Chapter 8 Chapter VII Encircle the enemy everywhere, withdraw without chaos and win the first battle

Hu Zongnan was impatient. On the 13th, he ordered all troops to complete all combat preparations at 18:00 that day, start operations at dawn the next day, and occupy Yan'an on the 17th. The three-day occupation of Yan'an was promised by Hu Zongnan to Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing.Today, it has become an order spread throughout all Hu Zongnan's troops. But the generals in front of him felt that it would be difficult to occupy Yan'an in three days.The troops started from the Yichuan and Luochuan lines, and even if they marched in an orderly manner, it would take two days to reach Yan'an after crossing mountains and hurdles.What's more, this is not marching neatly, but fighting, and many People's Liberation Army troops are heavily blocking the way.Judging from the small-scale firefights with the PLA in the past few days, there is nothing that can change the PLA's determination to defend Yan'an. How easy is it to occupy Yan'an in 3 days?

But Hu Zongnan has absolute self-confidence, and there is nothing that can change his determination to win Yan'an in three days.There are hundreds of thousands of national army troops, and each person has one foot, and they have to flatten those hills, not to mention the aircraft and cannons!The People's Liberation Army is still millet plus rifles, and there are only a few broken guns, and only a few people.How can you not win the Yan'an reason for 3 days? ! Hu Zongnan has been in a state of high excitement in the advance command post in Luochuan.There were a total of ten years before and after the blockade of Yan'an, and these ten years are really hard to describe!He planned to strike Yan'an several times, but all ended in failure.He is determined to win the battle in front of him.For this battle, he can be said to have exhausted all his efforts and exhausted all kinds of troubles; and his principal Jiang even gave his full support and spared no effort, asking for money for money, guns for guns, and people for people. The director of the institute, Fan Hanjie, was also sent to serve as a full-time microphone (liaison officer) between Hu and Jiang. Later, Wang Shuming, deputy commander-in-chief of the Air Force, was sent to Xi'an to assist in the battle with more than 30 B-24 bombers and P-51 fighter jets.In the history of the Kuomintang war, Hu Zongnan's "treatment" for the First World War in Yan'an is probably unprecedented.

On the evening of the 13th, Hu Zongnan stayed up all night. He kept his eyes open and waited until dawn. When the time came, he came to the war room full of energy and issued the general attack order. Liu Kan and Dong Zhao each led a group of troops, and marched towards Yan'an in two routes, left and right. The KMT reorganized the 29th Army as the Left Army, and the commander Liu Kan led the reorganized 36th Division (administrating the reorganized 123rd and 165th Brigades), the reorganized 135th Brigade of the 76th Division, and the reorganized 12th Brigade of the 17th Division. The 4 brigades attacked Yan'an from Luochuan via Niuwu Town and Qingquan Town, occupied the southwest area of ​​Yan'an, and stopped in Zaoyuan.

The 1st Army of the Kuomintang Reorganization was the Right Route Army, and the commander Dong Zhao led the Reorganization 1st Division (administrating the Reorganization 1st, 78th, and 167th Brigades), the Reorganization 27th Division (administrating the Reorganization 31st, 47th Brigades), and the Reorganization 1st Division. The 90th Division (under the jurisdiction of the reorganized 53rd and 61st brigades), a total of 7 brigades attacked Yan'an from Yichuan via Nanniwan and Jinpenwan, occupied the northeast of Yan'an, and stopped at Guaimao. The 22nd Army of Deng Baoshan on the northern line began to go south, and the "two horses" on the western line were scrambling to be the first. The Kuomintang reorganized the 3 brigades of the 18th Division to form the Ningxia Corps to attack the three sides, and the Kuomintang reorganized the 81st Division. The two brigades formed the Haigu Corps Attacking the Huanxian area of ​​the Longdong Division, the KMT reorganized the 5 brigades of the 82nd Division to form the Longdong Corps to attack Qingyang Heshui in the Longdong Division.94 combat planes from Xi'an, Zhengzhou, and Taiyuan rushed to the sky over Yan'an for a long distance. Packs of explosives poured down from a thousand meters above the sky, and the Tucheng Yan'an was immediately shrouded in smoke and explosions.

Hu Zongnan was very confident, as if he was determined to win.But Chiang Kai-shek has no idea!Fighting Yan'an is not only a military battle, but also a political battle!He ordered Hu Zongnan to report the battle situation to Fan Hanjie every hour, and Fan Hanjie would directly inform himself by phone.The city of Yan'an is small, but the matter is of great importance.After the all-out attack was crushed, the key attack this time was that it could no longer fail. Mao Zedong dealt with the military situation across the country as usual at the Wangjiaping People's Liberation Army Headquarters, taking it easy and calm. On the 16th, a combat order to defend Yan'an was issued, ordering the troops in the border area to quickly adjust and deploy to form three defensive corps.The 1st Column and the 7th Regiment of the 3rd Brigade of the Guard formed the right-wing corps, commanded by Zhang Zongxun and Liao Hansheng, and organized defenses in Daozopu, Ganquan, Dalao Mountain, Xiaolao Mountain, Qingbeigou, and Shanshenmiao; the teaching brigade and the 1st The second column formed the left-wing corps, commanded by Wang Zhen and Luo Yuanfa, and organized defenses in the Nanniwan, Linzhen, and Songshuling areas; the newly formed 4th brigade was the Central Corps and the Yan'an Garrison, with no less than 4 battalions in the area. Miaoerliang, Chengzigou, and Sanshilipu areas organized defense.

