Liu Changyi's decisive battle in Su County

In the deep autumn of 1948, the Central Plains battlefield was filled with smoke and fire. The People's Liberation Army's Central Plains Field Army successively captured Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, and other towns in the Central Plains. The East China Field Army annihilated the Kuomintang's Huang Baitao Corps, causing the Kuomintang's Liu Zhi group stationed in Xuzhou to hurriedly adjust their deployment. To crush Liu Zhi's group's strategic ambitions and seek to annihilate them on the spot, the Central Military Commission urgently ordered the Central Plains Field Army to capture Su County and cut off the Xuzhou-Bengbu line. In a moment, Su County, located between Xuzhou and Bengbu, became a pivotal piece in the Huaihai Campaign. The Central Plains Field Army, which had just finished the battles to capture Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, was ordered to march day and night toward Xuzhou. The deputy commander of the Central Plains Field Army's Third Division, Liu Changyi, advanced his troops and encountered resistance from the Kuomintang tank units on the outskirts of Su County, suffering significant casualties. Liu Changyi decisively withdrew from battle and sent out a special operations company to ascertain the enemy's positions, identifying that the resisting forces were part of the Kuomintang's Zhang Jiwu Traffic Police's 16th Brigade stationed in Su County. Before the battle had even begun, facing enemy tanks, Liu Changyi decided to thoroughly investigate Zhang Jiwu's defensive deployment in Su County to prepare adequately for the assault. Liu Changyi's proposal to attack Su County aligned perfectly with the strategic intentions of the military commission leaders. Under the urgent orders from the Central Military Commission and Chairman Mao of 'the sooner the better, the more crucial and anticipated,' Liu...