Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Winter in the North of Dali

From Baishui County to Tuji Town in Luochuan, 80 kilometers away.He Long, Lin Boqu, and Xu Guangda rode on horses, walking and chatting all the way, and the day passed quickly. He and Lin made a special trip to the third column stationed in Baishui after they arrived in Yan'an for deployment at the beginning of the month to attend the enlarged party committee meeting of the column and help the party committee of the column summarize the "flying in the ointment" of the previous period of operations. At the meeting, He Long spoke a long speech, criticizing very seriously the issue of disunity among the cadres of individual brigades.He said: "In war, if you win, you have experience. If you lose, you have lessons. You must carefully summarize and review yourself with an open mind. Don't blame Zhang San Li Si, complain about this and that. Let me tell you, this is a manifestation of low military quality and political level! If this problem is not resolved, your fighting style will not be much stronger!"

Xu Guangda spoke highly of these remarks, and he kept saying "good medicine tastes bitter" all the way. He Long said: "Our comrades are used to bitterness, so I, He Long, can eat bitter words." He pointed at Xu Guangda with a smoking pipe: "If you don't change it, I will scold you next time!" Lin Boqu admired He Long's style, which was straightforward, temperamental, and very crisp.He felt that He Long's charm was here, unpretentious, aboveboard, and there was nothing to pretentious.He even believes that "this is a model for dealing with comradely relations within the party."

He Long explained: "I have also been a high-ranking official of the Kuomintang. I just put on a set of clothes and secretly intrigue. I don't like it. I don't like those bad habits. We, the Communist Party, don't engage in them!" After speaking, he laughed loudly. Dressed in a majestic manner, yet kind. Every time Xu Guangda saw it, he thought: So He Long has a lot of friends, good friends, from Mao Zedong to the groom who pulls hay for his horse.When he is free, he can put his legs crossed on the muddy floor next to the stable and say hello, "Old man, is the horse feed ready? Let's have a hand!" pebbles.In a blink of an eye, when a major military event comes, he can sit upright at the Supreme Command again and fight for life or death, or talk about Chiang Kai-shek, Sun Yat-sen, and astronomy and geography with Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Zhou Enlai, without being timid.This reminded Xu Guangda of the times in western Hunan and Hubei.At that time, as a representative of the Central Committee, Xu was sent to Honghu together with Sun Deqing (Sun Yizhong), and served as the commander and head of the Red Army under He Long.According to rumors from the people in the Honghu area, Duan Dechang and He Long are both dragons. Duan is called "Fire Dragon" and He is called "Water Dragon".

Speaking of this, He Long put away his smile, took a few puffs of cigarettes, and said to himself: "That's to scare the Kuomintang!" We are their backing. They hope that I am a dragon; but in the revolutionary ranks, I am nothing!" Xu Guangda said: "It is not bad for the masses to say that. Dragons need water to fly through the clouds. Isn't the masses and the ranks just Water! Mr. Lin, what do you think?" Lin Boqu is one of the famous "five elders" in the party, with high morals and profound knowledge.What He Long and Xu Guangda said just now touched him.He lightly stroked his silver beard and said: "In our traditional Chinese culture, the dragon is supreme. I think what is being discussed here is a question of realm. The dragon must breathe out the true energy of the heaven and the earth, leap in the rivers and seas, and embrace all rivers. The river travels thousands of miles, and the dragon's mind is as big as this!"

"Ah, good insight, good insight!" He Long hugged Lin Boqu with a smile and said, "I'm far behind, I have to work hard..." After speaking, he laughed.Before he knew it, Tuji Town had arrived.Peng Dehuai, Xi Zhongxun, Zhao Shoushan, Zhang Zongxun, Yan Kuiyao and other leading comrades of the Northwest Field Army all ran to the entrance of the town to greet them. Everyone said their hard work. What the hell!" He said, taking off his hat and unbuttoning his belt, looking cheerful and energetic.Seeing Peng Dehuai standing in front of him, he said, "Boss Peng, Chiang Kai-shek is going to suffer enough for this punch!" Obviously, he was referring to the Battle of Xifu.Peng Dehuai grinned reluctantly.It can be seen that he has something on his mind.

The next day, the Second Front Committee Enlargement Meeting of the Northwest Field Army was held in Tuji Town with the purpose of summarizing the Xifu Campaign.He Long and Lin Boqu rushed here just to attend this meeting.Before setting off, He Long knew that in this battle, Wang Shitai's four verticals did not perform very well, and he didn't listen to greetings very much, which affected the overall situation. Several dangerous situations occurred, so he was ready to come over and take a good beating.That night, he had a brief talk with Zhang Zongxun, Yan Kuiyao, and Zhao Shoushan, and found that there were more problems than these.The Battle of Xifu wiped out 21,000 enemies, expanded and consolidated the liberated area, opened up the Linyou New Area, and pushed the war to the Kuomintang ruled area, creating conditions for the next development of the offensive.However, in the course of the battle, there was insufficient understanding of the nature of the contradictions and commonalities between Hu and Ma, and the troops suffered some losses.Some cadres used this to complain that Peng Dehuai had made mistakes in his determination to fight.This made He Long very annoyed.

