Chapter 6 Chapter 06 Conquer more than 100 strongholds including Liu Xing and eliminate the remaining enemies around

After Yuepu captured, Wusong was just exposed to the southeast side of our army.Our army then pressed towards Wusongkou along the Yuebao Highway.A battle to block the enemy's sea escape is about to begin. On the 14th, the 28th Army launched an attack on Liuxing Town and Liuxing International Radio Station.Due to the solid fortifications of the enemy's positions and the complex terrain, four bunker groups were conquered after a day and night of fierce fighting.Later, with small group attack tactics, they successively conquered more than a dozen bunker groups, and captured Liuxing Town at 14:00 on the 15th.After two days and nights of attacks on the 14th and 15th, the troops attacking Liuxing International Radio Station failed to conquer the enemy's fortifications after paying a large number of casualties.

Because Liu Xing and Yuepu were lost, Yang Xing was in a hurry, and Wusong was threatened. In order to ensure the sea passage, Tang Enbo urgently transferred an army and a division originally stationed in the urban area to the Yuepu area on May 15 to strengthen the defensive strength of the area. .The reinforced enemy troops took turns to counterattack the PLA every day with more than a battalion of troops under the cover of tanks and the fire support of aircraft, naval guns, and fortress guns. The fighting was fierce, forming a repeated see-saw state. Yuepu and Liuxing fought fiercely for three days, and the People's Liberation Army suffered more than 8,000 casualties. They still confronted the enemy on the front lines of Yuepu, Liuhang, and Yangxing, and did not make much progress.After the General Front Committee learned that the 10th Corps had suffered heavy casualties in attacking the enemy's main position, it sent a telegram to Su Yu and Zhang Zhen to clearly inform the frontline commanders that they should not be hasty in attacking Shanghai, but should take the initiative, make full preparations, and use a large amount of explosives , Cooperating with artillery and tunnel operations to overcome the enemy's blockhouse, Su Yu carefully considered the situation on the battlefield and felt that in order to speed up the battle process, he must try to open several holes in a conical formation, wedged into the enemy's depth through the gap. On the 16th, the People's Liberation Army adjusted its deployment, selecting the protruding parts, weak parts and junctions of the enemy's army, wedged in depth, and attacked from the enemy's back or from the inside out.In order to strengthen the attack force, part of the 33rd Army also went into battle.

In this way, the battlefield situation has greatly improved. From the 17th to the 22nd, the troops attacking Yuepu adopted a cone-shaped attack strategy, first attacking isolated forts, then attacking group forts, capturing forts one by one, and trying their best to clear the group of blockhouses outside Yuepu.In the battle, engage in repeated scrambles with the enemy, defeat the counterattack of the defending army's combined arms, fight steadily, and advance step by step.The troops attacking Liuxing International Radio Station also repelled many counterattacks by the defenders, and adopted the tactics of approaching operations. By the evening of the 18th, all peripheral points were cleared, and by 20:00 on the 19th, Liuxing Radio Station was captured.

After the 86th Division of the 29th Army completed the handover of positions with the 99th Division of the 33rd Army on May 16, the main force of the entire division moved to the line of Dongchenbang, Youchezhai, and Majing Bridge, and prepared to cooperate with the 99th Division. one-stage action.The specific deployment of its subordinate troops is: the 256th regiment attacked along Wujiazhai, North and South Caozhai, and Linjiazhai, the 257th regiment attacked along Xiejiaqiao, Baojiazhai, and Wangjiazhai, and the 258th regiment was responsible for besieging the 25.32 highland. The 253rd Regiment attached to the 87th Division and the 5 companies of Shanpao, in addition to strengthening the fortifications, sticking to the established position in Yuepu Town, and blocking the enemy's counterattack, after the 99th Division and the 86th Division cut off the Yuebao Highway, they served as Xiangyuepu Southeast 25· The main task of attacking the 32 highlands.

