The beacon of youth

Chapter 364 The Desperate Brigadier Chen in the Battle of Libei

Under the order of the brigade commander Li Yong, Li Yuming took a guard platoon and eight tanks to perform guard duties for the headquarters of the field army, but he was sent back by Boss Peng and other chiefs.Book Friends Whole_Li*provide~provide

In the ** army in the Northwest, not only Boss Peng and the headquarters of the field army did this, but also Chairman Mao. When he and Hu Zongnan were circling in the mountains, the party central committee code-named Ninth Detachment had only four missing members. The infantry company has more than 50 people in each company, and a total of more than 200 soldiers. The weapons they use are also junk products eliminated from the front line.

Li Yuming replied to the soldiers around him a little depressed: "Since I said it's okay, then it's okay. What can I do? Go all forward and catch up with the troops as quickly as possible."

A few cars and eight Stuart tanks turned around and headed towards the marching direction of the Independent Brigade. No matter what Li Yuming and his soldiers thought, perhaps the decision of Boss Peng and the head of the headquarters was correct. The most important combat weapon in the troops of the People's Liberation Army is much better to be placed on the front line than to be a security guard.

On the front line of the Six Columns, the No. 60 Fifth Division reorganized by the Kuomintang used all its strength to attack the positions of the PLA with artillery, tanks and planes. On the forward positions guarded by the soldiers, the bullets were like locusts and the shells were like rain. Almost turned the whole position over.

The Kuomintang troops from Guangdong thought they had seen the advantage, and believed that the PLA's positions would not be able to last long under the continuous firepower. In front of President Chiang, he showed his merits.

The sixth column suffered huge casualties under the fierce attack, especially the teaching brigade in the most central position. The casualties of this hard-boned PLA troops have already exceeded half. A brigade with more than 8000 people was less than [-] by the afternoon. , In less than a day, more than half of the casualties, the teaching brigade is already shattered, but the soldiers are still screwed to death, since the superior has not ordered to retreat, even if they are all beaten, they must hold on.

The positions of several brigades in the entire column were tight, and all the troops that the column could mobilize were sent to the front line. There was no support force for the teaching brigade. The brigade commander Chen Haihan used all the strength he could use. The guard company has also gone to the front of the position early, and now the brigade commander and political commissar each have only one guard around them.

The teaching brigade was not only limited by the number of personnel, but also ran out of ammunition. The ammunition sent by the column was far from keeping up with the consumption of the battle. Later, even the logistics department of the column informed Brigadier Chen that the ammunition of the column was also exhausted. Almost gone, Brigadier Chen knew that the last time was coming.

The troops of the People's Liberation Army are not afraid of sacrifice or suffering, and the morale of cadres and soldiers is high, but logistics is a fatal weakness that affects combat effectiveness. This shortcoming has not been well resolved, especially in the Northwest, which is famous for its poverty, because there is no industrial production capacity. Therefore, all the needs to maintain the war must be obtained from the front line. If there is no big capture in one or two battles, the next battle will basically be impossible to fight.

Boss Peng certainly understands the weakness of the army. Several battles were aimed at the Kuomintang's rear bases, including Panlong Town at the earliest, Baoji later, and Yan'an that was recently captured. Intentions, not just political reasons.

After several battles, the logistical supply of the army has been greatly improved, but it is only an improvement, and a new problem has emerged. This problem is transportation. Before, there was nothing. The army drilled valleys all the year round, with limited food and ammunition. The soldier walked away with his back.

Now it can be regarded as having a little family background, but because of the means of transportation, there is no way to transport it up at the fastest speed, so the logistics problem is a comprehensive and major issue that requires the cooperation of various departments and aspects. The current ** People have not fully realized the importance of this issue.

(I fully understand that fighting is logistics. It was only when the PLA faced the Allied forces on the Korean battlefield that the troops of the People’s Liberation Army realized that without sufficient logistical support, they could not fight against the modern army. These are all things for later.)

The popular saying among the soldiers at that time was that there were three fears: one feared that there would be no bullets, the second fear that there would be no food, the third fear that no one would carry them down if they were injured, and no one would think about sacrifices or sacrifices. If you fear death, don’t be an Eighth Route Army.

Now is the most fatal time. The number of people who have stood firm is much smaller than that of the Kuomintang army. If the ammunition fails, they can only fight the enemy with bayonets. Fighting with cold weapons has an absolute advantage, especially When already exhausted.

The No.60 Fifth Division of the Kuomintang has three infantry brigades, the main force of which is the 16th brigade. The brigade commander of this 16th brigade is surnamed Huang, Huang Zhiyu, and has the rank of major general. He is an extremely arrogant and ambitious guy. The division commander Li Zhenxiang As the deputy commander of the Corps, this guy's goal is the commander of the 65th Division.

