The beacon of youth

In the evening when he returned to the garrison, Li Yong introduced to everyone at the cadre meeting above the platoon what he had learned recently and what he knew about the enemy's situation and our situation, that is, the current situation on the battlefield:

Longdong District is located in the southwest of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, at the junction of Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia. A large river runs through it. This is also the mother river of the people of Longdong. This river has nourished countless heroes and sons and daughters of Longdong. .

Huanxian, Quzi and Qingyang are the most densely populated places in the Longdong area. Now the main force of our field army is gathering near Huanxian, and our opponents, the main forces of the Kuomintang in Qinghai and Ningxia, Ma Bufang and Ma Hongkui, are also gathering in this area, preparing to Fight with us in the decisive battle for the Longdong region.

Although the enemy's troops in the Longdong area are smaller than ours, and their equipment is much worse than that of the Central Army, the enemy also has their advantage, that is, the cavalry. The enemy's cavalry has about six regiments of troops and is currently assembled in the Qingyang area. , which is where we are now.

The enemy's combat intention is obvious, that is, they want to use the superior cavalry to harass and contain our main force from behind, so that our main force will have worries and cannot release their hands to fight it.

Our army is mainly infantry, there are no cavalry, only some cavalry scouts, and it will be very difficult to deal with maneuverability and strong enemy cavalry units.

If our army also has a unit with strong maneuverability to hold the enemy's cavalry firmly, it will have a great overall effect and create a strategic advantage for the main force of our field army. At present, our army has only one unit in the Qingyang area. The best way to cooperate with the main force is to find a way to hold back the enemy's cavalry, so that they can't harass our main force.

If our company can hold back the enemy's six cavalry regiments, it will greatly assist our army in the upcoming Battle of Longdong. The question is, can our company do it with a few hundred people?Dare to touch the enemy?Or can it achieve the purpose of holding back the enemy cavalry?There is one point that I want to say again. Now the enemy is not six regiments but five regiments. We have already wiped out one regiment. Let's discuss it now.

After listening to Li Yong's speech, everyone's discussion was very intense. The intense point was not a question of daring or not, but what to do. The Communist Party members who rolled out of the sea are very open to personal life and death. To put it bluntly, no one is afraid of death.

The focus of the discussion was how to contain the enemy's cavalry to cooperate with the main force. Ma Changsheng said in a rough voice: "We have to do it even if we have few people. Even if we wipe out all our companies, we must hold back the enemy's cavalry. People dare not fight against our large troops, but the damage to our communication lines is too great, and the troops have to eat no matter how capable they are, and the battle is fought no matter how difficult it is.”

Li Jiangguo, a platoon leader, asked rhetorically, "What do you use to fight the enemy? Even if we wipe out all our companies, what should we do if we can't stop the enemy? The enemy still has five regiments in this area with at least 6000 people. We only have There are more than 400 people, even if we fight this battle, we have to think about how to fight it, and recklessness is not enough."

Li Yong was very happy with Li Jiangguo's words. A mature commander should be like this. Passion alone is not enough.

The second platoon leader, Ma Quanyou, said: "I don't think the enemy is too many, don't you think that we didn't kill a regiment last time, did you feel how capable the enemy's cavalry is? "

The leader of the fifth platoon, Tiger King, who had been silent for a while, smoked a pipe and said, "There are all of them. You can't underestimate the enemy. There are many reasons for our victory last time. The enemy was not made with grass, and there is a price to pay for underestimating the enemy."

The instructor Wang Chengde saw that everyone was arguing endlessly and said: "Everyone stop and see if the company commander can do anything."

Everyone heard it right, listen to what our company commander said, who is our company commander, if others can't do it, it doesn't mean he can't do it, you have to listen to the company commander's tricks.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Li Yong said: "The tiger was right just now. The enemy was not made of grass. There were specific reasons for our victory last time, and these reasons do not accompany us every time we fight. I summed up this victory in four points:

The first point is that we are in the dark and the enemy is in the light. We know the enemy but the enemy does not know us. This is called the enemy's light and our darkness.

The second point is that we fight ambush warfare. Ambush warfare is the strength of the infantry and the weakness of the cavalry. We use our strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.

