Xicha Struggle: The Inner Mongolian cavalry fought valiantly against the Kuomintang reactionaries.
On the Chaxi grassland of Inner Mongolia, two cavalry units, the 16th and 11th Divisions, as well as local armed forces, actively participated in the people's war under the leadership of the Inner Mongolia Party Committee and the autonomous **, with the strong support of fraternal troops and the local people. Their battles included the Battle of Pacifying Fort Dining, the encirclement and suppression of the Buryat rebels, the defense of Saihannaur, the annihilation of the Gaxi and Ho Van Swai bandits, and a series of other important battles. During this time, the cavalry units of Inner Mongolia fully demonstrated their bravery and good fighting skills.
In April 1947, the Kuomintang reactionaries gathered a large force in an attempt to seize control of Chaxi. In the face of this threat, the military and civilians of Chaxi were in a difficult situation at that time, but the Inner Mongolia Military Region quickly made arrangements and sent the 16th Division to rush back to the Chaxi grassland to cooperate with the local armed forces to meet the enemy's attack. In the engagement with the enemy, the 16th Division adopted clever tactics and successfully frightened the enemy and held the base area.
The most striking thing was the many fierce battles between the 16th Division and Sun Lanfeng's troops. In one battle, Sun Lanfeng sent an elite force of more than 3,000 people in an attempt to capture Beizi Temple. However, after receiving the information, the 16th Division reacted quickly and launched a fierce confrontation with Sun Lanfeng's troops. During the battle, the 16th Division skillfully used the tactic of luring the enemy into the depths, successfully luring the enemy into the sand nest area, making it fall into a passive situation, and finally forcing the enemy to retreat.
In another battle, Sun Lanfeng once again gathered forces in an attempt to attack Chaxi. However, the cavalry units of Inner Mongolia showed perseverance and heroism, stubbornly resisting the enemy's attack. In one battle, despite the absolute disadvantage of the enemy's numbers, the soldiers of the 2nd Company of the 5th Regiment chose to stay and fought to the death with the enemy, buying precious time for the safe transfer of the large army.
In September 1947, Sun Lanfeng mobilized his forces again in an attempt to capture Beizi Temple. However, the cavalry units of Inner Mongolia once again rose up to resist and engaged in fierce battles with the enemy. During the battle, our troops adopted reasonable tactics, successfully repelled the enemy's attack and defended the security of the base areas.
In addition to fighting Sun Lanfeng's troops, the cavalry units of Inner Mongolia also engaged in many fierce battles with other rebels. In an encirclement and suppression of the Buryat rebels, the cavalry units of Inner Mongolia adopted a multi-party cooperative approach, and finally succeeded in driving the rebels out of the Chaxi steppe and removing the threat to the rear.
At the end of 1947, the cavalry units of Inner Mongolia fought fiercely with another rebel bandit, He Wenrui's bandits. In one battle, our army skillfully used the terrain and successfully dragged the enemy into the sand nest area, and finally annihilated He Wenrui's bandits, making an important contribution to consolidating the security of the base area.
In general, the cavalry units of Inner Mongolia showed great bravery and combat effectiveness in the struggle in Xicha. They braved a strong enemy, marched forward courageously, and ultimately defended the security of the base areas, making important contributions to the victory of the people's war.