Chapter 10 Chapter Nine Siege of the Gucheng, Changchun Dawn and Smoke

Du Yuming returned to the Northeast just as Changchun fell.The People's Liberation Army besieged the city for more than four months, and more than 1/7 of them surrendered to defend the enemy.Zeng Zesheng summoned two of his division commanders overnight: Breaking out of the siege and defending the city are dead ends, and the only way out is to fight against Chiang Kai-shek uprising!Zheng Dongguo has never felt so lonely, he waved weakly I am with Changchun.Xiao Jinguang and others set up a sumptuous banquet, and Zheng Dongguo was full of gratitude. When the Northeast Field Army captured Jinzhou City, it was like a huge gate falling from the sky, suddenly locking the autumn scenery of the Northeast land.

Autumn is a harvest season. The Kuomintang soldiers who were locked outside the customs felt that they were waiting for the sickle crops. The Kuomintang troops in the Northeast were panicked. In October 1948, the Northeast Field Army had entered Jinzhou, approaching Jinxi and Huludao.Hou Jingru was very anxious, and Chiang Kai-shek was even more restless.After leaving Huludao, Chiang Kai-shek rushed to Peiping and immediately summoned Fu Zuoyi, Wei Lihuang and Du Yuming to hold an emergency meeting. At this time, Du Yuming had been transferred to the deputy commander-in-chief of Xuzhou's "Suppression General", and he was drawing up a plan to attack Shandong with three corps.After meeting Chiang Kai-shek, Du Yuming hurriedly asked if the attack plan was feasible.Chiang Kai-shek's face was frosty: "Let's not talk about this issue today. What is important now is the Northeast War."

Du Yuming didn't dare to say more. When the three arrived, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Wei Lihuang again: "Jinzhou must be recovered as soon as possible." Wei Lihuang immediately reiterated his old opinion: "I think it is the best policy to quickly send Liao Yaoxiang's corps back to Shenyang to defend. If the plan of advancing westward to recover Jinzhou is not given up, the entire army will be in danger of being wiped out." "Standing on Shenyang will trap hundreds of thousands of elite troops in the siege of the communist army." Chiang Kai-shek looked angry, "Only by taking back Jinzhou can we advance and restore the northeast, and retreat to north China."

But no matter what Chiang Kai-shek said, Wei Lihuang just refused to give in. The two fought for several hours, but there was still no result.Chiang Kai-shek turned to Fu Zuoyi for his opinion. Of course Fu Zuoyi understood the danger of recovering Jinzhou, so he had no choice but to prevaricate and say: "This is a major matter related to the country, and it is best to consider all aspects." Chiang Kai-shek turned around and asked Du Yuming again.Du Yuming said frankly: "The Liao Yaoxiang Corps has little confidence in regaining Jinzhou. If you want to withdraw the army from the Northeast, you cannot forcefully attack Jinzhou. The only way out is to go to Yingkou."

Seeing that his two old subordinates did not support him, Chiang Kai-shek was so angry that he patted the tables and chairs and cursed Wei Lihuang.Wei Lihuang didn't say a word, he just didn't agree to fight Jinzhou. The meeting ended up breaking up without agreement. In the early morning of the next day, Chiang Kai-shek summoned Du Yuming again, and asked, "The situation in the Northeast is tight, what do you think at present?" Du Yuming thought to himself: The big thing is not good.But he responded with his mouth: "Our army's morale in the Northeast is low, and all armies are incomplete. If we want to regain Jinzhou, we must first supplement the training and then act accordingly."

Speaking of this, Du Yuming changed the subject: "The situation in Xuzhou is not optimistic now. I want to return to the front line immediately." Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand: "Xuzhou, there is no need to worry. The big thing now is to take back Jinzhou. If Jinzhou is not taken back, we will be isolated in the northeast, and we can only wait for the Communist army to eat us." Du Yuming pondered for a moment and asked, "But if we go to attack Jinzhou, what chance will we have of winning?" "There is always a 60% certainty." Chiang Kai-shek said after a little thought.

Du Yuming shook his head slightly: "Sun Tzu said, if a man wins before a battle, he must count as more; if he has not fought but is invincible, he must count as less; if more counts as victory, less counts as no victory. Now we count six success, the possibility of failure is greater.” Chiang Kai-shek was silent. Du Yuming went on to say: "Sun Tzu said, if you attack five times, encircle them if you are ten, if you are twice as large, you can use both odd and righteous forces. If there is something strange but no right, if there is righteousness but no surprise, every battle will be fatal. Comparing the current strength of the enemy and us, it is not that we are twice as powerful as the enemy. On the contrary, the enemy is twice as powerful as we are, and the enemy may concentrate five or ten times as many troops to attack us, encircle us, and destroy our army. Therefore, I think that the recovery of Jinzhou It is more ominous than good, and there may be the danger of annihilation of the entire army."