Hu Zongnan didn't wait for the good news. He only heard Dong Zhao and Liu Kan say that the People's Liberation Army was so strong that it could not find any food and could not get any information about the People's Liberation Army from the mouths of the villagers; Clearly it is the main force of the communist army; landmines are everywhere, the troops suffer heavy casualties, people are panicked, and everyone is trembling when they advance; the communist army is good at night combat and close combat, and the troops' advantages in heavy weapons cannot be used; what's more terrible is that the PLA occupies favorable terrain and resists abnormally Resolutely, they adopted the tactics of "retreating step by step, resisting step by step", which made the troops advance very slowly.

Hu Zongnan was in a hurry. Like the front-line generals, he was not familiar with the terrain and the enemy's situation, so he was helpless in the command post.By the evening of the 16th, there were only about ten hours before the scheduled time limit for occupying Yan'an, and the troops were still blocked on the Mazi Street, Mafang, and Jinpen Bay lines, unable to advance at all. The situation where the attack was blocked immediately came to Chiang Kai-shek.He said to Wu Zhongxin: "It's not easy to win Yan'an in 3 days? I think it's not bad if it can be won in 5 days!" I don't know if Chiang Kai-shek is justifying the students, or he really feels the difficulty of occupying Yan'an.

By the 17th, Hu Zongnan's myth of occupying Yan'an in three days was bankrupt.While exaggerating the difficulty, he evaded the Ministry of National Defense's questioning; at the same time, he quickly changed his style of play and adopted the old tactic of "snake retreating skin", that is, after the avant-garde troops advanced to occupy the position, they covered the advance of the team, and the team then divided The avant-garde troops occupied the position, covering and advancing in this way.In order to avoid the advantage of the People's Liberation Army's night battle, the troops launched an attack in the morning, stopped the attack at night, and camped on the spot.He also contacted Wang Shuming to send combat aircraft as much as possible to carry out aerial bombing and strafing before the ground troops moved forward.In addition, a heavy reward was offered to motivate fighting spirit: the troops who advanced to occupy Yan'an were rewarded with 10 million French currency.

Hu Zongnan's new style of play is nothing more than the "crowd tactics" with more intense artillery fire and charges.As soon as the charge horn sounded, the soldiers charged forward in whole regiments and brigades, and the mountains and plains were filled with crowds of people. One batch came up and another batch came.Hu Zongnan used his human body as a shield to consume all the ten bullets each PLA soldier had.After such repeated group charges, on the morning of the 18th, Hu Zongnan's army finally reached the city of Yan'an at the cost of more than 5,000 casualties.By the afternoon, Dong Zhao's 90th Division had all entered the area west of Goushaoling, and the vanguard of the 61st Brigade was only 7.5 kilometers away from Yan'an.

Hu Zongnan smiled, but Peng Dehuai was anxious.Because Mao Zedong has not left yet.Peng Dehuai gathered all the guards and mobilized to ensure Chairman Mao's safety.He said: "Now the whole party and the whole army are concerned about the safety of the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao. The enemy is only more than ten miles away from us, and the sound of guns can be heard. You must ensure the safety of Chairman Mao. Take Chairman Mao away too!" Mao Zedong's safety does affect the hearts of many people. On the afternoon of the 11th, when Hu Zongnan's plane just landed in Yan'an, someone suggested that Mao Zedong hurry up and cross the Yellow River to the Jinsui Liberated Area. On the afternoon of the 13th, a bomb exploded at the entrance of Mao Zedong’s cave, and people were even more worried, “The bombs have already exploded to the entrance, and Chairman Mao is still not leaving? What if it happens?”

But Mao Zedong just didn't leave. He met with reporters and cadres in Wangjiaping, and also met with cadres and soldiers from the 16th Regiment of the New 4th Brigade.At that time, the cadres and soldiers did not understand the abandonment of Yan'an by the central government. They said that we should keep Yan'an even if we fight for everything.But Mao Zedong disagreed. He said: "There is a saying in China, which is 'If you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of no firewood. Where do you get the firewood? I’ll give you 16 words, “If you save people and lose land, all people and land will survive; if you lose land, you will lose all people and land.” The short words made Mao Sai, a cadre and soldier of the 16th regiment, suddenly enlightened.Mao Zedong also said: "We will deal with Hu Zongnan in the mountains of northern Shaanxi. You have all pushed and pulled the mill with the folks in northern Shaanxi. The rough millet of the fellow villagers is ground and milled in the mill, and it will be ground. Millet. We used this method to bring Hu Zongnan’s troops to the mountains in northern Shaanxi to grind and grind, grind and grind, and grind them until they are smashed and delicious.” Mao Zedong said while using his