Chapter 5 The fourth chapter is warm and cold, and the spring breeze is full of hatred and defeats Siping

Marshall reopened the negotiating table.The situation in the Northeast battlefield has become the vane of the dispute between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.Chiang Kai-shek clamored not to win Siping and not to stop the war.Mao Zedong took a sharp puff of cigarettes and told Lin Biao that he must stick to Siping.Lin Biao was sitting in Lishu Village, and saw the petals of pear blossoms falling with the wind amidst the smoke. Before Mao Zedong gave an order, he resolutely decided to retreat across the board and turn to Jiangbei. Fireworks in March, the grass grows in the south of the Yangtze River.It's a good year.

But Chiang Kai-shek was furious at this good scene. The general offensive of Siping could not be started for a long time, and Benxi could not be attacked for a long time, but Changchun fell into the hands of the Communist Party.Chiang Kai-shek paced up and down the room with his hands behind his back, "Xiong Shihui, incompetent!" He cursed angrily. Chiang Kai-shek could not but be annoyed.More than ten days ago, he was still yelling loudly: If you don't win Siping, don't stop the war, don't fight to Changchun, don't talk about peace.But now there are two setbacks. Where does this put his old face?

"To clean up the Northeast, there must be a talented person." He said to himself, "It seems that Du Yuming has to go." Thinking of this, Chiang Kai-shek ordered his subordinates to telegraph Du Yuming immediately: return to the Northeast quickly and regain sovereignty. In Beiping Hospital, Du Yuming was lying on a hospital bed, waiting for recovery from nephrectomy.In this lonely spring, he looked at the battle report from the Northeast and couldn't help but sigh to himself, wondering if he still had a chance to return to the Northeast.At this moment, Du Yuming suddenly received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek, and Du Yuming was ecstatic, and jumped up, forgetting the fact that his body had not recovered, and went northward in a starry night, rushing back to Shenyang.

Du Yuming came back again, like adding a handful of firewood to unextinguished ashes, making the beacon smoke thicker. "Attack Siping immediately!" This was Du Yuming's first order. The military order fell like a mountain.Not to mention Du Yuming's military order?The various departments of the Kuomintang army did not dare to neglect and went forward with all their strength. On April 18, the New 1st Army took the lead in pushing to the western suburbs of Siping. The flames of war inside and outside Siping City were on the verge of breaking out. Standing at the top of Siping City, Lin Biao raised his binoculars to carefully observe the enemy's deployment, and couldn't help frowning more and more.Although Liang Xingchu, Huang Kecheng, Wan Yi and others have been mobilized to move closer to Siping, he still feels that his strength is insufficient.Walking down the wall, Lin Biao only said one sentence: "Urgently call the Changchun troops to go south for reinforcements."

At this time, the 71st Army led by Chen Mingren and the New 1st Army temporarily commanded by Zheng Dongguo had formed a half-moon encirclement of Siping from the west and south sides. Because the 71st Army had been severely injured by Lin Biao, Chen Mingren did not dare to disperse, and has been closely following the New 1st Army.Since the New 1st Army had been under the command of Liang Huasheng, the deputy commander of Northeast Security, Du Yuming was extremely dissatisfied with the performance of this ace army after being attacked by the Democratic Alliance Army.At this time, Sun Liren, the former army commander, had not yet returned from England. After Du Yuming replaced Liang Huasheng, he decided to temporarily hand over the army to Zheng Dongguo's command.After Zheng Dongguo took over, he wanted to show off his glory with this well-equipped army.Therefore, after Du Yuming's order to overcome Siping was issued, the New 1st Army attacked the fastest.

On April 18th, Zheng Dongguo ordered the New 30th Division, the New 38th Division, and the 50th Division of the New 1st Army to bomb the Democratic Alliance Army positions outside Siping in turn.With the support of planes and tanks, the Kuomintang army first launched a heavy attack on the southern suburbs of Siping. The artillery shells fell on the positions of the Democratic Alliance Army like hail, with an average of more than 30 rounds per minute, and various fortifications and trenches were instantly razed to the ground.There are many bullet holes everywhere, and there is a crater every five or six meters.The Kuomintang infantry followed closely behind, and rushed into the depths of the Democratic Alliance Army's position like a tide. Although the Democratic Alliance Army fought hard, they still had the upper hand.

On the 21st, the New 38th Division suddenly left the southern suburbs and turned to the North Mountain of Sandaolinzi in the northwest of Siping in an attempt to occupy the commanding heights of Beishan, forming a north-south attack with the New 30th Division. "Three forests must be guarded!" Lin Biao ordered, "Nearby troops immediately reinforce. Losing three forests is equivalent to losing Siping." It turns out that these three forests are only 1 km away from Siping Street, the center of Siping City. Overlooking most of Siping City, it is an important support point related to the safety of the entire Siping City. Once it is lost, the consequences will be disastrous.

One to attack and one to defend, the three forests immediately became the new focus of the battle of Siping.The troops of both sides rushed towards the three forests as quickly as the tide.The sound of guns and guns was as fast and dense as a storm, and the big and small trees on the hillside were beating flames and rattling.The New 38th Army charged four times in a row and snatched a position from the Democratic Alliance Army in less than half a day. The Democratic Alliance Army Bao 1 Regiment guarding here knows that this place is related to the overall situation, and it is said that it will fight for it.One batch was sacrificed, and the other batch rushed forward. The blood stained the black soil on the hillside into a bright red, and finally regained the lost ground.

