The beacon of youth

Text]Chapter 438 Chiefs' doubts——

After the victory of the Xianyang Defense War, two large corps of the People's Liberation Army from North China finally arrived at the Northwest Battlefield. Counting the Seventh Army led by General Peng Shaohui who returned to Jian, the total strength of the first field increased to four corps, and the twelve armies totaled more than 61 people. Including the local troops, the total strength of our army in the Northwest exceeded 34.

40, this is a number that the chiefs of the field have never dared to think about. Who would have thought that the field army with only 40 people in April, July and March would become more than [-] in the middle of [-]? Wan, today, this dream has once again become a reality.

In the Northwest battlefield, Hu Zongnan's Central Army plus Qinghai and Ningxia's Majia Army plus some other scattered local troops of the Kuomintang still have more than 30 people, which is also a huge force. How much less, or basically the same, but this is only the ratio of the number of people. In other respects, the Kuomintang army is far behind the People's Liberation Army.

The troops of the People’s Liberation Army have the same command and orders, while the Kuomintang troops are like a piece of scattered sand, full of contradictions and doing their own thing. The soldiers have low fighting will, and the officers have no desire to fight. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the two troops is not at the same level. The strength of the enemy and our armies underwent a fundamental change in the middle of [-], and the conditions in the northwest battlefield that were conducive to our army's decisive battle were ripe.

The usual principle of the People's Liberation Army is not to fight unprepared battles. It is okay to fight wars, but we must compete at the time and place I prepare.

Boss Peng, who is like a god of war, can't see the opportunity that happened on the Northwest battlefield. After the two North China Corps and the Seventh Army arrived, he immediately held a meeting of cadres above the army. It was a meeting of senior cadres above the army. Of course, our protagonist, Li Yong, the brigade commander of the Independent Brigade, is not qualified to attend this kind of meeting.

Now there are four corps and twelve armies in the field, plus the head of the Northwest Bureau, there are dozens of army heads from all walks of life, so Mr. Peng, who presided over the meeting, specially picked a big house from Xi'an. meeting.

This big house that was specially selected is the mansion of General Yang Hucheng, a former senior general of the Northwest Army, in Xi'an. There are a few people watching mn, and there is a lack of people to maintain and clean the house. The entire Yang mansion seems empty and unpopular, but it is suitable for meetings.

Even if the mansion of General Yang Hucheng is not the best, it is still great for the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army who are called bumpkins by the Kuomintang. The house, the big table, and the big sofa, everything is big anyway, and there is also a staircase carved on crooked wood in the room."

It's a pity that the sofa is broken, because when the soldiers came in, they thought this black and square thing was a big bunker, and a rash guy shot at this black thing, so the good-looking big sofa was beaten A row of loopholes.

Boss Peng was standing in front of the military wall chart, introducing the combat situation in the Northwest Battlefield Mountain with his unique deep voice: "Currently, our army is sweeping the remnants of the enemy on various battlefields in the Northwest and across the country. The established Chiang Kai-shek clique has completely lost its confidence in East China and South China, and pinned its final hopes on Hu Zongnan, Qing and Ning Erma who were entrenched in the northwest, and Bai Chongxi who retreated in the southwest. At the base on the mainland, they bought time to gain the support of the imperialists and waited for a comeback, but this could only be their wishful dream.

Everyone knows that the southern part of Hu Zong, who is entrenched in the northwest, is the main force of Chiang Kai-shek's direct lineage. Although our army suffered heavy blows and lost troops, and the combat effectiveness was greatly weakened, there are still 10,000+ troops, which is not a small number. Qing and Ning Ermajia The combined force is nearly 20, and the combined total force of the two enemies is not much less than ours.

Given that our army only has a relative advantage on the Northwest battlefield, it is very difficult to wipe out the main forces of Hu Zongnan and Erma in one fell swoop. Therefore, if we want to wipe them out, we must first divide them, distinguish their priority, and concentrate our forces to wipe them out individually. "

Boss Peng’s speech made everyone eager to try it. These senior generals of the People’s Liberation Army know that what Peng said is true, but so what, the enemy is three 10,000+, so what?Can they still be as united as our PLA troops?If there is no unity, there will be no combat effectiveness, and it is useless to have a large number of people.

