Chapter 25 Peng De is pregnant with stubbornness

When talking about the name Peng Dehuai, countless people will feel admiration and sigh in their hearts.During the war years, Mao Zedong once wrote a poem for him - "Who dares to slash immediately, but I am General Peng." In both the party and the army, Peng Dehuai is a man of character.On this day, Mr. Peng lost his temper and shot a company commander of the Eighth Route Army who failed to defend his position. In late October 1940, more than 600 people from the Fourth Independent Mixed Okazaki Battalion of the Japanese Army invaded Huangya Cave.Huangyadong is a military center of the Eighth Route Army, and the Houshuiyao arsenal of the Eighth Route Army headquarters is located in the valley of Huangyadong.The Houshuiyao Arsenal was built in the valley to the west of the cave entrance. There is a gorge one kilometer away. Two mountains face each other, and a river runs through the middle.Surrounded by mountains, there are ten miles of valleys. In the winter of 1939, after Zhu De, Peng Dehuai and Zuo Quan personally selected the site, the first arsenal of the Eighth Route Army was built here.Under the personal leadership of Zuo Quan, after more than half a year of hard work, the first batch of rifles in the history of the Eighth Route Army was produced.More than 400 guns are produced every month, and the guns produced every year can equip a division of troops.

Therefore, Peng Dehuai regards the arsenal as the lifeline of the Eighth Route Army.When he heard that the Okazaki brigade entered the arsenal to destroy it, Peng Dehuai's heart exploded: "Which army is guarding the entrance of Huangya Cave?" Zuo Quan said: "The second battalion of the secret service regiment guards the entrance of the cave, and the fourth company performs tasks." Mr. Peng asked angrily : "Why did the Okazaki Brigade run into the cave? Where did the company commander go?" Zuo Quan reported: "They withdrew without fighting!" Mr. Peng yelled: "Abandoned his post without authorization, and shot the company commander!" Headquarters The law enforcement team of the secret service immediately executed the company commander who did not resist.

Peng Dehuai personally commanded the special task force on the top of the mountain to stop the Japanese troops swarming from the Okazaki Brigade. Immediately after receiving the telegram, large troops were dispatched from Matian to respond.After three days and two nights of fierce fighting and blocking, the Okazaki Brigade fled in embarrassment under the attack of our army. On October 28, under the attack of the first part of the 386th Brigade, the Okazaki Battalion was overwhelmed and attempted to return to its old nest in Qin County via Wuxiang and stationed near Panlong Guanjianao.At this moment, the Horita Battalion of the Japanese army attacking Matian was attacked by the first part of the 385th Brigade. Fearing of being destroyed, they also diverted to the west and joined the enemy already in Guanjianao.

On the afternoon of October 29, Peng Dehuai saw that the Okazaki Brigade burned the passing villages into rubble. He was very angry and said loudly: "Murder and arson, this is not bad! Resolutely destroy the Okazaki Brigade!" Order: "I order: the troops of the 129th Division will launch a general attack at 4:00 am on the 30th, and not even a Japanese devil can make him run away! Whoever lets the enemy go will be punished by military law!" With the determination to resolutely wipe out this invading enemy, Peng Dehuai went from Licheng Command Post to Shimen Village in Panlong Town, and called a meeting of the 129th Division and brigade cadres who were resting here, and dictated the battle orders from the headquarters. It is required that the 129th Division, with the cooperation of the fraternal troops and under the command of Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping, resolutely take down Guanjianao.

Guanjianao is located in the center of Taihang District.It is only 13 miles away from Zhuanbi Village, further south is Licheng, southwest is Wangjiayu, west is Wuxiang County, northwest is Yushe, and north is Liao County.The mountains and mountains in this area are dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.There is a deep ravine below Guanjianao, and the north is backed by taller Liushu Nao, with cliffs and cliffs. Only the south slope is relatively gentle and suitable for attack.There is a small village on the hillside, and more than 50 families have already been emptied.Seeing the siege, the Japanese army hurriedly seized the top of Guanjianao Mountain, built fortifications on it according to the danger, and sent about 200 soldiers to seize the commanding height of Liushunao in the north.The purpose of the Japanese army is to stand firm in Guanjianao and wait for reinforcements.

