The beacon of youth

Ma Desheng, the commander of the 258th Division of the Qingma Army, was restless. He fought a battle with the People's Liberation Army in order to show his loyalty to Hu Zongnan and to climb this big tree in the future. I can't go back and explain to the old commander, what should I do:

"Well, this battle won't please both sides, or we'll just go back to Qinghai, and the Communist Army and the Central Army can do whatever they want, and don't care:"

An officer persuaded: "Brother, this is not allowed. It is against the military law for us to go back to Qinghai without asking for instructions. If Hu Zongnan chases you down, the old officer will not be able to protect you."

Ma Desheng asked a little arrogantly: "Why? We don't belong to Hu Zongnan, and fighting the Communist Army is to give him face. I will go there if I fall in love with it, and no one can control it."

"Brother, Hu Zongnan can't control us, but the Ministry of National Defense can control us. Although we are the old commander's team, we have to obey military orders in name. What if the Ministry of National Defense finds out? The old commander can be a division commander because of you." Did you fall out with Chairman Jiang? Once you find out, you will be the scapegoat at that time."

Ma Desheng rolled his yellow eyes, and really couldn't think of a way out: "Okay, if you don't come back, you won't come back, but you can't just do nothing here, what can you guys do?"

It was the officer who spoke first and said, "Brother, it's not like there's nothing you can do. As the old saying goes, food and grass go first before soldiers and horses are moved. No matter how powerful the communist army is, people are not gods. Humans have to eat and wear clothes." "

Hearing what the officer said, Ma Desheng's eyes lit up: "Brother, what do you mean???"

"Brother, that's right. The communist army is good at positional warfare and has strong group combat capabilities. We are no match for hard work, but we also have advantages. The communist army is all infantry, and the speed of marching cannot be compared with ours. If you put all your energy into the logistics and supply troops of the communist army, you will be able to win the battle, and you can also explain to the old officer and Hu Zongnan, and maybe you can grab some benefits from the communist army.”

Ma Desheng is happy, he needs someone to help him do big things, and it is easy to have brothers under him: "Okay, this is a good way, let's do it like this, come here, send out two reconnaissance platoons from each regiment, set off immediately, day and night Keep scouting around, report back immediately if there is any situation.”

Soldiers in several small units reluctantly got on their horses and drove away in the dust. They had just worked hard with the communist army, and they were so tired that they were about to fall apart. It would be a blessing if they survived. But the official rank crushes people to death, so you have to go if you don’t want to

Ma Desheng really has a sensible person now. The guy who came up with the idea is not simple, and he has a bit of strategy in his stomach. This arrangement really caught the weakness of the Northwest Field Army. Since I can't beat you head-on, I will beat you. Liang Dao, there are always things that make the communist army uncomfortable, but what these Ma Jiajun did not expect is that their ideas have long been considered by Boss Peng and other field army leaders

The pace of the cavalry reconnaissance platoon is very fast, and Ma Desheng's arrangement is also normal, but after two or three days in a row, there is still no news at all, and there is no news from the small reconnaissance troops sent out.

"Damn, it's been two or three days now, and it's going to be one or two hundred miles sooner, why is there no news at all, can't the communist army capture all the prisoners, fourth, should we move it immediately Don't let the communist army take out our nest." Ma Desheng was a bit restless officer

This guy who is called the fourth brother is the officer who gave Ma Desheng an idea. He is the smartest think-tank under Ma Desheng. The location is very good, and it is also suitable for us to hide thousands of people. Once we move out, where can we find such a large forest?"

Ma Desheng is a little reckless, but he is not stupid: "Fourth, this forest is not bad, and we can let go of 8000 to [-] people, but what should we do if the cubs who spread out are caught by the Communist army? Do you know everything?"

"Brother, don't worry, I have already set up observation posts around our hidden place in advance, and we will move out whenever there is trouble. The two legs of the communist army will never run faster than our four legs."

"It's not too bad, Allah bless, Allah bless" Ma Desheng continued to wait for the news while muttering, just when he and several subordinates were getting impatient, someone finally came back, and a dozen horses ran over from a distance. , these dozen or so cavalry came back panting and reported: "Master, we found the communist army sixty or seventy miles west of here."

Ma Desheng rushed up to meet him and asked, "Quickly tell me, how many people can there be, and what kind of army is it?"

"The seat of the division, it is estimated that it is the army of the Communist Army to pull food. There are dozens of large carriages full of pockets. Each cart has two to three soldiers escorting the carts. We observed for a whole day. That's all. The horse-drawn carriage passed by just a few times, and the food must be indispensable.”

