The beacon of youth

Chapter 402 Anxious Hero Brigade

The Northwest Field Army has never had a fifth column. We have mentioned why there is no fifth column organization. However, although there is no fifth column in Yiye, it has the designation of the Fifth Army. It is just that the Fifth Army was not formed in February of the fourth year. , the situation of the Fifth Army is a bit special, we will introduce it later.

On the basis of changing the column into an army and the brigade into a division, the first, second, and seventh armies of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (the old first, second, and seventh columns) formed a field first corps, and Wang Zhen served as the commander and political commissar.

The Third, Fourth and Third Armies of the Chinese People's Liberation Army formed a Second Corps, with Xu Guangda as the commander and Wang Shitai as the political commissar.

The Seventh Army and the corps it belonged to were changed in the later period. The Army was converted into the First Corps, and the Seventh Army was converted into the Second Corps. These situations have nothing to do with this book, so I won’t repeat them here.

It was originally a normal reorganization order of the Central Military Commission, but when it came to the Northwest Field Army, there was a small mistake, and the mistake was on the independent brigade of the second column.

According to the order of the superior, the Second Column of the Northwest Field Army was reorganized into the Second Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and several brigades under its jurisdiction were successively changed into divisions. A superior chief is worried.

The reason is also very simple. The other troops are all brigades, regiments and battalions, with a company system, but this independent brigade is an alternative. Although it is also called a brigade, it has no regiment and company organization. The reorganization of the army into divisions made several people very troubled. They had no choice but to send the report to Mr. Peng, the commander of the field army.

Boss Peng made the final decision. Boss Peng said that it’s okay for this brigade to be different from other troops. Let them call it an independent brigade. Let’s all see what this little brigade leader can do with this brigade. , It can also be regarded as an exploration for the future development of our People's Liberation Army.

Boss Peng is not only the commander of the Northwest Field Army, but also the deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The column has an extra brigade, which is somewhat nondescript, namely the Independent Brigade of the Second Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

Li Yong didn't care whether it was called a brigade or a division. Anyway, the size and organization of the troops were still the same as before, and it didn't matter what they were called, but he felt that it was better to call the troops without regiments and companies the brigade.

However, when the army was reorganized, Li Yong was constantly calculating in his heart, and he always felt a little startled, why?Because if it is reorganized according to normal orders, there will be a big problem. The Northwest Field Army is the first field army, and all troop numbers start from the first field. The unit designation has to be changed. The independent brigade should be called the seventh division according to the battle order of the second column, but in history, the seventh division of the People's Liberation Army is the designation of the third army.

In this way, the changes to history will be great, and too much historical change is not necessarily a good thing, at least it is something that Li Yong does not want to see if major events are not under control.

Unexpectedly, none of this happened, and the formation of the People's Liberation Army was still the same as before, except that the Second Army had an extra independent brigade. This also made Li Yong feel relieved.

Because Commander Wang Zhen was promoted to the commander of the Corps by the Field Army, the current Second Army has also undergone some changes. The original brigade commander Guo Pengguo was promoted to the commander of the Second Army. Brigadier Chen of the brigade was promoted to deputy commander of the Second Army, and head Zhao of the old 2nd regiment was promoted to commander of the Fourth Division of the Second Army.

Only the independent brigade has not changed in this major reorganization. Everyone’s positions and ranks are still the same as before. Below the brigade are battalions and platoons. At that time, no one thought about these. Li Yong and Wang Chengde focused on fighting and training Enter the troops.

The reorganized First Field Army's morale was greatly shaken, and it used its traditional advantages to fight mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare with the enemy. Just after the Spring Festival, according to Mr. Peng's deployment, the Un season campaign was launched.

On February 21, not long after the reorganization of the troops, the three armies cooperated with the third army to conquer Pucheng in one fell swoop, annihilated the fourth security brigade in Shaanxi, and captured the enemy brigade commander Zhao Guozhen.

On February 25, the three armies and the army fought together again to conquer Fuping and wipe out Fuping to defend the enemy.

On March 20, the Fourth Army wiped out the No. [-] Division of the Kuomintang in the southwest of Jiuhua, and captured the enemy division commander Chu Jingya.

On March [-]th, the army made another effort to conquer Dali and captured countless.

The field army's victories followed one after another, and the morale of the troops got better and better, but these victories had nothing to do with the independent brigade. Commander Luo Yuanfa's [-]st Army was quite embarrassing, and they fought several good battles in a row.

A series of victories drove the cadres and soldiers of the independent brigade into a frenzy. What is this called? After the 258th division of the Majia army was wiped out, a good battle was lost. Seeing the brotherly troops making great contributions and reaping benefits, the rich The mouth is full of oil, the personnel and weapons and equipment of the army are updated very quickly, but there is no change in themselves, which makes people alive.