"However, if we lose Jinzhou, we will lose the aid of the United States. This is a strategic plan related to the overall situation." Chiang Kai-shek raised his voice and shouted with his fist on the table. Du Yuming immediately stopped talking and watched Chiang Kai-shek walking back and forth angrily. After turning around for a while, Chiang Kai-shek suddenly stopped, and said to Du Yuming in a very calm tone: "I think it's better to hand over the Northeast to you. From now on, the Liao Yaoxiang Corps is under your command. Seize the opportunity." , Cross the Montenegro, and take back Jinzhou. Well, you go and prepare first. I appoint you as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast "Suppression Command" and the security commander of the Jire-Liao border area. The headquarters can be set up in Huludao first."

Du Yuming was full of helplessness, hated his fate, and wanted to argue later, but Chiang Kai-shek had already left alone. Du Yuming had no choice but to pack up his luggage and go to Shenyang.But as soon as he arrived in Shenyang, he received a fatal blow: Changchun fell! What Chiang Kai-shek had worried about for a long time finally happened. As soon as the Liaoshen Campaign started, Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to Zheng Dongguo, who was trapped in Changchun, to retreat and move closer to Shenyang. However, quitting Changchun is easier said than done? Since May 30, 1948, Lin Biao stationed troops in Changchun, ordering Li Tianyou's first column and Huang Yongsheng's sixth column to encircle the huge Changchun city. On June 15th, Lin Biao struggled in the first battle and decided to send his troops south. Then he redeployed the siege of Changchun, made Xiao Jinguang and Xiao Hua fully responsible, and reassigned the 34th and 35th divisions of Zhong Wei's 12th column and the 18th division of Huang Yongsheng's sixth column. Specific blocking tasks.

Zheng Dongguo was trapped in the city with the new 7th Army and 60th Army, and his situation became increasingly difficult. Not long after the Battle of Jinzhou started, the Sixth and Twelfth Columns outside Changchun were also ordered to drive to the front line of Kaiyuan.The task of the siege of Changchun was transferred to the six independent divisions that had just been established. "This is a golden opportunity, whether it succeeds or not, it depends on it!" Zheng Dongguo saw that the regular troops around Changchun had evacuated one after another, and suddenly led the army to launch two consecutive breakouts on October 4. After more than three days of fierce fighting, the breakout troops successively was beaten back to the city.

Zheng Dongguo felt dejected: At this time, Changchun was unable to land planes, infantry could not break through, and internal and external connections were interrupted. It really became a dead city. The city is dead, but the people are alive.So many living people, where does the food come from? In order to ensure the supply of the army, Zheng Dongguo promulgated the "Wartime Changchun Grain Control Measures" at the beginning of the People's Liberation Army's siege.A comprehensive urban census and surplus food registration were carried out, and citizens were only allowed to keep 3 months of food rations for themselves, and the rest were sold to the city government at a price for military supplies.Residents' food was confiscated.Some profiteers took the opportunity to collude with unscrupulous soldiers to hoard food, causing food prices to skyrocket.From June to September, the price of grain has risen by 700 times, and there is no market for the price. The Kuomintang's planes are dispatched every day, relying on airdrops to keep the city breathing.But after July, the People's Liberation Army was equipped with anti-aircraft artillery and controlled the sky over Changchun. The Kuomintang army planes no longer dared to fly low and slow.Airdrops often fall on the positions outside the city with the wind.Rice, Sichuan mustard, and canned pork or beef often became extra delicacies for the besieged soldiers. The rarer the supplies, the more prone to disputes.After entering autumn, the northwest wind increased, and the materials airdropped from Changchun were more likely to fall with the wind in the defense area of ​​the 60th Army than in the defense area of ​​the New 7th Army. As a result, the two armies often clashed and fought.Zheng Dongguo has long issued an order: All the airdropped food collected will be stored in the warehouse of the Corps, and then distributed as a whole.But in this case, who would hand over the grain they got?Even when the airdrop planes arrived, some troops would immediately set fire to them, pick up the food that fell nearby and pour it into the pot immediately, and when the collectors arrived, the uncooked rice had already been cooked. But it is not just Changchun that is short of food. Every isolated city in the Northeast is short of food.Autumn is deep, and there are fewer and fewer planes coming to Changchun, and the airdrops have basically ceased from once every few days.The food stocks of the Kuomintang army are dwindling day by day.The troops have reduced their food from one catty per person per day to half a catty or four taels, and finally even two taels of food are difficult to distribute. Various contradictions surfaced more and more.Because the New 7th Army is a direct line unit and has been stationed in Changchun for a long time, it has a large reserve before. The 60th