Chapter 8 Chapter 08

After two days and nights of fierce fighting in Nanpingji, Huang Wei realized that our army had formed an encirclement situation against him, and hurriedly withdrew the troops on the north bank of the Weihe River to the south bank, trying to break through the encirclement and approach the two corps of Li Yannian and Liu Ruming, and then go north to assist Xuzhou.The General Front Committee made a decisive decision and ordered the 4th, 9th, and Henan, Anhui, and Soviet Independent Brigades to forcibly cross the Wei River and attack the enemy violently. The general front committee made a good move, but Huang Wei couldn't come up with a good idea for a long time, he was a little uneasy.

Huang Wei was surrounded on the night when Chiang Kai-shek summoned Liu Zhi and Du Yuming to Nanjing for a meeting. After Chiang Kai-shek heard the news, he was optimistic that Huang Wei had the strength to break the siege, and he could support it for at least a period of time until the corps in Xuzhou went to relieve the siege. The defense line built by the Huangwei Corps with 800 vehicles in the southeast of Shuangduiji was also broken by the People's Liberation Army. But Huang Wei was like a shark getting into the net, although he rushed left and right fiercely, he still couldn't get out no matter what.

In order to get rid of the bad luck of being encircled and wiped out, Huang Wei held an emergency meeting of the army and division commanders on the evening of November 26, and decided to use four main divisions to break out from the south and southeast of Shuangduiji and join the Bengbu Li Yannian Corps.According to the instructions of the heads of Liu, Chen, and Deng, the 2nd Zong ordered all brigades to prepare for battle, and each unit was deployed in depth and echelon, to support each other, to cooperate closely, and to resolutely repel and eliminate the enemies who broke through. At 6 o'clock on November 27th, the 110th Division of the 85th Army was on the left, the 18th Division of the 10th Army was in the middle, and the 11th Division of the 18th Army was on the right.

With the cooperation of the East China Field Army, the Central Plains Field Army surrounded the 12th Corps of the Kuomintang government army in the Shuangduiji area southwest of Su County.This is the soldiers fighting in the skirmisher bunker Huang Wei would never have imagined that the 110th Division on his left wing did not have the same heart and mind as him.Just as he was desperately trying to break through, the 110th Division was about to unleash the banner of rebellion. The predecessor of the 110th Division was the 2nd Division of Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army, which was one of the basic main forces of the Chahar Anti-Japanese Allied Army. In 1938, it was merged into the 110th Division with the troops of the Northern Henan Division of the Kuomintang and the Cavalry Brigade of the Northeast Army. In 1942, Liao Yunzhou, an underground member of the Communist Party of China, took over the post of commander of this division.

During the Anti-Japanese War, this unit participated in the battles of Taierzhuang, Ruiwu Road, Northern Hubei, Northern Henan, and Central Plains.Although the soldiers have been changed one after another, the ideological foundation is very good.The division commander Liao Yunzhou has been doing the work of fighting for ideologically progressive officers and soldiers. In the summer of 1947, he also established the CCP Underground Division Party Committee. Liao Yunzhou never forgot Liu and Deng's instructions that he should play the greatest role at the most favorable time. In early November 1948, the 85th Army was going to join the 12th Corps to reinforce Xuzhou. Liao Yunzhou immediately realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.The 85th Army is the main force of Tang Enbo's system. In the past two years, it has been compiled into the "General Suppression" sequence in Central China.Bai Chongxi trusted Wu Shaozhou, the commander of the 85th Army, and planned to let this army defend the gate of Hankou, let the 18th Army, 14th Army, and 10th Army be used as mobile forces on the outside, and control the main force of the Guangxi Clique to support on the inside.Bai Chongxi knew very well that after the establishment of the 12th Corps, the power of command would fall into the hands of Chiang Kai-shek, and he could no longer listen to his command of the "Suppression General" in Central China.Therefore, he was unwilling to let the 85th Army be incorporated into the sequence of Huangwei's 12th Corps.Wu Shaozhou was also unwilling to leave the system of "suppressing the generals" in Central China.Therefore, as soon as Huang Wei took over as the commander of the 12th Corps, Wu Shaozhou said he was sick and returned to Wuchang to recuperate. He reluctantly returned to the army until the eve of the Corps' departure from Xuzhou.He once lamented and said: "People have to bow their heads when they bend down." It seems that it is really out of helplessness.However, the first echelon of the 12th Corps had set off from Queshan in early November, and the 85th Army was still waiting for the defense in Suixian, and only left under the urging of Huang Weilian by telegram.But the day before the 85th Army arrived in Fuyang, Bai Chongxi sent another telegram to the 85th Army, asking the 85th Army to suspend standby.At that time, the 110th Division was the guard of the whole army. Liao Yunzhou worried that Wu Shaozhou would change his mind after seeing the telegram, so he suppressed the telegram.

