The beacon of youth

Chapter 325

Under the cover of their own firepower, the attacking troops of the Independence Regiment quickly moved forward. After more than an hour, the sky in the east was already pale, and the commando team gradually approached the earthen city wall temporarily built by the Kuomintang after it occupied Yan'an.Xiao ^ Said ^ Ad-free~

This circle of earthen city walls, which had not been built for a long time, was not high, but it was a big threat to the soldiers of the Northwest Field Army who had little advantage in firepower and troops back then.

Li Yong, who had been keeping an eye on the progress of the troops, called Gao Xiang and Wei Gang through the walkie-talkie, telling them that the most critical time has come, they must suppress the enemy's firepower, defeat the enemy's counterattack, and attack for the main force of the regiment. Get ready.

In the city, when the headquarters of the No.17 Division was reorganized, an officer hurried in: "Master, something is wrong, something is wrong, the communist army is about to attack the city."

He Wending, who was taken aback, jumped into a rage: "Hey, can't you speak more clearly? Which direction is the communist army approaching the city?"

Officer: "The division seat is to the south of the city, and it is the second column of the Communist Army."

He Wending: "Is it the army of the Communist army's titan Wang Zhen? Of course the reputation is well-deserved, come here, inform the reserve team, maneuver to the south of the city, and use all the reserve team."

The officer replied hesitantly: "Master, have you forgotten? Our reserve team has nothing left, and it is almost exhausted."

He Wending: "Nonsense, how could it be sold out so quickly? What are you doing for food?"

"Master, it didn't take long before the attack of the communist army started, and all the troops kept asking for reinforcements. The reserve team was dismantled a little bit, and most of the rest were sent to the south of the city to fight with the communist army for almost a while. It’s over, there’s not much left at this time.”

As soon as the officer said that He Wending came to his senses, yes, since the communist army started attacking, it has been tense everywhere, especially in the south of the city. The attack of the second column of the communist army was very fierce, and most of the reserve team had already been dispatched. It's a bit unarmed.

It stands to reason that there are more than 4 defenders in the city, which is not a small number, but the only ones He Wending can command are his own [-]th division and some local security regiments. The other two reorganized divisions are not so obedient. People want to listen Well, if you don’t want to listen to me, there’s nothing you can do. You can usually call you Commander, but when it comes to your own interests, it’s not so easy to talk about, as it is now, if you want to transfer from those two divisions It is simply impossible to send out an army to strengthen the defense of the south of the city.

Gritting his teeth, He Wending said to the officer as if he had made a lot of determination: "Pull my guard battalion up, and fight it out with the communist army."

There are more than 500 people in the guard battalion of the [-]th Division of the reorganization. These people are He Wending's absolute confidantes. From the battalion commander to the soldiers, they are all loyal to their commanders. The guard battalion pulled up and fought desperately with the People's Liberation Army.

Just as the soldiers of this battalion were maneuvering south of the city in their cars, they heard piercing screams from above their heads.

Many soldiers in the guard battalion were veterans who had been soldiers for many years, and they knew something was wrong when they heard the voice from above their heads.

A soldier shouted in horror: "The artillery fire is from the communist army, get out of the car quickly." Immediately, the soldiers in the car jumped down to avoid it.

But it is still a bit late. A battalion of more than 500 people may not respond as quickly as the veterans who first discovered that the situation is not good. In addition, the artillery fire of the People's Liberation Army is not a spot bombing, but a face-to-face bombing. Even if you react quickly Jumping out of the car may not be able to escape this disaster.

Swarms of shells fell down like crows, followed by flames and violent explosions. The Kuomintang soldiers in this battalion had fewer than twenty large trucks that were all shrouded in artillery fire.

Explosion or explosion, flying all over the sky are fragments of shells and steel shells and stones that collapsed from the ground. These fragments and stones continue to hit people's bodies and cars, and the screams of soldiers before they die can be heard endlessly. The whole street was covered with blood and corpses in an instant.

It's over, it's over, the battalion commander lying in a dirt pit not far from the road kept muttering, he knew that this was the last strength that Master Shizuo could use, and to take such a team that was loyal to the commander The demolition of the troops is a big blow to the morale of the troops.

The artillery fire of the People's Liberation Army lasted for about 10 minutes and then shifted to another direction. When the battalion commander got up to gather the troops, he even felt like crying.

A guard battalion of more than 500 people now has fewer than 200 people. That is to say, this round of artillery fire by the People's Liberation Army knocked out at least two-thirds of the battalion's combat effectiveness.

