Chapter 33: The Independent Brigade to Regain Yan'an

In the second half of 1948, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party fought inextricably on the battlefield, and the war fell into a state of temporary stalemate

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After the recovery of Yan'an, ** and the Kuomintang successively promulgated the ten major military principles and operational rules, and the so-called operational rules of the Kuomintang were brought back by the comrades engaged in underground work as soon as they came out.

Li Yong is already a regimental-level cadre in the army, so he has the opportunity to see this report, comparing the two reports Li Yong pondered, when it comes to the ability to fight, Chiang Kai-shek and Chairman Máo are not just a grade, it is estimated that being a student is not qualified, and anyone with a little military knowledge can see that Chairman Máo's ten military principles are classics, and Chiang Kai-shek's code of operations can only be regarded as Xiǎo pediatrics.

However, these are all big things, and they are not what a commander of Li Yong's level should be concerned about, and the most important thing for the independent regiment at the moment is to strengthen its own strength.

Soldiers, weapons, food, ammunition, and unit training are all things that the independent regiment must now make preparations for, and many prisoners have been captured, and a large number of technicians have also returned, but how to get them to voluntarily join the ranks of the PLA is a big problem.

The best way to solve these problems is still our army's political and ideological weapons, and the so-called "going to the army to fight and plotting" is to attack the heart first, and the main thing is to make them turn their brains around and be willing to follow the PLA from the bottom of their hearts, otherwise they will have no combat effectiveness if they are not put back.

This depends on the ability of political commissar Wang Chengde and other political workers, but Li Yongzhi is not too worried, because our army's ideological weapons have no record of failure, and Wang Chéng Rende and others also have rich experience in reforming prisoners, and it is precisely in response to Chairman Máo's ten military principles that the source of our army's manpower and material resources is mainly on the front line.

Hu Zongnan's Kuomintang Northwest Military Group has been carrying out a key attack on Yan'an for more than a year, and its strength and capital are not small, but what is the result?

The Northwest Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army has grown from the initial 22,000 to more than 100,000 now, and its weapons have also improved by leaps and bounds in strength from the initial Xiǎo Miga rifle to the current tank artillery, and these improvements are all due to the Kuomintang, because the soldiers and weapons of the field army are basically captured and captured from the Kuomintang.

Weapons, ammunition and food are no longer a problem, the troops have never been hungry since they were taken down, and Yan'an, like Bao Jī, is a field base with a large amount of supplies and ammunition reserves.

This made all the cadres and soldiers of the field army feel very good, and it is true that we call Chiang Kai-shek the captain of the transportation brigade, and it is really not wrong, look at how rich the people are, they are real landlords and old wealth, they eat, drink, wear, and use, what they want, and they really meet the supply.

After more than a year of arduous fighting, the Northwest Field Army finally returned to the holy land in its heart, its familiar home, after making great efforts.

Soldiers, rejoice, what is the bloody sacrifice for more than a year? It is so that one day we can fight back, to recover the city of Yan'an, where our chairman and the Party Central Committee lived, and whoever wants to take advantage of us will let him break his head and bleed.

There was a short break after the battle, the time to rest was precious, and no one knew when the next battle would take place, and the independent regiment used the time available to it to try to digest the fruits of its victory.

The independent regiment has been engaged in all kinds of military training without stopping, and at the same time as the training has begun to complain about grievances and conduct three investigations; these activities are all valuable experiences that political commissar Wang Chengde learned from Yu Qiuli, political commissar of the 358th Brigade, and facts have also proved that these activities have been very effective, and in particular, those liberation fighters who have newly joined the troops have further enhanced their sense of belonging and identification with the PLA troops.

More than 2,000 prisoners were captured, and after a period of training, there was no doubt that they were all added to the independent regiment, which made the total strength of the independent regiment reach an unprecedented 9,000 people, which is more than 9,000 people, which made many cadres and soldiers feel that the unit they were in was a little weird.

Logically speaking, it is a good thing that the number of personnel in the army has increased, and the more personnel there are, the greater the combat effectiveness, it is very simple, but there are some apprehensions in the independent regiment, including political commissar Wang Chengde and others, why? Because the number of people has increased too much, and the number of people is a little more than the limit of people's psychological tolerance.

Food, clothes, and weapons are not a problem, but there are too many people, what will the superiors think if they do this? Although Commander Wang and the higher-level leaders had something to say, saying that they could let the Independent Regiment try to develop a set of models on their own, it is very likely that Commander Wang did not expect that the Independent Regiment would be so big, can it still be beneficial to do this?

