The beacon of youth

It seemed that God was deliberately testing the patience of the Chinese Communist Party. The winter of 50 was extremely cold. According to the meteorologists, the Korean Peninsula suffered the coldest winter in [-] years.

Isn't this embarrassing the Chinese, because the logistics support system of the Volunteer Army is very different from that of the US military, so the external environment temperature has a greater impact on the Chinese army.

A gas lamp was lit, and the snow-white light made the dark mine much brighter.

The gas lamp is a good thing. Not only is the light brighter than candles, but it does not emit black smoke like kerosene lamps. When needed, you only need to pour some water into the lamp. It is really light and trouble-free, just such a small thing It was specially transported from the rear.

The guards are also in a good mood. In the past, when the chief looked at the map, he often held a lighted candle in one hand and a magnifying glass in the other. Because he was too careful, the chief was often disturbed by the wax dripping from the candle. It was hot, and now it is all right, the light of the gas lamp illuminates the map very clearly.

The mine was wet from time to time, and the tiny drops of water slowly condensed on the walls and roof of the cave and grew bigger, until the adhesion force of the cave wall could no longer absorb them, and then dripped down with a ding dong.

The cave is very safe, the planes of the United States Government cannot fly in no matter how rampant they are, but this living environment is really terrible, especially for those who are old and in poor health, it is easy to suffer from rheumatism and the like the root of the disease.

This is the general headquarters of the Volunteer Army. It is only a few tens of kilometers away from the forefront position, and it is completely within the combat radius of the enemy fighter bombers.

The commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army lived in such a bad environment.And his opponent, MacArthur, the five-star general of the United States Army, was in a beautiful villa in Tokyo thousands of kilometers away, smoking his famous corncob pipe while listening to his subordinates report on the Korean War.

"Xiao Wang, bring some of my chili peppers, people get sick when they get old, this damn mine." Boss Peng yelled and beat his sore waist a few times with his hands.

The guard Xiao Wang is a very young soldier. He is only 19 years old this year. He once fought in the combat unit. Because of his excellent quality in all aspects, he was transferred by his superiors to work as a security guard for Boss Peng.

Mr. Peng is from Hunan, and chili is a necessity in life.In order to resist the humid environment, he planned to eat a few peppers to relieve it, but the guard Xiao Wang was reluctant to come over.

See Xiao Wang refused to come.Boss Peng had no choice but to do it himself, but after searching around, he didn't find a single pepper. Boss Peng was really on fire.He shouted loudly: "Xiao Wang, get over here, you bastard, and find the pepper for me."

Xiao Wang rolled over, but there was nothing in his hand, and he replied in a muttering voice: "Chief, the doctor said that you have a stomach problem and you can't eat chili peppers."

Boss Peng got even more angry, pointed at Xiao Wang's nose and shouted: "You little bastard. What kind of nonsense logic, you listen to the doctor and let people live? The plane of the mother of the United States comes to us every day Lay eggs here. Squatting in this wet mine all day, what do you eat if you don’t eat chili? Find it quickly, if you can’t find me, I will lock you up.”

Xiao Wang's temper is also very stubborn, and he is still muttering: "If you are in confinement, you will be in confinement. The security department and the health team at the headquarters asked me to watch the chief. I can't give you anything you say about chili."

When Boss Peng and the guard Xiao Wang were arguing over whether to eat chili peppers, a confidential person walked in quickly: "Chief, a corps call back."

As if he had forgotten about the chili pepper, Boss Peng hurriedly took the telegram and read it. The content of the reply from the First Corps was also very simple: "The independent brigade that originally belonged to the Second Army has been assigned to the Eighteenth Army of the Second Field Army." , is now stationed in Shigatse, Tibet."

"Damn it, when was the Independent Brigade assigned to the [-]th Army?" Boss Peng muttered to himself. He really didn't know that the Independent Brigade and the [-]th Army of the Second Field went to Tibet together.

"Send a telegram to the Erye Eighteenth Army, the telegram is as follows..."

A telegram was sent from the headquarters of the North Korean Volunteer Army, and the target was the independent brigade stationed in Shigatse.

Tibet, Shigatse

A certain independent brigade of the People's Liberation Army is building a large-scale construction project, and it is a scene of enthusiasm.

It doesn’t work without construction. It seems that the superiors have no possibility of mobilizing the independent brigade in a short period of time. Since they want to be stationed here for a long time, they must improve production and living conditions. It is impossible to improve conditions by relying on the superiors. Fortunately, the troops have to do it themselves Good habit, everything is done in an orderly manner.

A few days ago, I just got a machine repair shop from Lhasa, which made the brigade commander Li Yong and others feel very good. Even the political commissar Wang Chengde couldn't keep his mouth shut. Don't look at this guy who is serious all day long. The passion for weapons and equipment is no worse than others. Wang Chengde, who was born in the old eighth road, knows the importance of weapons and equipment to an army.

