Zhang Lingfu and Li Tianxia, Xu Shiyou and Wang Jian'an were all "famous generals" in the Battlefield of Shandong.
However, Zhang and Li, who were "in harmony with each other," were both defeated and injured in one battle at Meng Lianggu, who were evenly matched, because of their "fighting in the nest," while Xu and Wang, "two donkeys that could not be tethered in a slot," performed a good play of "general harmony" on the battlefield of Shandong.
The "compatibility" of Zhang Lingfu and Li Tianxia and the "compatibility" of Xu Shiyou and Wang Jian'an in the Liberation War is actually the real trend of the entire Shandong battlefield. The comprehensive stabilization of the Shandong Liberated Area laid the foundation for huaihai's victory.
Shandong Liberated Area
Zhang and Li were both tough generals on the anti-Japanese battlefield, and they were both subordinates of Wang Yaowu.
In terms of age, Zhang Lingfu is 4 years older than Li Tianxia, Who was born in August 1903 and Li Tianxia in December 1907. From the point of view of origin, Zhang Lingfu was a native of Chang'an, Shaanxi, while Li Tianxia was a native of Baoshan, Jiangsu (present-day Baoshan, Shanghai) along the coast.
From the perspective of family origin, Zhang Lingfu was not as rich as Li Tianxia's family, and after studying at Peking University for 3 years, because he could not afford to pay the tuition, he "abandoned his pen and went south from Rong" to the Huangpu Fourth Phase, at the age of 23. Li Tianxia's family is superior, and at the age of 18, she was admitted to the Huangpu Phase III with excellent results.
In 1934, Zhang and Li were both regimental commanders and both took part in the battle to "encircle and suppress" the Red Army. Zhang Lingfu was successful in attacking the Red Army in Huangpi and was commended by Hu Zongnan, commander of the 1st Division. Li Tianxia, on the other hand, accompanied Wang Yaowu to supplement the 1st Brigade and defeat Fang Zhimin's Red 10th Army at Tanjiaqiao.
Subsequently, Zhang and Li participated in the battles of blocking and chasing the Red Army, respectively. Zhang Lingfu fell from his horse in Min County, Gansu Province, and was imprisoned for killing his wife while recuperating in Xi'an. Li Tianxia reorganized in Hanzhong with Wang Yaowu's 1st Brigade and expanded it into the 51st Division.
Zhang and Li became colleagues, or in August 1937 the new 74th Army was formed.
Wang Yaowu
In order to aid the Songhu battlefield, Wang Yaowu's 51st Division and Yu Jishi's 58th Division were combined into the 74th Army, and the commander was Yu Jishi, the principal's nephew. Zhang Lingfu, on the recommendation of his old commander Hu Zongnan, served as the commander of the 305th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade of the 51st Division, while Li Tianxia, the commander of the 153rd Brigade, was also the deputy commander of the 51st Division.
The newly formed 74th Army defended the Caowang Temple, Shi Xianggong Temple, and Luodian Line, against the Japanese Kurume 18th Division.
In November 1937, Li Tianxia commanded Zhang Lingfu's 305th Regiment and Qiu Weida's 306th Regiment to cover the withdrawal of friendly troops. Soon, the 74th Army participated in the "Nanjing Defense War" commanded by Tang Shengzhi, and Li Tianxia's 153rd Brigade fought a bloody battle at Shuiximen for several days, and only more than 2,000 people were left when they withdrew to Pukou.
At the Battle of Wuhan, Li Tianxia was briefly transferred to the commander of the 40th Division of the 29th Army, but was soon transferred back. In July 1938, Zhang Lingfu became famous in the Battle of Wanjialing, and after the war, the 74th Army and Zhang Lingfu were also written into dramas by Tian Han and Ren Guang, thus becoming famous throughout the country.
After that, Li Tianxia and Zhang Lingfu followed the 74th Army to participate in the Battle of Shanggao, and Li Tianxia's 51st Division and Yu Chengwan 57th Division were awarded the No. 1 and No. 2 "Army, Navy and Air Force Martial Arts Certificate" respectively. Subsequently, the two participated in the Second Battle of Changsha and the Battle of Xuefeng Mountain, and together with the commander Wang Yaowu, won the titles of "Tiger Army" and "Janissaries" for the 74th Army.
Throughout the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Tianxia was Zhang Lingfu's immediate superior most of the time.
In 1940, Zhang Lingfu served as the deputy commander of the 51st Division, and Li Tianxia was the commander of the 51st Division; in 1941, Zhang Lingfu served as the acting commander of the 58th Division, at the same level as Li Tianxia, the commander of the 51st Division; in 1943, Zhang Lingfu served as the commander of the 58th Division, and Li Tianxia was the deputy commander of the 74th Army; in 1944, Zhang Lingfu was the deputy commander of the Major General of the 74th Army, and Li Tianxia was the commander of the 100th Army.
At this time, Wang Yaowu, the former commander of the 74th Army, was the commander-in-chief of the 24th Group Army, which had jurisdiction over the 73rd, 74th, 79th and 100th Armies.
Many people believe that the contradiction between Zhang and Li began with a struggle for the position of commander of the reorganized 74th Division in 1946. However, this statement does not stand up to much scrutiny, because Li Tianxia had already become the commander of the 100th Army in 1944, and it was only natural that he would become the commander of the division after being reorganized into the 83rd Division.
In January 1947, in the Battle of Lunan, the three-way army attacked Linyi, the left route was under the command of Hu Lian, the commander of the 11th Division, the right route was under the command of Huang Baitao, the commander of the 25th Division, and the middle road Li Tianxia commanded the entire 74th, 83rd Division and the 7th Army, and Zhang Lingfu was still under Li Tianxia.com.
