The beacon of youth

The anti-bandit troops marched all the way, seeing that they were less than [-] kilometers away from the designated position, when they heard the faint explosion of large-caliber shells coming from the front.

Needless to say, the senior commanders in the army, even ordinary soldiers knew that the bandits did not have heavy artillery, and the sound of rumbling explosions must be the artillery of the independent brigade firing, which is certain.

Commander Luo Yuanfa, who was sitting in the car, turned his head and glanced at Chen Haihan: "Old Chen, the situation has changed, contact the Independent Brigade immediately, and ask what happened and why the artillery was fired."

The jeep stopped again, and the radio soldiers quickly set up the antenna, and with the sound of ticking radio waves, the inquiry message was transmitted.

Army Commander Luo Yuanfa and Chief of Staff Chen Haihan both knew the independent brigade's combat plan, and knew that the independent brigade had kept heavy artillery and tanks unused. This was to wait for the large troops to encircle them before using them. It was a reservation to defeat the bandits in one fell swoop. The program, why was it used in advance?

Yiwu, the People's Liberation Army Independent Brigade Headquarters, brigade commander Li Yong and political commissar Wang Chengde are looking anxiously at the direction of the bandits stationed opposite.

Killing Yi Lier made everyone seem to see the hope of victory. The stupid bandits once again launched a large-scale attack. The offensive was unprecedentedly tenacious, and the reserve team was also ready to attack. Just like the third battalion, they all fought hand grenades with the bandits. When everyone was happy, the bandit's attack suddenly stopped again.

Why did it stop?It's very simple, because the large troops of the People's Liberation Army that surrounded them were discovered by bandits. Usman, who has gathered 10,000+ bandits under his command, is not an idiot. cruising.To determine whether there are large troops of the People's Liberation Army coming to this area, or where they are, and there is no way to keep the march of large troops secret, which provides opportunities for bandits to find out in advance.

More than a dozen horses galloped over, and a leader-like guy rushed into Usman's camp. The guards at the door did not stop him, and the guy who broke in didn't call for a report. It could be seen that this guy was Usman's confidant direct line.

Wu Siman, who was drinking tea, glared at the kid: "Why are you panicking? The sky hasn't fallen yet."

The guy who came in calmed down and took a few breaths in a row.Then report: "Report to the commander, the large army of the Communist Army has arrived."

Just now, Wu Siman, who was still trying to keep calm and told the soldiers not to panic, stood up suddenly: "Tell me carefully, where is the large army of the Communist Army, and how far is it from us? How many people are here?"

"Commander, how many people can't see clearly. Anyway, you can't see the end from the beginning. There are too many people. It is a large force of the Communist Army. It is about [-] kilometers away from our current position. Commander, retreat quickly."

"Damn it, it's more than 200 kilometers, and it took more than three days to arrive in less than four days. Could it be that the Communist Army, which is all infantry, flew over?"

With the results of the confidant's reconnaissance.Coupled with the intelligence of Bi Yao Lebosi, the old bandit finally made up his mind. Gritting his teeth, Usman issued an order viciously: "Everyone is there. The rear team will change to the front team. Withdraw."

Just like the sea at low tide, the bandits who were still shouting and killing suddenly withdrew, and the pressure on the forward position suddenly disappeared.

The walkie-talkies of several infantry battalions rang almost simultaneously: "Brigade Commander, the bandits are about to escape, what should we do?"

The turning point of a battle has arrived, the bandits have changed from attacking to fleeing, but the difficulty of the battle has also arrived, which is to test the adaptability of a battlefield commander.

Anyone can fight step-by-step battles. It is not a skill to win when you have all the weapons and equipment and the geographical location is very good. The difficulty lies in adapting to the situation. Li Yong's head was thinking nervously, why did the bandits run away? , Did you find something?

So far, the large troops have not arrived at the designated location, which means that the encirclement of our army has not yet taken shape. Once the bandits escape, the entire battle plan will fail, and the task assigned by the superior to the independent brigade to entangle the bandits will not be completed.

The victory is about to be won, but it seems so far away. Seeing that the troops are about to form a big encirclement, the bandits want to escape.

It would be easy to fight in the interior. The bandits are not afraid to run away. Just grab their tails and chase them to the end. Keep chasing them away. The troops can easily solve the problem when they go up. The difficulty is that the independent brigade has to deal with Xinjiang. The bandits in Xinjiang have one of the biggest advantages, which is the mobility that has been mentioned repeatedly before.

Insufficient maneuverability is fatal to an army. Objectively speaking, the strengths of the bandits in Xinjiang are the weaknesses of the PLA. The reason why it is difficult to deal with them is that they are all cavalry, and the bandits of the PLA are all infantry. , Using slow infantry to destroy fast cavalry is like using an old-fashioned propeller plane to fight jets in air combat. It is inherently disadvantaged, and the effect can be imagined.

