Xuchang, located on Pinghan Road, is the hub of Zhongzhou and an important military base for Chiang Kai-shek in the Central Plains battlefield. The Chief of Staff smiled and said, "The main task this time is to break the road. A small stronghold and a small car can be taken firml

Xuchang , located on Pinghan Road, is the hub of Zhongzhou and an important military base for Chiang Kai-shek in the Central Plains battlefield. When we went to the Field Army Command to receive the mission that time, we had the idea of ​​beating Xuchang and I asked. "How about just killing Xuchang?" The Chief of Staff said with a smile: "This time the main task is to break the road. A small stronghold and a small car can be taken firmly at one stop. Xuchang is a larger city, and the enemy's strength is not small." The Chief of Staff implicitly emphasized that it is mainly to complete the road breaking task, so we have nothing to say. However, the mountains of military supplies in the city are extremely attractive to us. Therefore, when we walked out of the thatched house in the command center, the idea of ​​attacking Xuchang came out vaguely again. Before breaking up with Commander Tao Yong of the Fourth Column, I said half-seriously and half-jokingly: "Old Tao, if we encounter difficulties in fighting Xuchang, will you come to help?" Commander Tao turned over and replied boldly: "It is a good thing to beat Xuchang. As long as you fight, we will support the erectile sensation - no assistance is raised by dogs!" His unique funny oral language expressed his sincerity.

"One word is certain!" We laughed and stepped on our horses, and each ran away.

Now, with the smooth progress of 's battle against , our idea of ​​fighting Xuchang has gradually become active. On the day the road was broken, the Eighth Division had surrounded Xuchang and attacked Nanguan with a battalion of the 22nd Regiment, the 23rd Regiment, and the 24th Regiment, a company of Beiguan . That night, all Xiguan and Beiguan were occupied, and most of Nanguan were occupied. Now, the railways at the north and south ends of Xuchang have been paralyzed, and the enemy defending Xuchang has become a turtle in the jar. Wouldn't it be a pity to leave it behind and not fight? Of course, further reconnaissance is needed for the enemy situation and terrain in Xuchang City.

On the 14th, several leaders of our column agreed based on the progress of each unit's road breaking: the Eighth Division's troops should have a good rest and put their main forces in the preparation for siege. Most of their road breaking tasks will be directly responsible for the column.

was talking when suddenly the phone rang and Commander Wang of the Eighth Division called. His tone was extremely excited and excited. "Commander, reconnaissance unit caught a prisoner at Sanli Bridge outside Xuchang City."

"Okay!" I was delighted. It is exactly what I hope for.

Teacher Wang reported the situation of the prisoner's confession. "There are more than 7,000 enemies in Xuchang. The newly launched regiment is the main force, and the rest are left-behind personnel and security teams in the rear. Seeing our army approaching, the enemy was hastily building fortifications and preparing to defend."

I held the microphone and said loudly to Wang Jiwen: "This confession is very important. You can quickly send the prisoners and enemy information to the column headquarters. Order the 22nd Regiment to take down all Nanguan immediately, and your entire division is ready to attack the city." I know that Commander Wang Jiwen is bold and down-to-earth, and he is confident in his report.

After a while, two cavalry correspondents took the prisoners. The captive was a big man in a black uniform. Because he had promoted the policy of captives from our army, he was not very scared when he saw us. I asked him to sit down, and he sat down slowly, putting his hands on his knees. This prisoner was a police palace in Xuchang, a lustful person. At night, he also went to Sanliqiao to tease women. My reconnaissance army discovered that he was dressed in special clothes, so he caught him. He knew a lot about the situation. Based on the confession materials compiled by the Eighth Division, I asked and verified them one by one on key issues. The entire investigation has been made to clarify the enemy's troops, numbers, arrangement and command system, terrain, and fortification construction in the city. After asking, I once again said to the prisoner who lowered his head, "Did you say yesterday all were real?" "

The prisoner showed a serious attitude on his face and said repeatedly, "It's true, it's all true." After

