Chapter 11 Chapter Ten Terrain

Sun Tzu said: If the terrain has a pass, a hang, a branch, a pass, a danger, and a distance, I can go there, and the other can come, which is called pass. If the enemy is unprepared, he will win if he goes out; if the enemy is prepared, he will not win when he goes out, it will be difficult to return, and he will be disadvantaged. If he goes out, he will not benefit. Unfavorable, called branch; the hometown of the branch shape, although the enemy benefits me, I can't get out; if you lure it away, make the enemy halfway out and attack it, benefit.If the pass is in the shape of a pass, I will live there first, and I will wait for the enemy if it is full;It is not profitable to fight, all of these six things are the way of the earth; if you want to take it to the post, you must observe it.

Therefore, there are soldiers who walk, those who relax, those who sink, those who collapse, those who collapse, and those who go north.All of these six are not disasters from heaven and earth, but if they pass by, the husband is equally powerful, and if he hits ten with one blow, he will go away; if the soldiers are strong and the officials are weak, he will relax; If the enemy fights against himself, he will not know what he can do, and he will collapse; he will be weak and not strict, his teaching will be unclear, his officers and soldiers will be impermanent, and his soldiers will be in chaos; he will not be able to predict the enemy. Selecting the front is called Bei, and all of these six are the way to lose; if you want to take office, you must check it.

The master of terrain is also the aid of soldiers, predicting the enemy's victory, planning dangers and dangers far and near, this is the way of a general. Those who know this and use warfare will win, and those who do not know this and use warfare will lose. Therefore, the way of war must win, and the Lord says that there is no war, and it must be fought; the way of war is invincible, and the Lord says that there must be war, and there is no way to fight. Therefore, advancing does not seek fame, and retreating does not avoid crimes. Lord, the treasure of the country. Treat pawns like babies, so you can go to the deep stream with them, treat pawns like your beloved son, so you can be with them in fear of death, thick but can't make love but can't order, chaos can't be ruled, like a proud son, and can't be used.

Knowing that our soldiers can strike, but not knowing that the enemy cannot be attacked, is half the victory; knowing that the enemy is capable of attacking, but not knowing that our soldiers cannot be attacked, and using half of it; knowing that the enemy can be attacked, knowing that our soldiers can If you don't know the terrain, you can't fight, and you won't win half the battle. Therefore, those who know soldiers move without being confused, and without being exhausted when they move. Therefore, it is said: Knowing the enemy and knowing yourself, victory is not imperiled; knowing the sky and the earth, victory is not exhausted.

Sun Tzu said: There are six types of terrain: Tong, Hang, Zhi, Pass, Danger, and Yuan. Our army can go, and the enemy can also come. This kind of terrain is called Tongxing; Guaranteeing the unimpeded flow of grain roads will make the battle more advantageous, easy to advance and difficult to retreat. This terrain is called hanging shape. When fighting in the hanging shaped area, the enemy army is unprepared, and it is easy to win when attacking. If the enemy army is prepared, it is not easy to win and difficult to attack. Retreating is disadvantageous, our army is disadvantaged in attacking, and the enemy's attacking is also disadvantageous. This kind of terrain is called branch shape; although the enemy is fighting in the branch shape area to lure us, our army should also fight. Time to fight back against it.This is the most advantageous way to fight. When fighting in a pass-shaped area, our army must first occupy the pass and guard it with heavy troops to wait for the enemy. When fighting in a dangerous area, our army occupies it first, and must control the high ground of each sun to wait for the enemy. If the enemy occupies it first, he should lead his troops back and not attack. Fight in a distant area. The two sides are evenly matched and it is difficult to take the initiative to attack. , Seeking a war is not in my favor.All of these six are the principles of using the terrain and the great responsibility of the generals, so they must be carefully studied.