Army was led by Zeng Zesheng to withdraw from Jilin at the beginning. It had no foundation and the food shortage was serious.Therefore, although the two armies are stationed in the same city, there are obvious differences in the supply of supplies. The 60th Army supplied half and half of rice and half of sorghum rice. Later, it was all sorghum rice. In the end, most of it was soybeans, and a small amount of sorghum rice was also reduced by half.However, the new 7th Army ate only rice and white noodles. The dissatisfaction of the 60th Army is getting higher and higher, and some miscellaneous troops and local armed forces are full of complaints.Some even took the opportunity to leave the city and surrender.From June 25 to the end of September alone, the People's Liberation Army outside the city received more than 13,500 defected officers and soldiers, accounting for about one-seventh of the total number of Changchun defenders. The morale of the army in Changchun City was turbulent, and surrenders were everywhere.This wind blows from local armed forces to regular troops, from low-level soldiers to senior officers. The top leaders of the 60th Army were also shaken by this wind. The 60th Army came from Yunnan. It was originally Long Yun's army. In 1946, it was transferred to the Northeast by Chiang Kai-shek.Because he does not belong to the direct line of troops, he is discriminated against everywhere. Zeng Zesheng, commander of the 60th Army, was trained in the Yunnan Lecture Hall in his early years, and later studied and served in the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou, and participated in the Northern Expedition.After entering the Northeast, he fought for more than two years. He saw through the intrigue within Jiang's army, and was fed up with the unfair treatment of non-directed troops. He had long been dissatisfied. Today, Changchun is trapped, and various contradictions are intertwined and chaotic.Zeng Ze became more and more determined to abandon the dark and turn to the bright. The night of September 22 was also a depressing autumn night.After many days of ideological struggle, Zeng Zesheng decided to call in his subordinates, Bai Zhaoxue, the commander of the 182nd Division, and Long Yao, the commander of the temporary 21st Division, for a preliminary discussion. But when everyone was present, Zeng Zesheng suddenly had a problem and didn't know how to start talking about it.He handed each a cigarette, lost in thought. Bai Zhaoxue felt that the army commander had something difficult to say, and immediately said: "We have worked together for many years, and we have been confiding in our hearts on weekdays. If there are any difficulties, we can discuss and solve them together." Only then did Zeng Zesheng slowly say: "It's about the future of the army and the way out. We have talked about it in the past, and now I invite you to come here, just to discuss and decide what to do?" Long Yao realized that since Zeng Zesheng took the initiative to meet with everyone, he might have made up his mind, and immediately said: "What are you still discussing, we can do whatever the military seat decides!" Bai Zhaoxue bowed his head and said nothing, "This is a major issue that concerns the future of all officers and soldiers in the army, and it's best for everyone to discuss and decide." Then Zeng Zesheng analyzed the situation and the dangerous situation of the troops in detail, and said: "Now, breaking through and holding on to the siege is a dead end. Our only way out is to fight against Chiang Kai-shek!" As soon as Long Yao heard the "anti-Chiang uprising", he stood up excitedly from the sofa: "I thought the military seat would make such a decision. Our 60th Army has been too angry with the direct line of the Kuomintang over the years, ostracized, discriminated, divided, Surveillance, bad equipment, low pay, sending death to lead the battle, retreating as a cover, the reward is for them, and the fault is for us. I have had enough of this kind of uselessness, and I support the uprising!" "Ah!" It was Bai Zhaoxue who sighed, "I joined the army when I was young, and I wanted to serve the country and the people and defend the country. But for decades, what I have seen has been killing each other. I have long been tired of war. You can go out of the city against Chiang, then lay down your weapons, disarm and return to the fields." Seeing that both of them agreed to oppose Chiang, Zeng Zesheng was finally relieved.There was further exchange of views with each other.In a blink of an eye, it was 2 o'clock in the morning on the 23rd. From this day on, the three of them have been in regular contact to study the preparation and organization of the uprising. On October 4, Zheng Dongguo ordered Zeng Zesheng to cooperate with the New 7th Army to break out of the city. They once wanted to use this opportunity to revolt.But on second thought, I think the time is not yet ripe.Several people have been negotiating for many days, but they have not been able to formally contact the People's Liberation Army outside the city; most of the subordinate officers and personnel are still ignorant of this matter; the attitude of the temporary 52nd Division attached to the 60th Army is unclear; I don't know what the situation is. Zeng Zesheng shook his head. "Let's go out of the city first, and take the opportunity to find out what the New 7th Army has to say." As a result, the four-day battle to break out of the siege failed.Zeng Zesheng took