The beacon of youth

A soldier: "I said, man, are you so stubborn?"What are we doing? Jin Yichuan's 24th brigade made a rescue. You don't know that the communist army is very good at fighting. With so many people marching, can the communist army not know that we are coming?Maybe they are already waiting for us somewhere on the way? The soldier who spoke first said in a panic: "What should we do? If you say so, our trip is not enough. I have to confess my life in this mountain." inside."

Another soldier looked around and saw that other people were walking with their heads bowed, and they were wearing hats covering their ears, so they put their heads close to him: "You, what can I say about you, say you are stubborn, you kid always don't Convinced, it's better if we go this time without incident. If there is a fight, let's see the situation. If it doesn't work, let's find a cave or something to hide. Even if we can't find a cave, find a place to hide. I don't believe in such a big mountain. Too many ditches and no place to hide people

The soldier who spoke first nodded his head suddenly as if he had realized what he said: "Yes, let's do it this way. As long as there is any movement, we brothers will hide first, and we will talk after the battle is over. If we win, we brothers will follow." If you lose the fight, you will run away. Anyway, you have to save your life first. Even if you are caught by the communist army, it’s no big deal. Eight Routes don’t kill prisoners... Another soldier patted his Shoulder: "Brother, you are right to think so, you will follow me as soon as the gun is fired, find a place to lie down first, don't worry, as long as you are smarter, you will definitely not die

The chief of the Kuomintang Support Corps is Liu Kan, commander of the reorganized No. [-] Yujun. This Liu Kan is a first-year student in Huangpu. He and Hu Zongnan are classmates. They used to call each other brothers in school. , but now it is the relationship between the superior and the superior, and the relationship between each other is gradually alienated. Hu Zongnan scolded him for his failure to lead the rescue team several times.

Although Liu Kan was very depressed, he could only hold back his grievances. The first rank of the official university crushed people, so Hu Zongnan said that he was letting him go for the sake of his classmates, otherwise he would be sent to the Nationalist government. Court martial to try him.

His old classmate is now in the executive office in Xi'an, drinking coffee imported from the United States in front of the fireplace, and farting loudly while drinking coffee. He risked his life to march in the snowy weather. Who told him that his flattering skills were not as good as others. Although he was not convinced, there was nothing he could do. Commander Hu is the chairman's popular student, so he couldn't compare.

Sitting in the jeep, Liu Kan looked at the increasing wind and snow outside and the soldiers marching with their necks hunched, frowned and said to an officer beside him: "Send my order, the troops stop advancing and rest on the spot , find all the teachers here

Following Liu Kan's order, the troops stopped advancing, and each of the brigades looked for a relatively flat place to make a fire for cooking. The guards of the 29th Army quickly set up a large military tent by the roadside, and set up a table inside the tent. and chairs, and a large stove was lit. As the charcoal fire in the stove became redder and redder, the temperature in the tent gradually rose.

It didn't take long, and all the teachers rushed over in the guitar-guided vehicles. At this time, the teachers of these ** were cursing and swearing, and they were still talking when they walked into the big tent.

Liu Kan looked at these senior teachers and coughed hard: "Everyone, everyone, please regulate your words and deeds, please regulate your words and deeds, you are all high-ranking officials. You are the pillars of the party and the country, and your words and deeds should be given to the soldiers. Let us set an example, it is better not to say some things.”

Division Commander A entered the door and sat on the chair brought by the guard.He spat out the half of the cigarette butt that was in his mouth: "The pillars of the party state, the pillars of shit, and the pillars of other party states are enjoying in Xi'an and Nanjing. What kind of pillars are we?

Division Commander B: "Commander Liu, why are you marching in this horrible weather? My brothers are all one by one. They are scolding their mothers. If they continue to walk, they may desert

Division Commander C: "Commander Liu, the terrain here is too complicated. There are big ditches all over the mountains and plains. Even the guide we are looking for will get lost. There are some places on the map that don't match the numbers, and heavy snow in some places has filled up the ditches. , the whole car may fall down, it is very dangerous to march rashly in such weather, I think it is better to camp in place.”

Liu Kan looked at these division commanders, and then said in a deliberative tone: "Everyone, the terrain is complicated, so we can send search troops to the two cities, how about marching after we find out the enemy's situation?

Division Commander Ding: "Commander Liu, how do you find out the enemy's situation? This is the Huanglong Mountain Area, where mountains are connected to mountains, and ditches are connected to ditches. You can't see a commoner for miles and miles. Even if you see one occasionally, you will pretend to be deaf and dumb with you, and you will ask questions. I don’t understand, the common people here are all seduced by “redness, no one will help us, now we’re going to fight the blind and the deaf.” Once the eyes are dark, they know how to move forward, and when they encounter a situation, they must suffer a big loss

As soon as the teacher finished speaking, the tent was full of echoes.Liu Kan looked at all the teachers: "Then everyone means to stay in the same place?"

