The beacon of youth

After receiving the order of Commander Wang, the [-]th Brigade, which was the reserve team for the column battle, besieged the [-]th Brigade of the Kuomintang with a fierce offensive and the [-]th Brigade.

The [-]th Brigade first fought against the [-]th Brigade of the People's Liberation Army for a few hours. There was a big gap in personnel strength with the [-]th Brigade. When Brigadier Chen led the [-]th Brigade to attack, he couldn't hold on anymore. He died and ran away. Those who didn't die ran away, and those who didn't die also became a mess.

The 36th Brigade of the 1000th Division is the same as the [-]rd Brigade. This designation is also old. It is a time-honored brand in the Kuomintang army. Unfortunately, the troops are new. There are three infantry regiments, each with only more than [-] people, and the number is small. Compared with the original Eighth Route Army.

A newly formed brigade of more than 4000 people was encircled by two full-staffed main brigades of the People's Liberation Army, with a strength of four to one.

What is the art of command on the battlefield?That's it, a good commander is to turn unfavorable situations into advantages, and turn passivity into initiative. Although the total strength of the field army is not as good as that of the Kuomintang, under the command of Boss Peng, the Northwest Field Army has undergone continuous movements and mobilizations. It can maintain an advantage on a local battlefield, and use an absolute superior force on a local battlefield to eat up the besieged 36th Division by means of an eagle fighting a rabbit.

The old 2nd Regiment, the main force of the [-]th Brigade, rushed in first. Not only did they destroy the headquarters of the [-]th Brigade, but they also captured the brigade commander alive. The battle ended successfully, and the [-]nd Column completed the task assigned by the field army.

Commander Wang, holding a statistical report in his hand, was reporting the situation: "Mr. Peng, I am Wang Huzi. After nearly a day of fighting in our second column, we wiped out the 36th Division. Hahaha, yes, sir, yes, The 28th Brigade, the 1st, [-]nd, [-]rd, and [-]th Brigades were all wiped out. The weapons and ammunition seized have not yet been cleared, and more than [-] prisoners were captured. Zhong Song, who could not be killed, was also killed by us. Dead, what? Casualties? Report to the chief, the casualties are completely within our expectations, we know the chief, we will withdraw from the battle immediately."

Northwest Field Army Headquarters, a small room seemed very crowded, the walls were covered with maps, and there were more than a dozen telephones on the table. It's endless, but the expressions on people's faces are relaxed. The people in the headquarters, even the soldiers, know more about the situation than others. You don't need to ask anything. You can tell from the expressions of the chiefs that the battle situation on the front line is good. .

Boss Peng, the commander of this battle, looked at his watch, and said to the chiefs in the room: "Wang Huzi did a good job. Give him a day and a half. This guy has eaten up the 36th Division in less than a day. , so that we have more time."

A leader took over Boss Peng's words: "Boss, is Wang Huzi getting tougher and tougher? Who made him have four brigades? He is very confident, and his chest is an inch taller than others when he walks."

Boss Peng smiled inadvertently, and then dictated an order to a commander: "Order, the He Bingyan Department in the first column, the Xu Guangda Department in the third column, the Zhang Dazhi Department in the fourth column, and the Luo Yuanfa Department in the sixth column, cover and retreat in turn. Don't get entangled with the enemy. Quickly Get out of the fight."

The battle to encircle and annihilate the 36th Division has now come to an end. With the strong cooperation of the main force of the field army, the Second Column of the Northwest Field Army, in the enemy's offensive corps, used swift and fierce fighting actions to wipe out the Kuomintang's new formation in less than a day. The 36th Division killed division commander Zhong Song and other senior officers, and hit Hu Zongnan's arrogance that wanted to restore his influence.

After the battle, under the order of Boss Peng, the entire field army withdrew, and disappeared once again into the mountains of the Northwest like mercury leaking to the ground.

The Kuomintang's offensive corps was shocked, and some senior officers were dumbfounded and said nothing. The group battle of the large corps, which concentrated most of the main force on the Northwest battlefield, originally wanted to severely hit the Northwest Communist Army. The original idea was that this battle would prevent the communist army from fighting for at least half a year. In this way, the army in the Northwest could dispatch some troops to support the battlefield in the Central Plains, but I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. Zhong Song and his new 36th Division were eaten by the communist army again, and they were eaten cleanly and thoroughly, not a single bone was left. This time even he himself didn't escape.

Hu Zongnan, the supreme commander of the Northwest Kuomintang, has always commanded operations in the executive office in Xi'an. For such a large campaign, this supreme commander has never come out and commanded troops back and forth on the map. The geographical gap is huge, how can such a commander be the opponent of Boss Peng.

