The beacon of youth

After listening to Boss Peng's order, Li Yong and Wang Chengde expressed their confidence to complete the task resolutely. Deputy Commander Liu of the Field Army asked the two if they had any good ideas. It was also his suggestion that the Independent Brigade came to deal with Ma's army.

Listening to Commander Liu's laughter, Li Yong also felt quite surprised. He didn't expect Commander Liu to have such an idea regardless of the war. Majiajun's cavalry contest:

"Chief, our brigade has fought several times with the cavalry of the Ma family army. We have fought against them in the Longdong area before. We understand their style of play and have some experience in dealing with them. Insufficient firepower, the commander's mind is rigid, and there is no tactical thinking. The standard equipment for each soldier is a cavalry rifle with few bullets and a saber. People send ten rounds of bullets, saying that they are afraid of being caught by us and seized. My initial thought is that if we want the fish to bite the hook, we must put bait on it. As long as we have enough bait, we are not afraid that they will not be fooled. It is easy to catch the tail of these cavalry, with the combat effectiveness of our brigade, even if the enemy cavalry is not all dead, they will be stripped of their skin."

With such a big tone, several chiefs looked at Li Yong in surprise. They never expected that this little brigade commander could bring them some surprises every time. Isn’t it easy to have so many ideas just after accepting the mission?

In fact, Li Yong had already started thinking about these ideas when he received the call from Commander Wang. Commander Wang didn't say what mission the head of the headquarters asked the two of them to come, but told them that it might be the same as the tenth brigade and last night. The battle of the Majiajun 258th Division has something to do with it. Li Yong's brain is so fast. From a few clues, he roughly deduced the meaning of the head of the headquarters. It seems that when he first arrived, he was really thinking about things in the car, not just dozing off. Li Yuming It was their brigade commander who was wrong.

Boss Peng nodded: "It seems that it is really right to find your brigade to deal with the enemy's cavalry. We have also forgotten that you have fought against the Ma's army many times. It is still the old saying that you are responsible for how the battle is fought. What is there? When the needs and conditions were brought up, several people from our headquarters and your Commander Wang did not participate, but the task must be completed."

In the following time, Boss Peng analyzed in detail the current situation of the two armies, from Hu Zongnan's Central Army to Ma Bufang's Qingma Army, detailing everything from the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and our armies bit by bit. The research concluded that:

"The conflict between the Ma family army and the Kuomintang central army did not form in a day or two. The differences between the grassroots officers of the two armies were very large. I think they were rivals at the beginning, and it was not easy to freeze three feet. It is not easy to make up for it in a short time. , the units of the Qingma Army may not be as active as the 258th Division. As long as your brigade finds the right opportunity and knocks this bird hard, other Ma's army commanders will remember it. The main force of our field army can also take advantage of these advantages conditions to deal with the enemy."

Looking at Boss Peng who analyzed the situation of the enemy and us in detail for himself and Wang Chengde, Li Yong always felt an illusion, as if this was not about to go to the battlefield, and Boss Peng was not a general who commanded thousands of troops, but was listening to a patient Teachers or elders are teaching themselves.

"Okay, no matter how much you say, you need to experience it in practice, and hurry up to prepare. The victory of every battle starts with the preparation before the battle."

Before leaving, Boss Peng explained to Li Yong that he had seconded the Independent Brigade from the Second Column to the Field Army Headquarters, so the Second Column Command will not assign any tasks to their brigade recently, and the Independent Brigade does not need to ask the column for instructions. , is entirely up to you to decide.

Leaving the small courtyard of the field army headquarters, under the envious eyes of the guards in front of the gate, several jeeps bumped their buttocks and ran away.

In addition to the driver and Li Yuming, there was also a soldier from the guard company in Li Yong's car. This soldier told Li Yong in a rather smug tone: "Brigade Commander, when you and the political commissar went in for a meeting just now, some of us and the guards from the headquarters The staff chatted for a while. Although the boys standing guard in front of the door looked like they belonged to the headquarters of the field army, they were overwhelmed by us when they made gestures with us. They were envious of my equipment. One guy even said that if he had the opportunity, he would Come to our brigade as a soldier."

Li Yong asked the soldier a little curiously why the security guards at the headquarters would have such thoughts. It's terrible, even the guards are cars when they go out, the chief may be so awesome, it must be enjoyable to fight with such a chief, Brigadier, I didn't expect you to have such a problem of showing off when you go out a benefit."