When making a meeting report, Peng Dehuai naturally showed a high profile.He is a down-to-earth person, he doesn't like to go around in circles, he asks others to do it, and he does it first.He is usually strict with people because he has very unusual standards for himself.Therefore, when talking about the problems of the Battle of Xifu itself, he shouted loudly: "Yiwa's great victory, we are all proud and underestimated the enemy in our minds! We underestimated the difficulties and overestimated the contradictions between Hu and Ma. In terms of the guiding ideology of the campaign, I made a lot of mistakes. I should bear the main responsibility for these..."

The meeting was held at a threshing floor outside the town.It’s not long after the rain, and the climate is warm. In the cracks in the wheat field, the wheat grains left over from the past year have germinated one by one, and they are inch long, green and attractive.Someone pulled out one and put it in his mouth and chewed it lightly. There was a hint of sweetness, a hint of fragrance, and a hint of astringency. Probably because of excitement, Peng Dehuai wiped off his hat, revealing his newly shaved bald head.He paused, and tapped his bald head with his fingers: "Where have I learned Marxism-Leninism? Looking at the problem, I can't be as dialectical as Chairman Mao, and I can't stand as high as him and see him as far away. I know that the Huma family has Contradictions, but they are united in anti-communism! Deputy Commander Zhao issued a warning, but to be honest, I didn't pay attention to it. I also knew one thing about Pei Changhui, but I didn't know the other thing. I only knew about his outside reinforcements when we besieged Luochuan. Be careful, eight brigades traveled more than ten miles a day, but he did not know that he was replaced by inside reinforcements, and his appearance changed drastically. Twelve brigades traveled more than a hundred miles a day, passing through cities occupied by our army, and ignored them, leaving no soldiers behind One soldier, fully reinforce the main direction... I am a commander, my strategic analysis is not deep and thorough, I have made such a big mistake, I should bear important responsibilities, I will conduct self-criticism, and everyone will criticize me!"

After such a heavy artillery hit, everyone was a little dazed, and the venue was completely silent.Peng Dehuai stood up from behind the table symbolizing the rostrum, glanced at the crowd, and said, "Now, I want to talk about the issue of the troops." His eyes found Wang Shitai, the commander of the four columns: "You What did Wang Shitai do?" Wang Shitai lowered his head, his tall body was a little rickety, and he muttered something.Peng Dehuai put aside Wang Shitai, and turned his eyes to political commissar Zhang Zhongliang: "Zhang Zhongliang, you are a political commissar, talk about it." Zhang Zhongliang seemed to be full of resentment: "What is the use of me as a political commissar!" He puffed his cheeks and said something talk.This made Peng Dehuai explode: "You are a political commissar, I want to dismiss you!" He walked around to the table and said, "Tell me, which one of you guards Xifeng Town?" Wang Shitai replied: "Police three Brigade." Peng Dehuai shouted: "Huang Luobin!" His eyes quickly searched among the four vertical cadres.Huang Luobin, the brigade commander of the third police brigade, stood up in the crowd, with his forehead drooping on his chest, not daring to vent his breath.

Peng Dehuai let out a breath, and then turned back to his original position behind the table, but he still didn't sit down, his face turned purple.He cast his eyes sharply on Wang Shitai again: "I ordered you to cover the first column and the second column to attack Baoji. Your actions were slow and slow, and you didn't seize the opportunity to wipe out the enemy at all! In the early stage of the battle, you can take advantage of the enemy's scattered reinforcements one by one. Opportunity, fight hard in Changning and Linli Town, but did you fight? Didn't fight! You missed the opportunity to wipe out the enemy for nothing, why do you say?!" He stopped, and slowly shifted his gaze to the straight Huang Luobin , Turning around and talking about Xifeng Town: "During the resistance of Fufeng and Tunzi Town, you have not once completed the combat tasks you have undertaken...Guo Yingchun!"

Guo Yingchun, head of the Fifth Police Regiment, rose up in response, showing great respect. Peng Dehuai's eyes were burning with flames: "You Huang Luobin, you Guo Yingchun, what kind of battle did you fight, eh? You skimped on the first battle, the enemy came and you ran away and hid in Taiping Town, almost wiped out my entire army! I withdraw your troops Job, I want to..." Peng Dehuai's right hand subconsciously pressed on the pistol at his waist. After a long time, it turned into a fist and smashed hard on the table. With a "bang", everyone was so nervous that their hairs stood on end. Peng Dehuai slowly withdrew his hand, carried it behind his back, and lifted it again.He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng beat a small drum in their hearts.Mr. Peng's voice was a little calmer, but his tone was still firm. He said: "Yi Zong was