Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Raid on New Security Guards

Xinbaoan is a castle with only a thousand families on the Pingzhang Highway. It is located between Xiahuayuan and Shacheng.It is the former town of Zhangyuan (Zhangjiakou) and the back of Gyeonggi. It is known as the "Land of Keys". After Mao Zedong commanded the Three Corps led by Yang Chengwu to encircle Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua, Fu Zuoyi ordered the 35th Army stationed near Beiping to reinforce Zhangjiakou.And when I conquered Miyun in the eleventh column, Fu Zuoyi was shocked and hurriedly ordered the thirty-fifth army to return to Beiping.When its thirty-fifth army entered Xinbaoan, it was surrounded and wiped out by the third, fourth and eighth columns of the Second North China Corps.This battle also opened the curtain of the Pingjin campaign in an all-round way.

Xibaipo, in the war room of the Military Commission. Zhou Enlai: "Now we need to re-examine Fu Zuoyi. Chen Chengji can't beat Fu Zuoyi. Now he has more power and role in keeping Jiang Xi in Pingjin. But it is possible for him to order Fu Xi to go west. Sexuality has also increased, especially since the hopelessness of military expansion will make him quickly make the decision to go west." Zhu De said: "My opinion ordered Yang Chengwu to launch an offensive near Zhangjiakou and surround Zhangjiakou at the right time. Putting Fu Zuoyi's energy on Pingsui can also cover the entry of our main force in the Northeast."

Mao Zedong said: "Cutting off the Pingsui line will make Fu Zuoyi decide to go south? Aren't the ships there in Qingdao already ready?" "Normally not." Zhou Enlai said, "Fu Zuoyi is a very emotional and loyal person. Even if he goes south, he will gather the troops on the Pingsui line and go south together. We surrounded Zhangjiakou, and his 100 The Fifth Army and other troops were besieged, how could he go south?" Mao Zedong said: "So he will send troops to rescue Zhangjiakou?" Zhou Enlai: "That's a 100% thing." Mao Zedong said: "Which troops might he send to rescue?"

Zhou Enlai pointed to the map and said: "The 104th Army is deployed in the Kangzhuang and Shacheng areas on the Pingzhang Line. This is the closest to Zhangjiakou." "No!" Mao Zedong said, "We must transfer his trump card army and the thirty-fifth army of the escort army to help Zhang, and then surround them..." Everyone listened to Mao Zedong and continued. Mao Zedong: "I was engaged in the peasant movement in Hunan. When rich people went to the city, they would carry a money box under their armpits. The money box was their lifeblood. Fu Zuoyi was a general, so naturally he didn't want a money box, but wherever he went It will definitely take the 35th Army somewhere, so we must try to get him to order the 35th Army to rush to Zhangjiakou. Fu Xi, drag Jiang Xi, tell Fu Zuoyi to go west, and flee south."

Zhu De said: "It's very good! But is there any way to transfer the 35th Army out of Fu Zuoyi's side?" Zhou Enlai said: "There is only one way, order Yang Luogeng's corps to send troops to destroy Pingzhang Road." "Yes!" Zhu De raised his thumbs up to Zhou Enlai, then turned to Mao Zedong and said, "As long as the railway is broken, the rescue of Zhangjiakou can only be done on foot, which is not enough. Fu Zuoyi is eager to help Zhang, which may force him to take Release his only motorized army!" Mao Zedong was very excited: "This plan is very good, the order will be issued immediately!"

Pingsui Road is the lifeline connecting the "Suppression General" in North China to the rear of Fu's army in Suiyuan. Zhangjiakou is the throat of this lifeline and an important support point for Fu's army to retreat westward to Suiyuan.Therefore, encircling Zhangjiakou, cutting off the Pingsui Road, attacking it must be rescued, leading the enemy to the west, and seizing the Fu family is the first chess piece that Mao Zedong and the Central Military Commission cast for the Pingjin Campaign, and it is also a wonderful move. On November 22, 1948, the Central Military Commission ordered Yang Chengwu, commander of the Third Corps, Li Jingquan, political commissar, and Li Tianhuan, deputy political commissar:

(1) It is possible for the enemy to shrink the outlying strongholds and concentrate in Ping and Tianjin to flee south. (2) In order to prevent him from escaping and to annihilate Fu's enemies in Ping, Tianjin, Zhang, and Tang, our army in the Northeast decided to enter the pass early.To keep secret, don't release it. (3) It is planned to use your three main columns to move eastward quickly and secretly, and cooperate with the southern part of Zhan to cut off the connection between Ping and Zhangjiakou, surround Zhangjiakou, prevent the enemy of Zhangjiakou from shrinking towards Ping and Tianjin, and attract the enemy of Peiping to send troops westward to rescue Zhangjiakou. Delay the time for the Ping and Jinfu enemies to escape to the south. For this reason, your three columns, except for the temporary movement of the troops near Guisui to confuse the Guisui enemy, the main force should be on standby to advance eastward on the 25th ("Pingjin Campaign" ", People's Liberation Army Press, 1991 edition, p. 81, 83).

On November 24, the Military Commission once again ordered Yang, Li, and Li to: After the North China Third Corps surrounded Zhangjiakou, commanders and fighters were building fortifications (1) Cheng Wu led three columns of the main force to set off from the current site on the 25th of tomorrow, and arrived near Zhangjiakou in six days (the sooner the better), and then surrounded the enemies in Zhoujiahe and Huai'an in the southwest of Zhangjiakou with two columns ( The 201st Division and the 11th Cavalry Brigade), with a column inserted between Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua, cut off the contact between Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua (Zhang and Xuan each have 1 division), so that Zhoujiahe, Huai'an, The three enemies in Zhangjiakou cannot escape.If the enemies of Zhoujiahe and Huai'an quickly retreat into Zhangjiakou or the enemies of Zhangjiakou quickly shrink to the east, then you should quickly go east and encircle Zhangjiakou, Xuanhua (1 division) or Xiahuayuan (1 division).In short, the principle is to capture a group of enemies and prevent them from fleeing eastward.After capturing and encircling, do not attack, wait for the main force of the Northeast to enter the customs (keep secrets) and encircle and annihilate the enemy before attacking with a camera.

(2) The Beiyue Group moved quickly to the vicinity of Datong to monitor the enemies of Datong so as not to run away east or west. (3) Jing Quan led Yao Bazong to stay in Suiyuan. On November 25th and 26th, the first column of the Three Corps started from Zhuozishan, the second column from Guancun and Longshengzhuang, and the sixth column set off from Jining. They marched in three directions in parallel. Zhangjiakou, surrounded by mountains and dangerous terrain, has always been called a strategic location by people, especially military strategists. On August 23, 1945, troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region recaptured Zhangjiakou from the Japanese and puppet troops and became the capital of the Jinchaji Border Region. The three-member team of the mediation and execution department is located in Zhangjiakou.

