The beacon of youth

Chapter 303

In the front-line headquarters of the Second Column of the Northwest Field Army, a commander came to report to Commander Wang: "Commander, a unit of the Kuomintang has given up on fleeing and is organizing defenses on the spot. A counterattack, our attacking force was hindered. (Apex novel hand hit novel)”

Commander Wang, who had been fighting for many years, immediately guessed the intention of the Kuomintang troops. He said to the chiefs around him: "This old treacherous Pei Changhui is indeed very difficult to deal with. Judging from the enemy's actions, although the commander The Ministry was destroyed by the Independence Regiment, but he, the commander, has regained control of the troops. This is to use an army to hold us back, so as to cover their main force to withdraw as soon as possible.”

"Commander, what should we do?"

"Order the troops, don't hesitate, surround them from both sides, and use large-depth interspersed actions to disrupt the enemy's tactical movements and shake their defensive determination."

After Commander Wang's order was issued, several brigades of the second column did not forcefully attack the enemy's position, but penetrated to the two sides of the remaining troops in order to move quickly.

At this time, the headquarters of the division left by the Kuomintang was full of people shouting and shouting, and the staff officers were full of resentment. An officer said to the commander of the division: "Master, we have been hard-pressed for two hours. Brothers in front There are a lot of casualties, you see if we withdraw as soon as possible."

The division commander replied with a sigh: "What can I do, the military order is like a mountain, if there is no order to withdraw, you will be subject to military law."

While we were talking, another officer came over and reported: "Master, the troops of the Communist Army have begun to move towards our sides, and if we don't leave, we will be dumped."

Seeing the silent division commander, the officer who had spoken earlier shouted loudly: "Mr. Commander, make up your mind. The Communist Army has four main columns. We only have one division. It is worthy of the party and state to be able to stand for two hours. You Don't believe too much in Commander Pei's words, it will be too late to regret after killing our division, have you forgotten what happened to the eighth division temporarily?"

It seemed that the officer's last words pierced the division commander's heart. He stood up abruptly and shouted to his subordinates: "Order the entire division to break away from the battle with the communist army and retreat immediately."

Seeing the retreating Kuomintang blocking troops, Commander Wang shouted happily: "A detour scares them out of their nerves. It seems that firing guns from behind their buttocks is a great threat to the enemy. Order the troops to attack across the board and die." Chase, tell the soldiers to catch more prisoners and pay more guns.”

The large corps of six divisions, if well organized, is a very powerful force. Even if it loses the battle with the Northwest Field Army, it will be very difficult to defeat it. Unexpectedly, the second column used a sudden action to destroy this army. The covering troops of the large corps were scared away.

In this way, the blow to the Fifth Corps of the Kuomintang is devastating. A unit without fighting spirit will not be able to exert much combat effectiveness. The units of several divisions are scrambling to escape, and no one is afraid of being left behind. The People's Liberation Army eats it.

At the beginning, there was still an organized retreat, but later on, I had to take care of myself. The mountains and fields were full of people, the officers could not find the soldiers, and the soldiers could not find the officers. Baggage and weapons were thrown everywhere, especially those who The wounded were also thrown into the wilderness by the troops at this time, howling.

Seeing this miserable scene, Commander Pei Changhui was about to burst into tears. It was too miserable. I didn't expect that the Communist Party could fall to this kind of situation. I originally wanted to win a big victory so that Chairman Jiang, who was far away in Nanjing, would also be defeated. Be happy, who would have thought that they would be beaten up by the communist army in the end? If you want to blame, you can also blame the Ma family army. Those who promised to cooperate to destroy the communist army ran away halfway after the battle. I want to sue them to Chairman Jiang.

This Pei Changhui can only look for reasons indiscriminately up to now, the army has been defeated like a mountain, and he has lost effective control over the troops.

Northwest Field Army Headquarters, Commander Peng Dehuai's gloomy face for the past few days also showed a rare smile: "This Wang Huzi really has a way to scare away the enemy's covering troops with sudden movements. Is it very good, since people are going to run away, do we have to send off the guests, order the troops to attack and move forward, don't leave the enemy a chance to breathe, chase him to hell."

A chief reminded: "Boss, since we are chasing, we will all catch up. We still have a cavalry division in the back mountain that has not moved. In terms of the speed of the pursuit, other troops can't catch up with them."

The chief's words immediately reminded Boss Peng that there is not only a cavalry division in Houshan, but also a brigade of the sixth column. It will be useless to stay in Houshan at this time: "After the order The six columns on the mountain teach the brigade and let them join the cavalry division in the pursuit of the enemy."

