In 1948, after the end of the Liaoshen Campaign, the Dongye troops were ordered to enter the customs to fight, and when the 8th Column arrived at the foot of the Great Wall under the leadership of Duan Suquan, it received an order to work in the Northeast Military Region, and the 8th Column was handed over to Huang Yongsheng under the command.
Duan Suquan switched from political work to military work halfway through, and before being transferred to the commander of the 8th Column, he served as the commander of the local military district and commanded some battles.
Transferring to a mobile unit to fight big and tough battles was not a big challenge for him. Perhaps for a soldier, whether he is engaged in logistics, political work, or military education, he wants to show his military skills. Or maybe it's because the military order is like a mountain, and since the superiors have chosen it, they will obey it unconditionally. During the winter offensive of 1947, he began to command 8 columns.
In the autumn offensive, the 8th Column achieved four victories in four battles as soon as it was established, strengthened itself, armed itself, and improved itself. Winter offensive, in comparison the combat missions are not very heavy. After the end of the winter offensive in March 1948, in the following months, the troops were mainly political and military reorganization, and there were basically no large-scale battles, mainly in preparation for the next large corps operations.
In July 1948, military training was basically over, and the troops were ready to go. By September, the superiors were choosing whether to fight Changchun or Jinzhou, and finally chose to fight Jinzhou. The 8th column set out from Bamian City, west of Tieling, Liaoning Province, and marched in the direction of Jinzhou.
Fighting a large corps is not only the first time for Duan Suquan, but also the first time for the 8th column. Compared with other units, such as the 2nd Column, the 3rd Column, and the 7th Column, they all had experience in fighting large corps, but only the 8th and 9th Columns lacked experience, and Zhan Caifang, the commander of the 9th Column, was an old qualified person who had fought many battles in the past, so there was no need to worry about the military aspect.
One of the things that worried the head of the headquarters of the 8th Column was that the commander lacked combat experience, and at the same time instructed the 8th Column to play a collective role and assist the commander in commanding. In the Jinzhou Siege Battle, the 8th Column had different situations and was named. This is also the reason why after the end of the Liaoshen Campaign, he was transferred from the operational command post to the work of the organ.
He was transferred to the chief of the operations division of the Northeast Military Region, and in fact there was no war in the northeast, and it was more constructive work. It may seem like a simple horizontal transfer, but what it means for soldiers is self-evident. During the war years, those generals who could fight would be assigned to command important military positions, and those who could not fight would be transferred to the rear.
What is the comparison between the soldiers, the battle record!
can fight, the soldiers below admire and respect; Can't hit; The soldiers below have big opinions.
Before the siege of Jinzhou, the 8th column was ordered to pull out the Xuejiatun stronghold. The commander of the 23rd Division was parachuted in the past, and his command ability was poor, and he could have fought a beautiful battle of annihilation, but instead his troops suffered two or three hundred casualties, which caused a lot of disagreement among the troops, and he was finally transferred.
For example, Han Xianchu was transferred from the 4th Column to the commander of the 3rd Column, preparing to fight a risky battle and attack Weiyuan Fort, most of the leaders of the column did not support it, but as a result, the superiors supported a winning battle, and everyone including the political commissar admired it, and his prestige was also improved unprecedentedly.
In the mouths of his comrades-in-arms, Duan Suquan was very principled, could listen to opinions, had no shelves, and even personally took a gun to chase the enemy in the battle of Liaoxi. But in the military and political, it may be more appropriate to do political work.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was changed from deputy chief of staff of the Northeast Military Region to commander of the Air Force of the Northeast Military Region, but he was transferred not long after, because of the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the superiors let Liu Zhen take over this important position, what does this mean for individuals? Although he was later transferred to the post of commander of the air force of the North China Military Region, the commander of the air force of the Northeast Military Region later served as the commander of the joint air force of China and the DPRK and played a role in the Korean battlefield.