Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Attack on Jinzhou

Jinzhou is the main throat from the pass to the northeast.It was called "Mountain and Sea Key" in ancient times.The capture of Jinzhou can close the Northeast Kuomintang army, forming a trend of "closing the door and beating the dog". Jinzhou is also the gateway to Shenyang.The capture of Jinzhou also opened the door to Shenyang. Over the past few months, Mao Zedong and the Central Military Commission have repeatedly emphasized the capture of Jinzhou in the policy of the Liaoshen Campaign and several telegram instructions.Since September 12th, the Northeast Field Army captured Changli and the area west of it, cutting off the connection between the enemy Jinzhou and Tangshan. Especially after capturing Yixian at the end of September, the enemy of Jinzhou was completely surrounded by our army. .

After eliminating the enemies on the outskirts of Jinzhou, Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan, and Liu Yalou adjusted their deployment: While clearing the outer strongholds of Jinzhou, our 4th and 11th columns and two independent divisions in Rehe blocked 9 enemy divisions from Jinxi and Huludao in the Tashan area, more than 30 miles south of Jinzhou.This is the soldiers on the Tashan position rushing to repair the fortifications day and night, preparing to annihilate the enemy reinforcements in Jinzhou With the 17th Division of the Second, Third, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Sixth Columns, a total of 16 divisions and the main artillery column with a total of 250,000 troops, attacked and wiped out the enemy in Jinzhou.

With four verticals, eleven verticals, and two independent divisions, under the unified command of Cheng Zihua, the commander of the Second Corps, it is located on the Tashan and Hongluoxian (Jinxi old city) lines north of Jinxi, and deals with the Jinzhou aid from Jinxi. enemy. Actively operate near Shanhaiguan with the Independent Eighth Division to confuse and contain the enemy. With five verticals, ten verticals, six verticals (less than the seventeenth division), the third division of one vertical, the second independent division, and the first cavalry division of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, they are located in the Zhangwu and Xinlitun areas. The commander of the sixth vertical, Huang Yongsheng, Political commissar Lai Chuanzhu unified command, preparing to meet the Westward Aid Jin Corps commanded by Liao Yaoxiang.

With the twelve verticals, we marched southward from the Changchun area to Tongjiang Estuary, and diverted them to the south on standby to contain the enemy from Shenyang.Five independent divisions were added, together with the 6 independent divisions that had been tasked with besieging Changchun and the 20 second divisions of the Inner Mongolia Cavalry, under the command of the commander of the First Corps Xiao Jinguang, continued to besiege the enemy in Changchun. Sitting in Jinzhou is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast "Suppression General" and the director of the Jinzhou Advance Command Center, Lieutenant General Fan Hanjie.

Fan Hanjie was born on October 29, 1896 in Zili Village, Sanhe Town, Dapu County, Guangdong Province. His father was a principal of a rural primary school.After graduating from the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, Fan Hanjie has been serving in Chiang Kai-shek's direct line of troops. Although he has not had any impressive achievements in the army for decades, he is loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, so he is also appreciated by Chiang Kai-shek, and his official position has risen steadily. , successively served as the head of the 29th Regiment of the 10th Division of the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the deputy commander of the 10th Division, the commander of the Garrison Division, the director of the Education Department of the Central Military School, the commander of the 27th Army, and the 38th Group Army. Commander-in-Chief, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the First Theater, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army, etc.

Fan Hanjie didn't want to come to the Northeast, let alone Jinzhou. He was forced to take office by Chiang Kai-shek. In January 1948, Fan Hanjie, who was leisurely serving as deputy commander-in-chief in the Nanjing Army General Headquarters, suddenly received an order from Chiang Kai-shek to concurrently serve as the commander of the Jire-Liaoning Border Region.Not long after Fan Hanjie took office on Qinhuangdao, Chiang Kai-shek saw that Wei Lihuang had repeatedly defied his will, so he wanted Fan Hanjie to succeed Wei Lihuang in charge of the military power in the Northeast. The title of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast "Suppression General" was added to the website, and the Jire-Liao Border Region Command was subsequently changed to the Jinzhou Command Post.

Fan Hanjie saw that Chen Cheng, Wei Lihuang and others could not command the troops in the Northeast. He thought that he was inferior to Chen and Wei in terms of qualifications and abilities. He resigned to Chiang Kai-shek on the pretext that his family members were yet to be resettled in Guangzhou.Chiang Kai-shek did not allow Fan Hanjie to resign, but gave him a one-month leave to go to Guangzhou to resettle his family members, and told Song Ziwen, chairman of Guangdong Province, to take care of Fan Hanjie's family members. Fan Hanjie was forced to take office in Jinzhou after a one-month delay.Not long after taking office, conflicts arose with Wei Lihuang on issues such as troop formation and personnel transfer.Fan Hanjie also knew that Wei Lihuang was afraid that he would seize his military power, so he was always on guard against him.He believed that the generals were at odds and it would be difficult to fight, so he once again submitted his resignation to Chiang Kai-shek and Gu Zhutong, but was not approved. On July 19, Fan Hanjie was called to Nanjing to report to Chiang Kai-shek. After reporting the situation of the troops, he stated a lot of reasons and offered to resign.Chiang Kai-shek got impatient, knocked on the floor with his cane, and reprimanded him: "If you don't do it, what should I do?" Then, pointing to Fan Hanjie's nose, he sternly ordered: "Limit to you!" Return to the original defense area before July 20!"

Seeing that his resignation was not approved, Fan Hanjie was very distressed, but his loyalty to Chiang Kai-shek over the years made him "still take military obedience as his bounden duty, and return to Jinzhou to continue serving and preparing for war in times of crisis with the overall situation in mind." After Fan Hanjie arrived in Jinzhou, he first inspected the city's fortifications and defenses for a week.Since Wei Lihuang arrived in Shenyang, he ordered Li Xian, the engineer commander of the "Suppression General", to be responsible for the design and construction of Jinzhou's city defense fortifications.According to Wei Lihuang's requirements, the city defense fortification should be a permanent fortress with reinforced concrete structure. The headquarters will distribute cement, steel bars and other materials, and the officers of the engineering units of each army and division will serve as technical guidance. Fortification drawing construction.

The design of the engineering headquarters of the "Suppression General" is that the Jinzhou city defense fortifications use the company as a combat unit to build a strong stronghold, which is composed of closed tunnels and mother-in-law bunkers. Even if it is surrounded by four sides, it can still fight independently.In the shelter of the company command post, enough ammunition and food should be stored, as well as kitchens, toilets, health centers and other equipment.Outer trenches of 2 meters in width and depth should be dug outside the positions, and barbed wire fences should be erected.However, this huge project was not completed due to insufficient materials.From May to September when the People's Liberation Army encircled Jinzhou, only one-third of the city's fortifications were completed as required.Due to the lack of steel and cement, most of the fortifications just built independent cement bunkers. The largest can accommodate a squad, and the smallest can only accommodate an infantry group.

