In early March 1948, the Northwest Field Army won the victory of annihilation of one reorganized military headquarters and two reorganized divisions of the Kuomintang army in Yichuan, Shaanxi Province.
Hu Zongnan In order to ensure Xi'an, the main force of the 5th Corps stationed in Tongguan to Luoyang section of Longhai Railway was urgently dispatched to the west of the 5th Corps stationed in Tongguan to Luoyang section. Only informal troops were guarded along the railway west of Luoyang and more than 200 kilometers east of Tongguan . This creates an opportunity for us to liberate Luoyang.
In accordance with the instructions of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, in order to cooperate with the Northwest Field Army and cover up the main force of the Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan Field Army, Chen Shiju, Chief of Staff of the East China Field Army, and Tang Liang, Director of the Political Department, unified the command of the 3rd and 8th Columns of the East China Field Army, the 4th and 9th Columns of the Chen Geng's troops and the 5th Military Sub-district troops of the Taiyue Military Region, launched the Luoyang Battle.
Luoyang has been a place that must be fought for by military strategists since ancient times, an important city in the Central Plains, and an important strategic stronghold of the Kuomintang on the south bank of the Yellow River . It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Under the command of the US military advisory group, the Kuomintang army has been repaired repeatedly to form a permanent underground defense city. The Kuomintang claims to be the "Golden City Tangchi" and no one can break it.
Luoyang's defenders are the 206th Division of the Kuomintang Youth Army, the 206th Division is the Imperial Army personally trained and controlled by Jiang Jingguo , and the commander of the 206th Division is the Chiang Kai-shek personally selected by Jiang Jieshi .
Qiu Xingxiang was born in a large farmer family. He was admitted to the fifth infantry department of Huangpu at the age of 18 and became a general at the age of 35. He served as the deputy chief of the Kuomintang army's general Chen Cheng for 19 years. In 1946, he showed his skills in the Battle of Siping, Northeast China.
Chiang Kai-shek once publicly praised Qiu Xingxiang: "Qiu Xingxiang is a model student of Huangpu , and will definitely be a model general in the future, a model for everyone."
Before coming to Luoyang, Qiu Xingxiang was the commander of the Fifth Division of the reorganized 94th Army and a member of the direct troops of the Chiang army. He is known for his cruelty and is nicknamed "Qiu Laohu".
Chiang Kai-shek wanted to defend the three major strongholds of Luoyang, Zhengzhou, and Kaifeng , stabilize the situation in the Central Plains, ensure that the Longhai Railway between Luoyang and Tongguan is smooth, and facilitate the contact between the northwest battlefield and the Central Plains battlefield.
The geographical location of Luoyang is very important. He must do his best to defend Luoyang from being compromised.
In order to cheer Qiu Xingxiang up, Chiang Kai-shek sent someone to take him to Nanjing for advice.
Qiu Xingxiang is extremely glorious, and a division commander was actually received by the No. 1 leader of the Kuomintang.
After entering Chiang Kai-shek's office, he respectfully saluted: "Report to the principal, and student Qiu Xingxiang came to listen to the principal's instructions."
Jiang Jieshi said to Qiu Xingxiang: "Luoyang is the key point of the northwest connection between the Central Plains, you must make plans to stick to it for a long time. Luoyang's terrain is good, which is conducive to defense.
Mangshan , Longmen, Xigong These places need to strengthen fortifications, and airports are also very important. They must be controlled in a good manner. The people must be organized, strengthened baojia work, and expanded local armed forces."
Chiang Kai-shek said: "According to the reconnaissance, after the Northwest Communist Army succeeded in Yichuan , Chen Shiju and Chen Geng gathered south of Luoyang, and they were in a row to seize nine cities. Luoyang must not be guarded. So, I come to you.
You should know that Luoyang is a must-fight for military strategists throughout the ages, and is known as the capital of the nine dynasties. The terrain of Luoyang is similar to Siping Street in the northeast. You Qiu Laohu must defend this land tightly."
