Chapter 765: First Chop and Then Play
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More than 1,000 soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion followed their battalion commander into the city of Shigatse, the so-called city is of course different from the city that later generations said, according to the current term, it is just a settlement area, but this is already a great local area, Shigatse is the second largest city, and it is also the political and economic and cultural center of Houzang.
There are many brigades to take over the city, especially the reconnaissance battalion, which has to arrive in advance every place they go, so the soldiers do not need their battalion commanders to give orders, but naturally follow the previous practice, take up posts at various locations in the city, and send personnel to guard every seemingly important place.
The way in which the reconnaissance battalion entered was peaceful, but there was also something a little more brutal, that is, the soldiers disarmed all the armed personnel in the area regardless of their status, and as long as they were armed personnel, they had to surrender their weapons, and those who dared to disobey were killed.
This is not a joke, but a real thing, so although the process is peaceful, there are inevitably bumps and bumps, and not everyone is convinced.
Of course, the troops who fought in blood and fire did not take the resistance of individual people seriously, and in the eyes of the soldiers, the resistance of individual people in Shigatse was ridiculous and stupid, and what awaited them was the bullet holes of submachine guns and the bright bayonets of their bodies.
The sporadic gunfire did not take long to subside, and after that, there were no more incidents of violent resistance, and the squad and platoon commanders of the reconnaissance battalion continued to use walkie-talkies to report to the battalion commander Zhang Jinsong on the process of taking over the city, and during this period, he also reported in detail the firefights that had occurred, such as how many weapons were confiscated, how many rebels were killed in what places, and so on, and the battalion commander Zhang Jinsong also issued orders one by one from time to time.
A soldier with a walkie-talkie on his back followed closely by their battalion commander's side, and the voice coming out of the microphone was clearly audible, Zhang Jinsong, who was regarded as the chief chief, was still dealing with the monks and secular officials in Shigatse at this time, and every time he exchanged a few words of greeting, he had to turn around and use the walkie-talkie to give an order, and the combat orders that seemed ordinary to the soldiers and Zhang Jinsong felt frightened when these officials heard them.
Some of the officials could understand Chinese. Of course, Zhang Jinsong knew this, he didn't avoid anything, he felt that there was nothing to hide, in the face of strong strength, the so-called conspiracy and resistance were just a passing cloud, that is, a joke.
Zhang Jinsong, who was smiling, looked relaxed and did not regard the sporadic exchange of fire as a major event, explaining to a group of local officials that the collection of weapons is the consistent policy of the People's Liberation Army, and that the PLA garrison will enforce the law and order of the city in the future. Their personal safety and property are fully guaranteed. This is the same approach as in the mainland. It is not intended to target a specific region.
Listening to Zhang Jinsong's explanation, the officials in Shigatse admired and were also depressed, because after some contact, they already knew it. This seemingly strong PLA commander is just a battalion commander, not a high-ranking figure, and no matter how closed Shigatse is, everyone knows what level of officer the battalion commander is.
The expressions of the officials were also different, Chengfu Shen was silent, with Zhang Jinsong's explanation and Suo Lang Pingcuo's translation nodding slightly, as if they were paying attention to it, as for what they thought in their hearts, no one knew, and some of them pouted for a long time. and the people around him whispered: "This guy, isn't he just a battalion commander, it's not as big as one of our subordinate officers, and the shelf is not small." There are also those who persuade, and speak cautiously. In extraordinary times, less talk is a second.
Zhang Jinsong doesn't care what they think, it's true to achieve the goal.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the main force will arrive in half a day, and I hope that the local government will act immediately and do a good job in all kinds of reception work without delay."
Under Zhang Jinsong's aggressive gaze, these officials who went out of the city to greet them only agreed to do so, and they would definitely satisfy the People's Liberation Army.
Zhang Jinsong was also very satisfied, and the constant news let him know that the reconnaissance battalion had almost taken control of Shigatse, and the sporadic resistance encountered had all been wiped out.
There are only more than 1,000 personnel of the local armed forces in Shigatse, which is about the same as the strength of the reconnaissance battalion, but the combat effectiveness is not at the same level.
In the eyes of local officials, Zhang Jinsong's official position is indeed a little smaller, but the strength under his command is real, and the army of more than 1,000 people is already a very powerful force, but such a force is just a small unit in the mouth of this very strong PLA commander, and the main force behind it is much larger.