However, the Chiang Kai-shek government, which has disastrous the country and the people, will not give the people any rights and freedoms. In June 1946, with the support of his master in the United States, Chiang Kai-shek tore up the Double Ten Armistice Agreement and launched a full-scale attack on the liberated areas. At that time, Zhangjiakou was one of the largest cities in the Liberated Areas. Its existence was not only the basis for the PLA to divide the enemies from the east and the west, but also a hub for maintaining contact with the Northeast Liberated Areas and an important channel for contact with Mongolia. In August, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Sun Lianzhong and Fu Zuoyi to mobilize troops from Beiping and Suiyuan to attack Zhangjiakou respectively. The army and people of Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei fought together to defend Zhangjiakou. The enemy who invaded Zhangjiakou was hit hard. , The CCP’s party, government, and military agencies will withdraw on October 11.From then on, Zhangjiakou fell into the hands of Fu Zuoyi's troops.On the same day, Nanjing's "Central Daily" released a message saying: At 11:30 this morning, Fu Zuoyi's troops recovered (old) Wanquan and entered Zhangjiakou at 2:00 pm.

After Fu Zuoyi's troops occupied Zhangjiakou, the Kuomintang authorities thought it was a great victory, and immediately announced that "the Communist army has collapsed" and "the problem can be solved militaryly within three to five months." Chiang Kai-shek also said the following On November 12, one month after the Japanese order, the "National Congress" was held as scheduled without the participation of the Communist Party and the democratic parties. Now, seeing that Zhangjiakou is about to return to the embrace of the people, the commanders and fighters of the People's Liberation Army are rapidly approaching eastward with overwhelming momentum. On November 29, the entire Corps assembled in the south of Huai'an (first column), Dukoubao (second column), and Ximarin (sixth column). On the night of November 29, the peripheral operations to push the enemy in Zhangjiakou began.The second column launched an attack on the enemy of Chaigoubao with a brave and sudden action, captured Chaigoubao on the 30th, and continued to occupy the left guard that night.One vertical captured Huai'an and Shenjing.Six verticals captured Wanquan and Guolei villages.Fighting for one day each, more than 2,200 enemies were wiped out.After that, the 2nd and 6th verticals assaulted side by side and captured the outer positions of Huangtuliang, Wujiayao, Zhaojiayao, and Kongjiazhuang west of Zhangjiakou in one fell swoop.At the same time, Yizong turned to attack the Zhangxuan line. On the night of the 30th, braved the severe cold beyond the Great Wall and crossed the Yanghe River. The troops broke through the thin ice and advanced in waist-high water, especially the artillery, which took several hours to drag a cannon across.Due to standing in the icy water for too long, many artillery cadres and soldiers were transferred to field hospitals immediately after crossing the Yanghe River.At dawn, the whole longitudinal crossing was completed, Shalingzi between Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua was occupied, and the connection between Zhang and Xuan's enemy forces was cut off.At this point, the North China Three Corps formed a siege of Zhangjiakou. Peking.Zhongnanhai Jurentang "Suppression General" headquarters. Fu Zuoyi sat on the sofa, bowed his head, covered his face, and thought deeply. "Boom!" The door opened.He looked up anxiously as Deputy Chief of Staff Liang Shuzai came in. With the telegram in his hand, Liang Shuzai said in panic, "Boss, the communist army is encircling Zhangjiakou!" "What?" Fu Zuoyi was taken aback, and took the telegram from Liang Shuzai.The telegram was sent by Sun Lanfeng, commander of the 11th Corps guarding Zhangjiakou, and Yuan Qingrong, commander of the 105th Army. Liang Shuzai sighed and said, "Alas! We are one step too late, the road to the west is blocked!" Fu Zuoyi felt deeply guilty, and he opened his face: "It's all my fault! It's all my fault!" Liang Shuzai hurriedly dissuaded him: "Boss, you..." He grabbed Fu Zuoyi's face-slapping hand. Fu Zuoyi said: "Order the 104th Army to rescue Zhangjiakou" Liang Shuzai said: "It's over. The communist army destroyed the Pingzhang Line, and it will take four or five days to travel from Kangzhuang to Zhangjiakou!" Fu Zuoyi said, "Then there is no other way?" Liang Shuzai said: "Either, or else, let's get rid of the 105th Army and them!" Fu Zuoyi was furious: "What did you say?" Liang Shuzai panicked, tongue-tied: "I, I..." Fu Zuoyi said: "They are all brothers who lived and died together, how can they say such a thing?" Liang Shuzai hurriedly said: "I was wrong, I was wrong!" "Slap me!" Liang Shuzai imitated Fu Zuoyi just now, and slapped himself in the face, saying, "I was wrong! I deserve to die! I was wrong! I deserve to die!" Fu Zuoyi grabbed Liang Shuzai's hand and told him not to hit him again, saying, "We still have to figure out a way to rescue Zhangjiakou quickly." Liang Shuzai said: "The only way now is to order the 35th Army..." Fu Zuoyi walked around on the ground for a long time before making up his mind and saying, "Tell Jing Yun to help Zhangjiakou. We must drive out the communist army and keep the Pingsui line. If it doesn't work, we will cooperate with Sun Lanfeng and Yuan Qingrong to break through and bring them back to Peiping; of course." If it is more certain for them to go west together as a partner, then let’s go west together, and I will fly there