The beacon of youth

The little jeep stopped with a creak, and the radio soldiers on the car quickly set up the antenna and equipment. This is a radio station specially prepared by Li Yong for the troops before they set off. The personnel and equipment were carefully selected by company commander Li Jia. The master, with the ups and downs of the operator's wrist, the sound of ticking radio waves quickly passed through the desert.

The door of the Independent Brigade Headquarters, which was in a meeting, was pushed open, and Li Jia, the company commander of the guard, quickly walked in with a telegram in his hand: "Brigade Commander, the telegram from Battalion Commander Zhang and the others."

The bustling independent brigade headquarters suddenly fell silent. Everyone is not a fool. Everyone knows that more than 1000 people from the reconnaissance battalion, from battalion commander Zhang Jinsong to his subordinates, disappeared a few days ago, but no one knows exactly why they went there. Well, due to the military's secrecy regulations, no one asked where they went, but it can be understood with a pig's head that they must be performing special missions.

Li Yong, who was holding the telegram, read it over and over again. There were not many handwritings on the piece of paper, but it was full of pleasing information. He passed the telegram to Wang Chengde, the political commissar beside him: "Old Wang, good news, hehe, Good thing."

Political commissar Wang Chengde received the telegram, and within ten seconds, Wang Chengde's brows were also relaxed, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

This time there is no need to ask. It must be a good thing that the brigade commander and the political commissar are happy. Wang Chengde slapped the telegram on the table, and then announced loudly: "Comrade, I have good news for everyone. Just now the reconnaissance battalion called. We found Red Willow Canyon, the bandit's lair, and are asking for instructions on the next task."

Hehe, the mood in the room was immediately mobilized. This is indeed good news. Veterans who have fought in wars understand what it means to discover the opponent's lair, which means another big victory.

Although everyone is engaged in post-war meritorious service awards, there is a thorn in their hearts that has never been picked out.It's just that no one is willing to mention it, because speaking out is afraid of making everyone unhappy.

Destroyed 10,000+ bandits, and killed and injured more than 1. The achievement is not small, and it can be justified as a meritorious service. But anyway, the task assigned by the superior to the Independent Brigade has not been completed, and the fat on the lips has not been eaten. In the end, the bandit brigade ran away in the end, this is an indisputable fact.Although the superiors did not pursue it, that was the matter of the superiors. The Independent Brigade had to find the reasons on its own, and could not push all the conflicts and problems to the head office.

He Cuihua, who was sitting with Hu Xiaolian at the meeting, stood up recklessly: "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and set off with the whole brigade, and get rid of the bandits when we get there. Then we'll come back and hold this awards ceremony."

Everyone who came to the meeting is familiar with He Cuihua's temper. It was as if He Da's trainer hadn't shouted after shouting.Nobody even looked at her.His eyes were focused on Li Yong and Wang Chengde, who were the two leaders in the Independent Brigade, and He Cuihua was just yelling and nothing happened.

Knowing that her words don't count, He Cuihua, who yelled a few times, sat down again bored, and muttered in her mouth: "Is there something wrong with my opinion? Now that you have found the bandit's lair, what are you waiting for? Just kill it and save it." Are you interested?"

Hu Xiaoling pulled her clothes to signal her to sit down, then leaned over her ear and whispered, "There is nothing wrong with my opinion, it's just that I said it too early, and the brigade commander and political commissar haven't said anything yet. You are just making fun of me."

He Cuihua's speech was just a small episode, but it is not uncommon for her to think like this. Soldiers in the war years are relatively simple. The very simple idea is that as soon as they find the enemy, they will rush to destroy them. It doesn't matter whether there are many others or few. Casualties are not spared.

It is an advantage to use this kind of emotion well, and it is easy to cause trouble if it is not used well. For example, the two cavalry regiments supported by the superior a few days ago had a high fighting enthusiasm, but Li Yong did not let them directly participate in the battle with the bandit brigade Instead of fighting, let them participate in the battle when chasing and suppressing the remnants after the war. This is to avoid unnecessary casualties.

No matter what you do, recklessness will pay the price. A few days ago, a unit of our army was chasing down bandits in the desert. They were so focused on catching bandits that they threw away their coats against the cold. At night, the temperature was extremely high. After falling together, most of the soldiers in the regiment were frostbitten and had to retreat to the rear to rest.

This is a lesson in exchange for life. Even if the unit regains its combat effectiveness in the future, the leader of the team will leave a bad impression of not being strong in the superior because of the punishment. Next, the official career is over.

As the saying goes, as big as the heart is, the sky is as big. Li Yong did not stop at the position of brigade commander. He still has a greater wish or ambition that has not been realized. He is still young and the road under his feet is still long .

