The battle process of Zhang Fengji Battle
On September 29, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping issued a combat order for the Juye Campaign: use the independent brigade of the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region to block possible enemy reinforcements in the Heze and Jinxiang areas; order the Second Column (1) commanded by Chen Zaidao More than 10,000 people) carried out mobile defensive operations with Longquan as the center on the Ju (Ye) He (Ze) Highway to contain and contain the Fifth Army; the third column commanded by Chen Xilian, the sixth column commanded by Wang Jinshan and Yang The Seventh Column commanded by Yong Yong concentrated its forces and penetrated directly into the Dayi and Zhangliu areas, encircling and annihilating the entire 11th Division. Before dawn on the 29th, all units of the Second Column entered the front line west of Renlongjiji according to the deployment, repaired the fortifications, and stood ready. At dawn, the 45th and 96th Divisions of the New Fifth Army entered the area west of Juye Guanji along both sides of Juhe Highway. The Second Column and the Fifth Brigade were the first to bear the brunt, with the 14th Regiment blocking the attack, the 15th Regiment as the second line, and the 13th Regiment as the reserve team. Relying on superior artillery fire and with the cooperation of four American aircraft, the enemy launched an attack on the positions of the 14th Regiment in Changlou, Anyoufang, Qiangulou, Zuozhuang, and Qiandongzhuang. After two days of fierce fighting, the 14th Regiment with only more than 1,000 people repelled 16 attacks by more than 4,000 enemies, and then voluntarily withdrew to the northeastern area of Guanji. The New Fifth Army was attacked by Liu and Deng's army for the first time, leaving more than 400 corpses.
On October 1st, it rained heavily, and the water and sky connected. The units of the Second Column braved the rain and entered the positions in the peripheral villages to the west of Longxuji to reinforce the fortifications of each village. The fifth brigade is on the front line from Xilou, Guanzhuang, Wanzhuang, and Zhanglou, and the sixth brigade is on the front line from Dazhangzhuang to Wenlou and Lizhuang, forming a chair-corner trend. The fifth brigade used its 15th regiment to block the frontal attack at Ba'an, Lizhuang, Jiaolou, and Sanlifang, and its 14th regiment located on the left side of the enemy in the Wanzhuang area to flank the enemy. The enemy's 45th Division continued to attack in the direction of Longgan, while the 96th Division occupied Qingquan Temple and Luhai south of Juhe Highway, and attacked the front line of Konglou and Wenlou. The enemy's vanguard unit took over Sanlifang Village. Taking advantage of its unstable foothold, the 15th Regiment launched a counterattack, defeated the enemy, and took control of Sanlifang. Under the cover of fierce artillery fire, the enemy attacked Ba'an, Liangzhuang and Tanzhuang with only one company guarding it with a thousand troops. Our defending soldiers fought back bravely, killed more than 140 enemies, and safely evacuated Ba'an. At the same time, the Sixth Brigade also repelled multiple attacks by the enemy's 96th Division on the southern front.
On the 2nd, it was drizzling. Qiu Qingquan saw that the progress was slow and the situation was at a stalemate, and he was extremely anxious. Ordered Hu Changqing, commander of the 45th Division, and Deng Junlin, commander of the 96th Division to personally supervise the battle and launch a strong attack. The battle first started in Xilou and Guanzhuang. The enemy's 45th Division that attacked Xilou and Guanzhuang launched many charges. After being severely attacked by me, they withdrew one after another. The third battalion of the 13th Regiment was performing the blocking mission in Wenlou and Lizhuang. They were attacked wildly and fiercely by the enemy. The enemy mobilized 4 aircraft, 1 main regiment, and 1 mountain artillery battalion. Deng Junlin, the acting commander of the enemy's 96th Division, personally conducted reconnaissance and supervised the operations. Under the cover of powerful artillery fire, they attacked and advanced. They made two sprints to the southwest wall of Wenlou Village. were repulsed. Deng Junlin ordered a concentration of rocket launchers and artillery to bombard the enemy with blazing firepower. In an instant, more than 500 artillery shells fell on Wenlou. The wall of Wenlou village collapsed and the house collapsed. The wall in the southwest corner was also bombarded and collapsed. The enemy infantry took advantage of the situation to attack the village, and the two sides launched a fierce street battle. At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the third battalion was ordered to move its position, killing and wounding more than 320 enemies.
On the 3rd, the weather cleared up slightly. At dawn, the enemy's 45th Division concentrated all its strength and launched a strong attack on the Xilou and Guanzhuang positions again. The enemy first used five aircraft to bomb in turn, and then concentrated artillery fire to bombard our forward positions and villages. The defenders at the Xilou and Guanzhuang positions fought all day and inflicted a large number of casualties on the enemy, and were ordered to withdraw at dusk.
