The beacon of youth

.Chapter 454 Sudden Mission

During the Battle of Fumei, the battle for Luoju Town became more and more fierce. Later, the Kuomintang troops were also blinded. The artillery bombardment began when the enemy and us were still at a stalemate. The upward surge. "First text}

The defensive troops of the People's Liberation Army, the [-]th Division of the Fourth Army was stuck on the forward position by the enemy's uninterrupted charge, and there was no way to go down to defend the artillery. It gets bigger and bigger, and after three hours, the combat attrition of the troops will be almost half.

The situation became more and more serious. The [-]th Division of the People's Liberation Army guarding Luoju Town suffered heavy casualties again. The division commander Gao Jinchun, a veteran PLA commander, was once again forced to the edge of a cliff.

After just a few hours of fighting, the troops lost thousands of soldiers. How can they hold their ground if this continues?How else can they complete the tasks assigned by the wild division and the corps?

At this time, the phone at the headquarters of the Tenth Division rang. After listening to a few words, the operator immediately covered the receiver and shouted: "Master, it's Boss Peng's call."

Boss Peng passed the call to the headquarters of Commander Xu Guangda of the Second Corps and the headquarters of Commander Zhang Dazhi of the Fourth Army, and directly called the division command post on the front line.

This kind of situation is rare, because Boss Peng is very aware of the importance of this position. Once the Tenth Division cannot defend Luoju Town, the Fumei Battle that the Field Army has painstakingly planned will be greatly reduced. It will become a rout battle like chasing ducks, and the rout battle is something Mr. Peng and the party committee of the field army don't want to see at all.

Boss Peng's deep bass voice came from the phone: "Gao Jinchun, how is your place? I know you like to fight tough battles, and you are also a man, but you have to be honest with me. If you have any difficulties, you should immediately bring them up. Report it to me."

Boss Peng and Gao Jinchun, the commander of the [-]th Division, are very familiar with him, and he also knows the temperament of this commander. Like the soldiers, the division commander rushed forward to fight the enemy with bayonets, so Boss Peng, who knew him well as a commander, only asked this question, and he was worried.

Commander Gao Jinchun did not dare to hide it. This is not a joke. Whether the Tenth Division can complete the task is related to the success or failure of the entire campaign. It is not acceptable to show personal bravery. You must report the actual situation to the chief: "Boss, the battle is intense , the enemy is also very desperate. So far, our division has lost more than 4000 combat personnel. Most of the fortifications on the ground have been bombed. The most annoying thing is the enemy's planes. The bombing is endless. There is no way to watch the plane laying eggs. All the planes drop are heavy bombs, which are much more powerful than artillery shells. One of them can knock out my squad. Also, our ammunition is almost exhausted. .”

At the First Field Army Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army, several leaders were staring at Boss Peng who had just put down the phone. Although they didn't say anything, their eyes already showed what they wanted to say.

Boss Peng put the phone down heavily, frowned and said: "The situation is not good, the enemy is desperate, and there are planes to help out. In a few hours, Gao Jinchun suffered more than 4000 casualties, and the troops are running out of ammunition. "

A leader kept holding the small red flag in his hand in front of the sand table, and said: "Boss, according to the current attack situation of our army, the fourth division will have to persist for at least ten more hours before our corps can complete the attack on the enemy." Therefore, no matter how difficult the Tenth Division is, they must persist for another ten hours, as long as they can persist, we will win the entire Fumei Battle."

Boss Peng nodded: "You're right. The question is, what if the Tenth Division can't hold their ground? Should we start from the worst-case scenario when considering things?"

The chiefs stopped talking. They knew that Boss Peng's worry was very reasonable, and it was also the real situation of the troops. Boss Peng, with his hands behind his back, stomped around the sand table on the table, and said naturally to himself: "We have to provide support to them quickly, we have to provide support to them quickly, but which force should we use to support the Tenth Division?"

After thinking for a while, Boss Peng suddenly raised his head, as if he suddenly remembered something, and seemed to have made up his mind: "Get me the headquarters of the First Corps and the Second Army."

Boss Peng's actions made several heads of the Ye Division look at each other. Everyone's eyes lit up but they didn't say anything. Only Liu Jingfan, the deputy commander of the Ye Division, moved the corner of his mouth inadvertently, and it was with a smile. , it seems that Deputy Commander Liu should have guessed something.

After a little leaning, the phone was connected. Boss Peng picked up the phone and said in a low voice, "I'm Peng Dehuai, and I want Commander Guo Peng."

In the military headquarters of the Second Army, a staff officer took a microphone and shouted: "Commander, Commander, Boss Peng's phone number."

Commander Guo Peng and Political Commissar Wang Enmao were surprised that Boss Peng was able to make a call to the military headquarters of the Second Army. Under normal circumstances, if there is no major problem, the head of the superior will not leapfrog the order to the subordinate. Commander Wang Zhen of the First Corps is fine. Besides, the progress of the Second Army is going smoothly, and there is nothing for the chief to worry about.

