The beacon of youth

After holding back for several days, Gao Xiang's heavy artillery battalion finally received the order. In the first wave, hundreds of shells fell. They were high-explosive grenades specially used to kill personnel. The trigger fuze on the warhead hit a foreign object. Just ring.

The bandits' lineup is too dense, and the end of being covered by artillery fire without the slightest preparation is very miserable. A heavy artillery shell will clear up the range of tens of meters, shock waves, shrapnel, and even collapsed stones They have all become deadly weapons, and life cannot survive within the strike range of artillery fire.

Boom, boom, boom, the shells exploded one after another, and the craters were one after another, and the dust that was collapsed by the shells flew into the air tens of meters high.

The bandit team that was marching was suddenly disrupted by the bombing, and the men and horses ran in all directions. The bandits in the area near the bombing point screamed in horror, and those who were not killed by the bombing ran all over the mountains like wasps whose nests had been bombed.

Yao Lebosi, the number two bandit, looked at the bandits running around and muttered: "It's over, it's over." His wife Feng Mengli, a woman who was still sober, pulled Yao Lebosi over and said, "Let's go!" If you don’t leave, you will be killed by the shells of the communist army.”

Yao Lebosi ran away, took his wife and the people around him who could be gathered together, and ran away without a trace, and threw 10,000+ bandits to Usman. Just save your life.

At the critical moment, Wu Siman, the leader of the bandit, played a greater role than Yao Lebosi. The old bandit kept screaming in the gap between the shell explosions: "Don't mess up, disperse the team."

But at this time, the whole world is filled with the sound of shells exploding, who knows what he is shouting.

Gao Xiang commanded the artillery to use explosive shells for a quick fire attack, and then replaced them with incendiary bombs to continue the attack. Wherever the shells went, they were blown up into a sea of ​​flames. After the sea of ​​fire, there were charred corpses everywhere. He thought he was very powerful. , very awesome.The bandits who can dominate the land of Xinjiang finally know what a powerful People's Liberation Army is.

Those idiots who have never read a book, never went to school, and grew up in a relatively closed environment have never seen such a scene. They panicked when they were hit by the first wave of firepower. What's wrong with Usman? , What Yao Lebosi, no one is more important than his own life, run away.

The eldest young master Sheldman rode up to Wu Siman's side: "Father, the team seems to be out of control. My opinion is. Everyone disperses and retreats, and then gather at the designated place. What do you think?"

Sheldman's proposal hadn't waited for Usman's consent, when he heard a strange-sounding sound coming from the direction of Yiwu County, as if there was a sound of metal bumping in the sound of a powerful engine motor .Galala, Galala.

As long as soldiers from the regular army who have fought in major battles can hear it.This is the sound made by the armored troops after they attack.To put it simply, it is the sound of tanks walking in groups.

But bandits don’t understand these things. Most of the 10,000+ ground turtles have never heard of tanks, let alone seen tanks. Their thinking is still decades ago.

Sheld turned his horse's head around and was about to run back the way he came. He also said that he wanted to see what was making the noise.But he was grabbed by Usman.

The gangsters don’t know, it doesn’t mean that Usman doesn’t know either. This old bandit still has some knowledge. He grabbed Sheldman who wanted to check: “Don’t look, it’s the tank troops of the Communist Army coming up. Yao Lebo Si did not lie, the communist army is indeed equipped with tanks and heavy artillery, so we will withdraw as you said."

Under the pressure of the powerful firepower of the People's Liberation Army, the Usman gang who besieged Yiwu chose to disperse and retreat, and immediately the entire surrounding area of ​​​​Yiwu was flooded with gangsters, large and small, small groups of dozens of people, large ones A group of three to five hundred people ran around like a group of bereaved dogs.

Ten minutes after Usman and his son Sheldman left, the tank troops of the People's Liberation Army arrived. More than 100 tanks and armored vehicles turned the entire area to be attacked into a hell of death. The vehicle-mounted machine guns on board were swept away one by one.

Li Yuming, the instructor of the tank battalion, was in the same mood as Gao Xiang. He had long been looking forward to the brigade commander's order. Li Yuming became angry when he saw the bandits outside the city, and he wanted to eat our entire independent brigade. Is that something you bandits can think about?It's a sin to think about it.

After the battle started, the tank battalion was extremely ferocious. Li Yuming told the soldiers through the vehicle-mounted intercom system that it was useless to take prisoners. broken.

Corpses all over the place, blood and mud all over the place, the tanks were killing the cavalry one-sidedly, and the soldiers did it deliberately, so few of the bandits killed by the tank battalion even left their bodies. In the words of the instructor Li Yuming Yes, it's dead anyway, so I just crush it and use it as fertilizer, which saves me a second time.

