Chapter 7 Chapter 6 General Trend Pingjin

The Battle of Pingjin was conceived in an inconspicuous hut in Xibaipo.Strategizing, Mao Zedong used ingenious tactics to draw out the "Ever-Victorious Army" of the Kuomintang.Hearing that the Northeast Army had entered the customs, Fu Zuoyi's expression changed.The central government sent three urgent telegrams a day, and Mao Zedong strictly ordered Yang Luogeng to resolutely block the 35th Army.The brigade commander Wang Zhao made a great contribution to outsmarting the new security guards.Lin Biao entered the customs hastily despite the dissuasion of the central government. In the winter of 1948, it was freezing cold.For Nanjing, this winter is particularly cold and bleak.Inside the Presidential Palace in Nanjing, there was no vitality.

These days, the nationalist government president Chiang Kai-shek has no smile on his face, and his face is so indifferent that it is almost cruel.Even wearing a black cloak and letting the shiny riding boots hit the ground, it is still difficult to release the majesty of the past in front of the generals under his command. He looked extremely irritable, and his heart was more bitter than anyone else.The sharp deterioration of the current situation completely disturbed his inner peace.He never believed that this would be true, even though it was destined to happen in the Ming Dynasty, it seemed that the bad news one by one came too fast...

The Battle of the Northeast is over.Zheng Dongguo surrendered in Changchun, Fan Hanjie's entire army in Jinzhou was wiped out, and Liao Yaoxiang's entire army in western Liaoning was wiped out... The 470,000 elite troops were almost wiped out by the PLA!Thinking of all this made him worry. What about the Huaihai battlefield?The situation is not good.The southern heavy army group centered on Xuzhou has been caught in the middle by the two major field armies of the East China and Central Plains of the People's Liberation Army. Originally, he had hoped that the situation on the North China battlefield could comfort him, but he didn't expect the situation here to make him even more worried.Due to the fall of the entire Northeast, Lin Biao's Northeast Field Army, a powerful force of millions of people, became Mao Zedong's strategic general reserve force, which may quickly enter the pass to fight at any time.In this way, the Kuomintang defenders on the North China battlefield were the first to be hit by the iron pincers of the two main forces of the Northeast and North China.

Claws!Another deadly pair of iron tongs. He seemed to feel that some part of his body was clamped by the iron tongs, and his mind seemed to be blown away by all these thoughts.He felt that it was best for him to get God's help to pull the broken boat of the Jiang family dynasty, which was about to sink in the waves, back to a calm harbor. He closed his eyes, but the sound of the rumbling guns in the distance woke him up, and he couldn't help opening them again.What a great change!In just three years, the world has been turned upside down.The situation in China today is no longer in the hands of Chiang Kai-shek.

at the same time. At the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, beside the Hutuo River, Xibaipo. A heavy snowfall last night turned this place into a world covered in silver, and everything is so holy.Mountains, rivers, trees, and houses are all white. The water of the Hutuo River is like a beating note, flowing happily through the withered grass, injecting infinite vitality into this land. Xibaipo was originally a little-known small mountain village. Since May 1947, when the Central Working Committee led by Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, and Dong Biwu came here, it has quickly become famous.This beautiful small mountain village is different from other ordinary mountain villages. Here are all tile-roofed houses, which are neatly arranged and located in an orderly manner.Many people's eaves are hung with bright red and yellow chili strings and braids.

There is no special marker in the mountain village, only an old big bell hanging on the big tree at the head of the village.Whenever the wind blows, the melodious bells will flutter with the wind. Mao Zedong's bedroom.This is a small one-story house with a very simple exterior and interior. The roof is thin, and the northwest wind blows through it in winter, but it is scorching hot in summer. There is only one window in the room, and there is no air circulation. At this moment, the house is filled with smoke. Zhou Enlai turned his face to Mao Zedong: "Chairman, the situation in Beiping and Tianjin is a bit tense these days. Several telegrams have reported the frequent activities of Fu Zuoyi's troops. Are they trying to make something out of it?"

Zhou Enlai respected the chairman more than anyone else. Although he already had his own opinions in his heart, he still tactfully brought the issue to the chairman. Mao Zedong was smoking a cigarette, did not speak, his face still remained abnormally silent. Zhu De, who was sitting on the side, continued unhurriedly: "What about Fu Zuoyi, that's what Chiang Kai-shek is going to do." At this moment, the combat policy of the famous Pingjin Campaign began to be conceived here.An ordinary villa with poor materials, but because of several outstanding generals who can rule the world and strategize, it becomes extraordinary. Every order and every message issued here will change the fate of the land of China.History can testify.

Mao Zedong put out the cigarette butt and said: "As soon as the Northeast is liberated, Fu Zuoyi in North China will become a frightened bird." He said and made a bow gesture.Where are the birds?About to fly.He smiled and went on to say: "If we don't seize the opportunity to wipe out the enemies in Peiping on the spot, they may run away at any time. There are more than 600,000 troops of Jiang and Fu in North China. No matter where they go, it is very important for us to quickly liberate the whole of China." It is disadvantageous, very disadvantageous!" At this time, his eyes were fixed on Beiping and Tianjin on the map.

