During the Liberation War, the three major blockade battles, the Tashan Blockade Battle was the most tragic. With the strength of 3 divisions, the 4th Column of Higashino blocked 11 divisions of the Nationalist army that were three times larger than itself.
How fiercely the battle was fought, the political commissar spent 3 days writing a summary of the battle after the battle.
When it comes to the political commissar of the 4 columns, there have been two successive terms, one is Peng Jiaqing and the other is Mo Wenhua.
In the spring of 1948, the Liaodong Military Region was abolished, and Mo Wenhua, director of the Political Department of the Military Region, was sent to the 4th Column as political commissar, and the former political commissar Peng Jiaqing was transferred from the field column to work in the local military region.
Not only that, the commander of the 4th Column was replaced by The original Hu Qicai to Wu Kehua, chief of staff of the Liaodong Military Region. Wu Kehua was the first commander of the 4th Column and left the army to recuperate after the Battle of Shaling. After his recovery, he was transferred to the posts of deputy chief of staff and chief of staff of the Liaodong Military Region.
Wu Kehua's partnership with Mo Wenhua is caused by many factors. However, they cooperated quite tacitly in the next Tashan blockade battle.
On October 4, 1948, the Headquarters of Dongye gave the 4th Column a combat mission, and the troops deployed at Tashan and Takahashi to block the enemy for 7 to 10 days, buying time for the main force to attack Jinzhou.
There was no problem for the troops to capture Jinzhou, and whether they could hold Tashan was something that Wu Kehua and Mo Wenhua had to consider. At that time, the troops asked to participate in the siege war, but suddenly turned to an obstruction war, and whether the troops could turn around ideologically needed political work by political commissar Mo Wenhua. Only by doing a good job in political mobilization and opening up the mind can we better prepare for war.
Under the leadership of Mo Wenhua, the troops urgently carried out political mobilization work to ensure the unification of thinking.
Who can guard Tower Hill? Wu Kehua sent the 12th Division to garrison the frontal defense line of Tashan, and the headquarters specially dispatched Hu Qicai, deputy commander of the column, to take command of the front. The other two divisions were on the flanks and became the second echelon.
On 10 October, before the fortifications of the 4th Column had been fully repaired, the enemy attacked. Under the fierce shelling of the enemy, the fortifications of the 12th Division were almost destroyed, and the enemy began to take turns wave after wave with the strength of 3 divisions.
The enemy continued to charge, the 4th Column 12th Division continued to counter-charge, after experiencing 6 enemy counter-charges, the 12th Division garrisoned two platoons left 9 people. Even under such circumstances, he continued to fight and did not let the enemy climb into the position.
The first day of the battle was a tentative attack by the enemy, and the second day of the attack, the enemy used the strength of 4 divisions, adopted the central breakthrough method, and attacked the core position of Tashan with all its strength. After a day of fierce fighting between the two sides, the enemy collapsed, and the 12th Division of the 4th Column stood still and held its position, with the largest casualty company, 178 before the battle, and 7 remaining after the war.
Under the offensive of several days, the enemy army could not break through Tashan, and then transferred the "Zhao Zilong Division" from North China to form a death squad and continue to attack under heavy rewards. The 4th column adjusted the deployment situation, put the 11th Division under the command of the 12th Division, and strengthened the defensive force. After a fierce battle, most of the "Zhao Zilong Division" was annihilated, and finally only 5 companies were left and withdrew from the battle.
After 6 days of fierce fighting, the enemy of Tashan was annihilated by more than 6,000 people, and their own casualties were not small. However, it bought time for the main force to attack Jinzhou.
After the battle, political commissar Mo Wenhua spent 3 days writing a summary report on the Battle of Tashan. A battle report took 3 days, and from the side, you can see the fierceness of the battle and the various problems encountered by the troops when fighting.
Luo Ronghuan said that the Tashan Blockade Battle was not only a military battle, but also a political battle. Only when ideological consciousness is enhanced can the combat effectiveness of the troops go up, know who to fight for, and become more courageous in the war.