The beacon of youth

Guide Fort is more than 40 miles away from Yulin, and Sancha Bay is in between. The secret service battalion hastily passed through Sancha Bay, and continued to move forward. The troops spread out along both sides of the road, and chose favorable terrain to build positions and prepare for battle. Li Yong told one by one: "This battle is different from the past. The opponent is the Central Army of the Kuomintang. This is the first time our battalion has fought against the Central Army. Don’t be careless, you must get the position right.”

More than an hour later, Zhang Jinsong came back on horseback: "Battalion commander, instructor, the enemy did not all enter Yulin. They have already retreated to the east, and it seems that they want to bring the enemy to the east, but this part of the enemy was not fooled, and continued to chase south along the road."

Li Yong asked: "How many people can the enemy have? How fast is the march?" Zhang Jinsong replied: "The enemy should have a brigade out of the city. There should be a distance of several kilometers between the regiments. The marching speed is not fast. It seems that they must be very tired." "

Li Yong fell into contemplation on the spot. At this time, no one around dared to disturb Li Yong. Li Yong thought nervously for a few minutes, then suddenly raised his head and said to Zhang Jinsong: "Jin Song, you go back and find out where the enemy's avant-garde regiment left the brigade." How far is the distance between you, you must be careful, and be careful not to let the enemy discover, you go in person."

Zhang Jinsong replied: "Don't worry, battalion commander." After speaking, he led a few soldiers and ran out on horseback. After more than an hour, the position of the secret service camp was basically completed, and Zhang Jinsong also ran back in Li Yong's expectation.

Zhang Jinsong wiped his sweat breathlessly and said: "Battle Commander, the enemy's vanguard regiment is about four to five kilometers away from the main brigade headquarters, and there are about two to three thousand people. I didn't see the weapons and equipment clearly, so I didn't dare to get too close. But there must be a lot of machine guns and small artillery, and three jeeps."

Li Yong asked: "How did you calculate the distance between the enemy's vanguard regiment and the main force of the brigade?" Zhang Jinsong said with a smile: "Battle Commander, I am the reconnaissance platoon leader of our battalion. Along the way, I asked a lot of fellow villagers. Sancha Bay is twenty miles away from Yulin, Guide Fort is also twenty miles away from Sancha Bay, and Sancha Bay is in the middle of the two. Although it is dark now, look at the enemy You can know the position of the march, it can’t be wrong.”

Li Yong nodded, this Zhang Jinsong is really good, he is a scout, and he is much more careful in fighting than before.

Li Yong immediately convened a meeting of cadres above the platoon. Li Yong said: "Comrades, the enemy who reinforced Yulin chased down along the Xianyu Highway. The enemy who chased down was a main brigade of the 36th Division. We have nothing to do with the enemy's brigade. The method and the strength are too different.

But the battle must still be fought, and it must be hurt, otherwise the enemy will not stop on its own. We must buy as much time as possible for the main force. This 36th Division is a rich family. It is different from what we fought in the past. The miscellaneous brands are different. Not only are there many personnel and excellent weapons, but each brigade has a battalion of large-caliber long-range howitzers, which is a huge threat to us.

When you withdrew from Yulin City, you all heard the explosion of the enemy's long-range artillery fire. It is very dangerous to be covered by the firepower of the enemy's large-caliber artillery, so we don't do such stupid things as confronting the enemy head-on. Although the 36th Division It's crazy, but it's not like we're out of luck.

After going out of the city, the vanguard regiment of this brigade is four to five kilometers away from the main force of the brigade. This time, let's attack the enemy's vanguard regiment and find a way to beat him with a time difference. The distance is four to five kilometers, and the infantry marches normally. It takes an hour for a normal speed, and half an hour for an emergency.

So if we want to fight this battle, the time left for us is only half an hour, that is to say, we have to end the battle within half an hour. If the battle cannot be ended within half an hour, but is stuck by the enemy, our battalion is very It's dangerous, if you can't withdraw, the whole army is in danger of being wiped out.