Chiang Kai-shek also said, "The success or failure of the military is related to the safety of the party and the country. If the Communist Party of China cannot defeat us, we will all die without a place to die." Qiu Xingxiang agreed and would definitely guard Luoyang.
In fact, Qiu Xingxiang was completely unsure. How could a division of troops from the four city gates in Luoyang defend the attack of the People's Liberation Army? He wanted to give some more troops, but he did not dare to make this request. He knew that Chiang Kai-shek's life was not easy, so he would just forget it.
Qiu Xingxiang swallowed Zeng Bing's words and pretended to be relaxed and said, "Principal, please relax. Even if the knife is under the sky in Luoyang, I must ensure that Luoyang is safe and sound."
Jiang Jieshi laughed and said, "You are worthy of being Qiu Laohu. The principal did not misjudgment. Do it well! "
At that time, Luoyang did not have Security Command . Chiang Kai-shek immediately wrote a note on the office table, and appointed Qiu Xingxiang as the commander of Luoyang Security and the commander of the 206th Division.
Qiu Xingxiang was flattered and saluted Chiang Kai-shek again, saying loudly: "Thank you for your cultivation! Students must be loyal to the party and the country, and to the principal!"
Chiang Kai-shek reminded: "Take my handwriting to Yu Jishi to prepare a case and ask him to announce it immediately. ”
Before leaving, Jiang Jingguo invited Qiu Xingxiang to the Qu Tavern in Beiting Lane, and encouraged him. Jiang Jingguo and Qiu Xingxiang called brothers and brothers.
Jiang Jingguo said, “In terms of equipment, you can contact Brother Yu frequently and gradually adjust. We set up unemployed and out-of-school youth guesthouses, and it is no problem to supplement soldiers. "
Qiu Xingxiang was quite moved. Before the war was fought, the old man promoted him to the title, and his son held a banquet for him to wash away his blood. He was excited. At the airport, when he said goodbye to his girlfriend with warm farewell, he said, "I will devote my whole life to it until I die." ”
After Qiu Xingxiang returned to Luoyang, he started working. According to Chiang Kai-shek's instructions, a joint meeting of the Party, Government and Military was established to monopolize the power of the army, police, constitutional, and special forces. He also issued a "Letter to the Generals and Soldiers of Defending Luoyang" to boost morale and demanded his subordinates: "If you fail, you will be virtuous. "
Qiu Xingxiang is very serious in his work and has done a lot of work in fortifications. Each stronghold has been built into three levels, upper, middle and lower. The upper level is viewed and shot at the top; the middle level is horizontal to the ground; the lower level enters the ground, and is dedicated to preventing opponents from building ladders, blasting attacks and tunnel operations.
The front edge of each stronghold has deep and wide outer trenches, and a crossfire net is set up at the bottom of the trenches. In addition, bridges, passages and other fortifications have been set up. These fortifications are not easy to observe on the positions, and are used to attract the People's Liberation Army's blasters to approach. , can be shot and easy to capture.
In order to prevent the People's Liberation Army from using houses to cover the attack, Qiu Xingxiang ordered the shooting boundary to be cleared, and more than 1,500 private houses outside the city wall were demolished, and half of Xigong Street was blown up. The most were demolished outside the east gate and the north gate, leaving only a mosque to please Hui people .
During the demolition of private houses, the people collectively petitioned, helping the elderly and the young, and begging hard. Qiu Xingxiang refused to meet him, and said: This is related to the survival of Luoyang. I can't care about so many.
Therefore, countless steles of Zhou Gong Temple were buried in trenches, and the tomb of Sima Yi in the north of the city were also dug up with holes.
Qiu Xingxiang also built core fortifications in Luoyang Middle School, which is a relatively open shooting zone, as a command center.
He planned that if the city gate was broken, he could still stand here and wait for reinforcements, so the fortifications here were also doubled.
Qiu Xingxiang believed: This solid fortification, coupled with the support given by Pei Changhui Corps in Luoyang and Tongguan, Luoyang City must be solid.
On March 5, 1948, in Dashiqiao Village, 15 miles south of in Jia County, Chen Geng held a meeting with Chen Shiju, Tang Liang and Sun Jixian of the East China Field Army to study the attack on Luoyang.
