Chapter 3 Chapter 02 The front finger is carefully deployed, and the main attacking group conducts a large drill

On April 21, 1949, Mao Zedong, chairman of the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission, and Zhu De, commander-in-chief of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, issued an "order to march across the country."The order called on all field army commanders and the People's Liberation Army in the guerrilla areas to "advance bravely, resolutely, thoroughly, cleanly and completely annihilate all Kuomintang reactionaries who dare to resist in China, and liberate the whole of China."Our army on the front line in Taiyuan resolutely carried out the order and prepared to launch the Taiyuan Campaign to liberate the last stubborn stronghold in North China to coordinate with the liberation of the whole country.

The Battle of Taiyuan was a large-scale battle in North China.It took several months from the start of the war to the end.In the first stage of the campaign, Commander Xu Qianqian followed Chairman Mao's principle of "resolutely capturing all enemy strongholds and cities that are weakly defended." Shinan took the opportunity to grab food and launched an attack in advance, quickly conquering Hongsi, Xiaoma, Jiajie Village, Xiwu Village, Xiaodian Town, and Beiying Station on the outskirts of Taiyuan, and wiped out more than 10,000 enemies.Pulling out the "front teeth" of Taiyuan defending the enemy created conditions for the capture of Taiyuan.Afterwards, in accordance with Chairman Mao's principle of "all the strongholds and cities that the enemy has a moderate level of defense and the environment permits to be captured, they should be captured by camera", seized the opportunity and launched a battle to capture Dongshan.After repeated fierce fighting, the Dongshan position dominated by Niutuo village was occupied.In the second stage of the campaign, our army followed Chairman Mao's principle of "all the enemy's strongholds and cities that are well-defended, wait for the conditions to be ripe and then seize them", and transferred to the battle of the general attack on Taiyuan.

On this day, in a village called Dayukou among the mountains to the east of Taiyuan, the Taiyuan Front Command of our army is holding an extremely important meeting.Here, it was originally the headquarters of the 18th Corps of the North China Field Army. In the conference room, several high-legged tables were joined together.Around the table, sit our heroic generals who have experienced many battles. This is an enlarged meeting of the General Front Committee of the Taiyuan Front.In addition to the members of the former committee, more than 30 leading comrades from various armies, artillery divisions and Jinzhong troops were also absorbed to study the combat issues of the Taiyuan campaign.

The meeting was chaired by Peng Dehuai, deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.He first read the decision of the Central Military Commission: Xu Xiangqian, commander and political commissar of the 18th North China Corps, Zhou Shidi, deputy commander and deputy political commissar, Yang Dezhi, commander of the 19th Corps, Luo Ruiqing, political commissar of the 19th Corps, Yang Chengwu, commander of the 20th Corps, Li Tianhuan, deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department, Chen Manyuan, chief of staff of the 18th Corps Command, and Hu Yaobang, director of the Political Department, formed the General Front Committee of the Taiyuan Front Party.Comrade Xu Xiangqian is the secretary, and Comrades Luo Ruiqing and Zhou Shidi are the deputy secretaries.Take the 18th Corps Command and Political Department as the Taiyuan Front Command and Political Department.Comrade Xu Xiangqian was the commander and political commissar of the Taiyuan Front Headquarters, Comrade Zhou Shidi was the deputy commander, and Comrade Luo Ruiqing was the deputy political commissar. They unified the command of the battle to capture Taiyuan.

After three years of the Liberation War, although our People's Liberation Army has greatly improved its weapons and equipment, it has developed from a single arm to various armies, and has its own artillery and engineers. It was the first time after the Battle of Linfen to give full play to the role of artillery and cooperate with infantry to attack and wipe out the strongest urban stronghold of the enemy.Therefore, although I besieged and disintegrated the defending enemy in Taiyuan, we still need to be cautious in specific operations.It is necessary to give guidance in line with objective reality based on a further detailed grasp of the enemy's situation and terrain, and according to the conditions of both the enemy and ourselves.

The enlarged meeting of the General Front Committee of the Taiyuan Front lasted for several days.He successively listened to Comrade Luo Ruiqing's briefing on the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Party, and analyzed the war situation in the whole country and North China.Then analyze the enemy's situation and determine specific combat policies and deployments. After breakfast this day, the warm sunlight illuminated the conference room.The meeting resumed.Facing the map, people were listening to the introduction of the enemy's situation by Comrade Chen Manyuan, the chief of staff.

