The beacon of youth

The supply troops have been marching with the brigade headquarters all the time, and the distance from the direct subordinate team is not too far, so it didn't take much effort. The instructor He Cuihua ran over in a jeep, and with him was the battalion commander Sun Quanhou, because he also I really want to see this old Red Army like Lao Yang, the deputy battalion commander of their battalion.

A complete set of new military uniforms, plus hats, leather shoes, pistols, water bottles, by the way, because Lao Zhou is a newly appointed instructor, Sun Quanhou also prepared a leather satchel for him.

He took off his tattered clothes and put on a brand new yellow military uniform. He also carried his batgun and leather satchel. Lao Zhou touched the red star on his hat, and tears fell down again.

How many years?Whether it was 15 or 16, not only did Zhou Daxing not die, but he also wore a hat with a red star again. His old Zhou died a hundred times and it was worth it.

Looking at this old soldier who kept crying, Li Yong, Wang Chengde and others understood his mood very well, and were also happy for him. Indeed, there are really few veterans like Lao Zhou who are still alive more than ten years later. , is simply too precious.

When Lao Zhou put the hat on his head, a soldier's temperament came to him. Li Yong secretly admired him. He was indeed a well-tested old Red Army soldier, but he was different. This soldier's style could not be faked. of.

At this moment, Xiao Cheng, the company commander of the engineering company, arrived in his jeep with a few soldiers. Xiao Cheng jumped out of the car in a hurry and shouted indiscriminately, "Where is the instructor? Who is from our company?" Instructor?"

Li Yong glared at Xiao Cheng: "What are you shouting for? I've been a company commander for more than a year, but why are you still like a recruit? Doesn't the instructor know where to look?"

But no, only old Zhou Zhou was a new face, and it was clear at a glance who was the instructor.

Political commissar Wang Chengde introduced the two of them: "Here, Xiaocheng, the company commander of the engineering company, I say Xiaocheng, this is the newly appointed instructor of the engineering company of our brigade, and also our old predecessor, Comrade Zhou Daxing of the old Red Army."

An old Red Army came to work as an instructor in the company, and the company commander Xiao Chengmei jumped eight feet high:

"Oh, oh, this is great, old Zhou, you have to take good care of these guys in the future. Look, what I brought here is our company's files and rosters, all of which are here, You've saved me a lot of heart."

Xiaocheng's temper is greatly influenced by Li Yong.Willing to fight, do not like to do ideological work.It is a headache to do political work.Because their engineer company never had an instructor, the company commander and instructor had to do it alone. For this matter, Xiaocheng was so worried about his head, this is good, he finally relieved himself.

Xiao Cheng's enthusiasm seemed to be transmitted to Lao Zhou all at once.The instructor Lao Zhou did not refuse, took the materials from Xiao Cheng and said:

"Okay, let's do the work together in the future, brigade commander and political commissar. If there is anything else to explain, I will go back to the engineering company directly."

"Old Zhou, I should have let you rest for a few days, but the army is performing a mission, so there is no way to rest. You can only be wronged first." Political commissar Wang Chengde ordered a few words.

The brigade commander Li Yong didn't say anything high-sounding, but directly pulled Lao Zhou to the side of the road and let him watch the independent brigade troops passing by.

One after another, trucks, tanks, and heavy artillery passed slowly, with no end in sight, like a torrent of steel, rolling forward.

Such a troop looks exciting. The soldiers in the car are all looking at the old soldier standing next to the brigade commander Li Yong with fresh and respectful eyes. The news in the troop is transmitted very quickly. At that time, almost 1 people in the whole brigade knew that an old Red Army had come to the army.

"Old Zhou, have you seen the team of our independent brigade? There are more than 4000 people in the brigade, well-equipped and well-equipped with ammunition. They are truly strong and strong. With such a team, what tasks can we not complete? To be honest, I Now I am not worried at all about whether I can defeat the enemy, what I am most worried about is whether I can find the enemy, and if I cannot find the enemy, no matter how strong the army is, it is useless."

"Brigade Commander, I have dreamed of being where I am today. At that time, our division only had more than 3000 people, let alone weapons. Many soldiers only had a big knife in their hands. I know what you mean. The area is very familiar, and I can bring the troops there, and it is because of this that I am eager to find the troops."

"Tell me about your plan." Li Yong pressed.

Old Zhou: "Brigade Commander, this area is not suitable for large troops to maneuver. When we fought against the Kuomintang army, it was because of the bad terrain that their car wheels could not catch up with our two legs. This is how I thought about it." After crossing the Dangjin Pass, we will go further to the desert. It is very difficult to march in the desert, so I think that the troops cannot enter the desert. We would rather take a detour, brush past the edge of the desert, and run directly Qinghai Lake, after passing Qinghai Lake, go south and pass Bayankela Pass, as long as we can pass this pass, the march of large troops will be smoother."