Therefore, there are six situations in combat: marching, relaxing, sinking, collapsing, chaos, and going north. In all these six situations, it is not a disaster sent by God, but the fault of the general. It is called "walking"; the soldier is strong and the officer is weak, it is called "relaxation"; the officer is strong and the soldier is weak, it is called "trap";When one encounters an enemy and goes out on his own in anger, the general does not know how to persuade him to command, which is called "collapse"; the general is weak and has no authority, the management and education system is unclear, the officers and soldiers have no discipline, and the formation is chaotic, which is called "disorder"; the general cannot judge The enemy's situation is to use the few against the masses, and the weak to attack the strong, and the troops do not choose elite vanguards, which is called "North".All of these six situations are the reasons for the defeat of the battle, and the great responsibility of the general must be carefully investigated.

Terrain is an auxiliary condition for the use of troops in combat. Judging the enemy's situation to formulate a winning plan, calculating the terrain's dangers and road distances, this is a clever general and soldier method.Those who know these methods and conduct battles must win, and those who do not know these methods and conduct battles must fail. Therefore, judging from the situation on the battlefield, those who are sure to win in battle will fight resolutely even if the ruler orders them not to fight. Judging from the situation on the battlefield, if they cannot win, even if the ruler orders them to fight, they don’t have to fight. Therefore, advance without seeking victory It is the country's precious wealth that only seeks to preserve the lives and property of the people, and it is in the interests of the monarch.

Treat soldiers like babies, so soldiers can go to deep streams with generals; treat soldiers like beloved sons, so soldiers can live and die with generals. Going unpunished is like a proud child who cannot be used to fight. Knowing that our army can fight, but not knowing that the enemy army cannot fight, the chance of winning is only half; knowing that the enemy army can fight, but not knowing that our army cannot fight, the probability of winning is only half; Being able to fight, but not being able to fight without knowing the terrain conditions, the possibility of winning is only half.

Therefore, a man who knows how to use troops can act without losing his way, and the measures he adopts are infinitely varied. Therefore, it is said that if he knows the enemy and himself, he can win without danger; endless. Terrain is an objective condition that is often encountered in war. The terrain is complex and changeable. Generals who use troops to fight should study more. In some cases, the enemy may have already set up a plan; sometimes in very complicated situations, with a careful plan, it is possible to win. In 1979, the Soviet Union’s war against Afghanistan at that time was a typical example of a war won by terrain. Most people know that Afghanistan is located on the Pajuer Plateau, and the territory is full of mountains. The traffic is very inconvenient. After the Soviet tanks entered there, , It is often difficult to move an inch. There are Afghan guerrillas everywhere on the mountain and down the mountain. They often hear gunshots and cannot see people. After fighting for 9 years, the Afghan guerrillas started with 40,000 people and grew to 200,000. Finally, the Soviet Union had to withdraw. The weapons of the Soviet Union cannot be said to be weak, and the equipment cannot be said to be bad. Even if they have advanced weapons, they cannot ignore the role of terrain.

Zhuge Liang used soldiers like a god, but he also miscalculated. In 234 AD, Zhuge Liang led an army of 100,000 to march northward, intending to take down key points in Beijing in one fell swoop, so that he could "isolate the Long Road" and force the Wei army to fight. Wei general Guo Huai was proficient in the art of war , See through Zhuge Liang's strategy at a glance, first send troops to occupy Beiyuan, the important place, the Shu army really came to attack, but couldn't attack for a long time, Zhuge Liang had to withdraw his troops, Zhuge Liang went out again, the soldiers went west, Wei general thought that Zhuge Liang had given up Beiyuan , was about to attack the base camp of the Wei army, but Guo Huai firmly believed that Zhuge Liang's goal was still Beiyuan.

