Chapter 20 Flanging Tactics

At this time, Song Xiaoerzi ran in and said that there was no one on the street. Xiang Song Jiliu squeezed Yulanzi's eyes, Song Xiaoerzi put on the egg basket, and the two walked out side by side.

Out of the gate, Song Xiaoerzi went to a wounded man, and Song Jiliu went to the front line. Song Xiaoerzi has been following behind his brother and giving him a sentry.

When the masses saw Song Jiliu, it was like seeing relatives reunited after a long absence, accusing the enemy of crimes, scolding the traitor squadron leader, stealing the people's food, and telling the traitor squadron leader about his crimes. Song Jiliu excitedly told everyone about the current situation and the brilliant victories of our army in various localities, and encouraged everyone to unite and persist in the struggle. After listening to her conversation, the villagers' hearts were as clear as a lit oil lamp, and they felt that they had a backbone. They said: "Song Jiliu, after listening to your words, we have more confidence in our hearts." We are not even afraid, we will fight the enemy with all our strength, and the day of victory will come sooner. ”

After Song Jiliu finished speaking, he rushed towards the enemy turret that was attacking, and a squad leader ran from other turrets, saluted the pseudo-squadron leader and said, "Big brother, it's better to surrender, so at least go home alive!" Our brothers in that bunker all asked to surrender, and we just didn't give the order to surrender, and they were no exception. ”

"This ...... Good...... All right! The order went down, and at the same time the white flag was raised......" The pseudo-squadron leader couldn't go on.

Half an hour later, white flags were hung on the three turrets, and one hundred and six puppet soldiers walked out of the stronghold with their hands raised: the Hanjiahu stronghold was finally overcome. Then the Independent Brigade successively conquered the strongholds of Qizhuang, Dingwang, Xiaotun, and Fengdun. The Shanglin puppet army also disarmed and surrendered.

On the evening of the 7th, under the victorious situation of the Lianke puppet stronghold, he instructed the 3rd Battalion of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade and the 1st Division of the Old 6th Regiment and the Cavalry Company of the Binhai Army Division to attack the puppet strongholds of Dongxizhubu and Dongmazhuang successively. The Zhubu puppet army was vulnerable and fled south in a hurry. The cavalry company followed the pursuit, captured more than 80 puppet soldiers, and surrendered more than 30 guns.

When the pursuing troops besieged Dongmazhuang, more than 200 people from the Baitabu puppet army came to reinforce and were defeated by the third battalion of the old fourth regiment of the second brigade. More than 5,000 people from Qingkou and Xinpu were puppeteers, and two 92 infantry guns were brought to Dongmazhuang for reinforcements. In order to avoid losses, the 2nd Brigade and other divisions were instructed to transfer. The campaign against "encroachment" ended victoriously.

In the anti-"encroachment" battle in Hailing, the old Fourth Regiment and other troops swept away the leaves in the autumn wind, attacked fiercely, and fought a quick victory; in only six or seven days, they uprooted 16 enemy and puppet strongholds, recovered the four districts of Yudong, Dong'an, Henan, and Baihe east of Luozhuang, captured more than 600 people under Yin Yuzhuo, the captain of the puppet army, killed and wounded more than 200 enemy puppet troops, and seized more than 540 long and short guns, more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition, and other military supplies.

After this heavy blow, Yang Buying's 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Brigades of the Puppet Special Forces, as well as the Puppet Independent Regiment, were wiped out, and only a few hundred people remained. Turtle shrinkage Dong Ma Zhuang. Stand by for help.

Hailing's anti-"encroachment" campaign won a brilliant victory, the good news spread, the crowd was excited, and the masses in various places killed pigs and sheep to comfort their children. The compatriots in the enemy-occupied areas also rejoiced, firmly believing that the day would come when the Japanese invaders would be defeated.

On 15 November, Shandong's "Dazhong Ribao" published a short commentary entitled "Celebrating the Great Victory of Our Army in Opposing 'Encroachment' in the Binhai District."

