On December 15, 1946, the 1st Column of the Shandong Field Army, under the leadership of commander Ye Fei, and the reorganized 11th Division under the command of the famous Kuomintang general Hu Lian, launched a fierce battle in the areas of Caojiaji, Xiaodianzi and Jing'ertou.
It was a staggering and amazing battle.
The Eighth and Ninth Regiments of the 1st Column and The 3rd Brigade, in accordance with the orders of their superiors, fearlessly cut into the depths of the enemy army and plunged straight into Cao Jiaji, but unexpectedly crashed into the "thieves' nest" -- Hu Lian's reorganized 11th Division headquarters and the engineering battalions, cavalry battalions, and artillery regiments of the directly subordinate units were all crowded together.
The Eighth regiment and the ninth regiment of the Third Brigade, regardless of the three seven twenty-one regiments, mistakenly hit and bumped all the way, and first of all, the enemy engineer battalion and cavalry battalion, which were not very strong in combat effectiveness, were thrown into a ball, and more than 700 people were captured.
Next, the Ninth Regiment defeated the artillery regiment of the Eleventh Division in one fell swoop, and occupied the canal bridge, advancing until it was only about 300 meters away from Hu Lian's division headquarters.
In other words, the strength of the two regiments of the People's Liberation Army actually turned Hu Lian's ace troops into a pot of porridge!
Hearing the dense sound of gunfire getting closer and closer, Hu Lian's heart was anxious. Thinking that the main force of the People's Liberation Army had invaded Cao Jiaji, he hurriedly dispatched the Eighteenth Brigade to frantically counterattack in an attempt to fight the People's Liberation Army to the death.
The two sides fought all night, without winning or losing.
At dawn, Hu Lian finally realized that the PLA attacking Cao Jiaji had only two regiments at most. He was furious and ordered the Eighteenth Brigade to launch a major counteroffensive, intending to eat all of the Plakmen.
When Ye Fei learned that the eighth and ninth regiments of the Third Brigade had penetrated deep into the depths of the enemy army alone, he was also shocked into a cold sweat and immediately ordered the two regiments to withdraw from the battle as soon as possible.
He Kexi, commander of the Third Brigade, was ordered by Ye Fei to rush to the front line in the rain of bullets and bullets, and finally led the Eighth and Ninth Regiments to escape the stalking and pursuit of the Eleventh Division in the afternoon of the same day, and safely withdrew from Cao Jiaji.
In this battle, Hu Lian and Ye Fei fought a draw, regardless of victory or defeat, but the impact of the three brigades, eight regiments, and nine regiments by mistake was far from over.
Just as Hu Lian's reorganized 11th Division was confronting Ye Fei's 1st Column, the enemy's reorganized 60th Division was already surrounded by the 2nd and 7th Columns of the Shandong Field Army and the 9th Column of the East China Field Army.
Because Hu Lian's division headquarters was overwhelmed by the Eighth Regiment and the Ninth Regiment of the Third Brigade, it was impossible to take care of the lives of his friends and neighbors and the reorganized Sixty-ninth Division for a while.
Seeing that Hu Lian was contained, Yamano and Huaye took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the enemy's Sixty-ninth Division.
Dai Zhiqi, commander of the enemy's 69th Division, stomped his feet in a hurry and kept calling for help from Hu Lian and Wu Qiwei.
Hu Lian and Wu Qiwei promised very happily, but in fact they did not move, but just kept firing guns in the same place.
It was not until Dai Zhiqi sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek that Hu Lian had no choice but to rescue him.
At 8:00 a.m. on December 17, Hu Lian commanded three of his brigades to launch a frenzied attack on the first column of the Shandong Field Army, Gao Jiawa, Zhang Lin, and Cai Lin.
In the afternoon of the same day, the positions of CaiLin, Xiangzhuang, Yezhuang, and Shangjiannuma of the first column were all lost under the onslaught of the enemy's integrated Eleventh Division.