In a simple Xiǎo courtyard in Yan'an City, the main senior commanders of the Northwest Field Army above the column are here, and the troops have won another big victory after the capture of Bao Jī, of course, a meeting must be held to sum it up, obviously the leaders at all levels are in a very good mood, and there is no anxiety and tension before the attack on Bao Jī.

At the end of the meeting, a field army commander asked: "Wang Huzi, your independent regiment has made great contributions in this battle, how do you want to reward them this time?" ”

Seeing the mention of the Independent Regiment, Commander Wang thought about it meaningfully, thought about it for a while, and then said: "Mr. Peng, there is something I really have to ask you for, I don't even know what to do now." ”

As soon as Commander Wang said this, leaders at all levels looked at him curiously, who is Wang Zhen? A famous character who is not afraid of heaven and earth, what can be the problem with even him scratching his head a little? It's not like this Wang beard can't even solve the problems in his own army

Everyone's eyes focused together, and Mr. Peng also asked curiously: "Heh, is there still a headache for your king's beard?" I remember, your Xiǎo regiment commander is called Li Yong, and he is a very good commander, what's the problem? Did he stab something? ”

Commander Wang smiled: "Mr. Peng, they didn't stab their Lou Zi, and the battle was fought very well, but there is one thing you have to ponder, my independent regiment now has a total strength of more than 9,000 people, which is more than the people of my main brigade, even I don't know how big they will be in the future, what do you say should be done about this?" ”

As soon as Commander Wang's voice landed, there was a buzz in the venue, although they were all senior commanders of the field army, and they had experienced and seen a lot of things, but the incident that Commander Wang said still made them take a breath, and everyone looked at each other, a regiment of more than 9,000 people? This is really a problem, not to lose the king's beard has a little headache, well, it is indeed not good nong.

During the War of Liberation, the establishment of the major field armies below the column level was all division-level troops, each column had three to four main divisions, each division exceeded 10,000 people, and the main force division of the Northeast Field Army, which was the most powerful, had more than 13,000 personnel.

The Northwest Field Army is a field army with the fewest soldiers among the major field armies, so small that the establishment of the column can only be called a brigade, and some columns do not even have three brigades, and there are only two brigades at the beginning of the formation, and the personnel of each brigade are only seven or eight thousand or ** thousand, this is still the number after development, when the troops were first formed, each brigade had only three or four thousand people, so these commanders were very surprised when they heard Commander Wang say that the total strength of this independent regiment had reached 9,000 people.

Bowing his head and thinking for a while, Mr. Peng did not express surprise like others, and said in his unhurried tone: "What's not good, is it a good thing that the army has developed, as a regiment-level unit, they have more personnel, and it is also a problem in management, but it is not difficult to solve, can you give them a brigade number, I will build yì and call it the Second Column Independent Brigade, isn't this very good, if you have any other opinions, we can discuss it again." ”

As soon as Mr. Peng's words came out, the mood of the leaders was different, why? As for these commanders of the main column of the Northwest Field Army, each of them has three main combat brigades under their hands, but brigades and brigades are also different, such as the second column, which is a column with the fourth brigade, the 359th brigade, the sixth brigade and other old units as the backbone, not only has a little more people than other columns, but also has better combat effectiveness and officers and soldiers. It will be more than other columns.

"Hahaha, okay, thank you for your concern (several commanders of the field army headquarters), our independent regiment will be called an independent brigade from now on, and my Wang Huzi also has four brigades of combat troops, don't worry, if there is a problem in the future, hurry up and send me a message, phone and telegram, my Wang Huzi must rush over for reinforcements as soon as possible."

The leaders of these columns who came to the meeting shouted loudly: "Your Wang Huzi can really climb up the pole, Mr. Peng just proposed that it is a building, and it has not been decided yet, no, we have to think about it again." ”

That being said, but these chiefs all understand that the matter has been decided, and since Mr. Peng said that he will give a brigade number, what else can change?

Li Yong also did not expect that within a year and a half of his arrival in the great northwest, the army had grown from a Lianji unit with only more than 20 people to a brigade of more than 9,000 people.

For the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, which were about to fight a decisive battle, the Northwest Battlefield was always a place of existence, and from the military, political, economic, and geographical perspectives, it was a zone where considerable control must be maintained.