On the evening of June 30th, according to the instructions of the Central Military Commission, Chief Liu Deng launched the Southwest Shandong Campaign. The columns of 1, 2, and 6, who served as 1 echelon, broke through the enemy's Yellow River defense line in one fell swoop with sudden brave actions, from Zhangqiu Town to Linqiji's 300-mile-wide front. My third column is the general reserve, and then follow up. On July 3rd, we assembled troops to cross the Yellow River in Zhencheng area, and looked at the left and right rear of the enemy's 6,543,800 troops in East China battlefield. Chiang kai-shek was shocked. In order to plug this gap, he made the main force of the 55th Division of Liu Ruming Group retreat to Dancheng, while the 68th Division of the 55th Division and the18th Brigade were stationed in Heze, and Jiaxiang's 58th Division, 32nd Division, 66th Division and 70th Division were transferred from Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and northern Henan to form a heavily armed group, under the command of Wang Jingjiu, in an attempt to ambush my flank and force me to fight back.
According to the Military Commission's instruction that "the more enemies our army annihilates internally, the easier it is to develop externally", Chief Liu Deng is determined to divide and annihilate the enemy's Wang Jingjiu clique while its forces are scattered. The specific deployment is:
Insert the 1 column into the southeast of Juye, cut off the contact between the enemy's 70th Division, 32nd Division and 66th Division, and split and annihilate the 32nd Division; The sixth column passed through Zhang Fengji to the east. One cut off the contact between the enemy's 32nd Division and the 66th Division, and the main force cooperated with 1 column to annihilate the 32nd Division. 2 vertically annihilate the enemy's 66th division 1 regiment in Xiejiaji first, and then cooperate with us to annihilate the main force of Yangshan enemy 1 division in 3 vertically. In addition, the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region 1 and 2 brigades entered the area north of Wanfuhe alone, and it was possible that Jinxiang would go north to help the enemy.
After receiving the task, set off at noon on July 12, run south at the speed of 15 miles per hour, and reach the northeast and southeast areas of Yangshan set by 13.
Yangshan is located 30 miles northwest of Jinxiang, with 1000 households. To the north of the town is an isolated mountain, about 5 miles long from east to west, about the height of the magic. Three peaks stand on the mountain like sheep, hence the name "Yangshan". Locally, the east peak is called "sheep head", the middle peak is called "sheep body" and the west peak is called "sheep tail". Sheep are the tallest and can have a bird's eye view of Yangshan and Yangshan. The sixty-sixth division on the enemy's defensive is Chiang Kai-shek's direct line and Chen Cheng's department. It is well-equipped and deeply educated by reactionaries, and it is one of the main forces of Chiang Kai-shek's civil war. After the enemy entered Yangshan, they repaired fortifications day and night, built bunkers and traffic trenches along the mountainside, and made tenacious resistance.
The attack began on the night of July in 13. I took 8 brigades from the northeast, 9 brigades from the southwest to attack Yangshan, and 7 brigades were the reserve team. In the campaign to meet the enemy, the troops were waist-deep and inconvenient to move. When they entered the water barrier area, they were suddenly suppressed by the fire of the enemy village, and the sheep's body and head. The first attack was on 14 night, 1 and the 6th column wiped out the enemy's 32nd and 70th divisions in the 6th camp, and the 2nd column wiped out Xie Jiaji's enemies. The enemy of Yangshan is very afraid. At noon on June 6, 1, with 1 group, made a tentative breakthrough to the south. One of them was destroyed by our 9 th brigade, and the remaining enemy retreated to Yangshan.
On June 5th, at 438+05, the 2nd Battalion took part in the Yangshan Campaign and attacked the enemy from the west. I immediately adjusted the deployment, and cooperated for three times on June 20th of 17 and 19. However, some cadres are impatient and poorly organized because of their unclear understanding of the terrain and the enemy's situation. Although there were breakthroughs in several attacks, they failed to survive and retreated to their original positions before dawn.
It was midsummer, the weather was hot, it rained for several days, and all the traffic ditches turned into rivers. It is very difficult for troops to fight the enemy in a chest-deep trench. As a result of soaking in water for a long time, the skin became white and swollen, some wounds festered, the trenches were covered with enemy bodies, and even the ditch water turned reddish brown. At first, the chef put the rice cooker on the door panel and floated it on the water. Later, it was simply transported by boat. Because of the hot weather, the enemy's bodies were too late to be buried, rotting and stinking, so the commanders and fighters in the front positions had to plug their nostrils with cotton or cloth to eat.