Li Yuming's call made several people in the car laugh out loud, while Li Yong put on a drowsy state again, leaned on the car seat and said, "I'm not showing off, I'm This is called gathering popularity. Haven’t you noticed that more and more young men are asking to be soldiers in our brigade? These people are all militiamen from the old base area. Most of them have combat experience. What a good soldier. Usually you I can’t find it, all of them are treasures, how about it? You know I’m not showing off.”

After a few people think about it, this is really the case. However, it is not easy for them to believe that the brigade commander did this on purpose to gather popularity. Li Yong's behavior is just like that. According to Li Yuming's words, the brigade commander If a blind cat meets a dead mouse, it's all blind.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde, who returned to the station, immediately held a meeting of cadres of the whole brigade at company level and above. The topic of the meeting was the task they had just brought back from the headquarters of the Field Army, how to deal with the cavalry of the Qingma Army.

The main combat battalion of the independent brigade does not have a company system. The so-called companies are the guards, engineers, and repair companies directly under the brigade headquarters. All counted.

Ma Changsheng, the commander of the third battalion, should be the most bad-tempered among the veterans who participated in the meeting, and he was also the most impatient. As soon as the political commissar Wang Chengde announced the task, he stood up and shouted loudly: "What's the matter?" It’s amazing, our brigade has often fought with the cavalry of the Ma’s army, and every time they beat them to the ground, isn’t it difficult to deal with these cavalry? Just chase them and kill them, anyway, we can catch up.”

Wang Chengde glared at the yelling Ma Changsheng: "Sit down, why are you always as restless as when you were a soldier? You are not alone now, you can charge if you want. You have hundreds of soldiers under you. In the past, our old 2 How many people are there in a regiment? I really don’t know if all your soldiers know how to rush like you, and I’ll listen to the brigade commander’s analysis of the situation.”

After being scolded, Ma Changsheng sat down with his head drooping, and suppressed laughter resounded in the venue. Everyone did not laugh hard to take care of Ma Changsheng's face.

He Cuihua, who was sitting with Hu Xiaolian, shrank her neck. Although Ma Changsheng is a thick-skinned guy, he is quite angry with her when he speaks and does things. If Hu Xiaolian hadn't teased her secretly, she might have stood up and yelled, in that case Well, she was the deputy battalion commander of the supply battalion who was being trained.

He Cuihua lay on Hu Xiaolian's ear, giggling and whispering, "Thank you, sister Xiaolian, for saving me from the training. I will find a way to make up for you in the future."

In the Independent Brigade, Hu Xiaolian, the health captain, was in the company, and his position was not as high as He Cuihua, the deputy battalion commander. However, Hu Xiaolian, who was two years older, was more experienced in handling things. He Cuihua's strength was in fighting, so in private He Cuihua still I listened to Hu Xiaolian's elder sister very much. When they have time, the two of them are inseparable.

Only the Fifth Battalion Commander Wang Huo, who was sitting in the corner and licking a pipe, was thinking about his thoughts quietly, and there was no smile on his calm face. The oldest veteran in the independent brigade was thinking, Ma Changsheng was too impulsive , I am a big brother, I have to help him correct it if I have the opportunity, as for the boys like Li Jiangguo and Gao Xiang, they are still a little tender, and there is nothing ridiculous when they haven't said something wrong.

"Comrades, the ** taught us, "We must despise the opponent strategically, but pay attention to the opponent tactically". A dead pig should be fought like a living tiger. It is wrong to underestimate the enemy. What the head of the headquarters is worried about is not how powerful the Majiajun is. We are not strong, but we are worried that they will take advantage of our fast maneuvering speed to trouble us in logistics and transportation, and everyone should think about how we should fight this battle." Li Yong and Wang Chengde have been together for a long time, and sometimes the tone of their words is awkward. It's a bit like a political commissar, the exit is ** to teach us, but these veterans who came to the meeting completely agree, of course what ** said is correct.

The venue immediately became lively, these veterans were chattering in full swing, but everyone knew that no matter how enthusiastic the discussions were, it was our brigade commander who got the charter in the end. The brigade commander just wanted everyone to play their best. Since it is for everyone to express themselves, say what you have to say, even Xiaocheng and Sanniu, the two juniors who came to the meeting, followed suit.

Twenty minutes later, political commissar Wang Chengde said softly to Li Yong, "Okay, don't be bored, tell the plan and discuss it with everyone to see if there is anything else that needs to be added."

Li Yong chuckled, and found that Wang Chengde knew himself better and better. Sometimes the political commissar could guess any small thoughts in his mind. People who came from old political workers were a bit scary.