The beacon of youth

…Huiye Zhanjun was attacked by Liu Kan’s Corps on Kaizi Street for a long time, and fought continuously “night and night. One way is to reduce the fighting spirit of the Kuomintang commanders and soldiers at all levels, so as to achieve the goal of destroying the enemy in large numbers at the lowest cost.

I have heard a lot from Boss Peng, but we have no way to completely wipe out this enemy

Boss Peng: "That's the truth, but it's not an option to surround them now. The enemy is crowded together, and it's hard to eat for a while. Our strength is basically used up, but there is still no way to separate the enemy. Let them go." Opening an opening to let the enemy escape is the best way, as much as you can fight as much as you can, and as much as you have, how much food you have, do you do what you can.”

At this point, Boss Zhang thought about it and said: "It is very difficult to wipe out the Liu Kan Corps at present, but it is not impossible at all. Boss Peng raised his hand holding a magnifying glass to look at the map, and asked a chief beside him: "How much mobile force does our field army have now? .

The chief replied: "Boss, basically all those who can be dispatched have been dispatched, including field divisions, columns, and the logistics and direct subordinate teams of various brigades. Even our field army headquarters has only one guard platoon left. To put it bluntly, if an enemy army suddenly appears here, even if it is a small enemy army, we can only run away.

Now we have only one independent cavalry division directly under Yesi. Considering that they are cavalry, they are not very helpful for mountain warfare. Have you been talking? They are still standing by. "

Boss Peng smiled: "It's that little Li Yong. They haven't been used for several days. I don't know how anxious this kid is. What I mean is that Liu Qin is attacking the four vertical positions. Zhang Dazhi only needs to Let go of a hole, and this wave of enemies will flow out like a flood, and you will suffer if you stand in the front. Let's not do such stupid things. We must make full use of the geographical location of Huanglong. The mechanized corps ran on the mountain road

A chief of the headquarters said: "Boss, does he mean to use the rugged terrain of the Huanglong Mountains to consume the enemy?"

Mr. Peng: "Yes, the enemy has a lot of cars, but mountain roads are not their forte. Let's let the rugged Huanglong Mountain Road help us drag the fat ones into thin ones, and the thin ones into tired ones, and then attack

Speaking of which, Boss Peng pointed to a point on the map: "This is here. This is the only way for the Liu Kan Corps to return to Yan'an. If we can put a troop here to block the enemy and consume the enemy's vigor If it is lost, there is still the possibility of gathering and annihilating Liu Kan's corps."

A chief looked at the place where Boss Peng pointed: "This is the Chakou area, more than 200 kilometers away from us. The boss means to use these 200 kilometers of mountain roads to drag the enemy to exhaustion, and then use an army to fight against the enemy in the Chakou area." The enemy is blocking, wait for the main force of our field army to arrive before attacking

Boss Peng: "The 200 kilometers on the map are measured with a ruler. The roads in northern Shaanxi go up and down the mountains, not only more than 200 kilometers, but the actual distance is much farther. Even if the enemy runs desperately, it will take several days. It takes a lot of time to get here. I want to put a powerful force here to resolutely block the enemy. As long as our force can block Liu Kan for a period of time, it will give our main force valuable time for rest and pursuit. After all, the enemy has a large number of cars, and the retreat speed is much faster than our army."

A chief stared at the map and said to Boss Peng: "Boss, your idea is really good, but how can you block Liu Kan? What kind of block? We are more than 200 kilometers away from the Chakou area. But Yan'an is not far from the Chakou area. Two hundred kilometers, what if the enemy in Yan'an reinforces Liu Kan? .

Boss Peng: "I have also considered this issue. Don't we still have two mobile forces in our hands? My idea is to use the independent regiment of the Second Column to resolutely block the enemy in the Chakou area, and use the cavalry division of the Field Army to maneuver to The area between Yan'an and Chakou is to monitor the enemy in Yan'an, and then the main force of our field army will encircle and wipe out the Liu Kan Corps

After Boss Peng’s words were finished, no one said anything for a long time. The heads of the headquarters are all generals who have been tested in the field for many years. .

A chief thought for a while and said to Mr. Peng: "Boss, you mean to use the independent regiment of the Second Column to block Liu Kan in the Chakou area, and use a strong blocking battle to consume their energy, and wait for our main force to encircle him. But can this independent regiment get the job done?