Looking at everyone's expressions, Boss Peng also knows what these commanders and army commanders are thinking. It is not good to underestimate the enemy, but everyone is in a good mood for fighting. Boss Peng smiled slightly and continued: "I am at this meeting today. I also want to praise the two troops, one is the [-]st Division of the army. This army is not simple. The physical strength of the soldiers has reached the limit after a long-distance attack, but they just rely on their courage to block the enemy's crazy counterattack and ensure The infallibility of the Xianyang defense line has demonstrated the prestige of our People's Liberation Army, from the division commander Wang Chenghan to every soldier, all of them are doing well, and the field army issued a special order to reward them."

When Boss Peng said this, Zhou Shidi, the commander of the 61th Corps, and Wei Jie, the commander of the [-]st Army, felt that they had a special sense of honor. The [-]st Division was their soldier, and they felt very honorable as their superiors. They all know Boss Peng's prestige in the 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 People's Liberation Army. Who's to blame, but once he really praised that army, it showed that this army had indeed done something shocking, and it must be a great credit.

"The second unit I want to praise is the Independent Brigade of the Second Army. This unit may be unfamiliar to comrades from North China, but no one in our old Northwest Field Army knows it. It is a very arrogant unit. , everyone will know more about this army in the future. They spent more than five hours and ran for more than 200 kilometers. They defeated the 82nd Army of the Qingma Army outside Xianyang City in one fell swoop. It will be very beneficial to fight against Ma’s army in the future, and now I will commend it together with the [-]st Division.”

Boss Peng's praise for the 200st Division has no doubts. The [-]st Division has indeed played well, and the credit is there. The people in the camp were all talking about it, and those who participated in the discussion were basically the heads of the new North China Field Army. These senior commanders had no doubts about the military achievements of the Independent Brigade. What everyone doubted was how the army spent more than five hours. How did this figure come out of n-ng after running more than [-] kilometers.

These people have fought wars and become top-notch elites, with no sand in their eyes, so they thought, no matter how powerful this independent brigade is, they can't run more than 200 kilometers in five hours.

The members of the old Northwest Field Army sat there silently, and these guys from North China Lu-n suspected that not only the commander of the Second Army Guo Peng and the political commissar Wang Enmao did not speak, even the Commander Wang Zhen of the First Corps did not speak. , but each of them had a half-smile look on their faces.

Not all the people who came to the meeting were from the army, the newly established Xi'an government also attended the meeting, and the person who led the Xi'an government to participate in the meeting was Mr. He Long, the director of the Military Control Committee in Xi'an. Mr. He had seen the independent The brigade commander Li Yong and the political commissar Wang Chengde have a certain understanding of this army, and they also admire the two young commanders. Seeing that the military commander and political commissar from North China are still in Hulu-n, they can't help but doubt : "Hey, I said Boss Peng, you just explain to them, see if these guys are in a hurry, and if n-ng don't understand, they probably won't even be able to eat."

Boss He's words made those who participated in the discussion somewhat understand, who is Boss Peng?Will he use nonsense to deliberately confuse n-ng people at the high-level meeting of the field army?Impossible, since Boss Peng said it, it must be true.

Boss Peng laughed: "It's normal for everyone to have doubts. Our People's Liberation Army is not a god. The answer I give you is also very simple. Our independent brigade has realized a mechanized march that is all carried by cars. It takes more than five hours to run two hours. A hundred kilometers is no big problem."

One stone rises up to a thousand feet l-ng. After Boss Peng finished speaking, everyone's discussion became louder. Use cars instead of marching on foot?Can there be such a unit in the surprisingly poor Northwest Field Army?Even the North China Field Army does not have troops that rely entirely on automobiles. Can this be true?Wouldn't it be that the cars of the entire Northwest Field Army were n-ng passed by them before this?There is no such possibility.

"I said you guys, there is nothing to doubt about this. After the meeting, I will take you to the independent brigade for a while, and you will know everything. Isn't it a waste of brains for such a small thing like sesame and mung beans? ?” The one who spoke was Wang Zhen, the commander of a corps. Commander Wang Zhen hated others to look down on his soldiers, so he couldn’t help but say something at this time.

Everyone knows that the Second Army is an old army brought out by Commander Wang Zhen. I know that Commander Wang is a little dissatisfied with what he said. The whole venue burst into laughter, but we are also looking forward to what surprises this independent brigade can bring to everyone. .

After the high-level meeting of the field army ended, dozens of people did not return to their respective units, but went straight to the station of the independent brigade as Commander Wang said.