The beacon of youth

Chapter 451 Breakthrough

In order to block the enemy's reinforcements and prevent the enemy's anti-tank rocket launchers from exerting their power, the instructor Li Yuming jumped out of the tank and commanded the soldiers to occupy the nearby positions. Relying on the tanks and armored vehicles behind them, they fired fiercely at the rushing enemy , The firepower of more than 500 submachine guns suppressed the guards of the Kuomintang army rushing over.

The reinforcements of the Kuomintang troops are composed of guard troops from the 24th Division and the 53rd Division. The weapons and equipment are no worse than the soldiers of the tank battalion. Has heavy machine gun fire.

The scene suddenly became hushed, both sides were shooting desperately, trying to suppress the opponent with firepower, the soldiers of the tank battalion were doing their best to delay the time, waiting for the main force of the independent brigade to catch up, while the reinforcements of the Kuomintang It is to eliminate this group of communist troops as soon as possible, destroy the tanks, and block the openings torn by the communist army, so as to maintain the stability of the defense line.

Bullets were flying in the sky like raindrops, and people on both sides kept getting shot and fell down. Li Yuming ran back and forth in the rain of bullets and shouted, encouraging his soldiers to persevere, as long as we persevere for a while, victory will be ours that's it.

At this time, the ability of an excellent commander can be seen. Li Yuming led the soldiers to drop bombs uninterruptedly between shots, and the grenades fell densely.

The Kuomintang army also has hand grenades, but when it comes to throwing skills, it is far worse than the People’s Liberation Army troops. The People’s Liberation Army troops from poor backgrounds have too weak firepower, so grenades for infantry are a very handy weapon. In bombing training, the gap between the two armies can be seen as soon as they are compared at this time. Some veteran soldiers can reach 60 meters with a wave of their hands, and they are accurate and tricky.

Time passed little by little, and the more and more anxious Kuomintang reinforcements became cruel when they saw that they would not be able to rush through in a while, so they used rocket launchers in the distance.

The rockets dragged their tails and flew towards the tanks and armored vehicles on the ground. Fortunately, the Kuomintang's anti-tank rocket fighters passed by the tanks and armored vehicles, and there were soldiers interfering with firepower in the middle. It is easy to aim, so the rockets have been fired, but none of them have hit yet.

Battalion Commander Jiang Tiexiong was born in an armored force. He understood the threat of infantry anti-tank firepower to his own side. He ordered the troops to move in his car, not to stay in one place, and use the firepower of tanks and armored vehicles to get off the car while moving Fighting soldiers to support. {hand type{{

The scene became more and more complicated, and the enemy and the enemy were all mixed together, so that the grenade thrown by the soldiers exploded at a distance of only 30 meters, and the shrapnel from the explosion was likely to hurt their own people.

Time, time, what the tank battalion needs is time. Ten minutes later in the hun battle, when the soldiers of the tank battalion were struggling, they saw countless mortars falling from the top of the Kuomintang defenders on the opposite side. The shells of the cannon, the density of the shells is surprisingly high, one after another, there are bomb craters and corpses all over the ground.

Immediately afterwards, I heard the shrill bugle sound and the shouts of the large troops charging from behind, the shouts were like a sea wave, one lang after another.

The soldiers of the tank battalion were so excited that they knew that the main force of the brigade had come up. Li Yuming raised the submachine gun in his hand and shouted: "Comrades, our main force has arrived. Follow me and rush up to defeat the enemy. kill."

The more than 500 soldiers who got out of the car and saw the support of the large troops behind them rose sharply. Under the leadership of the instructor Li Yuming, they jumped out of the position and charged the enemy, shouting and killing.

Brigadier Li Yong knew very well what was the biggest difficulty for the tank battalion to break into the enemy's position?How can we keep it? The task of the tank battalion is not only to open a breakthrough, but also to persist for a period of time until the main force of the brigade catches up. Of course, the Kuomintang troops will not sit still and will definitely counterattack frantically. When the danger is most critical.

Except for the first assault tank battalion and Gao Xiang's heavy howitzer battalion, the rest of the independent brigade was running wildly forward, trying to shorten the distance from the tank battalion as much as possible. It is in fierce competition with the enemy.

Hurry, hurry, speed up and rush up, it's close, it's close, as soon as the infantry battalion's mortars are fired, Li Yong ordered the mortars in each battalion to provide fire support to the tank battalion, don't begrudge the shells, and smash the enemy , the fiercer the better.

The independent brigade has paid special attention to the training of gunners from the very beginning. Under the request of the brigade commander Li Yong, the level of training has almost reached the strict standard. The soldiers usually say: "Hey, our brigade commander is too ruthless." , Other troops treat shells as treasures, how can there be anyone like us who uses real shells to practice fiercely."

