The beacon of youth

() Li Yong transferred four of the five infantry battalions to the vicinity of Yiwu, and only kept one battalion, letting them enter together as an assault force and a tank battalion, and use them as accompanying infantry for the armored forces.

Looking at Li Jiangguo, the commander of the first battalion, and the instructors of their battalion standing in front of him, Li Yong said word by word: "Do you know why your first battalion was kept? The reason is very simple, because the people in Yiwu City were surrounded by bandits. They are soldiers from your first battalion, and soldiers from your Li Jiangguo. If you want to save them, you have to go to your battalion. If the battle is finished, you will count your meritorious service. If your merits and demerits are equal, the brigade party committee will not hold you responsible. , the two of you should stop being battalion commanders and instructors, and come to the brigade headquarters to serve as police guards for me and the political commissar, do you understand?"

Li Jiangguo and the instructors of their battalion stood up straight, and they answered loudly together: "Please rest assured, brigade commander, political commissar, and brigade party committee. Our first battalion will definitely complete the task, enter Yiwu County, and wipe out the bandits." .”

Wang Chengde, the political commissar next to him, told them: "Your task is not easy. All the combat plans of our brigade are based on whether you can successfully defeat the enemy. Only when your first battalion and tank battalion complete the task can other battalions Unleash your power, we are now about five kilometers away from Yiwu County, after the battle starts, you must rush up, pay attention to maintaining your strength, pay attention to the rhythm of the battle, and go." . .

After accepting the task, Li Jiangguo and his instructor left, but political commissar Wang Chengde said with a smile, "Dayong, you still have selfish intentions."

Li Yong smiled noncommittally, how could he not have selfishness? The first battalion lost more than [-] soldiers, and the battalion commander and instructors reported to their superiors a month later. As a grassroots commander, this is a big deal. dereliction of duty.Although there are objective factors of one kind or another, it is inevitable that they will be dealt with. Li Jiangguo and the instructors of their battalion are excellent, and they are also one of the first twenty or so veterans of the du li brigade. Things pulled them both away.

How can we let Li Jiangguo and the trainer not be dealt with, or deal with it lightly, it is also very simple, let them make meritorious service, so when arranging combat missions, Li Yong put the first battalion in the same position as the tank battalion .As the main offensive first assault development echelon entered Yiwu County, as long as the first battalion has done a good job, it will be easy to handle. Later, when the superiors ask questions, he can also have a reason to explain. This is Li Yong's current careful thinking, which can also be called Selfishness.

Li Yong's little selfishness was discovered by the careful political commissar Wang Chengde.But it is undeniable that Wang Chengde, who has always adhered to principles, did not say anything.Instead, he smiled and acquiesced.

A large force of tens of thousands of people prepared nervously after the order was issued.The big trucks of the four infantry battalions roared out, and the brigade commander Li Yong only gave them half an hour, so the troops had to maneuver to the rear of the bandits in the shortest possible time, and there was no delay.

Under the leadership of battalion commander Jiang Tiexiong and instructor Li Yuming, the tank unit, which is the assault force of the whole army, is racing against time to do pre-battle inspections.

There are more than 100 tanks and armored vehicles in the du li brigade. Although the scale is not small, most of them are old models, and various problems occur frequently.It put a lot of pressure on the logistics support. After a few days of long-distance marching, the soldiers in charge of maintenance were very busy.

The du li brigade does not have a large flatbed trailer, and its long-distance mobility relies entirely on the motorized tracks of the tanks.This has just increased the burden to the maintenance and repair of machine parts, especially running part and suspension device, and loss is very big.

Battalion Commander Jiang Tiexiong is an expert in armored forces. Not only is he an expert in combat, but he is also good at tank management and maintenance. This is much better than instructor Li Yuming. Lie down on the way, otherwise let alone fight, you will have to talk about whether you can reach Yiwu or not.

The tank battalion looks very majestic and powerful when fighting, but this majesty and arrogance come from daily repairs and maintenance. Understand the importance of it, isn't it, this kid is yelling at his soldiers:

"Hey, hurry up, add enough water and oil, wipe the cannon again, can your car still work, can it be repaired? No, hurry up and ask Sanniu to bring someone over, hurry up."

San Niu is the company commander of the full-time repair company of the du li brigade. He is the most authoritative repair unit in the brigade. He is responsible for the breakdown maintenance of all technical equipment in the brigade. Smaller tasks like the tank battalion can be handled by themselves. I went to San Niu's repair company to ask for support.

The tank battalion was busy, and the soldiers were sweating. The running parts, suspension parts, engines, exhaust fans, oil and water circuits and circuits, artillery, ammunition, etc. were checked one by one.

