The beacon of youth

Chapter 4

After nearly two months of rest and reorganization, the Northwest Field Army suddenly moved out one night without a sound. Although it was impossible for the local people to know the whereabouts of the troops, because many soldiers were locals, the people were very familiar with the habits and style of the troops. Guess from the behavior of the soldiers that the troops have a mission.

Now that they knew that the army had a mission, the local people took their dogs into the house that night, trying not to cause trouble to the army. The people simply believed that wars have been "soldiers using tricks" since ancient times. Of course, the more concealed the troops' actions, the better. This is the benefit of resting in the old liberated areas. The masses and the troops cooperated very well.

Resting during the day and marching at night, the troops came to a small town called Gangu Post in the second half of the night. From the name, it can be easily judged that this small town was named as a post on the official road a long time ago.

Now this small town has changed, and it has become unrecognizable compared with before. The doors and windows have been burned by the Kuomintang troops who were sweeping everywhere while cooking, and two big black Holes, the open space on both sides of the street is covered with wild grass half a person's height, and the night looks very eerie.

At that time, the common people had a well-known saying, "A large army crossing the border is like a division of tigers and wolves, and the village is frightened and protected, and the armor sifts the chaff." It is true.

The drowsy Li Yong came to his senses a little bit, and almost slept in the car for several hours. Looking at this small town that seemed to be abandoned, he asked Li Yuming next to him where it was.

Shocked by the dilapidated scene of the small town, Li Yuming gritted his teeth and said, "We've arrived at Gangu Station, which is more than 80 miles away from Yan'an."

Among the elders of the Northwest Field Army, this small town named Ganguyi is small but famous. After the main force of the Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi on the Long March, it became the only way for democrats from all over the country to come to Yan'an. Cadres, soldiers, and advanced students all passed through this small town, had a meal, and sometimes stayed here for one night, so many people are familiar with this small place.

There are still more than 80 miles away from Yan'an, which is very close now, but at the time when transportation was very scarce, it was not close by walking for [-] miles (even in the army, there were only battalions and above Only cadres can ride horses, and the common people hardly go out on horseback).

More than a year ago (March [-]), the Northwest Field Army withdrew from here to abandon Yan'an, and it was this small town that left.

Just as Li Yuming was introducing to Li Yong how nice and beautiful this small town was, the car of political commissar Wang Chengde also arrived. According to Li Yong's request, several military officers in the regiment should not be in the same car. Wang Chengde's car opened a distance from Li Yong.

Wang Chengde also looked at this small town with great emotion, and casually said something that surprised Li Yong: "Our troops withdrew from this place more than a year ago. long."

Li Yong's eyes widened and he asked, "What? Old Wang, have you ever seen **?"

Li Yong has been in the Northwest for more than a year, and he has met many senior commanders of the field army, but he has never met any of the commanders of Mao Zedong and Yang. Hearing that Wang Chengde has met Mao Zedong, our commander Li is also very excited.

Wang Chengde replied with a little disapproval: "What's so great about this, we have seen many of the leaders of ** and Yang in our army. The ratio has changed a lot, and Wang Chengde dared to say it directly) Sometimes he marched with us, and many people in our old regiment talked to ** on the day we were withdrawn from Yan'an."

Although the independent regiment has more than 7000 people, it is a newly formed army. There are only about a hundred fighters like Wang Chengde from the old Eighth Route (more than 20 people from the old regiment plus one who came back from the field army headquarters later) Hundreds of fighters, these people are all from the real old Eighth Road, nothing else is counted, and some of them were killed or killed in the battle, and now there are only a hundred soldiers left), hearing what Wang Chengde said, many fighters felt Very curious, especially for some new fighters, Li Yong hurriedly asked: "What did the **** tell you? Tell us too."

Wang Chengde: "When we withdrew from Yan'an, we didn't understand. At that time, we thought, what is Yan'an? It is the place where our Party Central Committee and the Communist Party live. No matter what we say, we can't let the enemy occupy it. We have to protect our Yan'an after we have exhausted everything. But our ** does not agree. He said that there is an old saying in our country that is very good, "If you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of no firewood." Wait, if you fight Hu Zongnan recklessly, where will you get firewood if you wipe out all the troops?

** also said that he would send us sixteen words: "If you save people and lose land, all people and land will survive. If you lose land and lose people, all people and land will be lost." He walked around with it in the mountains of northern Shaanxi, and everyone pushed and pulled the mill with the folks in northern Shaanxi?