Along the way, the 85th Army stopped and stopped, moving slowly.The troops rested in Fuyang for a day. Wu Shaozhou called a meeting to study how to deal with Bai Chongxi without offending Huang Wei, and analyzed the situation at that time.At that time, the 85th Army was indeed facing some difficulties: the food brought by the troops was almost exhausted, and it was planned to collect food in Fuyang and Taihe counties, but the Kuomintang government personnel could not find it; Huang Wei built a temporary bridge when crossing the Shahe River in Fuyang , but he did not stay behind to guard the troops after he led the troops across the river. When the 85th Army arrived, the bridge had been dismantled by our local militia and had to be built again; It has been surrounded, Su County was occupied by the People's Liberation Army, Zhang Jiwu was captured, and so on.Faced with this situation, Wu Shaozhou seemed dejected, so he had to ask Huang Wei for instructions.Huang Wei called back and agreed that the 85th Army would be on standby in Fuyang, and said that the main force of the Corps was adjusting and deploying in Mengcheng.But the next day, Huang Wei sent an urgent telegram to order the 85th Army to advance concurrently to replenish supplies in Mengcheng.The 85th Army had no choice but to divide its troops into two groups, rush to Mengcheng, and then cross the river to follow up.Wu Shaozhou pulled the troops to the front line in this way.

There was great resistance within the 110th Division for this operation.Both Bai Chongxi and Zhang Zhen planned to keep the division in their hands, and many officers and soldiers in the division also complained about this operation.Some publicly scolded Chiang Kai-shek as a reminder, saying: "Chiang Kai-shek's troops are under the command of Liu Bocheng." Some said: "This army is now under the command of Chiang Kai-shek, and Bai Chongxi's words are no longer effective." In fact, they were nostalgic for Hubei, Do not want to drive to Xuzhou.Ordinarily, these emotions contradicted Chiang Kai-shek's plan, but they were also extremely detrimental to the implementation of the uprising plan.If the troops cannot be brought out, the plan for the uprising will fail.Therefore, on November 6th and 7th, the 110th Division held an emergency meeting of the CCP’s underground party. It felt that considering all aspects, taking advantage of the "most favorable opportunity" to "reinforce" Xuzhou this time, the troops must be taken out and brought to the revolutionary base. in the family.While strengthening political propaganda, the 110th Division also made proper arrangements for the lives of officers and soldiers.It was decided to distribute rice and salaries for three months to the families of the officers; to allow everyone to visit relatives in Guangshui and Hankou once before departure, and so on, which gradually stabilized the minds of the officers and soldiers and took them out.

On November 24, the 85th Army arrived near Zhaoji from Mengcheng, and the PLA had automatically abandoned Nanpingji.Huang Wei mistakenly believed that the PLA had been defeated, and ordered the 18th Army to enter the north bank of the Hui River. The 14th Army assembled in the southeast of Nanpingji, and the 10th Army fought the PLA near Sun Tuanji. To Nanping set.Then ordered all armies to actively reconnaissance the current enemy situation, and prepared to continue to attack Su County.But how did he know that his troops had automatically entered the pocket positions established by the People's Liberation Army.At that time, Liao Yunzhou had already discovered that a large number of People's Liberation Army troops were moving southward in the northwest of Zhaoji. The attempt may change the determination to attack Su County, and it turned out to be the case.

In the middle of the night, after Wu Shaozhou came back from the Corps meeting, he looked distressed and said to Huang Zihua in a low voice: "The situation is very bad. The enemy has deep equipment and is detouring to both sides of our army. Our army will be surrounded, and we must move to Guzhen and move closer. I'm afraid that the commissioner (Chiang Kai-shek) will not agree! We are in a dilemma, it is really difficult! However, now Huang Wei is still determined to transfer." Then, Wu Shaozhou gesticulated on the map, "The main force of the 85th Army is placed near Nanpingji, occupying positions, guarding the northwest, covering the transfer of the 18th Army and the 10th Army; Gather to the west of Guzhen via Luoji; the 14th Army occupied positions along the Juhe River Cliff, guarded the north, prevented the enemy from committing crimes in the south, and covered the transfer of the corps; , to advance west of Guzhen. After the 18th Army broke away from the enemy, it marched towards Xihugouji, Guzhen via Shuangduiji, and the Corps Command followed up behind the 18th Army." Wu also informed Liao Yunzhou that the 110th Division would temporarily return to Huang Wei directly Command, search for the enemy in the direction of Hugouji tomorrow.

After hearing Wu Shaozhou's words, Liao Yunzhou was both happy and anxious.The happy thing is that the People's Liberation Army has surrounded Huang Wei, and Huang Wei is about to die.What is anxious is that the People's Liberation Army's attempt to voluntarily abandon Nanpingji to lure the enemy into depth was noticed by Huang Wei, and planned to move south.If the People's Liberation Army cannot quickly attack and encircle, there is a danger of Huang Wei's escape. This is the key to the success or failure of the entire battle.This important information must be reported to the heads of Liu and Deng immediately, otherwise the fighter will be delayed.

