Li Yong saw that He Cuihua was still standing still, so he continued: "If you don't understand anything, ask Lao Sun for advice, he is an old Eighth Road, an old party member, and he has a lot of experience, and you asked Lao Sun to change the clothes of more than a dozen of you." ”

He Cuihua saw that Li Yong had already decided, and said that the rearrangement was so good, so she had to go back to the rearrangement. After He Cuihua left, Li Yong told the four veteran soldiers of the sù battalion headquarters: "You are here to work again, use these more than 600 prisoners to form a recruit platoon, or a few of you are responsible for training, you must seize the time to train them well, communicate with the instructors in ideological work, and strive to supplement all of them into our battalion. ”

An old soldier asked: "Battalion commander, can you still be the same as before, and the main force needs veterans, just two in a squad, one as a squad leader, and one as a deputy squad leader." ”

Li Yong shook his head: "No, first, we can't ask for it anymore, and then we want it, and the main force may not be given, when Hu Zongnan attacked Yan'an, our field army had more than 20,000 people, and now the field army has grown to more than 60,000, and there are only 10,000 old soldiers left, these old soldiers are already commanders at all levels of the army, and there is no way to transfer them, and we are embarrassed to open our mouths with the chiefs again." ”

Another day later, Zhang Jinsong, who had gone out to reconnoiter that morning, came back and reported: "The main force was found in a big ravine about ten miles ahead, and it was not clear that it was that column. ”

Li Yong ordered the troops to speed up the march, regardless of which column he was, and when he asked, he would know, Li Yong led the soldiers along the ravine, and inquired about the brother troops at the mouth of the ditch, fortunately, it was the second column where he was, and he heard the comrades of the brother troops say that the fourth brigade was not far ahead, so he walked forward vigorously, but he had not reached it for more than ten miles, and the more anxious he was, the more he could not do it.

Suddenly, Li Yong saw a few caves on the hillside, and there were sentries standing guard at the entrance of the cave, so he dismounted and walked towards the cave, ready to ask the sentry about the situation, but the sentry in front of the cave door stopped him: "Which part?" Password? Li Yong hurriedly replied: "The Special Service Battalion of the Second Regiment of the Fourth Brigade, Battalion Commander Li Yong, we just came back from a mission, and we don't know the password. ”

The sentry told Li Yong that this is the headquarters of the column, don't break in, Li Yong asked the sentry about the location of the Fourth Brigade, and then turned around to leave, when someone in the cave shouted: "Is it Li Yong?" Come on in. ”

Li Yong walked into the cave and took a closer look, the chief inside knew himself, it was the bearded commander, Li Yong was busy standing up and saluting, the commander circled around Li Yong a few times and then said: "I read the report from the headquarters, you guys are doing a good job, how is the troops?" Are there many casualties? ”

Li Yong replied: "There were more than 60 casualties, and more than 20 were sacrificed, which is the largest casualty since the establishment of our battalion. ”

The bearded commander paused for a moment and said, "Really? It's good, first wiped out a battalion, and then defeated another regiment, so there were so many casualties, isn't it, your battle is getting smarter and smarter. ”

Li Yong: "Commander, it's not how well our battalion fought, our battalion did not participate in the attack on Yulin, we were in reserve when our regiment attacked Sanchawan, and our battalion was still in reserve when we attacked Yulin, so the personnel were neat, the ammunition was sufficient, and the casualties were not large, but the casualties of the main force of our regiment were not small. ”

Commander Huzi: "It seems that your regimental commander really has some vision, it would be a pity if your army was consumed in the siege, this battle really made you right, the gains in fighting Yulin outweigh the losses, not to mention your regiment, our column casualties exceeded three thousand, three thousand, all of them are good soldiers, it's a pity." ”

Li Yong: "Commander, we can't let the enemy take advantage of us, we must destroy this 36th Division." ”

The bearded commander laughed and said: "How can you let the enemy take advantage of you in vain?" The 36th Division could not escape, and they marched east from Zhenchuan Fort to join their main force on the Yellow River.

