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Chapter 357 The Battle of Libei: An Independent Brigade Without Missions

After nearly half a night of crossing and detours, the Northwest Field Army has given full play to the PLA's long-standing advantage in night combat. Several main combat columns have arrived at the previously designated combat positions. Fired together.

The positions of the No.17 and No. 38 divisions reorganized by the Kuomintang are full of ghosts and wolves. Bunkers, trenches, infantry bunkers, artillery positions, and various large and small command posts are all within the range of the PLA's artillery fire. The sleeping Kuomintang army There was no preparation at all. Squads and rows of soldiers flew into the sky with stones and dirt when Mimi was still confused. Who would have thought

The weak People's Liberation Army dared to take the initiative to attack the heavily fortified Kuomintang corps.

After competing with the Communists leading the People's Liberation Army for such a long time, the Kuomintang generals still underestimated the determination of the People's Liberation Army. They did not expect that the Northwest Field Army could drill into their stomachs and launch an attack.

In fact, this is also normal. In the eyes of PLA cadres and soldiers, there is no such thing as “dare.” The word “dare” cannot be found in the dictionary of the PLA.

The artillery bombardment continued for about an hour. I don’t know how many shells were thrown out. It’s useless to know it. Just do it. In the words of the soldiers, as long as you win the battle, you will have everything. Chiang Kai-shek The captain of the transportation brigade will send the ammunition over again, and now is not the time to begrudge the shells.

The number of artillery pieces of the two reorganized divisions of the Kuomintang is no less than that of the People's Liberation Army, and there may be more artillery pieces. However, there are only sporadic artillery shells returning fire on the artillery positions, which is not of a large scale at all. One or dozens of shells to retaliate.

Artillerymen need courage to confront each other. Facing the roaring shells, they can fire calmly without changing their face. Not everyone can do it. Tactics are not tactics, at least you must not be afraid of death. No army can compare with the PLA.

The People's Liberation Army lacks everything, and the most important thing it lacks is courage. Compared with the Northwest Field Army formed with the Red Second Front Army and the Northern Shaanxi Red Army (four columns, later the Fourth Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army) as the main team, the Kuomintang's army is The difference is too much, too far, not the same level.

The soldiers were jubilant, especially those veterans of the Northwest Field Army, who were even more elated when they saw the tremendous power of their artillery fire. They had fought many battles, and they had a deep understanding of hiding and being bombed by shells but being unable to fight back. It's time to be elated.

Such a long period of artillery preparation caused huge damage to the defensive positions of the 38th and [-]th Divisions of the Kuomintang. The large number of casualties filled the entire position with panic, and the wailing and crying of the wounded was everywhere.

The screams of wounded soldiers are miserable, especially when reaching a certain number of screams, the morale of uninjured soldiers will be low. Troops rely on morale to fight, and low morale has a great impact on the combat effectiveness of troops.

The division headquarters of the 38th Division and the [-]th Division of the Kuomintang asked for help from their corps headquarters in unison: "We have been violently attacked by the Communist Army, we have been violently attacked by the Communist Army, yes, it is the main force of the Communist Army in the northwest Peng Dehuai , The artillery fire of the communist army was very powerful, and the troops suffered heavy casualties. Request support, request support. '

As soon as the preparations for the artillery fire stopped, the red flares all over the sky were hung up, in groups of three, and in groups of three, the flares flew up into the sky one after another, and then slowly fell down like parachutes. The high-level commander understood that it was time for the infantry to attack.

The shrill bugle sound made people tremble from the bottom of their hearts. The attacking troops of the People's Liberation Army quickly broke through. The soldiers in the sharp knife troops carried explosive packages or cluster grenades, and jumped out of the bunker under the cover of their comrades behind them. Come out, open the way with short-term firepower, and jump forward in the crater. The soldiers have only one belief in their hearts, and rush up and blow up the enemy before they fully react.

The second column, the main force of the Northwest Field Army, under the command of Commander Wang, launched a sudden attack on the KMT's No. , pounced upwards, and the battle became intense from the very beginning.

After the initial panic, the No. 17 Division of the Kuomintang Reorganization fought back desperately, trying to stop the attacking troops of the People's Liberation Army and buy time for the main force of the corps behind it.

Although the officers of the Kuomintang army who were suddenly attacked were terrified, they also knew that they were not far from the main force. As long as they could withstand the attacking troops of the People's Liberation Army in front of them for a period of time, they would have room to maneuver. The main force of the Corps will deal with it.

The commanders of the People's Liberation Army, who are contrary to the ideas of the Kuomintang officers, don't know what the enemy means. The tip of the knife that has been pierced into the enemy's heart must be pulled out quickly. Only a quick battle can fully preserve the strength, so the enemy must not be entangled live.

