The beacon of youth

Chapter 262 The Dangerous Situation of the Field Army in the Battle of Xifu

The first attack wave of the Fifth Corps of the Kuomintang was beaten down by the soldiers of the fourth column. An infantry squad leader who had just blown up a tank told the soldiers in his squad some tips on how to deal with tanks. From the words of this squad leader, we can see It shows the importance of a veteran. (Apex Fiction hand-written novel)

The squad leader is the soul of a combat squad. As long as there are one or two veterans in a squad, the squad can be a group with great combat effectiveness. Otherwise, no matter how advanced the weapons are, it will be useless. What counterattack?

Of course, the beaten enemies were unwilling to fail, and it didn't take long for them to launch a new round of attacks. The heavy artillery bombarded the ground first, and after the bombing, they were like a flock of sheep again.

The soldiers of the four columns holding their positions used all available weapons in their hands, including machine guns, rifles, submachine guns and grenades, to fight back against the Kuomintang attacking troops desperately, holding their positions without retreating a step.

Yesi's order was to let their four columns hold their positions at all costs, and give the troops attacking Baoji a certain amount of breathing and rest time, so no matter how many casualties there are, they must hold on.

One attack was beaten down and then a second attack was made, and the second attack was beaten down before a third attack. The attack seemed to have never stopped since the beginning of the morning. The frontline troops of the four columns have lost count of how many attacks were repulsed in total. Now, the nerves of the soldiers seem to be a little numb, they just shoot and drop bombs mechanically.

The slope was full of the dead bodies of the attacking Kuomintang soldiers and the seriously wounded who hadn't had time to grab them back. The soldiers attacking by the enemy suffered heavy casualties, and the four defending columns also suffered heavy casualties. The casualties of the four columns were mainly caused by the enemy's artillery fire.

The weapons and equipment of the four columns in the defensive position have improved to a certain extent, but they are still far behind the offensive Kuomintang large corps, especially the artillery, which is not only much smaller in number, but also inferior to the enemy in operating artillery very far.

After the Battle of Yulin and Yichuan, the Four Columns also seized a batch of Kuomintang artillery. The soldiers who had just been exposed to artillery regarded these big guys as treasures, and wondered all day long how to make these weapons work.

But in front of the low-educated soldiers at that time, the artillery was a great high-tech weapon. Most of the soldiers didn't even know the words, let alone calculate the angle and direction.

Soldiers who had no choice but to pick out some of the captured Kuomintang soldiers who had been artillerymen, and then use these soldiers as seeds to gradually expand their artillery team, but this will always have a process. can grow up.

At the beginning of the battle, the artillery firepower of the small number of four columns not only failed to suppress the artillery of the Pei Changhui Corps who came to support them, but was beaten by the enemy without any power to fight back. bigger.

The column arranged the three main brigades in turn, forming a defensive depth of more than ten kilometers. Relying on these canine trenches and tunnels to fight against the Kuomintang support corps, the defense must have depth, otherwise the position set up is nothing like a layer of window paper the difference.

However, they tried their best in this way, and the casualties of the troops were also huge. Many soldiers died of suffocation because they were buried in the fortifications that were blown up by the artillery fire.

After a round of artillery bombardment, some fortifications were always blown down, and the soldiers buried in the soil were very dangerous. If they could not be dug out within a few minutes, they would be finished. It was simply impossible for the fighters to dig them all out.

After persisting for a day and a night, the four columns gradually felt exhausted, and many positions were breached by the enemy. The breached positions were all lost during the day and then recaptured by the counterattack troops sent by our army at night.

The lost position has been regained, and the casualties of the four columns have reached a dangerous critical point. Two days later, there are less than [-] people in the entire column who can persist in fighting.

In Baoji City, at the headquarters of the Northwest Field Army, the frowning Boss Peng said to some heads of the headquarters: "Pei Chang will come very quickly."

The other chief took Mr. Peng's words and continued: "Not only did he come quickly, but he also came in a menacing manner. It looks like he wants to swallow us all in one mouthful. He has a big appetite."

Boss Peng: "Pei Chang will not be easy. We wanted him to come when we fought Luochuan, but he didn't come. We didn't want him to come when we fought Baoji, but he arrived quickly. The Fifth Corps is putting a lot of pressure on us now. Very difficult to deal with."

Boss Peng, who walked around a few times, asked again: "How about the four columns? How long can we last?"

A chief looked at the telegram in his hand: "It's been fighting for two days, and they suffered a lot of casualties. Now there are less than 1 people who can persist in fighting. Many positions were broken by the enemy, but they were all taken back in the dark. The reserve team was fully used, and their commander called back saying that it would be no problem to persist for a long time, but it would be hard to say if there were too many."

Boss Peng: "Call them back and ask them to shrink their defenses and move closer like Baoji. When retreating, they must pay attention to lifting all the wounded down first. One more thing, is there any movement from the Majia cavalry in Longdong?"

"Report to Mr. Peng that Ma Bufang's 82nd Division has already been dispatched. The cavalry is marching very fast. It is less than ten kilometers away from the position of our Sixth Column Teaching Brigade. It should be ready for fire within half an hour."