When it comes to being good at using terrain to fight, to win more with less, and to conquer the strong with the weak, we have to talk about the Red Army of Workers and Peasants led by Mao Zedong. Dragging the enemy away in the dense forest, and put forward the combat policy of "fight if you win, and leave if you don't win". What kind of terrain to fight, what kind of weapon to fight what kind of battle, created one after another miracle in the history of war, these glorious battle examples are still thought-provoking. In October 1930, the melee between Jiang, Feng, and Yan ended, and Chiang Kai-shek was free to concentrate on dealing with the Red Army. "Zhu Mao" ah "Zhu Mao" what kind of person are you? I was repelled by you when I "advanced and suppressed", and you broke through "will suppress". Do you really have wings, can you fly?None of these Niang Xipi's intelligence agents can provide me with reliable information, and I don't even know what "Zhu Mao" looks like. Niang Xipi, there are so many things in the newspapers that say "Zhu Mao" is red All the bandits have red eyebrows and red hair, invulnerable, ridiculous, sad, am I fighting with a group of devils? While complaining about his subordinates, Chiang Kai-shek kept thinking about how to attack "Zhu Mao" this time. This time, he ordered Lu Diping, chairman of Jiangxi Province and commander-in-chief of the 9th Route Army, to be the commander-in-chief of the "encirclement and suppression" army, and Zhang Huizan, commander of the 18th Division, to be the commander-in-chief of the front line. Turn to encirclement and suppression". At that time, the main force of the Red Army was 33,000 people, plus more than 40,000 local armed forces. Mao Zedong, the general political commissar of the Red 1 Front Army, and Zhu De, the commander, decided to concentrate their forces on the basis of the situation that the enemy was strong and we were weak. Enemies, each defeated. From November 5th to 6th, the 4th Red Army crossed the Ganjiang River westward with the 1st Red Army, and the enemy rushed into the air; In the area, the strategic retreat was completed, and the enemy attacking the border area of ​​​​the Red Army was thrown into the air for the third time. On the 30th, Li Qingtai, the platoon leader of the 30th Regiment of the 4th Red Army, took a platoon to the enemy's division headquarters. Seeing that the defeat was over, Zhang Huizan fled through the window with a few cronies. They had just hid in a forest. A Red Army soldier He yelled: "Who is it, come out!" The group came out tremblingly. One of them was wearing an ill-fitting cotton padded jacket and a pair of woolen trousers, with a bald head and eyes wandering around. Unlike soldiers. "Who are you, tell me your name." No one answered, the bald head looked east and west, as if he was asking someone else. "What are you looking at? You are the one who is asking." Li Qingyou stepped in front of him. "The officer asked me? I am... I am... the clerk, a small official!" Li Qingyou looked him up and down. This guy had a fat head and big ears, his eyes were shining fiercely, and he looked defiant. He rushed up and took off his cotton coat, and shouted: "Zhang Huichan!" "Alas..." Zhang Huizan responded subconsciously, and realized that he had slipped his tongue, and said, "I'm not, I'm not!" "Go, go to the headquarters!" Walking to the headquarters, Zhang Huizan saw Zhu De, and suddenly became energetic: "How much do you want? How much do you want to let me go back?" "We don't want money," Zhu De said. Zhang Huizan broke out in a cold sweat, "Then what do you want me to do?" "We want to put you on public trial in front of the common people, and demand that you pay your blood debt!" Zhang Huizan was as frightened as a puddle of mud, and hurriedly said, "I'm going to see Mr. Runzhi." Seeing Mao Zedong, Zhang Huizan bowed again and again, saying: "Guilty, guilty! Ashamed, ashamed." Mao Zedong laughed loudly: "Didn't I say that you want to shave Zhu Mao's head! Why did you tell us to shave your head!" "Mr. Runzhi, don't kill me, I will donate money, medicine, bullets, whatever you want!" "Don't kill, don't kill, I still want you to be a military instructor." Mao Zedong told his subordinates to take good care of him and not to kill him.However, this "butcher Zhang" was too outraged by the people, coupled with the influence of the "leftist line", Zhang Huizan was still beheaded. The news that