The beacon of youth

The night covered everything. The cold wind from the northwest plateau blew away the dark clouds in the sky. The clean night sky was full of stars. The transparent moon was like a big disc, shining brightly on the ground below. .

Although it was night, the visibility was not bad. 10,000+ bandits, led by the bandit leader Wu Siman, rushed out from the sand dunes around Badashi where they gathered. Yes, they just rushed out, like a wave Dirty black water that suddenly rises from the ground.

There is no end, and on a moonlit night, it is not clear how many bandits there are. This deserted sand dune has turned into a ghost-ridden hell in a blink of an eye.

The bandit leader Usman, Yao Lebosi and others made a very shrewd plan to eat early, set off in the middle of the night, and arrive at Yiwu County before dawn, catching the PLA by surprise.

Planting at three or four o'clock in the morning is the time when people are most sleepy, and it is also the time when they are sleeping soundly. According to physiology, it is called deep sleep. It won't take long, early morning is the best time to attack.

The plan seems to be very good, with a great possibility of success, but the battlefield is not a game field, and there is still a gap between the plan and the reality. Before the battle is over, everything——can happen.

After receiving the bandit intelligence telegram from the superior, the independent brigade of the People's Liberation Army stationed in Yiwu has entered a state of intense combat readiness. And the cavalry battalion was released, allowing them to patrol around 24 hours a day.

In order to provide first-hand intelligence to the main force of the brigade, the soldiers of the two battalions used their maneuverability to expand the search area by dozens of kilometers.

The empty desert Gobi, messy camel grass.The cold moonlight, the sky full of stars, the air without pollution, human eyesight can see far at night, a young soldier of the reconnaissance battalion with sharp eyes suddenly reminded their battalion commander Zhang Jinsong that there seemed to be bandits coming .

Zhang Jinsong, the battalion commander with extremely experienced battlefield experience, immediately understood the situation, and he shouted loudly through the walkie-talkie: "Attention the whole battalion, prepare for battle."

A car rushed out quickly, with a powerful motor roaring cheerfully, a small jeep with the nickname of a battlefield taxi four-wheel drive.In a few seconds, the speed was increased to tens of kilometers. In the sand and dust raised by the wheels, this car was like a little mouse in the desert, and the guy disappeared with a whoosh.

This is the vehicle used by the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion to report to the main force. There is no long-distance communication tool.The power of the walkie-talkies commonly equipped cannot reach the range of direct communication with the brigade headquarters, so.Battalion Commander Zhang Jinsong had no choice but to use the most stupid method.

Take a look at your own mind.Zhang Jinsong ordered calmly again: "Notify the cavalry battalion and let them withdraw immediately, we will stop."

The bandits were not blind either. When the reconnaissance troops of the People's Liberation Army saw them, they also saw Zhang Jinsong and the others on the battlefield at that time.There is no post-modern so-called night vision equipment, so for both sides, the battlefield is two-way transparent.Everyone's conditions are the same.

At this time, it is very dangerous. Everyone knows that this is the reconnaissance unit of the People's Liberation Army. The bandits are not fools. In order to block the news, the best way is to wipe out all the small reconnaissance units.

The biggest difficulty in dealing with bandits in Xinjiang is their speed. For example, in this case, if one is not paying attention, it is easy to be entangled by the bandit brigade. At that time, let alone go back to report to the main force, you may not even be able to protect yourself.

The two battalions sent out by the Independent Brigade have more than 500 people, and the more than 500 people in the cavalry battalion are all ethnic minority fighters in Xinjiang. They are all people who have fought in the battlefield. They all understand the seriousness of the situation. The method is to use part of the troops to slow down the speed of the bandits, and the other part can safely evacuate.

Who's going to cut it off?Zhang Jinsong naturally thought that his own reconnaissance troops should provide cover for the cavalry battalion, because the cavalry battalion was a friendly army sent by the Fifth Army, and it was a temporary reinforcement. Lord, that's - that's what a PLA unit should do.

The cavalry battalion of the Fifth Army is also a heroic unit, with the same tenacious will to fight. They also want to defend the honor of their troops. Affirmative answer to the comrades in the brother army:

"We have more personnel than you, and our weapons and equipment are stronger than yours. Before departure, the brigade commander appointed me as the person in charge of the search force. Therefore, I order you to retreat immediately. There is no reason to say, so retreat quickly."

The cavalry battalion withdrew, and Zhang Jinsong let go of a worry in his heart. A battalion strengthened by the Fifth Army had better weapons and equipment than the bandits, but it was limited. As long as they exchanged fire with the bandits, casualties would be inevitable.

It is not reasonable to justify a fraternal unit that came temporarily to suffer heavy casualties, because this is not the fighting style of our independent brigade.

