The beacon of youth

While several heads of the Northwest Field Army Headquarters were studying how to deal with the fast-moving Majia Army, Commander Liu Jingfan, who was in charge of the logistics of the field army who usually didn't care much about fighting, reminded everyone that there were also soldiers in our field army. Teams that run fast are no slower than cavalry. Isn't it appropriate to let them deal with Ma's army?

Commander Liu said this because he had a lot of contact with the Independent Brigade in the past, and he was familiar with Li Yong, Wang Chengde and others. The main reason why Commander Liu can think of the Independent Brigade.

After New Year's Day in 21, Li Yong, the brigade commander of the independent brigade, turned 21 years old. He is the [-]-year-old brigade commander of the hero brigade. However, this is only the age of this body, and the real state of mind and mental age have long Thirty-something old fritters.

Unlike the Red Army period, 21-year-old brigade-level cadres were rare in the Liberation War. This also had a certain relationship with the size of the troops at that time. The concept of teacher brigade is different.

Li Yuming, the commander of the guard company in the jeep, kept nagging about his brigade commander, asking this commander, who was about the same age as him, to pay attention to his image. like that.

Li Yong, who was a little impatient with the nagging, replied angrily: "Didn't you see that I was thinking about something? I didn't care about the trivial for the sake of big things. You know shit, huh."

Li Yuming pursed his lips, and ignored Li Yong's reason: "Okay, you have a lot of reason, I said brigade commander, if there is any important matter for the head of the headquarters, we have to report directly. If there is something to do, let the column give an order, isn't it over? .”

Li Yong: "It's not a trivial matter. Don't guess if the chief didn't say it. We'll know when we arrive, hehehe."

Li Yong's burst of laughter made Li Yuming very entangled, knowing that this young little chief might have figured out something again, but he just didn't tell him.

"If you don't say it, don't say it. Anyway, we are almost at the end of the field, so it's not too late." Li Yuming, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat, turned his head to look at the mountain road ahead in anger.

A total of four jeeps were driving on the bumpy dirt road, one for the brigade commander Li Yong and Li Yuming, one for the political commissar Wang Chengde and two bodyguards, and two for soldiers sent by more than a dozen guard companies .

Are you from the Independent Brigade? That guy is the famous Hero Brigade, with good weapons and equipment, lots of people and cars, and he travels in a grand style and full of airs. The brigade commander and the political commissar are dispatched together in a few jeeps. Wang Chengde is the old man. Born in the Eighth Route Army, his words and deeds are very formal and serious, but other soldiers, including the brigade commander Li Yong, are different. Not to mention walking, they are shy and shy while sitting in the car, looking forward and looking very composed.

Ordinarily, the political commissar Wang Chengde disagreed with this. Isn’t it just going out, why are you hugging each other? It’s enough for the two of you to ride in the same car, but Li Yong’s nonsense can’t stand it. up.

It took less than an hour to follow the undulating dirt road, and a few cars parked in a small ravine where the headquarters is located. In fact, the distance between the Independent Brigade and the headquarters of the Field Army is not too far, but the road is not easy to walk, and there are no cars. The method runs too fast.

The guards in front of the Yesi Gate saw Li Yong get off the car and hurriedly stood at attention to salute, and told him and Wang Chengde that the chief was waiting for them inside.

These guards may not know all the senior commanders of the field army, but they have an impression of Li Yong. The guards must be smart young men, especially the guards in front of the headquarters. None of them are free. Yes, there is only one brigade-level commander like Li Yong in the whole field army, so all the boys recognized him.

Li Yuming and a dozen members of the guard company stayed at the door and chatted with the soldiers standing guard. Li Yong murmured to Wang Chengde beside him as he walked: "Old Wang, it seems that being famous is also good. Look at these guys in front of the headquarters. We didn’t even look at our IDs, and didn’t ask why we came here, so we just let it in, and it definitely wouldn’t work if we left it before.”

Wang Chengde didn't take this matter to heart, it didn't matter to him if he was famous or not, as long as it was beneficial to the army, it was a good thing. Seeing Li Yong muttering so much, he smiled and said: "Dayong, the chief must have a special mission for us to come. You guys focus more on how to complete the task, don't think about things like being famous."

When they finished shouting the report and entered the room, Li Yong and Wang Chengde found that the heads of the Yesi were basically there, and Boss Peng also said with a smile on his face: "Sit down and rest for a while, take a breath and have a drink." Water and then we will assign tasks."

The two hurriedly saluted several chiefs, and Li Yong replied with a straight chest: "Report to the chief, we came here in a jeep, and we are not tired at all."

