Chapter 22 Chapter Twenty-Two

The decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to go out of northern Shaanxi was not made hastily.Mao Zedong had thought deeply about this issue a year ago, but at that time he had drawn up a five-year plan and looked at the situation of the War of Liberation with a starting attitude.Didn't expect it to come so soon!This is true throughout the country, as well as in northern Shaanxi.After the Battle of Shajiadian, Mao Zedong felt a little involuntary and ran a few steps.When the victory of Xuan and Wa came, he didn't even have a chance to catch his breath!This spring came too suddenly.

Mao Zedong sat at the meeting place in Yangjiagou, with a feeling of urgency, carefully deliberating the connotation of these slogans such as "Jiang's army must be defeated, our army must win" and "Down with Chiang Kai-shek".With the realization of the "first leap forward" of the three-way army advancing into the Central Plains, not only is the framework for overthrowing the Kuomintang government within five years outdated and conservative like a suit of robes and jackets, but even if it is shortened to three years, it will still look like an old lady with little feet.Once the three major battles are fulfilled as scheduled, and the "second leap forward" of Su Yu leading the three "Huaye" columns to forcefully cross the Yangtze River and directly hit Zhejiang and Jiangxi becomes a reality, Mao Zedong's hour hand can only be turned quickly by hand!

The situation is gratifying, the situation is pressing, and the situation waits for no one.Mao Zedong looked at the battle summary sent by Peng Dehuai, and felt that the congratulatory message just sent to the Northwest Field Army was too light.The success or failure of any campaign should not be isolated.Mao Zedong started the philosophical machine habitually.This is an important reason why his giant ship always maintains the draft scale without being overturned by wind and waves. "In my opinion, Yichuan's victory was not accidental. It has a causal relationship with the 'Three Investigations of Complaints' conducted not long ago." Mao Zedong took a puff of cigarette with gusto, letting his thoughts set sail.After a long time, he said to himself again, "...this is a big article!"

A few days later, Mao Zedong, in the name of the spokesperson of the People's Liberation Army Headquarters, published the article "Comment on the Northwest Great Victory and the New Army Reorganization Movement of the People's Liberation Army", with confidence and joy overflowing between the lines.The article wrote: "This victory has changed the situation in the Northwest and will affect the situation in the Central Plains. This victory proves that the People's Liberation Army's new-style army-wide movement using the method of complaining and three investigations will make itself invincible in the world."

What does "invincible in the world" mean?The officials of the Nanjing government read this, and the roots of all the hair stood on end.Someone quietly called the buddies of the Ministry of National Defense: "Is the Communist army going to counterattack?" This made people like Bai Chongxi and Chen Cheng pretend to "dispel rumors" everywhere.But, can you keep Chiang Kai-shek's mouth shut?In those days, wherever he went, the old man lamented, "The loss of a division in Yichuan was not only the biggest setback for the national army's suppression of bandits, but also a meaningless sacrifice. Good generals were killed in battle, and the entire army was wiped out. It is so sad and mournful." Yes, this is not a small number. The headquarters of a reorganized army and the divisions of two reorganized divisions: ten fully reorganized brigades totaled more than 29,000 people. Within ten days, they were all written off from Hu Zongnan's roster , Can Chiang Kai-shek feel relieved?

So Mao Zedong decided to go out from northern Shaanxi.It is not ostentatious, but intentionally set the time on a certain day in late March.The specific date will not be announced until Wang Dongxing has settled the ferry, boats and sailors one by one.Except for Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Ren Bishi and a few people who have been feeling parted for a long time, the vast majority of people, like ordinary people in northern Shaanxi, and even the grassroots commanders and fighters of the security forces, are kept in the dark.When the news came suddenly, the day had come.When the team of hundreds of people set off from Yangjiagou, Mizhi County, and went to Chuankou Ferry in Wubao in the spring breeze, the villagers suddenly realized that they were busy looking for gongs and drums.This shows that Wang Dongxing's work is quite effective, and Mao Zedong is very satisfied.

The time to cross the Yellow River east is in the afternoon. At 12 o'clock, Mao, Zhou, Ren and other central leaders all rode to the ferry.The guard company was set up early, and a large ferry boat was also numbered.The more than 200 sailors in the sailor camp were selected one by one. Regardless of their appearance, they all have extraordinary skills in water.The first thing Mao Zedong and others did after dismounting was to go up and shake hands with the sailors.This grip is historic.Even though Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Ren Bishi had kind smiles on their faces, they couldn't take away the solemnity of the moment.Among the crowd watching the excitement from afar, a sister-in-law from northern Shaanxi burst into tears with a "wow".Crying is easily contagious, and the women are all infected.Mao Zedong led the way to the common people, and everyone followed, even Jiang Qing.Regardless of the guards or not, they went straight to the fellow villagers, chatting and talking endlessly.

The noon sun shines down from overhead, and the wind blows the woman's checked turban and uncovered sideburns.A few women with their dolls in their arms were still wiping away their tears, but there were smiles on their faces.Those old and strong men wearing white sheep belly handkerchiefs kept beating drums and gongs; a pair of bronze hands held a large coarse porcelain bowl filled with steaming water; the aunt carried red dates, There are a few in my hands, and I stuff them when I see them. The jujube skin is deeply wrinkled, just like her red face; the little dolls like to climb on the high ridge to build a pergola, and squint to look at the other side of the river On the opposite bank, there are faint mountain shadows and mysterious trembling spring scenery.At this time, a boy doll wearing crotch pants hugged a lamb not much smaller than himself and squeezed through the legs of the adults to Mao Zedong, and asked innocently: "Are you Chairman Mao?"

Mao Zedong bent down with a smile, and reached out to catch the cold little sparrow: "Yeah, we seem to have met before!" The baby nodded, shook her head again, and said, "I think you look like me. My mother asked me to ask you, how far are you going? Where are you going?" "We are going to a place far, far away!" Jiang Qing hurriedly replied.She stepped forward and squatted down, holding the baby's hand while gently stroking the lamb. The baby blinked, looked at the mother-in-law who came out of nowhere, then looked up at Chairman Mao, and said, "Okay then, you can help me bring a sheep to my father and my uncle."

