Chapter 284: The Return of the Battle of Xifu

When the meeting of the independent regiment was in full swing, a loud sound of artillery shells exploded from the positions held by our troops on the other side of Baoji City, and the explosions sounded endlessly, and after more than 20 minutes, they were still roaring. The full-text and ad-free novels are all biquge.info on Aishang Novel Network

Most of these people who came to the meeting were cadres of the independent regiment at or above the company level, and most of them were from the old Eighth Route who had fought for many years, and it became a habit to be bombed during the war.

There is no way, who calls the firepower inferior to others, but this is not a good thing to be shelled often, and some experience has been blown up from time to time, from cadres to soldiers, as long as you listen to the movement, you can know the type of artillery and the density of shells.

Li Jiangguo, the commander of the first battalion, put his ears up and listened for a while, and then said to Li Yong with confidence: "Regiment commander, most of them are large-caliber howitzers, and I estimate that there must be more than 200 artillery pieces, otherwise we can't do such a formation." ”

Ma Changsheng, the commander of the third battalion, said directly: "Basically, they are all American-style 105-mm howitzers, with some German-style 150-caliber heavy guns in the middle, and the rest can't be put on the table." ”

Li Yong secretly thought in his heart, this third battalion commander Ma Changsheng don't look at the temper, look like a big boss, in fact, it's not like that, just listening to the sound of the shell explosion, you can basically judge the type of artillery, which is not something ordinary people can do, not to mention others, not to mention the regiment commander.

It's no wonder that Li Yong can't do it, who can have so much experience of being shelled by the old Eighth Road, from the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, all the way to the later People's Liberation Army and the Volunteer Army, the troops have always been fighting with shells, and such things and experiences make people unconvinced.

After Ma Changsheng finished speaking, Li Yong looked at Gao Xiang, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion, and the instructors of their battalion.

Seeing that the regiment commander aimed his eyes at himself, Gao Xiang of course understood that this was what Li Yong wanted to let him, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion, say, this guy shrugged his shoulders:

"Regiment commander, Lao Li and Ma Changsheng are right, the 105 caliber American howitzers that attack our army's positions are the main, and the same as the artillery equipped by our regiment, with some German 150 mm heavy guns in the middle, but the number of heavy guns with this caliber of 150 is very small, I listened carefully, and there are no more than ten at most, and they are not firing all the time, just a few times occasionally."

Li Yong secretly admired it in his heart, if you want to say that these guys from the old Eighth Road really have a set, a few people will make the problem almost the same.

The Kuomintang government was very close to the Germans in the early days, and the troops were not only equipped with a large number of German weapons but also had a group of German advisers in service, and it was only later that the Germans and the Japanese formed a strategic alliance to gradually cut off contacts with China and the supply of weapons and ammunition.

The quality of the German artillery was very good, and it was used in the squadron throughout the Anti-Japanese War, but it was still because of the problem of the shells that did not play its due power.

Li Yong thought to himself that it was also thanks to the problem of this kind of artillery, otherwise it would be really enough to make a push to the position, and it was not certain whether the anti-artillery holes dug by our soldiers could resist it.

Just when everyone was discussing artillery, Ning Jinshan, the commander of the fourth battalion, said unhurriedly: "Regiment commander, now the main force of the field army's defense in front is our second column, and the enemy's artillery fire is so fierce, the casualties of our column will definitely not be small." ”

Ning Jinshan, the commander of the fourth battalion, is recognized as the first shooter of the independent regiment, with a calm personality, and usually does not speak much, but when he says it, he has a lot of weight.

Ning Jinshan's words made everyone silent, they all knew that the main force of the column was being bombed, but a regiment of thousands of men and horses was sleeping here, which was not a good feeling in my heart.

There was silence for a few minutes at the venue, and finally He Cuihua, who was relatively young, opened the conversation: "Regiment leader, political commissar, what's the use of thousands of us just doing this?" It's even more useless to stare at the bottom of the eye, isn't it good that the position is now guarded by comrades from the teaching brigade and cavalry division? Since we don't need it, we might as well go back, can't we ask Mr. Peng for instructions? ”

As soon as He Cuihua finished speaking, no one else squeaked, and they were all a little embarrassed, but they agreed with her opinion when they saw what it meant, and Li Yong looked at political commissar Wang Chengde with his eyes.

"Dayong, you are the head of a regiment, you have the final say in the war, if there is anything to be responsible for, let's bear it together, you make a decision."

Li Yong thought for a while and said: "It's not okay to change the task casually, even if you want to go back to our second column, you have to ask Brigade Commander Chen for instructions first, and the teaching brigade is our current direct leader." ”

The Independent Regiment had a direct telephone call with the Teaching Brigade, and Li Yong, who had made up his mind, directly called Brigade Commander Chen in front of everyone.

