The beacon of youth

Chapter 404 The North China Corps Entering Shaanxi

The war in North China is in a hurry. In order to replace the sick Xu Shuai, the central government sent Boss Peng to the front line of Taiyuan to organize the Taiyuan campaign. Before leaving, Chairman Mao made some explanations. []

Because of his character, Boss Peng didn't have any bold words or determination, and he didn't know how to say those words. He just said softly: "Please don't worry, Chairman, I'll try it."

On March 28, Boss Peng arrived at the front line of Taiyuan, where the battle was in full swing, and immediately organized the siege after replacing the seriously ill commander-in-chief Xu Xiangqian.

While the North China Field Army was attacking Taiyuan with all its strength, the rest of the field armies were not idle. The second field, the third field, and the fourth field were on the offensive, with frequent successes. The popular news came that Nanjing, the capital of the Kuomintang, was captured by the People's Liberation Army.

The news came that the morale of the soldiers of the North China Field Army in the fierce battle had grown to the peak, and the capital of the Kuomintang was taken down by us. How many days can Yan Xishan in Taiyuan be able to jump? ? ?

Nanjing was conquered, and the Kuomintang defenders in Shanxi were in mourning. The officers and soldiers no longer had the courage and spirit to persevere. They also understood that no matter how hard they tried to defend the isolated city, the Kuomintang government was already a building. If it will fall, it will be difficult to support it alone.

Still the same sentence, what fights in war is morale, and what combat effectiveness can an army without morale have? On the second day after Nanjing was liberated, that is, on April 24, Taiyuan, which was guarded by the Kuomintang heavy military group, was captured by the North China Field Army. , the Kuomintang defenders were wiped out, the whole of Shanxi was liberated, and the warlord Yan Xishan fled to Guangzhou by plane before the city was destroyed, and what he said before the war that he vowed to live and die with Taiyuan were all lies.

As soon as Taiyuan was liberated, the last days of Hu Zongnan in the Northwest were approaching. On April 25, 18, the day after the end of the Taiyuan Campaign, the Central Military Commission sent a telegram to Xu Xiangqian, Zhou Shidi and Luo Ruiqing: "From now on, The No.[-] and Tenth Corps of the North China Field Army were changed to the battle sequence of the First Field Army, and all subsequent operations, supplies, and training were under the command of Comrade Peng Dehuai."

After eight years of the War of Resistance Against Japan and about three years of the War of Liberation, the Japanese gradually formed five major military blocs.

One, the Northwest Field Army headed by Peng Dehuai.

Second, the field army led by Liu Bocheng and Deng *ping.

Three, the East China Field Army headed by Chen Yi and Su Yu.

Fourth, the North China Field Army headed by Xu Xiangqian and Nie Rongzhen.

Fifth, the Northeast Field Army headed by Mao Zedong and Luo Ronghuan.

Among the five major military groups, the weakest is the Northwest Field Army led by Boss Peng, and the strongest is of course the Northeast Field Army.

However, during the four-year reorganization of the entire army, only the designations of the four major field armies were set, while the powerful North China Field Army did not enter the battle order of the national field army.

If reorganized according to the normal army, the designation of the North China Field Army directly under the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission should be the Fifth Field Army. However, considering the weak strength of the First Field and the Second Field, the Central Committee split the North China Field Army in the later period of the War of Liberation. It was supplemented into these two field armies, so the battle order of the People's Liberation Army is the four major field armies without the fifth field army.

After Taiyuan was conquered by the People's Liberation Army, Boss Peng, according to the order of the Central Military Commission, took the Eighteenth Corps and the Tenth Corps of the North China Field Army, as well as the Seventh Army of the People's Liberation Army that had previously belonged to the Northwest Field Army, and the Northeast Field Army to support the North China Field Army. A heavy artillery division, a total of seven armies plus an artillery division, two 10,000+ people, overwhelmingly pressed towards the northwest.

Hu Zongnan's intelligence system will of course detect such a big move by the PLA. The Northwest King is counting with his fingers. If the Communist Army transfers the troops from North China to two regiments, their total strength will reach an unprecedented nearly 40. This is a number that sounds scary. Although the combined forces of the central army and the second horse have three 10,000+ troops, which is not much smaller than the communist army, the nature of the two armies is completely different.

The officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army are united, the military orders are unified, and the morale is high. On the other hand, looking at the Communist Party, mutual suspicion, people's hearts are divided, morale is low, and government orders are unreasonable.

