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Chapter 322 Cooperative Operation

Li Yong and Wang Chengde, who had just led the troops to conquer Laoshan, received a telegram from the column headquarters. The telegram did not explain the reason, but only asked the independent regiment to move closer to the headquarters as quickly as possible.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde looked at each other, both of them were human, they didn't rub the sand in their eyes, they guessed something from the telegram more or less.

"Old Wang, it seems that the situation is not very good. Our column must have encountered a hard nail. Otherwise, the commander would not be so eager to transfer us back."

Wang Chengde: "Damn, it's not our commander's style to do this. The column must have encountered a very difficult problem, and we were transferred there when there was no other way."

Li Yong turned around and shouted to the communicator: "Order all the troops to assemble. The machine gun battalion goes up the mountain to control the Laoshan position, and the supply battalion guards the prisoners and materials. The rest of the troops will leave in 10 minutes."

The independent regiment has nine battalions. Gao Xiang's howitzer battalion was seconded by the column before the battle started, Wei Gang's machine gun battalion went to the Laoshan position, Sun Quanhou's supply battalion stayed in place to guard the prisoners and supplies, and the health team took care of the wounded. At this time, five infantry combat battalions, reconnaissance battalions, and troops directly under the regiment headquarters were gathered together, a total of six battalions and three companies.

Although there are three battalions less troops, the tasks assigned by the superiors must be completed. There are no conditions to talk about. This is the iron-clad discipline of the People's Liberation Army.

When we left, Wei Gang discussed with Li Yong whether to use other troops to defend the Laoshan position. Their machine gun battalion went back with the main force of the regiment. The reason Wei Gang gave was that their battalion had the most firepower in the independent regiment except the howitzer battalion. It is a strong battalion-level combat force, and following it back can increase the combat effectiveness of the force.

Li Yong did not agree with Wei Gang's request, and asked them to move their weapons to the top of the mountain as quickly as possible, and told him that their battalion must maintain telephone and wireless communication with the main force of the regiment at any time. The completion of the range can help the main force of the regiment on the existing position.

The Laoshan position is not too far from the main city of Yan'an, but it is also out of the range of the rifles. Using other troops to defend can only be useful to Laoshan, and it will not help the independent regiment going back to perform tasks.

From the anxious words of Commander Wang on the telegram, Li Yong judged that the second column had encountered trouble during the siege, and that the independent regiment was likely to participate in the attack on the main city of Yan'an after returning. At this time, Wei Gang's anti-aircraft machine gun could Condescending shooting from the top of Mount Law.

Commander Wang's headquarters is not far from the front line, and it took less than an hour to drive there at the speed of the independent regiment's car. This is still the distance to go back and forth, otherwise it will be closer.

Seeing Li Yong and Wang Chengde standing in front of him, Commander Wang had a smile in his eyes: "Very good, you did a good job. You killed a reinforced regiment in six hours and occupied the position on the top of the mountain. The party committee of the column will give you credit , go down and rest first."

Li Yong and Wang Chengde did not move. The matter was not as simple as Commander Wang said. There is no reason why the Commander would not be so eager to transfer them back. Li Yong stepped forward and said: "Commander, we are here Those who fight are not here to rest, and if there are any tasks, we will hand them over to our independent regiment, and we promise to complete them."

A commander in the headquarters said to Commander Wang: "Look, Hu Zi, you have to argue with me, what am I talking about, just let them come."

Commander Wang grinned: "I know I can't hide it from you, so I'll tell you straight up that our column is in trouble. According to intelligence, He Wending in Yan'an City regards our column's attack area as the main attack of the entire field army." Direction, all the reserves in his hands are on us. The resistance of the front-line troops is very high. So far, they have not been able to break through the enemy's fortifications. The troops have also suffered heavy casualties. The political commissar and I believe that we should The regiment was transferred to serve as the reserve team. If there is really no other way, you will launch a second attack. I know that you are very tired, and I know that you will suffer heavy casualties, but I ask you to promote the spirit of our people's army to dare to fight continuously. Do you have the confidence to overcome difficulties and ensure the completion of the offensive operation?" Commander Wang asked the last sentence loudly.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde both stood at attention and replied, "Please rest assured, as long as there is one member of our independent regiment, we will be able to complete the task and enter Yan'an City."

"Okay, this is my Wang Beard's soldier. This is what you have to do when you encounter difficulties. The army, you just have to be invincible. Go back and prepare. I will notify you as soon as I have a task."

After the commander finished speaking, Li Yong and Wang Chengde still stood still. Commander Wang and several leaders in the headquarters looked at them a little strangely, and one leader asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?" ?”