the opportunity to find Li Hong, the commander of the new 7th Army, and asked: "At present, the morale of our army is low and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. How is your army?" Li Hong said with a haggard face: "Morale is low, probably about the same." Zeng Zesheng tentatively asked: "We have no hope of breaking out now, and it is estimated that only your army will be able to break through in the end." "Us?" Li Hong suddenly burst into complaints, and said excitedly: "Now in the entire army, the division commander has the division commander's abacus, and the soldiers have the soldier's thinking. It is simply alienated! How can there be any possibility of protruding?" The 7th Army has also been discouraged.Zeng Zesheng understood.He made more determined preparations for the uprising. On October 10, a Kuomintang plane suddenly appeared over Changchun, hovered and dropped a letter shortly after. Zheng Dongguo opened it and saw that it was a personal letter written by Chiang Kai-shek to him, Li and Zeng.The letter said: The main force of the "communist army" is attacking Jinzhou, and the situation in the Northeast is very unfavorable. Changchun must immediately break through. Li Hong had a sudden typhoid fever at the time, and Zheng Dongguo consulted with Zeng Zesheng and Shi Shuo, deputy commander of the New 7th Army.The three of them studied for a long time, but there was no result, because everyone knew that the People's Liberation Army outside the city was strong, and the Kuomintang soldiers inside the city had no fighting spirit. How could they break through? Zheng Dongguo waved his hand: "Go back first, let me think about it carefully." After Zeng Zesheng returned to the 60th Army, he felt that the matter was urgent, and Chiang Kai-shek kept urging Changchun to break through.If you can't revolt as soon as possible, I'm afraid Zheng Dongguo will catch up with you on the battlefield, and then there will be only one dead end. On the evening of the 13th, he recruited two division commanders, Bai and Long. After discussion, he decided to send two regiment commanders who had been in contact with the People's Liberation Army under his command to quickly get in touch with the outside of the city, and scheduled an official uprising on the night of the 16th. The two regiment leaders walked through the small streets and climbed the city walls, and finally delivered Zeng Zesheng's uprising letter to the hands of the People's Liberation Army after a lot of hard work.Due to the accident, the People's Liberation Army had different opinions on whether Zeng Zesheng was a real uprising. After several debates, Xiao Jinguang finally made a decision: Zeng Zesheng is welcome to uprising.It was already the afternoon of the 16th when the two regiment leaders who delivered the letter returned to the 60th Army.They don't know how many things have happened in the past few days. Zeng Zesheng originally asked the two to return on the 15th, but because there was no news until the end of the night, he felt very disturbed in his heart. At 10 o'clock on the 16th, Zeng Zesheng was having breakfast when suddenly Zheng Dongguo called him and told him to go to the headquarters immediately because there was something urgent.Zeng Zesheng thought that the uprising had been leaked, so he immediately became nervous and dared not leave.After repeated urging by Zheng Dongguo, he reluctantly went.Seeing Zeng Zesheng's abnormal expression, Zheng Dongguo hurriedly asked, "Did something happen?" "No, nothing." Zeng Zesheng stammered. "It's fine, there are more important things now." Zheng Dongguo took out the warrant from Chiang Kai-shek he had just received as he spoke: "Now all the columns of the Communist Army are attracted to the west of Liaoning. Your department should start action immediately after the order. If there is still delay, the opportunity will be missed, and the overall situation of the war will be at a disadvantage. The deputy commander-in-chief, army commander, etc., should be punished by the most severe military law for the crime of disobedience to orders." At this moment, Zeng Zesheng felt relieved and asked calmly, "What is the commander going to do?" Zheng Dongguo said: "There is no other choice now, but to break out according to the order. I decided to start operations tonight, attack tomorrow, and break out the day after tomorrow, that is, on the 18th. What do you think?" Zeng Zesheng said in a low voice: "I have no objection, but the morale of the troops is very low. There is no hope for the 60th Army to break through." Shi Shuo on the side also took up the words and said: "The situation of the New 7th Army is similar, but if the commander-in-chief decides to break through, we will obey." Zheng Dongguo saw that everyone was frowning, and said helplessly: "Okay, the matter of breaking out is decided like this. You go back and prepare first, and have a meeting in the afternoon to draw up a breakout plan." Zeng Zesheng had no intention of staying here, so he got up and said goodbye: "There will be a meeting in the afternoon to discuss how to act. I will send the chief of staff to participate. He can decide everything on my behalf. I have understood the situation and everything is decided by the commander." After speaking, he left in a hurry. Zeng Zesheng felt that time was running out, he fidgeted and waited for the two regiment leaders who had gone out to make contact to come back.It was not until dusk that I finally received