Fan Hanjie was disappointed and deeply worried about Jinzhou's city defense fortifications.Soon, Wei Lihuang, accompanied by Li Xian, came to inspect the construction of the fortifications. Fan Hanjie immediately suggested to Wei Lihuang that the progress of the Jinzhou city defense fortifications was too slow and of low quality, and it was difficult to resist the attack of the People's Liberation Army. He asked for more funding. In particular, we will speed up the transportation of steel bars and cement materials that are urgently needed for the construction of fortifications.After the inspection, Wei Lihuang was very satisfied, and said to Fan Hanjie: "When Jiangxi was fighting against the communist army, where was there such a concrete fortification? We could win the battle at that time, and now we have such a fortification, and there is no problem."

Wei Lihuang ignored Fan Hanjie's request, and Fan Hanjie said angrily later: "This is the style of the Kuomintang army that has always exaggerated itself, underestimated the enemy, and deceived itself. It is very beautifully drawn on the defense equipment map, with solid fortification equipment and careful planning. It was made of fire nets. In fact, it was just a piece of empty paper, which could not withstand the wind and rain, and it would be broken when it was blown. The so-called modern reinforced concrete fortifications in Jinzhou were all destroyed after 31 hours of fierce fighting by the People's Liberation Army." At that time, in and around Jinzhou City, the troops under the command of Fan Hanjie mainly included Shen Xiangkui's New Eighth Army (temporary 54th, temporary 55th, and temporary 88th divisions), Sheng Jiaxing's 93rd army (temporary 18th, temporary 20. Temporary 22nd Division), Huang Wenhui's 88th Division, Yang Chaolun's 184th Division directly under the Sixth Corps, and the field artillery battalion directly under the Jinzhou Command Post, 105 howitzers and 1 tank company, a total of 8 divisions, more than 100,000 people.Among the above-mentioned units, the Temporary 54th, Temporary 55th, 88th and 184th Divisions were all reorganized after being annihilated by the Northeast People's Liberation Army.Most of these units are recruits, and the number of soldiers is not sufficient, most of which have not reached the original number of establishments. For example, the 55th Division has only more than 4,000 people, which is less than half of the original strength. With such a dilapidated army to undertake the task of guarding Jinzhou, Fan Hanjie felt uncertain, so he had to gather all the main forces to defend Jinzhou with 7 divisions, and made the following deployment of troops: (1) temporarily The 54th Division was responsible for the defense of Zijing Mountain in the east of Jinzhou to Songshan in the southeast; the 55th Division was responsible for the defense of Nanshan; The Sixth Corps is directly under the 184th Division and the 93rd Army (the 20th Division in the near future) responsible for the west of Jinzhou from the highland on the west side of Nuerhe Station, through the 188th highland, Erlangdong, the synthetic combustion plant, and the water distribution pool to the city hall. (3) The 20th Division temporarily defends Yixian County; (4) The 88th Division is the general reserve of the Jinzhou Command Post. At the beginning of October 1948, Lin Biao led the field army headquarters to set off from Zhangwu to the front line.Su Jing, director of the Operation Department of the Wild Division, returned to the headquarters from the three columns. Lin and Luo first asked about Zhu Rui's sacrifice, and then listened to the situation and experience of conquering Yi County.Su reported two points: First, Yi County did not have as much experience in defending the city as the KMT troops. Sometimes they left the city defense fortifications to attack and were wiped out.The second is that the siege troops used to dig trenches to meet the enemy, and dug all the way to the starting point of the attack.This experience came from the Second Vertical and Fifth Division, and Commander Han Xianchu promoted their experience.Since the troops met the enemy with the help of traffic trenches, casualties were reduced, the attack was more sudden, and the fight was smoother. Lin and Luo agreed on two points.Lin Biao asked Su Jing to deliver a verbal order, asking the Third Column and the Second Column and Fifth Division to immediately go south to the north of Jinzhou City overnight to prepare for the attack. The field army's frontline headquarters entered Mangniutun in the northwest of Jinzhou overnight, about 18 kilometers away from Jinzhou City.According to the changes in the enemy's situation, Lin, Luo, and Liu made measures to deal with Yuanjin: The Jinxi enemy position extends north to Daxiaodong Mountain in the southeast of Tashan Mountain, and the Jinzhou enemy position extends south to the village near Songshan Street. The gap between the two places is only more than 30 li.Lin Biao decided to use the fourth column and the eleventh column in this area, adopt offensive defense (not mobile defense) to resist and consume the enemy, and control the main force to prepare to counterattack in front of the position, taking advantage of the victory to expand the victory.In addition, two independent divisions will attack from Jinxihudao to the enemy's side to hold the enemy back. The enemy in Shenyang, with 4 to 5 armies, will gather in the area south of Xinmin and east of Liaohe, and will probably not be dispatched until after we formally attack Jin.Lin Biao planned to use the tenth column and one division of the first column (the third division) to fight against the enemy, and use two divisions of the sixth column (less than the seventeenth division), and all the fifth and twelfth columns to support the tenth column. Combat, take a mobile warfare approach, strike the enemy from the side of the enemy and buy time. After the battle to attack Jinxi, the Jinxi reinforcements may retreat to the original Jinxi position, or stop at the spot and dare not advance further.The enemy going south from Shenyang is in a