Startled, Mao Zedong raised his eyes to look around, and laughed humorously. Jiang Qing didn't smile, and asked earnestly in a high-pitched voice with a child's tone: "But, we don't know where your father and uncle are and what they do?" The baby said to her solemnly: "My mother told me that they are far, far away. Like you, they are also the People's Liberation Army, and they are also fighting the Kuomintang..." Jiang Qing held the baby and the lamb in his arms and hugged him vigorously. Until boarding the boat, Mao Zedong remained serious without smiling.He and Wang Dongxing took a boat, which was covered with reed grass, and could stand or sit, but he refused to sit on it for a long time.Standing, waving towards the shore, and also waving to Zhou Enlai, Ren Bishi, Lu Dingyi, Hu Qiaomu and other central government comrades on several other boats.

Everyone shouted: "Chairman, please sit down, the wind is strong on the river, it's not safe to stand." Zhou Enlai was farther away, gesticulating anxiously.Mao Zedong ignored it.Instructors Xue Haiyu and Wang Dongxing had no choice but to stay close to Mao Zedong and support him as if away from each other.In this way, the boat gradually left the shore and sailed into the waves of the Yellow River. When everyone was rejoicing that the weather was fine, the wind and waves were not strong, and there was no hostile situation, suddenly a boat not far away screamed and screamed. Looking up, it turned out that there was something wrong with the boat that was carrying the livestock. The tall maroon horse broke free from the driver suddenly, neighed loudly, raised its front hooves, jumped into the river, and swam desperately to the west bank it had just left. Mao Zedong witnessed the horse and the boat competing to swim in the river one after the other, and the already complicated feelings became even more unpleasant.This is really a shocking scene!Mao Zedong said in a low voice: "Horses also understand human nature, and horses understand human nature..." He secretly cheered for that fierce horse.He really wanted to give an order to tell the boatmen not to chase after him, and let the horse go back to Hexi, and stay on that land forever, so that it could reproduce and live endlessly.However, Mao Zedong never spoke. Far away, the mountain shadows in northern Shaanxi, the kiln gates, and the fellow villagers who are still waving their big hands, those large porcelain bowls, the red wrinkles on the jujube skin, the doll holding the lamb—his cold little sparrow, he For some reason, the mother who didn't show up, his cute little wish... Mao Zedong thought about it, and he couldn't feel a wave of enthusiasm in his eyes. The east bank of the Yellow River is finally approaching.Although Jinsui and northern Shaanxi are separated by a river, it was the first time Mao Zedong set foot on Hedong. The "first time" is an excitement no matter how you say it!How many firsts will there be in building a new China in the future?It seems that until this moment, Mao Zedong suddenly realized the great significance of this trip. Over the past year, based on rough calculations, he led this special team of hundreds of people through 12 counties and lived in 38 villages in Huangtugou in northern Shaanxi, with a total journey of more than 2,000 miles.But this time, he had to go across the land of Jinsui to Xibaipo, Fuping County, Hebei, to join the Central Working Committee led by Liu Shaoqi and Zhu De!Although Xibaipo is just an ordinary small mountain village on the North China Plain, it is less than 300 kilometers from there to the ancient capital Beiping! Mao Zedong set foot on the land of Hedong with the wind on his feet and full of energy.After walking a few steps, a tall figure approached him.It's none other than Boss He. "Chairman, I'm here to see you off, don't you object?" He Long laughed, and then asked someone to bring a good horse (except for a black spot between the eyebrows, the whole body is brown and red, like a fire).Pointing to the horse, He Long said with complacency and concern: "The real Mongolian breed is fast and steady." As he spoke, he helped Mao Zedong onto the horse's back. Mao Zedong pulled up the rein, tried it, and it was really good, so he said: "Boss He met the horse, I didn't say anything!" He Long laughed again: "Chairman, you just talk nicely. When you leave Jinsui, you also give us instructions on our work!" . Mao Zedong stopped his smile, turned around and looked back at Hexi, concentrating on it for a long time, and said, "Old Peng...you are indispensable!" He Long also became serious when he heard this: "I'm going all out." Mao Zedong nodded and said: "The front committee of the Central Committee is gone, and the burden has been thrown away. You can let go of your hands and feet and make great achievements!" That's right, Peng Dehuai, who relieved his worries for the future, brought this mood to the extreme on the second day after Mao, Zhou, and Ren Dong crossed the Yellow River.As soon as the summary of the battle between Yi and Wa was over, he immediately focused on Hu Zongnan's Yan'an and Luochuan strongholds, and made up his mind to launch another super satellite.That is, either regain Yan'an, let this historic red capital fall into the enemy's hands within a year, and declare to the world the complete bankruptcy of the so-called "key