Zhang Huizan had killed the Red Army spread to Wuhan, and Chiang Kai-shek mobilized another 200,000 troops.He Yingqin, minister of military and political affairs, was appointed as the commander-in-chief, and the Red Army was to be wiped out within three months. It took only 15 days for the Red Army to forcefully break Chiang Kai-shek's second "encirclement and suppression campaign" that had been painstakingly managed for several months, and created a brilliant example of "defeat each".Mao Zedong used his Lingyun pen to write the passionate and magnificent poem "The Proud of the Fishermen: The Second Anti-Siege Encirclement and Suppression": "...700 miles away for 15 days, the waters of Gansu are vast, the mountains of Fujian are green, and the march is like a scroll. Mats. Some people cry, how can they mourn for the camp every step of the way!" Only one month after the second "encirclement and suppression" campaign, the Jiangxi Soviet area fell into the enemy's third "encirclement and suppression" campaign. to 300,000, of which the main force was changed to Chen Cheng, Luo Zhuoying, Zhao Guantao, Wei Lihuang, and Jiang Ding's lineage troops. Chiang Kai-shek also specially invited many military advisers from Germany, Japan, and Britain to plan for him, and he served as the commander-in-chief. Nanchang personally commanded, and his tactics changed from "step by step" to "drive straight in", "divide troops and attack together", in an attempt to fight our army to the death on the banks of the Ganjiang River, and vowed: "If Zhu Mao is not eliminated, we will not stop." On July 1, Chiang Kai-shek promulgated the "encirclement and suppression" order. The enemy's 300,000 troops were divided into three groups, surging like a flood, and almost all of them occupied the central base area at once. The road is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high. Mao Zedong decided to still adhere to the policy of "avoiding the enemy's strength and attacking its weakness", and adopted the "grinding tactic" to go around the enemy's back first, and break through the back road, from Xingguo to Wan'an to break through the point of Fu'an , and then swept from west to east, throwing the enemy's main force in southern Jiangxi, leaving the enemy in a useless place, causing fatigue in the enemy's territory, and destroying those who can. The 4th Red Army began to return thousands of miles to southern Jiangxi. The 10th Division, as the main force of the Red Army, traveled long distances for 8 days, quickly bypassing the enemy forwards that had penetrated into the Soviet area, and gathered in the Xingguo area of ​​​​the southern Jiangxi base. On August 4th, according to Mao Zedong’s instructions, the troops put black clothes on the big white horse, wrapped the pots, bowls, ladles, spoons, and picks with cloth strips, and prohibited all lights and sounds. To the south of Liangcun, the 54th Division of Hao Menglin, the enemy who had already occupied Liangcun, had not yet woken up. Our army had split up and seized various hills around Liangcun. fought. The 4th Red Army ran non-stop for three days, and together with the 12th Red Army in Huangpi, wiped out 4 enemy regiments. The enemy gathered 200,000 horses and rushed towards Huangpi. Zhu De and Mao Zedong ordered decisively, "Prepare to break through!" The Red 12th Army led the enemy by the nose and walked northeastward, dragging the enemy to exhaustion. The 4th Red Army followed the main force to break through to the west and came to Fengbian in Xingguo. The area around Baishi rested and waited for orders. Chiang Kai-shek saw that the 300,000 army fought for three months, not only failed to wipe out the Red Army, but even lost the battle. The enemy troops from all walks of life also complained and had to order a retreat. The Red 1st Front Army decided to chase and wipe out the enemy. The Red 4th Army was the Central Route Army. It fought the most tragic battle with the enemy's 19th Route Army in Gaoxingwei. The bloody battle lasted for two days and nights, and the enemy killed and injured more than 4,000. The casualties of the 4th Army were not small. Zeng Shi'e, the commander of the 11th Division, died heroically. At the end of the battle, two divisions of the 4th Red Army ran out of ammunition, and the retreating enemy was wiped out by the 4th Red Army. An artillery regiment and a battalion. So far, the Red 1 Front Army has defeated 7 enemy