The beacon of youth

Chapter 359

The Northwest Field Army surrounded the No. 17 and No. 38 Divisions reorganized by the Kuomintang with the tactic of going deep and roundabout, and planned to dig out the two divisions from the crowd and eat them with the method of tigers digging out their hearts.

As the old saying goes, mosquitoes never catch eggs. The People's Liberation Army chose these two divisions because they were too far away from the main force of the corps, and there were problems with the connection between the defense areas. Only by taking advantage of this opportunity can the troops penetrate into it.

However, during the battle, the field army encountered unexpected difficulties. The first and second columns attacked the Kuomintang 38th Division very smoothly. However, when the third and fourth columns besieged the [-]th Division of the Kuomintang, they encountered a nail. The attack for several hours did not make any progress, and the troops paid a price, causing a lot of casualties.

In order to open up the situation as soon as possible, Xu Guangda of the third column and Commander Zhang Dazhi of the fourth column ordered the troops to launch an uninterrupted attack, trying to separate the 38th Division that was huddled together. However, judging from the battlefield situation, the resistance of the Kuomintang 38th Division was very strong Tenacious, hard to succeed in a short time.

At this juncture, the main force of the KMT's corps approached again. The difference was that this time, the KMT's reinforcements were extremely active and moved very fast. Get angry.

If this matter had been left a year ago, Hu Zongnan would not have been in such a hurry. In Hu Zongnan's eyes, the so-called commander of the corps was just a display, and the actual commander was still him, an army general.

In this regard, Hu Zongnan is the same as his principal. He can never let go of military power, but it is different now. It is no longer feasible for Xi'an to command the battle, and all his wealth is on the front line. If he loses this battle again, Hu Zongnan can't do it himself without Chiang Kai-shek's orders. Strength, without the army, what kind of king of the Northwest is still.

(Without Hu Zongnan's order, the KMT's front-line commander could not even mobilize a single battalion. He had to ask for instructions every time he fought. This is also one of the reasons for the KMT's failure on the Northwest battlefield.)

Hu Zongnan ordered his division commanders, brigade commanders, and regiment commanders to fully obey the command of Commander Pei Changhui and attack with all their might. Officers below the regiment were shot.

The pressure on the frontline commanders of the Kuomintang increased sharply. In order to keep the black hats on their heads and the heads around their necks, these officers no longer dared to neglect.

The situation on the battlefield suddenly became critical. Before the troops in charge of encircling and annihilating the 38th and 2th Divisions had finished fighting, the Kuomintang's large corps rushed over, and the only one capable of stopping the enemy was the sixth column, which had only more than 2 people. However, the enemy's troops were 10,000 to [-]. It is really worrying whether the six columns of more than [-] people can stop the main force of the Kuomintang with [-]+ people.

At the field army headquarters, Boss Peng frowned and talked to several leaders: "I didn't expect the 38th Division to be so difficult to deal with. The attack by the third and fourth columns lasted for four or five hours, but they only occupied some peripheral positions. The positions are still in the hands of the enemy."

One of the chiefs took Boss Peng's words and said: "The 38th Division is an old unit. It has fought against the little devils. It has not suffered a big loss against us a few times. The grassroots officers have rich experience in command. Xu Guangda and Zhang Dazhi commanded the troops to rush forward. I have tried to separate them more than a dozen times, but they have not succeeded, and it seems that it will be difficult to succeed for a while."

Another chief said: "Boss, the main force of the enemy is about to exchange fire with the sixth column. It is too difficult to block the enemy with the strength of a sixth column. Should you consider withdrawing it? If you can't eat it, don't eat it. Otherwise it's easy to get choked."

What this chief meant was to follow the old methods of the Eighth Route Army. Eat when you can eat, withdraw if you can’t eat, use mobile guerrilla warfare to deal with the Kuomintang, don’t fight head-on with the enemy, and hurry up if you can’t eat the encircled enemies. Withdraw, and avoid being entangled and bringing danger to the troops.

But obviously Boss Peng didn't want to accept his opinion. Although the 38th Division of the Kuomintang was difficult to chew on, the first and second columns attacked the [-]th Division very smoothly.

"There is still room for manoeuvre. It is too cheap for them to withdraw now. Order the first and second columns to increase their attack power and quickly resolve the battle. Then encircle the 38th Division with the third and fourth columns and order the sixth column. We must stop the enemy's main army, and we must not let a single enemy go."

