The beacon of youth

Chapter 524: The Nineteenth Corps

Led by tank soldiers and supported by heavy artillery units, more than 1 people in the du li brigade held their heads high and held their chests high to accept the review by the head of the headquarters and the common people.

One-color gray military uniforms, clear m1 helmets, and more than 1 pairs of military boots trampled on the ground. The du li brigade, which takes queue training as a necessary subject, is refreshing. The army can not win the battle.

The Battle of Lanzhou was over, but the battle was not over yet. After Li Yong and Wang Chengde finished the entry ceremony with their troops, they were called by the correspondent sent by the field army headquarters.

Once again, I saw the heads of the headquarters, including Commander Peng Boss, Deputy Political Commissar Xi, and Deputy Commanders Zhang Zongxun and Liu Jingfan were all present.

"Oh, our great hero is here, come in quickly." A chief in the room shouted with a smile.Judging from the voice and tone of the speech, it should be the Deputy Commander Liu Jingfan who Li Yong and Wang Chengde are very familiar with.

Du Li's brigade has been noticed by Boss Peng and several heads of the headquarters many times, largely due to the deputy commander in charge of logistics. It is precisely because of several suggestions made by Deputy Commander Liu that Du Li From this point of view, Li Yong and Wang Chengde are quite grateful for the unexpectedly bubbling opportunity.

The number of times I saw the chiefs increased, and Li Yong and Wang Chengde no longer felt the nervousness they used to feel. In fact, there is no need to be nervous. These generals who command hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the city are very easy-going, and they are very serious when commanding battles. Usually the same as ordinary people.

For example, none of the guards at the headquarters was nervous about the chiefs. Except for Boss Peng who was not very talkative, these chiefs who had just reached middle age often joked with them.

The guards moved two chairs for Li Yong and Wang Chengde, and poured two bowls of boiling water for them. After watching them take a sip, Boss Peng said slowly: "Don't worry, drink slowly. Now we There is more time to spare."

Li Yong looked around: "Everyone, is this house good, but it's a bit too messy."

"Haha, your eyes are quite good, the headquarters of the Qingma Army, the house is of course not bad, but it hasn't been cleaned up yet." Deputy Commander Liu replied with a smile.

Looking at the two young commanders in their twenties, Boss Peng showed a rare smile on his face: "The battle was fought very well, and the army construction was also done well. I forced you to come over from the First Corps. Let's go." There are many mistakes and backtracking, and now that Lanzhou is liberated, you can tell us what your requirements, ideas and difficulties are, and we will definitely solve what we can, which can be regarded as a reward for our meritorious troops.”

"Report to the chief, it doesn't matter whether you reward or not, as long as there are battles to fight, we will overcome difficulties by ourselves."

"You have a high spirit, but you may not be able to solve some difficulties." The speaker was Deputy Commander Zhang Zongxun, who was in charge of operations of the field army. Deputy Commander Zhang continued: "The city wall on the south side of Lanzhou is the 150mm heavy artillery used by your brigade. How many shells of this kind do you still have in your brigade now? In addition, can you still seize the bullets of the high-shelf machine gun from the Qingma Army?"

Li Yong and Wang Chengde looked at each other, both a little dazed. Du Li's brigade battle was indeed well fought, but just as He Cuihua, the trainer of the supply battalion, said, the consumption of various ammunition and supplies was also huge. All the shells of the five heavy artillery that have made great contributions to the city wall have been fired, and more than half of the ammunition of the anti-aircraft machine gun has been consumed. The Qingma Army has no ammunition for these two weapons. Yes, Li Yong and Wang Chengde were worrying about this matter, but they didn't expect to be brought up by Deputy Commander Zhang of the Field Army. However, this matter is quite sinister. A deputy commander who manages hundreds of thousands of troops usually has a lot of clues , How can you be so interested in the ammunition of a brigade-level unit?It's a bit wrong to understand so clearly! ! !

"Hahahaha, don't be confused, the situation of your brigade was told by a girl named He Cuihua. By the way, she is also the instructor of your brigade and supply camp, right?"

Li Yong and Wang Chengde suddenly realized, no wonder the chief knew such details, it turned out that the girl He Cuihua made the story, but it was strange how He Cuihua met Deputy Commander Zhang by such a coincidence.

As if he had guessed what Li Yong and Wang Chengde were thinking, Deputy Commander Zhang explained again: "This small unit of your du li brigade is very interesting. The main force is squeezing the enemy from the city. Bite your head and drill in, fortunately, Xuan didn't have a misunderstanding with the main force, isn't that right, and was brought to me in the end."

Deputy Commander Zhang's explanation made Li Yong and Wang Chengde break out in cold sweat. It was really dangerous. Thinking about it, it was quite dangerous. The main force rushed out from the city, while He Cuihua and the others rushed in from outside the city, and the vision was not good in the dark. , Once misunderstood, it will be broken.

