The beacon of youth

Chapter 471

Flaming

In order to get to the designated location in time, the three battalions of chasing troops marched quickly under the cover of night, walking, walking, and crossing the ditch when they met the ditch, and the river when it was dark. Flashlights were not allowed, and the heavy machine guns and small cannons carried by the soldiers often collided with the trees around them, so the speed of the march could not be increased. The commander Wang Laohu who led the team was in a hurry. He found Zhang Jinsong and Wei Gang. A few people discussed how to make the marching speed of the troops faster. txt e-book download to win q coins)[.]

Wei Gang, the battalion commander of the machine gun battalion, was at a loss and had no idea. His heavy machine gun battalion was the heaviest unit among all the piercing troops, and his head hurt from the slow marching speed. Later, Zhang Jinsong, an old scout, thought Come up with a way, the cross-dressing troops should form a whole, break the boundaries between battalions, select some fighters with good physical strength to form a temporary mutual aid group, and carry out irregular towing on both sides of the road, so that the marching speed of the troops can be accelerated Up some, but also to prevent people from falling behind.

The early mornings in summer brighten quickly, and just after four o'clock in the morning, the eastern sky turns gray and white, and the eyesight is better, and the sleepiness of the harassing soldiers seems to disappear all of a sudden, and the spirit of the troops is much better. , Veterans who often march understand that this is a kind of stimulation to the soldiers' spirits when the sun rises in the morning, not that they have recovered much in physical strength. If they sit down and rest at this time, they will be broken. But it is very difficult to sit down and then get up and continue marching, so take advantage of this opportunity to walk as much distance as possible.

Wang Huohu and the commanders at all levels kept ordering the troops not to rest or stop, but to keep moving forward, hurry up, and follow behind.

Just after five o'clock, the troops of the independent brigade who were marching desperately, led by Ning Erzi and a squad of scouts, finally arrived at the designated position, which was also a pre-planned ambush position.

There were more than 20 people who came back with Ning Erzi to meet the large army, and the rest stayed here to continue to monitor the enemy's movement. Wang Huo ordered all the troops under his command not to be afraid of fatigue, and immediately build fortifications, and then came to the last place with Wei Gang, Zhang Jinsong and others. In the front row of reconnaissance.

The reconnaissance platoon chose a good location for lurking. It was not only concealed but also conducive to observation. Dozens of soldiers were lying here quietly wearing camouflage circles woven of grass and branches.

This is a long and narrow valley, narrow in the middle and wide on both sides. Because it is the throat of Qinghai, Gansu, and Ningxia entering the Guanzhong area, it was named Guguan in ancient times.

In order to block the main force of the Northwest Field Army at the Shaanxi-Gansu border, the two-horse allied forces in Qinghai and Ningxia deployed heavy troops in this area. After arriving at Ma Bufang's "Guanshan Battle Plan", he ran away without making a sound, which exposed the Ma's army in Qinghai directly to the attack of the People's Liberation Army.

In view of the fact that the general situation is not good for the Ma family army, the generals at all levels of the Qingma army are also arguing endlessly about whether to stay or not. The commander of the [-]th cavalry brigade is called Ma Chengxian. Deeply trusted by Ma Bufang.

Ma Chengxian, the brigade commander of the [-]th Brigade, is a true diehard. At the front-line military meeting hosted by the eldest son Ma Jiyuan, he advocated a decisive battle with the PLA in this area, and volunteered to arrange his [-]th Brigade at the front. He said that he wanted to head-on the forward troops of the People's Liberation Army, frustrate the spirit of the Communist Party, and let the People's Liberation Army know what the cavalry troops of the Majia Army are.

However, Ma Ying, the commander of the Eighth Cavalry Division who served under Ma Jiyuan with him, has a different attitude from him. Ma Ying believes that it is unwise to fight head-on with the communist army here at this stage, and cavalry combat is not suitable for sticking to the ground at all. Since we want to cause losses to the PLA, we must deal with the Communist Army in a wide range. First, we will use the vast geographical advantage of the Northwest and the maneuvering speed of the cavalry to drag down the Communist Army, which is mostly infantry, and then Look for opportunities to clean up.

The two people have different opinions and made different decisions. Seeing that the two were arguing endlessly, the eldest son Ma Jiyuan had no choice but to arrange the [-]th Brigade at the front of Guguan, and the [-]th Cavalry Division to be slightly behind. , can be regarded as a compromise solution.

Ma Ying, the commander of the Eighth Cavalry Division, dismissed Ma Chengxian, the brigade commander of the Fourteenth Brigade, thinking that Ma Chengxian was just a brave man who only knew how to charge and had no brains, so he ordered his Eighth Cavalry Division not to rely on the Fourteenth Brigade. If it is too close, open a distance to separate the defenses. If there is a situation, you can advance to attack and retreat to defend.

