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As a member of the Kuomintang army, the 74th Division led by him made great achievements on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, and was known as the "Imperial Forest Army", but the outbreak of the civil war pushed this elite army to the cusp of history
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he took over the baton of the 74th Division, which was formerly known as the famous 74th Army, whether it was equipment or the quality of soldiers, it was the leader of the national army at that time, and the haze of the civil war shrouded the land of China, and Zhang Lingfu and his 74th Division were inevitably involved in this torrent of history
At the beginning of the civil war, the Kuomintang army once had the upper hand on the battlefield by virtue of its equipment superiority, but with the continuous maturity of the PLA's strategy and tactics, the advantage of the Kuomintang army gradually lost, in order to turn the tide of the war, Chiang Kai-shek sent his ace unit, the integrated 74th Division, to the East China Theater, in an attempt to contain the offensive of the PLA
Zhang Lingfu lived up to expectations and led the reorganized 74th Division to win a series of victories on the battlefield in northern Jiangsu, especially in the battles of Lianshui, Huaiyin, and other places, which dealt a heavy blow to the Central China Field Army
On the People's Liberation Army (PLA), General Su Yu was known for his outstanding military ability and flexible command art, and he was well aware of the strength of the reorganized 74th Division, but he was also keenly aware of the weakness of this unit -- the lone army went deep and lacked support
In the spring of 1947, General Su Yu commanded the East China Field Army to launch the Laiwu Campaign, successfully annihilating the Kuomintang Li Xianzhou group, which greatly boosted the morale of the People's Liberation Army
In May 1947, General Su Yu decided to encircle and annihilate the 74th Division in the Menglianggu area, in order to ensure the victory of the battle, General Su Yu formulated a careful battle plan, mobilized the strength of the five columns of the East China Field Army, and formed a situation of encirclement of the 74th Division
After the battle began, the reorganized 74th Division relied on strong firepower and strong fortifications, stubbornly resisted, the PLA soldiers were brave and fearless, went forward one after another, braved the enemy's artillery fire, and approached the main peak of Menglianggu step by step, after three days and nights of fierce fighting, the PLA finally captured the main peak of Menglianggu, and completely annihilated the 74th Division, Zhang Lingfu was also killed in the battle
The victory in the Battle of Menglianggu was a major turning point in the history of the War of Liberation, which marked the complete defeat of the Kuomintang army in the strategic offensive stage and also heralded the final victory of the War of Liberation
Looking back on those war-torn years, we can't help but ask: What caused the collapse of Zhang Lingfu and his reorganized 74th Division?
After winning a series of victories, the reorganized 74th Division developed the idea of underestimating the enemy, neglected to accurately judge the battlefield situation, and finally fell into the encirclement of the PLA
In the process of attacking the liberated areas of Shandong, the reorganized 74th Division was too aggressive, disconnected from friendly and neighboring troops, and finally became isolated and helpless, becoming a turtle in the urn of the PLA
Despise their opponents, Zhang Lingfu and his reorganized 74th Division underestimated the combat effectiveness of the People's Liberation Army and the command ability of General Su Yu, and finally paid a heavy price for their own light enemy
The wheel of history is rolling forward, and the battle of Menglianggu has become a thing of the past, but the enlightenment it leaves us is eternal: no matter when and where, we must keep a clear head, be prepared for danger in times of peace, and not have the slightest slack and carelessness
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