I also know this independent regiment,..." Second, how powerful is the battle, but no matter how powerful it is, it is just a regiment. In the attack, although the losses were great, the main force remained.

According to the situation we have now, there are still more than 6 people in Liu Kan, and most of the heavy weapons are there.

Once they can't be stopped, their whole regiment may collapse and be dumped by the enemy, and then we will not be worth the loss. Not only will we not be able to destroy the enemy, but it is also very likely that this independent regiment that is very capable of fighting will be included.

Another point, how to solve the enemy in Yan'an?The enemy still has three main divisions in Yan'an. What if they reinforce Liu Kan?Our cavalry's maneuverability is pretty good, but the cavalry's strength lies in field battles in the plains, position defense is not their advantage, and they don't have any heavy infantry weapons. Can one of our cavalry divisions deal with the enemy reinforcements coming out of Yan'an? "

Boss Peng: "You are right and very detailed. This is the crux of the problem. As far as I know, the independent regiment of the Second Column has made great progress after the Battle of Yulin. It has everything from weapons and equipment to personnel. Great improvement.

I heard that Wang Huzi gave their regiment more than 1000 local militiamen who newly joined the army in their column, so the strength of this independent regiment has not decreased, but has increased a lot. Know how this guy gets through the work of his men? There are more than 1000 militiamen, not to mention his subordinates, even I am envious when I look at it. Now the total strength of this independent regiment has exceeded 4000, which is as many as the two regiments of ordinary troops.

In addition, their weapons and equipment are very sophisticated, they have enough food and ammunition, and they are trained well. Their combat effectiveness is no better than that of a main traveler, and it may be stronger.

If they can make full use of the favorable terrain in the Chakou area, give full play to our army's fine tradition of not being afraid of suffering and not being afraid of death, coupled with flexible tactical command, it is possible to block the enemy, as long as they can persist for a few days, they can give us The complete annihilation of the Liu Kan Corps created great favorable conditions.

As for the enemies in Yan'an, whether they dare to go out of the city to reinforce Liu Qin is still unknown. The highest officer defending the enemy in Yan'an is He Wending, the commander of the No. 17 Division of the Kuomintang Reorganization. I know this He Wending very well. This classmate of Hu Zongnan is different from most of the Whampoa first-year students. This guy is a timid and fearful person. It is not clear whether he dares to send reinforcements. Yan'an still needs to leave one division for defense, and it is their limit to dispatch at most two main divisions.And what we can use to deal with this part of the enemy is a cavalry division. Although the strength of a division is one-third of the enemy's, it is not too small to fight against. The key to the problem is whether this independent regiment of the Second Column Can block enemies in the fork area. "

Boss Peng, who paused for a while, said again: "I have made up my mind. I will use this independent regiment to get in front of the enemy. We must stop Liu Kan, and the confidential officer will record it."

A staff member immediately picked up a notebook and a pen, and saw Boss Zhang walking slowly a few steps, and then said:

Order, the Second Column is directly under the Li Yong Department of the Independent Regiment. You must take advantage of your fast maneuvering speed, march [-] kilometers by force, seize the fork area, and stick to it for five days and nights at all costs. You must be nailed there like a nail and cut off the enemy's escape route. .This order.

Peng Xi of the Northwest Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army

Seeing that the confidential officer finished recording, Boss Zhang said again: "Send a copy of this order to the independent regiment and their second column, so that Wang Huzi won't say that I skipped the command later. rest at ease."

Regardless of how the chiefs in the field army headquarters discussed, at this moment in the Northwest Field Army Fourth Column Headquarters, the commander Zhang Dazhi was reading the telegram, and after reading it, he handed the telegram to the one beside him, the commander.

Zhang Dazhi, was born in Jiaxian County, Shaanxi Province in the year of Zhou. He joined the Communist Youth League of China in the early years and joined the party in the early years. During the Agrarian Revolution, he served as the Secretary of the Jiaxian County Party Committee in **, a special commissioner of the Northern Shaanxi Special Committee, and the Ten Thousandth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Concave Division. Political commissar, political commissar of the First Independent Division in northern Shaanxi, Secretary of the Yanchang District Committee during the War of Resistance Against Japan, political commissar of the Sixth Regiment of the Li Division, and Deputy Commander of the Mongolian Military Region. Commander of Youji, Commander of the Northern Shaanxi Military Region, Commander of the Fourth Column of the Northwest Field Army. Award the winning rank.

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