Chapter 34: The Battle of Tucheng (Second Update!) )
"Quick, keep picking up speed, we'll be able to camp and rest in half an hour!" On the mountain road leaving Zunyi, the political work cadres of each battalion and company held a meeting in the middle of the ranks as if they did not know how to be tired, and boosted morale.
The regimental commander, who was walking in the middle of the group, looked at his subordinates who were panting and marching hastily, and a trace of worry quickly appeared on his face.
As the commander of the main regiment, he was already able to know in advance some of the battles that the Red Army was about to start.
In the past two days, he had already heard the news that the Red Army was preparing to fight a big battle in Tucheng.
More importantly, the 37th Regiment, which has always been fighting defensive battles on the Long March, is likely to be responsible for the main attack in this battle.
A month ago, the 37th Regiment had been restored to full strength, with a total strength of more than 1,000 troops.
But because the troops were always on the march and switched to battle, there was simply no time to reorganize the troops. In addition, the recruits assigned to the 37th Regiment by the higher authorities were all Red Army troops that had been scattered by other units, and to put it mildly, it was a group of routed soldiers, not to mention that their morale was very low, and many people had lost confidence in the revolution.
This has led to a situation in which the strength of the troops is too large, but the combat effectiveness has not reached the state that they want.
If the troops are allowed to participate in the battle at this time, and they are still fighting the main attack, it is impossible to say that they are not worried.
"Political commissar, after the troops settle down in a while, I'll go to the second company to have a look?" The head of the regiment suddenly proposed.
The political commissar didn't know the regiment commander's inner thoughts at this moment, and replied half-jokingly: "I'm going to the second company to eat again~ If I'm not mistaken, at least half of the dinner this month is eaten with the second company, or we will directly move the regiment headquarters to the second company!" ”
"Not this time!" The head of the regiment shook his head and replied.
"The food of the second company is indeed very good, but the morale and combat effectiveness of the company are better, which is what I value the most!"
"I have a hunch that the troops are going to fight a big battle~ In the current situation in the regiment, if there is really a big battle, the second company will be able to fight the enemy hard!"
When it was only a little dark, the troops finally arrived at their goal.
The tired warrior seemed to lose his strength all over his body in an instant, and he didn't want to get up as soon as he sat on the ground.
Only the second company was still in good spirits, and under the command of Zhang Yu, it was scattered around the cooking squad in squad platoons.
The vigilance of the vigilance, the rest of the rest, in order.
"Old squad leader...... Haozi, what are we going to eat tonight! ”
A few soldiers gasped and just sat down and asked the old squad leader and Li Hao who were busy next to them.
"Pork stew with turnips!" The old squad leader was happy to answer.
"Last time, Haozi got a wild boar back from the next set, although it was not big, but it also killed more than 60 catties of meat, and half of it was drowned with salt. Today's time is tight, Haozi doesn't have time to engage in other food, so we will eat the inventory directly! ”
"Wild boar is delicious, there is a lot of oil, stewed radish is the most fragrant, it is best to put more chili peppers and ginger to keep away the cold and appetizing!" A warrior's eyes lit up.
"No problem!" The old squad leader replied with a smile.
"Let Haozi take out his inventory in a while, and there will be a lot of ginger and dried chili peppers in it!"
Several soldiers in the cooking squad were busy under the command of the old squad leader, and even a few soldiers took the initiative to come over to help, when the regiment commander came.
"Old squad leader, we must let the soldiers eat and drink well in the past two days, so that the soldiers are always in the best condition!" As soon as the regiment leader saw the old squad leader, he said directly.
Zhang Yu, who was following him, immediately realized something: "Regiment commander, the troops are going to fight again!" ”
"The order hasn't been given yet, but I feel it!" The head of the regiment nodded in affirmation.
"Once the fight starts, your second company will definitely be the first to go up~ Now the morale of the whole regiment is high in your second company, and they are full of oil every day, and they have endless energy!"
Zhang Yu had been waiting for this sentence for a month, and immediately replied: "Please rest assured, the second company will ensure that the attack will be invincible and the task will be completed." ”
The battle began very suddenly, at one o'clock in the morning, the 37th Regiment camped out of the emergency assembly whistle, and then a faint burst of gunfire was heard not far away.
"The second company, as the forward company of the whole regiment, will immediately reinforce the battlefield!" The first thing the regiment commander said when he woke up was to give Zhang Yu an order, with a serious face.
"After the troops arrived at the battlefield, they did not rest, and directly launched an attack on the enemy, occupied the enemy's positions, and destroyed the enemy!"
After running with the company for less than an hour, Li Hao saw a huge fireball rising from the battlefield.
On the battlefield under the cover of night, firepower is the best basis for judging the situation on the battlefield.
After stopping and staring at the battlefield for less than half a minute, the company commander Zhang Yu's brows furrowed!
"The enemy's defensive fire on the positions is very fierce, and our attacking forces are not opponents at all and are in dire need of reinforcements."
After saying that, he ordered the eager subordinates around him!
"The cooking squad stays and stands by in place...... The others follow me, cooperate with friendly troops, and surprise enemy positions! ”
The soldiers did not eat the meat for a month, and more than a hundred people, although they had been on the road for an hour, were still in good spirits at this moment, and they were killing like little tigers on the battlefield.
Even less than five minutes after the main force was killed, the main force of the regiment also entered the battlefield.
"Let's not be idle, let's make breakfast right away!" The old squad leader did not rest and ordered with a serious face.
"The troops have traveled such a long way, and they will go to the battlefield with them, and they will definitely be hungry for a while!"
"Immediately cook dry rice for the troops, and then stew a pot of pork stewed radish, and when the time comes, it will be packed in two barrels and sent directly to the battlefield!"
At dawn, the meal was ready.
The dense gunfire on the front line also stopped at this time, and the old squad leader seized the opportunity to order.
"Haozi follows me to carry the food, Wang Bing, you and Li Feng carry the food, take advantage of the battle interval, hurry up and send the food up, so that the comrades can eat enough and then clean up the white dog!"
The real battle did not stop, the bullets on both sides continued to shoot back and forth, but they became a lot thinner.
Outside the position, there were nearly 100 corpses of Red Army soldiers scattered around, almost all of them were the same, holding rifles in their hands, throwing themselves forward and falling to the ground, even if they were sacrificed, they were still in an offensive posture.
"The old squad leader brought the food to everyone~ Eat first, eat your stomach, let's continue to attack, I don't believe that we can't take the high ground in front!" The troops' attack was frustrated, and the company commander Zhang Yu's face was very ugly, and he ordered with a calm face.
"Da Da Da ......"
In less than twenty minutes, the sound of gunfire in my ears became dense.
"Comrades, for the sake of victory, all rush with me~" The well-fed Second Company once again took over the main attack task.
Company commander Zhang Yu rushed to the front with a pistol, and guard Zhang Yun desperately tried to rush to the front to protect him, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't catch up.
More than 70 fighters, under the command of their respective squad platoon leaders, rushed out of their positions and killed on the high ground.
"Light and heavy machine guns are all fired, covering a company of attacks, this time you have to rush forward no matter what!" The regiment commander's eyes also turned red, and he stared at the chief of staff next to him and ordered.
"Boom Boom Boom~"
Suddenly, several explosions sounded around, and more intensive gunfire came from the White Dog Blocking Position more than 100 meters away.
The old squad leader's face changed, and the action of cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks in his hands subconsciously accelerated a lot.
"The white dog is starting to fight back, it's too dangerous here, we have to go down quickly, don't affect the main force of the regiment to cook......"
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