Chapter 8 Chapter 7 Bravery is interspersed, and the victory is over the north to raise the military prestige

November 21, 1946, Yan'an, Yangjialing. In a well-lit cave dwelling, Mao Zedong was holding a meeting with Liu Shaoqi and Zhou Enlai in Yan'an.The main topic of the meeting was to make an appropriate evaluation of the KMT-CCP ​​peace talks over the past year and to determine the CCP's future policy. At the meeting, Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, and Zhou Enlai agreed that it was necessary to participate in the peace talks in the previous stage, and there were achievements and gains. Zhou Enlai: "Although the peace talks broke down and peace and democracy were not realized, the gains should not be underestimated. The main gain is to make the party's policy of peace and democracy and Chiang's policy of dictatorship and civil war known to the masses."

Liu Shaoqi pointed out: "The job of the CCP delegation is to expose Chiang Kai-shek. Now it has been proved that reconciliation is impossible. Although reconciliation was impossible, it was necessary to negotiate at that time. The negotiation was very successful as a whole, and the results proved it. Compromise is impossible." Mao Zedong also believed: "Nanjing Negotiations have achieved results and achieved the purpose of educating the people. The delegation cannot come back early, and must come back after the opening of the 'National Congress'. In this way, the responsibility for the war and division will be clear, and the hearts of the people will not be lost. .”

Then, the three leaders further analyzed the basic situation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the development direction of the current situation. Zhou Enlai focused on the Kuomintang. He said: "For the Communist Party, Chiang Kai-shek's policy is from weakening to eliminating. But now, they are not sure about long-term warfare. Even Bai Chongxi and others feel that the future is bleak. All plans are for half a year. There is no plan. The middle and lower ranks of the navy, army and air force are even more pessimistic and war-weary." Mao Zedong talked about both the Communist Party and the Kuomintang.He said: "Our conditions are better than those during the Anti-Japanese War, and the united front is wider than that. Many people did not understand us before, but now they understand. We have a broad united front both at home and abroad. This is a basic problem. .”

He then turned the topic to the military situation.Mao Zedong believed: "In terms of military affairs, the success of the war of annihilation has been proved by facts. We have annihilated 38 brigades of the Kuomintang army in the past. It is hard to imagine that we will not be able to annihilate them in the future. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek's offensive is impossible to win." Regarding the future trend and the policy of the CCP, Mao Zedong was very cautious and firm. He said: "When the balance is reached, it will be easy to surpass. At that time, we can fight out and then develop to the south of the Yangtze River." It will take about three to five years. We can't say that Chiang Kai-shek will be wiped out at that time. We would rather make things a bit more difficult. The worst is fifteen years of fighting without a single county town. We have to prepare for this .”

November 28.Nanjing, official residence on Huangpu Road. Three cars came one after another. The first car had just stopped when Wu Qiwei, the deputy director of the Xuzhou Sui Department, got out of the car.Wu Qiwei looked at the two lieutenant generals coming out of the other two cars with a smile: Dai Zhiqi, commander of the 69th Reorganized Division of the Kuomintang Army, and Hu Lian, commander of the 11th Reorganized Division.Just as the three of them were about to enter the mansion, there was a sound of clinking leather boots of a sentinel standing at attention inside and outside the mansion. Chen Cheng, Chiang Kai-shek's chief of staff, came out from the gate of the mansion.

Hu Lian's eyes flashed, and he saluted Chen Cheng first. While returning the salute, Chen Cheng shook hands and hugged one by one, and at the same time introduced in a soft tone: "The president has met with the other three generals who have been ordered in a row. This is the fourth batch of you." The three of them were led into the gate by Chen Cheng, and walked quickly to Chiang Kai-shek's study. Chiang Kai-shek was sitting on the sofa, and when he saw several generals coming, he said, "Okay, okay, Boyu and Zhiqi are here. Sit down, sit down, this is home, don't be restrained!"

As soon as everyone sat down, Chen Cheng held up the file folder and said, "The reason why you have passed on the appointment is because there is a major military measure to be announced to the generals in person. Several months of war did not fundamentally defeat the Communist Army, especially It is the East China War Zone. Chen Yi and Su Yu have been fighting at the gate of our majestic capital until now, and they have been developing more and more under the eyes of the national government. How do we explain it to the three armed forces, how to explain it to the people of the country, and explain it to the whole world? Now from all aspects of the situation Look, it has come to the critical moment when we have to concentrate our forces to wipe out the East China Communist Army. For this reason, we decided to carry out another large-scale military suppression of bandits, and strive to completely and completely wipe out the troops of Chen Yi and Su Yu in Jiangsu in the First World War, and then Then solve Shandong..."

Chen Cheng raised his voice and said emphatically, "The first step and the first goal of this operation is to capture Xin'an Town, capture Shuyang in Xin'an Town, completely occupy the East Longhai Railway, complete the strategic division, and cut off the Soviet Union. , contact with Lu. The second step is to concentrate our forces to encircle and annihilate the Su Yu Department of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In order to achieve this operational goal, we organize four armies, and the center point is aimed at Xin'an Town. Among them, the first route is the 69th Division in Suqian The reorganized 11th Division of Hezhuan transferred from the Luyu battlefield to Xuzhou was commanded by General Wu Qiwei, the deputy director of the Suizhou Department of Xuzhou, and first captured Xin'an Town and Shuyang. The remaining three routes were: 74th Division, 28th Division and 5 brigades, which belonged to Xuzhou Under the command of Li Yannian, deputy director of appeasement, Huaiyin attacked Lianshui; the 65th Division, 83rd Division, and 25th Division, a total of 5 brigades, attacked Yancheng and Funing from Dongtai; Divisions and other divisions will attack Linyi and Tancheng respectively from Yixian, Taierzhuang, and Zaozhuang."

