The beacon of youth

Li Yong gave Li Jiangguo a fist and said, "If you don't have one, you don't have one. Why are you shouting?" At this time, the instructor Wang Chengde said: "Dayong, what do you want money for? I have a piece of ocean here, and you take it first." At this time, the leader of the fifth platoon Wang Huhu said: "I have a piece of ocean here, company commander. You can take it. If you ask anyone for money, don't ask Li Jiangguo for it. Let alone money, this guy has nothing but lice on his body." Li Jiangguo was not convinced. He retorted: "Who said there are only lice left? There are still three grenades and seventeen bullets." Wang Huo said, "Okay, Jiang Guo, don't show off your wealth."

Li Yong hurriedly told everyone that he wanted money to buy two flashlights and a few lanterns.Wang Chengde told Li Yong that horse lanterns and flashlights can be bought for sure, even if you have money.

After breakfast the next day, Li Yong called Li Yuming, Sanniu and Xiaocheng over, and told them to give the three of them a task, after which they took out two oceans, and within two days they had to buy back two flashlights and A few lanterns must be bought back no matter what method is used. Why did Li Yong say this? This seems to be a very common thing, because the economic blockade of the Kuomintang was a rare item in the Northwest at that time.

The three of Li Yuming looked at each other, stood at attention together and said, "Report to the company commander to ensure that the task is completed." After speaking, they ran out.Two days later, Zhang Jinsong and his soldiers came back. This time there were no wild boars, but there were no less rabbits than last time. Sun Quanhou hurriedly organized the cooking team to clean up, and packed the unfinished food into bags to take away. Li Yuming and San Niu became a few people I also came back excitedly, and I bought both the flashlight and the lantern.

Li Yong didn't think about anything, but happily praised them for being very capable, and handed over the flashlight he bought to Wang Chengde. Seeing that everyone was nervously packing up their things and preparing to leave, company commander Li Yong was also very happy, so he thought about not asking, and will talk about it later.

At four o'clock the next morning, Li Yong asked Li Yuming to blow the assembly whistle. After 10 minutes, the team assembled. Li Yong and Wang Chengde looked at the team standing quietly and neatly and were very satisfied. Their mental outlook and temperament are completely different from those of ordinary people. Even wearing ordinary clothes, it can be seen that this is a well-trained team.

Li Yong shouted, and the team started to move. The sequence of actions was that Zhang Jinsong led five soldiers who were familiar with the terrain to walk at the front of the team to explore the way, and then the first row, second row, third row, fourth row, In the company headquarters, Li Yong asked the reconnaissance platoon to send five mobile sentries on each side of the team to grasp the situation on both sides of the team. The remaining soldiers from the cooking squad and the reconnaissance communication platoon were with the company headquarters, and the fifth platoon went last.

Through nearly two months of contact, Li Yong has a certain understanding of the veterans sent to him by the head of the regiment. If he is to be quick-witted and flexible, he should be Li Jiangguo, but if he is to be reliable and stable, he must be The leader of the fifth platoon, Wang Huhu, Li Yong admired Wang Huhu, an old fighter, so he asked his fifth platoon to be responsible for cutting the rear.

The troops walked on the mountain road for several hours. At this time, it was already dawn. Li Yong asked the troops to stop to rest for a while and eat something. The troops rested for about half an hour, and then continued to go out. At that time, the results of the usual training of the troops can be seen. Although they have walked for seven or eight hours in a row, the soldiers are in a good mental state and have plenty of physical strength.

Li Yong asked the troops to rest where they were, and everyone ate and drank water. Zhang Jinsong ran over from the front of the team and reported to Li Yong and Wang Chengde that there was nothing wrong with the team. Crossroads, a soldier from their platoon has been here, and reported to him that there is a small road that is difficult to walk but it is closer. He came to ask the company commander and instructor to decide whether to take the main road or the small road?Li Yong knew that the so-called big roads in northern Shaanxi were not easy to walk, and the small roads were even more difficult, but it was better to take the small roads to maintain the concealment of the troops. He discussed with the instructor Wang Chengde and told Zhang Jinsong to take the time to rest, and the troops took the small roads.

After resting for more than an hour, the troops continued on their way. As soon as they walked into the small road, Li Yong discovered what kind of small road this was. It was probably the place where the soldier passed by hunting before he became a soldier. It was very hidden, but it was too difficult to walk. , in the endless primeval forest, there is a rough road stepped on, with branches blocking the front from time to time, Zhang Jinsong, who was exploring the road in front, and the soldiers in his platoon took turns to open the way with knives, and the soldiers behind shouted from time to time: "Reconnaissance platoon, come on!" .”