In mid-November, the Second Brigade of the Second Brigade, the Independent Brigade of the 57 th Army, the Hailing County Government, and mass organizations that took part in the anti-"encroachment" battle held a grand meeting of military and civilian congratulations, attended by more than 2,000 people, including Fu Zhuting, political commissar of the Second Brigade, Guan Songtao, chief of staff of the Independent Brigade of the 57 th Army, Brigade Commander Sun of the 111th Division of friendly forces, and Gao Zanfei, director of the Anti-Enemy Self-Defense Force in the Binhai District, all spoke at the meeting to warmly celebrate the great victory against "encroachment." On November 17, Hailing County held a symposium on the county's gentry and celebrities to congratulate Shengjiaoli.

Yang Fengming was commended by the conference for his meritorious participation in the war.

Chen Shiyu said in his speech at the meeting: "Hailing's anti-'encroachment' campaign is of great significance. It not only effectively cooperated with the anti-'sweeping' struggle of the Yimeng army and people, cracked down on the 'encroachment' activities of the Japanese puppets, and defended Hailing and the coastal base areas, but more importantly, it provided valuable experience to the anti-Japanese soldiers and people: it proved that the enemy was weak, the Japanese invaders' forces were scattered and seriously insufficient, and the puppet army's combat effectiveness was weak and depressed, which was the enemy's Achilles' heel that could not be overcome. ”

"Yes!" Teach the political commissar of the Second Brigade Fu Zhuting Dao.

"As long as we grasp the enemy's weakness, choose an appropriate opportunity, actively carry out guerrilla activities in the marginal areas and enemy-occupied areas, coordinate with the local armed forces with the main forces, organize a favorable campaign offensive, and deal a swift blow to the enemy, any 'sweeping' and 'encroachment' will certainly be crushed." Chen Shiyu said.

At that time, because the 115th Division had just arrived in Shandong, the base area was long and narrow and very small, and the base area was described as "a line from east to west, and a gun from north to south." In other words, there is simply no room for maneuver when encountering the enemy, and it will be difficult to break through the enemy's encirclement if the method of fighting movement warfare in civil war is still followed.

Therefore, Comrade Luo Ronghuan put forward the "flanging tactic," that is, the main force should not be set up in the belly of the base area, but should be deployed in the border area of the base area close to the enemy along the way. When the enemy begins to "sweep up," it is not "the enemy advancing and retreating" or "luring the enemy into depth," but "the enemy advancing and we advance," that is, after ascertaining the enemy's movements, especially the enemy in front of him, and taking advantage of the fact that there is still a large gap in the enemy's encirclement, he selects the weak point of the enemy's encirclement, jumps out of the base area, and "flips" to the enemy's rear, attacks and harasses the enemy's rear, and disrupts the enemy's disposition, so as to achieve the goal of smashing the enemy's "sweeping."

It is said that when this tactic was first proposed, many people who did not understand the situation did not understand it, because it was said that "the enemy advances and I retreat", and does not say "the enemy advances and I advance".

Once, when summing up experience, Luo Ronghuan summed this up as "the enemy enters and I advance" and wrote down this practice. When Chen Yi, the director of the Dazhong Daily at that time, first saw it, he thought that Luo Ronghuan was a clerical error, so he changed it to "the enemy advances and I retreat", Luo Ronghuan read it, changed it back, and explained that Shandong's base area is too small, unstable, and there is no place to retreat, so when the enemy comes, his rear must be empty, so go to his rear.

In 1942, after Luo Ronghuan formally put forward the "flanking tactics," when the Japanese puppet army was encircling the Luzhong base area, he "flipped over" to the southern part of the coastal area, organized the Hailing and other battles, and Lianke Hailing and others smashed the enemy's large-scale "sweep" in the winter of this year. **After learning about this situation, he spoke highly of this approach, and he happily said: "This 'flanging tactic' is not a tactic, but a strategy. That's great! Please promote it well! ”