This move made the people of the country see from the political point of view that the Baoding Suiju Bureau lost the battle and lost the place, and after Fu Zuoyi came out of the mountains, he won the battle and occupied the place, which had a great impact.
Militarily, it is also a high-flying move to kill two birds with one stone, marching into Shijiazhuang, forcing the main force of the other side to come out and fight a decisive battle on its own predetermined battlefield, and if the main force of the other side does not come out, it will reoccupy Shijiazhuang.
It can be described as a number of birds with one stone, very clever, watching the master play chess, the insider looking at the doorway, and the layman watching the liveliness.
In the case of the continuous heavy losses of the 4th column, HuaBeiye felt that the situation was not good, the other side was strong and prepared, the main force concentrated on the main force, there were no fighters at all, but he was constantly beaten, and Shijiazhuang was threatened, so he sent a brigade of the 6th column and the 7th column to pretend to attack Baoding to attract the main force of the Fu army.
In order to reverse the unfavorable overall situation, the 3rd Column also made an urgent dispatch to attack Laishui County, using the "Encircle Wei to Save Zhao" strategy to support the 4th Column, save the entire decisive battle plan, attract the Fu army to the north, and look for fighters to fight a decisive battle.
The 2nd column drove to yao village and tanghu area west of the Juma River, blocking the Fu army's southward regiment from returning to the north for reinforcements. The 1st column broke through the southeast Gaobeidian - Laishui section, preparing to block the reinforcements in the direction of Gaobeidian and ensure the 3rd column attack.
After Fu Zuoyi pretended to attack Baoding on the 7th, in order to ensure the safety of Baoding and find the main force in North China, he stationed the 101st And 32nd Division of the 35th Army in Baoding, and the Provisional Third Army, the 16th Army, and the 94th Army marched south as planned.
The main forces of the 35th Army, the New 32nd and 101st Divisions, were deployed according to Fu Zuoyi, and began to look for the main force of the North China Field Army everywhere at the end of 47 for a decisive battle. After the New Year's Day of 48 years, I looked everywhere for my main force to fight a decisive battle, stationed in Baoding on January 9, swept the city on the 10th, went north by car on the same day, stationed in Gaobeidian on the 11th, and moved closer to the 35th Army Headquarters. On January 11, the governor of Laishui County said urgently: "The People's Liberation Army attacked Laishui," and the 32nd Division rushed to Laishui for reinforcements and pounced.
On the night of 11 January, the main force of the 3rd Column began to attack Laishui City, the 7th and 8th Brigades attacked the city, and the 9th Brigade made a second echelon in the area of Baibao, Scottzhuang, West Nghe An, and Zhuang Town to the southeast, without preparation for battle.
In the middle of the night on January 12, the governor of Laishui County was once again in a hurry, and the main force of the People's Liberation Army attacked Laishui, and this time the news was more certain, the main forces of the 3rd Column, the 7th and 8th Brigades, attacking Laishui were sweeping the periphery, the 9th Brigade was in the southeast direction as a reserve, and the 32nd Division rushed to reinforcements again.
The Laishui Armageddon thus unfolded on the Great Plain of Hebei. Before the Laishui Armageddon, the troops of the "North China Suppression General" were deployed as follows;
The 1,101st Division is located in Dingxing on the Pingbao Line;
2, the New 32nd Division and the 35th Army Headquarters are located on the Pingbao Line gaobeidian;
The 3rd and 35th Army's Provisional 17th Division is located at the Beiping Fengtai Defense North China Suppression Headquarters;
4, the provisional Third Army, the 16th, 94th Army, and the 12th Cavalry Brigade are advancing in the direction of Shijiazhuang.
On the morning of January 12, the 95th Regiment of the 32nd Division remained to defend the headquarters of the 35th Army, the main force of the 94th Regiment was led by Duan Jixiang, and the 96th Regiment was led by An Lidao, and set out on time at dawn on January 12 to reinforce Laishui from east to west.
On that day, the fog was thick and white, and it was impossible to see the terrain and villages clearly, and the battle posture of the 3rd Column 9Th Brigade unfolded forward to the north, distributed in the areas of North White Fort, Scott Zhuang, West Nghe An, and Zhuang Town on the west bank of the Juma River, and did not expect that the main force of the Fu army had arrived at North Nghe An on the east bank of the Juma River, launched a surprise attack from the rear, and hit his own ass.