later.” Liang Shuzai said: "As soon as the 35th Army leaves, you will have..." Fu Zuoyi said: "For the sake of all the brothers stationed in Zhangjiakou, how can I take my personal safety into consideration?" Liang Shuzai said, "Yes!" At noon on November 29, Guo Jingyun, the commander of the 35th Army, the main force of the Fu faction stationed in the Fengtai area, came to Fu Zuoyi's office. I went to Zhangjiakou. I think Zhangjiakou is tight this time. It is a partial action of the North China Liberation Army and has no strategic significance. Now the Northeast Communist Army is still celebrating, congratulating, and training in various parts of the Northeast. The North China Communist Army will not take any major actions. You After arriving in Zhangjiakou, check the situation. If there is a battle, we will make a quick decision; if there is no battle, we will disperse Yang Chengwu, who was making trouble there, and drive him away. Fifteenth Army." "Commander-in-chief, don't worry, I'll beat them up when I arrive at Zhangjiakou, let's see if Yang Chengwu dares to make trouble again!" Guo Jingyun said arrogantly. "You are going by car this time. If you encounter a small group of communist troops on the road, don't be eager to fight. It is important to relieve Zhangjiakou's crisis." Fu Zuoyi stopped and said unhurriedly. "Commander-in-Chief, just take care! I will go and return quickly, and I won't cause you any trouble. Don't worry." Guo Jingyun was full of confidence. "Then when are you going to leave?" "If the commander-in-chief has no further instructions, I will call Chief of Staff Tian Shiji now and ask him to notify the troops and prepare for departure. I will return to the military headquarters quickly, and I will be able to depart at 2 p.m. at the latest." Fu Zuoyi said: "You go ahead first, and I will tell An Chunshan (commander of the 104th Army) to move his 258th Division stationed in Huailai to the Xuanhua area and put it under the command of Sun Lanfeng to strengthen Zhang and Xuan's defense forces. He paused and continued: "In order to ensure that the Pingzhang Line will not be cut off by the Communist Army, I have made up my mind: transfer the 269th Division stationed in Changping to Huailai, and move the 16th Army stationed in Zhuo County to Changping, Nankou and the area west of it." Fu Zuoyi spoke slowly, as if speaking while thinking. "As for how to defend in the future, it depends on the development of the situation. I can't think so much now." The Thirty-Five Army successively had four commanders, namely Fu Zuoyi, Dong Qiwu, Lu Yinglin, and Guo Jingyun.The first three were all from Shanxi, and they were all graduates of the Military Academy, but Guo Jingyun was different from them. Guo Jingyun, whose name is Xiushan, was born in Chang'an, Shaanxi. He was born in a poor family and had no education.Later, determined to join the army, he first served as a soldier in the Xu Yongchang Department of the Kuomintang, and then joined the Ma Yanshou brigade as Sun Chu's Zhengtai Road Guard Army.Later, he served as the head and division commander of the 101st Division of the 35th Army under Dong Qiwu's tenure. In January 1948, after Lu Yinglin, the commander of the Laishui Campaign, committed suicide, Guo Jingyun was promoted to the commander of the 35th Army.After taking office, he convened a deployment and gave a speech.He said: "The Thirty-fifth Army is an ever-victorious army. It's not easy to be a commander. The former commander has already shown me. If you lose the battle and lose me, I will commit suicide! You don't want me Suicide, you have to beat me hard!" Guo Jingyun was brave in battle, known as a "violent general", and was highly appreciated by Dong Qiwu and Fu Zuoyi.But he has always been self-willed, arrogant and arrogant, and does not take the People's Liberation Army seriously. The next day (November 30) the motorized troops of the 35th Army appeared on the Pingzhang Highway. More than 400 vehicles pulling cannons and infantry formed a long queue of tens of miles, which was very majestic. At 2:00 p.m. on November 30th, the 35th Army arrived in Zhangjiakou. After Guo Jingyun asked Sun Lanfeng for instructions and learned about the situation, he immediately sent the 303rd Regiment of the 101st Division to the Northwest Pingmenwai of Zhangjiakou to Wanquan County. On the avenue, they attacked Wanquan County more than ten miles away from Wanquan County, in an attempt to launch a decisive battle with the People's Liberation Army near Wanquan County.As soon as the outposts of the two sides came into contact, the PLA voluntarily withdrew from Wanquan County and moved southwest.Liang Xing, head of the 303rd Regiment, left a battalion to defend Wanquan County, and the rest retreated to Zhangjiakou. At dawn on December 1, a part of the People's Liberation Army attacked Ningyuan Fort about 15 kilometers south of Zhangjiakou from Huai'an.Both the headquarters of the 35th Army and the 267th Division were stationed near Ningyuan Fort. On the one hand, Guo Jingyun ordered the 267th Division to engage the People's Liberation Army on the front, and at the same time ordered the 101st Division to carry out a roundabout encirclement in an attempt to concentrate their advantages in the area near Ningyuan Fort. Forces, to the North China Liberation Army a so-called annihilation blow.After fierce fighting until 4 pm, the People's Liberation Army took the initiative to retreat again, which completely failed Fu's plan, and had to change from "challenge" to "standby", waiting for the People's Liberation Army to attack Zhangjiakou before a decisive battle. Xibaipo. The military staff officer hurried