The beacon of youth

When it was almost time for lunch, political commissar Wang Enmao told Li Yong and Wang Cheng not to go back, saying that there was something good to entertain them.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde were a little dumbfounded when a few small police guards brought the food. They didn't expect that this is what the chiefs eat all day long. A pot of millet porridge and a few vegetable dumplings. Deputy Commander Chen urged: "What are you waiting for?" Leng, hurry up and eat, there will be something good for you two later, hey, have you guys done it yet?"

Amidst Deputy Commander Chen's shouts, several guards reluctantly brought Li Yong and Wang Chengde another small pot of beef.

It is a unique yak meat in Northwest China. It is steaming hot even with soup and water. It has a scent that penetrates into the nostrils. It is clearly stewed. Chewed.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde are not stupid. From the millet porridge and vegetable dumplings and the reluctant eyes of a few small police guards, it can be seen that the food of the chiefs is not good. These yak meat must be obtained temporarily. Not too many.

There is a rule in the army that the food must come to the combat troops first, and then to the logistics and command personnel. This small pot of yak meat may be the entire ration of several chiefs.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde glanced at each other, Wang Chengde stood up and said: "Commanders, we are not hungry, let's go back for lunch."

"Don't talk nonsense, why are you not hungry? I know what you two are thinking. Let me tell you, everyone has a share of these yak meat, and the soldiers share more than us. This is the way to go, eat it quickly." Commander Guo Peng was a little anxious .

Under the watchful eyes of several chiefs, Li Yong and Wang Chengde had no choice but to eat lunch. While eating, Li Yong asked how the troops were preparing to cross the snow-capped mountains and whether there were any difficulties.

"There are too many difficulties, as you can see, the food of the troops is very poor, and the logistics supplies cannot keep up after entering the Hexi Corridor. Because there is no major battle, the ammunition can be used temporarily, and the most important thing is the food, which has been brought back with great effort. A little yak meat is only enough for a regiment of Qianwei. There is still some soju in the rest, which I guess can be used on the mountain." Commander Guo Peng who spoke was somewhat depressed.

Hearing that the troops brought back the shochu for the soldiers to keep out the cold on the mountain, Li Yong didn't even bother to eat, so he stood up hurriedly and said: "Commander, this won't work, shochu can't resist the cold at all, it will only make the blood in the body The heat will dissipate faster. Not only is drinking not good, but it will also cause the soldiers to lose heat faster. Drinking alcohol when the temperature is extremely low is very dangerous, and it is absolutely not acceptable."

Commander Guo Peng froze for a moment, drinking can drive away the cold, this is a truth that everyone understands, but this so-called truth was said to be wrong by Li Yong, however.Even Li Yong's actions since he came to the Second Army are very convincing. Since this guy said that drinking is not good, he must have a reason.

Li Yong hurriedly told several chiefs about the disadvantages of drinking in extremely low temperatures, and told them that the ** brigade has abundant supplies.It can provide supplements to the main force of the army.

The deeds of Li Yong and the ** brigade are widely circulated throughout the Northwest Field Army. Everyone knows that this is a very courageous army that fights well. It usually likes to eat more and occupy more. To what extent?Those who belong to the iron rooster are tenacious, and in order to obtain equipment and supplies, they will never compete with their brother troops again, it is said.I also snatched tanks from the Sixth Army in Xi'an, but I don't know if it's true or not.

"I know that you are quite rich, but it's not easy for you to accumulate a little bit of wealth. In turn, I can't bear the face of asking your brigade to supply supplies to the army. Let's forget it. If there are difficulties, everyone will find a way to overcome them." Commander Guo Peng said.

Li Yong was a little anxious: "Mr. Commander. It's the real thing to solve the problem. We can't even find anyone under this snowy mountain. We can think of a way to do it. The supplies of our brigade are just in use. .”

Commander Guo Peng was a little embarrassed by what he said, and he really couldn't think of any way out. The so-called self-surmounting was just a blunt mouth.

During this period, Deputy Army Commander Chen and Political Commissar Wang Enmao discussed with each other, and Political Commissar Wang said: "Dayong, Chengde, we are not hypocritical, we just supplement, everything is based on the overall situation, but you still have to focus on your brigade. It is enough to give the surplus to a part of the army, but the [-]th regiment will not be able to replenish it."

Li Yong hurriedly asked what was going on, and political commissar Wang Enmao told them that, as the vanguard of the army, the [-]th Regiment of the [-]th Division set off this morning, and it is estimated that they have already reached the top of the mountain.

Brigadier Li Da slapped his thigh anxiously, he was too late to hurry, he didn't expect the troops to move so fast, one regiment set off first.

