On this day, the people in the regimental headquarters of the independent regiment of the second column kept coming in and out, and everyone was busy with their own work, when a soldier came in and reported that there was a chief outside who came to see our regiment commander.

Hearing the soldier's report, Li Yong was very strange, he had only come to this world for a little more than a year, who could know himself as a new soldier?

When Li Yong looked up in a little surprise, he immediately recognized it, isn't this his old acquaintance, Brigade Commander Liu of the Third Vertical and Ninth Brigade.

Li Yong hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Hello chief, why does the chief have time to come to see us today?" ”

This Brigade Commander Liu waved his hand dissatisfied: "I said Dayong, you kid is fine anywhere, it's just a little fake, does this brigade commander come to see you just to let you salute me?" I'm not your commander, don't give me this in the future, or I won't recognize you as a brother. ”

Li Yong knew Brigade Commander Liu's temper, and hurriedly asked the soldiers in the regiment headquarters to pour water for the stools: "I know Brother Liu, it's okay if I don't salute when I meet in the future." ”

Brigade Commander Liu said with satisfaction: "That's right, we are not a direct relationship between superiors and subordinates, it is too troublesome to rectify those useless ones, and you will not let me come to you in the future?" ”

After sitting firmly, Brigade Commander Liu took another sip of water before saying: "Dayong, I also heard what others said, knowing that your regiment is here, not far from my troops, so I came to see you, you showed your big face again in this battle, how about it?" It's not a small gain, right? I know you kid very well. ”

Li Yong smiled bitterly: "Brother, I won't hide it from you, it stands to reason that our credit is not small, but the casualties are also too big, the task given to us by Yeji is to hold on for five days, we have held on for four days, and by the fourth day, the situation is already very critical, thanks to the main force arrived a day earlier, otherwise it is really not certain whether you can complete the task, if the battle is fought to that extent, it is not certain whether you can see me now." ”

Brigade Commander Liu nodded, knowing that Li Yong was telling the truth, and he also knew that Ye Si gave a death order to the independent regiment, and if the main force could not arrive on time, he might really be able to fight the independent regiment out.

"If that's the case, it's a pity, the combat effectiveness of your regiment is in the combat unit at the regimental level, I estimate that the entire field army has to be counted first, by the way, Dayong, how many people are left now? If there are any difficulties, I will definitely help, our Ninth Brigade has also made a fortune, I know that Neiqilang Mountain, it was killed by our brigade, there is a heavy artillery position and ammunition depot on the mountain, and we have been fished out. Brigade Commander Liu said a little proudly.

Li Yong: "Thank you, big brother, we now have weapons and ammunition, there are more guns than people, bullets and grenades are open, but the casualties are too large and the personnel are less." ”

Brigade Commander Liu: "Can this matter still stump you?" When I first met you, you were still a spy company, and there were more than 400 people in nine platoons at that time, and now it is estimated that there are many people, right? ”

"When we set out from Yulin, there were more than 4,200 people, but in this battle we lost more than 500 casualties and more than 1,000 wounded, and now there are only more than 2,700 people left.

Brigade Commander Liu paused for a moment, knowing that there were many people in the independent regiment, but he didn't expect to be able to have more Cheng dù, and when he heard Li Yong say that there were 1,005 casualties and 2,070 left, he couldn't help but scold: "What's the matter, you really can do it enough, no wonder Mr. Peng handed over such a task to you a regiment-level unit, and when I heard about it, I was terrified, thinking that your kid was hanging this time, and this task was uncomfortable for anyone, and there was no way out at all. I kind of know what's going on, it seems that Mr. Peng knows your group very well. ”

Brigade Commander Liu took a breath and continued: "Dayong, you kid is really used to eating more and occupying more, a regiment of more than 4,000 people is about to catch up with my brigade, and even if there are still more people left, there are more people than one of my regiments, and some of my regiments are not even two thousand. ”

Li Yong: "Mr. Peng used us to block the attack because of our mobility ability, and there was really no more suitable unit than our regiment on that occasion. ”

Brigade Commander Liu: "That's the case, only your regiment and the cavalry division directly under Ye Si have strong mobility in our field army, and Ye Si's cavalry division also fought well, and a brigade from Yan'an for reinforcements was severely damaged, but it still can't be compared with you, the enemy in Yan'an only dispatched one brigade, which is much easier to deal with in comparison." ”

Li Yong: "The cavalry division is really good, although they are called cavalry divisions, but as far as I know, they are not as many as our regiment, the whole division has just been formed, and there are only more than 3,000 people, if it is not for them to block the reinforced enemy, we will have to suffer a big loss, maybe Liu Kan, this old boy, will really run out." ”

Brigade Commander Liu: "No matter what, we have won this battle, and Hu Zongnan's mobile forces have been defeated by us, so it is time to be steady." ”

As soon as Brigade Commander Liu finished saying this, Li Yong suddenly wanted to remind himself of this big brother, it was rare that Brigade Commander Liu still remembered that he was a little character, and he sued him a little, which also made the Ninth Brigade suffer less:

"Brother, you can't be careless, Hu Zongnan suffered a big loss in the Battle of Yichuan, but the enemy's main force is still there, they will not be willing to fail, you see that although we have taken Yichuan and opened the southward passage, it is only a passage to march to Guanzhong, and it will take a few great efforts to completely solve the problem."