"Therefore, we must seize the current opportunity to annihilate this enemy on the spot and accelerate the total collapse of the enemy throughout the country." Having said that, he made another bow gesture.However, he quickly shrank the bow into a circle, and finally into two fists. "It seems that launching the Pingjin campaign immediately has become the most urgent strategic task on the North China battlefield." After finishing speaking, he smoked again. After listening to the chairman's words, Zhou Enlai said: "The Fu Zuoyi Group is currently under the attack of our two field armies in North China and Northeast China. They are undecided whether to stick to it or retreat. It is best for us to take this opportunity to encircle and annihilate it on the spot."

Zhu De said: "Our 400,000 field army in North China must stop the 600,000 Jiang Fu army from escaping and annihilate them. I am afraid there will be some difficulties. One step is very important, that is, the Northeast Field Army must enter the customs early, and cooperate with the North China Field Army to jointly launch the Pingjin Campaign .” Zhou Enlai took the lead and said: "North China is not 400,000, but 600,000, plus 800,000 in the Northeast, 1.4 million troops, with this absolute advantage to defeat the enemy!" The Northeast Field Army received an order to secretly enter the customs, and the North China Field Army received an order to be transferred to the Pingsui Line...

Mao Zedong looked at the sky, his expression became solemn. "This campaign was jointly completed by the Northeast and North China armies. In order to strengthen the leadership of this campaign and facilitate coordinated operations, I suggest that Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan, and Nie Rongzhen form the General Front Committee, with Lin Biao as the secretary." Everyone agrees. Zhou Enlai said: "This plan is relatively thorough. In order to buy time, we can immediately notify Lin Biao and Nie Rongzhen to implement it conscientiously." Speaking of this, Mao Zedong added: "We must also tell them that if there are any new situations or problems in the implementation, please bring them up in time and make amendments and supplements." At this time, the rooster crows. Beiping, the residence of Fu Zuoyi. Although it has been some time since he took up the post of the commander-in-chief of the "Bandit Suppression" Headquarters in North China, he knew in his heart that this was an absolute chore.Even so, in his position, he must seek his own government.Right now, he has made a reasonable and satisfactory deployment of his troops. The Ministry of Fu arranged 600,000 troops from Luan County in the east to Chaigoubao in the west, forming a long snake formation along the railway. , while his direct descendants can flee west to Suiyuan. At this moment, besides making wishful thinking for himself, he also had to prepare for the way out: escape.Once Ping, Jin, and Tang couldn't stick to it, he was ready to run. Fleeing to the South: passing through Pingjin, fleeing from the sea, retreating to the south of the Yangtze River, and cleaning up the mess. Escape to the West: Retreat to Suiyuan's old nest, preserve strength, and cooperate with Ma Bufang in Qinghai and Ma Hongfeng in Ningxia to resist stubbornly. No matter how precise Fu Zuoyi's calculations were, Mao Zedong could see through his thoughts. In the end, he could not escape his own bad luck.This is how history is written. Leaders such as Mao Zedong advanced the process of victory with their extraordinary minds and outstanding talents. Night, dark and quiet. A large group of people marched in three groups on the way to the east. Along the way, only red flags were flying and horses neighing. Numerous information showed that this was a combat force with high morale and full of combat effectiveness.In the queue, two war horses walked side by side. Riding on the horses are Yang Chengwu, commander of the Third North China Corps, and Li Tianhuan, deputy political commissar. At this moment, Yang Chengwu was riding on a horse, looking at the large group of people rushing eastward, he couldn't help his thoughts rolling. He thought of the night-and-night lights of Xibaipo, of Mao, Zhou, Zhu and other leaders, and even more of their wonderful move. In mid-November, when the troops were still besieging Guisui and Taiyuan, they received orders from the Central Military Commission and Chairman Mao: Withdraw from the siege and return to Guisui, and return to the east... At the same time, a corps slowed down the attack on Taiyuan...so that the enemy would not feel Isolated, giving the enemy a sense of de-escalation.The troops encircled Zhangjiakou, not to seize it immediately, but to attract enemy reinforcements; then, in cooperation with the Second Corps and the Thirteenth Northeast Corps, they cut down the Ping-Sui Railway into several sections, and divided and surrounded the main force of the Fu family on the Ping-Sui Line.In this way, not only the Fu family was captured, but also the Jiang family was held back; it not only blocked the escape route of Fu's escape to the west, but also made it impossible for Fu to abandon his direct troops and lead Jiang's troops to flee south. At this moment, the sudden siege of Zhangjiakou has become an important focus of the overall struggle.The actions of the North China Field