Chapter 16 6. Guards on the battlefield

When the Jinsui troops were fighting in Zhuozi Mountain, He Long also arrived near Zhuozi Mountain on the 24th and rushed to the front line immediately.The guard was worried about He Long's safety, and stepped forward to dissuade him, saying, "Boss, it's dangerous! Don't go to the front." When He Long heard this, he became angry. He pointed at the guards with a pipe in his hand and said, "What did you do? Is it safe to fight a war? You can't lose your chance just because it's a little dangerous! Let me go!" The guards had no choice. When He Long came to the command post of the 358th Brigade, the brigade commander Huang Xinting and the political commissar Yu Qiuli were taken aback. They said, "Boss, why did you come here? It's dangerous here!"

He Long didn't answer, and pulled them to the front to observe the enemy's situation. The brigade commander and the political commissar hurriedly stopped him: "Boss, the enemy's artillery is hitting hard, don't go any further." He Long glared at them and said, "Are you afraid of shells in war? Let's go!" When he learned that Zhuo Zishan's defenders showed signs of fleeing, he immediately instructed to launch an attack without losing the opportunity.Don't lose the opportunity because our troops have just arrived and are not familiar with the situation.You must speed up the investigation of the enemy's situation while deploying battles.The situation has changed and can be adjusted at any time, and cannot be done step by step.He decided, at dusk, to attack.Immediately ordered: The 358th Brigade is the main attack; the 1st Brigade alone (two regiments) blocked the enemy who came to aid Jining in the east of Zhuozi Mountain; Sui came to aid the enemy.At this time, the troops found out from the captured "tongue" that the enemy occupying Zhuo Zishan was He Wending's troops.

He Long was refreshed when he heard the report, pointed in the direction of Zhuo Zishan and said, "He Wending? Well, he is our old enemy (Note: He Wending's troops were stationed in Taolimin in the north of the Shanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region during the Anti-Japanese War. , to participate in the siege of the border area), this time he must be knocked out." He told the brigade commander of the 358th brigade: "You must concentrate your forces to attack the highland on the north side of Longshan Bay and the top of the west mountain. Those are the two commanding heights, and He Wending Taking it down will have a great effect on defeating He Wending's defense." He repeatedly urged: This battle must be fought quickly, fiercely, and well!Make quick decisions and strive for complete annihilation.He said: "Battle quickly, so that we can defeat the reinforcements one by one. Annihilating them all will demoralize the enemies entrenched in Guisui and create conditions for the development of the campaign. You tell the troops to be brave and tenacious, to fight and charge, and to capture them alive." He Wending!"

At 8 o'clock in the evening on the 24th, the attack began. The main attacking force was brave and resourceful, quickly occupied the commanding heights, and then interspersed and divided to wipe out the enemies one by one.They gave full play to their strengths in night combat and melee combat, and the battle developed extremely rapidly. The battle lasted all night, and He Long stayed up all night in the command post.At the height of the battle, he said to the soldiers in the guard class: "What are you doing by my side? Hurry up and join the battle. I don't need you now, not even one of you! One more person on the battlefield, victory will come Hurry up, go!"

The guards around He Long are all Communist Party members selected from the grassroots. Who doesn't want to go to the battlefield to fight the enemy?As soon as the chief spoke, they all rushed to the place where the gunfire was the most intense.Of course, they did not forget to leave a few people behind to protect the chief's safety. On the morning of the 25th, the battle ended victoriously, and more than 4,000 people from the newly formed 26th Division were wiped out, and Lieutenant General Zhang Shizhi was captured. Unfortunately, he escaped during the escort.What about He Wending?Sneaked away as soon as the battle started.