1947 Menglianggu Battle After the end of , although the People's Liberation Army wiped out the 74th Division, known as the " Guards ", and killed the commander of the 74th Division Zhang Lingfu , the number of casualties in our army was also as high as 12,000 , and made huge sacrifices.
Zhang Lingfu, who is clever and sarcastic,
Zhang Lingfu 's Huangpu 's origin was destined to have a bright future in the Kuomintang army. He also participated in the Northern Expedition in his early years and was a veteran in the army. He was also a student of Chiang Kai-shek . He was very cared for by Chiang Kai-shek .
In addition to his good background, another important reason why Zhang Lingfu was respected by Chiang Kai-shek is that he is very good at observing words and expressions. He is very good at showing himself in front of superiors and showing loyalty to Chiang Kai-shek whenever he has the chance. In the battle between the Kuomintang reactionaries in . The Red Army was encircled and suppressed . Zhang Lingfu was also the most active.
Zhang Lingfu also brought the skillful kung fu to the battlefield. Facing the weak second-line troops in the Red Army, , he led the way and led his subordinates to attack hard. But when facing the tough guys in the Red Army, Zhang Lingfu's troops either flanked the flanks or just snatched fish. For the main attack mission, can dodge .
After the storm of " murder case ", Zhang Lingfu fully demonstrated his 's trait of hibernation and made him determined to execute him through behind-the-scenes operation. He not only exempted him from his death penalty, but also gave him the position of colonel leader after he was released from prison. Its ability to do business can be seen.
People like naturally think of their own interests more than anything . During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, many patriotic generals who fought bloody battles appeared within the Kuomintang army, but Zhang Lingfu was different. His colleagues blocked the Japanese offensive on the front line, so he found himself an , who was responsible for logistics.
When the battle in Changsha was , Zhang Lingfu was driven to the front battlefield by being driven to the front battlefield, and also refused to save the friendly troops who were besieged by the Japanese army. It is precisely because of his selfish nature that Zhang Lingfu made many enemies within the Kuomintang army, which also laid the groundwork for his future tragic death.
The Battle of Menglianggu and the 74th Division
The Battle of Menglianggu exactly how did it fight? At that time, the enemy situation was that the enemy attacked and defended , and the situation on the battlefield of was extremely unfavorable to our army. In order to capture the Shandong liberated area, all the Kuomintang troops were found. In addition to the Zhang Lingfu 74th Division, which was equipped with a full set of American weapons, there were also many Central Army troops , with a total of 450,000 people.
And the total strength of our army's main combat force "Huaye" is only .3 million people . Weapons and equipment were also far behind the Kuomintang troops , which received the United States aid. Although our army relied on the Kuomintang army to advance and achieved some results in the early stages of the battle, it failed to fundamentally change the power balance between the enemy and us.
The national army troops learned their lessons changed their tactics at this time. Relying on 's own powerful equipment and numerical advantages, began to advance steadily. Our army would not find the breakthrough port of the national army's front for a while, and the situation became worse.
Our senior officers and soldiers knew very well that if the National Army troops continued to fight so steadily, not only would the Shandong Liberated Area not be protected by , but the main force of the "Huaye" would also be eroded by the enemy. However, facing the enemy's overwhelming advantage of , our army has been unable to find a way.
At such a critical moment of life and death, the Kuomintang army suddenly relapsed in old disease. The 74th Division led by Zhang Lingfu suddenly entered the hinterland of our liberated area, changing the previous overall progress trend. Our commanders and soldiers were unbelievable, and the enemy gave up the great advantage in . is not very interesting if our army does not take advantage of the problem.
Our army commanders and soldiers quickly set up an encirclement in the Menglianggu area, a custom-made encirclement for Zhang Lingfu. Zhang Lingfu did not disappoint our army and led the 74th Division to crash into the encirclement. Our army knew that the 74th Division was well equipped with and did not dare to be careless. We specially concentrated all the heavy firepower in the hands of "Huaye" and formed a firepower advantage over the 74th Division in in part.
What made the People's Liberation Army even more amazing was that the 74th Division was beaten to the point of being blue and swollen by our troops. Not one of the Kuomintang troops was coming forward to rescue the 74th Division. It was not until the 74th Division sent an urgent telegram to Chiang Kai-shek for help that it was late.
74 Division is still fighting stubbornly, and its powerful firepower has indeed caused considerable trouble to our army in defensive operations. However, the 74th Division, which had not been reinforced for a long time, could not last long be under the siege of our army. In May 1947, more than 30,000 people of the 74th Division of the Kuomintang Army were wiped out by our army. As the commander of the division, Zhang Lingfu died in Menglianggu .