hands as if grinding, Vivid, vivid and full of wisdom, the cadres and soldiers all nodded in agreement, and the knots in their hearts were untied. Now that Hu Zongnan's army was approaching the city, Mao Zedong still took his time, "It doesn't matter, there is time. The road is open to the sky, and each side goes. He will go his way, and I will go mine. He is on that mountain, and I am on this mountain. What are you afraid of?" Huh?" The guards couldn't do anything about it.In the end, it was Peng Dehuai who rushed back from the front line and complained a lot in a rough voice before Mao Zedong finally made up his mind to leave. It was already the evening of the 18th, and the sound of gunfire southwest of Yan'an was clearly audible. Mao Zedong made a great determination to leave Yan'an.At this time, he may have realized that after leaving Yan'an, he does not know when he will see each other again. Mao Zedong walked very slowly, looking at this small town in northern Shaanxi with infinite affection.Peng Dehuai and Xi Zhongxun followed behind Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, keeping their heads down and walking without saying a word.In the calm on the surface, whether it is Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Peng Dehuai, or Xi Zhongxun, their hearts are full of waves and torrents.More than ten years ago, Yan'an was a foothold, the foothold of the Long March; now, Yan'an is a starting point, the starting point of the national liberation war.Here, the Chinese Communists have experienced unprecedented and thrilling historical scenes in China. Now, they are about to withdraw from here and turn to another battlefield! When he arrived at Yan'an Airport, Mao Zedong took Peng Dehuai's hand and said: "Old Peng, don't send it away, go back. Clean the house and arrange the furniture, and we will come back!" Seeing that Mao Zedong's eyes were rosy, Peng Dehuai also choked, It took a long time to say: "Chairman, take care!" Mao Zedong let go of his hand, turned his head and strode forward! Goodbye, Yan'an!Goodbye, folks in Yan'an! After sending Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai away, Peng Dehuai breathed a sigh of relief.It was past 9:00 p.m. when he returned to Wangjiaping, but he was not tired at all. He connected the phone calls of the heads of the front troops one by one, telling them that Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Zhou had safely withdrawn from Yan'an.He also explained the route and time of our army's retreat, and specifically told Huang Xinting and Yu Qiuli that the 358th Brigade should retreat to the north of Ansai in a big way, so as to attract Hu Zongnan's attention to Ansai. At this time, the 90th Division of the 1st Army of the Kuomintang was talking about the reward of 10 million French currency in the division headquarters of Yangjiapan. The 90th Division fought hard for a day on the 18th. The division commander and brigade commander all went into battle to personally supervise the battle. On that night, they entered the bank of Yangjia. The vanguard led by a full 7.5 kilometers.The division commander Chen Wu couldn't hide his inner joy, he danced in the division headquarters with a cigarette in his hand, smiling all over his face.He took out the topographic map around Yan'an and studied it with the chief of staff. "The 1st Division is still in Lijia Village on the left rear of Yangjiapan, 7.5 kilometers away from us, and we are only ten miles away from Yan'an. Tomorrow, we will advance according to the prescribed time. When they arrive at our current position, we have already arrived in Yan'an City!" Chen Wu was very excited, and said to the chief of staff while measuring the map.The chief of staff took over the conversation: "In this way, our 90th Division will not only have the merit of occupying Yan'an first, but also get 10 million French coins, which can be rewarded to the brothers." Chen Wu smiled knowingly, and ordered: "Let the brothers sleep tonight. Get a good night's sleep, and work harder tomorrow, and don't let the duck with its mouth fly away." The chief of staff stood at attention, turned around and passed the order. Chen Wu was also tired, so he soaked his feet in hot water, looked at the map for a while, and fell asleep peacefully.Sleeping until midnight, the confidential staff knocked on the door and came in, saying that the commander of the army had sent a telegram to Chief Hu.Chen Wu's eyes were sleepy, and after receiving the telegram, his expression changed drastically.Hu Zongnan ordered the entire 90th Division to attack from the current position at 9:00 am on the 19th to the line from Baota Mountain to Qingliang Mountain and the area to the east.This is tantamount to asking the 90th Division to clear the way for the entire 1st Division to pass, and not to let the 90th Division advance into Yan'an City! "It's unreasonable." Chen Wu lost all sleepiness, slammed the telegram on the table, and shouted loudly: "The 90th Division has been in charge of the storm for several days, and it took a lot of effort to get here. The fucking 1st Division has been here for a few days. The old men are slowing down their buttocks. Now I want the old men to hit the line of Pagoda Mountain and Qingliang Mountain, and let the 1st Division advance along the main road. How fucking unreasonable it is!" Just when Chen