The beacon of youth

The reconnaissance battalion completed the mission and successfully found the machinery and equipment with the help of the commander, but problems also emerged. The taste of putting meat buns under the mouth and not being able to eat is too uncomfortable. Without the help of Commander Zhang Guohua Even if I ordered you to slander the big teeth, it would not work, and I didn't dare to do it. Zhang Jinsong had no choice but to push the difficulty to his brigade commander Li Yong.

Brigadier Li Da, who was drooling for a long time, couldn't sit still for a moment when he heard the news, and rushed over with two guard platoons overnight, and arrived outside the military department this morning.

Hearing the guard's report, political commissar Tan Guansan sighed, and said helplessly to Commander Zhang Guohua: "After all, he brought him here. What can I say to you?"

Commander Zhang Guohua smiled slyly: "I didn't invite them, and I didn't give an order. It has nothing to do with me if they come back or not! Hehe."

Political commissar Tan Guansan suddenly remembered something, and then said: "If you say that the Independent Brigade is really rich, an ordinary infantry battalion is equipped with a radio station, which is more convenient than our regiment's communication."

In fact, political commissar Tan Guansan was not right. Not every infantry battalion of the Independent Brigade has a radio station, but only troops that go out to perform missions alone.

Communication ability greatly restricts the improvement of a unit's combat effectiveness, but this is also the shortcoming of the PLA at all levels. According to the bucket theory, it is the shortest piece of wood. Political Commissar Tan Guansan has been in the army for many years and is very aware of the weaknesses of his troops.

The radio stations of the [-]th Army are only distributed to the combat units at the first division level, and the main regiments have not yet. During the war, many actions were initiated by commanders at all levels independently based on their own combat experience. Such a combat method is very It was backward and had extremely high requirements for the combat literacy of the commanders. Without years of combat experience, it was really difficult to control the war at that time.

Backward communication methods are also detrimental to the development of the army in the future.But as a senior commander like him, he couldn't solve the difficulties of the troops for the time being, so he was somewhat envious after seeing the reconnaissance battalion equipped with radio stations.

"Of course, I ignored them for two days because I knew they had a radio station. These guys must have reported everything to their brigade commander. Isn't that right? The Lord is here." Zhang Guohuajun Chang spread his hands, and with a smile on his face, he explained that all of this was deliberately arranged by him.

Army Commander Zhang Guohua had planned it into the hearts of Zhang Jinsong and Li Yong. He knew that the reconnaissance battalion with a radio station would definitely report the situation to their brigade commander, so he deliberately left the reconnaissance battalion for two days.

In the shout of the report, Li Yong walked into the headquarters of the Eighteenth Army.Then he stood at attention and saluted the two chiefs.

Army Commander Zhang Guohua and Political Commissar Tan Guansan were like Ming Jing in their hearts, knowing what Brigadier Li Da was doing when he came back, but neither of them mentioned the machinery and equipment, and Army Commander Zhang Guohua asked deliberately:

"Comrade Li Yong, is there anything that can't be said in the telegram? I made a special trip to come back. Did the journey go smoothly? Didn't meet wild wolves or bandits!!"

"Report to the chief. I brought two guard platoons. Not only are there submachine guns, but also more than a dozen Czech-style ones. Even if you encounter wild wolves and bandits." Li Yong had no choice but to follow Commander Zhang Guohua's question. Let me tell you, in fact, this is all nonsense, but the chief's question must be answered.

Army Commander Zhang Guohua smiled until his eyes were almost narrowed: "Is it good? Don't worry if you are not afraid of wild wolves and bandits. I am still busy. If you have nothing to do, go back and don't send me off."

Well, before we can say a few words, the chief is about to see off the guests.

Li Yong saw that this posture was going to be bad.It seems that the army commander did it on purpose, he was deliberately embarrassing himself, so Brigadier Li had no choice but to go all out, standing at attention again and said: "Report to the commander, I have something to do, I will not go back."

Commissar Tan Guansan couldn't stand it any longer. He pulled a chair for Li Yong to sit down, and then comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, talk slowly if you have something to say. Come on, have a drink first."

Li Yong thought to himself, hey, the political commissar is still considerate, that's like an army commander who rushes to blow people up as soon as they meet.

"Report to the chief, I am here for the machinery and equipment."

Commander Zhang Guohua: "I know that you are here for the machine, and you can tell me what you think, and you have convinced me that the machine belongs to you. If you don't convince me, you won't take a single screw away. Do you understand?"

Li Yong organized his words nervously in his head and then said: "Both chiefs, although the machinery and equipment are good, it depends on who owns them. I personally think that if these machines are placed in the hands of our independent brigade The effect will be greater."

Commander Zhang Guohua was unmoved, but only agreed: "Be more specific, what is the reason?"

First, machines and equipment must be in motion to function, otherwise they are dead objects in the hand.