A fierce battle is about to begin. Only 5 hours until the final attack.Zuo Quan convened a meeting of cadres above the battalion level of the headquarters secret service regiment. Considering that the attack route was narrow and the large forces could not be deployed, he decided that the headquarters secret service regiment would launch an attack in advance at 3:00 a.m. and insert the third battalion into the middle area between Guanjianao and Liushunao to drive the enemy Cut off at the middle, the enemy in Liushunao was left to the first column of Desperate to destroy.After the deployment, Zuo Quan explained: "The reason why we attacked before 3 o'clock is because the enemy is exhausted under our siege, especially these two groups of enemies have just completed their fortifications, and now is the most exhausted time." , we will make a sneak attack while the enemy is sleeping soundly."

At 3 o'clock in the morning, the special task force of the headquarters arrived at the predetermined location.The Second Battalion Commando unknowingly touched the top of Guanjianao Mountain.After they killed the two sentries, a burst of grenades blasted away the Japanese machine gun position on Naoding. The explosion is the signal.Ou Zhifu, the head of the secret service, gave an order, and the troops ambushing at the foot of the mountain quickly rushed to their respective targets.The battle progressed quite smoothly, and the secret service team quickly occupied a row of cave dwellings.But at this moment, three machine guns of the Japanese army in a cave on the left spat out fierce flames. The dense firepower was like a blockade line, which suppressed the special agent group.

It turned out that the Japanese army built a complete fortification system here relying on cave dwellings.Each cave dwelling can not only form a firepower point by itself, but also cover and support each other with other cave dwellings, forming a cross firepower network.There is also a bulletproof trench dug in front of the cave. If the grenade is not thrown in place and falls into the bulletproof trench, it will be difficult to pose a threat to the Japanese army.The Japanese army dug through the connected caves to form a network of fortifications. The secret service team competed hole by hole with the Japanese army, and every time they captured a hole, they had to pay a considerable price.After the special task force captured several rows of cave dwellings with difficulty, the attack was stopped.

At this time, the other roads also encountered strong resistance from the Japanese army occupying favorable terrain.The battle is stalemate. Knowing that the progress of the war was not going well, Peng Dehuai was very anxious.He took the guards and came to the forward troops in person.As early as the period of the Civil Revolutionary War, Peng Dehuai formed his own combat command style: brave, fiery, like to lead the way, charge forward, and is especially good at fighting tough battles.On the Long March, the Battle of Loushanguan best embodies his style.Although the Kuomintang army relied on Loushanguan to block the attack, Mao Zedong gave Peng Dehuai full command of the first and third armies, and he insisted on attacking Loushanguan.

When the battle came to a critical point, Peng Dehuai came to the front-line troops to mobilize troops and deploy the attack in person.At dawn, Peng Dehuai appeared in front of the soldiers of the 769th Regiment. Peng Dehuai asked Zheng Guozhong, the head of the 769 regiment: "How is the situation of the troops? Are there many casualties?" "Troop casualties are not small, mainly because the terrain is not good for me. Now the troops are preparing to launch a new attack." Zheng Guozhong replied. "Be sure to wipe out this group of enemies before the arrival of enemy reinforcements. Your task is to take down this highland no matter what."

