The beacon of youth

Xingxing Gorge is the first gateway to Xinjiang. This is the road that the troops walked when they came. Li Yong knew that after passing through Xingxing Gorge, he had already reached the border of Gansu. Going north-south, the road to be passed has never been traveled before, and the real test is just beginning.

"Order the troops and pay attention to vigilance. In case of emergencies, the vanguard battalion can take care of them without asking for instructions."

The brigade commander Li Yong gave the first battalion commander a great deal of power, and he was allowed to handle the situation by himself.

The first battalion commander, Li Jiangguo, hummed happily in his jeep: "Is that right? Let our old Li clear the way, so you can't tie ropes for us. If you report everything to your superiors, then there is no need to fight! If you ask for instructions, even the day lily may be cold during the war.”

Li Jiangguo's order to their First Battalion was that in case of suspicious circumstances, those who could be caught alive would be captured alive, and those who could not be caught alive would be eliminated immediately.

Xiao Cheng, the company commander of the engineering company, has always been with Li Jiangguo. Li Jiangguo's style makes Xiao Cheng envious to death. Oh, I didn't expect that being a battalion commander can be so awesome, commanding a small number of two thousand troops, serving the whole army Open the way forward, and you can handle it yourself when encountering sudden situations. It's really fucking comfortable and enjoyable.

Who is Li Jiangguo?He saw Xiao Cheng's envious eyes on the old fried dough sticks among the old fried dough sticks, and Lao Li patted Xiao Cheng who was sitting in the same car with him on the shoulder:

"Xiaocheng, do you want to be a battalion commander? If you want to be a battalion commander, let me learn from it and see how I am a battalion commander. The battalion commander of our independent brigade can be as good as a regiment of other troops. It’s not easy, don’t worry, get your engineer company first, and to be honest, it’s the first time I’ve seen an engineer company with more than 700 people.”

In Li Jiangguo's tone, there was a strong smell of relying on the old and selling the old, but Xiao Cheng didn't dare to refute anything, who made him an old man.

After crossing the Xingxing Gorge and actually reaching the border of Gansu, the road became more and more difficult to walk. At this time, the importance of engineers and soldiers was seen. Xiao Cheng led his company to the front to open the way for the whole army.

Open roads in the mountains, build bridges in the water, open a simple marching road in places that cannot pass, and even use explosives to explode when there are big stones or obstacles blocking the way of troops.

Fortunately, Xiaocheng's engineering company has enough special equipment.They were fully prepared when they set off, so up to now, although they have encountered countless situations, large and small, they have not been able to stop Xiaocheng and his seven or eight hundred soldiers.The large troops marched with great momentum.

Passed Xingxing Gorge.There is no Jiuquan that I walked by when I came.Because that would be too far to go around, but go directly to the south, and the troops went straight to Dunhuang, taking the oldest Silk Road.

The yellow sand all the way, choking people can't breathe, many soldiers put on masks.Li Yong kept looking at the map on his lap as the car bumped, as if the yellow sand flying all over the sky was nothing to him at all.

Li Jia, the company commander of the guard, took out a clean and clean mask from his small satchel, forced it to Brigadier Li Da, and asked naturally, "What are you looking at? So attentive."

Li Jia has gotten into the mood more and more, and is much more experienced in front of Li Yong than before. Brigadier Li seems to be very used to Li Jia's movements. He wears a mask and speaks in a dull voice. Li Yong points to the map A point above says:

"Here, Dangjinshan Pass, after passing Dunhuang, and walking more than 100 kilometers, this is here. The altitude is too high, 700 meters, and the oxygen content is low. Needless to say, it is human, and even the power of the car engine will drop. .”

"Then what should we do? We have too many vehicles in the whole brigade, some of which are still in very bad condition, and it will be troublesome if we lie down."

Li Yong didn't say a word, there must be troubles, otherwise what would our army do? To overcome all difficulties, no matter what kind of difficulties and obstacles there are, we must pass them.

The large troops passed by Dunhuang, an important town on the Silk Road, and it was getting dark again, so the troops camped on the spot.

Counting from Xingxing Gorge, no matter how far they traveled in a day, it was only more than 200 kilometers, but it was this 200 kilometers of road that made all the motorized independent brigades travel for a whole day, at a speed as slow as a cow.

Li Yong felt that the marching speed was very slow, but other people didn't see it that way. Good guy, he walked two or three kilometers a day without exhausting his energy. The iron guy of the car was the best.

They camped near Dunhuang. Brigadier Li was not in the mood to look at the flying murals. After ordering the troops to camp for a rest, he took the guard company commander Li Jia to Sanniu's repair company and asked how the troops were doing this day. You should know , Long-distance marches, the condition of vehicles and equipment is what he cares most about.