Boss Peng: "Ha, I forgot that our hero's wagon has a lot of things. Those who come by car have to rest for a while, so we have to let our hero take a breath."

Li Yong knew that Boss Peng was joking with him, but he was a little embarrassed to say the words Hero Brigade from Boss Peng's mouth. It's the soldiers who shouted nonsense, so it can't be true."

Boss Peng looked at the two with some amusement: "It's not a bad thing to be called the Hero Brigade. Let the soldiers call it if they like it, but you have to tell them that it's not easy to be a hero, and you have to take practical actions. Facts have proved that you are a well-deserved heroic brigade."

The battles are frequent, and I haven't seen Boss Peng and the heads of the headquarters for several months. Boss Peng seems to be older than when he met Li Yong last time. There are obviously more wrinkles in the white hair and the corners of the eyes. Li Yong knows that These chiefs are under too much pressure, not only to hold back Hu Zongnan's hundreds of thousands of troops, but also to shoulder the security of the Central Committee and the Northwest Bureau, and the strength of the field army is very weak, which requires the Northwest Field Army to fight every battle. With victory, one defeat is likely to bring the entire northwest battle situation into a state of irreversibility. Fortunately, the combat field army has achieved good results in about two years, and the army has also made great progress. Fighting a war of attrition without achieving the expected goal of the campaign is completely different from the so-called defeat of the Kuomintang army. I really don't know how the heads of these chiefs grew.

Boss Peng didn't wear a hat, and he was wearing a loose gray military uniform. The cuffs of the uniform were still a little damaged, and the thread ends were exposed in some places. If he put on another clothes, he would be a typical Northwest farmer. This is the invincible God of War of the People's Liberation Army. But who knows what this farmer-like god of war is pretending to be.

Seeing Li Yong and Wang Chengde standing upright, Boss Peng gave a rare smile: "Since we're not tired and don't sit down, let's assign tasks and give you more preparation time."

Boss Peng took a few steps back and forth, and said in his usual calm tone: "Yesterday, the 258th Division of the Ma's Army caught up with us by virtue of their speed. After fighting all afternoon, we won the battle and pushed the 258th division back, but it was a disastrous victory. The tenth brigade suffered a lot of casualties, and the battle lost nearly [-] people. Brigadier Gao, the soldier who persisted in fighting, was also wounded."

When Boss Peng said this, Li Yong was also secretly surprised. Of course he knew that the tenth brigade was fighting behind, but he didn't expect that the casualties would be so large. The reduction of nearly 3000 people means that this battle will cost a third of the main brigade Li Yong's combat effectiveness was gone, the brigade commander was the senior commander in the army, and even brigade commander Gao was injured. To the extent of the battle, Li Yong seemed to see the corpses and blood of the soldiers all over the ground.

Looking at Li Yong and Wang Chengde who were a little surprised, Boss Peng continued: "The cavalry of the Ma's Army are very fierce. The soldiers dared to risk their lives, but they were also beaten up by us. According to the reports from the soldiers of the Tenth Brigade, although their casualties were large, Ma's Army's 258th Division suffered even more casualties. It is estimated that after this battle is over, the enemy's cavalry may not come to the main force of our field army in the near future. If the 258th Division does not dare to come to our main force and instead finds the militiamen who are responsible for transporting food, it will be very confusing. The enemy is cavalry, and they can't catch them, and they can't catch them. If we find an opportunity, the loss of the local militia and migrant workers will be insignificant. I discussed with several leaders, and finally thought of your brigade. I want to take advantage of your brigade's fast maneuvering speed to deal with the cavalry of the Majia army. You don't need to be able to eliminate them. Opponents, as long as we can hold them back and prevent these cavalry from causing trouble to our transportation, we will complete the mission, do you have confidence?"

Li Yong and Wang Chengde glanced at each other, the two young commanders straightened their chests, and answered their commander in a firm tone: "Please rest assured, Chief, and resolutely complete the task."

At this time, a leader stood aside and asked, "Oh, so confident? But confidence alone is not enough. Is there any specific way?"

Li Yong and Wang Chengde looked back, they knew each other, who was it?Li Yong, Deputy Commander Liu, who was in charge of the field army's logistics, hurriedly stepped forward to salute the commander again, and Commander Liu waved his hand: "Okay, don't keep saluting and so on, let me hear what you can do, tell you, let you It was my idea to deal with the cavalry of Ma's army, if you don't fight well, I won't be able to hold my head up in front of Boss Peng and Political Commissar Xi, hahaha."