My request is that the battle should be over within 15 minutes. Regardless of whether we win or not, we must withdraw. If we win, we will use 10 minutes to clean up the battlefield. I will say it again. If we can win this battle, we will clean up the battlefield. Only 10 minutes.

If the battle doesn't go well, when our battalion withdraws, Wang Huo's fifth platoon will be responsible for the cover. Having said this, Li Yong glanced at Wang Huo and emphasized his tone, Huo Hu, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. Well done. "

Wang Huo stood up, puffing out his thick chest: "Battalion commander, instructor, I'm an old soldier, and I know what it's like to cover, please rest assured the battalion commander and instructor, as long as there is one soldier in our fifth platoon Hold off the enemy, and we will never retreat without the orders of the battalion commander and instructor."

Li Yong was very moved. The troops designated as cover were basically meat buns and dogs, and they never returned. can be cultivated.

To make a digression, at the beginning of the Liberation War, the Central Plains Field Army was surrounded by the Kuomintang with more than 30 heavy troops. When it broke through, the Central Plains Field Army used a tactic of beating dogs with meat buns, and spared a brigade to attract the attention of the Kuomintang large corps. , the rest of the troops rushed out when the enemy encircled the brigade. broke through the encirclement of the Kuomintang Corps and returned to the base area smoothly.

Later, Pi Dingjun was the commander of a column. When he was awarded the title in [-], according to the regulations at that time, the rank of commander of a column was given the rank of major general. He said a famous saying: "Pi has meritorious service. , Shao Jinzhong." As a result, General Pi Dingjun became a lieutenant general.

Therefore, cover work is one of the most difficult tasks to complete. Commander Zhao has never used the spy battalion because of this consideration. One more battalion participating in the siege will not solve the big problem. If all the strength is used, Once in danger, the troops are still not available at the critical moment. Facts have proved that Commander Zhao's worries are completely correct.

Li Yong continued: "This battle is different from the cavalry that fought against the enemy before. Although the enemy is also a regiment, this regiment has less than 3000 people, which is more than three times that of ours. It has excellent weapons and sufficient ammunition.

This is a fierce battle, so our battalion must go all out in this battle. In addition to the health team and cooking squad, all the logistics platoons must be pulled up. Are you always shouting for war? Old Sun, you go back and tell the soldiers in your platoon that I want to take a good look at their performance.

The enemy's regiment-level troops are equipped with a mortar company, which poses a great threat to us. This mortar company is directly under the regiment. The marching position should be near the regiment headquarters, which is also very good. Look, didn't Jinsong say that the enemy still has three jeeps, and the enemy commander should be in the car.

The position of the artillery company should be a little behind the regiment headquarters. Gao Xiang, the task of your platoon is to destroy this mortar company. After the battle starts, your platoon will not participate in the attack. After the enemy artillery company reveals its position, you will concentrate all your firepower Strive to get rid of the enemy's artillery in the shortest possible time.

Once again, I emphasize that the enemy who came back here is a wealthy family. Some communication equipment should be snatched, and the jeep should not be damaged. Comrades, do you understand? "

Li Jiangguo shouted: "Battle Commander, what do we need a jeep for? No one knows how to get it. It's not the same as Fei Tie's."

Li Yong: "If the jeep is useful, we can use this thing to pull the wounded. Now we have a lot of horses in the camp. The lightly wounded can ride horses, but the seriously wounded have to be carried away. With this thing, we can handle it much easier. The marching speed can also be accelerated. No one of us can drive. It doesn’t mean that the enemy can’t. It’s enough to capture their driver. Besides, who said that no one of us can, I will, and I will wait for the jeep to be captured. It’s not difficult to teach everyone, and you can learn it in a few days.”

It was Li Jiangguo who said loudly: "Battle Commander, why are you good at everything? I think you're just short of having children now."

After Li Jiangguo finished speaking, the soldiers roared with laughter. Li Yong thought to himself what is so great about driving a car. I can not only drive it but also repair it. I used to drive the cars of our company every day, but these words can only be thought about and there is no way to say them. .