resolute, brave and swift in the battle of Xifu." A stone fell from He and Liao's hearts. "However," Peng Dehuai said, staring sharply at He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng suddenly, "on May 6th, we cooperated with the Sixth Column to attack the enemies on the outskirts of Tunzi Town. Time was delayed and our actions were slow. The transfer to Gongheyuan on May 11th was too early. Affected the deployment adjustment of Noji!" Liao Hansheng couldn't sit still.Both of these incidents were due to a mistake in the connection and transfer of the phone, which misunderstood Mr. Peng's meaning and did not retreat on purpose.He felt aggrieved and wanted to stand up and explain.But at this time, Lin Boqu, He Long, Wang Weizhou, Xi Zhongxun and others who attended the meeting all turned their attention to Liao Hansheng.Those kind smiles contained understanding and trust, and also reminded him to restrain himself.Especially He Long's eyes, Liao Hansheng is the most familiar and understandable.Regardless of these, Peng Dehuai continued to say what he said: "Have you ever thought about where is our food? Where is the food in the border areas? Without food, even if you retreat to Yan'an, you will not be safe. If you retreat, you will retreat to the Yellow River ..." Hearing the word "retreat", Liao Hansheng couldn't restrain himself, he stood up and interrupted Peng Dehuai: "I have never retreated before the enemy, this time I didn't consciously..." At this moment, He Long stood up unhurriedly.He slapped the empty pipe on the table, and interrupted Liao Hansheng unceremoniously: "Let me say a few words! First of all, I want to talk about your attitude towards criticism..." Liao Hansheng stood there for a moment, ready to sit down, just bent over He lowered his waist and heard He shout: "Don't sit down...stand up and listen." Liao didn't sit down.He Long then called several people's names in succession, and said, "Stand up for me!" So a large crowd stood up in the venue.He didn't speak, but picked up the pipe to fill the cigarette.Filled a pot, lit it, took a puff, and sprayed it out from the mouth and nostrils together, and then spoke again: "Originally, how can there be no victory or loss in a war? It is normal to have a little trouble on the battlefield. However, thinking There can be no problems, but no human error! I heard that some people have doubts about Mr. Peng’s determination to fight. How can this be unreasonable! Take advantage of the victory to attack Baoji, destroy his rear, weaken the strength of Hu Jun, and force Hu to hand over Yan’an , Mr. Peng’s decision is very bold!" He Long patted the table to emphasize his tone, and turned from behind the table to say: "Everyone has seen that, Wei Luo is fighting for aid, if he doesn't fall for your tricks, we have nothing to eat Eat, there is no way out. Under such circumstances, the only way to change the status quo and mobilize Hu Zongnan's troops is to fight southwest. This course of action is completely correct, I agree with it, and the Military Commission has also approved it!" Having said that, He Long approached the table, picked up a bowl of water and took a sip.Lin Boqu next to him whispered: "Let comrades sit down!" He Long snorted, but did not give up his seat, and continued: "Facts have proved that although our army's operation in Xifu increased casualties and reduced personnel, it also gained a lot from the enemy. With fewer weapons and ammunition, many heavy equipment such as tanks, cannons, and cars were seized, and Yan’an and Luochuan were recovered. The recovery of Yan’an, in particular, would have a great impact on the whole country and the world.” He took a puff of cigarette and put more The rational words are omitted. "In short, this campaign is very correct. If President Peng's determination can be fulfilled, we will fight even better!" Obviously, this sentence reminded him of something, saying: "Your four verticals did not follow Chairman Mao's instructions. What to do, you are not concentrating the strength of the two brigades, but dispersing them, which is to underestimate the enemy. I personally think that the main leaders should be responsible! In recent years, the peaceful living environment in the border area has had side effects on individual comrades. The cadres made serious mistakes, and they did not seriously criticize education. As a result, they made even bigger mistakes..." Decades later, He Long's words and the scene at the wheat field in Tuji Town became classics.An old comrade who came over from the situation said: "Boss He told him to stand up, who would dare not stand up, the boss is always a flag of our army!" Said: "The Jinsui army you lead is really good. They can fight and obey the command!" He Long laughed and said, "It's all good steel, but it can't be done without beating." Afterwards, when the meeting adjourned, he asked Yizong cadres to stay.Peng Dehuai, Lin Boqu, Wang Weizhou, and Xi Zhongxun were all present.He Long said with a serious expression: "Yi Zong played well, achieved results in his work, and had a good style and discipline. He received some praises, but this can be proud?! Can't listen to criticism?! I want to knock hard You guys! Playing the piano indiscriminately!" Peng