the good news. A stone in Zeng Zesheng's heart fell to the ground, and his spirits lifted.He immediately sent two deputy division commanders out of the city as his official representatives to discuss the specific actions of the uprising with the People's Liberation Army. Then, he rushed to the basement of the division headquarters of the 21st Temporary Division, held a meeting of officers above the battalion, formally announced his determination to revolt, and ordered the 21st Temporary Division The division acted immediately and deployed defenses against the New 7th Army.At the same time, Li Song, the temporary commander of the 52nd Division, was ordered to take his three regimental commanders to the military headquarters for a meeting at 11 o'clock at night, intending to force them to submit. Li Song was kept in the dark, thinking that he was going to break out of the siege, but he didn't know until the military headquarters that the other two divisions of the 60th Army had decided to revolt.Knowing that the general situation is over, I can only express my obedience to the order.For the time being, the problem of the 52nd division was easily solved. Xiao Jinguang has mobilized various forces and made preparations outside the city to respond. At the same time, he sent representatives of the People's Liberation Army to the 60th Army at night to discuss the next step. On the night of the 16th, Zheng Dongguo did not sleep well either.After he arranged the breakout action plan, not only did he not feel happy at all, but he felt empty and heavy.He understood that breaking out of the siege was more ominous than good, and tomorrow was likely to be the day when their entire army was wiped out. It was getting dark, and Zheng Dongguo's phone rang suddenly.A panting voice said: "Commander? It's not good. The 60th Army has decided to revolt, and we will act tonight." "What?" Zheng Dongguo was taken aback.He immediately notified Yang Youmei, deputy chief of staff of the Corps: Immediately investigate the movements of the 60th Army.Afterwards, he called Zeng Zesheng again, but the calls of the entire 60th Army either couldn't be reached or no one answered. Jung Dong-kook put down the phone feebly. At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Shi Shuo, the deputy commander of the New 7th Army, and Long Guojun, the chief of staff, all ran over and reported nervously: "Just now there was random shooting near the headquarters of the New 7th Army. The New 7th Army has stepped up its vigilance." Zheng Dongguo waved his hands and sighed, "Forget it, let them do whatever they want." Zeng Zesheng's uprising completely disrupted Zheng Dongguo's arrangements, and it was impossible to break through.He could only ask Wei Lihuang for instructions on what to do next.Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and then dispersed in panic. On the morning of the 17th, Yang Youmei, Shi Shuo, Long Guojun, Changchun Mayor Shang Chuandao and others all went to Zheng Dongguo to inquire about the news.While talking, an officer of the 60th Army sent a letter written by Zeng Zesheng, denouncing Chiang Kai-shek for harming the country and the people, and persuading Zheng Dongguo to revolt. After Zheng Dongguo read it, he said coldly to the visitor: "Letter, I will stay, please forgive me for not being able to reply. You go back and tell Commander Zeng that he wants to revolt, and ask him to think about it himself; if you want me to go with him, am I right?" Will do." He handed Zeng Zesheng's letter to several people present to read it in turn, and said in silence for a while, "Go back and destroy all important archives and documents, and then follow me to the basement of the Central Bank. I swear to live and die with Changchun!" Zeng Zesheng led the 60th Army to declare an uprising to the whole country on the morning of October 17. This incident caused a great shock in the Kuomintang army.The new 7th Army, which lives next to the 60th Army, is even more chaotic. Shi Shuo, Long Guojun and others returned to the military headquarters and immediately convened a meeting of officers.They must also determine their own plans for their next move. The meeting started in an atmosphere of excitement.When someone stood up and still insisted on breaking through, they immediately met with strong opposition. Some officers said angrily: "Our troops have been hungry for nearly half a year, and their physical strength is too weak. Even if they march with bare hands, they can't walk 20 to 30 kilometers a day, let alone a rapid march during a battle? Furthermore, we retreat to Shenyang. , the Shenyang troops retreated to Shanhaiguan, and we still became the rearguard of Shenyang's retreating troops. Isn't this obviously a scapegoat? There are more than 3,000 wounded and more than 1,000 family members, what should they do?" After arguing for two hours, no consensus was reached at the meeting. Shi Shuo and Long Guojun had no choice but to call off the meeting.After the meeting, the two discussed repeatedly: Now, there is no hope of breaking out of the encirclement, and if there is an uprising, it must be led by Zheng Dongguo, because the new 7th Army is different from the 60th Army, and this army of Chiang Kai-shek's direct line wants to form a unified opinion against Chiang Kai-shek. , it is even more difficult.Right now, the only way to go is for the whole army to lay down their weapons and surrender. Afterwards, the two had a phone call with Yang Youmei and