Campaign along the Southern Section of Datong–Puzhou Railway
January 01, 1970
Campaign along the Southern Section of the Datong-Puzhou Railway (同蒲路南段战役) was a campaign fought between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era and resulted in the communist victory.
Campaign along the Southern Section of the Datong-Puzhou Railway
In early July 1946, Hu Zongnan, the nationalist commander-in-chief of the 1st War Zone sent the nationalist Reorganized 1st Division and the Reorganized 27th Division northward to link up with the nationalist force from Linfen and Jiexiu (介休) under the command of Yan Xishan, the nationalist commander-in-chief of the 2nd War Zone, hoping that the nationalist would dislodge the communists controlling the southern section of the Datong-Puzhou Railway. The communists under the command of Chen Geng and his political commissarXie Fuzhi in turn, planned to annihilate the nationalists before they could link up with each other. The communist 4th Column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan (晋冀鲁豫) Military Region was tasked with this job with the help of units of the communist Taiyue (太岳) Military Region.
Units of the communist Taiyue (太岳) Military Region
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On June 12, 1946, the nationalist Reorganized 27th Division and two brigades of the nationalist Reorganized 1st Division had pushed to Wenxi (闻喜), Water Head Town (Shui Tou Zhen, 水头镇), Embankment Palm Town (Yan Zhang Zhen, 堰掌镇), and Summer (Xia, 夏) County, and the nationalist advance guard had penetrated over 70 km into the communist dominated areas. On July 13, 1946, the communist 4th Column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region concentrated two brigades to besiege the 31st Brigade of the nationalist Reorganized 27th Division, while the rest of the troops were deployed to stop the nationalist reinforcement. By July 14, 1946, the 31st Brigade of the nationalist Reorganized 27th Division was completely annihilated at Embankment Palm Town (Yan Zhang Zhen, 堰掌镇) and the Town of Hu and Zhang (Hu Zhang Zhen, 胡张镇) regions. In the meantime, the nationalist reinforcement of the nationalist Reorganized 1st Division from Wenxi (闻喜) and Water Head Town (Shui Tou Zhen, 水头镇) to reinforce their besieged comrades-in-arms was also ambushed on its way and was forced to retreat.
After suffering the defeat, the nationalist force under the command of Hu Zongnan was forced out of action and had to regroup by withdrawing to the Wenxi (闻喜), Xia County, Shanxi and Anyi (安邑) regions. However, the nationalist force under the command of Yan Xishan was still on the move to the north in order to reinforce the nationalists in northern Shanxi participating in the Northern Shanxi Campaign. As the majority of the nationalist force was sent to the north, the regions along the Datong–Puzhou Railway from Lingshi (灵石) to Hongtong was only defended by the nationalist 39th Division, 69th Division, and local security regiments. Taking the opportunity, the communist 4th Column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region and units of the communist Taiyue (太岳) Military Region joined their forces and launched another round of assaults on August 9, 1946, taking Hongtong, City of Zhao (Zhao Cheng, 赵城), Huo (霍) County, Lingshi (灵石) and Fenxi (汾西). The campaign finally concluded on September 1, 1946, when the communists took the region of Wealthy Family's Beach (Fu Jia Tan, 富家滩).
Outcomeedit
The nationalists had suffered over 15,000 casualties in their defeat, and not only they had failed to achieve their original objective of linking up with their comrades-in-arms, but the original gap in the nationalist defense had greatly increased as the result of the nationalist defeat. In contrast, the communist victory had completely severed the link between the nationalist force under the command of Hu Zongnan in the south and the nationalist force under the command of Yan Xishan in the north. The original gap between the two groups of the nationalist forces was greatly increased that there was no chance for the nationalists to link up again because a vast area along the 100 km southern section of the Datong-Puzhou Railway had fallen into communist hands.