Dehuai is famous for being too harsh on critics.In this regard, the commanders who dealt directly with each other had some opinions, and did not say it out of their mouths. Liao Hansheng took this opportunity to fire a cannonball.After being beaten by He Long, Liao made self-criticism, but he finally said: "Mr. Peng, we sincerely admire your command, but your majesty... I can't stand it!" Peng Dehuai laughed when he said this face to face. : "My working method is problematic... There are many shortcomings." "You are right to criticize, but if you swear, others will keep you at a distance." Peng Dehuai heard these words for the first time in person, and it was also the last time he heard arrive.So his feelings for Yizong are very unusual. In order to help the cadres of the First Column correctly understand criticism and understand Peng Dehuai, Lin Boqu also talked about his opinions.He spoke slowly and with a smile, which made people feel very comfortable.He said: "There is an old saying in China, which is called 'There is power to fear, and there is virtue to cherish'. Boss Peng is just such a person! Don't just see his sternness, but see the side of 'power and fear'. At the same time, we must see his "virtuous" side, and his "power" is part of his "virtue". The more you understand him, and even the more you are criticized by him, the more deeply you will feel Up to this point. Virtue, morality, there is virtue to cherish!" These words are deep in the hearts of the cadres of Yizong.After that, they respected Peng Dehuai even more. After finishing the work of Yizong, He Long went to Sizong again, and talked with Wang Shitai late at night.It was already late when we returned to the residence, and seeing that the lights were still on in Peng Dehuai's room, he ran to knock on the door.As soon as the two bosses met, they would keep their three sentences in their line of business, and they would talk about the battlefield situation as soon as they chatted.Since the Battle of Yiwa, Hu Zongnan's troops have dropped sharply.He had to defend the area east of Tongguan, and also had to deal with the pressure from the Northwest Field Army. Not to mention taking the initiative to attack, even if he defended all the key points in the Guanzhong Plain, he felt stretched.Therefore, he painstakingly introduced a "mobile defense" strategy.Peng Dehuai said: "The so-called 'mobile defense' doesn't just mean building large-scale fortifications around towns and making them integrated." He Long looked at the densely packed tactical marks on the map for hundreds of miles, and frowned: "Dehuai, this is a new problem. But I think, with such a large stall, there are always loopholes. There is that terrible mole under the chin! The old way is to hand it over to the army and hold a Zhuge Liang meeting." This opinion lit up Peng Dehuai, and the army just happened to have a period of training as planned.He grinned and said, "Okay, let's talk about it in the summer!" It has to be admitted that Hu Zongnan's mobile defense has its unique features.He made full use of the advantages of the three important towns of Sanyuan, Pucheng, and Dali on the north bank of the Weihe River, such as the dangerous terrain, high walls, thick walls, and convenient transportation, to build three stable central strongholds.Then, from point to area, within 100 kilometers between the three towns, extensively and systematically build fortifications, gather the main force, or east or west, or attack or defend, and respond accordingly.This not only prevents the main force from being dispersed, but also consolidates the periphery of Xi'an, and is also convenient for shielding the Guanzhong Plain.When there is a suitable opportunity, it can also expand to the two lines of Chengcheng, Heyang, Tongchuan and Yaoxian.As far as Hu Zongnan's military strength was concerned at that time, this was indeed a perfect strategy that would serve multiple purposes.No wonder Chiang Kai-shek boasted in public at the Ministry of National Defense that he was "frustrated without losing his ambition". The reason why Hu Zongnan still has "his aspirations" still stems from the military strength he holds in his hands.Although in terms of defensive strength, he is a bit weak, but in terms of quantitative ratio, so far, he is still "a skinny camel is bigger than a horse".In the "mobile defense" area alone, he deployed the entire 1st, 17th, 36th, 38th, and 90th divisions, and later joined the 65th and 76th divisions.If necessary, he will also be transferred to the 30th Brigade and the 135th Brigade at any time.Although these so-called "divisions" are almost all numbers that were preserved after being destroyed and replaced like cutting leeks, but because of Chiang Kai-shek's inclined attitude, there are still a total of 70,000 to 100,000 real troops.This figure will account for a quarter of the total military strength in the Northwest Region! When He Long and Peng Dehuai talked about this point, they couldn't feel at ease.At that time, the first, second, third, fourth, and sixth columns of the Northwest Field Army, plus the team directly under the Field Army, had a total of 68,000 people.Even if the 30,000 troops in the two brigades and eight military divisions of the local main