Chapter 12 Chapter 11 The Tiger Comes Out of the Mountain, Across the Great Wall and Enters Secretly

Losing the Northeast, Chiang Kai-shek was in a panic: Should the North China troops withdraw or defend?Fu Zuoyi made an impassioned statement, and abandoned Pingjin without a decisive battle. How majestic is our army? Mao Zedong tapped the telegram draft to see that Fu Zuoyi still had illusions, and he should be sober again.Zhou Enlai interjected and said that it is not easy to deal with Fu Zuoyi with the power of North China.Mao Zedong nodded. So, the Northeast Field Army must enter the customs early! Celebrate the victory of Liaoshen! Welcome to the liberation of the Northeast! In Xibaipo, Pingshan County, northwest of Shijiazhuang, there is an undisguised joy in the air.Bright red slogans can be seen everywhere on tree trunks and courtyard walls.

The sun is shining brightly, and the bright sunshine has coated the whole mountain village with a layer of gold.Standing on the high ground beside the village, Mao Zedong looked into the distance, and the Taihang Mountain loomed among the rolling mountains. Since April 1948, when Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Ren Bishi led the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Central Military Commission, and the headquarters of the People's Liberation Army to North China from northern Shaanxi, the situation has become more and more favorable.Chiang Kai-shek's five major strategic groups: Northeast Wei Lihuang Group, North China Fu Zuoyi Group, Xi'an Hu Zongnan Group, Central China Bai Chongxi Group, Xuzhou Liu Zhi Group. Already in jeopardy.

Mao Zedong recalled the strategic tasks established at the September meeting: "Army advances, production increases by an inch, discipline is strengthened, the transition from guerrilla warfare to regular warfare is established, 5 million troops are built, and 500 brigades of the enemy's regular army are wiped out. In about 5 years (from Counting from July 1946) to fundamentally overthrow the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang.” Immediately after the meeting, the People's Liberation Army ushered in a "good start". On September 16, 1948, the East China Field Army initiated the Jinan Campaign on its own initiative.After 8 days and nights of fierce fighting, Jinan City was conquered and more than 100,000 enemies were wiped out.The Americans were so surprised that they shouted: "The strong attack on Jinan has shown that the Communist Army is strong enough to attack and possibly conquer any city north of the Yangtze River!"

But what was even more unexpected to Americans was that the Battle of Jinan was just the beginning.The ensuing Liaoshen Campaign became more and more magnificent. The People's Liberation Army wiped out all of Chiang Kai-shek's forces in the Northeast in just 52 days, totaling more than 470,000 people. Badawi, head of the United States Joint Military Advisory Group in China who once firmly supported Wei Lihuang, learned of this situation, sighed for a long time, and said silently: "The loss of Manchuria and its best army of about 300,000 is a blow to the Kuomintang government. It was an astonishing blow. In my opinion, the loss of the army is the most serious result. This is really the beginning of the death of the national army. The Communist army has increased its strength by 360,000 people. Now it can move freely and attack the pass. Therefore, there can be no hope of any preservation of North China."

The American ambassador to China, Leighton Stuart, also said pessimistically afterwards: "We have come to the conclusion very unwillingly: the collapse of the Kuomintang government is inevitable." The defeat in the Northeast was "the beginning of the last series of military defeats of the Kuomintang." "The task of annihilating 500 brigades of the enemy's regular army and fundamentally defeating the Kuomintang may be completed a year earlier."Looking forward to the new situation with confidence, Mao Zedong said: "The victories of our army in ninety-two months, especially in the Northeast and Jinan, have fundamentally changed the situation between the enemy and ourselves. The four months of fighting from July to now, A total of nearly one million enemies were wiped out. The Kuomintang’s entire army is now less than 3 million, while our army has increased to 3 million.”

"Now is the time to deal with the Fu Zuoyi Group in North China!" Mao Zedong put aside the extinguished cigarette butt and went back to the village. In the distance, Zhou Enlai was welcoming him. Seeing Zhou Enlai holding a telegram in his hand, Mao Zedong knew that there was new news. "Chairman, I just received the telegram." Zhou Enlai really reported the new situation: "Now, Chiang Kai-shek has left Beiping. He has handed over all the power in North China to Fu Zuoyi and allowed Fu Zuoyi to expand his troops by 200,000. In addition, according to the Suiyuan area According to the news, every village there has set up grain and grass preparation committees and is ready to welcome Fu Zuoyi."

