Chapter 36 The twenty-second plan to close the door and catch the thief

The enemy is trapped.Peeling, there is a disadvantage. For a small group of enemies, it is extremely harmful to surround them, deprive them of encirclement, and let them go. The reason why you have to close the door to catch a thief is not only to fear that he will escape, but also that he will be used by others after he escapes. Moreover, you must not chase the escaped thief, because you are afraid of being tricked by the thief.The thief has a cunning personality, is good at surprise attacks, and is elusive, which makes people exhausted! The book "Wu Zi" said: "Now let a desperado hide in the vast wilderness. Even if thousands of people chase him, he will become blind and look left and right. Why is this? Is he afraid that he will suddenly jump out Hurt yourself. Therefore, as long as there is one person who is not afraid of death, a thousand people can be cowardly." In pursuit of a thief, as long as there is a chance for the thief to escape, he must fight desperately to escape; if any escape path is cut off.Thieves are bound to be caught!Therefore, to deal with a small group of enemies, it is necessary to surround and annihilate him.If you can't do it, just let it go and don't chase it for a while.

"Closing the door to catch the thief, blocking the cage and catching the chicken" is a Chinese folk saying.It can be seen that the ancients were proficient in this strategy, and when applied in military affairs, it is necessary to encircle all sides, prevent the enemy from slipping through the net, and wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop, or lure the enemy deep into the "pocket" before annihilating. In the battle between Qi State and Wei State in Maling, Wei general Pang Juan fell into Sun Bin's plan to reduce the stove, and went deep into the dangerous Maling Road, but was closed by the Qi army. The whole army was defeated, and Pang Juanzhi was exhausted and committed suicide in shame.

Dong Zhuo of the Three Kingdoms finally put his life on the door and caught the thieves. He insisted that he was a grand master, and his power was poured into the government and the public. He threatened the ministers and forced the emperor to abdicate. Dong Zhuo entered the palace, and Dong Zhuo entered the court by car, posing as the future emperor.When they arrived at the gate of the palace, Wang Yun ambushed soldiers on both sides to kill Dong Zhuo with swords, forming a situation of closing the door and beating dogs. Close the door to catch a thief. You must close the door. If you don't close the door, you can't catch the thief.Song generals Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu killed Jin Wushu so that there was no way to go to the sky, no way to enter the earth, and retreated into the dead port Huang Tiandang.Marshal Han thought that if the port was blocked, within a few days, the Jin soldiers would starve to death.Unexpectedly, Jin Wushu survived the dead end.Concentrating manpower, they dug through the old road of Laoguan River in Huang Tiandang, leading directly to the Qinhuai River, and fled to Nanjing.It's really a mouth-to-mouth duck flying out of the nest.

During the War of Liberation, when Chairman Mao was in command of the Liaoshen Campaign, he instructed the Northeast Field Army to go south to the Beining line and fight Jinzhou for the first time, cutting off the connection between the enemy in the Northeast and the enemy in North China.This is not only difficult to form a situation of "closing the door and beating dogs" against the enemy in the Northeast, but also can seize the initiative in the battle, call the enemy in Shenyang and Changchun to help, and wipe out the enemy in the movement. It is proposed to "separate but not surround" and "surround without fighting" the enemies of Zhangjiakou and Xinbaoan, with the intention of stabilizing the enemies of Pingjin and blocking the enemy's way of escaping by sea when the Northeast Field Army enters the pass. The plan is really unprecedented!

On the morning of September 25, 1937.On the road from Lingqiu to Pingxingguan, under the banner of the sun, the 21st Brigade of the 5th Division of Itagaki, Japan was rushing towards Pingxingguan along the road. In the marching team, Nakamura brigade head sat in a jeep.While observing the hills on both sides of the road with binoculars, he asked his adjutant: "How far is the Kuomintang army in front of us?" "Report to the brigade commander," the adjutant straightened up in his seat, "the enemy is getting farther and farther away from us, because they have already fled."

