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Chapter 376 The Hesitant 65th Division in the Battle of Libei

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The situation on the entire battlefield was that the first and second columns of the Northwest Field Army's main force attacked the KMT's reorganized No. 17 Division very smoothly. The major battle was basically over, and the rest were only scattered small-scale firefights.

However, the battle of the third and fourth columns was very difficult. The stubborn resistance of the 38th Division of the veteran Kuomintang troops not only cost the PLA but also brought the two armies together. It is not easy for the column to withdraw, not to mention eating up the enemy. This result is something the leaders of the field army do not want to see.

When several main columns were fighting fiercely, the sixth column, which was responsible for blocking reinforcements from the enemy's large corps and buying time for the main force to encircle and annihilate the enemy, was under tremendous pressure. , especially the main teaching brigade of the sixth column, suffered more than half of the casualties. Such casualties made Luo Yuanfa, the commander of the sixth column, and Chen Haihan, the brigade commander, very uncomfortable.

At this time, the Li Yong Independent Brigade of the second column, which was ordered to reinforce the sixth column, made a small breakthrough in the predicament. It not only helped the teaching brigade to consolidate its position, but also used a sudden counterattack to reorganize the attacking Kuomintang No. 60 The 160th Brigade, the main force of the Fifth Division, was eaten up.

Not only did the Kuomintang's offensive troops not expect this situation, but even the cadres and soldiers of the sixth column on their own side were surprised. How dare you, they dare to attack on a large scale in defensive operations. The independent brigade is more courageous than pumpkins.

But in any case, the tactical actions of the independent brigade still disrupted the entire campaign deployment of the Kuomintang attack corps, and won some precious time for the main force of the field army.

More than a year of fighting has made the Northwest Field Army have made great progress. The personnel and weapons and equipment have undergone earth-shaking changes. However, because of the weak foundation, the strength is still not as good as the opponent. Every battle is to fight more with less, and use the weak to attack the strong. , This requires the entire field army to go away with one blow, and must not be entangled with the enemy, otherwise it will bring heavy losses to the troops, and the favorable situation created by efforts will also be lost.

In the main assault direction of the Kuomintang Corps, the 60th brigade, the main force in the center of the reorganized No. 160 Fifth Division, was in chaos. Caught off guard, even Major General Huang Zhiyu, the brigade commander, was killed.

A man can't walk without a head, and a bird can't fly without a head. In this way, the soldiers still have no resistance. Those who were not killed all raised their hands and surrendered. What the Independent Brigade has to do is to clean up the battlefield.

But brigade commander Li Yong did not do this. What is cleaning the battlefield? Let the teaching brigade of brigade commander Chen Haihan, who is still holding the ground, do the cleaning. Their ammunition and weapons have not been effectively replenished. Do this job The best, and the independent brigade is under the command of Li Yong, with tank troops leading the charge, attacking the 65th Division, and the arrowhead troops pointing directly at the headquarters of the 65th Division of the Kuomintang.

The actions of the independent brigade made political commissar Wang Chengde feel a little risky, and reminded the brigade commander Li Yong to be careful, if he went too deep, he would be surrounded by the Kuomintang troops.

Wang Chengde's reminder is still very timely. This political commissar from the old Eighth Road is not in vain, but Li Yong does not want to shrink his troops so early. The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and it is difficult to catch good fighters. , to cause as much damage as possible to the enemy.

An excellent commander must have keen insight in order to be invincible on the battlefield. Li Yong explained the reason to his political commissar: "Old Wang, I don't have the appetite to eat up the 65th Division. I can't eat it, but it is very possible to destroy his headquarters. The 65th Division is fighting with the 160th Column across the board. Except for the [-]th Brigade, the other two brigades are also fighting fiercely. If he wants to encircle us, he will also draw If we don't have any troops, let's take this opportunity to hit him with a time difference, take advantage of the fast maneuverability of our tanks and cars, boldly intersperse, and give him a surprise. The enemy will wait a little longer, don't worry, I won't love to fight."

The Kuomintang reorganized the No. 60 Fifth Division Division Headquarters. An officer shook the handle of the telephone vigorously, picked up the microphone after shaking a few times, and shouted a few times: "Hello, hello, do you have the 160th brigade? Hey, hello, do you have the 160th brigade?" .” But no matter how hard he tried, what awaited him was a slight blind tone from the microphone.

The officer's big-brimmed hat had been thrown somewhere for a long time, and there were fine beads of sweat on his bare forehead. He wiped the sweat off his head with his hands, and turned his head to look at the commander who was commanding with help-seeking eyes. Li Zhen, the division commander in the department who kept going around in circles.

