The Battle of Menglianggu has passed for many years, but people still talk about the situation of the battle that year. We all know that the reorganized 74th Division led by Zhang Lingfu, which was besieged on The Menglianggu Mountain at that time, was known as the head of the five main forces of the Nationalist Army, and its combat effectiveness was very strong. So when Zhang Lingfu's reorganized 74th Division was besieged, who was the most powerful among the many rescue teams? Unexpectedly, this right-hand man could not attack Tianma Mountain, and in the end, he only played an "after-the-horse cannon".
The reorganized 74th Division tried to attract huaye's main force and annihilate it, and who expected to be clever was mistaken by cleverness
On May 14, 1947, the reorganized 74th Division led by Zhang Lingfu was unfortunately besieged by Huaye's army on Menglianggu Mountain.
Just after Zhang Lingfu sent out a request for help, Chiang Kai-shek felt that this was a rare opportunity to annihilate huaye's main army. Because the reorganized 74th Division led by Zhang Lingfu was the ace army among the nationalist armies, and the combat strength of Chiang Kai-shek was very clear, the old Chiang felt that it was most appropriate to use the reorganized 74th Division to attract huaye's main force.
It should be known that at that time, near Menglianggu, there were many troops of the Nationalist army that could be dispatched to reinforce at any time, which was also an important reason why Chiang Kai-shek dared to take risks.
Chiang Kai-shek felt that as long as he gave an order, the troops around Meng Lianggu could quickly reinforce Zhang Lingfu. When the troops on the periphery form a joint encirclement of Huaye's main army, they can attack Huaye inside and outside with Zhang Lingfu's reorganized 74th Division, and then it will certainly not be a problem to eliminate Huaye's army.
Chiang Kai-shek's anti-encirclement plan is indeed very good, and there are also many national troops on the periphery, and there is indeed a possibility of realization. But Lao Jiang ignored a very important point, that is, how did these peripheral teams connect with Zhang Lingfu?
Chiang Kai-shek did not think of this problem, he was very satisfied with his anti-encirclement plan, and he did not know that this time the cleverness was mistaken by the cleverness.
Supporting the reorganized 74th Division, Huang Baitao's 25th Division took the lead
Many people are very curious, Chiang Kai-shek sent so many troops to reinforce Zhang Lingfu, who is the hardest?
It should be known that although the nationalist army had many generals and a wide range of soldiers, the faces and hearts of the various units were not in harmony, and each general also regarded his own concubine troops as the most important. Therefore, even if Chiang Kai-shek sent multiple troops to reinforce Zhang Lingfu, these troops might not be able to wholeheartedly relieve the difficulties of the reorganized 74th Division.
Of course, among so many support troops, there is indeed one unit that is very brave in the process of reinforcement, that is, the integrated 25th Division led by Huang Baitao.
After receiving orders from Lao Jiang to assist Zhang Lingfu in reorganizing the 74th Division, Huang Baitao immediately rushed to the direction of Meng Lianggu, and then engaged in a fierce battle with Hua Ye's 1st Division of Liao Zhengguo. With sophisticated weapons and equipment, Huang Baitao's corps quickly wiped out the 1st Huaye Division and occupied the positions of our army.
In this way, the entire front-line position of Tianma Mountain was completely exposed in front of Huang Baitao's 25th Division. Although the first-line position of Tianma Mountain was the first-line position of Huaye's first column, it had now become the last line of defense.
You must know that if Tianma Mountain is captured by Huang Baitao's 25th Division, then they will be able to get closer to Zhang Lingfu's 74th Division, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
Tianma Mountain was in an unprecedented crisis, but Liao Zhengguo suffered heavy losses after the fierce battle with Huang Baitao's 25th Division, and now there are very few troops at Tianma Mountain.
Huang Baitao's 25th Division's morale rose sharply in the first battle, and the subsequent attack was even more fierce, and soon it attacked the mountainside of Tianma Mountain.
Unexpectedly, at this time, the defenders of Tianma Mountain actually lost contact with Liao Zhengguo's command post, which made Liao Zhengguo even more anxious.
At such a critical time, Liao Zhengguo had no choice but to send out the last company in his hand, and Liao Zhengguo asked the company commander to lead his soldiers from the enemy's flanking mountainside to disrupt the enemy's position.
This last company did not disappoint Liao Zhengguo, and they did catch the enemy off guard and temporarily eased the situation. However, the enemy's reinforcements are still continuous, and the whole situation is still very critical.
Subsequently, Liao Zhengguo sent some soldiers, asking them to counterattack Tianma Mountain at all costs and be sure to slow down the pace of enemy reinforcements.
Just when Huang Baitao's 25th Division and our army were fighting fiercely, the situation of Zhang Lingfu's reorganized 74th Division was not optimistic.
The reorganized 74th Division led by Zhang Lingfu had persisted until the last moment, and had to constantly ask Huang Baitao for assistance.
At this time, Huang Baitao's 25th Division was only four or five miles away from Zhang Lingfu's 74th Division, but he was stuck in Tianma Mountain, and as long as he captured Tianma Mountain, he could meet Zhang Lingfu.
Fortunately, at this time, our army came to a battalion of reinforcements, which suddenly changed the situation between the enemy and ourselves. Huang Baitao's 25th Division failed several times, and he knew that he could not attack Ma Tianshan at the moment, so he had to change his route to Toad Valley, who knew that he was still fiercely blocked by our army.
When Huang Baitao led the 25th Division to finally attack the key point of the boundary card, Zhang Lingfu's 74th Division had been completely destroyed, and Huang Baitao did not expect to only play an "afterthought" after a hard time.
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Author: Big Country
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