The beacon of youth

On this day, people from the regiment headquarters of the Second Column Independent Regiment kept coming in and out, and everyone was busy with their own work. At this time, a soldier came in and reported that a leader outside came to see our regiment leader.

Hearing the soldier's report, Li Yong was very surprised. It's only been a little over a year since he came to this world. Who can recognize himself as a new recruit?

When Li Yong looked up in surprise, he recognized it immediately. Isn't this his old acquaintance, Brigadier Liu of the Third Vertical and Ninth Brigade?

Li Yong hurriedly stood at attention and saluted: "Hi, chief, how come the chief has time to visit us today?"

Brigadier Liu waved his hand in dissatisfaction: "I said Dayong, you are good everywhere, but you are a bit hypocritical. Is this brigade commander just wanting you to salute me when I come to see you? I am not your commander. Don't do this to me in the future, or I won't recognize you as a brother."

Li Yong knew Brigadier Liu's temper, and hurriedly asked the soldiers in the regiment headquarters to pour water for the stool: "Understood, Brother Liu, it's okay if I don't salute when we meet in the future."

Then Brigadier Liu said with satisfaction: "That's right, we are not a direct superior-subordinate relationship, it's too troublesome to deal with those useless things, will you let me come to you in the future?"

After sitting firmly, Brigadier Liu took another sip of water and said, "Dayong, I also heard from others that your regiment is here and not far from my army, so I came to see you. You have shown your strength in this battle." How about the face? The harvest is not small, right? I know you very well."

Li Yong smiled wryly: "Brother, I won't hide it from you. Logically speaking, our contribution is not small, but the casualties are too great. The task given to us by the wild secretary is to stick to it for five days, and we persevered for four days." , By the fourth day, the situation was already very critical. Thanks to the main force arriving one day earlier, otherwise it is not certain whether the task can be completed. "[

Brigadier Liu nodded, knowing that Li Yong was telling the truth, and also knowing that the wild secretary had given the independent regiment a death order. If the main force couldn't arrive on time, they might wipe out the independent regiment.

"If that's the case, it would be a pity. Your regiment's combat effectiveness is among regiment-level combat troops. I guess the whole field army should be number one. By the way, Dayong, how many of you are left now? I can help you if you have any difficulties." We must help, our Ninth Brigade has also made a lot of money, you know Neiqilang Mountain, our brigade killed it, there is a heavy artillery position and a medicine storehouse on the mountain, and we caught them all." Brigadier Liu was a little proud say.

Li Yong: "Thank you, big brother. We have plenty of weapons and medicines now. There are more guns than people. The guns and grenades are open for use, but the casualties are too large and the number of personnel is a little less."

Brigadier Liu: "Is this still a problem for you? When I first met you, you were still a spy company. At that time, there were nine platoons with more than 400 people. Now it is estimated that there will be no shortage of people, right?"

"When we set off from Yulin, there were more than 200 people. In this battle, more than 500 people were killed and more than 1000 were injured. Now there are only more than 700 people left. The combat effectiveness has dropped a lot. No matter how big the superior I don’t have any confidence in any task at all.”

Brigadier Liu froze for a moment. He knew that there were many people in the independent regiment, but he didn't expect it to be so large. When Li Yong said that there were [-] casualties and [-] were left, he couldn't help cursing: "Well, you really can do it, no wonder Mr. Peng entrusted such a mission to a regiment-level unit of yours. When I heard about it, I was terrified. I thought you were suspended this time. This mission It’s uncomfortable for anyone, there’s no way out at all, it’s a hard top, even if you don’t die, you have to peel off the skin, I know what’s going on, it seems that Boss Peng knows your group very well.”

Brigadier Liu took a breath and continued: "Dayong, you are really used to eating more and occupying more. A regiment of more than 4000 people is almost catching up with my brigade. Even the remaining people are better than my brigade." There are many people in a regiment, and some of my regiments have less than [-] people."

Li Yong: "Boss Peng used us to fight because of our mobility. At that time, there was really no more suitable unit than our regiment."

Brigadier Liu: "That's what happened. Only your regiment and the cavalry division directly under the field division are the only ones with strong mobility in our field army. The cavalry division of the field division also fought well. They severely damaged a brigade that came out of Yan'an for reinforcements. You still can’t compare, the enemy in Yan’an has only dispatched one brigade, which is much easier to deal with in comparison.”

Li Yong: "The cavalry division is really good. Although they are called the cavalry division, as far as I know, they are not as large as our regiment. The whole division has just been formed, and there are only more than 3000 people. If they hadn't blocked the reinforcements from the enemy, we would have You have to suffer a lot, maybe this old boy Liu Kan really ran out."

