The beacon of youth

() Yiwu, du li brigade headquarters.

Li Jia, who also worked part-time as the third platoon leader of communications, handed over a telegram to Li Yong and Wang Chengde: "The brigade commander, political commissar, Commander Luo Yuanfa of the Sixth Army, and Chief of Staff Chen Haihan called to ask why our army opened fire."

Call back Commander Luo and Chief of Staff Chen: "The bandits have escaped, our army is chasing them, and the encirclement and suppression plan has failed."

On the march of the large troops, the bandit suppression troops pointed forward.

Oops, Army Commander Luo Yuanfa sighed secretly and handed the telegram to Chief of Staff Chen: "Old Chen, the bandits have escaped, what do you think?"

Chief of Staff Chen, who received the telegram, pondered for a while: "Commander, that's the only way to go. Since the bandits have already escaped, it's meaningless for us to try our best to get to Yiwu. My opinion is, start a combat team on the spot. Search the area around Yiwu, 10,000+ bandits can’t all be wiped out at once, so let’s cast a big net and catch as many as we can, it’s better than a white trip.”

A large force of tens of thousands of people launched a battle team less than [-] kilometers away from Yiwu County, and searched for the surrounding large and small ravines, hills and other terrains, hoping to have greater gains . ..

This is an unavoidable method. After a few days of long-distance marching, they rushed to Yiwu exhaustedly, just to catch the bandits in this area, but they fell short when they were almost there.

Who is to blame?Do you complain about the brigade?For a period of time, the du li brigade thought of a lot of ways and wiped out a lot of bandits, but bandits are also human beings who can also think. When they found out that the large troops of the People's Liberation Army had surrounded them, they ran away immediately. What can others do? Is the big team coming?Of course, it was even more wrong. The journey of more than 200 kilometers took more than three days to arrive, in order to save time.The troops were all lightly armed, and most of the commanders and fighters walked away. The physical strength of the soldiers reached the limit, but even so, the bandits were not caught, and they ran away in the end.

The failure of the battle plan made Army Commander Luo Yuanfa and Chief of Staff Chen Haihan very worried. The battle was useless, but mere annoyance could not solve the problem. The situation on the battlefield was quickly reported to the Corps and Commander Wang. How the superiors dealt with it is up to the superiors It doesn't matter whose ass the wrench hits.The job has to be done, and the current task is to eliminate as many small groups of gangsters as possible.

The dragnet-style search lasted from morning to night, and the troops were not withdrawn until it was getting dark. The pursuit troops of the du li brigade also returned, and the du li brigade and the large troops joined forces.

But this meeting was different from before.In the past, the soldiers were happy to cheer and laugh together, asking each other if they had done meritorious service.What a good capture.There is also the need to give each other trophies. Today, these links did not happen. The reason is that the bandits ran away, and the large army that had worked so hard to rush over was busy, and the battle was not fought.The task of the army has not been completed, so why bother to celebrate together!

The bandit suppression troops camped just outside the city, and there were too many personnel and weapons, so it was unrealistic to bring them all in.Fortunately, the weather has turned warm, so there should be no major problems. Li Yong and Wang Chengde found a larger house in Yiwu City as the frontline headquarters of the bandit suppression force, and then sent people to pick up Army Commander Luo Yuanfa and Chief of Staff Chen. come over.

They are all old acquaintances. Commander Luo Yuanfa is the commander and the commander of the old sixth column. The others are old comrades who have lived and died together. There are not so many politeness. Li Yong and Wang Chengde came to talk to Luo Yuanfa and Chen Haihan The two chiefs reported the situation, and frankly said that they had not completed the tasks assigned by their superiors, and asked for punishment.

Commander Luo Yuanfa patted Li Yong and Wang Chengde fiercely: "Leave the disciplinary action for later. Besides, I have no right to deal with you two. The situation has already been reported to the Corps and the military area. If the bandits are not caught, we will Lao Chen and Lao Chen are also responsible, and we will request punishment from our superiors together."

People's Liberation Army First Corps Headquarters.

Commander Wang and several leaders were reading two telegrams, one was sent by Luo Yuanfa and Chen Haihan from the bandit suppression frontline headquarters, and the other was sent by Du Li brigade commander Li Yong and political commissar Wang Chengde, two telegrams Put together in front of several chiefs.

"How about it, what do you guys think? The battle was not fought, and Wu Siman ran away. Tens of thousands of troops walked for a few days in vain. Not to mention the physical exertion, they still haven't got a chance to fight. In a few days, the bandits suffered a lot of casualties, by the way, according to the confession of the prisoners, the du li brigade also shot and killed Usman's nephew, Habri Bari, which is also a good harvest."

