The beacon of youth

Chapter 356

A reconnaissance platoon of the Independent Brigade was at the front of the second column to lead the way. The battalion commander Zhang Jinsong personally led the soldiers of this platoon to search and advance in the dark. The soldiers used their feet, hands, eyes, tongue, and everything Everything to justify whether the way forward is the right one.Novel*Ad-Free~Favorites~Top*Point*Book City

The task of the reconnaissance platoon is too important. Although there are only a few dozen people, they are the tip of the sword of the entire column. They must accurately bring the entire column to the position designated by the wild division at night when the visibility is poor, and then report to the police within the specified time. The KMT's reorganized No. 17 Division launched an attack, and together with a column, they tried to encircle and wipe out the Kuomintang troops that had been reorganized after being wiped out in Yan'an in the shortest possible time.

This is a mission that is almost impossible, and almost requires a large mission. Once the troops get lost or fail to arrive on time, it will delay the attacking time of the entire battle and affect the success or failure of the battle.

In order to grasp the initiative of the battle, the Northwest Field Army can only achieve the effect of catching the Kuomintang troops by surprise by taking advantage of the dark night to launch a sudden attack. If the best attack time is missed, can the field army with less fighting and more win the victory of this battle? It's hard to say victory.

Although Erzi Ning and the fighters in his platoon are all smart and quick-witted young men, Zhang Jinsong couldn't let go of his mind after accepting the mission. Why?The burden is too heavy, so heavy that it feels heavy, Erzi Ning may not be able to lift it on his shoulders.

That's tens of thousands of horses in the whole column, and Commander Wang and the commanders are all in there. An accident is a big deal, and no one can afford the consequences. In the end, this young old scout handed over all the work in the battalion to the instructor , I personally lead the team in front to open the way for the whole army.

Seeing battalion commander Zhang Jinsong with them, Erzi Ning and a platoon of soldiers had their backbones, and a big stone fell from their hearts. The soldiers simply thought that the battalion commander and platoon leader were planning ahead. Of course they'll save on snacks.

With these smart and vigilant scouts, the progress of the troops has not been slow. The large troops used the cover of night to move forward all the way, up to the commander of the column king and some leaders in the headquarters, and down to every soldier. Tens of thousands of horses are all on the march.

The second column formulated its own combat plan based on the intelligence analysis from various aspects of reconnaissance in advance. It must make full use of the characteristics of the KMT reorganized No. 17 Division and the 38th Division. They used the tactics of roundabout penetration to divide and surround the enemy, preparing to deal a sudden blow to the 1th Division of the Kuomintang after the battle started, first breaking their defensive deployment and the determination of the soldiers, and then devouring them in one bite.

How to pass through the junction of the No. 17 and No. 38 divisions of the Kuomintang reorganization without being discovered is the first problem faced by the second column.

There is a fundamental difference between marching in large units and conducting reconnaissance with dozens of scouts. You must bring weapons and equipment, food and supplies, and there are also a large number of mules with pack guns and horses for cavalry messengers in the army. is impossible.

But the second column is to make the impossible possible. In the eyes of the Communists, nothing is impossible. As long as there is determination, the will of the people can overcome all difficulties. There is nothing impossible for a habit formed in the practice, only unexpected, what is so great about difficulties?Difficulties are meant to be overcome.

The large troops marched silently in the dark night, and the commander's short passwords came from the soldiers' mouths from time to time, and passed one after another: "Keep close, don't smoke, don't expose 1u fire, be safe!" Good morning, be careful to escape the fire."

Tens of thousands of horses marched together, only the swishing sound of soldiers trampling on the ground, even the hooves of the horses were wrapped in cotton cloth, and the horses had bits in their mouths. The horses were all spiritual, and these horses seemed to know that now It wasn't when they were yelling, they were all very honest and followed the troops quietly. What is discipline, this is discipline. The discipline of the PLA is made of iron.

Wearing ha, we must rush to the location pointed out by Ye Si in the shortest time. Five kilometers have passed, ten kilometers have passed, and twenty kilometers have passed. According to the road we traveled during the previous reconnaissance, everything went smoothly for the second column , did not encounter the Kuomintang patrol and search troops, Zhang Jinsong, who was holding a map at the front of the troops, opened the front of his clothes completely, and the heat was constantly rising from his head.

Zhang Jinsong, who was sweating profusely, was not tired. The distance of more than 20 kilometers was not a problem for this old Eighth Route Army soldier who was used to walking on mountain roads. Sweating was urgent.

