The beacon of youth

The arrival of the ** brigade surprised the Kuomintang uprising troops in Xinjiang. They had known for a long time that the troops of the People's Liberation Army had set out to enter Xinjiang. People from all walks of life in Xinjiang, including Tao Zhiyue, were also ready to welcome them. Psychologically, it will take some time for the troops of the People's Liberation Army to arrive, because no matter how powerful the iron feet of the People's Liberation Army are rumored to be, they have to come over in one step. No kidding.

What everyone didn't expect was that when it was almost noon today, a sentry suddenly reported that a large army of the People's Liberation Army had arrived and would arrive in Dihua immediately, with a distance of less than ten kilometers.

The news is shocking. No one can understand why the troops of the People's Liberation Army are marching so fast. They can't figure it out even after thinking about it. Everything came to light. It turned out that the People's Liberation Army's marching troops did not come here on iron feet. They were all motorized marches, authentic mechanized troops.

When Li Yong and Wang Chengde stood in front of Tao Zhi, saluted and reported to him, the veteran former Kuomintang general realized that the troops of the People's Liberation Army had really arrived.

Tao Zhiyue is very old in the Kuomintang army, and it has not been a day or two since he has dealt with the Communists. He knows exactly what kind of army he came here. Army, this is the second column of the Northwest Field Army. It is the unit of Commander Wang Zhen. By the end of [-], it would be trivial to explain it with deep grievances. The Kuomintang and the Communist armies could say that there was a deep blood feud, but now the commander of the family is saluting himself, the Kuomintang general. Think about it—** His mind is admirable.

The actions of the commander of the People's Liberation Army moved Tao Zhiting more and more, the former general of the Kuomintang.The current commander of the People's Liberation Army Corps said generously: "There are no instructions. I have marched hard all the way. The barracks and meals in the garrison have been prepared. Bring the troops in quickly. Let everyone rest for a while. However, the troops Before entering the city, I will introduce two people to you."

Li Yong and Wang Chengde saw that there were two other people coming with Tao Zhiyue. One of them was wearing the new PLA officer uniform like Tao Zhiyue, and the other was Comrade Bao Erhan, the chairman of the black fu. "

Without saying anything else, Li Yong and Wang Chengde saluted again and shouted: "Hello, Chief."

Bao Erhan was the top leader of the Kuomintang who electrified the uprising with Tao Zhiyue.He and Tao Zhiyue issued the uprising statement at that time, which is of great significance. He has contributed to the peaceful liberation of Xin Jiang, and he should be called the chief.

Tao Zhiyue finally pointed to the man in the uniform of the People's Liberation Army and said: "I don't know if you know this man, this is Comrade Lesken, the commander of the Xinjiang National Army."

Lesken? ? The commander of the Xin Jiang National Army?Wang Chengde's eyes clearly showed a ray of doubt, who is this?It must be a remarkable person who can let Tao Zhiyue introduce himself, and come out with him to welcome the troops into the city.But he had never heard of it before, and he really didn't understand it.

Wang Chengde doesn't know about this person, but it doesn't mean that Li Yong, a different kind of person, doesn't know about it either.As soon as Tao Zhiyue finished introducing Li Yong, he remembered a very mysterious army.

In the entire Xinjiang area, in addition to the former Kuomintang troops and bandits of all sizes, there is also an armed force led by the Communists called the Xinjiang National Army. It was composed of armed rioters in the area and part of the guerrillas. After its establishment, it not only smashed the encirclement and suppression of the Kuomintang army many times, but also liberated areas such as Tacheng, Altay and Jungar. The size of the troops was eight regiments and four battalions. , with a total strength of about 5000.

This is an armed minority led by the Communists, mainly composed of Uighurs and Kazakhs.Fighting against the enemy indomitably in a harsh environment, not only was not wiped out by the enemy in the battle, but it continued to grow and develop. This time, it was also ordered by the superior to drive to the vicinity of Dihua in order to meet the troops of the People's Liberation Army entering Xinjiang.

Hearing that he was introduced, Commander Lesken, who had been silent all this time, walked up to Li Yong and Wang Chengde, and said in slightly blunt Chinese: "It's Comrade Li Yong and Wang Chengde! Commander Wang Zhen's telegram has arrived long ago. .I didn’t expect you to come so soon, welcome.”

Good guy, this is the real one. Li Yong and Wang Chengde raised their hands to salute for the third time. Li Yong took a step forward and took Commander Lesken's hand and said, "Oh, Comrade Commander, I've heard of you for a long time. I really didn't expect to meet you here, thank you comrades."

