The beacon of youth

For the convenience of publicity, Zhou Daxing, the instructor of the engineering company, was seconded to the front-line tank unit with the consent of the brigade. Today I heard that the tank battalion will second him. Cheng's shoulders were set, and he disappeared after a trot.

Lao Zhou is the instructor of the company, and the party work and personnel roster of the whole company are contained in the leather satchel.

The company commander Xiaocheng was speechless for a while looking at the back of old Zhou Yuan. He had hoped that an old senior would share a little more work for him. Time is a head, so very depressed.

Compared with Xiaocheng's depression, Lao Zhou is very happy. He knows that the tank battalion is the assault force in the brigade, and he must be the first to fight. Hehe, it's good to fight when there is a battle. Back to the tankers.

After Li Yuming called him over to explain the task, Lao Zhou was quite puzzled, what did he say?What's there to shout about, rushing forward with artillery fire and crushing will solve the battle.

Lao Zhou pointed to Li Yuming's head and said, "Is there something wrong with your head? Why are you shouting? Don't engage in any political offensive when we have an absolute advantage. Go directly to resolve the battle. I will bring a company with the last Go first."

Zhou Daxing, an old Red Army soldier, has been in the army for many years, and he is also very familiar with the political offensives of the troops, but they were all done to reduce the casualties of the troops. In his estimation, a single charge of the tank battalion can resolve the battle.

The battalion commander Jiang Tiexiong of the tank battalion and the instructor Li Yuming couldn't laugh or cry. Everyone knew that Lao Yang, the deputy battalion commander of the supply battalion, was a war maniac. They didn't expect that Lao Zhou, who had always been quiet, had such a strong desire to fight. The two had to coax explain:

"Old senior, big brother, we are not fighting in the field, we are enclosing the Tibetan army in the barracks. You have to shout a few words first to give them a reaction time, and you will work hard."

Lao Zhou is an old senior, but he also understands things very well. The battalion commander Jiang Tiexiong and the instructor Li Yuming have higher positions than himself. Talking to him in a negotiating tone is to take care of the big brother's face, which of course has to be given.

Okay, Lao Zhou picked up a big tin horn, hid behind several tanks, and under the protection of several soldiers, shouted at the opposite side.

To say that Lao Zhou really deserves to be a soldier from the old Red Army.The content of the shouting does not need to be ordered by the superiors, just open your mouth and come: "Soldiers of the Tibetan army on the opposite side, listen, our chief will give you half an hour to raise your hands and surrender. Once the time is up, tens of thousands of artillery shells will be fired, and then tanks will be used. I can't keep the whole corpse, so I have to think about what to do. I won't talk too much nonsense. I have 29 minutes until the clock starts now."

Lao Zhou's words were very tough, and he didn't mean to persuade them. Surrender can save a life, and resistance will be wiped out. The Tibetan soldiers on the opposite side became a mess of ants.Of course I don't want to ask them to hand over their guns, but if they want to fight........Looking at the tanks of the People's Liberation Army roaring with green smoke, the legs become weak, and the legs can't stand upright, so how can they fight.

Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and the battered Tibetan Army Regiment still hadn't made a decision on whether to hand over their guns.Lao Zhou, with a loudspeaker under his arm, ran up to Li Yong, who was in command, and suggested loudly, "Brigade Commander, the time is almost up, and those grandchildren are still messing around, and they don't know whether they want to surrender or not." , I think we should fire two shots first and let them suffer a bit."

Li Yong laughed out loud. Old Zhou's opinion was very in line with his temper. Now that the big brother said it, let's fire two shots first: "Jiang Tiexiong, Li Yuming, let's fire a salvo."

Shooting soldiers without cover with a group of tanks is no different from killing chickens. The instructor Li Yuming doesn't care what the opponent thinks. If you give you a chance, don't blame me for being cruel: "Target, expose the infantry, prepare grenades—prepare— -put."

In the Tibetan army at that time, very few people had seen tanks, let alone how to defend them. They might not have this item in their limited training subjects.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can know that the cadres and soldiers of the old Northwest Field Army didn’t even understand cars a few years ago, and they had to burn them on fire if they were seized. During the replacement period of cold and hot weapons, the Tibetan troops fired a volley and blew up the Tibetan army's garrison.

In Tibet in the [-]s, the industrial base was almost zero. In a society far away from the mainland and with limited information, soldiers and officers had limited knowledge. To them, the tanks of the People’s Liberation Army were like magic weapons. Can ordinary people fight against the magic weapons?The answer is of course no.

There are no strong fortifications, no effective means of defense, and a large number of anti-personnel shrapnel are blooming everywhere in the barracks. The artillery of the tank is aimed directly at the shooting, and the aim is very good at close range. Every shell is directed at the personnel. Fighting in dense places, the casualties caused by a round of volleys are considerable.