At a critical juncture, it happened that reinforcements from Changchun arrived.Yang Guofu rushed to the first batch with the 7th division. When he met Lin Biao, Lin Biao only replied with four words: Fight now! Yang Guofu turned around and rushed to the front line of the three forests. Gunfire continued on the northern front, and artillery fire rumbled on the southern front.The 50th Division of the New 1st Army on the southern front began to attack the 56th Regiment of the Wanyi Column of the Democratic Alliance Army on the 20th, echoing the northern front. With the cooperation of fierce artillery fire, it broke through the Yahupao position of the 56th Regiment and directly attacked Bo Luo Linzi.

Lin Biao immediately mobilized the 21st Regiment of Wang Dongbao's 7th Brigade who had just arrived to support.A part of the Bao 1 Regiment also rushed to the rescue.However, the enemy's 50th Division fired fiercely, and finally the Democratic Alliance Army was forced to retreat to the next line of defense. In the short period of nine days from April 18 to 26, the New 1st Army of the Kuomintang successively launched numerous attacks on various positions in the southern suburbs, western suburbs, northwest and southeast of Siping.There is already a mountain of corpses on the battlefield, but there is no major progress.At this time, both sides seemed to be exhausted, so they turned to overhaul fortifications and entered the stage of confrontation.

This was an extremely tragic battle. The Kuomintang army was hit hard, and the Democratic Alliance Army was also severely injured. Gunshots are still coming from far and near, sometimes sparse and dense.The blood-like setting sun lay on the iron-like battlefield, and the soldiers of the Democratic Alliance Army, whose faces were full of smoke, stood quietly in the trenches, preparing for a new round of fighting.More and more wounded, less and less ammunition.However, the battle is far from over. Huang Kecheng walked back and forth in the trench, his eyes glowing red, he watched the veterans of the Red Army who had experienced many battles fall into a pool of blood one by one, and stamped his feet anxiously: "You can't fight like this again, the first-level cadres!" Several batches were changed in just nine days, and almost all the cadres below the platoon before the war were killed.He hastily sent a telegram to Lin Biao: Siping City is lost, and we can take it again; but our backbone has fallen, but we can't get up again.Do we have to fight all our main forces? Looking at Huang Kecheng's telegram, Lin Biao had nothing to say.He was just as anxious.However, this battle cannot be stopped. Mao Zedong has repeatedly issued orders that Siping must not be lost, because the situation in the Northeast battlefield is always affecting the ongoing peace negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. After Marshall returned to Chongqing from the United States, the Kuomintang-Communist peace talks continued, but the conditions of both parties on the negotiating table were changing at any time due to the outcome of the Northeast War. When the Northeast armistice order was issued on January 10, the Kuomintang did not recognize the existence of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army at all; after the liberation of Changchun, the Kuomintang agreed that the Communist Party could keep a division in the Northeast; until the Kuomintang army attacked Benxi and Siping, there was no progress At that time, the two sides began to dispute which city among Shenyang, Changchun and Harbin should be used as the demarcation area of ​​Northeast joint management. Therefore, if you want to win at the negotiating table, you must first win on the battlefield.What is impossible to obtain on the battlefield is also impossible to obtain on the negotiating table. Just after the battle in Sandaolinzi, Mao Zedong sent a telegram to Lin Biao: to stick to Siping, discourage the enemy, and strive for a better situation in the war. A part of the defenders can be added to turn Siping Street into Madrid. Madrid is the capital of Spain. In October 1936, the Spanish people fought against Franco's rebellion supported by German and Italian fascists there for two and a half years, becoming the most famous defense war before World War II. Turn Siping Street into Madrid!What a heavy mission these simple eight characters contain! Lin Biao already felt that he was almost unable to bear the burden: how easy is it to stick to Siping?Now our army's vitality has been weakened. After a few battles, ammunition is in short supply, and our position is becoming more and more passive. The situation on the front line of Siping has become more and more serious. Lin Biao on the battlefield was in a hurry, and Luo Ronghuan, who was far away from the gunpowder, was also in a hurry. Luo Ronghuan, who suffers from kidney disease, is recuperating in Dalian.He is closely watching the battle in the north every day.Knowing that the Siping army was short of ammunition, Luo Ronghuan managed to find the support of the Soviet Union, and won a full eight trains of weapons, ammunition and medicine, which were transported to North Korea by sea, and then transferred to Meihekou by rail.However, at this time, the Northeast Bureau moved from Meihekou to Changchun, with a lot of luggage and a shortage of locomotives.A large amount of ammunition that has been loaded into the carriage has to stay on the platform temporarily. On April 28, when the Kuomintang learned of this situation, it sent planes to bomb the Meihekou Station, and more than 260 carriages were immediately scrapped in the sea of ​​fire. After reporting the situation