The reconnaissance battalion is not the case. Although the reconnaissance battalion is not equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars like the infantry battalion, they have a large number of Czech and Tom types. The continuity of firepower is very good. As long as it can be used reasonably, Zhang Jinsong still has Be sure to get away.

Several bandit front guards ran back, and the rider ran up to the head of the bandit leader Wu Siman's horse, who was surrounded by the crowd, and then got off the horse.

"Report—report to the commander, we saw the People's Liberation Army, all of them, at least 800 people, not too far in front of us, what should we do?"

kindness?Damn, is the communist army very vigilant? There are still troops wandering outside in the middle of the night. Did you notice something? Wu Siman frowned, what should we do?Still launching the attack as originally planned?

A bandit officer suggested: "Commander, it must be the reconnaissance force of the Communist Army. It is best to wipe them all out."

Silence, this is a good way. Judging from all the signs, even though the communist army has doubts about us, they haven't found our real hiding place. As long as these hundreds of communist scouts are wiped out, at least a few more places can be sealed off. hours, and the role of a few hours on the battlefield is immeasurable.

He still had some confidence in his deduction. Usman knew that as long as the hiding place was discovered by the People's Liberation Army, the encirclement and suppression troops would have already chased him, and it was impossible to give them time to calmly deploy.

After thinking for a while, Wu Siman nodded: "Send out two brigades to surround the Communist Army's two wings, and don't allow a scout from the Communist Army to escape."

In order to unify and facilitate the command, Wu Siman organized all the bandits into several brigades in a few days. Each cavalry brigade had 2000 personnel, and the two brigades had more than 4000 people.

More than 4000 bandit cavalry rushed out of the bandit army with a roar, spread out from both wings, and surrounded Zhang Jinsong's reconnaissance battalion.

This is a very typical cavalry tactic, using a powerful main force to press forward and using rangers to detour on both sides. Usman and his men, who are good at nomads, are very familiar with this tactic and are very skilled in using it , once maneuvered behind the ass of the reconnaissance troops of the People's Liberation Army, the battle will be over, so what if the Communist Army is very capable of fighting?It's covered in iron and can crush a few nails.

Using powerful strength to make oppressive attacks, the yellow sand raised by the bandit rangers was like two evil dragons, and they used extremely fast movements to penetrate behind the reconnaissance battalion.

It can be said that since the gathering of the Usman gang, the command of the first round of contact with the People's Liberation Army was quite satisfactory. The method was correct and the command was proper, which put great pressure on the opponent. He has gone to school and doesn't know a few words, but his methods are not bad at all. This is a very experienced bandit leader, much better than the Abdulah and others that the Independent Brigade met before.

Usman is full of personalities, and Zhang Jinsong, the grassroots commander of the People's Liberation Army, is also not simple. Zhang Jinsong, who has rolled out of the mountain of corpses and blood for countless times, did not think that his more than 1000 people could compete head-on with 10,000+ bandits. After the ranger brigade was dispatched, they decisively ordered the troops to retreat. However, they did not retreat indiscriminately like a swarm of bees. Instead, they wanted to cause some trouble to the bandits while retreating. To allow more reaction time, let his brigade commander Li Yong be more prepared.

"First and second rows to the left, third and fourth rows to the right, and the rest follow me."

After the brief order was issued, countless small jeeps withdrew in accordance with the combat team that had been practiced beforehand. For the cavalry that the bandits had turned around, four platoons of soldiers were in charge of covering the two wings of the reconnaissance battalion, with more than 200 soldiers on each side. people.

There are more than 200 soldiers on each side, and they have to deal with more than 2000 bandit cavalry. However, the soldiers are not nervous or afraid. There are five or six soldiers on a jeep and a Czech light machine gun.

It was difficult to aim on the bumpy jeep, and there was no need to aim at all. A soldier was lying on the back of the light machine gun on the back seat, with his finger next to the trigger, and he was ready to fire.

Entering an effective range of 300 meters, the commander of the left wing of the reconnaissance battalion, the second son of Chang Ning, ordered the troops to open fire.

The jeep galloped forward quickly, followed by the cavalry of the bandit brigade who were chasing up. In the dark night, they could not see the other party's situation clearly, and Erzi Ning only felt that the shadows were the shadows of the cavalry.

Two platoons of fighters, more than 40 jeeps, and each vehicle has a Czech style. This is the standard equipment specially made by the Independent Brigade for the reconnaissance battalion. The whole brigade spent a lot of effort on these equipment. After the great battle, all the jeeps captured were available for them to pick, and this created a reconnaissance battalion with extremely strong mobility. (to be continued..)