into Mao Zedong's dormitory and office with the telegram, and said happily: "Chairman, the 35th Army has been transferred out." Mao Zedong is writing a manuscript.While thinking about it, he said, "Wow!" The outline map of the first stage of the Battle of Pingjin The staff officer was a little anxious: "Emergency order Yang Luogeng's Corps to arrest the 35th Army!" Mao Zedong said: "He has just left the city, and he is aggressive. He hasn't hit any nails yet, so why bother to catch it? Besides, he sees through and wants to catch it. What should I do if I shrink back?" The staff officer was puzzled: "Then when will you arrest him?" Mao Zedong said: "It is going west now, and it will not be too late to catch it when it returns east." The staff officer was even more puzzled: "Back to the east..." Mao Zedong said: "Yes! This enemy will definitely return to the east." "Sure?..." The staff officer blinked his confused eyes. "When was the thirty-fifth army dispatched?" "Two hours." Mao Zedong put down his wolf hair and picked up the horseshoe watch on the table: "Remember, it is 204 kilometers from Beiping to Zhangjiakou, which can be walked in one day. The Yang Chengwu Corps outside the city will intercept it in Xuanhua and ask the 35th Army to fight in the ice and snow. After a few days of fighting, they all tasted the taste of being cold, hungry and shelled, and Guo Jingyun was not so fierce. Look again..." He led the staff to the map hanging on the wall, "Our Northeast Field Army The vanguard troops have already entered the customs, and they are asked to make a gesture of encircling Beiping. In any case, Zhangjiakou is still more important than Beiping. In this way, Fu Zuoyi will order the 35th Army to return east to defend Beiping. At that time, we will release the Yang Luogeng Corps This tiger will definitely win by surprise!" The staff officer was surprised: "Oh! Chairman, you are so thoughtful!" Mao Zedong smiled and said: "It's not worth mentioning. It has yet to be tested in practice. This is just talk on paper!" Things are unpredictable.When the Central Military Commission ordered the North China Third Corps——Yang Chengwu Corps to carry out the task of encircling Zhangjiakou, it repeatedly asked Yang Chengwu and Li Tianhuan (deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the Third Corps of the Li Family) to cut off the Xuanhua enemy from contacting Zhangjiakou, and they failed to comply. , And allowed the 35th Army to pass through Xuanhua and enter Zhangjiakou smoothly.This creates two situations: keeping the enemy in a group is not conducive to annihilation later; making the enemy in a group is easy to make the enemy go west in partnership.Mao Zedong therefore severely criticized the Third Corps.At this time, on December 5, just as Mao Zedong predicted, a part of the main force of the Northeast Field Army entered Yanqing and conquered Miyun in one fell swoop. Fu Zuoyi thought that the People's Liberation Army was going to attack Beiping, so he urgently ordered the 35th Army to return to Beiping.However, because the North China Third Corps did not carry out the order of "must firmly cut off Zhang and Xuan", the defensive force was weak, the fortifications were simple, and it was easily broken by the enemy, which made the 35th Army of the Fu family go eastward. We must seize the Thirty-fifth Army and never allow it to return to Peiping! The return of the 35th Army to Beiping did not cause much shock in Xibaipo.Because the commanders had anticipated this and decided to build a second line of defense for the 35th Army on the Pingzhang Line (the first line of defense was the Third Corps that besieged Zhangjiakou).Three days before the 35th Army set off from Zhangjiakou to return to Beiping, the Second North China Corps——Yang Luogeng Corps had received an order to go from the assembly point of Yi County, Hebei to the Pingzhang Line Xuanhua (not included) to Huailai (not included) Duan set off.It was snowing heavily, the wind was biting cold, and there were rugged paths, so it was difficult to move.On the night of December 4th, Mao Zedong sent another telegram to Yang Luogeng of the Second Corps, strictly ordering "Tomorrow, we will fully control the section of Xuanhua (not included)-Huailai (not included), and immediately build a war between the east and the west. Strengthen the blocking fortifications so that the enemy in Zhangjiakou cannot retreat to the east" (Building blocking fortifications from west to east is intended to block the east retreating on the one hand and block the enemy aiding from the west on the other).At this time, Yang Luogeng's corps was still a day or two away from Xuanhua and Huailai, how could they stop the enemy from fleeing eastward in time?They used the radio to find the 12th Brigade of the 4th Column of the Corps that had performed the task of breaking the flat tension line here a few days ago.God help!They got in touch, and the brigade, led by Wang Zhao, the political commissar of the fourth column, was gathering near Xinbaoan between Xuanhua and Huailai.Yang Luogeng immediately gave them a task. The Twelfth Brigade led by Wang Zhao did not dare to be negligent, so on December 6, they cleared Xinbaoan and the surrounding soil stubbornness. Build fortifications on the lot, and prepare to deal with the enemy retreating from Zhangjiakou with the method of blocking step by step (because the weak army is against the strong army). At this time, the officers and soldiers of my 12th Brigade piled up snow walls in Xibali Village and then poured water to build ice and snow fortifications, waiting for the arrival of the ace 35th Army led by Guo Jingyun.The commander of the