At that time, Liao Yunzhou was very anxious, but it was inconvenient to leave immediately, so he prevaricated Wu Shaozhou with words: "Why did you put my division under Huang Wei's direct command? It is inconvenient to divide and use this way. Why should the 85th Army cover the 18th Army and transfer the 10th Army? They Wouldn’t it be better for each to cover and transfer directly? Wouldn’t it be better for the 85th Army to go directly from Zhaoji to the northwest area of ​​Guzhen to get in touch with the friendly army?” Liao Yunzhou’s words may sound reasonable to Wu, but in fact Liao Yunzhou just used a The strategy of delaying the attack was to provoke the relationship between Wu Shaozhou and Huang Wei, just to delay the time.Wu Shaozhou was silent for a long time, it seemed that he had listened to these words. After a pause, he said: "The task of your division is to search for the enemy's situation. The strength of the troops can be large or small. Can you leave the 328th Regiment to me as a reserve team?" Liao Yunzhou said without hesitation: "It is absolutely possible, I will It is enough to lead two regiments." At that time, Jiang Jixin, the head of the 328th regiment, was a relative of Wu Shaozhou and had a stubborn mind.Most of the other officers of the regiment also opposed the Communist Party.The underground party committee of the division has studied it many times. They are afraid that this regiment will cause trouble in the future uprising. Now Wu Shaozhou wants to transfer it away, which is exactly what Liao Yunzhou wishes. After returning to the division headquarters, Liao Yunzhou immediately summoned Li Juncheng, Liao Yimin, and Zhang Shirui who were sent by the Central Plains Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to conduct research. He immediately sent Comrade Zhang Shirui to send out the transfer plan of the Huangwei Corps, and asked Liu and Deng for instructions on the next step. task.They also sent a telegram to Comrade Xu Ren at the left-behind office in Hankou, asking him to quickly arrange corresponding measures at the left-behind office. At noon, Wu Shaozhou went to the position near Nanpingji and directed other troops to transfer.At nightfall, Huang Wei's troops hadn't all pulled away, and the People's Liberation Army launched an all-out attack, beating Huang Wei's troops to the ground, and Huang Wei's transfer and deployment were all messed up.On this day, none of his troops arrived at the intended destination, and the 110th Division followed suit. For a while, Huang Wei asked the 110th Division to search southeast, and for a while to cover northeast, while Wu Shaozhou asked him to go to Nanpingji to reinforce him.The radio kept calling, and the target of the operation changed from time to time. The guide said, where is your army going?The officers and soldiers also complained that we have never been in such chaos. Huang Wei is very confident.After his first transfer deployment was disrupted by the People's Liberation Army, he was not discouraged.In addition, the military quality and weapons and equipment of his troops are generally good, and he is known as one of Chiang Kai-shek's five main forces, so he did not take the People's Liberation Army seriously.Of course, he is not a mindless person, and he has to consider the reality of the situation. At that time, Liao Yunzhou's division headquarters and the headquarters of Huangwei Corps lived together in a village near Shuangduiji. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon on the 26th, Liao Yunzhou had just returned from the front when Huang Wei sent someone to find him.He looked at Liao Yunzhou, and said calmly: "Just now the Air Force reconnaissance report said that the enemy's encirclement of our regiment has formed at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and they are building fortifications. What's your opinion?" Liao Yunzhou asked him back: "Commander If the officer makes any decision, just give an order, and our division will guarantee to complete the task." He expected that Huang Wei had a new plan, and Huang Wei said, "I want to take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold and catch it by surprise. I decided to choose four The main division, advance together and break through quickly." Liao Yunzhou immediately realized that Huang Wei's move was indeed powerful, and at the same time felt that this was a good opportunity to take advantage of, so he said: "Okay! The commander's decision is really wise. Our division Ask for instructions to take the lead and be willing to be the pioneer! Since we can capture the enemy's fortifications and river positions, it is of course easy to break through their temporary bunkers. I ask for instructions and go back immediately to prepare for action." Huang Wei saw Liao Yunzhou supporting him in this way. Opinions are both praise and encouragement to him. On the way back, Liao Yunzhou thought over and over again: Although Huang Wei's troops have been depleted recently, their equipment is still in good condition.Moreover, the officers were deeply poisoned by fascism, their morale has not retreated, and their combat effectiveness is still very strong.Now the People's Liberation Army's foothold is indeed not stable, and Huang Wei's four divisions are trying to break through the siege, and there is really a danger of him running away.Liao Yunzhou remembered Liu and Deng's instructions to play the biggest role at the most favorable time.Now is the time!A battlefield uprising must be held immediately to disrupt Huang Wei's breakout deployment. Liao