Chapter 10 Chapter Nine Conquering Shenyang and Attacking Yingkou

As soon as the gunfire on the battlefield in western Liaoning ceased, Lin Biao immediately swung his troops eastward and quickly rushed to Shenyang with the first and second columns; seized Yingkou with the seventh, eighth, and ninth columns to block the only sea escape of the Northeast Kuomintang army. route. The third stage of the Liaoshen Campaign: After our army wiped out the enemy's Liao Yaoxiang Corps in the western Liaoning area, it continued to advance rapidly to Shenyang and Yingkou. On November 2, the two cities of Shenyang and Yingkou were liberated, and more than 149,000 enemies were wiped out.Except for a small number of remnant enemies on this line who fled by ship from Yingkou, the rest were wiped out or surrendered.The enemies of Jinxi and Huludao began to escape from the sea on the 3rd.At this point, the entire territory of Northeast China was declared liberated.This is my cavalry unit advancing from the battlefield in western Liaoning to Shenyang

When the battle to encircle and wipe out the Liao Corps was in full swing, Lin Biao was already planning the next step of the battle. On October 26, he ordered the independent divisions in northern Liaoning to advance to Shenyang; on the 28th, he ordered the Liaoning Military Region to quickly occupy the Liaohe Ferry and build a bridge to prepare the army to cross the river and march into Shenyang. On the 28th, the two army commanders Pan Yukun and Long Tianwu fled back to Shenyang alone. Du Yuming and Wei Lihuang had a premonition that Lin Biao was about to attack Shenyang and Huludao.The next day, Du Yuming flew to Huludao. On the 30th, Chiang Kai-shek sent a plane to bring a personal letter, asking Du to fly to Shenyang immediately to stop the chaos and adjust the defense.After Du Yuming flew into the sky, he received a call from Shenyang: "Shenyang Airport is in chaos and cannot land."

Du Yuming turned around and flew to Peiping, and landed at Xiyuan Airport. He saw Chiang Kai-shek in a black cloak, hurrying towards the "Meiling".He immediately ran over and stood in front of Jiang. "Why are you here?" Chiang Kai-shek asked in surprise. "Students ask the principal for important matters. Shenyang cannot be kept." At this time, Chiang Kai-shek no longer had the prestige of scolding everyone he met in the past, and became very "modest", and even showed an appearance of obedience, and kept asking Du Yuming: "Guangting, what do you think we should do now?"

Du Yuming, who was loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, saw that the great president looked lost and lost, so he had to remind him: "Principal, according to the students, the only thing we can do now is to quickly adjust the ship and withdraw the troops from Yingkou. We can save a little bit. As for whether the troops in Shenyang can be withdrawn, it is still a question." Chiang Kai-shek immediately said: "Yes, yes, yes. I will immediately ask Gui Yongqing to prepare the ship, and Shenyang will ask Zhou Fucheng to command the 53rd Army and reorganize the 207th Division to defend. You go to Shenyang immediately to see the Commander-in-Chief of the Guards and call Zhou Fucheng and Zhao Jiaxiang deploy Shenyang defense, and after the deployment is complete, you will return to Huludao."

Du Yuming stood up and said, "Then, the students will go." "Go quickly, go quickly." Chiang Kai-shek urged. After walking a few steps, Du Yuming suddenly remembered something, turned around and asked Chiang Kai-shek, "Do you have anything to say to Commander-in-Chief Wei?" Du Yuming was actually reminding Chiang Kai-shek whether to inform Wei Lihuang to withdraw from Shenyang, because Shenyang would be surrounded and captured by the People's Liberation Army, and he would not be able to get out if it was too late.But Chiang Kai-shek didn't seem to hear it, so he got up and went to another room to make a phone call.A shadow cast over Du Yuming's heart, and he was very worried about Wei Lihuang's future fate.

When the Northeast Field Army was advancing towards Shenyang, what were the commanders in Xibaipo doing? Mao Zedong's residence, with Zhou Enlai present. Mao Zedong was looking at a heavy document, which was a casualty statistics table reported by the Northeast Field Army. "We must build a memorial tower for the comrades who died!" He said excitedly after reading it. Zhou Enlai: "The people will never forget them!" Zhu De walked in with a telegram: "Just received a telegram from the Northeast, and the troops began to march towards Shenyang." He handed the telegram to Mao Zedong.

Mao Zedong read the telegram and gave it to Zhou Enlai: "Is it possible for Shenyang to be liberated peacefully, like Changchun?" Zhou Enlai glanced at the telegram and said: "Wei Lihuang is a little arrogant, but he is brave and good at fighting. He is very talented. His efforts to 'suppress the Communist Party' are very appreciated by Chiang Kai-shek. But he is not a student of Huangpu. He only studied in Hubei. He has been trained in the barracks. In the Kuomintang faction, he is not considered a direct descendant, but can be regarded as a quasi direct descendant. However, after serving as the commander-in-chief of the "bandit suppression" in the Northeast, he disagreed with Chiang Kai-shek and had deep conflicts. However, he could not lay down his arms because he owed There are too many people under him, and the crime is serious. Zhou Fucheng may have laid down his arms. He was originally a division commander under Zhang Xueliang. After the Xi'an Incident, his troops were reorganized. Chiang Kai-shek asked him to be a member of the Central Committee. Strategy."

Mao Zedong said: "I think you can write a letter to persuade you to surrender and send it by telegram." Zhou Enlai said, "It's not impossible." Mao Zedong said: "We are persuading surrender and marching. We use both civil and military forces, with military as the main. Regardless of whether they surrender or not, the first thing is to quickly march to Shenyang!" Peking.Chiang Kai-shek's residence at Yuan'en Temple. The Northeast is about to be lost.These days, in order to keep the Northeast, he doesn't think about food and drink. He only sleeps for two or three hours a day, and sometimes he can't sleep all night.Now that the Northeast is about to fall into the hands of the communist army, there is no way to restore it, so he will not be so worried.So he immediately wanted to fly to Nanjing.After finishing her clothes and holding a civilized stick, she was about to go to the airport. At this moment, Du Yuming came.

"What are you doing here?" He asked Du Yuming. Du Yuming said: "I have something urgent and important to report to the principal." "What's the big deal?" Du Yuming said: "Gui Yongqing has not transferred all the ships to Huludao until now. The troops in Huludao cannot be withdrawn!" "I'll talk to Gui Yongqing immediately." Chiang Kai-shek asked again, "How is the situation in Shenyang?" Du Yuming said: "The situation in Shenyang is very chaotic." Chiang Kai-shek said: "Go to Shenyang by plane immediately, help them arrange their defenses and then return to Huludao. This Wei Lihuang, everything is in his hands!"

