In front of the cave of the regimental headquarters of the artillery regiment, the regiment commander Miao Qing and the commander of the second battalion, Wei Zhaoxue, were anxiously waiting for Liu Yizhang.

Miao Qing went to the military headquarters yesterday for a meeting, and Commander Wu Xiangsen personally handed him the commendation order for the blockade battle in the ancient capital and the documents for appointing cadres of the cavalry brigade, and made a special request to him, that the artillery regiment should not only give Liu Yizhang the opportunity to temper and grow, but also protect his safety. Now I want to see this legendary recruit, Miao Qing's heart is full of expectations, as the sound of horses' hooves gets louder and louder, the third company of cavalry hurried to the regiment headquarters, Miao Qing looked fixedly, needless to say that it was Liu Yizhang who was on a par with Deng Jiaju, I saw him riding a jujube red war horse, wearing a cavalry uniform, wearing a cavalry hat, carrying a saber and a spear, pinning a Browning pistol to his waist, majestic, came to him, Liu Yizhang picked up the stirrups with both feet, jumped off the war horse, the ice on the ground was trampled by him, Miao Qing carefully looked at the Yizhang in front of him, Tiger back bear waist, burly body, more than half a body taller than a war horse, young and handsome face, a pair of tiger eyes resolute and resolute, sword eyebrows into the sideburns are not angry and self-authority, the corners of the mouth are slightly raised, such as Guan Gong reborn, as if he is dedicated to the world, Miao Qing thought to himself No wonder Wu Jun Commander praised him as a rare talent, and couldn't help but love it, Deng Jiaju introduced Yizhang to Miao Qing, Yizhang saluted Miao Qing, Miao Qing held Yizhang's hand tightly, and said with a smile, "I have long heard that a big hero has come to my artillery regiment, and when I see it in a few days, it is really different, Extraordinary bearing. ”

Liu Yizhang said humbly, "Commander Miao, you look up to me, I'm not as good as you say, let alone a hero." ”

Miao Qing took Yizhang's hand and walked into the cave, there was a table in the center of the cave, a military map was spread on the table, a horse lantern was hung above, the four of them sat around the table, the guard poured a bowl of water for each person, and the meeting began.

Miao Qing reiterated the importance of the Eagle Ridge battle, and then conveyed the detailed deployment of the military headquarters for this battle, the commander-in-chief was Wu Xiangsen, the commander of the 77th Army, Xu Weiguo, the commander of the independent regiment, and the deputy commander was Miao Qing, the head of the artillery regiment, and the assistant commanders were Liu Tuan, secretary of the military department, Shi Mingming, staff officer of the military department, and Liu Yizhang, acting commander of the third cavalry company. The deployment of troops is like this, Miao Qing leveled the map with his hands, there is a hill called Huangniuling opposite Eagle Ridge, the front command is located in the front of Huangniuling, the two wings are ambushed by the independent regiment and the second battalion of the artillery regiment, the third company of the cavalry is stationed behind the second battalion of the artillery regiment, Liu Yizhang was transferred to the front command center, and the third company of the cavalry was commanded by Deng Jiaju.

Miao Qing then conveyed that in accordance with the requirements of the headquarters, the independent regiment and the second battalion of the artillery regiment must enter the preset position before 10 o'clock this evening, and the third cavalry company has a large target that is not easy to conceal, so they will enter the position after midnight, and the general attack time is set for dawn tomorrow, about 7 o'clock in the morning, and it will be ordered by Commander Wu himself. Now look at the deployment of the United Nations Army, according to the military department's military reconnaissance of Eagle Ridge, the United Nations Army has built nearly 100 bunkers on Eagle Ridge, and the barbed wire fence in front of and behind the mountain is surrounded by five layers, which is tightly sealed off Eagle Ridge, and the commander of the 25th Division of the US Imperialism Tru claims that the Eagle Ridge Heights is an iron bucket array laid by our army, and the total number of troops in the bunker is about 800 people, and the composition of the soldiers is complex, mainly the US army, mixed with British soldiers and South Korean soldiers. The military headquarters marked and numbered in detail all the targets that our artillery was to destroy.