But at this time, I can see the benefits of training hard at ordinary times. Under the order of the brigade commander Li Yong, the gunners in the rapid march touched the barrel of the mortar to the ground, and there was no need for a tripod or a cannon plate. , Some old soldiers only put a pair of rubber shoes under the cannon barrel, and they took it off their feet now. They put the cannon barrel in their arms, measured it with their thumbs, and fired.

Loading, firing, loading and firing, the old gunners of the independent brigade rained the shells over, regardless of the absence of tripods and artillery plates, the shells were still fired fiercely and accurately.

Mortars are a sharp weapon for troops in close combat. They can completely suppress opponents within a few hundred meters. The morale of the troops of the People's Liberation Army is high, while the defenders of the Kuomintang in Yabo Town are feeling cold for a while. It's over, it's over , the large army of the communist army has come up, it seems that this position cannot be defended, what should we do?

what to do?As soon as the troops have this mentality of worrying about gains and losses, they will be doomed. As soon as their confidence is shaken, their combat effectiveness will immediately decline, and this wavering determination will spread quickly like contagion.

Seeing the enemy's defeat, Li Yong immediately ordered the troops to chase after him, and asked Li Jia, the company commander of the guard, to fire nine red flares. The nine red flares were for the main force of the Second Army, and it was agreed in advance. It means that our independent brigade has broken through the defensive positions of the Kuomintang defenders and is consolidating.

As it got dark, nine red flares were quickly shot out from the hands of Li Jia and the two soldiers in groups of three, and then hung high on the sky.

The military headquarters of the Second Army of the First Corps of the People's Liberation Army, Commander Guo Peng and several other main leaders were anxiously waiting for news from the Independent Brigade. Signal flare."

Army Commander Guo Peng, Political Commissar Wang Enmao, and Deputy Army Commander Chen immediately walked out of the hidden department, didn't they? Nine red flares hung brightly in the sky, conspicuously.

Several people glanced at each other, and Commander Guo Peng happily gave Deputy Commander Chen a fist: "Old Chen, you are really right, the independent brigade broke through within two hours, it's great, it's great, it's all good!" kind of."

Deputy Commander Chen also gave a rare grin: "That's right, it doesn't matter who brought out the soldiers, none of my old Chen's subordinates are bad."

Political Commissar Wang Enmao curled his lips: "I said, Comrade Army Commanders, stop flattering each other. Shouldn't we be doing something serious?"

Reminded by Political Commissar Wang, Commander Guo Peng patted his head, then picked up the phone and shouted: "Order all divisions and regiments to attack from all fronts, and be sure to encircle and wipe out the enemy in front of you."

Commander Guo, who put down the phone, said to Political Commissar Wang and Deputy Commander Chen, "Come on, all the troops have gone up, shouldn't we also move the headquarters forward?"

The People's Liberation Army Second Army's tactics of storming the center and containing the two wings have been very effective so far. After the breakthrough in the center, the results will be extended to both sides. Assault, and the Kuomintang troops were defeated from their respective defensive areas because the main defensive positions were captured by the People's Liberation Army and had no intention of fighting.

After the main force of the independent brigade joined the tank battalion, brigade commander Li Yong immediately called battalion commander Jiang Tiexiong and instructor Li Yuming over to ask about the casualties of the troops.

The battalion commander Jiang Tiexiong reported: "There was no loss of tanks and armored vehicles, but the casualties of the soldiers who got out of the vehicles and fought were higher. The exact number is not yet clear, but it is probably more than a hundred."

Li Yong nodded. The casualties were still within the acceptable range. How could the main attacker not lose in such a big battle?

At this time, the instructor Li Yuming came over mysteriously: "Brigade Commander, our battalion has captured a few prisoners. I just took advantage of our large army to interrogate them."

Li Yong: "You kid, don't play tricks on me. What good news? Tell me quickly."

Li Yuming smiled: "Brigade Commander, what our battalion just fought were two divisional security battalions of the Kuomintang. They are both divisional security forces. The news is very well-informed. According to the confession of the prisoners, the joint command of the 24th Division and the 53rd Division The headquarters is behind a small hill not too far from here, only a few kilometers away. I heard from these guys that when they came out, the division commander and staff officers were still there. The brigade commander and the division headquarters were full of big heads. Ah, let's hurry up and do it, just like we did before, what a great opportunity."

Li Yong's eyes lit up, okay, of course such a good opportunity cannot be missed: "Jiang Tiexiong, Li Yuming, order your battalion to continue attacking and advancing, the target, the enemy's division headquarters, set off."

The tanks and armored vehicles of the Independent Brigade roared into action again, attacking forward accompanied by a large number of infantry.