Du Yuming had already figured out that although Chiang Kai-shek commanded the Battle of Western Liaoning from beginning to end, Chiang Kai-shek would not be responsible for the failure, and Wei Lihuang must bear the blame. Du Yuming flew to Shenyang.When Du Yuming walked into Wei Lihuang's office, he saw that Wei Lihuang was confused and restless. After seeing him, he just tossed and said: "I told the old man a long time ago that the whole army will be wiped out if we leave the Liaoxi Corridor." He doesn't believe it, even if I cross him, he doesn't believe it either. Now you see what I said!"

When Du Yuming told Wei Lihuang that Chiang Kai-shek decided to let Zhou Fucheng guard Shenyang, Wei Lihuang's face was gloomy, and he sighed and said: "I wanted to guard it before, but he refused to guard it. Now there is nothing, how can we abide by the law?" "How about retreating to Yingkou?" Du Yuming asked. Wei Lihuang shook his head, and said: "The columns of the Communist Army in Changchun have already moved south, and if they leave, they will be finished immediately." Du Yuming thought for a while, and the troops in Shenyang are indeed in a dilemma.He discussed with Wei Lihuang. Since he was either captured or punished by Chiang Kai-shek, it is better to follow Chiang Kai-shek's order and ask Zhou Fucheng to stay in Shenyang.So they ordered someone to call Zhou Fucheng, the commander of the Eighth Corps and the commander of the 53rd Army, and told him Chiang Kai-shek's order. Zhou Fucheng was originally a hesitant and difficult person, but this time he accepted the task very happily, and went back to deploy immediately. Looking at Zhou Fucheng's back, Zhao Jiaxiang said with some concern: "Zhou Fucheng is a bit abnormal today, is there something wrong? What about the staff at the headquarters?" Du Yuming said with some embarrassment: "The old man only wants Zhou Fucheng to command the troops to defend Shenyang. I asked him what instructions he had for the Commander-in-Chief of the Guards, but he didn't say anything. You go back and make overall arrangements first, and we can talk about the situation in a few days." Du Yuming believed that the People's Liberation Army would attack Shenyang soon, and then Huludao. Chiang Kai-shek had clearly ordered him to be responsible for the retreat of the Huludao troops. Therefore, he had no intention of staying in Shenyang any longer, and flew to Huludao the next day. , Make arrangements for retreat.Wei Lihuang had no choice but to stay in Shenyang because he did not receive Chiang Kai-shek's order. The reason why Chiang Kai-shek kept Wei Lihuang in Shenyang at this time was that on the one hand he hated him for not obeying his orders, and on the other hand he wanted him to play a symbolic role, indicating that there was still a general of his in the Northeast. Still in the hands of the Kuomintang. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek had doubts about Wei Lihuang, and sent special agents to monitor him, and Wei Lihuang's every move was reported to Nanjing.Sometimes Chiang Kai-shek felt that the spy's report was not timely enough, so he directly called the Northeast "General Suppression" to inquire.Once it happened that Zhao Jiaxiang answered the phone, and Chiang Kai-shek asked, "What is Commander-in-Chief Wei doing now?" Zhao Jiaxiang replied truthfully: "Commander-in-Chief Wei sat upright at the headquarters and didn't say a word." Another time Chiang Kai-shek called Wei Lihuang's home, Wei Lihuang's wife Han Quanhua picked up the phone and said: "Commander Wei hasn't come back yet." When Chiang Kai-shek heard it was a woman's voice, he put down the phone without speaking.After a while, Song Meiling called Han Quanhua and said, "Are you Mandam Wei? Why are you still in Shenyang? It's too dangerous. You shouldn't be on the front line. I'll send a plane to pick you up." On the same day, Song Meiling sent a plane to take Han Quanhua to Beiping, and then transferred him back to his home in Nanjing.Han Quanhua was alone, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt uncomfortable. She called Song Meiling and said, "I am Han Quanhua. I have returned safely and I will report to you. We have two children in Beiping. The children asked me: 'Why did you leave Dad alone? In the Northeast, you came back by yourself?’ When I came back, I thought that our family should die together, please talk to the president, and send us all to die together.” Song Meiling said: "You don't know? There was a regulation that family members of soldiers were not allowed to go to the front." Han Quanhua retorted: "Why did I see in the newspaper that wherever the president went, the wife followed him? Be sure to beg the president on our behalf." After hearing what Han Quanhua said, Song Meiling had nothing to say, so she put down the phone.Later, if Du Yuming hadn't repeatedly pleaded with Chiang Kai-shek, Wei Lihuang might have been left in Shenyang as a prisoner of the People's Liberation Army. It was only after Du Yuming repeatedly asked for instructions and requests that Wei Lihuang said with great reluctance, "Tell him to go to Huludao to take command." At the beginning of November, Chiang Kai-shek sent a plane to pick up Wei Lihuang according to Du Yuming's repeated request.As soon as they heard that there was a plane coming to Shenyang to pick up people, everyone flocked to the airport, wanting to take the last plane to escape.The airport was suddenly in chaos. There were huge crowds of military and political officials and local gentlemen preparing to flee.Beside the cordon, gendarmes were fully armed, holding shiny bayonets. As soon as a transport plane took off, it was chased back by a wireless phone: "Commander-in-Chief Wei wants this plane!" Before the plane came to a complete stop, Wei Lihuang's guards immediately rushed up and dragged, hugged, and