dilemma. At this time, the main force of attacking Jin will return to the division to annihilate the enemy going south and secure Jinzhou.The next step is to attack Jinxi, but if the enemy coming out of Jinxi is cut off before retreating south, the enemy coming out of Jinxi should be wiped out first in front of the position. Yesi's observation command post is located on Mao'er Mountain near Jinzhou North 459 Highland. Lin, Luo, and Liu wanted to see the terrain, which is the commander's habit.The combat staff prepared maps, binoculars, carts, and horses.Luo Ronghuan had undergone a major operation, and the staff members were worried whether he could survive the trek. Luo Ronghuan said with a smile: "What's the big deal? I don't believe that the hill of more than 400 meters can't be climbed. Chairman Mao criticized our field commander for not moving forward to Jinzhou for a long time, which limited our vision. Now that we have arrived near Jinzhou, how can we rely on the map command without going to see the terrain in person?" Lin Biao was unsmiling, as if he hadn't woken up, and walked silently.Liu Yalou happily talked to the staff officers. At 11 o'clock on October 14, our army in the Northeast concentrated 5 columns of troops to launch a general attack on Jinzhou defending the enemy. By 18 o'clock on the 15th, after 31 hours of fierce fighting, more than 100,000 people defending the enemy were wiped out, and the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast "Suppression General" was captured alive Fan Hanjie liberated the strategically important city and completed the closure of the road to the southward escape of the enemy army in Shenyang.This is Lin Biao (right), commander of the Northeast Field Army, political commissar Luo Ronghuan (left), and chief of staff Liu Yalou (middle) commanding operations on the front line of Jinzhou In October in the Northeast, autumn is breezy and crisp.Lin and Luo got out of the car, rode horses and walked a section of the mountain road, and climbed Mao'er Mountain.Standing on the mountain and looking far away, you can see the whole city of Jinzhou and the main highlands around it at a glance. Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan, and Liu Yalou listened to the reports of the staff officers, while carefully observing the terrain around Jinzhou and the fortifications around the city with binoculars. Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound in the air, and three enemy planes flew from the north, bombed and strafed Mao'er Mountain at low altitude, and a bomb fell on the mountainside and exploded, setting off a cloud of smoke and dust. "How is the pre-war preparation of the siege troops? How are the main attacking verticals fighting? Are you sure?" Luo Ronghuan turned around and asked Liu Yalou. "The preparations for the siege are being actively carried out. The troops are in high spirits, and they are confident in capturing Jinzhou City. We have notified the experience of attacking Yixian County and digging traffic ditches to all verticals. In order to reduce casualties, we require the troops who will attack Jinzhou to enter the position. Finally, hurry up and dig the traffic ditches.” "The most important guarantee for attacking Jinzhou is to block the enemy forces in Jinxi. If the enemy cannot be blocked, the troops attacking Jin will be greatly threatened." Lin Biao was still worried about Jinxi Huludao. "The four-column troops have arrived in Tashan, Baitaishan, Gaoqiao and other areas successively in the past two days. They have been ordered to deploy tenacious offensive defenses in Tashan, Gaoqiao and the west and north, and are now actively building fortifications. We are also There are eleven columns. A total of two columns and two independent divisions will block the enemy and ensure that we can conquer Jinzhou. I think there is no problem." Liu Yalou replied in a firm tone. Luo Ronghuan remained silent while looking at the terrain.Just when he left Mao'er Mountain, he said to the staff: "You have worked very hard on the mountain, you should take turns to rest, and report any situation at any time." On the 8th, Lin and Liu led Yan Zhongchuan and a small number of people to survey the terrain again. They went to the hilltop 115 in the south of Maoer Mountain and instructed Han Xianchu, the commander of the third column, to further clarify the attack target and breakthrough point, and on the spot to organize infantry coordination. And other issues.Lin Biao was most concerned about the terrain and assault deployment of Gongjin's main assault group.He repeatedly emphasized: "The enemy's situation can change at any time, but the terrain will not change. It is very important for the commander to clearly understand the terrain and choose the breakthrough." After on-site investigation, Lin Biao decided to make the breakthrough Choose in the north of the city.Concentrate superior forces and weapons from the north of the city as a key breakthrough, in order to quickly open the breakthrough, use strong forces to develop in depth against the enemy, expand the results of the battle, take advantage of the enemy's defeat and chaos, and divide and annihilate the enemy. Su Jing further reported in detail to Lin Biao the experience of the siege of Yixian County, especially the experience of digging trenches to meet the enemy.When Lin Biao heard that close operations were being used to dig ditches to meet the enemy, he asked, "How many troops will it take to dig?" Su Jing said: "According to the chief of staff of the fifth division: "Except for the sharp knife company, most of the troops should be used to rush to dig day and night, and dig a few more traffic ditches until the place where the charge starts is approaching. " Lin Biao attached great importance to this experience, and immediately instructed all the columns and divisions attacking Jin to make full use of their experience in digging traffic ditches during the battle in Yixian. When digging traffic ditches, only the sharp-edged troops are left behind to make full assault preparations, and we must not only rely on a small number of troops