The teaching brigade and the cavalry division were overjoyed after receiving the order. They had heard a little bit about the battle situation on the front line, and they all scratched their heads anxiously. The 82nd Division could not come back. Don't talk about eating meat, I guess I won't even be able to drink soup.

After receiving the order from the headquarters, the two troops rushed down from the back mountain in a hurry, bypassed Baoji City, and chased them all the way.

Brigadier Chen Haihan of the teaching brigade was also impatient. The battle with the 82nd Division stimulated him. Looking at the equipment of the independent regiment and his own troops, they were no different from beggars, and the equipment of the independent regiment was no different. The higher-ups sent it back, and they got it back by themselves. Our teaching brigade is no worse than anyone else, and we have to grab more points, so as not to lose our heads in front of these boys in the future.

With this kind of mentality, the brigade is very fierce. From the brigade commander to the soldiers, everyone rushed like their lives, rounded their legs, and chased them. I still don’t believe that anyone can run past our People’s Liberation Army. .

The entire Northwest Field Army participated in the pursuit. Of course, Li Yong's independent regiment is also indispensable here. Seeing that the enemy's large regiments have all been defeated, Li Yong told the soldiers that now is the best time for us to fight the dogs in the water. The battalion is a unit and follows the enemy's buttocks. I don't need to say more about what to do. You all understand in your heart that there is only one requirement. Useful weapons and equipment must be retrieved. The captives should still be young and in good health according to the old rules. Yes, the troops are not allowed to have any casualties, let's start.

The wolves and tigers of the independent regiment soldiers jumped out of their hiding places impatiently. These guys have long been used to this kind of work, and they all understand that now is a good opportunity to make a move. What are you waiting for?In particular, more prisoners should be caught. KMT soldiers from the regular army are very good fighters as long as they are well educated, so we must catch more prisoners.

The cadres and soldiers of the first regiment of the fourth column who have been with the independent regiment are completely speechless. The behavior of the independent regiment of the second column is very different from other troops. You can say that they are afraid of death, but this regiment is brave. They went deep into the enemy's rear and took down the enemy's headquarters at great risk. If you say they are not afraid of death, but after the headquarters was taken down, the regiment hid and slept soundly without taking any action, and waited until the enemy was completely defeated. It's really hard to figure it out, but if you can't figure it out, you can't figure it out. The independent group has rushed out. Let's not be idle and chase together.

Within a radius of dozens of miles, there was a mess. Weapons, ammunition, guns, luggage, trucks and jeeps were thrown everywhere. Li Yong was so excited that he led the soldiers to keep moving forward, hoping to defeat the enemy's commander. When I was in the Ministry, I seized more than a dozen small jeeps, and they all came in handy at this time.

The supply battalion was at the rear of the regiment, and they thought it would be too soon. Lao Sun directed hundreds of his soldiers to throw the seized items onto the trucks. Originally, they did not bring a car when they set off, but at this time Cars are very common objects on the battlefield.

This is also related to the fact that soldiers in other troops can't drive. They all know it's a good thing, but it's useless if they don't know how to fiddle with it. Cars like Fei Tie used to be set on fire. If someone drives it, it's better not to set it on fire. , This is great, it's cheaper than an independent group.

There were more and more captives following behind, more and more cars, and the team of the independent regiment gradually expanded, until the political commissar Wang Chengde couldn't stand it anymore: "Dayong, it's almost over, no matter how many we catch, we won't be able to digest it. I can’t even eat it.”

Li Yong also understands that what Wang Chengde said is correct, and it is really unbearable to catch too many people. Groups of Kuomintang soldiers are sitting on the ground waiting for the PLA to take them in. There was no movement around me.

The chasing soldiers didn't even look at them, and kept chasing them down. What's the use of more than ten or twenty captives, it's the last word to catch big lumps.

After chasing from morning to noon, the entire field army probably had to run out for dozens of miles. Boss Peng ordered the troops to withdraw and stop chasing.

The Kuomintang troops are equipped with a large number of cars, and chasing them for a long time will consume too much physical strength for the soldiers. It is okay in mountainous areas, and the cars will not play a big role, but once they reach a relatively flat terrain, they can use their two legs Chasing the wheels of a car is a bit unrealistic.

The independent regiment that received the order turned around and retreated like other troops, but unlike other troops, it brought back a large amount of supplies and ammunition this time. Jealousy, it stands to reason that the chances are the same when chasing it out, and no one will let it go if they see a good thing, but it also depends on whether you have the ability to take it back.

The Independent Regiment has an advantage that other troops do not have, that is, almost everyone can drive a car. Although this is not a big deal now, it was a very remarkable feature at the time.

The amount a person can carry is very limited. At most, he can only carry a few rifles, hundreds of bullets and a few grenades.