The third point is that we have given full play to the advantages of the terrain. If we are rushed by the enemy's cavalry in the plains, can we still fight so easily?

The fourth point is that we took advantage of our firepower. Our firepower was much stronger than that of the enemy. The first attack destroyed almost one-third of the enemy's troops.

Combining the above points, we can win this battle. If one of these points is missing, it will bring us a lot of trouble, so the idea of ​​​​underestimating the enemy is absolutely unacceptable.

After listening to Li Yong, the platoon leader of the machine gun platoon, Wei Gang, said: "What should we do? We can't just watch the enemy attack our main force while we watch the fun?"

Li Yong replied: "Why do you watch the excitement? According to the recent reconnaissance results of Zhang Jinsong and his platoon, four regiments of the enemy's cavalry are stationed in Qingyang County, and two regiments are outside the city, but we have already wiped out one regiment." , now there is only one regiment left outside the city.

Food needs to be eaten at one bite, and with our company's current strength, of course we can't touch a large number of enemies, so the goal of our company in the next stage is how to deal with an enemy group outside the city.

If you want to contain the enemy, you have to put pressure on them. If the enemy has no pressure at all, there is no such thing as containment, so our company must take the initiative to attack. As Wei Gang said just now, watching the excitement is of course not enough.

According to the results of our reconnaissance, the enemy regiment has a grain station about 90 miles away from their garrison.

My idea is to start from this grain station. Starting from the grain station does not mean that our goal is for the enemy to see one company of the grain station. If one company is too small, we will not be satisfied with the food, and we will not be able to achieve our goal. Our intention is still the enemy's. a regiment.

My idea is that we should first carry out a feint attack on the enemy at the grain station, that is, encircle without fighting, and attract the main force of the enemy regiment to come to help. We will attack in the middle of the road. Only by mobilizing the main force of the enemy from the stronghold can we use the least loss to destroy it. "

At this time, the reconnaissance platoon leader Zhang Jinsong asked: "Company commander, the main force of the enemy's regiment is only about [-] miles away from this grain station, and [-] miles is too close for the cavalry, and the horses will be there as soon as they are running. The plains are very suitable for cavalry combat, and it is very dangerous for us to fight the enemy cavalry in the plain area, although we have strong firepower, we are not sure of victory."

Li Yong took a look at Zhang Jinsong, the reconnaissance platoon leader, but he didn't expect this thick-looking soldier to have such a mind. This is the result of using his brain, and it is also what a grassroots commander should do.

Li Yong replied: "Good question, this is also the key to this battle. Although the enemy did not find our whereabouts through the last battle, they should have a general understanding of the number of our company. They will think that the last defeat It is because we took advantage of the terrain.

This time, the plains are suitable for cavalry, so the enemy will still come. The key is how we can use the enemy's psychology to eliminate them in the plains.

The disadvantage of our company is that it has few people, and its advantage is its firepower. The shortcoming of our company's lack of mobility in the past has been improved because of the capture of a large number of horses. "

Li Yong said to Ning Jinshan, the leader of the fourth platoon: "Jinshan, what do you think the assault cavalry is most afraid of?" Ning Jinshan scratched his head and said, "I really don't know."

Li Yong said to everyone: "It's very simple. Although firepower is the key to destroying the enemy, the charging cavalry is most afraid of the trenches. Don't underestimate the trenches. The threat to the cavalry is very great.

What I mean is that our company secretly dug a large hidden trench near the enemy's grain station before the battle started. It is beneficial for the enemy's cavalry to fight in the plains, so we have to change the unfavorable terrain to our advantage.

Therefore, the depth of this ditch should not be less than three meters, and the width should be greater than eight meters to prevent the enemy's horses from crossing over. As long as we dig this ditch without the enemy's knowledge, half of the victory will be won, because we still have to dig out the ditch. The new soil will be transported to a hidden place, so the workload will be heavy, let's see if there is anything to add. "

Some friends said that the update should be done sooner, but the update is too fast and the quality cannot be guaranteed. If the situation and time permit, I will do it sooner. Today I will see if I can update two chapters. Thank you for your concern. If friends They were happy to watch after tea and dinner, so they supported and bowed to each other.