The decisive battle that would determine the fate of the northeast had already begun in the Liao-Shen region, centered around the city of Shen Yang.
The battle started on September 12th at the Shanhaiguan section of Beining Road. The 11th column also commanded the Jicha Hot Liao Cavalry Division to capture Changli and Beidai River successively. Rehe's Jicha and Liao Independent 4th, 6th and 8th Divisions, Artillery Brigade and 2 Independent Regiments conquered Suizhong.
In the face of Jinzhou, Jinxi, and Shanhaiguan, where should the Northeast People's Liberation Army attack first?
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After capturing Yi County and Gaoqiao, they wanted to wipe out the enemies in Jinxi and Xingcheng. Then, if the enemy at Shanhaiguan has not fled, we will attack Shanhaiguan. If the enemy has fled, we will turn back and attack Jinzhou. In this regard, the Tang Dynasty believed that after wiping out the enemy forces in Yi County, Gaoqiao, Xingcheng, Suizhong, and Jinxi, if they could attack Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan at the same time, they should attack two at the same time. If he couldn't attack both places at the same time, it was worth considering whether to attack Shanhaiguan or Jinzhou first. Because attacking Shanhaiguan first and then using the forces that attacked Shanhaiguan to attack Jinzhou would be time-consuming, giving the enemy in Mukden time to reinforce. If they attacked Jinzhou first, the enemy in Mukden might not have enough time to reinforce them and would continue to be paralyzed.
The Tang army's intention was still to take Jinzhou first, to wipe out all or most of Fan Hanjie's group, and to close the door to the northeast.
On October 1st, the Forward Finger issued a combat mobilization order to the 1st and 2nd Corps, all columns, divisions, all military regions, and all independent divisions." Prepare to seize Jinzhou and annihilate the enemies in the northeast."
If you want to attack Shenyang, you must first attack Jinzhou.
If you want to attack Jinzhou, you must first attack Yi County.
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If Jinzhou was the gateway to Shenyang, Yi County was the gateway to Jinzhou. Yi County was located in the north of Jinzhou, 45 kilometers away from Jinzhou. It was the only way to attack Jinzhou. After taking down Yi County, the Northeast People's Liberation Army troops, artillery, tanks, and supplies from Changchun could march straight into Jinzhou.
Yi County was an ancient city with a 10-meter-tall and 4-meter-thick city wall. There was a wide and deep moat under the city wall. After the Guomindang army occupied Yi County, they built permanent and semi-permanent fortifications. The garrison was the temporary 20th division of the 93rd Army of the Kuomingtang Army, which had been transferred from Yunnan to the northeast. There were many veterans and they had quite the combat effectiveness. From all aspects, Yi County was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The chief of the Northeast People's Liberation Army decided," With the 5th Division of the 2nd column, the 7th, 8th, 9th Division of the 3rd column, as well as the main force of the artillery column and the Rehe Independent Division, a total of more than 50,000 people, led by the commander of the 3rd column, Han Xianchu, and the political commissar Luo Shunchu, they attacked Yi County.
The 4th column led by Commander Wu Kehua and Political Councilor Mo Wenhua, and the 9th column led by Commander Zhan Caifang and Political Councilor Li Zhongquan set out from Taian and Beizhen. After piercing between Jinzhou and Yi County like two sharp steel knives, they suddenly surrounded Yi County. Immediately after, the 3rd column led by Commander Han Xianchu and Political Commissar Luo Shunchu, and the 2nd column led by Commander Liu Zhen and Political Commissar Wu Faxian took the train from Xi'an (now Liaoyuan, Jilin) to the south, replacing the 4th and 9th columns to surround Yi County.
4 vertical quickly turned south, with the momentum of a tiger down the mountain to kill Xingcheng.
The 4th and 9th columns quickly cut off the connection between Yi County and Jinzhou and surrounded Yi County.
8 vertical annihilate Ge Wenbei enemy 6 companies, surrounded Xuejiatun. The 3rd and 2nd regiments took over the 4th and 9th regiments to surround Yi County. The 4th column bypassed Jinzhou and captured Xingcheng. The 9th column used infiltration tactics to invade the north of Jinzhou. One of them cooperated with the 8th column to wipe out the two enemy regiments of Xuejiatun and seized the high ground north of Maoshantun and Jinzhou.
The 25th Division, 74th Regiment, 1st Battalion, 1st Company, occupied White Tiger Village. Under the leadership of the company commander and instructor, they repelled five counterattacks from the enemy's four infantry regiments supported by aircraft cannons and 11 tanks. After 16 hours of fierce fighting, they tenaciously held their position with more than half of the casualties. The main forces of the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 10th columns and artillery columns also entered the standby areas north of Jinzhou and west of Xinmin from September 13 to 16 from Jiutai, Pinggang, Qingyuan, Yitong, Kaiyuan, and Siping.
Fan Hanjie's group, which was defending the Jinzhou area, had already been divided into several sections. Among them, the newly formed 5th Army was located in Qinghuangdao and Shanhaiguan. The 54th Division was located in Jinxi and Huludao. The new 8th and 93rd armies were stationed in Jinzhou.
Han Xianchu, a native of Huang 'an, Hubei Province, joined the guerrillas in his hometown in 1930 and joined the Chinese Party. During the Long March, he was a commander who dared to fight hard. In 1946, he served as deputy commander of the 4th column and led his troops to conquer Anshan, Haicheng and Dashiqiao. In the battle of Xinkailing, they wiped out an elite division of the Kuomintangs. In 1947, he was transferred to the 3rd column commander. Han Xianchu was in his forties at the time. He was not tall, dark and thin, and he looked smart and capable. His left hand was disabled and he could not bend or stretch his fingers, but he loved to play basketball and was very good at it. Before the battle, he locked himself in his room, smoking one cigarette after another, standing in front of the military map and thinking for a long time. He often came up with good ideas to win by surprise.