The other troops were not idle, the battle was about to start, no one dared to be careless, the artillery battalion was building a position, the battalion commander Gao Xiang pushed his precious cannons into the position one by one, the cannon hoe stretched long On both sides, the muzzles of the black holes point forward.

There are more than 100 artillery pieces, large and small, of which the main force is more than 80 105 howitzers. This is the best front-line suppression artillery of the US military during World War II. Its range exceeds [-] meters. With a distance of less than six kilometers, the artillery was at its most powerful. It all depended on them whether they could blow up the bandits in the first place in today's battle.

The first battalion of infantry, which is the accompanying unit of the tank, is not so troublesome. The whole battalion is already ready for battle. In the words of veteran soldiers, it means carrying a rifle on its back and hanging a few hammers on the back of its buttocks. (grenade) and then they can leave. Battalion Commander Li Jiangguo is mobilizing the soldiers of his battalion:

"Comrades, the brigade commander and the political commissar handed over the task of the main attack to our first battalion. This is a trust in our first battalion and a spur to us. Everyone knows that the soldiers of our battalion who were besieged by bandits in Yiwu If I don’t rescue them, I, the battalion commander, will lose face to others, and today I’m here to issue a military order to everyone, if I can’t get into Yiwu, I, Li Jiangguo, won’t come back.”

This guy Li Jiangguo was really in a hurry, and he was determined to take his first battalion of soldiers and the bandits who besieged Yiwu to their deaths.

Just when Du Li's main force was fully preparing, the battle in Yiwu County was still breaking out. The bandits had besieged Yiwu for more than a month, causing a large number of casualties, and no progress had been made. Yilier, who was pulled away by the team, was very anxious. This day, Yilier and the bandit leaders came up with another plan.

After more than a month of entanglement with the People's Liberation Army in the Yiwu area, both the enemy and the enemy understood each other's strengths and weaknesses, and Yilier also gradually got to know Hu Qingshan and his soldiers.

The troops of the People's Liberation Army stationed in Yiwu have strong firepower, and the soldiers' fighting will is tenacious, which is very difficult to chew. However, the troops of the People's Liberation Army also have weaknesses.

From the above two points, Yi Lier concluded a rule of the People's Liberation Army's fighting. The troops of the Communist Army like to fight in close combat. Every time they fight, they have to put their opponents at a distance of about tens of meters before shooting.

This is the characteristic of the People's Liberation Army, and it is also a weakness from another aspect. How can we start from the weakness of the People's Liberation Army?

After thinking for a long time, Yilier came up with a solution. Many times of experience proved that it is foolish to go head-on against the firepower of the communist army. Therefore, the scale of the attacking troops should not be too large, and the number of personnel should not be too large. The purpose of harassment and killing is enough.

A few fast horses galloped over, aiming at the positions held by the first and second platoons of soldiers. The strange thing was that there was no one on the horses, just a few horses with empty saddles.

The soldiers were very surprised, what do you mean by bandits, why did you run over with a few horses?Can it also act as a harassment?

The horses ran closer and closer, and the soldiers all stretched their necks to watch the excitement. Seeing what new tricks the bandits had played, an accident happened inadvertently. The running horses were less than 100 meters away from the front of the position. A few people turned over from the other side of the horse. These bandits all held their usual shell guns in their hands. They were called box guns, and they shot at the soldiers on the ground.

The bandits on the horse didn't need to aim at all, they just swung the weapons in their hands, and the gunshots continued. Amidst the gunshots, the first few soldiers who leaned out of the fortifications to watch the excitement fell down. The war horse circled in front of the position, and then ran back quickly.

This made the soldiers very angry. It turned out that it was not a horse with an empty saddle that ran over, but a bandit who used his superb riding skills to hide himself under the belly of the horse on the other side. Hiding is a trick that only extremely skilled riders can use.

There were just a few war horses, and no one paid attention to them. Besides, a few horses ran over in front of the open position, and the distance between the horses was very large. The speed of the war horses was very fast, and it was difficult for the bullets to hit them. There is a loophole.

Whether it is a war or not, both sides are calculating their opponents, Hu Qingshan and the soldiers are taking advantage of the weaknesses of the bandits, and Yi Lier and his bandits are also looking for the shortcomings of the People's Liberation Army.

After more than a month of fighting, the bandits felt that the People's Liberation Army likes to fight close combat. This may be due to habit, or it may be due to the lack of range of light weapons. Although there are not many Tom-style submachine guns in the Seventh Cavalry Division But also, the bandits are no strangers to this weapon.

This gave Yilier room to imagine. The communist army's weapon range was not enough, so they targeted this weakness.

Old folks, referrals count too. (To be continued.)