Yan'an crisis
In July 1945, on the eve of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the 59th Division, the 2nd Cavalry Division, and the 3rd Reserve Division to march toward Guanzhong and occupy yetai mountain, Xiongjia mountain, Shiliyuan and other areas. Eighth route army
Take the big picture into account
He took the initiative to withdraw from the front-line position of Yetai Mountain.
Evacuation is evacuation, but the area around Yetai Mountain is bound to fight a war, and the leadership of the Eighth Route Army is very clear about this. According to the party's history: "Yetaishan is a key area in our party's border area, and commander-in-chief Zhu, in order not to aggravate the contradictions, issued a special warning to the Kuomintang to immediately stop all military operations in order to help unite against Japan." But the Kuomintang authorities ignored it.
In order to defend the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, the Central Military Commission immediately decided to mobilize the New Fourth Brigade, the 385th Brigade, and the 1st Garrison Brigade in the Guanzhong area to organize a self-defense counterattack.
The heads of these three units are famous
Reggie
In particular, Brigadier Wang Jinshan of the New Fourth Brigade, although he fought unusually bravely, but
Temper is particularly hot
。 According to the Biography of Lieutenant General Wang Jinshan, "During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army killed one of Wang Jinshan's chief secretaries and abandoned his body in the wilderness. Wang Jinshan then led a battalion to attack the Japanese stronghold, and after capturing the Japanese army that killed the chief of the division, he shot him. ”
Command of the New Fourth Brigade, the 385th Brigade, and the First Garrison Brigade was given to General Zhang Zongxun. Although he commanded 3 brigades at once,
But this is indeed a big challenge for Zhang Zongxun.
According to the Biography of Lieutenant General Wang Jinshan, "
The leading cadres of these three brigades were not familiar with each other, and they always adhered to their own battle plans when holding military meetings, and there was no way to conduct normal communication and exchanges
。 ”
The combat conference became"
Quarrel assembly
The three brigade commanders fought for the main offensive task, and the red ears were red, and General Wang Jinshan was slammed by the "angry" door. The first military conference was thus abrogated.
Furiously rush the main offensive mission
After the first military conference, Zhang Zongxun left Zhao Guangyuan, deputy director of the political department of the New Fourth Brigade. He wanted to persuade Wang Jinshan through Zhao Guangyuan. According to the Biography of Lieutenant General Wang Jinshan, "
The commander said to Director Zhao: Wang Jinshan is not the kind of person who does not know the general body, and a big temper tantrum at the military meeting must be a matter of will, and you should go back and exchange views with him
Zhao Guangyuan also knew this "crazy" general relatively well, and after he returned to the New Fourth Brigade, he did not rush to see Wang Jinshan at the first time, but went down to the troops, appeased the army, and held a mobilization meeting for each regiment and battalion. Zhao Guangyuan's move made Wang Jinshan's anger gradually fade.
After Wang Jinshan calmed down for a while, Zhao Guangyuan walked into his room. When Wang Jinshan saw him, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "
Deputy Director Zhao, or do you understand my temper. You gave the soldiers a mobilization meeting, and it was held in time
After a brief conversation between Wang Jinshan and Zhao Guangyuan, wang jinshan said that he was going to the headquarters, asking the commander to admit his mistake and apologize to a brigade commander.
At the second military conference, Wang Jinshan apologized to the comrades at the meeting. According to the Biography of Lieutenant General Wang Jinshan, "
Wang Jinshan used the allusion of the "Taoyuan Three Knots of Righteousness" to unite the brigade commanders of the three brigades. He also expressed his position that he would resolutely obey the command of Commander Zhang.
”
The atmosphere of the military conference was relaxed, and several brigade commanders present and comrades of the headquarters united and sat together to discuss the operational strategy. Wang Jinshan methodically explained his battle plan, which was approved by Zhang Zongxun, so he successfully grabbed the main attack task of Yetai Mountain.
Blood Battle Mt. Tai
Northern Shaanxi in July,
It's the rainy season
When Wang Jinshan was reconnoitring at Yetai Mountain, a trace of coolness occurred in his heart. It turned out that the terrain of Yetai Mountain was extremely unsuitable for attack, and even if our army built fortifications in the weakest southern region, it could not withstand the enemy's artillery fire. Coupled with the fact that the sky is not beautiful, the heavy rain has made the mountain roads muddy.
It further increased the difficulty of the Eighth Route Army's attack
。
Wang Jinshan, when he climbed Mount Yetai after the war to observe the overall terrain, actually cried out
Since he had taken on the main offensive task, he could not admit it, and Wang Jinshan said at the brigade headquarters meeting: "
This time the offensive was different from the past, out of inferiority, if we wanted to succeed, we must make a big fuss, and I ordered the soldiers of the whole brigade to grasp the attack target fiercely, and with the speed of lightning, they suddenly landed in front of the enemy and quickly resolved the battle
On August 8, 1945, Wang Jinshan led the 16th Regiment and braved heavy rain to lurk overnight to the front of Yetai Mountain.
Sixteen regiments, a company of fighters did not fire a single shot, and then handed over the weapons of the enemy's forward positions. Taking advantage of the night, a breakthrough in the march was opened
The next morning, after the rain stopped, Wang Jinshan waved a big hand, and the soldiers of the Sixteenth Regiment jumped out and rushed to the enemy's command post like arrows on the string. When the 385th Brigade under the hill heard the battle start, it immediately bombarded the enemy positions with artillery to cover the 16th Regiment.
Although our army occupied the enemy's command post after the battle began, the enemy did not surrender immediately, but organized a death squad to retake the command post. The 16th Regiment suffered heavy casualties in this battle, but still achieved the final victory.
The Kuomintang garrison at Yetaishan was wiped out by 2 battalions, and the Eighth Route Army took advantage of the situation to expand its achievements and drove all the stubborn enemies out of the border areas.