to Lin Biao, Lin Biao didn't say a word, but with fierce eyes, he slammed his fist on the table angrily.I don't know whether he is resentful of the Kuomintang planes or the procrastination of the Northeast Bureau.But it is clear that his concern about Siping has deepened. On the same day, Lin Biao hurriedly dispatched the two main brigades of the third column in the South Manchuria area, led by Cheng Shicai, to quickly move northward to the Siping right-wing Changtu and Kaiyuan areas to build fortifications to prevent the Kuomintang from sending additional reinforcements to continue to attack Siping. Sitting in Shenyang, Du Yuming was worried.Siping has been unable to attack for a long time, and it is necessary to increase troops. However, it is feared that additional troops from the south will be deployed to go north, and the democratic coalition forces in southern Manchuria will take advantage of the false attack. At this time, there was intelligence that the third column of the Communist Army of South Manchuria had been ordered to go north to Siping. "Okay!" Du Yuming was overjoyed, and ordered Liao Yaoxiang's New Army and Zhao Gongwu's 52nd Army to set off on April 29, split into three groups, and attack Benxi. Since the three verticals had already gone north at that time, only the three main regiments of Xiao Hua's four verticals, namely the 27th, 30th, and 31st regiments, were guarding Benxi.There are few soldiers in the city, and the frontal defense line of each regiment is as wide as 10 kilometers. All personnel can only be deployed in one line, but there is no depth and reserve team. On May 2, Liao Yaoxiang and Zhao Gongwu led five divisions to gather under the city of Benxi. Taking the division as a unit, they concentrated all artillery fire and launched an attack on the four vertical troops. Seven Kuomintang planes also circled in the air, bombing and strafing. The four-column troops stood firm, with 3 regiments against 5 divisions, regardless of casualties, desperately resisting, and finally the two sides started a hand-to-hand battle. However, due to the heavy casualties of his own troops, most of the fortifications built by Xiao Hua have collapsed in the bombing and bombardment of the Kuomintang, and no military support can be found nearby. In the early morning of the 4th, he left Benxi with hatred.Afterwards, Xiao Hua led the Four Verticals to turn to the Fengcheng area and launched guerrilla warfare in various parts of South Manchuria. For Du Yuming, the capture of Benxi meant that the threat in the South Manchuria area was basically lifted.Subsequently, he ordered Liao Yaoxiang to lead the New Army and the 88th Division of the 71st Army who stayed in the South Manchuria area to fight with the New Army to immediately set off northward, heading for Siping. Lin Biao immediately ordered Cheng Shicai, who was on his way northward, to rush to Changtu and Kaiyuan to prevent the New Army from entering Siping. The Northeast battlefield was surging, and troops from both sides were criss-crossing the great plain.The layout is changing rapidly, and the battle situation is unpredictable.The small Siping City is like the whirlpool of the abyss, sucking more and more people into it. As soon as the Battle of Benxi ended, Du Yuming mobilized all his forces and assembled 6 armies and 10 divisions. With the cooperation of tanks, heavy artillery, and aircraft, Zheng Dongguo, the deputy commander of the Northeast "Suppression General", personally commanded the left, middle, and right. Sanlu launched a new round of all-out attack on Siping on May 14. The vastness of the battlefield and the ferocity of the firepower used by both sides made even Chiang Kai-shek, who was thousands of miles away from the battle, feel the shock from his heart.He was afraid that Du Yuming would make a mistake, more precisely, he was afraid of losing the war, so he specially sent the "Little Zhuge" Bai Chongxi, known for his resourcefulness, to fly to the northeast to supervise his teachers to help in the battle. Siping area once again filled with smoke.Within a radius of dozens of miles, the sound of cannons was deafening.A few days ago, the pear trees in Lishu Village in the suburbs of Siping were still full of fragrance and swaying in the wind. These days, they suddenly became trembling, and the petals of pear blossoms fell with the sound. Lin Biao's command post was very busy, with the sounds of telephone calls, reports, running, and reports mixed together, creating an uproar.Lin Biao was sitting on a wooden chair, staring at the battle map, without saying a word, he was carefully calculating every step he would take in his mind, but his ears were constantly listening to reports on the battle situation from all sides . Fierce battles have been waged simultaneously on the left, center, and right fronts, with the most frequent battle reports being on the right.Cheng Shicai's three verticals and Liao Yaoxiang's New Army, which was heading northward rapidly all the way, have started fighting in the Weiyuan Fort Gate area. After Cheng Shicai led the three verticals to the north from Benxi, he ran all the way. On the way, he received a telegram from Lin Biao and turned to the south to defend. The 65th Regiment of the Pioneer Regiment met in the Weiyuan Fort Gate area, and the two sides immediately entered into battle. The 65th regiment first sent a company to charge, but it failed and the company commander was killed.In a rage, the head of the regiment gathered all the heavy artillery and mountain artillery of the whole regiment, and bombarded the Democratic Alliance Army.Reluctantly, the three vertical troops had only machine guns