force are included, it still does not exceed 100,000 troops.Obviously, the conditions for a serious confrontation are not yet met.Concentrate superior forces to divide and encircle, select weak ones to fight, and wipe out the enemy in motion. These traditional tactics cannot be lost!According to the plan of the Central Military Commission, in the third year of the War of Liberation, the Northwest Field Army had to deal with the enemies of 12 brigades in order to effectively hold Hu and Ma by the nose and show their value in the national war situation. The burden on Peng Dehuai's shoulders is self-evident.He said: "I'm afraid that Hu Zongnan won't move. As long as he moves, I can find a solution."He also has a heavy load on his back.It is necessary to reflect the strategic thinking of "maneuvering"; it is necessary to make a "positive" posture for Ma Jiajun and Deng Baoshan and play an exemplary role; it is necessary to let Chiang Kai-shek see that he "does not lose his ambition"; Save face!I think there was a motion to change Yan'an to "Zongnan County" at the beginning, how did it feel among the KMT members!Now, throw it away as soon as you say it, like throwing a scrap of paper, it is a shame and a shame.As for the Communist army, limited by its strength, Yan'an did not even send troops to guard it, but put it in the hands of the militia at will.Hu Zongnan thought, he had to do it from scratch for the world to see.He is not willing to be lonely. During the two months from late May to late July, taking advantage of the training of the Xiye troops, Hu Zongnan made several extraordinary foreshadowings.First of all, he ordered the 38th Division and 90th Division to launch a sudden attack on the Xiye garrison, occupying Chengcheng, Heyang, and Baishui in succession.Then came the "mopping up" of the Guanzhong Military Division.After that, they captured Xunyi, Malan and other places. By the end of July, Hu Zongnan started to make big moves. He ordered Pei Changhui to lead four reorganized divisions, a total of 10 brigades, plus a cavalry regiment, with a total of nearly 80,000 horses. To the Huanglong area.Its right path is the 38th Division and the 17th Division; Heyang invaded Hancheng and occupied Yumenkou, with the purpose of cutting off the connection between Xiye and southern Shanxi; its left path was the 36th Division, and Baishui invaded Shi Fort; in addition, a whole division will be used to attack Yijun from Tongchuan, and is ready to assist the East at any time. Peng Dehuai slapped the table: Here comes the opportunity!He arranged the counterattack on the left and right sides, covering the thirty-sixth division of the middle road that had advanced to the northeast of Baishui County near Fengyuan.The Thirty-six Division had already been wiped out once in the Battle of Shajiadian, and now it has transformed itself and came here to show off its strength, and it was Zhong Song who had changed into a soldier's uniform and fled as the division commander.Peng Dehuai decided: Concentrate the forces of 5 columns and 11 brigades to besiege Feng Yuan's 36th Division.The first and second columns of the main force first took down the main position occupied by its 28th brigade; the fourth column launched an attack on the 123rd brigade south of Fengyuan Town; Liujia'ao, there is a regiment of enemies there.Peng Dehuai said that this is a tactic of breaking through the center and encircling the two wings. The most difficult bone to crack is, of course, the "central breakthrough".The target of the position is Huti Mountain, the terrain is dangerous, and the fortifications are composed of many bright and dark bunkers, which are an important barrier for the enemy's entire defense area.When my first and second columns first launched an attack, Zhong Song did not pay attention to it, thinking it was "containment and disturbance by a small unit of the Communist army", so he sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, closed his eyes and ordered to defend.An hour later, the defenders on the ground couldn't stand it any longer and asked Zhong Song for help.Zhong Song scolded indiscriminately, and said that if he wanted to abandon his position, he would be punished by military law.Half a day later, the 82nd Regiment of the enemy in front of us could no longer defend, so the regiment leader Dong Wenxuan had to pack up dozens of defeated soldiers and flee down the mountain.It was only then that Zhong Song became aware that he might be facing the main force of the Communist army, so he sent a report to Pei Changhui bitterly. Pei Changhui then sensed Peng Dehuai's intentions and quickly ordered the Thirty Division to occupy Han Village and the Three Divisions stationed in Chengcheng The 17th Brigade of the 18th Division moved closer to Zhongsong, obeyed the command, and strengthened its forces.However, it was too late. Zhong Song's entire command was in disarray from the very beginning, and even at critical moments, internal contradictions were exposed again. Some shut down the radio station, some preserved their strength, and some left their posts without authorization.Li Gui, the commander of the 28th Brigade, had always had a estrangement from Zhong Song. He suspected that Zhong Song's rescue and cover