Comrade Chen Manyuan said: "After decades of Yan Xishan's painstaking efforts, Taiyuan is now a first-class fortified city in China. The defensive layout of Taiyuan City is to concentrate the main force in the peripheral defense area, relying on the wide, deep and strong Build the city on a point-by-point basis for defense. Yan Xishan has a metaphor: "Taiyuan's defense system is like a human shape. Dongshan is the head, Fenxi is the foot, Shizuizi and Fengge Liang are like two eyes. The five internal organs in Taiyuan City are the five internal organs. The two airports of Su and Xincheng are separated in the north and south, like two hands. The entire defense is integrated into one, supporting each other, and it is tight and solid."

Speaking of this, Deputy Commander Peng Dehuai stood up and interjected: "We must first cut off its 'hands', cut off its 'head', goug out its 'eyes', and then cut off its 'legs' and The 'feet' makes Taiyuan's complete defense system, the head is different, the limbs are gone, and finally breaks into the 'five internal organs' and enters its 'lifeblood'." Deputy Commander Peng was as serious and calm as usual, and he spoke decisively. A few metaphors and powerful gestures made everyone laugh.Comrade Chen Manyuan continued: "After Yan Xishan was hit hard by me, since December last year, he has been organized into the regular army with the remnants of the 8th, 9th, and 10th regiments, security regiments, and civilian guards. He also forced citizens and students to organize the "Iron Blood Division", "Shen Yong Division" and "Steady Division", and pieced together the 10th and 15th Corps Headquarters, with 6 military headquarters, 15 infantry divisions, and 3 infantry divisions under them. The Special Forces Division also built a temporary airport near Honggou, west of the Fen River, and airlifted reinforcements from the 83rd Division from Yulin, Shaanxi. Its defensive areas were also redesignated as North, West, South, Southeast, and Northeast areas5 A defense zone, a dying struggle."

On the map, he specifically pointed to the enemy's deployment and said: "In the northern area, the 33rd Army will command the 71st Division, temporarily organize the 39th Division and the 46th Division, and guard the areas north of Taiyuan and east of the Fen River. Dongzhang Village, Yangqu Town, Langang, Guojiayao, Xiangyangdian, Xigang, Fengxi, Xiezizhai, Huangjiafen, Xincheng area. In the west area, the 69th Division and the 72nd Division will be commanded by the 61st Army Headquarters Division, 83rd Division, Engineer Division, Jianzhen Division, defending Wanbailin, Xiaowang Village, Nantun, Yijing, Daxiaojingyu, Niejiashan, Shentanggou, Yaoji Village, Houbeitun, and Laoliu to the west of the Fenhe River , Dongshe, Nanshe, Matoushui, Baidao, Ruicheng and other areas. In the southern district, the 73rd Division and the 66th Division were commanded by the 34th Army Headquarters to defend the Shifangyuan, south of Taiyuan and east of the Fen River. Chunshuyuan, Huangjiafen, Dicun, Qinxian Village, Yangjiabao, Laojunying, Beiwucheng area. In the southeast area, the 70th Division and the temporarily organized 49th Division commanded by the 43rd Army Headquarters will guard Wulongkou , Shanershu, Haojiagou, Mazhuang, Wangjiafen, Shuangta Temple, and Zhaopifen areas.