The folks put the millet harvested from the field into the mill and grind it, and the millet gradually turned into millet. This is what we want to do to drag Hu Zongnan's troops into the mountains in northern Shaanxi, and grind and grind , Grind and grind them, grind them to a pulp and turn them into millet, which is delicious. "

After Wang Chengde's call, everyone was excited, and the soldiers murmured quietly: Our mother is very powerful, and I knew the end of the enemy more than a year ago.

Li Yong's mentality is also constantly churning. Isn't it the same as what the **** said for more than a year? The thin ones dragged the thin ones to death. Later, the mobile troops that Hu Zongnan could mobilize were almost cleaned up by the field army, and the Northwest Field Army also increased from the initial 2 people to more than [-] people. There have been earth-shaking changes.

But all of this did not come out of thin air. For today's situation, all the commanders and fighters of the field army paid a huge price, shed blood and sacrificed, endured the cold, starved and rained, and experienced all the hardships and hardships that people can imagine In fact, there were more than 2 people when the army was first formed, and now there are less than [-]. Many of these soldiers who have not even left their names have been buried in the deep mountains and ravines in northern Shaanxi.

The news that the main force of the Northwest Field Army had appeared in Gangu Station spread like a gust of wind to every corner of Yan'an. It's like a year.

Large troops should try their best to conceal their whereabouts when they move, but when they reach the ground, there is no need to hide any more. What can you do if you know that more than [-] troops are rushing over?The Northwest Field Army simply unfurled its banner and surrounded Yan'an from all directions.

At this time, He Ding, the highest officer of the Yan'an garrison, really panicked. The main force of the communist army has already arrived at Gangu Station, which is only [-] miles away from Yan'an. The fantasy is dead.

The commander-in-chief was guarding the headquarters, and urgent telegrams were sent one after another to his old classmate Hu Mansion in Xi'an, "The main force of the Communist army has appeared near Yan'an, and the main force of the Communist army has appeared near Yan'an. Request for support, request support."

Xi'an, Hu Zongnan's official residence, the Northwest King of the Kuomintang was furious with a telegram from Yan'an: "***, this cowardly He Ding, the Communist Army is still eighty miles away. Scared like this, this is some kind of party-state general."

Don't look at Hu Zongnan's swearing, it's just Hu Zongnan, others don't have the guts, anyway, they are classmates, who knows if there is any friendship behind the two.

Sheng Sheng, the chief of staff beside him, asked cautiously: "Commander, can you see if we have taken any action, and show it to Master He."

Hu Zongnan: "How do you say that? The existing mobile troops are far away from Yan'an, and they can't quench their thirst if they are far away. If I want to support them now, I have no troops to move."

Sheng, who had been around Hu Zongnan for a long time, opened his mouth and swallowed back a few words he wanted to say.

This guy thought to himself, so what if it's close, all the generals in Taiwan were frightened by the Communist army's tactics of encircling and attacking reinforcements, and no one dared to go if there were soldiers nearby.

However, Yan'an's political status is too sensitive. If Yan'an is captured by the communist army, it means that the principal's key attack has once again suffered a complete failure, and the life of the Northwest King will not be easy for him.

After thinking about the past, Hu Zongnan finally made a bold decision. He went to Yan'an himself to cheer up the defenders in Yan'an. What can the Communist Army do when it is near Yan'an? The main force of the Northwest Communist Army is no more than 4 There are many people, and there are [-] defenders in Yan'an. As long as the battle is fought well, the Communist army can be severely damaged.

After stopping the persuasion of Sheng and others, Hu Zongnan, a Kuomintang general who commanded troops thousands of kilometers away from the front line and fought against the PLA, boarded a twin-engine military transport plane, left the ground like a hero and flew towards Yan'an under the eyes of everyone.

For Hu Zongnan, the earthen city of Yan'an is very important. It is precisely because he captured Yan'an with all his strength that he became famous as the king of the Northwest. The ** troops occupied Yan'an on the morning of the 9th, killed and captured more than [-] enemies, and seized countless weapons and ammunition, and the detailed results of the battle are being further counted."

At that time, the Northwest Field Army had only more than 2 people. I don't know how the top Kuomintang officials in the military command and spy border area believed his nonsense.