"It seems that Fu Zuoyi has already started preparations." Mao Zedong said with a smile: "Let's go and talk in the room." Mao Zedong spread out a large map and bent down to carefully analyze the situation in North China.After watching for a while, he finally straightened up, lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and said slowly: "According to the reliable news in recent days, Fu Zuoyi has no more than three choices under the current situation: one One is to stick to Beiping, the second is to flee south, and the third is to flee west." "It seems that Fu Zuoyi doesn't want to leave yet." Zhou Enlai said, "Chiang Kai-shek will definitely not be willing to leave without firing a shot."

"But we can't be careless," Mao Zedong said while walking a few steps back and forth, "there are more than 500,000 enemies in North China. No matter where they go, they will be against us in the future. We must wipe them out on the spot." "But it's not easy to eliminate Fu Zuoyi with the North China Field Army alone," Zhou Enlai continued. Mao Zedong nodded: "Yes. Although the North China Field Army has 400,000 people, it is now fighting in two places. Xu Xiangqian's 1st Corps has 3 columns with about 150,000 people. It is encircling Taiyuan and it is difficult to return to the Pingjin area. Yang Dezhi's 1st The 2nd Corps and Yang Chengwu's 3rd Corps have a total of 6 columns with only more than 200,000 people."

Zhou Enlai walked to the map: "Fu Zuoyi now has 48 divisions. Except for the 7 divisions in Guisui and Datong for defense, the remaining 41 divisions are all in Zhangjiakou, Beiping, Tianjin, and Tanggu. The length of the narrow and long traffic line is about 600 kilometers. Fu Zuoyi's idea is: fight if you can fight, defend if you can't fight, and flee south or west if you can't follow the rules." "So, if we want to achieve the goal of annihilating the enemy in North China on the spot, only Lin Biao will enter the pass ahead of time, and the two field armies will work together to divide and encircle the enemy, and then annihilate them one by one." Mao Zedong paused, then said slowly, "But Lin Biao It will be difficult to enter the customs immediately..."

At this time, Lin Biao was resting in the northeast. On November 16, 1948, he received a telegram from Mao Zedong asking for his opinion on entering the customs in advance.He knew that it was actually Mao Zedong who asked him to leave for customs as soon as possible. But at this time, Lin Biao did encounter difficulties. Although in late October, when Fu Zuoyi attacked Shijiazhuang and directly threatened Xibaipo, Lin Biao could immediately mobilize the Cheng Zihua Division of the Second Corps, which was on the battlefield, to enter the customs at night.But things are different now. After the liberation of the Northeast, great ideological fluctuations occurred among the soldiers of the field army.Many fighters from the Northeast were unwilling to leave their hometowns for fear of walking too far. At the same time, they felt that they had won the liberation of their hometowns, and they did not want to travel far to other places to participate in the battle.The addition of a large number of liberated Kuomintang soldiers to various units further increased the ideological confusion in the field army.These must have sufficient time to do their ideological work.In addition, winter has come, and the troops' winter coats, cotton hats, and cotton shoes have not yet been distributed.