In the Northeast Region, the 68th Division commanded by the 19th Army, a regiment of the 40th Division and a regiment of the 30th Army, and a regiment of the 46th Division will guard Xiling, Xialing, Zhangzitou, and Niutuo villages. , Chenjiayu, Jianziwan, Shanzhuang, Crouching Tiger Mountain area.With the 30th Army Headquarters, command the "Iron Blood Division" and the "Shen Yong Division" to guard the city wall of Taiyuan.And it is planned to transfer the 83rd Division from Ximing back to the city, and work with the 27th Division as its battle reserve. 'Predator' is always ready to support the Northeast.The personal training artillery regiment, the howitzer artillery regiment, the Imamura artillery team with the Japanese as the backbone, and 6 independent artillery battalions, with a total of 130 cannons, form 10 artillery groups, which are respectively deployed in the southeast corner of Taiyuan City, Dadongmen, and the small town. Dongmen, Shuangta Temple, Crouching Tiger Mountain, Jianziwan, Dicun, Zhangzitou, Niejiashan and other positions were commanded by Lieutenant General Imamura and Major General Iwata of the Japanese invaders. "

At the end of the introduction, Comrade Chen Manyuan analyzed: "According to the terrain characteristics of Taiyuan and the enemy's defensive deployment, I plan to use splitting and encircling means to annihilate the enemy at the periphery of the main defensive area, and then capture the enemy's last defensive area. According to Different enemy situations and terrains are used in different directions: in the north, break through from the two wings, implement a centripetal pincer assault, encircle and annihilate the enemy army in the area north of the North Airport. In the southwest direction, carry out a central assault side by side along the Fen River, coordinate Auxiliary assaults in the southeast and northwest encircle and annihilate the enemy in the west and south respectively. In the east, attack from the front. From the overall perspective, this is a multi-way assault, encircling in multiple directions to form several encircling circles to encircle and annihilate the enemy respectively. The capture of the city walls of the enemy's last defensive area will also be carried out by multiple concentric assaults from all directions." Deputy Commander Zhou Shidi added: "There are three ways to break through the enemy's defense in Taiyuan. One is to attack with short-term firepower, break through the enemy's defense, and use the main force to penetrate deep into the enemy's army. The second is to select the enemy The gap between the support points of the army, wedged into the depth of the enemy's army, and carried out side and rear assaults. The third is to prepare for artillery fire to destroy the enemy's solid position built by relying on the city wall, and then carry out the assault. We must determine the specific situation according to the situation. style of play." Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai stood up and said firmly: "In siege operations, as long as we conscientiously implement Chairman Mao's strategic and tactical thinking, and attack the weak enemy first, and then attack the strong enemy, the weak enemy can be wiped out quickly. Turn a strong enemy into a weak one, create a favorable situation for annihilating each enemy, and securely win the final victory in the siege operation.” After repeated research, Comrade Peng Dehuai gathered everyone's opinions and, on behalf of the General Front Committee, finally decided on the combat plan for the Taiyuan campaign. The guiding principle for this operation is: first concentrate our forces, divide and encircle the peripheral enemy, carry out continuous attacks, strive to wipe out most of the enemy, and occupy favorable terrain for attacking the city.After that, concentrate all your strength and attack the city in one fell swoop. The deployment of the campaign is to use the 20th Corps and the 7th Army of the Northwest Military Region to break through the enemy's defense from the northeast and northwest, annihilate the defending enemy in the northern area, and then attack the city from the Great North Gate and the Small North Gate.With the 19th Corps and the 3 independent brigades of the Jinzhong Military Region, break through the enemy's defenses from the south and west, annihilate the enemy defenders in the southern and western districts, and then attack the city from Shouyimen, Dananmen and Shuiximen.Using the 18th Corps and a certain unit of the Northwest Military Region to attack from east to west, first actively feigned attacks in Yangjiayu, Naoma, Songzhuang and other areas, and each used a force to support the operations of our troops on the south and north sides. At the beginning of the attack, the Corps captured various points in the east of the city, and then attacked the city from the south and north areas of Dadongmen.In order to ensure the smooth attack of the troops, it is necessary to strengthen the command of the artillery and give full play to the power of the artillery. According to the deployment of the Taiyuan campaign, the combat staff quickly drew a map of the Taiyuan campaign and hung it on the wall.Several big red arrows pointed to Yan Xishan's lair in Taiyuan City from all directions. Deputy Commander Zhou Shidi walked up to the map, pointed and said: "The specific deployment is marked on the map. Regarding the use of artillery, various combat support, political work, and logistics issues, there will be special instructions. See also If you