Chapter 7 Chapter 07 To boost morale, Chiang Kai-shek visits Shenyang in person

The Northeast Kuomintang Army has long been confused by the slogan of the Northeast People's Liberation Army, "Train your soldiers well and fight for Changchun." It was not until Beining Road started that they woke up from their paralysis and realized that the PLA's intention was to target Jinzhou, the key point of the Northeast Kuomintang Army. door.Fan Hanjie, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast "Suppression General" and director of the Jinzhou Command Post, called for emergency calls. At this time, the People's Liberation Army in the pass launched an attack on Jinan on September 16, and Wang Yaowu of Jinan also frequently called for help.Chiang Kai-shek hurriedly ordered Wei Lihuang to organize reinforcements to go out of western Liaoning via Shenjin Road to relieve the siege of Jinzhou, but Wei Lihuang believed that the troops south of Jinzhou should be responsible for solving the siege of Jinzhou, and did not implement Chiang Kai-shek's order.

Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to temporarily let go of the Northeast and concentrate on directing the "Battle of Jinan".It was not until the fall of Jinan on September 24 that Chiang Kai-shek hurriedly called Wei Lihuang to Nanjing to study the Northeast War that month.Wei Lihuang passed through Beiping on his way to Nanjing, and said to Fu Zuoyi: "Mr. Jiang has a preconceived habit of being obedient. His command of the Northeast violated three taboos in the art of war. In the art of war, don't put the three armies more important than the enemy, don't go against the masses with your own opinions, and don't take debate as inevitable.Mr. Jiang made all three mistakes.After I arrived in Nanjing, if Mr. Jiang persisted in his original opinion and refused to listen to the unanimous opinion of the Northeast generals, then he would undoubtedly be defeated. "

On the 25th, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the Operation Office and Wei Lihuang to study the issue of Northeast operations.The Office of Operations advocated: "If the communist army attacks Jinzhou, the national army should abandon Shenyang and give full support to Jinzhou in order to achieve a decisive victory. At the same time, when the main force of the enemy and ourselves are in a decisive battle, the Changchun defenders will immediately break through the encirclement and go south. It’s just a bluff, and the national army will use force to wipe out some of the active forces of the communist army and destroy the railway, and immediately withdraw to Shenyang. At this time, if it is determined that the main force of the communist army is in western Liaoning, Changchun can also break out immediately.”

Wei Lihuang insisted on sticking to Shenyang. The next day, Chiang Kai-shek held a combat meeting in his official residence.Chiang Kai-shek agreed with the Office of Operations and ordered Wei Lihuang to "implement according to this policy."Wei did not agree with Chiang Kai-shek's operational policy, and advocated that the main force of Shenyang should go west to join forces with the east-advancing corps when the reinforcements in the pass broke through the siege of Jinzhou, crossed the Daling River, went out of Goubangzi, and advanced to the west of Liaoning.Jiang did not accept Wei's opinion and asked him to return to Shenyang immediately to command the troops out of western Liaoning.Wei evaded vaguely and said: "Go back and discuss carefully with the general in charge before dealing with it." Jiang Lingwei first airlifted the 49th Army to Jinzhou to strengthen Jinzhou's defensive forces.He also sent Chief of Staff Gu Zhutong to accompany him to Shenyang to supervise the execution of his orders.

In the afternoon of the same day, Gu Zhutong and Wei Lihuang flew from Nanjing to Shenyang.Passing over Jinzhou, he sent a report to Fan Hanjie: "The big plan has been decided, and we will start to act."The so-called "the big plan has been decided, and we will start to act" refers to the airlift of the 49th Army; after arriving in Shenyang, Wei Lihuang immediately found Chen Tie in his inner room, and said in front of Han Quanhua: "This time he asked me to go to Nanjing. Go, he wanted me to send troops to reinforce Jinzhou, I firmly objected, saying: "There is a danger that the whole army will be eliminated on the way; if we go, it will definitely be a 100% failure." Therefore, he appointed Chief Gu to supervise the dispatch of troops. .We can’t lose face with the Communist Party, Zhijian (Chen Tie), hurry up and call a meeting of officers above the army commander and lead them to oppose sending troops.”