The scene of fragments, craters, corpses, and blood flying all over the place directly hit the self-confidence of every soldier and officer of the Tibetan army to the bottom.

A few soldiers emerged from the dilapidated barracks, shouting tremblingly: "The army has mercy, we surrender."

After these few people appeared, more and more soldiers came out, and finally the soldiers in the entire camp came out one after another, regardless of how their chiefs yelled.

Lao Zhou, who was in charge of speaking, jumped three feet high with a smile. His grandma's, it's still a good thing. It seems that shells are more effective than Lao Tzu's iron horn.

Lao Zhou was very happy. He suggested that the brigade commander try to shoot two shots. Unexpectedly, the brigade commander not only accepted his suggestion, but also fired a round of volleys, which was enjoyable.

The infantry rushed up from both sides to occupy the camp, and gathered the drowsy Tibetan soldiers to stand up. Li Yong was very satisfied and told the rest of the troops to follow the method just now. If they don't surrender, they will be eliminated. There is no third There is no way to go, this is the principle of our People's Liberation Army.

In one day, the few remaining surrogate regiments of the Tibetan Kashag government were all disarmed, and the camp was taken over by personnel sent by the Independent Brigade. The Kashag government, represented by the old prince Dazha, initially staged a strong protest, but later saw Li Yong and others ignored him and had no choice but to give up.

In the mind of Brigadier Li Da, the protest is just a fart, maybe not even a fart, and this is not the end. After the Tibetan army is eliminated, the independent brigade will conduct screening in the whole city, and all suspicious persons will be interrogated. .

Lhasa may not have a large population, but after the search, the harvest is really not small. Dozens of foreigners with yellow hair and green eyes were arrested. Even the well-informed independent brigade commanders at all levels found it very strange. Why? There are so many foreigners in a small Lhasa.

Things were really weird. In China at that time, few people could see foreigners. They never thought that there would be so many yellow-headed people in remote Lhasa.

The soldiers were not sure what to do, so they had to ask Li Yong for instructions, but Brigadier Li Da didn't even interrogate them, and directly ordered them to be shot, and then dug a hole and buried them.

Dozens of foreigners, without even asking, were all shot?Even Wang Chengde, the political commissar who has been supporting him all the time, is showing signs of exploding.

Wang Chengde's opinion is that even if we don't interrogate, we still have to notify the superiors to deal with it. It would be too reckless to shoot him directly.

Inform superiors?Li Yong knew that it would be very troublesome once he notified his superiors. These foreigners would involve a lot of diplomatic issues, and it would be difficult to touch them in the future. Li Yong knew without interrogation that most of them were British spies. He has trained a set of methods to deal with interrogation. For such spies, shooting is more efficient and faster than any other method.

This is another big problem. If you want to shoot these spies, you must first convince the political commissar Wang Chengde, but to persuade the old Wang, you must find a very suitable reason. Li Yong had no choice but to tell the old Wang that the two of us are living together. After working together for so long, do you think I have ever done something stupid?

Relying on his trust in Li Yong for many years, Wang Chengde finally stated that he did not care about the shooting of the spy.

Solve the armed forces of the Tibetan army, enforce martial law throughout the city, search for suspicious people, etc., maintain law and order, appease the people, and restore production and living order. The independent brigade is constantly operating in Lhasa. Seeing the iron-blooded side of the People's Liberation Army, the People's Liberation Army not only has the heart of a bodhisattva, but also has thunderous methods.

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye. Lhasa and its surrounding areas have returned to calm, and the urban area is in good order. However, there are still many problems that plague the Independent Brigade.

During this period, Li Yong thought about a lot of things. The Independent Brigade has more than 4000 people, and Lhasa is a little bit overwhelmed, but the Independent Brigade is only the vanguard of the Eighteenth Army. What will happen when the main force of the Eighteenth Army arrives?Where is the Independent Brigade going?Whether to return to the mainland or continue to stay in Tibet, everything is still unknown.

The reason for not staying in Xinjiang is to avoid being reduced to reclamation and farming, but the future is still uncertain after arriving in Tibet. Li Yong has a headache when he thinks of these things.

As I said before, the food for the independent brigade can last for a while. For the sake of the overall situation, it is inconvenient to raise food around Lhasa, but the housing problem must be solved. If the troops are stationed in tents for a long time, the soldiers will suffer from physical problems. In Tibet, where there is a lack of medical care and medicine, getting sick is a very serious matter.

Seizing the short period of peace, the battalions and companies of the Independent Brigade began to expand their premises. First, according to the simplest standard, it is enough to be stationed there.

During this period, Li Yong also informed the high level of the Tibetan Kashag government many times that there are still many follow-up troops of the People's Liberation Army, and asked them to prepare for the reception work.

Recently, the old bus has had frequent job transfers, upset and overwhelmed, begging for praise and support. (to be continued..)