lifted everyone on board and drove them all off.With a bang, the military and political officials at the airport broke through the military police cordon and rushed towards the plane. Wei Lihuang's guards stood guard on both sides of the runway and fired warning shots. Surrounded by guards, Wei Lihuang led a group of big bureaucrats out of the terminal.With his head lowered, he walked towards the plane in a numb manner, his ears filled with howls of despair one after another: "Boss Wei, I am the provincial administrative committee member!" "Boss Wei, I'm the lieutenant general, take me away!" "Mr. Wei, I am the security commander!" "General Wei..." Wei Lihuang boarded the plane.Someone desperately broke down the last line of defense of the guard regiment.This is Peng Jiqun, Chairman of Nenjiang Province and Secretary-General of the "Suppression General". After all, Zhao Jiaxiang is the "resourceful" chief of staff. He frowned, thought about it, and stood on a high place and announced loudly: "Everyone, don't panic, there are 4 more planes arriving soon. I am announcing the list now. Who will take the first flight?" One plane, whoever takes the second plane, whoever takes the third plane, and the fourth plane, waits a while and boards the seat according to the assigned seat, I guarantee that everyone can leave, don't rush." Everyone present was deceived by Zhao Jiaxiang's trick, and there was no riot at the airport, and Wei Lihuang was able to escape to Huludao.When he got off the plane and saw Du Yuming, Wei Lihuang gratefully held his hand and said with a sigh: "It's almost impossible to see each other." Before boarding the plane, Wei Lihuang held Zhou Fucheng's hand tightly and said, "Brother Quanwu, the burden of Shenyang falls on you alone, so please take care of yourself!" Zhou Fucheng said: "I will do my best." Then he asked, "Brother Junru, is he going to Nanjing or Guangzhou?" Wei Lihuang let out a long sigh: "Nanjing and Guangzhou don't have a foothold for me, Wei, I'm going to the ends of the world!" He was sad, his eyes were moist, and he took out a handkerchief to wipe them. Zhou Fucheng said: "Don't be sad, brother. It's better to find a leisurely place to spend your old age than to wear armor as an official." Wei Lihuang said: "Let it go as it pleases! I never expected that I, Wei, would end up like this after killing the east and blocking the west, galloping across the battlefield for half a lifetime. Life is like a dream, and time is gone forever. Ah! I think back then we were all insightful people who wanted to contribute to the country and the people, and fought hard to participate in the National Revolution, but today we are cast aside by the party and the country. Wait. Brother Quan Wu, why do you think this is? Did we go the wrong way, or did we follow the wrong people?" Zhou Fucheng said: "It's hard to describe!" Wei Lihuang said: "For the sake of old acquaintances, I would like to tell my brother: You must think about your own future in everything. In the past, we only thought about the party and the country. How did the party and the country think about us? General Zhou Enlai The letter says that only by laying down your weapons can you survive. You can't believe it all, and you have to believe it!" Zhou Fucheng said: "I think the Communist Party means what it says. Wouldn't it be better for Brother Junru to stay?" Wei Lihuang said: "I am different from my brother. Even if the Communist Party liquidates the most insignificant things with me, it is enough for me to pay with three lives. The regret is here!" Zhou Fucheng said: "Then, brother, take care!" He held Wei Lihuang's hand tightly. "Maybe we'll meet later." "I hope!" Wei Lihuang walked up the gangway, turned his head and waved goodbye to his subordinates who were seeing him off, with tears rolling down his face. Before he reached the door of the cabin, the person in charge of the plane's takeoff ran over and said that he had just received an order from President Jiang from Wang Shuming, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Air Force, asking Commander-in-Chief Wei to immediately fly to Huludao to take command. What does Flying Huludao command?There was Du Yuming conducting.It was obvious that she didn't want him to go.The retiring commander-in-chief of the "bandit suppression" in the Northeast thought he was free, but he didn't expect that he was still holding it in Chiang Kai-shek's hand. Zhou Fucheng never saw Wei Lihuang again.He went to Huludao.After Huludao Jiang Jun fled into the sea, he did not follow him. He flew to Peiping.At this time, Chiang Kai-shek issued a Taoist order, ordering Fu Zuoyi to detain him to investigate his responsibility for losing the Northeast.Fu Zuoyi showed Wei Lihuang the handwriting, which read: "Wei Lihuang hesitated about the command and deployment, which delayed the opportunity of the war, lost the Northeast, dismissed and investigated, and will be detained immediately." Wei Lihuang said: "Then ask Mr. Fu to execute it." Fu Zuoyi did not detain him.Fu said: "I detain you today, who will detain me tomorrow? Beiping is not a place to stay for long, so go!" Later I heard that Wei Lihuang went to Hong Kong.Fighting for the "suppression of communism" all his life, he finally became a lost dog. After Wei Lihuang, the commander-in-chief of the Northeast "Suppression General", fled by plane, the defenders who stayed in Shenyang became even more panicked, and no one had the heart to continue fighting.The troops Chiang Kai-shek deployed to guard Shenyang mainly included the 53rd Army of the Eighth Corps and the 207th Division of the Youth Army Reorganization.The main force of the city defense force is Zhou Fucheng's 53rd Army. The predecessor of the 53rd Army was the two brigades of Wang Yongsheng and Yu Zhaolin of the former Northeast Army led by General Wan