"Hey," Nakamura put down the binoculars, "Commander Itagaki said that the Chinese have no fighting power. Their army is vulnerable." He looked back at the truck pulling the cannon, and was slowly Marching forward along the road, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Send my order to speed up the march." Behind the hills near Pingxingguan, the troops of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army were ambushing in the division command post. Commander Lin Biao pointed to the military map and said: "The enemy has begun to enter our encirclement." Deputy Commander Nie Rongzhen tapped his palm with a pencil and said: "The mouth of the pocket is open. Our 687 regiment is passing south, and the reserve team of the 686 regiment is also sharpening its knives in the north. The independent regiment and the cavalry battalion are still in front. Japanese army, so that this Mr. Nakamura can be brought into his pocket."

"As long as the 21st Brigade of Nakamura puts it in the pocket, we will be polite and ask the independent regiment to tie the bag tightly so that we can close the door and beat the dog." Master Lin Biao said. Deputy Commander Nie Rongzhen stood up from the bench and said, "Since we were ordered to go north from Jinzhong to meet the Japanese army, our soldiers have worked hard. In order to fight this ambush, they marched continuously for several days and nights. It is not easy." "After this battle is over, let the soldiers have a good rest." Master Lin Biao said.

On the road, the vehicles of the 21st Division of the Japanese Army rumbled forward one after another. The Japanese soldiers in the cars looked around triumphantly, some dozed off, some hummed Japanese songs, Some were laughing and playing. A motorcycle parked next to the head of Nakamura's brigade, and handed over a telegram. Nakamura opened the telegram, and saw that it read: Your Excellency, head of Nakamura's brigade, your troops quickly occupied Pingxing Pass and broke through the Chinese defense line of the Great Wall. Neighboring troops approach you at the same time, and salute our Great Japanese Imperial Army officers and soldiers, Itagaki.

"Adjutant, how far is it from Pingxing Pass?" Nakamura asked. "Report to the head of the brigade, it's not far from Pingxing Pass." The adjutant replied. On the mountain to the south of the highway, Commander Lin Biao was watching the Japanese army in the distance with a telescope. "Report to the division commander. The 687 regiment sent information that all the enemies have entered our ambush circle." "Okay" Lin Biao walked down from the hill, and said to the deputy division commander Nie Rongzhen beside him: "I think the time has come, first order the 688 regiment to tighten the pockets, and the independent regiment and the cavalry battalion will return to the carbine. Close the door and beat the dogs, block the cages and catch the chickens, we must never let the Japanese army in front of us go!"

"Yes, teacher, give the order!" Nie Rongzhen said. "Send signal flares, the general offensive begins!" Commander Lin Biao issued a battle order. "Crack, crack, crack!" Three red flares rose into the sky. I was using the binoculars, but before I realized what was going on, I heard machine guns, rifles and grenades ringing together on the hills on both sides of the road. Company Commander Zhang of the 688th Regiment first led five soldiers to blow up the last large Japanese truck. The Japanese soldiers on the truck were dizzy, dead and wounded, so they jumped out of the car while looking for a hiding place. , while shooting back at the mountains on both sides.