Yunzhou immediately talked with Li Juncheng, Liao Yimin, Yang Zhenhai and other underground party comrades about the new breakout plan of the Huangwei Corps and the idea of ​​destroying this plan.So a decision was made to send Comrade Yang Zhenhai to meet with the Supreme Commander of the People's Liberation Army and report together the breakout action that Huang Wei planned to take on the morning of the 27th and the plan of the 110th Division to take this opportunity to hold an uprising.In order to avoid misunderstandings, I asked the front troops of the People's Liberation Army to make an opening on the left flank of the breakout, make way, and seal the opening after the 110th Division passed by.After Comrade Yang Zhenhai left, Liao Yunzhou and the others conducted further research. Considering that the four divisions were advancing side by side, the 110th Division was in the center, and both wings were enemies, which was not good for the 110th Division. Therefore, Liao Yunzhou decided to try his best to "adjust" Huang Wei's position. deploy. Liao Yunzhou went to see Huang Wei again and suggested to him: "Four divisions advancing together are not as good as three divisions. Keep the main divisions of the 18th Army in the Corps as a reserve team, so that they can respond to front-line operations at any time. Control the reserve team for preparation. This is a routine for emergencies. Let my division act first, and if it succeeds first, other divisions can quickly follow up and expand the results." Huang Wei saw that Liao Yunzhou was willing to shoulder the burden, and for his sake, he took care of the corps' mobility. Very happy.He praised Liao Yunzhou and said repeatedly: "Good classmate, good comrade, I will give you whatever you want, tanks and howitzers as you want." Cooperate with the 110th division. Liao Yunzhou smiled secretly, and said: "I have sent some plainclothes to go deep into the enemy's rear for reconnaissance. If there is a gap in the junction, we will use the night to move ahead." Huang Wei praised Liao Yunzhou again, and said very easily: "Go forward when you have the opportunity, and make a decisive decision." He had no doubts about Liao Yunzhou's words and deeds. Liao Yunzhou felt more at ease. He asked Wei Zhenfu for two maps and took them back to the division headquarters. Chang Hong Luqing studied the breakout plan together.They did not have any doubts, so they decided: the division's direct team should be ready before dusk and start operations at midnight. On the evening of the 26th, everyone was very excited and eagerly looked forward to the return of Comrade Yang Zhenhai.At 3 a.m. the next day, he finally came back, and when he entered the house, he shouted happily that the mission was completed very well.He also brought a map drawn by Commander Wang Jinshan himself.He also said that Lu Zong was going to place sorghum stalks as road signs along the prescribed marching route, and asked the officers and soldiers in the uprising to wear white cloth or white towels on their left arms. The positions of the 6th Column and the 17th Division passed through and reached Dawuzhuang and Xizhangzhuang near Luoji.The time should be advanced, and it is best to pass them all before dawn. "All is ready except for the opportunity".There are two hours left before the scheduled departure time at 6 o'clock.As a precaution, Liao Yunzhou decided to make the most of this time, went to Huang Wei again, and gave him a reassurance.When Huang Wei met Liao Yunzhou, he first asked the people sent out about the reconnaissance situation and learned about the preparations of the 110th Division.Liao Yunzhou said: "I am going to report to you. We found that there is a gap in the junction of the enemy's positions, and it is most beneficial to act before dawn, so we are here to ask for instructions. "Huang Wei probably felt that his decision was very wise and that he had chosen the vanguard to break through. He laughed, took out a bottle of wine, and said to Liao Yunzhou: "Old classmate, this bottle of brandy has been hidden for a long time. I have been reluctant to drink, and now I offer you a special toast, and wish you victory. Then he turned to Wei Zhenfu and said, "Come on, you are classmates in the same class, and you should also toast." Seeing that the departure time is coming soon, it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, Liao Yunzhou gave them a glass of wine in return, saluted them with a military salute, and then left. Huang Wei walked him to the door and shook his hand tightly, Just go back. Not long after Liao Yunzhou returned to the division, the Supreme Command of the Southern Front of the People's Liberation Army sent Comrade Wu Ying to the division headquarters in plain clothes to serve as a guide for the 110th Division. Before leaving, Liao Yunzhou felt that it was necessary to make an announcement, so he called together some reliable battalion and company commanders, and set up a guard around an open space, where Liao Yunzhou stood and mobilized for the uprising.He said straight to the point: "Now, we are completely surrounded by the People's Liberation Army. The rescuers of Li Yannian and Sun Yuanliang in Bengbu cannot fight back. Xuzhou is besieged, Huang Baitao is wiped out, Mengcheng and Su County are occupied. We have no reinforcements and no way out. Ammunition is running out, but the People's Liberation Army is constantly reinforcing. If this continues, we can only sit and wait.Chiang Kai-shek committed heinous crimes against the people, why should we still sacrifice our lives for