, we thought Xuchang could be defeated.There are three important significances of capturing Xuchang: First, destroy the supply base of the enemy's military station and completely cut off its supply line; second, seize a large amount of materials and ammunition to replenish yourself; third, it will be more advantageous to mobilize the enemies besieging the Dabie Mountains to support the Liu and Deng's army in battle. When will this battle be fought? We made up our minds to fight, and on the one hand we reported to the command center, and on the other hand we issued combat orders to the divisions: use the 7th and 8th divisions to attack the city, and we can solve all problems within a day and a night. Among them, the 22nd Regiment of the Eighth Division was mainly attacked by the South Gate and the 23rd Regiment of the West Gate; the 21st Regiment of the Seventh Division was assisted by the North Gate, and the 20th Regiment and the 24th Regiment were reserve teams outside the West Gate. The general attack was launched at 11:00 that night.

Everything has been arranged, and it is almost 2:00 pm. We rested relaxed and prepared to do a good job in the evening. Unexpectedly, at around two o'clock, he received a call from Noji: "Be careful when calling Xuchang." There are only six words, but every word is very heavy. We took the telegram, looked at me, and looked at you, and asked ourselves in our hearts: Are we too reckless and reckless? After everyone discussed it, they felt that the leader’s intention was mainly because he was worried that he would not be able to defeat Xuchang, which would affect the completion of the road-breaking mission. It was not that Xuchang should not have been defeated. The task we accepted at the beginning was very clear: the first step was to break the road and attack and annihilate the enemy's weak strongholds, and the second step was to concentrate our strength to attack the large strongholds according to the situation. Among the orders issued by the offensive department to me, there was a "camera capture Xuchang": Atmosphere, fighting Xuchang did not violate the entire battle intention of the superiors, but was just a matter of time to fight early and late. At the same time, our column's road-breaking mission was completed very quickly. As soon as the siege battle began, the main force of the column could be fully invested. Furthermore, although Xuchang is high and deep, the enemy's fortifications are not very solid. If the attack on Xuchang is delayed, the enemy may strengthen the earthwork and increase the difficulties our army will find in siege. After the research on

, we immediately prepared a telegram to report to the command center in detail that our throne had basically completed the road-breaking mission, the enemy situation in Xuchang and the deployment of the siege. The telegram was sent, and the troops continued to act as planned.

The 22nd and 23rd Regiments, which serve as the main attacker, have strong combat power. The 22nd Regiment was a steel knife polished from the siege battles. The South Gate where they were responsible for attacking this time was a commercial port, with not very strong fortifications and not many secondary defense facilities. There were also bridges on the moat outside the city gate, and the League cadres were all confident of making breakthroughs. So how about the Twenty-third regiment? This regiment is good at mountain attacks and has little experience in breaking through the city gates, and the new regiment commander Shi Yi'ai has just arrived at the office. I couldn't let it go, so I immediately called Shi Yichen, wanting to ask the situation of the Ximen defending the enemy and how the preparations were going.

On the phone, I specifically explained the four keys to breaking through the West Gate: one is to clean the city river, the second is to blow up the city gate and destroy the fortifications; the third is to seize the city gate tower. Fourth, develop and attack in depth on both sides. These keys must be organized very closely. According to past experience, explosive packs should not be too small, they should have powerful power. It is necessary to closely combine fire cover, bridge ladder construction, continuous blasting, assault and reserve team. This is a specific combat organization issue, and it is also a key issue, which is related to the success and failure of the battle! Before I finished, I said again: "Comrade Shi Yichen, this is your first battle to attack the 23rd Regiment. You must fight this battle well."

Shi Yichen is young, educated and has the courage to command. He replied to me, "Commander He, the combat mission is very arduous. We are strictly preparing for the group. We have the confidence and determination to complete this combat mission resolutely. Please rest assured to each other."

Put down the phone, and I walked slowly in the room, repeatedly and seriously considering what other omissions there are in the preparation for the siege, and try my best to organize the battle more perfectly and carefully.