At this time, the independent regiment that led the enemy deep turned around and rushed towards the Japanese army. A burst of grenades blew up the two armored vehicles that the Japanese army cleared the way into a pile of scrap metal. Nakamura's brigade commander's jeep was caught between the artillery vehicles and he couldn't move. He jumped out of the vehicle, yelled loudly, and swung his gun back to the mountain to fight back. At this time, the stunned Japanese army began to wake up. They quickly assembled, and with the cover of cars and armored vehicles, they began to counterattack on the mountains on both sides. Nakamura stood in the middle of the two machine guns, brandishing a saber, directing the Japanese army to charge up the mountain. The Eighth Route Army soldiers ambushing on the mountains on both sides fought more and more bravely, condescending, and beat the Japanese army so hard that they couldn't lift their heads. The vanguard company of the 686th regiment threw a bunch of grenades at the enemy from a high place, blowing up the armored vehicles and cars into flames, and the Japanese scattered for their lives. Commander Lin Biao, who stood on the top of the hill and commanded the battle, issued an order: "Blow the charge!" The charge of the Eighth Route Army sounded all over the mountains and plains. Commanders and fighters of the Eighth Route Army jumped out of the bunkers, held guns in their hands, condescendingly, and rushed towards the Japanese army like a tiger descending a mountain. The head of the Japanese Nakamura brigade commanded the troops to break through, but the whole army was in chaos. He quickly grabbed a machine gun and rushed towards a nearby hill, but was swept by the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who rushed towards him. All the Japanese troops trying to break out of the siege were wiped out at the foot of the mountain. At 1:00 p.m., the battle ended. Lin Biao and Nie Zhen came to the road, only to see enemy cars burning everywhere, and the corpses of Japanese soldiers everywhere. The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were cleaning the battlefield nervously. Commander Lin Biao looked up and looked on both sides. mountains, and smiled happily. Pingxingguan victory, more than 3,000 enemies were wiped out, more than 100 vehicles were destroyed, and a large amount of guns, ammunition and military supplies were seized. The Eighth Route Army's first battle at Pingxingguan greatly shocked the Japanese invaders and inspired the Chinese people's anti-war spirit. In the spring of 1947, Jieshi mobilized 450,000 troops with elite main forces including the reorganization of the 74th Division and other all-American equipment as the backbone. Under the unified command of the army commander Gu Zhutong, he organized three mobile corps. In late March, a key attack was launched on the Shandong Liberated Area.At that time, the enemy's formation was huge and the offensive was fierce, and there was a great momentum of "black clouds overwhelmed the city and wanted to destroy it". In the East China Field Army Command, Commander Chen Yi said to Deputy Commander Su Yu: "The Central Committee sent an urgent message, the Central Military Commission, and Chairman Mao instructed: The enemy is not easy to fight when they are close together. As long as you have patience, there is always a chance to wipe out the enemy...you can lure the enemy. deep." Chen Yi said: "We can first transfer the main force to Xintai, the area east of Mengyin to wait for operations." In accordance with the spirit of the Central Military Commission and Chairman Mao's instructions, our army began to transfer in a planned way. On May 11, the intelligence agency reported to Commander Chen Yi that as soon as our army retreated, the enemy could not wait to take the opportunity to advance. In particular, Tang Enbo, the commander of the First Corps, changed his previous steady and steady tactics and rushed forward without waiting for other corps to act in unison. , Zhang Lingfu's reorganized 74th Division took the lead, and was the most arrogant. It had penetrated into Menglianggu alone, which caused the central government to stand out. Chen Yi read the information and said softly: "I think the time has come." Su Yu received the information, "The 74th Division will arrive first, Boss Chen, originally we wanted to adjust the plan of the 7th Division and the 8th Division, which were the first to attack the right wing and expose them." Chen Yi laughed and said: "This is sent by the 74th Division. I want to see if Chiang Kai-shek's No. 1 Division in the World can withstand the attack better than other troops!" Su Yu said: "Zhang Lingfu is Chiang Kai-shek's confidant, and he is also a proud disciple cultivated by the Americans. He admires Napoleon and Hitler the most. Because of his meritorious service in combat, he has been reused again and again, and