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Chapter 47 Fuyang (2)

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    As Liu Xinghua expected, the battle between the 11th Division and the People's Liberation Army on the north bank of the Honghe River not only alerted Zhang Xian, but also the commander of the 18th Army, Yang Tao. He was worried that the 11th Division would go deep in alone.  Falling into the enemy's siege, the 11th Division was ordered to rest on the spot for a day in Xincai City, waiting for the subsequent large forces of the 12th Corps to arrive.

    Zhang Xian was eager to receive this order. Indeed, after encountering the People's Liberation Army on the north bank of the Hong River, he began to hesitate. He wanted to continue moving forward, but was afraid that he would fall into the siege of the People's Liberation Army.  Official Huang Wei said big words in front of him.  Commander Yang Tao's order came just right and solved his facial problem.

    The 11th Division's halt gave the Xianghe Column an ??opportunity to advance eastward. This gave the Xianghe Column, guarded by Liu Xinghua and Xiong Zhuoran, a rare opportunity to take action and quickly left Xincai.  County, entering the territory of Anhui in the east.

    Unlike Huang Wei¡¯s Twelfth Corps, Huang Baitao¡¯s Seventh Corps was bearing a heavy price for his laziness on the battlefield east of Xuzhou, hundreds of kilometers to the northeast.

    According to the latest requirements of the Ministry of National Defense, after Li Yannian's Ninth Appeasement District withdrew from Haizhou, it was transferred to Bengbu to form a new Sixth Corps. At the same time, Liu Ruming's Fourth Appeasement District in Shangqiu moved south and was changed to the Eighth Corps, which was combined with the Sixth Corps.  The six corps fought together.  The Eighth Corps advanced toward Suxian along both sides of Jinpu Road and served as a garrison between Guzhen and Suxian.

    And on November 8th, when the 12th Corps began to transfer eastward from the Zhumadian area, He Jifeng and Zhang Kexia of the Third Appeasement District defected to the Communist East China Field Army with more than 20,000 national troops, so Xuzhou was  A large gap opened in the eastern defense line, and the Shandong Corps took the opportunity to rush southward. At this time, east of Xuzhou, Li Mi's 13th Corps had already moved westward, exposing a large defensive hole.  For the Communist People's Liberation Army, this is a golden opportunity.

    On the night of November 9, the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China simultaneously ordered the East China Field Army and the Central Plains Field Army according to the changes in the battlefield situation, requiring the two field armies to strive to annihilate the main force of the Kuomintang army near Xuzhou and not allow them to flee southward. This means that  The Central Military Commission has made up its mind to completely annihilate the Xuzhou Liu Zhi Group near Xuzhou.

    Huang Baitao's 7th Corps waited for the 44th Army from Haizhou for a day and failed to retreat westward as planned. It obviously missed the opportunity to a considerable extent and ultimately caused inestimable consequences.

    When the Seventh Corps began to advance from Xin'an Town to Xuzhou in the west on November 7, it was already one day later than the originally scheduled time. However, if the army accelerated its march at this time, it was not impossible to escape.  Coming from the east along the Longhai Line, we have to cross the canal in Pi County. At this time of winter, the river water is freezing to the bone, and there is only one railway bridge on the Longhai Line above the entire canal. A hundred thousand troops gathered at the bridge. Who can  They were also unwilling to wade through the water, so the railway bridge was tightly packed and the scene was extremely chaotic.  This was truly a time of error. Huang Baitao had experienced many battles, but he made a very stupid mistake here. He did not even think of building a bridge on the canal.  In this way, the Seventh Corps slowly crossed the bridge on the east bank of the canal and was delayed for another day. This undoubtedly created an excellent fighter opportunity for the Communist East China Field Army that was rapidly crossing from the north.

    On November 9th, Su Yu commanded the East China Field Army to complete the encirclement of Huang Botao's 7th Corps. The main force of the Shandong Corps, like tigers descending from the mountain, was annihilated the next day, November 10th.  The first division of the Seventh Corps' westward retreat was equivalent to completely cutting off the Seventh Corps' retreat route.  On November 11, the East China Field Army surrounded Huang Baitao's 7th Corps in the Nianzhuang area west of the canal.

    Previously, Liu Zhi, the commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Suppression Campaign, mistakenly believed that the People's Liberation Army's goal was to capture Xuzhou, so he strengthened arrangements around Xuzhou just in case.  As for the westward withdrawal of the two corps east of Xuzhou, the regiments were ordered to march in a leap forward style. After the 13th Corps withdrew, a large number of defenses were left in Nianzhuang and other areas on the west bank of the canal, and this  At that time, the Seventh Corps marching here could just use these fortifications to make a resolute resistance to the surrounding enemies.

    Du Yuming was ordered to face the danger. He had just returned from the battlefield in Liaoshen and arrived in Xuzhou on the night of November 10th. At this time, the deputy commander-in-chief had actually become President Chiang¡¯s representative sent to Xuzhou to command the operation.  Even Liu Zhi knew very well that he, the titular commander-in-chief, had to listen carefully to Deputy Commander Du's opinions.

    At this time, Liu Zhi and many other senior commanders of the former Xuzhou Suppression General were still fascinated by the PLA¡¯s movements.Plan to divide the left and right armies into two. Your Tenth Army and the Fourteenth Army will be on the left, crossing the Yinghe River from Taihe River and heading northeast towards Woyang. After crossing the Woyang River, they will join forces with the right arm.  Moving to Su County!  "As he spoke, he looked at Yang Tao, Commander of the Eighteenth Army, who was sitting under Commander Qin, and said: "Commander Yang, your Eighteenth Army should work together with the Corps Headquarters as the right wing, after crossing the Yinghe River from Fuyang,  They also headed northeast, crossed the Xifei River, and arrived at Mengcheng. Then they used Mengcheng as a springboard to join forces with the Left Army and enter Suxian County!  "

    Yang Tao also nodded, not having much objection to this march plan.

    Chief of Staff Xiao couldn't help but ask: "Commander, where is our second echelon? Do you want to wait for them before taking action?"

    Commander Huang Wei thought for a moment, shook his head, and said: "Xuzhou is pressing hard. If we wait for the 85th Army in Fuyang, I'm afraid they won't be able to arrive after another two days. We'd better act first."  , leave some troops to defend Fuyang as a base, wait for the 85th Army to catch up, and then rush to Mengcheng together!"

    "Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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