In May 1947, the kuomintang 'first ace army', the reorganized 74th Division, was completely annihilated after being surrounded by Menglianggu in Shandong, and more than 30,000 elites were wiped out. Afterwards, Nanjing was in a state of shock. Chiang Kai-shek said sadly: "The defeat of Meng Lianggu is the most painful and regrettable thing since our army 'suppressed the bandits.'" ”
Wang Yaowu, a veteran commander of the 74th Army, also stomped his feet and cried, saying, "The loss of the 74th Division is like the pain of losing a father." ”
Subsequently, Chiang Kai-shek held a memorial meeting for Zhang Lingfu in Nanjing, solemnly mourning. However, what the high-level people in Nanjing were more concerned about was not the dead Zhang Lingfu, but the "deep reason" why he was defeated.
The reason why Zhang Lingfu's entire army was destroyed was naturally because he was surrounded by the People's Liberation Army on menglianggu Mountain, unable to break through and died -- "being surrounded and dying" was the most direct reason for Zhang Lingfu's demise.
After the Battle of Menglianggu, the Xinhua News Agency of the Communist Party of China published a commentary entitled "Chiang Kai-shek's Government Is Already Under Siege by the People" -- another "encirclement"! Some people in Nanjing immediately remembered the story of the siege of king Chu two thousand years ago. As a result, Zhang Lingfu was besieged and died, which made many people in Nanjing feel that Xiang Yu was surrounded and died.
As a result, an ancient historical question became a hot topic among the high-ranking people in Nanjing: Where is the bottom?
Someone said, "Xiang Yu's subordinates belong to Gupeng Prefecture, isn't it near present-day Xuzhou?" ”
Another person said: "It is not Xuzhou, it is the southeast of Lingbi County in Anhui Province." ”
However, some people even panicked and said: "Whether it is Xuzhou or not, it seems that the CCP is not too far away from fighting Xuzhou!" ”
This statement has caused many controversies.
However, most people did not expect that after only a year and a half, this thing would become true. In October 1948, the Battle of Huaihai began, and Huaye's army soon began to encircle Xuzhou again. Xuzhou was difficult to protect, the Kuomintang Du Yuming clique immediately withdrew, nearly 300,000 troops in the area of Chen Guanzhuang fell into the heavy siege of the People's Liberation Army and could not be pulled out, Du Yuming also became the Chu Bawang and Meng Lianggu's Zhang Lingfu!
Nanjing was in danger, and the high-level faction exclaimed: "The lower part of the river is near Xuzhou!" History repeats itself again and again! ”