Wu was furious, the 1st Division had violated the practice of attacking during the day and resting at night, and took advantage of the moonlight to set off on the road, scrambling all the way, moving faster than ever before. Attack the front. Chen Wu was not easy to provoke, and angrily sent more than a dozen staff officers to block the way.But at this time, Division 1 was also tempted by 10 million French currency, and it came like a tide, how could it stop it?As soon as Chen Wu's staff officers arrived, a head of the 1st Division and 1st Brigade pointed at their noses and scolded them: "I follow Mr. Hu's order to occupy Yan'an. Anyone who dares to block the way will be dealt with by military law!" When the pistol was drawn, several soldiers nearby also rattled the bolt.The staff officers were stunned and reported to Chen Wu through gritted teeth. When Chen Wu heard the report, he was so angry that he pulled up his gun and was about to kill that doggy regiment leader.Fortunately, the chief of staff and several brigade commanders next to him were relatively calm and hugged Chen Wu tightly, avoiding an internal strife. The next thing was completely developed according to Hu Zongnan's design. The 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the Reorganized 1st Army took the lead in occupying Yan'an at noon on March 19, 1947. Regarding Hu Zongnan's order to the 90th Division, Pei Changhui, who didn't understand it, was at a loss at the time. He wanted to ask Hu Zongnan several times why he put the 90th Division in the front aside and let the 1st Division in the back go first. Fortunately, Xue Minquan, deputy chief of staff, called him in time.Xue Minquan said: "Mr. Hu came from the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division. In December last year, the 1st Brigade was annihilated in Fenyang, southern Shanxi. The 1st Brigade was formed again within a few days. Now that the 1st Brigade advances to Yan'an, it means that the 1st Brigade is still a heroic 1st Brigade!" Pei Changhui suddenly realized and nodded frequently. Now, the news that the 1st Division 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the National Revolutionary Army’s reorganized National Revolutionary Army has occupied Yan’an has been first transmitted to Nanjing by the Air Force, and the Ministry of National Defense is decorated with lights and cheers.But Chiang Kai-shek slumped on the sofa and remained silent for a long time.Since the invasion of Yan'an in October 1935, 11 years and 5 months have passed.Youdao has sharpened his sword for ten years, but now it took 11 years and half a year to win Yan'an.Black-haired people are beaten into white-haired people!Easier said than done? !In this battle, nearly three-fifths of the Kuomintang army's strategic resources were used, and almost all of Chiang Kai-shek's energy was devoted.On the second day, Chiang Kai-shek sent a special telegram to Hu Zongnan: "Brother Zongnan: The soldiers used their lives to conquer Yan'an in one fell swoop. The merits of the party and the country are rewarded for my accumulated anger for more than ten years. I hope that I will send an award and contribute to this campaign. Officers and soldiers report for verification, and they will be rewarded." Chiang Kai-shek's encouragement made Hu Zongnan feel at ease. But Yan'an is nothing more than an empty city.All the leaders of the CCP that Chiang Kai-shek expected to be captured have been withdrawn, and all important documents and equipment have been either burned or transferred.There was not a single person to be found in the whole city, not a single animal to be found, nor a grain of grain to be found.Everything is well organized in advance.When Hu Zongnan occupied Yan'an, he only occupied the position of Yan'an. But for Hu Zongnan, who is good at making fusses, Yan'an is by no means an empty city!Occupying Yan'an was originally a good show.Since it is a good show, it cannot be spoiled.Hu Zongnan's report to the Ministry of National Defense reads: After seven days and nights of fierce fighting, the heroic 1st Brigade finally occupied Yan'an on the morning of the 19th.More than 50,000 enemies were killed and captured, countless weapons and ammunition were seized, and the detailed results of the battle are being investigated. There are two inaccuracies in this report.The first is the time when the 1st Brigade occupied Yan'an. Hu Zongnan moved the time of the 1st Brigade to occupy Yan'an by 6 hours;As for the time being a few hours ahead, forget it, the key is to exaggerate the so-called "results" too far. But just such an outrageous report made Chiang Kai-shek very interested.In the past few days, he was like a scholar waiting for the list, full of hope and excitement, he called Fan Hanjie over and over again, asking about the detailed results of the battle, and whether there were any important gains?Are there any CCP leaders and important party, government and military documents?What is the whereabouts of the leaders of the Communist Party of China?But of all this, Fan Hanjie naturally didn't know.He called Hu Zongnan again and again.Every time Hu Zongnan would hum and haha, finding a few irrelevant words to prevaricate and let it go.Later, Fan Hanjie simply called Pei Changhui and asked him if the battle situation was like this.Of course, Pei Changhui was not good at exposing Hu