After the Kuomintang defenders retreated from the Yuepu District, they took control of the 25.32 highland located in the southeast of Yuepu, trying to use it as the last support point to control the Yuepu area, the barrier Wusong and Baoshan, and stand in the water network area of ​​Yimapingchuan in the south of the Yangtze River. The 25.32 highland above became a huge obstacle for the People's Liberation Army to attack Wusong and Baoshan. On the afternoon of May 17, the 2nd Battalion of the 253rd Regiment, which entered the fort group of Yuepu Town, held a meeting of company commanders in the main fort to discuss and arrange preparations for attacking the 25.32 Heights.

The 253rd Regiment is a regiment with a longer combat history in the 29th Army's organizational sequence. It was founded in the middle of the Anti-Japanese War.The commanders and fighters of the 2nd Battalion of this regiment have a sense of pride in their troops.In the Battle of Huaihai, the 2nd Battalion first intercepted the new 5th Army of the Kuomintang, known as one of its trump cards, in the eastern mountainous area of ​​Xuzhou; in the Battle of Crossing the River, the 2nd Battalion took the lead and landed on the Jiangyin Fortress from east to west, and quickly wiped out a battalion of the defenders. Approved by the Ministry of Education as "Model Battalion for Crossing the River".In this battle to attack the highlands, the military decided that the 253rd Regiment would be the main attacking task, and the regiment leader determined the 2nd Battalion as the main attacking battalion of the regiment.

In the past few days, the 2nd Battalion has stubbornly held on to the main fort that directly confronts the 25.32 highland outside Yuepu Town. It can not only directly monitor the various activities of the Kuomintang defenders on the opposite highland, but also guarantee the attack safety of the brother troops. The forward starting position for the attack on the 25.32 Heights.Because of this, the Kuomintang defenders also placed a big bet here.For several days in a row, the sound of rumbling tanks, the clamor of planes dropping bombs, and the explosion of shells fired by naval guns on the river surface all intertwined and filled the small fort...

The commanders and fighters of the 253rd regiment carried out close operations day and night. On May 21, the team moved forward by one kilometer. On May 22, the whole regiment basically completed the approaching operation, dug the trench to a distance of 200-300 meters from the 25.32 highland, and the nearest fortification was only 40-50 meters away from the bunker of the Kuomintang defenders.The 260th and 254th regiments serving as assists are also ready for various battles. On the morning of May 23, the Kuomintang defenders launched a comprehensive land, ship and air bombardment of the 253rd regiment's position.

The 253rd was engulfed in flames.The regiment headquarters was set up on a small hillside, with no houses in front or behind, only a field of rapeseed and a pinch of pepper fields.In the tense moment of the battle, the cooking team could not deliver the refugees on time, so the staff of the regiment command post picked up a few peppers and chewed them. At 6 pm that day, the People's Liberation Army launched an offensive on the high ground.The mountain artillery group located in the northwest and southwest directions of the highland used intensive firepower to destroy the highland; the two artillery battalions located in the north suppressed and fired at the enemy defenders on the highland.

