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Chapter 44: Eastern Diao (1)

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    I don¡¯t know why this year¡¯s winter came so early. In late October, the frost had just passed in the 24th solar term. The lunar calendar had not yet entered October, but the cold current from Siberia in the northwest was coming.  , the Central Plains region ushered in its first significant cooling. Snowflakes fell in the rain, wrapping all the roads in cold muddy water. Just like when they went west, the entire Corps was experiencing wind and rain again.  Returning in the muddy water, it seems that God is going to oppose us.

    The 12th Corps failed in its attack on the Tongbai Mountain area in southwestern Henan. They only stayed in the Tanghe area for a few days, and then returned to their original station in the Zhumadian area in accordance with the deployment above.

    Such back and forth running back and forth made everyone exhausted for a while, and many soldiers also complained.  However, Xiong Sanwa was very happy. As a veteran, he had enough reasons to be happy. He repeatedly told the truth to the grumbling soldiers: No matter what, there are still the same benefits this time.  If there is no war, there will be no sacrifice. Walking more miles is always better than dying.

    The most unfavorable thing this time is that as the only mobile unit of the Corps, the fast column deployed under the 18th Army consumed a lot of oil and fuel during this campaign. Due to the difficult roads, mechanical failures also occurred frequently.  , two groups of tanks had to be towed back to Wuhan by train for overhaul.  The replenishment of fuel and accessories needs to be solved urgently.

    Back to the station at Zhumadian, the Twelve Corps seems to be returning to its original days, resting and recuperating, ready for the next action.  For the Eighteenth Army, only two divisions, the 11th Division and the 118th Division, were actually able to fight at this time. Before moving to the west of Henan, Commander Yang Tao, based on Hu Congjun's advice, moved the 49th Division to  Soldiers were added to the 11th Division and the 118th Division to complete the full deployment of these two divisions. For the 49th Division with insufficient strength, Xu Haibo, the commander of the 49th Division, was responsible for going to Hankou to pick up new soldiers and conduct  Effective training.  At this time, after ten months of supplementary training, Xu Haibo's 49th Division was basically completed, but it was still in Hankou.

    According to everyone¡¯s thinking, it will take half a month to recover from this break. However, the current domestic situation is already precarious for the Kuomintang government, and the situation in major battlefields is becoming increasingly unfavorable.

    On the Northeast battlefield, after nearly two months of fighting, the national army was already in a disastrous defeat.

    While President Chiang and the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Suppression, General Wei Lihuang, were still arguing over whether to open the Shenjin Road and withdraw the main force of the National Army to Jinzhou, Lin Biao finally obeyed Mao Zedong's order and diverted the main force of the Northeast Field Army of the People's Liberation Army.  After passing Changchun, we headed south to Jinzhou, preparing to block the retreat route of the national army.

    After the Battle of Jinzhou started, in the face of the powerful offensive of the People's Liberation Army, the coaches of the National Army were still arguing endlessly. Without reaching a consensus, Wei Lihuang still stubbornly insisted on his own opinion and refused to submit to Xi Jinping.  Jinzhou sent reinforcements and believed that troops should be sent from within the pass to rescue Jin.  President Chiang sent Chief of Staff Gu Zhutong to Shenyang in person and asked Wei Lihuang to send troops to Jinzhou, but Wei Lihuang still did not agree.  When the two sides were in a stalemate, they missed a great opportunity. The People's Liberation Army attacked Changli, Shanhaiguan, Suizhong, Xingcheng and other places, completely cutting off the Liaoxi Corridor to the west of Jinzhou, and captured Yixian and surrounded Jinzhou City.

    At this time, the Battle of Jinan started, and Gu Zhutong had to rush back to Xuzhou. Furious, President Chiang went to Shenyang in person, convened a meeting of the generals of the Northeastern National Army, and decided to form two corps, the East and the West, to reinforce Jinzhou. However, by this time, it was already  It's too late.

    The Eastward Corps met the Northeast Field Army at Tashan on the outskirts of Jinzhou. The two sides launched a decisive battle here. For a while, both sides were littered with casualties. Lin Biao also issued an order to only attack Tashan without casualties. Although this order was inhumane and ruthless,  But in the end, the People's Liberation Army was able to defend Tashan at a very painful cost and achieved a crucial victory.