Everything is ready. After a hurry to have some food, we left Shangzhai, the station of the column organ, and went to the column front command post. While we set off, the front echelon of the column's direct team was also preparing to move forward.

The sun has set in the west. We left the village and walked three or four miles southwest. The enemy planes appeared above us, constantly diving towards us.We jumped off the horse and lay down by the pit next to the roadside. The guards quickly led the horse into the nearby woods. With the roar of the plane, we leaned against the pit and talked as if nothing had happened.

Political Commissar Ding played with his hands on the sand and suddenly a peanut rolled out of the sand. He smiled and pinched the peanut shells, took out two half-open peanuts, put them in his mouth and chewed them. He ate, tasted, and said to me humorously, "The peanuts are delicious."

Suddenly, two horses ran from the village.

The cavalry jumped off his horse and handed over a telegram. Chief of Staff Ma took apart and saw that it was a reply from the Chief of Staff of the Command Headquarters, which read: Suppose the attack on Xuchang, and first complete the task of breaking the road. If we can't defeat it, it will be bad for us.

Everyone was stunned and silent. Two horses were spraying hot air beside them. Have you given up beating Xuchang? This question is like a stone pressing on your heart. I asked myself again. "Can you not be sure to conquer Xuchang?" "The leading cadres of the

column are here. I said, "Learn for a study." Political Commissar Ding said: "The spirit of the commander's instructions is not to be sure not to fight. But considering the completion of the road-breaking mission and our strength. The key is whether we can defeat Xuchang Hokkien"

My eyes turned to Chief of Staff Ma Guansan. He has a valuable feature, which is generally not easy to speak. Only after considering it matures can he put forward his own opinions. He said: "From the situation we have detected, although there are more than 7,000 enemies in the city, they are mixed with subordinates, difficult to command, and not very strong combat power. Although the enemy's defense is tight, the fortifications for rushing to repair are not solid. As long as they are well organized, they can be broken." He analyzed the pros and cons of fighting Xuchang and believed that it could defeat Xuchang. Director Liu Chun analyzed the political and ideological status of the army. He said: "Since the complaint movement, every soldier has recognized that Chiang Kai-shek is the general representative of the landlord bourgeoisie . Only by overthrowing the Chiang dynasty can we avenge the class brothers and avenge the suffering people, so we are eager to fight. Since we have the conditions to fight Xuchang, we should report to our superiors again so that the chief can understand that our determination is well-founded."

Listening to Director Liu's words, the old lady who suffered from hardships appeared in front of me, with the thin and wrinkled face and hatred eyes, and the fists of the commanders and fighters at the complaint meeting appeared. I looked at the political commissar and said firmly: "Since we are sure to conquer Xuchang, we will fight resolutely! Act as planned."

Chief of Staff Ma said to a cavalry standing aside: Go back quickly, ask the radio station not to remove the stitches, and wait for the report to be sent. "

Cavalry ran away. Chief of Staff Ma took out a paper and a pen, drafted a telegram on his knees, and handed it to another cavalry to take it back.

There were no enemy planes in the sky. We stood up and waved to the woods. The guards pulled the horses over, and we continued to walk towards the front.

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came to the village about two miles northeast of Xuchang City, and we watched Xuchang with a telescope. At dusk, under the darker sky, a gray ancient city stood in front. The city wall was about two meters high, and the battlements of the city wall were like a row of ferocious teeth. The tall buildings in the city were exposed above the teeth. The moat was like a giant python, entangling the ancient city.

A simple firepower position and a few bunkers were built. There were no deep fortification facilities in the city. The arrangement of defending the enemy was: the 2nd Battalion of the 115th Regiment of the 40th Division was guarding the south gate to the west city wall; the 1st Battalion of the garrison was guarding the south gate to the east city wall; the 3rd Battalion of the garrison was guarding the west gate; one of the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the Special Security Regiment of the East Gate Traffic Police Corps guarding the north gate, and the 40th Division Special Battalion, the 26th Brigade and the 26th Army Special Battalion were reserved. The entire Xuchang defending enemy was commanded by the commander of the 115th Regiment, and the stubborn resistance was set up. .

