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Chapter 493: Battle of Lanzhou, Goodbye Second Regiment——

Chapter 493 Battle of Lanzhou: Goodbye, Second Regiment

An urgent telegram from the Corps pulled back the independent brigade that was preparing to cross the river, and more than 1 people in the whole brigade rushed back along the original road.

The military order fell like a mountain, including brigade commander Li Yong and political commissar Wang Chengde, who did not know why the Corps issued such an order, but whether you understand it or not, the order of the superior must be strictly implemented. Chief Li Jiangguo ran over yelling.

In front of veterans like Li Jiangguo, Li Yong didn't have the seriousness of the brigade commander's usual words: "Li Jiangguo, what are you yelling about? What do you mean you can't figure it out? If you can't figure it out, you have to implement it. I can't figure it out either. Who will ask?"

Li Jiangguo was laughed at by Li Yongxun. This old soldier was very clever: "Brigade Commander, let's put aside what we don't know. Is there any secret mission?"

Seeing that there were not many soldiers in front of him, Li Yong said in a low voice: "Jiang Guo, the telegram was signed by the commander himself, just to let us go back the same way. The specific mission is not known yet, but it must be a big deal. You should hurry back and prepare."

The Independent Brigade left the main force of the First Corps for more than a day. Originally, the vanguard troops of the entire Corps were leading the way, but suddenly turned around. At noon on the second day, the returning Independent Brigade met the main force of the First Corps up.

A corps and three armies, more than [-] men and horses marched forward, the scene was extremely grand, the current First Field Army is no longer the pauper who didn't have a few bullets on his body, and couldn't get rid of the pot after eating, with the strength of North China and Northeast China. Support, coupled with continuous seizures in the battle, the current Northwest Field Army has grown into a powerful and mighty division in the People's Liberation Army. The First Corps led by Commander Wang Zhen is the main combat corps of the Northwest Field Army. They are all the top of the field army, especially the independent brigade, which is an alternative unit, which has greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the First Corps.

Automobiles, artillery vehicles, tanks, as well as a large number of mules and horses, and infantry marching in parallel in several columns, a large army of a corps drove over from a distance, with hundreds of thousands of people, boundless, the main force The aura brought about by the troops marching is shocking.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde commanded the independent brigade to stop aside to let the main force of the corps pass through, and organized logistics personnel to supplement the main force. Although it is unrealistic to say that all the supplements are in place, at least they can boil some water and do things for the main force. It's okay to order simple food.

Sun Quanhou and He Cuihua led the soldiers of the supply battalion busy without touching the ground. Of course, the orders given by the brigade commander Li Yong had to be carried out by them. This kind of work is easy to do.

Barrels and buckets of cool boiled rice and freshly steamed steamed buns were lined up on both sides of the road, and Sun Quanhou, the battalion commander who was once the cooking squad leader, kept yelling: "Hey, comrades, come and have a look. With the craftsmanship of a tourist cook, you can eat whatever you want, and you can eat as much as you want.”

Following Sun Quanhou's funny shouts, the soldiers on the march kept laughing, and some joking soldiers even pretended to be the chief and shouted: "Hey, yes, the steamed buns are big and white, praise them verbally."

In the later period of the War of Liberation, although the Northwest Field Army had a lot of cars, it was still far from using motorized cars for marching. The limited cars were mainly used to tow artillery and transport food and ammunition. Therefore, the march of large troops was still You have to rely on walking, but the soldiers don't care about this, because our Eighth Route Army or the current People's Liberation Army trains with a pair of iron feet. Walking is one of the best housekeeping skills of the army, and the soldiers often discuss with each other. In terms of the ability of the Eighth Route Army to run, it must be the best in the world.

I got used to the big bowl of cold white, picked up a big steamed bun and took a few mouthfuls while walking, taking advantage of this time, I didn't forget to chat with the soldiers of the independent brigade.

The [-]st Corps is different from the [-]th and [-]th Corps. The [-]th and [-]th Corps are troops transferred from the North China Field Army, while the [-]st Corps is a native Northwest Army. When you see the equipment parked on both sides of the road, you know that it is ready for them. The one with the boiling water and steamed buns is the Independent Brigade of the Second Army, and it is also the most powerful unit in the First Corps. Some people shouted: "Hey, isn't your Independent Brigade leading the way in front of us? Why don't you stop here and not go away?" , Could it be that you are scared by the enemy and dare not leave? Don't worry, once the main force of our corps arrives, all the enemies will have diarrhea, and your independent brigade will follow behind to pick up cheap and clean the battlefield. "

Everyone knows that these are a few naughty fighters making trouble on purpose, but even this makes people very angry. Sun Quanhou, who was busy back and forth, almost put the big water ladle in his hand on the heads of these naughty fighters. , Lao Sun let go of his voice and yelled: "You guys know what shit, our independent brigade stopped here because of a special mission, do you know what a special mission is? It's something you can't do, it's a task that our independent brigade can't do , hum, do you understand?"