A chief handed over another telegram: "Commander, take another look at this one. Not only did you kill Habribali, but Yilier was also dead. It was Li Yong who was shot dead in front of the camp. What do you think about this matter, this bastard is too worrying, I am also planning to hold a meeting of tens of thousands of people in Dihua (Urumqi), and Ilier will be tried publicly at the meeting. Now everything is fine It's over, Yilier was killed by this kid."

Another chief took it over and said: "The telegram said that the shooting of Yilier was a joint decision made by the party committee of the du li brigade. It was a collective opinion. Although he did it, the responsibility cannot all fall on Li Yong alone. It's so unfair."

The chief who spoke before snorted a few times: "Hmph, don't let them be confused. What is the joint decision of the party committee of the brigade? Don't you know Wang Chengde? He won't mess around with Li Yong. In my opinion In my estimation, it must be Li Yong who took care of the matter first, and Wang Chengde had no choice but to take it with him."

The heads of the Corps are very powerful. Based on the temperament and attributes of Li Yong and Wang Chengde, they can guess the general situation in a few words. The people in the room talked for a while, and Wang The commander asked: "Why was Yilier shot, did the telegram state the reason?"

A person who looked like a commander replied: "It is very clear that it is written to anger Usman and let the bandits continue to attack. gone."

In the end, all eyes in the room were focused on Commander Wang. No matter what everyone discussed, the decision to deal with the two senior commanders, Li Yong and Wang Chengde, was still up to the commander.

Touching his head, Commander Wang ignored his left and right: "It depends on what I am doing? Is there anything wrong with what the du li brigade is doing? The brigade party committee went all out and formulated such a strategy in order to hold back the bandits, although it did not succeed But it also killed a large number of bandits, and also destroyed the arrogance of the bandits, killed one Yilier, and in return thousands of bandits were wiped out. Is there anything wrong with doing this? This is for other brothers The troops have set an example, should they be commended? As for the problem of not holding back the bandits, I think the responsibility is not on them, but on the commanding organization. As soon as the big troops arrived, the world would be peaceful, ignoring the basic fact that the bandits are all cavalry."

After saying this, Commander Wang patted his ass and left, leaving a room full of people. People looked at each other in the headquarters, dumbfounded, and finally a chief spoke:

"Huzi is too protective of the calf, let him say that, not only should the du li brigade not be criticized, but also should be praised. Yilier is dead for nothing."

The room roared with laughter, since it is the commander's opinion, let's implement it, draft a telegram, and call back the du li brigade:

"I have understood the battle process, and I am very relieved. I hope to make persistent efforts and make new contributions to eradicating the banditry...."

The telegram was in duplicate, one was sent to the former commander of the bandit suppression force, and the other was sent directly to the du li brigade.

The two chief officers of the du li brigade who received the telegram were a little confused, because the telegram didn't mention how to deal with anyone at all, and they also said that they hoped that the du li brigade would make new contributions to the eradication of banditry.

What does superior mean?I don't understand why, firstly, the du li brigade failed to complete the task of entanglement with the bandits, and secondly, the brigade commander Li Yong committed suicide by the female bandit Yilier, according to the army's regulations, all of these should be punished, However, not only did the superior's telegram not say who to deal with, but it also meant a bit of praise, which really didn't make sense.

Li Yong scratched his head, and asked Wang Chengde a little confusedly: "Old Wang, did the telegram we sent clearly describe what happened? I feel like the commander didn't read it. Why is there the word "Shiwei" in the telegram?" Character."

"The commander not only saw it, but also saw it very clearly, but the commander is reluctant to deal with our brigade, and he is also reluctant to deal with you, Dayong, do you understand?"

Li Yong clapped his hands suddenly, and then grinned wildly: "Hey, hey, it's better to be our old commander, look, he is still thinking about us at the critical moment, did I just say it, killing a bandit is nothing big, Commander is supportive."

Ever since Li Yongzhi received the telegram from the Corps, he had a smug expression on his face all day long. He wanted to be humble, but he just couldn't control it. For this matter, Commander Luo Yuanfa and Chief of Staff Chen Haihan still laughed at him. However, the chiefs of the two six armies also admitted that the commander really likes the boy Dayong, and it's okay to make some mistakes, it's just partiality, what can you do!It's really enviable.

He didn't complete the task, and even killed Yi Lier. Not only did his superior not pursue any responsibility, but he also issued a notice of praise, which made Li Yong feel uncomfortable. The fact that the superior did not pursue the responsibility does not mean that he did not make any mistakes. Only by finding more problems on your own can you live up to the love of your superiors.

On this day, Li Yong brought over some of Yilier's personal maids, and wanted to interrogate them again, to see if he could pry something valuable out of their mouths.

Six or seven young women stood in a row with blurred eyes. (to be continued...)