Chen Tie summoned the officers above the army commander in Shenyang and said: "The commander-in-chief has returned from Nanjing, and the president wants him to send troops along the railway to reinforce Jinzhou. The commander-in-chief said that there is a danger of being solved halfway. A 100% failure. The president is very determined to send troops to aid Jin, and sent Chief Gu to supervise the operation. Now I will first ask for everyone's opinions, and you can say what you think is good." Gu Zhutong called the senior generals Liao Yaoxiang, Zheng Tingji, Zhao Jiaxiang, Chen Tie, Peng Jieru and others in the Shenyang area overnight to hold a military meeting to convey Chiang Kai-shek's main purpose of operations: first, airlift the Zheng Tingji Department of the 49th Army to reinforce Jinzhou; Shenyang sent a powerful corps to attack Jinzhou to break the siege of Jinzhou.Wei Lihuang agreed to airlift the aid of the 49th Army by air on the 27th, but still disagreed with the second clause.

He said: "Based on the situation, the People's Liberation Army's powerful troops are currently in the Zhangwu and Xinlitun areas of the Liaoxi Corridor. If Shenyang sends troops, they will be destroyed halfway, which is exactly the plan of the People's Liberation Army to besiege the city and fight for aid. It is already a last resort. It is a mistake to take out the main force of Shenyang and ignore Shenyang. I hope that North China will increase troops to Huludao, and Jinxi will help Jinzhou.” Wei Lihuang decided to set up a command post in Huludao. Tie and Peng Jieru served as the chief and deputy directors of the command post, and unified command of the aid troops.

On the 27th, the reinforcements of the 49th Army began to be airlifted to Jinzhou. By the 28th, only two regiments of the 79th Division were transported. Because Jinzhou Airport was blocked by the artillery fire of the People's Liberation Army, they could no longer be transported. Gu Zhutong followed Chiang Kai-shek's will and forced Wei Lihuang to send troops to western Liaoning.Wei Jian disagreed, and brought Liao Yaoxiang to Gu Zhutong to state the interests of the troops going out of western Liaoning.Wei invited the two of them to have dinner together.Wei and Gu Zhutong talked about some pleasant memories of their past colleagues, and tried their best to create a harmonious atmosphere. After dinner, the three of them went to the small hall to eat fruit and drink coffee. Wei Lihuang gradually changed the topic to how to implement Chiang Kai-shek. The question of order comes up.

Wei Lihuang said to Gu: "The president asked the main force of Shenyang to go straight out of western Liaoning, marching all the way to flank the enemy, and go far away to break the siege of Jinzhou. It is too dangerous to implement. Because the People's Liberation Army is likely to besiege the city and fight for aid." He also said: "Commander Liao The official has been in the Northeast for a long time, and he is more familiar with all aspects of the situation in the Northeast than I am. He is also the person who is mainly responsible for implementing orders. You can ask him and listen to his opinions."

Gu Zhutong said politely to Liao Yaoxiang: "What's your opinion? You can talk about it in detail." Liao Yaoxiang said: "Our main problem now is how to safely and quickly withdraw the main force in Shenyang. When the President called us for a meeting in Nanjing in early May, he decided to withdraw the main force in Shenyang. To safely withdraw the main force in Shenyang, we must The generals in charge of the Northeast have already negotiated two plans." Liao made a detailed statement of the two plans and reasons for guarding Shenyang and Chuyingkou to Gu Zhutong, and submitted the prepared written plan and action map to the Take a look.