Fulin under Zhang Zuolin. In 1933, they were reorganized into the 130th Division (division commander Zhu Hongxun) and the 12th Division in Rehe. The Ninth Division (commander Zhou Fucheng), and later formed the 53rd Army based on these two divisions, with Wan Fulin concurrently serving as the commander.Wan Fulin regarded himself as the veteran of the Northeast Army, and even Zhang Xueliang could not intervene in the affairs of the 53rd Army.After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the 53rd Army suffered disastrous defeats in the battles in Rehe and North China. Wan Fulin had no choice but to hand over the post of army commander to Zhou Fucheng, the division commander who obeyed him. Later, Zhou Fucheng took advantage of his relationship with Chen Cheng as a classmate of the Baoding Army Military Academy, and through Chen Cheng's intercession, designated the 53rd Army as a Type A army and included it in the sequence of expeditionary forces.When Wei Lihuang served as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, he thought about his previous relationship with Zhang Xueliang, took special care of the 53rd Army, and allocated a large amount of beautiful equipment to him. Reborn Parents". As a miscellaneous army general, although Zhou Fucheng has been discriminated against and bullied by Chiang Kai-shek and his direct army generals for many years, he has developed a submissive nature of submissiveness and obedience to Chiang Kai-shek.After he received Chiang Kai-shek's order to take full responsibility for the defense of Shenyang City, he was stunned for a while and said wildly: "I am entrusted by President Chiang, and I swear to live and die with Shenyang City. I have two months of food reserves and enough I must fight the Communist Party to the death. When there is a last resort, the president has an order to fight on scorched earth, and I will die with Shenyang City. I was cultivated by President Jiang, and I only listen to the president’s words, and I don’t listen to others.” When Zhou Fucheng heard the news that Wei Lihuang escaped by plane, he immediately sent an urgent telegram to Chiang Kai-shek to sue his former "benefactor": Express (2007 code) President Jun Jian: Commander-in-chief Wei Lihuang fled on the afternoon of the 30th. Shenyang is still in good order, and the enemy has repeatedly attacked but failed.Sincerely. Zhou Fucheng was thirty nights.A electricity. The purpose of Zhou Fucheng's sending this telegram was to invite Chiang Kai-shek for credit and to show his loyalty.Chiang Kai-shek quickly replied and asked Zhou Fucheng to act as Wei Lihuang's deputy. Zhou Fucheng, who was obsessed with officials, said triumphantly to his subordinates: "President Jiang handed over the Northeast to me! As long as Shenyang is defended, the national army will mobilize troops to launch a major counterattack. When that day comes, we will also sit on this one." The top spot of the "Northeast King". Don't be afraid, if Shenyang can't hold it, the Americans will definitely send troops, and then there will be a world war. If it doesn't work, President Jiang has ordered us to destroy it. Leave nothing to the Communist Party." Wang Lihuan, commander of the 130th Division of the 53rd Army, couldn't help persuading him: "The destruction of the scorched earth is too cruel and inhumane. After all, the Northeast is our hometown, so we can't bear it. Think about it more." Zhou Fucheng disagreed, and reprimanded Wang Lihuan, saying: "You can still worry so much about fighting. Wang Lihuan, where is your courage? When you fought against the Japanese devils in the Anti-Japanese War, you were still commanding the battle with one eye damaged in the Battle of Tagang. Why are you fighting today? Dispirited like this?" Wang Lihuan said: "Tagang is a war of resistance, and now it is a civil war. Who is willing to give Chiang Kai-shek the world at this time." When Zhou Fucheng heard Wang Lihuan say such "rebellious" words, he slapped the table and shouted: "Wang Lihuan, you are crazy! Go back quickly and tidy up the position, or I will punish you!" After taking over Wei Lihuang's post, Zhou Fucheng, who was determined to go his own way, appointed officials, issued orders, and arranged defenses. He wanted to compete with the People's Liberation Army in Shenyang despite his limitations.However, his subordinates were far more sober and wise than him, and they were unwilling to follow Zhou Fucheng to die for Chiang Kai-shek in vain.When the Northeast Field Army was rapidly approaching Shenyang, Zhao Guoping, the deputy commander of the 53rd Army, and Wang Lihuan, the commander of the 130th Division, began to brew an uprising or surrender to the PLA. Since the Kuomintang army occupied Shenyang in March 1946, it has painstakingly managed Shenyang and built a large number of fortifications around the periphery. The bunkers and bunkers are all so-called "permanent fortifications" made of reinforced concrete. Bunkers and bunkers are divided into sub-forts and mother forts. The enemy puts a squad in each sub-fort, a platoon in the mother fort, and a company to form a group of bunkers. They are arranged in a plum blossom shape, and they can provide fire support and troops to each other. reinforce.All kinds of bright and dark firepower, crossfire, and reverse firepower inside and outside the various bunker groups are densely networked, making it difficult to approach during the day. In depth, the enemy's mobile force is composed of tank regiments, ready to reinforce and counterattack forward positions at any time.Zhou Fucheng believed that Shenyang's fortifications were strong, so he could stick to it and wait for help. Chiang Kai-shek insisted on ordering Shenyang's main force to assist Jinzhou in the west. After Liao Yaoxiang led Shenyang's main force out of Shenyang, Wei Lihuang re-adjusted