Lin Biao was in a hurry. Mao Zedong was even more anxious!He received another new situation: Fu Zuoyi attended the Supreme Military Conference convened by Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing from November 4th to 6th.After returning to Peiping, he immediately sent an adjutant to accompany his wife and several children to Chongqing. Mao Zedong frowned. Although the content of the Nanjing military conference and Fu Zuoyi's real intention to send his wife to the south were unclear, one thing was certain: these actions were closely related to Fu Zuoyi's upcoming actions in Beiping. Mao Zedong thought for a long time. "Lin Biao must enter the border secretly in advance. The specific time can be set off on the 21st or 22nd. The entire Northeast army or at least 8 columns will take shortcuts and march at the fastest speed, and suddenly surround the three enemies in Tangshan, Tanggu, and Tianjin. Run away." He made up his mind: "As for Beiping, in order to stabilize Fu Zuoyi, I ordered Xu Xiangqian to stop attacking Taiyuan, so as not to capture Taiyuan too early and make Fu Zuoyi feel isolated and stimulate him to flee as soon as possible; Alarm Fu Zuoyi early, leaving only a small number of troops to surround and monitor." At 18:00 on November 18, Mao Zedong sent a third telegram to Lin Biao urging him to enter the customs.In this telegram, Mao Zedong changed the tone of the discussion to an imperative one: I hope that you will immediately order each column to complete preparations for departure in a day or two, and march the entire army at the fastest speed on the 21st or 22nd. Suddenly surrounded the three enemies in Tangshan, Tanggu and Tianjin. Holding these anxious telegrams from Mao Zedong, Lin Biao couldn't sit still any longer.Luo Ronghuan and Liu Yalou were also thoughtful, and the three remained silent. "In my opinion, no matter how difficult it is, the overall situation is the most important thing." Luo Ronghuan finally opened his mouth tentatively. Lin Biao didn't answer, just stood up and walked back and forth a few times.He looked at Luo Ronghuan, then at Liu Yalou, then turned around, returned to his seat, and said as if talking to himself: "Do it now, get ready to go!" The decision of Mao Zedong and the Central Committee made Lin Biao dare not shirk further.He immediately agreed to prepare to enter the customs immediately, but in view of the practical difficulties, he begged to postpone the departure for one day. On the same day, Mao Zedong received a report from three people including Lin Biao on the Northeast Field Army’s entry plan: “The Northeast Field Army has decided to temporarily target Yutian and the areas on the east and west sides and advance to the east of Hebei. It plans to take two parallel routes to advance separately. The road will pass through Yixian, Shenjiatai, Daziling, Gushanzi, Xifengkou, Zunhua and other places; the south road will pass through Jinzhou, Bianmen, Qinglong, Sanchakou, and Jianchangying. In view of many difficulties, the troops of each route may be more difficult than the Military Commission The requested time was postponed by one day. The vanguard of the south route was the third column of Jinzhou, and the vanguard of the north route was the fifth column of Yixian. Each column set off on the evening of the 23rd, and the troops in Shenyang set off on the evening of the 24th. All ministries will Adopt the principle of traveling at night and staying at dawn, and advance quickly and secretly." "Okay!" Mao Zedong excitedly agreed: "The Northeast Field Army is about to leave. I think we can do something on the western front first, which can not only delay Fu Zuoyi, but also cover Lin Biao's secret entry." After Mao Zedong solved one problem, he began to think about another problem: How can Fu Zuoyi be held back? You must know that Fu Zuoyi is by no means incompetent among the generals of the Kuomintang army.Zhu De said: "In combat, he learned some methods of the Japanese and ours, so Fu Zuoyi is relatively difficult to fight." But not easy to fight does not mean that there is no way to fight.Mao Zedong lit a cigarette again, and amidst the smoke, a complete plan was gradually taking shape. Fu Zuoyi, courtesy name Yisheng, was born in Ronghe, Shanxi.He joined the army in his early years and served under Yan Xishan. When he participated in the Northern Expedition in 1924, he led his troops to defend Zhuozhou City for three months and became famous in the first battle.Later, he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army of the Third Army and the commander of Tianjin Garrison.During the Anti-Japanese War, he led his troops to fight the Japanese army several times and made many achievements.Especially in the Wuyuan Campaign launched in 1940, Lieutenant General Kazuo Mizukawa, commander of the Japanese Suixi Garrison, was killed in one fell swoop.The Great Victory in Wuyuan was the first time since the War of Resistance against Japan that