Liao Yaoxiang said: "The Northeast Communist Army is likely to besiege the city and fight for aid. If the defenders in Huludao and Jinzhou do not join up, and go out of the Goubangzi before advancing to the west of Liaoning, our main force in Shenyang will go out of the west of Liaoning alone, carrying three big waters, and marching away from the enemy all the way. In the Jinzhou area, if we attack the communist army in a pinch, there is indeed the danger of being cut off, surrounded, and defeated individually. Therefore, I especially advocate leaving Yingkou first, and then going north from Yingkou to Dawa and Panshan to advance towards Goubangzi and Beizhen. Striking the enemy's side can also achieve the goal of pinching the Communist army in the Jinzhou area. If necessary, troops can also be transported from Yingkou to Huludao to directly resolve the siege of Jinzhou." Gu Zhutong said: "The president's order is not mainly about how to retreat the main force of Shenyang safely, but that you go out of western Liaoning, go east and west, and attack the Communist army in the Jinzhou area to break the siege of Jinzhou." Wei Lihuang intervened and said: "According to the president's method, it is very likely that the siege of Jinzhou is still unsolved, and the main force in Shenyang will be sent away first. The president has long promised me to withdraw the army to reinforce the Northeast, so as to open up traffic in Jinzhou. Now is the time .” Liao Yaoxiang said: "I think that the main force in Shenyang should go out of western Liaoning to directly break the siege of Jinzhou. It is likely that Luo and others planned on paper and worked on the map. It may not be the real intention of the president." Gu Zhutong listened carefully to the opinions of Wei Lihuang and Liao Yaoxiang, and said: "The president's order cannot be disobeyed, and I am here to supervise the execution of the order." But he promised to telegraph Chiang Kai-shek immediately. On the afternoon of the next day (September 27), Jiang called back and said that he would still act according to his original order.Gu Zhutong called Wei Lihuang immediately. Wei Lihuang was very anxious and restless, so he consulted with Liao Yaoxiang: "The president insists that we immediately go to western Liaoning to reinforce Jinzhou, what do you think?" Liao Yaoxiang was also very confused. I don't know why Chiang Kai-shek insisted on leaving Liaoxi, and said to Wei Lihuang: "The main force of Shenyang cannot leave Liaoxi alone before the troops from Huludao and Jinzhou join forces! This is a question of how to coordinate time and space. , we are not unwilling to implement or deliberately resist the president's order, but for how to better save the current situation, in order to save the main force of Shenyang. I think the commander-in-chief should repeat Yan Zhijian's advice and insist on what we all believe to be the truth claims." After Wei Lihuang heard this, he hesitated and said: "You can't leave Liaoning alone, this is the truth!" After a long while, he repeated: "This is the truth!" Then, he said angrily: "I would rather not do it, or We absolutely don’t want to let the main force of Shenyang go out of western Liaoning alone again.” Wei Lihuang asked Liao Yaoxiang and him to go to Gu Zhutong's place to make the last effort to persuade Gu Zhutong first. As soon as Wei saw Gu, he said excitedly: "We have been colleagues for many years and friends who have shared weal and woe. My affairs are just like your own affairs. I have encountered difficulties that I have never encountered in my life. In any case, I hope you can help solve it. We are not unwilling to implement the president's order, nor are we unwilling to act. It is just a question of how to coordinate in space and time. We just ask that after the troops in Huludao and Jinzhou join forces, the east and the west will join forces at the same time. Advance side by side to avoid being defeated by the communist army one by one." Wei Lihuang asked Gu Zhutong to suggest to Chiang Kai-shek again not to let the main force in Shenyang take great risks to go out of western Liaoning alone. Gu Zhutong evaded and said: "I have already telegraphed your opinions to the president, but the president still wants you to implement his original order and plan after considering it. I was ordered to supervise the execution of the order, and I can no longer speak to the president." Wei Lihuang said anxiously: "Because you represent the president, I once again ask you to be responsible for speaking to the president and adopting our opinions. This is a major national event that affects the fate of hundreds of thousands of people. You and I are both responsible. We should consider it in the long term. Negotiable." Gu Zhutong just said: "This is the president's order and cannot be disobeyed." Wei Lihuang said anxiously: "It's not that we don't want to carry out the order, but we just ask that after Huludao and Jinzhou join forces, we will move east and west together." Gu Zhutong also said in a slightly excited tone: "But the president ordered you to act immediately!" Wei Lihuang couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, he stood up and said anxiously: "If