In the early days of the War of Liberation, the party organization faced a comprehensive disadvantage and chose a strategy of advance and retreat, which accumulated strength for the future counterattack of the War of Liberation. However, it has to be admitted that in the strategy

In the early days of the War of Liberation, the party organization faced a comprehensive disadvantage and chose a strategy of advance and retreat, which accumulated strength for the future counterattack of the War of Liberation. However, it has to be admitted that in the strategy of retreat and advance, some tenacious people appeared, and their appearance reversed the passive situation at that time. Among the countless tenacious people, there is one representative, he is Huang Kecheng. When the enemy continued to advance into the Northeast, he chose to defend Tongliao , winning a favorable strategic position for our army.

Tongliao was guarded by the Japanese and puppet troops and the Japanese army during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Even after the defeat, facing the takeover of the anti-Japanese armed forces, the Japanese and puppet troops still resisted stubbornly, which led Huang Kecheng to lead the troops to pay a huge price to take Tongliao. However, after the war, he faced the notice of the enemy's disobedience to take over and even threatened to send planes to bomb Tongliao. Therefore, many cadres suggested taking the initiative to withdraw from Tongliao, but Huang Kecheng insisted on defending the situation. Just as the organization was studying this issue, the appearance of a person made Huang Kecheng's proposal agree. So who is he? Why advocate defending Tongliao to the death?

1. Proposal to defend Tongliao

When the Anti-Japanese War was announced, the Northeast became the focus of attention of the reactionary forces, because the Northeast was operated by Japan for many years and had a good industrial foundation. At the same time, the Northeast was occupied by the Soviet army, so the Northeast can be traded with the Soviet Union in exchange for the Northeast. So the reactionary forces used this to sign an unequal treaty with the Soviet Union and then marched into the Northeast wildly.

Faced with the various actions of the reactionary forces, the party organization realized the seriousness of the matter, so it began to mobilize troops in the Northeast, which made many troops rely entirely on urgent marches to march before the reactionary forces arrived. This included the troops commanded by Huang Kecheng, who seized Tongliao before the reactionary forces brought it.

After Huang Kecheng commanded his troops to arrive in Tongliao, because there were still Japanese and puppet troops stationed, Huang Kecheng fought fiercely before he took down Tongliao, making Tongliao a part of the liberated area. However, after , Chongqing negotiated , the reactionary forces demanded to take over Tongliao under the pretext of an agreement signed with the Soviet Union, which made the party organization feel very embarrassed, but in the end, they decided to give up Tongliao, which made Huang Kecheng receive a telegram to voluntarily evacuate Tongliao.

After seeing this telegram, Huang Kecheng immediately raised objections and demanded to defend Tongliao. This time caused an uproar, and many cadres were talking about it, but most of them suggested that they should take the initiative to withdraw from Tongliao. After all, the enemy is strong and we are weak. Taking the initiative to evacuate is conducive to preserving combat power. But amid the opposition, there was a man who insisted on standing next to Huang Kecheng, and he was Shuai Lin. Why did Coach Lin advocate defending Tongliao to the death? This has to be said that Tongliao has a special position, so this makes Lin Shuai support Huang Kecheng's proposal even under the pressure of being dismissed.

2. Defend to Tongliao to win a complete victory

Tongliao is located in Inner Mongolia and is a typical transportation hub. It can be said that it can attack and retreat or defend. Therefore, the reactionary forces pay great attention to it, so they have to send large troops to seize the place. When Huang Kecheng learned that the enemy was putting heavy pressure on him, he refused to give in and insisted on defending Tongliao. However, in the face of the opposition of many cadres, he seemed to be alone. At this time, Lin Shuai's support was very critical. The reason for Lin Shuai’s support was very simple, that is, he expected that the enemy would not send a large army to break through Liao. After all, the situation in the Northeast was tense at that time, and many cities were changing hands repeatedly, so it was impossible for the enemy to send a large army to attack Tongliao.

After such a prediction, Lin Shuai began to explain to many concerned cadres the direction of the troops in the Northeast and the main counterattack direction. So after Lin Shuai's opinion was reflected, it once triggered Grandpa Mao's deep thoughts on this. Soon after, Lin Shuai's suggestion was adopted, and the Military Commission also agreed to Huang Kecheng's proposal to defend Tongliao to the death. In this way, under the enemy's air harassment, Huang Kecheng's command of the troops remained motionless and continued to defend Tongliao.

repeated bombings by the enemy put Huang Kecheng under unprecedented pressure.However, even so, Huang Kecheng still insisted on defending Tongliao, which made Tongliao's initiative always in the hands of the People's Liberation Army, and had a crucial impact on the battle situation at that time. Later, as the People's Liberation Army fought with the enemy on other battlefields in the Northeast, the enemy was temporarily unable to attack Tongliao. Therefore, Tongliao, which survived the enemy's harassment, left the enemy helpless, and Huang Kecheng also successfully defended Tongliao.

Later facts also prove that because our army occupied some favorable strategic position, the disadvantaged PLA still gained many favorable counterattack opportunities after the outbreak of the War of Liberation in the future. This allowed the PLA to not only win many local wars in the Northeast, but also achieve a small-scale counterattack, laying a solid foundation for the comprehensive liberation of the Northeast in the future.

3. Conclusion:

Facing the situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak, Huang Kecheng insisted on defending Tongliao in the early stage of the War of Liberation, which not only won a lot of strategic initiative for our army, but also remained tenaciously defending Tongliao when facing the enemy's harassment. At the same time, Lin Shuai also stood up to support Huang Kecheng's approach, which shows that they have a long-term military vision and laid a strategic foundation for the victory of the War of Liberation in the future.