Chen Geng analyzed: "For the People's Liberation Army, if you conquer Luoyang City, the Henan-Shaanxi Hubei New Area and the old areas on the north bank of the Yellow River can be connected. The People's Liberation Army has a far-reaching rear, which can both move forward and retreat.
The Longhai artery was cut off by me. The enemy's increase in troops in the northwest battlefield will inevitably go around Qinling . The People's Liberation Army pulls out this nail and can also seize a large amount of weapons, ammunition and materials, so that the purpose of fighting to support the war can be achieved. ”
The Central Military Commission and Chairman Mao designated joint operations, and Chen Shiju and Tang Liang unified the command, and Chen Geng's troops were under the command of Chen Shiqu and , with the purpose of unifying their thinking and taking over Luoyang City with all their might.
Chen Shiju, chief of staff of the East China Field Army, and Tang Liang, director of the Political Department, unified the command of the 3rd and 8th columns of the East China Field Army, the 4th and 9th columns of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army and the 5th Military Sub-district troops of the Taiyue Military Region launched the Luoyang Battle.
General Chen Geng also proposed to the Party Central Committee that the Battle of Luoyang was unified with Chen Shiju and Tang Liang. In theory, Chen Geng was older and had great experience in fighting. The Party Central Committee comprehensively considered it, but he still handed over the command power to Chen Shiju.
Although Chen Geng is older in terms of qualifications, Chen Shiju's troops are better in military equipment. Chairman Mao used Chen Shiju's command to attack Luoyang City, and felt more at ease.
Chairman Mao admires Chen Geng very much. This arrangement is not a doubt about Chen Geng's command ability. Chen Geng is a general who takes into account the overall situation. He and Chen Shiju cooperate very well.
However, during the battle, Chen Geng and Chen Shiju were inevitably divided. On the 10th, it rained heavily in Luoyang, and the artillery transportation was extremely difficult. Ximen's attack was blocked. Chen Geng suggested that Xigong and Zhou Gong Temple be taken down first, and then climb to the city to fight, so he proposed to postpone the general attack by one day.
Chen Shiju firmly disagrees, because reinforcements from Zhengzhou in the east have arrived at Heishi Pass , and Hu Lian's corps have been dispatched north, so it cannot be postponed.
Chen Geng respects Chen Shiju's opinions very much and decides not to give them any opinions. He also emphasized: "In order to unify actions, we must spare no expense. Even if the firepower is insufficient, we must also strive to attack and climb the city at the same time with the East China Field Army."
Chen Geng negotiated with Chen Shiju and Tang Liang and decided to concentrate our efforts to fight quickly and seize Luoyang City and wipe out the defending enemy when the enemy's adjustment and deployment have not been completed. Then wait for an opportunity to annihilate the enemy troops that may come to aid.
takes four sieges in the means of the battle. The principle of concentrating superior forces and firepower in the main assault aspects to ensure continuous assault, division and siege. To achieve the goal of complete annihilation.
combat tasks are as follows:
Huaye 3 Column (predecessor of the 22nd Army of the Third Field Army): Commander He Yixiang, Political Commissar Ding Qiusheng, Chief of Staff Lai Guangzu, Director of the Political Department Liu Chun . The seventh division commander He Jian and political commissar Luo Yegang. The Eighth Division, commander Wang Jiwen, and political commissar Wang Liusheng. The Ninth Division, commander Guo Tingwan, and political commissar Liu Wei. He serves as the main attacker in the east and north.
Huaye 8 Column (predecessor of the 26th Army of the Third Field Army): Commander Wang Jian'an, Political Commissar Xiang Ming, Chief of Staff Zhang Renchu, and Director of the Political Department Wang Yiping. The 22nd Division is under the jurisdiction of the 22nd Division, the division commander Sun Jixian, and the political commissar Wang Wenxuan. The 23rd Division, commander Qian Jun, and political commissar Li Yaowen. The 24th Division, commander Zhou Changsheng, and political commissar Chen Meizao. Responsible for the Eastern Front to block the aid.
