The beacon of youth

The meeting room of the second column was full of enthusiasm and steam, and everyone was very excited. Although Wang Chengde and Fang Xin did not speak like Li Yong, they were also very hot in their hearts. If it continues like this, the situation on the Northwest battlefield will undergo a major change, and our field army will be able to attack outside lines.

But there was only one person who didn't fit in with the fiery and exciting atmosphere of the venue. Not only was this person not happy, but his brows became more and more wrinkled.

This person is the protagonist of our book, an ordinary infantry company commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the 21st century, and now the independent regiment of the Second Column of the Northwest Field Army, headed by Li Yong.

When Li Yong heard the headquarters battle plan announced by Commander Wang, he felt that history is still history. History develops according to certain laws and has a strong ability to repair. The big trajectory will not change.

The enthusiastic Commander Wang took out another telegram: "Everyone be quiet, I will read the telegram sent by the central government to the field department. Boss Peng told everyone the content of the telegram to make the comrades happy."

"Liu Deng's army forcibly crossed the Yellow River in June 100. Since advancing into the Dabie Mountains, it has wiped out more than [-] enemies, established a firm foothold in the Dabie Mountains, and attracted more than [-] brigades of enemies to follow behind them. , Created favorable conditions for the brother troops.

The East China Field Army led by Chen Yi and Su Yu advanced into Southwest Shandong, fought bloody battles with the enemy in a vast area, and wiped out more than [-] enemies.

Chen Geng's Corps marched into western Henan and wiped out more than 4 enemies.

Since December last year, Lin Biao and Luo Ronghuan's Northeast Field Army launched an unprecedented winter offensive along the Zhongchang Road between Siping and Dashiqiao and the Beining Line from Shanhaiguan to Shenyang. They fought continuously for three months and wiped out 16 More than ten thousand people have basically mastered the overall situation in the Northeast. [

The North China Field Army led by Nie Rongzhen has successively launched the Battle of Daqinghe, the Battle of Qingfengdian, and the Battle of Shimen (Shijiazhuang) since September last year, annihilating more than [-] enemies. "

As soon as Commander Wang’s telegram was read, everyone at the venue applauded excitedly. Commander Wang waved his hand and continued: “Our Northwest Field Army is the team beside Chairman Mao and the guard army of the Party Central Committee. That’s fine, our field army has wiped out more than [-] soldiers from the enemy’s Liu Kan Corps, and all the brother units of the field army also know about it, and they are also very happy, sending telegrams to cheer us up.”

There was loud applause at the venue, and Commander Wang clapped his hands as hard as everyone else. These commanders were excitedly shoving each other, very happy.

Some commanders slapped their hands and said loudly: "Didn't Chiang Kai-shek take three months to deal with us? How is it now? More than a year has passed, have we been dealt with?"

Someone else said: It is not he who wants to solve us now, but we who want to solve him. If we can eat Pei Changhui this time, we will go to the Kuomintang-controlled area to fight in the future.

Taking advantage of everyone's excitement, Commander Wang announced another major event: "Comrades, our Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao are planning to move. The location of the move is a place in Hebei. I don't know the exact address. It cannot be said, comrades, the national counter-offensive is about to begin, let Chiang Kai-shek of the Kuomintang see us Communists and the strength of our people's army."

Commander Wang's words completely turned the atmosphere in the venue to a climax. The atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic, and Li Yong's brows became more and more wrinkled.

Sitting behind Brigadier Chen, Li Yong's appearance was discovered by the careful political commissar of the column. He was observing the reactions of the various commanders.

The political commissar quietly poked Commander Wang with his hands, and then looked at Li Yong with his eyes. Commander Wang, don't look at the swearing, sometimes he might give you a little bit, which makes people feel like a big boss. But if you think this way, you are completely wrong. Commander Wang's heart is not only not thick, but also extremely delicate. Thickness is just his appearance.

He glanced at Li Yong and understood the meaning of the political commissar. Well, this little guy Li Yong had a different opinion, but he didn't dare to speak because of the atmosphere at the venue and his seniority.

"Everyone be quiet, Li Yong from the independent group, don't just sit there and say nothing. The opinions you put forward last time were good. You have to talk about it this time. What ideas and suggestions do you have? Say it all out, I, Wang Beard, guarantee that no one will laugh at you."

After Commander Wang said a few words, the venue immediately fell silent, and everyone focused on Li Yong and the others.

Li Yong, Wang Chengde and Fang Xin looked at each other, there was no way, such a thing had to be done by Li Yong, Li Yong stood up: "Everyone, let me express my opinion."

