Chapter 14 Chapter Thirteen Captured Su County and cut off the Xubang Line

On the afternoon of November 10, 1948, Chiang Kai-shek's official residence on Huangpu Road, Nanjing. Chiang Kai-shek, Gu Zhutong, Du Yuming, Guo Rugui, and Hou Teng were having a meeting. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek's so-called Battle of Xu Bang was fiercely going on in the vast area centering on Xuzhou, starting from Haizhou in the east, reaching Shangqiu in the west, from Lincheng in the north, and reaching Huaihe River in the south. Chiang Kai-shek regards Xuzhou as the strategic center of the Central Plains battlefield, and has always used it as a military springboard to attack the liberated areas. Therefore, Xuzhou is Chiang Kai-shek's military material distribution center and an important strategic stronghold for him.

At this time, Xuzhou's "suppressing the general" was in chaos. On the night of November 6, the main force of the East China Field Army suddenly launched an attack east of Xuzhou, preparing to encircle and wipe out Huang Baitao's corps that had retreated westward from Xin'an Town. On the 8th, the two armies of He Jifeng and Zhang Kexia, the deputy commanders of the 3rd Appeasement Zone of the Kuomintang, revolted. The Huaye Shandong Corps was able to cross the canal smoothly, cross the defense zone, and go straight to the east of Xuzhou, separating Huang Baitao from Xuzhou.Then the enemy's 63rd Army was wiped out.Encircle Huang Baitao in the Nianzhuang area.At the same time, after capturing Shangqiu, the Central Plains Field Army led by Chen Yi, Liu Bocheng, and Deng Xiaoping liberated Dangshan 100 kilometers west of Xuzhou, controlled the 300 kilometers of railway line from here to Zhengzhou, and approached Xuzhou.

The main force of the East China Field Army advanced to Xuzhou in multiple ways and the uprising led by He Jifeng and Zhang Kexia was completely unexpected by Chiang Kai-shek, Gu Zhutong, and Liu Zhi, and Nanjing was shocked.Xuzhou was even more terrified, thinking that the People's Liberation Army was about to seize Xuzhou.In order to ensure that Xuzhou is not lost, Liu Zhi, the commander of Xuzhou's "General Suppression", urgently adjusted the deployment of troops on November 9: Order Li Mi's corps to gather in Dahu, Jingshanpu, and Maocun Station areas in the northeast of Xuzhou, and Huang Baitao's corps to gather in Xushan Village and Pantang in the southeast of Xuzhou.The two corps of Li and Huang "occupied the positions with a strong force, blocked the bandit army, assembled the main force at a suitable position, and defeated the invading bandit on the move."

The Qiu Qingquan Corps was still located in the area west of Xuzhou to deal with the East China People's Liberation Army advancing from southwestern Shandong to Xuzhou. Order Sun Yuanliang's corps to gather day and night from the Mengcheng area to the Su county area, and arrive on standby before November 10, while its 99th Army stays in Bengbu.Liu Ruming's No. 4 appeasement area troops defended Huaiyuan with the main force, and one part deployed in Dingyuan and Fengyang areas. Order the 72nd Army to strengthen the defense of Xuzhou. On November 9, Huang Baitao's corps turned southeast of Xuzhou urgently.That night, the 4 armies of the Corps gathered in the Nianzhuangye area, and the formation was chaotic.Huang Baitao believed that he had escaped the pursuit of the People's Liberation Army, so he decided to rest in Nianzhuang for a day before withdrawing westward.He telegraphed Chiang Kai-shek, Gu Zhutong, and Liu Zhi, saying: "The operation of crossing the canal and withdrawing to the west "relyed on the chief executive Dulwich, but luckily it was not counted by bandits."

Just when Huang Baitao was secretly rejoicing, seven columns of the East China Field Army approached the corps from the north, east, and south of Nianzhuang.Inspired by battle slogans such as "Wipe out the Huang Corps and capture Huang Baitao alive", all the troops endured hunger and cold, traveled day and night, and pursued them relentlessly. On the evening of the 10th, they surrounded and compressed Huang Baitao's Corps in the Nianzhuang area. After Huang Baitao's corps was besieged, Liu Zhi panicked and was helpless, unable to come up with determination and a solution.