Now that the vanguard of the 36th Division has arrived at Wulongbao, and the headquarters of the 36th Division and two brigades are still in the vicinity of Shajiadian, which is more than 40 miles away from Wulongbao, Mr. Peng's plan is to send a regiment to Changgao Mountain, between Wulongbao and Shajiadian, to set up a blocking position to block the enemy's avant-garde 123rd Brigade and cut off the connection between the 123rd Brigade and the main force of the 36th Division.

The main force of our field army is encircling and annihilating the 36th Division, and the battle is about to start, and this 36th Division has already entered the pocket of our army, so I will talk to our hero first. ”

Another commander in the headquarters said: "There is not a single ghost where the enemy is going, the flanks have been completely exposed in front of our army, and we can catch the 36th Division as soon as we stretch out our hands." ”

Li Yong said embarrassedly: "Two leaders, I am not a hero, our soldiers are the real heroes, they are the best fighters in the world, with them they are not afraid of anything." ”

Li Yong didn't say nonsense, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army are of course the best soldiers in the world, there is no doubt about it.

Commander: "Well said, our soldiers are heroes, but you are too, you are also one of them, don't be too modest, because the actions of your battalion have bought the main force a day and a night, and the field army headquarters has already issued a commendation notice." ”

In addition, I want to tell you that it was your second regiment that our army was blocking in Changgao Mountain, and your battalion first rested and then rushed over, although the enemy's 123rd Brigade was defeated by you by a regiment, but the main force still had nearly 7,000 people, and your regiment had only more than 1,100 people without your battalion, and there was a shortage of ammunition, fatigue of personnel, and it was never replenished, so it would be very difficult to complete the task.

Li Yong heard that his second regiment had arrived at Changgao Mountain, and immediately asked to leave, and the bearded commander said with a smile: "Don't worry, your second regiment is not tofu, you take a rest first and then set off, in addition, if your battalion has any difficulties and requirements, I will help you solve them." ”

Li Yong thought for a while: "Commander, our battalion has more than 600 prisoners being trained, these people have now become a burden on our battalion, I want to use a small number of troops to stay for them to continue training, these people need the help of the column logistics team to take care of them, and the main force of the battalion is rushing to Changgao Mountain as fast as possible."

In addition, can you solve some clothing for us, we have not yet landed the clothing of these hundreds of captives, and the weapons do not need to be worried about by the column, we will solve it ourselves. ”

The bearded commander said in amazement: "Good fellow, there are more than 600 captives, if they are all added to your battalion, your battalion is big enough, okay, I'll see what you kid can come up with, I have decided, the future prisoners and captures of your battalion have the final say, according to your own ideas, I will help you solve the problem of clothing after this battle." ”

What Li Yong has always been most worried about is that his superiors do not understand his intentions, and they will dismantle the special service battalion he has worked so hard to bring out and supplement it to other units, and this time with the permission of the commander, it will not be considered a violation of the order to do anything in the future.

He stood up happily and said, "Thank you Commander for your concern, we will definitely do a good job." The commander waved his hand and said: "Comrade Li Yong, let go of your courage to do it, if there is any problem, I will carry it for you, I will not delay your time, go to your regiment." ”

After Li Yong walked out of the cave, another leader in the cave said: "Huzi, if this special battalion is replenished with more than 600 people, it will be more than 1,400, which is already more than the main force of their regiment, can this be done?" What's going on when put together? There are more than 1,100 people in the main force of the regiment and more than 1,400 people in a special service battalion under a regiment. ”

Commander Hu Zi thought about it and said: "Political commissar, it's a pity, once this special battalion is dismantled, the combat effectiveness will not be as strong as it is now, don't we still want to see what Cheng Cheng this little Li Yong can take the troops to?" Otherwise, after this battle is over, transfer their battalion to the direct subordinate unit of the column and give them the establishment of a regiment, do you think it will be okay?