The beacon of youth

Battalion Commander Gao Xiang was very dissatisfied and said that he couldn't figure out why he deployed the mission like this. This kid even went to the brigade headquarters to find Li Yong and Wang Chengde, and said what it was, our independent brigade's consistent style of fighting It is to use artillery fire to stun the enemy first, and then the infantry will launch an attack. Today, it is hard to encounter a bigger battle. Why did the two chiefs not let their artillery open? Where can I find such a good opportunity in the future.

This guy Gao Xiang has a lot of thought. He thinks that maybe this is the only big battle since the army entered Tibet. He doesn’t know when he will have to wait for a battle of this scale in the future. Therefore, he must seize the opportunity and immediately It's only a great achievement, and it can be regarded as a bit selfish.

Li Yong didn't bother to explain to Gao Xiang, the battle plan was finalized by him and political commissar Wang Chengde long ago, and of course the political commissar was responsible for such troublesome things as explanations.

Wang Chengde told Gao Xiang that he didn't say he didn't need you, but he just didn't need it as much as possible, why?The reason is also very simple. It is estimated that the head of the headquarters will not let the independent brigade withdraw easily. Even if all the enemies in Qamdo are wiped out in this area, they will have to enter Tibet with the main force of the [-]th Army. Qamdo is just the gateway to Tibet. Similar to Hami in Xinjiang, once the troops enter Greater Tibet, it will be difficult to think about it. Tibet has barren land, backward agriculture, basically no industry, and the army that can be supported is limited. If the independent brigade is stationed, the weapons needed Equipment, food and ammunition had to be transported from the inland from the rear, and under the conditions at that time, it was very difficult to transport from the inland. This would inevitably affect the future combat and training of the independent brigade, especially the artillery, and the transportation of large-caliber shells was even more difficult. It's not easy, so we will have to live a hard life for a long time to come.Based on the above considerations, brigade commander Li Yong and political commissar Wang Chengde decided not to use artillery as much as possible when it was not necessary.

Political Commissar Wang Chengde's explanation opened Gao Xiang's mind, but this guy still has doubts. Is it true that our independent brigade can't take root in Tibet? You must know that Tibet is a place that is notoriously poor.

Wang Chengde told him that the issue of whether to take root in Tibet is not what is being considered now. It is a matter for the head of the headquarters to decide, and it is useless to think about it.

Gao Xiang went back, and this guy muttered as he walked: "It's over. It's over, not only is there no hope for meritorious service, but also has to endure the hard life."

The reason why Gao Xiang thinks this way is that it is not his own thoughts, or in other words.It is a very common meaning in the army, because everyone does not want to take root in the plateau Tibet.Think it is too hard.

It's not just Yiye's troops who have this idea.There were also a large number of soldiers in the [-]th Army responsible for the liberation of Tibet in the second field. After learning the news that the troops were going to enter Tibet, more and more soldiers in the [-]th Army said strange things. The heroic troops who broke through the Central Plains actually deserted, and not just one or two.It was a large number of deserters. In some squads, only a squad leader and a deputy squad leader were left. One didn't pay attention, and the deputy squad leader even ran away.

Escaping became a common phenomenon among troops entering Tibet.The company commanders and instructors of the grassroots troops were turning their hair gray. The chief officers of the two companies stayed up all night and watched in shifts, fearing that all the soldiers would run away. But this is really not a good way, the soldiers It's not that I'm afraid of death or war, but I have a psychological fear of living in the plateau area. Some people say that the place is not suitable for people at all, and I can't even breathe. I don't need to fight, and I can suffocate people. Later, even the cadres at the first level of the regiment reported to the army, asking to be transferred from the [-]th Army to work in the plains.

Commander Zhang Guohua and Political Commissar Tan Guansan were furious. Commander Zhang Guohua said that he wanted to tie up all the fleeing guys with ropes and tie them up to Tibet. Later, the political commissar Tan Guansan, the eldest brother, had a way. The political commissar understood the psychology of the cadres and soldiers very well, and he also came up with a very brilliant way.

The solution is that the military has issued a new regulation, stipulating that only cadres and soldiers who have performed well in the recent period can go to Tibet, and those who have performed poorly may not even want to go.

Whoever runs away is a bad performer. At that time, honor was more important than life in the army. As a result, those cadres and soldiers who fled slipped back, saying that they must march into Tibet with the large army. Say nothing as a deserter.

The Eighteenth Army cleverly solved the escape problem. Although the independent brigade from the Northwest did not find any soldiers fleeing, no one could control the thoughts in people's heads. Reluctantly.

About [-] Tibetan troops, under the command of the chief officer Lalu, drove towards Leiwuqi in a chaotic way. Due to the special geographical environment, if they want to go back to Lhasa, they must go here, and there is no other way.