After observing the terrain, we arrived at the column command post at 11:00 on the 14th night, and the general attack began.

Looking at the red signal flare shooting towards the night sky, I suddenly remembered that today is the second anniversary of the victory of the battle between Teng County and the former commander of the 8th Division and political commissar Wang Lushui , the sacrifice of Comrade Wang Lushui has been two years since the death of Commander Wang. We are now responsible for the unsuccessful career.I made up my mind to commemorate Comrade Wang Lushui with victory. The command post of the

column was filled with unusual tension. This is a battle that has not yet been approved by the Western Command, and it was our own initiative to fight. Everyone knows in their hearts that this battle can only be fought well but not broken. Therefore, the mood is very uneasy.

Some stand outside the command post and listen to the rumbling sound of cannons and watch the progress of the battle; some surround the phone and wait for news of the breakout of the south gate. After waiting for a long time, there was still no news from the South Gate, so we couldn't help but feel anxious. Chief of Staff Ma grabbed the phone and asked about the battle situation of the Eighth Division. The other party's anxious answer came from the phone: "The 22nd Regiment did not break through the South Gate, and the attack was frustrated."

The best attack was the South Gate, why didn't it break in? Several of us were silently pondering.

It turned out that the 22nd Regiment that assaulted the South Gate, believed that the South Gate fortifications were not strong, there were not many obstacles, the stone bridge was not broken, and the door was not blocked, so there was no problem of breakthrough. Therefore, the siege was not prepared for the siege and the attack was not tightly organized. After the blasters blasted three times, the assault squad rushed towards the city gate. When I rushed to the bridge, I saw that only a small hole was exploded, and I stopped the assault and reported backward that "the door was not exploded." The blaster blasted again, blew up most of the city gates and opened up the road that was hit. However, any kind of situation on the battlefield is possible. The cunning enemy used a fire bomb to knock a car full of oil barrels on the bridge. The whirring fire quickly swallowed the stone bridge, and even the house outside the city burned. At the same time, the enemy on the city tower used fierce firepower to kill and injure our assault troops. The South Gate's assault failed like this.

Now, hope is placed in Ximen. There is only one wooden bridge on the Ximen moat. This bridge was destroyed by the enemy and only two wooden beams remain, making it a single-plank bridge that can only be carried by a single mermaid. Now, this single-plank bridge has become the only way to attack Xuchang City and has become the key to determining the success or failure of the siege. I picked up the phone and wanted to get to the Eighth Division. The person who answered the phone was Wang Liusheng, a political commissar of the Eighth Division. I said to Political Commissar Wang: "No matter how you want to protect the wooden bridge, you cannot let the enemy destroy it. If you want to protect the bridge, you must concentrate artillery fire to attack the bunker outside the city gate and push the enemy's firepower point."

An ordinary single-plank bridge now affects the hearts of millions of our commanders and fighters. The air in the command post was unprecedentedly purple. We seemed to be able to hear each other's heartbeats, and several of us were staring at the phone tightly, with our minds rumbling. But at this moment, a fire broke out and the phone line was blown off again. It's really a hell! This made the tense atmosphere ignite.

After a few minutes, the phone line was connected. These few minutes seem to be longer than those of a few days. I just listened to the excitement of Commander Wang of the Eighth Division from the microphone: "The 8th Company of the Third Battalion of the 23rd Regiment broke through the single-plank bridge and exploded the west gate. The troops were developing an attack from the west gate to the city. The 24th Regiment is following!"

"War well! The 8th Company is fighting well!" I couldn't help but grab the microphone and say

and said, "Now, we must attack in depth with all our might. You can transfer the 22nd Regiment into the

attacking the south gate to follow up."