Chiang Kai-shek immediately asked: "Is your mission clear?" After seeing everyone's answers, Chen Cheng added: "In order to focus on supporting your journey, and considering the high mountains and rich waters in Subei, the Ministry of National Defense specially strengthened an artillery regiment and an engineering regiment for you, and the combat aircraft in Xuzhou are also at your disposal. In this way, your troop strength has increased from 6 and a half brigades to more than 7 brigades, more than 50,000 people, and the equipment is also first-class. If you have any difficulties, you can mention them.”

Seeing that Dai Zhiqi and Hu Lian were very satisfied, Chiang Kai-shek began to speak: "Zhiqi and Boyu are my best students. I handed over the reorganization division with the best equipment, the most complete organization, and the strongest combat effectiveness in the country." I give it to you, because I trust you. You are also very good at fighting, very good at fighting. Especially Zhiqi, who took the lead with guns in the three battles of the 99th Army in Changsha during the Anti-Japanese War, and fought many good battles. But this time, you You can no longer charge with your guns. Your opponents are Chen Yi and Su Yu, who are the most difficult to deal with among the Communist bandits, and you have to open up the East Longhai Road, surround Su Yu's troops in groups, and then wipe out the Chinese Communist bandits. It is conceivable that the task is arduous. But At the same time, you must also remember that this time the four armies are attacking at the same time, you must pay attention to the overall situation, and you must pay attention to coordination. Not only must you coordinate well with other armies, but you must also cooperate well with the 69th and 11th divisions."

Chen Cheng said in a metaphor: "You are two grasshoppers tied to the same rope. You can't jump you, and you can't run away from him. We have to help each other!" Hu Lian was Chen Cheng's confidant, so Chiang Kai-shek naturally knew the intention of Chen Cheng's speech.He asked: "Is Boyu from the fourth phase of Whampoa?" Hu Lian replied: "Thank you to the principal for remembering. The student and General Dai are alumni of the same class, and they are both students educated by the principal. Of course, they will be close to each other." Chiang Kai-shek said: "That's good. My Huangpu spirit is sincere unity. I specially transferred you two together and summoned Nanjing to verbally deploy tasks because I have a wish to ask you: the National Assembly will be held soon. I think Let you take the lead in fighting this crucial battle in East China, on the one hand, you can offer a generous gift to the National Assembly, and on the other hand, it will also make international and domestic public opinion more favorable to us. Do you have confidence?" Wu Qiwei, Dai Zhiqi, and Hu Lian immediately stood up and made an oath: "Swear to the death to complete the combat mission, if you don't succeed, you will be benevolent!" "Okay," Chiang Kai-shek saw off the guests, "You can't be without a commander in the army for a day. You go back and supervise your subordinates. I will wait for the good news in Nanjing." Hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops were overwhelmingly overwhelming, and the situation in northern Jiangsu became extremely tense. At this time, Chen Yi was planning a big war of annihilation day and night.He judged that the Kuomintang's opening of the "National Congress" must be accompanied by military operations.And so it was. Chen Yi held a meeting with Zhang Yunyi, Deng Zihui, Zhang Aiping, Tan Zhenlin, Liu Xiansheng, Chen Shiju, Tang Liang and others.The meeting was held for two consecutive days, focusing on the study of campaign operations. Chen Yi said: "Chiang Kai-shek's four-pronged attack did bring serious difficulties to our East China troops, but like all reactionaries, he always repeated a fatal mistake, that is, overestimating his own strength and underestimating the people's strength." The strength of the enemy. On the front of the enemy's attack that is more than 300 kilometers wide, there is a huge gap between the various troops. If any road is hit, other troops will not be able to arrive in time for reinforcements." Deng Zihui said: "What's more, the Kuomintang troops have complex factions and many contradictions. This makes it easier for me to concentrate superior forces and annihilate the enemy one by one." "Which road should be wiped out, which stock should be suppressed? Please talk to comrades." Chen Yi said. Chen Shiju stood up and walked to the map, pointed at the map with his fingers and said: "Commander Chen Yi and I have discussed many times, and the general opinions are as follows, please refer to it comrades. We believe that the enemy's forces are divided into four groups, and the main goal is to occupy Shuyang and Xin'an Town, and these two strategic towns are a powerful springboard for us to fight in the two districts of Sulu and Sulu. When our army strikes, there are more worries, and the progress will not be too fast. However, the enemy from Suqian, who is advancing eastward, thinks that the main force of our mountains and fields and Huaye is still in the southern and northern Jiangsu areas, and may take advantage of the situation. The 69th division was well-equipped and had a large number of arrogant soldiers. It had just been transferred from the Central Plains battlefield and was not familiar with the terrain and people's conditions in Huaibei. The reorganized 69th division was composed of 3 brigades with different organizational systems, with many internal contradictions and weak combat