussed countermeasures.Before the battle plan was drawn up, the scouts suddenly reported that there were more than 1,000 enemy cavalry from the direction of Sansumu, which was at an angle with Basumu, and rushed straight to the second brigade. Lu Zhengcao was sweating on his head, and asked Xu Guangda, "I just said that there are heavy soldiers, and now they are coming here. What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?" "There must be deceit!" Xu Guangda said, "Eight Sumu's 'heavy soldiers' are silent, but San Sumu's cavalry are making great fanfare. Will they make noise and attract our attention?" The more Xu Guangda pondered, the more he understood.He raised his head vigilantly, "If I'm not mistaken, the Eight Sumu enemy 'heavy soldiers' are turning to me at this time. They want to swallow us in one gulp!" As soon as the situation came to light, there was an immediate urgency.Lu Zhengcao and Sun Zhiyuan were furious.The two of them have long heard of Xu Guangda's ability to predict the enemy like a god.When Xu was the dean of education at the Yan'an Anti-Japanese University, he wrote a famous paper on Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union called "The Historical Fate of Blitz War", which caused a sensation in Yan'an and Chongqing.At that time, after the German fascists swept through 14 countries in Western Europe with a blitzkrieg, they rolled towards the red Soviet Union. The whole world was sweating for Stalin, but Xu Guangda concluded that the German army would suffer setbacks on the Soviet battlefield.Sure enough, after more than a month, the defense of Moscow was a complete victory, and the German army lost more than 500,000 troops within a few days! According to Xu Guangda's judgment, the situation is very serious.If the Second Brigade avoids the opponent's cavalry and retreats, the enemy cavalry is likely to take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them, causing the troops of the Second Brigade to be "defeated" and lose control; Eight Sumu's enemy "heavy soldiers" were approaching the rear, and San Sumu's cavalry happened to attack back and forth.Lu Zhengcao eagerly beat the table: "Could it be that there's no way out and there's no other way?" Sun Zhiyuan was busy mobilizing the troops politically.He asked party members and cadres to be prepared to make the greatest sacrifice, no matter what happens, they must stick to their positions and fight the enemy to the end. Xu Guangda kept his head