The beacon of youth

The 24th Division of the Kuomintang was in a hurry by the onslaught of the People's Liberation Army. The division commander called the 53rd Division behind them regardless, and asked them to come for reinforcements. The division commander of the 53rd Division of the Kuomintang finally decided to abandon his position and go all out. Support the 24th Division.

The division commander's actions surprised the junior officers. Everyone knows the consequences of abandoning the position without an order on the battlefield. The commander's law enforcement team is not a vegetarian.

Faced with the doubts of his subordinates, the commander of the 53rd Division of the Kuomintang sneered: "Why give up the position without authorization? If the position of the 24th Division is lost, do you think that our 53rd Division will be able to hold it? It is not the same military Court, since it’s useless to fight hard, let’s go all out, rather than let the Communist army eat up piece by piece, it’s better for us to join forces with the 24th Division now, maybe we can fight for a way out.”

In good conscience, the Kuomintang army still has a group of officers who are very capable of fighting, and they are very clear about the situation. The commander of the 53rd Division is very decisive and dares to make up his mind at critical moments. Pulling all the brains away, it's just a matter of life and death. However, in this way, the difficulty of the troops attacked by the People's Liberation Army suddenly increased.

More than 53 horsemen from the 1rd Division set off from the Hengqu formation where they were originally stationed, and it took a short time to arrive at the defense area of ​​the 24th Division in Yabo Town. The commander of the 53th Division who received the full support of the 24rd Division was ecstatic. The teacher who pulled the 53rd division said: "Brother, it goes without saying that I am grateful. If Feng has something to blame in the future, I will fully bear it, brother."

The total strength of the 24th Division and the 53rd Division is more than 2 people, which is two-thirds of the attacking PLA Second Army. In this way, as the attacking side, the PLA Second Army has no more troops. What an advantage.

The Kuomintang's Yabo garrison, which received strong reinforcements, immediately stabilized its positions, and even organized small groups of troops to counterattack in some areas.

Several main divisions of the Second Army of the People's Liberation Army, who were attacking with all their strength, felt the change in the opponent. The combat effectiveness of the Kuomintang defenders suddenly increased. Not only did the attacking troops fail to make progress, but they were counterattacked back in some areas. Frontier investigation to find out why the enemy on the opposite side suddenly changed.

Deputy Commander Chen is the current Fourth Division, the former commander of the Fourth Brigade of the Second Column, and the unit he came to investigate was his old unit, the Fourth Division of the Second Army.

Commander Zhao of the Fourth Division looked at the front of the position with a telescope and said: "It seems that the 24th Division of the Kuomintang has been reinforced, otherwise the strength and firepower would not have suddenly become so much stronger."

Deputy Army Commander Chen: "Old Zhao, you can't rely on guesswork. We will organize a small-scale attack later, capture a few prisoners, and see what the enemy is up to."

It didn't take long for the prisoners to be captured. After interrogation, several senior commanders of the Second Army fully understood that it turned out that the 53rd Division defending Hengqu Town had sent all the troops here. No wonder the enemy was so difficult to deal with.

After getting the news, Commander Guo Peng and Political Commissar Wang Enmao had a brief meeting. Commander Guo pointed to the sand table on the table and said, "It's no wonder it's so hard to fight. It turned out that the 53rd Division of Hengqu Town has arrived. It seems that there are also officers from the Kuomintang. People who understand are going to fight us hard."

Political commissar Wang said: "If the enemy changes, I will change. It's okay. It doesn't matter whether he understands it or not. If it's difficult, we have to fight. We are the main attacking force, and we can't afford it. We still have to find a way as soon as possible."

Deputy Commander Chen interjected: "Old Guo, Lao Wang, can you see if this works? The enemy has reinforcements, and we are not without backup. I suggest that the independent brigade be called in immediately, and let them do the main attack and use the two wings to contain them. The way to break through in the middle is to kill a bloody road and rush forward."

Commissar Wang Enmao took the words of Deputy Army Commander Chen: "I agree with Lao Chen's approach. Our army is fighting a tough battle. We don't need to keep a strong reserve team like defensive battles. Since it is the main attacking force, we must break through as soon as possible and use available forces to fight against the enemy. Use it all, Lao Guo, make up your mind."

Commander Guo Peng looked at Political Commissar Wang Enmao and Deputy Commander Chen: "Okay, let Li Yong and Wang Chengde from the Independent Brigade come to the military headquarters for a meeting and run."

During the battle of Fumei, the Nationalist and Communist armies fought together, and the sound of guns and guns sounded like a burst, but the independent brigade, which was the reserve force of the Second Army, was idle again. Some soldiers said: "What the hell is going on? Why do you always serve as the reserve team? When will this be the leader? You see how lively the fight is, and you can't take the credit back one by one."

Some also said: "Why are you in a hurry? What's wrong with being a reserve team? Didn't our brigade commander say that good steel should be used on the blade, and let other troops fight first, and when someone is in trouble, we will fight again. Don't worry, credit is also indispensable, and it may be a big credit." The last person who spoke was obviously a veteran of the Independent Brigade.