him?Everyone knows what the Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army have done.Many people asked me to write a letter to the People's Liberation Army using my friendship (identity could not be disclosed at the time) to provide us with convenience and get us out of the battlefield.Now we have sent Yang Zhenhai to contact the People's Liberation Army and met their southern commander.The People's Liberation Army welcomes the actions we will take. Do you agree with this? "Everyone said with one voice: "We agree!" Everyone said: "We are willing to go with the teacher!" "Liao Yunzhou looked around and saw that their expressions were very serious and sincere, and he was very excited. At this time, the white belly of the east was already showing, and the thick fog covering the villages, fields, and roads gradually dispersed, and it was time for departure. At 6 o'clock in the morning on November 27, the 110th Division drove out of Zhouzhuang and Zhaozhuang near Shuangduiji on time, and moved forward on the road leading to the PLA positions. The journey went very smoothly, Huang Wei was very relieved of Liao Yunzhou, and asked a few words about the progress through the intercom from time to time.Two hours later, the rebel troops had all passed through the PLA positions, and the PLA re-sealed the openings that had been opened.At this time, Huang Wei's call from the intercom was strange: "Yangtze River, Yangtze River, where have you been?" Liao Yunzhou quickly replied: "Wuchang, Wuchang, we have arrived at Zhaozhuang, and we can travel freely along the way." At 1:30 in the afternoon, the 110th Division arrived at the designated location Dawuzhuang.Huang Wei and Wu Shaozhou were still asking about the progress on the radio.Liao Yunzhou ordered all the telephones of the division to be turned off and handed over to them, and the division's radio station was also stopped, and contact with Huang Wei and Wu Shaozhou was cut off. This aroused Huang Wei's suspicion. At dusk, a large number of Kuomintang planes flew over and dropped a large number of bombs near the camp of the 110th Division, but they knew it too late. That night, the rebel troops camped in place, and the officers and soldiers slept soundly.The next day, all the artillerymen participated in the battle against the Huangwei Corps, and many of them made military exploits in this battle. On December 24, Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu personally sent congratulatory messages, praising the righteous deeds of the officers and soldiers of the whole division and encouraging them to gradually train this team into a real people's army. After Huang Wei found out that he had been fooled, he hurriedly ordered all the troops to retreat, but they were already in a mess.Our army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and Huang Wei's other three divisions suffered heavy losses for a while.At the critical moment of the enemy's massive breakthrough, Liao Yunzhou led his troops to stage a battlefield uprising, which disrupted the enemy's deployment, collapsed the enemy's morale, and made the enemy fall into a more passive situation. At this point, Huang Wei's breakout plan was completely shattered by me, and I had to turn to defense. At this time, the enemy's rear supply has been cut off. Not only is there a shortage of food and ammunition, but also burning firewood has become a problem.Huang Wei knew in his heart that if he continued to defend to the death, it would be tantamount to defending himself to the death. It would be better to put all his eggs in one basket, and maybe he could get away with opening an escape route.Therefore, within two days on the 29th and 30th, they repeatedly attacked the positions of our 4th and 6th brigades. Most of them were repelled by me, and only a small part captured Zhouzhuang before and after me. After Wang Jinshan, commander of the 6th Column of the Central Plains Field Army, reported the situation surrounding Huang Wei to the General Front Committee, Liu Bocheng pointed to the Shuangduiji on the map and said excitedly: "Huang Wei's 120,000 soldiers and horses were besieged on 20 On a section that is 15 miles long and 15 miles wide, it is very easy to settle accounts. On average, there are more than 400 enemy officers and soldiers in every 500 meters long and wide section, and any random shot will hurt the enemy!" He humorously used strong Sichuan dialect Said: "It's really sleepy with 15 hunchbacks-squeezed together!" "The Huangwei Corps is an elite division under the command of Bai Chongxi. It is said to attack like a tiger and defend like Mount Tai; it is as quiet as a virgin and moves like a rabbit..." Deng Xiaoping continued: "I would like to see him guarding these two valleys. Dui, how do you attack like a tiger and move like a rabbit?" "The elimination of the Huangwei Corps is a key battle on the Huaihai battlefield!" Chen Yi stood up, and together with Deng Xiaoping looked down at the one-hundred-thousandth battle map, planning carefully to annihilate the besieged enemy Huangwei Corps. It is not easy to annihilate the Huangwei Corps, the main force of the Kuomintang army, which is fully equipped with beautiful weapons!At that time, the Central Plains Field Army had six columns participating in the battle. Although the number was 120,000, it was not fully organized, had insufficient troops, and had few heavy weapons and ammunition.As Secretary of the General Front Committee of the Huaihai Campaign, Deng Xiaoping was very aware of the difficult situation in fighting Huang Wei.He made a metaphor