Shanxi Hebei-Shandong-Hebei 4th Column (predecessor of the 13th Army of the Second Field): Commander Chen Geng, Political Commissar Xie Fuzhi. The 10th Brigade is under the jurisdiction of the brigade commander Zhou Xihan and the political commissar Liu Zhong. 13th Brigade, Brigade Commander Chen Kang, and Political Commissar Liao Guanxian. Take on the main offensive tasks in the west and south.
Shanxi Hebei-Shandong-Hebei 9th Column (predecessor of the 15th Army of the Second Field): Commander Qin Jiwei, political commissar Huang Zhen. It has brigades of 25, 26 and 27. Responsible for the Western Front to block the aid.
The Eighth Column of the East China Field Army seized the Heishi Pass between Luoyang and Zhengzhou 8 days ago, and then advanced to the area south of Yanshi County to block the enemies who helped Luoyang in the direction of Zhengzhou, as well as those who might be reinforced by the southern section of the Pinghan Railway.
The ninth column of Chen Geng's troops and the local armed forces of the Fifth Military Sub-district of Taiyue Military Region captured Xin'an , Mianchi and other counties west of Luoyang on the 8th. The attack may be carried out east along the Longhai Railway to assist the Peichanghui Corps. After the battle was launched, the main force approached Luoyang and was the general reserve team of the battle.
11 at dusk, thunderstorms and lightning, and according to the scheduled plan, Chen Shiju issued a general attack order, and four gates launched a general attack at the same time, and fierce battles were launched across the board.
12 at 00:40 on the 12th, Sun Jixian's troops of the East China Field Army bombed the east gate with 500 kilograms of explosives and more than 1,000 shells. Zhang Mingying, who was in charge of the assault, broke through the city tower in one fell swoop.
attacked the battalion where Zhang Ming was located in the east gate of Luoyang. After winning the battle, he was awarded " Luoyang Camp " by his superiors, and Zhang Ming was named a national combat hero. The attack on the north gate of
was also severely hindered. Sun Jixian made a quick decision and transferred the troops attacking the North Gate to Dongguan to strengthen the offensive force.
Brigade Commander Chen Kang of the 13th Brigade of the Fourth Column took the initiative to transfer a battalion to assist Sun Jixian's troops in breaking through the east gate.
12 at 11:00 a.m. on the 12th, the 32nd Regiment of the 11th Brigade exploded the south gate, broke into the city, and fought fiercely with the enemy. Most of the enemy was annihilated by the South Gate, and more than 570 people including Zhao Yunfei, deputy commander of the 206th Division, were captured.
At the same time, the 10th Brigade assaulted the West Gate and annihilated an enemy battalion. The remaining enemies fled into the city from the tunnel.
Two armies of 100,000 troops merged into the city and fought side by side; brave and enthusiastic citizens braved the rain of bullets and brought boiling water and food to the People's Liberation Army.
At 1:00 p.m., in order to command three brigades of the People's Liberation Army to attack the enemy core position of Luoyang Middle School, Chen Geng led the deputy chief of the reconnaissance department, , Cheng Jiarui, and others into the city.
At that time, the enemy's firepower was still very strong. A battalion commander of the 29th Regiment northwest of the city saw No. 203 (the code name of Chen Geng at that time), and he screamed in anxiety.
"No. 203, the north city wall has not been captured yet, and there are enemies in the northwest corner, don't continue to move forward. Please return to your position, there are two communicators riding horses there who have just been injured."
is afraid of sacrifice and cannot win the battle. But as the leader, it is indeed very dangerous to rush to the front line. The battalion commander was very worried about the safety of the commander.
After repeated dissuasion, Chen Geng got off the horse. The battalion commander suggested taking the northwest corner of the city and entering the city, but Chen Geng disagreed. He said, "No. I must go to the city immediately."
Battalion Commander hurriedly organized firepower cover, and Chen Geng hiked through the enemy's blockade line and entered Luoyang City. He went straight to the 29th Regiment, found the leader Wu Xiaomin, and asked how the situation was? Wu Xiaomin said: "After the daytime attack, the troops suffered heavy casualties."