The 3rd Battalion's headquarters had already figured out the enemy situation in Yi County. The 20th Division was Fan Hanjie's elite troops. They were well-trained and had excellent weapons and equipment. 80% of them were American equipment. The commander, Wang Shigao, was cultured and knew military affairs, but he was arrogant, domineering, and headstrong. The chief of staff of the division is fond of women. Regiments, battalions, and company commanders embezzled military pay and beat and scolded soldiers. The upper and lower levels schemed against each other. Most of the soldiers were ruffians who were good at bullying the people or strong men who had been forcefully captured.
On the 14th and 15th, General Dong ordered: In order to prevent the break-out of the Kuomingtang army in Yi County County and the reinforcements from Jinzhou, the 9th column will gather troops near Yixian County and then go south to fight. One division will cooperate with the 11th and 12th divisions of the 4th column (the 10th division will go south to Xingcheng) to monitor and surround Yixian County. The main force of the division should control Songlinbao, Qianjun Stronghold and Xiapanzhuangzi to prevent the Jinzhou garrison from coming out to help. The battle in the direction of Yi County will be commanded by the 3rd column, and the 7th and 8th columns will participate. All units should gather near Yi County. On the 15th, the 25th division of the 9th column forced their way into Yi County. They were located at the front lines of Sanzizi, Shaojiatun, Shijiatun, Majiatun, and Xiaoyangliu Village, taking over the defense of the 12th division of the 4th column. The 26th Division gathered at Qilihe, Kaizhou Fort, Shulinzi, and Songlin Fort. One regiment of the 27th Division was located in Damaobao, Longwangzuizi and Shenjiatai, one regiment was located in the big and small wasteland and Xinglongtai (now Xinglongdian), and the rest were gathered in Shangxia Panzhuangzi and Qianjun Stronghold to control the 650 and 450 highlands and guard the direction of Jinzhou. The 11th and 12th divisions of the 4th column entered Boziyuan (now south of Guandi Temple in the south of the city) as the 2nd echelon of the siege, monitoring the county town of Yi County. On the 16th, after all the troops of the 3rd column got off the bus, they quickly advanced to the east of Yi County, Sifangtai, White Flag Fort, and Big Yushu Fort. At 16:00 on the 18th, the 3rd column all entered the surrounding area of Yi County, and the 7th and 8th columns also rushed to Yi County.
In the past few days, the Yi County garrison had strengthened their control over the iron bridge and the stronghold in the north of the city. Every day, more than ten people went to the north of the Daling River to act as guards. At 12 o'clock on the 20th, more than 100 people from the Guomindang army in Yi County County went to the front kiln north of Daling River to grab grain. The 23rd Regiment of the 8th Division dispatched two companies to repel them, and the Guomindang army returned to the city. At the same time, the 22nd Division and 1 Regiment of the Kuomingtang Army stationed at Gewang Monument sent more than 30 cavalry to scout near the border wall and Yingtao Garden. They made tentative attacks for several days and were repelled by the 27th Division of the 9th column. At this time, Jinzhou's Guomingtang army was very nervous about the sudden attack of the People's Liberation Army. For a moment, they could not figure out the intention of the People's Liberation Army, so they strengthened the defense of Jinzhou's peripheral areas. On the 21st, the 22nd Division had temporarily moved out to Jinzhou's Beige Wangbei. The 88th Division of the new 8th Army also moved out to Jinzhou's southwest Yingshou Fort and Hongluo Clam. The 54th Division temporarily moved to Gaoqiao, which made Jinzhou's garrison forces scattered. General Dong ordered the 7th, 8th, and 9th columns and the 5th division of the 2nd column to get ready and look for an opportunity to wipe out one of them. In order to lure the 22nd Division to the north temporarily, the 26th Division of the 9th column stationed in Songlingbao guarded the 288 Highland (now Shuangshanzi) west of Songlingbao with one regiment. The main force of the division moved westward to Zhuanchengzi (now Dading Fort), the 25th Division moved to the big and small Yejiatun (now Linghai City's big and small industry fort), the east and west Caojiatun area to hide, and the 27th Division moved to the east and west Shirengou to hide. The 8th column temporarily did not cross the Daling River and gathered north of the triangle city and Shishan station. If the 22nd division of the Kuomingtang army temporarily advanced to Yi County, they would cross the Daling River to the west, cut off their retreat, and cooperate with the 9th column to destroy them. After the 5th Division of the 2nd column entered Nankai Prefecture of Yi County, they gathered secretly in Liuhutun, Taipingtun and Taipingtun Xigou areas. The 7th Regiment entered between Luyang and Shishan Station and gathered in hiding, preparing to cross the Daling River through Xinzhuangzi and take a detour. The artillery and the 1st regiment entered Chalugou to the east of Yi County, and the 2nd regiment entered the North Brick City and Beishan area to the north of Yixian County. Each regiment began to build fortifications. On the morning of the 24th, the 3rd column launched an attack on the north bridgehead, the station, and the large area west of Yi County. In addition to the bridgehead, they seized the other two places and wiped out the temporary 20th Division, 2nd Regiment, 1st Battalion, 1st Company, and 1st Heavy Platoon. However, this operation still failed to lure the temporary 22nd Division of the Kuomingtang Army to reinforce the north. Therefore, the East General decided to use a part of the force to wipe out the temporary 22nd Division in the north of Jinzhou and attack the troops of Yixian County. While preparing for the counter-breakthrough, they formulated a plan to prepare for the siege.
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