Then, I called He Jian, the commander of the 7th Division, and asked the main force of the 20th Regiment who attacked the north gate to quickly follow up from the west gate, fight eastward along the north wall, and cooperate with the 8th Division to conduct street fighting, expand the results of the battle, and annihilate the stubborn defending enemies.

The key problem was solved, and a joyful atmosphere appeared in the command post. Comrade Liu Chun walked into the command post with a draft "Outline of the Work Plan for Takeover of the City". This means we are ready to take over the city. His arrival added another atmosphere of joy to the command post: time is so short and urban work is so complicated. Siege is a battle, and doing a good job in the city is also a kind of battle. Implement the Party’s urban policies and disciplines well. Give a good influence to the people of the new district. This is to prepare for the future liberation of more big cities and to ultimately seize national power. It is not enough to just be able to conquer the country, but you also need to be able to govern the country. After winning the siege battle, the battle in the city must also be won. When

reached, Dongfang had already revealed the color of fish belly. Everyone sat around the command post, Director Liu was reciting the outline one by one, and we studied it one by one.Finally, it was determined that the Union of the Union City Trade Union was established, with Wang Qiusheng, Liu Chun, Ma Guansan, Wang Wenjie, Shi Gantang, Yang Shijing, Che Wenyi, Zhuang Jin, Ma Sifu and the chief and deputy secretary of the trade unions of the various division cities as members, and Comrades Ding and Liu were the chief and deputy secretary, and unified leadership of the aftermath work. We also prepared a notice and appointed Comrade Shi Yichen as the city defense commander of Xuchang City.

At 12 noon on the 15th, after thirteen hours of fierce fighting, Xuchang City was liberated. We immediately reported the news of victory to the Chief of Staff of the Command and Chief Chen and Su.

hasn't been asleep all night and is not sleepy at all. The victory of Xuchang has inspired us, and Ximen’s heroic breakthrough has attracted us. I said, "Old Ding, go and have a look." Then, Political Commissar Ding, Chief of Staff Ma, and Director Liu walked out of the command center and headed towards Xixiguan in Xiguan. The crowded people were crowded with people, carrying wounded people and carrying ammunition and medicine supplies, coming and going, talking and laughing happily, eating and drinking, and a joyful atmosphere of celebrating yesterday's favor. Beside the moat bridge and near the bunker, there were many cadres who came to visit, in order to learn from the experience of the 23rd Regiment's breakthrough through the West Gate.

A company cadre came up to us and introduced us in detail the process of seizing the moat bridge and breaking through the city gate:

There is only one wooden bridge on the moat with only two silver wood left. The 8th Company of the 23rd Regiment rushed over from this bridge, blew up the fortification bunkers on both sides of the city gate, and exploded the city gate. The person who commanded the blasting was Li Hua, the instructor of the Eighth Company and the A-level hero. He is an old blaster of the Eighth Company and is a hero who fights tank in Lunan Battle . When the battle started, under the cover of our army's artillery fire and light and heavy machine gun, Li Hua commanded the blasters to follow one by one, and blasted four consecutive times within eight minutes, breaking the city gate. Yang Peishan, a young hero and deputy company commander who had participated in the battle between birth and death thirty times, immediately led the commando team to rush into the fireworks-filled city gate hole in the rain of gunfires, quickly occupied the key points of the West Gate, opening a path for the subsequent troops.

It is said that after our main force withdrew from Xuchang, the commander of the 106th Division of the enemy Youth Army in Luoyang Qiu Xingxiang , personally led a regiment of officers to Xuchang to observe the fortifications destroyed by our army, and came to a conclusion: the reason why Xuchang City was captured by the Communist Army was the continuous blasting of the Communist Army. This is the most powerful method of siege for the Communist Army. The iron is solid and the steel cannot be stopped. This proves from the contrary that the heroic spirit of our commanders and fighters and the great success of blasting technology.