The pressure he was under was enormous, and based on the time and the footsteps of the soldiers, it shouldn't be too much of a difference. All the troops in the second column had already circled behind the 38th and [-]th Divisions of the Kuomintang, but fighting is no joke. It was not an exercise. Words such as should, estimated, probably, and possibly were not allowed to appear in the mouths of scouts. If you can do it, you can do it, if you can’t do it, you can’t.

The closer to the destination, the less mistakes can be made. Zhang Jinsong covered his head with the clothes door, and asked the soldiers to cover them with some clothes, lying on the ground and using the weak light of the flashlight to look at the map, and compared whether the route was accurate. Walk for a while and compare, and then walk for a while and compare again.

Zhang Jinsong, an old scout, lay down and stood up more than a dozen times, and finally confirmed that the soldiers in their platoon had brought the entire column to the position designated in advance for the battle, and the scout's first mission was successfully completed. .

Not too far from the exit of the second column, there is a dilapidated earthen kiln that is tightly blocked by quilts. Occasionally, when someone lifts the quilt blocking the door and goes in and out, a few faint yellow rays of light shoot out from the kiln hole. Come.

Boss Peng and the headquarters of the Northwest Field Army are set up in this abandoned kiln with no doors or windows. Under the faint light from a few candles, several leaders of the field division and some staff members are constantly busy talking, while Boss Peng was sitting on a chair without knowing what he was thinking, as if he was closing his eyes before the start of the war.

A man with the appearance of a commander was lying on the table, marking something back and forth on the map with a red and blue pencil in his hand, and he kept muttering in his mouth: "The second column arrived at the designated position, and the first column arrived at the designated position." The designated position, the three columns arrive at the designated position, the four columns arrive at the designated position, and the six columns arrive at the designated position."

When the last stroke was finished, the commander raised his head and said to Boss Peng, who was sitting on the chair with his eyes closed: "Boss, the troops have arrived at the designated position, and the crossing operation is very smooth. It is estimated that the 38th member of the Kuomintang The division and the [-]th division are still asleep."

As if all this was expected, Boss Peng opened his eyes and looked at his watch, then said calmly: "Sleep well, let them continue to sleep, order the troops, and start the attack."

Boss Peng, who has been fighting for decades, has developed a habit of calming down the bigger the battle, or skill. In fact, for more than a year, every battle of the Northwest Field Army has been like walking a tightrope, using more than 2 people Hu Zongnan of the Kuomintang can afford to lose, but the Northwest Field Army commanded by the Communists cannot afford to lose (there are too few personnel, and if you lose a battle, you will lose It is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out), which requires the field army to win every battle, or at least a tie.

This requirement is too high, so high that it is difficult for historians of later generations to understand how the Japanese at that time could win the battle. Perhaps only Boss Peng and his powerful army could do it.

The microphones of more than a dozen telephones were picked up at the same time, and there was only one voice passing through the microphones: "Start, start, start."

The battle broke out fiercely, and the Northwest Field Army once again launched an active attack on the Kuomintang's heavy army group after annihilating the 36th KMT's reorganized division.

After more than a year's development of the Northwest Field Army, in the second half of [-], various weapons and equipment have made great progress, especially the artillery firepower that has been lacking has grown from scratch, from weak to strong, and now The artillery of the People's Liberation Army has been able to directly confront the artillery of the Kuomintang.

Mountain guns, field guns, anti-war guns, howitzers, and artillery of various calibers fired at the same time. , must be accurate, must be ruthless, and must knock the enemy into confusion in the first place.

The shooting parameters of the artillery have been calibrated long ago, and this is due to the credit of the scouts. The scouts returned all the data required by the artillery a few days ago. Now what the artillery has to do is to shoot hard. The order to shoot out all the shells that had been prepared for a long time.

Fighting forward positions, attacking minefields and blockades before the attack, attacking the second echelon in depth, and attacking the artillery positions of the Kuomintang. Help the gray grandchildren, let them see what is called the artillery of the People's Liberation Army."

The artillery fire of the People's Liberation Army was ready one after another, and the dense rain of bullets blew up the KMT's positions. The infantry soldiers who were preparing to attack at the forefront were jubilant, and everyone shouted heartily: "Look, Our People’s Liberation Army also has artillery, and the shells are like heavy rain, and they’re good at fighting, let’s kill these lackeys of Chiang Kai-shek, and see if they can still show off their power in our northern Shaanxi.”