Xuzhou was in a hurry, and Chiang Kai-shek urgently recalled Du Yuming from Huludao to Nanjing to attend the military meeting because of Liu Zhi's ineffective command. At the beginning of the meeting, Hou Teng, director of the Second Office of the Ministry of National Defense, reported the situation of the battle: "The main force of the Communist Army Huaye has occupied Jiawang and cut off the back road of Nianzhuang. The situation is tense, the order in Nanjing is chaotic, food is everywhere in the street! The police stand by and watch..." As soon as he said this, Chiang Kai-shek was very angry, pointing at Hou Teng and yelling: "You are spreading rumors, nonsense, nonsense!"

After a pause, Chiang Kai-shek and Du Yuming and others re-discussed the battle plan for the Xu Bang battle. "To open up the dangerous situation where the Kuomintang army is being beaten and wiped out everywhere, we must strive for the initiative and preemptive strikes." Chiang Kai-shek said angrily that he was going to concentrate the main force of the Kuomintang army in Xuzhou, and take advantage of the time when the communist army's Huaye and Zhongye were separated from the east and west, to annihilate part of Huaye's forces and contain the Zhongye to boost morale. Then Guo Rugui, Director of the Third Department of the National Defense Department of the Kuomintang, reported the battle plan:

(A) Forces of both sides: 1.In terms of the Communist Army: 16 columns in Huaye, 7 columns in Zhongye, and local armed forces in the East China, Central Plains Military Regions, and Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Regions, with a total of about 600,000 people; 2.In terms of the national army: 5 armies in 3 appeasement areas in the Xubeng area, 12 and a half armies in 4 corps, a total of 24 armies with 700,000 people. The number of the communist army is smaller than our army, and the equipment is inferior to our army. The opponent has no artillery, planes, or tanks, only mortars and grenades equal to our army. morale.

(B) The situation of both sides: 1.Communist Army: Since the end of the offensive in the east of Henan, the main force of the central field has been rectified in the west of Henan, and the main force of the Huaye has been rectified in the southwestern part of Shandong.There are already slogans such as "Eliminate Huang Baitao, fight Qiu Qingquan again" in the Communist military area. It is expected that the Communist army will launch an offensive in 20 days or a month. 2.Our army: After the Shounian Corps from the district was eaten up in eastern Henan, the main force of our army was concentrated in Xuzhou, Shangqiu, Haizhou, and Taierzhuang. Jinan fell, and our army in Xuzhou was still full of energy before participating in the battle.

After listening to Guo Rugui's report quietly, Chiang Kai-shek said: "Huang Baitao's siege must be relieved. When the communist army's Zhongye and Huaye are separated from east to west (the journey from west Henan to near Xuzhou is about ten days), our army may Concentrate the overwhelmingly superior forces, strive for the initiative, encircle and destroy all of Huaye." After the meeting, Chiang Kai-shek strictly ordered Liu Zhi to reduce Xuzhou's garrison troops as much as possible and concentrate his forces to advance eastward. He asked Qiu Qingquan and Li Mi's two corps to act immediately and quickly attack the Nianzhuang area to break Huang Baitao's siege.

