Chapter 322 Coordinated Operations

Li Yong and Wang Chengde, who had just led their troops to conquer Laoshan, received a telegram from the column headquarters, which did not explain the reason, but only asked the independent regiment to move closer to the headquarters as quickly as possible. To read the latest chapters, please lock the biquge.infobiquge.info Aishang Novel Network

Li Yong and Wang Chengde glanced at each other, both of them were human beings, they didn't rub sand in their eyes, and they more or less guessed something from the telegram.

"Lao Wang, it seems that the situation is not very good, our column must have hit a hard nail, otherwise the commander would not be in such a hurry to transfer us back."

Wang Chengde: "Yes, this is not the style of our commanders, the column must have encountered a very difficult problem, and we were transferred there when there was no way." ”

Li Yong turned around and shouted at the communicator: "Order the entire army to assemble, the machine gun battalion to go up the mountain to control the position of Zhì Laoshan, the baggage battalion to take care of the prisoners and materials, and the rest of the troops to set off in twenty minutes." ”

The independent regiment had nine battalions, Gao Xiang's howitzer battalion was seconded by the column before the battle began, Wei Gang's machine gun battalion went to the Laoshan position, Sun Quanhou's baggage battalion stayed in place to take care of prisoners and supplies, and the medical team took care of the wounded.

Although there were three fewer battalions of troops to set out, the tasks assigned by the higher authorities must also be completed, and there are no conditions to talk about.

When Wei Gang set off, he discussed with Li Yong whether to use other troops to defend the Laoshan position, and their machine gun battalion went back with the main force of the regiment, and the reason Wei Gang gave was that their battalion was the strongest battalion-level combat unit in the independent regiment except for the howitzer battalion, and following back could increase the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Li Yong did not agree to Wei Gang's request to move their weapons to the hilltop position as quickly as possible, and told him that their battalion should keep in touch with the main force of the regiment by telephone and wireless communication at all times, and that the range of the anti-aircraft machine guns equipped with their battalion could help the main force of the regiment in the existing position.

The Laoshan position was not too far from the main city of Yan'an, but it was also outside the range of rifles, and the defense with other troops could only be useful to Laoshan, and it would not be helpful to the independent regiment that returned to carry out the mission.

From the anxious mouth of Commander Wang on the telegram, Li Yong judged that the second column was in trouble during the siege of the city, and it was very likely that the independent regiment would participate in the attack on the main city of Yan'an after it returned, and at this time Wei Gang's anti-aircraft machine gun could fire condescendingly from the top of Lao Mountain.

Commander Wang's headquarters was not far from the front line, and it took less than an hour to rush over at the speed of a separate regiment's automobile, which still had to be the distance of a roundabout, otherwise it was closer.

Seeing Li Yong and Wang Chengde standing in front of him, Commander Wang had a smile in his eyes: "Very good, good job, kill a reinforced regiment in six hours, and occupy the position on the top of the mountain, the party committee of the column wants to give you meritorious service, go down and rest first." ”

Li Yong and Wang Chengde didn't move, things were not as simple as Commander Wang said, there was no reason why the commander would not be in such a hurry to transfer them back, Li Yong stepped forward and said: "Commander, we are here to fight, not to rest, if there is any task, leave it to our independent regiment, we promise to complete it." ”

One of the leaders in the headquarters said to Commander Wang: "Look, beard, you have to fight with me, what do I say, just let them come." ”

Commander Wang grinned: "I know that I can't hide it from you, so I'll tell you straight, our column is in trouble, according to intelligence, He Wending in Yan'an City regards the attack area of our column as the main direction of attack of the entire field army, and all the reserves in his hands are pressed on us, the resistance of the front-line troops is very great, and so far they have not been able to break through the enemy's city fortifications, and the troops have also suffered heavy casualties, and the political commissar and I think that your independent regiment will be transferred as a reserve, I know that you are very tired and that you will suffer casualties, but I ask you to carry forward the spirit of our people's army to dare to fight continuously, to overcome difficulties, and to ensure the completion of the attack. The last sentence was asked aloud by Commander Wang.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde, who were holding the xiōng chamber, stood up together and replied: "Please rest assured, as long as there is one person in our independent regiment, we will definitely be able to complete the task and enter Yan'an City." ”

"Okay, this is my king's bearded soldier, this is the way to meet difficulties, the troops, it is necessary to have me invincible, go back and prepare, I will notify you as soon as there is a task."