The old army has met a new opponent. The troops of the People's Liberation Army started out as guerrilla fighters. When it comes to the ability to fight guerrillas, the old eighth roads say that they are second, and no one dares to say that they are the first. But now the situation is reversed. The bandits in Xinjiang In the vast area, using the special geographical and climatic conditions of the Great Gobi to fight guerrilla warfare with the bandit troops of the People's Liberation Army, fight once if you win, and run away if you don't win. With that little bit of similarity.

"Hey, if all our troops were mechanized, it would only take a few hours to travel more than 200 kilometers. How good it would be for the troops to come up and surround the bandits and settle the battle in a few hours."

Political commissar Wang Chengde immediately poured cold water on Li Yong: "Don't think about good things. The entire Xinjiang Military Region has spent a lot of effort to raise fuel for our brigade, and all of them are mechanized? I think you want to The commander's hair is all greyed before he gives up."

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. The conditions of the First Field Army in [-] were extremely poor, and the equipment of the troops had just improved a little. It would be great to be able to create two new cavalry regiments. Don't even think about mechanization.

"Old Wang, before the large army arrives, the plan to encircle the bandits under the city of Yiwu may come to naught. My opinion is that all the troops will attack immediately and keep an eye on the bandits all the way. How much do you think?"

Li Yong's opinion is that since the bandits want to escape and we can't stop them, we have thought of all the ways we should think of. It's better to take the opportunity to chase after the bandits' buttocks, which can expand the results of the battle.

Wang Chengde felt very uncomfortable. He planned for a long time, and the troops also paid a certain price, in order to attract the bandits in Yiwu, so as to solve the bandit problem in Xinjiang in one fell swoop, but the reality is that the bandits who are about to be surrounded Suddenly ran away, and the cooked duck flew away.

why is that?Because the initiative on the battlefield is in the hands of the bandits, they fight when they say they want to fight, and withdraw when they say they want to withdraw. The large troops of the People's Liberation Army, which is not as fast as the bandits, can only do nothing.

A telephone rang in Gao Xiang's headquarters. It has been more than three days since the war started. Gao Xiang's heavy artillery battalion is still watching the excitement. A hundred or so artillery pieces are dumb as if they are doing nothing. The battle made these old artillerymen's anxious palms sweat. Oh, you said that the brigade commander can give us a little task, at least we have to shoot a rapid fire.

Although Battalion Commander Gao Xiang was anxious enough, he still had to put on an appearance of being in control of the situation and do the work for the soldiers: "What are you shouting about? You guys are the ones to fight the battle. If you have nothing to do, let me do the work." Cannonball."

Just as Gao Xiang was pretending to be doing work for his soldiers, the phone at the battalion headquarters rang, and the communications soldier covered the receiver and shouted, "Battalion Commander, it's the brigade commander's call."

Gao Xiang ran over in three steps and two steps: "Brigade Commander, give us any tasks immediately. Our battalion is ready to fight and can fire at any time."

Li Yong didn't talk too much nonsense, and time didn't allow it: "The bandits are going to run away, your battalion will immediately prepare for the bandit camp, and stop shooting after 10 minutes."

The various shooting elements had been marked a few days ago. As soon as the brigade commander's order arrived, even the test firing was omitted. A few minutes later, the heavy artillery battalion of the independent brigade began to roar.

There is no fortification cover, just bandit cavalry withdrawing one after another. To deal with such a team, the artillery battalion's 105 howitzer with high-explosive grenade is the most suitable combination.

"Target, the bandit exposes the cavalry, six rapid-fire shots, ready-release."

The red flag swung downward, and a hundred or so artillery pieces fired at the same time. The jet-black muzzle stretched back, and a shell was fired with flames.

Six rounds of rapid fire, Gao Xiang is ruthless enough, he smashed hundreds of shells at the beginning, and they were all large-caliber shells.

10,000+ bandits are retreating in an orderly manner, with cover, marching, and transporting food and grass. Just as the bandit brigade was trotting all the way down, there were bursts of piercing screams from the sky.

What sound? Many people in the bandit brigade looked up into the sky, wanting to see why there was a chirping sound similar to that of a bird in the sky.

This is the shortcoming of the bandits. They have never seen the big world, have never been bombed, and of course they don't know the horror of artillery fire. When the shells hit the top of their heads, they were still watching the fun stupidly.

Silly Huhu doesn't mean that the bandits have low IQ, but that they have no experience and no knowledge. The shells hit them in the blink of an eye, and before the bandits could see clearly, the explosion was already connected. (To be continued..)