It is not difficult to see that the Kuomintang has put on a decisive battle posture.Since then, Xuzhou's "General Suppression" has gathered 7 corps and other directly affiliated troops, a total of 800,000 people, distributed on the cross between Jinpu and Longhai, and will fight the PLA to the death.At this time, the total number of PLA concentrated in the Central Plains was less than 600,000. 600,000 versus 800,000!The Battle of Huaihai must be an unprecedented decisive battle. In the evening, the sunset is gorgeous, and the twilight has drifted in the smoke, but Xiaolizhuang, located more than ten miles southeast of Linhuanji, seems to be in the early morning.People who are accustomed to working at night often regard the sunset glow as the morning glow. After Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yi led the four main columns of the Central Plains Field Army to liberate Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, on the 7th, they wiped out the 181st Division of Liu Ruming's 4th Sui District in Shangqiu, captured division commander Mi Wenhe alive, and fired the first shot of the Huaihai decisive battle.Afterwards, they continued eastward and arrived at Xiaolijia Village on the 10th to join Liu Bocheng.The command post is located in an ordinary farmyard. Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yi got out of the jeep and entered the three suites with the door facing east, waiting for the combat staff here to see them coming, and immediately sent several telegrams. Chen Yi took the telegram and read it with great interest, his face brimming with joy.Deng Xiaoping said, "It's a telegram from Huaye!" Chen Yi said: "Su Yu has surrounded Huang Baitao's corps within two days, attracting Qiu Qingquan and Li Mi's corps." Deng Xiaoping laughed and said, "Su Yu is so fast!" Chen Yi opened two more telegrams and said: "Chairman Mao and the Central Military Commission have sent two telegrams in succession, asking us to 'desperately attack Su County and cut off Xubeng Road. The sooner the better, the most hopeful'." Deng Xiaoping raised his eyebrows and said: "This is Liu Bocheng's suggestion, but the timing Chairman Mao chose is too good. Now, Huaye Suyu has attracted the three corps of Qiu, Li, and Huang, and Commander Liu has restrained Huang. Uygur Corps, we take this opportunity to conquer Su County, and the Battle of Huaihai will be lively." As he spoke, he took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep puff, and while exhaling the smoke, he said to the chief of staff: "Notify the commanders of each column to go to Xiao Li's house immediately to hold a combat meeting." Due to changes in the battlefield situation, the Central Military Commission and Mao Zedong had decided that after the Huang Baitao Corps was annihilated, it was no longer necessary to attack the Lianghuai (Huaiyin and Huai'an) with the main force as originally planned, but to attack on the Xubeng line, leaving the enemy around Xuzhou. Divide and encircle, and annihilate each.In this way, the operations originally limited to the Lianghuai and Haizhou areas were expanded to the Xuzhou and Bengbu areas. The "Little Huaihai" became the "Great Huaihai", that is, not only Huang Baitao's corps was wiped out, but the entire Liu Zhi Group was also wiped out.To realize the strategic intention of "Great Huaihai", it is necessary to quickly capture the strategically important Su County on the Xubang Line. On the 11th, Yang Yong, Chen Xilian, Chen Geng, and Qin Jiwei were ordered to come.Deng Xiaoping greeted everyone happily.Seeing these column commanders, although they have marched for days, traveled long distances, and fought again and again, they are full of energy and are eagerly looking forward to accepting any difficult tasks in this decisive battle.Of course, the traces of the war are also obvious on everyone. The flames of the war have blackened everyone's face, and the military uniform is covered with the yellow sand of the Huaibei Plain. The prominent mark is the beard on the lips. most dense.Seeing this, Deng Xiaoping touched his chin subconsciously and smiled. The comrades-in-arms met each other and were very affectionate. Chen Geng held Chen Yi's big hand and said, "Commander Chen, there are many good poems along the way. Don't forget to give me a copy." Chen Yi stared at the generals standing in front of him, his heart became more and more joyful, and he couldn't help but excitedly said: "There is a poem, I don't know if you have read it, it is "Sending Mao Bowen" by Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty. Today, I want to put it I present it to you all." Then, he recited: "General Nanzheng is courageous, with the Qiushui Yanling knife across his waist." Chen Yi was wearing a leather jacket with an open collar. He touched the pistol at the waist of the commander of the column and continued to chant: "The wind blows the drums, the mountains and rivers move, and the lightning flashes the flags and the sun and the moon are high. The unicorns in the sky have their own species, how can the ants in the cave escape. On the day of the return of Taiping, I will untie my battle robes with my husband." Listening to Chen Yi reciting the