In this way, the battle was very intense. The Kuomintang army desperately wanted to delay the time, while the PLA troops wanted to use the fastest time to end the battle.

The second column used three main brigades to launch a fierce attack. Each brigade put three regiments on the front line, leaving no reserve team, and strived to win the battle in the shortest time. Under the command of Commander He Bingyan, the first column started together with the second column.

The 17st and [-]nd columns are the base of the Red Second Front Army. All the middle and senior commanders are from the Red Army. Such commanders have too much combat experience and understand the importance of fighter planes to the troops. A few hours have passed. The No. [-] Division reorganized by the Kuomintang was a little bit overwhelmed.

The so-called reorganized No.17 division is actually just a name. The reorganized divisions of the Kuomintang troops all have a brigade system. The strength of a complete reorganized division is very powerful. When it was first established, the Northwest Field Army could only attack one brigade in each battle, and it would not have the ability to eat up the entire division. (When Hu Zongnan first occupied Yan'an, Boss Peng often led the Northwest Field Army and the Kuomintang troops around the mountains in order to find opportunities for combat. It was normal to run the mountain roads for more than ten days for a possible opportunity.)

But now the reorganized No.17 division that the first and second columns have to deal with is not very good. After the [-]th division was wiped out by the People's Liberation Army in the Battle of Yan'an, Hu Zongnan reorganized it in order to retain the designation of this unit. The combat effectiveness is very good. Generally, relying on a belief in waiting for support, I fought against the two columns of the People's Liberation Army for a while, and fought against the attacking troops of the People's Liberation Army for several hours, but the support troops behind were still nowhere to be seen. The confidence in the army gradually disappeared. How can we fight without confidence? The first and second columns seized the opportunity to attack.

What made Li Yong, Wang Chengde and others anxious was that Commander Wang did not assign any missions to the Independent Brigade, but put the most powerful combat troops in the second column in the air, and put them there without any missions.

Now everyone is a little out of touch, what does the commander mean?Didn't they say that there would be no reserve team? The quick-fix tactic was planned before the battle started. Besides, the commander didn't say what kind of reserve team the Independent Brigade was going to be. What's going on?

The soldiers were running around in a hurry, the [-]th Division of the Kuomintang was about to die, and if they didn't go up, they wouldn't even be able to drink soup, let alone eat meat. At that time, whether it is guns, ammunition, weapons, or prisoners, there will be nothing wrong with the independent brigade.

It's not just the soldiers who are anxious, but the commanders at all levels are even more anxious. Who in our independent brigade doesn't know, it's a well-known unit, but what's the matter with resting here when the brothers are fighting lively? It's the head of the column They look down on our independent travel?This can't be done either.

Hu Luan, the soldiers, guessed, but the discipline in the army is very strict. If you have ideas and opinions, you have to report them up step by step. The soldiers asked the squad leader, the squad leader asked the platoon leader, the platoon leader asked the battalion commander, and finally asked Li Yong. And Wang Chengde's brigade headquarters.

Li Jiangguo, the commander of the first battalion, yelled on the phone: "Brigade commander, political commissar, hurry up and ask the commander for instructions. Let us go up the brigade. If we don't go up, it will be too late. The yellow vegetables are cold. If we can't do it, let's go to a battalion or two." It’s okay, or how can we tell others after this battle is over, that our brigade didn’t shoot a single shot, and didn’t take a single prisoner? Are you ashamed or not?”

Li Yong, the brigade commander, didn't even bother to answer them. The people who answered the calls were the jobs of political commissar Wang Chengde and chief of staff Fang Xin. This group of boys harassed and yelled on the phone: "Li Jiangguo, what kind of monster and hungry are you, how to fight the war is naturally arranged by the chief, why do you follow me, why go up to one battalion and two battalions, I will Tell you, take good care of the troops, and I will deal with you if something happens."

Wang Chengde scolded Li Jiangguo back, but Wang Chengde, who had just finished scolding Li Jiangguo, turned around and asked Li Yong who was leisurely at the side: "Dayong, these guys let me scold you back, but to be honest, I'm here Now I don't understand what the superior means, so let's just watch?"

Brigadier Li Da is not as anxious as these people. The combat effectiveness of the independent brigade is not to mention Commander Wang of the column. Even the heads of the field divisions are also very clear. There is a reason why they haven't given any tasks yet. As for the reason It's hard to say, just wait.

Seeing that Wang Chengde couldn't help coming over to ask, Li Yong said a little funnyly: "Old Wang, why are you in a hurry, the combat commander of our brigade knows it very well, and he knows it well."