It was Mr. Peng's usual method to use the third and sixth columns to turn around and attack Yichuan, and he used it many times in the future, but Yichuan was not as the soldiers imagined, as long as the large army of the People's Liberation Army arrived at the Kuomintang, they had to raise their hands and surrender, and things were not so simple.

After some discussion, the Kuomintang defenders in Yichuan City were ready to defend for a period of time, and then break through, Zhang Hanchu and some of his subordinates were confident that they would fight against the PLA because of the dangerous terrain of Yichuan, and the terrain of Yichuan was not conducive to the operation of large corps, and you may not be able to use it if you have a large number of people.

In addition to the main city, Yichuan also has two positions outside the city, these two positions are one is the inner Qilang Mountain, the other is the Phoenix Wing Mountain, the two mountains are the most dangerous in the Inner Qilang Mountain, although this mountain is not high, the altitude is only more than 300 meters, but it is backed by the city wall of Yichuan, the mountain wall is very steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, since ancient times there is a saying that "Qilang Mountain is a road".

The heavy artillery positions and ammunition depots of the 24th Brigade are all on this mountain, although the brigade commander Zhang Hanchu is afraid of death, but he does not understand anything, he also knows the importance of this position, and put more than 1,000 people on the top of the mountain to carry out key defense, which is not easy to do in the 24th Brigade, which is very tight in strength.

Another mountain is called Fengyi Mountain, although this Fengyin Mountain is not as steep as Qilang Mountain, but its altitude is higher than that of Qilang, and it is easier to exert firepower on this hilltop position, and Zhang Hanchu also arranged a regiment of troops on this position.

Although this regiment is no longer under the strength after the first few battles, there are less than 1,000 people left, and these **100 people are all veterans who have been beaten up, and they are sharp and slippery in battle, and their marksmanship is very accurate, and they are also used to it in the Kuomintang army, and their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated, and they can still fight hard at critical times.

In this way, the defenders of the main city of Yichuan were already less than 2,000 people, and after the arrival of the third and sixth columns of the Northwest Field Army, the soldiers did not take care of rest, and immediately began to attack.

However, the onslaught of the 3rd and 6th columns of the Northwest Field Army was quickly counterattacked by the 24th Brigade, and the troops immediately launched several strong attacks, but they were all beaten down by the enemy's dense firepower, and the attacks not only did not achieve any results but also brought quite a lot of casualties.

The soldiers are in a hurry, and some grassroots commanders are also in a hurry, even Liu Kan's main army was eaten by Lao Tzu, and you still care about a small Yichuan, how can the 24th Brigade of the 24th Brigade be beaten to pieces when two columns come? What kind of main column of the field army, everyone is ready to launch a hard attack again, and if you don't believe it, you can't gnaw it.

Xu Guangda, the commander of the third column, who was aware of the rapid noise of the troops, immediately stopped the battle and ordered the troops to stop the attack, carefully study the enemy's firepower and troop deployment before deciding how to attack the city.

Commander Xu, who had carefully observed the entire battle, believed that the enemy's 24th Brigade in Yichuan was not strong enough, but it also had a certain combat effectiveness in defending against danger, and several unsuccessful attacks showed that the commanders and fighters were still a little light on the enemy.

The two support points outside the main city of Yichuan are like a Wang Ba with two front legs stretched out, not only with a hard shell but also with sharp claws and teeth.

If you want to take this Yichuan, it really takes a little effort, and it is not unreasonable for Mr. Peng to let two columns be dispatched when he set off.

The two support points outside the city and the main city are horns of each other, using firepower to support each other, attacking one and moving the whole body, the first few attacks were due to the blow of the enemy's crossfire and suffered heavy casualties.

At the pre-war meeting jointly held by the two columns, Commander Xu Guangda believed that in order to take Yichuan at the lowest cost, it was necessary to first break the enemy's triangular support points, make two feints, and contain the enemy's firepower and troops, and carry out a real attack on one position.

The reason why Commander Xu made this decision was because there was an enemy artillery position on Qilang Mountain, and this artillery position, because of the advantage in height, caused considerable trouble to our army's first few attacks - this article is transferred from Shushu.com - http://www.shushuw.cn/shu/26701/4155561.html.

As long as Qilang Mountain can be taken, the enemy on the remaining positions can be suppressed by condescending fire, which can effectively reduce the casualties of the troops.

Xu Guangda, formerly known as Dehua, a native of Changsha, Hunan, 1908-1969, entered the Whampoa Military Academy in 1926, went to the Honghu Soviet District in 29, served as the chief of staff of the Sixth Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, the commander of the 17th Division, was wounded in combat in 32 years and went to the Soviet Union for treatment and study, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the commander of the Second Independent Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and was also the old subordinate of Marshal He Long Chinese.