buried on the map.Finally, he made up his mind and said to Lu Zhengcao: "There is a way, but the risk is higher, and there may be a big sacrifice." Lu Zhengcao said: "As long as the troops can jump out, it doesn't matter if there is a little risk or a little sacrifice." Xu Guangda said: "We can go to Shangdu. The Soviet Red Army is stationed there. Let's go and join them. Forgive the enemies of Basumu or Sansumu, they can't do anything to us." Lu Zhengcao nodded frequently.Xu Guangda was inspired by his own thoughts: "When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. We will follow him to Basumu, who neither retreats nor fights. He has fallen behind and attacked him! The most dangerous place may be the most promising place. As long as we Concentrate on repelling the enemy, break through a hole, and you will be able to reach Shangdu in a few steps. When you arrive in Shangdu, maybe you can kill him back!" Lu Zhengcao gasped. "Guangda, your idea is quite bold!" He slapped his head and turned around twice, then suddenly asked Sun Zhiyuan, "What do you think, old Sun?" Sun Zhiyuan also thought it was feasible, and said that he had already mobilized the troops urgently, Cadres and soldiers are required to build up confidence in victory, and must not be intimidated by the enemy's momentum.Therefore, Lu Zhengcao made the final decision: "That's it, I've decided, the troops will set off at 9:00 p.m., check the watches now!" Unexpectedly, the Second Brigade rushed to Basumu nervously before dawn to see that there were no heavy troops, not a single soldier in a radius of more than ten miles! Has the enemy already noticed our combat deployment?No, there must be a bigger conspiracy at work!Xu Guangda immediately communicated his worries with Lu and Sun. Before the three finally reached a consensus on the true intentions of the concealed enemy, the superior enemy's report came down: the Kuomintang army has concentrated five divisions and is fighting the isolated enemy. The helpless Solitary Second Brigade split into north and south to attack together!Five divisions against one brigade, an absolute ratio of advantages and disadvantages, shows how determined the opponent is to eat the second brigade. Ten minutes later, the vanguard reported contact with the enemy.It took Xu Guangda a lot of effort to find the place name——Tianjia Village from the map.It was soon discovered that it was the 31st Division of the Kuomintang Army that was fighting.Just two minutes