In the fierce battle in Yangshan, Jinxiang aided the enemy's 58th Division and199th Division to the south bank of Wanfu River, and was stopped by the Independent Brigade of the Military Region. Seven days later, Chiang Kai-shek flew to Kaifeng to supervise the war, and transferred troops from Xi 'an, Luoyang and Hankou to help southwestern Shandong. At the same time, Wang Jingjiu was ordered to lead the 58th Division and 199 Brigade to quickly solve the siege of Yangshan at all costs. Chief Liu Deng is determined to continue to besiege the enemy of Yangshan with a division of troops, and concentrate his main force to annihilate the enemy in the movement first, and then fight Yangshan. At 6 o'clock on the 22nd, the enemy 199 brigade crossed Wanfu River under the cover of planes, tanks and artillery fire. It rains heavily from time to time, the roads are muddy, the enemy tanks and artillery are difficult to move, and the enemy avant-garde 5% regiment is isolated. Our 9th Brigade seized this favorable opportunity, organized the main force of 25th Regiment to detour to the enemy's rear from both sides, and the 26th and 27th Regiments wiped out most of the enemy. The main force of our 7 th brigade attacked in multiple ways, divided and surrounded the main force of the enemy 199 brigade, and our 2 nd column and the independent brigade of the military region attacked from the west. After a night of fierce fighting, they wiped out the enemy's 199 brigade. Our column captured more than 2000 people under the enemy brigade commander Wang Shiqiao. On the 23rd and 24th, the enemy's 58th Division reinforced several times, all of which were blocked by our column, and the enemy retreated to Jinxiang.
On the 23rd, Chairman Mao instructed me to attack and annihilate the enemy of Yangshan. "If the judgment is quick, attack and annihilate it." . Otherwise, immediately concentrate the whole army to rest for about 10 days. Apart from eliminating small groups of enemies and vigilantes passing by, we will not fight Longhai, east of the New Yellow River or level the Han Road. We are determined to leave the rear and go straight out of Dabie Mountain in half a month's journey. "Liu Deng, Sir, carefully analyzed the situation of the enemy, and thought that the aid of the enemies from all walks of life was still in mobilization. The enemy of Jinxiang was unable to help again, and the enemy of Yangshan had been weakened. I was completely sure that I would concentrate all my main forces to annihilate the enemy quickly. Immediately, the deployment was re-adjusted, and the field howitzer battalion and the 1 column artillery regiment were deployed to strengthen firepower.
On the 24th, I led the cadres of the major brigades, regiments and the cadres of the 7th Brigade Battalion and Company to approach the forward position along the traffic trench along waist-high muddy water, observed the terrain in detail, understood the enemy's situation, and analyzed the reasons why Mei was frustrated in several attacks on the spot.
After careful study, I think the main reason for the failure of several attacks is that we did not focus on winning the commanding heights. As a result, several attacks were suppressed by enemy fire and forced to retreat. Therefore, capturing the commanding heights of sheep is the key to the whole campaign.
The reason was found, so I decided to change the style of play and readjust the offensive deployment: concentrate the superior forces of six brigades (I have three longitudinal brigades, the second column 1 brigade, the sixth column 1 brigade, and the individual 1 brigade) and divide the enemy surrounding Yangshan. With the 7th brigade (the mountain artillery regiment belonging to 1 column) and the 6th brigade 16 as the main forces, we first captured the sheep, and then attacked Yangshanji from east to west. The 24th Regiment of the 8th Brigade cooperated with the 20th Regiment to attack Yangtou, and the main positions were deployed in the east and south of yangshan to capture the enemy who broke through. The Ninth Brigade stopped the enemies of the Northern Aid in Jiangzhuang and Liu Hou Zhuang, and attacked the village with cameras.
I used 1 hour phone to report the terrain and the idea of readjusting the deployment to Chief of Staff Li Da. Chief of Staff Li Da reported to Chief of Staff Liu Deng and called me back, saying: I agree with your deployment.
The participating troops are actively preparing in accordance with the new operational deployment.
27 18, I launched a general attack on the enemy of Xiangshan. The artillery preparation lasted for 40 minutes. The 3rd Battalion of the 7th Brigade19th Regiment, led by Nanfenglan, the battalion commander, broke through the enemy lines in one fell swoop with lightning speed and attacked the main peak of Yangti. At the same time, the 46th regiment of 16 brigade also launched an attack from the sheep's tail to the main peak. The two armies supported each other and cooperated closely to push the enemy south halfway up the mountain.
The enemy took advantage of our unstable position and attacked me many times in an attempt to recapture the main peak, which was repelled by the soldiers of our two brigades.
When I occupied the main peak of Yang Shen, the eighth and ninth brigades of my column entered the village from Yangshan East and South, and went straight to the enemy command center. After repeated fierce fighting, the enemy's core position was destroyed and the enemy fled in haste. By 28 12, all the fleeing enemies were wiped out and the battle was over.
In the Battle of Yangshan, our column killed more than 4,000 enemies, captured more than 7,000 enemies, and seized 9 howitzers and more than 30 cars. Our column injured 304 1 person and killed 506 people. Among them, Nan Fenglan, battalion commander of 3rd Battalion of 19, Yuan Delan, battalion commander of 2nd Battalion of 20th Battalion, Wu Xishan, battalion commander of 2nd Battalion of 22nd Battalion, Ding Gang, battalion commander of 7th Brigade, and Comrade Shi Yulun, the hero who killed the enemy in the column, died gloriously.
After the war, Commander Liu wrote a poem to commemorate the Battle of Yangshan:
Langshan defeated Yangshan,
In the midst of bullets and smoke,
Thousands of soldiers clapped their hands with civilians,
I'm glad to see my children occupy the city.