missions were for revenge. Come.When the troops reach this level, what a fart!Zhong Song simply tossed out a retreat order, and the whole line was closed.Unexpectedly, before the word "withdrawal" was uttered, all walks of life were immediately defeated.The 123rd Brigade and the 165th Brigade and the troops directly under the division were crowded together on the same road like ants, people trampled on horses and horses, and the chaos was in utter chaos.Zhong Song stood by the side of the road, his voice smoky, "Don't run around, look for your chief..." No one listened at all.Seeing this situation, Peng Dehuai immediately ordered all the verticals to take advantage of the victory to pursue, divide and encircle, and clean up the enemy piece by piece.For the first charge, kill him a 386 regiment.Then they besieged the entire 165th Brigade in Wangcun Township.Except for the brigade headquarters and a small number of people from the 495th regiment who broke out, the rest were all wiped out. This battle broke Hu Zongnan's heart!The recovery of Cheng, He, and Han cities does not count, and Hu's plan to block the Northwest Field Army in the Huanglong Mountains was completely shattered.What's more, Zhong Song lost 9,079 officers and soldiers. His major general Zhu Xia, the deputy commander of the 36th division, was killed. The head of the regiment, Chen Ding, was taken as a prisoner, and Hu Zongnan reimbursed Zhong Song's two-thirds, so how could he not be furious!After losing his temper, Hu Zongnan personally led the law enforcement team to Dali aggressively, and brought a lot of instruments of torture, such as prison carts, shackles, and handcuffs.He came up and had a fight with Zhong Song by throwing tables and benches. Hu scolded Zhong for being incompetent and Zhong said that Hu was incompetent. In the end, the blame was placed on Li Gui, commander of the 28th Brigade. He was arrested on the spot, took off his pistol, and was imprisoned. , pending execution.Unexpectedly, this actually helped Li. He was later rescued by the underground organization of the Kuomintang revolution in Xi'an and defected to the revolution. Li Gui's fate made Hu Zongnan break out in a cold sweat.He seemed to see where Peng Dehuai's true strength lay, and put a question mark on all his previous judgments.How can the hearts of the army and the people be underestimated?Now, Hu Zongnan must put aside the number of soldiers and re-examine Peng Dehuai's courage.Since he dared to drive straight from Luochuan to attack Baoji, and bit off two-thirds of the 36th Division under the nose of Xi'an, couldn't he cross the Wei River from Chenghe and take Shangluo in one step?The Shangluo area has a lot of soldiers and a lot of food. If Peng Dehuai really takes this step, Xi'an will only have to be beaten with his bare buttocks! Hu Zongnan didn't want to think about the following, so he immediately made up his mind and flew to Dali County on the north bank of Luohe River again.He wants to take the remaining one-third of the 17th, 38th, and 36th divisions that were withdrawn from Yan'an in the area north of Dali and east of the Luohe River, relying on towns and villages, and earnestly manage them. Create a defensive belt with a front of 20 kilometers and a depth of 30 kilometers to prevent the Northwest Field Army from going south.This time, Hu Zongnan came to fight Peng Dehuai to the death with the intention of beating the gongs and drums to start another business.He didn't have a good rest for the whole September, and while boasting, "We must fight a better battle as soon as possible to boost the morale of the people and the army." , turn all the reorganized divisions into "armies", and replace a batch of "useless things" such as He Wending at the second level of the military division.At the same time, he also went to Yijing Town in Dali County with Shen Ce, the deputy chief of staff of the Sui Department, and Pei Changhui, the commander of the Fifth Corps, to inspect the "Heroic 38th Army". After several years of fighting against the Communist army, Hu Zongnan and his fellow sufferers have indeed "reaped a lot".This can be seen from Pei Changhui's speech at the meeting of officials above the 38th Army Battalion.Pei said: "... In the past, in terms of strategy, we were too wide-ranging and carried a heavy burden. We were passive everywhere and suffered a lot. Now we have changed this strategy and let the burden be carried by the Communist Party. On the other hand, we seize maneuver control, lure the enemy deep, concentrate our absolutely superior forces, and carry out a large-scale battle of annihilation on the Weibei Plain. From now on, as long as you three armies (referring to the 38th Army, 17th Army, and 90th Army) can delay Let the Communist army hold the leg of the Communist army, and the troops assembled behind will join in and fight decisively with it..." You have your tricks, I have my old ideas.Peng Dehuai's consistent principle in fighting against the enemy is tit for tat!He decided to tear a hole in Hu Zongnan's painstaking Libei defense belt, so as to realize his unswerving strategic marching plan. The famous Libei Battle thus kicked off. This is a brand new competition. It is neither siege nor occupying mountains, but