before the Second Brigade arrived, they seized a favorable terrain called Tumao Mountain.Take the lead step by step, the enemy is condescending, blocking all the way forward. In a hurry, Xu Guangda gave the troops a deadly order: "Rush over! The enemy is strong and we are weak, and it is extremely dangerous to sit down. We must take advantage of the enemy's lack of a firm foothold to break through his defense line against the clock!" But at this moment, sent to grasp the A staff officer of the army reported: "The 27th Regiment did not keep up!" Of course, one regiment cannot be left alone.Lu, Xu, and Sun stomped their feet anxiously.But after such a few minutes of hesitation, the enemy has already established a firm foothold on the mountain and built simple fortifications, and it is almost impossible to rush over. It's the dark before dawn.Lu, Xu, and Sun clutched their flashlights and lay down on the muddy ground to study the map several times, all of them looked like cats scratching their hearts.Seeing the interception in front and the pursuers behind, Huang Qihai on the left and Wangmao Mountain on the right, the Second Brigade had no way to advance or retreat. It's been rainy for days, and it's so dark that you can't see your fingers.There were bullet trails above the head, the sound of guns and shouts went straight into the sky, and it was impossible to distinguish the enemy from our side. The battle was completely disorganized and messed up.Xu Guangda remained calm.He always focused on the frontal enemy. 正面敌人越打越多，先说只有千把人，待一审俘虏，才弄清是3个团4000多人。显然，部队已经被敌人咬住，分分秒秒的拖延都要付出巨大的牺牲。吕、许、孙3个人的衬衫全都湿透了。 “不行啊司令员，”许光达说，“天就要亮了，再不突出去……”三个人简单碰了碰，决定：吕、孙率机关和后梯队撤到附近的马头山上，许光达赶到前沿指挥所，亲自指挥部队，以激烈的战斗行动，掩护吕正操和孙志远相机突围。 一到前沿，许光达立即给部队交底：“同志们，现在我们唯一的生路，就是把敌人的三十一师打垮。否则，死路一条！无论生死，我许光达今天都要跟大家拼到最后一口气！”说完，他将身边的通信科长和一名参谋叫过来，命令他们两人分头到三十六团和三十二团去，给部队传令：必须在半小时内结束战斗。 警卫排长已被许光达支派去掩护吕、孙撤退，此时许的身边只剩一个贴身警卫员蓝德明。身处前沿，流弹如雨，通信科长对许光达的安全放心不下，犹犹豫豫不肯离开。许光达一嗓子吼过去：“你这个人怎么回事？执行命令怎么婆婆妈妈的！”吓得科长拔腿就跑。 接着，许光达就招呼蓝德明。蓝德明跟许光达久了，两人心领神会，一听招呼赶忙打开身边的水壶递上去。那是他在新堂镇特意为首长备下的一壶烈酒。许光达喝了一口，说：“小蓝，你也去帮帮卫生员，组织后送伤员！”蓝德明挺为难：“那你……”许光达威严地哼了一声，一边夺过马缰绳，一边晃晃水壶：“快去，把这些留下就行了！” 话音未落，一个大块头的侦察兵气喘吁吁地上来报告，说身后的山脚下发现大批敌骑兵！ 此时天已微明，许光达透过望远镜，看见山下黑压压的一片人马，汗毛一根根倒竖起来。只要这股敌人从后面一个冲锋……他不敢往下想。“只能唱空城计了，”许光达自言自语，“仗打到这个时候，一线是半个人都抽不动的！”他吩咐当时吕、孙为以防万一而留在后边的那个连，“这是敌人的先头部队，还没摸我们的底，估计不敢贸然行动，只是待在山下等主力。你们给我守在这里，拖一分钟是一分钟，动都不能动，一动就露馅了！” 这半个小时比三十年还长，到前方枪炮声渐渐平息下来时，许光达甚至紧张到数自己的心跳。他真是不敢相信敌人第三十一师防线被打通了，不敢相信他的三十二团、三十六团以及那个掉了队差点儿误事的第二十七团，跟他一起整整齐齐唱着歌儿开进了商都城。