Hearing the confident answer from the soldiers of the 769th Regiment, Peng Dehuai left the position in satisfaction and walked elsewhere. The troops attacking Liushunao were the first column of death. At 2 o'clock in the morning on the 30th, the troops arrived at the designated location.When the 38th and 25th regiments of the first decisive column adjusted their deployment, a group of Japanese troops who had already occupied the commanding heights suddenly launched an attack, seized the position, and directly threatened the troops attacking Guanjianao from the south slope. Chen Geng, who was in charge of commanding the first decisive column, knew the weight of the Liushunao position well.The altitude of Liushunao is higher than that of Guanjianao. From Liushunao, firepower can be used to control the path leading to Guanjianao.It is very unfavorable for the enemy to block the attack based on danger.Chen Geng organized four consecutive charges, but they were unsuccessful. On the contrary, the losses of the troops were very large. In this stalemate, dawn dawned.All the troops participating in the battle immediately put all their strength into a full-scale attack.However, attacking during the day is more difficult than at night.Fighting during the day, the Japanese army had aircraft to cooperate, and the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army had to fight against the frontal Japanese army, and at the same time, they had to guard against bombing and strafing by the planes in the sky.The battle progressed unusually slowly. Peng Dehuai couldn't sit still anymore, he came to a place 500 meters away from the top of Guanjianao for a close observation.I saw him ignoring the gunpowder and gunfire, and reached the edge of the trench, holding a telescope in his hand and observing calmly: the Japanese machine guns were spitting out their tongues of fire frantically, and the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army braved the fierce artillery fire. Fell to the ground under heavy fire.Peng Dehuai saw the young fighters stepping forward one after another, and was anxious in his heart.At this time, Liu Bocheng called Peng Dehuai and said that in view of the heavy losses of the troops, he suggested that the troops temporarily withdraw from the siege and find another opportunity to fight.Hearing this, Peng Dehuai couldn't hold back his anger, and lost his temper with his always respected comrade-in-arms on the phone: "If you can't win Guan Jianao, you will remove the designation of the 129th Division, beheading no matter how big or small it is." Peng Dehuai's stubborn temper got stronger, making Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, and Cai Shufan in a dilemma.Liu Bocheng knew that Boss Peng's temper could not be changed by anyone.When he was in a difficult situation, Deng Xiaoping's political commissar turned his head and said: "Mr. Peng, don't worry, our 129th Division will send scouts to reconnaissance the situation at Naoding, and use other methods to attack..." "I don't care what you use method, I will never agree to the elimination of the Okazaki brigade!" Another day of hard fighting.By the 5th, the situation had progressed. At the same time, the news that more than 2,000 Japanese reinforcements from Liao County and Licheng were coming to Guanjianao also reached the position. Peng Dehuai looked at his watch and issued an order: "At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, launch Total attack." After the general offensive began, the 772nd Regiment, the 769th Regiment, the 38th Regiment, and the 25th Regiment, with one battalion each, cooperated with one part of the 385th Brigade, and attacked the enemy on Guanjianao 18 times in a row, with many hand-to-hand combats. The next time, he finally reached the top of Guanjianao Mountain.Most of the enemy was wiped out, and only more than 60 remnants of the enemy retreated in a small area, waiting for reinforcements. At noon on October 31, when the Guanjianao fortified battle was coming to an end, more than 1,500 enemy soldiers came to the rescue in two ways, and 15 enemy planes bombed our main attacking force in turn.In order to eliminate this group of barbaric enemies, Peng Dehuai personally visited a place more than 500 meters away from Guanjianao for close observation.More than a dozen enemy planes circled overhead and fired. The guard platoon leader was afraid that the safety of the leader would be threatened, so he asked Mr. Peng to hide, but Peng Dehuai was unmoved. The guards set up machine guns and fired at the air. Blast into the mountains.When Peng Dehuai reached the edge of the trench on the mountain, holding a telescope to observe the enemy's charge position, the war reporter Xu Xiaobing took a picture of Mr. Peng from the side. On November 1, the Japanese army dispatched a large number of troops from Liao County, Licheng, Wuxiang, etc., with the support of more than 10 aircraft, to assist the remaining Japanese troops in Guanjianao in five routes.Peng Dehuai saw that Guanjianao was basically wiped out by the besieged enemies, and the reinforcements were too large. In order to maintain the initiative and find favorable opportunities, he ordered his troops to withdraw from the battle. After the Battle of Guanjianao, the Japanese army suffered a heavy blow, and its "mopping up" in the Taihang District ended hastily.