Chen Geng said: "Unified combat operations, we can only do this. Now the main force of the enemy has been annihilated, and only the remnants of the core position and the corner of the northwest city wall are left. We must persevere to the end and annihilate the enemy."
Qiu Xingxiang vowed to be loyal to the Jiang father and son, insisted on resisting stubbornly, thinking that reinforcements would arrive. After four hours of fierce fighting, the core fortifications of the enemy in the northwest were destroyed by our army, annihilated more than 2,000 enemy troops. Qiu Xingxiang had to concentrate his troops to retreat to the core Xiaoxuzi area.
The small dike is square, with five buildings arranged on the north and south sides, surrounded by a wall of 15 feet high, and there are 5 meters of trenches outside the wall. There are basements on the ground floor of the building, with a dense castle, and a blue sky and white sun flag hanging on the roof.
Chen Geng came to the 10th Brigade Zhou Xihan Luliang Command Post and decided to take advantage of the heavy rain at night to organize a team to launch a sneak attack. Sure enough, a squad of the 28th Regiment captured seven castles and captured more than 40 enemies;
A squad of the 29th Regiment captured four castles and captured 62 enemies; a combat team of the 30th Regiment captured three castles and captured 30 enemies.
14 On the morning of 14, the 11th Division and the 48th Division of the Kuomintang reinforcements from the south crossed Heishi Pass through Dengfeng County and approached Luoyang. After hearing the news, Qiu Xingxiang felt that he had saved himself. He was very excited and supervised the battle everywhere.
At that time, someone suggested that the enemy's reinforcements had arrived. Let's withdraw from the battle. Let's forget about the remaining few enemies, anyway, the main force has been eliminated.
Chen Geng glared at his eyes: "If we do not completely eliminate it, then the purpose of our attack on Luoyang is to transport supplies? What's the point?"
Chen Geng firmly disagrees. How can we fight a half-battle? This is not the style of our army. He called Chen Shiju: "I am at the forefront, and I am sure to wipe out the enemy completely."
Chen Shiju said: "Okay, I am at the forefront right away." The heroes' views are similar! Chen Geng called Sun Jixian again, "I have to do everything possible to take down Xiaoweizi. Comrade Sun Jixian, even if it is one minute earlier."
Sun Ji recalled: After receiving the call from Chen Geng, I read the battle diary. In the past four days, although I have cleared the enemy's periphery and occupied most of the city, I have only wiped out some of the enemy's engineers, security guards, railway transportation and other troops. The enemy's main force, 206th Division, has not yet suffered a devastating blow.
In order to completely wipe out the 206th Division, we decided: "The command center immediately went to the city and transferred to a bank, and set up an observation station in the North Gate Tower, which was very close to the enemy Xiaoxuzi. The political commissar and I immediately went to Xiaoxuzi to see the terrain."
At the same time, Qiu Xingxiang climbed to the top observation station on the third floor, trying to see what was going on, and found that the People's Liberation Army was transporting the things in the warehouse out of Luoyang City. He judged that the People's Liberation Army might have to withdraw due to the heavy casualties.
But the core positions were surrounded by layers, and the People's Liberation Army did not look like they were going to retreat.He wondered whether the PLA was digging a tunnel to prepare for a blasting attack? So I hurried downstairs, considered countermeasures, adjusted the deployment, and prepared to resist stubbornly.
:00 on March 14, in accordance with the unified deployment of Chen Shiju, Tang Liang and Chen Geng, a massive general attack was launched on Qiu Xingxiang.
Dozens of cannons, more than 100 mortars, bombarded Xiaoxiuzi. In an area that was more than 100 meters wide, the bunkers were blown up and five buildings were lit up.
A regiment commander was shot dead on the spot, Qiu Xingxiang was also injured in the head, and almost all the reserve teams in the core position were buried in the sea of fire. Several officers wanted to surrender and flee, but Qiu Xingxiang shot several of them, but they were defeated and it was too late.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Chiang Kai-shek urgently ordered Wang Lingyun, director of Pacification Zone of in , to send a plane to Luoyang, trying to rescue Qiu Xingxiang.