explained the plan of the new 7th Army. Yang Youmei said anxiously: "The main problem now is to persuade Zheng Dongguo. As long as the commander agrees, everything will be easy to talk about." In the afternoon of the same day, Long Guojun came to the headquarters building of the Corps in the northwest corner of the central square.There is already a tense atmosphere here, large and small sandbags are piled up in front of the building, and guns are placed in the windows of every building. Yang Youmei led Long Guojun into Zheng Dongguo's bedroom. Zheng Dongguo is sleeping under the covers.After a while, he turned around and asked Long Guojun, "What's the matter?" Long Guojun said hesitantly: "Please ask the commander to go to the headquarters of the New 7th Army to preside over the officers' meeting." Zheng Dongguo thought for a moment, then asked, "Why didn't Commander Li Hong and Deputy Commander Shi come?" "The army commander is sick and can't get up. The deputy army commander is presiding over the meeting. Some problems cannot be solved. If the commander attends the meeting, the problems will be solved easier." Long Guojun said. Zheng Dongguo immediately understood and scolded loudly: "You want to hold me hostage? Long Guojun, you and Shi Shuo have been with me for several years, and I will wait for you. Why do you want to imitate Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng today? What about Rong?" Long Guojun didn't say a word. Seeing that Zheng Dongguo was in this situation and still so stubborn, his lungs almost exploded. He stood sadly for a few minutes, then turned his head and left. Walking through the central square, he couldn't help but glanced at the defensive area of ​​the 60th Army, which had been taken over by the People's Liberation Army. Zeng Zesheng led more than 26,000 officers and soldiers of the 60th Army, carrying guns and artillery, and drove out of Changchun City in an orderly manner.At dawn on the 18th, we arrived at the PLA station in Xinglong Mountain.The local government and the people have already made preparations to let the officers and soldiers of the 60th Army live in the hot kang. Each family cooked pots of white rice and stewed fragrant pork vermicelli and cabbage for them to eat. Watching his subordinates devouring their meals, Zeng Zesheng gave instructions to all the ministries with tears in his eyes: "We have been living in semi-starvation for several months, and our stomach and intestines have poor digestion. Today we have good food and good food. We must not overeat." On this day, Xiao Hua brought Pan Shuodan, Zeng Zesheng's former subordinate, and others to the village to warmly condolences to the officers and soldiers of the 60th Army.Xiao Hua held Zeng Zesheng's hand and said: "You led the uprising, and on behalf of the party and the people, I warmly welcome you. You beat the Japanese during the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated. From now on, we will be a family, and we must be like brothers and sisters." If you have any opinions on us, please put forward them frankly, everyone will study them, don’t worry.” That night, Zeng Zesheng smiled and said to his subordinates: "From today on, we can really rest easy." At 17:00 on the 17th, Lin Biao and Luo Ronghuan sent a telegram to the central government: "The 60th Army in Changchun has raised righteousness, and Zeng Zesheng himself has joined our army. We are sending people to persuade Zheng Dongguo to surrender. There is still the New 7th Army in Changchun City. If it does not surrender, I am always ready to destroy it." Mao Zedong was very happy to read the telegram from Lin Biao in Xibaipo. "Now half of Changchun is left. I think this Zheng Dongguo can be won." Zhou Enlai quickly introduced: "Zheng Dongguo is a first-year student in Whampoa, and he is honest. Fighting for his uprising under the current situation will have a great impact on the entire Whampoa department." That night, Zhou Enlai wrote a letter to Zheng Dongguo under the oil lamp and sent it to the front line in Changchun by telegram. At this time in Changchun, since the 60th Army's defensive area was handed over to the People's Liberation Army, the besieging troops have approached one after another, entering the pre-war state. The New 7th Army has become more and more aware of its situation: a catastrophe is coming. But Zheng Dongguo was still stubborn and refused to surrender. He said: "Since I have failed, what else can I say except to fight to the death? Let me lay down my weapon, that is absolutely impossible." !" The generals of the New 7th Army heard Zheng Dongguo's words, and everyone was dissatisfied, but no one dared to provoke an uprising.At this time, a young reporter suddenly broke the deadlock.The reporter's name is Yang Zhixing. He has a good personal relationship with Zheng Dongguo and often visits Zheng Dongguo's residence. Seeing that Zheng Dongguo was so stubborn, he found Shi Shuo in his name.Yang Zhixing said: "I came from the commander. At present, there is no future for breaking out of the encirclement and defending to the death. Do you intend to lead your troops to withdraw and discuss a truce with the PLA?" Shi Shuo hurriedly asked: "I have this intention for a long time, but I don't know what the commander wants?" Yang Zhixing immediately told a big lie: "Why are you so confused? A truce is the best choice now. Who doesn't know? The commander has long intended this, but given his status, how can he say it?" Shi