The beacon of youth

Li Yong and Wang Chengde looked at each other and finally figured out why Brigadier Liu was so polite. The feeling was that he wanted to take them into the past. It was a bit funny to think about it. He hadn’t caught up with his old troops to the point of being favored by others. .

The two looked at each other and didn't know how to answer. To Li Yong and Wang Chengde, Brigadier Liu was the chief, so they didn't dare to talk nonsense.

In the end, the instructor Wang Chengde said: "Boss, thank you for being fond of us, but you see, this kind of thing is not up to the two of us in our company, and the two of us are in charge of the war. It will only work if the branch committee approves the adaptation." , Besides, we have to notify our regiment party committee, if you really want us, you have to ask your superiors to give us a notice."

At this time, a commander beside Brigadier Liu said: "Okay, old Liu, let them go, don't make old Chen and Zhao Jin laugh at the jokes, let's make a special agent company like this."

Brigadier Liu laughed loudly: "It seems that I am to blame, that's all, thank you today, and if it is useful to our Ninth Brigade in the future, just say a word, and we will definitely support it with all our strength."

Li Yong and Wang Chengde saluted and led the troops away. At this time, Brigadier Liu said to the commander next to him: "Political commissar, I am really greedy. You see, there is only one company, but there are more than 400 people in nine platoons. All of them are automatic weapons. Look at the equipment of those soldiers. Let alone our People's Liberation Army, even the Central Army of the Kuomintang cannot compare with the little devils of the past.

In this battle, the enemy only had one battalion, and the troops we attacked were a regiment. It would be difficult for a regiment's troops to encounter several bunkers. They couldn't get up after rushing several times in a row, and they had to ask others to help. You said I could Are you not hungry?

When they assembled, I took a closer look. There were about 50 people in a platoon, and the Czech style alone resisted eight. Machine guns, with this kind of firepower, if used properly, a company can withstand a regiment at a critical time. We just want to form a group in the future, but where can we get so many things?

When did the four brigades get paid?Why don't we know anything about it?Besides, they are not a brigade-directed unit, but a special agent company under the regiment. Even if the brigade gets things, they can't even equip them all. This is a strange thing. "

Putting aside the comments of the commander of the Ninth Brigade, let's say that after Li Yong and Wang Chengde left with the spy company, the soldiers were all elated, and they all commented that we have made a big splash in today's battle. Look at the comrades of the Ninth Brigade. They were embarrassed to stand with us when we gathered, thinking that they were losing value.

Gao Xiang's artillery platoon fighters were even more impressive: "So what about the big reinforced concrete blockhouse, the ten quick shots were still blown to pieces, if we didn't have our company today, the Ninth Brigade might lose a lot of people."

Listening to the discussion of the soldiers, Wang Chengde stabbed Li Yong beside him: "Dayong, I don't think you are very happy. This is our first battle after the establishment of the company. There were no casualties. It was a great fight. You He directed well too."

Li Yong hurriedly said: "Who says I'm not happy? How can I be unhappy after winning a battle? I'm very happy." San Niu, who was walking beside Li Yong, said: "Company commander, don't make up nonsense, don't say It's the instructor, even I can see that you are not very happy, who are you trying to fool?" Hearing San Niu's words, Li Yuming, Xiao Cheng, Hu Xiaolian and other surrounding soldiers all laughed.

Li Yong glanced at them: "Of course it's good to win the battle. It's a happy thing, but we didn't get anything. We only helped others. Our company only brought 160 shells. It's not easy to replenish this kind of shells. One less and one less, just now there are more than 20 in one breath, and now there are more than 130 left, what should I do if I lose it? It’s too late to go back and get it. Let’s make a rule when we fight in the future. Dry."

After hearing what Li Yong said, everyone laughed. They all said they knew why the company commander was upset. They all said that they would follow what the company commander said.

In the evening, the spy company found a forest to camp. The green tents blended with the forest. From a distance, it could not be seen that there was a team of hundreds of people here, which could improve the concealment of the troops.

Li Yong discussed with the instructor Wang Chengde: We have almost half of our food supply. It is not an option to eat the mountains and the sky. In the past two days, we must seize the time to fight another battle and get more food. The people here don’t have enough to eat. There is no way to get food from the local area anymore, the only idea is to get food from the enemy. Some of the enemies in Qinghai and Ningxia are cavalry, so let’s beat his cavalry. Dead horses are used as food, and the living ones are reserved for the rearrangement. All the trains and platoons must completely cancel human transportation.

After discussing it, Zhang Jinsong's reconnaissance platoon was sent out that night. The task given to him was to understand the surrounding enemy situation within two days, but the location of the spy company should not be exposed because of the battle.

When it was getting dark the next night, Zhang Jinsong and the soldiers in his platoon came back one after another. While eating, they reported to Li Yong and Wang Chengde that there was a Dachuan road in the southwest more than 20 miles away from the current station of the spy company. The Tao is just a big valley, and if there are many people walking, it becomes the Tao.

I heard from fellow villagers nearby that there are often enemy cavalry activities. After guarding for a long time, only a dozen enemies passed by on horseback.

The Longdong plateau is vast and sparsely populated, with ravines and ravines. The soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon have no fast means of transportation, but only rely on their own two legs. It is not easy to discover such a situation in less than two days.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde decided to move the troops to the southwest tomorrow morning, looking for opportunities for fighters depending on the situation, and the cooking squad stayed in place.

I heard that I wanted to stay where I was, but the cooking squad didn’t respond, and the people in the platoon quit. Sun Quanhou was also the boss’s reluctance. He emphasized to Li Yong and Wang Chengde that his platoon was also a combat force. When it was established, the company commander and The instructors have said that they also want to participate in the battle. If the company commander and the instructor hadn't guaranteed the ticket, no one would be willing to come to the logistics line.

Li Yong told Sun Quanhou that no one said that they were not combat troops, but now that the secret service company is in their hands, the soldiers in the supply platoon have a heavy burden, and the marching speed cannot keep up with the other platoons. They fought, and Li Yong finally got through the work of rearranging the luggage after explaining it this way.

The troops set off at four o'clock the next morning, and after about two hours of marching, they arrived near the Dachuan Road mentioned by Zhang Jinsong at around six o'clock in the morning.

This is a Dachuan Road with a length of tens of kilometers. The hillsides on both sides of the road are covered with grass. Li Yong asked Zhang Jinsong's scouts to be alert, and then went down to the middle of the road with Wang Chengde to observe carefully. Li Yong found the middle of the road. There are dense horseshoe prints and animal excrement. It seems that Zhang Jinsong's information is accurate. Indeed, enemy cavalry often pass by here. This is a good place to lay an ambush.