General Xu Guangda is familiar to everyone, so I won't introduce it too much, this is a general who went to the Whampoa Military Academy and went to the Soviet Union to nibble on black bread, which can be said to be an outlier in the PLA troops with a low level of education at that time. (The black bread of the Soviet Union is commonly known as big bread in the Northeast, that guy is indeed a big bread, no different from a pillow, I don't understand why the Russians make bread so big)

There is another point to say, after five or five years of conferring the title, General Xu Guangda thought that his contribution was not as good as the other nine generals, because he thought that he asked the central government to demote himself by one level, and the central government agreed to the general's request, so the rank of general in our country is a fourth-level cadre, only General Xu Guangda himself is a fifth-level cadre, and he didn't say anything.

The 3rd and 6th columns, which had completed the pre-war preparatory meeting, immediately began to attack Yichuan again, and this time Commander Xu Guangda commanded the two columns.

As mentioned above, Commander Luo of the Sixth Column is also a very powerful general, but there is still a gap between him and Commander Xu, and besides, the troops are about seniority and prestige, whether it is seniority, ability, or prestige, it is expected that Commander Xu Guangda will command the two columns.

At this time, the advantage of the large number of people was seen, and the soldiers of the two columns launched simultaneous attacks on the main city wall of Yichuan, Qilang Mountain and Fengyi Mountain outside the city, with the aim of making the enemy unable to take care of each other and not be able to effectively support the main attack object of the Northwest Field Army, Qilang Mountain outside the city.

At the meeting, Commander Xu gave orders to commanders at all levels that no matter whether it is a main attack or a feint attack, we must find ways to use our brains to reduce casualties as much as possible, and it is absolutely not allowed to rush forward regardless of the stubbornness, because the lives of our soldiers are the most precious, and we must try to minimize unnecessary casualties.

The attack on Qilang Mountain was a main brigade of the Third Column, and this brigade also sent a small force to disguise itself as the Kuomintang defenders, led by the commander of the reconnaissance battalion, and climbed up from a small stone gap in the back mountain.

The veteran scouts of the third column led the soldiers from the company to the command post of the enemy's position on the top of the hill, and by the time the Kuomintang soldiers at the command post realized that the situation was wrong, the fighters' grenades had already been thrown in groups.

The effect of dozens of grenades exploding in a room is terrifying, and in the blink of an eye, with the shock wave of the explosion, fragments of various parts of the body of people such as arms and thighs flew out of the room, and when the soldiers rushed in with guns, the stumps and flesh in the room were all over the walls, and the blood under the soles of the feet could stain the shoes.

As soon as the enemy's command post on the top of Qilang Mountain was knocked out, the defending troops were suddenly shaken, and the defenders without command were in a mess, and the soldiers on and off the mountain quickly knocked out this position that Zhang Hanchu thought could not be taken in ten or eight days.

The commanders and fighters of the three columns who occupied the positions were overjoyed, first, because they had occupied the commanding heights outside the city, which created favorable conditions for the troops to launch attacks in the future.

Second, because there is a complete artillery position on this Qilang Mountain, what else can the artillery do if it is rushed under the nose of the infantry, you can't put the cannon on the bayonet, just raise your hands and surrender.

There are more than 20 artillery pieces, and a large number of shells, and the ammunition depot of the artillery of the 24th Brigade is also on this mountain, all of which are treasures, which is already a fortune in the eyes of the soldiers of the third column, who made our Eighth Route Army poor, it was a great deal to be able to capture a few guns before, and the soldiers who captured the heavy machine guns were considered great merits, not to mention the American-made cannons.

Some soldiers were so happy to put their faces on the barrel of the cannon, and some hurriedly told sù that the cannon had just been fired, and the barrel of the cannon was still hot, so don't be so happy that you will burn your face off.

The commander of our army who rushed to the top of the mountain was also crazy with joy, this commander shouted and ordered his soldiers to keep the captured artillery, not a single part should be lost, not a single shell should be moved back, this is the future belongings of our brigade, who dares to break the cannon I shut him up, the soldiers smiled and replied to their brigade commander: "Don't worry, it's all precious there, it can't be broken." ”

If Li Yong was here, he would definitely be familiar with this commander, this commander who rushed to the top of the mountain with the soldiers was Brigade Commander Liu of the Ninth Brigade whom he had dealt with and helped each other before, and their brigade was the main attack brigade of Qilang Mountain, and the Ninth Brigade was also a fist unit in the hands of Commander Xu of the Third Column who could fight tough battles.

Brigade Commander Liu on the top of the hill found that the enemy officers and soldiers on Fengyi Mountain, another position outside the city, were frantically strafing the besieging troops below the mountain with machine gun fire, and the soldiers were suppressed by the fire and could not move under the city. Thank you for your support, the recommended votes have exceeded 20,000, Lao Ba is very happy, I know that some friends don't like to say anything, but Lao Ba has a number in his heart, thank you again. Recently, QQ doesn't know why I can't get on it, and I can't get in touch with the editor-in-charge, so I'm a little depressed.