to dig traffic ditches.He also pointed out that the basic task of the Northeast Army in the future is to attack big cities, so all ministries must lay a solid foundation in terms of ideology and style during this ditch digging.In this way, a major factor of victory will be added to future operations. Lin Biao said to Su Jing: "Jinzhou's terrain is conducive to my firepower. It seems that there is no problem in capturing Jinzhou. The key lies in whether you can hold the front line of Tashan to block the reinforcements. You have to go to Tashan and tell the leaders of the four verticals. I hope they will fight hard. Resolutely hold the ground and create exemplary defensive battles of heroism and tenacity." Luo Ronghuan also said to Su Jing: "The direction of Tashan is very important. Some troops have some concerns about the casualty meeting when they fight, but this time we must not be afraid of heavy casualties. We must resolutely block it. Some comrades did not have much experience in this kind of defensive warfare in the past. We consider you to go to the four verticals to study with them and tell them that this battle must be fought well, and you can contact us in time if there is any situation." Su Jing understood that Lin and Luo were worried that their determination to defend would be shaken when the troops suffered heavy casualties, which would affect the attack on Jinzhou and affect the battle situation.He followed the instructions and immediately set off for Sizong. On the morning of October 9, Lin Biao and Luo Ronghuan came to Guanyin Cave, the second vertical command post located in the northwest of Jinzhou, only 3 kilometers away from the city center.They boarded Jiangbudou Mountain in the morning, inspected the terrain carefully, and had lunch on the mountain with Liu Zhen, the commander of the Second Column. In the afternoon, Lin and Luo clarified the combat deployment for attacking Jin to several leading cadres of the Second Column. Lin Biao asked Liu Zhen: "Do you think it is better to attack during the day or at night? After breaking through the city defense, can the battle be resolved overnight?" Luo Ronghuan further explained: "Our biggest worry is that we will not be able to attack the city, the city defense will not be broken through, the main force of our army will be stuck, and the enemy's reinforcements from the east and west will come up again. This battle will not be easy to fight." Liu Zhen said: "The general attack during the day can give full play to the role of our artillery, and our artillery fire is already superior to the enemy's, and we can better destroy the enemy's fortifications during the day. As long as there are two or three of the five attacking columns in this battle If a column breaks through the enemy's defenses, all five columns will be able to break into the city, so it is more certain to deal with the enemy overnight. As long as the city defenses are breached, it will not be a stalemate." Lin and Luo also asked about the specific deployment and preparations of the Second Column for the combat missions of each division. Liu Zhen replied: "We are determined to clear out the outer strongholds with the fourth and sixth divisions, and the fifth division will be responsible for breaking through the city defense." Lin Biao asked worriedly: "If the Fourth Division and the Sixth Division cannot clear the enemy strongholds outside Jinzhou in time, the general offensive will be affected. Can the two divisions break through at the same time to create conditions for the Fifth Division?" Liu Zhen also made a detailed report on the use of artillery fire, soil work and the deployment of clearing outlying strongholds, explaining that according to the plan, the enemy's outlying strongholds can be cleared before the evening of the 13th. Lin and Luo expressed their satisfaction, and asked Liu Zhen to find Han Xianchu, the commander of the third column, to discuss the coordination issue of breaking through side by side face to face. Liu Zhen and Han Xianchu are old comrades-in-arms. In the early days of joining the Red Army, they were in the same squad, and then served as military and political leaders in the same battalion. are more familiar.After consultation, they expressed to each other that according to the requirements of the headquarters and the combat readiness of the two columns to attack Jin from the northwest, they were confident that they would complete the task of breaking through side by side. The deployment of Jinzhou has been basically completed. Lin Biao made a distinction between the siege troops: Most of the artillery fire of the second and third columns and the artillery column attacked from north to south, while the artillery and arsonist part of the seventh and ninth columns attacked from south to north. The artillery regiment attached to the eight columns attacked from east to west.The first step is to eliminate the enemies in the eastern half of the city, and then destroy the enemies in the western half and the airport.The first column (belonging to the third division) is located between Jinzhou and Tashan, as the general reserve team for blocking aid and attacking Jinzhou.After surveying the topography of the Jinzhou city wall and its surroundings and the defense system of the enemy, it was stipulated that the north of the city should be the main focus of the assault.After clearing out the outer strongholds, they immediately opened the gap in the city wall with infantry and launched a rapid assault.Lin Biao believes that the development of the war situation may turn into an unprecedented decisive battle in the Northeast. Shot 1: Capture the big and small Bauhinia Mountains.The mountain is an important barrier to the east of Jinzhou City, facing Nanshan (182.4 highland) 4 miles southwest of the city, with Jinshen Railway, Highway and Xiaoling River passing through in the middle, and it is the main throat in the east of Jinzhou.The defenders attached great importance to the large and small Bauhinia Mountains, and the temporary 54th Division defended them. They built various field fortifications and some permanent