In 1947, Liu Deng's army advanced into the Central Plains, after entering the Dabie Mountain, there was no rear, no grain and grass, and the enemy's heavy troops "encircled and suppressed", * personnel losses were huge, to the Huaihai Campaign in 1948, the weight of the whole army was pitiful, there are records: the entire army of more than 100,000 horses, but only two field artillery, forty mountain artillery, more than 200 shells, four infantry guns, more than 10 shells. These cannons and shells were still hidden from the artillerymen from their superiors, secretly risking making mistakes and quietly staying, and then carried them out of Dabie Mountain on their shoulders.
On November 10, ** led the Nakano front command from western Henan to the Zhunhai front, and met with Sanye's **, and the two sides decided to launch the Xu Beng operation on the 12th.
It was also on this day that the enemy situation in Suxian changed, and the enemy general Liu Zhi was afraid that the back road would be cut off, so he ordered Sun Yuanliang's corps to "quickly open Suxian County and ensure the safety of the rear of Xuzhou." On the 11th, Sun Yuanliang led the 47th Army and the 41st Army to Suxian.
**and** and others stayed up all night to adjust the deployment.
On the morning of the 12th, the situation in Suxian changed, and on the evening of the 10th, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Sun Yuanliang's corps to be transferred back to the vicinity of Sanbao, south of Xuzhou, and to guard the existing positions in the area of Xuzhou Airport, Yunlong Mountain, and Jiuli Mountain. On the 12th, after receiving the emergency telegram, Sun Yuanliang's corps took a train and a car to the north, but its 41st Army headquarters and 122nd Division were annihilated by the Zhongye Fourth Column, the Huaye Third Column, and the Guangzong north of Fuliji. As a result, Nakano launched an attack on Suxian on time, and on the 13th, he occupied the four sides of the castle.
However, the city of Suxian is thickly fortified. Conquer the fortified city, and there is no artillery? It's not the era of digging earth polders back then. The main attack of the three columns, preparing to attack the east gate to break through, but the first battle was once frustrated, **Instructions:
In the direction of the main outburst, with the strength of one brigade, all the troops are put into action, echelons are equipped, and the attack is continuous. “
Liu Changyi, deputy commander of the Third Column, was busy organizing the offensive, but he still found it difficult to win. At this time, **suddenly**:
How's it going? ”
Basically ready, preparing for the siege. Liu Changyi replied.
Are there enough troops? ”
That's enough! "Do you want to light a gun? * asked.
This time I asked Liu Changyi's heart. He immediately said very measuredly:
If there are enough shells, please give me a few cannons! ”
* Immediately replied to him: "I will go to Huaye to adjust and meet your request." ”
So, ** transferred six howitzers from Huaye at once. Liu Changyi suddenly added six cannons in the direction of the main attack, and his strength immediately increased greatly.
On the 16th, Suxian was liberated, and more than 13,000 enemies were annihilated. The liberation of Suxian County played a key role in the total annihilation of the Huang Baitao group. **In the telegram on November 23 celebrating the great victory of annihilating Huang Baitao's ten divisions: "...As for the isolation of Xu and Beng, so that Xuzhou is isolated, we did not dare to make such an estimate at that time. This situation was subjectively caused by the fact that the two major field armies of East China and Central China would merge and occupy Suxian. ”
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