Li Zhen is a man who understands the thoughts of his subordinates very well. Does water flow to high places? It is not a bad thing to want to be a teacher, so this guy will openly clamor before the mobilization. He is not afraid of wanting to be a teacher, but it depends on who The ability is great, the three brigades of our division are treated equally, whoever breaks through the Communist army's position first will be the lieutenant general and commander of our reorganized No. 60 Fifth Division. As long as you fight well, I will recommend you in front of Shangfeng. Sometimes I can also be the deputy commander of the corps.

Huang Zhiyu, the brigade commander of the 16o brigade, was elated by Li Zhen's call. Hmph, it seems that the teacher was speaking for me. My 16o brigade has the most personnel, the best weapons and equipment, and the strongest combat effectiveness. Lao Tzu and the teacher The relationship with him is the best. Who else can do this Lieutenant General except me, Mr. Huang?

Therefore, this guy gathered all the officers of his brigade to hold a meeting, and promised his subordinates that the opportunity for our 16 brigade has come, and it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Follow others to eat farts, I, Huang, must be employed as a teacher, who will be employed?Why don't we use you brothers? The three armed forces use their lives. We don't believe that we can't do anything with the Communist Army who has nothing.

Huang Zhiyu has this idea, and the brigade commanders of the other two brigades have no worse ideas than him. What's wrong with the 16o brigade, what is the main brigade? It's not because of the teacher's care, or you Huang Zhiyu is a fart, and you are still the main force The brigade commander, in my opinion, is a scumbag. Although you have a good relationship with the division commander, the regulations announced by the division commander at the general assembly will not be changed. If my brigade breaks through the positions of the Communist army, we will do the same Be a teacher, damn it, when the time comes, let your surname Huang see what a main force is.

Therefore, after the battle started, the 65th Division was extremely fierce. The three main brigades were desperately attacking the positions of the People's Liberation Army, especially the 16th brigade. With a submachine gun in his hand, he charged with the soldiers under the cover of artillery fire.

The actions of the 65th Division, Brigadier Chen Haihan, saw clearly through the binoculars. Want to fight with our PLA?You are still young. When it comes to comparing weapons and personnel with equipment, the People’s Liberation Army is likely to be inferior to the opponent, but if you want to compare courage with the People’s Liberation Army, then what kind of 65th Division is purely a grandson, not even a grandson.

The teaching brigade ran out of bullets, threw away all the grenades, and the shells of the small artillery had long since disappeared. The company, battalion, and regiment had called countless times to ask for support ammunition. The commander in charge of logistics in the brigade was anxious There were big blisters on his lips, and the battle was fought to such an extent that it would be really dangerous if there was no yao teaching brigade.

Brigadier Chen Haihan's face was ashen, he took down the binoculars hanging on his chest, took off the military cap on his head and threw it far away, walked to the telephone in a few steps, and shouted with a microphone: "Attention all brigades, I am Chen Haihan, I give orders, everyone is there, put on bayonets, and prepare to attack."

As soon as the brigade commander shouted out the order, everyone understood that the teaching brigade had reached the last moment, and it was time to fight the enemy desperately. After giving the order, brigade commander Chen Haihan took off his shirt, revealing his chest covered with scars. Holding his arms, he picked up a rifle with a bayonet and rushed out of the headquarters.

The staff, communications, and security personnel in the headquarters looked at each other and shouted, "Damn it, what are you waiting for?"Fighting against the enemy, everyone took off their shirts and rushed to the forward position with Brigadier Chen Haihan.

The arrival of the brigade commander made the soldiers on the front line excited. Looking at the shirtless brigade commander Chen carrying a bayonet rifle, the soldiers also took off their shirts just like the brigade commander, and put their bayonets on them and lay down in the trenches.

Looking at his soldiers, Brigadier Chen Haihan shouted: "Comrades, are you afraid?"

The soldiers responded with roars: "Brigade Commander, what are you afraid of? Why don't you just go and see Marx, an old man? It's nothing special."

What is morale? This is the morale of the troops. Brigadier Chen Haihan was very satisfied with the soldiers' answers: "Well said, nothing special, I will go to see Marx and his old man with everyone today——prepare."

Just a few dirt roads behind the position of the teaching brigade, there was a lot of dust and voices, and the troops of the independent brigade of the second column were approaching the position of the teaching brigade.

Li Yong, who was sitting in the jeep, kept turning his head, what's going on?Why are the gunshots and grenade explosions coming from the front more and more sparse?The enemy retreated?impossible.

"Zhang Jinsong, send a small force up as fast as possible, find the brigade headquarters of the teaching brigade, and ask brigade commander Chen Haihan about the situation, go quickly."

After Li Yong gave the order, several jeeps rushed out of the main force, and with a few quick actions, they left the large group of people behind, and the car's buttocks bounced high and ran away.

Laoba knows that his update is slow, so he is embarrassed to say anything to his friends, thank you.