Shenyang's defense. There are more than 130,000 defensive troops, and their defensive positions are as follows: the temporary 53rd Division of the New First Army starts from the river bank at the southern end of Dongling (not including the Hun River), passes through the east side of the cemetery and ends at the northeast corner of Shanzui Village; The 30th Division of the Three Armies temporarily formed from the northeast of Shanzuizi Village to the southern highland of Zhaojiagou Village; the 116th Division of the 53rd Army started from the south of Zhaojiagou Village to the east end of Wenguantun; ○The division starts from the east end of Wenguantun, passes through Daoyitun, and ends at Yuguo Station (not including the station); the 207th Division of the Youth Army starts from Yuguo Station, passes through Yuhongtun Station, and ends at Lanjuntun; The first column of the Northeast Garrison guarded along the northern bank of the Hun River, connected to the second column in the west, and ended at the southern end of Dongling in the east; The line of Jiatun is on alert. From the perspective of defensive deployment, it can be said that a deep and interlocking defense line has been established around Shenyang. When Mao Zedong, Lin Biao and others discussed the encirclement and annihilation of the Liao Yaoxiang Corps, they considered the annihilation of the enemy in Shenyang.At that time, it was estimated that there were two possibilities: one was that the enemy of Shenyang reinforced the Liao Yaoxiang Corps; the other was that the enemy of Shenyang retreated to Yingkou. In Mao Zedong's telegram to Lin Biao and others at 4 a.m. on October 20, regarding the first possibility, he suggested that Lin Biao deploy Xiao Jinguang and Xiao Hua to lead several independent divisions to attack Faku, Zhangwu, and Xinmin to block the enemy in Shenyang. reinforce. For the second possibility, Mao Zedong believed that the plan of Gao Gang and Wu Xiuquan was very necessary. Gao Gang and Wu Xiuquan once suggested that the 12th Zong lead 3 independent divisions to arrive in Qingyuan before the 24th, and march to Anshan and Haicheng in a hurry to block the enemy's retreat to Yingkou. Mao Zedong suggested that Lin Biao and others telegram Gao Gang and Wu Xiuquan to "do this as quickly as possible, the sooner the better." At that time, both Mao Zedong and Lin Biao estimated that the possibility of the Shenyang enemy fleeing to Yingkou was relatively high.Mao Zedong was very concerned about blocking the enemy's retreat to Yingkou, while Lin Biao was mainly focused on annihilating the Liao Yaoxiang Corps in western Liaoning, and perhaps did not pay enough attention to the possibility of the Shenyang enemy retreating to Yingkou. It should be said that Wei Lihuang's determination to stick to Shenyang made up for Lin Biao's lack of attention in a sense.After our army's encirclement and annihilation campaign in western Liaoning, the Shenyang defenders not only did not reinforce western Liaoning, nor did they retreat to Yingkou.This prepared the time for our army to attack and annihilate the enemy in Shenyang after annihilating the Liao Yaoxiang Corps. After annihilating the Liao Yaoxiang Corps, Wei Lihuang shrank and concentrated his forces to defend Shenyang, while Lin Biao had already targeted Shenyang. On October 27, when Lin Biao was about to end the encirclement and annihilation campaign in western Liaoning, he deployed the first and second columns of our army to rush towards Shenyang on the 28th, and the deployment to attack and annihilate the enemy troops in Shenyang was ready. According to Lin Biao's deployment, the 1st and 2nd Columns of our army will join forces with the 12th Columns and the Liaonan Independent Division from Changchun to attack and wipe out the enemy in Shenyang. When the main force of our army encircled and wiped out the Liao Yaoxiang Corps, the Twelfth Column and the Liaonan Independent Division entered the Shenyang area in order to contain the Shenyang enemy.According to Xu Gengyang, the former commander of the 53rd Division of the New First Army of the Kuomintang, recalled: "After the liberation of Changchun, all the People's Liberation Army in northern Liaoning immediately went south and rushed towards Shenyang. About October 26, the vanguard arrived in the suburbs of Shenyang. At that time, they were in Shenyang City. On the northeast side, there was only one regiment of the 207th Division that had just arrived. They rushed into the position to take up defense, so that the line of defense was breached. It’s panic.” (Xu Gengyang: Personal Experience of the Liaoshen Campaign, p. 445) After receiving the telegram from Lin Biao and others, the Twelve Columns and the Liaonan Independent Division attacked Shenyang day and night.As pointed out earlier, Mao Zedong's concern was to block the enemy's retreat from Shenyang to Yingkou. Therefore, the direction of action of the three independent divisions led by the Twelfth Vertical was initially Anshan and Haicheng.After receiving the telegram from Lin Biao and others, because the railway from Siping to Qingyuan had been destroyed by me and could not be repaired, the commander of the 12th Column, Zhong Wei, had no choice but to lead the 12th Column to take the diameter and go south along the Zhongchang Road. One night and one morning, the journey was 650 miles, and we arrived in Tieling area on the 25th. Our army marched towards Shenyang through the Juliuhe Bridge in Xinmin County Just as they were about to go straight to Haicheng through the east of Shenyang, Lin Biao and others sent a telegram to Zhong Wei: Twelfth Zong will encircle and wipe out the enemy in Tieling with one division, and the main force will immediately advance to the Juliu River, resolutely blocking the retreat of the Liao Corps back to Shenyang.The 12th Zong left the 36th Division