In February, in the battle to conquer Linyi, It was Li Tianxia who commanded the 83rd, 25th, 65th, and 74th Divisions of the four integrated divisions, and Li Tianxia led the 83rd Division to enter Linyi first. But 2 months later, in Meng Lianggu, Li Tianxia became Zhang Lingfu's "back pot man".
During the attack on the Mengyin area, Li Tianxia sensed the potential danger of Huaye and ordered the 74th Division to retreat, which made Tang Enbo, the commander of the First Front, very dissatisfied. Therefore, Li Tianxia was dismissed as the commander of the first column, and the entire 74th Division was directly commanded by himself.
In this way, the unclear contradictions between Zhang Lingfu, Li Tianxia and Tang Enbo laid the groundwork for the Battle of Meng Lianggu.
Responsible for the encirclement and annihilation of the reorganized 74th Division were Huaye's 1st Column, 4th Column, 6th Column, 8th Column, and 9th Column, of which Wang Jian'an and 9Th column Wang Jian'an and 9 Column Xu Shiyou had a 10-year grudge, and once "did not know each other on the other side." Zhang Lingfu's closest friendly forces were Li Tianxia's 83rd Division and Huang Baitao's 25th Division.
The feud between Xu Shiyou and Wang Jian'an stemmed from a critique of "escapism" in March 1937. Dissatisfied, Xu Shiyou, who was honest, connected with more than 20 cadres at the army, division, and regimental levels and prepared to return to Dabie Mountain to fight guerrillas.
Xu Shiyou (infographic)
At the last moment, Wang Jian'an woke up and reported to the Anti-Japanese Defense Department that Xu Shiyou's plan had failed.
After the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance, Wang Jian'an was appointed commander of the Luzhong Military Region, and Xu Shiyou was also transferred from the 386 Brigade to the commander of the Jiaodong Military Region. However, Xu Shiyou has always refused to accept Wang Jian'an's initiative to show goodwill, and a pair of good comrades-in-arms during the Red Army period have become a pair of old wrongdoers.
Battle of Menglianggu
When the Battle of Menglianggu was launched, Wang Jian'an and Xu Shiyou were the commanders of huaye's 8th column and 9th column, respectively.
On May 13, 1947, Zhang Lingfu led the entire 74th Division under the cover of Li Tianxia's 83rd Division and Huang Baitao's 25th Division to prepare to capture Tanbu. However, Su Yu commanded Hua Ye to launch a surprise attack, capturing the high ground of Mashan, Mamuchi, and Leishishan in one fell swoop, forming a joint siege against Zhang Lingfu.
Zhang Lingfu saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly retreated, and Huaye Tao Yong 4 columns and Xu Shiyou 9 columns launched an attack overnight. In the early morning of the 15th, the 6th Column raided Duozhuang to cut off the enemy's retreat; Wang Jian'an led the 8th Column to capture Wanquan Mountain, opened up the connection with the 1st Column and the 6th Column, and completed the encirclement of the entire 74th Division.
Zhang Lingfu and more than 30,000 people built a defensive line in Menglianggu, in a vain attempt to wait for foreign aid to "blossom in the center." Su Yu saw that the opportunity could not be lost, and immediately launched a general attack, Wang Jian'an 8 column and Xu Shiyou 9 column turned the usual mutual disobedience into a fight between you and me. They fought fiercely with the 1st Column, 4th Column and 6th Column for 3 days and 3 nights, and completely annihilated the 74th Division, and Zhang Lingfu, who was invincible, was also shot and killed indiscriminately.
With the collapse of the reorganized 74th Division, Li Tianxia and Huang Baitao failed to rescue them, but the biggest failure was changed from "central breakthrough" to "sticking to help." And it was not Zhang Lingfu but Tang Enbo who proposed this "loss move".
Xu Shiyou in Shandong
In the film and television, Li Tianxia, who only sent 1 company and radio station, is the biggest "back pot man".
The reason why Li Tianxia did not give full support to Zhang Lingfu was that she suspected that the commander of her column had been withdrawn, and that Zhang Lingfu was obstructing him. Therefore, when Huang Baitao and the reorganized 25th Division attacked huaye 1st column in the north, Li Tianxia in the south only sent 1 company of the 57th regiment with a radio to pretend to be the 19th brigade to meet nearly the 74th division, which eventually led to the defeat of Zhang Lingfu and the reorganized 74th division to Meng Lianggu.
After this battle, although Li Tianxia was tried by military law, she still failed to do so under the accommodation of many parties. At the end of the Liberation War, the idle Li Tianxia was once again appointed as the commander of the 37th Army and the commander of the 73rd Army, but it was not surprising that he was defeated again in Pingtan and fled to the isolated island.
Li Tianxia's feud with Zhang Lingfu and Tang Enbo led to the defeat of Meng Lianggu, and the evening scene was also very miserable.
The grudge between Xu Shiyou and Wang Jian'an not only did not affect the joint battle, but was easily resolved by the chairman a year later.
In August 1948, before the Battle of Jinan, chairman Xu Shiyou was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the siege, and Wang Jian'an was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief. At this time, Xu Shiyou did not avoid it again, and when Wang Jian'an came to report, he took out two bottles of liquor and blew one bottle at a time, smiling and vengeful.
In his later years, Wang Yaowu
It was expected that the Jinan offensive would be fought for about 20 days, but Xu and Wang only took 8 days and captured Wang Yaowu alive.