Sanniu served as Li Yong's bodyguard for a long time, and was seriously injured during the Second Yulin Battle of the Northwest Field Army. Regardless of his young age, he was also a hero in the early days of the Independent Brigade. He introduced to the brigade commander that they The repair company sent an emergency repair team in each battalion, together with the battalion's own maintenance personnel, to ensure that vehicles and equipment can be repaired in the first place after failure.

Li Yong nodded and expressed his appreciation for Sanniu's actions. This is the soldier of our independent brigade. He thinks things through. Sanniu is a very qualified company commander.

Departing from Dunhuang, the convoy briskly crossed the Gobi and desert, and soon began to climb with a large slope. At this time, the scenery outside the car also changed. Small stones and tufts of camel spines.

Stones are very common, but they are hard to see in the desert environment. If there are more stones, it means that the environment and climate will change, and the wind blowing over will gradually cool down.

The drop in temperature means that the altitude has changed a lot. The road less than 1000 kilometers away will change from [-] to [-] meters above sea level. The drop of more than [-] meters will be a great test for the independent caravan.

Li Yong ordered the tank battalion to send two platoons of Stuart to be ready to tow on both sides of the road at any time, absolutely not allowing a car to break down and lie down.

This is a road walked by the ancients. It winds and stretches to the end of the invisible sky. On one side of the road is the Qilian Mountains, and on the other side is the Aerjin Mountains. The Aerjin Mountains at an altitude of 5600 meters can be seen clearly. Chu, the soldiers in the convoy exclaimed endlessly. The heat of the desert felt in Dunhuang, but here it was a little bit of coolness.

Along the bumpy road, the brigade of the independent brigade kept setting new heights one after another, and finally arrived at Dangjin Pass, a legendary place.

Dangjin Pass is close to 700 meters above sea level, the sky is blue, and the soil on both sides of the road is gray. In the entire western Qilian Mountains, this is the only mountain pass connected to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Standing at the mountain pass and looking to the south, the vegetation has become sparse and low, and the land is particularly barren. Li Yong knows that this is a scene that only occurs after reaching the plateau. Now, the [-] soldiers of the Independent Brigade have already I felt the breath of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, yes, it was the breath of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

After crossing the Dangjin Pass and walking another hundred or so kilometers, the convoy officially entered Qinghai after leaving the border of Gansu.

Qinghai used to be Ma Bufang's lair, but this is all in the past tense. The Qinghai Ma's army that had been rampant for nearly a hundred years was completely wiped out. In Qinghai, the independent brigade has no opponents.

Just when everyone felt that the march was going smoothly and nothing happened, the reconnaissance platoon in front sent a message saying that they had caught a spy.

spy?This is new, I didn't expect that a spy was caught just after arriving in Qinghai, Li Yong used the walkie-talkie to inform the avant-garde troops to bring him here, he wanted to see what kind of person this so-called spy was.

After a short time, a row of Changning's second son personally led a few soldiers, and brought up a guy in blue clothes. Li Yong looked at him carefully, and saw that this person couldn't tell how old he was, and he didn't know what was wrong with his face. Things rubbed red and purple. Strangely, even though they were pointed at by soldiers with guns, they didn't show the slightest bit of fear. On the contrary, they seemed to show a little bit of excitement.

This is not right, being caught by the army can still be calm and not afraid, Li Yong concluded that this person must not be a commoner, but it is not right to say that he is a spy, how can a spy be happy when he is caught.

Ning Erzi reported loudly: "Reporting to the brigade commander, we caught this man on the mountain roads on both sides of the army's march. This guy is very suspicious. He is spying on our large army. According to our observation, he has already followed our army for a certain distance. Definitely a spy."

Before Li Yong could interrogate him, he saw that the captured "spies" spoke first: "What are you talking about, you are the spies, what part do you belong to? But the troops of the People's Liberation Army?"

The tone is wrong, how can ordinary people speak like this, and the tone of the speech is that of a former soldier.

Li Yong didn't regard this captured person as a spy, how could he conclude that he was a spy without evidence, but pointed to the red star on his hat:

"Fellow townsman, of course we are a team of the People's Liberation Army. With such a large team, it is impossible for others to pretend to be one."

Following the direction of Li Yong's finger, the captured man carefully looked at the red stars on the soldiers' heads. Looking at them, a few big tears rolled down his cheeks. Seeing this man trembling The voice asked again: "What unit of the People's Liberation Army are you? Who is the head of the unit?"

At this time, even the second son Ning felt that something was wrong. Li Yong replied in a calm voice, and very strangely stated his unit number carefully in front of this "spies" who had been captured. For some reason, Li Yong Just want to do this:

Fellow countrymen, we are the Independent Brigade of the Second Army of the First Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Our commander is Guo Peng and the commander is Wang Zhen. (To be continued..)