the Kuomintang regained its lost territory. Therefore, the Kuomintang government specially awarded Fu Zuoyi the "Blue Sky and White Sun Medal". At the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Fu Zuoyi served as the commander-in-chief of the 12th theater.The illustrious military exploits he had had inflated his haughty heart.In the first year of the War of Liberation, he telegraphed the whole country arrogantly: "If the Communist Party can win, I, Fu, am willing to hold the whip and lead the horse for Mao Zedong." Chiang Kai-shek appreciated Fu Zuoyi's deeds very much, coupled with the fact that there were very few talented generals available under his command, he quickly made up his mind to hand over the task of saving the crisis in North China to Fu Zuoyi. In November 1947, after the People's Liberation Army liberated Shijiazhuang, an important town in North China, Chiang Kai-shek established the North China "Bandit Suppression" General Headquarters, which included five provinces and two cities in North China, including Hebei, Shanxi, Rehe, Chahar, Suiyuan, Beiping, and Tianjin. The military and political power in the country was completely pushed to Fu Zuoyi.Soon after, in order to further unify the military power and command, Chiang Kai-shek simply abolished the North Parallel Army, and put all the Kuomintang Central Army, Youth Army, and Traffic Police Corps in North China under the command of Fu Zuoyi. As a general who is not directly related to Jiang, Fu Zuoyi's being able to be reused is an unprecedented event in the history of the Kuomintang army.The imperial literati of the Kuomintang, who were always good at listening to the wind, immediately made a big fuss, praising Fu Zuoyi to the sky, comparing him to the contemporary Zeng Guofan. Fu Zuoyi was naturally grateful to Chiang Kai-shek.In order to repay Chiang Kai-shek's kindness, he even changed his previous cautious style of using troops, and began to frantically attack the liberated areas, trying his best to find the main force of the North China People's Liberation Army for a decisive battle.To this end, he organized the 35th Army, his ace unit, into a motorized unit, together with the newly formed 4th Cavalry Division and artillery unit, and combined them into a mobile corps as his offensive weapon. Unexpectedly, this mobile corps was not as sharp as it thought. In January 1948, the 35th Army attacked near Laishui and suffered a devastating blow from the People's Liberation Army. Army commander Lu Yinglin was defeated and committed suicide.This incident was like a bucket of cold water poured on Fu Zuoyi's frenzied head. After days and nights of grief, he finally woke up gradually. Therefore, when Chiang Kai-shek held a high-level military meeting in Nanjing, Fu Zuoyi had long since lost the enthusiasm he had before. Chief of Staff Gu Zhutong stood in front of the huge military map, introducing the situation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party with concern on his face. "Lin Biao's bandits of millions will march into North China in the next step, and the North China National Army will bear the brunt. The most urgent task is to quickly determine the North China National Army's strategy of action. Should it stay where it is, or avoid the enemy's edge and retreat to the spot to preserve its strength? "At the end of the briefing, Gu Zhutong finally threw out this difficult problem.He looked at Chiang Kai-shek, but Chiang Kai-shek was looking at Fu Zuoyi. In Fu Zuoyi's mind, he is rapidly choosing the attitude he will adopt.He knows his situation better than anyone else: the Kuomintang army in North China has only 42 divisions, and there are nearly 500,000 local security forces.Among them, 22 divisions are direct troops of Chiang Kai-shek, and they cannot fully obey their own command in the face of major decisions.If this kind of strength is only used to deal with Nie Rongzhen's 400,000 army, it is still possible. If it is used to confront the two armies of Nie Rongzhen and Lin Biao, it can only be a joke.Therefore, the only way out is to evacuate North China.But where will they go after withdrawing from North China?Withdrawing to the south followed Chiang Kai-shek to the final destruction?Or withdraw westward to Suiyuan for another plan? Just thinking about this, Chiang Kai-shek finally spoke: "General Fu, if he thinks that Pingjin is difficult to protect, he can lead his troops to withdraw to the Jiangnan area. I have already made arrangements for you." Defense Minister He Yingqin who was present immediately interjected and said: "Yes, the President has issued a deployment to the Ministry of National Defense, preparing to announce the order of General Fu Zuoyi as the military and political chief of the Southeast. The Ministry is working with all relevant parties to prepare for the launch of sea and land transportation forces to rush to transport the North China army to the South. Transfer to Beijing and Shanghai." Fu