In August 1948, in order to cope with the upcoming strategic decisive battle, Lao Chiang formed the 12th Corps with the 18th Army as the backbone, which had 4 corps and a rapid column under its jurisdiction, well-equipped, strong and strong, and belonged to Bai Chongxi's Central China "Suppression General" sequence. After the formation of the 12th Corps, Chen Cheng originally planned to make Hu Lian the commander of the corps, but was strongly opposed by Bai Chongxi, and finally Huang Wei, who was not optimistic in advance, stood out and became the commander of the corps, and Hu Lian became Huang Wei's deputy.
Huang Wei graduated from Huangpu I, has an older seniority than Hu Lian, and has served as Hu Lian's superior, so Hu Lian is not openly opposed, but he is not convinced, so he returns to Wuhan under the pretext that his father is seriously ill. In addition to Hu Lian, many army and division commanders within the 12th Corps were not optimistic about Huang Wei. Because Huang Wei had been away from the battlefield for too long. In 1940, Huang Wei was dismissed from his post as commander of the 54th Army because of a conflict with Guan Linzheng, and since then he has never led his troops to the front, and has been engaged in logistics supply and education in the rear. After more than 8 years of being out of the battlefield, and now suddenly handing over more than 100,000 troops to his command, can he do a good job? Many people are skeptical.
In November 1948, Huang Wei led the 12th Corps into the Huaihai battlefield, and our army deliberately showed weakness and gradually introduced Huang Wei into the prearranged encirclement. At this time, Huang Wei realized that the situation was not good, and was determined to organize the troops to break through, but unexpectedly, Liao Yunzhou, who had high hopes, revolted before the zhou, and the breakthrough plan was in vain. At this time, Huang Wei has lost ground and can only choose to stick to the double stack. In order to relieve Huang Wei's siege, Old Jiang dispatched reinforcements while ordering Hu Lian to parachute into a double pile to command the troops, but none of this changed the fate of the 12th Corps.
At about 4 p.m. on December 13, our army launched a general offensive against the Huang Wei Corps. Huang Wei and Hu Lian knew that the defeat was decided, so they each broke through in tanks. Running to the halfway, Huang Wei's tank malfunctioned, he had to cross the river on foot, halfway to find that the river was too deep and had to return, just on the shore of the People's Liberation Army from all sides surrounded, he hurriedly reached out to take sleeping pills to prepare for suicide, but unexpectedly a pack of sleeping pills prepared in advance was soaked into batter when crossing the river, Huang Wei thus became a prisoner of the Erye 3rd Column. After Huang Wei was captured, he was received by Liu Changyi, the commander of the 3rd Column, who invited Huang Wei to a meal and explained to him the preferential treatment policy of our army. Finally, Liu Changyi sincerely said to Huang Wei: "As long as you return to the people's side, there is still a way out!" ”
After that, Huang Wei entered the Gongdelin War Criminals Management Institute for reform, was pardoned in 1975, and served as a commissioner of culture and history in the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 1983, the Sixth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held, Huang Wei was elected as a standing committee member, and he sat on the rostrum of the conference, and Liu Changyi saw huang Wei sitting on it under the stage. After the meeting, Huang Wei saw Liu Changyi and took the initiative to come and greet him, and Liu Changyi was relieved and said to Huang Wei: "Did I say it wrong at the beginning?" There is a way out when we come back to the people. Huang Wei nodded and said, "That's right, there is only a way out if you return to the people's side." After saying that, the two laughed.