poem, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became lively again. Chen Geng said: "Commander Chen, I don't want to take off my battle robe. To be honest, I would rather 'return the corpse in horse leather'!" While chatting and laughing, the four commanders of the column walked to two benches and sat across from a long table in the middle, facing Deng Xiaoping, Liu Bocheng, and Chen Yi. The cold northwest wind was still howling outside the window. Deng Xiaoping presided over the meeting.Before the meeting started, he asked several column commanders to pass on two telegrams from Mao Zedong and the Central Military Commission.The telegram burned the hearts of the column commanders like a fire.At that time, no one spoke, just waited with eager eyes. Deng Xiaoping snuffed out the cigarette, and said with a serious expression: "Capturing Su County and cutting off Xubeng Road is a very clever move by Commander Liu. This can not only reject Xuzhou from the north, cut off the enemy's north-south connection, isolate Xuzhou, and cut off the Its land supply put the Xuzhou Group to death, which also forced Qiu Qingquan's corps to look south to ensure the smooth progress of Huaye's battle to annihilate Huang Baitao. At the same time, they could send reinforcements from the south and wipe out the reinforcements from Bengbu or the Central Plains, forming a will to attack Xuzhou In the end, Chiang Kai-shek's housekeeping forces were all concentrated around us, and the decisive battle on the southern front will have a considerable situation..." Deng Xiaoping paused, looked around at the beaming expressions of several column commanders, and raised his voice: "To capture Su County and cut off the enemy's corps, we will take the initiative, forcing Chiang Kai-shek to struggle while we wait for work." "This operation is very limited in time and space. Currently, Huaye is encircling Huang Baitao's corps in the north. Huang Wei's corps was blocked by Liu Bocheng on the front line of Fuyang. This is a very good time. However, if we cannot quickly If we do not solve the battle properly, we will not only fail to achieve the intended strategic goal, but will also be in danger of being attacked by the enemy's corps. In order to achieve this goal, there is still an old saying, "If the boat is destroyed, we will not hesitate!" The victory of our army on the battlefield is to wipe out the middle and field, and the price is worth it." The column commanders weighed the weight of Commissar Deng Xiaoping's words, looked into his firm, calm, and radiant eyes, and thought to themselves: With what courage and perseverance did Political Commissar Deng command this decisive battle?Cutting off the Longhai line and conquering Suzhou, without the courage to capture the dragon and subdue the tiger, it is difficult to make such a determination.The current strength of the Central Plains Field Army is not too strong, and all the columns add up to only 120,000 horses.When advancing into the Dabie Mountains, even the artillery was blown up. Later, when Zhengzhou was conquered and Kaifeng was captured, no more weapons were added.Once Su County is captured and Xubeng Road is cut off, can the enemy not fight back desperately?At that time, Su County will be surrounded by enemies, with Qiu Qingquan and Li Mi's corps in the north, Li Yannian and Liu Ruming's corps in the east, and Sun Yuanliang's corps in the southwest. too big. "Break the boat, do whatever it takes!" This is the determination of Political Commissar Deng, and it will also be the determination of every soldier in the Central Plains Field Army. A decisive battle of life and death has come. Deng Xiaoping stood up and said solemnly: "Order: Chen Geng, Huaye Three Columns, and Liangguang Columns capture Fuliji and Jiagou, approach Xuzhou, pursue Sun Yuanliang and wipe out one of them; Qin Jiwei's main force and The Henan Anhuisu 20th Brigade, the Western Henan Second Column, and the Sixth Column went south from Su County to occupy Guzhen, blocking the Li Yannian and Liu Ruming Corps in the direction of Renqiao, and faced Huang Wei; the Third Column and the Ninth Column, a brigade, captured Suxian. " The commanders of the column recorded silently, their pens rustling on the paper, like the patter of drizzle. At the end of the meeting, the four column commanders saluted and bid farewell to Deng Xiaoping, Liu Bocheng, and Chen Yi. They raised their hands and looked at each other, and all the oaths were included. The next day, a brigade from the Three Columns and the Nine Columns surrounded Su County. On the evening of the 15th, the siege battle started. Deng Xiaoping was in the command post of Xiaoli's house to control the overall battle situation, while Chen Yi went to the Chen Xilian command post to observe the progress of the siege battle. Su County, known as Nansuzhou in ancient times, is the transportation hub between the southern section of Xuzhou and Bengbu, and also an important supply line for the Jiang army in the Xubeng battle.The city wall of Suxian County is high, thick and solid, and cars can run parallel on the wall. The moat is three feet wide and two or three meters deep, and cannot be waded on foot.A solid blockhouse was built around the