to attack Tieling, and the main force marched towards the Juliu River in two ways between Tieling and Shenyang. On the 27th, the 36th Division of the 12th Vertical liberated Tieling. On the 28th, Zhong Wei sent a telegram to Lin Biao to order: No matter whether the 53rd Army in Tieling is eliminated or not, it will quickly advance to the Hunhe Iron Bridge and the south of Shenyang to cut off the retreat route of the Shen enemy fleeing south. At dusk that day, Zhong Wei led the 34th Division and the 35th Division to advance in two directions, and went straight to Shennan.When marching to the Beixin Castle area in Shenyang, they found that the two regiments of the 116th Division of the 53rd Army of the enemy who had escaped from Tieling and the First Northeast Defense Column were fleeing towards Shenyang along the railway line under the cover of armored vehicles. After learning about the situation, Zhong Wei made an analysis: if this enemy is let go, it will not only strengthen the enemy's defensive strength in Shenyang, but also urge him to make up his mind to abandon the city and flee south; , or directly attack Shenyang, it is beneficial. Based on the analysis, Zhong Wei made a prompt decision to annihilate the enemy, so as to actively implement Lin Biao's instructions on rushing to Shennan, and wipe out the remnants of the enemy along the way. After several hours of fierce fighting, the enemy was completely wiped out, and more than 4,000 people under the enemy's garrison commander Peng Dingyi were captured.Before the troops could clean up the battlefield, they went straight to Shenyang. In order to increase the speed of march, the main force of the twelve verticals was still divided into two parallel lines, and the enemies of Quansheng Fort and Daxingtun were annihilated along the way.After the battles of Tieling, Newcastle, Quanshengbao, and Daxingtun, the enemies north and west of Shenyang have been wiped out by our army.After clearing out the enemies at the above-mentioned points, the main force of the Twelve Columns bypassed Shenyang and reached the bank of the Hun River south of Shenyang on the morning of the 31st. South area.The Thirty-Sixth Division of the Twelve Verticals also arrived on the north bank of the Hun River. At this time, Zhong Wei learned that the Seventh Column and the Eighth Column of our army were crossing the Liaohe River at the same time, and they were crossing the front lines of Anshan, Liaoyang, and Haicheng. The enemy, blocking the exit of the enemy fleeing from the sea. The independent divisions that went south from Changchun have also successively entered the northern and eastern suburbs of Shenyang.The first and second columns of our army are rushing to Shenyang from Xinmin.Our army in the northeast has encircled Shenyang from all directions. Under such circumstances, Zhong Wei believed that it was meaningless for the Twelfth Column to continue to carry out the original order to go south, so he ordered the troops to stop the southward advance and prepare to attack Shenyang. One hour later, Lin Biao replied and agreed.In fact, without waiting for Lin Biao's approval, Zhong Wei issued a combat order: the 36th Division will advance to Shenyang along the north bank of the Hunhe River, and support the main force to cross the Hunhe River to the north; The division approached Shenyang from the east of Shenyang; the 34th Division and the 35th Division attacked Shenyang along the Sujiatun Railway. The Hunhe Airport was suppressed with artillery fire; the 35th Division first captured the largest railway station in Shennan, Sujiatun, and then developed along the railway to the Hunhe Iron Bridge, and seized the Hunhe Iron Bridge. Zhong Wei dared to defy Lin Biao's orders and win battles when he went to the south of the Yangtze River three times, and was rewarded by Lin Biao.In the attack on Shenyang this time, Zhong Wei showed this style again.In the military, Zhong Wei showed similar initiative to Lin Biao's early march into the Northeast. Reports belong to reports, and actions belong to actions. As long as he believes that it is correct, he will get the support of his superiors.The difference is that Lin Biao's action at that time was to retreat, while Zhong Wei's action at this time was to attack. After Lin Biao approved Zhong Wei's request, Zhong Wei led the twelve verticals and three independent divisions to attack Shenyang on the afternoon of the 31st, firing the first shot to conquer Shenyang. After our army received Lin Biao's telegram from the Second Column and the First Column in the northwest of Liaoning, it rushed towards Shenyang on the 28th.The second column was in front, and the first column followed closely, fighting along the way, liberating Xinmin on the 29th. On the 31st, the second column and the first column arrived in the western suburbs of Shenyang one after another, and formed a countermeasure against Shenyang with the 12th column and 3 independent divisions of our army south of Shenyang, and the 5 independent divisions commanded by Xiao Jinguang from Kaiyuan south to the north of Shenyang. encircled and fought one after another. Twelve Columns launched an attack from Sujiatun to Shenyang.Sujiatun is 30 miles away from Shenyang, and it is an important channel to enter Shenyang from the south.Along the Hunhe River in southern Shenyang, the enemy's Northeast Second Garrison Column served as a guard. After the enemy's 207th Division withdrew from Liaoyang and Fushun to Shenyang, it immediately stationed and deployed on the southwest line of Shenyang. The division is a so-called party-oriented force formed by Chiang Ching-kuo himself. Most of its members are students, and they have received a deep reactionary education from the Kuomintang and have strong combat effectiveness. When the 104th Regiment of the Front Guard of the 35th Division of