fortifications, forming a tight firepower network. The 3rd Battalion of the 69th Regiment of the 23rd Division of the Eighth Column attacked the Great Bauhinia Mountain with the support of artillery fire. After two hours of fierce fighting, they occupied the main peak of the Great Bauhinia Mountain. On the 6th, the 3rd Battalion of the 68th Regiment of the 23rd Division occupied the Little Bauhinia Mountain on the south side of the Great Bauhinia Mountain.On that day, a battalion of the enemy left Jinzhou by train, entered the southwest side of Little Bauhinia Mountain, and launched a counterattack against Little Bauhinia Mountain under the cover of artillery and air fire.Due to the mental paralysis of the defensive troops, they were not prepared to fight against the enemy's counterattack, and Xiaozijing Mountain was captured by the enemy again.The enemy launched a frenzied counterattack to the Great Bauhinia Mountain position again, trying in vain to occupy the Great Bauhinia Mountain again. The 3rd Company of the 1st Battalion of the 70th Regiment defended tenaciously, defeated the enemy's 4 consecutive attacks, and held the high ground.The 3rd Battalion of the 68th Regiment summed up the experience of the previous battle and the lessons of the loss of Little Bauhinia Mountain. On the 10th, it launched another attack on Little Bauhinia Mountain. After a fierce battle, more than 400 enemies were wiped out, and Little Bauhinia Mountain was recaptured. Shot 2: The North Camp was captured.The Beida Camp in the northeast corner of Jinzhou is an important enemy stronghold, defending the enemy is the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of the Temporary 54th Division. The surrounding terrain is open, the fortifications are strong, and there are various secondary defense facilities.The 70th Regiment of the 24th Division of the Eighth Column is the main offensive, and the 72nd Regiment is the second echelon. At 1:00 a.m. on the 11th, artillery preparations were carried out. The enemy bunkers in the northeast corner of the Beida Camp were destroyed one by one, and the walls were blasted.After one and a half hours of fierce fighting, all the Beida Camp was occupied, more than a hundred enemies were killed, and the rest defended the enemy and surrendered. Shot 3: Seizing Bajiazi and Clothing Factory.The Bajiazi and Clothing Factory were the enemy's last two strongholds in the east of Jinzhou, and the 23rd Division was responsible for capturing them.The 67th Regiment attacked Bajiazi, and the 68th Regiment attacked the quilt factory. They launched attacks at the same time in the early morning of the 13th.After more than two hours of fierce fighting, the 67th Regiment occupied Bajiazi and wiped out more than 500 people from the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 54th Division.The regiment went out to Baili Street and approached the city wall of Jinzhou.The enemy immediately organized artillery fire and firepower on the city wall to shoot at them, and launched several attacks in an attempt to retake Baili Street, but they were all defeated by the 67th regiment.After the 68th Regiment launched an attack on the clothing factory, it blew up several bunkers outside the east gate of the clothing factory in succession. The vanguard immediately rushed into the courtyard to meet the enemy hand-to-hand. After two hours of fierce fighting, they completely occupied the clothing factory. Scene 4: The battle for Xishan.The breakthrough battle of the 71st Regiment of the 24th Division of the Eighth Vertical in the Xishan of the Beidaying was quite fierce. The attack was launched in the early morning of the 13th. At that time, the morning fog was pervasive, the visibility was extremely poor, and the artillery fire preparation failed to achieve the expected effect. The blasting team had to be forced to carry out continuous blasting under enemy fire, causing many casualties. Two paths were opened up in the enemy obstacle area.The troops launched an impact, and the enemy's deep artillery fire and forward fire fired wildly, closing the passage.When the third battalion attacked the enemy's No. 3 bunker, the sharpshooter, combat hero, battalion commander Ping'an Fu of the former Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei military region, and the commander of the 89th company died one after another. The troops suffered heavy casualties and the attack failed.The first battalion developed rapidly, and the first company and the second company acted bravely. They broke into the enemy's position in only 5 minutes and captured the No. 1 and No. 2 bunkers.But for the time being, the 54th Division defended the enemy and carried out continuous counterattacks.Our army repelled the enemy's 3 counterattacks, and took advantage of the momentum to occupy the enemy's No. 3 bunker group.Unwilling to fail, the Kuomintang Army mobilized two battalions of the Temporary Eighteenth Division to launch a fourth counterattack under the supervision of Division Commander Jingyang.There are only 17 people left in my first company, and only 23 people left in my second company. The ammunition is also exhausted. The situation is very serious.Just when the Kuomintang army launched its fifth counterattack, the 2nd echelon of the regiment went into battle in time and finally suppressed the enemy. Shot 5: Clean up the "regiment management area" and "teacher management area".The Second Column used the Fourth Division and the Sixth Division to eliminate the peripheral enemies, and the Fifth Division was responsible for the breakthrough task.The Sixth Division first seized the synthetic fuel plant from the right wing, and then cleared all the strongholds outside the northwest gate of the enemy (the "regiment management area" and "division management area"), and approached the city on the west side of the northwest gate; the fourth division first seized 12 mu of land from the left wing, And cleared all the former strongholds of 12 mu of land (including the strongholds on the east side of the "regiment management area" and "division management area"), and approached the city on the