The reason why Zheng Yi decided to attack Wan'an County, which was fortified and easy to defend and difficult to attack, was not a momentary hothead, but a number of reasons, and this decision was strongly supported by Zhao Jingting, deputy commander of the First Division, and Zhang Yao, chief of staff. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

First of all, the surprise attack on the southern city was far more successful than expected.

The regiment led by Tian Antai showed excellent continuous combat capability, and after outwitting Yongfeng and storming Le'an, it quickly moved south, then turned around and headed eastward, traveling more than 80 kilometers all the way, and sneaked to the side of Nancheng in only two nights and one day, and closely cooperated with the Sixth Regiment that had sneaked out of Ningdu in advance and bypassed the south of Yihuang, and under the personal command of Deputy Division Commander Zhao Jingting, launched a sudden attack on the enemy in Nancheng from both north and south directions at the same time.

Most of the officers at all levels were the remnants of the 14th Army of the former National Revolutionary Army, and the more than 3,400 soldiers were all powerful armed forces from northeastern Jiangxi, not to mention backward equipment and sloppy military discipline, and they also carried a strong brand of old warlords.

With the friendly troops of Guangchang stationed in front and the commander-in-chief Li Liejun leading his troops to Fuzhou in the rear, the officers and men of these two regiments never dreamed that they would be suddenly attacked by the communist army, so that when the two regiments entered the city at dawn, the vast majority of the officers and men were still sleeping in their beds.

The result was naturally extremely miserable, and the two regiments of the instructor blocked the enemy in the north and south barracks like wolves, and annihilated them as easily as shooting targets.

Most of the enemy officers and men who were in a mess did not have time to get dressed, and they disarmed and surrendered one after another, and it took only more than half an hour from the start of the attack to the end of the battle.

In this battle, more than 600 enemy soldiers were killed, including two regimental commanders who hid in the house and resisted stubbornly and were killed by grenades, and more than 2,270 enemy soldiers were captured, and the remaining 300 remnants of the enemy all fled without a trace.

The two regiments seized more than 2,400 Hanyang rifles and German-made 1988 rifles, 16 light and heavy machine guns, more than 80 boxes of grenades, more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition, 122 war horses and pack horses, and 100 wagons full of food and clothing.

After a short rest, the officers and men of the two regiments escorted more than 2,000 prisoners, transported all the captured prisoners and evacuated Nancheng, and retreated south along the official road in a generous manner, so frightened that the Kuomintang officials and security regiments in Nanfeng closed the city gates and watched as the communist troops escorted more than 2,000 prisoners and more than 100 horse-drawn carriages around the city, and not a single person dared to fire a shot at the long marching procession.

This battle crippled Li Liejun's troops in one fell swoop, and at the same time greatly deterred Lai Shicong's troops, who were cowering in Guangchang and Shicheng to watch coldly, temporarily relieved the military pressure north of Ruijin, and enabled the instructor to calmly mobilize his troops to deal with the Third Army of the Dian Army on the Western Front.

The second reason for attacking Wan'an County was that Wang Jun's Third Army suddenly launched an attack on the Xingguo Red Guards stationed at the mouth of the Sanjiang River, which annoyed Zheng Yi and his instructors, and Zheng Yi had to launch-for-tat actions to show the enemy the strength and determination of the instructors.

Although Wang Jun's Third Army had a large number of troops, it would never be able to defeat the well-equipped and well-trained Second and Third Regiments without artillery support, and the reason why Wang Jun launched a surprise attack on Sanjiangkou was to carry out a tentative attack on the one hand, and on the other hand, it was nothing more than to save some face for the destruction of the two artillery companies, so as to boost morale and inspire the officers and men of the whole army.

However, the result was very disappointing for Wang Jun.

The more than 1,500 Red Guards stationed at the mouth of the Sanjiang River were not what he thought they were, and their fighting power and spirit of sacrifice far exceeded Wang Jun's realization, and they even withstood the two-hour attack of a main regiment of Li Shilong's division.