attack" of the Chiang Kai-shek government; or lure and annihilate Pei Changhui, just like dealing with Liu Not like that.But this is a corps and six reorganized divisions, which is equivalent to three times the strength of Liu Kan when he drilled his "pocket" in Wazi Street! Both plans are enticing.Peng Dehuai weighed again and again and decided to choose the latter - to besiege Luochuan.Luochuan is located on the halfway between Yan'an and Xi'an. Once Luochuan goes, Yan'an will naturally become a gourd hanging in mid-air. Even if He Wending has more courage, he doesn't dare to stay there for a long time as a lone teacher. .Conversely, if we attack Yan'an first, not to mention its strong fortifications and geographical location, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if it is defeated, the enemy of Luochuan will still rely on Guanzhong, and the enemy we will face next will still be monolithic.Moreover, there is only one brigade in Luochuan's defense, and using several columns to manipulate a brigade has an absolute advantage in terms of strength.These are all secondary. Peng Dehuai is interested in Luochuan's strategic position.Once attacked, the Pei Changhui Corps will definitely not sit idly by.Pei went north from Tongguan, and the Huanglong Mountains were the only way to pass. Can he dig another grave for him there? It seems that everything is an old-fashioned routine.However, since the "three battles and three victories", Hu Zongnan has always watched the fire pit and jumped into it.That being the case, might as well do it again.Peng Dehuai still attacked the city with three columns and six columns, and deployed "pockets" in Huanglong Mountain with one, two, and four columns.However, city defense is not the same as city defense after all.Although Luochuan does not have as many reinforced concrete as Yichuan, it is located at the junction of Guanzhong and Northern Shaanxi, on the top of the plateau at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, with a panoramic view.Surrounded by steep and deep ditches, they face each other across the plateau, and they cannot hold hands when talking and laughing.As long as the defending enemy holds the key crossings, the attacking party will not be able to cross the bottomless valley unless it spreads its wings.Because of this characteristic, Yang Yinhuan, deputy commander of Luochuan City Defense, deputy brigade commander of the 61st Brigade and head of the 143rd Regiment, used ravines to push all the city defense fortifications 8 to 15 miles away from the city.The three verticals and the six verticals attacked in one go for more than ten days, and they didn't even touch the edge of Luochuan City. Peng Dehuai was annoyed, and ran to the positions of the two columns, and asked Xu Guangda and Luo Yuanfa, "I'll just ask, is it okay or not? If not, then withdraw and go to the training while I let the other columns go!" This is called What words?Xu Guangda and Luo Yuanfa couldn't stand this, so they continued to attack for another 10 days, but still nothing improved, and the two commanders were so anxious that they wanted to dig a hole in the ground.Meanwhile, the first, second, and fourth columns also had a boring stay in Huanglong Mountain.This Pei Changhui is no better than Liu Kan. He doesn't want to commit crimes and meritorious deeds to gain performance, and he doesn't have three reminders a day.Hu Zongnan's reinforcement telegram was also sent, but it was clearly a routine.Therefore, Pei Changhui can completely maintain a normal mind, regard the reinforcement operation as a big game, and return to the order in a leisurely and leisurely way.Therefore, he was not in a hurry, and moved steadily. He advanced 30 miles during the day and retreated 15 miles at night. Is this battle going to continue?Peng Dehuai calmed down, discussed with Zhang Zongxun, Zhao Shoushan, Yan Kuiyao, and Xi Zhongxun all night, came up with a bold action plan, and reported it to the Central Military Commission for approval.Then, Peng Dehuai decided to hold a meeting of cadres above the brigade in Yangpotou to discuss the issue and listen to everyone's opinions. What are you putting on?Everyone understands in their hearts that the number one problem is still lack of food, and tens of thousands of people can't solve the problem, which is not a trivial matter.Instead of hitting Luochuan, turn back and hit Yan'an?no!Hu Zongnan made a big bet on the Yan'an fortifications, don't gnaw your bones and break your teeth, it's not worth it!Besides, there is neither food nor grass there, so what if they are shot down?It is still attractive to play in the south of Jinan, at least the belly can be rounded in the south of Jinan.But what is the strategic purpose of fighting Jinnan?The army can't just fight for food, but also destroy the enemy and promote the situation of the war of liberation!If you start from this point and simply go south to Tongchuan to settle Pei Changhui, it will be more exciting than eating fat... Peng Dehuai picked an opening sentence and kept his head buried in the map.Seeing that the opinions were almost expressed, Xi Zhongxun teased him: "Boss, do you want to talk about it?" Peng Dehuai got up slowly, with his hat askew, his hands on his hips: "There is a piece of meat, it's fat and oily, I don't know if we dare to bite it!" Everyone's appetite was