    On October 15, Jinzhou was captured by the People's Liberation Army. Later, nearly 100,000 national troops from the Zhengdong Kingdom in Changchun, which had been besieged by the People's Liberation Army since May, surrendered.  There were about 500,000 people in Changchun before the siege by the People's Liberation Army. After the siege, only 170,000 people remained.  In the civil war, both sides are trying their best to kill their opponents, but in fact, the people who suffer the most are the common people!

    The loss of Jinzhou made President Chiang hate Wei Lihuang deeply. However, during the war, he could not change the general immediately, so he had to recall Du Yuming, who had just been appointed as the commander of the Second Corps, to the Northeast again and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Suppression.  The deputy commander-in-chief actually deprived Wei Lihuang of his military power.

    However, even though Du Yuming was outstanding in talent, he was already powerless. Although Du Yuming suggested that he should be trained as a weakling to prepare for war, President Chiang was eager to recapture Jinzhou and fight with the Communist army.The transformation from Huaihai to Dahuaihai.

    In order to cooperate with the operations of the East China Field Army, the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China also asked Liu Bocheng's Central Plains Field Army to deploy the main force to attack the Zhengxu section of Longhai Road to contain Sun Yuanliang's 16th Corps and prevent it from transferring eastward. It was against this background that  The Battle of Zhengzhou kicked off the Huaihai War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

    The intensive mobilization of the Central Plains Field Army and the East China Field Army had obviously alarmed the Kuomintang troops in Xuzhou, who hurriedly reported to President Chiang Kai-shek. At the same time, they believed that the Communist army might launch a new round of major battles.

    At this time, the Liaoshen Campaign had just ended. Having learned from the past, President Chiang was worried that the tragedy of the Wei Lihuang Group's annihilation would happen again. Faced with Liu Zhi's deployment, President Chiang was deeply frightened and couldn't help but worry about the fate of the commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Suppression Campaign.  At this time, he thought of Bai Chongxilai who proposed to merge Xuzhou with the Central China Suppression General at the review meeting. Facing the impending storm, he wanted Chief Bai to replace Liu Zhi and command the entire Huaihai area.

    At first, Bai Chongxi accepted it happily, but when he saw Liu Zhi's layout in Xuzhou, he couldn't help but take a breath of air. This long snake formation clearly gave the Communist army an excellent opportunity to divide and encircle them.  It's definitely too late to rearrange.  At this moment, the young Zhuge, who was always known for not taking any losses, completely rejected President Chiang's appointment on the grounds that he was not sure of victory.  In desperation, President Chiang had once again asked his prot¨¦g¨¦ and favorite general Du Yuming, who had just returned from the Northeast battlefield, to continue to serve as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Suppression General in order to truly complete his pre-planned concentration of troops in Bengbu to defeat the Communist army.  The offensive was planned for the Battle of Xu Bang.  This plan was jointly proposed by Defense Minister He Yingqin and Chief of Staff Gu Zhutong. In their view, to defend the Yangtze River, one must defend the Huaihe River.

    In order to achieve this goal, President Chiang decided to shrink the main force of the Liu Zhi Group to guard both sides of the Xubeng section of Jinpu Road. He planned to use the Xubeng section as the axis and distribute the mobile corps on both sides of the section to use offensive to block the communist attack.  If necessary, the army can retreat to Huainan to ensure the safety of Nanjing.  This plan will be implemented from November 6, and all ministries are strictly ordered to adjust their deployment according to this plan.

    At the same time, in order to ensure Xuzhou, consolidate the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, and gain an absolute advantage in military strength in the two Huaihe areas, President Chiang Kai-shek personally ordered that the 12th Corps under the Central China Suppression General be transferred to the Xuzhou Suppression General. Although this made Bai Chongxi greatly  He was dissatisfied, but seeing that the war was coming, he could only nod silently. After all, the Twelve Corps still belonged to the direct line of the Central Army, and he, the commander of the Central China Suppression General, did not have the right to interfere too much.

    President Chiang¡¯s telegram was very urgent, and specified that the 12th Corps must arrive in the Taihe and Fuyang areas within the designated time, step up deployment, and send reinforcements to the east.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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