The beacon of youth

Chapter 499 Battle of Lanzhou: Battle of Lanzhou City Again

When Li Yong arrived at the headquarters of the field army, the meeting had been held for a while, and it could be seen from the wide open window that all the cadres above the army level came.

Li Yong was a little puzzled. He, a brigade-level commander, was not qualified to participate in a meeting of this level. Could it be that the correspondent had miscommunicated the order? ?

Just when Li Yong wanted to ask someone quietly, Deputy Commander Liu Jingfan, who was sitting by the door, waved at him, and since the chief called, he went over, and Li Yong walked over cautiously: "Chief, am I right?" Come on wrong?"

Deputy Commander Liu liked Li Yong, a young man, and had a good impression of him. He replied with a smile: "What's wrong? It's Boss Peng's intention to let you come to the meeting. Boss Peng always wants you to be a member of the reserve team." The commander should also listen to the difficulties our army is currently encountering, so that when it is your turn to go up, you won’t be ignorant, so hurry up and find a place to sit down.”

The arrival of Li Yong surprised the chiefs attending the meeting. Li Yong is a very famous commander, but he is only very famous. Compared with these people present, he is far behind. The year-old young man is still a little bit nen.

Not only the senior commanders of the Northwest Field Army who came to the meeting thought that Li Yong was younger, but even Li Yong himself felt that he was a little short-handed compared with these old seniors, but since he came, he couldn't go back, so Li Yong had to find a Sit in a corner where others don't pay much attention, and listen to someone's speech, as long as you can listen.

It was Commander Luo Yuanfa of the Sixth Army who was speaking: "When the commando broke through the enemy's blockade and rushed to the enemy's vicinity, our army was running out of personnel. When the enemy counterattacked again, our strength was insufficient. There was no way to repel the enemy, and the battle lasted all day. Only one battalion of our Sixth Army occupied a point on the enemy's forward position. However, this battalion was very difficult. Less than one-third, in a word, the enemy is tough, much harder than we imagined."

Commander Luo Yuanfa's speech made Boss Peng frown: "For the first attack, Yang Dezhi's [-]th Corps used five regiments, and Xu Guangda's Second Corps used four regiments. As a result, the battle lasted a whole day." One day, even a small stronghold outside the city was not taken down, tell me, how did this happen?"

You don’t need a heavy hammer to beat the drum. Boss Peng’s tone and tone of voice to the commander-level commanders of the corps is already very harsh. Commander Xu Guangda replied with some self-blame: “The main reason is to underestimate the enemy. I didn’t expect the enemy’s resistance to be so tenacious. In addition, we did not have a thorough understanding of the fortifications outside Lanzhou City, which caused our army to pay the price but failed to achieve results."

"What about you?" Boss Peng turned his head and looked at the commander of the [-]th Corps, Yang Dezhi.

No matter how harmonious the relationship is usually, no matter how good the relationship between old comrades-in-arms is, there is no way to show affection at this time. There is no child's play on the battlefield. Commander Yang Dezhi stood at attention in front of Boss Peng and replied: "It is also underestimating the enemy. Clearly, I am responsible for the thwarted troop attack."

"Soldiers who are not responsible should be put aside first." Boss Peng took the words of the two men and said, "From this battle, we can see that the Qingma army did not panic when they saw our large troops as we imagined. At a loss, Ma Jiyuan is prepared to defend Lanzhou to the death, the enemy is a hard bone, not cotton bags or bean curd residue, we must be mentally prepared to fight the Qingma army to the end."

Boss Peng, who pondered for a while, continued: "However, you are not all to blame for the setback of the army's attack. We were a little too eager for success, which resulted in some necessary preparations not being done. I, the commander, am also responsible. From today At the beginning, the attack on Lanzhou City is temporarily suspended. Troops at all levels must do their best to search for the enemy's situation, stock up on ammunition, and try their best to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy's fortifications, and then fight again. Comrade Li Yong, since you are here, don't be idle. Tell me what you think."

Boss Peng, who was speaking, coldly picked up Li Yong, leaving Brigadier Li unprepared. Originally, Li Yong felt that it was not easy to be able to participate in a meeting of this level. In the meetings where Deputy Commander Chen of the Second Army did not attend, he could just sit on the sidelines and listen, but who would have thought that Mr. Peng, who presided over the meeting, would always let him, a junior, speak.

"Haha, don't be nervous. I think your ** brigade has dealt with the Ma's army a lot. I heard that you fought against the Ma's army a lot when you first had only a few hundred people in Longdong. After fighting like this, there is always something Some experience, let us listen to it.”