you go out of Liaoxi alone, the whole army will definitely be wiped out! If you don't believe me, I will make a bet between you and me!" At this time, Liao Yaoxiang had no choice but to come out and explain: "The opinion of the commander-in-chief is the opinion of the commander who is responsible for one party. He is the direct executor of the order, and it is related to the fate of hundreds of thousands of troops. The chief thinks it over and over again." Then he said to Wei Lihuang: "Let's go back and think about it in detail before discussing with the chief." The two broke up unhappy. On the morning of September 28, Gu Zhutong had a private conversation with Liao Yaoxiang, accusing Liao of not encouraging Wei to be stubborn, but persuading Wei to carry out Chiang Kai-shek's orders.Gu reprimanded Liao loudly and said: "The president is more concerned about the fate of the Northeast Army than anyone else. The president wants you to go out of Jinzhou through the west of Liaoning, and he wants to rescue you. You are sitting around unwilling to act and trying to avoid fighting. This is not acceptable. I have telegraphed your opinion to the President, and the President will still carry out the original order. I can no longer telegram on your behalf. You have delayed for several days, and this delays the opportunity. I can no longer be responsible for you. You must obey the order , start to act before you can speak.” Liao Yaoxiang immediately went to Wei Lihuang, reported Gu Zhutong's words, and said: "If we don't say that we first obey the order and start to concentrate the army, Gu Zhutong seems to stop talking to the president and can't go back and explain. As long as he is willing Responsible for conveying our opinion to the president again, I don’t think the president will not consider it at all, then things will turn around.” Wei Lihuang was also anxious about the stalemate, and promised, "Let's do it this way."They went to Gu Zhutong again, and Wei expressed his willingness to follow Gu's advice and carry out the president's order. Please go back to Nanjing and ask Jiang to reconsider the opinion of the general in charge of the Northeast.Gu Zhutong said that as long as the Shenyang troops obeyed the order and started to move, he would go back to Nanjing and convey the opinions of the Northeast generals to Chiang Kai-shek. Wei said: "Let's do it like this, first start to concentrate the army." Gu said: "Then I will go back to Nanjing tomorrow, and you will give the order immediately, and give me a draft of the order to take back to Nanjing." Chiang Kai-shek was very angry after receiving Gu Zhutong's report, and flew to Peiping to command in person on September 30, accompanied by Yu Jishi, director of the attendant office, Guo Chan, commander-in-chief of the joint division, Gui Yongqing, commander-in-chief of the navy, Zhou Zhirou, commander-in-chief of the air force, and Ministry of Operations Director Luo et al.In the afternoon, Jiang went to the map room of the North China "Suppression General" headquarters to study the battle situation, and spoke to Fu Zuoyi and more than ten people. The tone of the speech was discouraged.Jiang said: "The revolution has encountered difficulties. In a few years, the United States and the Soviet Union must fight. The result of the war is that the United States wins, and we also win." After hearing this, Fu Zuoyi and others felt that it was over.Chiang Kai-shek himself has no confidence, and wants to rely on the Americans to get away with winning, so what else is there to start with. After Yixian fell, Chiang Kai-shek called Fan Hanjie of Jinzhou, asking him to answer his determination according to the three pre-agreed signs, namely "decided to break through", "stand by for help" or "cannot defend".A few hours later, Fan Hanjie answered the secret signal of "stand by and wait for help".Chiang Kai-shek was very happy, so he discussed with Fu Zuoyi, commander-in-chief of the North China "Suppression General", the issue of sending troops from North China to reinforce the Northeast.At this time, Fu Zuoyi was under the threat of Yang Chenghu and Yang Luogeng's corps attacking Suicha, and his 3 armies, a total of 10 divisions, were dragged on the Pingsui line. However, he could not refuse Chiang Kai-shek's will to send troops to support the Northeast. .In the end, it was decided to transfer the North China Sixty-second Army, the Ninety-second Army and the Independent Ninety-fifth Division to reinforce Jinzhou. On the morning of October 2, Chiang Kai-shek flew to Shenyang with Guo Chan, Zhou Zhirou, Yu Jishi and other people in a hurry. Chiang Kai-shek still lived in the Lizhi Club, and he seemed flustered, spinning around in circles, and before entering the house, he said: "Quickly find Commander-in-Chief Wei, I want to understand the situation." Wei Lihuang and Luo Zhuoying arrived immediately, and they watched the 1/200,000th military map together to discuss countermeasures. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang presided over the military meeting on the fourth floor of the "General Suppression".The first is to listen to the situation report of Zhao Jiaxiang and the speeches of Liao Yaoxiang and others.In the end, Chiang Kai-shek made a short speech, denouncing the absurdity of not helping Jinzhou. He was sitting idly by and waiting for each one to be broken. Chiang Kai-shek flew to Shenyang in person to cheer up his subordinates and strengthen their confidence; secondly, to coordinate the differences of opinion on the issue of reinforcements in Jinzhou.Chiang Kai-shek realized that the security of Jinzhou was the key to the survival of the Kuomintang army in the Northeast. He wanted to organize two heavy troops from Jinxi and Shenyang to reinforce Jinzhou.One is to transfer 3 divisions of the 62nd Army, 1 division of the 92nd Army, and the independent 95th Division from North China, transfer 2 divisions of the 39th Army from Yantai, and transport them to Huludao, Jiajinxi and Huludao There are 4 divisions, a total of 11 divisions, forming the Dongjin Corps, commanded by the commander of the 17th Corps, Hou Jingru, to reinforce Jinzhou. This is an urgent and critical link. The enemy fronts in Jinxi and Jinzhou are less than 30 kilometers apart. There is no dangerous terrain between this distance, and there is no room for large troops to advance or retreat.The other route is from Shenyang, with 2 divisions each of the New First Army and the New Sixth Army, 3 divisions of the New Third Army, 2 divisions of the 71st Army, 2 multi-divisions of the 49th Army, and the third division of the 207th Division of the Youth Army. The brigade, a total of 12 divisions (brigades), formed the Westward Corps, commanded by Liao Yaoxiang, to reinforce Jinzhou. On the issue of how to reinforce Shenyang, Chiang Kai-shek, Wei Lihuang, and Liao Yaoxiang each had their own plans and disagreed.Chiang Kai-shek wanted to attack Jinzhou directly along Beining Road, because the Westward Corps was the elite of the Northeast Kuomintang Army, and it had two of the country's five major main armies, the New First Army and the New Sixth Army, and they would certainly be able to send reinforcements there.Wei Lihuang must concentrate his forces to defend Shenyang, use Shenyang's favorable conditions to further strengthen himself, and strive to transform the situation to his own advantage. He said: "Fighting against the Communists, we are all inexperienced. Jinzhou will never attack the city without considering reinforcements. If the reinforcements go out, they will never come back." Liao Yaoxiang agreed to reinforce, but he did not go straight to Jinzhou along Beining Road. In order not to fall into the pocket of the People's Liberation Army, but to fight along the middle and long road to Yingkou, relying on Yingkou, passing through Panshan to the west.In this way, it is ideal if the reinforcements are successful, and they will not lose their initiative if the reinforcements fail to go up and sit on the buttocks in Yingkou.The three ideas did not give in, and they debated repeatedly.It is also difficult for Chiang Kai-shek to act arbitrarily. At the end of the meeting, a compromise plan was formed: the armies in Shenyang were organized into a defensive corps and an attacking corps, that is, the westward marching corps.The Westward Expeditionary Corps acted immediately, and Xinmin left Zhangwu and Xinlitun to cut off the PLA's rear supply line in order to contain the PLA's attack on Jinzhou City.In the evening, generals above the division commander and personnel above the director of the Liaoning Provincial Department were called to have a dinner at the "Suppression General" and lecture to the officers above the division commander.Chiang Kai-shek said with a heavy heart: "The development of the situation is really beyond our expectations. Jinzhou is the throat of our army in the Northeast, and it is imperative to protect it. I came to Shen this time to rescue you.In the past, you couldn’t find the main force of the Communist Army. Now the main force of the Communist Army is concentrated in the Liaoxi Corridor. This is a good opportunity for you to make contributions to the party and the country. As long as you make up your mind with a revolutionary spirit and resolutely obey orders, I think you will succeed. Today, the only way to survive is to fight hard with the spirit of killing one's life to achieve benevolence, and to complete the great cause of fighting chaos.If you fail in this battle, there will be no time to see you again!The failure in the past was that you didn't listen to me!I'm over 60 years old, it's okay to die, but you are still young, if you don't listen to me, the Communist Party will arrest you one by one! This battle has been fought so far, if we can't win it again, the future will be disastrous.I will be a war criminal, and you will all be prisoners!Make it or break it!I believe that if you can use the spirit of past battles and cooperate with our army in the pass, you will surely succeed.Regarding air force assistance and logistical supplies, Commander-in-Chief Zhou and Commander-in-Chief Guo have already prepared for you.If you can't fight this time, then, see you in the next life." Chiang Kai-shek summoned Liao Yaoxiang alone and asked Liao Yaoxiang: "You are my student, why don't you obey my orders? This time, the Shenyang army went straight out of Liaoxi