We crossed the wooden bridge, passed through the city gate that was blown up by the Eighth Company, and climbed to the West Gate Tower. Many enemy corpses lay here. This is the position that the heroic "Four Warriors on the West Gate Tower of Xuchang City" have held. When the Eighth Company rushed into the West Gate, the enemy lined up to counterattack. The second squad of the Eighth Company guarding the West Gate Tower was left with only the deputy squad leader Wang Mingjie and soldiers Wu Wenxi, Chen Shide and Song Yuhua. They were all soldiers from a family of hard-earned revenge detectives. Faced with the enemy's rampant counterattack, Wang Mingjie called on the soldiers: "It's time to take revenge now, even if there is only one person left, you must hold your position." Rows of grenades exploded in the enemy group. The enemy's four counterattacks were repelled by the hero's four battles, and the Ximenlou position was firmly in the hands of the four warriors.

All eighth companies broke into the 8th company, but the enemy's last large-scale counterattack came again. Under the cover of enemy machine gun fire, more than a hundred enemies like hungry wolf followed behind a car and rushed towards Ximen with a mighty momentum. The enemy attempted to set fire to the car when it approached the city gate and seal the breakthrough. If the city gate that has been broken through is blocked by a car, it will cost a greater price to open again. The soldiers saw through the enemy's conspiracy and fired at the cars with all kinds of weapons. The cars fell head-on by the road and stopped moving. Several soldiers turned around from the left, climbed over three houses, and walked around the enemy's side. A wave of grenades made the enemy cry and howl, and they all raised their hands to surrender. The hero's Eighth Company firmly controlled the breakthrough, ensuring that the follow-up troops rushed into the city continuously.

Leaving Ximen, we separated from Political Commissar Ding and Director Liu. Chief Ma and I came to the south gate. Most of the fortifications and houses here were blown up, and the fire that had just been put out was still smoking. In the southeast corner of the city, the main enemy troops once fought against our army with two large temples and other fortifications.My 8th Division troops fought bravely here for several hours before they resolved this enemy.

Then, we walked up to the city wall on the east side of the south gate. The city wall is very wide, with ancient forts on it, and a temple nearby, which is quite simple and heavy. The enemy's bunkers and bunkers were scattered like honeycombs on the city walls and around the fortress. On this section of the city wall, Zhou Yaocai, deputy instructor of the 6th Company of the 21st Regiment of the 7th Division, commanded the first squad, creating a miraculous battle example. They climbed the city wall from the west gate and reconnaissance on one side, and used two combat teams flexibly alternately, from the northeast corner of the west gate, and seized more than 20 small bunkers and banished, captured more than 300 enemies, seized nine machine guns, more than 200 rifles, and three Meifa combat defense artillery . The whole class had no casualties. The 21st Regiment also fought fiercely here to capture the enemy's field artillery positions and seized six field artillery. Later, we used these captured field artillery companies to establish a column artillery regiment.

In the face of the heroic and tenacious fighting spirit of my commanders and soldiers, the enemy exposed his unrestrained military spirit and panic. There is such an interesting story: A deputy platoon leader of the 21st Regiment was searching and advancing in the city, he encountered a dog barking wildly, and scolded fiercely: "I will beat you to death!" As soon as he finished speaking, four enemies emerged from the haystack opposite, knelt on the ground with a trembling gun and begging for mercy: "Sir, don't fight, let's go with you."

An enemy officer immediately stopped commanding the battle when our army entered Xuchang, and sat quietly in the house and waited for our army for five hours. He said: "Instead of being beaten to death, we should put down our weapons earlier."

climbed the ancient city wall, and we looked down on the inside and outside of the city. In the distance, the vast land is vast and endless, and within the city, the troops and citizens are celebrating victory. Xuchang, the famous ancient city of Central Plains, has experienced many battles and battles since the capital of Cao Cao, since it was established! Today, we have made it a new life for the first time.

This is a cloudy day, without wind, the air is soft and moist. If it weren't for the start of falling snowflakes in the sky, it would have made people feel that spring has arrived.

We walked down the city wall and saw a young soldier standing guard. I walked up and asked, "Which unit are you from?"