have any comments, please post them!" Comrade Luo Ruiqing said: "This determination and deployment embodies Chairman Mao's guiding principles for tackling tough battles. As long as the determination of the former committee is conscientiously implemented, the capture of Taiyuan is fully assured. The Taiyuan battlefield has today's situation. It is the 18th Corps and the Northwest Military Region. The 7th Army, the big brother of the Jinzhong Army, and the masses of the people have made hard work. They fought in the Xiaodian area in the south of the city, the four main points in the east of the city, and the north of the city. There are still several months of siege to disintegrate the enemy , is the first stage of the Taiyuan Campaign. What we are about to start is the second stage of the Taiyuan Campaign. Only when we complete the combat tasks of the second stage and do a good job in the second stage of the article, will the two articles be full of vibrancy Great article." This speech made everyone laugh happily. Finally, Comrade Peng Dehuai said to everyone: "The scale of this battle is large, there are many troops participating in the battle, and the battle style is complicated, which has brought many complicated problems to the organization and command. There must be a strong centralized command, and special attention must be paid to the formation of the arms, arms, Coordinated actions among the troops and various guarantees. Build victory on a solid and reliable basis. After returning home, first prepare according to this plan. After the approval of the Military Commission, an official order will be issued. This is the last battle in North China. We will Report to Chairman Mao, the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission with new victories!" The meeting ended with warm applause. The radio beeped.The sound is so clear.It is like a rooster that announces the dawn, and it is like a drum that moves people's hearts. The sun is coming out.The suffering people of Taiyuan are about to go through the long cold night and see the light again.The warm sun is about to shine on the land of Taiyuan. Long live the liberation of Taiyuan! Commander and Deputy Commander Xu Xiangqian Zhou Shidi Political Commissar Luo Ruiqing Hu Yaobang, Director of the Political Department April 5th The instructions of the Taiyuan General Front Committee are like a strong east wind, blowing the anger of class hatred in the commanders and fighters even more intensely.A race against time for pre-war preparations and pre-battle training started in full swing. As soon as the dawn appeared in the east, commanders at all levels secretly entered the hidden positions, carefully observed the enemy's front and deep positions, selected breakthrough points, movement and attack routes, and determined firepower positions and command positions. The reconnaissance unit collected the enemy's situation in detail and accurately by means of day and night observation and listening, investigation and questioning, disguised infiltration, and contact with underground relations, and numbered each target one by one, and then summarized and reported it, providing the chief with the basis to make up his mind. Reliable intelligence. The command organs at all levels have piled up sand tables of the enemy's positions, drawn detailed maps, repeatedly studied the combat plans of their superiors, deduced the combat actions of their own troops, proposed various possible situations and disposal methods, and accurately calculated the strength of troops and firepower. Use, carefully organize the coordinated actions of infantry and artillery. Under the slogan of "strive to be an assault battalion, sharp knife company", on similar terrain, the infantry threw off their cotton clothes, sweated profusely, and worked hard to move under enemy fire, open up passages, break through enemy positions, blow up bunkers, intersperse and divide, and attack the enemy. Tactical and technical training such as counterattack, ladder climbing, street fighting, and coordination with artillery.Some quietly touched the enemy's bunker at night to practice blasting actions.Some practice aiming at incense in the dark night.The troops responsible for the frontline combat are digging traffic trenches and attacking the starting position day and night. Artillery accurately mastered various data of the enemy's positions, and quickly and covertly built artillery positions.In order to improve the hit rate, under the premise of not revealing the intention and the location of the main position, the artillery test firing and the exercise of hitting the enemy's bunker were carried out. The communication soldiers are built on empty frames and buried underground, forming a tight telephone communication network.Radiotelephones were attached to the troops.A number of simple means of communication and signals are specified. The logistics department is carrying out heavy planning, distribution and maintenance work.With the support of migrant workers, they used carts to pull people on their backs, and transported ammunition, supplies and other materials needed for combat to the front positions in an endless stream.Field hospitals were set up discreetly close to the front.In order to ensure that the troops will not be lost when the enemy releases gas bombs, a large number of simple gas masks were sent to the soldiers. The people of Central Hebei, Southern Hebei, Chahar, Taihang, Taiyue, Jinzhong and the Shanxi-Sui Border Region, and the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region supplied a large amount of food and fuel, and transported a large amount of ammunition and equipment. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers served every day on the front line.Especially the people in Jinzhong rushed to repair bridges and roads day and night, and transported grain, grass, and ammunition. Every household was grinding rice and flour for the troops on the front line in Taiyuan, making shoes and socks, and donating hundreds of thousands of door panels. , purlins and sacks. What a magnificent picture scroll of people's war!Everywhere is in full swing, dragons and tigers are leaping.Every commander, combatant, militiaman, migrant worker, and even the masses of the people, like each part of a big machine, is busy in a tense and coordinated manner for the liberation of Taiyuan. At the same time, letters of determination requesting to take on the most difficult tasks were sent to command headquarters at all levels like flakes.Faced with so many petitions to become a commando, the head of the frontline command decided to assign tasks through performances and democratic selection. There is a large tile-roofed house in Dacun near Xiaodian in the south of Taiyuan City.In the room, around a table of the Eight Immortals sat members of the division's party committee.A pack of 48 Red Star cigarettes was placed on the table.Seen through the sunlight shining into the room, the smoke echoed in the room like clouds of mist.It appears that the division party committee meeting has been going on for a long time. From the expressions of the participants, it can be seen that the meeting has gone through a heated debate, and the assignment of tasks has been clarified.Commander Zhang's face was glowing red, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. Obviously, he had snatched the division's main attack task. The division's main offensive mission was assigned to Commander Zhang and his regiment. According to the division's political commissar Li, there are several reasons: First, during the Pingjin campaign, this regiment served as the second echelon, with fewer casualties and a stronger backbone.Second, this regiment has more experience in tackling tough battles.This time, as the main attacker in the peripheral operations, he has a greater grasp of attacking bunkers and interspersed with detours.Thirdly, the regiment held back its energy, feeling that the Pingjin campaign was not worth fighting, and this time it had to be the first battle.Fourth, the regiment has made sufficient preparations in all aspects. ... When it comes to the preparations of this regiment, it is indeed better than the brother troops.After the Battle of Pingjin, after two months of political training, they laid the foundation for fighting south.When the troops came to the Shijiazhuang area, some comrades questioned: "Didn't you say that you are going south? Why did you turn here?" After arriving in the Shouyang area of ​​Shanxi, many comrades felt very excited when they realized that they were going to fight Taiyuan.However, among some commanders and fighters, there is still an impatience of "fight quickly, and leave after the fight". On April 14, Director Lin of the Political Department of the division mobilized at the meeting of cadres above the platoon, explaining the situation and tasks.In the afternoon, the troops watched the opera "Liu Hulan" performed by the North China Hospital, which aroused the soldiers' hatred of Bandit Yan.Immediately afterwards, each company held a party member meeting.The military committee began to draw up a battle plan in the form of democratic discussion.There was also a tabloid for publicity.Both inside and outside the party have created a fiery atmosphere of preparations for war.On the training ground, there are posters everywhere, "Strive for meritorious service on the battlefield", "Heroes are heroes, compare them on the battlefield", "Liberate the suffering and suffering people in Taiyuan", "Sweat more before the war, bleed less during the war", "Kill the wounded Enemy, save yourself, save your weapons" and other slogans. The squad leader of the fifth company said: "We are the heroic squad, and we must not fall behind in this fight against Taiyuan." The soldier Li Jinduo followed up and said, "Yes! We must complete the task." The Liberation Card fighters had long heard that Yan Xishan's defense was very strict. When they came to Taiyuan City and saw Yan Xishan's bunkers were large, numerous and strong, they couldn't help being very worried.Later, the company asked the two of them to sneak into the bunker as a false enemy, and other soldiers would attack.The attacking fighters approached the bunker with evacuation formation and leaping movements. It was difficult for them to aim and shoot inside.In the end, it took only a small pack of explosives to detonate outside, and they were overwhelmed. When the two of them came to their senses, the soldiers had already rushed forward, and they had no choice but to be "captives" obediently.The regiment asked these two fighters to speak out, which relieved all those who were not confident about attacking Taiyuan.In this way, not only practiced combat methods, but also solved ideological problems.In addition, during the training, the regiment also proposed methods such as "really fight and practice", "evaluate while fighting", and "make difficult problems for yourself", which improved the actual combat level of the whole regiment.Master Zhang and Political Commissar Li have already grasped these