east side of the northwest gate.At the same time, the two divisions each dug a traffic trench along their own attacking area, which was on both sides of the northwest gate of the city, so that the fifth division could break through the city defenses and the fourth and sixth divisions could enter deep battles, and cooperate with the third column to break through from the north of the city side by side. The enemy in the north of the railway and the station area, and then continued to develop in depth, dividing and annihilating the enemy defending Jinzhou. Liu Zhen emphasized at the column combat meeting: "The enemy has set up strong strongholds on the outskirts of Jinzhou, especially in the highlands northwest of the city, which has the largest support points among the outlying strongholds. The Fourth Division and the Sixth Division must resolutely eliminate the peripheral enemies on time. Otherwise, It will definitely affect the general offensive and the victory of the entire battle." Zhang Zhicheng, the commander of the Sixth Division, clearly saw from the telescope that the synthetic fuel plant, the regiment management area, and the 12 mu of land echoed the water distribution pool on the east side and the stronghold of the White Tiger Village, forming an important barrier in the northwest of Jinzhou City.These outlying strongholds formed a circular defense, surrounded by bunkers, and connected traffic trenches were dug between the bunkers. The outer circle of the bunker group had walls, and inside were barbed wire, deer villages, plum blossom piles and other obstacles.No wonder the enemy boasted that the strongholds in this area were the "Second Verdun" and "Little Maginot" lines of defense.Fan Hanjie wanted to use this shield to block the People's Liberation Army, and deliberately drew two elite battalions from the 18th Division and the 22nd Division to defend. Zhang Jiecheng and political commissar Li Shaoyuan deployed the division's combat mission to break through the periphery: the 18th Regiment was responsible for capturing the synthetic fuel factory; the 17th Regiment was mainly responsible for blocking the reinforcements of the enemy's temporary 18th Division, except for one company that feinted to the west bank of the Xiaoling River , to ensure the safety of the right wing of the 18th Regiment, and then transferred to the first echelon of the division to fight with the main attacking force into the city. The 16th Regiment was responsible for capturing the Heishan Regiment area. The regiment finally captured the regiment area. On the evening of the 10th, the 3rd Battalion of the 18th Regiment approached the bunker group on the north side of the Synthetic Fuel Plant by means of underground soil work, and took the initiative to request an early attack. Wading across the trench, he was shot by the enemy's dark fire, but failed to achieve his goal. On the 11th, Zhang wholeheartedly went to the 18th Regiment to conduct careful organization with the head of the regiment, and launched an attack again.With the support of strong firepower, the attacking troops went forward one after another, blasted continuously, cleared landmines, destroyed more than 30 bunkers and bunkers, and repelled the enemy's 3 counterattacks.After a fierce battle, one battalion of the 550th Regiment of the 34th Division defending the enemy was wiped out, and the synthetic fuel plant was occupied.The Sixth Division also explored the method of launching mountain artillery to attack the enemy's reinforced concrete bunker. First, it used two unfused shells to penetrate the outer shell of the bunker, and then used one or two fuzed shells to destroy the bunker, but three shells had to be fired. at one point.Column immediately popularized this method. Hu Jicheng, the commander of the Fourth Division, and Li Shian, the political commissar, handed over the task of attacking 12 acres of land to the 12th Regiment.When the regiment rushed to the outer trench, it encountered obstacles in the deep water of the outer trench. The brave soldiers used their bodies as piers to build human bridges, and the support troops quickly captured the enemy's stronghold. The largest stronghold in the northwestern outskirts of the city, the "regiment management area", has relatively high terrain, and there are obstacles such as outer trenches, barbed wire fences, deer villages, plum blossom piles, and minefields.Defend the enemy with about 1 regiment of troops, relying on two strong buildings and bunkers to form a defensive system.Liu Zhen ordered the Sixteenth Regiment of the Sixth Division to break through from the northwest and southwest, and the Twelfth Regiment of the Fourth Division to break through at two points from the east, and then jointly attacked and wiped out the enemy. On the 11th and 12th day and night, the troops carried out intense approach operations and combat preparations.Several serpentine traffic trenches with a length of 2,500 meters were dug, extending to more than 40 meters from the enemy's front bunker.Artillery can be passed in the trench, so that all attacking troops will be transferred underground. Artillery preparations began at 10:00 on the 13th, and the attack was launched at 10:30.After continuous attacks and repeated struggles, the 12th Regiment successfully broke through in the northeast corner and repelled the enemy's counterattack, consolidating the breakthrough.When an enemy battalion counterattacked with the cooperation of tanks, regiment leader Yan Wenbin personally led a company to repel the enemy, and immediately launched an attack in depth. Zhao Yongfu, the deputy commander of the Sixth Division, went to the Sixteenth Regiment to command the battle, and was injured at the beginning of the fierce battle.Xue Fuli, deputy head of the 16th Regiment, led the 3rd Battalion to attack. The blasters blasted two breakthroughs in a row.The third battalion quickly fought in depth, fighting for the barracks one after another.Cadres and soldiers had suffered many casualties. The commander of the third battalion, Zhao Xianshun, was wounded and could not leave the line of fire, and