The Kuomintang front-line corps, which was eaten up by the PLA with a swift action, no longer dared to act rashly. What kind of attack is it? It would be good not to be eaten by the Communist army. They were stationed tightly in place, for fear of leaving an opportunity for the People's Liberation Army, and one would be pulled out and eaten if one didn't pay attention.

It's ridiculous to say that a large army of more than 20 people was frightened by an army of 10 people and dared not move, but this was a true portrayal of history at that time.

The Northwest Field Army, which had won the battle, didn't care what the Kuomintang officers thought. After the battle, the main force of the field army was dragged to the mountains to rest and recuperate.

After the war, there is too much work to be done. The sacrificed soldiers have to be buried, the wounded have to be sent to the rear hospital for treatment, the ammunition that has been consumed has to be replenished, the damaged weapons have to be repaired in time, and the troops with insufficient personnel have to reach as far as possible. The state of full staffing, as well as the ideological work of the captives, various statistical data and reports, anyway, there is a lot of luan mess, making people endlessly busy.

The most outstanding part of this battle is undoubtedly the Second Column. Although the elimination of the 36th Division is the result of the efforts of the entire field army, the battle was ultimately fought by the Second Column. The Chief's voice was an octave higher when he spoke.

The best battle in the second column must be the independent brigade. Without the independent brigade occupying the hilltop position of Huti Mountain, the second column would have no way to encircle the 36th division. If the encirclement is not timely, the 36th division cannot be quickly eliminated. Therefore, It is said that the second column is the best in the field army, and the best in the second column is the independent brigade.

The soldiers of the Independent Brigade are awesome, not only the soldiers are awesome, even some commanders are amazing, when they walk in, their spirits are different, their faces are radiant, and their feet are windy when they walk. He speaks with a loud voice.

In fact, the behavior of the soldiers is closely related to the behavior of the head of the army. For example, the independent brigade, if there is no connivance of the brigade commander Li Yong, the soldiers will definitely restrain themselves a lot, and the behavior of the brigade commander Li Yong is to a certain extent. The attitude and character of Commander Wang of the column are also related. After spending a long time with the commander, he will be influenced by him intentionally or unintentionally.

The heads of some column levels often discuss together, and the object of discussion is often Commander Wang of the second column: "Well, Wang's beard is shaking uncomfortably for a while, look, this guy is not very energetic. Jumping away."

Commander Wang doesn't care about that, he can say whatever others like, and he can do whatever he wants. However, Commander Wang also has a famous saying, "Go fight anyone who is not convinced, and the Kuomintang guys will just show up there." Now, you can go whoever you want, and our second column will cooperate with you whoever goes. '

But when it comes to this, Commander Wang often brings back his words, and sometimes he asks these column commanders and political commissars: "You guys, don't always be full of resentment, you can ask your conscience, if the wild division The task is given to you several columns, do you have as much fun as our second column? The 36th Division of the Kuomintang also holds guns, not fire sticks."

The heads of these columns didn’t know how to answer when Commander Wang asked this question. Who doesn’t know that you, Wang Huzi, have four brigades, and your troops are nearly 1 more than ours. Of course, the combat effectiveness is stronger than other columns. Some, but there is no way to say this. Once you say it, Commander Wang will have another sentence waiting: "My four brigades were not assigned by the superiors, but developed by me, Wang Huzi. , can you also create four brigades, Boss Peng will definitely give you a number."

The problem went around and around, and then it turned around to the Independent Brigade. In a word, anyway, the Independent Brigade became famous after this battle.

Li Yong has also heard about these things. He knows that his independent brigade is a piece of feirou in the eyes of many chiefs, and it is also a piece of meat and potatoes. It's useless if there are too many, Boss Peng and Commander Wang will not transfer the independent brigade to other columns.

When it comes to doing work, Brigadier Li’s laziness has come up again. There are more than 9000 people in a brigade.what to do?There are too many ways, just leave things to capable people to do it.

The political commissar Wang Chengde was in charge of the ideological and political work of the captive soldiers, and Fang Xin, the Chief of Staff, was responsible for all kinds of miscellaneous statistical work, such as replenishing weapons and ammunition, and Lao Sun and He Cuihua of the supply camp were in charge of food and clothing. Anyway, Brigadier Li arranged all the work, and he himself had a good rest and sleep for a few days before talking.

Others don't know the number of Li Yong's tactics, but the political commissar Wang Chengde is very clear. Wang Chengde dragged Li Yong all day long and would not let go. You're so busy, you can't sleep all day long."

Note: The Northwest Field Army's second encirclement and annihilation of the 36th Division was called the Battle of Chenghe in history, and the Kuomintang called it the Battle of Fengyuan. The commander of the 36th Division, Zhong Song, escaped by himself again and was later dismissed by Hu Zongnan.