whetted.Those who used their brains tried to figure out what kind of medicine was sold in the boss's gourd; those who didn't use their brains stretched their arms and legs and yelled: "Why don't you dare? As long as your boss has orders, we dare to call to Nanjing!" Peng Dehuai opened his eyes. Mouth: "Dare, that's good, let me tell you about the plan." He walked to the large wall chart, tapped Xi'an with a finger first, and then went west along the Xilan Railway, passing through Xianyang, Wugong, and Baoji. He tapped several times and said: "This place is called Baoji. Oh, don't underestimate it. Hu Zongnan's 'Baoji' is well-deserved! It is the supply base for the Hu army's strategic rear. Food, clothing, weapons and equipment are piled up like mountains. .Let's just go for it, how about it?" Some people nodded silently, some raised their arms and cheered, and some whispered.Wang Zhen became very interested in the improvement of equipment, and said: "This is good, our cadres below the battalion can also learn from the Kuomintang, hang box cannons, and play with binoculars!" Divided.The battalion commander carries the "Sten style", the company commander carries the small carbine gun, the platoon leader carries the "38 big cover", and the "Hanyang made" style, basically there are no short guns.Peng Dehuai looked at Wang Zhen's proud expression, and said, "As soon as the warehouse is opened, you can choose a good back, as long as it can't be crushed!" Wang Zhen covered his mouth and laughed. At this time, Peng Dehuai noticed that the two leaders of the Sixth Column were sitting on the side without saying a word, looking sullen. Knowing that it was because of his loud criticisms in the Weiluo position, he walked over and grinned and called Luo Yuanfa And Xu Liqing's name: "Why, are the two of you having a relationship?" Luo and Xu whispered, "No." "No? The ghosts believe it!" Peng Dehuai said with anger: "Don't carry burdens, fight wars, I have already said, the victory is your credit, and I, Peng Dehuai, are responsible for the failure." Luo and Xu stood up together: Mr. Peng, don't talk about it, we have no burden, we didn't fight well this time, we will fight hard next time. The order of the venue was a bit chaotic, everyone was expressing their opinions, talking about Baoji, but shutting down Baoji, it seemed that a delicious roast chicken was really served.Xi Zhongxun, who hadn’t spoken much all this time, got up, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then pointed to the map and said: “Comrades must attach great importance to this operation. Baoji is located in the middle of Shanxi Guanzhong, the throat of Hanzhong and Sichuan, and the Xijing River and Weihe River in the north. This area used to be called Xifu. Since ancient times, Baoji has been a battleground for military strategists. Therefore, Hu Zongnan also guarded it very closely..." Deputy Commander Zhang Zongxun continued: "Everyone knows the leader guarding Baoji Who is it? It’s our old enemy Xu Bao! You still remember this guy, the first time we fought against Yulin. He was the commander of the 28th Brigade at that time. In the Seventy-Sixth Division at Lianguodan in Qingjian, the original division commander Liao Ang was taken prisoner, and the designation was given to Hu Zongnan. Now, this division is handed over to Xu Bao..." Speaking of this, there was a lot of sighs below, expressing contempt and ridicule towards Hu Zongnan and Xu Bao.Especially Xu Bao, who is notorious among Hu Jun, who doesn't know him in Commander Xiye?Relying on being one of Hu Zongnan's "Four King Kongs", this person has always been arrogant and unreasonable.He is also a true rascal. When he was the commander of the regiment, he gambled and lost the army's salary of the whole regiment;However, Hu Zongnan trusted him because he was a member of the old school and was loyal.Now, Xu Baosheng is promoted to the newly formed 76th Division "Master Seat", which is even more incredible, and he is more angry than others!The division headquarters is stationed in Dongshilipu, Baoji. The feeling of the rear and the abundance of belongings push this guy who is used to dissoluteness to the peak of extravagance.Full of warmth and lust, Xu Bao didn't have the mind to mess with the troops, so he simply handed over all the affairs of the Baoji garrison and the daily training of the troops to Yuan Zhizhong, the chief of staff, while he himself was in the Tongjin Nanfang mansion in Xi'an, drunk and dreaming every day , either prostitution or gambling. Peng Dehuai muttered something to Zhao Shoushan in a low voice, and stood in front of the map again: "Since everyone thinks it can be done, I am determined to do so. We will fight out from the enemy's cracks, attack Xifu in the west, and capture Baoji with cameras... At this point, Xu Guangda, the commander of the three verticals, heard the door and said: "Why is it called 'camera'? Isn't it determined to attack Baoji?" Deputy Commander Zhao Shoushan got up, wiped his glasses with the corner of his clothes, and said in a strong Guanzhong accent: " This battle is a dangerous one. We must not be too optimistic. Think about it, everyone, we fought out from the cracks of Huma, and it is easy to get out and hard to get back. Therefore, we must not get too deep, too deep. Dangerous." This ladle of cold water splashed everyone's