Hearing this news, Boss Peng's frown deepened: "Hu Zongnan invested a lot of money, and Ma Bufang from Qinghai also made a big investment. It seems that they have made up their minds. They want to eat our Northwest Field Army. That’s pretty good, a good idea, hum.”

On the front line of Qishan, at the headquarters of the Fifth Corps of the Kuomintang, the commander Pei Changhui was shouting hoarsely into a walkie-talkie microphone: "Listen to me, and rush up if you say anything. I don't want to hear casualties. I want it." It is the position of the communist army, no matter what rank the officers are, as long as they retreat, they will all be shot. This is a golden opportunity, if you try hard enough, you can surround Peng Dehuai. The reserve team will attack from both sides, strengthen the artillery fire, The army went back and forth several times, and the communist army is also human, so I don’t believe that shells can’t kill them.”

While the Kuomintang Pei Changhui Corps was attacking wildly in the Qishan area, the People's Liberation Army troops in Baoji City were repairing fortifications. In a small courtyard of the Second Column Headquarters, a column-level brigade-level meeting was being held.

Commander Wang pointed to the map and said to the commanders: "Just as we expected when we held a meeting at Jiangzhang Railway Station, the Kuomintang's large forces really surrounded from both sides, and the offensive was very fierce. The four defensive columns suffered heavy casualties. Comrades, let's see what countermeasures we are going to take, and it is estimated that Noji's order will come down soon."

There was a lot of discussion at the meeting, and the head of the old 2nd regiment Zhao said: "Pei Changhui is really cunning. He didn't come when our five columns were together. Now when he saw that we were missing a third column, he rushed forward. , What an old fox."

Commander Wang: "Don't treat the enemy as a fool. Your head is a head, and others have a head. Li Yong, let me tell you what you think."

Calling Li Yong to speak during meetings seems to have become a habit of Commander Wang, and other commanders are also accustomed to such things.

Li Yong thought for a long time before coming to the meeting. There is already some difference between reality and history. The four columns defending in the Qishan area did not retreat privately without reporting as he remembered. God, although these two days are not long, it also provides valuable respite and decision-making time for the main force in Baoji area, which is much better than before.

Li Yong, who stood up, said some shocking words according to his own thinking: Comrades, don't look at the enemy's menacing approach, but it has not formed an overwhelming force against us. Pei Changhui's Fifth Corps and Ma's Army's 82nd Division There are about 10 people in total, and we have less than [-]. The enemy's advantage is only relative, not absolute. With these strengths, they want to eat us?difficult.

The biggest shortcoming of our field army is that the food problem cannot be solved. With the food in Baoji City, we can deal with the enemy for a period of time. The most dangerous thing now is not the Pei Changhui in the Qishan area, but the reorganized 82nd Division of the Majia Army.

Although the 82nd Division has fewer personnel than the Pei Changhui Corps, they are all cavalry, and we are only in charge of defending a teaching brigade with six columns. I don’t know how many people there are in this teaching brigade, but it should not exceed eight thousand, eight thousand Infantry is dangerous to more than 2 cavalry.

When Li Yong was talking about this, Commander Wang interjected: "The teaching brigade of Six Columns doesn't have as many people as you said, it's just over [-]."

Li Yong went on to say: "This is even more dangerous. The ratio of the strength of the enemy and us is four to one, and the teaching brigade has no experience in dealing with cavalry. The mission, if their position breaks through and the cavalry of the Ma family army inserts behind us, it will cut off our field army's retreat back to the old liberated area, which will be very detrimental to us."

Commander Wang: "Is there any good method and countermeasure? No matter right or wrong, tell them all."

Li Yong: "The strengths of the 82nd Division are mobility and impact, and these are the weaknesses of the defensive six-column teaching brigade. If you want to deal with the enemy's cavalry, you must have a mobile force that can fight against the enemy. Our field army At present, there is only a cavalry division with less than 3000 people directly under the headquarters, and our independent regiment is the only fast mobile force that can be used at present."

Speaking of this, Li Yong was silent for a moment, and then said to Commander Wang in a firm tone: "Commander, I would like to apply to the column and the wild division to support the teaching brigade of the Sixth Column. As long as we can withstand the attack of the 82nd Division, It will give the main force more room to maneuver.”

First answer a question from the book friend "Fiction Citizen". After the Northwest Field Army took Baoji in history, the four columns in charge of defense failed to withstand the attack of the Kuomintang large corps, and their position was broken. The cavalry also broke through the position, causing the field army to destroy all the materials that had just been obtained. The materials in Baoji were destroyed by the Northwest Field Army itself, not by the planes sent by Hu Zongnan. The Northwest Field Army's air defense force is weak, but it's not lacking at all. In an old photo, Lao Ba saw the scene of using an anti-aircraft machine gun to shoot into the air.I don't know if I can explain it in this way to satisfy my friends.

Another thing is to say sorry to my friends. In May, the old bus has no time to update. The old bus has changed to a new job. At the age of 40, he has to retrain. In addition, he has to prepare for the grade test. It really takes a little time Not anymore, we will see the situation in June.

Finally, let me tell you about the female characters in the book. The old bus did not stipulate that there are only three honeys for the pig's feet. Let's think about how many women appear in the book? ? ?Hahaha, not much to say, thank you for your support.