On the evening of the 3rd, Commander Chen Zaidao of the Second Column carried out position tightening adjustments based on the instructions given by Commander Liu and Deng for three or two days: Guanlou, Wanzhuang, Fengzhuang and Xiaogai with Longyan as the center. Zi and Mazhuang are the first line of defense to attack from all sides, and Longqu Northeast Bifen, Liuhai and Guofang are the second line of defense to attack from the right. This is still a special angle with a changed angle. While the People's Liberation Army stepped up its efforts to build fortifications, it also sent small units to harass, confuse and occupy close enemies such as Guanzhuang and Wenlou. The New Fifth Army's attack was frustrated and the casualties were quite heavy. On the 4th, except for the circling bombing by planes, they had a day's rest.
On the 5th, Qiu Qingquan ordered the capture of Longganji, and used Wanzhuang and Zhanglou in the northwest corner of Longganji as a breakthrough point in an attempt to occupy the village and then capture Longyinji in a roundabout way. If Zhanglou falls, it will not only severely threaten Longganji's right-wing defense line, but also directly affect Longganji's frontal attack. The Sixth Brigade, which adheres to the front line of Zhanglou, understands this well. They have set up three lines of defense and reserve teams in Zhanglou, Zhailou, Liuhai, Fengzhuang and Wanzhuang. At dawn, the enemy first launched a fierce attack on Zhanglou's position. As usual, 5 enemy planes and more than 30 artillery bombarded Zhang Lou, followed by a large number of infantry rushing up. Our blocking troops crawled out of the mound. When the enemy advanced 30 meters in front of the position, they concentrated short-term firepower such as machine guns, rifles and grenades. With the support of firepower from other positions, they suddenly jumped out of the fortifications and launched a fierce counterattack against the enemy. The enemy was beaten from three sides, leaving behind the dead and wounded, and fled hastily. At dusk, I took advantage of the enemy's opportunity to evacuate the wounded, and organized a small force to carry out a counterattack, defeating the enemy in one fell swoop. In the evening of the same day, a section of our Seventh Column on the Zhangzuo battlefield attacked the besieged Zhangzuoji. Hu Lian, commander of the 11th Division, called Qiu Qingquan for immediate reinforcements. In order to preserve his strength, Qiu refused on the grounds that he had no time to take care of himself and could not be transferred. Naturally, the two had a deep grudge.
For the next three days, Qiu Qingquan ordered his subordinates to go all out and launch repeated violent attacks from Guanzhuang and other villages to Longquji, Wanzhuang and Zhanglou in two directions. At one time, the enemy's troops suddenly gathered from the southeast corner.
At dusk, I launched a counterattack against the enemy and drove them out of Longganji.
On the 7th, Qiu Qingquan, commander of the enemy's New Fifth Army, was shocked when he heard that a reinforced regiment of the 11th Division had been wiped out in Zhangjiuji. It makes me shudder to think that such an elite division like myself spent more than 10,000 artillery shells and paid a heavy price, only advancing 5 kilometers. At this time, another telegram was received from Chief of Staff Chen Cheng: The 11th Division of Zhangzuo was in crisis and must go all out to rescue. Seeing that Longquji could not be attacked for a long time, Qiu was afraid that the People's Liberation Army would defeat them one by one, so he no longer dared to fight. In addition, Hu Lian was Chen Cheng's henchman, and if he did not save Hu Lian, it would be difficult to explain in the future, so he ordered to evacuate the Longqu area and use all his strength to reinforce the whole army. 11th Division. Following the instructions of Commander Liu and Deng, the Second Column ordered the Sixth Brigade to insert into the Shatuji area behind the enemy and the Fourth Brigade to insert into the Tombshangji area behind the enemy in order to continue to contain the New Fifth Army. They launched flank attacks against the enemy and cut off the enemy's supply line. It was not until the 9th that the New Fifth Army struggled to cover 22 kilometers and reunited with the 11th Division on the south bank of the Chushui River. In fact, our People's Liberation Army has already successfully transferred, and Hu Lian's crisis was resolved without a fight. The second vertical track pursued and intercepted the enemy's heavy axis. At this point, the arduous defensive battle of the Dragon Marriage Campaign ended successfully, which lasted for 11 days and resulted in more than 2,000 enemy casualties and 740 of our own casualties.