facing a well-prepared defense system supported by villages and plateaus between plains and rivers.I'm afraid it won't work if you close your eyes and recite the scriptures handed down from guerrilla warfare in the past.However, no one is an expert in fighting positional warfare in a serious manner.Fortunately, Peng Dehuai put the problem down early. All summer, the troops have been "opening up their voices", and now there is an introduction to annihilate the 36th Division. There will definitely be some tricks in his bag. The Yesi plan was quickly drawn up, one column along the Chengcheng to Dali highway, breaking through from the front; the second, third, fourth, and sixth columns were divided into two wings to encircle.Attacks in the past always emphasized attacking the unprepared and taking them by surprise. Now they are opening their pockets and keep saying that they want to lure our army to take the bait.Is there a better way than face-to-face hard attack?Yizong, who was about to play the leading role, had a lively discussion.He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng still used the same old saying: "Everyone picks their noses and eyes, and you can say immature ideas!" Speech was like a pot, everyone had no scruples, and they were blushing and thick-necked. Only the brigade commander of the 358th Brigade Huang Xinting kept his head down and said nothing. Liao Hansheng noticed this and asked: "Xin Ting, why don't you talk? You're a 'Zhi Duo Xing' offering treasures!" Huang Xin Ting raised his head and smiled, and said, "I haven't thought it through yet." He is always like this, thinking carefully at critical moments, But never talk much.But as long as he opened his mouth, the words came out amazingly.Seeing Commissar Liao ordering Huang Xinting's general, everyone calmed down and looked expectantly at him.After a while, Huang Xinting cleared his throat and said, "I don't believe that the enemy's front, which is tens of miles wide, is a monolithic one?" Of course it is not a monolithic one.The defense of positions in the plains is not to build fortifications on the top of the hills. The fortifications follow the villages, and each village has a support point. There must be places that are not close between villages.He Bingyan looked at Huang Xinting with wide eyes: "You mean..." "Why don't we find a gap, insert the enemy's heart and give him a guy? It's like two people fighting. You stand up and wait for me, but I don't want to fight. Instead, I put my fist through the gap and do as you want." Come to the crux, it's no wonder your posture doesn't collapse!" Huang Xinting calmly used an analogy, and drilled into Liao Hansheng's heart with one sentence, "Good idea!" Liao Hansheng slapped his thigh, "When the enemy panics, the prepared system will be messed up. If the preparedness becomes unprepared, we just take advantage of the chaos, take the opportunity to divide and encircle, and turn passive into active." Once the big ideas are in place, the discussions turn into realities.He Bingyan called Sun Gong, chief of the second section of the column headquarters, and Liu Tongshu, deputy chief of the second section, and explained the tasks while discussing.He said: "I'll give you five days to find out what's going on inside. Is there any difficulty?" Both Sun and Liu said there was no difficulty.In the end, Liao Hansheng instructed Sun Gong to take the lead, and Liu Tongshu would handle the specific tasks.He specifically told Liu Tongshu: "You have to find a way to touch the most vital parts of the enemy just like Monkey King got into the belly of Princess Iron Fan..." That night, Liu Tongshu led three chiefs and deputy chiefs of the reconnaissance departments of the brigades belonging to the column, more than a dozen staff officers, radio operators and translators, a radio station, three reconnaissance companies, and six reconnaissance platoons, a total of more than 600 people, quietly. let's go.This force constituted almost the entire reconnaissance force of the columns and brigades.They first touched the enemy's first-line positions on the border between Dali and Chengcheng counties.There is a deep ditch running from east to west called Dayu River. On both sides of the "river", there are two highlands standing on walls, which are not too wide. You can hear the voices on the tops of the two highlands clearly, but it takes more than three hours to go up and down from the northern highland to the southern highland, which is more difficult than crossing a Zhongnan Mountain. Still difficult.The enemy's frontier fortifications were built on the banks of the southern plateau.The ditch is deep and the slope is steep, easy to defend but difficult to attack.Seeing all this, Liu Tongshu was beating drums in his heart: If we follow the original wild division plan and break through from the front, it will definitely be more difficult than forcibly crossing rivers and attacking cities, and the troops will definitely suffer a lot! must be interspersed!Liu Tongshu carefully observed along the deep ditch, hoping to find the enemy's junction or gaps between fortifications that could be exploited.While thinking hard about a good plan, an unexpected situation happened: at dawn the next day, the enemy