In fact, this cannot be blamed on the Independent Brigade. Under Ma Jiyuan's order, the troops of the Qing and Ning horses did not fight the PLA at all, but left as soon as they came into contact. The cavalry maneuvered very fast. The Independent Brigade tried to detour There has been no success in the past, so there has never been a big victory.

For two or three months without a decent battle, the cadres and soldiers of the independent brigade were frothing with anxiety, and the commanders above the battalion came to the brigade commander Li Yonghe more and more frequently. Political commissar Wang Chengde, everyone agrees, pull it down, let's stop playing mushrooms with the cavalry of the Ma family army, and quickly ask the superiors for instructions, and do other jobs, what is the hero's brigade if we don't fight a few battles?

On this day, the Independent Brigade held another combat meeting. The atmosphere at the meeting was extremely warm. The third battalion commander Ma Changsheng was the first to speak. : "Brigade commander and political commissar, we can't wait any longer. You look at the bear of the Kuomintang. It seems that it is enough. If you don't fight a few battles, the credit will be taken away by others. In the past two months or so, our third battalion Basically nothing was captured, just watching others capture prisoners, I was so anxious that my heart would jump out."

Not to mention that Ma Changsheng was in a hurry to tease him, other battalion and company cadres are similar to him, Li Jiangguo, commander of the first battalion, Ma Quanyou, commander of the second battalion, Wei Gang, commander of the machine gun battalion, Gao Xiang, battalion commander of the howitzer battalion, and Gao Xiang, commander of the reconnaissance battalion. Battalion Commander Zhang Jinsong, including Deputy Battalion Commander He Cuihua of the Supply Battalion, these veteran soldiers clamored that this would not work, if they could not fight, they would not be captured, and if they were not captured, the troops would not be able to develop.

What do the troops of the PLA rely on to develop and strengthen themselves?The answer is very simple, relying on robbing everywhere, whoever has it, go for it. The chairman said that our army's weapons and soldiers are mainly from the front line. The chairman said so, can the cadres and soldiers below implement it well?

But the problem is that if there is no battle, no matter how capable you are, you won’t be able to snatch it. In addition, the Ma’s army who ran away as soon as they came into contact with them didn’t have much good stuff. Later, even Ning Jinshan, the commander of the Fourth Battalion, who was usually very stable, lost his composure.

Ning Jinshan stood up and said: "Brigade Commander and Political Commissar, our People's Liberation Army has fought fiercely on the battlefields across the country, winning one after another. The Kuomintang army is indeed doomed. If we don't hurry up and fight a few battles, we will be making a fool of ourselves. What will happen if other big field troops come over? People will say, comrades of the Northwest Field Army, take a rest first, we are here to help you liberate the Great Northwest, tell me, where will we put the face of our field?"

Ning Jinshan's words were unanimously approved by everyone, yes, who are we?Is it the Northwest Field Army? We have to rely on us to liberate the Northwest. What's the matter with letting other field troops come over, we can't afford to lose that man.

Only the Fifth Battalion Commander Wang Huohu and the Battalion Commander Sun Quanhou of the Supply Battalion did not say anything. However, Sun Quanhou also reported a situation. The independent brigade relies on automobiles for its mobility, but automobiles are not like horses and mules. They just eat grass. , Cars need fuel. After fighting with Ma Jiajun for the past two or three months, they have not seized any fuel, and even if they want to seize some fuel, Ma Jiajun has no fuel.

The situation provided by Sun Quanhou made these veterans feel the crisis even more. These veterans from the Eighth Route Army have already understood the huge dependence of modern warfare on logistics. Without fuel, how can they compete with the enemy's cavalry for mobility? Without mobility, The combat effectiveness of the independent brigade will have to drop a lot.

During this period, Commander Chen Haihan of the army also made several phone calls, and the core teaching brigade of the column was changed to the tenth division of the army. Commander Chen was very excited, and shouted loudly on the phone: "Dayong, how are you, kid? Let me tell you, I, Old Chen, have made a fortune recently. I’m pulling out good things. Now our [-]th division is different from before. We have plenty of machine guns and small cannons. We’ve brought back more than [-] big American howitzers, just like your brigade. Cannons and cars also have time to come and take a look around, so that your hero brigade can open their eyes."

Li Yong thought to himself, didn't this guy, Old Chen, deliberately anger me? Knowing that our independent brigade failed to win a good battle in more than two months, he still said that, which is really unkind.

Master Chen Haihan's phone call made the meeting room of the Independent Brigade even more lively. Everyone shouted, look, when they played Baoji, they columned to teach the brigade and they were still poor. It was our independent brigade who were supported during the war. f