effectiveness. The division commander, Dai Zhiqi, is a member of the Central Committee of the Three Youth League. He is extremely politically reactionary. He was promoted to lieutenant general by Chiang Kai-shek not long ago. He is incompetent in military command and full of political adventure spirit. , is equivalent to cutting off the waists of Zhang Lingfu on the South Road, Xue Yue on the North Road, and Ma Liwu with a knife from the middle, and the four-way attack is equal to zero. Moreover, the terrain in the Subei area is flat. , the enemy has no danger to defend, and is easy to be surrounded by me..." Chen Yi interjected: "Subei was chosen as the main battlefield because it is an old area, and it is convenient to organize migrant workers from northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong. The army without the support of the people is not good at fighting. In addition, we are currently having several columns and divisions. Arranged on both sides of the enemy's attack direction, it can be said that it is easy to wait for work." Chen Shiju continued: "We decided to mobilize 3 columns and two divisions, a total of 24 regiments with superior forces, and attack the enemy in two ways. The order of the troops participating in the battle was set as the first Zong Yefei, the second Zong Wei Guoqing, and the ninth Zong Zhang Zhen. Division, the 5th Brigade of Cheng Jun and Zhao Qimin of the 7th Division, He Yixiang and Ding Qiusheng of the 8th Division. In addition, Comrade Su Yu suggested that the 1st Division join the battle, and the 1st Division is currently on its way north.” Zhang Yunyi said: "We also need to mobilize the local armed forces and militias separately, cooperate with the main force to attack and delay, intercept other enemies from all walks of life, and ensure the smooth progress of the Subei campaign." Tan Zhenlin asked: "Have the other interdiction forces made clear their missions?" Chen Yi said: "In addition to Zhang Zhen Jiuzong who is currently monitoring the enemy in Suqian in Wuhuading of Maling Mountain and Yehaizi in Shaodian, the 6th Brigade of the 6th Division and the 19th Brigade of the 7th Division are in Lianshui; the 13th Brigade of the Seventh and Tenth Columns Located in Yancheng, the Lunan 10th Division and Binhai Garrison Brigade are placed in the area east of Yi County; the 1st Division is heading from Yancheng to Lianshui. These troops are all dealing with their respective frontal enemies." Zhang Aiping said: "There is intelligence that the enemy's 11th Division has left Xuzhou and is heading towards Suqian. Once it arrives in Suqian, it will launch an attack on me. We must try our best to grasp the specific time, so that we can deploy our troops. Going up early reveals my intentions, and going up late means the enemy is already prepared. Time must be accurately grasped." Chen Yi said: "Comrade Zhang Zhen sent many reconnaissance personnel and reconnaissance units, and they are using various means to reconnaissance the enemy's situation. This campaign plan has to be submitted to the central government for approval, and Comrade Su Yu should be invited to come north quickly to participate in command." The preliminary order issued on December 13 was signed by Chen Yi, commander and political commissar of the East China Field Army, Su Yu, deputy commander, Tan Zhenlin, deputy political commissar, and Chen Shiju, chief of staff.The command organization is called the front-line command post of the East China Field Army.The division of labor among several leaders was: Chen and Su commanded the entire campaign together, Tan Zhenlin commanded the blocking of the enemies who invaded Lianshui and Yancheng, Chen Shiju and Tang Liang, director of the political department, directly commanded the first column and the 8th division to fight. Before the start of the battle, Chen Yi and Su Yu led the frontline command post to Yinping and Yezhuang in the northeast of Suqian; during the battle, they advanced to Wuhuading, Siwu Mountain, which was close to the main battlefield. l On February 13, the 69th and 11th Divisions reorganized by the Kuomintang Army began to attack Xin'an Town and the Shuyang Liberated Area. This morning, the sky was gray, and Wu Qiwei gave the order to attack. After the north gate of Suqian City was opened, four armored vehicles drove out first. The Kuomintang military flag was planted on the armored vehicles, and two flag bearers holding the "Tom" style sat on the flags.Behind the armored vehicle, the vehicle-mounted artillery of the 69th Division and the 11th Division drove out, attached to the 25th Artillery Regiment and the 1st Strengthened Battalion.The tractors were polished and polished, and the carport was removed from the roof, and two rows of dull-looking artillerymen sat in the cars.Behind the car is a cannon, the cannon cover is removed, and the muzzle is fully adjusted to a 45-degree angle, tremblingly pointing directly at the sky above the ancient city. As soon as the vehicle-mounted artillery was out, infantry in four-way columns rushed out, and the team marched in a hurry.The soldiers didn't care about the uniformity of their steps, nor did they pay attention to the uniformity of the queue. Under the leadership of the officers of the various departments and divisions, they rushed forward continuously. On the same day, after Chen Yi and Su Yu got the information, they ordered the Nine Columns to resolutely block the 11th Division in the Lailong'an area; with the First Column and the Eighth Division as the left wing, they went straight to Fengshan and Xiaodian from the direction of Luoma Lake; the Second Column and the Seventh Division ( One brigade each) as the