The hundred-year journey has been magnificent, and the heart of the first hundred years has become stronger. This year is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China! In order to tell the original story and spread the good voice of party history, the Hengyang Detachment of the Hunan Armed Police Corps launched the "Study History with Voice" reading and sharing column, where representatives of the grassroots officers and soldiers read party history stories, revolutionary martyrs' deeds, excellent party history books (fragments), etc. , Review the party’s great history and glorious achievements, and draw wisdom and strength from the party’s century-old struggle.
"On October 1st, a certain unit entered the outskirts of Huaqiao. The soldiers marched forward bravely one by one at the end of the night when they could not see their fingers. Finally, they stepped over the steep slope and carried heavy mortars and mountain artillery mounts. On the high mountains of Wuli.” This description is from the article "The People's Liberation Army Marching into Xiangxi" published by Xinhua News Agency on October 13, 1949.
The article described is a scene that took place on the battlefield of Hengbao on the day of the founding of New China. The figure of warriors who climbed the cliff has gradually drifted away over the years, but it is located at the tomb of the martyrs of the Hengbao battle in Tazi Mountain, Shuangfeng County , And the Hengbao Battle Martyrs Memorial Tower in Wusi Village, Huangtupu Town, Hengdong County, set the stage for future generations.
On August 5, 1949, Hunan was peacefully liberated and the Hunan Provisional Provincial Government was established, but the Kuomintang’s Bai Chongxi was still entrenched in Hunan. As Xiangnan advances, Bai Chongxi quickly adjusts and deploys when he sees the situation is not good, and pushes his 200,000 main force into the southern Hunan area centered on Hengyang and Baoqing. The southeast is connected with the Yuhanmou group in Guangdong, and the west is echoed by the songxilian group. , Formed a semi-arc-shaped "Xiang-Guangdong Joint Defense Line" in an attempt to prevent the Chinese People's Liberation Army from advancing south, and attempted to launch a counteroffensive with this.
So our army deployed a three-way army: the West Army marched into the west of Guangxi to cut off the roads of the Bai Chongxi Group fleeing to Yunnan and Guizhou; the East Army marched straight to Guangzhou, and then continued westward to implement a major roundabout.Cut off the enemy’s retreat to Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island; the Central Army launched the Hengbao Campaign to the Hengbao area to contain the enemy. After completing the encirclement, they will follow the enemy to Guangxi and annihilate the Bai Chongxi Group in Guangxi together with the East and West Army. . In order to fight Bai Chongxi, Lin Biao resorted to a strategy of "Golden Hook Fishing Turtle" and sent the 49th Route Army forward to attract the enemy, and Gui Army took the bait to expose the main force position.
On October 1, all the siege troops have reached their designated positions. This day coincides with the founding ceremony of New China, and the morale of the People's Liberation Army is even higher. When the five-star red flag was rising in Tiananmen , the new China was greeted by not only the unanimous salutes, but also the rumble of artillery that took place at the Battle of Hengbao in Hunan.
On October 3, Bai Chongxi realized the PLA's strategic intent to encircle and encircle and was ready to flee. At this time, the 135th Division of the 45th Army in the Central Road had unknowingly interspersed into the enemy's deep hinterland, becoming a wedge behind the enemy. A nail stubbornly nailed the enemy forces, and the three-way army quickly gathered and laid a good net, and the main force of Bai Chongxi's department had been unable to escape.
From September 13 to October 16, 1949, the Battle of Hengbao lasted more than one month, annihilating more than 47,500 enemies, liberating 28 counties in Hunan, and creating an extremely advantageous military for the subsequent liberation of South China and Southwest China. condition. The Battle of Hengbao, the Battle of Hainan Island, and the Battle of Southwest are also known as the three major battles of the Chinese People's Liberation Army after crossing the river.
After the victory of the Battle of Hengbao, the Kuomintang army in Hunan was already a pile of scattered sand and was vulnerable to a blow. In 1950, the remnants of the Kuomintang were completely eliminated, and the whole of Hunan was liberated. On April 1, 1950, the Central People's Government approved the formal establishment of the Hunan Provincial People's Government, which opened a new page in the history of Hunan Province.
The Battle of Hengbao, which lasted more than a month, was the first major battle of the Chinese People's Liberation Army into the Central South region and the only war before and after the founding ceremony. The Battle of Hengbao liberated southern Hunan and most of the western region in one fell swoop, cleared obstacles to the liberation of the whole province of Hunan, and created extremely favorable military conditions for the subsequent liberation of southern China and southwestern China.
Producer : Chen Huijun
Editor: Li Bin
Editor: He Feifei
Authors: Fan Yifan, Ding Yonghan, Pan Yu (D)
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