Army will also attract the attention of the enemy, which is conducive to the concealed entry of the main force in the Northeast. After the strategic intention of the Pingjin decisive battle was conveyed to the troops, the cadres and soldiers were all in high spirits. On October 11, 1946, the troops were forced to withdraw from Zhangjiakou, and now they are finally about to fight back. Their morale is very high. At this time, it is already the cold winter season, and the temperature in the plug is often more than minus 20 degrees.The northwest wind was wrapped in snow particles, whistling and blowing, hitting people's faces like needles.Despite this, the soldiers still traveled day and night, traveling more than 100 miles a day, and sometimes ate one meal a day.When crossing the Yanghe River, some artillery soldiers stood in the cold, waist-deep water for several hours. After crossing the Yanghe River, they were sent to the field hospital. Due to muscle necrosis, they were forced to amputate their limbs and became permanently disabled. The cadres and soldiers of the Three Corps worked together, and according to the central plan, they arrived at the outskirts of Zhangjiakou at dawn on the 6th. Yang Chengwu made a reasonable deployment of his troops, occupied Shalingzi and Huai'an between Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua, and cut off the contact between Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua enemy forces.The second column occupied Chaigoubao, the sixth column occupied Guolei Village, and wiped out more than 2,000 remnants of the enemy. So far, the Three Corps of the North China Field Army has successfully completed the siege of Zhangjiakou. But the enemy will not let it go, and the contest between encirclement and anti-encirclement will be a severe test.Both Yang Chengwu and Li Tianhuan understand that the struggle ahead will be more intense. At this time, Sun Lanfeng, the headquarters of the enemy's 11th Corps guarding Zhangjiakou, was really like an ant on a hot pot, restless.He frantically issued a death order to Yuan Qingrong, commander of the 105th Army: break out of the encirclement!Must rush out.Annihilate the communist army!It must be wiped out. Yuan Qingrong, as one of the few senior generals in Fu Zuoyi's department who came from a professional class, really used his housekeeping skills, leading his subordinates to rush left and right, hoping to tear a hole in the encirclement. However, instead of being broken through, the encirclement circle became tighter and tighter. In addition to giving them the death order, Sun Lanfeng did not forget to send reinforcements.He sent an urgent telegram to Beiping Fu Zuoyi.There is no information about the strength of the communist army in the article, and there is no intention. There is only: "The attack is fierce and surrounded by heavy troops." Looking at the telegram, Fu Zuoyi was stunned, and felt a little uneasy and anxious. The bottom is really moving. His subordinates were asking for help, and even he couldn't give up the necessary place for fleeing to Suiyuan in the west, so he dispatched troops and generals, and hurriedly let the 35th Army stationed near Peiping and the 104th Army stationed in Huailai travel day and night. Rush to Zhangjiakou, ready to recapture Zhangjiakou and then return to Beiping.In this way, Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army of the Ace Army was led to Zhangjiakou like a sheep. In Xibaipo, the sky also becomes clearer amidst the dullness of winter.Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De finally showed smiling faces after the implementation of the combat policy. Mao Zedong asked a staff member next to him: "Check it out for me, how many enemy troops are there in Zhangjiakou now?" Answer: "A corps, two armies, a cavalry brigade, and two security regiments. In addition, there are two divisions and a security regiment in Xuanhua." Zhou Enlai: "Guo Jingyun of the 35th Army was dragged out of Peiping by the chairman's ingenious plan!" Mao Zedong waved his hand and said, "No, it was Fu Zuoyi who brought Guo Jingyun out. The commander-in-chief issued the order for the Western aid!" Zhou Enlai laughed heartily. History continues to be written under the direction of great people. The sky was gloomy, and the sun that had just emerged hid in the clouds again, and the northwest wind blew up at some point. Guo Jingyun led his brigade, horses and luggage, and set off in a mighty way.This is a fully mechanized force.Bulky equipment is mounted on cars, and infantry also use cars to travel.Various cannons such as American howitzers, field guns, and mountain guns are all driven by cars. More than 400 vehicles meander along the Pingsui Highway for more than 10 miles. I don't know how majestic it is! Guo Jingyun's sleeping car was caught in the middle of the convoy. Speaking of Guo Jingyun, he was the leading general of Fu Zuoyi's subordinates. Not only was he nicknamed "Guo Mazi" because of his pockmarked face, but also because he was the absolute soul of the 35th Army of the Ace Army. As the fourth commander of the 35th Army, the previous three were Fu Zuoyi, Dong Qiwu, and Lu Yinglin, all Shanxi Township Party members, and he is from Shaanxi, which shows how much he is valued.Although he was a child from a poor family and hadn't studied for a few days, his official