The beacon of youth

Chapter 294 Fighting Together in the Battle of Xifu

The front-line commanders of the Kuomintang looked at the defeated soldiers and didn't know what to do. The People's Liberation Army followed closely behind, and the two troops got mixed together. many.

Just when the commander was hesitating, the commander Pei Changhui scolded him why he didn't shoot. The commander wiped the sweat from his head and reported: "Report to the commander, the brothers who have withdrawn from us It was too close, the two armies were mixed together, and there was no way to shoot."

Pei Changhui on the phone became angry from embarrassment: "Bastard, what are you waiting for if you don't shoot at this time? Wait until the communist army stabs you to death with a bayonet?"

"Commander, I want to let the withdrawn brothers go back and let them come over before shooting. If it doesn't work, let's fight the communist army in close combat."

Pei Changhui's scolding voice came from the phone: "Stupid, fight melee with the communist army? You are looking for death, who can be an opponent of the communist army in melee combat? Do you want to be a prisoner? Hurry up and order the troops to open fire. If you don't want to, hurry up, if you don't fire again, I will withdraw you."

The officer who put down the phone was ruthless, and issued an order to his subordinates: "Fire immediately, no matter who it is, as soon as it approaches the front of the position, kill it on the spot."

The military order fell like a mountain, although the Kuomintang troops were unwilling to shoot at soldiers wearing the same clothes as themselves, but the chief had an order, and it would be impossible not to carry it out. Besides, there was a supervisory team behind him watching that, do it, let him go Who it is, save your own life first.

The Kuomintang soldiers in the trenches shot at the crowd who ran over from Hei Yaya, all kinds of weapons fired together, whether they wanted to or not, the superior had an order, even if they closed their eyes, they had to fight.

The soldiers who were routed from the first line of defense in front were about to reach the defense zone of their own troops, and their escaping steps became much lighter. Save your life."

Just when the hope of life was getting bigger and bigger, shots were fired suddenly in the trenches of our own people in front, and the bullets were blown one by one, and the soldiers who ran at the front were piled to the ground in piles.

This sudden change stunned the fleeing Kuomintang soldiers, and some cursed at the trenches where the guns were fired: "Fuck you, are you blind? Can't your own people see clearly?"

The Kuomintang soldiers in the trenches ignored them and just fired. The soldiers who fled back suffered a lot. The front was shot in piles by their own bullets, and the People's Liberation Army stabbed them with bayonets behind them. There is simply no way out.

The open space about 200 meters in front of the second line of defense just built by the Kuomintang was crowded with people, people crushed people, dead people snailed dead people, it was no different from hell, and the defeated soldiers turned their heads and didn't know what to do. If you run and can't go back, and the People's Liberation Army is chasing after you, what the hell should you do?

Some people with more clever heads saw the situation and immediately lay down on the ground and did not move. It was better to pretend to be dead than to be killed. Seeing that both sides of this posture took the defeated soldiers as human beings.

But in any case, the Kuomintang's method still worked, and the PLA troops following behind were stopped in front of the position by a burst of fire.

The chasing soldiers were also very surprised to see the Kuomintang troops firing at their own people. It would not be appropriate to charge upwards. The idea of ​​taking advantage of the chaos to defeat the second line of defense that had just been organized fell through. The pursuit troops at the front They all stopped and built fortifications on the spot to confront the enemies in front.

A strange phenomenon appeared on the battlefield where the fire had been exchanged for seven or eight days. The two troops stared at each other within a distance of 200 meters. It was also full of defeated Kuomintang soldiers.

The frontline troops of the Northwest Field Army launched several attacks in a row, but they were all beaten back by the Kuomintang's second line of defense, which had stabilized. The two troops were so close that the artillery fire from both sides could not tell who was own people.

The heavy weapons of both sides were useless, but only the infantry light weapons in their hands. In trench warfare, whoever jumped out first would die faster. After the forward troops were beaten back several times, the attacking troops of the Northwest Field Army had no choice but to After retreating, the battlefield fell into a temporary calm.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde led the soldiers to move forward non-stop. When it was getting dark, Zhang Jinsong, who had been sent out, came back with a few soldiers from their battalion.

Panting for breath, Zhang Jinsong immediately reported to the two of them: "Regimental Commander and Political Commissar, I pulled the entire battalion into a small ravine, which is the junction of our column and the sixth left-wing column. The whole family was lying there, our column and the sixth column were blocked, and they failed to attack after a few times. Let's fire together, too many people will die."