Brigadier Liu: "No matter what, we won this battle. Hu Zongnan's mobile force was knocked out by us, so it should be safe."

As soon as Brigadier Liu finished speaking, Li Yong suddenly wanted to remind himself of this big brother. It's rare that Brigadier Liu still remembers his junior. Telling him a little bit will save the Ninth Brigade from suffering:

"Brother, you can't be careless. Hu Zongnan suffered a big loss in the battle of Yichuan, but the main force of the enemy is still there, and they will not resign themselves to failure. You see, although we captured Yichuan and opened the passage to the south, But it only opened up the passage to the Guanzhong, and it will take a lot of effort to completely solve the problem."

Although Brigadier Liu speaks carelessly, he is a very intelligent commander. None of the senior commanders in the war years was a wimp, or you would not be able to do it. Hearing what Li Yong said, he hurriedly asked: "Dayong, what are you doing?" Did you think of something? If you think of something, tell me quickly, don't let your brother and I suffer."

Brigadier Liu is ten years older than Li Yong, but he doesn’t treat the 20-year-old Li Yong as a child. Anything can happen in a special age and environment, and he has no real ability to use the army for a year. How long does it take to develop from a company to a regiment?Sometimes Brigadier Liu felt that Li Yong should be treated as a person on the same level as himself. [

Li Yong did not directly answer Brigadier Liu's question, but instead asked: "Brother, how many people do you think our field army can have now?"

Brigadier Liu: "Not counting the wounded sent away, there must be 10,000+ troops in this area plus the prisoners."

Li Yong nodded: "Brother, you are right, what is the most important thing for these 10,000+ people?"

Seeing that Brigadier Liu didn't say anything, Li Yong went on to say: "The most important thing for an army of 10,000+ is food. This day's consumption will be old. We have wiped out a large corps of the Kuomintang and liberated Yichuan. But our food problem has not been completely solved. The Liu Kan Corps is a field corps, and it does not carry much food. In this small place in Yichuan, there are only more than 6000 people in Zhang Hanchu’s brigade. How much food can we have? So I guess we The next action plan of the field army is still related to the supply of troops."

Li Yong didn't say everything. If he said everything, wouldn't he be a goblin?It is also easy to attract people's doubts. The cadres and soldiers of the independent regiment think that their regiment leader is Zhuge Liang, but others will not think so. the area.

Brigadier Liu put away his giggling smile: "Well, Dayong, you are right. The most important thing for our troops at this stage is the food issue. It is not a good way to sit and eat. After so many days of rest, it seems that Ye Si's The chiefs have to consider who to attack again."

On whom?Brigadier Liu's eyes lit up: "Dayong, at present, it seems that the most convenient place for our field army to attack should be Luochuan. Luochuan, like the Panlong we fought before, is a newly built supply base by Hu Zongnan. Unlike Yichuan, there are plenty of supplies and food.”

Li Yong opened his mouth, but he didn't say what he wanted to say. Brigadier Liu is worthy of being the old eighth road who has fought for many years.

Li Yong giggled and smiled: "I'm also confused. Who knows what the chiefs are thinking, but are there any preparations? We brothers should make more preparations to save time from being caught blind."

Leaving aside Brigadier Liu and Li Yong's estimates, at the Northwest Field Army Headquarters at this time, Boss Peng was still standing in front of the map as before, and this station was almost two hours away.

Boss Peng's strictness is well-known in the entire army. Seeing that he stood in front of the map for two hours, some cadres and soldiers wanted to persuade them to take more rest when they were getting older, but they dared not go forward. Afraid of interrupting the chief's train of thought.

It was Political Commissar Xi who walked over: "Boss, you should take a break when it's time to rest. Don't stand still, come and sit for a while and drink some water. If you have any problems in your mind, can you speak up and discuss with everyone? How about we Just have a meeting."

Boss Peng turned around and said, "The political commissar is right to remind you, call the leaders of each column to have a meeting later, and discuss our next action plan."

Fortunately, a big battle had just been fought, and the troops were not too far away. In less than an hour, the commanders, political commissars, and chiefs of staff of each column arrived. The jeeps of the column leaders.

Boss Peng, who was picked up outside the door, couldn't help laughing seeing the jeeps driving one after another, and said to the political commissar next to him: "Political commissar, look at how proud they are, damn it, these guys, all sent Money, our car is too broken, and I will ask them for a newer car to drive later."

Okay, let's do it like this, let the soldiers of the guard company bring the broken car over later, and see which one of them has the best car, and change it with whomever. v! ~!