Li Zhen's mentality is like a toss up at this time, what's wrong? What happened to Brigade 160?Why can't I even call the phone and walkie-talkie?Wiped out by the communist army?This is also impossible.

Although it is said to be impossible, things are a bit weird. The 160th Brigade, which was full of confidence and wanted to break through the Communist army's position before dark, suddenly lost the news, just like disappearing. Not to mention the division commander Li Zhen , Even the officers of the middle and lower ranks feel that this is evil.

Just at this moment, an officer stumbled in from the outside, his mouth was open enough to hold an apple, he was panting heavily, his throat almost caught up with the bellows, and he managed to slow down the breath Coming up, under the eyes of the whole room, this guy shouted loudly: "Division-division seat, it's not good, the 160th brigade was wiped out by the Communist army, and the 160th brigade was wiped out by the Communist army."

Division Commander Li Zhen was twitched by this guy's eyelids, jumped over with one step, grabbed the officer who ran in by the collar with his hand, stared at his eyes and shouted: "You fucking nonsense, repeat it to me, the 160th Brigade What exactly is going on?"

The officer who had just breathed a few breaths was pulled by Li Zhen and almost lost his breath, "哦啦" and he was almost dead: "Master, according to your order, I sent a guard platoon to find the 160th brigade. Seeing why they couldn't get in touch with them, the people in this platoon were rushed back halfway. According to them, there were scattered soldiers everywhere along the way, and the car couldn't drive through at all. They asked several times Soldiers, the answers they received were almost the same. The general situation was that a new army had appeared on the opposite Communist Army position. The soldiers said that it must be the army of the Sixth Column of the Communist Army. The firepower was fierce. When they charged It was impossible to get close to the position of the Communist Army. Later, it was broken up by the counterattack of this group of Communist Army. I don’t know if Brigadier Huang is dead or alive. It is true that the brigade headquarters was bombed by artillery fire. It's over."

The officer who ran in told what he had learned in one breath, and the headquarters of the 65th Division was silent, deathly silent.

Division commander Li Zhen supported the table with both hands, and the Kuomintang lieutenant general division commander said viciously like a wounded wolf: "That's right, is it a new unit from the Communist Army, or a unit that we didn't know before? Very powerful troops, the howitzer regiment of our division should have been wiped out by them, Tuba Road is not what it used to be."

An officer asked in a panic: "Then what should we do? How about we withdraw first?"

Li Zhen turned his head and glared at the officer: "Why panic, how many people can the communist army have? How can we explain to the commander if we withdraw?"

There is still a hidden meaning in Li Zhen's words, how can he withdraw, how can he become the deputy commander of the corps?Based on what he knew, this guy believed that this was an elite small unit of the People's Liberation Army. Although it could catch the 160th Brigade by surprise, it would not affect the overall situation of the entire battle. As long as it is commanded properly, the 65th Division still has hope.

"Come here, pass my order to order the troops to suspend the attack on the Communist Army, move closer to the division headquarters, encircle from both sides, eliminate the small troops inserted by the Communist Army, and send a report to the Corps Headquarters, we request reinforcements."

Li Zhen's command was not incorrect. He first ordered the troops to suspend the attack, and then moved closer to the division headquarters to encircle the small units of the People's Liberation Army that came in. At the same time, he also asked the main force of the corps behind the 65th Division for reinforcements. It's a simple thing, and the judgment is almost the same, but it's still a little late, and it can't be said that it's too late. The attack speed of the independent brigade is too fast, so fast that it exceeds the Kuomintang army's usual understanding of the People's Liberation Army.

The 65th Division used three brigades to launch an attack on the PLA's six columns at the same time. At this time, it was not easy to withdraw the attacking troops suddenly, at least in terms of time. When Li Zhen adjusted his combat deployment according to the situation, an elite combat unit of the People's Liberation Army was not too far away from his headquarters.

Undoubtedly, this force that was quickly interspersed was the Li Yong Independent Brigade of the Second Column of the Northwest Field Army. Except for some people left by the supply troops to watch the house, most of the remaining officers and soldiers of the whole brigade had already rushed up, regardless of being attacked. Despite the danger of the enemy's encirclement, regardless of the physical exertion caused by the long-distance raid, there was only one thought, to destroy the headquarters of the 65th Division.

The eight tanks commanded by Li Yuming moved forward desperately. Not too far behind them were dozens of large trucks from the machine gun battalion, and behind the machine gun battalion was the main force of the independent brigade desperately following up.

The soldiers ran, roared, opened the way with the short-term firepower in their hands, and carried out oppressive attacks forward, no matter who he was, they charged to solve the battle.

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