Chiang Kai-shek, with the support of the United States, secretly dispatched troops and generals to all parts of the country. The United States dispatched hundreds of transport aircraft and a large number of warships to transport 540,000 Kuomintang troops to the front line, and sent Marine Corps to help the Kuomintang quickly occupy places such as Shanghai, Peking and Tianjin, as well as almost all large and medium-sized cities in the country. After all this was completed, the Kuomintang's strategic goal shifted to the northeast.
The Kuomintang army actively mobilized troops and generals, and civil war was about to break out
After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the total industrial output value of the Northeast region accounted for more than 80% of the country's total, making it a veritable producer of heavy industry in China. After the war of liberation, Liaoning was long known as the "eldest son of the Republic of China" by people across the country. This shows that Northeast China's strategic position in the country is quite important. In addition, the economy of Northeast China is also very developed. The total economic output accounts for the vast majority of the country, even exceeding the entire Japan at that time. In addition, Northeast China is very rich in coal mines, oil and other mineral resources, so there is a popular saying in the country at that time - Those from the Northeast will win the world.
Halfway through, Lin Biao was riding a horse and leading his troops to Jidong. His mission was to organize battles in the Hebei and Henan regions and deal a heavy blow to the Kuomintang troops. Just as he was thinking about the battle strategy, a communications soldier came to Lin Biao and handed him the telegram just issued by the Central Military Commission - to go to the Northeast to preside over the war situation.
God of War Lin Biao
At that time, the Central Military Commission formulated the basic decision of "developing north and defending south", that is, focusing on attacking Northeast, Henan, Hebei and other regions in order to grow. Especially the Northeast is the absolute core area for our army's offensive, and there is no room for failure in the battle. So this heavy responsibility was placed in the hands of the God of War Lin Biao. Lin Biao did not dare to delay, so he mobilized 20,000 cadres and more than 100,000 troops, and immediately went to the Northeast without stopping, setting up the "Northeast Bureau" to be responsible for all the work of liberating the Northeast.
Just as the Communist Party was making vigorous preparations to attack the Northeast, Chiang Kai-shek also sent a talented general to lead hundreds of thousands of troops into the Northeast. This general was the famous Du Yuming. He had lost the battle in Yunnan not long ago, taking the blame for Chiang Kai-shek's poor command. Just when Du Yuming was complaining, the Nanjing government issued an order that Du Yuming immediately left for the Northeast to serve as the Northeast Security Commander.
Chiang Kai-shek and Du Yuming
In November 1946, the first battle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in Northeast China officially started. On the 5th, the 13th Army and the 52nd Army of the Kuomintang launched a full-scale attack on the People's Liberation Army stationed in Shanhaiguan. Facing the tens of thousands of Kuomintang troops with beautiful equipment and menacing weapons, more than 10,000 soldiers of our army did not have heavy weapons , but only Xiaomi. With the addition of rifles and ordinary hand grenades , it was able to block the crazy attack of the Kuomintang army for 22 days. The enemy's attack was fierce and the battle was fierce. Our troops were severely attrited. Hundreds of soldiers were laid to rest here. They used their fearless fighting spirit to stop the Kuomintang army from advancing to the northeast, and gained ground for our troop formations and battle arrangements in the northeast. The precious time also created conditions for our subsequent efforts to liberate Shenyang, Changchun and other places.
