1947年10月底,刘伯承、邓小平率领中国人民解放军第二野战军挥戈南下,准备抢渡黄河,挺进大别山。当时,驻守黄河的是国民党正规军。他们全副美式装备,兵强马壮,又凭借黄河天险,可以明守暗防。难怪作战参谋长赵深趾高气扬地说:“尽管邓小平用兵如神,我就不信他能插上翅膀,从我们的炮火中飞越黄河!” By the end of October 1947, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping led the second field army of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to go south and prepare to grab the Yellow River and advance into the Dabie Mountains. At that time, the regular army stationed in the Yellow River was the KMT. They are fully equipped with American equipment, strong troops and horses, but also by virtue of the Yellow River natural hazards, you can keep the secret defense. No wonder the Chief of Staff Zhao Deeply said cockily: “Despite Deng Xiaoping’s use of force, I do not believe he can plug in the wings and fly over the Yellow River from our artillery!”