mouths.Chief of Staff Yan Kui stood up and said: "Comrades, Deputy Commander Zhao is right. There is no hard and fast rule for capturing Baoji in the depths of the battle, but to act according to the development of the battle situation, which can avoid blindness and reduce unnecessary sacrifices. Now I will talk about the battle plan..." Everyone opened their notebooks one after another. This time, it is planned to use the strength of four columns in the large interspersed.Xu Guangda's three verticals did not move, and continued to besiege Yang Yinhuan, the defender of Luochuan.The column of Turen Xifu is divided into three groups: left, middle and right, each of which bears heavy responsibilities and takes care of each other.The 2nd and 4th columns were on the left, commanded by Zhang Zongxun, crossed the Jinghe River in the south, and captured Yongfeng and Qianxian. The Sixth Column is the right-hand army, and its main task is to fight against the two horses of Ning and Qing who may come to help, and ensure the safety of the main force.At the beginning of the battle, the local armed forces in Zhitian, Dayu, and Shidian towns were first eliminated, and then they forcibly crossed the Jing River, occupied Binxian, Changwu, and Lingtai, and cut off the Xilan Highway; Attack Xunyi, forcefully cross the Jinghe River, capture Binxian, Linyou, and Fengxiang, and then assist the left army to attack Baoji. As soon as the task was divided, the cadres of each column gathered together and got busy.Although Peng Dehuai reminded everyone to express their opinions several times, no one said anything more.As usual, Xi Zhongxun wanted to emphasize a few words about policy and discipline. After that, Peng Dehuai simply announced the adjournment of the meeting and asked all units to go back to convey the mobilization.Everyone left, Peng Dehuai's heart suddenly became heavy.Xifu is Hu Zongnan's "black box", and Baoji is the blackest of blacks.It is true that taking Baoji can solve many problems, and Hu Zongnan's troops on the Central Plains battlefield and the local armed forces scattered in Shaanxi may be mobilized accordingly, but this is after all using four columns to exploit Huma's cracks!He knew that there was always only one enemy in front of the battlefield in northern Shaanxi in the past year, and if there were two—like the two attacks on Yulin, the results would be disastrous.... This is all taboo!Zhao Shoushan's words hit the point, and Peng believed that it was not just his opinion...Peng Dehuai had a rare hesitation in the history of military use.He walked out of the conference room with a heavy heart, and when he looked up, he saw Luo Yuanfa standing there with his arms folded. "Why don't you leave?" Peng Dehuai asked. Luo Yuanfa pulled his hands out of his sleeves, straightened his posture, and said, "I'm waiting for you." Peng Dehuai asked: "Do you have any ideas about combat missions?" Luo Yuanfa said: "We obey the decision of Ye Si and resolutely complete the combat mission!" Peng Dehuai nodded: "I know that fighting is exhausting. You are passively beaten, and you don't get any trophies, and the troops can't be replenished. The reason why the wild division made this decision is because you have experience in fighting. Defending Yan'an, covering the retreat of the central government, you fought hard Six days and six nights, you have gained a reputation!" Hearing these few words, Luo Yuanfa felt warm in his heart, Mr. Peng still trusts Liu Zong!Originally, he himself couldn't explain why he had to wait for Peng Dehuai, but now, he asked himself: Is it just for these few words?He felt that he was a bit stupid, so he smiled embarrassedly, quickly stood at attention to salute, said "Boss, I'm leaving", turned around and ran away. Looking at Luo Yuanfa's back, Peng Dehuai couldn't help grinning.Strangely, in the blink of an eye, the little hesitation in my heart just now was completely wiped out.Just as Yan Kui wanted the chief of staff to come over, Peng Dehuai subconsciously waved his fist: "Do it! Quickly draft an order, and start on April 16, all three ways!" He suddenly remembered something, concentrated for a moment, and solemnly told Yan: "Tell Xu Guangda Let him eat one, fork two, and watch three!" Yan opened his eyes, a little dazed, and Mr. Peng explained: "As soon as we leave, only Xu Guangda is behind. Listen to all directions, and always pay attention to He Wending in Yan'an and Hu Zongnan in Xi'an, just in case..." Peng and Yan knew what they didn't say, it was what Zhao Shoushan said. With this ending, Xu Guangda could only count on Xu Guangda for the rear support. On April 16, the 3rd Army of the Northwest Field Army set off as scheduled. Tens of thousands of people rushed to their targets under the moonlight on the front line of more than 30 kilometers from Zhitian in the north to Gaowangzhuang in the south.Luo Yuanfa's six verticals performed exceptionally well, taking down Changwu and Lingtai counties in one go, and then took control of the Xilan Highway.Then they built fortifications non-stop, waiting for Ma's army.However, the second and fourth columns on the left did not develop so smoothly. They were delayed in Qianxian County. In the end, Zhang Zongxun had to deal with it improvised. Destroy the railway, and then go straight to Baoji along the Fu (Feng) and Qi (Shan) highways; the