right wing, thrusting straight into the enemy's rear from the direction of Shuyang, and attacking from east to west. At dawn on December 15th, the 1st Zong and 8th Divisions arrived at the attack positions northwest of Xiaodian and Zhangshan Town after two nights of covert march.The second column arrived at the line of Hanji and Taishanji; it laid a "pocket" for the 69th division. On the same day, Hu Lian commanded the 118th Brigade of the 11th Division to launch an attack in the direction of Shuyang, and encountered stubborn resistance from the 75th Regiment of the Nine Columns in Lailong'an. The 11th Division was held back by the Nine Columns, which lengthened the distance between it and the 69th Division, creating opportunities for our army to split and intersperse.According to the order of the Shanye Command, the 8th Division launched an attack on Fengshan, the commanding height between Zhangshan Town and Xiaodian, on the evening of the 15th. The peak is about 100 meters high and is an important support for the enemy's attack and defense.Several independent group fortifications were built around the foot of the mountain, a small fence was built on the top of the mountain, trenches were dug, and barbed wire and deer villages were built.Guarded by a reinforced battalion of the 3rd Brigade of the Kuomintang Reserve. The 1st Battalion of the 23rd Regiment of the 8th Division launched an attack at night. For the first time, they rushed to the trench. Because the trench was wide and deep, they could not pass through it.The commander of the regiment was not calm, and organized two consecutive hard attacks. As a result, both of them suffered heavy casualties due to the obstacles of the trenches. At this time, it will be dawn. If Fengshan cannot be captured, the entire battle will be affected.At this critical moment, Zhang Ming, the assistant instructor, re-selected the assault route. Under the cover of firepower, he braved the enemy's fire to blockade, rushed through the deer village and barbed wire, jumped into the ditch, built a ladder to climb up the edge of the ditch, and occupied the top of the mountain. At this time, the 24th Regiment attacking from the northwest also rushed up, and everyone fought together to wipe out the enemy on the top of the mountain and control the important commanding height of Fengshan. Commander Ye Fei was ordered to go to Jing'ertou, Xiaodian, and Caojiaji to cut off the connection between the 11th Division and the 69th Division. On the night of the 15th, the three brigades moved at the same time. The superiors told the situation that the enemy had retreated and fled south, and they wanted to block the enemy's retreat.However, when Yizong arrived at the designated location, he found that something was wrong.The enemy showed no signs of retreating, but was strengthening fortifications. The two sides quickly exchanged fire, and the situation was unclear. Ye Fei decided not to attack rashly and ordered the troops to withdraw to the original assembly area. The two regiments of the 3rd Brigade interspersed quickly and had already penetrated deep into the enemy's hinterland. At that time, they communicated on foot. When the order was delivered, it was already bright and they could not withdraw.Ye Fei found that the two regiments had penetrated deep into the 11th Division, worried about being surrounded by the enemy, and was extremely anxious. The two regiments of the 3rd Brigade captured the enemy's telephone soldiers during the interspersed, and found out that Caojiaji was the headquarters of the enemy's 11th Division, so they took the initiative to attack without waiting for orders.They broke into Caojiaji in one fell swoop and captured more than 600 enemy engineer battalion commanders who had just woken up. It was only a few hundred meters away from Hu Lian's headquarters. The 11th Division did not know how many communist troops had come, and hurriedly organized troops to counterattack.Our army had a scuffle with the enemy, and it was only at dusk that we withdrew from the battle and approached the main force of Xindian Yizong.The Kuomintang army did not know the situation and did not dare to pursue it. Subei, Renhewei, reorganized the headquarters of the 69th Division. On both sides of the sand table, officers of the reorganized 69th Division, commanders and brigade commanders and above stood around, with Dai Zhiqi, Rao Shaowei, Zhang Dongyi, and deputy chief of staff Bingyi at the two ends. Dai Zhiqi's face was gloomy, and he said displeasedly: "Yesterday, several people who flinched in battle were shot, but today there are still some people who are weak in fighting. Is it all due to those lower-level officers? We generals, school officers, first-level corpsmen, and first-level divisions What is the fighting will of the officials at the level and regiment level? It is impossible not to make it clear now." Dai Zhiqi stopped talking, glanced at Huang Baode, Wei Renjian, Huang Jitao, and those deputy brigade commanders, chiefs of staff, and regimental leaders who were holding their breath, and said in a stern tone: "In the battle of Shaodian, the first battle was lost. Where is the commander of the 41st Brigade Huang Jitao--Brigade Commander Huang? Why didn't I hear a word from you from the beginning to the end? The bridge behind the temple could not be taken down, and the mouth of the Yehaizi River was blocked and defeated. As a result, our division could not stretch its hands and feet, and was gradually pressed southward by the Communist Army. What responsibility should your 41st Brigade take? What about the 60th Brigade? Attacking Wuhuading on Maling Mountain, you retreated as soon as you fought