When the howitzers completed the seventh volley, the blasting teams of each battalion and company jumped out of the bunker, quickly contacted the enemy, and blasted obstacles. With a sharp arrow, go straight into the enemy's fort.The ones rushing to the forefront were the 4th and 5th companies led by Song Linqi, the instructor of the 2nd Battalion of the 253rd Regiment, and Yin Bolun, the deputy battalion commander, respectively. In order to capture the high ground, the cadres of the 2nd Battalion studied the fortifications, obstacles, distribution of bunkers and the configuration of firepower points on the 25.32 high ground through the observation hole of the bunker every day, and conducted exercises under various scenarios.In order to make the blasting team and assault platoon as close as possible to the enemy's fortifications, the 2nd Battalion relied on the main fort to adopt night-time approaching operations, digging trenches to tens of meters away from the enemy's fortifications.The trench was camouflaged during the day to prevent the enemy from detecting damage.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, the 2nd Battalion had dinner in advance, and each company began to check tasks and check weapons, especially various explosive packages, grenades, and carry-on tools.The difference from previous battles is that special artillery came up.With the deafening sound of gunfire, the masonry and sand on the 25.32 high ground rose into the air, and the smoke billowed.The soldiers who had been hiding in the fortifications and holding their breath cheered.A few minutes later, the blasting team was in place from the traffic trench.A row of howitzers spit out flames - this is the signal of the planned explosion.The soldiers of the blasting team came out of the mountain one by one like fierce tigers, rushing towards the target. "Boom! Boom! Boom!" There were multiple rings in succession, and the Kuomintang defenders on the high ground were stunned. The 4th and 5th companies quickly climbed to the high ground, divided into combat groups to divide the main fort and the auxiliary fort of the defenders, and used the dead corner of the bunker to push inward, cut off the communication trenches through the connection, and block the gun holes of the enemy fort. Explosions of grenades and explosives followed one after another, and the enemies in the small fort were decapitated and bloody.Some were buried in the soil and screamed, and some were stunned by the sound of the explosion.The enemy's defenses, though disrupted, resisted stubbornly. Finally, a hole was blasted in the main fort, and the enemy inside was forced to stop resisting. One of the officers shouted to the position, and the resistance in more than a dozen bunkers, large and small, on the 25.32 Heights gradually ceased. The Kuomintang soldiers who came out of the bunker with their hands raised looked haggard, so weak that they couldn't straighten their backs.It is no wonder that this part of the defenders belongs to the organizational sequence of the 52nd Army of the Kuomintang. In order to prevent the troops from retreating, Liu Yuzhang, the commander of the 52nd Army, ordered the shooting of 18 officers below the major.What's even more damaging is that Liu Yuzhang, seeing that he could not stop the soldiers from retreating, ordered the method of sealing up the bunkers, and the defenders who stood firm on the bunkers and strongholds were buried in the bunkers and buried for his line of defense. On the morning of May 24th, the troops occupying the 25.32 Heights had just finished their breakfast when they heard sharp calls from the air. With the sound of shells exploding, the short-term tranquility in the morning disappeared immediately.Under the cover of 9 tanks, a multi-regiment Kuomintang army in the direction of Wusong Baoshan divided into four groups and counterattacked towards the 25.32 highland in an attempt to regain this key point. The main fort where the command post of the 2nd Battalion is located has become an important target for shelling.The shells fell on the wall of the fort, shaking the broken stones in the fort, making it difficult to hear even the words spoken in person. The barrel of the tank directly bombarded the position of the heavy machine gun, and then suppressed the firepower point on the high ground.The heavy machine gun position was destroyed, and the machine gun shooters and ammunition men continued to fight with rifles and grenades.Light machine guns and rifles kept changing positions while shooting, and some soldiers jumped from one crater to another to avoid the pursuit of the Kuomintang tanks.Boxes of grenades were continuously transported to the high ground, and the soldiers took advantage of the condescending position to throw the grenades in batches towards the enemy. The casualties of the 2nd Battalion increased sharply. Some soldiers who had just been liberated wore the uniforms and