and rifles, and had not yet had time to establish a position. Under the strong charge of the Kuomintang army, they had to retreat northward. Before the three verticals withdrew, Liao Yaoxiang ordered the 65th regiment to hold back the Democratic coalition forces in order to speed up the march.The rest of the large force was quietly shipped with 600 vehicles, and soon broke through the three vertical lines of defense. Liao Yaoxiang himself then rushed to the gate of Weiyuan Fort, inspected the battlefield, and found a document on a dead man, thinking that the one who had just been beaten away was the main force of the third column of the Democratic Alliance Army, and his confidence doubled. It can't be stopped, so with the strength of the New Army, it should be no problem to attack Siping.This wrong judgment immediately brought arrogance to Liao Yaoxiang.He ordered the New Army to push forward with all its strength and seize Yehe and Hafu ahead. The main force of the New Army passed for a long time, and all the main forces of the three verticals rushed to the Weiyuan Fort Gate. Cheng Shicai gave an order to counterattack and wiped out the 65th Regiment of the New 22nd Division.When Cheng Shicai climbed to the top of the mountain and raised his binoculars to look into the distance, the main force of the New Army had long since disappeared. Lin Biao bit his lip when he heard about the war situation, and said expressionlessly: "Tell the 359th Brigade, go south quickly, and reinforce the three columns. Liao Yaoxiang must be stopped at the front line of Changtu and Kaiyuan. It is related to the overall situation." After the 359th brigade got the order, it made a long-distance rush to the place designated by Lin Biao, but just after leaving Siping, it met the main force of the New Army at Yehe Station on the 16th.The 359th Brigade, which was famous all over the country for its large-scale production in Nanniwan, northern Shaanxi, was forced to withdraw from Yehe after fighting for only one day due to its hasty response and great differences in strength. Liao Yaoxiang raced against time and led the New 6th Army to advance to Hafutun on the 17th, meeting with the 50th Division of the New 1st Army rushing from the middle road. Tazi Mountain is located in the northeast of Siping, only more than 10 kilometers away from Siping. It is the highest peak in this area. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can clearly overlook all the positions in the northeast of Siping, which is more strategic than the three forests.If Tazi Mountain is lost, Siping will be at stake! The speed of the new army exceeded Lin Biao's expectations.Lin Biao, who has always been calm and silent, also seemed impatient at this time.He stood up suddenly: "Please Huang Kecheng send the 3rd Division 7th Brigade to advance lightly and quickly to Tazi Mountain!" It was the evening of May 17th. However, the more urgent things are, the more accidents are likely to happen.The 7th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Democratic Alliance Army failed to arrive on the battlefield as scheduled.When Huang Kecheng arrived at the bank of the Liaohe River in a starry night, because he only found two boats, after the whole brigade crossed the river, there were no more fighters, and the fall of Tazishan was already a foregone conclusion. Afterwards, I learned that the Liaohe River at that time did not need boats at all and could be crossed by swimming. Just as Huang Kecheng was crossing the river anxiously, the New Army had concentrated its forces and launched a rainstorm-like bombardment of the top of Tazi Mountain with a radius of only 70 to 80 meters with powerful artillery fire. In a few minutes, more than 500 shells were poured down. The explosion sent rocks flying across the mountain.After that, the two sides fought one after another, with corpses strewn all over the field. Fortunately, at this time, the New 1st Army on the left had made little progress in Sandaolinzi, so Lin Biao was able to concentrate on commanding the battle at Tazishan.But as time passed, Tazishan became more and more unfavorable, and almost reached the verge of the collapse of the defense line. On the evening of the 17th, Lin Biao sent a telegram to the Tazishan garrison: "No matter what, we must try our best to support it for another day." "We have suffered heavy casualties and are extremely short of ammunition. I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on the heavy responsibility." The Tazishan defender quickly called back. Lin Biaoku sat speechless, gritted his teeth, and sent another telegram: "At least tomorrow will last for a long time, at all sacrifices." The telegram was issued, but Lin Biao knew in his heart that the fall of Tazishan was inevitable.Once lost, Liao Yaoxiang will seal the city on all sides, and the Democratic Alliance Army will be trapped in Siping with no way out. Before dawn on the 18th, Lin Biao urgently asked Mao Zedong for instructions: "Several positions in the east of Siping have been lost. At this moment, the enemy is attacking fiercely, and the situation is critical." But before Mao Zedong called back, the news of the fall of Tazi Mountain had already come.Lin Biao could no longer hesitate.He resolutely decided: "The 7th Division will be in charge of covering in Sandaolinzi Beishan, the 7th Brigade will be in charge of covering the southeast highland in Siping, and the rest of the troops will retreat across the board." Starting at 20:30 on the night of the 18th, under the cover of night, the various troops passed through the gap that the Kuomintang would not be able to close in the future, and retreated to the rear