first column on the middle road occupied Xunyi the next day, and on the 18th they forcibly crossed the Jing River and captured Bin County, capturing the enemy major general There are 1685 people under the commander Zhao Zhang and the commissioner and security commander of the Shaanxi No. 7 Department Qiao Weisen. Five days later, Linyou and Fengxiang were liberated consecutively.By the 24th, they arrived at the Qianyang River in the west of Baoji City.Here Liao Hansheng made a phone call with Peng Dehuai.Peng Dehuai asked: "Do you still want to fight Baoji?" Liao Hansheng said confidently: "Why not? My vanguard has set off early, and I am afraid that we have reached the starting position of the attack. Let's fight!" Peng Dehuai slapped the table: " OK, hit!" How could such a big momentum not disturb Nanjing!Chiang Kai-shek endured it for seven or eight days, but the Xi'an Sui Department was stunned.On the ninth day, he couldn't bear it any longer. He called Xi'an and asked Hu Zongnan to "explain" to him.He didn't know that Hu Zongnan was in chaos at the moment, and his hands were trembling when he received the phone call, "The strength of the troops... well, the Pei Corps is slow to move, and there is still a division in Yan'an..." Hu stammered, feeling that the words were ridiculous. Not sure.Chiang Kai-shek's indisputable heart can bleed!After suppressing for a long time, he suppressed the flame and said: "People have attacked your backyard, why are you still guarding Yan'an? Niang Xipi, once Baoji is lost, I will see how your life will be!" Throbbing, he hurriedly asked: "Then... withdraw the Seventeenth Division?" Chiang Kai-shek had already hung up the phone, and the answer to Hu Zongnan was a long series of busy voices. Withdrawing troops from Yan'an, it would be better to wipe Hu Zongnan's neck!He put down the phone, kicked over his nanmu chair with a flying kick, stretched out his arms, and rolled all the text messages, desk lamps, and phones on the table to the ground, turned around and touched a teacup at hand, no matter what happened Eleventh, grab it and throw it at the banner hanging on the wall that says "serve the country with loyalty". With a sound of "clang", the teacup turned into an eight-petaled lotus flower, and the tea, together with the blooming tea leaves, splashed down from the banner.At this time, the secretary Zhao Longwen just came in, stretched out his head to see, stuck out his tongue, and quickly retracted his head again.But this did not escape Hu Zongnan's eyes, and immediately yelled: "Come in!" Zhao Longwen knew he couldn't hide, walked in respectfully, and was about to explain something hesitantly, Hu Zongnan yelled again: "Get out!" The next day, a colonel and staff officer of the Xi'an Sui Department Headquarters flew to Yan'an on a special plane.Like an amnesty decree, he told He Wending, commander of the 17th Division: "Mr. Hu has ordered the 17th Division to withdraw from Yan'an!" He Wending opened his mouth for a long time, not believing his ears.How many days and nights he has thought about this matter without the courage, the days of hanging in the air like years are finally coming to an end!It was a nightmare. Seeing that the Yanyu Highway was completely controlled by the Communist army, there was no guarantee of food, fodder and equipment.This is far behind. The Communist Party's guerrillas in the enemy's rear almost never did not visit their homes for "visits", especially in the past month, the officers and soldiers have reached the point where they are all soldiers.On the evening of the day when Xi Ye set out to attack Xifu, Qingliang Mountain suddenly burst into gunshots, and He Wending urgently ordered the defenders to tighten their positions.As a result, the bunker was burned, and the stockpiled grenades and shells were detonated.For a moment, the flames blazed into the sky, the sound of explosions rang through the sky, and the entire city of Yan'an was shaken. The theater where the play was being performed was in chaos. The actors had no time to change their costumes, so they ran for dozens of miles in their outfits and high boots! Although the retreat order was only communicated to the officers above the brigade, within two hours, even the old man pulling the donkey on the streets of Yan'an got wind of it.He Wending didn't hide anything, and simply let go of his hands and feet to detonate the warehouse, transfer rice noodles, and distribute firearms to the officials of the administrative office.Those government officials who don't wear military uniforms, big and small merchants who came from Xi'an to do speculative business, and some local wealthy families in Yan'an were so nervous that they left as soon as they said it, as if the Communist Party would come out of the ground.Some wives and wives don't even bother to bring their nursing babies, and businessmen's gold and silver treasures are also randomly collected.Soldiers were more straightforward, bullets were secretly thrown into the toilet, heavy artillery tore down the ditch, and machine guns were stuffed into the crop fields... During the critical period, He Wending all turned a blind eye. Because the "National Congress" was being held in Nanjing, Chairman Jiang's "high-level speech" would involve the "important event" of "the national army's seizure of Yan'an", so the date of