at a meeting of leading cadres of the column: "To eliminate the Huangwei Corps, to the Central Plains Field Army, it is like 'a thin dog pulling hard shit'." But in order to fight this tough battle well and successfully complete the tasks assigned by the Central Military Commission, Deng Xiaoping repeatedly instructed all columns to carry forward the tenacious spirit of marching thousands of miles into the Dabie Mountains, obey the overall situation, defy difficulties, and resolutely and completely annihilate the Huangwei Corps at all costs. The siege of the Huang Wei Corps shocked Chiang Kai-shek. He never expected that his 120,000 troops would fall into the siege of the People's Liberation Army so quickly and easily. As the situation continued to change, Chiang Kai-shek realized that it was impossible for Huang Wei to break out of the encirclement with his own strength alone, so he ordered Huang Wei to find a way to expand the defensive area and stick to it for help. Huang Wei was surrounded by double piles.After several days of fighting, the 12th Corps was crushed in a small area and could not lift its head. The roads to escape from the south to the north were blocked. Li Yannian, Li Yannian, and Liu Ruming joined forces, and the attempt to "go north to relieve the siege" came to naught. Nanjing, meeting room of Chiang Kai-shek's official residence. Chiang Kai-shek summoned all the leaders and senior staff of the land, sea, and air forces to introduce the battle plan to everyone. Standing in front of the map, Chiang Kai-shek showed a rare smile on his face, proud of his decision: march north and south, seize Su County, and open up traffic in Xubeng.He said to everyone: "This is what we have changed from internal operations to external operations, from passive to active." magic height The Huangwei Corps used Yang Botao's 18th Army as its main "trump card". Therefore, from the beginning of the siege in late November to December 5th, it served as a support task for other armies, cooperated with tanks and artillery, and repeatedly counterattacked our army. .Chiang Kai-shek also sent his son Jiang Weiguo to fly over Shuangduiji and talk to the commander of the tank battalion of the 18th Army by radio, lying that the troops from all walks of life were about to arrive, and asked them to fight to the end and make contributions to the "party state".The planes of the enemy air force also circled over the double pile all day long.However, the counterattack of the Huangwei Corps can only be carried out during the day, and at night, it is completely dominated by our army. Huang Wei saw that the village in front of the position was being used as an attack base by our army. He mobilized several regiments under the command of Yang Botao and launched a fierce counterattack under the cover of aircraft, tanks and artillery.After paying a lot of casualties, several villages were recaptured and brutally destroyed.The Ministry of National Defense of the Nanjing Kuomintang government took this opportunity to publicize, saying that the Huangwei Corps carried out "ravaging tactics" around Shuangduiji, causing a devastating blow to the "communist army". "The road is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high." At this time, our encirclement and annihilation troops generally adopted close-in soil work, which posed a great threat to the enemy. At the end of November, Cui Jiangong, the brigade commander of the 27th Brigade of the 9th Vertical, made a steady attack and attacked Xiaozhangzhuang with the cooperation of the 11th Vertical and the Henan-Anhui Independent Brigade.Xiaozhangzhuang is located in the northeast corner of the defense circle of the 12th Corps of Huangwei. It is a small village with only 8 families.The enemy built three layers of fortifications here. The outer layer is a deer village, barbed wire and forward bunkers, with a depth of 150 meters; the middle layer is 150 meters around the village, with dense bunkers and staggered trenches. A cross-fire network is formed; the inner layer is a group of fortifications composed of houses and large bunkers. The core bunker is equipped with two or three heavy machine guns, and there are two or three small bunkers around it, each equipped with one or two light machine guns.There are small bunkers and shooting bunkers every 30 meters between the group's fortifications.Cui Jiangong commanded the 81st regiment to once break through the outer positions of Xiaozhangzhuang, but because the enemy's firepower was too dense, it was difficult to develop an offensive.Niu Menglian, the squad leader of the 1st aircraft company of the regiment, and two soldiers rushed to Luzhai, but were suppressed by the enemy's firepower net.In order to survive and fight, they were forced to carry out soil work, first dug into a lying bunker, then dug into a bunker, and then beckoned to each other to dig the fortifications into a trench, and they actually persisted for a day under the enemy's firepower. This seemingly accidental incident inspired the commander's tactical thinking. Zhang Yunyu, Chief of Staff of the 27th Brigade, noticed this incident, and Cui Jiangong also keenly captured this information.They reported the incident to Qin Jiwei, and Qin Jiwei was overjoyed.He thought, if the attacking troops could dig trenches and get close to the enemy like these soldiers, wouldn't this be an important means to maximize their strengths and circumvent their weaknesses, improve their survivability, and make the enemy's firepower superiority useless?He immediately picked up the phone and called