At the same time, Liu Zhiyuan, deputy commander of the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region, led an independent brigade to block the Yangshan and Donglou lines in Jinxiang County, causing great damage to the assisting enemy. Due to the blockage of the New Fifth Army, the 11th Division on its southern route advanced in separate ways, moving step by step, extremely slowly and cautiously. It was not until the afternoon of October 1 that its leading force, the 52nd Regiment of the 18th Brigade, entered the Sunzhuang area in the southwest of the Juye Zhangjiao area. That night, it was blocked by our pre-ambush troops. On October 2, the main force of the 11th Division gradually arrived in the area west and north of Zhangjian.
On the evening of the 3rd, the main forces of the 3rd, 6th and 7th columns, which had already arrived in the Dayi and Zhangliu areas, launched an all-out attack on the Zhangliu area. As a result, most of them were defeated and only one company of the enemy's Cao Hai Combat Security Force was wiped out. After reconnaissance, it was found that the enemy's main force was very concentrated. The 31st Regiment of the 11th Brigade advanced to Xiaolou and the area to the north, the 32nd Regiment advanced to Zhangjiujiu, and the 11th Division Headquarters advanced to Fengshawo Wangzhuang. It was impossible to encircle and annihilate the entire 11th Division with a similar strength with 30,000 troops. Commanders Liu and Deng adjusted their deployment in a timely manner and decided to launch a pincer offensive: use six columns to penetrate the enemy's rear from west to south and attack the main force on the enemy's flank; use three and seven columns to insert seals and seams to the south to encircle and destroy the enemy. The 32nd Regiment of the Brigade (more than 3,000 people).
On the evening of the 4th, the three armies split up and pushed southward. Six vertical lines were inserted into the Xuzhuang area in the southwest of Zhangjiuji, three vertical lines were inserted into the Chenzhuang and Yangmiao areas in the northwest of Zhangjiuji, and seven vertical lines were inserted directly into Bihuayuan and the nearby villages in the northeast of Zhangjiuji. That night, they launched an attack on the villages on the edge of Zhangzuoji. After repeated battles, they approached the location of the 32nd Regiment. ·
On the 5th, night fell. Enemy flares illuminated the area around Zhangseuji as bright as day, and sparse guns and artillery fired blindly from Zhangseuji toward the surrounding villages. Commander Liu and Deng ordered the general offensive to begin. The Sixth Column launched an attack on the headquarters of the entire 11th Division from behind the enemy, and divided and surrounded the main force of the enemy's 11th Brigade, three engineering battalions directly under the division, and the 33rd Regiment of the 118th Brigade. The main force of the three columns was like a sharp knife, inserted into the heart of the enemy - between Xiao Lou and Zhang Gao, forming a long snake formation. It cut off the connection between the main force of the entire 11th Division and the 32nd enemy regiment assembled by Zhang Gao. Commander Yang Yong of the Seventh Column ordered the 6 main regiments, including the 58th, 59th, and 62nd, to approach Zhangsuoji from different directions, narrow the encirclement, and surround the Zhangsuo Group. With the sound of the charge horn, the assault troops charged towards Zhang Suiji. The soldiers jumped out of the fortifications and attacked Zhangsuiji from all directions. The sound of gunfire and shouts of killing resounded in the night sky. But after all, the enemy was Chiang Kai-shek's elite division, and his step-by-step "turtle tactics" also showed considerable power. Not only did they occupy favorable terrain such as tall village walls and water trenches, they also built a group of bunkers, set up deerskin, barbed wire, and more. Coupled with sophisticated weapons, the firepower configuration is quite tight. In the enemy's fire net, a group of brave soldiers fell, and the assault troops were blocked. Yang Yong remembered the instructions of Chief Liu and Deng: This was a tough battle against the elite of the Kuomintang army. We must make up our minds to cut off one of his fingers and chew off this hard bone! So he reorganized the firepower and ordered to use the night to make it difficult for the enemy to launch firepower. , and there was no favorable opportunity for aircraft to assist in the battle, so he opened a bloody path and won the chapter seal set. The 58th, 59th, and 62nd regiments, who were good at attacking fortresses, were ordered to attack from three directions: northeast, northwest, and southeast. With the assistance of the local armed forces in Juye County, a batch of red tassel guns were obtained so that they could use their strengths in a physical battle.
The battle raged throughout the night. At midnight, the 59th Regiment finally opened a gap in the northwest corner, and some personnel broke through the gap. Yang Yong immediately ordered the 58th and 62nd regiments to join the battle from the 59th regiment's breakthrough point. Wu Zhong, the commander of the 58th Regiment, took the lead and led the troops of the third battalion and two companies. They braved the enemy's intensive artillery fire to cut Lubi, tread mud and water, and bravely penetrated the enemy's heart from the sea of fire. The enemy's ace division is not only well-equipped, but also very flexible in tactics, and has a tenacious fighting style. When a small number of troops from the 58th and 62nd regiments just broke into the stronghold, they quickly organized a counterattack and sealed the breakthrough with very fierce and intensive firepower. At the same time, they launched successive attacks from the front and both wings against the sudden attack on the People's Liberation Army. And some of the troops who were forced to withdraw suffered heavy casualties from enemy fire. The collection of seams creates a complex situation in which we surround the enemy and the enemy surrounds us.