The soldiers were talking nonsense, and the brigade commander Li Yong was not idle. This guy sent people to keep track of the progress of the attack of the brother troops, and marked it on the map as soon as possible.

After hearing that the attack of the brother troops was frustrated, Li Yongma asked the troops to prepare for battle, check their weapons and equipment, and be ready to pull them away at any time.

Political commissar Wang Chengde asked Li Yong: "You are so sure that we will use our independent brigade, won't it be so soon?"

Li Yong grinned: "Old Wang, when did you think I did something useless? Come on."

What Li Yong said makes sense. The task of the Second Army is to break through the enemy's defenses and attack from the front. In the overall layout of the battle, the Field Army will contain the Second Army and Hu Zongnan's five armies at the same time. Separate and eat three of the armies, but of course the enemy will not watch the fun while the PLA is making moves. Even if the troops of the Qing and Ning horses dare not reinforce, but the other two of the Kuomintang Central Army outside the encirclement The army will definitely support, so the troops responsible for dividing and interspersing will definitely encounter trouble, and the head of the field army will also let the main attacking troops fight quickly and never delay, which requires the attacking troops to break through quickly.

Based on several considerations, Li Yong believes that the leaders of the Second Army will not delay the time, and the independent brigade should have a task.

While Li Yong was casually explaining to Wang Chengde, the order from the military department arrived and asked the two to run to the military headquarters for a meeting. Wang Chengde glanced at Li Yong, and then muttered: "It seems that you are really right, let's go. "

When Li Yong and Wang Chengde arrived at the military headquarters, several main leaders of the Second Army were there. Commander Guo pointed to the sand table on the table and told Li Yong: "Our army is in trouble. The front-line attacking troops have suffered setbacks and the losses are not small. The reason is that the 53rd Division of the Kuomintang, which was originally defending on the second line, gave up its position and all reinforced the defense area of ​​the 24th Division. This made the enemy defending Yabo Town reach more than 2 people. There are more than 3 troops together, [-] versus [-], and the attacking side is obviously insufficient, so we decided to let you go to the independent brigade to take on the main attack task."

When Commander Guo said this, Political Commissar Wang Enmao crossed the line: "Speak up immediately if you have any difficulties, and we will solve them if we can."

Li Yongli stood in front of several leaders and replied: "There will definitely be difficulties, and we can overcome them ourselves. Please rest assured, leaders, our brigade will definitely be able to break through the enemy's defense."

The chiefs of the Second Army laughed, and Deputy Commander Chen patted Li Yong on the shoulder: "I knew you kid would say that, we have decided to hand over all the artillery fire of the whole army when your brigade launches an assault." You command, the supply of shells is also open, you can hit as many as you want, another point, don't underestimate the enemy, the enemy's fortifications are very strong, you must be prepared to smash your teeth."

Deputy Commander Chen is the old leader of Li Yong and Wang Chengde. He has personally watched the independent brigade grow from dozens of people when it first formed the army to more than 1 people now. It can be said that the independent brigade is the soldiers he brought out, so that Feelings are unusual, and I am afraid that they will suffer.

Li Yong was very moved, the old chief is the old chief, but the enemy wants to make his independent brigade suffer?I'm afraid they haven't grown such good teeth yet. The current independent brigade is not as good as before. To use a popular saying, they are armed with teeth. With their strong penetration ability, Li Yong doesn't believe that there is any enemy that can block their progress. , Ma’s army can’t do it, and the Kuomintang’s central army can’t do it either.

Commander Guo Peng was originally the brigade commander of the [-]th Brigade of the second column, and of course he was very familiar with the relationship between Deputy Commander Chen and the Independent Brigade: "I said, Lao Chen, don't worry, these two bags are very useful, and you can't suffer. , How long are you going to take to break through the enemy's line of defense?"

Li Yong and political commissar Wang Chengde looked at each other, and finally the brigade commander Li Yong replied: "Report to the leaders, our brigade is going to break through the enemy's defense line in two hours."

Li Yong's answer surprised several leaders in the army. The Second Army fought with three main divisions for an afternoon without any progress. The independent brigade could break through in two hours?But it is a good thing to be able to complete the task, so we should prevent the independent brigade from doing it.

Li Yong and Wang Chengdema, who came back from the military headquarters, began to mobilize for battle. Li Yong rarely shouted: "Comrades, this battle is a strategic turning point in the Northwest battlefield. As long as it is fought well, Hu Zongnan's Central Committee will The army will no longer have the power to fight back. Defeating Hu Zongnan's Central Army will make the Ma's army even more isolated, and then we will go back and clean up the Ma's army. Once the Ma's army is cleaned up, the problem in the northwest will be basically solved. Therefore, This battle can only be fought well and not badly. After the battle begins, until I start, the whole brigade will rush, leaving no reserves, and kill them all."

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