Mr. Peng always wants to use the last chance to fight the Kuomintang army again. If the first and second columns can successfully eat the 38th division, then turn around and join the third and fourth columns to encircle the 38th division of the Kuomintang, and use the four main columns It should be enough to deal with the [-]th Division of the Kuomintang.

But there is a premise here, the premise is that the four columns of the field army need time to encircle and wipe out the 38th division, and this time can only be guaranteed by the six columns.

The front line of the Sixth Column of the Northwest Field Army was full of gunpowder and shrapnel flying across the sky. Various artillery pieces of the Kuomintang army kept pouring shells of various calibers at the position of the Sixth Column. All the planes were sent out to bombard the positions of the People's Liberation Army, and then the attacking corps rushed over with tanks and planes in the sky.

Commander Luo Yuanfa held the phone, his face sinking: "Attention all brigades and regiments, the main force of our field army to encircle and wipe out the enemy's 38th and [-]th divisions is not over yet. The field commander ordered us to nail the position like nails. Take a step back and buy time for the brother troops."

The three brigades of Commander Luo Yuanfa are all on the front line. Except for some logistics and security forces, they basically have no strength in their hands. The front line opened by the main force of the 7-strong corps is too long, and the defense line of the reserve team cannot be defended.

But regardless of whether there is a reserve team or not, the orders of the wild division must be carried out. What will be used to exchange time for the brother troops?Commander Luo ordered the troops to use bullets, grenades, bayonets, blood, teeth, and everything else to block the enemy, even if the six columns were wiped out.

What is the army of the People's Liberation Army? That's it. Dare to stand up at the critical moment, dare to face all hardships and challenges without being surrendered by the enemy. It doesn't matter if there is only one column. A column must also complete the tasks assigned by the wild division.

The Sixth Column is a heroic unit. It is the predecessor of the Sixth Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It was formed on the basis of the Jinpenwan Teaching Brigade in the Battle of Yan'an. This unit has fought countless tough and vicious battles. Now they are tested The time has come again.

(The teaching brigade defended the Jinpen Bay position in the battle of Yan'an. At that time, each soldier had an average of ten bullets and a small number of grenades. However, the teaching brigade used such simple weapons and equipment to attack the Kuomintang army for seven days. Therefore, the teaching brigade became famous in the first battle and became a prestigious unit in the battle order of the People's Liberation Army.)

If you want to say that Mr. Peng will always use troops, each main combat column of the field army has a different style, and this six-column is known for being good at defensive warfare, so Mr. Peng is confident that they can fight against the main force of the enemy's corps. Fight hard to create a little more time for the remaining four columns.

And the Sixth Column lived up to expectations, and was not intimidated by the surging Kuomintang army, and gritted its teeth to fight the enemy recklessly.

Shelling, charge, shelling, charge, the Kuomintang army kept repeating this action. The front positions of the six columns were all burnt into scorched earth, and the soldiers used every time the enemy retreated to hurry up and repair the damaged ones. Fortifications, ready to fight the enemy again.

The Kuomintang's large corps adopted the tactics of breakthrough in the middle and detours on the two wings. The troops on both sides responded, and the troops in the middle made a breakthrough. This tactic was determined according to the personnel of the troops. With the expansion of the large corps, breaking through the middle has become the only option for the Kuomintang corps at present. This was also considered when the sixth column chose a defensive position. Since the number of personnel is not as large as that of the enemy, it has to find a way based on the terrain.

Pei Changhui, an old fox, is very shrewd. Hu Zongnan's use of him again is naturally useful for his reasons. Pei Changhui, who has fought for many years, knows very well that the main force of the Northwest Field Army is encircling and annihilating his 38th and [-]th divisions. Probably the main force of the communist army.

This guy shouted wildly at the officer meeting of the army: "You pillars of the party and country, the Communist Army only has more than 38 people, and most of their energy is now thinking about how to eat up our [-]th and [-]th divisions, right? Will there be any means to deal with the main force of our corps? Peng Dehuai is a human being, not a god, and he does not know how to cast beans into soldiers. There must not be many troops of the Communist Army here. Commander Hu has an order to reward the former for bravery and to retreat back. It’s not that I’m ruthless in engaging in military law. It’s because the party-state has reached its most critical moment. I’m here to assure you that the first unit to break through the communist army’s positions will be promoted to a higher level, and the division commander will be recommended by me to serve as the commander of our corps. Deputy Commander."

Lao Ba was stimulated today, and even the famous third brother changed his career to write about the city. If things go on like this, the military literature will be worrying, but Lao Ba has decided to carry the revolution to the end.