separately.Due to the tight organization and good secrecy, although the Kuomintang army was right in front of them, they didn't notice it. In this one-month Siping defense battle, the total number of casualties of the Democratic Alliance Army was as high as more than 8,000, and the vitality of the troops was severely damaged.Among them are thousands of veterans of the Red Army who came down from Jinggang Mountain. They went through the long march and eight-year war of resistance, but they died prematurely in the black land of Northeast China. Filled with the frustration of defeat, Lin Biao crossed Gongzhuling and drove towards Changchun.Thinking over and over in his mind the telegram that Mao Zedong sent just after he learned that Siping had fallen: "I hope you stick to Gongzhuling. If you can't defend Gongzhuling, you should stick to Changchun to facilitate negotiations. Even if Gongzhuling can hold for a week, Changchun can hold for three weeks. Good for the overall situation.” Looking at the marching troops behind him, he shook his head secretly.How much ability do these soldiers who have been severely injured and have run out of ammunition and food have to defend Gongzhuling and Changchun?The only way out now is to withdraw to the north, withdraw to a place where the enemy can't attack, recharge your energy, and try to make a comeback. The night is dark, but the stars in the sky are still twinkling.Lin Biao led this exhausted army and ran all the way in the night wind. Siping seems to be a big stage, some people step down and some people come on stage. On the evening of May 18, just as Lin Biao and the Democratic Alliance Army withdrew from Siping quietly with tears in their eyes, a famous general in the Kuomintang army came to Siping.This is Sun Liren, commander of the New 1st Army known as "Oriental Rommel". Sun Liren had just returned from London, carrying the honor of the Queen of England in his arms, and he was still warm, so he came all the way to the front line of Siping. Among the many generals under Chiang Kai-shek, the most distinctive thing about Sun Liren is that he was not born in Whampoa, but graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a solid foreign diploma. Sun Liren graduated from the United States, why is he so favored by the Queen of England? The reason why the Queen of England awarded the honor to Sun Liren was because when the Chinese expeditionary force entered Burma in 1942, Sun Liren was serving as the commander of the 38th Division under Du Yuming. With less than a thousand soldiers under him, braved the artillery fire to fight a bloody road, not only repelled the Japanese army several times his own, but also rescued the friendly army nearly ten times his own, and broke the siege of the British army.This battle was a sensation all over the world at that time, and Sun Liren became famous all over the world.Later, when the Chinese Expeditionary Force was in danger of extinction, Du Yuming resisted Sweddie's order and led them back to China, while Sun Liren resolutely followed the British army and withdrew to India. Army's gratitude and appreciation. In July 1945, on the eve of the end of World War II, Allied Commander Eisenhower asked Chiang Kai-shek to organize a three-person military inspection team to go to Europe for inspection, and asked Sun Liren to participate by name.When Sun Liren was traveling in Europe, the Queen of England personally awarded Sun Liren an honor in London in order to thank Sun Liren for his help to the British army.Sun Liren is even more famous, and no one can match him. At this time, Sun Liren was proud of his horseshoe disease, and his ambition was so high that he was as good as the sky. In the early morning of May 19, the sky was twilight.As soon as Sun Liren took over the command of the New 1st Army from Zheng Dongguo, he personally drove a tank and rushed to the Siping Democratic Alliance Army position first. The tank formation rumbled, and soldiers of the New 1st Army swarmed behind it.Sun Liren wants to show his glory again in Siping. Unexpectedly, the result was like a heavy punch on the cotton, and Sun Liren did not encounter any resistance.The criss-crossing trenches are as dense as cobwebs, but they are as silent as water and empty. Sun Liren suddenly felt bad, stepped up his horsepower, and galloped all the way, straight into Siping City.On the square in the city center, I met Chen Mingren who rushed in from another direction with the 71st Army.Only then was it confirmed that Lin Biao had already withdrawn from Siping with the Democratic Alliance Army. "The national army captured Siping!" As Sun Liren and Chen Mingren celebrated each other, the news quickly spread throughout the country.The photos of Sun and Chen meeting in Siping also came into the eyes of countless people along with various newspapers. At this time, Liao Yaoxiang, who was planning the next offensive plan in the Tazishan area, was furious after hearing the news that Sun Chen had entered Siping.In this attack on Siping, the New Army suffered the most in terms of casualties and combat exploits. I didn't want the fruits of victory to fall into the hands of Sun and Chen so easily, especially the arrogant Sun Liren, who didn't even have a single gunshot from Siping. I have heard it, and I have become the hero who captured Siping! "It's tolerable, which one is unbearable!" Liao Yaoxiang roared wildly. When he was angry, it was reported that Wang Jifang, a senior official from Lin Biao's headquarters, had come to surrender. Liao Yaoxiang was taken aback for a moment, and then he was overjoyed: "Hurry up and bring it in!" The person who came was Wang Jifang, deputy chief