The beacon of youth

Chapter 489 Battle of Wushan County in Lanzhou

After the battle of Guguan, the independent brigade, according to the order of the commander of the corps, acted as the vanguard of the whole corps and opened the way for the whole corps.

For this reason, the confidence of the independent brigade was overwhelmed, and it was taken out by the commander alone to open the way for the entire corps. What an honor is this?

The cadres and soldiers of the Independent Brigade who were on the march were very good. The first battalion commander Li Jiangguo and other talkative veterans introduced them to the new soldiers one after another. What does the superior's behavior mean?It shows that our brigade is the main force of the main force, the trump card of the trump card, and the most reliable force in the mind of the chief.

As the leader of the brigade, Li Yong also had a sense of accomplishment at this time. Looking at the troops in front of him and behind them billowing in smoke and dust, Brigadier Li Yong made no secret of his pride.

Be happy when you should be happy. There is nothing to hide. The Independent Brigade is no longer a special agent company with only a few dozen people and more than [-] guns. It is the main combat force of the field army with strong strike capabilities.

At this time, the Kuomintang troops in the Northwest Theater had been suppressed to death by the large forces of the Northwest Field Army of the People's Liberation Army. The independent brigade, which was ordered by Commander Wang to attack forward, had to deal with only some local troops and remnants of the Kuomintang. With the combat effectiveness of the Independent Brigade, dealing with these cat-like and dog-like armed forces is like smashing eggs with an iron fist, and there is no challenge at all.

Because of this, brigade commander Li Yong also relaxed, and the nerves that had been tense for several days relaxed a little bit. Only then did brigade commander Li Da have the opportunity to tease the beautiful girl Li Jia beside him from time to time, It can also be regarded as a kind of relaxation after the war.

Brigadier Li Da felt in a good mood, and Li Jia, the company commander of the guard, was also in a good mood. Everyone was very happy after the army had won the battle, but he was also a little worried about whether he would cause trouble if he was always with the brigade commander. Hu Xiaolian, the captain of the health department, had some misunderstanding. No matter what, Hu Xiaolian was also recognized by the cadres and soldiers of the brigade as the wife of the brigade commander. Although she was not married yet, she was almost official.

Li Yong didn't think so much, who can understand what a woman's mind is?If you can't figure it out, just don't think about it. During the war, fighting is the first priority, and other things that love children, heroes, and shortness of breath have to be sidelined.

Li Yong in the jeep used the walkie-talkie to issue various orders to the advancing troops from time to time: "Increase the search area, pull out the marching troops, Zhang Jinsong, and extend the reconnaissance distance by a few kilometers, and all suspicious targets will be detected." Don't let it go."

The purpose of Li Yong's doing this is to prevent a small group of enemy armed forces from sniping at the marching troops of the independent brigade. There are too many, along the way, I haven't found any armed forces that dare to snipe at the troops of the People's Liberation Army. However, it is always right to be prepared and be more careful.

At noon that day, Zhang Jinsong, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion, came to report that the vanguard of the independent brigade was still ten kilometers away from Wushan County.

Wushan is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, on the upper reaches of the Weihe River. Although the city is not big, it has a long history. According to historical records, it has a construction and development history of more than 800 years. It is a very old small city. When you arrive in Wushan, you will officially enter Gansu border.

After hearing Zhang Jinsong's report, Li Yong felt his spirits shaken. Wushan County was the first target that the Field Army set for the First Corps to attack. In a daze.

"Quickly find out the enemy's situation, order the troops to prepare for battle, advance at full speed, and surround Wushan County."

The army's marching speed immediately increased, and the sluggish soldiers in the car immediately cheered up when they heard that there was a battle to be fought. After a short time, the second report from the reconnaissance battalion came up again. According to intelligence, Wushan County There used to be a Kuomintang local security regiment with more than 600 people. It was mainly equipped with old-fashioned rifles and a small amount of Czech-style light machine guns. It had no heavy weapons. Now the personnel and weapons are unknown.

At noon, it was time to eat, but the brigade of the Independent Brigade rushed out of Wushan County in a murderous manner. The Independent Brigade of more than 1000 people surrounded Wushan County like an iron bucket.

The command of the Field Army Headquarters to the First Corps was to go around behind Lanzhou via Wushan and Longxi, cut off the Qingma Army's retreat back to Qinghai, and strive to wipe out the main force of the Qingma Army in the Lanzhou Battle, and completely solve the Northwest issue.

On the marching route of the First Corps, the first target to attack is Wushan County. If the normal operating procedures are followed, the independent brigade will stop and wait for orders from the superiors, and carry out various actions against the enemy according to the instructions of the superiors. However, Li Yong I think it is too pedantic for an independent brigade of more than 1 people to deal with a local security regiment with only a few hundred people and have to wait for instructions.

