The beacon of youth

Seeing that his soldiers were shot down by the fierce firepower of the People's Liberation Army on the mountain again, Liu Kan, the commander of the Kuomintang Corps and the commander of the 29th Army, was not as calm as before, and dropped the telescope he had been holding in his hand to observe. On the ground: "Well, where did the communist army come from? With such tyrannical firepower, Peng Dehuai's several columns have never heard of such a communist army."

An officer ran over panting and reported: "Sir, the communist army's firepower is too fierce. In addition to dozens of heavy machine guns, several anti-aircraft machine guns have just been added. The brothers really can't stand it anymore. The charging junior officers were basically finished."

The gloomy Liu Kan didn't say anything, turned around and walked into the big tent of his command post, and ordered a messenger: "Call all the senior officers here for a meeting, the sooner the better."

Not long after, more than 20 senior national military officers who participated in the attack arrived. Knowing that the commander-in-chief was in a bad mood, none of these people who came to the meeting dared to speak.

Liu Kan glanced at these people: "Everyone, you are the direct commanders of our attack. You know the situation no less than I do. The communist army on the mountain is very fierce. We paid a heavy price but the attack still didn't work. , I invite you all here now to study a method, how to take down this position of the communist army."

After Liu Kan's words were finished, the officers looked at each other and none of them said a word. At this time, the chief is in a rage, and if one accidentally says something wrong, he might be dragged out and shot. Such a stupid thing No one will do it. If you have any idea in mind, you should first look at the limelight and see what others say.

Liu Kan waited for a while and saw that no one said anything, and then said: "Everyone, the communist army chose a very good position to attack. We can't go back to Yan'an if we can't take the fork position. The main force of the Communist army Peng Dehuai is not far away. Now, the timing must not be delayed, if there is any solution, I will say it, and I will not blame everyone."

An officer looked at the commanders at all levels behind him, and sighed: "Commander Liu, counting the attack of the [-]th Division, we attacked this communist position for four days and suffered heavy casualties, although the position has not yet been taken. , but the casualties we caused to the communist army were not small. At least the small cannons they fired very fiercely in the first two days stopped firing. , This is a unit that we have never encountered before. It is a mysterious ace unit of the Northwest Communist Army. Peng Dehuai spent a lot of money putting this unit here. Are you willing to take it out?"

Hearing this, Liu Kan interrupted the officer's speech: "Chief of Staff Zhang, I already understand what you said, please get to the point, how can we win the positions of the Communist Army." [

Officer: "Military seat, the communist army on the mountain is very strong. Although we have been attacking for several days, we have not shown signs of fatigue. In addition, the terrain here is not suitable for our large corps to fight. Although we have many troops, we cannot use them. , Therefore, Beizhi believes that in order to win this fork position, we must start from several aspects.

First, we must continue to exert pressure on the Communist army on the mountain, and we must not stop the frontal attack.

Second, please ask Officer He Wending in Yan'an to send troops to help and attack back and forth. This will not only destroy the Communist Army on Chakou Mountain, but also effectively deter the main force of the Communist Army Peng Dehuai and Xi Zhongxun who are following us.

Third, let Commander Hu in Xi'an send planes to help us in the battle, and use large-capacity aviation to carry out devastating blows to the top of the mountain. The heavy aerial bombs on the ground will destroy their positions first, and then it will be much simpler for us to rush up.As long as these points are achieved, Beizhi believes that it is not difficult to defeat the communist army. "

As soon as the officer finished speaking, Liu Kan immediately clapped his hands with both hands: "Okay, very good." With his movement, other officers also clapped their hands in a hurry.

Liu Kan: "Chief of Staff Zhang, listening to Jun's words is better than reading ten years of books. Your words made Liu Moumao suddenly enlightened."

The officer also said to Liu Kan proudly: "The military seat, the humble position is not dare to be, it is the result of your cultivation, and one last point, you must personally order the 42nd Division behind, must block the main force of the Communist army, give us Give it another day or two."

Liu Kan: "Don't worry, I will order the 42nd Division. Even if they wipe out all their divisions, I will block Peng Dehuai's main force."

Yan'an, Garrison Headquarters, KMT reorganized No.17 division commander and garrison commander He Wending is convening a meeting with his subordinates. The long and strong table is covered with a green military blanket, and the white bowl of tea is emitting a faint fragrance. Seriously, each of them sat upright.

This He Wending is a classmate of Liu Kan and Hu Zongnan. They are also in the first phase of Whampoa. There are three reorganization divisions of the Kuomintang in Yan'an City. He, the commander of the [-]th Division, also serves as the city defense commander of Yan'an.