Duan Jixiang led the 94th Regiment to first rush over the bridge on the Juma River near Northern Nghe An, and violently attacked the 3 battalions and 7 companies guarding the bridge. The battle progressed smoothly, the momentum was like a bamboo, in one fell swoop to eliminate the 7 companies, crushed the 9 Brigade 27 Regiment 3 Battalion, only to see a group of prisoners escorted back, about 2-300 people captured by the People's Liberation Army, their own losses were very small. The 96th Regiment simultaneously occupied North White Fort, Scott Zhuang, and West Ngee An, seriously threatening the rear of the 3 columns.
The 94th Regiment then pursued the remnants of the 3rd Battalion with great enthusiasm and forced them into the village of Zhuangcheng, preparing to enter the village for the night, at which time the commander of the 35th Army, Lu Yinglin, judged correctly and commanded properly, believing that the situation ahead was unknown, and that it was not interesting to occupy the small village, but took the risk and ordered the withdrawal to the east bank of the Juma River before dark.
However, the stubbornness of Duan Jixiang, the heroic and good-fighting commander of the 94th Regiment, undermined the execution of this correct order. He thought that his opponent was vulnerable, neither attack nor defense was his opponent, and he insisted on attacking Zhuangcheng, and the division commander Li Mingding did not agree with his subordinates in principle.
Zhuang Town was captured, the enemy came from behind, the rear of the 3rd Column was seriously threatened and could not attack Laishui, the commander of the 3rd Column Zheng Weishan was furious, and ordered the 9th Brigade to retake Zhuang town and stop the attack on Laishui head-on.
After the 94th and 96th regiments of the new 32nd Division entered the town of Zhuangzhuang, the battle changed from a surprise attack to a village defense of Zhuang town, and The North China Field turned to attack, and the Fu army that attacked and defended was even more boring.
Because the 9th Brigade suffered a surprise attack, the losses were not small, lost zhuang town, the rear was seriously threatened, could not account to the superiors, had to attack Zhuang Town hard, organized 3 regiments of the whole brigade, the sea of people stormed Zhuang Town, the whole day of the 12th, the 9 Brigade launched a number of onslaughts.
Just a few months ago, he used the strength of suckling to attack and attack wangfenggang security corps with two main regiments, a small village defended by more than 300 people in a brigade of Wang Fenggang Security Corps, and as a result, he fought for 7 days and 7 nights, a lot of casualties, and did not fight down, the nose and blue face of the touch were swollen, and the head could not be lifted. Now the villages defended by the 32nd Division's troops are even more like eggs touching stones, and they have been attacking for more than a day without any progress.
Zheng Weishan was anxious to see the situation, and successively transferred all the main forces under Laishui City, and must take down the village and eliminate the two regiments in the village. Only a small number of troops were left to monitor Laishui, so that the absolute superiority of the troops reached 7:2, and the all-out battle began.
The new 32nd Division is one of the main forces of the 35th Army, since the beginning of the war in 45 years, after hundreds of battles, invincible, never lost a battle, high morale, rich combat experience, after the start of the civil war in Suiyuan Balizhuang, Outside Jining City Cha Khan Camp to Camel Neck, Zhangjiakou Battle, Xinghe, Chaigou Fort, Huai'an, Tianzhen, Yangyuan, Sangganhe Small Ferry, reinforcement of Hebei Zhengtong Battle, sweeping Jizhong, blitzing Changping Yangfang Town battles repeatedly won, it can be said that it was never defeated, each battle with small casualties achieved great success. Not only has the self-confidence of officers and men increased, but also the feeling of pride and light enemy, and Duan Jixiang, commander of the 94th Regiment, did not listen to the correct command of military commander Lu Yinglin, insisted on entering Zhuangcheng, and trapped himself in isolation, which is a clear embodiment of this sentiment.
Of course, it is even more confident for such a unit to defend Zhuangmachi, the 35th Army has not yet lost the defense, and if the 3th Column does not have absolute manpower and firepower advantages, it is simply to send to death. The two regiments in Zhuang Nei were the main forces, the commander of the 94th Regiment, Duan Jixiang, was brave and good at fighting, witty and decisive, and won every battle; the 96th Regiment Commander An Lidao was alert and clever, quick in thinking, accurate in judgment, and was a general with almost no obvious shortcomings, and he had no defeat. Those veterans who had been through many battles were under their command, not hurried, very calm guards.
The 3rd Column launched successive charge after wave in battalion units, hoping to open a gap at night.
To be continued!