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January 01, 1970
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Campaign along the Southern Section of the Datong Puzhou Railway 同蒲路南段战役 was a campaign fought between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War in the post World War II era and resulted in the communist victory Campaign along the Southern Section of the Datong Puzhou RailwayPart of Chinese Civil WarDateJuly 12 1946 September 1 1946LocationSouthern Shanxi ChinaResultCommunist victoryBelligerentsFlag of the National Revolutionary ArmyNational Revolutionary ArmyPLAPeople s Liberation ArmyCommanders and leadersHu Zongnan Yan XishanChen Geng Xie FuzhiStrength27 00030 000Casualties and losses15 000unknown Contents 1 Prelude 2 Order of battle 3 Campaign 4 Outcome 5 See also 6 ReferencesPrelude editIn early July 1946 Hu Zongnan the nationalist commander in chief of the 1st War Zone sent the nationalist Reorganized 1st Division and the Reorganized 27th Division northward to link up with the nationalist force from Linfen and Jiexiu 介休 under the command of Yan Xishan the nationalist commander in chief of the 2nd War Zone hoping that the nationalist would dislodge the communists controlling the southern section of the Datong Puzhou Railway The communists under the command of Chen Geng and his political commissar Xie Fuzhi in turn planned to annihilate the nationalists before they could link up with each other The communist 4th Column of the Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan 晋冀鲁豫 Military Region was tasked with this job with the help of units of the communist Taiyue 太岳 Military Region Order of battle editNationalists Reorganized 1st Division Reorganized 27th Division The 39th Division The 69th Division Communists The 4th Column of the Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan Military Region Units of the communist Taiyue 太岳 Military RegionCampaign editOn June 12 1946 the nationalist Reorganized 27th Division and two brigades of the nationalist Reorganized 1st Division had pushed to Wenxi 闻喜 Water Head Town Shui Tou Zhen 水头镇 Embankment Palm Town Yan Zhang Zhen 堰掌镇 and Summer Xia 夏 County and the nationalist advance guard had penetrated over 70 km into the communist dominated areas On July 13 1946 the communist 4th Column of the Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan Military Region concentrated two brigades to besiege the 31st Brigade of the nationalist Reorganized 27th Division while the rest of the troops were deployed to stop the nationalist reinforcement By July 14 1946 the 31st Brigade of the nationalist Reorganized 27th Division was completely annihilated at Embankment Palm Town Yan Zhang Zhen 堰掌镇 and the Town of Hu and Zhang Hu Zhang Zhen 胡张镇 regions In the meantime the nationalist reinforcement of the nationalist Reorganized 1st Division from Wenxi 闻喜 and Water Head Town Shui Tou Zhen 水头镇 to reinforce their besieged comrades in arms was also ambushed on its way and was forced to retreat After suffering the defeat the nationalist force under the command of Hu Zongnan was forced out of action and had to regroup by withdrawing to the Wenxi 闻喜 Xia County Shanxi and Anyi 安邑 regions However the nationalist force under the command of Yan Xishan was still on the move to the north in order to reinforce the nationalists in northern Shanxi participating in the Northern Shanxi Campaign As the majority of the nationalist force was sent to the north the regions along the Datong Puzhou Railway from Lingshi 灵石 to Hongtong was only defended by the nationalist 39th Division 69th Division and local security regiments Taking the opportunity the communist 4th Column of the Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan Military Region and units of the communist Taiyue 太岳 Military Region joined their forces and launched another round of assaults on August 9 1946 taking Hongtong City of Zhao Zhao Cheng 赵城 Huo 霍 County Lingshi 灵石 and Fenxi 汾西 The campaign finally concluded on September 1 1946 when the communists took the region of Wealthy Family s Beach Fu Jia Tan 富家滩 Outcome editThe nationalists had suffered over 15 000 casualties in their defeat and not only they had failed to achieve their original objective of linking up with their comrades in arms but the original gap in the nationalist defense had greatly increased as the result of the nationalist defeat In contrast the communist victory had completely severed the link between the nationalist force under the command of Hu Zongnan in the south and the nationalist force under the command of Yan Xishan in the north The original gap between the two groups of the nationalist forces was greatly increased that there was no chance for the nationalists to link up again because a vast area along the 100 km southern section of the Datong Puzhou Railway had fallen into communist hands See also editOutline of the Chinese Civil War National Revolutionary Army History of the People s Liberation Army Chinese Civil WarReferences editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Zhu Zongzhen and Wang Chaoguang Liberation War History 1st Edition Social Scientific Literary Publishing House in Beijing 2000 ISBN 7 80149 207 2 set Zhang Ping History of the Liberation War 1st Edition Chinese Youth Publishing House in Beijing 1987 ISBN 7 5006 0081 X pbk Jie Lifu Records of the Liberation War The Decisive Battle of Two Kinds of Fates 1st Edition Hebei People s Publishing House in Shijiazhuang 1990 ISBN 7 202 00733 9 set Literary and Historical Research Committee of the Anhui Committee of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference Liberation War 1st Edition Anhui People s Publishing House in Hefei 1987 ISBN 7 212 00007 8 Li Zuomin Heroic Division and Iron Horse Records of the Liberation War 1st Edition Chinese Communist Party History Publishing House in Beijing 2004 ISBN 7 80199 029 3 Wang Xingsheng and Zhang Jingshan Chinese Liberation War 1st Edition People s Liberation Army Literature and Art Publishing House in Beijing 2001 ISBN 7 5033 1351 X set Huang Youlan History of the Chinese People s Liberation War 1st Edition Archives Publishing House in Beijing 1992 ISBN 7 80019 338 1 Liu Wusheng From Yan an to Beijing A Collection of Military Records and Research Publications of Important Campaigns in the Liberation War 1st Edition Central Literary Publishing House in Beijing 1993 ISBN 7 5073 0074 9 Tang Yilu and Bi Jianzhong History of Chinese People s Liberation Army in Chinese Liberation War 1st Edition Military Scientific Publishing House in Beijing 1993 1997 ISBN 7 80021 719 1 Volum 1 7800219615 Volum 2 7800219631 Volum 3 7801370937 Volum 4 and 7801370953 Volum 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Campaign along the Southern Section of Datong Puzhou Railway amp oldid 1220075139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