Fourth Column, Zeng Siyu, who led the main force from the assembly point to the Pingzhang Line, sent a telegram to the 12th Brigade saying that even if all the officers and soldiers of the 12th Brigade died on the ground, the 35th Army could not be released and fled back to Peiping. In the early morning of December 7, Guo Jingyun, the commander of the 35th Army, summoned 18 planes from above and violently bombed the Xibali position of the 12th Brigade. Flying around, beating the officers and soldiers of my 12th Brigade unable to lift their heads.After a while, the bombing stopped, and then a fierce attack was launched. The 12th Brigade swore to stick to its position and defeated the enemy for many times. After repeated bombing by the enemy with planes and artillery, the position was severely damaged.Our army withdrew from the Xibali position and entered the new security position to continue to stand firm.After noon, they turned to the Dongbali position and continued to hold fast, firmly blocking the enemy's passage to Peiping. Guo Jingyun saw that our army was fighting and retreating. After occupying Xinbao, he thought he had won the battle. His arrogance came up again, and he said, I am tired from fighting, so I should sleep for a night before leaving.Decided to camp on the spot.At this time, the main force of Yang Luogeng's corps moved towards the Xinbaoan area one after another. Mao Zedong knew that the 35th Army was surrounded by me, and immediately decided to notify the 12th Brigade of commendations.The North China Military Region, the Second Corps, and the Four Columns also issued commendation orders.The officers and soldiers of the 12th brigade were very excited and encouraged, and the battle will be even better in the future. On the afternoon of December 4, at the headquarters of the 11th Corps in Zhangjiakou, Fu Zuoyi was convening a military meeting with the commanders of divisions, brigades and above.Participants at the meeting were Yuan Qingrong, Commander of the 105th Army, Guo Jingyun, Commander of the 35th Army, Jin Shuke, Deputy Commander of Chahar Security and Zhangjiakou Garrison Commander and Defense Commander, 101st Division, 267th Division, New 32nd Division , Temporary 10th Division, Temporary 11th Division, 210th Division, 5th Cavalry Brigade, and 11th Cavalry Brigade commanders. After the North China Three Corps of the People's Liberation Army surrounded Zhangjiakou, Fu Zuoyi flew to Zhangjiakou on December 2 and 3 to understand the battle situation and deploy defense.After flying in this morning, I plunged into the headquarters of the 11th Corps, convened Sun Lanfeng, Yuan Qingrong, Zeng Houzai (the Secretary-General of Chahar Province acting as the chairman), and Jin Shuke to hold a small meeting to listen to and study the relevant issues of Chahar Province and Some military and political situations in Zhangjiakou City.In this small-scale meeting, Fu Zuoyi just listened to others, rarely interjected, and rarely expressed approval or disapproval.However, he began to realize that the People's Liberation Army's siege of Zhangjiakou was not a partial action, but what was its real intention?He hasn't figured it out yet.Only then did it decide to hold a meeting of division and brigade commanders in the afternoon, on the one hand to listen to the opinions of division and brigade commanders, and on the other hand to encourage them. Fu Zuoyi looked around at the commanders of the divisions and brigades present, and said in a gentle and deep voice: "Everyone look at each other, we senior personnel and generals leading troops, everyone is full of red faces, and we can't see anything unlucky." Look. At present, although the military situation is very tense, as long as all of you here are commanding properly, the soldiers will use their lives, and the officers and soldiers will fight bravely, the situation will not be irreversible." There are various opinions on the issue of defending Zhang Yuan, and now we will discuss and study it, and please express your opinions and speak freely." For a long time, everyone looked at each other, and no one was willing to speak first.Fu Zuoyi also said: "Now is the juncture of our Chasui Army's victory, defeat, and survival. If you have any good opinions, you should try your best to talk them out to save the current crisis." Fu Zuoyi's words touched the hearts of some people. Li Siwen, the commander of the 210th Division, spoke first: "Zhangjiakou has always been a military hub that must be contested by military strategists. From the perspective of terrain, it is easy to attack and not suitable for defense, especially when there are few soldiers. It is impossible to defend, and we don’t have so many troops right now. Strategically speaking, to defend Zhangjiakou, we must first defend several important strongholds such as Wanquan and Xuanhua on the periphery. If these places are lost, we will not be able to defend even if there are many troops .” Then, a few more people spoke. Although they didn't speak directly, they all vaguely agreed with Li Siwen's opinion. Garrison Commander Jin Shuke said: "As for whether Zhangjiakou should be defended or not, I think that from the point of view of the entire military decision-making, it should not be decided solely based on political influence. If it is necessary in the overall military situation, not only should it not be given up, but heavy troops should be used. Stand firm; if there is no major need in the overall military situation, you should retreat immediately and concentrate your troops where they are needed, so as not to disperse your troops and suffer from the Communist army's various defeats!" There