He Wending, who was in the first place, was lecturing: "Everyone, after Liu Kan broke out from Wazi Street, he was blocked by a unit of the Communist Army in the Chakou area. He has been unable to attack for several days and suffered heavy casualties. He just called to ask us to Reinforcement, attacking the Communist army back and forth, generals, what do you think should be done?"

As soon as He Wending finished speaking, an officer stood up and replied: "Mr. Liu led seven divisions with nearly 8 people. Not only did he fail to rescue Yichuan, but he was beaten by the Communist Army on Wazi Street. Now a small fork can kill them all." Stop it and ask us to go for reinforcements. I really don’t know how this large regiment of 8 to [-] people was brought out. It’s just a group of pigs. Reinforcement, how many people are appropriate to go, less is useless, too much Yan'an's defensive force is empty, as to whether to go or not, or how many people to go, it is up to you, Commander He, to decide, are you the highest officer?"

He Wending looked at the general and school at the meeting: "Since everyone asked me to make a decision, I won't be too late. Although I am a temporary security commander, I still have to be responsible for the party and the country. I decided to send a brigade to the fork. , search forward, and give strong support to Commander Liu Kan and Liu Jun. The meeting is here without any comments from everyone. After you go back, you must immediately strengthen the city defense.

The senior Kuomintang officers who walked out from the venue looked at each other, and after walking out for a while, they had a good relationship and quietly discussed together: "Is this Mr. He and Liu Kan really classmates? It doesn't look like it. Liu Kan is in trouble. Don't the students see how distressed they are?"

Another officer: "Hey, what students are different from each other? The first phase of Whampoa is not all monolithic. I thought that Master He would send at least one division to support him. Who would have thought that he would only send out one brigade and not all of them? If the brigade is to search and advance, what is the use of going to a brigade with a large corps to fight?" [

"According to you, what should we do?"

Another officer: "It's easy to handle. If you don't go, don't send a single brigade. If you want to go to the rescue, all of them will be dispatched. Our three divisions in Yan'an will be dispatched together, and we will rush to the Chakou area to join Liu Kan and Commander Liu. Destroy the communist army at the crossroads and then turn around to deal with the main force of Peng Dehuai and Xi Zhongxun, in this way, even if we lose, at least we will not lose."

"Forget it, don't talk about it, it's not good to let the officer know, we can't control these things, let's take care of our own affairs first, as for Liu Kan, well, let's hope for good luck."

When all these officers went out, a junior officer next to He Wending asked, "Master, you only sent one brigade to rescue, how can you explain to Commander Hu and the commissioner afterwards?"

He Wending: "Huh, how do I explain it? I have my own way. What is Yan'an? It is the central location of the Communist bandits. This place is of great strategic significance and cannot be lost. If I send all the troops out, who will guard Yan'an? Who will bear such a big responsibility for the loss of Yan'an? Not only Commander Hu, but even the headmaster can understand me, I can only send a brigade to rescue, is there too much?"

At the fork, the Kuomintang reorganized the No. 20 Ninth Army Headquarters. The army commander Liu Kan tore up a telegram with a livid face, and cursed: "F*ck, He Wending, what's the use of sending a brigade? How dare a unit with three divisions in hand be less courageous than a mouse."

An officer next to him persuaded: "Commander, you don't need to be angry. As long as we can go back to Yan'an, we are afraid that he will fail. We can sue Commander Hu or Chairman Jiang."

Liu Kan: "Brother, you think I don't want to. It's not so easy to sue him. That guy is a famous old fox. He may have figured out a way to deal with us a long time ago. Don't think about him now. Yes, has Commander Hu from Xi'an called back? When will the plane arrive?"

Officer: "The person who called back was Sheng Wen, the chief of staff. The telegram said that the plane would reach the sky at noon today. He also said that the plane was carrying some gasoline that had just been imported from the United States. "

Liu Kan: "Well, this is still good news. Order the troops to continue attacking with small combat teams. Don't leave room for the communist army to breathe and consume their medicine. The main force of the attacking troops must be rectified. When the plane arrives When the time comes, we will work together in the open space and strive to rush up in one go."

This Liu Kan took a breath and continued: "Today is the most critical day. Whether we live or die depends on whether we can capture the fork position of the Communist Army today. Tell the officers at all levels of the troops below that those who advance will be rewarded and those who will retreat will be rewarded." Kill, no matter whether it is a soldier or an officer, it is absolutely unambiguous." v! ~!