"Quick... everyone, work harder, let's try to get out of the grass before dark!" Li Hao, who was walking in the middle of the team, kept encouraging everyone.
The eleven people who entered the grassland have now grown to more than sixty people. There is enough food, but many soldiers are too weak and must find a place to rest in order to recover.
It's definitely not possible in the grassland. The weather is unpredictable, the temperature is high and low, and there is not even a house to protect you from the wind and rain. It is not suitable for resting at all.
After much deliberation, there was only one solution: get out of the grassland as soon as possible, rendezvous with the main force, and then have a good rest.
"I will definitely be able to go out today!" Hong Linfeng said.
"In order to ensure the marching speed, I have freed up three mules and horses, and the three weakest warriors are riding horses. The other weak warriors are supported by a soldier to ensure that no soldier will be left behind and sacrificed in our hands.
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"That's good!"
Dozens of kilometers away, at the headquarters of the Red Army, the commander was furious inside.
The political commissar stood nearby worried but there was nothing he could do!
"Commander, please calm down... not only us, but also other troops suffered heavy losses, especially the First Army. Due to insufficient preparation, the casualties were nearly twice as many as ours, and they were basically non-combat attrition!"
"How to calm down...it has only been a few days and we have not encountered an enemy. Just a piece of grass has caused so many casualties to our soldiers!" the commander cursed unceremoniously.
"For nearly a year, these soldiers were surrounded and intercepted by several times the enemy without sacrificing their lives, but in the end they died on a grassy field. How can you calm me down!"
After cursing, the commander felt much better and stared at the political commissar and asked.
"Have you calculated which regiment suffered the most casualties?"
The chief of staff hesitated before answering.
"The Twelfth Regiment, the Twelfth Regiment is responsible for the rear. Because the food collected before departure was not enough, the wild vegetables and grass roots along the way were eaten up by the troops in front. A regiment of more than a thousand people walked out of the grassland and only more than 800 people were left.
Got it!"
"How many stragglers did the troops return to the grassland to find?" the commander continued to ask!
"There are only more than eighty people, and they have been sent back to each regiment!" the political commissar replied.
The military commander frowned and fell into deep thought. It took a long time before he continued to speak.
"Immediately give orders to each regiment. The troops will have to march for a long time and may encounter enemy raids on the road. Therefore, each regiment must seize the time to collect food and supplies. The more the better!"
"There must never be another situation where people die in battle or starve to death, and the non-combat attrition of the troops must be reduced."
"The wounded should also seize the time to rest and recuperate. Without enough physical strength, they will definitely not be able to survive the long-distance march ahead!"
"I will give the order now and go there in person!" the political commissar immediately replied.
Before anyone could move, a staff officer from the military headquarters rushed in, followed by a correspondent.
"Commander, political commissar, good news, the 12th Regiment has good news to report!"
"Say!" the commander asked, staring at the correspondent behind the staff officer.
"Hello, Chief~" the correspondent quickly saluted.
"Today our Second Battalion was patrolling the edge of the grassland and found a group of people walking out of the grassland!"
"There are sixty-eight people in total. The leader is a platoon leader of the former recruit company of the Thirty-seventh Regiment of the Fifth Red Army. He fell behind two months ago and chased the main force into the grassland. He led ten people himself, leaving fifty-seven soldiers.
They were all left behind when our three armies were crossing the grass!"
"The regiment leader asked me to ask the military department for instructions on how to arrange these dozens of soldiers, especially the platoon of the Fifth Army Corps. Although there are only eleven people, they are well-equipped and have sufficient ammunition, and they also brought a large amount of food and other supplies.
There are so many oceans and gold! It took seven mules and horses to transport these things by camel alone!”
"Hiss!" The commander couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
When the entire Red Army crossed the grassland, in order to prevent the soldiers from starving, they killed all the animals they could, including two war horses.
Today's Red Army doesn't have a single animal.
There were only eleven people on the other side, but they brought out seven animals and a large amount of supplies from the grassland, and took in more than fifty soldiers. This was definitely a miracle.
The excited commander ordered without thinking: "The headquarters of the 12th Regiment is less than ten kilometers away from here. You can get there in less than two hours. Political Commissar, the two of us will go there in person!"
"If it is true, then these eleven soldiers are definitely the heroes of our Red Army!"
Li Hao and his party were assigned to two rooms in the Second Battalion of the 12th Regiment.
The battalion commander stood in front of Li Hao with an embarrassed look on his face.
The Second Battalion should accept more than 50 soldiers from the Third Army due to circumstances and reasons, but he really had no food available to ensure that these dozens of soldiers would not go hungry, so in the end he had to find Li Hao's place.
"Platoon Commander Li, it's so poor here. We've been stationed here for three days and the troops have gone out to raise food every day, but we can still only guarantee one meal a day for everyone!"
"You have so many soldiers here, and they are weak. Even if I take out all the food in the whole camp, I can't guarantee that they won't go hungry!"
"You have food in your hand. How about letting them stay with you for another two days? When the military headquarters makes arrangements, I promise to pick them up!"
"Okay!" Li Hao answered without thinking.
"The Red Army in the world are all one family. I will definitely ensure that they are well fed and regain their combat effectiveness as soon as possible!"
"Well said..." The military commander's voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
The second battalion commander was stunned for a long time before he responded: "Hello, chief, why are you here!"
The army commander nodded and looked at Li Hao: "You are Comrade Li Hao who led his men to chase the main force for two months, and also sheltered more than fifty soldiers of our three armies on the grass!"
"Hello, Chief!" Li Hao never thought that the military commander would come, so he was both nervous and excited.
The army commander waved his hand and replied: "Don't be nervous, I'm here to thank you on behalf of the Third Army!"
"If it weren't for you and your troops, the more than fifty Red Army soldiers you sheltered in the grassland would definitely be buried there~ Thank you, Comrade Li Hao!"
After speaking, the military commander saluted Li Hao with a military salute.
At this moment, the political commissar next to him suddenly shouted: "Li Hao...I remembered, you came up with this method of mobilizing prisoners to join the Red Army by complaining, right? At that time, several of our political commissars said that the Fifth Army Corps had a
Baby political cadres, we have a successor to the Red Army!"
"Seeing that you are so young, have the same name, and are from the Thirty-seventh Regiment, you must be the Li Hao I know!"
Li Hao quickly replied: "Chief, you are right, I did come up with the grievance movement!"
"What a talent!" The political commissar looked at Li Hao and his eyes immediately became hot and his eyes shone brightly.
"I thought you were only good at political work, but I didn't expect you to be so good at leading troops in war! It took more than a month to march in the heart of the enemy with more than a dozen subordinates. Most people would never be able to do it!"
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