Reorganization of the 74th Division in the Battle of Menglianggu, the End of the Number of Divisions--Adding New Evidence (Data from the General Staff)

The Battle of Menglianggu wiped out one of the five ace of the Kuomintang. The reorganized 74 division known as the "Yulin Army" broke the enemy's key offensive plan, once reversed the unfavorable situation in East China, and dealt a heavy blow to the Nanjing National Government. The battle was of extraordinary significance. The number of annihilated enemies in the Menglianggu battle has always been in doubt. In May 1947, the reorganization of the 74 divisions at this time has been reorganized, from the 3 brigades and 6 regiments after 46 years of reorganization to the original 3 brigades and 9 regiments. At that time, three recruits did not participate in the battle in Linyi, because the heavy artillery was unable to function in the mountainous area, so the howitzer battalion stayed in Linyi and did not participate in the battle. How many people participated in the 74th Division of the Menglianggu Campaign?

1. In the Chronicle of Su Yu, a regiment of 74 divisions and 83 divisions was found in Su Yu's chronicle, totaling 32,000 people.

Later military history data basically quoted Su Yu's chronicle or memoir related data, so the relevant war history we found now basically quoted Su Yu's telegram and data from Su Yu's chronicle, namely Meng Lianggu. The battle wiped out more than 32,000 people from the 74 divisions.

2. Documentary of the East China Liberation War--Liu Tong

3. Result of the Battle of Menglianggu

4. Chinese People's Liberation Army National Liberation War Volume 2pimg

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From the above information, it is written that more than 32,000 people were wiped out. The difference is that Liu Tong’s documentary of the East China Liberation War is not distinguished, and the second volume of the War of Liberation contains the reorganization of the 74 divisions and the 83 divisions and 19 brigades. group.

5. Look at the document 3 of the General Staff. This is a notice from the Military Commission after receiving Chen Sutan’s Chenma telegram. It clearly stated that the three new regiments plus howitzer battalions and the units directly under the troops were in Linyi to wipe out the enemy. A reconstruction regiment of the 83rd Division has more than 600 people, captured 15,349 officers and soldiers, killed and injured more than 9,000 people, a total of 24,000+ people.

6. The communiqué issued by the East China People’s Liberation Army Headquarters stated that: 19,676 officers and soldiers of the 74th Division were captured,More than 13,000 people were killed and wounded, including one for each of the armed forces (reorganized divisions), totaling more than 8,000, and a total of more than 32,000 enemies were killed, wounded, and captured. These more than 8,000 people were removed. There were more than 24,000 people left, and about a thousand people escaped. Therefore, the 74th division reorganized in the Menglianggu battle was about 25,000.

7. Detailed report on the battle of Menglianggu battle of the Kuomintang First Corps

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1p1p1p1p1p The number of casualties he admitted was “17,17 dead officers, 1,123 dead soldiers, 1,392 wounded officers, 7,479 wounded soldiers, 167 missing officers, and 3 missing soldiers. Three to five people", a total of 25,323 . This data can only be used for reference, because the missing persons data cannot be calculated. This is the loss of a regiment of the 74th division + 83 division in Menglianggu.

According to the information of both parties, there were only 25,000 people in the 74 division reorganized in the Menglianggu battle. So let’s not say that the Menglianggu battle annihilated the enemy and reorganized more than 32,000 people in the 74 division. This number is the total number of the full force after the restoration of the one brigade and three regiment system. But the actual number of people participating in the war was only about 25,000.

Reference materials "Complete History of the War of Liberation", "Documentary of the East China War of Liberation", "Complete Records of the Chinese People's Liberation Army", "Menglianggu Battle", "Detailed Report on the Battle of Menglianggu, the Kuomintang First Corps", "General Staff Document 3 Form 1", "Mengliang Detailed report of the battle in the southeast area of ​​Yin "

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