One day in June 1947, the commander and political commissar of the second column of the Northwest Field Army, with a sense of guilt, took the initiative to review his command mistakes with the commander, which led to the failure of the Left Route Army to achieve victory. ** It means that in the next combat operation, the combat effectiveness and level of the second column will be demonstrated, and a deep reflection will be carried out on oneself. After listening, I walked out of the house with ** and had an in-depth conversation.
He comforted ** and said that he did not ask the second column to make a review. He stressed that this was the first time he had fought against Ma Jiajun, and it was inevitable that there would be inexperience and accidents. **Hope** don't blame yourself too much, victory and defeat are common things, and emphasize that this retreat is active, not considered a failure, so the second vertical does not need to self-examine. However, ** insisted that a review was necessary, hoping that Peng would always publicly demonstrate the weaknesses of the second column to warn others.
Although Mr. Peng's persuasion was fruitless, he finally agreed to **'s request. ** Led the Northwest Field Army to win three battles in Qinghuatou, Yangmahe, and Panlong Town, which made Hu Zongnan basically lose the ability and strength to resist. After that, General Peng convened an operational meeting, formulated the next operational direction, and emphasized that we should concentrate on dealing with Qingning Erma. This decision was undoubtedly correct and timely for the situation in the northwest at that time.
The units of the Northwest Field Army began to prepare for the battle, preparing to eliminate the Qingning Erma. Soon after, General Peng formulated a battle plan: the Northwest Field Army was divided into three routes and attacked Qingning Erma. This time, the task of ** was to lead the Second Column and the Teaching Brigade to focus on attacking Ma Bufang's 82nd Brigade of the 100th Division, which was stationed near Heshui County.
This was the first time he fought against Ma Jiajun, and due to the lessons of the defeat of the Western Route Army, he did not dare to take it lightly and quickly plunged into intense pre-war preparations. However, what he did not expect was that before the siege of Heshui County, the troops unfortunately encountered the 8th Cavalry Brigade of the enemy during the maneuver, and the battle had to be launched in advance, leaving the troops in a passive situation. **After adjusting the troops, we encountered a situation where the enemy surrendered and led the enemy 8th Cavalry Brigade to launch a siege on me.
Although our army fought bravely and caused a huge amount of damage to the enemy, it also paid a heavy price, more than 800 soldiers, most of whom were the backbone of the second column and many cadres, made the ** grief. Therefore, he self-reflected on the boss and decided to leave the battlefield and retreat north to Heshui County to rest. In the fierce battle with Ma Jiajun, our army did not have an advantage, but was at a disadvantage.
* The Left Route Army encountered an unexpected situation, on the one hand, it was attacked by the 8th Cavalry Brigade, and the size and combat effectiveness of the enemy army far exceeded expectations;On the other hand, there was a mutiny and defection to the enemy, which led to the enemy finding the position of our troops. Although Mr. Peng did not blame Chen Geng, Chen Geng insisted on self-examination and wanted to expose his mistakes in the Northwest Field Army.
He summed up four lessons: First, we must not take the Ma Jiajun lightly, we must not despise them because of the previous defeat of Hu Zongnan, and we must regard them as a strong enemy;Secondly, it is not advisable to deal with the cavalry of the Ma family army in close combat, they are in superior terrain, our bayonets are inferior to their swords, and they are good at shooting at the horse;Thirdly, it is necessary to study how to effectively use artillery fire and attack effectively when the enemy forces are not approaching, which is the key to victory;Finally, deal with the cavalry most.
It's better to deal with their warhorses first and weaken their advantage. These suggestions are not only to summarize the problem, but also to propose a solution. After seeing this, President Peng gave ** a thumbs up and asked the whole army to study and Xi. **The reason why he dared to open up his mistakes highlighted his overall concept and realistic spirit.
The four proposals not only aroused the enthusiasm of other units of the Northwest Field Army, but also elaborated on the implementation methods, helping the Northwest Field Army successfully quell the Qingning Erma Rebellion and make great achievements.