career was smooth sailing because of his bravery in battle and his fearless drive to die.Not long after taking office as the commander of the 101st Division of the 35th Army, he became the commander of the division. In January 1948, Lu Yinglin was defeated and committed suicide in the Battle of Laishui, and Guo Jingyun took over as the commander of the army. Lu's suicide shocked him deeply. In his "inauguration speech", he said: "The 35th Army is an ever-victorious army. Is it so easy to be a commander of the ever-victorious army? You division commanders, regimental commanders, battalion commanders, Company commanders and platoon leaders are not easy jobs. The former army commander has already shown us. If you humiliate me, I will commit suicide." Right now, Guo Jingyun is sitting in the car, and outside the car window is the scene that is moving backwards rapidly.But he didn't know why, his heart was beating violently, and an indescribable feeling overflowed in his heart.A few days ago, when Fu Zuoyi recruited him to Zhongnanhai to personally teach him the opportunity to help Zhangjiakou, he was so confident that he patted his chest and made a promise. He said to Fu Zuoyi: "Go and come back." He patted Fu's pet dog and said pitifully: "Stay with the commander, and I will be back soon." There seems to be less, and less and less... The enemy's thirty-fifth army traveled day and night, and all arrived in Zhangjiakou in the afternoon of the next day.What kind of fate awaits them? Near Zhangjiakou, the North China Third Corps has opened its pocket to accommodate the 35th Army under the command of General Yang Chengwu in accordance with the instructions of the Central Military Commission, and is waiting for Guo Jingyun's arrival. Before the Third Corps set off from Suidong, Yang Chengwu received a telegram from Chairman Mao: After our army seized and surrounded Zhangjiakou, do not attack.That is to say, the siege of Zhangjiakou was not to capture Zhangjiakou immediately, but to attract the enemy of Peiping to the west, and then cooperate with the Second North China Corps and the Advance Corps of the Northeast Field Army to divide and encircle the main force of the Fu faction on the Pingsui line. After Commander Yang Chengwu received the telegram, he used a pencil to draw a heavy line under the "division and encirclement". He can understand Mao Zedong's thoughts very well, and these four characters are the core of this telegram.The chairman told him not to get entangled with Guo Jingyun, but to play hard to get. Yang Chengwu and Li Tianhuan led the Three Corps to follow the instructions of the central government and lead Guo Jingyun around. When Guo Jingyun commanded the troops to attack in the direction of Wanquan in the north without stopping, General Yang transferred the main force away, and the 35th Army only saw an empty city. When gunshots erupted from Fort Ningyuan, Thirty-Five rushed there and ran into nothing. The main force of the People's Liberation Army had already evacuated here and headed south... At this time, Guo Jingyun only felt that he had been tricked by the communist army. He was really angry and hated in his heart, and he wanted revenge. In a temporary command room of Yang Chengwu and Li Tianhuan, the two generals smiled.At this time, there was still an urgent telegram from Mao Zedong on their desks: Your mission is to encircle several enemy units...not to annihilate, but to encircle.The most important thing is not to let the enemy run away. Both generals carefully savored Mao Zedong's good intentions. And Guo Jingyun was still Guo Jingyun after all, he wanted revenge, even though he knew what kind of army he was going to face. In Kongjiazhuang, which is very close to the command post of the Corps, Guo Jingyun dispatched two infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade to the front line of Kongjiazhuang aggressively, trying to tear through the encirclement in one fell swoop.They started attacking in the morning, and after seven or eight hours of fighting, they tore through the front-line positions of our army's second vertical and fifth brigade. At dusk, Yang Chengwu led his troops to organize a counterattack. Zhao Guanying, chief of staff of the Second Column, proposed: "Let me go to the command post of the Fifth Brigade and cooperate with Ma Long to organize the battle and regain the lost positions." Li Zhimin, the political commissar of the Second Column, confessed to him: "You tell Ma Long not to engage in 'red-eye tactics'!" Ma Long, the commander of the fifth brigade, is usually brave in combat and often visits the front line to command in person.Now some positions are occupied by the enemy, of course the pressure is great.In addition, the central government stipulates that the commander of which unit the enemy escapes from should take full responsibility and implement the highest discipline.Now that the front line of the Fifth Brigade is lost, Ma Long is of course even more anxious, and it is time to engage in "red-eye tactics". Yang Chengwu said to Zhao Guanying who was about to go out: "The enemy is the last of the strong, we must fight back!" Zhao Guanying said "yes" and hurried away. When Zhao Guanying arrived at the command post of the fifth brigade in a small village, he really saw the enemy charging hard, the fighting was fierce, and the situation