Zongnan's tricks. He just said, "After the battle report was sent out, it was forwarded to the Ministry of National Defense by Chief of Staff Sheng. This is the basis."If you ask again, Pei Changhui will also play around the corner.Fan Hanjie was caught between Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Zongnan in this way, embarrassed and embarrassed.Until the 23rd, he finally bid farewell to the half-month work of the microphone, and flew to Xinxiang. Although everyone knew that Hu Zongnan's battle report was fake, the Ministry of National Defense still told the Executive Yuan to celebrate the "Great Victory in Northern Shaanxi" throughout the country.From the perspective of the Ministry of Defense, this is certainly a subject worthy of special attention.During the more than 20 years of suppressing the Communist Party, when did we have such an exciting record?All of a sudden, the lair of the "communist bandits" was removed, and their leaders fled around, which just happened to boost the morale and morale of the army, which was in decline.This campaign is enough to prove that the national army is still a brave national army! The fastest responders to the occupation of Yan'an were the journalists. On the 20th, "Central Daily" published an article on the front page headline. The headline "National Army Recaptures Yan'an, Captures Over 10,000 Communists" is eye-catching.For a while, big newspapers and tabloids all over the country competed to reprint it, and the number of prisoners of the communist army continued to rise, reaching a maximum of more than 50,000. In those few days, Hu Zongnan had been living in the praise and flattery of the whole country, needless to say he was proud of himself.But at this moment, a notice from the Ministry of National Defense made his face change drastically.The Ministry of National Defense said that in order to better publicize the bravery of the national army, the government will organize a special group of reporters to visit Yan'an to observe the battle and write news on the battlefield. Journalists are uncrowned kings, Hu Zongnan knows this very well.For reporters, he both loves and hates.He hoped that the reporter would write a close-up of his occupation of Yan'an, so that women and children all over the world would know his reputation as Hu Zongnan, and it would be best if he could leave his name in history.So now Hu Zongnan's heart is still a little heavy.He hurriedly held a meeting, decided to set up a "record showroom", and appointed Liu Qingzeng, the director of the second division, and Wang Chaofan, the director of the news department, to be responsible for the preparation of the "record". Liu Qingzeng and Wang Chaofan can be said to be very handy in doing this kind of thing.If Hu Zongnan can blow it, they can make it.One afternoon, Liu Qingzeng and Wang Chaofan reported a "record preparation plan": set up 10 prisoner-of-war management offices around Yan'an, capture some young and strong laborers from the surrounding villages, put on variegated clothes, and organize several prisoner teams , to be trained, to serve as captives.If the number is not enough, Lingguang soldiers will be selected from the reorganized 27th Division defending the city to supplement.If the number is not enough, the prisoner-of-war management offices will transfer each other to make up the number during the reporter's visit.As for weapons, the rifles were transferred from the 38th Type and Hanyang-made rifles of the 17th Reorganized Division stationed in Ganquan, and those that were insufficient were selected from the Yan'an garrison.All weapons were tagged indicating when and where they were seized.In addition, a number of tombs were built near Yan'an, and wooden signs were erected to mark the birthdays and hometowns of the Kuomintang soldiers who died in battle.If necessary, you can also find someone to act as the brigade commander of the Communist Party, train them, bring them out to talk to reporters, and so on. The more Hu Zongnan watched, the more excited he became: "It's okay, it's quite plausible!" He immediately agreed to this "record preparation plan". After this matter was arranged, Hu Zongnan felt much more relaxed.After drinking a cup of tea and stretching again, it happened that Xiong Xianghui sent a telegram from the Ministry of National Defense, asking for a list of officers, soldiers and units that had contributed to the capture of Yan'an, and prepared to reward and commend them.Hu Zongnan responded, and proudly wrote down the first unit that won the occupation of Yan'an: the reorganization of the 1st Division and 1st Brigade of the 1st Army. But at this time, Chen Wu, the commander of the 90th Division, was in Yan'an, and Dong Zhao, the commander of the army, was in Yan'an. A road of blood, why do we have to give way with a paper order? And the commander of the 1st division, he is so arrogant! It's not because of the importance of the military aircraft, I must shoot that ****!" Dong Zhao didn't say a word, and he was also full of bitterness.When he received Hu Zongnan's order back then, he felt it was inappropriate, and he knew that Chen Wu would scold her.But can Mr. Hu's orders be disobeyed?He can kill someone with a single sentence, who would dare not obey?Hu Zongnan's order to offer a reward of 10 million French currency was conveyed by him, Dong