As soon as the phone was connected, Brigadier Chen Haihan's hearty voice came: "Commander Li, is there anything you need my help with?" Don't worry, as long as I can do it, I will help. ”

Li Yong knew that Brigade Commander Chen was being polite to him, and the discipline of the People's Liberation Army was very strict, no matter what kind of unit you are, and no matter who your original unit was, as long as the superiors decided to be assigned to this unit, the order must be resolutely implemented, almost not at all, Brigade Commander Chen said this to give himself face.

Li Yong told Brigade Commander Chen about his thoughts and ideas, and finally explained that the mobility of the Independent Regiment is very good, and as long as the teaching brigade is in need, the Independent Regiment can come back at any time for reinforcements, and it will definitely not delay the task.

On the phone, Brigade Commander Chen Haihan laughed: "No need to explain Commander Li, I see that you are watching the second column being bombed and a little unable to sit still, is it human nature, I can understand, but if there is a change in the task of your independent regiment that needs to be decided by the headquarters, I can't be the master, so let's wait for a while, I'll call Mr. Peng to see what Mr. Peng means, rest assured, as long as the chief agrees, I will never stop it." ”

In Baoji City, at the headquarters of the field army, Mr. Peng, who answered the phone, said to a cadre of commanders around him: "Chen Haihan called just now, saying that those guys in the independent regiment couldn't sit still when they saw their second column being bombed, and wanted to ask to go back, what do you think of this problem." ”

A chief, who was lying on the table looking at the map, turned around and said with a smile: "These little guys, are they very anxious, it's a good thing to want to fight, my opinion is that there is nothing to do with the teaching brigade anyway, even if there is a problem, there is still a cavalry division as their reserve, let them go back." ”

Another commander continued the chief's words and said: "Boss, my opinion is also to let them go back, the grass has grown in people's hearts, and it is not solid to stay in the teaching brigade, it is better to let them go back, and it will save Wang Huzi from always worrying." ”

"Alright, since you all agree, let them go back, and let's see what the little ones of the Independent Regiment can come up with."

The independent regiment and others who received the notice from Brigade Commander Chen Haihan were extremely excited, knowing that it would not be easy to wait for everyone to fight when they went back, but none of them flinched, and they all nervously prepared, and in less than 20 minutes the whole regiment of more than 3,000 people left the position of the teaching brigade and set off.

Before leaving, Brigade Commander Chen Haihan and the division commander of the cavalry division came to see them off, and the two of them were a little reluctant to tell Li Yong that the independent regiment had fought very well and hoped to have the opportunity to cooperate again.

Bidding farewell to the comrades of the Teaching Brigade and the Cavalry Division, the Independent Regiment spent less than an hour passing through the defense areas of various units and maneuvering from outside Baoji City to the vicinity of the positions of the Second Column.

At that time, the Majiashan position was five or six kilometers away from the main urban area of Baoji City, and Commander Wang's headquarters was in a hidden anti-artillery hole.

Most of the commanders of the independent regiment and the guards at the column headquarters knew each other, and when they saw Li Yong and Wang Chengde, they were directly allowed to leave without anyone asking.

When the two of them got in, Commander Wang was very happy, and looked the two of them up and down a few times: "Good job, I didn't embarrass our second column, but I heard that you have taught the 82nd Division of the Ma Jiajun a good lesson, and it is the right time to come back, I am feeling that there is a shortage of manpower, and I can relax when you come back." ”

Li Yong asked a little strangely, "Commander, do you have many casualties in our column?" ”

Before Commander Wang could speak, another leader in the headquarters replied: "The casualties are not small, the enemy has put on a desperate posture, and has been attacking headless for almost two days, thanks to the ammunition support in Baoji City, otherwise it would be really dangerous." ”

Commander Wang stood in front of the map and pointed to a point and said: "With the combat effectiveness of our second column, it is not difficult to fight the enemy's infantry, and the greatest threat to us is the enemy's artillery and aircraft, especially the aircraft, which are endlessly bombed in the sky, and the heavy aerial bombs are very headaches, and some hidden parts and anti-artillery holes are blown up without being able to withstand a single shot, and many soldiers are suffocated in them." ”

"You just came back, according to the old rules, when we are in the reserve of our column, when there is something to call you again, go down and rest first."

Before going out, Li Yong couldn't forget to inquire about the situation of the Second Regiment, and Commander Wang pointed to the point on the map and said: "I know that your kid wants to ask about the situation of the Second Regiment, they are here, they are the tip of our column, and the specific casualties have not been reported today, and it is estimated that they are not small." ”

Li Yong and Wang Chengde, who left the command headquarters of the column, couldn't help but sum up the two of them, it was not a glorious thing to always be a reserve, and they had to find a way to fight a battle, but where to start this battle is a problem, listening to the commander's tone, although the casualties of the troops were not small, they were not needed for the time being.

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