There is no way to hide, since Boss Peng asked him to speak, he said it, but Li Yong always felt that he was a little tricky in front of these seniors: the Majia Army in Qinghai is the most effective unit in the local army of the Kuomintang, cunning and cruel, Soldiers dare to fight desperately with their opponents. This is their strength. The disadvantage is that the commander's tactics are rigid and inflexible in command. We have used the characteristics of the enemy several times in our fights with Ma's army, and we have been able to gain something repeatedly. Generally speaking, our ** brigade basically adopted the following strategies when fighting against Ma's army.

[-]. Concentrate superior forces, firepower, and technical weapons on one point, one hilltop, one position, and attack one by one.

Second, during the attack, we must make full preparations to destroy the enemy's counterattack force, organize powerful reserve firepower, build fortifications to attack the enemy's countercharge, strengthen our army's vertical equipment, and immediately consolidate every point captured.

[-]. Concentrate the superior artillery fire of our army, concentrate on attacking one point, and then attack another point after success, and closely coordinate infantry. Artillery must carefully calculate the coordinates and orientation of the enemy's position to be attacked before the battle, and do not shoot blindly.

Fourth, to overcome the enemy's strong fortifications, in addition to artillery fire, we must also prepare a large number of guns for continuous blasting and necessary soil work, modify the terrain, and shorten the attack distance of our army. The attack distance of army commandos is greatly reduced, and the casualties of troops can also be reduced.

What Li Yong said was just a reference to some of the experience of our army in later generations in combating tough battles. However, what Li Yong said at the senior cadre meeting of the field army is a bit shocking. The leaders who participated in the meeting They all looked admiringly, and the condensed gaze made the normally majestic Brigadier Li feel a little embarrassed for a while.

"That's right, that's right. I didn't expect you, little guy, to be prepared. The suggestions you said are very important. It seems that war is the best way to train people. Comrade Li Yong is already very good at leading troops despite his youth."

Boss Peng's praise made Li Yong feel a little trembling, because Boss Peng is notorious for not praising anyone, and while he was happy, he also felt the pressure on his shoulders, as the saying goes, as much ability as there is pressure.

For three days, after the Northwest Field Army launched its first attack on Lanzhou City, there was no movement at all. This made the soldiers of the Ma family army who stood firm ecstatic. The commander-in-chief Ma Jiyuan sent the news of victory to himself in Xining, Qinghai. In the telegram, Ma Bufang and the provisional government of the Kuomintang, Ma Jiyuan praised the Qingma Army for its bravery, saying that the People's Liberation Army is nothing special, and Peng Dehuai's communist army was killed by our Qingma Army in Lanzhou. lost heavily.

In addition, Ma Jiyuan also took a group of men to various positions outside the city to condolences, visit the meritorious personnel who stood firm, and boasted among the soldiers that he would turn Lanzhou City into an iron wall that could never be broken. Persevere until the outbreak of the Third World War. At that time, our Qingma Army will no longer be the Majiajun that manages Qinghai Province. Our power will expand. The squad leader can also get a company commander to work, not to mention the company commander, he can also get a deputy regiment.

In three days, Ma Jiyuan turned around the main defensive positions outside Lanzhou City, cheering up the soldiers of the Qingma Army one by one. This approach is really effective. The officers and soldiers at the grassroots level are still clamoring to show the PLA a good look. Ma Jiyuan also promised on the spot that as long as they stick to their positions and have meritorious service, they can pick whatever money and beauties they want. Call to encourage Ma Jiajun, let the Qingma Army make persistent efforts in Lanzhou, and make new contributions to the party and country.

In the past few days, the Ma's army has been really arrogant, and the arrogant ones are almost hysterical. In the hallucination, they think that their Qingma army is the most powerful army in China. After three days, the Northwest Field Army did not prepare for a week as planned, but launched a second attack on Lanzhou City three days later, which was a fully prepared and desperate attack.

In the early morning of August 25th, there was a lot of gunfire, and the Northwest Field Army's attack on Lanzhou City started again.

Why did the People's Liberation Army, which is accustomed to fighting at night, choose to start in the early morning in both attacks on Lanzhou?There is also something to be particular about here, because the current People's Liberation Army is no longer what it used to be. The Northwest Field Army in August [-] has completely suppressed the troops of the Qingma Army in terms of strength and firepower. Under such circumstances, fighting during the day is of course the most favorable choice.

The artillery preparations for another attack by the Northwest Field Army were extremely fierce. After learning the lesson of the attack three days ago, all the artillery units dispatched a large number of scouts. Every enemy position, every point of firepower.

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