of the combat department at Lin Biao's headquarters, and he was carrying a large number of confidential documents with him. Wang Jifang was originally a little red ghost who was carried across the snow-capped mountains and grasslands by everyone during the Long March.After studying in Yan'an, he came to the Northeast and followed Lin Biao to work in the command post.No, after Lin Biao moved into Pear Blossom Town, Wang Jifang met and fell in love with a female district captain of the Kuomintang Three Youth League in the town in the early spring when the pear blossoms were fragrant.When the Democratic Alliance Army withdrew from Siping, Wang Jifang thought that Lin Biao was over, and he couldn't bear the pain of parting, so he slipped back and joined Liao Yaoxiang during the retreat. Liao Yaoxiang immediately asked Du Yuming for credit.After Du Yuming heard this, he was also very happy, and sent an order to welcome Wang Jifang with VIP courtesy. Wang Jifang was so grateful that he told all the secrets of the Democratic Alliance Army, and he talked endlessly. Du Yuming benefited a lot, and immediately promoted Wang Jifang to be a major general counselor, and recommended him to Shen Zui, Mao Renfeng and others to continue to serve the Kuomintang.From then on, Wang Jifang also followed Chiang Kai-shek wholeheartedly. When the People's Liberation Army liberated the Southwest, he was captured by Erye in Chongqing. After Du Yuming arranged for Wang Jifang, he suddenly felt relieved. With a smile on his face, he approached Bai Chongxi, the "little Zhuge" who supervised the battle in Shenyang: "Now that Lin Biao is missing, do you think we should pursue him or not?" Bai Chongxi was undecided at this time, and thought for a while: "The capture of Siping has been of great help to Chairman Jiang. It is expected that the Communist Party will not dare to discuss with me at the negotiating table. Besides, our army has suffered heavy losses in the Siping war. I think it is inappropriate to confront the Communist Army again for the time being.” Du Yuming smiled secretly: "Now that I have obtained the exact information, our army has suffered heavy losses, and the Communist army has suffered even more serious losses. It is impossible to fight me again. In addition, the whereabouts of the Communist army is fully under my control. This time, our army If we take advantage of the victory and pursue, we can win Changchun in one fell swoop. I can guarantee it with my life." Bai Chongxi was both surprised and delighted: "If this is true, it is indeed possible. If Changchun can be captured, the chairman of the general committee will not be unhappy, right?" Having said that, the two laughed at each other.The laughter made the roof seem to shake. After laughing, Du Yuming said: "I will immediately order all the armies to advance to Changchun. As an encouragement, those who enter Changchun first will receive 1 million yuan in Northeast circulation coupons." "Okay!" Bai Chongxi's smile persisted, "After conquering Siping, I will have nothing to do here. As for Changchun, I will go back to Nanjing to ask for credit for you, so that the Chairman can have a mental preparation in advance, so as not to get too excited! " The two laughed again. Bai Chongxi never imagined that Du Yuming had already privately ordered Liao Yaoxiang to go after Changchun in order to avoid missing the opportunity.In order to show his respect for Bai Chongxi, the war supervisor, Du Yuming formally issued another order to the Siping armies.Knowing that there will be gold and yuan rewards, all the troops got up one after another and rushed to Changchun together. At this time, the Democratic Alliance Army after withdrawing from Siping was also crowded on the road leading to Changchun. On the 19th, Lin Biao came to Fanjiatun in Gongzhuling. He was thinking about Mao Zedong's order to stick to Gongzhuling and Changchun all the way, and he didn't know how to stick to it.Therefore, he decided to invite Peng Zhen and Luo Ronghuan to Fanjiatun together to discuss the next step. Luo Ronghuan, who was still recuperating in Dalian, was so anxious that he dragged his sick body to arrive that night. Starlight sprinkled Fanjiatun like heavy frost on the ground.When Luo Ronghuan passed the camp of the soldiers of the Democratic Alliance Army, he saw many soldiers wrapped in bandages and covered in smoke, sleeping soundly on the ground.His apprehension deepened. The emergency meeting of the Northeast Bureau was held under dim oil lamps.To keep, or to go?Lin Biao silently listened to the opinions of several people on this issue.Those who advocate keeping have a reason to keep, and those who advocate walking have a reason to go.Finally, Luo Ronghuan expressed his opinion. He started from the analysis of the situation of the enemy and ourselves, and finally thought: "Changchun and Jilin are both big cities, which are not conducive to defense. The defense line is wide. Now the troops are very tired. If you defend Changchun, If the enemy enters Jilin from the mouth of the Meihe River, our rear will be battered. Not only will Changchun not be able to defend, but we will have to retreat to the great desert of Ximan and Mongolia. I agree to withdraw from Changchun and retreat to the north of the Songhua River.” The Northeast Bureau adopted Luo Ronghuan's opinion: retreat to the north of the Songhua River. Before dawn, the exhausted Democratic Alliance Army set out on the road again, heading straight for the Songhua River. It was a long march that hurt, and not just because it was a retreat.Due to Wang Jifang's rebellion, Du Yuming quickly found Lin Biao's location. At the same time, the