The more you walk, the more dangerous the terrain becomes. When you approach Leiwuqi, there is no flat ground to go on. The vanguard scouts came back to report that it was only a few kilometers away from Leiwuqi. But at this moment, Lalu suddenly felt a burst of pain. Heart palpitations, feeling cold and sweating all over his body, as if a pair of eyes were watching him from somewhere.

Lalu was frightened, and quickly ordered the troops to stop advancing. He had to think about what to do next.

A guard came over and asked, "Sir, why stop, we still have a long way to go."

Lalu pointed at the terrain ahead with his horsewhip: "Damn it, master, I think this place is too dangerous. Once it is occupied by the communist army, we will all be finished."

The confidant replied: "My lord, the communist army is still chasing after us. How could there be a communist army in Leiwuqi in front? You are too cautious."

Lalu: "We have to guard against it. Didn't they say that a Communist army arrived in Yushu a few days ago? Maybe they can come here and give us a surprise."

"My lord, the communist army only reached Yushu with a small force of two to three hundred people. Even if we get here, we won't be able to stop us. If the lord can trust me, I'll take a few hundred people to explore the way. What do you think?"

It was of course a good thing that someone asked to explore the road. After a short time, the cavalry team of hundreds of people assembled. After a few words of training, Lalu head rushed towards the position held by the independent brigade.

What Li Yong set up in Leiwuqi was a pocket formation, with the intention of putting in all the thousands of people Lalu had assembled, and then annihilating them all in one fell swoop, but the cunning Lalu seemed to have sensed something outside the pocket and hesitated. He just didn't want to be fooled, and even used hundreds of people to come over to test him out.

Li Yong was in the second battalion, which was also at the forefront of the entire pocket formation. Battalion commander Ma Quanyou asked nervously, "Brigade commander, what should we do? Shall we fight or not?"

Things were difficult, Lalu was not fooled, this guy ordered the team to stop when the team was about to enter the pocket, and only a few hundred people came to test.

This posed a big problem for the front-line troops of the Independent Brigade. The enemy only came over a few hundred people, and if they opened fire, the intention of the troops would be exposed immediately. If they didn't fire?His horse's hoof is about to step on his head.

Li Yong's head was thinking at high speed. There is no fixed routine on the battlefield, and anything can happen. This is the time to test a commander's improvisation.

Did it take 1 minute or 10 minutes?Li Yong made a decision and ordered the second battalion at the forefront to prepare for the battle and beat back the enemy's probing troops, but he could only fire on the scale of two platoons.

Li Yong didn't say why only two platoons were used to open fire, and neither did the soldiers. Everyone, including the battalion commander Ma Quanyou, believed that the brigade commander's method would definitely be useful. As for the usefulness, we will discuss it after the battle.

Each standard infantry platoon of the Independent Brigade has more than 100 people, and two platoons are more than 200 people. The purpose of using two platoons to fire is to create a false impression for the enemy, making Lalu and others think that there are only 200 people in the People's Liberation Army guarding Leiwuzi There are many people, which is also in line with the number of Yushu People's Liberation Army on the enemy's intelligence.

Hundreds of war horses trotted straight to the position of the second battalion, led by the confidant of chief executive Lalu, this guy had spoken his big words, and now he could go if he didn't.

In fact, this guy is also taking a gamble, betting that there will be no People's Liberation Army ambushing ahead. The chief executive Lalu once promised that as long as he behaves well, he will ask the regent Daza to be promoted to three ranks after arriving in Lhasa. There is no People's Liberation Army in front of us, so I am betting right this time, and I will be able to leave a good impression on Lalutou.

Just as this guy was worrying about gains and losses, the horse team was getting closer and closer to the position of the second battalion, and the battalion commander Ma Quanyou came between the two platoon soldiers who were designated to fire.

Seeing that the horse team running over from the front was less than 200 meters away from the front of the position, Ma Quanyou ordered calmly: "Listen to my order, bring the enemy closer before fighting, and do not fire without an order."

The trick to fighting cavalry is to fire from a long distance, but this is old history, Ma Quanyou doesn't want to fight the enemy away from a distance, that's not the style of our People's Liberation Army.

The war horse did not sprint, but trotted in small steps. The reason for not sprinting was that the soldiers of the Tibetan army did not notice the situation ahead, so of course there was no need to start.

The Tibetan soldiers on horseback were getting closer and closer to the soldiers. I saw these guys wearing all kinds of clothes, and the weapons in their hands were all kinds of strange things. Guy who doesn't understand.

The look on the faces of the Tibetan soldiers is decadent. Anyone who is ordered to explore the road will not be willing to be treated as cannon fodder. Who would be willing, but it is impossible not to come. We can only hope that the Buddha will bless us and we will not meet the People's Liberation Army. up.

The soldiers of the Second Battalion lying in the trenches murmured softly: "Hey, is this still a soldier? If it's not a war, I must think that they are ordinary people, and they want to fight against our brigade just like this?" ( The old bus needs a few likes, please, in addition, the old bus has something to do and will stop for a few days, there is really no way) (to be continued...)