This plan of advancing to attack and retreating to defend is actually a way to fight if you can, and run if you can't. The big battle is imminent, but in the face of strong pressure from the People's Liberation Army, they still suspect each other and are not united. The great tradition of the Kuomintang army.

However, this tradition of mutual suspicion gave the independent brigade an opportunity. It was precisely because the distance between the two enemy troops was too far away that Li Yong made the decision to use a strong army to penetrate in and get stuck in the enemy's area. Between the [-]th Cavalry Brigade and the [-]th Cavalry Division, he ate a large piece.

About twenty minutes later, Wang Huo looked at the position behind him. With the hard work of the soldiers, the general appearance of various fortifications had taken shape. decent.

Soil work is a necessary daily training subject for the independent brigade, so the soldiers can get used to it very quickly. In addition, the soldiers also know the importance of fortifications for the upcoming battle, so they go all out to excavate regardless of fatigue. Tiger knew that there was no time to delay, so he immediately ordered the communicator to fire the signal flare, red-six rounds.

The six-shot red sky is very conspicuous. The signal flares hanging high in the sky can be seen clearly not only by the troops of the Independent Brigade at all levels, but also by the Qingma Army deployed in this area.

The Qingma Army, the [-]th Cavalry Brigade Headquarters, the brigade commander Ma Chengxian is leisurely drinking a light horse milk wine, although the taste is a bit sour, but the taste is not bad, this kid is drinking and thinking, what can the Communist Army have? Terrible, our Ma's army is not Hu Zongnan and his Central Army's useless bunch. Thinking back to the Hexi Corridor, didn't tens of thousands of communist troops come over? What happened?Why don't they all be cleaned up by the old commander with his troops, not to mention others, the communist army who died under the knife of my horse has dozens if not a hundred, how about it?I, Ma Chengxian, have changed from a company commander to a brigade commander.

This guy got up early in the morning, and the orderly beside him was bringing him face wash back and forth. Ma Chengxian stretched his waist, looked at the big green camping tent, and then said to himself: "*** , this American product is really good, and I have to worry about how many more the old commander will ask for in the future.”

While this guy was talking, an orderly ran in in a hurry, and Ma Chengxian frowned immediately. He couldn't understand this the most, and couldn't understand people panicking around him. How could a soldier be so timid.

Ma Chengxian has not studied for a few years, but he loves to listen to storytelling and admires the heroes in storytelling very much. He feels that he should be the same as the heroes in storytelling. When the orderly spoke, Ma Chengxian went up and gave a big mouth: "You ****, what are you running for?"

The orderly who ran in was staggered by the beating, and then covered his cheeks and shouted: "Brigade—Brigade Commander, there is—there is a situation."

Ma Chengxian: "Early in the morning, what's the matter? The communist army came up?"

Orderly: "Brigade Commander, I didn't see the Communist Army, but—but I saw a signal flare, not too far from us, behind us."

Ma Chengxian's big eyes rolled: "Come on, follow me out to have a look."

When Ma Chengxian and a few guards walked out, many people were already watching. They saw six red flares hanging high in the sky and falling down bit by bit.

Ma Chengxian is a little reckless and impulsive, but it doesn't mean that this guy is confused. Ma Bufang also has principles in employing people. He has no ability and can't be the brigade commander of the Qingma Army. He still has the necessary vigilance. This guy shouted: "Does anyone know where the flare came from?"

A soldier stood up: "Brigade Commander, I saw it. It is probably not too far behind us. It should be between our brigade and the Eighth Cavalry Division."

Ma Chengxian felt something was wrong. What does it mean to fire a signal flare at the position between our [-]th Brigade and the Eighth Cavalry Division?It must not have been done by the troops of our Qingma Army. Who else would there be if it were not our Qingma Army?It must be the communist army, hmph, could it be that the reconnaissance troops of the communist army came up? When he thought of this, this guy yelled: "Come on, the guard company gathers, send a platoon over, and give me all the suspicious places." I searched it again, and saw that the Communist army’s spies would kill them.”

Before the voice of Ma Chengxian's yelling fell to the ground, he heard bursts of whistling sounds from the sky in the distance. Ma Chengxian was born in the army and has a lot of experience in the battlefield. If you listen carefully to this guy, you will understand, oh, it's broken, This is the sound of shells hitting.

Most of the soldiers of the [-]th Brigade of the Qingma Army Cavalry had just gotten out of bed, and before they could figure out the reason, they were bombarded by overwhelming artillery fire. The dense shells blasted the entire [-]th Brigade's garrison positions like a heavy rain. Hundred holes.

Trees, stones, human bodies, weapons, war horses, etc. are all within the range of artillery fire. The whole valley is filled with gravel and flames, and the shells fired by Gao Xiang's howitzer battalion are in addition to a large number of explosive shells. , also mixed with some incendiary bombs.

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