But the sky above Luoyang was filled with fire, and the small dust was covered with rubble. The People's Liberation Army was in a tide of offensives, and the Kuomintang planes could not land at all. Qiu Xingxiang became a prisoner and was later locked up in Gongdelin for learning and transformation.
Some of Chen Geng's 8th Regiment occupied the enemy's artillery position. The soldiers were very happy to see so many cannons, but the battle was still being considered, so they left two or three guards next to each cannon, and everyone continued to fight.
After they left, the troops of Huaye Chen Tang also arrived at the artillery position and wanted to pull artillery. The soldiers of Chen Geng's troops hurriedly rode on the artillery, claiming that the artillery was their spoils.
But these people didn't listen at all, and even the cannon and the people riding on the cannon were pulled away. The leader of the regiment was very angry when he learned about this, so he went to Chen Geng to ask for help and allow them to ask for the artillery. Unexpectedly, Chen Geng waved his hand and said,
"You have to take the overall situation into consideration and don't fight. Isn't it the same for anyone to seize it? Go and call back the people who are riding on the cannon."
Later, the East China Field Army proposed to allocate several cannons to the 10th Brigade, but Chen Geng did not ask for it. He said: "Fight in unity, annihilate the 206th Division, and liberate Luoyang is better than anything else."
More than 20,000 defenders with the 206th Division of the Youth Army as the main force were all annihilated. General Chen Geng took the overall situation into consideration and solved the contradictions in one sentence.
This reminds me of Li Yunlong in the sword. His subordinates' spoils were snatched away by friendly and neighboring troops. When he came back, he not only fought the weapons-robbing soldiers, but also threatened to pay attention to the spoils. Chen Geng had a higher level of thought and deserved to be a general.
htmlOn March 18, the 1st reorganized 11th Division, 47th Division and 124th Brigade stumbled into Luoyang and found that it was an empty city and all fortifications were destroyed. If there are fewer troops, you can't defend it, and if there are too many troops, you can't take it out.After Qiu Xingxiang was captured, Chen Geng visited him. Chen Geng said, "You are Qiu Xingxiang, right? , the fifth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, we are classmates, I am Chen Geng."
Qiu Xingxiang raised his head and said, "Look for a long time, look for a long time." Looking at Chen Geng and ordinary soldiers wearing the same clothes, he felt that it was normal for him to fail.
Chen Geng saw that he was very nervous and comforted him, "Just put down your weapons, where are you from?"
Qiu Xingxiang said, "Liyang, Jiangsu." "Liyang , it is the old base of our New Fourth Army!" Chen Geng said.
Qiu Xingxiang said flatteringly: "Yes, my family is a poor peasant. General Chen Yi has lived in my house. You will know if you ask General Chen Yi."
Chen Geng smiled and said: "If this is the case, your family is pretty good. Unfortunately, you serve the landlords and bourgeoisie and have become their accomplice."
Chen Geng also said: "This battle, you fought hard and died very heavily, but what's the use? We didn't need a lot of artillery fire, but you are stubborn. Don’t put down your weapons, so we have to use such fierce artillery fire on you. You have now experienced that no matter how good you work together, you cannot stop the People’s Liberation Army’s attack. "
At the end of the conversation, Chen Geng said: "Now you are liberated, I believe that if you can work hard to learn the principles of revolution, correctly understand your mistakes, change your attitude towards the people, and gain the understanding of the people. More importantly, liberate yourself, welcome to liberated area to study."
Chen Geng also ordered the staff to prepare mounts for Qiu Xinxiang and others, and brought a batch of canned pork for them to eat.
Ironically, just as Qiu Xingxiang and others crossed the Yellow River from Mengjin County to enter the Taiyue Liberated Area, the Nanjing government also sent people to their hometown in Liyang to ask for his photos, preparing to hold a memorial service for him to commend "loyalty and martyrdom".