Zuoyi had heard the news a long time ago and was prepared for it.He deliberately thought for a while, then got up impassionedly and said: "Thank you for the care of the party and the state, but I have doubts. We have an army of 500,000 in North China, and we have abandoned the important town of Pingjin without a decisive battle. So, what is the majesty of our army? How to explain to the people of the country?" Hearing this, Chiang Kai-shek secretly rejoiced, but pretended to be silent.No one in the room dared to speak lightly, and the air froze at this moment.After a while, Chiang Kai-shek finally opened his mouth and said, "Is Yisheng really sure and confident to stick to Pingjin?" Before Fu Zuoyi could answer, he probed further: "I know that Yisheng is a famous defender of the city. For a long time, Zhang Zuolin and his son led tens of thousands of people to besiege, but they had no choice. Although there are 500,000 troops in North China, the Communist bandits are also powerful. If North China can last for half a year, we will have enough time to revive the army. By then, The merit of improving one's life will never be lost through the ages." Fu Zuoyi responded: "Chairman, don't worry. I suggest to build a 60-kilometer arc-shaped position between Tianjin and Tanggu, and then build a continuous blockhouse group between Pingjin and Tianjin. The whole army is actively preparing for the war and waiting for an opportunity to attack with a proactive attitude." After nearly two months of fierce fighting in the Northeast, Lin Biao was seriously injured. It is impossible to go on the offensive again after three or four months of rest. We have enough time to build defensive fortifications. Withdraw south calmly. I think there should be no serious problem if you stick to it for half a year." Chiang Kai-shek stood up when he heard the sound: "Okay, Yisheng is indeed the pillar of the party and the country!" After the meeting, Chiang Kai-shek was still excited.He secretly thought: As long as Fu Zuoyi once again displayed his talents when defending Zhuozhou, defending Pingjin for half a year, holding back the North China and Northeast Communist armies, the Kuomintang army would gain enough time to re-arm in Jiangnan.Especially now that the Xu Bang battle has begun, it is even more important to defend North China. Like Chiang Kai-shek, Fu Zuoyi was secretly happy at this time.He was glad that his impassioned speech actually blinded all the Kuomintang generals.Of course he didn't want to stick to Pingjin. He knew clearly that as soon as Lin Biao entered the customs, North China would inevitably fall.But he has his own agenda. From the deployment of troops in North China, we can clearly see Fu Zuoyi's true thoughts.He placed the 22 divisions of Chiang Kai-shek's direct line on the front lines of Beiping, Tianjin, and Tanggu, but placed his 20 divisions on the front lines of Beiping, Zhangjiakou and Suiyuan.This thousand-mile-long "long snake formation" has great mysteries.Once the Northeast People's Liberation Army enters the pass, Jiang's troops will bear the brunt and resist at the forefront, while Fu Zuoyi's own army will have enough time to sneak back to Suiyuan. Therefore, Fu Zuoyi claimed to stick to Pingjin, but refused to retreat south into the palm of Chiang Kai-shek.At present, the Nanjing regime is already in turmoil. How could he leave his hometown and go straight to the south of the Yangtze River at this time, waiting for Chiang Kai-shek to dismember and annex his army? Of course, according to Fu Zuoyi's scheming skills, his calculations are not limited to this.There is an even greater benefit in requesting to stick to Pingjin, which can earn more US aid.As early as the spring of 1948, the U.S. government adopted the suggestion of the military advisory group and decided to directly hand over a large amount of military aid to Fu Zuoyi to help him guard Pingjin. Become a bubble.Since the first batch of military supplies worth US$16 million arrived in Tianjin in July, large quantities of US military supplies have been continuously arriving at Tianjin Port.Listening to the exciting sound of the siren, how could Fu Zuoyi ignore it?What's more, in the desolate area of ​​Suiyuan, where the land is sparsely populated and the supplies are scarce, if you don't get enough American equipment, how can you have the capital to keep his Suiyuan lair? The night gradually became silent.Fu Zuoyi sat at the window and looked at the stars in the sky through the glass window. He was worried about the future of the Kuomintang, but when he thought of his formation, there was still an imperceptible smile on his face. He thought back to the last round of bickering in the meeting just now.This round of quarrel was provoked by Bai Chongxi, the military and political chief of Central China. This recognized "military genius" known as "Little Zhuge" actually took the case full of anger and said loudly: "The situation of the national