Chiang Kai-shek is even regarded as a model soldier." Chen Yi said: "I've also heard that the Kuomintang boasted that he was born. Li Yannian, deputy director of the Xuzhou Appeasement Office, said that if there were 10 74 divisions, the whole of China could be unified. If there were 74 divisions, there would be the Kuomintang. It's not small." "Haha, haha!" Su Yu laughed loudly: "Indeed, the Imperial Forest Army of Chiang Kai-shek's direct line has fought against us several times, but he has not been severely injured by our army. The boss, Tang Enbo, also thinks that other territorial integrity is a fool." Chen Yi went on to say: "Then we are not welcome. Judging from the terrain, the 74th Division is now in the Tanbu area. They will go further and enter the Menglianggu Mountains. The terrain and situation there are very favorable for our army to wipe out the 74th Division. I think we can eat him in Menglianggu!" Su Yu said: "I agree with this combat plan and can report to the Central Military Commission!" At dawn, the 74th Division of the Kuomintang entered the Menglianggu mountain area. In the marching brigade, a white car drove out and stopped on the side of the road with a "squeak". The car door opened, and Zhang Lingfu, the burly commander of the 74th Division, stepped out of the car. He looked around with a telescope, and saw that there were all rocky mountains. After reading the terrain, Zhang Lingfu asked the adjutant, "Where is this?" The adjutant quickly replied: "The troops are marching in Menglianggu now." Zhang Lingfu asked: "Where are all the friendly troops?" The adjutant reported: "There are three reorganized divisions on the right wing of our division, and two reorganized divisions on the left wing. Far." Zhang Lingfu waved his hand: "Send a telegram to Nanjing and report to the old man that I, Zhang Lingfu, have met the main force of the Communist Army, and we want to wipe out the Communist Army in their liberated areas!" In the East China Field Army Headquarters, the large conference room was filled with generals from all walks of life. Chen Yi is using his strong Sichuan accent to say: "Chairman Mao and the Central Military Commission have approved our army's combat plan. We want to wipe out Chiang Kai-shek's 74th Division of the Yulin Army in Menglianggu. In this battle, we decided to use five columns of troops Concentrate on fighting the 74th Division, and the other 4 columns will be responsible for the reinforcements, and we must close the door to fight, and resolutely destroy the arrogant 74th Division!" Su Yu stood up and looked around: "Now order, on the evening of May 13, each column will start to move. The 1st and 8th columns will penetrate into the depths of the enemy from the two wings of the enemy's 74th Division respectively, and separate it from its neighbors on the right. The 4th and 9th columns attack the enemy from below; the 6th column cuts off the enemy's retreat in the Duozhuang area, and in the words of Mr. Chen, close the door and fight." Chen Yi stood up suddenly: "At any cost, the 74th Division is not allowed to escape a single person!" On May 14, each column of the People's Liberation Army completed the encirclement of the enemy's 74th Division. At the same time, the four columns of the aid also entered a fighting state. At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek, the Presidential Palace in Nanjing, believed that the time for a decisive battle had arrived.On the one hand, he ordered Zhang Lingfu to stick to Meng Lianggu, and on the other hand, he ordered the PLA offensive troops of the five divisions on the left and right flanks to attack from both sides.And personally ordered: "In the decisive battle in southern Lu, only success is allowed, and failure is not allowed.!" On May 14th, the battle broke out. The PLA commanders and fighters went down the mountain with fierce tigers and went straight to the 74th Division. After three days and nights of fierce fighting, Chiang Kai-shek's invincible trump card army was completely, thoroughly, and cleanly wiped out.On the 16th, the East China Field Army wiped out more than 33,000 enemies, and Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the enemy division, was also killed. The first battle on the Korean battlefield crushed MacArthur's "Christmas Offensive".However, MacArthur's ambition was not dead. After rectification, he formed two heavy military groups, the East and the West, and launched an offensive to the north of North Korea along the Qingchuan River and the line of Fuzhanling. In the headquarters of the Chinese People's Volunteers, Commander Peng Dehuai and Deputy Commander are studying the combat plan. The chief of staff looked at the enemy formation on the sand table and said: "I think MacArthur is deploying a long snake formation this time." Peng Dehuai said humorously: "This time MacArthur's formation can be said to be copper head, iron tail, and