In August 1947, in accordance with the guidelines of the Central Military Commission and in order to meet the needs of the national strategic counteroffensive, it was decided to establish the Tenth Column of the Northeast Democratic United Army. Liang Xingchu was ordered to come to Harbin, where the headquarters of the Eastern Union is located.
When Liang Xingchu returned to the guest house from Lin Biao and Luo Rongheng's residence, he picked up the phone and looked for Liu Yalou and said, "Chief of Staff Liu, report to you!" "
Liu Yalou said, "What do you report to me?" Go to see 101 (Lin Biao), 102 (Luo Ronghuan). "
Liang Xingchu said, "I have already seen it. I'm looking for you for food. "
Liu Yalou asked, "What, haven't you eaten breakfast yet?" How to do it. "
Liang Xingchu was dissatisfied: "Breakfast is eaten, but I am not a horse, why do I only feed beans?" "
"Good you big teeth, such a big guts!" To eat beans is to feed the horses? Do you know who you're scolding? Liu Yalou laughed loudly on the phone, "Don't turn around, what is the matter." "
Liang Xingchu also felt that this was not authentic, Lin Zong liked to eat fried soybeans the most, and he also knew it. So busy slowed down and said, "Don't report it blindly!" I just wanted you to borrow some money to spend. "
Liu Yalou said: "Borrow money to find Commander Huang, he is in charge of logistics, what are you looking for me for?" "
Liang Xingchu said: "Just borrow 10,000 yuan (Northeast circulation coupons, and later when the currency system was reformed, 10,000 yuan was exchanged for 1 yuan), and the value could not be found in Commander Huang, just looking for you." "
Liu Yalou smiled, "How much do I think you want?" Okay, you call the guards to come to me. "
Liu Yalou's chief of staff gave 20,000 yuan. Liang Xingchu visited the Songhuajiang Mall again.
On August 18, 1947, the Headquarters of the Eastern Union issued Order No. 26:
"The Independent First Division, the Independent Third Division, and the East Manchuria Independent Division were organized into the Tenth Column of the Field Army, under the jurisdiction of the Twenty-eighth Division (Independent First Division), the Twenty-ninth Division (Independent Third Division), and the Thirty Division (East Manchuria Independent Division), and the rear organs of the Only Division in Boli and the organs directly under the East Manchuria Jidun Military Subdistrict as the basis for the formation of the column's direct organs."
"Liang Xingchu was appointed commander of the Tenth Column; Zhou Chiping was made political commissar; Liu Zhi was made deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department; Wang Li was appointed column supply minister; and Zhou Ji'an was appointed column health minister."
The payment was Lin Biao, Peng Zhen, Luo Ronghuan, Gao Gang, Chen Yun, and Li Fuchun.
A series of orders were followed, appointing Huang Weihua as chief of staff of the Tenth Column; Huang Yiping as chief of staff of the Tenth Column; He Qingji as commander of the Twenty-eighth Division and Yan Fusheng as political commissar; Liu Chuanlian as acting division commander of the Twenty-ninth Division and Zhuo Xiong as political commissar; Fang Qiang as commander of the Thirty-ninth Division, and Kong Shiquan as political commissar. There were also a large number of deputy division commanders, deputy political commissars of divisions, division chiefs of staff, and directors.
Liang Xingchu received the order that, as far as his personality was concerned, he should take up his post immediately and take up his post, but this time it was a little different. There are three main scenarios:
First, he had only been the deputy commander of the Sixth Column and the commander of the Sixteenth Division for 3 months, and his ass was not hot yet, and he was leaving again. To be fair, what has been accomplished in the Sixteenth Division? The summer offensive was well fought, but the entire northeast battlefield entered a "great counteroffensive," and it could not be seen in the face of the brilliant achievements of the whole army. Although in Lotus Street, the 2nd Division and the 2nd Division of the 1st Column were criticized, and the 16th Division was praised for destroying a regiment of the enemy, compared with the annihilation battles of XiushuiHezi, Dawa, Jinshan fort, Xinzhan, Rafa, Zhangmazigou and Guojiatun when he was the deputy commander of the 1st Column and the commander of the 1st Division, it was really a small witch. So when he left the first column, he didn't have this feeling of lack of confidence.
Second, where is the Tenth Column? Speaking of Dunhua, there was no soldier or pawn of the Ten Columns. Three divisions, one between Siping and Shenyang on the east side of Zhongchang Road, one north of Jilin and one northwest of Changchun. At present, the ten columns are still on paper, and they have a great sense of "homelessness".