"Inside the 8th Company of the 23rd Regiment", the young soldier replied loudly, "Okay! I'm about to go to the 8th Company."

Following the route pointed out by the little soldier, we walked towards the 8th Company.

Other companies can not go, but the Eighth Company must go. This time, the eighth company successfully broke through Ximen, which played a decisive role in breaking Xuchang. It was a great achievement. The column awarded it the honorable title of "Xuchang Company". After the war, the Eighth Company won another banner with the words "Speed ​​Assault, Tenacious Winning".

The heroic soldiers of the Eighth Company lined up in an orderly queue. I said to everyone in an enthusiastic tone: "Comrades! You have fought well and congratulated you! The attack on Ximen was successful!"

Some battalions and company cadres of the 2nd Battalion of the 23rd Regiment also came and stood on the street. I said to them: "The battle of Pinghan Road and the conquest of Xuchang City are another great victory since my throne attacked from the outside, following the Battle of Shatuji. There are three fundamental experiences to be able to achieve such victory. First, we followed the instructions of Military Commission and the Yeshi Department, and effectively dragged the enemy, mobilized the enemy, dispersed the enemy, and isolated the enemy. The enemy was led by us, which created a favorable opportunity to break Pinghan Road and attack Xuchang City. Second, our troops had rich experience in breaking the road, organized carefully, and the party, government, military and civilians went all out to complete the road-breaking task, isolating the enemy in Xuchang. Third, the 23rd Regiment had sufficient preparations before the battle, and the organization and command were strict. The commanders and soldiers of the Eighth Company practiced hard before the battle and fought bravely during the war, so there were few livestock and victory. We must summarize these experiences well and apply them to future battles to strive for greater victory. ”

From the Eighth Company to the 23rd Regiment Headquarters, he saw Political Commissar Ding and Director Liu were all here. The regiment commander Shi Yichen, Political Commissar Wang Liangsi and other regiment cadres had bloodshot eyes, but their emotions were full of enthusiasm.I talked with them about paying special attention to maintaining urban discipline, and then I felt at Comrade Shi Yichen: "You must hurry to accumulate experience in this siege. Tomorrow, the cadres above the camp will be summoned to listen to your introduction to the battle, learn from the lessons, and educate the troops." He smiled and said: "We must carefully summarize the experiences and lessons."

It was heavy, and the flying snowflakes seemed to be celebrating the victory of our army. We braved the wind and snow to the command post and immediately reported the results to the leader of the field army: more than 7,000 enemies were killed and captured, and more than 70 guns were seized. There were nearly 100 cars, a train full of ammunition, and several military warehouses, and our army only suffered more than 600 casualties.

Deputy Commander Su Yu called back and expressed his gratitude and instructed: In addition to replenishing troops, all military supplies seized will be handed over to the local government for supervision, except for the replenishment of the troops. The troops of the Fourth Column, the Sixth Column and other groups were all transported to Xuchang to supplement.

Xuchang's conquest effectively cooperated with the battle of Chen (Geng) Xie (Fuzhi) Corps. While I was conquering Xuchang, Chen Geng's army conquered Luohe and surrounded Yancheng . The enemy's traffic line was cut off and the situation opened. On the battlefield of the Central Plains, the three liberated areas of Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Hubei, , Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, were united, and we met successfully with the two armies of Liu, Deng and Chen and Xie.

The two brothers Liu Deng and Chen Xie have always been respected and loved by our commanders and soldiers. Their strong crossing of the Yellow River and the natural danger, and their first counterattack and their great achievements in the Dabie Mountains, Funiu Mountains, and Tongbai Mountains, have been widely circulated in our troops that they complain about their valuable military combat experience in going to fight and attack, and have been learned and applied by our troops. When they met with these two brothers, the whole clan became happy. Everyone plucked each other and learned from the elder brother, fought a good war, and had a friendship village.

So, on both sides of Pinghan Road, our Huaye troops wearing yellow military uniforms and Chen Xie troops wearing gray military uniforms started a battle march of more than 200 miles in hand.