insisted on commanding the troops.The soldiers rushed over, repelled the enemy's 6 counter-charges in a row, and occupied 4 houses successively.The second battalion and the first battalion also launched attacks on the enemy in the eastern building area and southwest of the regiment management area respectively.The fourth company first seized the first two buildings, and was counterattacked by the enemy. The fifth company and the sixth company quickly went into battle and occupied the building in the southeast of the regiment management area.Three of the four battalion cadres of the second battalion were injured.The first battalion went into battle along the route of the third battalion, completely annihilating the enemy defending in the southern part of the regiment's area.At 1 p.m. that day, all the troops occupied the regiment area and wiped out one regiment defending the enemy. Then, Commander Liu Zhen urgently ordered the Fourth Division and the Sixth Division to capture the "division area".When the troops were nervously preparing to attack, the "division area" guarded the enemy intimidated by the power of our army, gave up their position and fled into the city. After the 11th regiment noticed it, they followed up with a battalion and intercepted and wiped out a part of the fleeing enemy at the edge of the city.So far, the Second Column has seized the enemy's outlying stronghold in the northwest of the city, and dug through two traffic trenches that approach the two sides of the northwest gate.Liu Zhen reported to Chief of Staff Liu Yalou: The task of clearing out the enemy's outlying strongholds can be completed on the 13th. Shot 6: A fierce battle with a pool.The Kuomintang army set up two large and strong strongholds in the distribution pool on the northern outskirts of the city and Dajieda on Liangma Mountain.One east and one west, forming a corner, covering the city wall of Jinzhou.In particular, the base of the distribution pool is condescending, overlooking the whole city, and controls a wide avenue leading to Jinzhou.During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese invading army used it as a city defense fortress of Jinzhou City, and built a large number of reinforced concrete permanent fortifications and masonry semi-permanent fortifications.The Kuomintang army worked hard for another 3 years. Taking Dabailou as the axis, they dug two deep trenches inside and outside, and erected 3 barbed wire fences.The enemy at this stronghold is a strengthened battalion of the 22nd Division temporarily organized, with more than 800 people, all of whom are veterans with rich combat experience and strong combat effectiveness.The defending enemy thinks that the distribution pool is an insurmountable line of defense.They wrote arrogantly on the Dabai Building: "The distribution tank is the second Verdun", "The distribution tank is guarded by hard men". Commander Han Xianchu of the Three Columns and Political Commissar Luo Shunchu assigned the task of attacking the distribution pool to the Seventh Division. Deng Yue, the commander of the Seventh Division, asked the head of the 20th Regiment: "Which battalion do you plan to use to fight the distribution pool?" "We are going to call the Second Battalion to fight." Captain Tang replied. Zhao Xingyuan, the battalion commander of the first battalion, was anxious when he heard this: "let us fight! We have finished the Siping fortified battle. We haven't won a battle for almost a year, and the soldiers are screaming. Don't let us be the commandos this time, I How does this battalion commander explain to the soldiers?" Seeing that the regiment commander didn't express his opinion, he turned to the division commander again: "You know about our first battalion. We have accumulated a lot of experience in fighting against tough situations by fighting Wenjiatai and Siping. Let us Make a distribution pool to ensure that it can be broken and defended, and stick to the enemy like a plaster, making him unable to shake off." The teacher smiled: "Your 'plaster' didn't stick the enemy, it stuck to me first. I have no objection, you decide." The head of the regiment and the political commissar exchanged opinions: "Then you go to the battalion together." The soldiers of the first battalion used the night to dig the traffic trench to the front only more than 40 meters away from the enemy's position.The trenches and traffic trenches around the distribution pool were deep and steep, making it inconvenient to climb, so they rushed to make dozens of wooden ladders.Zhao Xingyuan conducted approaching reconnaissance alone, drew a sketch of the enemy's fortification, and marked where there were barbed wire, where there were bunkers, where there were trenches, where there were machine gun bunkers, and where there were single-man foxholes. Li Boqiu, political commissar of the division, came to the first battalion and asked: "Zhao Xingyuan, how sure are you of winning the distribution tank? As a commander, it is very important to be full of confidence in victory, but you must also imagine some difficulties. Artillery fire can destroy What should I do completely? What should I do if the frontal attack is frustrated? You need to make more preparations!" Zhao Xingyuan gave a detailed report to the political commissar on the pre-war preparations in the battalion these days, and assured the political commissar, "Don't worry, political commissar. Without diamonds, I wouldn't take on this porcelain job." The command post of the third company, which was responsible for the main offensive task, had a propaganda and agitation allegro poem posted on the trench wall: Comrades, get ready, the cannon is about to go off; As soon as the gunfire stops, we will go up, and make contributions to the distribution pool. Battalion Commander Zhao asked: "Are you confident in the pool?" A squad leader threw a cigarette butt to the ground: "Battalion Commander, I have gnawed a few hard bones in the years I have been a soldier. Don't listen to the enemy's bluffs. Qiu beats a blacksmith, one hammer down is enough for them to drink a pot." The distribution pool is just a lump of iron, we have to smash it flat! At 8 o'clock on the 12th, as two signal bombs rose into the air, there was a deafening sound of cannonballs, and rows of shells rushed towards the distribution pool with whistling noise, setting off puffs of smoke and dust.The barbed wire fence and the Dabai Building were all engulfed in thick smoke. "Attack!" The soldiers lying in the trench roared angrily and rushed towards the enemy in the smoke of gunpowder.The third company and the second company serving as assists thrust into the enemy's position at the same time like two sharp swords.Although the artillery fire destroyed the surface fortifications of the distribution pool, the machine guns in the bunker were still blazing, and bullets rained down on the charging soldiers.