with the Communist Army. Can your 60th Brigade Where did the energy to fight tough battles go? Could it be that only those low-level officers who were executed were responsible? What about the brigade commander and deputy brigade commander? Why can’t they lead by example and persist in the battle of Fengshanling like Zhou Zhaoxuan of the pre-3rd brigade? Did he die heroically in the end? Instead, he only emphasized that the soldiers were as fearful of the Communist army as tigers..." After listening to Dai Zhiqi's lecture, Chief of Staff Zhang Dongyi pointed at Fengshan Mountain on the sand table with a pointer, and said in a heavy tone: "After Fengshan fell, we lost the barrier of the entire battlefield. This is not counted. The most important thing is the 3rd Brigade , asked the communist army to hit the middle, cut off the head and tail, and directly divided Zhangshan Town and Xiaodian into two. This is what Chen Yi and Su Yu are good at. Then they must be surrounded point by point, and they will be defeated one by one. The 3rd brigade is the most critical!" "I predict that the 3rd brigade will die, or it will be swallowed up by Chen Yi and Su Yu. I have already seen this move today. The chief of staff's analysis is correct. If my western front is finished, what will be the fate of my entire division? But it's hard to predict." Wei Renjian gently wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief. Huang Jitao spotted Huo Hou and said, "Zhang Zhen and Cheng Jun clung to me and harassed my 41st Brigade with artillery fire all day long. The fortifications couldn't be repaired, they couldn't even cook, and the morale of the army was a little unstable." "I'm announcing the order now," Dai Zhiqi majestically gave orders to his subordinates: "The 3rd brigade and the 60th brigade will use one regiment each to recapture Fengshan for me. Back off. I will ask you for another plane. The 41st Brigade uses one regiment to move southward, flanking Yefei’s department to protect Xiaodian at any time. The 276th Regiment expands fortifications to the periphery of Renhewei and strengthens defense in depth. The 123rd Regiment of the 41st Brigade and the 60th Regiment One regiment of the brigade fought against the 7th Division and the 9th Column to the north, and made preparations to open the gap from there and continue to attack Xin'an Town. All the soldiers used their orders and supervised each other. Those who failed to fight or escaped from the battle would be killed without asking for instructions... " At the same time, the East China Field Army Command of the "Sanxian Cave" in Maling Mountain. Chen Yi, Su Yu, Tan Zhenlin, Chen Shiju, Tang Liang and others are studying the operational deployment. Chen Shiju reported on the battle on the Western Front: "...the 3rd Brigade and 9th Regiment of the 1st Column fought very bravely. The cavalry and artillery regiment of the 11th Division of the enemy were all wiped out under their fierce blows, and the arrogant pistol battalion was also taken away. Commanders and fighters suffered casualties In serious cases, they retreated in turn, the order was not chaotic, and they insisted on rescuing the wounded and escorting the prisoners back. It's a pity that Comrade Yu Sugeng died heroically..." "Like the 23rd Regiment of the 8th Division," Tang Liang said, "a large number of comrades died heroically, especially the cadres. The proportion of sacrifices or injuries was particularly high, because our cadres were all fighting on the front line." Chen Yi said seriously: "We must bury the martyrs together and register their names. If they win, people will set up a monument for them. They go through fire and water for the people and regard death as home. The country and the people will never forget them!" Su Yu analyzed: "Tomorrow will be a critical day for the battle. The enemy will use the craziest means to fight for the peaks and mountains in order to regain the initiative in the battle. At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Cheng will never agree to us tearing apart among them, even though Hu Lian and Dai Zhiqi have conflicts, and Chiang Kai-shek will also order Hu Lian to go north to rescue. In this way, Yizong Yefei and the 8th Division He Yixiang and Ding Qiusheng will still be in a fierce battle. The worst scenario for Fengshanling is to repeatedly seesaw However, the knife that divides the enemy vertically cannot be taken back easily. From this point of view, the analysis of the enemy's situation must be notified to all departments tonight, so that the commanders and fighters of all troops can be fully mentally prepared." Chen Yi said: "I completely agree with Comrade Su Yu's analysis. Our campaign plan is already clear. If the enemy does not change the battlefield situation, even they themselves will see that they have entered a dead end. So tomorrow's fierce battle is inevitable, and in terms of time, we will Can't afford it. Zhang Lingfu and his 74th Division and 28th Division attacked Lianshui City like a bison in Lianshui. The North Road enemy with Ma Liwu's 26th Division as the center of the group also went south with all their strength, trying to rush to rescue the enemy in Suqian. Therefore, We welcome fierce battles, welcome fierce battles. The more fierce the battle, the more it can promote the early end of the war, which has been proved by ancient and modern wars in China and abroad." "If you don't fight bad battles, you can't effectively destroy the enemy." Tang Liang said. "My opinion is to take down Xiaodian tomorrow." Chen Yi said, "The 8th Division is good at fighting tough battles, so I asked Master He Yixiang to decisively eat up the 3rd Brigade. Didn't