tofu waist. This tofu waist can't help but fight!" He pondered for a while, and said, "Deputy Commander Han, I think you're going to do it yourself this time." Deputy Commander Han Xianchu said bluntly: "Mr. Peng, I think you have a plan in mind. Hurry up and draw up a battle plan." Peng Dehuai leaned down in front of the sand table and said, "Old Han, come and see." Han Xianchu walked forward and looked at Peng Dehuai. Peng Dehuai said: "The enemy's long snake formation is nothing new. I think you can command the 38th Army and the 42nd Army to go straight into Sansuoli, Longyuanli, Yinshanli, and Shunchuan, and implement a detour in the battle. In the detour, cut off the snake at the waist, cut off the enemy's retreat, and annihilate the main force of the US military. How do you think?" Han Xianchu looked at the sand table and said, "Okay, Mr. Peng, your decision is a good move to defeat the enemy!" Peng Dehuai said: "If you don't have any comments, I think the overall plan of the battle will be finalized in this way first, and we will mobilize separately and make preparations." Han Xianchu said: "Just follow Mr. Peng's decision." Three days later, Deputy Commander Han Xianchu organized a capable command post, carried a radio station, and rushed to the third office with the 38th Army. On the way to the army, in order to implement the central government's plan to break through the middle and cut off the snake, Han Xianchu ordered the troops to conquer the two cities of Dechuan and Ningyuan in one fell swoop, and completely wiped out the South Korean puppet troops in the two cities. Desperate to wipe out the enemy, Han Xianchu and Liang Xingchu, the commander of the 38th Army, took two vehicles and overtook the vanguard of the 38th Army and moved forward to the third place. Garifeng Pass, where the mountains are high and the cliffs are steep, and the ground is hot and bloody, it is really "one man guards the gate, and ten thousand men cannot open it." Liang Xingchu wiped the sweat from his head with his military cap, looked around the terrain, and said, "If you cut off the enemy's retreat from here, you can annihilate the American and South Korean puppet troops north of Sansuoli." While they were looking at the terrain, the intelligence agency reported: "A Turkish brigade has been found rushing towards this mountain pass!" Han Xianchu asked: "How far is the Turk?" The sending agency replied: "It is closer to this mountain pass than our army." Han Xianchu became anxious and shouted: "Cui Xingnong!" Cui Xingnong, the head of the reconnaissance department, hurried over. Han Xianchu said: "Hurry up and drive to our army, convey my order, and ask the vanguard to run to seize the Gari Peak Pass!" After receiving the order from Ai, Director Cui drove away in a car like flying. The vanguard of the 38th Army is marching forcibly; The Turkish troops are marching hastily; 38 One of the vanguard troops boarded the mountain pass; Turkey sent a company of vanguard troops to the mountain pass; The Jian Yeban pointed their machine guns at the head of the Turkish brigade and swept away, and the enemy covered a large area. The follow-up troops of our army arrived, attacked continuously, and wiped out the enemy's leading company. The 38th Army captured 120 enemies and occupied the entire mountain pass. At this time, Han Xianchu ordered the reconnaissance unit of the 38th Army to act miraculously and blow up the two bridges in Sansuoli and Longyuanli by means of a sudden attack, completely cutting off the enemy's retreat, and the enemy army became a snake with a broken waist. The 38th Army arrived.Han Xianchu and Liang Xingchu issued an order: "Immediately launch an encirclement and annihilation of the U.S. and South Korean puppet troops north of the mountain pass, and move quickly." Immediately, Deputy Commander Han and Liang Jun led their troops to rush down the mountain like tigers to the enemy. The enemy marched back in a hurry, still in shock, and hurriedly fought back, scattered in all directions. The soldiers of the 38th Army became more and more courageous, searching the mountains and fields to catch prisoners. In this campaign, the 38th Army only captured more than 1,000 US tanks, artillery vehicles, and cars.The U.S. military was defeated across the board. MacArthur was shocked, in order to preserve his strength.He ordered his troops to retreat across the board. When the 38th Army was still in a jealous battle, Han Xianchu and Liang Xingchu reported the war department to Peng Dehuai in time. Peng Dehuai happily shouted on the phone: Long live the 38th Army! The Second Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea ended successfully.After more than 40 years, no one has forgotten the heroic army that went straight to Sansuoli and Longyuanli, and no one has forgotten the ingenious strategy of cutting off the enemy's retreat and closing the door to beat the dog.