The beacon of youth

Amid the giggling laughter, the 100th Regiment boarded the car. The [-]th Regiment is one of the most capable regiments of the [-]th Army, and it is also a unit that the Independent Brigade has come into contact with before. The more than [-] large trucks brought were full.

He left a few small jeeps for the military chiefs, and Zhang Jinsong returned with the troops. He wanted to report the situation of the Eighteenth Army to the brigade commander Li Yong and the political commissar Wang Chengde, and he also wanted to bring as many vehicles out as possible, so that he could get out as soon as possible. Bring back all the soldiers on the way.

Happiness, the feeling of riding a car is different from walking. The 52th Regiment is the main regiment of the 3000nd Division and the [-]th Army. It can’t hold back in every battle. It has been used throughout the whole process. More than [-] commanders and fighters have been marching continuously. It's been more than a month, and I haven't been rested yet. I'm tired to a certain extent. I feel relaxed in the car. The bumpy road is as comfortable as a cradle.

With comrades from the Independent Brigade guarding them, they can safely and boldly doze off. The soldiers of the [-]th Regiment fell asleep again. They fell asleep on the violently bumpy car. After traveling thousands of kilometers, Marching in a car is really a great blessing.

Looking at the thousands of officers and soldiers of the [-]th Regiment who were exhausted to the extreme, the soldiers of the Independent Brigade were very moved. Compared with the brother troops, the mechanized march of the whole brigade was no different from traveling.

The brigade commander Li Yong and the political commissar Wang Chengde ordered Sun Quanhou and others to continue to light the fire, cook and clean the room, and then brought some people out of the city to meet them.

Standing on a hill, Li Yong and Wang Chengde saw the approaching convoy from a distance in the binoculars, and saw a large number of jeeps guarding the surrounding area by the reconnaissance battalion. That's right, it was Zhang Jinsong leading the troops of the [-]th Army came back.

When the convoy approached, the people who came out to greet Li Yong and Wang Chengde were a little silly, and the soldiers in the car had long beards and long hair, not to mention snoring like thunder.

The fuck is all asleep. A whole regiment of more than 3000 people fell asleep in the bumpy car, and they didn't wake up when the car reached the end of the road. Even the head and political commissar of the [-]th regiment were the same.

The regiment leader and political commissar who were awakened came to Li Yong and Wang Chengde. They were a little embarrassed. It is not a glorious thing to be seen by the head of the brother army to see the bear of their regiment.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde didn't think so. The [-]th Regiment is a unit with a glorious tradition and brilliant military exploits. They slept in the car because they were too tired. Li Yong held the hands of the regiment leader and political commissar to salute and said: "Comrades have worked hard. There is too much to talk about. Go to the city quickly, then eat and sleep, and wait until you wake up to talk about everything."

The head of the regiment said in embarrassment: "Comrade brigade commander, don't look at the dirty clothes and bodies of the soldiers of our regiment. But our weapons are clean. Come and see if you don't believe me."

The head of the regiment casually took the weapon from a soldier of the [-]th regiment beside him.Then, with a bang, the bolt of the gun was pulled open.Ask Li Yong and Wang Chengde to check.

The weapon in the soldier's hand was black and shiny, and there was no rust in the barrel. It was the effect of frequent wiping, maintenance and oiling. Li Yong could tell that the soldier the regiment leader pulled over was just an ordinary soldier from the [-]th Regiment. It's not a deliberate choice.This shows that although the [-]th regiment is tired, the soldiers' fighting spirit has not diminished, and they are always ready.This is the quality that veteran troops of the People's Liberation Army should have. No matter how tired they are, they can immediately go into battle if there is a situation.

Li Yong patted the soldier's shoulder with a smile, turned around and said to the head of the regiment: "I see, weapons are the life of our soldiers, which is the most important thing, and the clothes on the face and neck are the most important thing for the revolution at this stage." It doesn't matter much, you can fix it later, am I right?"

There was laughter at the scene, the head of the regiment blushed, and reported with a shy face: "Report to the brigade commander and political commissar, this is the truth at present."

Another capable soldier stood aside and called for a report. Li Yong recognized him, and ran over to call for a report. It was the reconnaissance company commander who had fought side by side with the Independent Brigade before.

To say that the [-]th Regiment is also related to the Independent Brigade, the first group of the Eighteenth Army to pick up the Independent Brigade across the mountain pass was the reconnaissance company of the [-]th Regiment. Yes, this company commander is very familiar with Li Jiangguo, the first battalion commander of the independent brigade, Zhang Jinsong, the reconnaissance battalion commander, and the second son, Chang Ning, a row of the reconnaissance battalion. He can be regarded as an old acquaintance of the independent brigade.

Li Yong hurriedly asked the company commander how the troops were doing. The company commander replied, "It's not good. There are more than 100 people in the company. The cavalry scouts have been replaced by infantry. The horses are used as horses to carry the sick and wounded. The company commander of the cavalry has also become the company commander of the infantry.

