Chapter 339 7. The captives act as drivers, and the chief commands the battle by car

On July 11, the Battle of Fumei began.He Bingyan led the 1st Army to cooperate with the 2nd Army to encircle and wipe out the enemy's 24th Division and part of the 61st Division between Zhouzhi and Mei County.During the battle, Army Commander He Bingyan and Political Commissar Liao Hansheng each rode in a jeep that was seized not long ago, looking very imposing.They pursued the troops that were still clearing out the remnants of the enemy, and rushed westward to Hengqu Town. This was the first time in their lives that He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng dispatched troops by car.This car was seized from the enemy's "Youth Army" some time ago. At that time, a total of 3 jeeps were seized, but no one knew how to drive them, so they had to be dragged back with a bullock cart.On the road, one car was overturned into a ravine and scrapped. There are only two cars left, one for the army commander and one for the political commissar.He Bingyan ordered the soldiers to look for the driver among the captives, but some people worried that the captive soldiers were not reliable, and if they were not done well, the leader would be thrown to death.

He Bingyan smiled and said: "The captive soldiers can drive, and they may not be so reliable politically, and they may throw me and Commissar Liao to death; but we can't use an old ox to pull a small cart to fight, it is easier to turn over like last time." Go to the ravine. Trust the captured soldiers." The soldiers quickly found out the drivers of the two original cars from among the captured soldiers. In this battle, Army Commander He Bingyan and Political Commissar Liao Hansheng won precious time by riding in the car. They seized the leading 1st Division 3rd Regiment and directly ordered the 1st Division 3rd Regiment, 2nd Division 4th Regiment, and 6th Regiment 3rd Battalion to march towards Mei County without stopping. Go forward and order the 3rd Division to insert west of Mei County.

After the battle, He Bingyan ordered the soldiers to take a bath in the Weihe River.For a while, there was laughter and laughter in the Weihe River, and the soldiers salvaged the guns discarded by the enemy while scrubbing the dirt off their bodies.