Deputy Commander Chen patted Li Yong on the shoulder: "If you don't move quickly, you can't do it. We need to drive the enemy and stop them before they escape. How can we do it without sudden movements? If your brigade didn't catch up, we will set off today. The Fourth Regiment is an old army, and I believe they will be able to overcome difficulties and climb the Daxue Mountain.”

Li Yong and Wang Chengde, who had returned to the ** brigade, called the battalion commander Sun Quanhou and the instructor He Cuihua over. There was only one order: supply the main force of the army, use as much as you have, and take out all your family assets. lie in ambush.

** It is true that Lu Fu is rich, but the family property is saved bit by bit, and some are exchanged with the lives of soldiers. Usually, Lao Sun and He Cuihua take care of these supplies like eyeballs, and now let them take them all at once. I was really reluctant to come out. They all understood and understood what the brigade commander and the political commissar said, but they just couldn't bear it.

Flesh pain, heartache, and gallbladder pain are useless. Li Yong told Sun Quanhou and He Cuihua that the troops will soon cross the Daxue Mountain. If they cross the mountain without sufficient supplements, they will suffer immeasurable losses. Proven veterans, such veterans are extremely precious, and if one is sacrificed, it will be a loss to the army, so you two can't keep your eyes open.

After receiving the order, the logistics personnel of the three main divisions happily went to the ** brigade to receive supplies. Lao Sun and He Cuihua made the soldiers of the whole battalion ready and opened up the supply. As long as the main force needs it, they will give what they want.

Everyone knows that the ** brigade is rich, but no one knows how rich it is. This time it was completely exposed. The members of the brother troops who came to receive the supplies were all grinning, and some even said strangely: " Oh, my mother, where did these brigades get these things, isn't this more powerful than the landlord Lao Cai?"

Old Sun's mouth is stupid, and he can't say anything, but He Cuihua is different from him. He Cuihua's mouth is unforgiving. After hearing strange words, he retorts loudly: "What do you mean by drawing? Let me tell you, these We seized the equipment and materials from the enemy, and we did not ask for it from our superiors."

Contrary to what He Cuihua imagined, the brother troops who came to collect the supplies did not take everything they saw, but only picked some urgently needed ones and never started again. In their words, when they came, the head of the division had an account. Let them tell the comrades in the ** brigade that the supplies were borrowed by them and they will definitely return them in the future.

Everyone has self-esteem, and the commanders and fighters of the three main divisions really have no choice, otherwise they would not reach out to the ** brigade, so they also said that they borrowed it, and they will definitely return it in the future.

People are somewhat selfish, and Li Yong and Wang Chengde are the same. After being in a hurry for a while, Li Yong asked someone to reorganize a copy, and he led the car to send it to the fourth division, and to the second group. past.

Without the Fourth Brigade and the Second Regiment, there would be no ** Brigade today. After arriving at the Fourth Brigade and the Second Regiment, he returned to his natal home. Li Yong once again saw his old leader, Mr. Zhao, who was the former Head Zhao of the second regiment.

Commander Zhao was the first leader of the People's Liberation Army that Li Yong met, and he was also the leader of the army. Everything in the ** brigade was inseparable from Commander Zhao.

He only called out "Master" and couldn't say anything else. Seeing Li Yong standing in front of him and saluting, Master Zhao was also very moved. A deserter in the Kuomintang army, a small company commander with only a few dozen people , It took less than three years to develop the army to more than 1 people, which was absolutely unexpected when the spy company was formed.

Looking at the truckloads of food and quilts behind him, Commander Zhao didn't say anything, he just ordered the soldiers to unload everything and let the people from the ** Brigade take a good rest. Unlike other divisions, the Fourth Division The troops with the second regiment don't need to be polite to the passengers at all, but politeness is a part of life.

In the command post of the fourth division, all you can see are acquaintances and old comrades in arms. Everyone will give Li Yong a fist, and then curse or greet him, regardless of whether Li Yong is the commander of the division or brigade. members, and most of them were lower in rank than Brigadier Li Da.

This is the feeling of returning to his hometown. Li Yong enjoys this feeling very much, laughing and joking with everyone. The old soldiers are very used to such scenes, and they all know why, but those new soldiers who joined the army later are confused. They couldn't understand why their troops had two supplies, and why this famous brigade commander was so familiar with the veterans around him.

While Li Yong and the soldiers of the First Brigade were rejoicing with their comrades-in-arms of the Second Army, a troop of the People's Liberation Army was climbing hard on the snowy Qilian Mountains.

This 3000-strong force is the [-]th Regiment of the [-]th Division of the People's Liberation Army, which is what Commander Guo Peng said was the vanguard of the [-]nd Army.

The [-]th regiment distributed some yak meat and shochu to each soldier and set off for Qilian Mountain. In order to cross the snow mountain as soon as possible and find a better way for the main force of the army, the [-]th regiment left in a hurry. (To be continued..)

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