After the commander finished speaking, Li Yong and Wang Chengde still stood still, Commander Wang and several leaders in the headquarters looked at the two of them a little strangely, and one of the leaders asked, "What's wrong?" Anything else? ”

Li Yong replied again: "Chief, we don't want to go back to rest, please give us an hour to prepare, and in an hour our independent regiment will launch an attack." ”

The chief asked with great interest, "Heh, so sure?" Tell me about your plan, if it works, follow your plan, but brute force is absolutely not possible. ”

Li Yong: "Chief, the most important thing in siege operations is firepower and cooperation, our field army is a guerrilla troops, and there is still a certain degree of difficulty in dealing with fortified cities, although we have captured some heavy weapons and equipment in the first few battles, but how to use them skillfully is not something that can be done in a day or two, especially in terms of infantry and artillery coordination, we still have to go to the mō little by little." ”

When Li Yong said this, he paused for a moment, saw that the leaders in the headquarters nodded in agreement, thought about it and continued: "At this stage, in our entire field army, I estimate that there is no unit that can compare with our independent regiment in the coordinated operation of infantry and artillery, so our plan is to contain the two flanks, break through in the middle, focus the attack on the most central position, make full use of our infantry and artillery coordination tactics, tear a hole in the middle, and rush into it with a bloody road."

Li Yong's words are inappropriate in modern times, what is the coordinated operation of infantry artillery, no unit can compare to the independent regiment? Isn't that annoying? But at that time, there was nothing wrong with talking like that, everyone would think that what you said was right, is this a fact, what can't be said? No one will think you are arrogant.

After Li Yong finished speaking, he and Wang Chengde stood there without moving, Commander Wang and the chief discussed in a whisper, and finally Commander Wang came over and said: "Since you are sure, follow your plan, and after you go back, hurry up and prepare, and then go to Brigade Commander Guo of the Fifth Brigade (another big man is about to appear), launch an attack from behind the Fifth Brigade, I will hand over the artillery of the whole column to you, I hope you will succeed in one fell swoop, play the majesty of our second column, and tell you one more thing, The current artillery commander of our column is Gao Xiang of your independent regiment, and he has full command to organize artillery fire. ”

Gao Xiang became the artillery commander of the whole column? Li Yong and Wang Chengde didn't expect this, so that Gao Xiang will not be able to go to the sky in the future, it is estimated that the sky is too low, what can Ma Changsheng do with this old cow tendon? Don't let Gao Xiang die yet?

Regardless of the feelings of Ma Changsheng, the commander of the third battalion, Li Yong and Wang Chengde, who had accepted the mission, led their troops to quickly maneuver towards the attack area of the Fifth Brigade.

The three main infantry brigades of the second column were lined up in the attack area, the left was the fourth brigade of the old unit of the independent regiment, the sixth brigade was on the right, and the fifth brigade was in the middle attack position (the old 359th brigade of Nanniwan Wasteland), the fifth brigade was the old unit of Commander Wang Zhen, and it was also the earliest brigade commander, and the position of brigade commander was taken over by Guo Peng after Commander Wang became the commander of the column.

This Guo Pengguo, like Yu Qiuli and Chen Haihan, is a well-known general in the Northwest Field Army, and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955, which will be discussed later (Li Yong's old chief, Brigade Commander Chen of the Fourth Brigade is also a very famous general, and I will explain it later).

Coming to the headquarters of the Fifth Brigade, Brigade Commander Guo was a little sullen while welcoming him, his own troops' attack was frustrated, and now the higher authorities have sent other troops over to launch a new attack from behind them, and this kind of thing is uncomfortable for anyone.

In the mind of Brigadier Guo, what kind of unit is the Fifth Brigade? It was the old troops brought out by the commander, and it was the main force that was really fighting, but fighting a war was not a battle of will, although I was not happy, I had to fully cooperate.

Li Yong and Wang Chengde saluted Brigade Commander Guo together, and asked the chief, this is the real old Red Army, the old Eighth Road, the old **, in front of Brigade Commander Guo, his and Wang Chengde's qualifications are no different from that of a child.

Brigade Commander Guo waved his hand and said: "Okay, where did you get so many stinky rules when you were fighting, I am relieved that the famous independent regiment is here, you two come here, I will introduce the situation." ”

Brigade Commander Guo gave the two of them a detailed introduction to the situation in the attack area where the Fifth Brigade was responsible, and finally said: "The enemy is very tenacious, and the firepower is also very fierce, we launched seven or eight attacks in a row, but we were all beaten back halfway, and so far we have only occupied a few limited support positions, and there are no casualties."

While a few people were talking, someone outside the brigade department shouted a report, and as soon as they came in, Li Yong and Wang Chengde found out that this guy with five people and six people turned out to be Gao Xiang, the commander of the artillery battalion.

It was Li Yong who proposed Gao Xiang to the commander of the Fifth Brigade that the infantry and artillery should be coordinated to fight, and of course the commanders of several departments had to discuss it together.

Looking at Gao Xiang, who saluted a few people, Brigade Commander Guo said: "Your artillery battalion commander is not simple, until now, the enemy's artillery in the city has not caused us too much trouble, and it is much stronger than the artillery battalion commander of our fifth brigade." ”