Li Yong asked Zhang Jinsong to lead the way, and led the independent regiment forward according to the route they had reconnaissed in advance. At this time, the head of the four-column avant-garde regiment came over again, and the head ran over with a few people: "Head Li, I It's decided, our regiment will do the same as you, bypassing the large forces, we will go wherever you fight, what do you think?"

Li Yong and Wang Chengde looked at each other, and they couldn't understand what this guy meant. According to Li Yong and Wang Chengde's thinking, the entire field army that dared to act alone might be an independent regiment. Just one more group?

It's no wonder that Li Yong and Wang Chengde didn't understand. It turned out that the head of the regiment had just consulted with his superiors. Although the heads of the fourth column were all senior commanders of our army, they were all young people in their 30s. The vertical independent regiment didn't take their own troops seriously, it was unbearable, and everyone was furious.

The head of the four columns told the regiment leader to follow this independent regiment and see how powerful they are, and you can fight as they like, and let them see the combat effectiveness of our four columns.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde couldn't understand why the head of the regiment came back with people, but it's not a bad thing if people want to fight, and they follow if they want to. Isn't it good if there are too many people?

The men and horses of the two regiments turned out along the ravine behind Zhang Jinsong and the others. The soldiers trotted all the way, and the two troops marched together. The speed of marching is also much faster.

Li Yong didn't expect that there would be such an advantage in marching with the members of the four columns, but compared to running, the independent regiment might not be able to compare with others, and the independent regiment's weapons and equipment were much better and heavier than the opponent's Too many, the speed has been suppressed by the people of Sizong, and they can run for more than ten miles in a row. When it was getting dark, they came to the small ravine where Zhang Jinsong and his camp stayed.

Li Yong, Wang Chengde and the head of the four-column avant-garde regiment came to the front observation post together.

The trenches that have just been built can be clearly seen in the telescope. The figures of enemy soldiers, the helmets on their heads, the unkilled rebels still lying on the flat open ground, and the sound coming from the positions of our troops on the left and right. The sound of the shovel and pickaxe in the digging work can be clearly heard.

The head of the Sizong looked at the people in the independent regiment around him, and couldn't help muttering, like the Kuomintang soldiers, all of them were wearing steel helmets. If they weren't wearing the gray uniforms of the People's Liberation Army, they would have been regarded as enemies. .

It's time for dinner, but it's impossible to start a fire to cook at this time. Since you can't make a fire to cook, you have to figure out a way. In a small ravine, there are two regiments of thousands of people lying on the ground, fighting each other. Very close.

None of the soldiers in the four columns moved. During the war, it is normal to skip meals for one or two meals. Sometimes it is not possible to get a meal in a day. The troops of the People's Liberation Army have become accustomed to it, especially those who are soldiers. Lao Balu, who is more than ten years old, seldom is not hungry.

But the people in the independent regiment who were lying with these soldiers from the four verticals didn't think so. The people in the independent regiment thought that if they didn't have enough to eat, how could they have the strength to win the battle?Did the soldiers and horses go first without using food and grass, so these soldiers had sufficient supplies in their backpacks.

Under the staring eyes of the soldiers of the fourth column, the people of the independent regiment took out all kinds of dry food and ate them. Seeing the people of the independent regiment eating and drinking, these soldiers of the four columns squeezed their shriveled The dry food bag had to swallow saliva in his stomach.

Li Yong's diet is not much better than that of the soldiers. Since there is no other way for the time being, we have to eat first. This is not considered awesome. Are you marching in the field? Hu Xiaolian's health team has been following Li Yong and Wang Chengde. Hu Xiaolian, who hadn't been alone with Li Yong for a long time, took a water bottle and handed it over.

Li Yong moved his body down, picked a comfortable place to eat and drink, and Hu Xiaolian was by his side, this feeling is really good.

The regiment leader of Sizong, who is not too far from Li Yong, stared straight at the eyes. The independent regiment has to go to heaven, and there are female soldiers pouring water when eating dry food. This is too much.

When the heartless leader Li Datuan was enjoying this feeling, he felt that someone had quietly poked his waist and eyes, and when he looked back, political commissar Wang Chengde was winking at him.

Following Wang Chengde's eyes, Li Yong understood at once that the comrades in the fourth column were still hungry. If the two troops were so hungry, they wouldn't be able to say anything. The family looked at what this had become.

Kicked Zhang Jinsong, who was not too far away, and Li Datuan raised his voice and shouted: "You know how to eat, don't you see that the comrades in the brother army are still hungry? Hurry up and let the soldiers take away the food." Give the dry food to the brother troops." The old bus is very slow to update, and he dare not ask for anything, ha.

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