Wei Lihuang paid close attention to the communication work with the important generals. He asked Wang Dezhao to contact Liao Yaoxiang through his relationship with his classmate in France. Liao Yaoxiang graduated from the sixth phase of Huangpu Military Academy. He also went to the famous Saint-Cyr Military Academy in France to learn some strategies and tactics of using new weapons. After the expeditionary army and the northeast war, his reputation rose greatly and he became a real power in Shengyang. The most elite force of the Northeast National Army was in Liao Yaoxiang's hands, and the armored vehicles were under Liao Yaoxiang's control. Wang Dezhao followed Wei Lihuang's orders to contact them, but he wasted a lot of effort. Liao Yaoxiang was very loyal to Jiang Jieshi. Not only did he stand at attention when he heard the words " chairman " or " president " in public, but he also stood up from the sofa when he heard the words " chairman " or " president ". His leather shoes touched Kacha and he stood at attention. Wang Dezhao saw that it was impossible to contact such a person who followed Jiang Jieshi so closely, so he gave up.
Liao Yaoxiang, on the other hand, was close to Chen Tie. Firstly, Chen Tie was an old senior from Huangpu University. Secondly, Chen Tie was the deputy commander-in-chief closest to Commander-in-chief Wei, his superior. Liao Yaoxiang often treated Chen Tie to a meal. Of course, he had his own purpose.
Liao Yaoxiang said,"Although I command many troops, my basic unit, the 9th Corps, is only two corps. At least three armies were needed to command them. Why don't you tell the Commander-in-Chief Wei to give me another army?”
Chen Tie reported Liao Yaoxiang's words to Wei Lihuang, but Wei didn't agree.
Chen Tie said,"There will be a lot of places to work with Liao Yaoxiang in the future. If you don't give him some benefits, many things will be difficult in the future."‘Have you forgotten the old saying,'If you want something, you must give it first'?”
Wei Lihuang usually believed in Chen Tie, so he could only report to Nanjing to add an army to Liao Yaoxiang's regiment. Jiang Jieshi immediately approved.
After Wei Lihuang arrived in Shengyang, he ordered the engineer commander, Li Xian, to be responsible for building and reinforcing the city defense fortifications in Shengyang, Jinzhou, and other places. All of them were built with modern reinforced concrete fortifications, and it was stipulated that the outer trenches of the positions should be dug 2 meters wide and 2 meters deep, and barbed wire should be added. However, due to the lack of steel bars, steel plates, cement, and other materials, and the fact that everyone below Wei Lihuang had to profit from it. Therefore, the progress of the project was very slow, and the original plan was greatly discounted. Only some independent cement blockhouses were built at the key points. Wei Lihuang was very satisfied when he inspected. He said to his subordinates:
"When we were fighting the 'commie army' in Kiangsi, how could there be such solid cement fortifications? If they could win the battle back then, there would be no problem now that they had such good fortifications.”
Due to the successive defeats of the Northeast Guomindang Army, many of the troops lost their numbers in battle and non-battle, which had a great impact on their strength. Wei Lihuang instructed the troops to find a way to replenish their supplies. The troops stationed in Shenyang and Jinzhou had captured a large number of young and middle-aged soldiers.
Wei Lihuang paid special attention to the training of the troops. Wei Lihuang often said to his subordinates,"Every time the 'Gong Jun' fought, their shooting was accurate and caused a lot of casualties to our army. I heard that they put a lot of emphasis on shooting education and grenade throwing. If we don't change our old-fashioned training methods, we won't be able to adapt to the needs of actual combat.”Wei Lihuang had led troops for many years and had actual combat experience. He focused on training in combat exercises and shooting education. He stipulated that the various military divisions should observe each other and learn from each other's strengths. He also personally inspected the various armies, watched various actual combat exercises, and presided over the shooting competitions of the various military divisions in Shen Yang.
Food was a matter of life and death for Wei Lihuang. The Northeast Guomindang army had difficulties in resupplying, so they had to rely on air transport. "All troops should purchase as much staple food as possible on the spot, and try to expand the occupied areas and buy food to reduce the burden of air transportation.”At that time, the counties near Shenyang suffered a serious insect plague and the harvest was not good. Buying grain at a high price had no effect. Wei decided that the troops would purchase it themselves and set a two-tenth reward method. In fact, the grain harvest in the disaster year was poor, and the people still felt that it was difficult to eat. The various troops forcibly purchased from the people and later developed into plundering. They did not care about the lives of the people, causing chaos and a large number of people fleeing. Wei Lihuang had no choice but to ask for help from inside the pass. Due to the tense situation, a few transport planes were used to supply the huge army every day. It was a drop in the ocean, and they also had to take into account the transfer of supplies from Changchun.
Wei Lihuang had learned the lesson from Chen Cheng's failure." We must respond to all changes by remaining unchanged." He did not act rashly to avoid falling into the trap of the " He had a high estimation of the strength of the "common army", unlike Jiang Jieshi, who had underestimated it purely based on his subjective wishes. In the battle with the People's Liberation Army, Wei Lihuang adopted a steady attitude. No matter where the People's Liberation Army fought, such as the liberation of Xinlitun, Panshan, Liaoyang, Faku, Anshan and other cities, no matter how the garrison commander was in danger, Jiang repeatedly sent troops to relieve the siege of the garrison. He always concentrated his main force near Shenyang. He also said,"The purpose and tactics of the 'common army' are to surround the city and attack the reinforcements. We cannot fall into the trap of the 'common army'.""Shen Yang only has one set of capital. If we unite, we can defend and attack. If we divide, we cannot attack and defend."”
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