was another moment of silence. In the end, Fu Zuoyi did not give any definite instructions, but said: "Everyone's opinions are very good. As long as everyone has the belief of winning, can train troops well, and complete the mission delivered this time, I believe we will not fail." After the meeting is over, how will the battle in Zhangjiakou be fought?The brigade commander had no idea.When they left the venue slowly, they were all regretful and overwhelmed. After the meeting, Fu Zuoyi called Sun Lanfeng, Yuan Qingrong, Jin Shuke, and Zeng Houzai to hold a secret meeting.Fu Zuoyi said very confidentially: "It seems that Zhangjiakou can no longer be defended, even if it is defended, it will be difficult to defend. From now on, you will start to make an inventory of all military materials, including weapons, ammunition, clothing, food and other materials. When retreating, take away as much as possible, and make an inventory of all the things that cannot be taken, seal and lock the warehouse where the materials are stored, and leave them to the local staff who are not willing to follow us, and give us an 'honorary confession'."After pausing for a while, he said again: "This work can only be prepared in secret. Don't explain it to the people below, let alone publicize it." At around 4:00 p.m., Liang Shuzai, the deputy chief of staff of the "Suppression General", made an urgent call: In Miyun and the area to the east, it was discovered that the Northeast People's Liberation Army was advancing westward, and the North China Liberation Army was moving northward from Zijingguan. Attempt to cut the flat tension line... After answering the phone, Fu Zuoyi informed Sun and Yuan of the information he had just learned, and said: "When Zhangjiakou will retreat, whether to retreat, and the actions of the 35th Army, I will report to you after I return to Beiping to study and study." After finishing speaking, Hastily flew back to Peking. On December 4, Fu Zuoyi flew back to Beiping from Zhangjiakou. He was stunned when he heard that the vanguard of the Northeast Field Army had secretly entered the pass and was attacking Miyun.He patted his thigh and shouted again and again: "Too fast!"too fast!Fu Zuoyi really didn't expect it. He always believed that the Northeast People's Liberation Army would have to rest for at least 3 to 6 months before entering the customs after the Liaoshen War.How did they know that they had reached Miyun in just one month.So, he made the following deployment: The 35th Army was urgently ordered to withdraw to Beiping at night, and was limited to pass through Xinbaoan at noon on the 5th; the 104th Army was ordered to be the first echelon, and the 16th Army was to be the second echelon, and the Huailai and Nankou areas went west to meet the 35th Army's east. Withdrew; ordered the 92nd Army, 94th Army, and 62nd Army to march from the Jintang area to Peiping; ordered the 13th Army to abandon Huairou and Shunyi and concentrate near Tongxian County; the 101st Army to abandon Zhuo County and Liangxiang , Withdrew to Wanping, Fengtai, Changxindian and Mentougou to strengthen the defense of the Beiping area. After Fu Zuoyi finished deploying, he paced around the war room again.He thought: In this way, from Beiping to Xinbao, one army after another, the army is connected and supports each other. This will not only safely bring back the 35th Army, but also ensure that the troops going to meet them will be safe. Guo Jingyun, commander of the 35th Army, received Fu Zuoyi's order to return to Beiping, but he didn't take it seriously. He still didn't take the People's Liberation Army seriously and took it seriously. Six days ago, on November 29th, when Fu Zuoyi asked him to lead his troops to help Zhangjiakou, he puffed up his chest and boasted to Fu, saying that Yang Chengwu must be driven away, and Yang Chengwu should not be allowed to be in the so-called "his territory". Make trouble", let's wait for his good news.But, so far, where is his good news? Guo Jingyun recalled the combat situation in the past few days, how could he give Fu Zuoyi an account?After much deliberation, he felt that if the repair shop was moved to Beiping, it would definitely be useful in the battle to defend Beiping City, and it could solve a big problem for Commander Fu, so it was not a waste of time.So he ordered the army to dismantle all the machines in the repair factory and transport them back to Peiping. After Guo Jingyun made such a fuss, news spread that the 35th Army had returned to Beiping.The officials in Zhangjiakou had long wanted to go to Peiping, so they all came to their door and asked Commander Guo to take them to Peiping.Among them were Du Jimei, chairman of the Chahar Provincial Council, Ma Yangxian, a member of the Provincial Party Committee, Zhao Chengbi, a special commissioner of the Chahar-Mongolia Party Committee, Yang Runlin, secretary-general, Gao Bingwen, chairman of the Zhangshi Council, and He Tianmin, president of the "Commercial News", etc. Guo Jingyun agreed .These officials brought their family transcripts, gold and silver, rice and flour, and loaded more than a dozen cars. Some big businessmen and landlords who accompanied the 35th Army to Beiping were also allowed to use money to "pave the road".There was a businessman who had 400 barrels of gasoline in stock, and said that each car would carry one barrel, and two-thirds of it would belong to Guo Jingyun after arriving in Peiping.How could Commander Guo not want such easy money! Guo Jingyun stayed in Zhangjiakou for more than a day in order to gain "popularity", and he stayed in Zhangjiakou for more than one day. He didn't set off eastward until 