was critical.Ma Long's eyes really turned red, and he blurted out: "Chief of Staff, you came just in time. You are here, I will go ahead!" "You can't go!" "I'm going to the artillery battery myself!" "You can't go anywhere, just organize a counterattack here." "I can obey orders, but counterattack, what counterattack?" Ma Long replied. Ma Long's difficulties are real, they took all the power that can maneuver.But the enemy engaged in crowd tactics, one wave receded and another wave rose again, attacking in turn. Although a large number of corpses were left at the front, Ma Long and the others were forced to take the reserve team up. At this time, the enemy was quite tired, and they were supported by the intimidation of the supervising team.Organizing a sudden charge will certainly be able to counter the enemy, otherwise it will fuel their arrogance.But at this time, he couldn't come up with the strength to fight back. Zhao Guanying proposed to borrow troops from the first column of friends and neighbors. The brigade commander Ma Long felt ashamed and said: Borrow troops?What kind of words are these! Seeing that Ma Long was unwilling, Zhao Guanying said, "I'll report to the head of the corps, and I'll call Commander Tang!" Commander Tang is Tang Yanjie, commander of the first column. The call to the first column was quickly connected.It was Kuang Fuzhao, Political Commissar of the First Column, who answered the phone. "Political Commissar Kuang?" Zhao Guanying said, "The fifth brigade fought fiercely, and the enemy has no stamina. If I have some soldiers in my hand, I can counterattack the enemy at once. But, I have no soldiers in my hand!" "How many soldiers do you want? A regiment?" "One battalion is enough!" "You command the battalion that is closest." Kuang Fuzhao then asked, "How do you use this battalion?" "Fight north from Kongjiazhuang and Laoyazhuang on the east bank of the Xiaohe River. Tell the battalion commander to fight from there. All the weapons and ammunition captured will belong to their battalion." Zhao Guanying put down the phone, but Ma Long insisted on going to the front.One is going, the other is not letting go, just as he was talking, he walked into a tall soldier, and saluted with a "snap": "Report to the commander, the commander of the first battalion is here!" Neither Ma Long nor Zhao Guanying thought that the reinforcements would be so large Coming soon. The battalion counterattacked very powerfully, and the enemy was stunned at once.Guns, ammunition, dead bodies, and wounded soldiers were dropped along the way. The enemy retreated, and the first-line position was quickly taken back by our army. Zhao Guanying and Ma Long came to the first battalion of the brother column that had just ended the battle. The battalion commander gathered the whole battalion in a small yard, and there were dozens of people left.The battalion commander reported to them: "The whole battalion is here!" Zhao Guanying and Ma Long were so moved that they repeated a sentence: "You played well! You played well..." This battalion fought very resolutely, bravely, with such force that it suppressed the enemy's prestige.Otherwise, if the enemy succeeds, it will cause immeasurable and heavy losses. This battle produced many combat heroes. The company commander Huang Shutian was wounded 7 times and could not go out of the line of fire until the enemy was repelled. Riding in the hazy night, Zhao Guanying returned to the column command post and reported to Yang Chengwu.Yang Chengwu was also very moved, and immediately ordered the battalion to be replenished. In the fierce battle that day, the enemy paid thousands of heavy casualties, and only occupied a few points and lines, but still failed to break free from the encirclement net. Our army's combat deployment once again achieved success. At this time, although General Yang Chengwu was extremely tired after commanding the battle for a day, he was still worried. He was worried that Guo Jingyun, the "wild donkey", would break free from the rope and escape. At that time, Yang Chengwu's worries could be dispelled. On the eighth day after Guo Jingyun was dragged in Zhangjiakou, an urgent message flew into Zhongnanhai and was placed on Fu Zuoyi's desk: Miyun County, 80 kilometers north of Beiping, had been attacked by the Northeast Communist Army who secretly entered the customs. The fifth and fifth divisions have been defeated. After Bo Zuoyi watched it, he felt that someone had slapped him, and his face changed.He understood that what Peking feared most was coming, and the Northeast Communist Army was coming. At this time, the advance troops of the Northeast Field Army led by Generals Cheng Zihua and Huang Zhiyong had already entered the pass.Cheng Zihua led the troops, fought bravely and captured Miyun. When Miyun fell, Peiping was greatly threatened. Bo Zuoyi was really anxious like an ant on a hot pot. In his anxiety and helplessness, he still thought of his 35th Army, yes!Throwing away the pawns to save the car, the 35th Army will return to Peiping immediately, and Peiping is his base camp! A telegram flew into Guo Jingyun's hands, and the 35th Army immediately returned to Peiping. On December 5, 1948, a week after the 35th Army was transferred from Beiping to Zhangjiakou, Guo Jingyun led his troops back to Beiping in a mighty manner. From west to east on the