Later, General Hu Qicai said, "Yes, that's what Lin Biao said. In the Tashan War, we were originally prepared to defend Tashan at the cost of 10,000 casualties. At that time, the bloody books were written below. "
Cheng was then the commander of the Second Corps of the Northeast Field Army. Command the independent 4th and 4th 1 1 longitudinal divisions and the 4th and 6th divisions of Jehol to protect Tashan and Gao Qiao and stop the enemy troops reinforced by Huludao. Hu Qicai is the fourth deputy commander in charge of Tashan frontline defense. The commander is General Wu Kehua and the political commissar is General Mo Wenhua.
Why Tashan?
1June 948, the third year of the liberation war. At that time, the situation of the northeast battlefield, the main force of the Kuomintang army was 40 thousand to 80 thousand, mainly in Changchun, Shenyang and Jinzhou. Chiang Kai-shek hesitated whether to withdraw or defend the enemy troops trapped in Changchun for a long time. The main force of our army in Northeast China is more than 700,000, plus 300,000 local troops. It is a million-strong army and has the objective conditions to annihilate various enemy groups in Northeast China. Which of the three enemies, Changchun, Shenyang and Jinzhou, is more conducive to the development of the campaign and the elimination of the enemy forces in the northeast, which is the key issue of campaign guidance. Mao Zedong's orders are: attack Jinzhou first, close the city gate, and annihilate Chiang Kai-shek in the northeast on the spot, so as not to let a single soldier escape into the pass.
Mao Zedong noticed Tashan. When he ordered Dongye to "conquer Jinzhou first" in Xibaipo, he clearly pointed out that attention should be paid to aiding the enemy at Tashan front: "Hu and Jin aided the enemy to advance faster, so we should prepare to join the 4th, 1 1 vertical direction to annihilate an enemy and stop the enemy from advancing first."
Chiang Kai-shek has been spying on Tashan. The national army "Chongqing" ship braved the wind and waves and sent him to Huludao to see Tashan twice. He ordered the three armies: "14 take Tashan before dusk, otherwise the military law will be engaged."
Both countries know the strategic position of this humble hill in this decisive battle in Northeast China. Chiang Kai-shek is prepared to be headed by Hou Jingru, commander of the 17 Corps, consisting of four divisions of the 54th Army and seven divisions transferred from the North China battlefield. Under the cover of the navy and air force, we set out from Huludao and Jinxi and hit Tashan in one fell swoop, taking Jinzhou at the gates. Together with Liao Yaoxiang's "Westward Corps", we attacked the Northeast Field Army of Jinzhou, completely solved the siege of Jinzhou, and attempted to save its failure in the Northeast.
If Lin Biao wants to achieve the goal of "conquering Jinzhou in ten days" proposed by the Central Military Commission and Mao Zedong, it must firmly hold the gate of Tashan. Otherwise, once the enemy's 65,438+10,000 "Eastward Corps" breaks through the Tashan defense line and floods into Jinzhou like a flood, the Northeast Field Army attacking Ganzi will be caught between Scylla and Charybdis, and the situation will be very dangerous.
Six days and six nights of bloody battle
Tashan, commonly known as Tashan, actually has neither a tower nor a mountain. It just looks like a round wowotou, firmly locked between Jinzhou and Huludao.
It is 30 kilometers away from Jinzhou and 0/0 kilometers away from Jinxi/KLOC. A narrow strip, there is almost no danger to prevent.
10 in the early morning, Tashan's blocking war kicked off ―― The Kuomintang army, under the cover of fire from more than 40 heavy guns, 7 planes and 2 warships, dispatched * * * four divisions to launch an all-round attack on the four longitudinal and defensive positions in several ways.
After six days and six nights, intensive shells pounded the Tashan defense line violently, and bloody attacks broke out one after another. The number of bombs dropped, the intensity of explosion, the danger of war situation and the tragic bloodshed have created a precedent in the history of China's blocking war.
-Reinforce Gaojiatan. The enemy's shells exploded in our crowd. The officers and men of the fourth company, the fifth company and a guard platoon braved the bullets and fled. Less than 500 meters, more than 200 people were blown down. In just one day, the whole regiment suffered more than 700 casualties.
-At the bridgehead position next to the railway, only one platoon can be deployed at the front line. One platoon was exhausted, so the other platoon was reinforced. When it's gone, reinforce it. There are more than 2,700 people in a group, and only 175 people come after two days.