the Twelfth Column entered Gejiatun, west of Sujiatun, it first started fighting with the security forces sent by the enemy in Sujiatun. It was learned from the prisoners that there were two enemy troops stationed in Sujiatun. ○ The Seventh Division temporarily organized the 14th Regiment Headquarters and two battalions. The 104th Regiment and the 105th Regiment of the 35th Division of the Twelfth Column of our army each deployed a battalion to surround the enemy from the east and west, and dispatched a force to blow up the Sujiatun-Gaolouzi railway, preparing to send reinforcements from Shenyang. enemy.After nearly 5 hours of fierce fighting, more than 700 defending enemies were wiped out, and nearly 40 light and heavy machine guns were seized. Our infantry quickly cleared the periphery of Shenyang, and the chariot troops rushed into the city Since then, our 35th Division has adjusted its deployment, with the 105th Regiment as the vanguard, continuing to search northward along the railway.When entering Xiahewan and the front line of Sanjianfang, our army encountered the enemy's tenacious resistance and suffered heavy casualties. I learned from the prisoners that the enemy guarding here is the 2nd Brigade and 4th Regiment of the 207th Division, equipped with 3 120 heavy mortars and 5 anti-aircraft guns. It is the main defensive area south of Shenyang.The bunkers here are clustered in threes and fives, and there is a permanent fortification every 100 meters. There are bunkers in important areas at the head of the village and alleys.The terrain in front of the main position is open, making it difficult to approach and attack.What makes it even more difficult for the 35th Division of our army to deal with is the "operational bunker" defending the enemy. They fight a dozen and change places, which are neither easy to approach nor easy to be hit by artillery fire. The "movable bunker" is a tortoise shell made of 3 cm thick steel plates. It is equipped with two light machine guns and a squad of troops inside. There are also four wheels on the inner wall, which can be moved left and right by manpower, just like a tortoise without an engine. armored car.Therefore, the 105th Regiment of our 35th Division attacked many times, but none of them worked. Just as Zhong Wei, the commander of the 12th Column, was in a dilemma, a regiment of the 2nd Column and 5th Division, the main force of our army, rushed to Sujiatun. Zhong Wei then arranged for the 103rd Regiment of the 35th Division to assist the 13th Regiment of the 5th Division to attack and wipe out the enemy. At 4 o'clock in the morning on November 1, Zhong Wei concentrated 12 mountain artillery companies, 6 mortar companies and all 60 guns to continuously bombard the enemy's firepower points. The attacking troops fought bravely and finally wiped out the enemy's 207th Division. The Fourth Brigade knocked on the southern gate of Shenyang. Under the command of Commander Li Tianyou, our army launched an attack on Tiexi District, the main defense area of ​​the Kuomintang, in the middle of the night on October 31. Under the command of Commander Liu Zhen, the Second Column of our army marched forward with five regiments, attacking from the front lines of Yangshitun, Zhangshitun, and Zhonghongqitai. Just as our army's first, second, twelfth and independent divisions were attacking Shenyang, Lin Biao issued an order to attack Shenyang on the 31st.Lin Biao ordered: the first and second columns will be the main attack, under the unified command of the commander of the second column, Liu Zhen, to break through from the west and northwest to the urban area of ​​Shenyang; . After receiving the order, the commander of Yizong immediately called Liu Zhen: Lao Liu, our troops have arrived, and the headquarters ordered you to take unified command.Liu Zhen said: Now the development of the war situation does not require unified deployment. You enter the city from Huanggutun, and hurry up to eliminate the remnants of the enemy and capture the prisoners! At dawn on November 1, our army launched a general offensive to Shenyang! As soon as the attacking cannon fired, it hit the first part of the 207th Division, the main force defending the enemy.The enemy's 207th Division defended desperately, heavy artillery returned fire, and tanks intercepted.Seeing that the main attack direction was blocked, Li Tianyou actually set up the command post of the column at the regiment headquarters of the Ninth Regiment, which was attacking in the direction of Tiexi District.At 10 o'clock in the morning, a group attacked the city of Shenyang vertically. Before dawn, the Second Zong successfully broke through the enemy's first line of defense and attacked in depth from the northwest to the southeast from the Tiexi District. After the first and second verticals broke through from Tiexi District, the twelfth vertical also opened a bloody road from the south of the city and forced them into the city. The Kuomintang troops in the urban area fled watching the wind, and there were groups of rout soldiers flying white flags or red cloth belts around their necks, actively inquiring about the location of the People's Liberation Army and demanding surrender.Some military officers drove around the city in jeeps, looking for the People's Liberation Army to go to their barracks to accept surrender. A squad of the twelfth column was divided into 3 combat groups, climbed into 3 jeeps respectively, and rushed to 3 barracks to accept surrender.Each barracks has as few as two or three hundred troops, and as many as seven or eight hundred.Seeing the jeep carrying the People's Liberation Army, they all shouted: "The People's Liberation Army is here, come out and hand in your guns." Hundreds of people swarmed up and surrounded the jeep, asking one after another: "Where did the gun go?" 吉普车上的战士随便朝东一指，很威风地说： 我军占领沈阳车站 “枪堆到那里，码整齐！” 