The beacon of youth

Chapter 343 Another Battle of the Eighth Division of the 36th Division

The 36th Battalion of Wang Huo was the first to break through the KMT's top line of defense. Under the cover of powerful firepower, they used explosives and bazookas to open the way. The temporary command post dug under the temple by the [-]th Division was quickly found.

The soldiers who fought more and more intelligently did not rush in rashly, but threw in more than a dozen grenades in a row when the shouting had no effect, and then used a submachine gun to sweep a few shuttles inside to see the situation It was almost time to rush in.

After everyone entered, they found that there was no living person in the temporary command post where the 36th Division and the New 28th Brigade were integrated, and the small basement was full of tattered corpses.

The soldiers turned all the corpses that had been killed by grenades or guns upside down, and then asked the prisoner who led the way to identify whether there were senior KMT officers inside.

The prisoner recognized several senior Kuomintang officers at the rank of major general, and then found a middle-aged officer sitting against the wall in a corner. This guy was wearing a steel helmet on his head and was holding a submachine gun in his hand. , the wall behind him was covered in blood spots, judging from his position, the person who shot in the hole just now should be this person.

The sitting officer should have slumped against the wall and sat on the ground after being shot. He had several bullet wounds from the submachine gun bullets and shrapnel wounds after the grenade exploded. The wounds were still bleeding continuously. It seemed that he was shot by a soldier. They first wounded with a grenade, and then got hit by a few more bullets. Judging from the injured part, the person has no hope of survival.

The prisoner who led the way walked over to take a closer look, and then said to the PLA platoon leader in a sad tone: "Sir, this is our division commander Zhong Song."

It stands to reason that Zhong Song's death has something to do with the prisoner who led the way. His obedience and obedience caused Zhong Song's demise. It's not natural, at least it's a colleague who has been together for a long time, and suddenly seeing the boss who is usually high in their eyes suddenly disappears, I still have some indescribable feelings. The specific feeling can only be this prisoner I know it in my heart, and I may feel some guilt.

Although the platoon leader of the People's Liberation Army was also a veteran of the 36th Division who was captured in the Battle of Shajiadian, he was only a low-level soldier at the time, and he didn't see many senior officers such as division commanders, or very few. Zhong Song's impression was very vague.

Unlike the People's Liberation Army, the ranks of senior officers and soldiers in the Kuomintang army are too different, and soldiers don't have many opportunities to see them. In order to accurately determine the identity of the officer who was killed, the platoon leader called the soldiers to put The captives brought a few more and asked them to recognize them together to see if they were wrong.

Not long after, the soldiers brought a few captured officers, and the prisoners jointly confirmed that the sitting dead man who refused to admit defeat was their division commander Zhong Song.

The platoon leader of the People's Liberation Army really got excited at this time, and killed the division headquarters and a brigade headquarters of a reorganized division of the Kuomintang. His face became big, and he turned to a soldier with a walkie-talkie beside him and said: "Notify our battalion Commander, said that we have destroyed Zhong Song’s command post and killed all senior officers including Zhong Song.”

Battalion Commander Wang Huhu's voice came from the walkie-talkie immediately: "Can you confirm? Don't make a mistake, the brigade commander and political commissar are still waiting for our news. If you make a mistake, it will be a big joke, you bastards." Take a closer look."

The platoon leader picked up the microphone of the walkie-talkie: "Battle Commander, it was identified by several prisoners. It was their division commander Zhong Song. Yes, I also came from the 36th Division. Others are stronger, and it can be confirmed that it is him, and there are several major-general-level officers who were all killed by us, and they are all big heads, which is too enjoyable."

Wang Huo in the walkie-talkie immediately cheered up: "Good job, but you guys don't want to patronize and enjoy yourself, you have to hurry up and search around to try to expand the results. Don't let go of good things. I'll follow up immediately." The brigade commander and the political commissar will report to you for credit."

Under the influence of the brigade commander Li Yong, the old people of the independent brigade have developed the habit of dragging things anytime and anywhere, but there is nothing they can do about it because they are poor and have no military production capacity in the rear. There is no way to maintain continuous combat effectiveness and combat durability in battle.

(This chapter is adapted from the true story of Du Lihai, the deputy platoon leader of the 11th Company, 4th Regiment, Second Column, Northwest Field Army. The combat hero Du Lihai was a soldier of the 36th Division a year ago. He was captured by our army in the Battle of Shajiadian. After training, he thought The progress was rapid and the battle was very brave. In the battle of Huti Mountain, as a sharp knife unit attacking the position on the top of the mountain, it was blocked by the enemy's multiple bunkers during the impact. Du Lihai led the soldiers in his platoon to blast the bunkers continuously. First, put Hongqi up to the top of the mountain, and when the hygienist rushed up to bandage his wound, he found that his intestines had already fallen out of his abdominal cavity.)

