The beacon of youth

On the morning of the second day when the ** Brigade returned to Zhangye, the main force of the Second Army arrived. The headquarters of the Second Army and the Fourth and Sixth Divisions marched in with great strides. Adults and children were walking around the streets, and the whole Zhangye was in a commotion. Li Yong and Wang Chengde rushed to meet the army chief.

It seemed like a long time since I hadn't seen each other for a few days. Army Commander Guo Peng gave each of them a fist and shouted, "You two guys, you did a good job. They showed the prestige of our Second Army."

Li Yong hurriedly asked with a smile: "How did the main force of the army arrive so quickly?"

Political commissar Wang Enmao took it over and replied: "It's not too fast. If it's too late, you won't be able to do the Sixth Army guys. The most important point is that you are afraid that you will suffer losses if you are alone."

Li Yong and Wang Chengde were very moved. The ** brigade used a single gun to fight, and they only knew that killing and slashing was enjoyable, but they didn't expect the chief of the rear to take care of them.

As if he could see the thoughts of the two people, Commander Guo Peng patted Li Yong on the shoulder: "It is a good thing to win the battle. We should have snacks. It's okay to run a few more steps. In addition, Luo Luo of the Sixth Army Yuanfa and they should be arriving soon, if they are too slow."

Li Yong was very surprised. Why is the Sixth Army coming soon? Didn’t I hear that they are still some distance away from Zhangye? Deputy Army Commander Chen who hadn’t spoken yet took it over and said, “That guy Lao Luo is famous and doesn’t suffer, let him follow him all the time.” It's better to kill him behind your ass, I guess, it should be here tonight at the latest."

It stands to reason that Li Yong should be free after the war is over, but the reality is that not only is Brigadier Li not free, but he is also busy enough. All kinds of messy things are endless, such as weapons and ammunition, supplies and food, wounded and prisoners, etc. There were a lot of things to do, and there was nothing to finish. During this period, Li Yong applied to the army for [-] prisoners.

The infantry battalion of the ** brigade is not too small.There is no need to replenish it for the time being, but the tank battalion and artillery battalion will not work. The personnel are stretched, and after the 245th and 246th divisions of the Kuomintang have been destroyed. The tanks and artillery of the ** brigade have been expanded again. Gao Xiang and Jiang Tiexiong said in the report that at least 600 more people should be added to their battalion. Li Yong agreed with a swipe of his pen. There are.

In the past, they couldn't solve the problem with Brigadier Li Da, but now it's different.There are too many prisoners now, and they are all soldiers of the Kuomintang Central Army. The quality of individual soldiers is very good. As long as they are educated slowly over a few months, they are just as good soldiers.

In this way, the ** brigade selected 2000 prisoners from among the captives, all of whom were in good health and young.It would be even better if he could read a book and know a few words. Anyway, more than 2000 people have made up for it.The units that received the most personnel were several technical battalions. Gao Xiang and Li Yuming each took away more than [-] soldiers.

This time, the guys from the Tank Battalion and the Artillery Battalion beamed happily. Both battalions have more than 500 troops, and they are the largest battalions besides the Supply Battalion. After showing off with Li Jiangguo and others, Gao Xiang said, "Hey, even though we are all battalion-level troops, I have a battalion worth half of you, how about it? Are you convinced?"

Gao Xiang, who is showing off everywhere, makes people so angry.Those with bad tempers were annoyed and found Li Yong, saying that the brigade would provide additional personnel for their battalion. Li Yong had no choice but to explain to them that an infantry battalion with more than 1000 people is already different in our People's Liberation Army. The method is to add, as for Gao Xiang and his artillery and tank corps, there are other reasons for the increase in personnel.The future development trend of the army is to expand the strength of the technical arms. This is a big matter, and we should not be arrogant. After Li Yong's persuasion or explanation, Li Jiangguo, Ma Changsheng and others had no choice but to go back.

Before the matter was finished, Wang Chengde, the political commissar, finally called Gao Xiang and Li Yuming over. After a stinky training, the two became more honest. However, no one can tell how many days they can be honest.

So far, the ** brigade, which has accepted more than 2000 captives, has been expanded again. The whole brigade plus the captives who have just come over has reached an unprecedented total of more than 3000 troops. Regardless of whether it is still called a brigade, the number of personnel is larger than that of an ordinary brigade. There are more main divisions, and the technical equipment is not at the same level.

It really made Vice Commander Chen right. Before it was night, the large troops of the Second Corps and the Sixth Army also arrived. Good guy, 4 to [-] horses rushed in again, and the seemingly large Zhangye City suddenly became crowded.

Since they arrived a day or two earlier, the Second Army was considered a landlord, and all the units were effectively used to find houses, food, and camping places for the Sixth Army of the brother army. Li Yong also met his old comrade-in-arms Chen Haihan again.

Chief of Staff Chen Haihan, who was no longer the brigade commander of the teaching brigade, was still as energetic as before. Li Yong specially took him to the brigade headquarters of the ** brigade, and prepared some wine. Of course, the old comrades had to drink a few sips when they met. , although Li Yong's drinking capacity is average, he had no choice but to sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman.