Third, the burden of the Tenth Column is really not easy to pick! Although the 359th Brigade was said to be an old unit, he clearly remembered that after being criticized in Flint Ridge, Lin Biao said that if he could not fight a good battle, he would be demoted and demoted to an independent division. It is still an independent division. The Military Materials of the Three Years of Liberation War in Northeast China commented: "... The history of its troops should be included in the main divisions of the northeast troops, but the combat effectiveness is not as good as that of ordinary troops... Lack of vigor, great conservatism, slow progress, and passive fighting style..." Political Commissar Luo made it clear that "we must bring this unit into a first-class unit capable of fighting hard and vicious battles." There was another reason for this difficult task: the 3 division commanders were all old qualifications. When Liu Chuanlian was in the Red Army, he was a famous "model division commander", and the Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, that is, the commander of the 717th Regiment of the 359th Brigade, and Yan Fusheng was the political commissar, and Liang Xingchu was the battalion commander of the 685th Regiment at that time. Fang Qiang's qualifications are even older, he was a military and division-level cadre during the Long March, and after the Xi'an Incident, he served as the director of the Eighth Route Army's office in Xi'an. At that time, Liang Xingchu was still a battalion company cadre, although in 1941 he was the commander of the Fifth Brigade, but in 1943 the brigade was abolished and demoted to the commander of the military sub-district and the commander of the 13th Regiment.
Despite the above considerations, it did not affect Liang Xingchu's determination to lead the Tenth Column into a first-class unit. He is a tough guy who is more daring and challenging.
On October 10, the 10th Column held its first enlarged meeting of the Party Committee in Panshi County, Jilin Province. At the meeting, Political Commissar Zhou Chiping conveyed the instructions of the Northeast Branch of the Central Military Commission and the General Political Department of the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army on the establishment of a column party committee, studied and deployed the issue of strengthening the party's organization and ideological construction, made a "Decision on Several Issues Concerning the Building of the Army and the Party," elected the Tenth Column Committee of the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army of the Communist Party of China, and submitted it to the Northeast Branch of the Northeast Democratic United Army for approval. The column party committee consisted of 11 members (including 2 alternate members), with Zhou Chiping as secretary and Zhou Chiping, Liang Xingchu, Liu Zhi, and Huang Yiping as members of the standing committee.
At this meeting, Liang Xingchu made a long speech. He recounted the history of the divisions of the Tenth Column, and when talking about the contributions made in the Northeast Liberation War, he said: "The 359th Brigade is one of the most advanced troops in the northeast and the main force in the liberation of Harbin and Changchun. After defending Siping, he also made outstanding contributions to the suppression of bandits in the Dong'an area, eliminating the bandits known as the 'four flagpoles' -- Xie Wendong, commander of the 15th Group Army appointed by the Kuomintang, Zhang Yuxin (nicknamed Zhang Heizi), lieutenant general of the Northeast 15th Group Army, Li Huatang, commander of the Northeast Advance Army, and Descendants Yongyong, the leaders of the habitual bandits, and together with their brother troops, they eliminated the bandits and played an important role in establishing a consolidated base area in the northeast. He made due contributions in the three Jiangnan and summer offensives. The Battle of Dataishan and the Battle of Lotus Street were fought very well..."
Speaking of this, Liang Xingchu swept his eyes at the meeting hall and continued: "Of course, some battles have not been fought well for subjective and objective reasons, and the main responsibility lies with individual commanders, but it is slanderous to say that the 359th Brigade has 'yellow, white, and black' (referring to gold, silver, and large smoke soil) and cannot fight. For several years, we are independent teachers, and the pressure on us is not small. Now, we are in the tenth column, although we are behind the column, but we have finally got rid of the 'second type of troops'. From now on, we will act in combat to correct the erroneous views of some people. "
Liang Xingchu took a cup of water, took a sip, and said loudly: "Comrades, my opinion, I have handed over the small family foundations of each division, and replaced the 'yellow, white and black' with 'red, white and black', that is, the bright red battle flag, the shiny bayonet, and the hard steel." In the hands of those of us, we should carry forward the glorious traditions of the old Red Army units, strike out the mighty wind, and strike a first-class unit. "
Liang Xingchu was a general and was not good at words, but today he was particularly excited and spoke incessantly, which was both his inaugural speech and his determination to become the commander of the Tenth Column. Sonorous and powerful words, speaking warmly in everyone's hearts. As soon as Liang Xingchu's voice stopped, many comrades expressed their position: "Commander Liang, you said what we wanted to say but did not say. "Commander Liang, from today onwards, you are the commander in our hearts." "Commander Liang, as you said, lead us to do it, and bring the Ten Columns into a first-class unit!" He Qingji, commander of the Twenty-eighth Division, said frankly to Liang Xingchu: "Commander, we all admire you and trust you. "
In the first days of the formation of the Tenth Column, Liang Xingchu, as the commander of the column, made a lot of painstaking efforts for the implementation of the troop establishment and the allocation of equipment. The lights in his room were bright every day, and the ashtrays that were cleared at night were piled up in the morning. Although Liang Xingchu was very busy during this period, his mood was happy. He was confident in the future of the force.