Pingsui line, another high-spirited fully mechanized team appeared. The whole army was divided into more than 300 vehicles, and the air was covered by planes.Although Guo Jingyun still couldn't fully understand Fu Zuoyi's intentions, it was still his wish to return to Peiping.Due to the dereliction of duty by the first column and the first brigade, the enemy's thirty-fifth army swaggered across Shalingzi and was approaching Xinbaoan. Xibaipo. Mao Zedong was looking at the battle map nervously, Zhou Enlai took a pen and scratched heavily at Xuanhua, Xinbaoan and other places. Mao Zedong said: "Fu Zuoyi's move is to lose his soldiers and save his car. He would rather lose Zhangjiakou than make Guo Jingyun's troops retreat to Beiping. At this time, Guo's troops retreat to Beiping, which will completely disrupt the central government's plan for the Pingjin war. The consequences will be unimaginable! " Guo Jingyun's 35th Army must be blocked.An urgent telegram, as urgent as a spark, flew to the North China Corps with the anxiety and hope of the central government. In one day on December 4, the Second Corps led by Yang (Dezhi), Luo (Ruiqing), and Geng (Biao) received three telegrams from the central government: "It is estimated that the three armies are still in Huaidong and the area east of it. I, Yang, Luo and Geng should use the fastest means to capture the front line of the Xiahuayuan area and cut off the connection between the three temporary armies and the Zhang (Jiakou) and Xuan (Hua) enemies." (2:00 am on December 4) Chairman Mao also instructed: As long as the enemy in Beiping and Huailai is cut off from the enemy in Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua, the enemy troops in Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua will not flee westward. "Yang, Luo, and Geng Wu acted quickly, surrounded the enemies at Xuanhua and Xiahuayuan with the main force, and wiped them out (the enemy at Xiahuayuan first). Cut off the connection between Huailai and Xiahuayuan with the main force, and indeed prevented Huailai and its enemies to the east will send reinforcements to the west." (4 p.m. on the 4th) In the call at 9:00 p.m. on the 4th, Chairman Mao specifically emphasized: "Yang Luo, Geng Wu, and Ziming (Friday) will use all their strength to control the Xuanhua (excluding) and Huailai (excluding) sections, and immediately start to build a solid foundation for the east and west. Blocking the fortifications so that the enemy in Zhangjiakou cannot retreat eastward is the most important task." At the end of the telegram, Chairman Mao also asked with concern: "Will Yang Luogeng be able to go to the Xuan (Huai) Huai (lai) line on the 5th?" At this time, the Second Corps of the North China Field Army led by Yang Luogeng was marching in the rugged Taihang Mountains.The Taihang Mountains were originally steep and dangerous. It was winter and the weather was extremely cold. The howling northwest wind was carrying snow particles all over the sky, blowing the faces of the soldiers wantonly, like a steel needle piercing their faces.But none of the soldiers complained.The troops trotted away, and before they had time to eat, the soldiers grabbed a handful of millet and chewed.At this time, even the commanders at the corps level stood on the side of the road to make propaganda and agitation: "Comrades, don't fall behind. If you fall behind, you will not be able to catch up with the 35th Army!" After a day of rapid marching, when the troops had a short rest, Geng Biao sent power to Zhan Danan of the Jire Military Region and Wang Zhao of the 12th Brigade, who were intercepting the enemy's 35th Army on the Pingsui Line, and asked them to surround Shacheng and Tumu Fortress to stop the enemy and fight against the enemy. Wait for the main force to arrive. In the early morning, the Corps entered the south bank of the Dayang River. The Dayang River looked extremely cold at this time, and the river roared mercilessly.There is no bridge on the river. There is a layer of ice on the river, but the ice is not thick enough. Through the ice, you can hear the rush of water. At this time, facing the heavy snow all over the sky, three people came out of the team.They are Commander Yang Dezhi, Political Commissar Luo Ruiqing, and Chief of Staff Geng Biao.The three chiefs were about to organize the crossing of the river when the staff sent a telegram. The telegrams were sent to Yang Chengwu and Li Tianhuan of the Third Corps, Yang Dezhi, Luo Ruiqing, and Geng Biao of the North China Second Corps, Cheng Yuhua and Huang Zhiyong of the advance troops of the Northeast Field Army, Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan, and Liu Yalou.The telegram is as follows: We have sent you telegrams many times, be sure to firmly separate Zhang and Xuan, so that the enemies of the two cannot join together.If one vertical is not enough, one of the second vertical should be added.Why do you turn a deaf ear to it?You must understand that as long as the 4 Xuanhua enemy divisions cannot meet in Zhangjiakou, the Zhangjiakou enemy will not flee west; After that, it will be difficult to wipe out, and there is a danger of concentrating and fleeing westward at any time.You only need to look at the enemy's efforts to open up the connection between Zhang and Xuan every day, and you can see that the enemy's isolation of the