It didn't take long for the rapid reinforcements of the two battalions of the instructor to arrive, forcing Li Shilong, who was faced by the enemy on both sides and fighting against the water, to hastily withdraw his troops and withdraw to the city of Ganxian County, and to hold on behind closed doors, leaving more than 600 corpses on the battlefield and wounded soldiers who were groaning in pain had no chance to get back.

Wang Jun, who was even frustrated, looked around, and found that there was no power that could be relied on around him, and the more he thought about it, the more dangerous he felt, and he had a premonition that Zheng Yi, who used strange soldiers, and the elusive instructor were likely to launch retaliatory actions at a time and place that he did not expect, so he urgently convened his generals to discuss countermeasures.

The Third Army of the Yunnan Army, which had not stopped marching and fighting since late March this year, was very tired, and officers at all levels lacked sufficient understanding of the mountainous and complex terrain of southern Jiangxi.

Under such circumstances, no one at all levels could express a clear opinion, and the opponent they faced was Zheng Yijiao, who had never fought according to the convention, and everyone felt very strange and frightened.

After reporting the information obtained so far, Zeng Wanzhong, chief of staff of the army, briefly made a summary under the signal of army commander Wang Jun:

"At present, it seems that there are not many Gongfei bandits stationed in Sanjiangkou and Xingguo, and according to repeated speculations, there are about three regiments, plus the armed Red Guards of the Communist Party, a total of about 7,000 men."

"However, the two main regiments of the Gongfei bandits who attacked Nancheng will soon return to Ningdu, plus the two regiments stationed in Ningdu and Ruijin, the strength of the Gongfei bandit instructor far exceeds our pre-war estimates."

"I calculated with Junzuo that the total strength of the communist (gongfei) bandit instructors should not be less than 13,000, or even more, which is already equivalent to the strength of two divisions of the National Revolutionary Army!"

The generals were in an uproar when they heard this.

Li Wenbin, commander of the Ninth Division, reminded loudly: "Even if there are 15,000 men and horses of ordinary Gongfei bandits, there is nothing to fear, but what our army is facing is not a communist (gongfei) bandit in the ordinary sense, but Zheng Yijiao, who has never lost a battle since the Nanchang riot!" ”

"I have to admit that Instructor Zheng Yi is definitely not under our army in terms of equipment and training, especially in terms of actual combat experience, you only need to think about the performance of the enemy when they attacked our transport fleet, and it is not difficult to see that Instructor Zheng Yi is not only equipped with a large number of mortars, but also very skillful in using them."

"And at present, our army has lost vital artillery firepower, and it is really difficult to launch an attack on established targets such as Xingguo and Yudu before it is replenished."

"To put it mildly, I used to ridicule General Youyang behind my back for being cowardly and doing nothing, but now, I gradually understand his suffering."

After listening to Li Wenbin's earnest remarks, the generals attending the meeting were silent, and many people showed ashamed looks.

Seeing this, Wang Jun had no choice but to cough lightly, cheer up and say loudly: "Everyone, we need to discuss next, will the communist (gongfei) bandit instructor launch an attack on our army?" And when and from what place will they choose to launch an attack on our army? ”

"This is a problem that we must solve at the moment, and we can only respond appropriately if we anticipate the enemy first, so don't worry about anything, just speak freely."

Li Wenbin stood up again: "Judging from the current situation, the communist (gongfei) bandit instructor does not have an advantage in terms of troops, and I personally believe that before the two main regiments that attacked Nanchang return to Ningdu, the communist (gongfei) bandit instructor is not capable of launching a large-scale attack on our army." ”

"However, our adversary is fully capable of carrying out surprise attacks and harassment operations against our army's transport lines, or in counties with empty troops in the rear."

Wang Jun nodded frequently, deeply approving.

Li Wenbin's opinion is basically the same as Wang Jun's, but Wang Jun has never been sure whether the bold Zheng Yi will gather troops to attack Ganxian County, forcing the Third Army to passively meet the attack and fight to the death with the instructor?

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