The commanders of the second column who came to the meeting said loudly at this time: "Tell me, Commander Li, did you analyze it very well last time, and analyze it again this time, and we are all listening."

After the analysis of the meeting before the Yichuan Battle, these people really admired the young regiment leader, who was very insightful and had a unique perspective. Seeing that the commander asked him to speak, they all encouraged him to continue. [

Li Yong, who was encouraged by everyone, settled down and said what he wanted to say bit by bit: Leaders, our current situation is good. We have wiped out the Liu Kan Corps and stabilized the battle in the Northwest. They are different from different angles. Objectively speaking, our Northwest Field Army should be the weakest of the several major field armies.

On the northwest battlefield, although the strength of the Kuomintang Hu Zongnan military group was weakened, it did not collapse, and its overall strength was still above ours.

What you have considered and mentioned just now are all beneficial to us, but we have to look at the problem from two angles, and we must also see the disadvantageous side. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win a hundred battles.

After the Battle of Yichuan, although we wiped out a large number of enemies, the overall strength of the enemy has declined, but we have also lost a lot of people, not counting the wounded. The number of people who can participate in the battle is less than [-]. Take our regiment For example, the combat power has dropped by at least one-third, and I mean at least one-third, and the actual situation is even worse.

Some comrades will say, haven't we captured many Kuomintang soldiers?Wouldn't it be enough to add them in? Comrades, there are a lot of prisoners, but the prisoners can't replenish the troops at this stage.

It is not easy to educate these soldiers who have served in the Kuomintang troops for many years to become our soldiers. It will take time, so now we can only rely on these less than [-] soldiers.

And what about the strength of our opponent, the enemy?Pei Changhui's corps has six divisions of nearly 7 people. Luochuan, which we want to attack, has a reinforced brigade by the enemy, and the No. 60 brigade has been reorganized. This brigade has four regiments with more than 7000 people. Nearly 8 people, we do not have an advantage in total force.

The brigade commander of the reorganized 61st Brigade is called Yang Yinhuan. This guy is not Zhang Hanchu from Yichuan. He is one of the well-known generals who can fight in the Kuomintang army. Complete, such a strong fortified stronghold is very difficult to deal with, and we may not be able to conquer it soon.

Everyone knows that after our main force took care of Liu Kan, Boss Peng used three or six main columns to deal with Zhang Hanchu in Yichuan, who had less than 4000 people left. Is it necessary for Yichuan, who has become a frightened bird?

How is the result?As soon as we arrived at the bottom of the city, we hit a snag. There were more than 4 people in the two columns, and it took hard work and a price to gnaw down.

This Luochuan is much more difficult to deal with than Yichuan. If we can't attack Luochuan for a long time, we will fall into a stalemate and a war of attrition that we least want to see.

We need to analyze or prepare for what if Luo Chuan can't break through in time?What if Pei Chang will not come for reinforcements?What if we can't eat anymore?Only by thinking more about why can we not fight the battle of preparation.

After Li Yong finished speaking, the venue was silent again. All the brigade commanders nodded secretly. They were a little too excited just now. They only considered the good side of themselves, and did not consider the disadvantages to themselves. This is indeed a big problem, thanks to the timely reminder from Captain Li.

Commander Wang nodded again and again: "Yes, everyone is a little too excited. This basin of cold water was poured in time. We will pour a few more basins of this kind of cold water in the future, but the battle plan of Yesi has been issued, and there is no possibility of changing it. , everyone should prepare seriously after you go back. Like Li Yong said, think more about why, think more about the disadvantages, make more preparations, and strive to be prepared. It’s okay if the battle goes smoothly. Everyone has to come up with their own backup plan.”

After the meeting, Li Yong, who returned to the Independence Regiment, ordered the troops to make intensive pre-war preparations, including weapons, medicines, and medical stretchers. He also asked Sun Quanhou to send some cars back to Yulin to bring back all the lightly wounded who were almost recovered. They greeted the prisoner brigade who were training again to see how far their new liberation fighters had been trained. Anyway, Li Yong, the head of the group, made everyone feel very nervous.

Not to mention the soldiers, even the battalion and above commanders of the independent regiment are a little strange. Is the regiment leader a little too nervous? What is the seriousness of the problem?Are the enemies that difficult to deal with?

No matter how strange the soldiers are, Li Yong just ordered the troops to make all preparations for battles, prepare for big battles and bad battles, and all fighters who can be recruited will return to the team. You don't know how serious the situation is, but it doesn't mean that I, Commander Li Know.

During this period, after more than a month of recuperation, three or four hundred of the lightly wounded in Yulin from the Independence Regiment returned. v! ~!