Kuomintang army changed the codes of the radio and telegrams, and the Democratic Alliance Army could not detect the enemy's intelligence. The enemy is strong and we are weak, and the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light. The sky in the Songnen Plain is dim and the wind is rustling.The water of the Songhua River is rolling in cold waves, rushing to a very far place.And Lin Biao was heading there with the Democratic Alliance Army.Siping lost, Changchun can no longer defend. Du Yuming knew that Lin Biao could no longer defend Changchun.Therefore, he had secretly ordered Liao Yaoxiang to pursue him quickly in order to strive for the first entry into Changchun. Liao Yaoxiang was angry at losing Siping, and took this opportunity to lead the New Army to run like crazy. They occupied Gongzhuling on May 21, Fanjiatun the next day, and entered Changchun on May 23. "The national army reoccupied Changchun!" Chiang Kai-shek laughed in Nanjing. At this time, the Kuomintang-Communist peace talks were still going on under the auspices of Marshall.Zhou Enlai took every step of the way according to the development of the situation in Northeast China, and finally insisted that Changchun should be used as the demarcation line of co-management. Changchun should not garrison each other. Condominium management in Changchun was Zhou Enlai's bottom line in the Kuomintang-Communist peace talks, and it could no longer be compromised. On May 23, Chiang Kai-shek received a telegram from Du Yuming that he had occupied Changchun, and he immediately arrogantly asked, "What else are we talking about?" As soon as he waved his hand, he took Song Meiling to Shenyang by plane that day. "Chairman Jiang is in the Northeast!" KMT generals rushed to tell each other. The reason why these generals were so excited was not only because "Chairman Jiang visited the Northeast in person", but more importantly, because "Chairman Chiang" "visited the Northeast in person" when they won the battle. For a while, Shenyang became a gathering place for generals from all walks of life. They all expressed their merits to Chiang Kai-shek face to face, and strongly criticized the "communist army's vulnerability." There is a poem by the ancients: The warm wind makes tourists drunk, and Hangzhou is called Bianzhou. Less than half a day after Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Shenyang, he was dizzy by the self-boasting of various generals. On May 24, he sent Marshall a new condition for the Kuomintang-Communist peace talks in strong terms: the CCP must agree that the government army has the right to take over the sovereignty of the Northeast and resume communication. The implication is that the Communist Party's army is no longer recognized, and the Kuomintang is the representative of the government, and the entire Northeast China is already owned by the Kuomintang, so the Communist Party cannot intervene in any way. What is the condition of negotiation?This is clearly an order to declare the Communist Party illegal.It seems that Chiang Kai-shek is indeed a little carried away, and the Democratic Alliance Army should make him sober. The democratic coalition forces led by Lin Biao retreated to the Songhua River, but there are still countless democratic coalition forces in South Manchuria.The Four Columns under the command of Cheng Zihua and Xiao Hua have been accumulating energy in Nanman since they withdrew from Benxi. On the day when Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Shenyang, Cheng Zihua and Xiao Hua took advantage of the fact that all the main forces of the Kuomintang were active in Changchun and generals from all walks of life left the team to Shenyang to ask for credit. In the Battle of the Sea, it launched a fierce attack on the 184th Division of the 60th Army of the Kuomintang defending the line from Anshan, Haicheng, Dashiqiao to Yingkou. The 60th Army was originally the old department of "Yunnan King" Long Yun. After Japan surrendered, Chiang Kai-shek sent Long Yun's main force to Vietnam to take charge of the surrender, and then sent Du Yuming to drive Long Yun out of Kunming with 5 divisions.Later, the 60th Army was transferred from Vietnam to the northeast and placed under Du Yuming's command.Therefore, most of the generals of the 60th Army were dissatisfied with Du Yuming, and Du Yuming dared not reuse them, so he had to send them to guard the basically pacified South Manchuria area. On the evening of May 23, it rained heavily and it was dark everywhere.Han Xianchu advanced to the Anshan area overnight. Before dawn the next day, there were already gunshots around Anshan.The surprise soldiers of the Democratic Alliance Army suddenly appeared, and it only took half a day to drive all the enemy troops into the city without being able to hide. Pan Shuodan, commander of the enemy's 184th Division, urgently asked Du Yuming for help. "What? Anshan is in danger?" Du Yuming, who was complacent, was taken aback, and hurriedly mobilized dozens of trains, so that Sun Liren led the new 1st army to go south at night. Unexpectedly, Sun Liren was dissatisfied with Du Yuming in his heart, and was looking for excuses everywhere to vent his anger.Here's my chance. Why did Sun Liren feel dissatisfied with Du Yuming?On that day, when Sun Liren first arrived in Siping, he inadvertently took the lead in capturing Siping.He himself felt guilty, ready to make a real military exploit when he attacked Changchun.I don't want Du Yuming to secretly order Liao Yaoxiang to set off early, and then hypocritically say that whoever captures Changchun first will be given 1 million gold coupons. Isn't this obvious selfish fraud? But