to break the siege of Jinzhou. You are completely responsible. If there is any delay, you are the only one responsible." One is asking." Liao Yaoxiang seized the last opportunity to state his opinion to Chiang Kai-shek: "The main force in Shenyang should be quickly and safely withdrawn from the Northeast. Under the current circumstances, the only way is to leave Yingkou." Chiang Kai-shek still insisted on his proposition, saying: "The current problem is not purely a question of retreating the main force in Shenyang, but a decisive battle with the Northeast Communist Party before the retreat, and a big blow to him. There must be a decisive battle, otherwise North China has problems." Liao Yaoxiang was worried that Jinzhou would not be able to defend for a long time, and that Huludao's army would not be able to actively assist Jinzhou. The westward troops from Shenyang would not be able to directly coordinate with the eastward troops in terms of time and space, and would be the first to be hit.It is suggested that the main force of Shenyang should be concentrated in the Xinmin and Zhangwu areas first, and all preparations should be completed. After the Jin and Hu troops join forces, they will move east and west to attack the Communist army. Chiang Kai-shek said: "That's no problem. Huludao's troops have already been deployed. It is very close to Jinzhou, and we have such a large force. It is not a problem to quickly reach Jinzhou. The problem is on your side. You have delayed several times." Heavens, the concentration should be completed immediately, the preparations for the attack should be completed quickly, and active actions should be taken according to my instructions." Liao Yaoxiang stood at attention when he touched his heel, determined to carry out the order and act immediately. In the afternoon of the next day, Chiang Kai-shek left Shenyang and flew to Peiping. Before Chiang Kai-shek left the Lizhi Club, he asked the adjutant to take down the "family portrait" photo of Chiang Kai-shek on the bedroom wall, and he wanted to take it back to Nanjing.This photo is a group photo of Jiang's family in Nanjing on Jiang's 60th birthday.The director of Chiang Kai-shek's guard room said: "If the Liao Corps wants to move westward, Shenyang will be empty, and it may not come again in the future." Chiang Kai-shek originally wanted to cheer up his subordinates, but it backfired.After he left, all the senior military officers in Shenyang were downcast, feeling that they were at the end of the day, and with the feeling of "I am drunk today, I am not happy to wait at this time", they came to a so-called military "club" to have fun, and there were waitresses in it. , prostitutes, and various gambling tools such as mahjong tiles and poker.Zhao Guoping, the deputy commander of the 53rd Army, asked Jiang Hanqing, the deputy chief of staff of the "Suppression General", "How about you tell me about this decision in western Liaoning?" Jiang said, "It will end sooner." Zhao asked: "Why?" Jiang said: " The old man (referring to Jiang) personally directs!" At 9:00 am on October 6, 1948, the cruiser "Chongqing", the largest cruiser of the Kuomintang Navy at that time, sailed out of Huludao, and the flag of the Grand Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force was hoisted high on the ship.Chiang Kai-shek flew from Beiping to Tianjin on the 5th and came to Huludao by ship, accompanied by Gui Yongqing, Hou Jingru, Yu Jishi, Luo Zemin, and Xu Yongchang, the president of the Army University and others. After the "Chongqing" docked, Jiang summoned Que Hanqian, the commander of the 54th Army, Tang Yunshan, the deputy commander of the Jireliao Border Region (who was sent by Fan Hanjie to Huludao), Luo Qi, the head of the North China Inspectorate, and Chen Chen. Tie (who was sent by Wei Lihuang to Huludao), etc., asked about the latest developments, but did not make a statement.The Chief of Staff of the Joint Logistics Headquarters and the Director of Transportation, who came on the same ship as Chiang Kai-shek, asked the reception staff to get something to eat quickly.Because Chiang Kai-shek was wearing white gloves on the warship and found dust. He scolded Gui Yongqing during the meal: "The navy has become so corrupt and degraded. If it wants to subjugate the country, damn it!"Therefore, no one dared to eat with Chiang Kai-shek in the future, so they had to go hungry. At 1:00 p.m., Chiang convened a meeting at Que Hanqian's military headquarters in Cishan, Huludao.When Jiang entered the office of the military department, he saw a couplet written by Que Hanqian hanging on the wall: "Cultivate the righteousness of the world, and make the past and the present perfect." These two sentences were written by Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang nodded twice after reading them. He hummed slightly, as if agreeing.Afterwards, he asked Chen Tie and Tang Yunshan about the battle in Lianri Tashan. Chiang Kai-shek introduced Hou Jingru to everyone: "This is Hou Jingru, the commander of the 17th Corps. I brought him here this time and asked him to take command in Huludao. You must absolutely obey the order." Chiang Kai-shek said: "Jinzhou's gain or loss is related