four city gates.The city walls were all hollowed out and built into Tibetan military fortifications. Countless small artillery, light and heavy machine guns, and rifles were densely distributed in the surrounding fortifications.Outside the city gate is a wide moat, connected to the moat is the city checkpoint.There is also a Dongguan Street outside the Dongcheng Gate. Dongguan Street extends for four or five miles, and at the top there is a barracks built during the Japanese invasion of China, commonly known as "Little Tokyo", so it has become an avant-garde checkpoint in Su County.The fortifications of Suxian County are solid, and the soldiers are fine and food is sufficient.There is a regular division of the Kuomintang, a traffic police corps, and an armored battalion stationed in Su County, with a total of more than 13,000 people and excellent weapons.There are armored vehicles rampaging on the roads, and armored trains patrol day and night on the railways.There is Bengbu as a barrier in the south, and several major corps in Xuzhou as cover in the north.Telegrams and telephone contacts went directly to the Kuomintang Ministry of Defense.It is easier said than done to break through Su County! Also in the evening, in the road protection headquarters of Jinpu Road, Zhang Jiwu, the lieutenant general and deputy commander of the supreme commander of Su County, was reporting to Nanjing: "Su County is impenetrable, please rest assured. .” Before the conversation ended, a violent explosion sounded outside the east city, shaking the house and flying dust, and the phone earphone in Zhang Jiwu's hand fell far away, and there was still a terrifying groan in the earphone. "Report to the commander, the small 'Tokyo' has fallen, and the communist army is approaching Dongchengguan." Zhang Jiwu looked at the chief of staff standing beside him, only feeling that the sky was dark, and he stayed for a long time before he picked up the earphone from the ground and put it on the phone . "Ding Lingling..." The bell rang again: "Report to the commander, Xiguan was attacked by the Communist army, and it is difficult to hold on!" Zhang Jiwu only said coldly: "Hold me!" and put down the phone.But the phone seemed to be pressed on an automatic bell, and as soon as it was put down, "Ding Lingling..." Another series of rings rang, reporting the situation one after another. "Report to the commander, East Gate found the Communist army gathered." "Report to the commander, the South Gate has fallen, and the communist army is approaching the moat!" "Hold it!" Zhang Jiwu roared.Putting down the phone, he looked out the window. The sky was getting dark, and the flames of the explosion were particularly dazzling. The four city gates in the south, east, north, and west were all attacked, and it was time for the soldiers to approach the city.Zhang Jiwu settled down, thinking in his mind: Su County's city walls are thick and the fortifications are solid.The communist army did not use much shelling, mainly using explosives, bayonets, and grenades. With these alone, it was difficult for them to break through this impregnable city.At this time, he suddenly remembered the battle situation around Xuzhou a few days ago. After careful consideration, he concluded that the key to Huang Baitao's siege was the mutiny. This mutiny provided the communist army with a way to cut off Huang Baitao's escape.That's what worries him now.So, with an idea, he ordered the chief of staff: "Notify the division commanders and deputy division commanders to come to the church immediately so that they can concentrate their command." When the chief of staff heard this notice, he couldn't help being startled, and asked puzzledly: "Commander, the communist army is approaching the city, and the cities are in dire straits. At this moment, let the commanders leave the command position..." Zhang Jiwu said indifferently: "The embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by an ant's nest, and the fortress is easily breached from the inside. Don't you understand this truth? Without Zhang Kexia and He Jifeng's mutiny, why would Huang Baitao be besieged? There can't be a second Jia Wang in Su County!" The chief of staff seemed to be respectful, but with a disapproving expression on his face, he said: "Commander, we are not Jiawang here, and there is no sign of mutiny here. Concentrating the frontline commanders here will inevitably shake the morale of the army. Why stick to it?" Zhang Jiwu was irritated by his words: "I have my own arrangements for the forward command, chief of staff, you pass the order!" The chief of staff shook his head resignedly, and had no choice but to convey the order. After a while, the heads and deputy heads of the divisions walked into the church with surprised expressions on their faces.The sound of explosions outside the city resounded through the sky, only here seemed deathly quiet, and the idea of ​​survival was strongly hidden in everyone's heart. Only Zhang Jiwu was in the flames, but he didn't believe that death would come.He calculated according to his own logical thinking, thinking that the fall of "Little Tokyo" was only because it was exposed outside like a glans head, and it was inevitable