Soon after the formation of the Tenth Column, our army in the northeast began a powerful autumn offensive. At that time, the command organs of the column were not yet perfect, and the three divisions were still scattered in three different areas, the Twenty-eighth Division was in Tieling and Fushun on the outskirts of Shenyang, the Twenty-ninth Division was in the area north and east of Jilin, and the Thirty-ninth Division was in the area between Changchun and Jilin. However, Liang Xingchu held that in order to turn the ten columns into a strong brigade, it is necessary to let the troops participate in more battles and undergo tempering in actual combat, so that the combat effectiveness can be effectively improved. Therefore, when the autumn offensive began, Liang Xingchu went deep into the three divisions and commanded them to actively participate in the battle.
In order to ensure that the brother troops annihilated the enemy in Kaiyuan, Liang Xingchu ordered the 28th Division to advance to the area of Zhaojiagou and Yangjiaji between Kaiyuan and Tieling on October 4. At 5:00 a.m. the next day, the Eighty-second Regiment of the Twenty-eighth Division captured The Hilltop Fort Station and the Eighty-fourth Regiment captured the bunker south of the Zhonggu Station. At 9:00 a.m., the Eighty-third Regiment, supported by artillery fire, launched an attack on the defending enemy at Zhonggu Station, annihilating one of them and the rest of the enemy fleeing. After that, the Twenty-eighth Division destroyed all the railways between Zhonggu and Pingdingbao, and successfully completed the combat task of cooperating with the brother troops.
On the 16th, in order to ensure the fourth column's attack on the enemy in Yingpan, Liang Xingchu ordered the Twenty-eighth Division to depart from Chaihe Fort, travel more than 120 miles, and reach the Xiazhang Dang on the outskirts of Fushun in the middle of the night on the same day. Before leaving, Liang Xingchu confessed to Commander He Qingji: "Your division must annihilate the enemy of the Xiazhang Party, and then prepare for reinforcements to ensure that the Fourth Column attacks the enemy in Yingpan." "
The Party of the Lower Chapter is an important stronghold on the outskirts of Fushun, and the enemy "Youth Army" 207th Division sent more than 400 people to defend it, and with the railway station as the defensive core, using the surrounding large buildings to build hidden fortifications, connecting them into a transportation network underground, and each fortification was surrounded by 3 to 4 bunkers to form a solid defense system.
The Twenty-eighth Division launched an attack on the Xiazhang Party at 11:00 on the 17th, and within an hour, annihilated the enemy on the outskirts of the Xiazhang Party and on the streets. Due to the fortifications of the railway station and the density of firepower, several attacks were unsuccessful. By 10:00 a.m. on the 18th, the enemy of Fushun sent two regiments to meet them under the cover of armored vehicles, and the remnants of the enemy at the Xiazhangdang Railway Station took the opportunity to escape. After we completely occupied the Xiazhang Party, the Twenty-eighth Division blocked the enemy who was reinforcing the camp, annihilated most of the enemy, captured more than 100 enemy troops, surrendered 2 mountain guns, and shot down one enemy B-25 bomber.
At the same time, the Twenty-ninth Division, which was in the Jilin area at that time, on the orders of Commander Liang Xingchu, sent the Eighty-fifth Regiment to enter between Jilin and Northern Jilin to cut off the enemy's retreat route, and then the Eighty-seventh Regiment surrounded the enemy in Datun, and after 5 hours of fighting, completely annihilated the first regiment of the enemy's "Changbai Army", killing and wounding more than 900 people below the enemy regimental commander. At 5 o'clock on October 17, the Eighty-sixth Regiment launched a fierce attack on the enemy on Ula Street, and at 15:00 completely annihilated more than 800 enemy defenders. After that, he took advantage of the victory to attack east of Jilin, and by 28 July, all the defenders on the front line from Datun to Xiaofengfeng had been eliminated, annihilating more than 2,000 enemy personnel, and The commander-in-chief of the enemy's Second Commando, Major General Xiang Chengxin, deputy commander-in-chief Chen Jingwei, and chief of staff of the pseudo-Jilin Provincial Security Command, were all captured.
On October 19, the 30th Division, according to the orders of the column, braved heavy rain to march more than 70 kilometers and suddenly surrounded the county town of Dehui north of Changchun. On the 20th, under the cover of artillery fire, they broke through the defense and entered the city, launched a fierce street battle, captured the enemy's command post, completely annihilated the eighteenth regiment and local team of the 53rd Division, killed and wounded more than 100 enemies, captured nearly 1,000 enemy, and paid 56 light and heavy machine guns, more than 800 rifles, 8 cars, 120 warhorses, and a large number of military supplies. Received a commendation from the headquarters.
Since late September, the newly formed Tenth Column has participated in the autumn offensive, and all divisions have achieved good results, annihilating more than 3,000 enemy troops. Liang Xingchu congratulated the divisions and instructed them to conscientiously sum up their lessons and prepare for the new combat tasks.