army is common to all. The choice now is definitely not defending, let alone withdrawing, the best policy is to negotiate a peace with the Communist Party." Bai Chongxi's impassioned words shocked everyone.Most of the generals fought back angrily.Bai Chongxi was full of worry: "You sleepy people who only have the courage of ordinary people. At present, the Northeast Communist Army has not yet entered the customs, Pingjin is still in my hands, and several corps in the Xubeng area can still last for a few days. This is the last of my talent The time is right, if it takes a few more months, I will just sit and wait." In the midst of the quarrels, Chiang Kai-shek did not say a word, and worries also enveloped him like a cloud. Chiang Kai-shek's worries left a deep impression on Fu Zuoyi.Chairman Jiang will soon be unable to protect himself, Fu Zuoyi secretly shook his head, it seems that this "little Zhuge" is indeed very knowledgeable, but it is a pity that he talked about peace talks in front of the chairman, wouldn't it be a fire? The plane passed through the clouds smoothly, from Nanjing to Peiping.Fu Zuoyi closed his eyes tightly, but his mind was constantly churning.What is the next step?While recalling Bai Chongxi's speech at the meeting, he recalled some Communist Party books he had read from his eldest daughter Fu Dongju in recent years, especially Mao Zedong's "On Coalition Government". Back in Beiping, Fu Zuoyi finally made up his mind and quietly found a few cronies: "I used to hope to follow Chiang Kai-shek to realize the ideal of saving the country and the people. Now I find that this road may be wrong. The Communist Party advocates a coalition government. The more I I feel more and more that this is a bright path, and I plan to rely on my strength in Hebei, Chacha, and Sui provinces to join the Communist Party’s coalition government. Please try to secretly contact the CCP and pass my opinions to Mao Zedong.” But after many twists and turns, these cronies could not get in touch with Xibaipo. Fu Zuoyi was at a loss, and suddenly thought of his eldest daughter Fu Dongju.Since Fu Dongju was transferred from Tianjin Ta Kung Pao to Beiping, she has provided him with more and more information about the Communist Party's policies. She must have contact channels with the Communist Party. What Fu Zuoyi didn't expect was that Fu Dongju had long been a member of the underground party organization.Her transfer from Tianjin to Peiping was the arrangement of the underground party organization in Beiping, with the purpose of furthering Fu Zuoyi's work.As early as 1943, when Fu Dongju met Zhou Enlai, then head of the CCP delegation in Chongqing, Zhou Enlai once said to her earnestly: Fu Dongju, you can do your father's work. Therefore, for many years, Fu Dongju has always used various opportunities to do her father's work.Now, Fu Zuoyi was anxious and had no other way to go, so he had to ask his daughter: "You must have a way to contact the Communist Party, see if you can connect me with Mao Zedong." "I'm not too sure about this, but I can ask for you." Fu Dongju said. "Okay, as soon as possible." Fu Zuoyi seemed to see a glimmer of hope. Therefore, Fu Dongju urgently found She Diqing, the secretary of the Peking Underground Party Student Work Committee.After discussing with each other, the two decided to help Fu Zuoyi deliver relevant news. Fu Zuoyi learned that Fu Dongju had a way to pass on his ideas to Mao Zedong, and finally showed joy: "I want to send a telegram to Mao Zedong, the content is as follows: Mr. Mao Zedong's Jun Jian, in order to protect the historical sites in Peiping, for the lives of the people in Peiping The property is safe, and I am willing to start peace talks with your party and your army. I hope to send Mr. Nan Hanchen to Peking for negotiations. I can still control 500,000 troops and 200 aircraft..." After dictating, Fu Zuoyi specifically told his daughter: "This matter must be done well!" The telegram quickly reached Mao Zedong's hands. "It seems that Fu Zuoyi still has illusions. "On the Coalition Government" was written in response to the situation in early 1945, when the Communist Party was still relatively weak." Mao Zedong said, tapping the telegram with his finger, "The present is not what it used to be. , we are now going to establish a people's republic. Fu Zuoyi wants to use his strength to join the coalition government as a third party outside the two parties of the country and the Communist Party. .” Since Mao Zedong hadn't heard back for a long time, Fu Zuoyi couldn't help feeling anxious.But he will never wait foolishly. As early as when he made this decision, he has made two-handed preparations. On the one hand, he has stepped up contact with the Communist Party, and on the other hand, he has also continuously strengthened the deployment of troops.Without the backing of strength, how can you achieve your own requirements in the peace talks?Fu Zuoyi is very aware of this