A unit with a brave and resourceful general is a very fortunate thing, and the soldiers have both "meat" to eat and minimize sacrifice. Over time, this unit will be like a human being, with its own temperament and disposition, and a unique soul. In the sequence of the four field troops, the fierce generals are like clouds, and the troops under their command are also like their personalities, fighting a battle and rushing upwards without a life, and the tactics pay attention to the "three fierces" of fierce attack, fierce charging, and fierce pursuit, and there are also "three fierce" troops that are fierce against the enemy, against their own people, and against the people.
The famous "three tigers" of The Four Wilds, the 38th Army, the 39th Army, and the 40th Army fought very well in the Northeast Theater and the Korean Battlefield, especially the 40th Army, which was formerly known as the Three Columns, was also called the "Whirlwind Force" by the enemy.
Han Xianchu, who was the commander of the Three Columns and the commander of the 40th Army, undoubtedly gave this unit a military soul.
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Bold, coming and going like the wind, uncertain, sweeping through thousands of armies, just like the character of General Han. The military soul of this unit, even if Han Xianchu left office, still remained.
For example, the 118th Division of the 40th Army has the reputation of "Storm Troops", and in the Counterattack Of Hengcheng in the Korean Battlefield, Commander Deng Yue, in addition to interspersing detours and dividing encirclements, also used the tactic of directly penetrating the heart, which was really a dangerous move! Volunteers appeared in places that the enemy did not expect, and the stormy attack hit the enemy with flowers and water, and the South Korean soldiers were frightened as if they were natural soldiers. In this battle, the 118th Division used iron feet to create a rare "infantry blitzkrieg" in the world, and the tactics were deeply studied by Western military scientists, which could not help but bear the shadow of Han Xianchu's rich combat style.
Han Xianchu's combat style is fast, fierce, unconventional, unexpected, and more importantly, he is an adventurer and a master of psychological warfare.
In this way, it seems that General Han has a high level of cultural theory, but in fact, it is not. He was born in the peasant gate, lost his mother at the age of 3, and his sister, who was more than 5 years old, became a child bridesmaid, he herded cattle, learned to be a smith, worked as a short-term worker, and later his father left him. He had no chance to learn at all, and in order to fill his stomach, he threw himself into the revolution and fought against that uneven world. Later, he entered the second phase of the Yan'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and his actual combat experience was inserted into the wings of theory, laying the foundation for the sublimation of his military command art. At the same time, it also allowed him to learn some culture and write some words, but it was not enough. Han Xianchu had a low culture and made many jokes, pronouncing "waterfall" as "violent cloth", changing a secretary Jiang Rufang, and calling people "Jiang Rufen". However, this did not affect the exertion of his military talents, and he sent Lin Biao a telegram with typos and circles and forks, which was approved one by one and won one battle after another.
In the early days of the War of Liberation, in the northeast battlefield, the strength of our army was still at a disadvantage. The Kuomintang army attempted to "go south first and then north," and the situation in our army was very grim. After three trips to Jiangnan and four to the Linjiang River, our army began to be very passive, and it was not until Han Xianchu won the fourth defense of the Linjiang River that the situation in the northeast of our army ushered in a turning point.
The fourth Linjiang defense battle confirmed the identity of Han Xianchu's adventurer and psychological warfare master. Soldiers, tricksters also!
In March 1947, Du Yuming mobilized 7 divisions totaling more than 100,000 troops, divided into three roads, the left road was the 182nd Division, the provisional 21st Division, and the 184th Division, the middle road was the 89th Division, the Provisional 20th Division, and the 162nd Regiment of the 54th Division, and the right road was the New 22nd Division, 14th Division, 25th Division, and 207th Division, and the large troops approached Linjiang.
Xiao Jinguang, commander of the Liaodong Military Region, ordered Han Xianchu, deputy commander of the fourth column, to gallop to sanyuanpu and four ditches in the three columns, and to meet with zeng Kelin, commander of the three columns, to form the former enemy headquarters. Zeng Kelin was the commander-in-chief, and Han Xianchu was the deputy commander-in-chief, commanding the 7th, 8th, and 9th Divisions of the Third Column and the 10th Division of the Fourth Column of our army to meet the enemy.
Zeng Kelin and Han Xianchu both hit the middle road first. However, the difference is that Zeng Kelin believed that the provisional 20th Division was the Dian Army, which belonged to the Miscellaneous Army, and its weapons and combat effectiveness were average, but it was only in the flanks to cooperate with the 89th Division of the Yan Clan, and if it was to be pinched, it was more secure to pinch the soft persimmons first; Han Xianchu believed that it was necessary to fight the 89th Division, which was the highest in the front of the troops.