to the war situation in Northeast China and North China. In addition to sending the main force from Shenyang to help Jinzhou, two armies in North China and one army in Yantai were also ordered to rush to Huludao at night. Jinzhou attack. The victory or defeat of this war is related to the survival of the entire Northeast. You are responsible for the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. You must have the determination to kill yourself. This time, the superior force that concentrates American equipment, combined with the assistance of the air force and the coordination of the navy, will definitely be able to defeat the communist army.Before Commander Hou returns to lead the team, you will temporarily return to the command of Que Hanqian, commander of the 54th Army, to attack Tashan and Jinzhou.Gui Yongqing and Ma Jizhuang, commander of the Third Fleet, commanded the navy to destroy the Tashan PLA positions with 152mm cannons to assist the army in attacking.All ammunition and food can be resupplied by sea and air.You can fight with peace of mind in the front, and I will be responsible for the rear.Officials at all levels must come to the front line to command. " Chiang Kai-shek talked to Fan Hanjie of Jinzhou by radio and asked Fan Hanjie about the situation in Jinzhou.Fan said that there were fierce battles everywhere, and Chiang Kai-shek encouraged Fan. In the afternoon, a meeting of regiment commanders and officers was called in Jinxi and Huludao. After Jiang entered the venue, he first asked everyone if they had brought the "Bandit Suppression Handbook".The people present looked at each other in blank dismay, but no one said to bring it, the situation was very embarrassing.Jiang had no choice but to go down the steps by himself and said: "Since everyone is busy fighting the war and didn't bring it, then I will spend an hour or two reading it to everyone, and explain the important points by the way." In this way, Jiang took out his "Bible" - "Handbook for Suppressing Bandits" from the pocket of his military uniform, and read it to everyone word by word.He interjected some explanations in between.He said: "The current battle is of decisive significance and must be fought well. If it is defeated, nothing will be lost, everything will be over, and even history will be reversed. Your glorious achievements of following my revolution and resisting Japan will be turned into If there is nothing, the future of the individual can only be ruined." He talked and read for more than an hour, his head was sweating from exhaustion, and he kept wiping it with a handkerchief. After reading the "Bandit Suppression Manual", Chiang Kai-shek took a short rest, then went to the courtyard and sat on a chair, and took photos with the officers present at the meeting one by one.After one person finished taking photos, another person was replaced, and he sat still all the time. He took 20 or 30 photos in a row, and then returned to the "Chongqing" by car. In the evening, Jiang hosted a banquet on the "Chongqing", attended by more than 30 officers above the garrison commander.The fruit to eat after the banquet was the apple that Gui Yongqing's flagship seized from the civilian ship, and Jiang even ate two.Jiang suddenly asked Zhu Maozhen, commander of the provisional 57th Division: "How did your unit be dealt with by the Communist Army?" At this time, everyone was sweating for Zhu Maozhen and Liu Zigao, the temporary commander of the 62nd Division.The provisional fifty-seventh division was stationed in Jinxi and Xingcheng, and was completely wiped out by a surprise attack by the People's Liberation Army in a state of no vigilance. actor) escaped and lived in Huludao to hide from the wind.People think that this defeated general who played with women and fled the battle will be severely punished by military law.When the People's Liberation Army attacked Tashan, the temporary 62nd Division, Liu Zigao, the division commander, was afraid of being wiped out, so he retreated to Jinxi without any resistance.Que Hanqian sent the temporary 62nd Division to attack Tashan from the coast on the south flank.Liu Zigao had been stationed in Tashan for quite a long time, but he only knew how to curry favor with his superiors, and was clever as an official. He knew nothing about the hydrology of the coast. The sea rose about one meter deep at about 8:00 in the morning, and the soldiers were trapped in the sea. Here, it became the target of the People's Liberation Army shooting, with heavy casualties, and retreated in embarrassment.Now when Jiang asked, everyone thought that they must be punished for the crime of killing their teachers and humiliating their lives. Unexpectedly, Zhu Maozhen became very angry, stood up and said, "Report to the President, I am from Fenghua, and I studied in Sun Yat-sen University in the Soviet Union with Jing Guo. Although I have never met the President, I regard the President as my father and uncle." Similarly, as long as I can do something for the president, I will never care about success or failure. I have led the traffic police corps of the Jinzhou Railway Bureau before, and I know that this unit is not well equipped and has no combat