Li Yong, the brigade commander who received the notification from Wang Huo, looked at the watch on his wrist. The time was not yet noon. Although the independent brigade paid some price, it was a long time earlier than the order given by the column, and the effect was good: "Tiger, You go to the top of the mountain to see for yourself, and you must confirm whether it is Zhong Song, and if you find something that can prove his identity, notify me and the political commissar as soon as you find it."

Careful Li Yong was still afraid that the soldiers would make a mistake, so he asked Battalion Commander Wang Huo to go up and identify it himself. Whether Zhong Song himself and the command post were destroyed was related to the overall situation of the entire battle. Of course, he had to be more cautious.

The five infantry battalions of the Independent Brigade broke through the line of defense not long after Zhong Song's headquarters was wiped out. More than 4000 people all rushed up. Huti Mountain, the defensive position of the 36th Division of the Kuomintang, was completely occupied by the PLA. The soldiers who were not killed raised their hands and surrendered under the coercion of the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army.

The soldiers stood on the top of the mountain and yelled and shouted happily, handed in their guns to capture the prisoners, and shot away all kinds of weapons, including those communication equipment that the brigade commander regarded as treasure.

The independent brigade of the People's Liberation Army, which had just formed the army not long ago, showed strong combat effectiveness. After half a day of fierce fighting, it completely wiped out the new 36th brigade, the main force of the 28th division of the Kuomintang, in an attack operation.

In a small valley, there is a sunken elephant cave next to the earth mountain, but it is not a cave. It is too shallow to say that the cave is not a cave, but it can go several meters deep into the mountain wall. It is windy in such a place. The rain can't stop it, but it's still possible to block the shells. There are a few small trees that are not thick growing sparsely on the dirt hill, and the grass under the trees is full of wild flowers with unknown names. There were a few soldiers standing guard holding big guns, some maps were pressed on the ground with stones, and some telephones and walkie-talkies were placed. Several commander-like people were squatting on the ground pointing at the maps and talking. There are also two soldiers who keep shaking an old-fashioned humming hand-cranked motor. This is the headquarters of the Second Column of the Northwest Field Army.

Commander Wang, who was holding the telephone receiver, was grinning loudly: "Hahaha, well done, well done, the independent brigade fought well, and all of my Wang Beard's soldiers are good, none of them are cowards, Zhong Song He and his staff officers have all been wiped out? Is it a good thing, I made a promise to Boss Peng, and if I can’t be beaten to death, I will continue to fight until I’m beaten to meat sauce.

When Commander Wang made the phone call, all the personnel in the column headquarters had happy smiles on their faces. From the tone of the commander's phone call, it could be heard that the independent brigade, which was entrusted with important tasks by Commander Wang, had completed its mission ahead of schedule. .

The staff of these headquarters are very aware of the importance of the Hutishan position. As long as it is taken down, the whole battle will come to life. The second column is not far from the reorganized 36th Division that will completely wipe out the enemy.

Commander Wang put down the microphone and shouted to several commanders: "Huti Mountain was taken down by us, the Kuomintang's new 28th brigade was wiped out by our independent brigade, the division headquarters of the 36th division, the brigade of the 28th brigade The division was wiped out by our army, and the division commander Zhong Song and some senior officers were killed by our army. Now I order:

Do not stay after the independent brigade occupies the position, attack from the top of the mountain to the left, surround the enemy's [-]st, [-]rd brigade with the [-]th brigade, and the [-]th brigade of the reserve team immediately go into battle, go around the right side of Huti Mountain, and encircle the enemy with the [-]th brigade The [-]th Brigade, striving to end the battle before dark, began. "

On the right side of the Huti Mountain position is the 36st, [-]nd and [-]rd Brigade of the [-]th Division of the Kuomintang. Li Yong, who has moved the headquarters to the top of the mountain, ordered the troops to carry out our army's tradition of continuous combat. The [-]rd Brigade attacked from behind, and the [-]th Brigade flanked the enemy's main force of the [-]rd Brigade. Isn't this [-]rd Brigade still waiting for reinforcements?Are you still resisting?Let's see what they do this time.

The five infantry battalions of the independent brigade, together with the reconnaissance battalion and the supply battalion as the brigade's reserve team, all went into battle. Li Yong knew that the most critical thing in the battle of the second column was time. In order to eliminate the enemy's reorganized 36 The division and the entire field army are creating conditions for the second column, so although the independent brigade feels that the battle is relatively smooth, it has also taken out its wealth, and even the forces that can be mobilized by the logistics battalion are also under the leadership of the deputy battalion commander He Cuihua Attack with the scout battalion.

The supply battalion is the largest battalion of the independent brigade. The total strength of the whole battalion exceeds 1000 people. This is the number of people who exclude the 1000 new liberation fighters in the supplementary battalion. More than [-] new soldiers in the supplementary battalion are still training and mentally training. , Li Yong will not let them go to the battlefield until the conditions are met.

Thank you for your support, although the old man will try his best to write down.