And some of these two hundred people were injured. The battalion commander was a confidant who had been with He Wending for many years. Knowing that this was the most critical moment, this guy sent a soldier back to deliver a letter to He Wending. Let the soldier report to the division commander that the troops encountered the artillery bombardment of the Communist army, and he led the remaining [-] people to run towards the attack direction of the People's Liberation Army in the south of the city.

It has to be said that the battalion commander who has been with He Wending for many years is a ruthless character. Two-thirds of the troops were destroyed and he wanted to fight the PLA, but the building was about to collapse. With him alone and these two hundred soldiers with injuries How big a problem can it solve?

Li Yong, the head of the independent regiment, has been observing the troops' attacks with binoculars. The soldiers with walkie-talkies are standing beside them. Li Yong keeps picking up the phone or the microphone of the walkie-talkie and shouting: "Fire, Gao Xiang, pay attention!" The enemy's follow-up reinforcements, use your artillery shells to block the way the enemy is going to reinforce."

"Weigang, did you hear that, shoot with all your strength, don't be stingy with the bullets, must suppress the enemy's firepower, and victory will be ours in 10 minutes."

Gao Xiang, the old Eighth Route Army, understands that the battle has reached the most critical time, and every negligence at this time may affect the success or failure of the battle.

The second column has a total of more than 80 howitzers. Gao Xiang commanded the more than 80 artillery to shoot vigorously, attacking the front, depth, blockade, and the second echelon of follow-up reinforcements.

The second column attacked from three directions at the same time, but the fourth brigade on the left and the sixth brigade on the right mainly used feints and containment. The real main attack direction was still the independent regiment and the fifth brigade in the center.

At the beginning of the attack, in order to misfire the enemy, Gao Xiang's artillery fire was carried out in the attack direction of the three brigades at the same time, but focused on the central part. It's all nonsense, the point of the bayonet of the independent regiment is about to hit the enemy's chest, and there is no need to conceal the intention anymore.

The more than 80 artillery pieces concentrated all their power to the position where the Central Independent Regiment was about to break through. The bombardment was intense like a burst, and the thick smoke and fire on the defensive Kuomintang troops' positions never stopped.

And the anti-aircraft machine guns set up on the Laoshan position fired non-stop under the command of the bomb blast point, combining long and short point shots, and the bullets poured over like rain.

The soldiers knew that their troops were about to start a general attack, and if they didn't suppress the enemy's firepower, they would cause heavy casualties to the comrades in front. High-firing the machine gun, the co-shooter held up the long chain of bullets, the muzzle of the machine gun was shaking, and the strings of bullets glued together formed a fire net to cover the enemy.

Finally, under the watchful eyes of Li Yong and the cadres and soldiers of the fifth brigade, the commandos of the independent regiment broke through the messy defensive positions set up by the Kuomintang outside the city, and attacked not too far from the city wall.

"Quickly, push up the cannons and shoot directly at close range." Commander Li Yong's command sounded at the same time beside the commanders of several infantry battalions.

More than forty men's mountain artillery, field artillery and [-] infantry artillery, this is all the possessions of the second column except for the howitzer directly commanded by Gao Xiang, success or failure depends on it.

The artillerymen followed behind their own covering firepower and pushed the artillery forward desperately, so close that the cadres and soldiers of the fifth brigade watching the battle kept sucking in air-conditioning, right? One who is not careful will not be killed by his own firepower.

This is what the independent regiment wants, it is to make the enemy breathless. Li Yong, the artilleryman of other troops, would not dare to do this. The Independent Regiment, a unit that has not been established for a long time, may not be able to catch up, but the accuracy of shells of other troops in battle is really incomparable with the Independent Regiment. It has nothing to do with being brave or not, it is a matter of training.

Li Yong, Gao Xiang's artilleryman, is still confident. Even if the troops behind are too close and suffer a little casualties, it is much better than letting the enemy's defending troops react.

It's getting closer, it's getting closer, and the artillery has reached the most powerful distance. Li Yong shouted in a slightly urgent tone: "One minute to prepare, prepare to shoot."

The soldiers were panting, lowering their heads and busying themselves. Just now, they were pushing the cannons and running wildly behind the shells, and they almost exhausted all their energy. The uniforms were drenched with sweat, and it didn't matter whether there were bullets or not at this time. When fighting with artillery shells, do whatever you like, and be honorable, find the gun position, adjust the angle, and load the shells.

Amidst the long-pitched order of the regiment leader Li Yong, more than 40 artillery pieces fired at the same time, and the fired shells hit the earthen city wall within ten days, followed by an earth-shattering explosion.

Reload and shoot again, the shells will shoot over again, reload and shoot, reload and shoot continuously, there is no need to aim or not, the enemy's defensive position is right under your nose, as long as you can shoot the shells out That's it, the earthen city wall trembled with the deafening explosion.