When Miao Qing was conveying the battle deployment, he noticed that Liu Yizhang frowned from time to time while listening to the lecture, so he asked curiously, "Company Commander Liu, do you have any suggestions for this battle?" ”

Yizhang touched his head and said in a low voice, "Head Miao, I don't have any specific suggestions, I just have a few questions. ”

"Very good, if you have any doubts, speak up." Miao Qing loudly encouraged Yizhang.

"First, we attacked Eagle Ridge Heights, and after the battle began, were there any enemy reinforcements nearby? If so, where are our reinforcements? Second, the use of cavalry in this battle is limited to transporting supplies, I think it is a bit wasteful, can our third company also join the battle sequence, for example, after the artillery blows up the fortifications of Eagle Ridge, the infantry will then attack, the enemy is likely to abandon the position and flee in all directions, and encircle and pursue the fleeing enemy, whether in terms of speed or strength, the cavalry is no different from having more advantages. Third, according to the deployment of the military headquarters, the main combat mission of our regiment is to destroy the enemy's military bunkers with artillery to the greatest extent possible, in fact, it is mainly those large and small hidden bunkers on Eagle Ridge, and the military department has given us detailed markings and numbers, but I feel that our artillery regiment itself had better do a detailed field reconnaissance before the battle. ”

Listening to Liu Yizhang's methodical narration, as well as his surprisingly calm, cautious and calm, Miao Qing, the old revolutionary who participated in several major battles such as the Battle of Jinzhou, the Black Mountain Resistance Battle, and the Tianjin Campaign, and was known as the 'little steel cannon' in the 77th Army, was shocked, and it is no wonder that a 'big old man' like Miao Qing, who is old, has a lot of experience, and has a generally low level of education, met a young talent like Liu Yizhang who is educated, courageous, and enterprising, and is the physical reaction of Mars hitting the earth, and he is full of passion!

The three questions raised by Liu Yizhang, Miao Qing couldn't answer any of them, they were all beyond the scope of his duties, Miao Qing had a little embarrassment on his face, Wei Zhaoxue and Deng Jiaju were even more dumbfounded, they didn't know what Yizhang was talking about, but Miao Qing was a particularly frank soldier, he patted his head and laughed at himself, "Yizhang, I'm made of elm wood here, and I haven't opened my mind yet, you write down the three questions just now, and I'll tell you after asking Commander Wu for advice immediately." ”

Liu Yizhang didn't expect this to be the case at all, because he had just joined the army, and he didn't understand the division of labor and cooperation between the services, such as artillery, in the end, he was a cannon rack, and the main force pointed there, and he hit there, as for why he fought there, they didn't have to know, Yizhang was a little embarrassed, and asked Miao Qing sincerely, "Regiment commander, am I thinking too much?" Miao Qing hurriedly waved her hand, and Zhengse said, "No, no, you are a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and you must have your strength to fight!" Let's deploy according to the order just now, and I will ask Commander Wu for advice. ”

Wei Zhaoxue and the others exited the cave, Miao Qing took the note written by Liu Yizhang, and was taken aback again, Yizhang's handwriting was so good, the words were like his people, strong and powerful, and he liked this Shandong guy more and more.

Miao Qing quickly connected Wu Xiangsen's phone, he held the note written by Yizhang in his hand, and began to praise Yizhang, it was only a little more than an hour since he met Yizhang, but the impression left on Miao Qing was that he was a friend who had been reunited for a long time, Wu Xiangsen on the other end of the phone heard the fog cover of the clouds, Wu Xiangsen scolded sharply, "Hey, Miao Qing, did you kid drink too much, or drank Liu Yizhang's ecstasy soup, the enemy is now, but you are endlessly singing praises for him Liu Yizhang, are you okay?" ”

Wu Xiangsen drank the head, Miao Qing woke up like a dream, he hurriedly read the three questions of Yizhang to Wu Xiangsen, Wu Xiangsen was secretly happy after hearing it, he ordered sternly, "Miao Qing, you tell Liu Yizhang, his three questions are considered by the military department, he can go to the forward position with the artillery battalion commander to conduct military reconnaissance, but pay attention to concealment, can not be exposed, and the rest he can make a decision after asking the front-line commander Xu Weiguo for instructions in wartime." ”