you just inform Fengshan Town that the enemy fled into Xiaodian? Take advantage of this opportunity to encircle and annihilate them." The western front is well fought, the 3rd brigade is eaten by me, and the other enemies are defeated psychologically. If the campaign is successful, all our ministries on the Eastern Front are sure to win." In the early morning of December 16, 4 "Sky Fortress" and 8 "Mustang" fighter jets swaggered over Subei, bombing and strafing various positions of our army.Among them, the focus is on the attack on Fengshanling. The bombing continued until after 9:00 a.m. before the enemy infantry was dispatched. The 60th Brigade and the Pre-3rd Brigade, a total of two regiments, under the cover of aircraft and artillery, launched multiple attacks from the east and south directions of Fengshan, desperately fighting for Fengshanling.The charging enemy infantry jumped and shouted, machine guns and small artillery covered alternately, planes and cannons unleashed batches of bombs, and the nearly 5 km wide fronts on the east and south sides of the peak turned into a sea of ​​flames. The mountains were shaking, the fortifications were trembling, and a gust of cold wind blew up the gunpowder smoke. It was dark and the sun was not visible in broad daylight. Although the enemy was coming fiercely, the 2nd Battalion of the 23rd Regiment and the 3rd Battalion of the 24th Regiment that I defended Fengshanling were extremely calm. They didn't shoot at 200 meters, and they didn't shoot at 100 meters. They didn't shoot together until the enemy was placed tens of meters away.But the enemy gritted his teeth and refused to retreat, and threw a pile of corpses on the front, and the troops retreated a little, and the war supervisor gave a strict order to charge.The enemy and the enemy are intertwined, fighting again and again, and fighting hand-to-hand again and again. Huang Baode, commander of the enemy's 60th brigade, waved a pistol and personally supervised the charge.The 179th Regiment of the 60th Brigade swarmed into our army's position again and again like crazy, and soon rushed in a multi-company force at the junction of the 9th Company and the 10th Company. At the command post of the 8th Division, Commander He Yixiang ordered on the phone: "You should be decisive, and rely on the spirit of our army's bayonets to see red, brave and not afraid of death, to fight the enemy out and take back the position." Therefore, Chief of Staff Zhang Chaozhong ordered the 9th and 10th companies to give full play to the power of grenades and bayonets, annihilate the enemy with counterattacks, and regain their positions.At the same time, the commander of the 3rd Battalion concentrated all light and heavy machine guns and small steel cannons to intercept the enemy's follow-up troops. At this time, Chen Guanjin, the squad leader of the 7th squadron of the 10th company, came to report: "The enemy used smoke bombs to indicate the target for the plane. Can we use them?" Zhang Chaozhong thought, why not let the soldiers shoot smoke bombs at the enemy's position to confuse the enemy planes.So, Zhang Chaozhong said: "You can let it go, but you have to hit it farther!" This trick really worked.When our army's smoke bombs shot deep into the enemy, four or five enemy planes immediately swooped down towards the enemy's position, dropped bombs and strafed the enemy running around all over the mountain, and bombed indiscriminately.The enemy was in a mess, and some yelled: "You are so blind!" Some simply raised their guns and fired, and the dense anti-aircraft fire scared the plane away. Taking advantage of the enemy's confusion, the trumpeter blew the charge horn.Amidst the passionate trumpets, the soldiers rushed forward, and the enemy couldn't hold back. After throwing a lot of corpses, they turned around and ran back. Faced with the defeat in the Fengshanling battle, Dai Zhiqi panicked, feeling that it would be impossible not to send reinforcements.But who does he want?Ask Hu Lian, but the fox ignores him.Ask Wu Qiwei?Wu Qiwei didn't have any soldiers in his hands, just an empty air. Even the guards around him were sent by Dai Zhiqi by Chiang Kai-shek. Adjutant Chen Yugang and deputy chief of staff Bingyi both reminded him: "Let's generate power at the division seat, no one can help us except the chairman!" Dai Zhiqi came to his senses and said helplessly, "Okay, send a message to the principal: I was surrounded by the Communist bandits Chen Yi and Su Yu on the 16th, and I called for help that night to Wu Qiwei and Hu Lian from the 11th division, but they said nothing. So far, I have not seen a single soldier to help me. The commanding heights of Fengshanling have been lost. Our department and Hu’s department have been separated by the Communist bandits Ye Fei and Wei Guoqing. Chen and Su intend to encircle and suppress me. I beg the principal to send troops or urge Hu Lian’s department to rescue , to save the crisis from all difficulties.” The Lounge of the Great Hall of the People in Nanjing. Chiang Kai-shek was leaning on the sofa, sipping tea and resting. The head of the guard gently opened the door and came in, and reported in a low voice: "General Dai Zhiqi from the Subei battlefield has called, indicating that it is urgent. Can the chairman read it?" Chiang Kai-shek took the telegram, glanced at it hastily, and then flew into a rage, "Niang Xipi, you have been reporting false battle conditions. This morning, Chen Cixiu also said that the offensive has made progress. The progress is progressing, and we have entered the encirclement of Chen Yi and Su Yu." He grabbed the phone and wanted to call Chen Cheng, and ordered sharply: "The 11th