刚冲到外壕的三连一排被凶猛的火力压在壕坎下面，紧随其后的二排、三排进入外壕后，又触响了敌人的“航空炸弹”和地雷，随着几声巨响，十几个战士倒在血泊中，前进一时受阻。 在我军强大炮火掩护下，突击部队冲向锦州城垣，主攻方向受挫，二连在助攻方向却发展顺利。几个爆破组用爆破筒和成捆的手榴弹，迅速扫除了前进的障碍。突击排随后以迅速果断的动作占领了东北角的4间红房子，为向纵深进攻打开了缺口。 赵营长当机立断，将二连的突破口改为主攻方向，对后面的一连连长大声喊道：“把你们连统统拉上来，随我上去全力支援二连，巩固阵地，扩大战果。”营2梯队一连，沿着二连攻击的方向迅速插上，投入了战斗。赵营长带着通信员和电话兵，钻进了炮火硝烟中。没跑多远，就遇见两个战士架着教导员。教导员胸前的棉衣已被血殷红了一大片，肋骨被打断了两根，双手捂着伤口，张大嘴巴呼呼地喘着，挣扎着不下去。赵营长只好命令战士硬把他架下火线。 赵营长跑到最前面，爬出壕沟不远，就见前方仰躺着一个人，是吴传恩，浑身沾满了鲜血和泥土，蜷着一条腿，失去血色的脸上还挂着汗珠，手已经凉了。这个出身贫苦，赤着一双脚走进革命队伍的战士，作战勇敢，屡建战功。在四保临江的一次战斗中，他全身几十处受伤，右眼被炸瞎，脚趾被炸掉，仍顽强地坚持战斗，成为全师闻名的模范荣誉军人。 丢了红房子的敌人疯狂地反扑。炮弹、手榴弹、机关枪、冲锋枪等各种火力都集中到了红房子。房顶被炸塌了，墙壁被打穿了。红房子仅剩下千疮百孔光秃秃的四壁，浓烈的火药味呛得人透不过气来。 二连增援上去了，贾连长挥着驳壳枪：“营长放心吧，有我们就有红房子，丢了红房子，我就不回来见你了。” 阵地争夺战打得艰难而又残酷。每一分钟都在流血，每一分钟都在伤亡。一群敌人刚被打下去，另一群敌人马上又反扑上来。但是，我们的战士却像一颗颗坚实的钢钉，牢牢地钉在阵地上，顽强地粉碎了敌人的多次反扑。一个战士肚子炸穿了，肠子一下子流了出来。他推开前来救护的战友，忍着巨痛把肠子塞了回来。紧扎了一下腰带，抄起一挺机枪，瞪着一双血红的眼睛，“呀——”的一声跳到墙外，朝围着红房子的敌群猛扫过去…… 时针指向下午3点时，已打垮了敌人30多次反扑。阵地前敌人的尸体把齐腰深的交通壕填满了，壕内的水沟已是红红的血色，敌人穿的棉衣被炸得白絮飞舞。 战斗持续了近7个小时，一营伤亡也很大，壕沟里散乱地躺着100多名伤员。敌人把配水池上的残兵败将都纠集起来，进行最后的挣扎；又从城内调来1个营的兵力，在两架飞机和5辆装甲车的掩护下，沿公路向一连、两连侧后迂回，配合守敌从两面夹击。一连、两连的弹药都快打完了，战士们紧张战斗了近一天，没吃一点东西。他们忍受着饥饿，拖着疲惫的身子顽强地支撑着，能坚持战斗的仅仅剩20几个人了。 在这形势严峻的时刻，电话兵终于接通了与团指挥所的电话。汤团长听了赵兴元的简要汇报后，问道：“老赵，你能不能守住？不行就往后收一收吧。” “不！我们决不撤退一步！”赵兴元坚定地向团长表示，“配水池还没有彻底解决，现在让我们下去，我怎么向全营交代？怎么对得起倒在这里的战友啊！请团长放心，人在阵地在，我们誓与阵地共存亡！” 敌人的又一次反冲击被打垮了。此时，师团首长根据战场上的情况，重新调整了部署，把三营调了上来，在配水池的西南面实施突击。胜利的旗帜终于插在了大白楼的顶端。 配水池之战，是一营战斗历程中最硬最恶的一仗。8个多小时的殊死搏斗，歼敌千余人，而一营也伤亡了600多人，上级派来的4名随军记者也牺牲了3名。 战斗结束后，全营4个连队的炊事班把做好的饭菜挑上了阵地。一看只寥寥几个来吃饭，他们都抱在一起，悲痛地大哭起来，那悲怆的声音像一支挽歌，久久地在阵地上空回荡着。 塔山并不是山，是因一个叫塔山的村子而得名。塔山东临渤海，西靠虹螺山和光秃秃的白台山，是北宁线上一个百十户人家的村庄，村北有条东西走向的丘陵。塔山中间为一条宽10余公里的狭长起伏地带，北宁铁路纵贯期间，是葫芦岛通往锦州的咽喉要道。 国民党军东进兵团增援锦州，必经之路就是塔山。只要突破塔山，用不了两个小时，国民党军即可进抵锦州，对攻城的解放军施行反包围。 东野意识到塔山的重要性，锦州能不能攻克，关键是能否守住塔山，赢得攻锦所必需的时间。 沈阳和锦、葫东西两路援军，可能使攻锦部队陷入夹击，像夹肉烧饼一样被吃掉。为确保攻克锦州，第二兵团司令员程子华、政委黄克诚指挥第四、第十一纵队和热河独立第四、第六师及炮旅，布防于锦西县以北地区，坚决阻击锦西、葫芦岛之敌增援锦州。这一阻击战能否打好，关系到能否攻克锦州，关系到关起门来将东北敌军就地歼灭的战略方针能否实现。 第四纵队在司令员吴克华、政委莫文骅率领下，向塔山地区疾进，并于10月6日进入指定位置。 第十一纵队在司令员贺晋年、政委陈仁麒指挥下，未及休整，即按东总电令，向锦西开进，8日到达锦西城北的长宁山、台子沟、沙河营一线，投入紧张的战前准备。 我第四纵队某部副团长江雪山在塔山阵地上下达上级的战斗命令，要求坚守阵地，寸土不失，保证友军攻下锦州 守卫塔山，当时有两种意见：一种认为应以海拔261米的白台山为主要防御阵地。这样可居高临下，控制塔山堡；另一种意见认为，应以塔山堡为主要防御阵地。因为塔山堡控制着公路和铁路，敌人不打下塔山堡，大部队及重武器就无法通过去增援锦州，它像门闩一样地锁住敌人。最后大家统一了认识，以塔山堡为防御核心。 兵团决定：“把主要的兵力、火器，集中使用于保卫塔山的方向，在宽大防御正面尽量节省兵力和火器，掌握雄厚的突击力量和纵深的火力配系，将敌人的进攻束缚在塔山堡前狭窄的地域内，迫使敌人不能展开大的兵力，作宽大正面的进攻。兵力部署是：第四纵队的防御正面东自白台山脚，西至老边一线；独四师、独六师在西南面东窑站、双树堡、地藏寺、季家屯之线构筑防御阵地，在敌侧后牵制敌人。 林彪指示：“两锦敌人相距只20余里，故我军绝对不能采取运动防御方法，而必须在塔山、高桥及其以西以北部署顽强勇敢的攻势防线，以四纵一两个师兵力构筑工事，准备在此线死守不退，在阵地前近距离开火，大量消耗敌有生力量；准备抵抗数十次猛烈进攻，待敌消耗疲劳进退两难之时，再集中十一纵全部及四纵一两个师兵力组织反突击，将敌大量歼灭于我阵地之外。”“你们必须利用东自海边西至虹螺山下一线约20公里的地区，作英勇顽强的攻势防御，利用工事大量杀伤敌人，使敌人在我阵地前横尸遍野……而使我军创造震动全国的光荣的防御战。” 罗荣桓对塔山守将用电话下达了政治动员令： “街亭虽小，干系甚大。锦州与锦西相距40公里，全靠塔山东进兵团。否则锦州敌军就要跑掉，甚至使我围城部队陷于敌数路夹击中，锦州战役关键在塔山守不守得住，务必使每个干部、党员和全军上下明白，这一任务的重要性。” 刘亚楼在电话里对各师首长下了死命令： “塔山丢了，你们提着脑袋来见我。” 第四纵队也进行了深入的政治动员，党委发布了《告全纵指战员书》、《致全体党员信》。阵地遍插标语牌，上面写道：“寸土必争，与阵地共存亡”、“死打硬拼，人在阵地在”、“让敌人尸横遍野，血流成河”…… 第十二师师长江燮元当众宣誓：“我的位置就在同志们身边，为了保证锦州作战的胜利，我随时准备献出自己的最后一滴血！” 第十师政委李丙令在全体干部动员会上说：“为了粉碎敌人增援锦州的企图，我誓与同志们同生死共患难，抛头颅洒热血而不后退一步！” 坚守塔山堡阵地的部队是四纵第十二师第三十四团。 10月5日晚，四纵十二师师部。江燮元师长、潘寿才政委和几个机关干部坐在油灯旁看地图，向骑马紧急赶到师部的三十四团团长焦玉山、政委江民风询问了部队的情况，而后向他们传达了总部命令及纵队和师首长的决心部署。 江师长说：“师决定你团守卫塔山，现在时间紧迫，任务很重，纵队首长命令部队在拂晓前赶到塔山，阻击从锦西、葫芦岛增援锦州的敌人。”江师长指着地图上用红铅笔圈好的打鱼山、高家滩、塔山桥、塔山堡说：“其中塔山堡是重点。你们到达指定地点后，尽快组织干部勘察地形，区分任务，并将兵力部署迅速报师。” 潘政委说：“你们团坚守塔山的任务很艰巨，又很光荣。要向全体指战员讲清楚，塔山阻击战是歼灭锦州守敌，攻占锦州的关键。能不能守住塔山，关系到我军能不能顺利打下锦州，关系到能不能全歼东北国民党军，解放全东北的大问题。你们三十四团过去在新开岭围歼战，鞍山、辽阳攻坚战，攻取本溪和老爷岭阻击战中都打得不错。师党委相信你们，希望你们发扬勇敢战斗、不怕苦、不怕死的精神，战胜各种困难，完成这次艰巨而又光荣的任务。” 焦玉山、江民风表示：“坚决执行命令！” 6日拂晓前，三十四团一营进至塔山堡，三营进至高家滩和塔山桥，团警卫连二排进至打鱼山。二营为团预备队，隐蔽在塔山堡后背后钓鱼沟边。团指挥所设在塔山堡北侧高地。各营连进至指定位置后，立即紧张地勘察地形，抢修工事，挖防空、防炮洞。 7日上午，焦玉山带领全团营以上干部勘察地形，区分具体任务。在塔山山头上遇到来看地形的师长、政委和纵队胡奇才副司令员。首长指示他们抓紧抢修工事，一定要准备打硬仗，打恶仗，坚决守住塔山，保障主力攻克锦州，全歼守敌。焦玉山说：“人在阵地在，决不后退一步。”江师长说：“好，一言为定。” 8日上午，四纵司令员吴克华和政委莫文骅带领全纵团以上干部到前沿勘察地形，下午在塔山堡开会，详细讨论了打法及兵力部署等问题。 四纵决心以伤亡1万人的代价来完成阻击任务。 10日，东方刚刚露出鱼肚白。国民党军的炮弹呼啸着在塔山阵地上爆炸了。守军三十四团一营阵地、三营阵地、警卫连阵地和团指挥所都遭到敌人猛烈的轰击。塔山堡、高家滩的民房一幢幢被打塌起火。山上的草木被烧着了，阵地上弥漫着炮火和硝烟。国民党军1个多营的兵力，趁夜暗落潮摸到警卫连二排打鱼山主要山头阵地，二排两个正副班长牺牲，1个排长和4个战士负伤，剩下的人撤到第2个山头坚守。焦玉山团长举起望远镜，隐约看到已开始涨潮，打鱼山成了孤岛。他让参谋告诉警卫连：“要守住现有阵地，待黄昏落潮时，配合主力部队实施反击。” 吴克华司令员打电话命令：立即组织反击，坚决把阵地夺回来！ " 天已大亮，“重庆号”巡洋舰以猛烈的炮火轰击三十四团观察所。观察所里，团长、政委、通信员、电话员共7人，每个人都是满身泥土，有3人被炸伤。 从南面飞来9架敌机，在塔山堡、高家滩上空泻下了一串串重磅炸弹。顿时，阵地上硝烟滚滚，大部分工事被摧毁，铁轨枕木漫天飞舞。许多同志被震昏，有的耳鼻出血。国民党军步兵张牙舞爪，以集团队形哇啦哇啦往前冲。 “打！”守军各种武器一齐开火，杀得国民党军滚的滚，爬的爬，横七竖八，一片一片倒毙在阵地前面。 敌人的后续梯队，被潜伏在饮马河南岸高甸子村的侦察组以突然猛烈的侧射火力打得伤亡惨重。国民党军当晚派1个营的兵力将这个小村烧光。 国民党军用约3个师的兵力轮番进攻，但伤亡惨重，被压制在海滩上和饮河滩里不敢动。太阳刚落山，焦团长立即发出反冲击信号。各反击分队像猛虎一样冲出掩体，杀向敌人…… 10日下午，国民党总统府华北战地督察组长罗奇带领独立九十五师从塘沽港海运到达葫芦岛。九十五师是广东部队，战斗力强，号称“赵子龙师”。罗奇随即亲到前线查询了战况。他说：“锦州战事激烈，我代表总统来督战，主张加紧行动。” 罗奇把拿不下塔山的主要原因归之于阙汉骞的第五十四军不肯出力。他主张第五十四军为第1梯队，全力进攻塔山，第二梯队为第六十七军，配置在第一梯队左后方，保障第五十四军的左翼侧安全，以独立第九十五师位置于后为总预备队，罗奇说：“葫芦岛有4个军，沈阳西进有5个军，加上锦州的两个共有11个军的兵力，再加上海、空军的优势，无论在数量上和火力配备上我军都比共军占绝对优势，只要官兵用命，抱'杀身成仁'的决心，是一定可以完成这次任务的。” 阙汉骞深有感触地说：“我军口头上是强调海、空军优势及我兵力比共军多，但打起仗来，空军就没有派飞机来，海军的炮兵协同也有限。说到陆军，我军是有11个军，但沈阳的西进兵团5个军远隔几百公里之外，锦州的两个军被解放军包围着，已不能与我军协同；烟台的第三十九军还没有到达，在葫芦岛的部队，还要担负锦西、葫芦岛的防务及海口交通，实际能使用于攻击的部队不到两个军的兵力。加上部队的缺额及伤亡……” 10月13日拂晓，国民党军向塔山、大台山阵地狂轰滥炸，开始更大规模的进攻，以4个师的兵力，采用中间钳制，两翼突破的战术，发起9次攻击。国民党军以整团的兵力组成梯队，由军官带头冲击，前面倒下去后面扑上来。守在塔山堡村头的一连，与敌人拼杀伤亡过大，一股敌人乘机突了进来。在这危急之际，一营副营长鲍仁川，越过敌人火力封锁，进入村内，组织一连文书、通信员等零星人员与敌人白刃格斗，顽强抗击。焦团长急令团预备队实施反击。二营看到信号，营长、教导员身先士卒，冲进塔山堡，枪声、手榴弹爆炸声和喊杀声震耳欲聋。村子里烟雾腾腾，火光闪闪。二营教导员于厚德负伤倒下，几个战士去扶他，他大声叫着：“不要管我，快去消灭敌人。”3营长周丙义带着通信员和几名战士，冒着猛烈的炮火和硝烟，跳出工事，端着刺刀，冲入敌群，用刺刀接连戳倒几个敌人，自己多处负伤，因流血过多，