Chief of Staff Chen Haihan was very excited, and he was also very happy after seeing Li Yong. With a little alcohol, Chen Haihan told Li Yong that everyone in the Sixth Army knew that the second army's claws were long, and they were the famous dog's paws. , can both grab and run, this time again, the Second Army eats meat, and the Sixth Army can only drink soup. In order to cooperate with the Second Army to encircle and wipe out the 245th and 246th divisions, they only captured two regiments of the enemy. The benefits are much less than those of the Second Army. Even Commander Luo Yuanfa was so angry that he was not recruited. Later, he couldn't help but formed a fast column, which was somewhat stronger than before.

Li Yong was a little embarrassed. The dog paws of the Second Army in the mouth of the Sixth Army were undoubtedly referring to their first brigade. Li Yong said with a smile: "Pull down, don't think I don't understand the situation, you only captured two soldiers in name." One regiment, but one of these two regiments is the camel regiment specialized in transportation in the Northwest Military and Political Chief Office of the Kuomintang. The Second Army is right?"

Chief of Staff Chen Haihan laughed loudly: "I said Da Yong, let us stop bragging about each other, to be honest, you still need to prepare more food, there are still a lot of troops behind, don't just take care of the field army's logistics But come here, don’t blame me, the big brother, for not reminding you when you’re hungry.”

Li Yong found it strange that there were 8 troops from the Second Army and the Sixth Army in the small Zhangye area, and what they had to deal with was only the more than 1 Kuomintang troops in Jiuquan. What are you going to do with a large force? ?

"It's not too much. It's just here and there. The follow-up troops will continue to come. I heard that the entire Second Corps will be transferred. There are still many troops behind."

Li Yong hurriedly asked for detailed information. Chen Haihan told him that there was nothing to keep secret. After taking Zhangye, the next target of the field army was Jiuquan. Such a small number of people is not enough for our large army to fill the gaps between our teeth, so the real purpose of the field army chiefs is not them, but, when it comes to this, Chief of Staff Chen Haihan deliberately prolonged his voice and did not speak, and sold a Guanzi——.

Li Yong is in a hurry, his ass can't sit still, and he almost smashed it with a big bowl. Chen Haihan said with a smile: "What's the hurry, tell you the truth, wait until the Kuomintang troops in Jiuquan are wiped out. Clean, the Hexi Corridor is completely liberated. After the Hexi Corridor falls into our hands, the Kuomintang army far away in Xinjiang will be truly alone. The Kuomintang army in Xinjiang is neither too many nor too few, with a total strength of about [-] , what the chiefs mean is to try our best to solve it peacefully, and get them to revolt or surrender, but to achieve "surrender without fighting", you must have a strong backing, so that your opponents can't see the hope of winning, so Only then can things be done easily, that's why the chiefs want to deploy heavy troops in the Zhangye and Jiuquan areas, if the enemy compromises, let them go, and if they don't compromise, they will be completely wiped out."

Chief of Staff Chen Haihan's words made Li Yong suddenly realize that in his memory, the peaceful reorganization order of the Kuomintang Fu, but this result was not obtained out of thin air, but was realized under the strong pressure of the PLA Field Corps.

Just when the Second Army and the Sixth Army of the People's Liberation Army were gathering around Zhangye, the remaining Kuomintang troops nestled in Jiuquan also changed.

The People's Liberation Army is getting stronger and stronger, the KMT's defeat continues, the so-called Kuomintang government has also gone to Taiwan, and there is no sign of the United States sending troops, and the Third World War cannot be fought, and the large forces of the People's Liberation Army are getting closer and closer So far, there are still more than 1 people in the hands of Liu Ren, the deputy director of the Chief Executive's Office. Among the more than 1 people, only one 231st Division is relatively complete, and the rest of the troops are all miscellaneous. It is not an exaggeration to be a mob. With this number of people, let alone confronting the People's Liberation Army, even the hope of continuing to fight guerrillas is shattered.

With little hope and broken dreams, at the end of September 120, in a gloomy atmosphere, Liu Ren, deputy director of the Northwest Military and Political Chief Office of the Kuomintang, Shangguan Yeyou, director of political affairs, Zhou Jiabin, commander of the [-]th Army, and Hu Jingxian, principal of the Cavalry School The others fled to Chongqing on the plane specially sent by Generalissimo Jiang, leaving behind the brothers they had said they wanted to share weal and woe with and ran away.

"Father and mother go out, everyone cares about themselves" The scene at that time was so chaotic, everyone wanted to get a seat on the plane, but the capacity of the plane was limited, and it was impossible to accommodate all the officers who wanted to escape. As a result, Liu Ren Seeing that the situation was not good, the plane had to be forced to take off. As for those who did not escape on the same plane, they had to resign themselves to their fate. In Liu Ren's words, they were asking for their own blessings. (to be continued..)

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