13:00 on December 6.Postponing the eastward withdrawal bought time for the People's Liberation Army. When the 35th Army drove past Xuanhua, it began to encounter resistance from small units of the People's Liberation Army, and sparse gunshots came from far ahead.The long convoy stopped.Guo Jingyun impatiently ordered Chief of Staff Jia Chengzu to say: "Go ahead and see what's going on. I don't think there will be any serious situation! Tell Master Feng not to delay your progress because of minor situations." Just as Jia Chengzu walked out, he saw Feng Zi, the commander of the 101st Division, coming in a car.Feng Zi reported to Guo Jingyun: "The road leading to Peiping from the west of Xiahuayuan has been cut off by the communist army. There are not many communist troops blocking the front. The 301st regiment is fighting and building the road at the same time." Guo Jingyun urged: "Fix the road quickly and move on. Don't waste too much time." break through city defense The Thirty-fifth Army stopped and stopped under the obstruction of the People's Liberation Army. When it arrived at Jimingyi at around 4 pm, it was almost dusk. Guo Jingyun said to Chief of Staff Tian Shiji: "It's getting late today. Let's camp, if there is nothing wrong, we will leave tomorrow morning, it will be safer." Guo Jingyun, who wanted to sleep peacefully in Jimingyao and return to Peiping the next day, was disturbed by a series of ominous news that night, unable to sleep and restless.Guo Jingyun got up with his clothes on, and flipped through the reconnaissance reports on the table: ——Many communist troops descended from the high ground north of Jimingyi, and built fortifications in the north of the highway and at the foot of the mountain; ——Many communist troops descended from the mountains south of Xiahuayuan, and built fortifications south of the highway; ——The communist army is also constructing fortifications in the direction of the lower garden; ——The road between Xinbaoan and Jimingyi and on both sides, there are many communist troops building fortifications; ——The cock crowed around and found that the communist army was mobilizing frequently. Arrogant and arrogant Guo Jingyun is a fierce general in war, but he lacks wit and resourcefulness. , Wen Hanmin, commander of the 267th Division, Jia Chengzu, chief of staff, and others came to hold a meeting overnight to study countermeasures.These generals agreed that the current situation is very serious, and the PLA cannot be ordered to build fortifications smoothly at night, and troops should be sent to disturb them, otherwise it will be impossible to return to Peiping smoothly tomorrow. Guo Jingyun was very confident in the fighting power of the 35th Army. After listening to everyone's speeches, he thought for a while and said confidently: "Since there is going to be a war, let the brothers have a good rest tonight. As the vanguard, the division can attack the communist army at dawn, and it can rush over at once. The rest of the troops are ready before 8 o'clock in the morning and are on standby for departure." Guo Jingyun's slow action and misjudgment made the Second North China Corps grab precious time to build a blocking position overnight, and put a noose of death on the 35th Army. At dawn on December 7, the 267th Division began to act according to Guo Jingyun's deployment. As soon as it walked out of Jimingyi, it exchanged fire with the PLA's blocking forces.Guo Jingyun was a little worried when he heard the increasingly fierce gunfire ahead, and wanted to call Wen Hanmin, the commander of the 267th Division, several times to inquire about the battle situation.Wen Hanmin knew that Guo Jingyun was a famous fighter under Fu Zuoyi, and he was always competitive, so every time he received a phone call from Guo Jingyun, he simply replied, "We are in fierce battle." Guo Jingyun. Guo Jingyun waited until 12:00 noon. Seeing that the 267th Division hadn't opened the channel, he said to Chief of Staff Tian Shiji angrily, "Use the intercom to report the situation to the headquarters immediately and ask the plane to come quickly to help. I'll go ahead and have a look." After speaking, Guo Jingyun took a few staff officers and drove to the 267th Division to supervise the battle.Tian Shiji also immediately contacted the North China "Suppression General" headquarters in Beiping, requesting to send planes to support.Not long after, several planes flew from the direction of Beiping to assist the 35th Army to launch an attack on the positions of the People's Liberation Army's blocking troops.Seeing the fierce enemy offensive, the People's Liberation Army withdrew gradually as planned.当天下午6时许，三十五军步履艰难地到达了新保安。 第一○一师师长冯梓到达新保安后，正好碰上军长郭景云。郭景云一见他的面就气愤地说：“空军这帮王八蛋是怎么搞的，又炸着自己人了。那架飞机的号码是905号，我已向总部发电报追查此事。飞机上怎么也有了共军啦，这仗还怎么打？” 冯梓有些担心地说：“军座，咱们还是打过新保安快前进吧，这里的地形不好，对面的敌情又不太清楚，此地不宜久留。” 郭景云满不在乎地说：“今晚不走了，就在新保安宿营。共军善于夜战，如果我们在夜晚行军，部队受的损失要比白天大得多。今晚让弟兄们在新保安好好休息一下，养足精神，明天咱们一口气打回北平去。” 第三十五军副军长王雷震老成持重，是傅作义特意安排到三十五军辅佐郭景云的。自到张家口之后，王雷震就患病卧床休息，这一路上也一直呆在轿车里，很少过问军中事务。当他听说郭景云想在新保安宿营时，勉强撑持着病体，前去劝阻。王雷震对郭景云说：“傅总司令的电报催得很急，我们应该尽量争取时间赶回北平。根据当前的情况看，共军可能有后续的大部队到来。新保安的地形，北靠大山，南临洋河，县城如同在锅底一样，在此狭隘地区宿营，万一发生情况，把道路的两头堵住，势必造成我军进退无路，补给断绝，要求增援也不容易。既然我们奉令回北平，就没有在这里宿营的必要。如果现在马上行动，用不了两个小时就可以到达怀来，这样对我军比较有利。” 刚愎自用的郭景云平时就不怎么把王雷震放在眼里，根本就没接受王雷震的建议，只淡淡地说了一句：“住下吧，待明天再走！”便自顾自地走开了。王雷震讨了个没趣，惹了一肚子的气，索性撒手不管，由着郭景云自己去瞎折腾。 郭景云怎么也没有料到，华北第二兵团第三、第四纵队和第八纵队在当天晚上把新保安团团围住，并连夜构筑工事。站岗的哨兵胆战心惊地向郭景云报告说：“新保安四周都是锹镐声，共军正在通宵达旦地赶筑工事。” 骄狂的郭景云并没有理会部下的报告，仍命令部队按原定计划，安心休息，准备第二天继续攻击前进。郭景云始终认为，凭借三十五军的实力，击破解放军的阻击，返回北平是不成问题的。然而，12月8日，第三十五军猛烈攻击了一整天，竟然未能前进一步。只得又退回新保安。正在这时，华北“剿总”总部又给郭景云发来一封急电，催促他说：“林彪一部进关后向该方面移动，希迅速击破当面之敌，赶回北平。” 郭景云这时才有些着急了，自信心大为动摇，后悔当初没听王雷震的劝告。 