In 1948, he commanded the Northwest Field Army in the Chenghe Campaign, as well as the later Yichuan Campaign and the Libei Campaign, all of which were the results of the new-style army reorganization movement.
The results of launching a new-style army reorganization campaign were immediate, and in accordance with the instructions of the Northwest Field Army, the entire army of the Northwest Field Army was ordered to enter the autumn army reorganization movement. In late September 1948, a meeting was held to formulate an operational plan, and it was decided to fight in Weibei and eliminate 4 to 6 brigades in the south of Huzong, so as to prevent our Northwest Field Army from going south to Tongguan or leaving Xifu again.
However, Huang Xinting, commander of the 358th Brigade of the 1st Column, objected to this, believing that the terrain in Libei was not conducive to our army attacking from the front, and he suggested that the enemy should enter through the two ribs and succeed in one blow.
He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng were suspicious of this, so they arranged for reconnaissance personnel to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance.
They even disguised themselves as enemy troops and infiltrated enemy camps to probe the enemy's front line deployments, fortifications, and terrain. They were surprised to find that the enemy's reorganized 17th Division was deploying along Yongfeng, Weizhuang, and Siqian.
There is a deep ditch that crosses the Dayu River from east to west, and although there is no water, it takes at least 3 hours to go up and down from the north plateau to the south plateau. In addition, the communication between the north and south plateaus was clear and unimpeded, and it was extremely difficult to carry out a frontal attack.
Liu Tongshu reported the situation to He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng. He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng felt that the situation was serious, so they led Liu Tongshu and Huang Xinting to report the reconnaissance situation and change the combat plan.
** is a powerful general of the town, but he advocates a democratic style and never puts on a show. He smiled and listened to the report of He Bingyan and others, held Liu Tongshu's hand tightly, and kept saying: "You have worked hard, your reconnaissance work has done a good job!" ”
Then, he looked at Huang Xinting appreciatively: "Our purpose is to destroy the enemy, whoever proposes a good plan will use whomever it is, your opinion is right, just act according to the plan you propose!" ”
When General Huang Xinting recalled the Battle of Libei many years later, he still praised Mr. Peng affectionately, believing that he was a famous general who could do good as a stream, and no one could beat him.