俘虏纷纷往东拥，将枪码成了一座小山垛。解放军战士又往西一指： “人都到那边集合！” 俘虏缴完枪，纷纷跑到西边集合。排好队形后，几百双眼睛齐刷刷盯着解放军，等待发落。三四个解放军战士也不知下文该怎么做了，扎成一堆小声商量起来。最后决定派一名战士带着那辆吉普车去找上级请示。偌大一个沈阳市，战士不知上级在哪条街，指挥司机一时东一时西，逛了一整天街，兵营里的俘虏早饿得咕咕叫了。有的怯生生地嚷道： “共军大哥，有吃的吗？” “不是派人联系去了吗？”解放军战士说，“联系上了饭就来啦！” 左等右等那个战士还没来，急得两三个战士脑门儿直冒汗。“人是铁，饭是钢，一顿不吃饿得慌。”时间长了，这帮俘虏难说不生事。 最后，冲进一群解放军，高呼：“缴枪不杀！” “别开枪啦，我们早就缴枪啦！”俘虏们吓得连忙乱喊。 第一纵队有一名战士，只身冲进市中心的“剿总”战车团大院。战车上的国民党兵见状高呼： “解放军来了！” “不许动！”解放军战士端着枪吼道。 “我们早就不动了，武器车辆完好无损。”有的国民党士兵说。 “我们没放过一炮，不信你来验炮口。” 解放军战士仔细一看，汽车、装甲车、坦克整整齐齐地排着，驾驶员笔挺地站在一旁，等待接收。 第一纵队第三师第八团团长宋文洪带着3名参谋长开着吉普车，在五义路见一个大胖子挥着白旗，站在公路中央，拦住去路。 吉普车停下来，大胖子点头哈腰地说： “我是高射炮团的副团长，团长缺编，我是头儿。总算把贵军盼来了，快去我们团受降吧。” 宋文洪载着大胖子开进一所大院。大胖子先将“共军长官”们引进办公室，摆上酒菜，大献殷勤。宋文洪说：“先办完投降手续再说。” “好的，好的，”大胖子点头哈腰，“请跟我来。” 大胖子打开一楼一个大房间，里面堆满了美式卡宾枪。又打开二楼一个大房间，里面坐着400多名赤手空拳的士兵。 第一纵队第三师第八团政治处主任张镇铭正在大街上追赶队伍，迎面跑来一名战士，说：“主任，快来，有一个营的敌人要投降。” 张镇铭跟着那名战士来到敌坦克营门口，只见一名军官大吼一声： “立正”！ 院子里有八九十名国民党士兵，列着整齐的队伍，像搞阅兵式似的，一个个昂首挺胸，精神抖擞。军官跑步奔向张镇铭，突然双脚一磕，敬了个标准的军礼，声音洪亮地说： “报告长官，坦克营实到官兵84名，实有坦克8辆，正式向贵军投降。副营长王建业。” 张镇铭也规规矩矩回了个礼，说：“营长何在？” “本营营长于凌晨5时30分逃跑啦。”王建业道。 “坦克是否完好？”张镇铭问。 “坦克完好无损，贵军投降条件上规定不准破坏武器装备。”王建业说。 11月1日中午，解放军打到银行大楼。周福成率第八兵团机关300多人正式投降。第二纵队司令员刘震让周福成命令仍在顽抗的青年军二○七师投降。 二○七师在东大营和乔家窝棚已经顽抗了两昼夜，他们对周福成的命令置若罔闻。刘震气得大吼：“坚决彻底歼灭它！” 11月2日，青年军二○七师在我优势兵力和火力的打击下，终于遭到覆灭的下场。至此，沈阳全部解放，13万国民党守军被全歼。 在东北人民解放军强大攻势下，驻沈阳的国民党军各级指挥机关和部队，如风卷残云，纷纷向解放军投诚，而且争先恐后，唯恐坐不上末班车。 “东北剿匪总司令部”是东北地区国民党军的最高指挥机关。驻沈阳市和平区太原街。解放军进城时，东北“剿总”处于群龙无首的瘫痪状态，机关有些人员已躲在家中或逃走。解放军第十二纵队三十六师一○六团三营在纵队政治部副主任周彬和师长沈启贤的率领下，首先进入东北“剿总”司令部办公大楼，国民党官兵站立两侧，根本无抵抗。办公室内文件、地图及其他物品均未受毁坏。 解放军进入大楼后，周彬即见到了东北“剿总”中将副参谋长兼办公厅主任袁克征，袁提出要同解放军进行谈判，明确要求“剿总”机关人员起义。周彬表示不同意，令其交枪，双方发生争议。周彬当即电话请示进攻沈阳的总指挥、二纵队司令员刘震。刘震指示部队坚决让该部投降。袁克征提出要求会见东北野战军最高领导人，仍坚持要求起义。双方争执近两个小时后，周彬让袁克征回去和同事们商议，限1小时答复。袁回去商议后不到1小时回来见周彬，明确回答：同意放下武器，但要求保证将官们的安全。周彬则明确保证其安全。袁克征回去后就令尚在“剿总”机关的官兵放下武器投诚。 驻守沈阳的第八兵团，驻沈阳大西门里原中国银行，辖第五十三军和东北第二守备总队，沈阳临解放前，卫立煌逃离沈阳，驻沈的国民党部队统由第八兵团中将司令官周福成指挥。 解放军进攻沈阳，周福成在无奈情况下放弃指挥，离职出走，第八兵团司令部已失去总指挥。参谋长蒋希斌令兵团参谋处通知机关各处、科原地待命，等待解放军来接收。参谋处长戴鸿图立即指示参谋科用电话下达要求各部队遵照执行。11月1日上午，独立一师师长管松涛带第三团进入兵团司令部，根本未遇抵抗。第八兵团司令部官兵自动放下武器投诚。 沈阳国民党守军第五十三军军长仍由第八兵团司令周福成中将兼任，少将副军长赵国屏，少将参谋长郭业儒，下辖第一一六师、第一三○师和暂编第三十师。军部驻大北门朝阳街的魁畲祥商店，总兵力约4万人。 五十三军副军长赵国屏早就和中共地下工作有联系，准备起义。10月31日晚，赵国屏指示军参谋处向全军各部队下达命令：放下武器，不准抵抗。11月1日上午，赵又通知军部各处、室和直属单位团以上军官集中军部开会，赵亲自主持。他讲了放下武器投诚的意见，并说：“解放军今天进城，大家都来迎接。”这时，解放军辽北军区独立一师参谋长张万玉已进入该军军部，与赵国屏谈妥放下武器，由解放军接收。11月2日上午，赵国屏又召集军机关处、室负责人以上会议，辽北军区独立一师副师长罗春生参加，主要布置向解放军办理接交之事。罗在指令他们要认真办理移交后，宣传了解放军的政策。之后，该军机关和直属队都向辽北军区独立一师等部队作了移交。 国民党军一三○师师长王理寰和王化一等策动联合起义未成。解放军进城前夕，王再派人与中共沈阳市工委联系，找到了在中共沈阳市工委领导下做地下工作的沈阳第二中学历史教师王襄忱，说：“王理寰师长渴望与共产党取得联系，率全师投诚，但苦于没人搭桥。听说你是从解放区来的，那边一定有熟人吧？你给挂个钩怎样？” 当天晚上，王襄忱立即去找党的领导人刘光亚汇报。组织上连夜研究，认为时间紧迫，决定立即组成以刘光亚为首的5人小组，准备同第一三○师王理寰洽谈。 10月29日上午，刘光亚、王襄忱等5人到一三○师师部谈判，王理寰在门口迎接，并说：“鄙人代表一三○师全体官兵，向贵党军的代表表示热烈的欢迎与衷心的敬意。本人戎马半生，备尝辛酸，如今全师官兵已经认清形势，愿向贵军投诚。今后我宁愿解甲归田，也绝不做千古罪人！” 刘光亚说：“王师长，你知道共产党光明磊落，解放军是人民子弟兵，一切请你放心。我代表共产党、解放军对你和你的部下弃暗投明表示欢迎。”接着，开始了具体谈判。 谈妥后，以刘光亚为首的5人小组让王理寰立即用电话向所属各团、营下达命令，王当即下达了不抵抗命令。刘光亚则通过一三○师阵地到虎石台找到了解放军独立四师（又称李红光支队），向师首长作了汇报。该师领导向辽北军区请示后提出：不许开火，让出阵地，向指定地点集结，收缴武器。由中共沈阳市工作委员会城工部联络员送解放军各部队一个通知，并抄送一三○师一份。通知内容是：“前线负责同志，五十三军一三○师驻地为大韩屯、八家子、罗家坟、沙河子、下坎子一带，停战谈判已与军区谈妥，现在待总部命令，向指定地点集结中，希勿发生误会。城工部，文山，10月31日。” 解放军独立一师部队前进至沈阳市北郊大洼附近时，遇到了国民党暂三十师的部队。31日凌晨，暂三十师师长张儒彬派该团二营副营长曹翰奇出来找到解放军独立一师指挥所，见到师长管松涛、政委马毅之、政治部主任郑效峰，他代表师长张儒彬要求停火谈判。独一师派宣传科长陆荧代表去暂三十师同师长张儒彬谈判，最后达成放下武器、部队到北大营集结的协议。接着，张儒彬打电话把3个团长找来，令各部队脖子上扎围白毛布，快到北大营集结。11月1日早晨，暂三十师3个团官兵均放下武器，到北大营集结完毕。 解放军独立一师部队前进至望花台、大洼、二洼一带时，开始受到国民党军一一六师部队的阻击。30日夜，一一六师师长刘德裕在东二台子师部召开营长以上军官会议，讲明危急形势，宣布执行军部命令，不抵抗。会后，各部队将在工事里的人员撤回，在驻地门上挂起白旗。该师指挥所后撤至北大营。11月1日，解放军独立一师第二团前进至北大营其师指挥所时，该团参谋长李长宽同一一六师师长刘德裕相见商谈，刘同意放下武器，部队在北大营集结。在此之前第一一六师留驻铁岭的三四六团与解放军十二纵三十六师一○六团达成停火协议，十二纵队政治部主任陈志方和中共东北局社会部开原站站长程光烈，派来代表进行了谈判。三四六团全部交枪，被十二纵三十六师一○六团接收。 原国民党东北第二守备总队（相当师），驻沈阳市市内南五马路。当时担任铁西区和于洪区一带的防务。总人数约8000多人。总队长毛芝荃、副总队长佟道受五十三军的影响，不愿与解放军顽抗。他们向部下交代：“当解放军接近时不准开枪，要想尽一切办法与解放军联系。”第三团团长关庆厚和中共的地下工作关系李极栋（化名白栋）取得了联系。 11月1日上午，解放军进入沈阳铁西区时，第二守备总队派代表打着白旗找到解放军第二纵队五师十四团，要求“火线起义”，邀十四团派代表去该总队司令部谈判。十四团遂派政治处主任王佐邦带团作战股长、通信股长等多人前去第二守备总队司令部。毛芝荃、佟道提出：（一）要求解放军停止攻击；（二）承认其部为“火线起义”。王佐邦不同意其起义，指令其交出防御部署图，部队撤出防区到指定地点集中。双方发生争议。这是谈判时的一段“插曲”。下午2时许，解放军十四团小分队靠近总队司令部，令其警卫排放下了武器。这时，毛芝荃等人同意放下武器，交出了防御部署图。该总队司令部和各团、直属分队官兵先后放下了武器。 11月1日晚，解放军第十二纵队三十六师直属队政治处主任许长庚随部队到市区后，带领警卫人员进入沈阳市警备司令部，驻地在沈阳市和平区南京街，门口站岗的国民党士兵不加阻拦，进到楼内也未有低抗。100多名军官早已在一楼走廊两侧站立，桌子上摆放着枪支等武器。警备司令部负责人手捧花名册交给许长庚，提出交枪，请解放军清点接收。许长庚尚觉得自己只带一名警卫员不便正式接受，说：“你们先等着，我去找部队来。”许从该司令部大楼出来后，就近找到三十六师一○八团，来人将警备司令部全部人员接收。 国民党军新编骑兵司令部是由原满、蒙骑兵和地方保安骑兵支队、独立团、营等编成的杂牌军部队。司令部驻沈阳市郊新城子，中将司令官徐梁（兼国民党辽北省主席），中将副司令王照堃，官兵约7000多人。副司令王照堃是东北讲武堂第五期毕业，是张学良旧部，他任骑兵第六师师长时，曾对蒋介石不抗日政策表示不满，西安事变后不受蒋介石重用，故对国民党的前途失去信心。王照堃与吕正操是东北讲武堂的同学，王任骑兵司令部副司令员后，吕正操曾给他捎过书信，对王进行政治争取。中共东北局社会部和吕正操由哈尔滨派做党的地下工作的阚福培（化名韩福，曾和吕正操、王照堃是东北讲武堂同学）到沈阳重点做王照堃的工作，策动王视机率部起义，阚就在王的家中吃住，王照堃给阚多方协助，掩护他的秘密活动。 10月下旬，王照堃率领的骑兵司令部和骑兵部队残部共1000多人，从辽西黑山、彰武往沈阳仓皇溃退。10月28日，当行进至新民县兴隆店附近时，与东北人民解放军后勤部部长李聚奎率领的近百名后勤机关人员相遇。后勤部供应部部长唐湘风首先发现骑兵部队，即令他们停止前进，王照堃和参谋长张麟阁来见唐湘风要求起义。 李聚奎得到报告后令其部队原地待命，让王照堃和张麟阁来商谈。当晚，王、张来见李聚奎，进行了晤谈，王照堃要求起义，李聚奎不同意起义，令其放下武器。李让张麟阁回去把队伍集合好，不许乱走动，等着交枪。王照堃仍留在李聚奎处，继续交谈。 29日凌晨，后勤部作战处长尹健从巨流河铁桥处调来了过桥前进的4个连队（东北总部炮兵旅两个连、一纵队两个步兵连），很快将骑兵部队武器收缴。骑兵部队的士兵由解放军一纵队和炮兵部队带走。李聚奎和后勤机关人员带着骑兵部队的约200名军官来沈阳。将这些军官交给了东北军区政治部接收。 国民党沈阳第二守备总队，约8000人，驻沈阳市和平区同泽街147号。该总队属杂牌军，主要任务是配合正规军防守沈阳。少将总队长秦祥征，少将副总队长王凤起，少将参谋长白澄。副总队长王凤起的妻子富平当时是中共东北局社会部秘密派到沈阳做争取国民党部队工作的，受社会部开原站站长程光烈领导。 10月下旬，王凤起和秦祥征等人即酝酿起义，并与中共沈阳市工委城工部商谈，规定了联系的旗号及昼间、夜间信号联络方法，并由地工人员发给带有“高觉”两个大字的识别臂章30余个，做了迎接解放军的具体准备。 11月1日上午，解放军一纵队三师八团一营教导员郝建岳带领该营二连部队前进至沈阳第二守备总队司令部，该总队未抵抗，楼上挂着白旗，派人在门口迎候。郝建岳和二连政治指导员莱阳春等进入该总队部办公室，总队长秦祥征，副总队长王凤起和参谋长白澄要求起义，郝、莱不同意其起义，指令其放下武器。 双方有争议难以商定，后八团政委余琳和该总队秦、王、白及东北“剿总”少将高参邱立嵉等人乘车去铁西接一纵三师师长刘贤权到该总队司令部，同秦、王、白、邱等商定，该总队放下武器，到市郊集结。秦祥征、王凤起、白澄各去1个团督办交枪，官兵徒手集合。是日夜，该总队全体官兵按解放军指令开赴沈阳市西南郊的上沙坨子、李官屯、富官屯暂住。后其官兵由一纵队政治部分别作了安置。 国民党暂编第五十九师师长梁铁豹不愿再战，同师副官处主任左祁和一团团长罗规一起商议确定，当解放军到来时不抵抗，把人员、武器集中起来交给解放军。11月1日下午，解放军第二纵队四师十二团，进入沈阳市到达暂编第五十九师驻地，根本未遇抵抗。 十二团参谋长程国藩带领一营一连和机枪连进入该师师部，师长梁铁豹正与一些团职军官约20人开会，商议与解放军接洽之事，梁见程国藩等人进入即提出要找解放军负责人商谈，程国藩遂向四师师长胡继成及纵队副参谋长王良太作了报告。 胡继成师长很快来到五十九师师部，见到梁铁豹等人后，令他们立即放下武器。梁铁豹要求起义遭拒绝，胡继成师长说：“一定保证你们