that it would be slaughtered.However, the city of Su County is well-fortified, with many defenders, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but this place is extremely important to the entire Xubeng battlefield, and the interests of the major corps are involved, so they have to come to the rescue.As long as the internal commanders have no dissatisfaction, unite and stand firm, and the major corps send reinforcements, at that time, the communist army that attacked the city will inevitably retreat.Because of such wishful thinking, he sent a report asking for help, and at the same time sent his cronies to take command, while he sat on the sofa as if nothing had happened, smoking a cigarette. The diplomatic war in Su county is still going on, the moat is shrouded in bullet rain, and countless shrapnel grazed the city wall.Group after group of PLA soldiers rushed towards Su County from all directions.The Nakano Sanzong's attack was extremely fast. In less than an hour from sunset, they had conquered a barracks in "Little Tokyo", and then took advantage of the momentum to advance and seized the five-mile-long Chengdongguan Street. An armored vehicle came under the city wall, and alighted from the vehicle, Liu Yichang, the deputy commander of the Nakano Three Columns, and Yan Hongyan, the political commissar. Liu Yichang looked across the river by the light of the fire: the bunkers at the gate of the city were denser, and the firepower intersected to block them. The height of the bunkers was about one meter, and there were two or three firing ports in front of each bunker.He couldn't help hesitating. For such a bunker, the blasting could have been organized. However, the bunker is built by the river and occupies a favorable terrain. The blasting will inevitably bring a lot of casualties and delay time.The best way to do this is by bombardment. Thinking of bombardment, Liu Yichang thought to himself: How can there be so many shells! Liu Yichang was hesitating when the phone rang. When he picked up the earphone, he heard a loud and deep voice: "I am Chen Yi!" "Commander Chen, I'm Liu Yichang... Chief, hello..." Liu Yichang was thinking about combat issues in his head. He didn't expect the commander to call him at this time. He didn't have any mental preparations, so he didn't answer the preface. postscript. Chen Yi asked calmly, "Are you attacking the county seat now?" "Chief, we have cleared the perimeter and are heading towards the Chengguan!" "Is there enough troops?" Liu Yichang replied: "Enough." Chen Yi asked: "Do you want to increase the number of troops?" "No more! Chief...you..." Liu Yichang didn't want to add trouble to the leader, he hesitated to speak.Who knows, Chen Yi has already asked on the phone: "Do you want to shoot?" "Cannon!" Liu Yichang exclaimed, and it took him a long time to say what was in his heart: "Chief, if you have cannonballs, please..." Chen Yi interrupted him, and said bluntly: "Liu Yichang, you should have proposed earlier, I will send someone to send the shells to you immediately, and I will add another brigade reserve team to you!" "Thank you chief!" Chen Yi laughed loudly and said, "It is you who should be thanked. Is the commando attacking the city settled? Which company is it?" Liu Yichang hurriedly said: "Eight Company, the company commander Gao Yuwa." "Gao Yuwa?" Chen Yi seemed to have heard the name before, and thought for a while, "I see, we met on the way to the East, please convey my greetings and tell him that Commissar Deng Xiaoping is waiting for your good news! " "Yes, Chief, please don't worry, we will definitely complete the attack mission!" Putting down the phone, Liu Yichang saw a group of troops rushing out from the gate of Su County, and rushed to meet them. This group of troops was the siege commando. Company Commander Gao Yuwa held up a battle flag riddled with bullets, and the commandos under the corner of the flag lined up in two rows with their chests out.The clothes on them had been scorched by the raging fire, and their skirts were stained with oil, like they were wearing majestic iron armor.They held a bamboo pole in one hand and a gun in the other, and carried a basket on their backs. The bamboo basket contained grenades and grenades.Among them, there was one more thing in Gao Yuwa's pocket than the others, which was the two packs of eight seal pills that she took out on the way to Dongjin. Liu Yichang walked out of the command post and shook hands with the commandos: "Comrades, this is the time for you to make contributions to the people! Commander Chen Yi just called to greet you. Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping is waiting for your good news. I wish you success , Use explosives, grenades, no, use flesh and blood to break through the walls of Su County!" The company commander, Gao Yuwa, shouted: "We will do whatever it takes!" "Set off!" "Yes!" Gao Yuwa yelled and rushed out with the soldiers.The cannon immediately roared, and the tongues of flame weaved hundreds of rainbows in the sky, which were turned into ashes. In an instant, hundreds of cannons smashed into the bunker by the river at the same time. "Come on!" Gao Yuwa led the soldiers to fly up the wooden bridge, and charged towards the gap in the city wall that had just been blasted. He grabbed the top of the bamboo pole, and a few soldiers lifted the bamboo pole up, relying on his strength to fly up the city like a goshawk spreading its wings. head.In this way, the commandos quickly flew up the city wall, occupied the gap, and attacked the defenders on the city wall.On the city wall, the soldiers took out grenades from their baskets and threw them at the enemy. Then they fired machine guns and rifles at the enemy, and a large number of enemy corpses fell from the wall. Seeing this scene in the command post, Liu Yichang kept shouting, "Good! Good!" Then he turned his head and ordered the staff: "Report to Political Commissar Deng and Commander Chen Yi that the commando has already attacked the city wall." "Yes!" shouted the staff officer.A bloody battle on the city wall was in the ascendant. Suddenly, the earth and rocks of the city wall after the explosion loosened and collapsed with a "wow".The soldiers of the commando fell together with the enemy's body, and there were only 18 people left in the whole commando, and almost everyone was injured.A row of long mouths were cut open, and blood flowed from the corners of the mouth.Two fingers of the machine gunner were broken.The second squad leader was knocked unconscious by the enemy's corpse, a bloody gash was torn on the bugler's left shoulder, and even Gao Yuwa's arm was injured.However, the young company commander still shouted in a hoarse voice: "Comrades, even if you die, you must die on this wall, not under the wall, and fight the enemy to the death, kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"... The soldiers roared together with the company commander, and Gao Yuwa used his injured arm to hold the machine gun to cover the comrades' charge.The fainted soldier woke up. The machine gunner grabbed another machine gun with his severed finger and rushed towards the head of the city. The bugleman blew his loud bugle, and the warriors rushed forward. They fought hundreds of enemies It's a life-and-death contest.When the bullets are exhausted, they are bombed with grenades, and when the grenades are exhausted, they are smashed with bricks and stones.The enemy's grenade was thrown over, and they picked it up and threw it back. The speed of the shot was faster than the wind and faster than the rain. Under the stars and the moon, bayonets collided, sparks splashed, and flesh and blood flew everywhere, which was thrilling. The east gate, west gate and south gate of Suxian County sounded loud and clear bugles at the same time, and several groups of people broke through the city wall and entered the city, starting a street battle with the enemy. Zhang Jiwu heard that the city gate had been breached, that the fortified city had been reduced to ruins overnight, and that the People's Liberation Army had marched into the city, so he regretted that the teachers should not have gathered in the Gospel Hall.At this time, there were only two companies in the Gospel Church, so how could they resist a large number of communist troops?He hurriedly took advantage of the chaos and fighting, and led a group of people out of the Gospel Hall, trying to break out of the city. Unexpectedly, he, the "commander of city defense", lost his way in the city, and the cries of the communist army were everywhere.Zhang Jiwu was so frightened that he went to a yard by the road, no matter where it was, he got in, turned around and shouted: "Quick! Close the gate!" The door was closed, but it was not the guards who closed the door, but the machine guns of the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army.It was Gao Yuwa, commander of the Eighth Company, who sealed the door.It turned out that when Zhang Jiwu and his gang were running on the street, Gao Yuwa was chasing after them. Seeing them enter the yard, she immediately closed the door and beat the dog, shooting the door with a machine gun.With this sweep, dozens of enemy officers and soldiers fell down in response, and the rest who were not killed also raised their hands and surrendered.The prisoners walked out of the backyard one by one. Gao Yuwa counted the number and found that the commander who had just shouted to close the door was missing.He hurried to the courtyard, saw Zhang Jiwu crouching in the corner at a glance, and grabbed him as soon as he stretched out his hand. At 24:00 on the 15th, the Suxian battle ended victoriously. The 148th Division of the 25th Army of the defending army, the 16th Corps of the Traffic Police, the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Corps, and the 7th Armored Battalion were all wiped out. A total of more than 12,000 people were captured, and a large amount of supplies were also seized. At the same time, the Independent Brigade of the Henan, Anhui and Soviet Military Regions, the Army Sub-district and the two regiments of the Western Henan Military Region occupied Guzhen, north of Bengbu, and smashed the railway from Caocun to Guzhen for more than 100 kilometers. So far, the Central Plains Field Army has controlled the vast area of ​​Xubengjian with Su County as the center, cut off the connection between Xuzhou and Bengbu's