Under the fierce attack of artillery and tank soldiers, the bandits, which were several times larger than the independent brigade, could no longer retreat in an orderly manner, but fled in a hurry like frightened wild dogs.

This is what Li Yong wanted. Since there was no way to completely wipe out the bandits, he had to inflict as many casualties as possible on them, disrupt their orderly retreat, and then the Independent Brigade took advantage of the chaos to take advantage of it.

Why do you say you want to take advantage of the randomness?Isn't the Independent Brigade the opponent of the bandits?Of course not, but in any case, the bandits also have a scale of 10,000+ people. Although the independent brigade has inflicted a lot of damage on the enemy in a few days, the casualties of the bandits still account for a small part of the total. The vast majority of the bandits are still there. If the troops go out of the city indiscriminately and act recklessly, it is very likely that there will be heavy casualties.

Bandits are also human beings with brains. If you want to kill them, they want to kill you. The bandits are not holding fire sticks, they can also kill people. The independent brigade is almost the most mobile in the field army. Troops, but there is still a certain difference in this so-called maneuverability.

Strong maneuverability only means that a unit can be deployed quickly, and it does not mean that it can fight on the move. An independent brigade with ten battalions can only fight on the move with only two battalions, one tank battalion and one The reconnaissance battalion, not to mention the tank battalion, is the most powerful assault force of the independent brigade. As the king of land warfare, it is a combination of spears and shields. Because all the reconnaissance battalions are marching in small jeeps, a large number of Czechs can be used as The use of vehicle-mounted machine guns enabled the troops to have a certain combat capability. The remaining five infantry battalions that used trucks instead of walking were actually the later motorized infantry battalions. They only had mobility and no combat capability on the move. After all, the tank battalions and reconnaissance battalions are the only ones that can fight while chasing.

It was based on the above-mentioned tactical considerations that Li Yong ordered the artillery to shoot rapidly, first disrupting the bandits, and then using the tank soldiers' fierce attacks to dispel the bandits' resistance. Chasing fiercely from behind, while minimizing casualties while maximizing the results of the battle, we can't do things like killing one thousand enemies and self-defeating eight hundred.

How many troops can Li Yong take out to pursue?A tank battalion, a reconnaissance battalion, a cavalry battalion reinforced by the Fifth Army, and two cavalry regiments ambushing outside Yiwu. These are all the forces that Li Yong can use to start a battle while marching.

While the tank battalion and the reconnaissance battalion rushed forward, Li Yong ordered the cavalry battalion of the Fifth Army and the two cavalry regiments from the main force to attack immediately, followed the bandit brigade, and cut down from the tail section by section. For meat, you can eat as much as you can, but the premise is that you are not allowed to fight, and you are not allowed to be greedy.

The chasing troops were only a few thousand people, and the fleeing bandits exceeded 10, so be careful even if you chase them.

The two cavalry regiments that rushed over from the main force were old troops, and the riders were also veteran soldiers. They had already arrived near Yiwu, but they were ordered not to act without authorization. For this reason, the soldiers of the two regiments were very unhappy. They subconsciously thought that the Independent Brigade looked down on them a little bit, why they kept the two regiments outside the city, so that the Independent Brigade could fight in full swing.

Fortunately, the heads and political commissars of the two regiments are sensible people. They know their own affairs. The troops are very old, but they are novices as cavalry. Thousands of new cavalry are fighting recklessly with 10,000+ old bandits?What can be spelled out?

Later, the Independent Brigade made a sudden effort and beat up the bandits with heavy artillery and tanks. Only then did they receive the order from the Independent Brigade to pursue them tail-to-tail.

The two regiment leaders who received the order were elated. This task is good. Although the commander of the independent brigade is young, he has a lot of experience. The order was not only prepared in time, but also very suitable for the current situation of the two cavalry regiments.

What are the two newly formed cavalry regiments lacking?Lack of combat experience after becoming a cavalry, lack of fighting skills on horseback, the task given to them by the Independent Brigade is a bit like giving them a helping hand. First, they can fight bandits; second, they can train troops; third, they can reduce casualties .

The fleeing bandits lost their fighting spirit, and just gave the two cavalry regiments a chance to disrupt the battle. More than 3000 soldiers rushed out screaming, no matter what the **** can ride on the horse, they will chase after them and swing their knives. cut.

Speaking of the work on the horse, thousands of new cavalry are far worse than the bandits. If it is a frontal conflict, they may not take advantage of it at all, but now the bandits are in a state of escape, and they are brave enough to be attacked by tanks and cannons. Terrified, he still has the mind to fight against the soldiers, and the soldiers win because of their high will to fight, chasing and slashing fiercely.

The two new cavalry regiments were like two iron pliers, snapping off the tails of the fleeing bandits one by one, and eating them one by one. (to be continued..)