"Send a report to Cheng Zihua , I don't want his casualties, I just want Tashan." This is a line from the character of Mr. Lin in the famous movie "The Great Decisive Battle: The Battle of Liaoshen". There are similar words in the 2021 TV series "Hangml1 Great Decisive Battle ".
Liaoshen Battle is a key battle for the reversal of the strength of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and Tashan Blocking Battle is a crucial battle in the Liaoshen Battle. Cheng Zihua, as the front-line commander of this battle, made great contributions. And Cheng Zihua is also one of the commanders of the first two corps of the Northeast Field Army (the other is General Xiao Jinguang ).
Whether in terms of position or contribution, it was not difficult for Cheng Zihua to wear the General Star in 1955, but the reality is that he did not participate in the award. This is mainly because he openly disobeyed the order during the Pingjin Battle of . Of course, some of his experiences are also related to his experiences.
After the Liaoshen Campaign ended, the Kuomintang army was severely damaged. Fu Zuoyi, then commander-in-chief of the "Suppression General" of North China , and quickly re-arranged his troops and mainly shrank the troops in the three major areas of Beiping , Jintang, and Zhangjiakou .
Zhangjiakou was his land route for fleeing west to Suiyuan, Jintang was his water route for going south to Jiangnan, and Beiping was his stronghold for him to defend his decisive battle. Fu Zuoyi originally thought that the Northeast Field Army had just experienced a great war and would have to rest for several months before he could continue to enter the battlefield, so he wanted to continue waiting for the opportunity to strive for a "small court" that could continue his "small court".
However, in terms of strategic vision, whether it is Fu Zuoyi or Chiang Kai-shek , they are far inferior to Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao believes that the number of national soldiers in Pingjin is large. If they join other battlefields, it may bring variables, so they must not be allowed to escape.
Then the chairman ordered the 3rd Corps of the North China Military Region to launch an attack on Zhangjiakou, but the momentum did not need to be too strong, it was mainly to siege. The purpose of this move was to induce Fu Zuoyi to send troops to aid. At the same time, the Chairman ordered the Second Corps of the East Field Army to enter the pass secretly and prepare to cooperate with the North China troops to siege Fu Zuoyi's reinforcements and annihilate it.
"I want to fight. Even though the enemy is high and deep, those who have to fight with me must rescue me."
As a local powerful faction, Fu Zuoyi was still unwilling to go south, because once he lost his foundation, he could only be slowly weakened by Chiang Kai-shek when he arrived in South . Therefore, even if it is absolutely necessary, he hopes to return to the basic Suiyuan market.
And Zhangjiakou is the only way for him to Suiyuan. There is war here, and he has to save it. Soon, the 35th Army of Fu's troops and the 258th Division of the 104th Army set off from Fengtai and Huailai to rush to help.
All his movements were expected by the Chairman. Then the Second Corps of North China rushed from Yixian , Zijing Pass to Zhuolu and Xiahuayuan to cut off the connection between Huailai and Xuanhua; secretly entered the Guandongye 2nd Corps of Guandongye rushed from Jixian to Huailai and Nankou, cutting off the connection between Beiping and Huailai.
These two corpses, together with the 3rd Corps of the North China Military Region, which is defending Zhangjiakou, formed a large net. The reinforcements of Fu's troops and the defenders of Zhangjiakou are all fish in the net. As long as these troops are annihilated, Fu Zuoyi will not have many direct troops in his hands. The remaining Central Army will not obey his orders at all. He, the commander-in-chief of the North China "Suppression Chief", is in name only.
Originally, things were developing in the desired direction, but an accident occurred when the East Ye Second Corps passed by Miyun.
The one who was in the forefront at that time was He Jinnian 11 Column. He Jinnian received information that there was only one regiment of the Miyun Guard, which made him take great action, so he reported it to the commander of the Corps Cheng Zihua. Cheng Zihua also felt that since he could quickly resolve the battle, it was the icing on the cake and there was no reason to miss it. So, he agreed to launch an attack on Miyun.
However, Miyun's defenders actually had a division, and they knew there was no way out and resisted very resolutely, which caused the attack of the 11th Column to be repeatedly frustrated. After hearing the news, the nearby enemy troops rushed over to join the war. A day later, Miyun failed to defeat him.
Since the fire has been exchanged, Cheng Zihua can only destroy the enemy in front of him first. He asked the 4th Column of the defender to accelerate to Huailai and Nankou areas, while the 11th Column continued to attack Miyun. By the next day, more than 6,000 defenders in Miyun were completely wiped out, and this victory also brought great trouble.
