The beacon of youth

Chapter 249 The Battle of Xifu

After some comfort from Li Yong, the stunned station staff finally calmed down, but immediately there was a problem for Li Yong to decide.

A train is going to Baoji through the station, and now the station is under the control of the People's Liberation Army. Of course, the staff will ask what to do?

Li Yong hurriedly asked if it was a passenger car or a truck, and if it was a truck, what was in it?Hearing that the staff said that the coming train was Lianglong (grain special train) going to Baoji, I was very happy.

Recently, the army has won several victories in a row. The weapons and ammunition are sufficient. What is lacking is food. People are iron and food is steel. Food is too important. The main force of the field army to attack Baoji is also for the food there. .

Especially the large troops of the two columns following the Independence Regiment, although they took down two county towns, there was only a security regiment of a thousand people guarding the two county towns, and there were not many food reserves. Can not meet the needs of the troops.

After conquering the county seat, the needs of the local people must be taken into consideration. The remaining supplies cannot meet the logistics supply of the army. Only with food can we be confident.

Li Yong didn't show much joy after taking down two counties in a row, but now he shouted excitedly: "Let the car come over, let the special trains enter the station to be closed (low-grade trains give way to high-grade trains) There are lines, each station has one, depending on the size of the station to decide how many to build) Li Yuming, send a platoon to watch over the grain carts, not a single grain is missing, these grains are the lifeblood of the troops.”

In the past, the capacity of old-fashioned trains was limited, and the load capacity of the vehicles and the traction capacity of the locomotives were not good. Generally, more than 20 carriages were attached to a freight train, and each carriage could only carry more than 30 tons. Counting ten tons, this train of grain trucks can probably pull more than 600 tons.

The running part of the old-fashioned car is an arch-type bogie, and its load capacity is very limited. The vehicles with a load of more than 70 tons were finalized and produced after the 20s, and the vehicles that are assembled on each locomotive are also very well-known. Not only are they similar to locomotives It is related to the traction capacity of the train, and also related to the braking system of the train. The train is braked by air, which is called "wind" in jargon, and braking is a process that is gradually transmitted from front to back (braking wave speed), so It is said that too many carriages will cause a series of problems. At that time, there were more than 100 carriages. Some film and television dramas asked the old trains to make up more than 50 to [-] carriages, each of which can carry [-] More tons is pure nonsense.

But even more than 600 tons can solve the big problem. More than 600 tons are enough for two or four columns of tens of thousands of people to feed for ten or eight days.

After finishing all this, Li Yong asked Li Jia, the communication platoon leader, to report the situation to Commander Wang of the Second Column: The Independent Regiment will capture the Jiangzhang Station on the Longhai Railway tonight, destroying a company defending the enemy, station equipment and staff It is intact, and a special grain train has been seized, with a total of more than 600 tons of grain. Please ask our ministry for the next step.

Commander Wang, who received the telegram, smiled again, and said to the heads of the column headquarters: "This independent regiment not only cut off the Longhai Railway tonight, but also seized a train of grain trucks. , this food has now solved the big problem of saving lives."

Several chiefs also nodded, and one said: "The army's food can only last for one day. Since yesterday, the army has changed from two meals a day to one meal. The soldiers marched for a long distance and their stomachs were not full. The physical strength of the soldiers The drop was so severe that I was worried about how big my head was, this time it’s alright, with this grain truck, it’s enough for our two columns to feed for more than ten days.”

Another chief also said: "Yeah, the independent regiment really solved a big problem for us. I asked the fourth column yesterday. They are worse than us. There is not much food left today. A few guys in the fourth column still have food." They want to borrow food from us, but they are a little embarrassed to open their mouths, and they also know that everyone's food is enough at this time."

Commander Wang Zhen said loudly: "It's alright this time, let a few guys from the fourth column come over to fetch food, but tell them that we don't have much food left, and we have to speed up if we want to fill our stomachs. Get to the Longhai Railway in the shortest possible time and let them have enough to eat."

At the headquarters of the Fourth Column of the Northwest Field Army, several commanders expressed emotion after receiving the notice from the Second Column: "Look at the independent regiment of the Second Column, it has really become a capable person who can conquer the world. When will we get one like this?" Don't let the Independence Group and Wang Huzi show off, lest he always show off in front of us."

"Show it off, show it off, hurry up and send someone over to borrow the food, or else we won't be able to figure out how to solve the meal tonight, aren't we also borrowing money from the independent group? Give us food?"

