The beacon of youth

Chapter 346 Another battle against the 36th division

While the fifth brigade and the independent brigade encircled the first, second and third brigades, the other two infantry brigades, the fourth and sixth brigades of the second column, were also attacking the 36th brigade, another brigade of the [-]th division.

At this time, we can see the benefits of a large army. The key to eliminating the 36th Division is Huti Mountain and the new 28th Brigade, the main force of the Kuomintang on the mountain. As long as the 28th Brigade can be wiped out, there is basically no doubt in this battle. Victory is only a matter of time That's all.

After eliminating the 28th Brigade, we can not only occupy the position on the top of the mountain and destroy the support points of the enemy's defense system, but also free up the troops to launch attacks. With the second column of four full-staffed infantry brigades, we can deal with the KMT's 36th Division at the foot of the mountain. The lack of two brigades is not a big problem, and this is the main reason why the head of Nosi entrusted the task of encircling and annihilating the 36th Division to the Second Column.

The current situation of the Northwest Field Army on the battlefield is that in the second half of the war in [-], the total strength of the People's Liberation Army is still not as good as that of the Kuomintang, and it is about half of the force that the Kuomintang Hu Zongnan can mobilize in the south.

Although the People's Liberation Army has developed rapidly, on the Northwest battlefield, the total strength of the Northwest Field Army is only more than 2. (In one and a half years, from [-] people to over [-], the speed is terrifying enough, but the foundation is too weak, and it is not as powerful as the Kuomintang for the time being)

The total force is only one-half of the enemy's, and the gap between technical weapons and the enemy is even greater. (The Kuomintang troops have armored tanks on the ground and aircraft in the sky. Although they are not many in number, they are still much stronger than the People's Liberation Army.) How to use these Strength against the superior forces and weapons of the Kuomintang?It depends on the command art of Boss Peng and the leaders of the field army.

After Yan'an was retaken by the People's Liberation Army, Hu Zongnan, who was scolded by Chiang Kai-shek into a rage, gathered all the forces he could mobilize to attack wildly, intending to reverse the situation of the war and restore the adverse effects at home and abroad.

Yan'an is not big, has few resources, and the People's Liberation Army has not many troops. It is like a chicken rib on the battlefield of the decisive battle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Armies. However, as a holy place for the Communists, as long as it exists for one day, its political influence will be huge.

Facing the attack from the southern part of Hu Zong of the Kuomintang, Boss Peng commanded the Northwest Field Army to deal with it with mobile warfare. Be patient and look for opportunities in the movement. 36st, 36rd, 36th, and [-]th Columns) contain the Kuomintang's offensive corps, isolate and highlight the aggressive [-]th Division, and create an absolute advantage on the local battlefield. Boss Peng Peng named the tiger's mouth to pull out his teeth.

The Northwest Field Army is in a disadvantaged position on the entire battlefield, but it is in a dominant position in a small area. This dominant position is the second column of the People's Liberation Army against the 36th Division of the Kuomintang.

The newly formed 36th Division has only more than 5000 people, while the People's Liberation Army's Second Column has four full-staffed brigades with 36 people. It is still possible to eat the [-]th Division, but the advantages on the local battlefield are not Invariably, the advantage of the second column is the result of the hard work of the other columns of the field army, so Boss Peng and the heads of the field division gave the second column a day and a half.

If the Second Column cannot take down the 36th Division within a day and a half, the entire campaign will be canceled and the troops must be withdrawn quickly so as not to be caught by the enemy's large corps and cause losses. This is the battle of the Northwest Field Army during this period of time. attempt.

Attack, attack, continuous attack, in front of the fierce attack of the People's Liberation Army, the front troops of the [-]th brigade retreated with a bang, and scrambled back to shrink their troops. The second regiment took advantage of the situation and chased after them Chasing after the ass.

The second regiment is the main regiment of the brigade and the main regiment of the second column. It is an old unit of the People's Liberation Army. In the past, it suffered losses in wars because of poor weapons and equipment. Now the second regiment is much stronger than before. Will be upset because the ammo is not enough.

The number of soldiers was replenished, and the supply of ammunition was open again. The combat effectiveness of the second regiment was greatly improved. The soldiers followed the retreating soldiers of the [-]th Brigade, firing continuously with weapons in their hands, chasing after them. The soldiers of the fifth brigade were knocked to the ground one by one by the soldiers who were chasing up.

The soldiers of the Kuomintang can still fight defensively in the trenches. If they run down, they have no fighting power at all. What kind of fighting power can they have if their buttocks are exposed? The soldiers of the second regiment chased closer and closer until they caught After interrogation by a few prisoners, they realized that it was not far from the [-]th brigade headquarters.