heavy enemy group and the Nanjing base camp, completed the strategic task of encircling Xuzhou, and effectively protected East China. The field army surrounded and wiped out Huang Baitao's corps. Accompanied by Chief of Staff Gu Zhutong, Chiang Kai-shek walked into the small meeting room of the mansion on Huangpu Road.Previously, this was the place where Song Meiling invited guests to dance and rest.Later, due to the tension of the war, it was temporarily changed to Chiang Kai-shek's war room.As soon as you enter the door, there is a 1:100,000 picture of the battle between Xu and Bang on the wall in the middle.Jinpu Road and Longhai Road are painted in heavy colors, which look like black crosses. When Chiang Kai-shek saw it, he couldn't help shivering. He was very jealous of such a cross.He had long heard from others that Liu Bocheng once compared the Central Plains battlefield to a cross. For several days, Chiang Kai-shek summoned He Yingqin and Gu Zhutong to discuss the situation, determined to change this cross-like deployment of troops.He decided to let Xuzhou and Wuhan come to a "two generals" to unite, deploy a "D"-shaped combat plan, and put the 1.3 million troops of the "two generals" under the command of Xiao Zhuge Bai Chongxi, and use all the troops in the Central Plains battlefield to fight against the generals of the People's Liberation Army. A decisive battle to save Huang Baitao's corps and reverse the situation in Xuzhou. Chiang Kai-shek asked Bai Chongxi to command the "two presidents" at this critical moment, obviously to send the Guangxi troops under the guns of the People's Liberation Army.Bai Chongxi is a famous little Zhuge, so he is not willing to submit.The Whampoa faction and the Guangxi faction have always been at odds, and everyone knows this.Bai Chongxi absolutely refused to use the money of the Guangxi family to work for Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek wanted to use the scepter of the "president" in his hand to mobilize part of the capable troops of the "suppressing the general" in Wuhan. Chiang Kai-shek picked up the phone and said to Bai Chongxi: "Jiansheng, we have agreed in advance that the two presidents will coordinate and you will jointly command." Chiang Kai-shek had heard He Yingqin and Gu Zhutong say that Bai Chongxi had changed his mind in advance, and he was already angry.At the beginning of the phone call, he suppressed his anger, and tried to put his tone as calm and tactful as possible: "I don't think you should be modest and decline!" "No, no, where did the president say it? I'm not being modest. I really can't do it." Bai Chongxi stopped beating around the bush, and showed his hole card at once: "Liu Jingfu is a lucky general. With his 600,000 people, it is no problem to resist Liu Deng. I am willing to lead my troops to go all out as a backing. As for commanding the two generals, please forgive me. Blunt, unbearable to take on such a heavy responsibility. Haha..." "We have agreed on this..." Chiang Kai-shek's face was already pale, but he still refused to break his face, and said: "The post of commander-in-chief of Xu and Bang's operations, in my opinion, must belong to the public!" "I'm Naruto..." "You suddenly changed your mind... This is a disaster, and you can't save yourself!" Chiang Kai-shek couldn't hold back himself, and said angrily. "How can this work?" Chiang Kai-shek dropped the phone with a "snap", and Bai Chongxi followed suit and threw the phone on the table.Chiang Kai-shek said angrily, "It's a deliberate attempt to tear down the stage, it's really abominable!" "That's fine." It was Gu Zhutong, his confidant, who got close to Chiang Kai-shek's ear and said a few words before Chiang Kai-shek calmed down.He immediately justified himself: "It's fine if Bai Jiansheng doesn't agree, lest Jingzhi get together with him." Gu Zhutong was afraid that Bai Chongxi's military power would be too heavy, and it would be even more difficult to deal with He Yingqin and Bai Chongxi together.When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, he put the matter aside. In view of Bai Chongxi's refusal to unify the command of the "Battle of Xu Bang", Chiang Kai-shek asked Chen Cheng to come out and command.Chen Cheng argued that he was ill, so he urgently sent Du Yuming from Huludao to Xuzhou.Du Yuming knew that Xuzhou was a mess, so he refused with various excuses.Chiang Kai-shek couldn't find a suitable candidate, so he told Du Yuming: "I will be in charge of directing the decisive battle between Xu and Huai! You only need to be in charge of coordinating all aspects of the battle at the front, and I will take all the responsibilities!" As a result, Du Yuming had no choice but to bite the bullet and take office.Du Yuming later said: "I went to the battlefield with the mood of going to the execution ground." In order to save Xuzhou's defeat, Chiang Kai-shek decided to replace Sun Yuanliang's corps with Li Mi's corps to guard Xuzhou. Sun Yuanliang's corps was transferred out, and organized with Qiu Qingquan's corps to form the "Southern Corps". , advancing from north to south, and attacking from east to west, in an attempt to open up the Xu-Beng communication line and reverse the Xu-Huai battle.