In the northeast battlefield, it is rare for commanders to dare to engage the enemy one-on-one, and Han Xianchu, who is known as a "general", is one of them.
Speaking of Han Xianchu's battle achievements, people who know military history are very familiar with it, such as the Battle of Xinkailing, the Battle of Meihekou, the Battle of Sibao Linjiang, the Surprise Attack on Weiyuan Fort, the Battle of Jinzhou, the Battle of Liaoxi, and the Battle of Hainan Island.
Among the many battles commanded, the Battle of Meihekou was not very famous, but its practical significance was not small. He took the lead in commanding a division and engaged an enemy division.
Meihekou is a relatively large station of the Shenji Railway, known as one of the five major strongholds in the northeast. If he can be taken, the base areas in the north and south will be connected.
At that time, the Meihekou was isolated, and Xiao Jinguang had long wanted to pull out this "nail". Therefore, Han Xianchu was asked to monitor the enemy's movements and report the situation to the Liaodong Military Region.
After familiarizing himself with the terrain around the Meihe estuary, he wrote a report to the military region and waited for an echo, but he did not get an echo for several days.
The superiors knew that Han Xianchu had a division in his hands, and it was not easy to fight the fortified Meihekou, so should he concentrate his superior forces to fight? At this time, Han Xianchu went to the military region to see Xiao Jinguang and hoped to issue a combat order as soon as possible.
Xiao Jinguang did not think that Han Xianchu wanted to use a division to fight meihekou, he originally wanted to let the 3rd column battle mission end, give him troops to fight together, Han Xianchu said: I can do it!
Therefore, Han Xianchu was ordered to lead the 4th Column and 10th Division to attack the Meihekou.
The garrison at Meihekou was the 184th Division of the 60th Army, and Han Xianchu was also an old rival.
In 1946, when Han Xianchu led his troops to fight the Battle of Anhai, he annihilated the first part of the 184th Division, forcing the commander of the 184th Division, Pan Shuoduan, to lead an uprising of 2,700 people. Among them, the strength of one battalion of the enemy fled, and Du Yuming drew the backbone from the New Sixth Army and the 52nd Army to rebuild the 184th Division on the basis of the remnants.
In Han Xianchu's view, the 184th Division was a second stubble.
Chen Kaiwen, the commander of the enemy division, knew the past of the 184th Division, and he never took the initiative to attack, but more of a shrinking defense. He built the fortifications at the mouth of the Meihe River strong, thinking that he was indestructible, so he was complacent.
After Han Xianchu's troops came to the city, they launched an investigation into the meihekou and learned that there were more than 3,000 enemy defenders, and it was not a problem to take the stronghold. Without the slightest preparation of the enemy for battle, Han Xianchu launched an attack on the mouth of the Mei river.
The whole battle was extremely fierce, Han Xianchu threw all the reserves into it, and the defensive line still did not break through.
What's the problem? According to his combat experience, more than 3,000 enemies will not be so stubborn. After he had the prisoners taken for interrogation, he learned that there were more than 7,000 enemy defenders, which became a situation of dozens and dozens.
In previous campaigns, individual combat was weak and weapons were not advanced, and they all concentrated superior forces to fight. Today, the situation of one dozen and one dozen is still the first time in the northeast battlefield.
Han Xianchu readjusted the deployment, and at this time Xiao Jinguang called and asked if he needed 3-column support. Han Xianchu said: Rest assured, we do not need support, please believe in the power of the 4 columns. We are facing cattle, not tigers. As long as he finds his breakthrough, he will crush the enemy army.
In order to allow Han Xianchu to concentrate his forces to destroy the enemy army, Xiao Jinguang still decided to transfer 2 regiments to take over the positions around the Meihekou and ensure that the 10th Division attacked the core positions.
Han Xianchu had already used infantry and artillery to fight in battle, and under the blows of the artillery, three regiments were inserted into the core positions of the enemy army, and after the enemy was in a chaotic position, the entire army was destroyed. After 5 days of fighting, more than 7,000 enemy troops were annihilated, writing a brilliant stroke to Han Xianchu's battle record.