"Order the tank battalion to approach and attack and destroy the enemy's frontal fortifications."

Under the command of the brigade commander Li Yong, the tank battalion, led by Li Yuming and Jiang Tiexiong, drove until it was only 200 meters away from the city wall before stopping. Bombard the walls at close range.

The city wall in Wushan County is not high, and it can't be compared with a big city like Xi'an, but no matter what, the city wall is still a city wall, and ordinary infantry light weapons can't deal with it. It is a weapon that can be used by troops like tank battalions There are not many, because most of the tank battalion of the independent brigade is mainly American-style m3 tanks, and the main gun of the m3 tanks is only 37 mm in diameter. The characteristics of the weapon, so as soon as it comes up, first use the main gun of the m4 tank to aim at the city wall and bombard it.

In terms of the power of the weapon, it must be Gao Xiang's heavy howitzer battalion, but Li Yong didn't want to turn this thousand-year-old city into ashes with a single shot. In addition, once the howitzer battalion was used, the lives of the people in the city would not be fully protected. The tank battalion is different. The artillery on the tanks are all cannons that can be aimed directly, and can accurately control the point of impact, so that the loss of ordinary people in the city can be effectively avoided.

It can be said that the use of tank troops to attack Wushan County at close range is mainly based on shock and awe. To put it bluntly, it is a psychological tactic. The ultimate goal is to let the local security regiment of the Kuomintang leave the city and surrender. For the bottom, attack the heart for the top, use the tank battalion to demonstrate the powerful combat effectiveness of the PLA, dispel the enemy's resistance psychology, and avoid unnecessary casualties.

The precise tank fire blasted the city gate to pieces, killing all the personnel who dared to show their heads on the city wall. Then Li Yong ordered the tank battalion to stop the attack and shouted to the city, giving them half an hour to leave the city and surrender, otherwise they would all be wiped out.

Propaganda members of the People's Liberation Army hid behind the tanks with large tin horns, and began shouting to the Kuomintang security team in Wushan County after the tank fire ceased.

"Listen, officers and soldiers of the Jiang army, we are the First Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. We have been ordered by our superiors to liberate Wushan County. You will be given half an hour to prepare, and you will immediately leave the city and surrender. After half an hour, all those who resist will be wiped out. Go out of the city and surrender, our PLA guarantees the safety of your life and property, if you are willing to do it with us, we welcome it, and if you don’t want to be a soldier, our PLA will give you travel expenses to go home.”

This is a two-pronged method of politics and military. First use military means to exert strong pressure, and then use political means to disintegrate the enemy's fighting spirit. It is also an old traditional method of the PLA, although the Kuomintang's local security team has only about 600 people. , but Li Yong did not have any contempt.

** said that we must "despise the enemy strategically, and pay attention to the enemy tactically." The enemy in Wushan County is very weak, but once they enter the city and fight the enemy on the streets, it will also bring losses to the independent brigade. The purpose of bravely trying to get the enemy out of the city to surrender and avoid street fighting with the enemy is not to say that the Independent Brigade dare not fight in the street, but that there is no need to pay too much for this small county.

Street fighting in the city is a permanent topic, let alone at that time, even in the 21st century, it is also a headache for powerful attackers, so it is better to avoid it as much as possible.

(Buildings in the city can effectively offset the sight of the attacker and the power of heavy weapons. Street fighting is a very effective method for the weak to deal with the powerful enemy. In the first Chechen battle, a Russian tank brigade was in The city was completely wiped out by the Chechen opposition armed forces with simple infantry anti-tank weapons. The main anti-tank weapon is the individual rocket launcher, similar to the [-] fire that is most commonly used by our Chinese infantry)

Hu Zongnan is over, Ma Hongkui has run away, and even the Qingma Army, who was once so arrogant to the extreme, has run back to Lanzhou. What power can we have to fight against the large forces of the People's Liberation Army?Whoever resists will seek death. The soldiers of the security regiment in the city almost knelt down and kowtowed to their ancestors when facing the large troops of the People's Liberation Army that surrounded them. There is no psychology of resistance.

A soldier hurried to the regiment headquarters of the security regiment in the city: "Report—report, regiment—regiment seat, the PLA tanks are almost approaching the buildings in the city, and the city gate was blown to pieces with a few shots. Now they are shouting for us to surrender, and dozens of brothers on the city wall have been killed by bombing, so make up your mind."

The head of the security regiment, dripping with sweat, asked, "How many people can the Communist Army have? How many tanks are there?"

"How many people can't see clearly. Anyway, Wushan County is densely packed. There are too many tanks. There are at least hundreds of them."

The soldier's answer almost scared the head of the security team to the ground, hundreds of tanks?What kind of concept is that? **Commander Hu Zongnan’s troops can’t possibly have hundreds of tanks, can this be true: “What nonsense are you talking about, how can the Communist Army have hundreds of tanks?”

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