two places is not good, and this isolation is extremely beneficial to us.Because we can annihilate 4 divisions in Xuanhua first, and then annihilate 5 infantry divisions and 3 cavalry brigades in Zhangjiakou.Therefore, you must insist on implementing our previous telegrams, secure the positions in Shalingzi and Balizhuang in the first column, add part or all of the second column if necessary, and adjust the deployment after Yang Luogeng arrives, and you must not violate it. Between the lines, it shows the anxiety and accusations of the central government and hopes that the Second Corps will arrive at the Pingsui line as soon as possible and join the battle. Commander Yang Dezhi of the Second Corps began to prepare to cross the river.Yang Dezhi is not tall, but he is very strong. Although he looks ordinary, he has steel strength and tenacity that the enemy fears all over his body. This general who participated in the Long March was very appreciated by Chairman Mao.He treats people with enthusiasm and kindness. Compared with him, Political Commissar Luo Ruiqing was taller and more knowledgeable.At this time, the scout said to Geng Biao: "Report to the Chief of Staff, the river is not deep, it only reaches the chest." Commander Yang Dezhi waved his hand: "Don't delay, hurry up and organize the river crossing." Political commissar Luo Ruiqing said calmly and forcefully: "The shorter the time to cross the river, the better. If you strive for one more minute, you will have more initiative." The soldiers immediately jumped into the icy river, and with the sound of "creaking", the ice layer broke. So the cadres and soldiers supported each other and plowed a path on the ice.The three leaders, Yang Luogeng, were also marching on the cold glaciers like the soldiers. After crossing the glacier, many soldiers' cotton trousers froze into straight tubes that could not be bent, so they simply sat on the ground to rest for a while.Commander Yang was afraid that the soldiers would freeze to death, so he patted one soldier on the shoulder and said, "Run quickly, and you will be warmed up if you run." So the troops started marching again, and there was still heavy snow in the sky. At this moment, whether it is the North China Field Army or Guo Jingyun's 35th Army, they are all racing against time. Maybe whoever has a little time will have more initiative and more hope of victory. Guo Jingyun's 35th Army's escape to the east seemed to be going smoothly. They had already crossed Xuanhua and headed straight for Xinbaoan. In the Xibaipo combat command room, Zhou Enlai took a pen to make a note at the new security office. He was worried about Mao Zedong outside. In the icy and snowy place, Chairman Mao had been standing for several hours, and the cold mist had formed a layer of hoarfrost on his head and eyebrows, but he didn't realize it.The ground was full of cigarette butts. "Chairman, go back!" Zhou Enlai said to Mao Zedong with concern. The chairman waved his hand.He didn't expect that the telegram sent to the Three Corps clearly stated "separation" and "inviolability", but the actual situation was not the case, which made him anxious. "Come on! Send them another telegram." On the 7th, a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong was sent to the front: Yang and Li violated the clear and clear orders of the Military Commission many times in the past, and arbitrarily abandoned the task of separating Zhang and Xuan. It was extremely wrong to allow the 35th Army to flee eastward.From now on, Yang and Li's task is to encircle the enemy in Zhangjiakou. Make sure that the enemy does not run away to the west, east or take a detour. If they escape, insist on annihilation.Yang and Li Ying strictly ordered the department to take full responsibility for this and not violate it.Now the 35th Army and part of the Xuanhua enemy are fleeing eastward.Yang, Luo, and Geng should obey the Military Commission's telegrams many times to prevent the enemy from fleeing eastward. If the enemy escapes eastward through Xiahuayuan and Xinbaoan, Yang, Luo, and Geng will be responsible.The Military Commission had already ordered Yang, Luo, and Geng to move quickly and reach the railway line between Xuanhua and Huailai on the 5th to cut off the communication between the Xuanhua and Huailai enemies. This order was also clear.Even if the units of Yang, Luo, and Geng could not arrive on the 5th, they should be able to arrive on the morning of the 6th.The 35th Army fled eastward from near Zhangjiakou at 13:00 on the 6th. As long as all or most of Yang, Luo, and Geng reached the Xuan-Huai section of the railway line on the morning of the 6th, the enemy would not be able to escape.Cheng and Huang Ying ordered the troops to quickly arrive and occupy the front line of Huailai and Badaling, cut off the enemy's east-west connection, and wiped out the enemy in this section by camera. Although the Three Corps commanded by Yang Chengwu made great contributions in the battle to encircle the enemy in Zhangjiakou, at this moment, facing the ever-changing battlefield, Chairman Mao still severely criticized their mistakes. It is also the so-called "the deeper the love, the deeper the responsibility"! Yang Chengwu, commander of the Third Corps, and Li Tianhuan, deputy political commissar, took responsibility and made a review to the Military Commission. The