Li Yong nodded. Having Lao Zhou is like picking up a treasure. Lao Zhou's thoughts are probably the same as his brigade commander, and he does not approve of troops entering the desert.

"The engineer company will be handed over to you, and we must do everything possible to ensure that the troops pass through smoothly."

"Please rest assured, Brigadier, as long as I, Lao Zhou, have breath, I will bring the troops over."

After finishing talking, Lao Zhou jumped into the jeep that Xiaocheng picked him up, and left in a hurry.

Political commissar Wang Chengde looked at the back of the jeep and muttered: "This old Zhou is also a quick temper."

The impatient instructor Lao Zhou and the company commander Xiao Cheng drove forward in a jeep. The engineering company was the first echelon and walked at the forefront of the whole army, so they had to rush there as soon as possible.

Xiao Cheng borrowed this time to introduce the situation of the company to Lao Zhou. When Lao Zhou heard that there were more than 700 people in the company, his eyes widened. More than 700 people are also called a company?There are as many as two battalions in the general army. What's wrong with this.

Xiao Cheng told Lao Zhou triumphantly, it's nothing, you will get used to it after staying in our brigade for a while, the organization of our independent brigade is different from their other troops, the battalion is similar to the regiment, as for our engineering company Well, even a battalion of ordinary troops can't keep up, or they can be called trump cards! ! !

Lao Zhou thought to himself, after more than ten years, he did not expect the army to be so strong. In fact, Lao Zhou also had a misunderstanding, because the Northwest Field Army was the only one with troops like the Independent Brigade.

With Lao Zhou serving as the instructor of the engineering company in the front first echelon, Li Yong, the brigade commander, was relieved, and the troop was advancing faster invisibly.

This is the real addition of wings to a tiger. With Lao Zhou, the old Red Army leading the way, the independent brigade with a clear marching route swooped forward.

The small groups of armed forces encountered along the way, whether they were bandits or the armed servants of local big landlords, chieftains, and chieftains, as long as they were encountered by the independent brigade, they would all be killed without saying anything, and they would be beaten as soon as they appeared.

All the battles were handled by one echelon, an infantry battalion plus an engineer company, and a reconnaissance platoon, so that these bandits and the servants of the leader were wiped out without any bones left, without any resistance Power.

The tiger and wolf division is moving forward all the way. In the fighting style of the independent brigade, there is no such thing as "beginning with etiquette and then soldiers". Fate, otherwise, hum hum.

The battle went smoothly, or to the soldiers of the Independent Brigade, this was not called a war, it was not as intense as the troops' usual exercises, so the soldiers were a little bit discouraged.

Li Jiangguo, the commander of the first echelon, scolded his soldiers back and forth angrily: "Fuck me, cheer me up. We are fighting now. Do you understand fighting?"

The soldiers replied listlessly: "I know the battalion commander, we know that this is a war, but these people are too inexperienced, you have seen it, we used the Czech and Tom's to sweep a few shuttles, and then went up A few people threw grenades to solve the problem, so do we need to pay more attention to it?"

The first battalion commander Li Jiangguo taught his soldiers a little angrily: "Damn it, you guys know nothing. We are in the first echelon, and we can still win battles anyway. Look at the troops behind. You didn't fire a single shot, you know? They didn't even have a chance to shoot, and they don't know how to envy us, so why are you not satisfied?"

What Li Jiangguo said was the truth. The echelon in front fought every three to five times. Before the troops behind went up, news came from the front that the battle was over. How many bandits were eliminated, or how many attempts were eliminated? Although the number of unidentified armed personnel was not large, at most dozens of people were killed in each battle, and at least not even ten people were killed in one battle, but no matter what, the first echelon still won the battle. Grasshopper legs are also meat.

The troops in the back are strange. Why do the vanguard battalions keep fighting? Are there a lot of bandits here?

In fact, this was all created by the Qianwei Battalion. The troops moved forward all the way, and Li Jiangguo, the commander of the first battalion, ordered his soldiers to take down all the landlords, chieftains, and chieftains they saw, confiscated property, and confiscated weapons. Food is still property, and all of them are handed over. Therefore, small-scale battles continued along the way. The advantage is that the supplies consumed by the troops on the long-distance march are not only not less, but also increased.

Lao Zhou, the instructor of the engineer company, felt very fresh about their first echelon fighting in such a way. Good guy, he didn’t even yell, and he just went up to fuck the guy when he encountered a situation. It really didn’t make people worry.

However, then again, I am happy to be with such a team. (to be continued..)