The soldiers of the Marching March laughed loudly: "Understood, your independent brigade has special tasks that we cannot solve, I wish you good luck, goodbye old comrades."

Just as Lao Sun was making noise, the troops of the Second Army came over. The Second Army was reorganized from the second column of the Northwest Field Army, and it was also the mother's home of the Independent Brigade. When I saw the troops of the Second Army coming, the soldiers of the Independent Brigade Most of them greeted them, stood on the roadside and greeted people they knew well.

As the main combat brigade of the Second Army, the Independent Brigade has been acting alone for a while. The soldiers of the Independent Brigade who have never returned to the army feel very friendly when they see the main force of their own army approaching, shouting wildly to each other , and almost left with the big troops.

The army is organized in battalions, and each unit moves forward. Finally, Commander Zhao of the Fourth Division came over with the Fourth Division and the Second Regiment. When he saw the Second Regiment approaching, needless to say, the other soldiers of the Independent Brigade Even Li Yong and Wang Chengde became excited, and they both walked a few steps forward to see if there were any old comrades they were familiar with.

I think the independent brigade, which was still very weak at the beginning, was a very ordinary and ordinary small company in this army. Dozens of people and twenty rifles were all the strength of this small company. Without the second regiment, there would be no independent brigade now. There is no doubt that although the current Independent Brigade has a higher rank and a larger scale than the Second Regiment, the soldiers of the Independent Brigade see the Second Regiment as if they saw their own home, like grown-up sons Saw his own wife.

Li Yong, Wang Chengde, and the battalion commanders and instructors stood on the side of the road and waved at the soldiers of the second regiment. Li Jiangguo, Gao Xiang, Zhang Jinsong, Ma Quanyou, Ma Changsheng, Ning Jinshan, Wei Gang, Sun Quanhou, including the most stable The Fifth Battalion Commander Wang Huhu would go over to hug the veterans of the Second Regiment from time to time.

Adhering to the old tradition, the Second Regiment is the main regiment of the original Second Column and Fourth Brigade and now the Fourth Division. There are more than 3000 cadres and soldiers in the whole regiment, but most of these [-] people are soldiers who were added later. Liberation fighters converted from captives also included soldiers from the local people. There were not many old men from the Second Regiment when they first started in the Independent Brigade. Political commissar Wang Chengde whispered next to Li Yong: "Dayong, I took a closer look just now, we There are probably no more than five hundred old people in the second regiment."

Li Yong did not speak. War is cruel. When he first joined this army in April, July and March, there were more than 300 people in the second regiment, most of whom were well-tested and experienced veterans, like Wang Chengde and Wang Chengde. Tiger, as well as Li Jiangguo who captured him, are all very good fighters, but after more than two years, the more than 300 veteran fighters will not even reach [-]. This is Wang Chengde's best estimate. Quantities may be less.

The interaction between the second regiment and the veterans of the independent brigade made some new fighters a little confused. What happened? Why are our battalion commander and instructors so excited?And our brigade commander and political commissar seem to be different from seeing other troops.

Some old soldiers explained to the recruits: "Have you seen the Second Regiment? Let me tell you, our independent brigade was derived from this second regiment. Our brigade commander and political commissar, as well as the battalion commanders and instructors, are all old people from the second regiment." , It can be said that without the second regiment, there would be no independent brigade. The second regiment and our independent brigade are a family. Be careful when you see the second regiment in the future. Our independent brigade can work hard with other troops, but not with the second If the members of the regiment pretend to be x and provoke the members of the second regiment, neither the brigade commander nor the political commissar will protect you."

Look hard, look hard, finally saw the former head of the second regiment, now the commander of the fourth division, Li Yong and Wang Chengde ran over, stood on the side of the road and saluted Master Zhao in the car.

Before the car came to a complete stop, Master Zhao jumped down, looked at the soldiers of the Independent Brigade around him and asked, "Dayong, Chengde, what's going on, isn't your Independent Brigade at the front? Why did you stop here?"

The Fourth Division and the Independent Brigade are units of the same level, and Commander Zhao's position is no higher than that of Li Yong and Wang Chengde, but in the eyes of Commander Zhao, Li Yong and Wang Chengde are always his own soldiers, soldiers brought out by himself. There's nothing wrong with the boy saluting him.

Li Yong replied: "Master, we have received a telegram sent directly from the Corps. It was signed by the commander himself, asking us to go back the same way. The specific task is not clear, but it is estimated that there must be a big move."

Commander Zhao pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "The Corps will not let you come back for no reason. It is estimated that it will still have something to do with the battle of Lanzhou. Lanzhou is a tough battle. The weapons and equipment of your independent brigade should be the hardest in the field army. Yes, it would be a bit wasteful to ask you to deal with the local armed forces of the Kuomintang, think more about the main force of the Lanzhou Qingma Army, the chief will probably let you go up."

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