Shuo thought that Yang Zhixing was specially sent by Zheng Dongguo to secretly pass on the information, and was immediately overjoyed. On the morning of the 18th, Shi Shuo hastily dispatched envoys to contact the People's Liberation Army.The People's Liberation Army quickly responded.Shi Shuo hurriedly consulted with Li Hong, who was bedridden, and the two decided to send two division commanders to the People's Liberation Army headquarters that night for formal negotiations. Representatives of the New 7th Army politely proposed to the PLA: If there is an uprising like the 60th Army, there will be many difficulties, but as long as the PLA answers the conditions put forward by the New 7th Army, it is okay to lay down its weapons. After one night of talks, the two sides successfully reached an agreement. On the morning of the 19th, the negotiators of the New 7th Army returned to the military headquarters and reported the situation to Li Hong and Shi Shuo.Shi said that he was very happy after hearing this, and immediately ordered all the generals and their families to gather in the basement of the military headquarters, and all the troops waited for the PLA to take over in the company. The 22,000 members of the New 7th Army also laid down their weapons. Yang Youmei, deputy chief of staff of Zheng Dongguo's corps, learned that the New 7th Army had put down its weapons and hurriedly reported to the commander.He also didn't want to fight for a long time. When Shi Shuo discussed with him about persuading Zheng Dongguo to revolt, he agreed.But because of Zheng Dongguo's attitude, at this time, only the polished commander is still guarding the bank building. Yang Youmei hurriedly woke up Zheng Dongguo who was sleeping, and said timidly: "I just received a call from the deputy commander of the new 7th Army history and the chief of staff Long. They have already contacted the PLA and decided to lay down their weapons. The lives and property of the officers and soldiers are safe. Both Commander Li and Deputy Commander Shi hope that you will lead everyone to take action, and the PLA has repeatedly expressed this intention, look at us..." At this point, he stopped talking, his tone full of expectation. Zheng Dongguo's eye sockets slowly became moist, and he was completely desperate.After struggling for half a year in Changchun, no one came to rescue him, and he didn't fight to the death like he did in Siping. The 100,000 army just failed like this.For a general, it is worse than being killed on the battlefield. He waved his hand weakly: "I am with Changchun!" Unprecedented loneliness gripped Zheng Dongguo tightly. He turned and lay down on the bed again, but couldn't fall asleep.There was no gunshots, cannons, or shouts of killing outside the window, but Changchun City fell piece by piece. Zheng Dongguo got up and quickly reported all the situation to Shenyang. Not long after, Shenyang sent a call back: "Chairman Chiang intends to send a plane to rescue the commander. Please tell us where to land." When the People's Liberation Army besieged the city, there was nowhere for Jiang Jun's planes to land. Now that the city is almost completely destroyed, how can there be a landing place?Zheng Dongguo looked at this telegram full of hypocrisy, but suddenly felt infinitely grateful. He shook his head, and replied with a heavy heart: "It's too late now, and Kuang also can't bear to abandon his subordinates and leave, so he can only repay his life with death." During the daytime on October 20, the area around the bank building was very quiet, and the People's Liberation Army did not attack Zheng Dongguo.In fact, Yang Youmei also decided not to resist any longer. He kept the fact that Zheng Dongguo was contacting the People's Liberation Army to lay down his arms without telling the truth. Yang Youmei is in a dilemma.The stubborn Zheng Dongguo is unwilling to bear the charge of surrender, and must give him a decent ending. "I ask your army to give us some face!" Yang Youmei said, "On the morning of the 21st, let us resist for a while symbolically, and then let the guards surrender. After that, your army can announce to the outside world that Zheng Dongguo was injured and captured. " The night of this day was the longest night, and Zheng Dongguo stayed up all night. He was sending a final farewell telegram to Chiang Kai-shek: "A total of about 1,000 people, including Yang Youmei, the deputy chief of staff of the headquarters, stuck to the central bank. On October 19, they fought fiercely all day long, killing and wounding 300 bandits, and I injured more than 100 officers and soldiers. It was silent, but the bandits' small troops continued to approach in groups in an attempt to attack, but they were all repelled. This morning until 5 o'clock in the afternoon, there were only sporadic battles. After dusk, the bandits launched a fierce attack, taking advantage of their superior artillery fire, and occupied the The field fortifications are dozens of steps outside the central bank building. My surrounding guards are all heroic and benevolent. Now I only guard inside the building. The soldiers are exhausted and their morale is high. Insufficient moral power, the sudden change of the Zeng Department, the collapse of Li Jun, the overall situation is irreversible, leaving the shame of the revolution, and the root of the pain. The duty should be respectful, obey the training and repent, fulfill the bounden duty of the soldier, preserve the integrity of the