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Xu Beng's defeat: Huang Baitao's short-term excitement

The final battle of the Battle of Xu Beng

A moment of crisis in the fall of Xuzhou

On November 13, 1949, as the last large-scale battle in the Liberation War, the Battle of Xu Beng had entered a critical moment. On this cold autumn day, disturbing news came from the front. Chen Shizhang, Liu Zhenxiang and other Kuomintang generals reported to Commander Huang Baitao that the 44th Army had suffered heavy losses and its front-line positions were precarious. This undoubtedly sounded the alarm that the Xuzhou defense line was about to collapse.

This did not happen suddenly. As early as the end of October, the Kuomintang government had already sent He Yingqin and other high-ranking generals to the front line to supervise the battle. However, these seemingly mobilizing measures were ultimately difficult to reverse the deteriorating situation on the battlefield in Xuzhou. The predicament faced by the front-line generals stemmed not only from the disparity in strength, but also from the split and disorderly command within the Kuomintang.

As the mainstay of the Battle of Xu Beng, Huang Baitao knew that the successive successes could not hide the cruel reality of the battlefield. He calmly weighed the current situation and decided to take tougher measures to correct the retreat of his generals. But this undoubtedly exacerbated the contradictions within the Kuomintang and triggered a power game between different factions.

A fragmented national government

The critical moment of the Battle of Xu Beng was the time when a more violent power struggle within the Nationalist Government came. On the one hand, the central government tried to prevent the rout of the Xuzhou defense line through the intervention of generals such as He Yingqin. On the other hand, the front-line generals also distanced themselves from the central government in the capital, hoping to preserve their sphere of influence.

Under this chaos, the fall of Xuzhou became inevitable. The 44th Army and the 100th Army lost one position after another, and were eventually forced to retreat. Even so, the contradictions between the front-line generals have not eased. We have seen that Chen Shizhang and Liu Zhenxiang not only have a lot of criticism for the Sichuan generals under them, but even their own colleagues dare to publicly criticize them. This infighting hastened the rout of Xuzhou to some extent.

At the same time, the escalation of the power struggle within the military has also triggered a political crisis. On the one hand, the central government in the capital sought to re-establish control of the front line through military means, while on the other hand, Huang Baitao and other local generals sought more autonomy. In this context, Xuzhou's defense line was difficult to support, the army's morale was weakened, and it eventually went to loss.

The deep reasons behind the characters

In this battle of Xu Beng, there are several characters who deserve our special attention. Among them, Huang Baitao is undoubtedly the most important role. As the last "soil emperor" of the Kuomintang, Huang Baitao tried to save the situation through harsh means. However, his actions not only exacerbated the contradictions between the front-line generals, but also further intensified the contradictions between the central government and the local warlords.

Secondly, the performance of front-line generals such as Chen Shizhang and Liu Zhenxiang is also worth pondering. On the one hand, they are trying to achieve victory on the battlefield, and on the other hand, they are also defending their own interests. This kind of selfish behavior has undoubtedly exacerbated the internal division of the Nationalist Government.

In addition, we also have to pay attention to another important figure - Wang Zejun. As the commander of the 44th Army, his defeat on the battlefield had put him in crisis. For this "boy brother", in the face of Huang Baitao's severe accusations, he was undoubtedly full of fear in his heart. The role of this psychological factor also affected the anti-Japanese forces at the front to a certain extent.

Overall, the defeat at the Battle of Xu Beng stemmed from power struggles within the KMT, military command failures, and contradictions between local warlords and the central government. These deep-seated problems eventually led to the fall of Xuzhou. This was not only a military defeat, but also the exposure and prominence of deep-seated contradictions within the Nationalist Government.

The impact of the fall of Xuzhou and its future direction

The fall of Xuzhou undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the Nationalist Government. Militarily, this meant that the PLA controlled the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, making the Nationalist government's defenses in the Central Plains increasingly precarious. Politically, this exacerbated the contradictions between the central government and the local warlords, further accelerating the collapse of the national government.

For ordinary people, the fall of Xuzhou also meant that the war had a direct impact on their lives. The influx of refugees into coastal cities has had a serious impact on the local economy and social order. In addition, those ordinary soldiers who were forced to be involved in the maelstrom of war, they faced the test of life and death, which undoubtedly exacerbated the unrest of society.

So, what will the future hold after the fall of Xuzhou? It is not difficult to foresee that this defeat will further accelerate the collapse of the national government. The CCP will take advantage of the situation to launch a new offensive into the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and seize more strategic points. At the same time, the contradictions within the Nationalist Government are bound to intensify further and may eventually lead to the collapse of the regime.

It can be said that the defeat in the Battle of Xu Beng marked the defeat of the last struggle of the Nationalist Government. From then on, the entire Chinese mainland will enter a new historical stage. But we cannot ignore that behind this turning point is inevitably a tragic history of national struggle. We must look at this history from a more objective and unbiased perspective, so that we can better understand the present and look to the future. (2032 words)

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