11948, the Huaye Shandong Corps under Chen Yi pointed at Weixian .
Weixian is an important hub connecting Jiaodong , Bohai , and Shandong. It is one of the larger cities in Shandong. Bailang River flows through the urban area from south to north, dividing Weixian into two cities, so Weixian is also known as the "two cities". The Kuomintang army stationed in Weixian was the commander of the 96th Army and the commander of the reorganized 45th Division, Chen Jincheng, led a total of 46,000 people (including local armed forces). How to defeat Weixian in
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This is not an easy task for the Shandong Corps.
Because, according to the Weixian County Chronicles, no team in history has opened the city by force. Some old troops of the Shandong Corps fought on the land of Qilu for many years, galloping across countless people, passing through Weixian City, and never liberated the city. In recent years, through the painstaking management of the Chen Jincheng defenders, Weixian’s urban defense fortifications have become stronger and the defense system has been more perfect. Now it has formed a defensive system composed of three strong defense lines with Xicheng as the core. How can
conquer this "Luzhong Fortress"? The guiding ideology of the Corps Commander Xu Shiyou and Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin was very clear: we must be fully prepared and avoid being reckless. If we don’t fight, we will be gone, and if we fight, we will win.
For this reason, the military and political leaders of each column personally went to the vicinity of Weixian to survey the terrain and organize on-site research. One evening in late March, Nie Fengzhi, commander of the Ninth Column, led several division commanders to visit the terrain near Weixian. He was very excited and came to an American jeep that had just been taken from the battle in Zhoucun, and greeted several division commanders: "Hurry, hurry up, come on. I will be your driver today."
However, several subordinate division commanders knew that he was not good at driving, so they jumped on another truck , and joked, "You drive? We don't sit. We want to live a few more years!"
Nie Fengzhi was young and energetic. He grabbed a driver to "press the formation", so he took a few guards and drove onto the road. He drove dozens of kilometers in one breath, and the more he drove, the more he became more interested. In a smug manner, he suddenly turned sharply and panicked. The driver beside him screamed. In an instant, the jeep plunged into the mud beside the road, and the jeep overturned.
Nie Fengzhi climbed out of the car in a daze and pulled out the driver and guards. Fortunately, no one was injured, so there were only a few people waiting by the roadside. It took a while before the big truck caught up. Seeing their muddy look, the teachers were all happy. A division commander joked:
"I said why is something wrong? Why is the red taillight of the jeep facing the sky?"
"Commander Nie is really good and took a free earth-based plane!"
Then, everyone jumped out of the truck, flipped the jeep over, and pulled it onto the road with the truck. Now, Nie Fengzhi became honest and gave up his driving position to the driver. He looked at the scene of the story and secretly thanked that the mud on the roadside was soft, otherwise something big would happen. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It's such a coincidence!"
They arrived at the designated area, and they used the cover of private houses to approach Weixian City to observe. Nie Fengzhi looked very carefully. He observed and pondered; Weixian looked as if the west city was strong and the east city was weak. If we attack Dongcheng first, it will be in line with our army's principle of avoiding the strong and attacking the weak. However, he also found that the east and west cities were very close, and the farthest was only one or two hundred meters. The Bailang River flows through, and there are five bridges on the river to communicate; it is obvious that Xicheng can not only control the East City with firepower, but also easily cross the river and increase troops directly. Furthermore, the West City is where the enemy is located. Once the East City is in danger, the enemy can still command the rescue calmly. From this point of view, it is not that simple which one is stronger and who is weaker among the "two cities"... Nie Fengzhi is constantly weighing the best plan to attack Weixian.
Subsequently, the Shandong Corps Command held a siege combat meeting. Three plans were proposed at the meeting: 1. Fight against Xicheng first, then attack Dongcheng; 2. Fight against Dongcheng first, then attack Xicheng; 3. Fight against "Twin Cities" at the same time. Everyone speaks freely and expresses their opinions.The Ninth Column proposed and insisted on fighting the West City first, and Nie Fengzhi also put forward a major reason for him: the military book says, "Destroy the strength and take the title of the leader to resolve the body." First hit Xicheng and knock out its headquarters. We should not be afraid of being tough, but we should go against hard. If the troops are used in a concentrated manner, we will be able to overcome the Xicheng first. Then, relying on the tall walls of the Xicheng, we will be able to achieve the East City.
After a heated discussion, Xu Shiyou said: "The three solutions have their own advantages and disadvantages. In comparison, first attack Xicheng and then Dongcheng, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. Chen Jincheng's main force is in Xicheng, and good dishes are invited to guests. We concentrate our efforts to attack Xicheng, which means to eat this good dish. First, we defeat Chen Jincheng's command organ."
Then, the combat plan was reported, and Chen Yi asked: "Who proposed the attack Xicheng first?"
Tan Zhenlin said, "It's Nie Fengzhi."
Then, Tan Zhenlin smiled and talked about Nie Fengzhi's car crash on the phone. When Chen Yi heard this, he immediately picked up his palm and said, "This Nie Fengzhi has overturned the car on the way, okay. I see that this attack on Weixian starts from Xicheng, you will definitely win."
Sure enough, from April 2 to the 27th, after fierce battle on the 25th, the Shandong Corps won the Weixian town that was unbreakable in history. Several years later, Xu Shiyou saw Chen Yi and asked, "Boss, Nie Fengzhi has failed. Why do you still say that we will win in Weixian City?"
Chen Yi laughed: "He was a fierce Zhang Fei on the way. Isn't the lesson of the crash? I believe that when he approached close reconnaissance, he will learn lessons and will not forget your warning of 'Don't act recklessly'. He read it carefully and figured it out. Can't you win the battle?" The book "Top Ten Marshals: The Little-Known History of the Ten Commanders of the People's Liberation Army" published by the Communist Party History Press records the legend of the ten Marshals of Chen Yi and their little-known personal personalities. It is the company's annual bestseller and has ranked first on the hot list of Chinese military books.