The officers all nodded yes.Liu Kan looked at the commanders again: "Since we have to camp, our marching speed will slow down. The Xi'an Governor's Office ordered us to arrive in Yichuan within two days. What should we say to Mr. Hu?"

Only then did the teachers understand Liu Kan's thoughts. He also wanted to camp in the same place with his feelings, but he was afraid that Hu Zongnan would do something to his military law, so he pulled everyone together. Even if there were problems in the future, he could justify that everyone wanted to camp. He can't help himself.

All the division commanders thought in their hearts, they are really old-fashioned, horses are slippery, mice are old and hard to handle, this Liu Kan is really an old fox, the tip of his tail is white, he is said to be the commander of the corps, but when he comes to take responsibility Time is not willing to bear a little bit more.

Why did Liu Kan speak to these teachers in a negotiating tone?In fact, it is not to blame Liu Kan for doing this. He has no choice, because not all of these division commanders are his direct subordinates. His 29th Army only has two divisions, and Yan Ming, the division commander who reorganized the No.90 Division, is his. Old friend, his orders are still very effective in the [-]th Division, so Liu Kan can directly command only three divisions in the entire corps, and the remaining four divisions can only speak in a negotiating tone.

This time, there are four divisions in the reinforcement corps that are not directly under him, but Hu Zongnan temporarily dispatched them. Although it is said that they are under his jurisdiction in name, they don’t really buy into him. Since they don’t buy into it, they just It seems a bit humble to be able to discuss with others, but in the end the goal has been achieved.

A large corps of more than 5000 people camped on both sides of the road. Liu Kan asked the radio station to report the situation of the troops to the Office of Chief Hu Zongnan in Xi'an.

The urgent telegram was sent to the Xi'an Chief Office thousands of kilometers away by radio waves. The confidential staff in the office knew that this matter could not be delayed, so they took the telegram to report to Chief Hu, but they searched all over the place.The mansion also couldn’t find Chief Hu, so he had no choice but to settle for the next best thing. Since Chief Hu couldn’t find him, he could find the chief of staff. Press the telegram and report when there is an officer.

Near Yichuan, in the headquarters of the Northwest Field Army of our army, Mr. Zhang Du and a group of senior officers were paying attention to the progress of the battle. A staff officer came in with a telegram. Mr. Zhang took it over, looked at it, and handed it to a person next to him. Chang: "This Liu Kan, I think it's too snowy to go, so I camped in place. This is just right. If he doesn't leave, let's go. I'm worried about whether Wang Huzi's troops will arrive as scheduled. This is good. Our time I'm finally rich."

"Boss, we still can't take it lightly. Wang Huzi's second column is too far away from the preset position. The snowstorm and the difficult road will have an impact on the enemy, and it will also affect us. It is better to urge them to be a good leader." Then said.

Boss Peng nodded: "There is no way. They will scare the enemy away if they are too close. Only the king of hard work has a beard. Tell the soldiers to run more and work harder. This is nothing to us. We **People start their careers by being able to endure hardships, we can get the victory earlier by running a little longer, and no matter how big the wind and snow are, it will not scare us."

"Boss, was it appropriate for you to order the Second Column to keep their independent regiment in place last time? The situation has changed from what we expected. The enemy came not more than 3, but more than 5000. Our army removed the containment The two enemy brigades in Yichuan have a total strength of less than 4000. Could you also transfer this independent regiment? They have more than [-] people, are equipped with good weapons and equipment, and are more effective than one. The main brigade is only stronger than weaker. It's good to be a reserve team." A chief suggested to Mr. Peng.

Boss Peng thought for a while and then said softly: "It's better not to move, take a look, we still need to keep some capital in our hands, if the battle goes well, they will play a greater role.

At this point, Boss Peng paused for a while and continued: "If it really doesn't work, it's not too late to transfer them, and it's still too late to transfer them temporarily based on their mobility.

At this time, the second column that Boss Zhang and his elders were talking about was marching rapidly in the wind and snow. On the northwest plateau, the north wind was howling, and the white-haired wind hit the marching soldiers on the bodies and faces like knives with snowflakes.

The soldiers' bodies were covered with a thin layer of snow, and their eyebrows, beards, and exposed heads were all covered with white ice crystals. If the troops were not marching in a hurry, they would have thought that these were figures in ice sculptures.