Second, the most important thing to make the equipment move is manpower. The manpower I am talking about is not ordinary soldiers, but technicians who have mastered certain skills. This is the biggest advantage of our independent brigade. Both leaders know that we The brigade has a high degree of mechanization. In order to ensure the normal use of large equipment, a maintenance company has been established. At present, our professional maintenance troops have expanded to nearly 400 people. It is the largest, but in our Eighteenth Army, the repair company of our independent brigade is definitely the company with the most powerful technical force. This is an indisputable fact, so I think that only by putting this batch of technical equipment in our hands can we be the largest Play their role to the maximum.

What Li Yong expounded are all facts, and the reasons for his exposition can also be put on the table. In fact, Commander Zhang Guohua and Political Commissar Tan Guansan also understand this truth very well. They know that the independent brigade has been fully mechanized. Repair personnel are not enough, and the number of people should not be too small. Although the [-]th Army is the superior unit of the Independent Brigade, the size of the troops is much larger than that of the Independent Brigade, but it is not as good as the mastery of new equipment, because The degree of mechanization is low, and there are even fewer professional repair personnel. All weapons and equipment are basically thrown away when they are broken, and then seized from the enemy.

The truth is easy to understand, but it is not easy to let people go. Like the Independent Brigade, the [-]th Army relied on seizures all the way to develop to this level. Speaking psychologically, Commander Zhang Guohua and Political Commissar Tan Guansan both understand It is better to give the machine to the independent brigade than to hold it in the palm of your hand, but the habits developed over the years make it difficult for the two of them to spit out the bones they have eaten.

"Our brigade's plan is to rely on this batch of machinery and equipment and the technology we have mastered, with the repair company as the main force, to establish a weapon factory, and finally achieve self-sufficiency in small equipment."

Army Commander Zhang Guohua discussed with Political Commissar Tan after he found this batch of machinery and equipment. He wanted to set up a small arsenal within the scope of the [-]th Army. But the premise is that he can't find engineering and technical personnel, no one, all ideas are nonsense, so the idea of ​​independent travel is still convincing.

After the reasoning was finished, the two chiefs did not say a word. Commander Zhang Guohua knew what Li Yong was thinking, and Li Yong also knew what Commander Zhang was thinking. In the end, it was Political Commissar Tan who said: "Li Yong, where are you planning to set up the weapons factory?" ?”

Hearing the political commissar's question, Li Yong felt that there was something to be said: "Political commissar, we are going to set up the factory in Shigatse."

"Why not set it up in Lhasa, the machinery and equipment don't need to be transported, and the personnel can go into production immediately when they come here." Commander Zhang asked.

After asking the army commander and the political commissar what Li Yong had said, he was convinced. He knew that the two chiefs had been persuaded by him, and now all that remained was the location of the factory.

"Boss, setting up the factory in Shigatse has advantages. In the short term, building the factory in Lhasa has the advantage of quicker production, but in the long run, it is more appropriate to locate it in Shigatse. Shigatse has rich mineral resources, such as iron ore, copper ore and Coal mines can use local materials, which is in line with the rational layout of productivity, which is very beneficial to the future production of the factory. When our technical strength reaches a certain level in the future, we can mine and make steel by ourselves, and design weapons and equipment by ourselves. At that time, we will be called serious. Finally, I would like to say that whether it is in Lhasa or Shigatse, the factory is owned by the 18th Army. I have already thought of the name of the factory. Factory, what do you think of the two chiefs?"

Commander Zhang Guohua and Political Commissar Tan Guansan glanced at each other, and Commander Zhang said, "Damn it, you really know how to deal with things, and you have a lot of thoughts, but that's right, even if the factory is handed over to you, it's our [-]th Army. , I haven’t turned this corner yet, that’s fine, your Independent Brigade will be fully responsible for the rest, if you need my support, tell me and the political commissar immediately.”

After taking a long breath, he finally convinced the chief. After bidding farewell to Commander Zhang Guohua and Political Commissar Tan Guansan, Li Yong took his people all the way to the Mint. He wanted to transport the machine to Shigatse as soon as possible, and put it into production as soon as possible.

Zhang Jinsong and Li Jia, who were following Li Yong, were very puzzled. They didn't know how Li Yong persuaded the army commander and political commissar, especially Zhang Jinsong, the reconnaissance battalion commander. He, an old soldier, knew very well the longing for equipment of the old troops of the People's Liberation Army. To what extent, it was impossible to dig out the swallowed meat from the chief's mouth, but miraculously, this impossible became possible.

"Brigade commander, how did you get the army commander and the political commissar to hand over the machine to us? I can't explain it. If you have any secrets, tell us Lao Zhang, so that we can learn more." Zhang Jinsong asked mysteriously.

"Hmph, if you can convince the army commander and political commissar, you will become a brigade commander, free up the trucks of your battalion and guard company, load them immediately, and tell the soldiers, be careful, no nails are allowed It broke." (To be continued...)