Li Yong's actions surprised everyone, not to mention the original Kuomintang group, even the political commissar Wang Chengde and the Jingwei company commander Li Jia who followed behind him couldn't understand. He had never even heard of this Commander Lesken before, and he has known his name for a long time?It's not Dayong who is fooling around!However, looking at Dayong's expression, he doesn't seem to be lying.

Wang Chengde and Li Yong marched and fought together all day long, and all kinds of information and materials of the troops were also true. He couldn't figure out why the brigade commander could know things that he, the political commissar, didn't know. Clean up, there are too many strange things about Dayong, if you can't figure it out, don't think about it, it's not a bad thing anyway.

Just when Li Yong and Wang Chengde greeted Tao Zhiyue and others, a large number of people poured out from Dihua City, Tao Zhiyue laughed and said: "Brigade Commander Li, Political Commissar Wang, our ceremony is ready Hurry up and let the troops enter the city, the people of Dihua are still waiting to see your demeanor."

Turning around, Li Yong picked up the communicator of the walkie-talkie and shouted with all his strength: "Comrades, Dihua is here, cheer up, stand up, and let the common people see the might of our PLA— — into town."

After the unremitting efforts of veterans such as Li Yong and Wang Chengde, and with the support of their superiors, after countless bloody battles, by the end of 3000, the ** brigade had developed into a team of infantry, tanks, artillery, etc. The powerful military strike force integrating all kinds of technical arms is one of the trump card combat capabilities of the Northwest Field Army. At this time, the ** brigade of more than [-] people is fully staffed and the morale is high.

Under the guidance of the leading troops, the large troops of the ** brigade slowly marched into Dihua City. Armored soldiers, artillery, and motorized infantry, the ** brigade organized into ten battalions drove in one by one, and the soldiers held their heads high. , without squinting, the military appearance is strict.

The streets of Dihua are crowded with people, and slogans and banners are hung all over the street, with various welcome slogans written in both Uyghur and Chinese.

Some of the crowd were organized by Zheng Fu, and more were ordinary people who came to see the excitement. Everyone wanted to see the legendary People's Liberation Army and what the real People's Liberation Army looked like.

The curiosity of the masses is understandable. Although the Kuomintang army stationed in Xinjiang is now called the People's Liberation Army, they are not the real People's Liberation Army in the eyes of the people in Dihua. They just changed their names. What comes is real.

Under the previous propaganda of the Kuomintang government, the Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army were said to be the red beards of the communist wives, the uneducated mud legs, the earthy scumbags, and the communist bandits who ate the last meal and never stopped , What it looks like, you will know right away.

Cars drove up one after another, including big trucks and small jeeps, soldiers standing neatly in the cars, brand new khaki military uniforms, dark steel helmets, well-polished submachine guns and light and heavy machine guns , the resolute face, and the expression with piercing eyes, all show that this is a battle-tested army, an iron-blooded army. As the troops approach, a sense of oppression hits the face.

The street that was still noisy just now suddenly fell silent, and after a pause of more than ten seconds or tens of seconds, there was a bang again, and the people all over the street talked in various languages: "Oh, this is the troops of the People's Liberation Army. You can tell by looking at them that they are troops capable of fighting, and they must be very powerful."

Others said: "Didn't you say that the PLA is all scumbags? They don't look like poor people after eating their last meal."

Some people also replied: "What are poor people? Look at this posture, even the Kuomintang army can't compare."

The crowd is not only ordinary people, but also some officers and soldiers of the original Kuomintang army. Although the Kuomintang army in Xinjiang was reorganized into the No. 20 Second Corps, it is inevitable that there will be mixed fish and dragons in this army of more than [-] people. Following the People's Liberation Army, some of them just want to see the situation. Besides, these people have different views and moods on the People's Liberation Army's troops entering Xinjiang.

Heh heh, a group of Tubalu who came from mud legs, did not expect to tremble today. What kind of ability can they have, not just relying on the number of people, this is the true thinking of some former Kuomintang officers and soldiers.

But when the troops from the ** brigade came over, these unconvinced people were dumbfounded, as long as they were not short-sighted, they could see that this was not a bunch of scumbags, but a team that let people The opponent's terrifying armed forces, because they are all soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the troops can be roughly seen from the soldiers' discipline and weapons and equipment. (To be continued..)

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