caps of the Kuomintang army. They just took off the cap badge and turned their guns to join the battle.There was a liberation soldier who, after all his comrades in arms died, stood alone on the ground. He was carried down for treatment due to multiple injuries. After the dressing was over, he insisted on going to the ground again.He threw more than 100 grenades by himself, and finally died of being shot in the chest. Holding his dead body, the battalion leader felt very sad: this liberation soldier had not had time to change into the uniform of the People's Liberation Army, nor had he had time to leave his name and family address, so he was "glorious", and this situation is not limited to him one person! On the road, the enemy's heavy tanks were lined up, firing at the high ground from time to time.The light tank continued to climb towards the high ground.The small river connecting Yuepu Town and the 25.32 Highland was red with blood. In the afternoon, the fighting intensified. 4th Company: The sound of guns and artillery in the direction of its position was almost uninterrupted; 5th Company: the instructor, several platoon leaders and dozens of soldiers were all sacrificed; No one can swallow the food. In the evening, when the 2nd Battalion counted the personnel, there were only more than 80 people left.When entering the war on May 12, the total number of the 2nd Battalion was more than 600 people.One day ago, the 2nd Battalion had only 11 casualties when they captured the 25.32 Heights, and they paid dozens of times the price for defending the Heights one day later. The commanders and fighters of the 2nd Battalion held the belief of "swearing to live and die with the highlands" and did not take a step back from the highlands.Later, reinforcements from neighboring troops arrived one after another, and the position on the high ground was always firmly controlled. The rapid advance of the People's Liberation Army in Pudong disrupted Tang Enbo's deployment.He originally planned to take advantage of the arrival of the tide on May 18 to blow up the seawall in the Zhelin area of ​​Fengxian County, turning Pudong into a vast ocean, so as to block the attack of the People's Liberation Army.Unexpectedly, the People's Liberation Army had occupied Fengxian and Nanhui on the 14th, and Tang Enbo's plot could not be carried out.The People's Liberation Army that has entered Chuansha County has threatened Gaoqiao, the key point of the Kuomintang's defense, forcing Tang Enbo to transfer troops from the urban area to strengthen Pudong's defensive strength.But in the face of the PLA's attack, Tang Enbo's efforts were in vain. The sound of the rumbling guns liberating Shanghai gradually moved in from west to east.Our Western Front Corps fought and charged like a broken bamboo.On May 11th and 12th, they conquered Taicang, Jiading, Liuhe, Luodian and other towns in a row, broke through the outer positions of Shanghai defending the enemy, and pointed the attacking edge directly at the important strongholds on the enemy's main position——Liu Row. Although Liuxing Town is not big, its geographical location is very important.It is home to an international radio station and is the junction of several highways.To the south, it is ten kilometers away from the urban area; to the east, it is only eight or nine kilometers away from Wusongkou, the east gate of Shanghai.Obviously, to capture Liu Xing, we can go east to Wusong, and form a pincer attack with the Eastern Front Corps that attacked the Pudong area, so as to block Wusongkou, cut off the enemy's escape route by sea, and force the enemy in the urban area to move to the suburbs.In this way, not only can the enemy's vital forces be eliminated, but also the goal of preserving the urban area can be achieved. The enemy is also well aware of the importance of Liuxing's geographical location. Since January 1949, they have forced migrant workers to build a large number of steel and concrete fortifications, and set up three barbed wire fences, three deer villages, and one The power grid and a ditch, and all the open land and river ditches are covered with bamboo sticks, plum blossom piles, and iron fork traps.The nearly 100 steel and concrete blockhouses are even more dependent on each other, supporting each other, and the muzzles and muzzles are staring at the direction of our army's attack.From a distance, it looks like a huge hornet's nest, lying across the way our army is advancing. According to the order of the 10th Corps, the 98th Division of the 33rd Army has been fighting under the command of the 28th Army since May 16.After they joined the Gujiafang and Panjiaxiang positions of the troops belonging to the 28th Army on the outskirts of Yangxing Town, they attacked Qinjiatang and Dongshengzhai.It was captured after 4 days of fighting.Force the enemy to retreat in Zhang's house, Xu's house, Jia's house, Zhu's house and other places. On the 21st, when preparing