Corps conducted serious criticism and education on the troops, and punished the main responsible cadres of a certain regiment who withdrew its troops and caused the 35th Army to fled eastward.Yang and Li issued a deadly order to all the troops: the enemy is not allowed to break out of the siege, and wherever they break out, they must take full responsibility.All troops should repair fortifications, adjust deployment, and intensify the encirclement. The first column of the North China Three Corps made amends, and immediately occupied the villages around Shalingzi and the Miaoguishan position, cutting off the passage between Zhang and Xuan.On the same day, the convoy of the 35th Army fleeing east was harassed not far from Xuanhua, and the convoy had to stop advancing. When they reached Xiahuayuan, they encountered resistance again.The 35th Army was stopped at Jimingyi, west of Xinbaoan. At this time, in the windy and snowy weather, the three chiefs, Yang, Luo, and Geng, found a leeward place, and they circulated a telegram in their hands. Yang, Luo, and Geng were able to seize the main force of the 35th Army and the 104th Army on the night of the 6th or the morning of the 7th at Xiahuayuan and the New Security Line..." And now it is the early morning of the 6th, and the time is imminent. A staff officer ran over and reported: "According to reconnaissance, the Thirty-fifth Army has crossed the lower garden and headed straight for Xinbao!" The three looked at each other.Geng Biao was so anxious that beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and immediately said to Yang Dezhi and Luo Ruiqing, "The situation is urgent. It is only 30 miles from Xiahuayuan to Xinbaoan." Silence, an unspeakable silence!Everyone was thinking in their hearts: 30 miles is nothing to Guo Jingyun's ten-wheel truck.But as soon as the 35th Army passes Xinbao, how unfavorable the situation will be for us.Not only can the 35th Army continue to flee eastward, but Huailai's 104th Army can also move westward. As long as they are together, it will be very difficult to wipe them out. Silence is always to be broken, Luo Ruiqing asked: "How far is the Jiming Station between Xiahuayuan and Xinbao, from Xiahuayuan?" Geng Biao replied: "About 20 miles." Then, he added: "There are three regiments of Comrade Zhan Danan near Jimingyi, which can hold off for a while. But they have been fighting for four days." Commander Yang Dezhi seemed to have heard the good news all of a sudden, and clapped his fists and said, "Send a telegram to Wang Zhao, telling the 12th Brigade to stop the enemy no matter what." The staff immediately planned to send a telegram to the 12th Brigade of the Fourth Column.Geng Biao added: "At the same time, power is sent to the tenth and eleventh brigades of the three verticals, eighth verticals, and four verticals. They are required to speed up and use all their strength to hurry." 此时，罗瑞卿严肃地说：“告诉全体指战员，如果让三十五军逃过新保安，那我们二兵团对中央军委和毛主席就不好交代！” 杨得志司令补充说：“那我们将铸成大错，影响整个战局！” 局势终于被控制住了！ 王昭果然不负众望，来电告捷：我十二旅在新保安抓住了敌三十五军。 华北第二兵团四纵队十二旅出奇不意地先一步到了新保安，而此时敌三十五军的400辆“大道吉”，还在詹大南给他们制造的重重阻碍中，艰难地喘息在鸡鸣驿。 当时，王昭率领的十二旅在敌我混战的间隙，把自己打扮成国民党的模样，大摇大摆地来到西门骗开了门，守城的敌警卫团还问：“哪一部分的？” 回答全部是“自家人，自家人”。当敌人醒过味来，十二旅已经用炮火炸开了城门，战斗仅用20分钟，敌警卫团300多人全部缴械。就这样，十二旅占领了新保安，切断了郭景云的归路。 指挥这场战斗的王昭不愧是一员骁将。他出生于河北平山县，15岁就参加了革命，是八路军三五九旅“平山团”的创建人。他作战勇敢、智勇双全，在抗日战争和解放战争中屡立战功。 西柏坡。毛主席、周恩来、朱德露出了笑脸，几天以来紧绷的神经终于松弛了下来。 南京的蒋介石沉不住气了。北平傅作义的脸也阴下来了。 三十五军终究还想回北平，他们必须经过新保安。十二旅看看时间差不多，让出了新保安，主动让敌军进城，以便稳住该敌。这是平津械役指挥部的意见。 因为这时，有几支部队根据新的部署，开始向新保安靠近。 曾思玉司令员带领东北二兵团四纵队对新保安摆开了包围的阵势；詹大南率领的冀热察军区部队在土木、沙城一线准备阻击新保安增援之敌；程子华率领的东北野战军先遣入关部队向平谷、怀来铁路线疾进；郑维山司令率领的华北二兵团三纵队也顶风冒雪向新保安赶来。 敌三十五军终于被包围在了新保安。 北平傅作义：“立即给一零四军、十六军发电，让他们无论如何接应郭军长！” 但一零四军碰到了郑维山，一个在关键时刻，敢于冒风险、承担责任的高级将领，也正是由于他的“擅作主张”，才将西援三十五军的一零四军先头部队打下去，新保安之敌待援突围的希望破灭，只好困守在城里。 国民党的王牌军虽经挣扎，但终被华北野战军制服了。他只能在新保安喘息着，新保安终将成为埋葬它们的坟墓。 此时的郭景云大概不会想到吧！ 我求战心切的干部战士一拨一拨地到兵团来，要任务，表决心，通往兵团部的电话线，几乎都被请战的呼声占了，更有一些指挥员，泡在兵团指挥所，嚷着“给点吃的吧”，实际上是要求担任主攻。 此时，就连杨、罗、耿等兵团指挥人员也急得手发痒，心发热，他们把广大指战员的求战要求，多次反映，上报了中央军委。 中央军委已有了全盘部署。 西柏坡。 周恩来守在地图前，新保安这个地名似乎显得格外引人注目。这时，毛主席和朱德从门外进来了，他们刚参加了一个婚礼回来。“恩来，吃糖、吃糖。”毛泽东和朱老总一边从兜里掏糖一边说。“主席呀，底下都等不及了，全都要求攻打新保安。”“是呀！是呀！恩来，我和朱老总也都想到了这个情况，心里不放心，所以赶紧回来了。” “主席，眼下东北军还没有全部入关，还没有实现对平、津、塘的分割包围，现在打的时机还没有成熟。” 毛主席点了点头说：“是啊，三十五军是傅作义的命根子，现在弄不好会让他们从海上逃跑的。” 朱德风趣地说：“现在还要把三十五军留着，供着。” 于是，为了保证东北野战军的顺利入关，实现对平、津、塘的分割包围，切实保证平律战役的胜利。中央军委下令指示，在两周时间内对新保安、张家口之敌只作战略包围，围而不打，等到东北军顺利入关后再另行打算。 军委指示传达到兵团，罗瑞卿便积极地做下面的工作，大家逐渐明白了，对于新保安不是不打，而是不到时候，这样才能取得更大的胜利。 当时，部队中广泛流传着一首诗：三十五军好比山药蛋，已经放在锅里边，解放军四面来烧火，越烧越煮越绵软。同志们，别着急，山药蛋不熟不能吃；战前工作准备好，时间一到就攻击。 这充分体现了广大干部战士对中央军委“围而不打”作战方针的理解与支持！东北军入关。一份又一份急电，带着西柏坡毛主席等中央领导人的指示飞向了林彪、罗荣桓、刘亚楼指挥的东北野战军。 电示：应该清醒地看到，敌人或逃或缩，都对我不利。我们的方针是：不能让敌人逃走，更不能让敌人缩回。要迅速地完成对敌人的战役分割或战略包围，以求全歼。在辽沈战役结束之际，你们就应组成先遣团，战役一结束，火速向北平开进。 电示：部队要分多路，以最快的速度，突然隔断北平与天津、天津与塘沽、塘沽与唐山各地之敌，不让缩回，也不便逃掉。 电示：部队行动必须十分隐蔽。东北局要让新华社及东北各广播电台在今后两个星期内，多发沈阳、新民、营口、锦州等地我军主力部队庆功祝捷、练兵、开会的消息，以迷惑敌人。 林、罗、刘你们几位，可携带经便指挥机构先行，并于走后一星期左右在沈阳报上登出一条表示林仍在沈阳的新闻。 而此时，蒋介石还认为：东北我军在经过辽沈战役如此之大的战役之后，至少要经过3个月的休整，才能够入关，而旦，入关人数至多为50万人左右，与北平傅作义集团的实力相当。 一切都出乎蒋介石的预料之外。 东北野战军接到军委指示，分东、中、西三路，浩浩荡荡地入关了！ 1600里绵延之路，80万人马的大军，10万匹战马拖着各种大炮、辎重，数不清的汽车、大车载着大量缴获的美军弹药、物资，光随军的民工就有10几万之众。声势浩大的入关队伍先头部队已到了山海关，而后面的部队还远在锦州，可见入关大军的人数之众。 但东北军入关也出现了一个小小的插曲。 12月5日，东北野战军后尾3个纵队没有绕道走热河境内一预先规定的路线，却沿北定路直接插进山海关，大摇大摆地入关了。 东北野战军大举入关的行动便暴露在敌人的眼皮之下，他们遇到了傅作义飞机的狂轰滥炸。 林彪事前没有请示，事后向军委作了报告：由于山海关以北地区及平泉至遵化这条路上人烟稀少，所过部队太多，同时我们大量军队已经长途行军南下，每日每夜均有敌机侦察轰炸，已无秘密可言。昨已令我最后3个纵队经山海关入关。 东北野战军像洪流一样涌进了山海关。