The soldiers in the team are all locals. Because there is no enemy, everyone's mentality is very relaxed. The soldiers pick all the wild fruits that can be eaten on the side of the road while walking, and eat while walking. When it gets dark at night, Li Yong Order the troops to camp, let the cooking team do some good food, and the troops have to replenish dry food at night after eating two meals in a row.

Sun Quanhou commanded the soldiers in the cooking squad to set up a few marching pots and start stewing meat, and also threw in all the wild fruits picked along the way. When the water boiled, the stewed meat smelled. That smell, let alone soldiers Li Yong's saliva almost flowed out.

As soon as the meat was stewed, more than 200 people in the whole company rushed to eat it. While eating, they praised the cooking class's good craftsmanship. Sun Quanhou laughed and said, "What kind of craftsmanship is good, shit, who will make the stew delicious?"

It was already dark when everyone finished eating. The instructors Wang Chengde, Li Jiangguo and the old soldiers told everyone to light more fires. It was very cold at night, so be careful not to freeze. Li Yong looked at the figures of the soldiers beside the fire I couldn't help thinking that if I had a few field tents, I would be able to solve the big problem, and I wouldn't be afraid of wind and rain. This is something that is very common in later generations, but it is very difficult to achieve now.

On the fourth day of the army, they met two veterans who came back to support them. They told Li Yong and Wang Chengde that what the company commander said was true. If they go, the main force will not let them come back in order to keep it secret. The eight of them found a big cave in the back mountain of Panlong Town. It is no problem to hide more than 200 people in it, but The way to enter the mountain has not been found yet, and the enemy's defenses are very tight. It is estimated that they will not be able to enter even in a battle. Now Wei Gang and the others are still trying to figure out a way.

Hearing this, Li Yong asked the soldiers to rest where they were, and to act after dark. The secret service company started to move quietly when it was dark. In the middle of the night, under the leadership of two veterans, they found the big cave where Wei Gang and the others lived. Small, more than 200 people from the spy company have entered the cave, and it is still very spacious.

After the soldiers settled down, Wei Gang reported to Li Yong and Wang Chengde: They captured a prisoner who deserted on the second day after they arrived. Clearly.

The enemy's ammunition depot and spare parts depot are built on the back mountain of Panlong Town. In order to guard against our army's artillery fire, the enemy's brigade commander Li Kungang used a cave in the back mountain as an ammunition depot. There are no special requirements for the spare parts depot. The straight-line distance from here to the back mountain of Panlong Town is not very far, but there is a cliff with a height of more than 30 meters that cannot be crossed at all. This is also the reason why the enemy is lax in the back mountain.

After listening, Li Yong said: "Comrades have worked hard, rest now, and you will take me and the instructor to see the terrain tomorrow morning."

The next morning, Wei Gang and the captured prisoners led the way. Li Yong, Wang Chengde and 2 veterans came to the woods not too far from the cliff. The captured prisoners said with a Shanxi accent: "Sirs, Li Kungang The ammunition depot and spare parts depot are in a cave not too far from the cliff. Above the cliff is a forest. There is a cave not far from the woods, which is the ammunition depot. The ammunition depot uses two large iron doors, which are very strong. Machine gun bullets can't get in. There is a platoon of soldiers guarding the door all year round. The spare parts depot is more than 5 meters away from the ammunition depot, and a squad is guarding it.

Li Yong asked the prisoner if he had been in these two warehouses. The prisoner said he had been in both. The ammunition depot contained small cannons, machine guns, submachine guns, rifles and various types of bullets and shells. all have.

Li Yong felt very strange looking at this prisoner. This guy was not afraid of the Eighth Route Army at all, and he was very cooperative when he asked a question, so he asked casually: "Little brother, what's your name, how did you become a soldier?" This prisoner is very smart. , Seeing that although Li Yong is young, he is the leader of the Eighth Route Army, and immediately replied: "Reporting sir, I am from Shanxi, and I have no name now. I was arrested by the Kuomintang. My name is Ning Erzi."

At this time, Ning Jinshan, the leader of the fourth row behind, suddenly rushed over, moved the prisoner's head and said, "Where are you from in Shanxi? What's your brother's name?" The prisoner replied in a silly manner. : "I'm from Wutai, Shanxi, and my brother's name is Ning Jinshan."

Ning Jinshan shook the captive's head and said, "Second son, I am your elder brother, take a closer look."The prisoner named Ning Erzi looked at Ning Jinshan for a few minutes, and cried out, "Brother, it's really you, you've thought about our mother badly, when did you become the Eighth Route Army?" Li Yong, Wang Chengde also Other soldiers were happy for the two brothers when they saw each other, and Ning Jinshan said to the second son Ning: "Second son, don't cry, this time is fine, you can join our team and become an Eighth Route Army, and join us in the revolution. "

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