nation, and not disgrace the fate. The state affairs are so difficult, and I deeply regret not being able to continue to follow the left and right, to share the worries of Junzuo, and to accomplish the great cause of the revolution. The time is urgent, and I would like to send you a message." Zheng Dongguo, who wants to save face, actually spent his ink making up a tragic scene of desperate struggle in such a quiet night! At 4 o'clock in the morning on the 21st, gunshots erupted inside and outside the bank building, as if our army was in the final "battle" with the Kuomintang army.Don't you know that this is all a farce directed by Yang Youmei.He led the guards and kept firing empty guns into the sky. No one was injured, but the stray bullets from his gun injured Xiao Jinguang's driver who was coming from a distance. At this time, Xiao Jinguang's driver was sending Pan Shuodan to meet Zheng Dongguo, but unexpectedly his leg was injured by a stray bullet. Zheng Dongguo in the building thought that the People's Liberation Army was about to rush in, and turned around to find a weapon to commit suicide, but was hugged tightly by the guards and hugged him all the way to the lobby on the first floor.Heavily armed soldiers of the People's Liberation Army were already waiting there.With no other choice, Zheng Dongguo gave up struggling and was pushed into a car and sent out of the city. Changchun is completely liberated! Chiang Kai-shek, who was in Nanjing, learned that Changchun had fallen, but he was extremely calm. "Changchun will be lost sooner or later!" He said to himself, but he couldn't help picking up Zheng Dongguo's telegram again. Since the 23rd, major newspapers and periodicals of the Kuomintang have reported one after another that Zheng Dongguo "became a hero and sacrificed his life for the country" in Changchun.At a later senior cadre meeting, Chiang Kai-shek held a telegram and tearfully called on all soldiers in the army to learn from Zheng Dongguo's spirit of being loyal to the party and the country. Unexpectedly, at this time, a group of senior Kuomintang generals including Zheng Dongguo had safely arrived in the liberated area. Xiao Jinguang, Xiao Hua and others specially arranged a sumptuous banquet for Zheng Dongguo.When Zheng Dongguo came to the table at the beginning, he looked depressed and drank without saying a word.Seeing that he was a little reserved, the two kept serving him food and wine, smiling at each other. After a few rounds of drinking, Zheng Dongguo said with a little emotion: "I have worked in the Kuomintang army for more than 20 years, and now I have failed. Of course, I will deal with it. As for the officers and soldiers of the subordinates, if they are willing to go home, I hope to let them go back. " Xiao Hua said: "Don't worry, this is the policy we have been adhering to for many years." Zheng Dongguo nodded. Xiao Jinguang then asked: "Since we are here, we are all the same and can still serve the people. What is General Zheng going to do in the future? Do you want to go home or stay?" "What else do I plan to do? I just want to be a common man." Zheng Dongguo shook his head, "I have two requests, one is not to broadcast or publish in newspapers, and the other is not to participate in public banquets." "Good! Good! Good!" Er Xiao readily agreed. At the end of the banquet, the two suggested that Zheng Dongguo go to Harbin to rest and study for a period of time.Zheng Dongguo fully agreed, and said gratefully: "This is the first time I have eaten such a good meal in months." After the liberation of Changchun, the whole city entered into intense recovery work.Zeng Zesheng's 60th Army was incorporated into the Northeast Field Army sequence, and later renamed the 50th Army, with Zeng Zesheng still serving as the commander.The officers and soldiers of the New 7th Army were sent to various places for training in batches.In order to rescue the citizens, on October 21, the People's Liberation Army arranged trains to transport 300,000 catties of relief food in an emergency, and distributed it overnight to the starving people who were dying of hunger. In Changchun, after months of blockade was lifted, the smoke from cooking houses was finally seen rising over the city again. In less than a week, Changchun's electric lights, telephones, post offices, running water, and trams all returned to normal. On the 27th, stores in the city opened, and on the 29th, classes in primary and secondary schools resumed. A new Changchun ushered in a new life in the dawn. The liberation of Changchun was beyond the expectations of many people.Less than three days after the end of the Battle of Jinzhou, Mao Zedong sent a telegram to Lin Biao on October 17: Your next move should be to attack Jinxi and Huludao, and it should not be too late. You should fight immediately after about 15 days of rest. , First hit Jinxi, then hit Huludao, and strive to complete this task within November. However, at this time, Changchun returned to the hands of the people.In response to this new situation, Mao Zedong immediately realized that after the Kuomintang lost Changchun, the defenders in Shenyang would definitely feel critical. Chiang Kai-shek would either go west to Jinzhou or go south to Yingkou for survival. increased. 毛泽东马上电令林彪：“我们所最担心的是沈敌从营口撤退，向华中增援。”“提议在日内长春解决后，除留几个独立师监视郑洞国及新7军以防止其反复外，其他各纵及几个独立师应迅速全部南下，进驻沈阳、营口之间。时间应在11月上旬，过迟则无保障。并须以一个纵队控制营口，构筑坚守阵地，阻绝海上与陆地的联系，使蒋军不敢走营口。即使他们走营口，我可先行抗击，以待主力到达聚歼。” 林彪手持电报，分析了半天，忽然自语道：“这里的关键因素是廖耀湘，必须死死咬住廖耀湘！”