The machinery factory has been brought back, the construction of the barracks has begun to take shape, the local security situation is good, and the food problem that plagued the troops has been alleviated. Everything is developing in a good direction. If we continue to work like this, as long as we reclaim more wasteland in the next spring , the independent brigade can gain a firm foothold in Shigatse.

The most important job of the Independent Brigade at present is to open the road from Shigatse to Lhasa. The distance between the two places is more than 300 kilometers. If the road is not accessible, the Independent Brigade stationed in Shigatse will really become an isolated island. Thanks to the efforts of the soldiers The telephone line has been paved, but it takes a lot of effort to complete the road.

It is too difficult to build roads. Although the independent brigade has a high degree of mechanization, it is very laborious. If you want to increase the speed, you need to increase the wear and tear of the equipment, and the wear and tear of the equipment is too distressing for the cadres and soldiers of the independent brigade, because This family property was snatched from the enemy bit by bit, and every piece of equipment was precious.

Fortunately, the army has a repair shop, which can deal with simple repairs, but there is no way for large parts to be worn out. The brigade commander Li Yong didn't recruit, because the repair shop can only repair, and spare parts will not be produced, but , Brigadier Li Da has his own set of ideas. He told the soldiers, don't be too narrow-minded, don't be afraid of breaking altars and pots, we now have the entire country as a backer, and it is not a big deal to lose a little equipment. There will be anything.

The headquarters of the Independent Brigade is still very popular as usual. People like to come here to join in the fun after dinner at night, discussing all kinds of things they have seen and known. Anyway, it is a peaceful time and there are no combat missions. The camps of the various battalions were not too far away, so Li Yong didn't care about them, and he could do whatever he wanted, whatever he wanted.

The most popular topics are undoubtedly about the Korean War. The army? Of course, the focus is on the war, and the research is also on this issue. Regardless of whether it is a peaceful time, everyone is most concerned about the war.

The two victories of the troops entering the DPRK made this brigade-level headquarters far away in the sky full of steam, and people's mood seemed to melt the eternal ice peaks of the Karakorum Mountains.

"Good news, good news, the latest good news, do you want to hear it." It was the reconnaissance battalion commander Zhang Jinsong who spoke.

The people were not impressed by Zhang Jinsong, who was a closet, Li Jiangguo, the commander of the first battalion, retorted unceremoniously: "You are not an army commander or division commander, but you are a small battalion commander just like us. If you want to know the latest good news, go, let's go!" Go cool off."

Zhang Jinsong was very unconvinced: "What's wrong with the little battalion commander? Do you think I'm the same as you? Tell you, our old Zhang is a scout, and the scouts don't know much! Do you want to hear it? If you want to, give us a support." Camel cigarettes."

Seeing Zhang Jinsong swearing fiercely there, it somewhat aroused everyone's curiosity. Maybe this guy really knows something. He Cuihua, the trainer of the supply battalion, snatched a cigarette from the deputy battalion leader Lao Yang, and gave it to him very meekly. Zhang Jinsong clicked: "You know what? Tell me."

Everyone knows He Cuihua's temper, and when she is rarely so gentle, Lao Zhang is a little flattered, takes a puff beautifully, and then spits out a few smoke rings, muttering: "Damn, the smell of cigarettes lit by beautiful women It's just different."

Everyone in the room is on fire. If you don’t say anything, you’re going to do it. Zhang Jinsong understands that there must be a limit to being a joke. If you don’t say anything, you may really be punished:

"When our battalion went out today, we met the reconnaissance company of the military department. They were also moving around. Their company commander heard a piece of news when he accepted the mission. It is said to be very accurate. Some American commander was killed by us in North Korea. The serial number is the commander of the Eighth Army of the U.S. Army, but I can’t remember the name, it seems to be some kind of gram.”

This is indeed a very shocking news. The US Eighth Army is the main force of the United Army on the Korean battlefield. The death of the commander is undoubtedly a great encouragement to the Chinese Communists.

"Zhang Jinsong, is what you said true or false? The U.S. Eighth Army has more than 20 troops. How could the commander die so easily?" The hot-tempered Third Battalion Commander Ma Changsheng spoke.

"It was said by the company commander of the reconnaissance company of the military department. He is a higher-level unit and must know more information than us. Believe it or not, I have told you all anyway."

There was another commotion in the headquarters of the Independent Brigade. Zhang Jinsong's news was indeed very happy, but I don't know if it was true. There was a lot of doubt.

If in doubt, who can I turn to for verification?Looking for the brigade commander, people in the independent brigade are used to this practice, and it is still the case now. People once again looked at the brigade commander Li Yong who was resting with his eyes closed.

Li Yong's behavior has been different recently. He doesn't seem to be interested in the Korean War that people are talking about enthusiastically, and he doesn't discuss it with everyone.

Thank you old guys for your concern, and thank you for your rewards and monthly tickets.