to attack the enemy in this direction, he received an order from Guijian. On May 22, the Tenth Corps made a new deployment: the 33rd Army led its 97th Division, 98th Division, a battalion of the Junshan Artillery Regiment and the 28th Army to jointly undertake the task of attacking and annihilating the Yangxing Kuomintang defenders.Under the unified command of the 28th Army, the 33rd Army went from north to south, and the 28th Army went from south to north.Closely coordinated operations, wiped out Yang Xing's defenders and went straight to Wusong, cut off the enemy's sea retreat, protected the main force of the Third Field Army, and wiped out the enemy in Shanghai to the south of Wusong and the Jiangwan area. On the night of May 23, the 98th Division entered the Yangxing Northeast position.Its mission is: to break through the basic position of the defenders before dawn on the 26th, cut off the Yangbao Highway, block the Kuomintang troops that may be reinforced from Wusong and Baoshan in the east, and ensure the safety of the flanks that attack the Yangxing troops. On the night of the 24th, the 293rd and 294th regiments attacked the garrison positions in Sujialong and Hujiabang in the northeast of Yangxing respectively. △Our army occupied the Huangpu River embankment and continued to develop in depth. At 23:00 on May 14, the artillery group of the special forces column of the East China Field Army launched an overwhelming bombardment from Luodian against the enemy's Liuxing position.The sound of cannons roaring like tigers and lions announced the start of the battle to attack Liuxing Town!Immediately, the sound of guns and guns from both sides of the enemy and us intertwined, bullets rained, meteors scurried, fires shone, and mud and rocks splashed everywhere.Under the cover of artillery fire, the attacking soldiers shot out of the trenches like arrows and bravely wedged into the enemy's formation. Squad leader Li of the assault squad of a certain regiment "Tai'an Company", who was in charge of the main attack, rushed into the enemy's fire net with explosives in his arms, scouting the charge path for the assault squad.He climbed up the wall of the trench, blasted the deer village, and jumped from one bomb crater to another; sometimes he bent down nimbly in the dense bullet rain, and sometimes he looked up at the moment when the enemy fire moved away.He found that the obstacles on the enemy's position were too dense to get in, and it was difficult to approach the enemy's fort head-on, so he bravely led the assault squad to jump into the first 20-meter-wide outer river, waded into a longitudinal ditch, and went around to the enemy's flank. . It has been raining for days and the river is very cold.The warriors waded forward with difficulty, and the roots, iron sheets, broken glass and broken bowls dropped by the enemy cut their feet from time to time.Bullets whizzed past their heads, and everyone was anxious, eager to step over to the enemy's position and fight him to the death!But looking forward, I saw the squad leader gritted his teeth, silently using a shovel to shovel up a broken jar under his feet for a while, pick up a glass bottle for a while, and throw it into the distance.By the way, this is the only way for the troops behind!Everyone immediately suppressed the impatience in their hearts, and like the squad leader, they moved forward while clearing the obstacles in the river, and then entered the landing site.The river embankment here is steep and slippery, as high as two people, but it can't stop our soldiers.Shoulder to shoulder, they formed a human ladder with their legs crossed, and quickly climbed ashore under the cover of night. At this time, the gunfire was more intense.In front of him was an open field filled with bamboo sticks and iron forks.Entering such a position is like climbing a mountain of knives. "Break through!" The fighters in our assault squad are all warriors who open up the passage.Under the leadership of Squad Leader Li, they used their hands, feet, shovels, and gun stocks to pull out, kick down, and break open the knife-like obstacles.Clothes were hooked to pieces, shoes and socks were pierced, hands and feet were bleeding, but no one hesitated for a moment in front of "Knife Mountain".The enemy's bamboo sticks were buried so firmly that one of our soldiers pulled out dozens of them with both hands in one breath, until the jaws of the tiger were split open, and his hands were stained with blood; After losing his shoes, regardless of the pain, he kicked down one bamboo stick after another with his heel.In just thirty-five minutes, the assault squad cleared the obstacles in the 500-meter open area and opened up a passage!When the enemy panicked and turned their guns on them, the warriors, led by Squad Leader Li, had rushed to the enemy's fort and piled explosives in front of the bunker gate. With the explosion of heaven and earth, our army's charge