divisions, annihilated 17 enemy regiments, killed and wounded 30,000 enemies, captured more than 20,000 guns, and declared victory in the third anti-encirclement and suppression campaign during the 77-day battle. Chiang Kai-shek returned to Nanjing dejectedly, and he shot himself in the foot again. However, just when our army was winning successive victories and preparing to deal with Chiang Kai-shek's fourth "encirclement and suppression campaign", the party's "left" adventurist leaders stepped up their so-called political anti-leftism and organizational "transformation" in various regions. The erroneous program of "enhancing and enriching leading organs at all levels" began to crowd out Mao Zedong. At the meeting of the Central Bureau of the Communist Party of China in Ningdu in early October 1932, Mao Zedong's idea of ​​"not developing to the cities, but developing to the northeast of Jiangxi, where the rule is weak and the party and the masses are strong" was accused of being a right-leaning ideology. .Accusing its policy of "capturing the central city" as "passive sabotage." It is to wait for the rightist danger of the enemy's attack. Mao Zedong was dismissed from his position as the General Political Commissar of the Red 1st Front Army and transferred away to do government work. Chiang Kai-shek mobilized 500,000 troops, divided into three groups from the left, middle and right, to attack the central base area, and began the fourth "encirclement and suppression".In order to smash the enemy's fourth "encirclement and suppression", the Red 10th and 11th Divisions, under the unified command of Lin Biao's army commander and Nie Rongzhen's political commissar, ambushed the enemy's 52nd and 59th divisions in Huangpi. The commander of the enemy's 52nd division and the commander of the 1st column were captured alive and won a major victory in the battle of Huangpi. Then the 10th and 11th divisions participated in the famous Caotaigang battle, annihilating 1 division and wounding 3 officers above the enemy brigade , Killed 3 enemy regiment leaders.Shen Lianxiong, political commissar of the 28th Regiment of the 10th Division of the Red Army, died. The two battles of Huangpi and Caotaigang were victorious, annihilating 3 enemy divisions and capturing more than 10,000 enemies, basically breaking the enemy's fourth "encirclement and suppression" and gaining important experience in the ambush of the Red Army's large corps. In the fourth counter-campaign against "encirclement and suppression", our Red Army commanders and fighters continued to follow Mao Zedong's strategy and tactics, and got all the latest French-made machine guns and German-made automatic rifles equipped by the enemy's 52nd and 59th divisions, including 13,000 people, making Chiang Kai-shek He was very heartbroken, and wailed helplessly: "It is really the only tragic pain in Jiang Bian's life!" He thought this failure was the "biggest shame" in his life. Chiang Kai-shek, who lost four times in a row, seriously summed up the lessons of the past and formulated a new strategy of "strike steadily, step by step, build blockhouses, and advance step by step".He also intensified spy activities in an attempt to form a large encirclement to cut off the source of supplies in the Soviet area, compress our base areas, and finally seek a decisive battle with the main force of the Red Army to achieve the goal of eliminating the Red Army and destroying the central base area. For this reason, Chiang Kai-shek, disregarding the danger of the nation, clamored that "in order to fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside", colluded with the imperialists such as the United States, Britain, Germany, and Italy, mobilized 500,000 troops, and launched the fifth "encirclement and suppression" campaign from all directions to the Central Soviet Area. .And on the more than 1,000-kilometer borderline surrounding the Soviet area, a blockhouse was built every three to five miles, and a fortification was built every ten miles and eight miles. Annihilate the Red Army and destroy the base areas like catching fish in a pond.” In the face of the enemy's fortress policy, many senior commanders of the Red Army advocated the adoption of flexible strategies and tactics to crush the enemy's "encirclement and suppression" again. However, because the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of China continued to promote military adventurism and put