In the evening, the reconnaissance troops sent out came back one after another, and two groups of them found the People's Liberation Army's food convoy and Qing Yishui's large carriage in the same area. These news made Ma Desheng and others excited No matter how tough the communist army is, it will not use any combat troops to pull food. It is estimated that they are all militias.

Several regiment leaders under Ma Desheng's command were called together: "I found the grain transportation team of the Communist Army, what's the matter, should we do it or not?"

"Master, of course we have to be a guy. We don't have much food. When Hu Zongnan asked us to work hard for him, he smiled, but why is the supply not in place? Our regiment's food can only last for two days. If you don’t grab some, you’ll be starving, but we have to discuss a safe solution.”

This regiment leader made Ma Desheng a little bit embarrassed. Ma's army from Qinghai was not the only division, but only their 258th division fought head-on with the People's Liberation Army. The other troops were still dawdling elsewhere. I went to post someone's cold ass, so I had to turn around and ask: "Fourth, what do you think?"

The officer known as the fourth replied: "Brother, we are waiting for such an opportunity. When it is time to strike, we must strike, but the timing must be grasped. My opinion is that we will set off overnight tonight and touch the communist army." It is hidden near the food road, and we will act when it is light tomorrow morning. If we find the communist army, we will attack them, and we will leave as soon as we get them. We will never love to fight.”

Just after the fourth man finished speaking, an officer asked questioningly: "Why didn't you do it overnight? When it's dawn and the night is full of dreams, let's rush up and rob and kill. The militia of the Communist Army will not have regular troops." that's great"

"Brothers, think about it, we are cavalry, and the strength of cavalry is surprise attacks. Night combat is not our strong point, while the Communist Army is the best at fighting at night. When fighting with such troops, you must be more careful. Clear sight is against us. Assault cavalry is advantageous"

The position chosen by the ** brigade is a gentle hillside on both sides. The slope of the hillside is not too steep, and the horses can easily run up it with a little effort. In the middle is a mountain road stepped by a carriage and people. If there are too many, it becomes a so-called road. In the middle of the road, two shallow ditches are formed by the ruts of the carriage. The edge of the ditch is covered with weeds. Standing on the hillside, you can clearly see that this is a road that can only be walked once. Dirt mountain road with carriage

It is also important to choose such a terrain. The terrain is too steep, which is beneficial to the ambush brigade, but the disadvantage is that the enemy is likely to be suspicious when they see such a geographical location. The ambush location is not a place between two mountains and a ditch, but a very ordinary and ordinary location. It can be seen clearly from a distance, and the head can be seen at once.

After lying in the hidden place for two consecutive days, some soldiers of the ** brigade became impatient, and some of them said strange things together: "If the grandsons of his grandmother and Ma's army come, if they don't come, then there is no need to fight!" , it was a very cold day, and the cold also froze me to death.”

Numerous trenches were dug in the position, and each trench was nearly one person high. The top of the trench was covered with trees and grass, and a thin layer of soil was covered on top of the grass. Such a roof would definitely not be able to block shells. Yes, let alone cannonballs, grenades can easily blow up, but it should be enough to block the sight of the Majiajun cavalry

Another soldier laughed and said: "What is this? I think the conditions for fighting in our brigade when it was first established were much worse than this. We won the battle as usual. This is considered warm. There is no trench in the snow. destroy the enemy"

Li Yuming ran to the brigade command post of Li Yong and Wang Chengde along a trench: "The brigade commander and political commissar, nothing happened, and I didn't even see anyone. It seems that today is a waste of time."

The conditions of the brigade command post are the best and the safest in the whole brigade. The excavated circular fortification is not covered with grass, but thick steel plates seized from Baoji City. Xiaocheng's engineers Even if you can't do this well, you won't be called a company of engineers

Li Yong used binoculars to observe from the shooting space in the fortification. He didn't have any surprising reaction to Li Yuming's report. This is how wars are. How are the fortifications and camouflage done? Have the footprints been cleaned? Has the troops responded?"

"Don't worry, the fortifications have been done long ago, and the footprints have been swept away. It is reported that there are some, and the soldiers feel that it took a lot of effort. After digging so many fortifications, it would be a pity if the enemy didn't come. The top layer of permafrost was dug up, and the comrades worked shirtless for a day and two nights, but they were exhausted. Brigadier, do you think we can win this battle? That old boy Ma Desheng is not a fool. Can you get in in a daze?".

Chapter 394 Special Mission Four