12月9日晚9时，郭景云把各师师长、团长召集到军部，垂头丧气地说：“据侦察发现，当面的共军是聂荣臻的第二、第三纵队和东北林彪部队的1个炮兵旅，还有其他东北进关的部队，番号不详，总兵力约有3个纵队之多，实力大大超过我军。以我们现在仅有的兵力继续攻击前进，不但兵力少、牺牲大，并且很难有突出去的把握。大家看看，目前我们应该怎么办？” 与会的将领面面相觑，谁也不说话。过了半晌，还是郭景云自己打破了难堪的沉默场面，提出意见说：“目前根据敌我力量对比，只能暂取守势，以待援军，总司令是不会不管我们三十五军的，这是他的老部队。大家对此有什么意见？” 第三十五军的师、团长们看到连自认为所向无敌的郭景云此时都没有突围的勇气，他们为自身的安全考虑，所以一致赞同郭景云的意见，固守待援。郭景云见众人都赞同自己的主张，马上又来了精神，吹起了牛皮：“守！坚决守住新保安！我们三十五军有跟傅总司令守城的经验和传统。当年，直奉联军跟我们作战时，我们守过天镇；北伐战争中守过涿州；抗日战争守过太原。这几次守城战，可以说没有不胜的。现在守个新保安，更没有问题！” 郭景云当即进行防守部署：（1）第二六七师附保安团及1个山炮连，担任新保安东半城和东关的防守，就地构筑工事；（2）第一○一师附1个山炮连，担任西半城防守，重点置于西门外，就地构筑工事；（3）各师在城外警戒部队的据点，应尽可能构筑比较坚固的工事；（4）各部队即于12月10日拂晓前进入指定地点开始构筑工事。 自郭景云决定固守新保安后，12月10日这一天，第三十五军各部开始在城内外构筑工事。与此同时，解放军也在构筑工事，双方相距仅2公里，彼此相望，仿佛在进行构筑工事比赛。 郭景云虽横下一条心要死守新保安，但他内心还是在盼望援军马上到来。他与手下的参谋们议论过，认为傅作义可能派三路援军来救援他们：一路是南口方面袁朴的第十六军；一路是驻张家口的袁庆荣第一○五军，还有一路是驻怀来的安春山第一○四军。郭景云自信地说：“不要说整个三十五军，就是那400多辆汽车，也是傅总司令的命根子，他不能不要，一定会派大军来救援我们的。” 郭景云的话一点也不假。从接到三十五军被困新保安的电报后，傅作义急得火烧火燎。他知道三十五军处境十分危险，如果稍有迟疑，等解放军的后续部队赶到，想救也救不出来了。傅作义即令驻张家口的一○五军和驻怀来的一○四军同时前往新保安营救三十五军，并电告郭景云：“已电令安、袁两军前往解围，希径与联系。” 郭景云接到傅作义的电报后，犹如吃了一颗定心丸，在新保安城内安心等待这两支大军的到来。不料，12月10日上午9时，第一○五军军长袁庆荣电告郭景云说：一○五军先头部队在沙岭子遇到解放军的顽强阻击，现正在激战中。到下午4时，袁庆荣又发来一电，称：数次攻击都未能冲过解放军的阻击阵地，部队伤亡惨重，不得不退回张家口，待机再动。郭景云的心当时就凉了半截。现在他只好把解围的希望寄托在安春山的一○四军身上。 国民党一○四军是怎样行动的呢？它首先遇到了我三纵的阻击。 1948年12月6日黄昏，华北二兵团第三纵队进至矾山堡与涿鹿之间。7日，接兵团命令，要三纵火速前进，务于8日晨从新保安以西和西南包围三十五军，不得使其跑掉。三纵司令员郑维山当即决定：九旅从新保安西面，七旅从新保安西南面包围敌人，八旅作为二梯队配置在新保安以南的大黄庄，纵队指挥所设在金堂房，要求以强行军的速度向新保安疾进。 任务下达了，可是郑维山的心情丝毫没有感到轻松。多年的战斗经历使他联想到一连串的问题：三十五军东返中受阻，傅作义必然派兵接应。接应之敌来自哪个方向？我军在此方向有多少部队？能否挡住接应之敌？……他思来想去，作出这样判断：接应之敌最大可能是来自新保安以东的怀来之一○四军；我军在新保安以东除了四纵十二旅外，就是为数不多的冀热察地方部队，显然没有把握阻挡住一○四军。为此，郑维山派了一个侦察班，沿洋河南岸向东侦察，并要他们特别注意怀来方向的敌情。 部队出发了，十来天的连续行军，指战员们已经相当疲劳，但他们知道这次行动是为了消灭三十五军这个老对手，个个士气高涨，劲头倍增。全纵队于8日凌晨4时到达新保安西南，按预定部署展开完毕。此时，四纵和八纵也分别占领了新保安东面和北面的有利地形，把三十五军严严实实地包围了起来！ 上午11时许，郑维山司令员接到了侦察班的第一次报告：沙城地区有枪声。郑维山马上意识到敌一○四军接应三十五军的行动开始了。于是他拿起电话要通了负责新保安以东防务的四纵司令员曾思玉，问沙城地区有无我军部队，曾司令回答：沙城地区没有四纵部队，四纵的任务就是在新保安以东和东南阻击三十五军，防止其向东逃窜。 郑维山放下电话自言自语道：“看来一场血战不可避免了”。下午3点，郑司令接到侦察班的第二次报告：有大股敌军在土木以南沿洋河以北乡村土路向西运动。郑维山判断：前来接应三十五军的敌人原来沿公路运动，上午的枪声是遭到我地方部队袭扰时发生的战斗。此后，敌人为了隐蔽行动企图争取时间，便改走乡村土路，秘密接近新保安。他又拿起电话将这一情况通报了的四纵首长。 敌情清楚了，如何处理呢？郑维山十分焦急。新保安以东没有我军部队，这就意味着接应三十五军之敌可以毫无阻碍地接近新保安，直捣东面包围三十五军部队后方，按路程计算，当晚即可向我发动攻击。到那时三十五军势必拼死向东突围，使我东面围城部队腹背受敌，突围成功。所以，当务之急是坚决挡住西进之敌。但三纵的任务是在新保安以西和西南阻击敌人突围，东面阻击救援之敌不是三纵的任务。郑维山正在踌躇难决时，恰又接到兵团领导一份电报。电文称： 1.你们现在应构筑多层阻击阵地，以一切方法把敌人包死，并坚决打破敌人可能数次、数十次甚至更多次的突围企图，并不轻易让给敌人一个阵地，待命攻歼该敌。 2.三、四两纵队都应有对东防御的布置，以准备万一詹、苏（指詹大南、苏启胜部）抗击不住暂三军（即一○四军），还能切断敌两军之联系。 3.军委已严厉责备我们到达太迟，致使敌三十五军得以东突，影响整个作战计划，并要我们确实包围住敌三十五军于现在地区，并隔断其与怀来的联系。如果跑掉，由我们负责。我们已对军委负了责任。因此，我们也要求你们严格而确实地执行我们的一切命令，谁要因疏忽或不坚决而放走敌人，是一定要追究责任的。 4.你们要反复进行政治动员，以鼓励士气。你们要动员所有干部（包括你们自己），不要怕疲劳，不要因疲劳而疏忽，不要怕伤亡，怕一切可能发生的困难，不要因有点困难和伤亡大一点而沮丧。只要我们做到这些，我们就一定能歼灭此敌，完成军委交给我们的任务。 杨、罗、耿、潘 8日14时 郑维山读完兵团电报，心情更加沉重，他想：从来电看，兵团领导只是估计怀来敌一○四军可能西来接应三十五军，并没有发现敌一○四军已距新保安不远，如按兵团要求只是“有对东防御的布置”，不确实阻止援敌西进，势必形成援敌直捣我四纵背后的局面……他不愿再想下去，拿起电话，让话务员接通兵团指挥所，想上报侦察到的敌情，提醒兵团早作防范准备。可是，话务员说：兵团指挥所现在何处尚不清楚，纵队一直没有与兵团建立起有线联络。 what to do?面对当前的敌情，究竟应该怎样正确对待上级的命令，郑维山首先想到的是：毛主席一直要求各级指挥员要把自己的注意中心放到那些对全局最重要、最有决定意义的问题和行动上。当前情况如此明显，要全歼三十五军，就必须挡住接应之敌。三十五军突围的主要方向是向东，如果拘泥于战斗任务的区分，四纵必然腹背受敌，不但十分困难且相当危险。目前，我们三纵只有分兵主动阻击接应之敌才是正确选择。想到这里，郑维山不再犹豫，将自己的判断和想法告诉了政委王宗槐，王说：“我完全同意你对敌情的判断和阻敌方案，只有这样，才能把作战的主动权牢牢掌握在我们手中，才能使敌人的企图难以得逞。” 得到了政委的支持，郑维山的心情稍稍轻松了一点，随后他和政委作了如下决定：在确保包围新保安必要兵力的前提下，立即抽调足够力量迎击接应之敌。因纵队与兵团指挥所无法沟通有线联络，为了不贻误战机，他们一面用电报向兵团报告纵队行动，一面召集各旅首长作如下战斗部署： 九旅及七旅的1个团共4个团，按原部署继续包围新保安，其中九旅抽1个团作为围城二梯队，随时准备加强东线阻击，纵队主力立即出发迎击接应之敌。 这样部署兵力，即使三十五军突围，我4个团也能顶住，无论东面还是西面万一出现不利情况，还可随时调整兵力应付不测。 傍晚，郑维山下达了“立即出发”的命令。此时，部队还没有吃完饭，只能拿着干粮边走边吃。深夜，当郑维山司令员率前卫团刚到达沙城西南的宋家营村便与敌军接火，郑司令员当即命令前卫团就地展开迎敌。随后召集有关干部在碱滩开会，研究敌情并作如下部署：七旅（欠1个团）在碱滩、马圈地区构筑三道阻击阵地，正面阻击敌人；八旅进至沙城南侧，从敌人侧后打击敌人，配合正面阻敌的七旅作战；再从围城的九旅中抽调1个团，部署在马圈和新保安之间，作为二梯队：纵队指挥所设在沙城西南小高地附近。 这一带村落稀疏，碱滩是一个只有十几户人家的小村，四周都是开阔地，根本不适合作阻击阵地，但它是靠近宋家营的唯一村庄，只能以它作为阻击依托。冰冻的土地很难挖建防御工事，再加上没有顺手工具及构筑掩体所需的材料，战士们付出了艰苦的劳动，到天亮时也只挖了一些单兵掩体和少量的机枪阵地。三纵将凭着这些简单工事与西进之敌展开激战。 9日7时，敌一○四军在12架飞机和密集炮火掩护下，向三纵发起猛烈攻击，三纵第一、二线阵地多次失而复得，得而又失，与此同时，三十五军亦猛烈向东突围，东、西之敌两相呼应，情况十分危急！ 正值此时，郑维山接到兵团发给他并同时上报军委的一份电报，中心内容是：郑维山擅自把三纵围城部队主力调至沙城地区，如三十五军跑掉，郑维山要负完全责任！郑维山看毕，心中反倒平静了许多，他想：这封电报大概是对他8日所发电报的批复。现在与一○四军的激战已证实了此次行动是正确的，兵团了解这里的情况后，一切问题都会迎刃而解。想到这，他立即复电兵团：“我这里情况严重，处境困难，望兵团速令四纵支援我一至两个团。 9日下午，四纵参谋长唐子安带领两个营来到郑维山司令员的指挥所。四纵的支援说明兵团首长已经理解了郑维山的“擅自”行动。到下午4时，敌又集中两个团的兵力，在飞机和猛烈炮火的掩护下以集团队形全力猛攻，占领了碱滩村边解放军部分阵地。此时，东、西两敌相距已不足4公里，火力相接，厮杀之声相闻。郑司令员多年积累的作战经验告诉他，只要顶住敌人这次冲击，天一黑他们就无能为力了。于是，他令八旅由沙城向敌侧后出击；二梯队团从马圈两侧配合正面实施反击。战至黄昏，敌首尾不能相顾，纷纷溃逃。八旅紧追不舍。郑维山为顾全大局，命令八旅不许贪图眼前小利，停止追击，并传令各旅连夜回师，按原来部署包围新保安。 当夜，三纵接到兵团的嘉奖电报，表扬他们这次阻击敌人的胜利。10日凌晨3时，中央军委致电平津前线指挥部和华北第二兵团，表彰三、四纵队。 此次碱滩阻击战的胜利是解放军机动灵活战略战术的又一成功体现。郑维山司令员能顾全大局、随机应变，也充分显示了解放军高级将领的军事才能和指挥艺术。 为救援三十五军的十六军命运如何？ 12月3日夜，东北四纵接到了期待已久的兵团作战命令，为配合华北兄弟部队的作战行动，由蓟县地区出发，尾随十一纵渡过潮白河，直插永宁、延庆地区。 吴克华司令员看完兵团电报，按捺不住内心的喜悦，立即召集纵队领导到司令部，研究如何胜利完成入关后的第一个战斗任务。纵队其他领导传阅兵团电报后，都集中在地图前思考，室内没有一点声响。 吴司令员首先打破沉默，他拿起一支红蓝铅笔，在地图上北平、天津的西北侧，画上了一个粗粗的红箭头，直指延庆、康庄、怀来。 参谋长李福泽说：“只要我们掐断了平绥路，蒋、傅的部队就别想从这里经过！” “是啊，现在问题的关键在于我们能否迅速赶到平绥路？” “我们全体指战员在长白山下、辽河两岸经历了三插敌后、四保临江的锤炼，一个个都练就了两条铁腿，连续几昼夜的急行军不成问题。”莫文骅政委充满信心地说。 四纵出发了，日夜兼程向平绥路疾进！5日9时，纵队接兵团电报：为使十一纵集中兵力攻取密云，令四纵由后卫改为先行，立即从密云、怀柔间超越平古路直插平绥线。 8日13时，兵团根据敌情变化又令四纵：务于12月8日夜切断康庄与怀来、康庄与南口敌军的联系，并包围康庄守敌。 9日拂晓，四纵三个师突然出现在平绥线上的怀来、康庄、八达岭一带，按纵队的作战部署投入战斗。 天亮后，十一师来电话报告说，先头团与敌人接火并消灭了敌人1个营。从俘虏口中得知，企图接应三十五军的十六军先头团已经到达怀来与一○四军会合了。得此情报，吴、莫两人心情顿时紧张起来。 不久，电话又响了，十师报告说：“我们已经包围了康庄守敌，其中有敌十六军指挥所、一○九师、九十四师1个团、二十二师六十六团等部。”这就是说，敌十六军大部还没有过去，还留在康庄。 接着，八达岭方向传来了阵阵炮声，十二师电话报告说：他们打退了企图继续西援的敌人装甲火车的冲击，保证不让敌人前进一步。 这时，吴、莫的紧张心情才算松弛了下来。参谋长李福泽说：“真险啊！要是我们晚到一步，敌十六军和一○四军会合了，再一同向西去接三十五军，势必给包围三十五军的华北兄弟部队带来非常严重的后果。如果敌十六军、一○四军、三十五军一旦会合并撤回北平，肯定会给整个平津战役顺利进行带来非常不利的影响。” 当康庄守敌发现包围他们的是东北野战军第四纵队时，立刻害怕起来。因为前两天他们刚刚收到华北“剿总”一份《敌情通报》，通报上说：辽沈战役中守塔山的第四纵队现在已经进关了，要华北“剿总”所属各部特别注意，不可麻痹轻敌。既然总部能为一个纵队发出通报，这不正说明了这个纵队的厉害吗！所以，恐敌思想在康庄守敌中很快蔓延起来，吓得不少人叫苦连天，不知所措。 9日午夜，康庄敌人开始向东突围。 解放军二十九团三营发现敌人突围逃跑，立即向团里作了报告。团与师电话尚未连通，全