Zhao, and the order to ask the 90th Division to step aside was also conveyed by him.But he is also in a dilemma, he has to do it!Now Hu Zongnan is well-known all over the country, and he is full of coquettishness, but he is suffering from such a useless air for him, and he is not happy in his heart! But then again.Chen Wu's anger can be directed at Dong Zhao, but to whom should Dong Zhao's anger be directed?After much deliberation, Dong Zhao decided to pretend to be stupid and just be a peacemaker. Dong Zhao prepared a table of good food and wine, took Chen Wu's hand, and said with a forced smile: "Mr. Chen, I know the style of the 90th Division. I will credit you with merit. The party-state deserves the credit for occupying Yan'an. Don’t prioritize the party-state affairs! I’ll take care of the team leader. Don’t worry about bonuses! Come, come, let’s drink, let’s drink.” After a full meal, Chen Wu's anger disappeared.Dong Zhao ran to Hu Zongnan's place and insisted on asking for two bonuses before he finally settled the matter. Hu Zongnan didn't want to pay the 10 million at first. He said: "The duty of a soldier is to obey orders, point and hit wherever he goes! Why are there so many nonsense?" But Xiong Xianghui said a few words, which made him change his mind .Xiong Xianghui said: "Sir, the reporter corps notified by the Ministry of National Defense is coming, and that Chen Wu is also a big bastard who can do anything. What if the reporter is noisy and yelling when he is active in Yan'an, don't How bad is the influence of following the rules? Sir, you might as well let him have it, so as not to cause trouble!" Xiong Xianghui's "extra-competition" refers to the "record showroom". If Chen Wu was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger, he would make a fool of himself if he let this matter out?Hu Zongnan felt that it made sense, nodded to Xiong Xianghui with satisfaction, and reluctantly agreed.But he still scolded Chen Wu and Dong Zhao in his heart. By the 24th, Yan'an had been occupied for four full days.Hu Zongnan decided to take a walk in Yan'an to see what makes this revolutionary red city so different. It snowed just a few days ago, and it was freezing cold.But Hu Zongnan had just won the second-class Great Ribbon Yunhui Medal, and his heart was warm. He leaned on the seat and hummed a cheerful tune, accompanied by the rumbling sound of the jeep, and slowly moved forward on the mountain path towards Yan'an. The reorganized 27th Division who stayed in Yan'an held a grand entry ceremony for Hu Zongnan's arrival.That day, the 27th Division mobilized and forced many nearby people to join the army, holding red silk and satin, singing and dancing to welcome Hu Zongnan's arrival.Hu Zongnan felt like a hero, waving his hands and paying tribute to him. It was probably the only time in his life that he was welcomed by both the army and the people.He felt that the political attack on Yan'an was truly reflected at this time. Yan'an does not have the high-rise buildings of Xi'an, nor the busy city of Xi'an. There are only dirt streets and cave dwellings, which aroused Hu Zongnan's great curiosity.Hu Zongnan and his party arrived in Yan'an at noon, and after a hasty lunch, he started from Zaoyuan and made a big circle around Phoenix Mountain, Yangjialing, and Wangjiaping. As he walked, he looked and thought, and he took a close look at every cave dwelling, especially the one where Mao Zedong lived.In a cave dwelling where Mao Zedong lived, Hu Zongnan found a piece of paper, writing in thick ink and cursive in a vigorous and powerful hand, "Hu Zongnan arrived in Yan'an, and he was riding a tiger. He couldn't advance, and he couldn't retreat. What to do? What to do! "This is obviously left by Mao Zedong to Hu Zongnan.But this note did not stimulate Hu Zongnan enough, because at this time Hu Zongnan thought he was a winner, and he regarded Mao Zedong's note as a helpless catharsis of the loser. After turning around, Hu Zongnan was surprised to find that all the rooms were cleaned and the furniture that had not been moved was neatly arranged.He had heard reports from Dong Zhao and Liu Kan that Yan'an City was exceptionally clean and orderly.At the beginning, he couldn't imagine how neat and orderly it was, but seeing it with his own eyes today, he couldn't help but feel infinitely moved. The Communist Army's panic and calmness, and the Communist Army's composure, the National Army will never be able to compare with it! Hu Zongnan lived in the former Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Bank, which was his own choice.This place is hidden, quiet and safe, suitable for Hu Zongnan to live in.Hu Zongnan always felt that there was an unspeakable mystery in Yan'an, as if separated by a layer of cloth, anyway, he couldn't see through it, nor could he understand it.He really couldn't imagine that such a simple environment and such backward facilities could produce such a strong team, and it took so long to compete with the well-equipped national army, and the final victory or defeat was not yet determined. "If the communist army retreats to the north, we will use the 'Erma Group' to surround Qingyang, Huanxian, and Dingbian. Wuqi area, or drive the northwest field troops to the Suimeng desert area; if the communist army retreats to the northeast, the Yulin Deng Baoshan Group will go