division is your family background, and Hu Boyu is your watchdog. He won't listen to me. Now I'm begging you, please give an order to ask him to rescue Dai Zhi strange……" As soon as the telegram from Nanjing arrived, Hu Lian hurriedly said to Huang Baode, commander of the 60th brigade: "Mr. Huang, you must quickly attack Fengshanling!" Then, he shouted to Wei Renjian, commander of the 3rd brigade, "Mr. Wei, my reinforcements We have already set off, and we will immediately eliminate the communist army behind you, please retake Fengshan with all your strength!" At 8 o'clock on the 17th, Hu Lian ordered the vanguard of the 118th Brigade of the 11th Division to attack north along the Su (Move) Xin (Anzhen) Highway under the cover of aircraft and artillery, and reinforce the 3rd Brigade that had been surrounded by the 8th Division in Xiaodian.When passing through Santai Mountain, Cailin and other places, fierce battles broke out with the 7th Regiment of the 3rd Brigade of the First Column stationed there. The battle lasted until noon, but there was still no result.Seeing that the enemy's northward advance was blocked, at 13:00, Suqian and Caojiaji sent troops to assist them. After fierce battles, they succeeded and occupied Cailin, Yezhuang, Shangjianzhao and other places.Take advantage of the momentum to launch a fierce attack on the first vertical Gaojiawa position, which has the potential to eat up a vertical wedge wedged deep into the enemy. Facing the severe situation, Ye Fei, the commander of the First Column, strictly ordered the 3rd Brigade and 7th Regiment to stick to the positions of Gaojiawa and Shenzhuang, and urgently dispatched the 2nd Brigade and 6th Regiment to support.In addition, 4 battalions were transferred from the 1st Brigade as a maneuver to meet urgent needs. The head of the 7th regiment received the order and immediately said to the head of the column: "The people are in the position!" At about 14 o'clock, under the cover of 12 aircraft and a large number of howitzers, the enemy infantry launched a rampant attack on the Zhanglin and Gaojiawa positions.The 7th regiment, 2nd battalion and 2nd company guarding the position fought bravely and repelled the enemy's 5 charges in a row. At 15 o'clock, the enemy used another battalion to wedge in from Zhanglin and Gaojiawa, and stormed Shenzhuang, in an attempt to open up the connection with Xiaodian.The 3rd Battalion and the 7th Company guarding the village used the small river embankment in the south of the village to repel 6 group attacks of enemies 10 times their own in succession. At 15 o'clock in the battle, there were only 14 people left in the company, and they temporarily formed a combat squad. Together with the miscellaneous staff of the headquarters led by the chief of staff of the regiment, they repelled the enemy's attack again and defended Shenzhuang. Just as the 7th Regiment of the 3rd Brigade and the 7th Regiment of the Yizong were inseparable from the enemy in Zhanglin, Gaojiawa, and Shenzhuang, the 1st regiment of the 60th Brigade of the enemy in the north broke through from Luozhuang to the west, trying to get through with the 11th Division of the Northern Aid connect.The 3rd Brigade, the enemy of Xiaodian, also invaded Xuzhuang to the north several times in an attempt to get out of the predicament, and cooperated with the 11th Division to seize Fengshan again and block the gap in Tiger Cave, so as to cut off our retreat and put it in a desperate situation. The 1st Column and 1st Brigade was ordered to launch a fierce counterattack against the enemy's 11th Division at 16:10.The 1st and 2nd regiments of the brigade, with two battalions each, pounced on the enemy's right flank from Fujiahu to the southwest; the 3rd brigade and the 7th regiment guarded the two companies of Xuzhuang, and went straight to Cailin to counterattack the enemy's left flank; the guards of Gaojiawa and Shenzhuang Our army launched a counterattack in front of the formation. The 4th counterattack force rushed to the enemy's position with unstoppable momentum, forcing the enemy's 11th division to retreat across the board, taking advantage of the momentum to recapture Caizhuang, Yezhuang, and Shangjianzhao, and captured more than 400 officers and soldiers of the enemy's 11th division. So far, the first column has wedged into the enemy's deep area. After more than 8 hours of bloody battles, a large number of enemies have been wiped out, the enemy's 11th division's attempt to aid the north has been smashed, and the blocking and division tasks have been successfully completed. In the evening of that day, the 8th Division launched an attack on the enemy at Xiaodian. After the artillery fire attack, it took only 25 minutes to break through the enemy's defensive position, and wiped out the 3rd Brigade that night. The remaining enemies of the 69th Division retreated to Renhewei, where the division headquarters is located, in an attempt to hold on and wait for reinforcements. Su Yu did not give the enemy a chance to breathe, and ordered the Eastern Front troops such as the Second Column and the Ninth Column to attack the strongholds of the 69th Division such as Renhewei and Luozhuang, but because they did not concentrate their forces, they made little progress that night.Su Yu felt that the battle was at its final juncture, and the 69th Division could be wiped out if he tried harder. If he slackened due to fatigue, the situation might change. Late at night on the 17th, he ordered Jiuzong to resolutely take down Renhexu at all costs.The Field Army Headquarters issued the strictest order to the Second Column: "The 9th Brigade cooperates with the Ninth Column and must resolutely capture