It was Li Yong who replied again: "Boss, we don't want to go back to rest, please give us an hour to prepare, and our independent regiment will attack after an hour."

The chief asked very interestedly: "Oh, so sure? Tell me about your plan. If it works, you can follow your plan, but reckless action is absolutely not acceptable."

Li Yong: "Chairman, the most important thing in siege operations is firepower and coordination. Our field army is a unit of guerrilla origin, and it is still difficult to deal with a well-fortified city. Although we have seized some heavy weapons in previous battles. And equipment, but how to use it proficiently cannot be done in a day or two, especially in terms of infantry coordination, we have to explore bit by bit.”

Li Yong paused when he said this, and seeing that the commanders in the headquarters nodded in agreement, he thought for a while and then continued: "At this stage, in our entire field army, I guess that the coordination of infantry and artillery fire is the most important thing. No army can compare with our independent regiment, so our plan is to contain the two wings, break through the middle, and focus the attack on the most central position. We will make full use of our infantry coordination tactics to tear a hole in the middle and forcefully Kill a bloody path and rush in."

Li Yong's words are inappropriate in many places in modern times. What is infantry and artillery coordinated operations without troops that can compare with independent regiments?Isn't that annoying?But at that time, there was nothing wrong with speaking like this. Everyone would think that what you said was correct. Is this true? What’s wrong with it?No one will think you are arrogant.

After Li Yong finished speaking, he and Wang Chengde stood there without moving. Commander Wang discussed with this long man in a low voice, and finally Commander Wang came over and said: "Since you are sure, follow your plan. When you go back, make preparations quickly. Go to Brigadier Guo of the [-]th Brigade (another big man is about to appear), attack from behind the [-]th Brigade, and I will entrust you with the artillery of the entire column. Let me tell you one thing, the current artillery commander of our column is Gao Xiang from your independent regiment, and he has the full authority to organize artillery fire.”

Gao Xiang became the artillery commander of the whole column?Li Yong and Wang Chengde hadn't expected this. After this, Gao Xiang would have to go to the sky. I guess the sky is too low. What can Ma Changsheng do?Shouldn't Gao Xiang be buried to death?

Regardless of how the third battalion commander Ma Changsheng felt in the future, after accepting the mission, Li Yong and Wang Chengde led the troops to move quickly to the attacking area of ​​the fifth brigade.

The three main infantry brigades of the second column lined up sequentially in the attack area. On the left was the fourth brigade of the old independent regiment, on the right was the sixth brigade, and in the middle of the attacking position was the fifth brigade (Nanniwan wasteland reclamation The old [-] brigade), the [-]th brigade is the old unit of Commander Wang Zhen, and also the earliest brigade commander. After Commander Wang became the commander of the column, the position of brigade commander was taken over by Guo Peng.

This Brigadier Guo Peng Guo, like Yu Qiuli and Chen Haihan, was a well-known general in the Northwest Field Army. Brigadier Chen of the brigade is also a well-known general, and I will explain it later).

Arriving at the headquarters of the [-]th Brigade, Brigadier Guo was a little unhappy while expressing welcome. His own troops were frustrated in attacking. Now that the superiors have sent other troops over, they have to attack from behind them again. Who will be responsible for such a thing? All uncomfortable.

In the mind of Brigadier Guo, what kind of army is the Fifth Brigade?It is the old army brought out by the commander, it is the real main force, but fighting is not a battle of emotions, although they are not happy, they must cooperate with all their strength.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde saluted Brigadier Guo together and said hello to him. This is the real old Red Army, old Balu, old man. In front of Brigadier Guo, the qualifications of himself and Wang Chengde are no different from children.

Brigadier Guo waved his hand and said, "Okay, there are so many stinky rules during the war. I'm relieved when the famous independent regiment comes. You two come here, and I will introduce the situation."

Brigadier Guo gave them a detailed introduction to the situation in the area in charge of the Fifth Brigade's attack, and finally said: "The enemy is very tenacious and their firepower is fierce. We launched seven or eight attacks in a row, all of which were destroyed on the way. After fighting back, so far only occupied a few limited support positions, and the casualties were not small."

While a few people were talking, someone outside the brigade department called for a report. As soon as people came in, Li Yong and Wang Chengde discovered that this guy with five people and six people turned out to be Gao Xiang, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion.

Let Gao Xiang come to the fifth brigade was Li Yong's proposal to the commander. Of course, the coordinated infantry and artillery operations need to be discussed by the commanders of several departments.

Looking at Gao Xiang who saluted several people, Brigadier Guo said: "You are not an easy artillery battalion commander. Up to now, the enemy's artillery in the city has not caused us too much trouble. Much stronger."