Sun Liren did not resist the order on the surface.He took the train and went all the way south to Shenyang in an emergency.But after arriving in Shenyang, he didn't look for Du Yuming, but went to meet Chiang Kai-shek first. When Chiang Kai-shek saw the great hero who conquered Siping that day, he couldn't help but beam with joy and express his concern.Sun Liren took the opportunity to boast about his achievements in Siping, and then pointed out: "The New 1st Army has been going north to Siping since mid-March. It has been fighting for more than two months. It has made immortal military exploits in capturing Siping and Changchun. Now the soldiers are tired and need to rest urgently. , can you rest for three days before going out to fight?" Chiang Kai-shek smiled all over his face, and immediately replied: "Yes, yes." Sun Liren was secretly happy, and immediately summoned officials of the New 1st Army: "The chairman has ordered that the entire army rest in place for three days!" Up and down, thunderous cheers. When Du Yuming heard about this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly sent a battalion from the 2nd Division of the 52nd Army to reinforce, but unfortunately he was repelled halfway before reaching Anshan. On the afternoon of May 25, Han Xianchu successfully captured Anshan.Then they sent troops to Haicheng and completely surrounded Haicheng on the 28th.Pan Shuodan, commander of the 184th Division of the 60th Army sitting in the city, was already dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek and Du Yuming. The Haicheng uprising shook the Kuomintang army up and down.Sun Liren didn't dare to evade any more, kept silent about rest and recuperation, and hurriedly sent troops south.Han Xianchu fought and walked, focusing on annihilating the enemy's vital forces. After capturing the Dashi Bridge on June 2, he led his troops to withdraw and went to Caohekou and Tongyuan Fort to rest and recuperate, ending the Battle of Anhai. In the entire Battle of Anhai, a total of more than 1,200 Kuomintang troops were killed and wounded, and 2,104 people below the head of the regiment were captured. Pan Shuodan was forced to lead an uprising of more than 2,700 people from the 184th Division, attracting the New 30th Division and the New 38th Division of the New 1st Army. The 82nd Division of the 60th Army, the 20th Division of the 93rd Army and the 195th Division of the 52nd Army were forced to return to aid, which undoubtedly provided strong assistance for Lin Biao's northward withdrawal. But Lin Biao was still under great pressure.After the 1st New Army of the Kuomintang went south, the rest of the 6th New Army, the 71st Army, and the 52nd Army still drove out of Changchun successively, following closely along the road.The artillery on the ground roared, and the plane flew low in the air. Lin Biao led the Democratic Alliance Army to retreat in separate directions, racing against the wheels of the enemy's cars on two legs.Sometimes marching all night, people are exhausted, and the enemy will chase after them just after camping;Because the two armies crossed and paralleled each other, the situation of each other was unclear. Several battalions and regiments along the way fell behind the enemy and disappeared.After crossing the Songhua River, nearly 5,000 people were lost along the road. 杜聿明见新6军沿途占领小丰满和永吉，已将林彪彻底赶过松花江，初步形成了划江对峙的局面，这才松了一口气。 6月3日，蒋介石喜气洋洋地来到了长春。登城远眺，手舞足蹈。 当日，在前线将领的战况汇报会上，蒋介石突然拿过作战地图，端详了半天，忽指着松花江北岸的拉法说：“这是一个战略要地，必须派一个加强团设防固守。” 杜聿明近前一看，暗吸一口气：拉法虽系战略要地，但位处江北，派兵驻守必成孤军，难以久留。固守拉法实在有失高明。 无奈的是，此命竟然是由蒋委员长亲自下达的，无法拒绝。 杜聿明只好让挺进到最北端的廖耀湘去部署。廖耀湘也早已看出了问题所在，忙摆出谦逊礼让之态，后见实在推不掉，转而心生一计，派仍受自己指挥的71军88师执行此命。 88师遂派263团于6月初占据了拉法，随后又推到了附近的新站。 此时的松花江北岸已经是民主联军的天下了。 6月6日，梁兴初带着山东1师渡过松花江，撤到胶河一带，远远地看到拉法地区有一支队伍正在构建工事，忙跑了过去。未到近前，大吃一惊，城头上插着的竟是国民党的军旗。 梁兴初立即向林彪报告。 杜聿明居然派兵渡过了松花江！林彪在屋子里踱来踱去。他一会看看梁兴初的这份电文，一会又看看中央军委刚刚发来的通知：国共双方协议在东北休战15天，6月7日起生效。 蒋介石占据松花江南岸后，谈判资本已牢牢在手，两个月来各军不断征战，急需休整。毛泽东获知林彪一路艰苦北行，撤退近千里，必定疲惫不堪，应该停战。国共双方代表借谈判之机一碰头，立即达成了停战协议。 林彪很清楚：此时自己处于劣势，如在停战协议生效之刻主动进攻，恐怕会引起国民党的继续追击，同时更担心进驻拉法的263团会有接应。 当晚，林彪回电梁兴初：绕开敌军，准备乘车去敦化。 电报发出了，林彪却没有停止继续思索此事。想自己一路被围阻追击，奔波近千里，一腔怒气难已发泄，杜聿明居然派兵渡江，这口气也要咽下吗？不能，一让再让，让到何时为止？林彪拍案而起，于6月7日清晨，再令梁兴初：原地不动，如探明敌方确是孤军深入，伺机将其歼灭。 梁兴初立即带人侦察，刚出发不久，正遇到从长春东北局机关里撤过来的陈光。陈光原是梁兴初在山东时的老上级，两人重逢，互问寒暖。真是不问不知道，陈光也是为了这263团而来的。 此前，陈光已令东满的周保中做了进一步的探明核实，这支国民党队伍的确是孤军深入。 “那还等什么？总司令已经指示，如探明敌方确是孤军深入，则伺机将其歼灭。”梁陈二人一拍即合，于7日黄昏向拉法发起进攻，4个小时即消灭守敌。9日凌晨，民主联军乘胜进攻新站，至10日拂晓大获全胜。 拉法、新站两次战斗中，民主联军共毙伤敌军1，000人，俘获263团团长韦耀东等900人，缴获火炮10门，轻重机枪70余挺，枪支1，200余。 虽然此战令林彪小小地解了一次气，但仍然无法让他打起精神。当他带着前指机关走到五常时，离哈尔滨只有100公里了，林彪拒绝再往前走。 林彪病倒了！ 林彪要在五常养病。已迁到哈尔滨的东北局机关焦急万分，一次又一次地派人迎接林彪前往。可林彪自称重病在身，不愿前往。 过了许久，大家才明白，林彪不是有病在身，而是有病在心。 毛泽东为保证与国民党和谈成功，一再令林彪守住四平、公主岭和长春，林彪却无力回天，一路北撤，败走千里，部队伤损15，000余人。不仅民主联军元气大伤，而且共产党在和谈中已失去了实力支撑。林彪自觉无颜见到别人的鄙视脸色，而且中央究竟接下来会如何处理自己，也尚且不知。所以，林彪宁愿自己先留在五常。 实际上，林彪实在是过于低估毛泽东的魄力和眼光了。毛泽东早就看穿了蒋介石不想真正和谈的实质了，只是想通过征战催醒蒋介石共创和平，但自四平失守后，蒋介石马上表现出不可一世的气焰，毛泽东已彻底对和平不抱希望了。 5月30日，蒋介石在巡视长春的当晚，即召开了高级将领会议，共同评估共产党的实力，众将一致认为：无论在四平还是本溪的战役中，共军战术与当年江西时代一样，没有多大增进。 蒋介石由此推论：“林彪部乃江西残匪骨干，战力最强，经此次四平会战已十损七八，其他匪部实力远逊于彼，可见不难解决。由此可断定共党并无多大实力。” 会后，蒋介石转告马歇尔：“只要东北之共军主力溃败，则关内之军事必易处理，不必顾虑共方之刁难与叛乱也。” 蒋介石“武力解决中共”的决心已定。 6月6日，蒋介石借发表东北休战协议之机，公然调运两个军，准备送入东北，一举消灭林彪余部。 闻知此情，毛泽东拍案而起：“岂容蒋介石如此猖狂？令山东陈毅部狠狠咬住国民党，使其无力北上！” 6月7日，陈毅率山东主力向国民党发起大规模攻势，连克胶县、张店、周村、泰安、枣庄、德州、高密、即墨等城，歼敌3万。蒋介石惊恐万状，慌忙将准备调往东北的两个军投入关内战场。 “现在的蒋介石是连和平的面具都不想戴了！”毛泽东说，他再也不想看蒋介石演任何和平戏了。“虽然共产党的军队确实在实力装备上，与国民党还存在着很大的差距，但和平已经无望。我们必须与广大人民群众团结起来，靠自己的奋斗去换取真正的和平。” 6月16日，中共中央致电东北局：任命林彪为东北局书记、东北民主联军总司令兼政治委员。 得到这个消息，林彪的气色终于好转了，跟着亲自来到五常接请的高岗和谭政回到了哈尔滨。 6月17日，蒋介石在国共和谈中提出新的条件：“中共必须退出热河、察哈尔两省，山东的烟台和威海，东北的哈尔滨、安东、通化、牡丹江和白城子……”周恩来当即愤怒地回答：“国方提出的条件如此苛刻，我方无考虑的可能！” 国共谈判彻底破裂。 6月26日，蒋介石向中原地区发起主动进攻，中国内战全面爆发。 和平的火光闪烁了几下，最终归于黑暗。任何想通过谈判重觅和平的愿望皆成泡影，只有枪和血才是换取和平的唯一出路！