Reinforcements from the enemy's reorganized Sixty-ninth Division had arrived, and they also launched a frenzied counterattack.
In this way, the first column fell into a situation of being attacked by the enemy on its stomach and back, and was attacked by the enemy from north to south.
Chen Yi and Su Yu ordered Ye Fei to retreat immediately, but Ye Fei disobeyed.
He shouted into the telephone: "In broad daylight, retreating under the combined attack of the superior air force and artillery and tanks of the integrated Eleventh Division is not equivalent to sending death?" At present, the reorganized Eleventh Division is storming the positions of Shenzhuang and Gaojiawa from three aspects, so how can we withdraw? ”
Su Yu still insisted, "The Eighth Division has already withdrawn, and you must withdraw quickly!" ”
Ye Fei stubbornly replied, "You can't withdraw now!" ”
Su Yu hung up the phone angrily, and Ye Fei also threw the phone aside.
After consulting with the generals, Ye Fei decided: Hold out for 4 hours, hold the two core positions of Shenzhuang and Gaojiawa, and wait until dusk to retreat.
He gritted his teeth and transferred the sixth regiment and the seventh regiment of the third brigade to the positions of Shen Zhuang and Gao Jiawa.
Without waiting for Ye Fei to complete his deployment, Hu Lian launched a new offensive against Shen Zhuang, Gao Jiawa, Zhang Lin, and other positions.
It's a life-and-death battle!
Under the personal command of Hu Lian, the attack of the enemy's integrated Eleventh Division was extremely fierce.
The 12 planes shuttled back and forth over the Shenzhuang and Gaojiawa positions and bombarded them.
More than 30 105 mm howitzers, 75 mm American mountain guns and more than 100 81 mm and 60 mm mortars opened fire at the same time, and the dense bombs, bullets, shells, and rockets almost ploughed the entire position.
Napalm, the flames spat out by the flamethrowers, turned the position into a scorched earth and burned black red black red.
All the fortifications on the position were destroyed, and the first column and three brigades suffered heavy casualties!
One battalion went up, but failed to repel an enemy attack, and only 6 men were withdrawn.
Another battalion went up, still unable to withstand the group charge of the integrated Eleventh Division, and the position was lost, and only 7 men were left.
Ye Fei saw that the situation was critical, so he had to order a breakthrough 2 hours in advance.
The Fourth and Second Brigades of the First Column, armed with bayonet-mounted rifles, charged at the flanks of the enemy's integrated Eleventh Division.
The reorganized Eleventh Division did not expect to "kill Cheng Jin halfway through", and was caught off guard and retreated in its entirety. A column chased after the tang lake and the canal.
Hu Lian hurriedly contracted his position and defended intensively.
Ye Fei did not pursue exhaustively, and immediately returned to the division to participate in the siege of the Sixty-ninth Division.
On the morning of the 18th, Chiang Kai-shek strictly ordered the reorganized 11th Division to come to the north again. Hu Lian had no choice but to strike hard and led the Eleventh Division to launch another onslaught on Gaojiawa's position.
The First Column of the Shandong Field Army and the First Division of the Eighth Division jointly counterattacked, beating the reorganized Eleventh Division to the point of defeating and embarrassing.
On the 19th, Dai Zhiqi committed suicide in despair, "Cheng Ren", and more than 21,000 people of the reorganized 69th Division were completely destroyed, setting a new record for our army.
Hu Lian's reorganized Eleventh Division no longer dared to be arrogant, and had to withdraw from the Northern Battlefield in a gray and slippery manner.
After listening to the report of this battle, Chen Yi sighed and said, "It was really unexpected! ”
Researchers of military history believe that the chaotic collision of the eighth regiment and the ninth regiment of the first column, three brigades, but the yin and yang mistakenly disrupted the war situation, triggered a series of chain reactions, and enabled the Shandong Field Army to achieve a great victory in the history of the military, which is indeed amazing.