effectiveness. I will reorganize it into a division in the future. Dry. The last time I went to Shenyang and Huludao via the country, he encouraged me repeatedly when we met. I also felt that this was an opportunity to contribute to the country, so I took it on.In the reorganization near Xingcheng, there were not enough recruits, no guns, no heavy firearms, so I still fought like this, and I didn't let others pick them up for nothing.I ask myself that I have tried my best, and my conscience is passable. Please ask the president to send someone to thoroughly investigate the situation of my resolute resistance and sacrifice. " Zhu speaks his accent in Fenghua, and keeps expressing his relationship with the "Prince".Chiang Kai-shek sounded very pleasant, and said to Zhu: "In the headquarters of Commander Que, Director Yu (Ji Shi) has already reported your combat situation to me. You must learn from your failures and rectify the team." No one thought that Zhu Maozhen would actually get through Yu Jishi, pave the way for him, and even tell a bunch of nonsense in front of Lao Jiang, pretending to be infinitely loyal, and washing away all his sins. Chiang Kai-shek asked again: "Which one is Master Liu Zigao?" The short, clever ghost immediately stood up and reported: "Yes!" Jiang Jieshi stared at Liu and said: "I heard that you were very brave in fighting Tashan this time. This... is very good. We must make persistent efforts to take down Tashan and fight to Jinzhou to complete the combat mission." Chiang Kai-shek did not pursue Liu Zigao's responsibility for abandoning Tashan, but praised his risky command, which is really unexpected.It turned out that Liu Zigao was a platoon leader Gui Yongqing used to lead the Nanjing Teaching Corps.Gui said: "Liu Zigao's fighting style is still the tradition of teaching the corps, dare to fight and fight hard!" Chiang Kai-shek gave instructions in Huludao to attack Tashan and join forces in Jinzhou, and decided that before Hou Jingru led troops to Huludao, Que Hanqian would be temporarily in charge. next to.Jiang waited for Lin Weichou, commander of the 62nd Army, on the "Chongqing", and encouraged Lin to fight this battle well. Chiang Kai-shek said: "This time the enemy attacked Jinzhou, there were at most seven columns, equal to the strength of seven divisions. We sent five armies in Shenyang, and two armies in North China? One army came from Yantai, and one army was originally stationed in Huludao. There are nine troops in total. The strength of the army: enough to help Jin. If not enough, you can also draw troops. Huludao will be commanded by Hou Jingru, and he will go back to bring the troops. Before he arrives, you will temporarily return to the 54th Army Commander Chang Que Hanqian. You are classmates, he has been stationed in Huludao for a long time and is familiar with the situation." He asked again: "Have your troops arrived yet?" Lin Weichou said: "There are only three ships going back and forth for transportation, and now only one division and the troops directly under the army have arrived, and two divisions have not yet arrived." Jiang said: "Hurry up, hurry up! I'll go back and send you more ships." After talking, Jiang hurried to Tanggu by boat. After Jiang left, Que Hanqian boasted to Lin: "The president's visit to Huludao is better than adding 100,000 soldiers." Luo Qi also said triumphantly: "There are eleven columns in the Northeast Communist Army. Out of a third of the troops in the region, we have more than twice as many troops to deal with them." Wei Lihuang sent Chen Tie and Peng Jieru to Huludao to form a command organization. Chiang Kai-shek took a distrustful attitude towards Wei Lihuang, and sent Wei Lihuang to the command post in Huludao, throwing him out of the sky. Peng Jieru said to Chen Tie: "Without a job and a light life, stay for a few days to watch the battle and then run away, so as not to be a prisoner." Chen Tie said with emotion: "This shows that the contradiction between Jiang and Wei has deepened. Jiang wanted to use Wei, but he was worried about him. It's getting to the point where we can't handle it, and we're sick and blind. We didn't want to come this time, but because we have worked together with the guard for many years, and when it came to a crisis, we were embarrassed to leave for a while, so we had to make a perfunctory for the time being. Think more about your future!" Chiang Kai-shek returned to Peiping by train from Tanggu and said that he would arrive in Shanghai on the 8th.Fu Zuoyi thought that Jiang's visit to Shanghai might be to make a speech for the Double Tenth Festival, so he advised Jiang not to go.Jiang said he had a private matter to go.Afterwards, I found out that Chiang Ching-kuo was "playing a tiger" in Shanghai, and he wanted to run Kong Lingkan, who was speculating and disrupting the finances. Kong naturally followed his wife's route, and there was a gap between his wife and Xiao Jiang?Just move Lao Jiang.Jiang hurried to Shanghai and rescued Kong Lingkan.However, the value of the gold-dollar coupons depreciated, and the market became chaotic.Fu Zuoyi said privately: "Chiang Kai-shek wants beauties but not country, what else are we going to do for him!"