Cui Jiangong and Zhang Yunyu: "Imagine that the conditions will be more difficult, the enemy's firepower will be more intense, our soldiers will come closer, and the time will be longer. Continue the experiment." On November 29, the column made up its mind to attack Xiaozhangzhuang.Qin Jiwei went to the 79th and 81st regiments to study the combat plan.When inspecting the deployment of the attack, three issues were specifically explained: the traffic ditch should be as close as possible to the enemy, so that the commando can quickly jump into the enemy's outer trench; the power of artillery and explosives should be used to concentrate the artillery of the whole brigade; A two-pronged attack, using the experience of disintegrating the entire 3rd division. That night, an unprecedented imminent operation quietly started.The company commanders of each company crawled towards the enemy's position with a small piece of rice bag filled with lime, and the soldiers followed along the looming white line until they were tens of meters away from the enemy's position. , took shape before dawn.When the battle started on December 1, the 27th Brigade dug three traffic trenches, each 250 meters long and 70 to 100 meters away from the enemy's front.With the traffic trenches, the waists of the soldiers will be straightened.Qin Jiwei, Li Chengfang, He Zhengwen, Gu Jingsheng, and the heads of the brigades all swaggered into the traffic trench and walked right up to Huang Wei's nose.When the head of the column reached the forefront, he could even see the position of the enemy's machine gun firepower. Of course, the situation was more accurately grasped, and command errors were greatly reduced. At dusk on December 1, the troops prepared for artillery fire.With one order, a group of guns fired together, especially the "native product" of 9 Zong - the explosive projectile device, which showed its power. Wherever a large amount of explosive packets flew, the enemy's flesh and blood flew everywhere, crying for their father and mother. After 30 minutes of artillery preparation, most of the enemy's front fortifications and nearby defenses were destroyed. The 79th Regiment and the 81st Regiment of the 27th Brigade of the 9th Vertical just jumped out of the trench at this time.The troops fought tenaciously. There were 14 members of the commando of the 79th Regiment, and 12 were killed or injured in the charge. In the end, only 1 squad leader and 1 soldier were left, but they still jumped into the enemy's outer trench without hesitation and completed the breakthrough task. After the 2nd company of the 81st regiment broke through, there were only 12 people left in the whole company, and then took in 2 soldiers from other companies, and immediately formed 3 combat teams under the enemy's artillery fire. Bunker, finally rendezvous with friendly forces.After 12 hours of fierce fighting, more than 1,200 defenders were wiped out, and 5 mortars, 1 anti-aircraft gun, and more than 30 light and heavy machine guns were seized. Qin Jiwei was in a great mood, and he hummed the Henan Yu Opera easily. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek summoned Hu Lian to Nanjing.Hu Lian boasted in front of Jiang that the Xu Bang battle was the last decisive battle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.If we win this battle, we can rely on the resistance of the Jianghuai River to defend the Yangtze River, secure Nanjing, divide the world equally with the Communist Party, and then try to counterattack.He suggested that Chiang Kai-shek give up the north, stick to the south, and concentrate on winning the battle. He bit the bullet and said: "Principal, the 12th Corps can still hold on for a while, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements." Call in reinforcements.In order to repay the principal's "cultivation" grace, he expressed his willingness to fly back to Shuangduiji to help Huang Wei boost morale and adjust the situation.Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly said "good, good" and praised him. On December 2, Hu Lian, who flew back from Nanjing, was like a fully inflated ball. He immediately summoned the division commanders of various armies to meet at the Corps Headquarters to cheer him up.Then, he went to inspect the positions of the various military divisions, and made some partial adjustments in the deployment of troops.Hu Lian's actions finally gave the desperate Huang Wei Corps a shot in the arm. However, under the offensive of our Central Plains and East China Field Armies of "tightening encirclement, vertical and horizontal raids, and focused attacks", the situation of Shuangduiji went from bad to worse, and sometimes it was even worse. Huang Wei was besieged for more than ten days, and the 12th Corps was full of complaints and morale was very low.It was late autumn at this time, and Shuangduiji was exposed in a wilderness with no shelter. The 12th Corps lived in some small houses with earthen walls and thatched roofs. The people who originally lived here had already fled to other places.Not to mention the shortage of food and grass, even drinking water, fuel and feed for mules and horses are difficult to solve.In addition, under the continuous attacks of our army, the enemy's casualties are increasing day by day, and they are already suffering from hunger and cold, and there is great concern about their precarity. After the collapse of the 85th Army at the outermost edge, the 14th Army of the 12th Corps became the main target of our army's attack. In order to keep the 18th Army in the core