Without criticizing anyone, Li Yong just expressed his thoughts calmly:

"According to Zhang Jinsong and his team, most of the bandits' lairs are women, old people and children. Almost all young and middle-aged people follow Usman to rob everywhere. Even if we destroy the bandits' lairs, what we eliminate are only the old, weak and sick." The disabled, Usman's elite men still can't catch them, the bandits have a very keen sense of smell, and their speed is very fast, once they hear the wind, they will run away."

The advantage of fast speed is here. No matter whether I am stronger than you or not, I have the initiative on the battlefield, and I can fight as I want. In the contest between fast speed and slow speed, the faster side will always have the upper hand.

To a large extent, the art of war is to fight for the initiative on the battlefield. Only by changing from passive to active can we gradually win the final victory. Among the bandits, to put it bluntly, the initiative is in the hands of the bandits.

Is it the bandit's tactics and tactics?Or is our army's commanders and fighters not tenacious?No, there is only one reason, the bandits are all cavalry, and most of our army's pursuit troops are infantry.

Everyone understands the reason, and everyone knows the reason, but it is not easy to reverse it. Due to the conditions at the time, it is not realistic to immediately improve the mobility of the troops. For this reason, Army Commander Luo Yuanfa and Staff Officer Chen Haihan who were in charge of suppressing the bandits Chang also has a headache. He knows the crux of the problem, but he just can't solve it.

The conference room of the Independent Brigade became dull again. They were all from the old ranks. They knew that what the brigade commander said was true. Among the chasing and suppressing troops, only the Independent Brigade and two cavalry regiments were fast. If the Usman bandits can't be stopped, if they can't be surrounded, it means that they can't be wiped out. When will the work of suppressing bandits come to an end?

Seeing that everyone was a little depressed, Li Yong continued the topic just now. He didn't give any encouragement to these people sitting here. The twenty or thirty veterans who came to the meeting were extremely firm in their thinking and will, and they could adjust some small things in a while:

"The matter is not as serious as everyone thinks. The enemy is a bandit after all. No matter how fast he runs, he is still a bandit. We have a vast rear area to rely on, and the conditions will get better and better. My opinion is that we should immediately report the situation we found. Report to the former commander of the bandit suppression, and jointly formulate a safe action plan, what do you think?"

The frontline headquarters of the bandit suppression force.

After receiving the news, Commander Luo Yuanfa and Chief of Staff Chen Haihan were very excited. Commander Luo said with emotion: "Damn it, the Independent Brigade is capable. It's been so many days, and we have sent a lot of people, but why didn't they come?" You found the lair of the bandits, Lao Chen, tell me, what is the reason for this?"

Chief of Staff Chen Haihan was lying on the big map looking for the exact location of Hongliu Gorge. Hearing Commander Luo's question, he replied without raising his head: "Hey, it doesn't make sense, Comrade Commander, it's good luck for you to travel independently. Well, if you want to be envious, you won’t be able to.”

"Old Chen, you bastard, what fate is good luck, to put it bluntly, he is strong, the troops are well equipped, the tentacles are long, and the news can be inquired a lot. If you want to say that you envy me, you are really envious. , No matter what you do, the commander always misses them, you said, we only have two cavalry regiments that can run faster, and the commander sent them all over."

"Okay, Comrade Commander, don't complain, haven't the two regiments been reorganized? My opinion is, immediately hold a combat meeting above the brigade and regiment, formulate a specific action plan, and destroy Us in one fell swoop. Full of gangsters."

Dozens of people came to the large meeting room, and almost all the commanders above the bandit suppression regiment were present. The specific topic of the meeting was how to use the advantage of intelligence to wipe out or severely injure Usman when the enemy's lair was discovered. Extremely bandits.

It was the first time that the word "heavy damage" was used in the topic. In the previous meetings, the discussion was about how to wipe out the bandits. After many battles with the bandits, the front finger also lowered the requirements.

Every meeting Li Yong is a person who steals the limelight, and this time is no exception. After researching and researching, a commander still suggested that since the information discovered by the independent brigade, let the political commissar and the brigade commander talk about it. , to see if there is any good way.

Li Yong came to express his opinions on purely military issues, not to say that Wang Chengde could not fight, but just a gesture in front of everyone, in order to tell everyone that the political commissar and brigade commander of the independent brigade are very united. Li Yong and Wang Chengde have communicated together, and Li Yong's suggestion is actually a common idea of ​​the two of them:

"According to our investigation, the people left in Usman's base camp are old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are very few young and middle-aged people. Even if we knock down Hongliu Gorge, it will not have much impact on Usman's strength. , and it’s just too much to scare the snake. For this reason, our independent brigade’s opinion is. (To be continued..)