horn suddenly sounded.The army was like a flood that broke a bank, opening breakthroughs in several places, and at the same time charging towards the enemy defending Liu Xing.Look!The soldiers rushed on the passage opened by the assault squad, and the sound of gunfire and killing merged into a loud noise.The enemy is in chaos!Terrified, he jumped out of the bunker and slipped back, but within a few steps, he was pushed back at gunpoint by the supervisor team wearing yellow armbands.The supervisory team forced them to take up bayonets and compete with our army for the lost positions. This is a thrilling hand-to-hand combat! Put the bayonet on the muzzle and never give way to the enemy!The soldiers of the second platoon of a certain company, led by the high platoon leader, shouted "Kill! -" flashed dozens of bright bayonets, and rushed towards the enemy group like a tiger.In the hazy night, one could only see the lightning-like light of swords threatening people, but one could hear the clanging sound of iron and steel colliding.The high platoon leader opened his eyes angrily, and rushed to the place where the enemy was densest. With his skillful and crisp movements, he stabbed several enemies down in a row.He was about to pounce on an enemy officer, when suddenly, something tripped under his feet, he staggered forward, and fell to the ground.mine!Before he had time to think, he heard a loud noise behind him, and the mine exploded.The violent sound deafened his ears, and the powerful air wave lifted him a few feet away, but he rolled a few times, gritted his teeth and stood up in dizziness.At this moment, an enemy jumped up and threw the high platoon leader down. The two rolled around on the ground and fought into a ball.The platoon leader Gao, who was in a semi-comatose state, couldn't hold on anymore, and was stuck in the neck by that guy, refusing to let go.The soldier Xiao Zhao took a step forward, took advantage of the opportunity, and kicked the enemy's temple with a "shua", knocking him unconscious.When Xiao Zhao turned around to help the platoon leader Gao, an enemy unexpectedly stabbed Xiao Zhao obliquely.Taking advantage of the moment when he jumped up, the platoon leader Gao stabbed his spear at the enemy.There was only a "dang" sound, and the guy's bayonet was shot aside.When he almost fell to the front right due to inertia, Xiao Zhao stabbed from the left, killing the enemy soldier.Immediately, they rushed into the enemy group with their guns. kill!Repel the enemy's counterattack! kill!Break out the majesty of our army! In the face of our brave and tenacious fighters, the enemy is in despair.How can a few weak bayonets stop the rolling iron flow! ?The supervising team took the lead and fled.Those enemies who boasted that they had "improved" their "confidence in victory" were shattered at the moment; those enemy commanders who claimed to be "not surprised when surrounded" were terrified at the moment.The enemy fled backward like an avalanche! "Chasing!" The soldiers threw off the iron feet and rushed forward.Zhu, the squad leader of the second squad of the Eighth Company of a certain unit, broke into a trench full of defeated enemies by himself.He shouted: "Hands up!" The enemy thought that many People's Liberation Army came, a whole company, and ran away like herding sheep.Squad leader Zhu didn't have time to call his comrades, so he rushed to catch up, shot into the sky, and shouted loudly: "Stop! Hand in your guns and don't kill!" But the enemy ran faster and faster. to the three bunkers.Squad leader Zhu was trying to deal with them. A few comrades from the brother company rushed over and quickly blocked the enemy's escape route with firepower. All the more than one hundred enemies were captured. Amidst the inspiring charge, news of victory came frequently: Liuxing Town has been conquered!The remaining enemies in Zhennan were wiped out!Radio International is occupied! Liu Xing, this hornet's nest lying across our army's offensive path, was finally stabbed out after a night of fighting! The 293rd regiment attacked the Zimubao group positions of the Kuomintang defenders in the southeast of Sujianong and Zhengnan, and served as the 3rd battalion of the regiment's commando team. The 8th company was the main assault company and launched the attack on time.That night, he broke through the position of the Kuomintang defenders and switched to close operations. In the morning of the next day, the Kuomintang army launched continuous counterattacks to the 8th company's position, but all were repelled.Zhang Zhenfeng, the instructor of this company, was hit in the abdomen by shell fragments from the opponent during the counterattack.When the Kuomintang army's second counterattack began, he endured the severe pain and said loudly to everyone: "Help me up quickly, and I will organize firepower to wipe out the enemy before my eyes." Shouted: "Comrades! Quickly use grenades and platoon