forward the wrong policy of "defending the enemy outside the country," requiring the Red Army to defeat the enemy in the Soviet area and strive for the victory of the Soviets in all of China. German command. Due to the erroneous leadership of "Left Opportunism", by early October 1934, the Red Army had not broken the enemy's siege even though it had been fighting hard for a year. Those who refuse.Under the powerful attack of the enemy, the central base area is shrinking day by day. In the end, only the two counties of Ningdu and Xingguo are left in the territory of the entire Chinese Soviet Republic. The hope of breaking the enemy's "encirclement and suppression" is shattered. massive strategic shift. On October 10, 1953, Zhongnanhai, Beijing. Mao Zedong was sitting on the sofa in the living room, the cigarette in his hand was half burned, he took a puff slowly, and put it in the ashtray casually. Mao Zedong didn't look up, he was looking at a piece of material in his hand seriously.This is the text of Naval's war plan against Vietnam obtained by the Chinese intelligence department just sent by the General Staff. Wei Guoqing sat on the sofa opposite Mao Zedong, watching the expression on Mao Zedong's face. "This Navarre has a big appetite. He wants to wipe out the Vietnamese People's Army within two years. I think his plan is very well done. Unfortunately, this is just a book. Neither we nor the Vietnamese comrades will follow his plan. Do it, and when the battle starts, it depends on who commands whom!" "Chairman, do you have any important instructions for me to go back to Vietnam this time?" Mao Zedong handed the material to Wei Guoqing and said: "You can show this to Vietnamese comrades, and they will understand." Some time ago, Wei Guoqing came back from Vietnam and reported to Mao Zedong the opinion of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Labor Party that focused on frontal combat in the northern plains. Mao Zedong said: "I will first ask Comrade Dehuai for an opinion on this matter." Peng Dehuai's proposal to focus on the northwest and Shangliao directions won Mao Zedong's appreciation. Mao Zedong was talking with Wei Guoqing when Peng Dehuai walked in hurriedly. "Chairman, that strategic policy has already been worked out, please take a look at it first." Mao Zedong waved his hand, "Comrade Guoqing is here, let's talk together." "Okay, let me talk." Peng Dehuai said while sitting on the sofa, opened a map and put it on the coffee table. "We have already studied the several issues mentioned by the chairman. In our opinion, use two and a half divisions to capture Laizhou. After Laizhou is captured, some party and government cadres will be drawn from Vietnam, the 3rd and 4th joint districts. , to strengthen the new areas in Zhongliao and southern Vietnam. The next step is to build a strategic road directly to Xiyuan, which is very important. From the perspective of the situation in Vietnam, the next step is very likely to be the final decisive battle with the enemy in the northwest battlefield , We need to prepare for this early!" Mao Zedong nodded with satisfaction: "I think this opinion can be sent by telegram to let the comrades in Vietnam know what they are doing. Another question is that you can divide the work. Comrade Guoqing is a military adviser, responsible for military work and To help fight, Comrade Luo Guibo is a political consultant, responsible for party and government construction and policy work." Wei Guoqing nodded, expressing full agreement with Mao Zedong's opinion. Mao Zedong said to Wei Guoqing again: "Working with Vietnamese comrades, you must respect others. It doesn't matter if you have different opinions. You have to do persuasion. Now we are engaged in construction, and they are still fighting. The mood is different. They just need to worry. , I think this is understandable, in the past when we were in the war years, didn't many comrades often suffer from acute illnesses?" Wei Guoqing looked at Mao Zedong with reverence. Every time he came back from Vietnam, Mao Zedong would talk to him about respecting Vietnamese comrades. When the Chinese advisory group and Vietnamese comrades had differences of opinion, Wei Guoqing always remembered Mao Zedong's words. On October 25, Wei Guoqing returned to Vietnam in a hurry. On October 27, the Politburo of the Vietnamese Workers' Party held a meeting. Before the meeting, Wei Guoqing first conveyed Mao