"Chief, it's our fault. We didn't lead the troops well. We'll send them over for inspection when we get back." Political commissar Wang Chengde was a little anxious.

"Nonsense, what kind of inspection do you send? I think this little girl is not bad. Not only can she fight wars, but she can also plan your brigade. It is not easy for a girl in her twenties to have so many things in her head. Not only can she not criticize, she can also It should be praised, for example, if she didn't bring it up to me, how would I know the situation of your brigade's ammunition, if I don't know, how can you solve it yourself??"

The words of Deputy Commander Zhang made Li Yong and Wang Chengde feel relieved. It seems that the chief not only did not mean to blame, but also hoped that the ammunition problem that had been plaguing the du li brigade could be resolved, which is a good thing.

"What does the chief mean?" Li Yong asked tentatively.

"I asked the logistics office of the field army to ask for a reminder, and I helped you collect some of these shells and bullets, but the quantity is not large, and I specifically asked for support from the rear. The ammunition you need should arrive tomorrow, and it can be delivered. I'm not sure how much, but it's better than you scribbling around, how about it, Comrade Li Yong, I am not a deputy commander for nothing??"

It is indeed a happy thing. The machine gun battalion is the main combat unit of the du li brigade. It has played a key role in several battles, but their ammunition consumption is also astronomical. When fighting Hu Zongnan's central yang army It can also be supplemented by combat capture, but it is useless to fight against Ma Jiajun. After so long, they have not even managed to get a single bullet. Now the machine gun battalion is scratching their heads from top to bottom, Gao she Once the machine guns have run out of ammunition, air defense will be a problem in the future, and those five 150mm heavy guns, these big guys don't have a single shell now, and if they can't get ammunition, Li Yong will consider giving up these Big guy.

"Thank you chief for your support, and thank you for your concern." Li Yong's tone was somewhat flattering.

"Thank you and nothing else. Just win a few more battles in the future. You can take the shells of the heavy artillery. In our field army, only your brigade has a few such treasures. Other troops don't need them, but high-speed machine guns We have to leave some of the bullets for us, and at least some for the brother troops, otherwise people will say that I, the deputy commander, are too partial."

Boss Peng, who was watching the fun with a smile, also came over at this time: "I've explained everything? It's up to me after the explanation. Comrade Li Yong, the Qingma Army has been wiped out by us. Do you have any other ideas?"

Li Yong was a little dazed when asked, what does Mr. Peng mean?After the war is over, you can still have any ideas, and you don’t dare to talk nonsense if you have ideas, but you can’t say it directly: "Report to the boss, as long as there is a war, I don’t have any ideas."

Boss Peng laughed: "Since you want to fight, it's easy to handle. Yang Dezhi and Li Zhimin have taken a fancy to you, and they want me to issue an order to transfer your brigade to their [-]th Corps."

Before Li Yong could hear Boss Peng finish speaking, he was a little anxious: "Boss, we had a good time in the First Corps, why did we transfer our brigade to the Nineteenth Corps? I can't figure it out."

"I'll just say, you guys won't be willing, you're a little anxious, don't worry, even if you want to mobilize your Wang Huzi, you won't let go. It's a temporary loan to the [-]th Corps. That's how things are."

Then Boss Peng explained to Li Yong and Wang Chengde the next step of the field army's work plan. Of course, the explanation was only related to this part of the du li brigade.

"Comrade Li Yong, when the main force of our field army was trying its best to destroy the Qingma Army, the 64th Army of the 8th Corps was monitoring Ma Hongkui in Ningxia. The Battle of Lanzhou was over and the Qingma Army was wiped out by us. The next opponent is Ningxia. The Ma army is here. The main force of the Majia army in Ningxia is about [-] people. The field army headquarters plans to use the [-]th Corps to eliminate Ma Hongkui in Ningxia. "

It was indeed a little unexpected. I didn't expect to catch up with the Ningma army after defeating the Qingma army. The du li brigade was unable to fall every game. It was normal for Li Yong to think about it. They are all cavalry, and the Northwest Field Army is mostly infantry. The speed of infantry fighting cavalry is very problematic. A du li brigade with a fast maneuvering speed may play an unexpected role. This is very likely to be Commander Yang Dezhi And the original intention of political commissar Li Zhimin wanting to second the du li brigade.

It turned out that this was the case. Since it was a temporary secondment and it was the decision of the field army headquarters, what else could there be to say? Li Yong and Wang Chengde replied together: "Please rest assured, chief, and resolutely complete the task."

Li Yong, who had returned to the brigade headquarters of the duli brigade, called out to Li Jia, the company commander of the Jingwei: "Go, call He Cuihua, the trainer of the supply camp, and let her come running."

Li Yong thought to himself, you girl, if you still want to rebel, the report has been sent to Deputy Commander Zhang, which is not bad! ! !