the withdrawal of the 17th Division had to be postponed.One push and one push for ten days.During these ten days, Xu Guangda quietly withdrew from the Luochuan position, carefully divided the team, and laid a foreshadowing on the possible path of He Wending.The commanders and fighters of the three verticals attacked the city for several days, just to have a respite while waiting for work.Finally one day, He Wending went on the road as if he had received an amnesty.Following Officer Hu's order, he also got Luo Chuan to take Yang Yinhuan to retreat southward, so the first stop was quite leisurely and full of human touch.Yang Yinhuan, who had been under siege for more than a month, wanted to kowtow on the ground when she saw He Wending.Although I only "waited" for an hour, I still hope to feel like wearing autumn water.Together, the two of them did not take the usual return route of Huangling and Yijun, but detoured from the east of Luo River to between Baishui and Chengcheng, and then crossed Luoshui.And in order to prevent long nights and dreams, he will not delay in Luochuan for a minute. Xu Guangda stood on a mountain near the mouth of the Nanjiao River in Luochuan City, watched through the binoculars He and Yang's troops leave Luochuan instead of going to Huangling, but turned around to Huaibai, and couldn't help laughing.He had expected that He Wending would play this trick of not following the "normal" but following the "weird", deploying mobile troops on both sides of the Luo River.Even if He and Yang walk along the Luohe River to the Weihe River, they cannot escape this catastrophe!Thinking of this, Xu couldn't help feeling infinitely emotional.The battle situation developed so fast, no one really expected, from passive to active, from defense to attack, this feeling on the battlefield, even caught people off guard.Once upon a time, there was a blue sky and white sun everywhere, and it was as solid as a golden soup, as if everything was like mud overnight, it was really defeated like a mountain!General-level officers like He Wending used to be so dignified and dignified when they entered and exited the official residence, but now a retreat order is obediently like a frightened bird and a bereaved dog. Do anything.Not to mention the local tyrant officials who live by fawning and catering, all of them are in mourning.The gold, silver, treasures and aunts who spent so much effort in the past to gather their hands have now become a burden that can't be swallowed or spit out!But the penniless common people were regarded as life-saving straws. When He Wending evacuated Yan'an, he pulled out all the stops and used both soft and hard methods to forcefully bring over 2,000 fellow villagers.Now, He's 17th Division plus the soldiers and horses of Yang Yinhuan's three brigades, as well as the people of the two places, together, there are at least 30,000 people.The marching team was bustling with mixed soldiers and civilians, which made it more difficult for Xu Guangda to attack. The team is getting bigger, and He Wending also has the difficulty of not being able to greet him.On the day when we arrived at the ferry of the Luohe River, we drove more than 70 miles to a small place called Shijiahe, and suddenly found that the artillerymen who fell behind were gone, and the air force reconnaissance was also gone.It was so hard until the next morning, when the three people screamed and rushed into the Shijia River, He Cai vaguely guessed some of the truth.But when the two armies were fighting face to face, He Wending couldn't punch anyway, even if He Wending was self-righteous, he didn't care about using his kung fu, so he went to the bank of the Luo River to find a pontoon bridge.At a glance, the river is full of turbid waves, rolling away, and there is no shadow of the pontoon bridge.He immediately understood that the Communist army had already arrived one step ahead.When it was time to build a bridge temporarily, it was found that the whereabouts of the pontoon bridge troops were unknown. How could Xu Guangda let go of this god-given opportunity to wipe out the enemy?Without waiting for He Wending's brain to turn around, the chasing soldiers rushed forward, and the killing sound shook the sky!He Wending saw that it would be impossible to carry weapons and vehicles in vain. The only way out was to go east to Chengcheng, go south to Dali, and return to Xi'an in a bigger circle.Just as he was about to take a step, a plane dropped an order from Chief Hu from overhead, saying that there were cavalry chasing after him, ordering them to cross Luoshui by force, and that there were reinforcements from Baishui County on the opposite bank.He Wending closed his eyes and resigned himself to fate!It is doomed to float like a river of boiled dumplings.Xu Guangda chased for hundreds of miles without any pain, but he never dared to fight, because he couldn't bear to hurt the innocent people caught in the team.He Wending and Yang Yinhuan took advantage of this!However, objectively speaking, this is another way of using troops in the "empty way to survive".Therefore, the Luo River in front of him created a wonderful opportunity for Xu Guangda to "strike halfway across". With life and death at stake, Xu Guangda carefully distinguished the Kuomintang soldiers from ordinary old people.He even asked the troops: rather than destroying one enemy, they should not harm innocent people as much as possible.This made He Wending take advantage of it again.In the rain of bullets, he narrowly escaped death and was protected by orderlies and finally climbed to the south bank; looking back, 13 mountain guns, 2 heavy guns, 8 tanks, 48 ​​trucks, 7 American jeeps, and the hill-like clothes and ammunition were still left behind.