Because Miyun Battle exposes the fact that Dongye has entered the pass, which aroused Fu Zuoyi's alertness. He quickly analyzed the real purpose of the People's Liberation Army, so he quickly ordered the 35th Army to rush back to Peiping, and at the same time, let the remaining troops of the 104th Army go to pick him up.
35 Army is the ace of Fu's army. If it is really allowed to return to Peking, Fu Zuoyi has a certain confidence, and it is hard to say whether he will still revolt so happily.
35 The army retreated very simply after receiving the order, which made the commander of the Third Corps of North China Yang Chengwu unexpectedly, so there was no time to stop it. The Second Corps of North China only left Yi County at this time, with a distance of nearly 200 kilometers. Under repeated urging by the Central Military Commission, Commander Yang Dezhi ordered to go lightly and try his best to block the 35th Army with the new security guards.
At this point, the task is not completed, because the 104th Army has approached the new security guard. If the 104th Army and the 35th Army work together, our plan may still be disappointed.
Fortunately, Zheng Weishan, commander of the Third Column of the Second Corps of North China, reconnaissed the vanguard of the 104th Army, and immediately took people to block the attack. Even when fighting on both sides, the Third Column did not take a step back. Later, Yang Dezhi mobilized the 4th Column to support him, which defeated the 205th Division of the 104th Army's vanguard.
Originally, the 104th Army was still waiting to attack again, and the 4th Column of the East Field Army also rushed over, so the enemy's troops Chang'an Chunshan led their troops to retreat, and the 35th Army became an isolated army and could not escape the fate of being eliminated.
After the war, Chairman Mao criticized Yang Chengwu, Yang Dezhi and Cheng Zihua, especially after learning that Cheng Zihua made his own decisions, his tone was even more severe.
Sometimes, just a small move can affect the entire battle situation. If there was no Miyun incident, the process of the People's Liberation Army annihilated the 35th Army of Fu's army would be more relaxed, and other units would not have to be so nervous. After the three major battles of
After the end of the three major battles of , the People's Liberation Army carried out a major reorganization. The major field army is no longer distinguished by region. The Northeast Field Army was renamed the Fourth Field Army. At this time, Cheng Zihua was still the commander of the 13th Corps of the Fourth Field Army. However, after Hengbao Battle , he was transferred to Shanxi to work and left the army.
Although he later served as important positions such as Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Government, Director of the National Supply and Marketing Cooperative, those who do not work in the military system do not participate in the awarding of ranks, so he failed to wear the General Star. This is a pity. Among the first commander of the People's Liberation Army Corps, he was the only one who had no military rank.
When the Northeast Field Army was established, Cheng Zihua was the commander of the Corps. If it were normal, there would be no problem with the general in 1955, but his behavior of making arguing on the battlefield affected his future military career.
The Battle of Miyun is the main trigger. If you want to analyze it in a deeper way, in fact, the failure to participate in the title is related to his continued mobilization in the war years.
Cheng Zihua first started to carry out military transportation in the Kuomintang troops for several years and successfully launched the Daye military riot. Later, he was incorporated into General Peng's Red 5th Army and fought in the Central Soviet Area for several years.
1934 Premier Zhou sent him to Red 25 Army to cooperate with him. He led the Long March of the Red 25 Army with Xu Haidong , Liu Zhidan and others. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he was transferred to Jinchaji , and he also served as the acting commander and political commissar of the Jinchaji Military Region , with a very high position.
In the War of Liberation, he passively changed his subordinates. He, the secretary of the Central Branch of Hebei-Cha-Liao, was originally a subordinate of Jin-Cha-Ji, but after Zhangjiakou was conquered by Fu Zuoyi in 1946, the connection between the two liberated areas of Hebei-Cha-Liao and Shan-Cha-Ji, was cut off. So the Hebei-Chahar-Re-Liaoning was transferred to the northeast, which led to the fact that Cheng Zihua served in the Northeast Field Army.
counts, Cheng Zihua followed three marshals Peng, Marshal Nie and Marshal Lin, but not long, so in 1955, no one with importance came to help him fight for it.
However, military rank cannot represent everything. Cheng Zihua later made contributions to the country in every position, and from August 1980 to March 1988, he served as vice chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC and became a vice-state-level leader. Several of the ten generals have never held positions at the level of
. For Cheng Zihua, it can be considered a loss of the east side and a muddle of the way.