There are still three 10,000+ Kuomintang troops on the northwest battlefield, but these three 10,000+ people are divided into several parts or factions. I want the other party to take the place of the dead ghost and the first bird to fight the People's Liberation Army, and I will take advantage of the fisherman.

The regime is about to collapse, but these people are still fighting in the nest. With such three 10,000+ people, how can they fight the PLA?

From this point of view, the Kuomintang at that time was far behind the Communists. In the Kuomintang army, the army was like an individual's si and property. If it is wiped out, it will be nothing, of course, except for the students of Chairman Jiang, Huangpu students are the leader's confidantes, the army can be rebuilt if it is destroyed, and the officials can continue to be officials.

In the army of **, there are no such disadvantages at all. In the troops of the People's Liberation Army, everything belongs to the party. The predecessor of the Northwest Field Army was the Red Second Front Army, which was later the Eighth Route Army [-]th Division. Boss He brought out the troops with one hand, but during the War of Liberation, Boss He handed over the troops to Boss Peng in accordance with the order of the Central Military Commission, and he fully supported Boss Peng's work without any complaints. The two corps of the North China Field Army were directly assigned to the Northwest Field Army. Like Boss He, Xu Shuai handed over the troops he had worked so hard to bring out, and did his best to support Boss Peng's work. The strength of character is admirable.

Although Hu Zongnan is not the opponent of Mr. Peng in the war, this guy is not a fool. He knows the gap between the Kuomintang troops and the People's Liberation Army. After four years, the Kuomintang army is no longer the opponent of the People's Liberation Army. Thinking of other ways, this guy thought after much deliberation that only by gathering troops and shrinking the defense line can he build a solid front that can fight against the PLA. The specific method is:

First, establish a defensive zone across the Wei and Jing rivers that can effectively defend Xi'an.

Second, cooperate with Erma's army, focus on Shaanxi and Longdong, ensure the northwest, and shield the southwest. Once the PLA's North China troops cross the Yellow River, they will immediately retreat to southern Shaanxi and northern Sichuan to avoid their edge, and then Then look for an opportunity to attack.

Hu Zongnan's principles are the same, what does it mean to avoid his edge and then look for opportunities to attack the enemy?To put it bluntly, he was afraid and did not dare to fight face-to-face with the People's Liberation Army, so he came up with such a defensive method. In fact, this is a plan to fight if he can fight, and run if he can't fight.

Ever since he knew that two regiments of the North China Field Army were going to fight in Shaanxi, the Northwest King of the Kuomintang, a first-year student of Whampoa, a good student of Chairman Jiang and a fellow countryman, had lost all confidence.

Hu Zongnan originally thought that it would take some time for the People's Liberation Army to attack Xi'an, and that the Communist Army in North China would have to rest for a period of time after the Taiyuan Campaign to digest the fruits of victory and eat their own wounds. It would be very difficult to quickly enter Shaanxi.

The People's Liberation Army has no modern means of transportation, and there are very few cars. Long-distance marches rely entirely on walking on two feet. It doesn't take two or three months to reach the northwest. Even if they reach the northwest, they must attack from the periphery one by one. month, so I should have three months of preparation time, and three months is not too short, and I can do many things that my opponent doesn't like.

But what Hu Zongnan didn't expect was that his intelligence system showed that not long after the end of the Taiyuan Battle, the Communist Army in North China quickly moved to the northwest.

This kind of information made Hu Zongnan very sleepy. Don't the communist army need to rest after finishing Taiyuan?They are also human beings and not gods. They have been fighting continuously for more than three months without getting tired?

The People's Liberation Army troops that quickly entered Shaanxi put Hu Zongnan in a dilemma. What should we do?Is to defend Xi'an or give up?How to keep?

At this time, Xi'an was in a state of chaos, and all major institutions withdrew to the Han ahead of time. The Shaanxi Provincial Government of the Kuomintang, the Xi'an Branch of the Central Bank and other large enterprises and institutions began to flee. The black market transactions have been made public, and the legal currency and gold dollar rolls issued by the Kuomintang government are as unattractive as wipes. The streets are full of people who resell gold and oceans.

Hu Zongnan even made various preparations for his evacuation from Xi'an. He first formulated new measures to collect funds for appeasement. According to the amount, how many gold bars must be donated according to the amount of property, and it is said that it is used for reserves, and a new currency that does not depreciate can be issued, but this can no longer deceive people. Everyone knows that this is Hu Zongnan. When you want to make a lot of money, what is used as a currency reserve?Fuck that shit.