situations.Therefore, the task of the main attack was given to this regiment. Commander Zhang said to the heads of the other two regiments: "You are responsible for the attack in the secondary direction and the second-echelon mission. You must cooperate closely with the main attack regiment and actively complete the tasks. The three regiments will have a competition to see who is performing the task." It is better in order, observing discipline, uniting allies, completing tasks, fighting style, etc. The division made a pennant of "military and political victory". After the war, it will be evaluated and awarded to advanced units." After deciding to go to the training ground to watch the performance of the main attacking group the next day, the division party committee ended. In Guchengying Village near Jinyuan County in the west of Fenhe River, the meeting of the first battalion of the main attacking regiment to select the sharp knife company lasted for 3 hours in a warm atmosphere.On behalf of the camp party committee, instructor Gu, secretary of the battalion party committee, made a summary: "First, the selection of our battalion was conducted after the field training of each company in the previous period. According to the mission of our regiment to break through the city wall, we conducted 7 days of training near the city wall that was close to the actual situation. During the training, Each company carried class hatred, faced the enemy's situation and terrain, proceeded from difficulty, strictness, and actual combat needs, got up early and went to bed late, trained hard and conscientiously, and developed good tactics and good style. Many comrades pointed out:' In order to liberate the suffering Taiyuan people, no matter how hard and tired they are, they will be willing', 'be brave and add technology. Eliminate harm for the people'. Considering the various situations that may arise, we have studied a variety of styles of play, which makes the victory more certain. Therefore, although the training time this time is not long, the general improvement is fast and the results are solid. For example, the three-in-a-row ladder group It took 6 or 7 minutes to build the ladder once, but now it only takes more than 20 seconds. It took 6 minutes for the first company to climb the city, but now it only takes 90 minutes. The distance between the second company and the city wall within 50 meters is 30 seconds at the beginning. Now it only takes 15 or 6 seconds to run. These are the reliable basis for us to complete the task." "Secondly, with regard to the trials of the sharp knife company participating in the regiment, the battalion's opinion is to let Yilian participate." The company commander Su Ping'an and the instructor Wei Yuzhu stood up and said in unison: "We must strive to carry back the flag of the Sharp Knife Company!" The cadres of the other companies were flushed with anxiety.The instructor said: "Judging from yesterday's competition, the company is more comprehensive. You know, if we can't win the flag of the sharp knife company, our battalion will not be able to be an assault battalion." After a moment of silence, the third company commander said: "I agree to go to Yilian. Another idea is that Yilian's ladder movement is still a bit problematic. We can ask our ladder team to help them practice in advance." The battalion commander patted his leg and said happily: "Wow! This is called high style!" The commander of the second company continued: "The impact speed of the first company can be accelerated. I think there is still a little bit in the formation and impact route. Question, I want to help Yilian solve it after the meeting.” "Okay!" The battalion commander, the trainer, and the company commander and instructor of the first company all showed joyful smiles, and Wei Yuzhu added a few words: "Everyone is welcome to point out our shortcomings and shortcomings, and welcome to our company to pass on the classics and give treasures. We will Solve the existing problems in the past few days, and do everything possible to bring back the red flag of the sharp knife company!" The instructor and the battalion commander exchanged glances in satisfaction, and continued: "The third point I want to make is that when the second company and the third company go back to explain the work to the soldiers, the main purpose is to get through the thoughts of the branch members and backbones. Don't get angry because you didn't become a sharp knife company. The first company can't be proud. We must maintain the honor of the collective. Only by working together can we have combat effectiveness. We must pay close attention to training. Really become a steel knife. This steel knife must be sharp and have stamina. It can stab a big hole in the city wall at once and open the way for the follow-up troops. Three days later, the coordinated drill of the whole battalion siege will be carried out. " After the battalion party committee was dismissed, the commanders and fighters of the whole battalion became more energetic, and the training before the battle became more vigorous.With the help of Brother Company, Yilian's performance in various events has been improved to a higher level.The commanders and fighters are all weak and ready to participate in the martial arts competition where the whole regiment selects the sharp knife company. On this day, in the empty field south of Jinyuan, red flags fluttered in the wind, and teams of soldiers were mighty and majestic.The Chief of Staff declared: "The whole regiment's