Li Yong has always been very generous to the troops and units that he has friendship with. After thinking for a while, Li Yong turned around and ordered: "Zhang Jinsong, your reconnaissance battalion is also bleeding, prepare ten jeeps for the brothers' troops, and do it right away." .”

Ten jeeps?It was a great gift at the time. Li Yong wanted to re-equip the reconnaissance company of the 52th Regiment so that they would have the same ability to move quickly as the scouts of the Independent Brigade. Speaking of the [-]th Regiment, even the entire [-]nd Division does not have a few such jeeps.

The company commander was embarrassed, and quickly waved his hand to refuse: "Chief, I'm not here to ask for gifts, I just want to come and see the comrades."

Zhang Jinsong pulled the company commander aside: "Okay, don't be hypocritical. If the brigade commander wants to give it, you can take it. The car is given to you so that you can better complete the task. It is too difficult to perform missions on the plateau."

Thinking about it, the jeep that can maneuver quickly is like sending charcoal in a timely manner to the scouts of the [-]th Regiment. It was so timely that the company commander was moved and stood in front of Li Yong and Wang Chengde and shouted: "Thank you, Chief, Thank you comrades-in-arms, don’t say too much, let’s see our performance in the future.”

The actions of Li Yong, the brigade commander, were noticed by the head of the [-]th Regiment, the political commissar, and many soldiers. Many soldiers of the [-]th Regiment murmured in private: "If you see it, they will take ten shots." It's a small car, so extravagant, it's really rich."

Another replied: "What about the rich? They are not landlords and old fortunes. We can't go after local tyrants. It's useless to be jealous. Let's go."

With thanks from the head of the regiment and the political commissar, the [-]th Regiment entered the city. Sun Quanhou, the battalion commander of the supply battalion, took them in with the whole battalion. Sun Quanhou and He Cuihua were both experts in logistics, plus a deputy battalion Elder Yang is a helper, and everyone knows how to entertain these comrades who are exhausted to the extreme. Even the deputy battalion commander Lao Yang, who has never liked to do logistics work, no longer looks lazy at this time, leading some soldiers around busy. This old Red Army who has experienced the Long March has a deep understanding of long-distance marches on foot.

The reception work of the Independent Brigade is complete. First, eat and sleep, then take a bath and haircut, and finally change into a new military uniform. When this set of methods is exhausted, a day will pass.

Putting down the heavy battalion, Zhang Jinsong, the reconnaissance battalion commander who came back, and his two chiefs reported that there were still many troops behind, and they only took over one 52th regiment. The military headquarters and the 52nd division were still behind. Behind the division is the 53rd division, and behind the 53rd division is the 54th division. In a word, there are a lot of troops, and the more than 100 trucks they brought over are simply not enough.

The Independent Brigade mobilized some vehicles in an emergency, and almost used all the idle vehicles. Li Yong and Wang Chengde personally led the team to pick up the [-]th Army troops that were still on the way.

In order to show goodwill, some of the Kaxag government and officials in Lhasa also went out of the city to welcome the PLA to Lhasa. After the reception work came to an end, Li Yong told these Lhasa local government officials that the soldiers of the PLA had to march dozens of times every day. It took more than 20 days to arrive in Lhasa, and the troops worked very hard. I hope they will cooperate in the reception work.

Officials of these local governments saw with their own eyes the large troops of the People’s Liberation Army marching over long distances, the soldiers who had lost their legs and feet but still insisted on marching, and the officers of the People’s Liberation Army who gave up their horses and vehicles to the wounded and sick. The old prince Daza said to the people around him with emotion: "The People's Liberation Army is as hard as steel, but we are as soft as tsampa."

With an anxious mood, Li Yong, Wang Chengde and more than 200 trucks drove out to pick up the main force of the [-]th Army who was still marching on foot.

With Zhang Jinsong and the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion leading the way, the convoy of the Independent Brigade found the large troops still on the march after a few hours.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde jumped out of the jeep, trotted all the way to Commander Zhang Guohua and Political Commissar Tan Guansan to report on their work, Li Yong was still muttering in his heart while running, damn it, even the commander of the army is marching on foot, this old man The commanders of the advance guard did not do enough.

Looking at Li Yong and Wang Chengde standing in front of him, Commander Zhang Guohua looked at the soldiers around him and shouted: "Good guy, did you do a good job in the Independent Brigade? You are very energetic. Compared with you, The team led by me is about to become a beggar, hey, it’s really depressing.”

Wang Chengde hurried forward and said: "Reporting chief, our brigade has been here for more than 20 days. Of course, our spirit is stronger than that of comrades. We have prepared rooms and meals, and we have boiled a lot of hot water. Waiting for comrades to open their doors." My belly went to eat."

Hearing Wang Chengde say that a lot of hot water was boiled, Army Commander Zhang Guohua's eyes lit up, he turned around and said to Political Commissar Tan Guansan, "Political Commissar, my body is almost moldy, so hurry up and take a bath, it's better if they didn't introduce you There’s hot water, I’m so itchy, let’s go.” (The old man wants a few likes, don’t be bothered) (To be continued...)