直到接到贺老总的命令，要独二旅火速南下参加围攻卓资山时，许光达才嘘了口气：“这下好了，我们可以放开胆子打大仗了！” 这当然是个大仗。作战参谋用一幅桌面大的地图，把战术箭头画得清清楚楚，战役任务就照着地图一一讲解。此间贺龙一直坐在旁边听，烟丝烧得咝咝响。最后他举重若轻地站起来，指着独一旅旅长王尚荣说：“你留一个团在凉城以西，给我把归绥的敌人咬住不放，主力跟黄新廷、杨嘉瑞你们三家一起北上。” 被点到姓名的三五八旅旅长黄新廷和独三旅旅长杨嘉瑞啪地一个立正。贺龙轻微地点个头，接着说：“给许光达的电报已发出去了，二旅他们从商都经陶林南下，与你们形成合围……” 所谓大仗，在贺龙这里，也就这么简单。 三五八旅这天赶了100多里，当晚先头部队就进到卓资山以南的教场村。黄新廷把地形扫了一眼，当即指挥占领村西的康家湾北侧高地。 此时，独一旅也推进到毫切、查汉不浪附近。黑咕隆咚的深夜，守敌一听说是贺龙的八路军，一枪都没放，拉起队伍就往卓资山跑。王尚荣把情况报告给贺龙。贺龙说：“追呀！赶快给我向卓资山、旗下营追击！不要怕风，不要怕饿肚皮，错过战机找都找不回来！” 于是，部队不下宿了，撵着敌人的屁股杀声震天追了一夜。第二天，跟三五八旅顶住劲儿的伪蒙骑兵第五师朱恩吾的队伍，也从六苏木撒腿往卓资山跑，黄新廷和余秋里趁着一个冲锋打到了卓资山。 接下来的这一夜，贺龙在野战军指挥部怎么也待不住。战斗刚打响时，他嘴里咬着烟杆，大口大口地吸烟。一副皱巴巴的扑克牌在他手上重复着几种老掉牙的戏法。每隔10分钟，他就向作战参谋询问一次战斗情况。 深夜，狂风越来越大，窗外猛烈的枪炮声伴随着阵阵大风压过来，撞在人们心头十分难受。黑夜显得又重又长。 贺龙忽然把扑克牌一扔，说：“我要去前沿指挥所。” 警卫员们都知道，前沿指挥所还在离卓资山不到一里地的那个小村庄里，从野战军指挥部走过去的这段路，完全在敌火控制之下。大家都支支吾吾地想把老总拦住。贺龙火了：“这是打仗！你们怕死就给我待在这里，我得去！”说着一头钻出指挥部。 子弹在耳边嗖嗖直飞，贺龙上了路。警卫员们谁还怕什么死，前前后后一拥而上。出了指挥部，只见城内城外、山上山下，火光冲天。枪弹、炮弹、手榴弹，在硝烟中轰隆轰隆地爆炸，震得耳朵嗡嗡响。这一行人贴着高坎子走了一段，就听贺龙说：“听见了吧，枪炮声那么脆，说明敌人的装备不错哩……”话没完他一个箭步跳上了高坎子，朝前起劲地跑。警卫员们都傻了眼，来不及捏把汗，就七手八脚地上去拉住贺龙：“老总老总……坎子底下又隐蔽又安全！”贺龙哪听这一套，把手一甩：“拉啥子嘛小鬼，沟沟里我怎么观察战况？！” 贺龙大踏步地照走不误，真把几个警卫员吓坏了。离前沿越发近迫，密集的子弹不时将他们身前身后的尘土打得直冒烟，警卫员们下了决心，一齐扑上去抱住贺龙的胳膊，使劲把他往沟里拖：“危险呀老总，我们再也不能让你往前走了。” 这下惹毛了贺龙。他真的生了气，把警卫员一个个甩开，嗓门也粗了：“怎么搞的嘛！危险危险，失掉战机就不危险了！还不快闪开让我走！” 警卫员们没有办法，只好在贺龙面前横着排成一排，用身体掩护着首长往前走。贺龙推开他们，温和地指着天空说：“你们听听，这子弹尖声怪气地呜呜叫，说明离我们还很远。要是听到噗噗声响，那才离得近呢。我们这些人枪林弹雨钻了几十年，还怕子弹吗？子弹怕我们哩！” 进了前沿指挥所那个小村，瓦片、树枝四处乱飞，子弹开始在脚前脚后噗噗响了。迎面过来一副担架，贺龙急忙上前问：“伤势怎么样？伤在什么地方？”抬担架的老乡说伤在腿上，有好几处伤。贺龙俯身朝担架上看了一眼，认出是过去在战斗篮球队打过中锋的队员，因为个子大，人都叫他“大个”。贺龙哟了一声，忙问：“大个儿，你伤得怎么样？”“大个儿”在担架上瞪大眼睛，喊了声“老总……”就说不出话来了。贺龙赶忙吩咐老乡把伤员往后送。“你们放心，我们一定要把敌人全部消灭干净！”他对应声而去的老乡说。 黄新廷一见贺龙钻进前沿指挥所，大惊失色：“啊呀老总，这有多危险！” 贺龙仿佛没听到，急问：“战况如何？” “黄昏之前，傅作义的部队有些过卓资山来，八团占领了西山顶，战士们正在跟他们亮刺刀哩！” “我们的牺牲大不大？” “不大。跟敌人一抵近，大练兵的成果就显出来了。战士们战术灵活，一个小分队、一个战斗小组都敢往敌人纵深里揳，既各自为战，又互相配合，打得相当漂亮！何文鼎的部队虽然装备好，火力足，可在晚上，又跟我们抵了鼻子眼，也发不起威。你听，这手榴弹打得，个个闷嘟嘟的，战斗进展特别迅速……” 贺龙点起一锅烟，满脸兴奋地指示：“拂晓前结束战斗，一定要全歼守敌，活捉何文鼎！” 这句话，余秋里已经把它变成口号，在三五八旅的阵地上到处在喊。随贺龙来的几个小警卫员个个心里痒滋滋的。围在一起眉飞色舞地吹牛。贺龙喊道：“喂，你们几个，守着我干啥子嘛，还不赶快参加战斗！” 有老总这句话，警卫员们立刻活了，个个欢喜不迭地打个敬礼，转身就跑。这天晚上连炊事员、饲养员都上去缴到了枪。何文鼎输惨了，向归绥和集宁呼叫都喊破了嗓子，结果，把集宁的国民党绥远部队“精锐”第一〇一师喊来了，离卓资山还有几十里地，就被守候多时的独一旅打个稀里哗啦。整个六十七军的新编二十六师（亦称“精锐”师），除何文鼎带走的那个特务营侥幸逃到包头之外，其余被打得干干净净，毙伤副团长以下官兵2000多人，俘虏少将副师长以下1800多人。要不是押解时半路上疏忽大意，连中将师长也当了俘虏。 仗打到这个份儿上，贺龙心里着实舒服。丰镇、集宁收复后，晋绥野战军和晋察冀野战军，在卓资山东边的马盖图地区会师。贺龙一见聂荣臻，就嚷嚷着要组织两个军区打一场篮球比赛，表示庆贺。 聂荣臻笑着直摆手：“老一二〇师'战斗篮球队'，大名鼎鼎的，我们怕是要剃光头啊！” 贺龙连忙谦虚：“哪里话嘛，互相学习，共同提高嘛！” 两人正说笑着，机要参谋一声“报告”，将一份刚收到的加急电报递给贺龙。电报是延安发来的，中央军委告诉贺龙：经中共中央和中共中央西北局同意，国民党新编第十一旅旅长曹又参于两个小时前率部起义，陕甘宁晋绥联防军的警备第三旅，奉命前往安边策应。