negotiation rule, but he overestimates his own strength too much. In order to show his strength and counterbalance North China, Fu Zuoyi recruited migrant workers on a large scale to rush to repair the fortifications in Beiping, Tianjin, Tanggu, Zhangjiakou and other places, expand his troops, purchase food, and urged the United States to give more military aid. The 13th, 101st, 86th, and 87th armies in Chengde, Baoding, Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao and other places withdrew and concentrated their defenses in strategic areas such as Ping, Tianjin, and Zhang. Fu Zuoyi believed that the soldiers in his hands were strong, and the People's Liberation Army had nothing to do with him for a while, thinking that although the current situation was serious, it was not serious enough to threaten the survival of North China.The three corps of the North China Liberation Army are fighting scatteredly, and their own forces still have an advantage compared with the North China Liberation Army.As long as the Northeast Field Army does not enter the customs, the North China Liberation Army alone will not pose a fatal threat to it.After more than 50 days of continuous combat, the Northeast People's Liberation Army cannot enter the customs without four or five months of rest and replenishment.During this period, he can sit back and watch the situation change. This time, Fu Zuoyi was really wrong. Just when the vast majority of senior Kuomintang officials, including Fu Zuoyi, believed that Lin Biao would have to rest in the Northeast for a few months before he could enter the customs and fight, the Northeast Field Army was fully assembled and headed south at starry night. The Siberian tiger went down the mountain. November 23, 1948 was a day of great historical significance in the history of the Northeast Field Army. There are 10 infantry columns and special forces units with a total of more than 700,000 people, 150,000 civilian workers accompanying the army, more than 1,000 artillery pieces, more than 40 tanks and armored vehicles, more than 3,000 cars, more than 8,000 carts, and 100,000 horses .On this day, this huge team bid farewell to the bright Northeast land they bought with their blood and sweat. For the liberation of more people, they embarked on a journey and rushed to North China. Three years ago, in accordance with the strategic decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, 110,000 commanders and fighters of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, and more than 20,000 party and government cadres, marched into the Northeast from the liberated areas in the pass by land and sea.Hailed by Mao Zedong as "another long march of thousands of miles", it was "the first large-scale military mobilization" in the history of the People's Army.This backbone force of more than 100,000 people from all corners of the country is like seeds sown in the black soil. After three years of development and growth, it has wiped out all the forces of the Kuomintang in the Northeast in one fell swoop, liberated the entire Northeast, and developed itself rapidly. It has a strong strategic mobility force of more than 1 million people.Now, this army is about to return to Shiguan. Its majesty and spectacle are unprecedented in Chinese history. But what is even more unprecedented is that this army must conceal its identity and march quietly.To give Fu Zuoyi an absolutely unexpected "big surprise". As night fell, the lights and stars of thousands of houses reflected each other, and the sound of gongs, drums and singing came from a distance: "The sky in the liberated area is a clear sky, and the people in the liberated area like it very much..." In order to confuse the Kuomintang's eyes and ears, celebration activities are still in full swing everywhere.The soldiers of the field army looked at this affectionate black land, held tears, waved their hands happily, and silently bid farewell to their homeland in their hearts. Quietly, we leave, just as we came quietly.Wave your sleeves and bid farewell to the clouds in the sky. In Jinzhou Golden Castle, Han Xianchu, the commander of the three verticals, looked at his watch, turned around and asked, "Are all the troops ready?" "Okay." The person next to him replied. "Order all the troops to set off immediately, and pay attention to concealment." Han Xianchu waved his hand.The vanguard of the South Road was divided into two groups, left and right, and took the lead in the journey of entering the customs, and quickly inserted into the eastern Hebei area. At dawn on November 30, the three verticals arrived at the foot of the Great Wall, crossed the Great Wall at Lengkou, and arrived at Jianchang on December 1. On the 4th, they crossed the Luan River westward and headed for Fengrun and Yutian.Other troops on the South Road also followed.Under the leadership of commander Liang Xingchu and political commissar Zhou Chiping, the tenth column set off from Beizhen