The soldiers of the two columns strode forward, heading straight for the Longhai Railway like a torrent. Commander Wang told the independent regiment that the main force of the column was still about two days away from them, and asked the independent regiment to occupy and hold the station. The task will be notified separately after joining with the main force.

Under the leadership of Li Yong and Wang Chengde, the independent group that received the order completely blocked the railway line. The trains from Baoji can be released after inspection. If you want to go in, there is no door. The railway connection has been interrupted since the day the independent regiment occupied Jiangzhang Station.

The happy thing about this Jiangzhang station is that there is also a material storage warehouse. There are still a lot of materials in the warehouse that have not been dispatched in time. These materials have now become the best spoils of war for the PLA.

Li Yong led the soldiers around the warehouse. Although there were no guns and ammunition, there were many things that the independent regiment could use. Li Yong asked Li Yuming to tell Sun Quanhou to pick out the useful ones and take as much as he could. After the troops arrive, all these supplies will have to be handed over to the public. At that time, it will be difficult to use anything, and you have to ask for instructions one after another. It is better to get enough now.

It is not acceptable to do this according to the discipline of the old Eighth Route Army. The discipline of the Old Eighth Route Army is that no matter what you seize, you must hand it over to the public, and then the superiors will distribute it uniformly.

If that happens, the independent regiment won't be able to get any good things, and it won't take long for it to get poorer and poorer like other troops. Fortunately, the head of the regiment, Li Yong, doesn't have this discipline in his head. It is right to return the seized to the public. The three major disciplines and the eight points of attention are the foundation of the people's army, but, but, the independent regiment must first select enough, and then implement the discipline of returning everything seized to the public.

Since the head of the regiment agrees that the soldiers have any scruples, besides, the cadres and soldiers of the independent regiment are used to eating more and occupying more. It is really difficult for them to see good things and not take them. Pull it.

Under the leadership of Battalion Commander Sun Quanhou, the soldiers of the supply battalion swarmed up, rummaging in the warehouse, and resisting anyone who thought it would be useful to the independent regiment.

Looking at this scene, the political commissar Wang Chengde didn't know what to say. According to Wang Chengde's personality, it was wrong for the independent group to do this. He, the political commissar, should stop it. But the current independent group's cohesion and combat effectiveness are very high. The ability is not mentioned, and it has something to do with the strength of the army's weapons and equipment and logistical supplies.

The soldiers are all young people. Seeing that their troops are better than other troops in terms of equipment and logistics, they must have a sense of superiority. Such troops are also easy to retain.

Wang Chengde had no choice but to hide from a distance. Wang Chengde, who was hiding, kept persuading himself in his heart, pretending that he didn't see it, pretending that he didn't see it, I didn't see anything.

Two days later, the brigades of the second column and the fourth column arrived as scheduled, and the area around Jiangzhang Station was crowded with people. The local people had never seen so many soldiers, and they were too frightened to hide at home and dare not come out.

The heads of the two columns emphasized to the troops that they must maintain good discipline. This is not the old liberated area, and the common people see the performance of our Communists from us.

But there is no need to worry about this. The cadres and soldiers of the army went from door to door to do work for the common people, telling everyone not to be afraid, and carrying water and sweeping the yards for the common people everywhere like in the old liberated areas. It took less than two days for the common people From fear to liking, can people dislike the troops that work everywhere for the people?

After meeting Li Yong and Wang Chengde, Commander Wang first gave him a hand: "Good job, you solved a big problem for the troops, or I, the commander, would be hungry."

The enthusiastic Commander Wang led a large number of commanders at all levels to look carefully at the station from the inside to the outside. While watching, he kept asking the station staff all kinds of train-related questions. It reveals my liking and familiarity with the station.

Except for those who were with Commander Wang at the earliest, most of the cadres who followed were surprised. When did the commander understand trains so well?

Wang Chengde, the political commissar of the independent regiment, was also puzzled. The commander understood better than me not long after he arrived at the station. Be serious.

Wang Chengde quietly told Li Yong, who was following behind the commander like him, about his inner feelings. Unexpectedly, Li Yong laughed straight after hearing his feelings, almost to the point of tears.

Li Yong's smile immediately made Wang Chengde laugh. There is something wrong with Dayong, and there is nothing wrong with what he said.

It’s no wonder that Wang Chengde didn’t understand. Most of the people present didn’t understand why the commander was familiar with the station that had just been laid down, but Li Yong knew it. Could Li Yong know what’s going on? He lowered his voice and told Wang Chengde: “I Say Lao Wang, you have done enough work, how serious do you want to be?No matter how serious it is, it will become a dead brain. There is a reason why the commander is familiar with the station. '

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