In December 1948, in the Huaihai Campaign, the enemy Huangwei Corps, which was besieged by the People's Liberation Army, was completely in a predicament, with an extreme shortage of food, ammunition, drinking water, and fuel, and the officers and men had no fighting spirit. Huang Wei later recalled: Everyone "only hoped to survive for a while, and did not actively respond to the attack and annihilation of friendly forces fighting together, let alone have the courage to go to the aid and treat them as the same body."
On December 6, Chen Geng was about to launch a general attack on Li Weizi, the enemy's core position.
Before the general attack, in order to facilitate Chen Geng's conversation with the front-line commander, the telephone clerk began to pull the telephone line, Chen Geng waved his hand and said: "There is no need to pull, at this time I have no effect." They're all ready in front, I don't have anything to say, just fight! I'll watch the battle, you can rest! ”
At half past four o'clock in the afternoon, when the order was given for the battle of Li Weizi, countless artillery shells and "flying thunders" poured down on the enemy's position, which was deafening, the mountains shook and the ground shook, the enemy's deer barricades and bunkers exploded into the sky one after another, the covers of the large pillboxes were also torn off, and the enemy's corpses and weapons flew all over the sky. Taking advantage of the smoke filled with artillery fire, the attacking troops of the four columns successfully rushed forward.
Not long after, the brigade commander Zhou Xihan called and reported to Chen Geng:
"The battle ended victoriously. Due to the good work of close proximity, the charging distance was only a few tens of meters, and the troops basically suffered no casualties. ”
Chen Geng was very happy and said loudly: "You guys played well!" Tomorrow, the Nine Columns will fight Zhang Weizi, and you will organize fire support; The day after tomorrow, you attack Shenzhuang, and the Nine Columns support you. ”
Actually, this Li Weizi is not so difficult to fight. The Fourth Column fought twice in a row, and was defeated one after another. This is the third time, when the battle began, Chen Geng's heart was still nervous like the smell of going to the execution ground, he didn't expect the third time to be so smooth.
At this moment, Chen Yi, who was at the Nakano headquarters, called to ask about the attack on Li Weizi, and Chen Geng said happily: "Launched a charge, and the battle was resolved within an hour, and 1 division and 2 regiments of the enemy were annihilated." We suffered fewer than 10 casualties. More than 600 people under Zhang Yongbin, commander of the 10th Division, were captured. ”
"Li Weizi is a stubborn fortress, why is it so fast this time?" Mr. Chen asked strangely.
"Oh, we took the imminent operation, digging a traffic ditch to meet the enemy, which is very convenient." Chen Geng paused and said, "This shows that the style of close pressing and point-by-point attack we have adopted is very good." ”
"Congratulations and hope to keep up the good work." Mr. Chen happily put down the phone, turned his head and said to Liu Bocheng:
"This Chen Geng is getting better and better at fighting, destroying 1 division and 2 regiments of the enemy. I suffered less than 10 casualties, and I am afraid that such a battle is rare in the world! ”
Chen Guanren, the secretary of the CPC History Publishing House's "War Generals: A Documentary of the Legendary Generals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army," recounted the battle. The book was a military bestseller of the Society.