However, it should be known that this 89th Division is a concubine unit, all American equipment, the firepower is very fierce, rushing to fight it, once it can't eat, the teeth are broken, it will be surrounded by other enemy troops, once the unfavorable will affect the northeast pattern, this is also too risky! This chess piece is really dangerous, Zeng Kelin and a number of generals do not agree, in fact, it is not unreasonable, to use the strengths and avoid the weaknesses, to avoid their fronts, to attack their weaknesses is the norm of the art of war, where is the reason for hard to hit?
Han Xianchu was not a reckless man, he had his own reasons, he had long wanted to eat the 89th Division. Before he reached the third column, he flew his mind around, counting his opponents and constantly observing the enemy's movements. When the Kuomintang army first fought against our army, it was arrogant and fierce, and when it saw the shadow like an autumn mosquito, it was necessary to see blood. However, after more than half a year of fighting, our army has made the Kuomintang army suffer a lot of hardships, and the sharp edge has been frustrated a lot, and the troops who have exchanged hands have long since lost their original momentum. Even after those troops had been beaten, they were cautious and forward-looking when they came back to war. Only when this 89th Division first arrived, when it arrived in the southern Manchurian territory, it was full of cattle and cattle, and it did not pay any attention to our army at all.
Advanced weapons, powerful firepower, and strong morale are naturally the enemy's advantages, but if they are not familiar with the terrain and do not understand the fighting style of our army, they blindly lighten the enemy, which is also their death pit. This point, Han Xianchu keenly grasped, the enemy's psychology was caught dead. Then, mastering the enemy's death pit, the so-called adventure is not arbitrary, but only a stepping stone to victory. Are you still afraid to go up the ladder when you beat the dates?
Interestingly, Han Xianchu and Zeng Kelin and other generals argued endlessly, each holding their own opinions, and holding a meeting to vote, only Han Xianchu voted for himself. The chief of the operations section of the fourth column said to Han Xianchu: Don't argue anymore, and report the two plans to the head of the Liaodong Military Region for approval.
Han Xianchu was very confident in his plan, but what everyone did not expect was that Xiao Jinguang and Chen Yun, the heads of the military region, not only agreed to his plan, but also let Han Xianchu be the commander-in-chief, and it was also strange for the deputy commander to "command" the commander!
General Zeng Kelin was also very generous, and received a telegram saying: Old Han, the order has been given from above, you are the commander-in-chief, and we will all listen to you!
Han Xianchu held a combat meeting to introduce the enemy's situation, issued operational tasks, and decided to launch a general offensive on April 3. What puzzled everyone even more was that he actually let the troops attack during the day. Night warfare is the strong point of our army and the magic weapon of our army, is it necessary to fight with the enemy during the day?
In fact, Han Xianchu was nothing more than the 23rd Regiment of the 8th Division and the 29th Regiment of the 10th Division, fighting during the day to lure the enemy deeper. Although the enemy is hard, the strength of one division, four divisions of our army plus artillery units, lay down pockets in the predetermined area to wait for the enemy to enter.
When our army lures the enemy, it must disperse its face, do not allow the use of heavy weapons, deliberately scatter formations during retreat, and display low tactical qualities, so that the 89th Division mistakenly believes that our army is not the main regular army. Our army's constant show of weakness made the 89th Division even more invincible, pursuing all the way and leaving the fortifications behind.
When the enemy ventured into The Red Stone, Youjia Street, and Zhangjia Street, our army used the complicated terrain to ambush the enemy like a whirlwind, and the thick black smoke rolled up and scattered white snow chips. Along with the stormtrooper trumpet, the whirlwind warriors rushed down from all directions, and the killing sound was tremendous. The 89th Division was directly confused and swept in the whirlpool of the whirlwind.
In just 10 hours, Han Xianchu's troops completely annihilated the enemy's 89th Division and the 162nd Regiment of the 54th Division, capturing more than 7,500 enemy soldiers, including Zhang Xiaotang, the acting commander of the 89th Division. Xiao Jinguang, commander of the Liaodong Military Region, who was impatient, did not know the danger of this battle and constantly urged him to contact the situation in the front. Unexpectedly, the front-line telephone shouted happily: Chief, the battle is almost over, the troops have rushed down to capture the prisoners, Commander Han has also gone down, we must immediately dismantle the telephone line and transfer! Xiao Jinguang and Chen Yun inhaled a cool breath: How can this battle be so fast!
In this battle, General Han Xianchu's exquisite analysis of the psychology and situation of the enemy and us, and the unexpected use of tactics by the enemy, seemed to be risky, but in fact he tiptoed to take things and win the victory. However, this victory was inseparable from the battlefield judgment and decision-making of Xiao Jinguang, chief of the Liaodong Military Region, Chen Yunruizhi, and the close unity and generosity of General Zeng Kelin. It is precisely such a people's army that can make correct decisions and vigorously implement them, and ultimately achieve victory. This was something that the factional and mutually inclined Kuomintang troops could not learn, and it was also the reason for their downfall.