—— Instructor of Cheng 28 Regiment 1 Battalion 2 Company, with a reinforced platoon, defended six bunkers and a 500-meter trench, repelled the enemy's charge eight times, leaving only seven people out of more than 50 people. After leaving the position, seven people can walk, jump, eat and sleep, silly, because they are deaf and can't hear anything.
-Five commanders of the 28th Regiment confronted the enemy with bayonets 10 times, and then built the enemy's bodies into bunkers to hold their positions, while more than 0/00 soldiers of our side/kloc-0 were buried in Tashan.
Gao Yubao, a military writer who wrote "Cockcrow at Midnight", is a correspondent of the 35th Regiment of the 4th Longitudinal Division 12 Division. Gao Yubao recalled: "We ran 130 miles in one night to reach Tashan. There are enemies in several positions. After a day and a night of fighting, bayonets can only occupy positions in a bloody battle. The enemy has four regiments in one division, and the guns are all heavy guns above the cannon. "
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on the fifth day, the colonel shouted to Gao Yubao: "Gao Xiao and Gao Xiao, you transfer Company 9 to the back hill and go to position 6. There is no one on it. "
Gao Yubao went to the 9th company headquarters. The instructor of Company 9 boarded an earthen platform, raised the sorghum bread in his hand and shouted, "Comrades, this is our last meal. Everyone should be full. " After that, the instructor stuffed all the cakes into his mouth and shouted, "Let's go!" " Gao Yubao ranked this company with more than 200 people in the sixth place.
"If you go up for a day, it's all gone." Speaking of which, Gao Yubao's eyes filled with tears.
At noon on the sixth day, the colonel shouted to Gao Yubao again: "Gao Xiao and Gao Xiao, go to the back hill and bring the guards up. No one is at the 6 th position. " Transferring the security company means that the 35 th regiment has been spelled out.
An enemy of the reinforced battalion is charging at position 6. 500 meters away from the position, Gao Yubao saw a scene in the telescope that he would never forget: a soldier covered in blood suddenly climbed out of the crater, and he wanted to cross a stump to catch the machine gun in front. "He broke more than half of his left leg, leaving only a little flesh." Gao Yubao saw the soldier's leg entangled in the stump.
"He cut off a leg with a bayonet and threw it into the enemy pile that rushed in front of him." When the enemy was stunned, the soldiers seized the machine gun and a shuttle of bullets roared out.
"The soldier with a broken leg dug another person out of the crater, and his eyes were already injured." Gao Yubao recalled, "The soldier with a broken leg took the hand of the blind soldier and put it on the bullet chain. The blind soldiers and horses are clear, so press the bullet quickly. "
The machine gun fired again. Using this short few minutes, the guard company jumped on the spot.
The chief of staff of the regiment hugged them as soon as they got down on the ground, trying to take them down, but the two soldiers insisted on climbing down the ground with each other's help.
"The defeat of the party and the country was defeated by Tashan."
101October 14 in the early morning10, earth-shattering gunfire came from the direction of Jinzhou, and the general attack in Jinzhou began.
The enemy on Tashan's side is still struggling for the last time, and each attack is more violent, but Tashan is still standing.
10 On June 5438+05, the sixth day of the battle, it suddenly began to rain sleet. At noon, 12, the enemy of Tashan position finally retreated across the board. At this moment, I don't know who uttered a passionate cry of "Jinzhou is liberated", and a wave of carnival immediately set off on the ground. Everyone cried and hugged with excitement. The vast majority of the wounded soldiers who still held their ground forgot the pain at this time, could not restrain their excitement, jumped and reveled. ...
At this point, Tashan blocked the war for six days and nights.
With three divisions of 1 column, the garrison position did not lose an inch of land, which successfully stopped the fierce attack of the enemy 1 1 division. Wu Kehua led four vertical * * * to wipe out the enemy 6 1 17, and he also paid a heavy price of more than 3,000 casualties. This campaign is not only the largest, longest and cruelest defensive war in the history of the 4th Longitudinal War, but also one of the cruelest defensive wars in the history of our army.
In Jinzhou, after 3 1 hour of fierce fighting, by 6: 00 pm on 15, Jinzhou was defending the enemy10.2 million Kuomintang troops, and our army paid the price of 24,000 casualties.
Faced with this battle, Chiang Kai-shek could not help but feel disappointed: "This is the fate of the party and the country."
"The defeat of the party and the country was defeated by Tashan." Kuomintang scholars sighed.