In 1948, in the second phase of the Battle of Eastern Henan, the 1st Division of huaye's 1st Column was ordered to encircle and annihilate the enemy 72nd Division at the Tiefo Temple.
As a result, when they were about to reach the Iron Buddha Temple, they unexpectedly bumped into the entire 25th Division of the enemy Huang Baitao.
The two sides immediately exchanged fire. Liao Zhengguo, commander of the 1st Division, ordered his troops to attack in three ways. As a result, Huang Baitao struck a blow head-on, and his arrogance was suddenly frustrated, and he was stranded in the area around Makou and Wang Laoji.
Liao Zhengguo saw that the position was stable, so he prepared to report the situation to the head of the column. However, several shells flew in and exploded nearby.
It turned out that the enemy had discovered his division command post.
Liao Zhengguo immediately asked the deputy division commander Chen Ting to contact the column with the newly erected telephone, and he turned around and ran out with the chief of staff Zeng Ruqing to arrange the garrison.
As soon as they went out, they "boomed", a loud noise, a shell actually landed on the command post and exploded, and the roof suddenly collapsed into a large piece. Then shrapnel flew and smoke filled the air. Enemy planes bombarded and strafed overhead, and the enemy rushed in like a tide. The situation is critical. Liao Zhengguo couldn't take much care of it and shouted, "2 companies of the special agent battalion!" ”
The company commander immediately responded. Liao Zhengguo said loudly: "The division command post is your rear, only advance!" There is nowhere to retreat, only by repelling the enemy can we turn the crisis into safety! ”
2 companies were ordered and immediately launched a counterattack.
The houses of the command post had collapsed, and the gate was slanted to one side. Liao Zhengguo went into the broken wall again and looked for chen ting, the deputy division commander, in the dust and smoke. Unexpectedly, Chen Ting was like a clay man, lying in the corner of the wall, covered in dust, twisting his neck, and shouting hard into the phone. At the same time, commander Ye Fei's voice came from the earpiece:
"Hide!" You can't stay under the enemy's gun emplacements! Wait a minute and contact again!"
Chen Ting put down the phone and said to Liao Zhengguo and Zeng Ruqing: "Commander Ye said that we have done the right thing, that is, we should fight when we see a battle, take into account the overall situation, and advance in spite of difficulties. He also said that Huang Botao must not be allowed to pass. Otherwise, a few days of hard fighting will be lost! ”
As he was speaking, there was a fighting sound outside. Liao Zhengguo went out to take a look, the section chief, staff officer, officer, clerk, receiving and sending of the division headquarters... Wait, all with guns charging west.
It turned out that the enemy's entire 72nd Division took the opportunity to drill under the nose of the 1st Division's headquarters.
After a rush of killing, this enemy was finally defeated. Mao Jin, commander of the division's operations section, rushed in, wiped his sweat and said to Liao Zhengguo, "Division commander, did you move the command post?"
"Where to move?" Now the whole division is unfolding, the belly and back are attacked, and it is useless to move. Liao Zhengguo said flatly.
If the division commander does not leave, the troops can only fight to the death. The 1st Division fought on both sides. An integrated division of the enemy is equivalent to an army, and he has one division against two enemy armies. However, they eventually succeeded in separating the entire 25th Division from the entire 72nd Division. After the war, Deputy Commander He Kexi said: "Liao Zhengguo is too bold! ”
However, Ye Fei smiled and said, "However, I am most at ease with him!" ”