In the Battle of Huaihai, how difficult was it for the Huang Wei Corps to fight? The classic long shot of "Armageddon" is worth scrutinizing
The Huaihai Campaign was the most complex of the three major battles, the one with the greatest sacrifice, the largest number of enemy annihilators, and the greatest political impact. Nakano and Huaye's main energy was to deal with the Huang Wei Corps. What is the origin of the Huang Wei Corps? And what strength makes the two main field armies jointly deal with it? The author will tell you about the deep-seated historical reasons why the Huang Wei Corps is so difficult to fight.
When it comes to the Huang Wei Corps, it is impossible to avoid the classic long shot of the Huang Wei Corps in "Armageddon". I have to say that the long shot of "Great Armageddon" is very classic, in order to show the march of Huang Wei's 12th Corps, the 36th Division of the 12th Group Army of the former Nanjing Military Region was directly mobilized. It is worth mentioning that the division that captured Huang Wei was also the 36th Division, and the location involved in the shooting was basically no different from that year. Due to the participation of active troops in the filming, the footage of the marching commander of the Huang Wei Corps has become an eternal classic in the history of cinema.
Since then, all movies, TV series, and documentaries related to the Battle of Huaihai have used this lens. The most crucial thing is that among the military advisory groups of "The Great Armageddon", there are many veterans who participated in the Huaihai Campaign, so as to pursue the greatest restoration of historical truths, such as General Zhang Zhen, Lieutenant General Su Jing, Major General Yang Guoyu, etc. have personally experienced the three major battles, and have more or less fought with the main ace of the Nationalist army.
Therefore, Huang Weibing's use of such a regular classic long shot is also considered to a certain extent, not as unbearable as the current self-media analysis, or worthy of scrutiny. Only by acknowledging the strength of the opponent can we truly understand how difficult it is for the older generation to win the war of liberation. The Huang Wei Corps was the most difficult bone to gnaw in the Huaihai Campaign, and the hints can be seen from the organization. The Yellow Wei Corps is organized as follows:
10th Army (
It administers the 18th, 75th and 114th divisions
）
Commander: Qin Daoshan
18th Division
Division Commander: Yin Jun
75th Division
Division Commander: Wang Jingzhi
Total strength: a total of 9 regiments, mainly us weapons and equipment;
14th Army (
It administers the 10th and 85th divisions
Commander: Xiong Shouchun
10th Division
Division Commander: Zhang Yongbin
85th Division
Division Commander: Tan Benliang
Strength: a total of 4 regiments, all national armaments;
18th Army
Commander: Hu Lian (
It administers the 11th, 49th and 118th divisions
11th Division
Division Commander: Wang Yuanzhi
49th Division
Division Commander: He Zhuben
118th Division
Division Commander: Yin Zhongyue
Strength: a total of 9 regiments, mainly american weapons and equipment;
85th Army (23rd Division, 110th Division)
Commander: Wu Shaozhou
23rd Division
Division Commander: Huang Zihua
110th Division
Division Commander: Liao Yunzhou
Strength: a total of 6 regiments, mainly mixed equipment of China, Japan and the United States;
Commander of the cavalry regiment: Zhai Lianyun
Fourth Rapid Column
Commander: Yin Zhongyue
The total strength of the Huang Wei Corps reached 120,000, which can be described as a strong soldier. Huang Wei was a high-caliber student in the first phase of Huangpu, and experienced the baptism of hard battles such as the Battle of Songhu, the Defense of Wuhan, and the Burmese Counteroffensive. Not only that, Huang Wei is also an "American general" and has a good understanding of the US military's combat methods.
It needs to be added here that the rapid column can be called the "king bomb" in Huang Wei's hands. Under the rapid column, the 118th Division of the 18th Army was the backbone, and it had two infantry regiments and a tank battalion (
More than 20 American light tanks, more than 10 armored vehicles
), a battalion of heavy artillery
(12 x 105 howitzers).
The 18th Army was able to achieve this honor because it was the earliest and longest-established unit among the five main forces.
The 18th Army also made a lot of "gains" in the warlord melee and the Kuomintang civil war, becoming a concubine of Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Cheng. The most crucial thing is that the backbone of the 18th Army is basically a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, which is different from other units, and can often lead by example when fighting the enemy, which can be called the main ace. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the 18th Army participated in major battles such as the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Wuhan, the Battle of Zaoyi, the Battle of Western Hubei, the Battle of Changde, and the Battle of Xiangxi.
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the 18th Army was reorganized into the 11th Division of US Armament, and its weapons and equipment reached an unprecedented height. At this time, the provisional 11th Division had 11,520 long and short guns, including 2,370 submachine guns; 440 artillery pieces, including 8 American 105-millimeter howitzers; and 120 American-made rocket launchers and 360 vehicles, which could maintain strong firepower and maneuverability in combat. In 1948, the reorganized 11th Division was reinstated as the 18th Army. The combat effectiveness of the 18th Army's mighty regiments, youth regiments, tiger regiments and other units is also quite strong.
The 10th Army and the 14th Army belong to the main forces of the civil engineering department, and they are particularly loved by Chen Cheng, and their weapons and equipment are also the best of the best. As for the 85th Army, although it is not the main force of the civil engineering department, it is also a unit of the Central Army. Military commander Wu Shaozhou had a close relationship with He Yingqin, a high-ranking member of the Nationalist army, and not only had the friendship between the villagers in Guizhou, but also the teacher-student friendship of the Guizhou Wutang. Not only that, Wu Shaozhou also hooked up with Tang Enbo. With such a tough backstage, the 85th Army's weapons and equipment are also extremely sophisticated.
The Huang Wei Corps must be equipped with equipment and contacts, and it is indeed difficult to defeat it. Therefore, in order to completely annihilate the Huang Wei Corps, the lineup sent by our side was very strong:
The Central Plains Field Army and huaye five columns plus a special column, Liu Bocheng and Su Yu were in charge of the command.
From the telegram sent by the Central Plains Field Army to the Central Military Commission, we can see how difficult it is for the Huang Wei Corps to fight:
"In these two days of fighting, the enemy's confusion was overestimated, the enemy's defensive capabilities were underestimated insufficiently, the battle was too brave, the casualties were the greatest, and the results were very small."
Although the biggest feature of the Huang Wei Corps is that the army is neat, well-trained, and powerfully equipped, it is also a minority after all. The vast majority of the national army is basically a loose and demoralized unit. On the other hand, the greatest advantage of our army is that the combat effectiveness of all units is relatively close, and basically it can be maintained at a level where the gap is very small. To take a very simple example, which of the 38th and 39th Armies of the Fourth Field Army has the strongest combat effectiveness? Looking at the history of the military, I am afraid that it is also difficult to distinguish between them, and no matter how difficult it is for the Huang Wei Corps to fight, it is difficult to escape the fate of defeat.