The voice on the phone was very clear: "Guo Peng, how is the situation in your army?"

Commander Guo: "At the beginning of the battle, we met the enemy's tenacious resistance. After adjustments, we opened up the situation. Now we have broken through the enemy's position and progress is relatively smooth."

Boss Peng murmured for a moment: "How is the situation of the Independent Brigade?"

Commander Guo, who was holding the phone, looked at Political Commissar Wang Enmao and Deputy Commander Chen beside him. The two leaders of the Second Army also heard Boss Peng's voice on the phone, but they didn't say anything, they just kept their mouths open and let Commander Guo continue. .

Commander Guo: "Report boss, the situation of the Independent Brigade is very good. Our army opened up the situation thanks to the Independent Brigade. It broke through the joint defensive position of the enemy's 24th and 53rd Divisions in two hours, and destroyed the enemy's command. Department, killed two division commanders, did a good job, and our Second Army is preparing to give them credit."

Boss Peng: "Did they have a rest period? How long did they rest?"

Commander Guo looked at the watch on his wrist: "Report to the boss, after breaking through the enemy's position, I gave them a big vacation. Let me see their rest time. It has been more than twelve hours. Boss, is there something wrong?" New tasks to be given to them?"

Commander Guo Peng's mind has become more preoccupied, and his superiors have already figured it out after asking this question. Needless to say, something must be wrong, so he followed up with the question.

Boss Peng: "The position of the Tenth Division of the Fourth Army is very critical, with heavy casualties. In view of our strong frontal offensive, the enemy has put all their strength on them in order to escape, and the reduction in personnel has exceeded [-]. Yesi decided to call you The independent brigade of the Second Army, which can move quickly, reinforces the [-]th Division of the Fourth Army, and cooperates with Commander Gao Jinchun to defend Luoju Town."

Commander Guo Peng tightly held the microphone in his hand, and repeated loudly: "Order the Independent Brigade to reinforce the Tenth Division, cooperate with Commander Gao Jinchun, and defend Luoju Town to the death, I understand."

At the gathering place of the First Battalion of the Independent Brigade, Battalion Commander Li Jiangguo was lying on a pile of grass boredly and said strange things: "Hey, comrades, why don't you feel anxious at all? Listen to the gunshots and cannon shots, But it is getting farther and farther away from us. If this continues, I guess there will be nothing for us. It is said that the battle of Fumei was not small, and several Kuomintang troops were surrounded, but what did we do? Such a big battle has not done a single inch Li, three big steamed buns for a meal, all for nothing, hey, you all talk."

The soldiers all knew that their battalion commander liked to chatter, some pretended not to hear it, and some retorted: "Battle commander, you have nothing to do with our nonsense, if you have the ability, you can go to the brigade commander and get the task back. Is it done?"

Just when Li Jiangguo was chatting with the soldiers, a communications soldier rushed over and shouted: "Battle Commander, your superiors have informed you to go to the brigade headquarters for a meeting immediately."

Li Jiangguoteng jumped up: "Hehe, I really let you guys talk, there should be a mission, little Li, drive the car over."

The jeep turned a corner, kicked up a puff of dust, and drove away with its buttocks bouncing. When Li Jiangguo arrived at the brigade headquarters, almost everyone had arrived. Li Jia, the company commander of the guard company, was leading the soldiers to the table. lay out the map.

Five minutes later, the meeting officially started. The brigade commander Li Yong briefly introduced the situation to the commanders who came to the meeting: "Comrades, I just received the news that our army's 5th Division of the Fourth Army guarding Luoju Town is in an emergency situation. The superior asked our brigade to quickly reinforce and cooperate with the tenth division to defend Luoju Town, and I will make combat deployment next."

One, according to the old rules of our traveling army, with the reconnaissance battalion as the forerunner, and the fifth battalion in the rear, form a battle formation to attack Luoju Town.

[-]. Use the tank battalion and the first battalion as the first attack echelon, the second battalion, the third battalion, and the fourth battalion as the second attack echelon, the fifth battalion, the reconnaissance battalion, and the team directly under the brigade headquarters as the third attack echelon, and other units Follow up later.

Three, fighting during the day, the high-speed machine gun battalion must be ready to deal with enemy aircraft at any time.

Fourth, the distance between our brigade and Luoju Town is more than 70 kilometers on the map, and the actual distance may be more. Considering the road conditions and the enemy's harassment, try to arrive in about two hours.

After Li Yong's battle deployment was completed, it was political commissar Wang Chengde's battle mobilization: "Comrades, the order we just received was not issued by the army, nor was it issued by the Corps. It was issued by Boss Peng himself. From this point of view, Everyone can understand the importance of the mission, if Luoju Town is lost, our big battle will become a duck, so we must cooperate with the Tenth Division to complete the mission, and we are not allowed to take a step back without an order."