selection of the sharp knife company competition is starting now!" After a burst of warm applause, the chief of staff continued: "Participating in the competition is the first company of the first battalion, the fifth company of the second battalion, and the seventh company of the third battalion. Next, the first item: the cadres of the company will introduce the company's preparations." The first company commander Su Ping'an and the instructor Wei Yuzhu stepped forward and saluted the head of the regiment.Su Pingan first said: "Our company has four favorable conditions for serving as the Sharp Knife Company. First, the entire company has undergone political education such as accusing Yan Bandits, and its fighting spirit has become more vigorous. It has strong class hatred towards the enemy. It vows to avenge the people of Taiyuan, resolutely destroy the enemy, and fight well. In the last battle of liberating North China, respond to the call of the General Front Committee and win military and political victories. This is our ideological foundation. Second, after this period of military training, various technologies have improved rapidly. Ladders are now practical for eight seconds once erected Minutes. It takes one minute and eight seconds to complete the entire climb. It takes 10 seconds to hit the city wall 50 meters away.The average increase in the bombing of the whole company is 1.5 meters.Sharpshooter doubled.Blasting technology has generally improved.Thirdly, we seriously carried out the battle organization. The commando team was formed in the company, which consisted of 5 groups: The first is the reconnaissance and bombing team, which is responsible for reconnaissance of obstacles on the way forward, selecting the ladder and boarding point, and using bombs to cover the ladder and boarding.Headed by a deputy platoon leader.After hard training, the technique of this group has improved rapidly, and the bombs are accurate and far away. The second is the ladder group, which is responsible for accurately and quickly leaning the ladder on the boarding point.The squad leader is the team leader.They thought of many ways and handled all kinds of complex situations very well. The third is the blasting team, which is responsible for blowing up bunkers and obstacles on the way forward. The team members are veterans with rich experience in blasting.Each person carried two kinds of explosive packs of different sizes, and carried out blasting tests in various terrains and situations. The fourth is the firepower team, responsible for covering the actions of the reconnaissance bombing team, the ladder team and the commando team. The team members are all comrades with the best shooting skills in the company and can skillfully use the weapons in their hands. The fifth is the assault group, which is responsible for climbing the city and breaking through, holding the breakthrough, and supporting the main force to climb the city.The members of this group were all selected through the sieve and sieve in Quanlian.Every four of them formed a team, with a squad leader and two deputy squad leaders as the team leader, "the third platoon leader who fought the most bravely served as the assault team leader. Everyone brought enough weapons and ammunition, and according to their own The different situations of people have increased. I am the captain of the entire commando team. There are dozens of people in the team, and 2/3 of them are party members. All of them have participated in the battle and performed very well.Fourth, our company has certain expertise in pulling out nails, gnawing bones, and tackling tough battles.From the beginning of the Battle of Datong in 1946, to the attack on Jingxing, Gucheng, Shijiazhuang, and the enemy's 35th Army, they all completed their tasks well.Although the members have changed a lot in the past few years, the tactics and style of attacking and climbing the city have been inherited and carried forward. " Su Pingan finished speaking in one breath, and the instructor Wei Yuzhu continued to say: "During the impact, if we are threatened by the enemy's firepower, we will suppress the enemy's firepower point and cover the assault team at all costs. If the enemy releases poisonous gas, our anti-virus The mask was not enough, so we used a towel wrapped in garlic instead. After ascending the city, the smoke was thick, and the support artillery fire could not see the target clearly. We thought of several contact methods. One is to play signal flares, the other is to sound the horn, and the third is to display the target with a red flag. After ascending the city What should I do if the ammunition runs out? On the one hand, transport it up as soon as possible; At all costs, resolutely climb the city wall. After the breakthrough, even if there is only one person left, he must hold the breakthrough and meet the main force to climb the city. All our commanders and fighters are prepared to shed blood and sacrifice for the revolution. Many non-party comrades have written applications for joining the party, Determined to be tested on the line of fire." After listening to the instructor, Head Xu came to the team of the first company and asked a dark and strong soldier: "Which team are you in?" "Reporting to the commander, I'm in the assault team." The soldier named Hu Wanchun replied. "What should you do if the enemy counterattacks after you ascend the city wall?" "Use grenades and submachine guns to knock down the enemy!" "You are the only one left, and the ammunition is gone again?"