The size of the PLA's follow-up troops made them lose the determination and will to resist, which is also an important reason why Zhang Jinsong was able to quickly disarm the local area and take control of the city with just one reconnaissance battalion.
Zhang Jinsong triumphantly ordered Suo Lang Pingcuo: "Send a report to our brigade headquarters that the reconnaissance battalion has taken control of the entire city of Shigatse and collected most of the weapons and equipment. ”
Solang Phuntsok also carried a radio station as a part-time translator so that he could quickly relay the situation of the avant-garde troops to the brigade headquarters, and this soldier, who had not been captured for a long time, did the work of several people by himself, which was one of the reasons why he quickly became a celebrity in the brigade.
The main force of the brigade was not far from the reconnaissance battalion, not even 100 kilometers, but when the wired telephone had not yet been laid out and the walkie-talkie could not reach the range of the walkie-talkie, the communication could only be carried out by radio, and Li Jia, a part-time communications platoon commander, handed the telegram sent by the reconnaissance battalion to brigade commander Li Yong and political commissar Wang Chengde.
After reading the telegram, the brigade commander Li Yongchang let out a sigh of relief, said something very good, and handed the telegram to Wang Chengde.
The takeover of cities is a very complicated issue, especially in areas where the language and customs are very different from those in the interior, because the situation in the interior is different, so the policies to be implemented by the troops are also different.
This caused a great hidden danger, some of the upper class people were accustomed to living a luxurious life under the serfdom system, believing that it was the arrival of the People's Liberation Army that frustrated their good wishes, and with the passage of time, the resentment in their hearts accumulated deeper and deeper.
It was precisely because of the instigation and instigation of some people that a major riot was caused a few years later, and a considerable number of the rioters were armed personnel who had not been confiscated at the beginning, and this hidden danger was not completely eliminated until the riot was eliminated, and the PLA troops entering Tibet also reformulated the composition of the military region.
Of course, this will be a few years later, and it is still very early now, but Li Yong, the brigade commander who is familiar with this part of history, must do his best to nip this scourge in the bud, and he has no way to call the shots in other places, but it is different in Shigatse, where the brigade is to be stationed, and it must be done to disarm the locals, even if it encounters great resistance.
This is the real reason why Li Yong is very satisfied with the work of the reconnaissance battalion, and this guy Zhang Jinsong has done a good job, and only by completely controlling the armament in our own hands can the political power be stabilized and the future work be carried out smoothly, which is also in line with the saying that "power comes out of the barrel of a gun."
In fact, the brigade took a great risk in doing so, and in line with the purpose of peaceful liberation, after the 18th Army entered Tibet, the remnants of the Tibetan army were not disarmed, but were reorganized into local troops to continue to be retained.
In a general environment of harmony on the surface, the brigade disarmed the Tibetan army in Xigaze with a strong and arrogant attitude, and this kind of behavior was a very special kind at that time; if someone arbitrarily buttoned the big hat and put the hat of sabotaging the peaceful liberation on the head of the brigade, the two chief officers Li Yong and Wang Chengde would be very dangerous, and it would not be new for them to be removed from their posts.
Fortunately, at that time, the communications were backward, the environment was closed, and under the concealment of the brigade intentionally or unintentionally, even if the superiors knew about it, it was a long time later, and it was already a fait accompli.
As long as the production and living order in Shigatse is stable and the people live and work in peace and contentment, even if the higher-ups know that there is a certain deviation in the policies implemented by the brigade, they will not say anything.
There are more than 14,000 people in a fully equipped brigade, and such a brigade-level unit is quite terrifying, and with a large amount of technical equipment, the scale of the whole brigade is much larger than that of ordinary troops.
"Launch a combat formation, attack and advance towards Shigatse, and wipe out all the armed forces encountered along the way," the order of brigade commander Li Yong revealed a shocking ferocity.
The brigade led by the armored unit was violent, and Li Yuming, the instructor of the tank battalion, led a platoon of sharp knives to open the way for the whole brigade, and the roar of the motors shook the wilderness.
There were more than 100 tanks and armored vehicles, although the models were old, but they could not support enough of them, and they were already the size of an armored regiment, and the sound of the whole battalion when they were walking could be heard clearly from a few kilometers away.
At this time, Zhang Jinsong, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion, was leading a group of monks and lay officials to make various preparations, and Zhang Jinsong told them that the real chief of our People's Liberation Army was coming.
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