suddenly attacked Liu's reconnaissance base with a battalion of troops because of a report from a commander near the unit's hiding place.After some twists and turns, repelling the enemy and finding out the reason, Liu Tongshu was deeply enlightened: If he can inform the Kuomintang, can't the poor people be used by me?right!We must find a way on the common people.On the one hand, he sent a reconnaissance team disguised as Kuomintang officers and soldiers to drill into the enemy's position in the dark to find out the situation and mark the map; on the other hand, he organized and armed the masses. At another dawn, Liu Tongshu was in trouble on the northern plateau, when he suddenly vaguely saw an old man and a young man driving a donkey, coming from the opposite plateau.The scout acting as a security guard stepped forward and stopped and asked, where is he from?Where are you going?What are you doing?The old man stammered and replied, "We are Shangbudaiwang's family, and we are going to Jiaodao Town to carry coal." The place name "Shangbudaiwang's family" immediately aroused Liu Tongshu's interest.From the map, he saw that it was dozens of miles away from here!It is estimated that it should be the center of the enemy's defense depth.Liu Tongshu hurriedly greeted the old man, called him affectionately, and said, "Don't be afraid, we are the People's Liberation Army..." He also handed over the water bottle. As soon as he heard that it was the People's Liberation Army, the old man's mouth also came alive: "Hey, I said, after crossing this Dayu River, it should be our team!" He told Liu Tongshu that the young man who was traveling with him was his nephew. .There are five people in his family and more than ten acres of land, but the uncle and nephew have to work as a takeaway to support the family. "Our people, life is hard!" Liu Tongshu took the opportunity to do some work, entertained them for dinner, and finally asked them to lead the way.The old man agreed without hesitation.And said: "If you go, stay at my house, and make sure you are safe." Liu Tongshu succeeded!He formed a five-person reconnaissance team. Under the cover of the old man, he got a clear picture of the enemy's in-depth defense deployment and the route through which troops would penetrate in the future.彭德怀听完汇报，沉思半晌，说：“看来，黄新廷的建议能成立，预案要变！谁的方案好就用谁的嘛！”经过反复论证，他决定集中野战军主力，从侧翼直插敌人心脏和侧后，割袭包围，各个歼敌！部队战斗准备工作也随之改变，各纵都加紧侦察活动。阵势一展开，敌人有警觉了。裴昌会从下面雪片似的“敌情报告”中明白过来，共产党军队的目标是冲着自己来的，很可能要四面楔入遍地开花！他预想到，一场恶战就在眼前…… 10月4日的夜晚跟任何一个夜晚没有什么差别，防区内鸡不鸣狗不吠，更听不到人声，婴儿哭声一响起立即被母亲的乳头堵住了。唯一的嘈杂是哨兵们拉枪栓吆喝口令，或者远处传来零星的枪声。裴昌会像往常一样，就寝之前，要详细询问各部防务。刚由师改为“军”的十七军新任军长康庄报告：两天前，主阵地韦庄东南20公里的朝邑以北地区，发现有二三千人的解放军在活动，康即派出三个营，向合阳、澄城方向搜索、警戒，没想到黄鹤一去无消息，至今音信全无，只听到那个方向枪声激烈，祸福难测，干着急。裴昌会说，拣弱的吃，是共产党军队的一贯伎俩，那三个营分散孤立，又没有一个统一指挥，八成是让共产党军队包围了，“你就不能让就近的前沿团去增援一下？” 问起前沿团，康庄立即显得吞吞吐吐：“报告裴长官，前沿团……前沿……”裴昌会知道里面有隐情，生气地说：“是不是共产党军队突破前沿阵地了？”康庄说：“那倒不一定，只是十分钟前军部同前沿的几个团全部失去联系，派去联络的直属部队，又被共产党军队挡住去路……”裴昌会火了，一手抓着电话一手拍桌子：“浑蛋，你告诉我，你的脑袋还在不在脖子上？” 撂下电话，裴昌会再来啼听窗外的寂静，他觉得那寂静并不那么简单了。事实情况的确如此，这时西北野战军的行动计划已全面展开！各纵部队正按照预定穿插路线，开始秘密穿插。一纵以两个旅齐头并进，沿着刘桐树侦察到的路线，从敌人工事与工事之间神不知鬼不觉地进入裴昌会的心脏地带；二纵已基本控制了当面之敌十七军各团阵地……裴昌会对此已有几分感觉。他在原地急速地走了五分钟，复又操起十七军电话。 这一次康庄不再含糊其辞了，直言不讳：“共产党军队已对我韦庄北面和第三十四团的东家庄阵地发起攻击，该团已有两个营长负伤，下级军官也有多人负伤，指挥系统被打乱了，阵地多处被突破……”裴昌会不耐烦地问：“现在战况如何？”康庄说下午5点战场沉寂下来，突入东家庄的共产党军队，逐次向西延伸，好像对韦庄形成包围。话到这里，康庄面部的恐怖之状已流露出来，“裴长官，我军孤立突出，恐有不测，请求三十八军立即向我靠拢！”屁话！裴昌会轻声骂了一句，想撂电话又觉得放不下手，但心里极不舒服，说：“阵地战就得各自为政嘛，一个点一个点给我支撑起来。接敌不到几个小时，出现个把团失利，就要别人向你靠拢，整个兵团的防御体系还怎么保持？！” 康庄知道多说也白搭，裴昌会是话中有话。看来，指望“友邻”只能是痴心妄想了，还得自己救自己啊！他顾不上许多，逃命要紧。一念即出，立即指挥部队向西南方向突围。然而，电报发出去，有三个团没有回应。康庄愣了片刻，觉得师部和直属队再犹豫不得，于是一个命令下去，所有人员拔腿就跑，谁的腿长谁走，保存实力第一。结果这一夜，整个十七军除三十四团还剩一小半人，余三个整团、一个师部打得精光。 天一见亮，整个国民党军炸了营！我军犹如神兵天降，裴昌会的防御体系内没有前沿纵深之分，哪儿都是枪炮声。敌四十八师师长万又麟，一觉醒来听说近在咫尺的西观据点发现了共产党军队，吓得带上几个勤务兵，撒手往西跑，半路上正好碰到我七一四团一营，二话没说，当了俘虏。一营捉住万又麟，转身又抓住两个敌号兵，立即命令他们用号声将后面敌两个排调上来，当场缴械。与此同时，独一旅迅速围歼了西观据点的敌人，与三五八旅大部队长驱直入。敌人的整个防御体系顷刻间土崩瓦解，敌营空前混乱。 这种混乱是从西安开始的。胡宗南刚躺下，副参谋长沈策脚步乱敲着鼓点破门而人：“共产党军队全面突入我防地，电话线全部切断，裴司令官正在详查……”胡宗南并不惊慌，反倒露出一丝得意：“你不是担心共产党军队不上钩吗？”那是十几天前在义井镇检阅三十八军时，沈策曾说过这个意思。“可是……”沈策一副担惊受怕的样子说：“此一时、彼一时呀胡先生，您知道，眼下好些军官还在西安焐着暖炕呢！下午，我就看到一七七师师长李振西陪着太太逛戏园子！” “是谁让他们回来的？！”胡宗南气冲斗牛。他知道，军师团军官家眷在西安城里的，岂止一个李振西！他飞快地拿起电话，要找裴昌会问个究竟，嘴里不干不净地嘟哝着。沈策一步上前压死电话，说：“胡先生，目前战事正紧……西安城里的军官，赶他们回去就是了。”话虽这么说，胡宗南心里的气怎么下得去？他还是把裴昌会的电话要出去了。但他没有半句责备裴昌会的话，只是平静地说：“你给我报告一下战况。” 裴昌会的报告词毫无秩序。很明显，他已经双手抓稀，部队早就七零八落。到10月8日下午，坞泥村据点全线崩溃，整个荔北防御区域已是硝烟一片。溃散的敌逃兵，分不清军师序列。6日午后，敌九十军、三十八军就“情况不明”。裴昌会急星火燎推上第一军，又是一去没有消息。三十六军本来兵力就少，除留下一个“师”在大荔城里维持秩序外，“主力”早已撤过洛河。黄昏时分，船舍镇的洛河桥头，满河滩都是“国军”溃兵；在铁镰山及其西侧的胭脂山南麓东西汉村、义井镇，大小车辆和各种火炮堵得道路上蚊子都飞不过去。解放军追兵迫近，逃敌就像没头的苍蝇四处乱窜。胡宗南的飞机长时间盘旋在空中，毫无作用。 但是，胡宗南仍硬着头皮撇开裴昌会下达了一道很有气魄的命令，声称“进攻之共产党军队伤亡惨重”，要求各部“重振军威”。他连夜让李振指挥所属六十五军和二十七军四十七师的杨荫寰部实施“反击”，又把在宝鸡刚“调整”出来并让李日基当了师长的七十六师调过来“策应”。另外，第十二师的李继唐部、二十七军三十一师刘孟廉部及庞大的直属战车团，全部调集大荔。然而，这已经全都无济于事。除了李振在我军撤出战斗后趁机占了合阳、澄城而荣立“功勋”之外，其余各部按胡宗南的逻辑，通通可送上军事法庭。 10天时间的荔北战役，以歼敌5万、摧毁4个整编师的辉煌战绩而载入史册。 10月将近，金风送爽，西北野战军在欢庆胜利的锣鼓声中，不知不觉跨入全国解放战争第三个年头。 从9月份开始，解放军已先后在东北、华东、中原、华北、西北战场上，发起规模空前的秋季攻势。毛泽东依据战局的变化，把这些攻势衍化成一句最具体的军事术语，那就是就地歼灭敌重兵团的战略决战！ 伟大的辽沈、淮海、平津三大战役隆隆的雷声，已经隐隐可闻。 严冬到来之前，西北野战军为配合中原的淮海战役，在11月下旬发动了冬季战役。彭德怀将5个纵队组成两个“拳头”，像打乒乓球一样来回打，争取歼敌2～3个军，改变渭北战局。这一仗又使胡宗南的兵员损失增加到5万人。彭德怀对这个忙得“连吃饭、睡觉都没有空子”的冬季，甚为满意。他觉得光阴太快，眨眼间，1949年的春天又蹒跚而来。 2月1日，按照中央军委统一部署，西北野战军奉命改番号为“中国人民解放军第一野战军”，所属各纵队改成军、旅或是师。彭德怀站在新改制的部队前面，高兴地说：“当初，胡宗南占领我们一个延安，他是那样的神气快活。他没有想到今天，不但延安又回到我们手里，连他西安的老窝也自身难保了！”