area and arrived in Jianchang on December 5; Arrived at Jiangjiatun in Japan; the Eighth Column, led by Commander Huang Yongsheng and political commissar Qiu Huizuo, departed from the Haicheng area and arrived in Jinzhou on December 4; Starting from Shenyang, Masanjiazi and other places, they entered the vicinity of Xinmin on December 4. The vanguard of the North Road was the Five Columns. Under the leadership of commander Wan Yi and political commissar Liu Xingyuan, this heroic force set off from Zhangwu, Fuxin, Yixian and other places on November 23, entered the customs through Xifengkou, and entered the customs on November 23. Arrived in the Zunhua area on March 5; led by Commander Hong Xuezhi and political commissar Lai Chuanzhu, the Sixth Column passed the Great Wall in two routes and went straight to Zunhua; the Seventh Column, led by Commander Deng Hua and political commissar Wu Fushan, set off from Anshan and Liaoyang The first column, under the leadership of commander Li Tianyou and political commissar Liang Biye, departed from Shenyang; the 12th column, under the leadership of commander Zhong Wei and political commissar Yuan Shengping, set off from near Shenyang and were on their way to Hebei. At the same time, under the leadership of Commander Xiao Jinguang and Deputy Commander Chen Bojun, the command of the 1st Corps dispatched from Shenyang by car on November 23 and arrived near Jixian County on December 7.Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan, and Liu Yalou led the Northeast Field Army Command to also set off from Shenyang by train on November 30, arrive in Fuxin on December 1, and then take a car to Mengjialou, 10 kilometers south of Jixian County, on the morning of the 7th.It is 90 kilometers away from Beiping, Tianjin, and Tangshan, and it is the best location for the frontline headquarters of the Pingjin Campaign. After Lin Biao and his entourage arrived at Mengjialou, most of the troops were still far from the designated location due to night travel and daytime detours. At this time, because the mountains north of Shanhaiguan and the road from Hiraizumi to Zunhua were sparsely populated, the Northeast Field Army had been marching southward in large numbers for several days, which had attracted the attention of the Kuomintang.In addition, since November 27, Fu Zuoyi has withdrawn the troops stationed in Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao and other places to the Pingjintang area.Under this premise, Lin Biao changed the original plan and ordered all troops to march during the day, and some lagging troops could directly take a shortcut to enter North China via Shanhaiguan. After the new order was issued, the troops significantly accelerated their pace of march, and by December 20, all the troops had arrived at their intended destinations. Since the Northeast Field Army no longer hides its whereabouts, it is warmly sent off by the people of Northeast China and warmly welcomed by the people of North China along the way.On both sides of the village roads that the army passed by, there were apples, peanuts, red dates and tea, and everywhere they went were decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the sound of gongs and drums.Whenever cadres and soldiers came to a house, the landlord would clean the house early.Along the way the troops passed, the people's governments of various regions had already prepared a large amount of grain, firewood, oil, salt, meat and vegetables, and repaired the roads.On the tower of Shanhaiguan City, dozens of red flags fluttered in the wind, and the huge couplet of "Marching thousands of miles is really iron feet, entering the pass and killing the enemy is a hero" hung high on both sides of the city gate, and the invisible crowd cheered along the road. When Lin Biao reported to Mao Zedong the news that all the Northeast Field Army had arrived at the designated location, Mao Zedong couldn't help but nodded frequently: "Okay, okay, now we can make a big fuss." Since the next battle will be carried out jointly by the Northeast Field Army, the 2nd and 3rd North China Corps and some local troops, in order to facilitate organization and command, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made an important organizational decision, namely, to form the Pingjin Army of the Communist Party of China. Frontline General Front Committee. On January 10, 1949, the central government issued a notice: "In order to unify the leadership to capture Pingjin and to manage all work in Pingjin Tang and its surrounding areas within a period of time (about 3 months), the central government decided to use Lin Biao and Luo Ronghuan , Nie Rongzhen and 3 comrades formed the General Front Committee, and Lin Biao was the secretary.” Before that, as soon as the Northeast Field Army set off to enter the customs, Yang Chengwu's troops had already fought Fu Zuoyi in a dark battle. The sound of artillery fire was shaking the land of North China.