south along the Wuding River, and our troops will go north along the Xianyu Highway, attacking from north to south, and annihilating the communist army Yujia County and Wubao area may overtake the Yellow River." This was the next march plan that Hu Zongnan reported to Chiang Kai-shek on the day of occupation of Yan'an. However, since the Northwest Field Force of the People's Liberation Army withdrew from Yan'an, it has completely disappeared from Hu Zongnan's sight.Hu Zongnan sent planes to reconnaissance every day, and the ground troops also pulled a net to search, but they found no clues of my field troops.At this time, Chiang Kai-shek sent several telegrams a day, asking Hu Zongnan to find the main force of the communist army for a decisive battle, and Hu Zongnan was on fire. Just like Chiang Kai-shek sent telegrams to himself, he sent telegrams to Dong Zhao and Liu Kan every day, sending troops to strengthen the search and find the main force of the communist army decisive battle. It was easy for Hu Zongnan to send a telegram, but it was hard for Dong Zhao and Liu Kan.Every day they took the troops to hold a "big parade" in the mountains of northern Shaanxi.No, when the troops were about to withdraw back to Yan'an at dusk on the 20th, Liu Kan's troops were brutally "knocked" by the militia, killing and injuring over a hundred, and losing a large number of weapons.When the division commander came back, he yelled: "Fight a bird battle, every day is empty! I haven't even seen a shadow of the Communist army, who are you fighting with?" In fact, the Northwest Field Forces did not disappear. They gathered in the mountainous area not far north of Yan'an, but their actions were very covert.The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has not gone far, and is moving to the mountains in northern Shaanxi, strategizing and directing the national war situation.And Peng Dehuai's headquarters is in Liangcun, not far from Yan'an, in the northeast. Deputy Political Commissar Zhang Zongxun, Chief of Staff Zhang Wenzhou, Director of the Political Department Xu Liqing, and Deputy Chief of Staff Wang Zhengzhu are all there.The situation at that time was that Hu Zongnan was in the open and the field troops were in the dark.What is in the dark should be cleaned up in the light, isn't that easy. Peng Dehuai used the 1st Brigade, the 2nd Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion to move in the direction of Ansai with the 1st Column alone. He placed the 1st Column in the area north of Ansai, the 2nd Column in the Ganguyi area, the new 4th Brigade in Qinghuabian, and the teaching brigade in any area. In addition, a number of small reconnaissance teams were sent to be active in the mountainous area north of Yan'an to grasp the whereabouts of Hu Jun.The task Peng Dehuai assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Independent Brigade was to pretend to be the main force and attract the main force of Hu Jun.As soon as Hu Jun's main force came out, Peng Dehuai would have his own way to deal with him. Dong Zhao suffered a sap from the militiamen in Ansai, and his memory grew. The next day, he only sent a small group of troops to search by force.That day, the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Brigade, 2nd Regiment, and 2nd Battalion of our army saw Hu Jun's search troops coming from a distance. Battalion Commander Zhang Jitang immediately assembled the whole battalion and circled around a mountain. drive forward.Dong Zhao's search team was overjoyed when they saw it, and shouted "communist army and communist army" non-stop. Hu Zongnan was frowning because he couldn't find the main force of the Communist Army. When he heard Dong Zhao's report that he had found the main force of the Communist Army in the direction of Ansai, he jumped up excitedly, "Okay, I really caught it!" Hu Zongnan rubbed his hands and smiled happily Talking to himself, he immediately sent an order to the front line: With the strength of the 5 brigades of the 1st Division and 90th Division of the reorganized 1st Army, advance rapidly towards Ansai and find the main force of the Communist Army for a decisive battle.The 31st Brigade of the 27th Division of the Reorganized 1st Army moved towards Qinghuabian, and arrived at Qinghuabian on the 24th to build fortifications, serving as the flank guard for the 1st Division and the 90th Division. But for this one order, when it crossed hundreds of miles of loess and high slopes to reach the hands of Dong Zhao and Liu Kan, it also reached the hands of Peng Dehuai.I don't know how the radio soldiers of the Northwest Field Army deciphered this order. I only know that when Peng Dehuai held it, his face flushed with excitement, and he read the telegram word by word for ten minutes.Hu Zongnan's main force has gone to Ansai, and only the enemy's 31st Brigade is moving in the direction of Qinghuabian. Isn't it an isolated enemy? Concentrating on fighting an isolated enemy is Peng Dehuai's best strategy. He quickly took out the map and studied it carefully with Xi Zhongxun, his eyes kept on Qinghuabian. Qinghuabian is more than 30 kilometers northeast of Yan'an, and the north and south are more than 15 kilometers long Panlongchuan.If the enemy's 31st Brigade entered Qinghuabian, it would be like getting into a long pocket, with a block in the front and a section in the