Qiu Xingxiang learned about this and wrote a letter to his family: "I want to come now, right? The old Qiu Xingxiang is dead, and the new Qiu Xingxiang is still growing up under the care and education of the Communist Party. The Communist Party saved me from the abyss of sin and gave me a new life. This kind of kindness that is so high and rich, I am unforgettable! "
On April 3, Sun Yuanliang's troops withdrew from Zhengzhou, and Hu Lian's troops retreated to the southern section of Pinghan Railway. There was only a regular army regiment and an security regiment in Luoyang City.
Chen Geng was determined to win Luoyang again. On April 5, Chen Geng commanded the 10th Brigade and the 13th Brigade of the Fourth Column to surround Luoyang and restrain its reinforcements. The 26th and 27th Brigades of the Ninth Column served as the main attack.
The enemy abandoned the city and fled east, and was chased and annihilated by the squadron of the Ninth Column. The Fourth Column also captured many enemies while chasing and annihilated, and Luoyang City was completely liberated.
People's Liberation Army chased east The 13th Brigade also shot down an enemy plane.
This time, more than 4,600 enemies were killed, and the railway connection between the Kuomintang army from Tongguan to Zhengzhou was cut off, making the western Henan and Taiyue Liberated Area a piece.
Chairman Mao drafted the "Telection to Luoyang after Clamping Luoyang again":
The city already belongs to the people, and everything should be based on the spirit of the people being responsible for the management of the city. If the strategy and policies of the Kuomintang managing the city are used , treat the city managed by the people themselves, which is completely wrong.
After the Luoyang Battle, Chen Geng stayed in the city, checked the army's urban discipline, and urged the army to withdraw from Luoyang City in an orderly manner.
siege troops modelly implemented the urban discipline of the Communist Party of China, truly realized the requirements of "Gloriously enter, cleanly come out" , maintained the glorious tradition of military and political victory, and won praise from Luoyang citizens.
After the second conquering Luoyang, according to the instructions of the central government, the secretary and mayor must delegate people who understand policies and have the ability to serve.
Fourth Column Liu Youguang, director of the political department of the team, served as the secretary of the municipal party committee, and the veteran cadre Yang Shaoqiao became the mayor of Luoyang. Luoyang City completely returned to the embrace of the people.
Time and space change, years passed, December 4, 1959 was an unforgettable day for Qiu Xingxiang. He was pardoned with 10 Kuomintang war criminals including Du Yuming, Wang Yaowu, , Chen Changjie, and became a citizen of the People's Republic of China.
Battalion Commander Zhang Ming ( attacked Luoyang when he attacked Luoyang, the 1st Battalion of the 23rd Regiment of the 8th Division of the 3rd Column first broke through the east gate in the battle and was awarded the title of "Luoyang Camp" by the East China Field Army. The battalion commander is Zhang Ming. ) went to visit his old friend Qiu Xingxiang. The two families lived together in Nanjing, and they first met at the presidential residence.
However, Qiu Xingxiang is no longer an enemy of the people. He became an CPPCC member , and the two became good friends.
Zhang Ming is very kind-hearted. He is afraid of revealing Qiu Xingxiang's scars, so he keeps talking about the battle in Luoyang. However, Qiu Xingxiang said in a sincere tone:
"I accepted the order that Chiang Kai-shek asked me to guard Luoyang, and he also gave me an official position and a raise. I am sorry to the people of Luoyang and the People's Liberation Army."
Zhang Ming took a photo with Qiu Xingxiang
Zhang Ming said: "All this has passed, you have returned to the people, don't do it anymore He blamed himself and made good contributions in the future. "
Qiu Xingxiang was filled with emotion. He still cared about his soldiers. He asked Zhang Ming: "I heard that many people from the 206th Division went to North Korea. How did they perform on the battlefield?"
Zhang Ming said: "They fight very tenaciously. Many people became combat heroes and asked them. Some of them died on the Korean battlefield and became martyrs praised by the Chinese and Korean people."
Zhang Ming was very pleased that the Kuomintang soldiers, through the education of the Communist Party of China, can also become heroes and become part of the people. He feels very honored. Qiu Xingxiang became a member of the CPPCC, regained his new life, played his remaining energy in his later years, and made some contributions to the people.
