In May 1946, the Northeast Suppression Headquarters of the enemy concentrated the 71st Army, the 52nd Army, the New First Army, and the New Sixth Army, and attacked Siping in North Manchuria. At the meeting, Han Xianchu, the second deputy commander of the Fourth Column, gave me a

First Saddle and Sea Battle

In May 1946, the Northeast Suppression Headquarters of the enemy concentrated the 71st Army, 52nd Army, , the New First Army, and the New Sixth Army, and attacked Siping in . I Northeast Military Region want the South Manchurian troops to launch an offensive to suppress the enemy attacking North Manchurian.

After reading this telegram, Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan asked me to find the leading cadres of Xiao Hua and the Fourth Column to have a meeting at Luo's residence. At the meeting, the second deputy commander of the Fourth Column, Han Xianchu, , , and I said: "The headquarters of the 184th Division of the 60th Army of the Kuomintang led a regiment to live in , Haicheng , an regiment to live in , Anshan , a regiment to live in , Dashiqiao , the rear organs of the 4th Division of the Lane and a battalion to live in , Yingkou , the 60th Army is not the direct troops of Chiang Kai-shek , the troops are scattered and the equipment is poor. My fourth column is basically full. The first regiment of the direct detachment of Andong is fully equipped with full members to fight, and a regiment in the Liaoyang Military Sub-district in southern Liaoning is basically full of members and can fight. You can fight Anshan first and then Haicheng, and after success, then attack Dashiqiao and Yingkou.

Han Xianchu agreed with my opinion on the above speech. At the same time, it was suggested that the third column take a brigade to attack and attack aid. Xiao Hua agreed with this opinion. Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan decided on the spot: Deputy Commander Han Xianchu and Commander Wu Ruilin of the Andong Military Region were responsible for carrying out this task. At that time, Han Xianchu and Ouyang Wen, director of the Political Department of the Fourth Column, were responsible for commanding the 10th and 12th Brigades to attack and annihilate an enemy regiment in Anshan; Wu Ruilin led the 11th Brigade of the 1st, artillery regiment and the 4th Column directly under the Andong detachment to besiege Haicheng. We eliminated three enemy companies in Haicheng on the periphery of Haicheng. Other enemies retreated back to Haicheng. After a night of fierce fighting in Anshan, they wiped out one enemy regiment and more than 1,000 people including returnee regiment and .

I led my troops to approach Haicheng. Pan Shuoduan, the commander of the 184th Division, sent someone to contact me and said he was accurate. Prepare for an uprising. After research by us and Deputy Commander Han Xianchu and Director of the Political Department Ouyang Wen, it was decided that Han Xianchu and Ouyang Wen were responsible for the negotiations between Haicheng and Pan Shuoduan; and decided that the 11th Brigade of the Fourth Column, the 1st Regiment of the 1st Detachment of the Andong Military Region, the Artillery Regiment, and the 1st Regiment of the Liaoyang Army shall be the force of five regiments and one artillery Regiment, and the letter of Pan Shuoduan to seek an uprising from Dashiqiao to attack Dashiqiao. The enemy regiment refused to revolt, and our troops had captured three hills of Panlong Mountain, Panzhen Mountain, Mizhen Mountain, and Zhenzhu Mountain, forcing the enemy into the city. I used the 11th Brigade to be responsible for the strong attack from the northeast, and the 1st Regiment of the direct detachment in the northwest, and the 1st Regiment of the Liaoyang Division launched a fierce attack from the southwest and south. After nearly a night of fierce fighting, the enemy was wiped out. More than 1,000 people below the enemy's regiment commander were captured alive, and more than 1,000 people below the battalion commander were killed and injured. The enemy in Haicheng was led by Pan Shuoduan.

Under this situation, the enemy Northeast Suppression Headquarters sent the New Sixth Army commander Liao Yaoxiang to lead the 22nd Division to set off from Shenyang and attack towards Anshan and Haicheng; and sent the 14th Division to attack from Jinzhou through Xinmin , Panshan, Xiangyingkou and Dashiqiao. The two routes counterattacked me under the cover of aircraft.

My battle mission has been successfully achieved. It has been praised by the Central Military Commission and the Northeast Military Region. The Fourth Column concealed Pan Shuoduan's troops to gather on the Anfeng Line. The first unit of my main force gave up Anshan, Haicheng, and Dashiqiao, and used small troops to carry out sparrow war, killing war, attrition war, and fatigue war and implemented confusing tactics. Let our main force and some troops from Liaoning gather in Xiaogushan for reorganization.