position, Huang Wei had to reluctantly part with it and let the 14th Army make greater sacrifices . On December 6th, our army fired dozens of heavy artillery and projectile tubes in unison, and a large number of shells and explosives were poured onto the enemy's position. Most were destroyed.At dusk, after the artillery fire had passed, the charge began.At the same time, the enemy's light and heavy machine guns spewed out their tongues of fire, forming intensive firepower and blocking the exit. When the second commando of our 28th regiment attacked Li Weizi, there were heavy casualties. Comrades from the 2nd squad went up and fell down one by one, and then went up and fell down again. Three comrades from the 3rd squad rushed up again. The machine gun squad leader of the 1st row Holding a machine gun, Chen Wen rushed forward closely behind the other three comrades from Squad 3. He fought while running, but he hadn't reached the enemy's Luzhai. The three comrades from Squad 3 were all wounded and charged with Chen Wen Two of the other three ammunition players were also wounded, and one fell behind.In the end, only Chen Wen was left alone.With a machine gun in hand, he jumped over Luzhai and rolled into the enemy's traffic trench, tearing off the contact mark on his right arm - the white towel.The three enemies in the trench grabbed Chen Wen's arms and skirt in panic, and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing?" Chen Wen replied very calmly: "My own people, don't get me wrong." At this time, a tall guy came and shouted: "Don't mess up, don't mess up, I'm the teacher." Chen Wen took advantage of him to turn his head and swept over with a machine gun. Zhang Yongbin, the commander of the 10th Division of the Kuomintang, was knocked down. "The commander is injured, the commander is injured!" The enemy ran and shouted.Chen Wen jumped out of the trench and threw all the five grenades in his waist. After an hour and a half of fierce fighting, Li Weizi, who was boasted by the enemy as "impregnable as gold", almost became a piece of scorched earth.Many prisoners were stupefied by our army's fierce artillery fire. Some of the cotton-padded clothes were blown to pieces by shrapnel, and some were dug out from the collapsed fortifications. All of them had pale faces and said with lingering fear: "It was a terrible beating! It was a terrible beating! A wounded soldier said: "When your cannons were fired, the village was beaten like a boat, shaking!" The enemy's spy company had a total of more than 100 people, and more than 80 people were killed.The headquarters of the enemy's 10th division and two regiments were wiped out, and division commander Zhang Yongbin was seriously injured. The enemy's hard walnut-like defense system was suddenly opened a hole.After conquering Li Weizi, I took advantage of the victory and advanced, pointing directly at Yang Weizi. Yangweizi is the position of the enemy's 14th Army, and the headquarters of the 14th Army is also located here.Under the continuous onslaught of our army, the 14th Army was compressed in this small village.The shells exploded one after another near the headquarters of the army commander Xiong Shouchun, and Xiong Shouchun was so frightened that he was at a loss.熊绶春悲不能抑，坐在掩蔽部里流了好几次泪。十几天前，我军渡过浍河向南出击时，14军参谋长梁岱曾经做过我军的俘虏，当时他冒称是85师师部书记。过了两天，这个书记忽然提起愿意为我们到沈庄去送劝降信。陈赓当时没有识破其真实身份，就把他放了回去，派他去送劝降信，让他把信交给熊绶春。 梁岱回到军部把信交给了熊绶春，劝他考虑投降问题。但熊绶春顾虑重重，一方面对解放军疑虑不解，一方面心存侥幸，没有接受劝告。 出击之前，战士们连夜在飞机轰炸和敌人火力下挖着交通沟，突击队安全地进入到敌人面前30米的地方，静静地等待着出击的命令。 突然间，进攻之前的炮火准备开始了，炮口齐向着杨围子，成排成排的炮弹落到敌人阵地上，整个杨围子变成了一片火海。炮击过后，步兵出击，各路突击队全部冲进村内。敌人溃不成军，纷纷往西南方向逃去。 许多敌人早都吓破了胆。他们见到解放军，或跪下求饶，或自行缴械。有的甚至喊道：“欢迎解放军，你们不来，我们就困死了，谢谢你们救了我们！” 第4纵队攻击部队突入敌阵地后，又很快向纵深发展，冲进了熊绶春所在的村子，熊绶春失魂落魄地想要逃走，梁岱劝他说：“外面枪炮打得很乱，出去很危险。”熊绶春根本听不进去，还是率领一队卫兵往外冲，结果没逃出多远，就在突围中被乱枪击毙，副军长谷炳奎、参谋长梁岱被活捉。 梁岱这次已经是第二次当俘虏了。 12月11日夜，战士们从杨围子押出第一批俘虏军官，在几名高级军官之中，大家一眼就发现了那个送信的“书记”，此刻他完全变了，面容严肃，穿着崭新的高级军官服，手里提着皮包，这时他才说出了自己的真实身份，原来他就是14军参谋长梁岱。 他走进政治部，看到陈赓，尴尬地说：“我已经是第二次走进这屋子了！”然后他从皮包里掏出了14军的花名册，说：“请贵军参考，我们全军的军官名单都在这里了！”说完，头又低了下去。 事后，梁岱曾经谈到我军对杨围子进攻的情景：“解放军采取迫近作业掘壕前进的壕沟战术，壕沟挖到一村，就消灭一村。面对这种情况，谁也想不出对付的办法来。各级指挥官只好蜷缩在掩蔽部里，面面相觑。军部所在地杨围子，也已成了前线，村前不远就是解放军掘进的壕沟，夜间咳嗽声都可相闻……” 俘虏们排成长长的队伍被押往后方，陈赓司令员半路上遇上了他们，他从俘虏口中得知了熊绶春被击毙的消息，就派人协助熊绶春的卫士，找到熊绶春的尸体，埋在了南坪集附近的一个土堆上，并用木牌写上“第14军军长熊绶春之墓”，以便于其亲属查找。俘虏们看了都深受感动。 当陈赓又从俘虏口中听说熊绶春死前总是嘴里小声念叨并两眼流泪时，他叹息不已。他和熊绶春曾是黄埔军校的校友。陈赓叹道：“咳，黄埔革命军人难道只能效忠蒋介石吗？老弟糊涂啊！” 敌85军、14军先后被歼灭后，黄维的第12兵团只剩下了杨伯涛的18军和覃道善的第10军还在垂死抵抗。作战，变被动为主动。 " 席间，顾祝同接到黄维的电报，大惊失色。顾祝同用颤抖的双手正要把电报交给蒋介石。 作战厅厅长郭汝瑰走上来，从顾祝同手里接过电报代他向蒋介石报告。郭汝瑰接过电报先看了下，才小心、轻声地为蒋介石读起电文：“黄维兵团忽于24日16时，向固镇方向转进，被共军包围于双堆集地区……” 蒋介石一听就大发脾气：“胡说，娘希匹，不可能……”刚才得意的神情一扫而光。 接下来是一阵难堪的沉默。 等蒋介石怒气稍息，郭汝瑰才谨慎地说：“委座宽心，他的18军主力，将85军各部布防在双堆集外围，在18军的前方形成了一个防护圈。85军23师就被安排在双堆集东南的一个角落里，师部则挤在一间茅草屋里。该师实际上充当了承受我军第一波打击的目标，多次受到重击，损失惨重。23师原是湖南部队，其背后是18军阵地，戒备森严，进出要得到18军的许可，极为不便。 23师官兵认为这是18军对他们的监视，早已心怀不满，再加上空投的粮弹有限，黄维给予23师的数量很少，更激起了官兵的愤懑。23师曾几次因弹药打光了，师长黄子华亲自出面向18军请求支援，但18军在弹药十分富裕的情况下竟一粒不给。12月5日以后，23师处于弹尽粮绝、饥寒交迫的窘境。这时，我军又向23师的阵地发起了进攻。对于23师所处的危境，18军不仅不予支援，反而倍加防范，使23师上下一片愤慨。 就在此时，师长黄子华收到了廖运周的来信。廖在信中这样写道：“起义是光荣的，解放军不咎既往。”廖的来信深深打动了黄子华，他整整一夜没睡，第二天一早就让人把副师长周卓铭请了过来，把信递给他看。周卓铭看完信，看看黄子华的脸色，轻声说：“师座，我们不能坐以待毙。110师起义，为什么我们不能？”这时，黄子华还没有最后下决心，同时怕隔墙有耳，严肃地说：“不要多言，小心被人听见。”其实，此时黄子华摸到了周卓铭的底细，感到放心多了。为了进一步了解我军的政策，黄私下派他的副官杨耀华秘密越过火线，找到廖运周表达了黄子华的某种担心。于是，我军立即派出一名代表，并带上我军首长的一封信，随杨耀华来到23师师部，对黄子华进一步做争取工作。杨耀华告诉黄子华说：“解放军确实很好，热情诚恳，并已派人同来。”黄子华深感我军的诚意，答应起义投诚。同时，提出了“安置伤兵、暂不公布消息、按各人志愿去留和行动前全师武器装备均由黄子华个人负责”的四点要求，我军一一答应了黄子华的条件。12月8日晚，黄子华率23师全体约1万余人撤离战场，我军顺利接替该部进入阵地。 23师的阵地既是敌18军防卫的前沿，也是第85军防守阵地的中心。黄子华的起义投诚，不仅使18军阵地失去了一块挡箭牌，全部阵地暴露无遗，也使我军钻到85军腹地，并对85军的阵地发起了突然袭击。吴绍周的85军被打得措手不及，很快土崩瓦解。兵团司令黄维和兵团副司令胡琏当听到此消息后一时间竟眼睛发直，手脚冰凉。