guns to repel the enemy's counterattack." As soon as he shouted here, he lost his mind and suddenly lowered his head.He shed the last drop of blood for the liberation of the Chinese people. Inspired by Zhang Zhenfeng's tenacious fighting spirit, the commanders and fighters of the 8th Company repelled the Kuomintang army's counterattack three times in a row and held their positions. When the 3rd Battalion of the 293rd Regiment was attacking the Kuomintang army, the 1st Battalion of this regiment was mainly attacking the 3rd Infantry Company and was also advancing. When the 3rd company opened up the attack road, Jiang Qingyun, the deputy squad leader of the 10th squad, saw the sacrifice of the squad leader, so he took the initiative to act as the squad leader and acted as the blasting team leader, successfully opening up the assault road.When he rushed to the enemy's position with the last pack of explosives and blasted a bunker at the enemy's front, three Kuomintang soldiers came out of the bunker and tried to catch him.At this time, he had no gun or ammunition on his body, so he pulled out a small shovel from his waist and slashed bravely, killing all three enemies and seriously injured himself.Enduring the severe pain, Jiang Qingyun rushed up with the explosive bag and blew up the enemy's bunker, giving his young life. On the night of May 23, the 97th Division (owing to the 289th Regiment) took over the 28th Army's Yang Xing Northwest position and ordered the 291st Regiment to prepare for the attack on Xiaosuzhai and Bijiaqiao areas. .The 8th Company of the 3rd Battalion, which served as the commando, broke into the Kuomintang defenders' positions that night, captured a mother-child group on the northwest side of Xiaosu's house, and wiped out a reinforced platoon of the defenders.The 9th company of infantry took advantage of the victory to break into the depths, captured Xiaosu's house, and killed the defending company commander.The 7th company serving as the battalion reserve team captured a bunker on the southwest side of Xiaosu's house and wiped out a squad. After the 3rd Battalion broke through the Xiaosu Zhai enemy's son-mother fort group position in one fell swoop, it took advantage of the victory to attack the opponent in depth.At the same time, the 1st Battalion attacked Bijiaqiao, and at 3 o'clock in the morning on the 25th, it wiped out several bunkers. The 290th regiment, the second echelon of the division, entered the battle from the south of Bijiaqiao in the early morning of the 25th.The main force of the regiment crossed the road from the west side of Yanghang Town, and penetrated one kilometer south of Yanghang Town, forming a siege situation around Yanghang Town. After a day and night of attack, the troops of the 97th Division broke through the basic position of the Kuomintang defenders in the northwest of Yanghang Town, approached the core position of Yanghang, formed a siege situation on Yanghang Town, and destroyed the defense system of the Kuomintang army in Yangxing. Disrupted its defense deployment.This created extremely favorable conditions for the 28th Army and the 33rd Army to jointly encircle and wipe out Yang Xingzhen to guard the enemy. By summarizing the initial combat experience of the 28th Army, the tactical level of the troops has reached a higher level.The entire army attached great importance to the use of the experience gained by the headquarters and neighboring troops in exchange for blood, sweat and lives, which accelerated the subsequent battle process.The 83rd Division attacked bravely and captured the Xinzhai, Zitenghai, Doujiazhai and other places outside Yang Xing in one fell swoop; With the fire support of the battalion, they captured the steel hook boat and Xiaozhai line, and quickly seized Linqian Temple, an important stronghold on the periphery of Yanghang. On May 24, the 247th regiment launched an attack on the old house closely connected with Yang Xing. The 1st company and 1st squad of this regiment first occupied the bunker group in the northwest corner of the old house before dawn that day, held the position for 6 hours, and consolidated the forward position to seize the old house.During the battle, squad leader Li Huashu was wounded in his left arm. He could not hold the Tom submachine gun, so he exchanged a Sten gun for the platoon leader, and shot at the enemy with one arm. Throwing a grenade, when he raised the third grenade, unfortunately, he was shot and died.Li Huashu's sacrifice aroused the anger of the comrades in the class, and the belief in revenge for Li Huashu strengthened everyone's fighting will.The battle lasted from dawn to 2 pm. The Kuomintang army successively used the absolute superiority of 28 squads to counterattack the positions held by Li Huashu's squad, and they were defeated again and again.During the post-war appraisal, Squad 1 was awarded the honorable title of "Huashu Squad" by the Army Party Committee.