back, and it would be difficult to fly even with wings. "Here it is!" Peng Dehuai picked up a half-length pencil and circled "Qinghuabian" fiercely, "Let's have a nice ambush!" Xi Zhongxun's little Peng Dehuai is 15 years old. He usually regards Peng Dehuai not only as a superior, but also as an elder.Xi Zhongxun couldn't help admiring Peng Dehuai's attitude of lifting weights lightly.He had no disagreement, but added "then act quickly", appearing to be more anxious than Peng Dehuai. On the second day, all units of the Northwest Field Force departed from the station and rushed all the way in the direction of Qinghuabian in a covert manner, gathering in the areas of Mazhuang, Liangcun, Changjiata, and Yuanlongsi to stand by. On the 23rd, braved the severe cold where the ice and snow had not yet melted, Peng Dehuai pulled a dozen leaders from each column of the Northwest Field Army, crossed mountains and ridges to Qinghuabian, and held an "on-site office meeting" here. Peng Dehuai squatted on the ground, spread out the map and said: "The new 4th brigade is in ambush on the hillside northeast of Qinghuabian, the first column is in ambush on the west side of the road, the second column and the teaching brigade are in ambush on the east side of the road. In addition, the second column The Independent 4th Brigade was tasked with docking the tail near Fangjiaqiao. When the enemy entered the ambush circle, they immediately tightened their 'pockets'. The other troops obeyed the order and opened fire. At 4 o'clock tomorrow morning, all troops entered the ambush site. The weather is very cold, so we have to overcome it " Peng Dehuai paused and continued: "This is the first battle we have fought against Hu Zongnan since we left Yan'an. We must fight it well. To boost our morale, we must also dampen Hu Zongnan's arrogance. After you go back, do some education. , we must abide by discipline and do a good job of concealment. In addition, we must resolutely prevent personnel from going out, and we must not reveal any rumors. We are also fighting secrecy in this battle!" On the 24th, a freezing day.The snow-white hillside near Qinghuabian was completely silent. It was impossible to see that an army of tens of thousands of people was ambushing here, nor could it feel that our army's first great victory on the Northwest Liberation Battlefield was about to take place here. The Northwest Field Force arrived at the pre-ambush location at 4:00 a.m. according to Peng Dehuai's request.The troops lay motionless in the snow, their eyes fixed on the Xianelm Highway in the distance, waiting for the delicious prey to arrive.At that time, Hu Zongnan's reconnaissance plane was still doing routine reconnaissance. Peng Dehuai stipulated that the troops were not allowed to make any noise, nor to move around, let alone bury the pot for cooking.If you are thirsty, drink the water you bring with you, and you can also eat snow; when you are hungry, you can eat dry food;But at noon, Hu Jun still hadn't arrived.Many soldiers began to lose their composure.阵地上开始叽叽喳喳响起了一片埋怨声。一直到傍晚，还是没见31旅的影子。侦察部队报告，敌31旅当日到达拐峁后停止前进，原因不详。 彭德怀一个人蹲在一个小土堆上思忖了好半天。到拐峁后停止前进，会不会补充粮食呢？还是发现我们了，不敢前进？补充粮食是完全可能的，这么大一支部队到青化砭来担任主力侧面警戒，当然要把粮食带足。但发现我们设伏在这里也是有可能的。虽然伪装保密工作做得好，但说不定胡宗南的侦察飞机就看出了破绽。眼看天就要黑下来，在北风里趴了一整天没动弹一下，也没吃什么东西，天气又冷，还是先回去吧，把情况搞清楚再说。彭德怀想到做到，命令部队撤回原来驻地待命。 一喊撤，阵地上就开了锅。有的指挥员也动摇起来，直发牢骚。彭德怀一看形势不对头，赶紧挨个通知各部队首长，回去后务必搞个教育，给大伙顺顺气。但就这么撤下去，彭德怀实在有点不甘心。他总是觉得31旅会来的，一定会来的！不管怎么说，明天还要来设伏，即使等不到31旅，就把这当作一次预演也行。万一等到了，那就…… 彭德怀向中央报告：敌31旅24日到达拐峁停止前进，可能是增补粮食，我们明天仍按原计划部署待伏31旅。之后又操起电话与各部队首长通了电话，要求第二天凌晨4时仍然进入各自设伏圈，不得耽误。他还特别强调：“我有预感，31旅一定会来的！” 23日那天，在延安补充了足够的粮食，董钊率着5个旅的部队浩浩荡荡向安塞方向开了过去。与此同时，刘戡率整29军整36师和整76师4个旅向延安东北、蟠龙以西地区“扫荡”，协同董钊在安塞至蟠龙之间的地区与解放军决战。而整1军27师的31旅也在旅长李纪云率领下沿咸榆公路向青化砭方向前进。 李纪云心里一直在发毛，总感觉不是很踏实。进至拐峁镇时，侦察部队报告，在青化砭地区有大量解放军，疑为共军主力。李纪云心里一震，立即下令停止前进，并报告胡宗南。但胡宗南已经料定了解放军主力在西北的安塞方向，根本不听李纪云的报告，还来电把李纪云申斥了一番：“贪生怕死，畏缩不前，非军人气魄。绝对要按规定北进，迅速占领青化砭，否则以畏缩不前论罪。”拿着胡宗南的回电，李纪云欲哭无泪。部队在拐峁停留了一天，补充了粮食，25日一大早李纪云哑着嗓子下令部队继续北上。 李纪云带着第92团和旅部近3，000人一路战战兢兢向青化砭方向前进。为安全起见，公路两边都安排了便衣搜索队，沿着山地往前铺排式搜索，主力跟着搜索部队缓缓前进。 就在李纪云战战兢兢往前走的时候，解放军部队又跟昨天一样，在雪地里潜伏着，静候31旅的到来。 又是一个难捱的半天过去了，解放军已经腰酸背痛，手脚冰凉，但31旅的影子也没见着。“来不来啦？！”“胡宗南哪这么乖呢？送过来给咱们吃呀！”…… 正说着，突然，咸榆公路上远远地来了一大队人马。再一看，路两边的山坡上也稀稀落落有两群人，像是在搜索着什么。越来越近，越来越近，国民党军的旗帜已清楚可见。 来啦，31旅来啦！ 所有官兵都屏住了呼吸，大气不敢出，要小便的同志此时也尿意全无，只觉得心跳加快，浑身发热。趴了一天半，刚才还在议论，现在情绪马上就起来了。 “老子挨了一天半的冻，你狗日的终于来了。旅座啊旅座，莫怪老子不客气。”说这话的原是李纪云部的一个上等兵，受不了国民党部队的军阀作风，溜出来当了解放军。现在，李纪云由过去的长官，变成今日的敌人，马上又要沦为阶下囚，让那个上等兵都觉得国民党军命运不测。 但此时的李纪云只是有点心虚，还没有意识到这一点，并且他还有点心存侥幸，说不定是虚惊一场，根本就没有共军呢！ 李纪云边走边这样侥幸地想，额头上却在冒汗。 突然，后面枪声大作，炮声隆隆，硝烟翻滚。李纪云惊得一个踉跄，脸色惨白，真有解放军啊？ ! 随着三颗信号弹划破长空，一阵更猛烈的枪声响起，只见前、左、右3个方向雪白的山坡上到处都吐着火舌，子弹、炮弹雨点一般打来，31旅顷刻就倒下一片。 李纪云赶紧和副旅长周贵昌、参谋长熊宗继爬上一个高坡，建立起临时指挥所。李纪云站在山坡上清楚地看见，旅部和92团已全部被解放军包围，被压迫于7，500米长、200多米宽的山沟里，首尾不顾，乱作一团，而解放军以优势兵力，依托有利地形，射击像点名一样，一发子弹准能撂倒一个。 与李纪云部最近的是刘戡的整29军部队。李纪云给刘戡发了几个呼救电报，刘戡都未予理睬。为谁先进延安一事，不仅整1军的1师和90师闹了矛盾，连整29军与整1军之间也存在着隔阂。当时整29军也进到了延安城郊，刘戡也接到了胡宗南按兵不动的电报，头功让整1军抢了去，刘戡心里极不舒服。记功的时候忘了老子的29军，现在1军的部队掉进窟窿里去了就要老子来救，没门！ 李纪云指挥部队顽抗了一阵，但解放军那排山倒海的气势，怎么也阻挡不了。 他又赶紧向胡宗南求救。 胡宗南正和裴昌会、薛敏泉以及董钊闲谈。董钊在安塞扑了个空后，此时已气鼓鼓地回到延安了。接到李纪云的求救电，薛敏泉盯着董钊大声责问：“谁让31旅到青化砭去的？”董钊没反应，倒触痛了胡宗南。他转过脸就吼了起来：“现在还问这个屁话干什么，赶紧救人去！董钊，你带5个旅火速增援青化砭，要快，一要救李纪云，二要与共军主力决战！”此时的胡宗南还念念不忘与共军主力决战。为了实现他“与共军主力决战”这个不灭的信念，他接着又电令刘戡整36、76师保持机动，策应整1军主力作战。 等到董钊下午4时赶到青化砭时，战斗早已经结束。战场打扫得干干净净，没有任何恶战流血的痕迹。要不是有几个俘虏逃回来给他当向导，他几乎连战场都找不着。董钊站在李纪云被俘的地方，命令电台兵给胡宗南发了电报：全军覆没，李纪云、周贵昌、熊宗继被俘，共军不知去向。 胡宗南接了电报，非常吃惊地说了一句话：“这么快啊？！”