Overview of war
The Battle of Jinzhou was a battle between the people of China and the National Revolutionary Army in the civil war. This is one of the decisive battles in Northeast China and an integral part of Liaoshen Campaign. Jinzhou Campaign is the first stage of Liaoshen Campaign, and it is also the key move of the whole campaign, because only by conquering Jinzhou and cutting off the ties between Northeast China and North China can all the Northeast * * * armies be encircled and annihilated on the spot. Jinzhou Garrison is the 93rd Army, 2 divisions of the new 8th Army, 6 divisions of the new 6th Army 1, 6 special forces and logistics troops * * * 65,438+10,000 people under the command of Fan, deputy commander-in-chief of Northeast "Suppression General" and director of Jinzhou Command Post. Relying on the highlands around the city, they formed a support point and established a main position along the city wall. In the middle and late September, the Northeast Field Army of People's Republic of China (PRC) captured the main stronghold on the North-South Railway in Jinzhou, isolated and surrounded Jinzhou. On June 4th, 10, the siege deployment was determined: 6 vertical 2, 3 vertical divisions and 17 divisions were the northern group, 7 and 9 vertical divisions were the southern group, and 8 vertical divisions were the eastern group. Artillery columns were assigned to each regiment for artillery assault and infantry assault, and 15 tanks were collectively assigned to the northern regiment for combat. 10 year 10 9 started peripheral operations, and by June 3, 18, all peripheral strongholds were cleared and favorable areas were controlled. 14 launched a general attack on Jinzhou city 10, and 500 cannons concentrated on the city walls and main fortifications, opening the gap. 1 1, the infantry began to attack, quickly broke through the city wall, entered the city, and began street fighting. The commanders destroyed the bunkers and roadblocks of the garrison with explosives. At dawn in June, 5438+05, he joined forces with the central bank in Baiyun Park, destroyed the garrison headquarters, captured the new city, and continued to attack the old city. The battle of l8 ended.
The defenders were wiped out and captured Fan, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast "Suppression General", Lu Junquan, the commander of the 6th Corps, Chang Shengjia, and other deputy commanders. , laid the foundation for the success of the whole campaign. During the Northeast Field Army's attack on Kam, Chiang Kai-shek personally flew to Shenyang to deploy and command, and then led Gui Yongqing, commander-in-chief of the navy, and Zhou Zhirou, commander-in-chief of the air force, to bid in Liaodong Bay on the cruiser "Chongqing". The result is just a sigh.
War background
Jinzhou is an important stronghold in front of Shanhaiguan, and its geographical location makes it a major strategic stronghold. If Jinzhou is occupied, it will enable the people of China to March into the North China Plain. In the telegram to the northeast commanders, * * * emphasized the importance of capturing Jinzhou, and thought that the key to successfully completing the entire Liaoshen campaign was to "capture Jinzhou within one week".