On the 6th, it was already dark, the enemy's firepower was even fiercer, and several aircraft flew in to assist in the battle. The follow-up troops of the People's Liberation Army could not approach the village at all.
The 58th Regiment and the 62nd Regiment in Turen Village each had hundreds of troops. They only captured 5 courtyards in the northwest corner of the village and were surrounded by the enemy. Wu Zhong, the leader of the 58th Regiment, showed no cowardice in the face of a strong enemy. He shouted to mobilize: "Comrades, we have penetrated into the heart of the enemy, and victory is in sight. Breaking through, comrades, has seen that the losses will be even greater." . There is only one way, stick to the end, that is victory! Die, we die together, we must die more valuable and contribute to the victory of the battle!" The soldiers responded in unison: "We will never take a step back!" "Avenge the martyrs who died and persevere until victory!" Zhang Xingchen, chief of staff of the 62nd Regiment in Turen Village, took the initiative to find Wu Zhong and study together the tactics of holding on to the position: unified command of the two forces of the three regiments; step up the construction of fortifications, outside the house Build, and build inside the house. The people went to each courtyard separately to check the layout. Taking advantage of the stalemate, the warriors worked hard to make repairs, and finally everything was built inside and outside the houses in each courtyard.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, heavy artillery rumbled, aircraft roared, and the enemy began an artillery bombardment. In an instant, more than 51 artillery shells rained down on the three courtyards to the north where Wu Zhong was guarding. Smoke and dust rose into the sky, and walls fell down and houses were destroyed. After the shelling, the enemy's grenades fell like hailstones, and a wave of enemies rushed into the courtyard. The Beiwu command post where Wu was located had been blown up by the enemy, but he remained calm and commanded the troops to counterattack. Wang Liansen, commander of the Eighth Company, emerged from the rubble, organized a platoon to attack suddenly from behind the enemy's side, and cooperated with the command post to eliminate it, thus ensuring the safety of the command post. Unfortunately, the entire platoon of soldiers also sacrificed their lives bravely. In hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, the three platoon leaders also died heroically. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, a bomb flew and Wu Zhong was injured in the neck and fell into a coma. After Shi woke up, he gritted his teeth and insisted on commanding the battle, repelling an enemy several times his own;
Turning around with the support of aircraft and artillery attack.
After Huang Xiang, the Seventh Column followed the orders of Commander Liu and Deng to defend Zhangsui and launched a general offensive. With the fury of revenge and determination to win, the soldiers braved the enemy's fierce artillery fire and once again broke through the enemy's northern fourth line and broke into the village. Distinguishing the sound of gunfire, they first quickly moved closer to my surrounded area, and soon joined forces commanded by Wu Zhong and Zhang Xingchen. The disciples showed their tenacious style of continuous fighting, immediately attacked the enemy in depth, and started fierce street fighting. The enemy and ourselves are intertwined, and the enemy's aircraft and artillery can no longer exert their power. The alleys were occupied one by one, and the enemy's fortresses were blown up. After a day and night of hard fighting, out of the hundreds of soldiers under Wuzhong's command, only LSO men were left, most of whom were wounded, and many were wounded. That night, Wuzhong's troops were ordered to withdraw from the battle and return to their homes to rest.
At dawn on the 7th, the enemy's remnants were pressed into the courtyard of the Tian family ancestral hall in the west of the village. The enemy continued to resist with the help of thick brick walls, solid fortifications, and barriers that grenades could not throw through, trying to wait for foreign aid. The head of the army gave an order to concentrate the mortars 30 meters away from the ancestral hall and fire them. The muzzles of the mortars were pointing to the sky. More than 130 rounds were fired in a row, and every shell fell into the courtyard. Following the explosion, there were cheers from the soldiers. The vicious enemy released poisonous gas, and the battle was temporarily hindered. At noon, the enemy's plane delivered 66 packets of bullets, 58 of which fell into our hands. The enemy's reinforcements stormed Zhangsuoji from the west and were intercepted and surrounded by three verticals. More than 200 remnants of the enemy trapped in Zhangzuoji took advantage of our call for reinforcements, set fires around the ancestral hall, and fled through the cracks. All light and heavy firearms—mountain guns, field guns, and mortars—were abandoned here, and the battle ended. .