The brigade headquarters, they all have guards, and the guards must be very loyal to the commander. Commander Zhao asked the soldiers to gather all the mortars of the whole regiment and aim at the [-]th brigade. The direction is just a bombardment. It doesn't matter if you have a brigade or not, so what if there are guards?I don't believe that I can't get a brigade with a whole regiment?

When the troops charged, the soldiers who resisted the mortars and shells were very hard. In order to provide fire support to the troops, they had to keep up with each other. The heavy gun body and base sometimes worn down the shoulders of the soldiers. The blood was blurred, and the blood flowed down the military uniform, but the soldiers couldn't care less about these, they only had one thought in their minds, follow up, must follow up, and prepare for battle as soon as the commander's order is issued, within 1 minute The shells were fired within a short time.

The People's Liberation Army is a unit that fought poorly, and it is temporarily difficult to master high-tech weapons, such as artillery. When the battle is the most intense, some artillery units will push the cannon to the forefront for direct aiming and shooting , although there are various reasons for doing this, but the inaccuracy of shooting far away is one of the main factors.

But this does not mean that the People's Liberation Army is not good at all weapons. For a long time, including the period of the Red Army, the main weapons of the People's Liberation Army, or the heavy weapons in the army are mortars and heavy machine guns. There is no other way. Large-scale weapons for mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare are also not used, and occasionally they are captured and destroyed. Therefore, the soldiers are very proficient in mastering mortars that are very suitable for the characteristics of the army. Troops can change mortars into flat sheaths. Mortars are the most typical curved weapon. Changing this guy into flat sheaths shows that the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army are proficient in the performance of such weapons.

The gunners of the Second Regiment were all soldiers from the Eighth Route Army, and the small mortars were very precise and accurate. The Second Regiment also changed its artillery from shotguns. Together, there were dozens of mortars, which smashed hundreds of shells in a short period of time.

The brigade headquarters of the [-]th Brigade was temporarily built. Although there were engineering troops in charge, it was too short to make it too strong. Let alone the heavy howitzers, even the hundreds of mortar rounds fired by this company The artillery shells couldn't resist anymore, and before contact with the PLA, the only combat unit in the brigade headquarters, a guard company, was destroyed by nearly half.

The head of the second regiment Zhao also rushed to the artillery position, looking at the shells flying out in groups, he felt very beautiful, huh, is this called a war?This is the artillery of our People's Liberation Army: "Hit, hit him hard, and hit him with hundreds of rounds. I see how strong the [-]th Brigade of the Kuomintang can be."

There is a reason why Commander Zhao is so happy. When they attacked Panlong Town in [-], the entire second column and fourth brigade had only eight shells. This was specially approved by Boss Peng. A brigade-level combat force, for several To fire shells, the commander of the field army had to approve a note, explaining how difficult the Northwest Field Army was at that time. However, with such weapons and equipment, the PLA insisted on taking down the logistics base set up by the Kuomintang in Panlong, and wiped out all the elite members of the Kuomintang. The Sixth and Seventh Brigade captured the brigade commander Li Kungang alive.

Now that he sees that his troops cannonballs hit hundreds of rounds, it is natural for Commander Zhao to be happy. The densely packed cannonballs covered the entire [-]th Brigade Headquarters like rain. At the beginning, the number of explosions could be heard, but later they filled the sky.

Explosions, shrapnel, blood, dead people, no one bothered to count the density of shells anymore, it would be nice if they could save their own lives.

Commander Zhao, the shrewd commander, didn't blindly let the troops rush forward, and he couldn't do it recklessly in a hurry. Instead, he used binoculars to observe the battlefield situation all the time. This allowed the troops to attack.

Thousands of soldiers from the Second Regiment swarmed up and killed the brigade headquarters in one charge. Commander Zhao shouted to his soldiers: "Be careful, don't let the Kuomintang officers go, arrest them all!" , See if there is a big one in there, where is the brigade commander of the [-]th brigade, find out immediately, hurry up, don't just pick up the gun, the gun is dead, you can't run if you put it on the ground, you have to catch the person."

After a while, soldiers came over with a large group of prisoners. One soldier pointed to an officer in the group of prisoners and said, "Regimental Commander, do you see that? That is the commander of the [-]th Brigade. The squad leader caught him, this guy was still unconvinced at the beginning, so he asked me to give him a few butts before he became honest."

Commander Zhao happily walked over, looked at the officer's head and asked, "Is this the commander of the [-]th Brigade?"

The Kuomintang officer sighed, touched his heels, saluted Commander Zhao and said, "Returning to the commander, I am the commander of the [-]th Brigade of the Communist Party of China."

At the headquarters of the Second Column of the Northwest Field Army, Commander Wang opened his upper body military uniform, with one foot on a stool, happily reporting the situation to the head of the field division on the phone.