北岸，不禁拍屁股跺脚心疼。一大片落汤鸡似的残兵败将围在他身边。杨荫寰已经下落不明。与河里漂的成百上千人比，又庆幸自己命大。何文鼎忽喜忽悲地拟了一份电报，请胡宗南派飞机把对岸的重武器装备和物资通通炸掉，不要留给共产党军队。正当他翘首云端盼望飞机来临时，胡宗南一道命令下来，将所有侥幸活命的官兵个个吓得面无人色。 蒋介石怒气冲冲降临西安。这是三个月内他第二次西北行。胡宗南背上的包袱比撤离延安本身还要沉重。恰恰就在这个时候，那个像水鬼一样爬上洛河的何文鼎报告说，大批坦克大炮和汽车等物资，丢在洛河北岸要求空军去轰炸。“岂有此理！一群废物！”胡宗南在刚刚收拾出来的办公桌上打雷一般地捶着：“传我的命令，叫何文鼎回去把东西夺回来！要是夺不回来，通通把他们送上军事法庭！” 后来的事实证明，这不过是句气话，同过去胡宗南紧要时刻那些吹泡泡似的气话，没什么两样。何文鼎隔了没几天就回到西安。那时蒋介石还没走。这位不自量力的老先生居然念及在延安时同蒋握过手、蒋问过他一句“住在那里身体好吗”的话，就想入非非，希望还能重获眷顾。结果，蒋介石从他面前走过去，连眼角都没有扫到他。一个鸡毛师长，蒋介石认识他是谁呀！反过来想一想，幸亏老蒋没把他当回事，若知道他就是那个光撤退就丢了将近1万人队伍和大批坦克大炮的主儿，恐怕就不仅是撤职查办的事了！可见，胡宗南还是头护犊子的牛。把蒋介石扶上飞机之后，他狠狠地瞪了何文鼎一眼，说：“这下好了，共产党军队从今往后，有坦克了！”何文鼎头垂在胸前，声音像蚊子哼一样：“卑职知罪……” 何文鼎知罪，许光达发了洋财。大炮和汽车，战士们不新鲜，坦克可是稀罕物，爬上爬下叮了咣当，谁也不会摆弄。许司令员过来了，笑嘻嘻地跳上炮塔，几手一耍，把门给打开了。战士们“嗬”起来，在下面跳着乐着，又拍巴掌又欢呼，问司令员啥时学会这一手。许笑答：“过去在苏联学习时，摸过这玩意儿……”话音未落，只见坦克塔门里爬出一个四五岁的小男孩和一只逗人喜爱的巴儿狗。许光达乐了，嘿嘿笑着把孩子和狗抱出来。一了解，才知小孩是国民党十七师副师长的宝贝儿子。小家伙一脸惊恐，满脸油垢，许光达连忙吩咐警卫员给他好好洗一洗，搞点吃的。又叫司令部参谋到收容的国民党军家眷中，寻找孩子的母亲。 在三纵指战员围绕几十辆汽车坦克兴致勃勃的时候，远在西府的宝鸡城里，正掀开惊天动地的一页。何文鼎撤离延安的当天，彭德怀就把这个振奋人心的消息转达给激战中的一、二、四、六纵队。这股东风可了不得。虽然党中央已经东渡而去，可延安毕竟是延安啊！国民党的败象、胡宗南的短命，通过这件事活生生地展示在指战员面前。大家把劲都铆在刀尖上，25日断然包围宝鸡。当夜一、二纵队突然攻城，枪炮打了半天，徐保都不相信：“怎么可能？共产党军队怎么可能来得这么快？” 徐保是在一天前才匆忙赶回宝鸡的。一到师部即和参谋长袁致中、宝鸡警备司令刘进商讨对策。刘进一个劲地强调兵力不足，希望撤到宝鸡以南宝成公路的秦岭上占领要地，抵御共产党军队。徐保给他一顿臭骂。徐制定出若干条部署，力主以现有兵力竭力死守。当然，这也是胡宗南的意思。胡在电报中一面下令死守，一面承诺援兵即刻就到。这让徐保铡死了一颗心。本来，他边对刘进说难听的话，边已将自己的行李捆好、吉普车加足了汽油。现在，胡宗南已有明示，他只能与宝鸡共存亡了！ 徐保的感觉是对头的。一个“快”字，就是彭德怀攻取宝鸡的核心精神。战斗发起前，彭总就对张宗逊嘱咐：“要速战速决！进攻要快，打扫战场要快，撤离要快！”这一“快”，把徐保搞蒙了。在他的印象中，共产党军队围城一般都得清理外围，构筑工事，然后四城进发。因为弹药不足，打炮很有节制。怎么这次一上来就炮火打个不停。城区所有火力点、碉堡、制高点全都抬不起头来。第一个浪头，守城敌军就吓趴了，许多据点上的敌官兵不战而逃。刘进手下那个保警大队二话没说，立即缴械投降。到第二天早上，整个战斗就大头朝下，剩下街区巷战了。 这个局面也是徐保没想到的，师部不得不转移到地势较高的金台观。这地方低头便可通览宝鸡全景。徐保一看，全城已经到处是共产党军队，其数量少说也多于他那个老虎架子的七十六师十倍！而胡宗南夸下海口的“援兵”又迟迟没有消息。这下他着了慌，脸上立马呈现猪肝色。可巧，刚从西安开来的铁甲列车队长进了一言，说要是把师部迁移到装有小炮且弹药充足又有三天给养的铁甲车上，可以凭借铁路，指挥自如，又能确保安全。徐保喜出望外，立即采纳。他万万没有想到，这一上去，就爬进了坟墓。 几小时后，“指挥自如”的铁甲车被包围在车站内。解放军将车下塞满了一点就着的干柴并浇上汽油，然后喊话：“如不投降，就要炮轰火烧了！”车内的徐保给胡宗南发了一份“效命党国”的电报，后在别人劝说下又准备逃命，让参谋长袁致中守车指挥。袁流着泪说：“我的家小都在西安，日后务请师座关照……”谁知徐保大发雷霆：“革命军人还怕死？！你走，我来坐镇！”就在这时，解放军失去耐心，只听“轰”的一声炮响，徐保倒在车里，浑身是血。 前后20多天，胡宗南损兵折将，死一个刘戡，死一个严明，又死一个徐保。西安城里沸沸扬扬传出一副对联：“刘戡戡内乱内乱未戡身先死；徐保保宝鸡宝鸡未保人已亡，”横批是：“杀身成仁”。徐保后来也葬到西安翠华山，与刘戡、严明身首相抵。据说蒋介石晚些时候去西安还专门登山祭奠了他们，并对随行者说：“我们今天还能在这里祭奠他们，如果你们不努力作战，恐怕我们死后，就没有人来掩埋，更谈不到祭奠了。” 老蒋这话明显流于肤浅。他恐怕到死也没有搞明白，他数百万“武装到牙齿”的“国军”究竟是什么原因输给了那些身上长着虱子的土八路，仅仅怪他的将士作战“不努力”吗？这一点，只有留待比我们还有以后的后人去评说。我们现在要说的是26日黄昏宝鸡平静下来之后，一、二纵攻城部队城里城外就地休息。他们一律在野外和屋檐下做饭或啃干粮，不进民房，晚上就露宿街头，丝毫不惊扰老百姓。宝鸡的老百姓开始不敢上街，渐渐的，有人站在远处看，胆子大的，靠近部队聊起来。说：“你们部队纪律这么严明，难怪打胜仗！”解放军就趁机宣传：“我们是老百姓的队伍，讲'三大纪律八项注意'，跟国民党部队是两码事。”消息不胫而走，到4月28日早晨，解放军撤离宝鸡时，老百姓已经拽着指战员的衣袖不让走了。 宝鸡储存的弹药差不多足够西北野战军用上两年，还有整车皮、整窑洞的粮食和布匹。可惜部队仓促撤离，来不及全部运走。彭德怀下令，全体指战员和俘虏，能带多少带多少，骡马以最大的驮载量满载枪炮、弹药。所有官兵，每人必须背一捆咔叽布或一发炮弹。此外，打开粮仓、布库发给老百姓，让他们能扛多少扛多少。实在处理不完的物资，只好连同军火仓库、兵工厂一起炸掉。顷刻间，宝鸡城里隆隆巨响，胡宗南苦心经营多年的补给基地，化为灰烬。 现在就得考虑赵寿山所说的“收回去”的问题了。部队远离陕甘宁地区，当然应力避较强的胡军11个旅，而相机歼灭兵力较小的“青马”八十二师马继援部。彭德怀的想法刚刚成形，奉命在扶风和青花镇一线抗击裴昌会第五兵团增援的四纵队突然全线溃退，钟松的三十六师和李振的六十五师一马当先，潮水般涌了过来，直逼虢镇和风翔。一、二纵队顿时陷入侧水侧敌的困境，形势万分危急。而此刻，右路六纵又紧急报告，“青马”八十二师已攻陷长武、彬县，有超过六纵五六倍兵力的队伍，正以四个蹄子的速度由西北方向疾驰而来。 what to do?虽然事先有所防备，但马家军如此兴师动众（后来知道居然前后赶来三个骑兵师、两个步兵师）和四纵防线顷刻溃散，仍是彭德怀思想准备不太充分的。眼下已不是“收回去”的问题了，唯一办法就是背靠前，相对集中，抱成团。彭德怀下令：一、二纵立即破坏无法转运的物资，火速向千阳地区集结，视情在千阳、华亭、灵台、麟游一带建立新的根据地。然而，钟松和李振从凤翔、陈村一步跨过来，挡住了去路。情况异常被动，野司和一纵卡在夹板中间，动也不能动。只有二纵有条件扛这块夹板。独四旅和独六旅立刻死死咬住关键性地形——柳林一线不放，任凭钟、李两师炮火、飞机狂轰滥炸，坚决不撒手。两天拼杀下来，二纵损兵400多人。所幸的是，野司和一纵脱离了险境。 “新根据地”的设想已不可能实现。彭德怀一番权衡，决定仍坚持摆脱裴昌会，集中兵力吃马继援，北上陇东。谁知就在此刻，先头担负掩护任务的六纵反被马继援一刀两断，教导旅（欠一个团）被包围在镇原东边的屯子镇。彭总大惊，亲自指挥救援。可此刻，独一旅在屯子镇西南20公里处，被敌人的飞机盯上了，一时半会儿周旋不开；后卫三五八旅也让李振六十五师切成两半；四纵自防线被突破后，东一榔头西一棒子连续转移阵地抗击，此时又联络不上；而二纵的麻烦更大了，他们在荔镇、萧金镇突然遭到马继援骑五团、甘肃保安团和钟松重建的三十六师、马继援骑一团的四路人马南北夹击，自身应接不暇。 教导旅被困部队可吃苦头了！屯子镇弹丸之地，方圆几百米，老百姓早跑光了，没有一粒米一滴水。他们靠喝马血、吃马肉熬时光，病员和伤员都在急剧增加，营团干部也牺牲了好几个。马家军一炮接一炮打在那么小的地盘上，被困指战员无处藏身。六纵部队本来就很疲惫，从围攻宜川、洛川以来，连续血战，一直没有得到休整，像被困的二团，三个营的架子，凑起来不过一个营，实在经不起拖。当然更重要的是主力在此裹足不前，后果不堪设想。 彭德怀下令：教导旅全力突围！这是一次惨烈的行动。经过精心组织，部队趁着夜色分成几拨，分别由纵队和旅团干部率领，冲出包围圈。不便带的武器不得不含泪炸掉。一些重伤员为不拖累部队，纷纷在自己怀里拉响手榴弹，或是把枪口对准自己太阳穴扣动扳机。出发前，罗元发和关盛志、徐立清、陈海涵等纵队领导，不得不从大局出发，与坚持不走的重伤员及一具具战友遗体挥泪而别。他们刚刚突出镇子，就听到身后一声又一声悲怆的口号和凄厉的枪声，“共产党万岁！”“毛主席万岁！”“哒哒哒哒……”谁的心里都明白，这是伤员战友在与马匪同归于尽。这声音刻在他们心头，终身难忘！ 为了配合突围，教导旅分割在外面的一个团冲进镇子接应纵队和旅机关，新四旅和好不容易摆脱了敌机的独一旅，迅速在外围马家军身后展开，对敌实施反包围。马继援心虚了，这才打马撤离。部队重新冲进镇子，只见所有的伤员全让马匪残暴地杀害了。这些惨无人道的家伙，竟然用刀割去死者的生殖器，塞进他们的嘴里，有的还用五马分尸……罗元发和徐立清第二天中午在一棵小树下见到彭德怀，眼泪止不住地簌簌直流，一句话也说不出来。彭德怀拉住他们的手说：“这是为胜利付出的代价，不遭到这一次失败，就不是这个代价了！” 5月6日晚，胡、马大批部队正在乌云一般聚过来，形成合围之势。彭德怀立即命各纵，不失时机地交替掩护，分秒必争，东渡泾河。可这时二纵却还搅和在群敌之中，进退两难。要打，敌我悬殊太大，没有取胜的把握；不打，一旦敌人占领荔镇和萧金镇，南北接上气，我军主力东进求生的道路，就给堵死了。整个西野参战四个纵队，就会陷在屯子镇、西峰镇和泾川地区，危在旦夕。这一情况，走在后面跟一纵一起的彭老总，并不是十分清楚。 负责具体指挥的张宗逊急坏了。与彭总商量已来不及，且联络也不方便。便想起直接与中央军委联络，但又觉得不合适。最后还是找到纵队和各旅主要领导碰了一下头，才果断下令，改变原部署，以独六旅、三五九旅，在荔镇方向坚决抗击钟松第三十六师；独四旅主力，继续围攻萧金镇的敌人，另外，再以一个加强团抢占荔镇与萧金镇以东一个叫“三不同”的地形，在那里构筑工事，保障野战军主力东进的道路。这样，彭总交替掩护东撤的计划，才算付诸实现。 5月12日这天是个阴天，分不清早中晚，后卫三五八旅依托一道低坎打退敌人约一个团的最后一次冲击。马蹄声渐渐远去，余秋里对黄新廷说：“撤吧，狗日的们不会再来了！”话刚说完，身后上来一支队伍。一问是关中军分区的游击队。告诉说：再过30里就是马栏了。“你们撤，敌人来了我们有办法对付！”黄新廷也不客气，就撤。天快黑时，前面传下口令，说彭总在路边等他们。不一会儿，黄新廷和余秋里见到了彭总。彭问：“没事吧？”黄说：“没事，关中分区游击队在前面。”彭说：“估计敌人撒手了，不过今晚还要加强警戒。”余说：“放心吧老总，你也好好睡个觉。”彭阴着脸：“这仗没打好，问题很多，要做检讨……”