Don't look at Brigade Commander Liu's big words, but he is a very smart commander, there is no senior commander in the war years, or you can't do it, listening to Li Yong say this, he hurriedly asked: "Dayong, do you think of something?" When you think of something, tell me quickly, don't let your brother and me suffer. ”

Brigade Commander Liu is more than ten years older than Li Yong, but he doesn't treat the 20-year-old Li Yong as a child, anything can happen in a special era and environment, and he has no real ability to develop the army from a company to a regiment in more than a year? Sometimes Brigade Commander Liu felt that Li Yong should be treated as a person of the same level as himself.

Li Yong did not directly answer Brigade Commander Liu's question, but asked rhetorically: "Brother, how many people do you think our field army can have now?" ”

Brigade Commander Liu: "Not counting the wounded sent away, there must be more than 100,000 troops and prisoners in this area alone." ”

Li Yong nodded: "Brother, you're right, what is the most important thing for these hundreds of thousands of people?" ”

Seeing that Brigade Commander Liu didn't squeak, Li Yong then said: "The most important thing for hundreds of thousands of troops is food, this day's consumption is old, we have eliminated a large corps of the Kuomintang, and also liberated Yichuan, but our food problem has not been completely solved, Liu Kan's corps is a field corps, and it will not carry much grain itself, and there are only more than 6,000 people in a brigade of Zhang Hanchu in this small place in Yichuan, how much food can there be?" Therefore, I estimate that the next action plan of our field army is still related to the supply of troops. ”

Li Yong didn't say all the words, and he didn't become a goblin if he said everything? That is also easy to arouse suspicion, the cadres and soldiers of the independent regiment think that their regiment commander is Zhuge Liang, but others will not think so, people will say that you have a problem, Li Yong just tried to bring Brigade Commander Liu's thinking to this aspect.

Brigade Commander Liu put away his grinning smile: "Well, Dayong, you are right, the most important thing for our troops at this stage is the food problem, it is not a good way to sit and eat empty, after so many days of rest, it seems that the leaders of the Noji Division are going to consider who to attack again." ”

Against whom? Brigade Commander Liu's eyes lit up: "Dayong, at present, it seems that the most convenient place for our field army to start should be Luochuan, Luochuan is the same as the Panlong we fought before, it is a new supply base built by Hu Zongnan, that place is different from Yichuan, and there are a lot of materials and food." ”

Li Yong's mouth opened, he wanted to say something but didn't say it, this Brigade Commander Liu is worthy of the old Eighth Road, who has been fighting for many years, his brain is spinning fast, and he can guess it as soon as he reminds him.

Li Yong grinned: "I'm also thinking nonsense, who knows what the chiefs think, but are you prepared, let's make more preparations to save time to catch blind." ”

Putting aside how Brigade Commander Liu and Li Yong estimated it, at this time, in the Northwest Field Army Headquarters, Mr. Peng was still standing in front of the map as before, and this station was almost two hours.

Mr. Peng's sternness is well-known in the whole army, and seeing that he stands in front of the map for two hours, some cadres and soldiers want to persuade them to take more rest when they are older, but they dare not step forward, for fear of interrupting the chief's train of thought.

It was still Political Commissar Xi who walked over: "Boss, you still have to take a break when it's time to rest, don't stand, come and sit down for a while and drink some water, can you talk about any problems in your heart and discuss it with everyone, or let's have a meeting." ”

Mr. Peng turned around: "It's still the political commissar who reminded me, wait a minute, call the leaders of each column over for a meeting to discuss our next plan of action." ”

Fortunately, just after a major battle, the troops were not too far away, and in less than an hour, the commanders, political commissars and chiefs of staff of the various columns had all arrived, and in Yichuan City, the jeeps of the leaders of the various columns who had come to the meeting were parked in front of the Yeji Gate.

Mr. Peng, who took them out of the door, couldn't help but smile when he watched the jeeps driving over one after another, and said to the political commissar Xi next to him: "Political commissar, you see that they are proud, damn it, these guys, have they all made a fortune, our car is too broken, wait for them to ask for a new car to drive." ”

Okay, that's it, and let the soldiers of the guard company drive the broken car over later, and see who they have the best car to change with. v