Renhewei before dawn on the 18th, otherwise it will be punished." Wei Guoqing immediately conveyed the order for deployment.Deputy Commander Rao Shoukun of the Ninth Column was in charge of attacking from the northeast and northwest, while the two regiments of the 9th Brigade attacked from the southeast and southwest.The attack began before dawn. When the 1st Battalion of the 26th Regiment of the 9th Brigade assaulted from the southeast corner, it was shot from both sides by the Renhewei and neighboring Gaozhuang enemy forces. The terrain was open, and the battalion commander died on the spot. retreat. The 25th Regiment attacked from the southwest, reached the edge of Renhewei, and occupied a row of houses, but the 69th Division's remnant enemies and beasts were still fighting, and the competition was very fierce. The 25th regiment temporarily consolidated its position and did not continue to penetrate. On December 18, Dai Zhiqi kept calling Hu Lian for help when Renhewei was at the end of his rope.There was a panic call between Wu Qiwei, deputy director of the Xuzhou Appeasement Office, and front-line commanders Hu Lian and Dai Zhiqi. Dai Zhiqi begged: "Give me a hand!" Wu Qiwei ordered Hu Lian: "Please forcefully cross the Liutang River and get closer to Mr. Dai!" Hu Lian lamented: "Mr. Dai is beyond imagination! But I will try my best to save him!" Hu Lian was so anxious that he personally commanded the 11th Division to go all out to help the north, but under the tenacious defense of our army's First Column and the 8th Division, little progress was made.I only heard the sound of guns and guns from the north, but I couldn't reach it. Our army's Second Column, Ninth Column, and Seventh Division are dividing up and annihilating the enemies of Renhexu, Liping, and Luozhuang.The enemy positions are fragmented and cannot be defended. In order to get rid of the fate of the entire army being wiped out, the remnants of the 69th Division began to break through separately.More than 2,000 people from the remnants of the 60th Brigade in Liping and Luozhuang broke through to the south under the command of brigade commander Huang Baode, and were surrounded by the First Column and the 8th Division in the field.The enemy army at Renhexu also made a tentative breakout in the afternoon, but was blocked by our army. Su Yu is very concerned about the battle between the Second Column and the Nine Columns in the direction of Renhewei, which is the key to finally solving the problem.At dusk, Su Yu instructed Wei Guoqing: "The Second Column will continue to attack, and we will deal with it (the 69th Division Headquarters) tonight. We must strictly organize several encirclement nets to prevent the enemy from running away. Don't worry about fatigue, transfer the 4th Brigade to go to a regiment first, Take down Renhexu immediately." Not long after, Su Yu called Wei Guoqing again: "You have to take Renhe Wei down at all costs. It's not good to drag it down. You must pay attention to contact and be determined to implement it. If it can't be solved today, the enemy will reinforce it tomorrow. The situation may Changes. You organize a general offensive, annihilate the 69th Division, and then concentrate your forces to annihilate the 11th Division." Wei Guoqing unified command of the Second Column and the Ninth Column to prepare for the attack deployment, and the general attack began at 22:00 that night.Under the cover of artillery fire and machine gun fire, our army quickly broke through and rushed into two companies. By midnight, two regiments had rushed in.The Nine Columns also rushed into 4 battalions and started a battle for houses with the enemy. Dai Zhiqi and the remnant enemy of the division headquarter fought stubbornly in the northeast corner of the village, and sent a final call to Hu Lian through the radio.Hu Lian encouraged Dai again and again, telling him to persevere until dawn. With the sound of gunfire, cannons and grenade explosions approaching, Dai Zhiqi finally couldn't keep his pretended calm.He walked around the headquarters helplessly with his hands behind his back, cursing incessantly: "Is Chiang Kai-shek laughing at me? Are Chen Cheng and Wu Qiwei laughing at me? Can you, Hu Lian, laugh at me? It's not that my troops can't fight, and it's not that I'm incompetent. Tie my hands and feet and force me to leave the 41st Brigade in Shaodian. My troops were trapped, and dozens of regiments from the Communist Party Chen Yi and Su Yu surrounded me tightly. If I want to rescue you, you can’t say anything. I persisted for five days五夜，我的部下拼杀了五天五夜，一个整编师几乎全军伤亡殆尽，谁说好了，谁问事了？南京骂我们，胡琏、吴奇伟嘲讽我们，你陈诚飞到我头顶上还在催我死？哪家哪国的道理，我是死而有怨哪，死了，我也咽不下这口气！” 参谋长张东彝、军务处长李哲仁轻轻劝道：“您想开一点，您说得都对。我们对得起党国，是党国负了我们。可他们既然视我穷途末路而无动于衷，我们又何必非寻一死呢？” “师座，”副官陈玉岗哽咽着说：“我从来都以您的意志为自己意志，在您师座面前我从来就没有自我。可是现在我也说一回心里话，师座您是有点儿太认真了。国军和小日本作战，从上到下都没有几个将帅是铁了心打的，因为他们都看出了中央乃至总裁并不注重你的战绩，何况和共军作战？你看人家胡琏，来龙庵过不去就过不去，峰山岭不能救援就不救援。他现在怎么了，今后又怎么了？照样儿干，照样能升官！倘若现在他换成了你，他会如何？能像你这样一味效忠于党国，效忠于总裁？他能像你这样？不能。” “是的，是的。”张东彝连连应道，“路并没有绝，路还该有。” 戴之奇一一打量着张东彝、李哲仁和陈玉岗，严厉地说：“平常说什么都好，到要你们为党国殉命，你们就夹不住屎了。党国有党国的错，可党国并没有亏待你们。为什么这时候你们打投降的主意？” 最后，戴之奇声嘶力竭地说：“你们该找什么路去找什么路，快从我这儿滚出去。我不投共军，我连俘虏都不做，我怎么能投共产党？” “师座……”陈玉岗还想再劝。 “滚，快滚出去！”戴之奇疯狂地叫骂着。 等大家出去后，戴之奇在高喊口号后，举枪自杀，向蒋介石作最后的效忠。副师长饶少伟等当了俘虏。 天将破晓，胡琏准备全力进攻，听见人和圩方向枪声渐渐平息，69师的通讯也已中断，知道69师已经完结，遂取消攻击命令，就地转入防御。 19日上午，困守苗庄的敌41旅分两股突围，被一纵两个团穷追猛打，除300余人逃脱到皂河，其余全部被歼。 陈毅、粟裕本打算以一纵、二纵、8师等乘胜歼灭11师，但胡琏指挥部队固守宿迁、曹家集，凭借运河、六塘河有利地形设防，紧缩部队，不给我军以分割围歼的机会。 我军经过连续战斗，也需要休息，于是陈毅、粟裕命令各部队撤出战斗，宿北战役胜利结束。宿北战役歼敌2.1万余人，是华东战场上歼灭战规模越来越大的良好开端，是华东战局第一个转折的标志。 中共中央军委于12月18日发出贺电，“庆祝宿沭前线大胜利”，指出“此战胜利整个苏鲁战局好转”；“涟水暂失将来可以收复”。中共中央机关报《解放日报》为此发表题为《蒋介石孤注一掷的失败》的社论，指出：“这是苏皖解放区超过以前十一次大捷的空前的大胜利，也是今年七月以来整个爱国自卫战争中空前的大胜利。”“宿北大捷对于今后的战局，将产生重大的影响。”