Zedong's and Peng Dehuai's opinions on winter combat to Ho Chi Minh, Long March, and Vo Nguyen Giap. Ho Chi Minh sat on a bamboo chair, and Luo Guibo sat beside him. Ho Chi Minh lit a cigarette, took two puffs and said, "Chairman Mao has thought carefully. Chairman Mao mentioned many things that we didn't think of. This is of great help to us!" Then he said: "I just read Nawal's battle plan. The enemy's ambitions are big enough. They see the People's Army as weak and themselves as strong." Luo Guibo smiled and said: "The imperialists always look at things this way, so they always fail." "Tongzhuan Guibo, tell me, the enemy wants to fight us from south to north, how about us?" Luo Guibo immediately said: "We will not be polite to them, of course it is tit for tat! To use a Chinese saying, that is the point of the needle..." "To Maimang..." After saying this, Ho Chi Minh himself burst out laughing. Vo Nguyen Giap, who was sitting on the side, was thoughtful while listening to the conversation between the two. "This document is very illustrative. I think Chairman Mao's opinion is right. I agree with it with both hands. We listen to Chairman Mao. According to Chairman Mao's method, we will definitely win. Don't you think so?" The comrades around agreed with Ho Chi Minh's views. "Commander Wu, I still want to hear your opinion!" Because the combat policy proposed by Vo Nguyen Giap is quite far from the opinions of Mao Zedong of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Ho Chi Minh specifically asked Vo Nguyen Giap to talk about his views. "I have to think about this issue, but Chairman Mao's opinion is very good, and I agree to follow Chairman Mao's opinion." Ho Chi Minh smiled: "I think this is right!" Chairman Mao has a very high prestige in the minds of Vietnamese leaders, because the great victory of the Chinese revolution and many victories since the Vietnam border campaign are inseparable from Mao Zedong's military genius. Therefore, when Wei Guoqing put forward Mao Zedong's opinion, the Vietnamese comrades quickly agreed. On November 3, the Politburo of the Vietnamese Labor Party held another meeting and adopted a new combat plan. At the meeting, Vo Nguyen Giap seriously considered Mao Zedong's opinion, because he was the commander-in-chief, and he was required to lead troops to fight this battle. After repeated analysis, he saw Mao Zedong's high plan, and his thinking completely turned around.He actively advocated going to Laos and fighting in the northwest.When he was studying the battle plan with Wei Guoqing a few days ago, he saw a few good moves. "Our next step is to put the main direction in Laizhou, concentrate the 308th and 316th divisions, two engineering battalions plus the artillery battalion, there are almost 25,000 people, and we will attack Laizhou in January next year..." Vo Nguyen Giap turned to Wei Guoqing as he spoke: "Comrade Guoqing, do you think this is the case?" "Yes." Wei Guoqing nodded, motioning for him to continue. "After taking down Laizhou, attack Phongsari with two regiments, and the other troops can fight guerrillas. The 312th Division, 304th Division, and 320th Division must be prepared. Try to lure the enemy to go deep and eat a piece of it. The 304th Division and the 325th Division can send 1 regiment each to enter Zhongliao along Highway 8 and Highway 12. They will capture Tak and cut off Highway 13 and the Mekong River. The district then sent two transport ships westward from the northern part of the Xiyuan Plateau, creating a situation where the north and the south attacked Xialiao." Vo Nguyen Giap walked back and forth in front of the map excitedly as he spoke. Wei Guoqing stood up at this time and said: "Our arrangement like this also has a very important strategic significance. If the enemy competes with us for the northwest, we have already occupied a favorable position, and we can strike first." The Battle of Dien Bien Phu, which began a few months later, once again proved Mao Zedong's foresight.The winter combat plan formulated by the Chinese Military Advisory Group to assist the Vietnamese People's Army fully considered the terrain of Vietnam and the geographical advantages of the entire occupied area, and occupied the key points of the strategic decisive battle first, buying time for the strategic decisive war with the French army, The final victory at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu laid the groundwork.