After the instructor led the core to make the decision to continue the campaign, the division commander Zheng Yi and the political commissar Li Zhao immediately sent a joint telegram to the former enemy committee stationed in Suichuan County, proposing two completely different plans for attacking Ganzhou and attacking Wan'an County. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Committee member Mao and the members of the former committee attached great importance to the two different plans put forward by the instructors, but on the choice of attacking Ganzhou or cooperating in attacking Wan'an, the former committee members and military commanders had very different opinions, and the reasons explained to each other were very sufficient......

Comrades in favor of the attack on Ganzhou were more concerned about the huge political impact it would have, while comrades in favor of attacking Wan'an believed that they would be able to obtain supplies faster and easier while reducing the risk.

Regardless of the opinions of both sides, there is a full understanding of the difficulty of tackling tough problems:

Whether it is Ganzhou City or Wan'an City, it is the kind of fortified city surrounded by water on three sides and with high city walls, and no one dares to say that the two armies can defeat one of the fortified cities in one fell swoop when the two cities defend the enemy, and Zheng Yi and Li Zhao did not mention the means of attacking fortified cities in the call.

After discussing with the two leading members of the former CPC Committee, Committee member Mao decided to call Zheng Yi and Li Zhao, agreeing that the two armies would work together to attack Ganzhou or Wan'an, and asked Zheng Yi and Li Zhao to come up with a combat plan as soon as possible.

The cautious decision of the former committee won the support of all military and political personnel, and just as the telegram signed by Commissar Mao was about to be issued, a sudden piece of information quickly changed the situation on the battlefield -- two regiments of the Dian Army stationed in Ji'an suddenly drove south, and were expected to arrive in Wan'an County in about three hours.

The former members of the committee and the military and political chief of the 1st Division were deeply surprised, and immediately ordered the reconnaissance troops in the north to verify the situation again, and under the auspices of Commissar Mao, they made concerted efforts to analyze the purpose of the enemy's southward movement, and at the same time drafted a telegram to inform Zheng Yi, who was leading his troops to leave Ningdu and rush to Xingguo, to inform them of the latest situation.

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Three hours later, more detailed information reached Suichuan City:

The two main regiments of the Yunnan army have crossed the Gan River and marched into Wan'an City, and more than 3,000 people of the new brigade of the Jiangxi army sent by the Kuomintang Jiangxi Provincial Government are closely behind the Yunnan army, and the distance between the two armies is less than five kilometers.

The new brigade of the Jiangxi Army was dressed in uniform and large caps, and was equipped with a Type 38 rifle, and there were six artillery pieces and more than 10 heavy machine guns drawn by dozens of horses in the marching procession.

The members of the former committee and the commanders of the first division were taken aback, and Commissar Mao, who was strategizing, was also confused by the abnormal actions of the two groups of enemies, and for a time it was difficult to distinguish what the purpose of the two groups of enemies who suddenly went south was.

Is it to recover Suichuan or to attack Xingguo? Is it to rush to Ganzhou or do you have another plan?

At ten o'clock in the evening, Zheng Yi's call back came:

"I received a call to inform that our unit has successfully arrived in Xingguo, and plans to enter the old camp 30 kilometers north of Xingguo tomorrow evening to attack and harass Taihe County to judge the direction of the enemy's attack."

"It is recommended that the front committee lead the troops to evacuate Suichuan, return to Jinggangshan, and then attack Ji'an through Qiaotou and Heshi, or directly go north to attack Yongxin or Lianhua County."

Zheng Yi's call opened up the thinking of the former members of the CPC Committee and the military and political chief officer of the First Division, and everyone was deeply encouraged by the fearless spirit of Zheng Yi and his instructors and soldiers in facing difficulties, and after half an hour of contemplation, Commissar Mao resolutely made the important decision of "evacuating Suichuan and attacking Yongxin."

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At midnight, the lights inside and outside the Xingguo County Ya were still bright.

The chief and deputy commanders of the three regiments sat around the long table in the center of the lobby and listened to the division commander Zheng Yi read aloud the latest urgent telegram sent by the former committee, and learned that the front committee and the combat units of the first division would leave Suichuan and return to Jinggangshan tomorrow morning.

Zheng Yi put down the telegram, took the cigarette handed by Chief of Staff Wang Huchen, and talked eloquently:

"Now I can tell you with certainty that the two groups of enemies who suddenly went south will not come to the aid of Yang Chisheng in Ganzhou, and they will not even go to Suichuan to take a look......"

"After the former committee and the first division withdrew from Suichuan, the enemy who went south had only two choices, either to return to Taihe, go up the Zhulin River, pass through the Laopan camp to Xingguo, and look for an opportunity to engage our army, or stay in the wealthy county town of Wan'an, get by, and make an appearance."

"The reason why these two enemy forces went south to Wan'an was not their original intention, but under the persecution of the Kuomintang Jiangxi Provincial Government and even the Nanjing Government, they had to come out and go through the motions, at most they drove to Liangkou, more than 40 kilometers south of Wan'an, and after a period of time, they would return to their respective stations."

(Note: Wusuo, Liangkou and other towns were inundated due to the construction of Wan'an Reservoir in later generations, and the highway leading from Wan'an to Ganzhou along the Ganjiang River also disappeared into the vast lake.) ）

"If that's the case, what are we going to do?" The third head of the group, Duan Xuan, asked loudly.

Zheng Yi replied indifferently: "No matter what the enemy's intentions are, the plan of the special service company and a regiment of police to attack and harass Taihe County remains unchanged. ”

Duan Xuan immediately understood: "If the elites of the two companies continue to attack Taihe and the surrounding towns, it is likely to make the two enemies angry and angry, forcing them to join forces and drive towards Xingguo, and we will have a battle to fight." ”

"If the enemy wants to attack the east and rejuvenate the country, he must pass through the Laoyingpan Pass, which is a place north of the pass, which is rugged and narrow, and at most can place the strength of a regiment......"

"Whether the old-fashioned artillery of the Gan army can be used or not has to be said separately, I will lead the recruits of the three regiments and two battalions to fight a battle, all of you are the main force under your command, and you use a knife to kill chickens, right? Ha ha! ”

The brothers laughed, and Wang Huchen couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw the grievances on Duan Xuan's face who was eager to fight.

Zheng Yi knew Duan Xuan's thoughts, but he still refused to lead the third regiment that had not yet completed the training subjects to participate in the battle on the spot:

"Duan Xuan, don't worry, train the soldiers first...... The three regiments and one battalion needed to take care of nearly 1,000 prisoners, widen mountain roads, build city bases, and the 1,500 recruits being trained were inseparable from the more than 50 instructors of the three regiments, and they were also responsible for the defense of Xingguo County. ”

"Next time, wait for your second and third battalions to complete the last two months of training, and then pull them out for actual combat testing, and then you will have a battle."

Duan Xuan sighed helplessly, and Dong Zongzhuo, the deputy head and political commissar of the Third Regiment, saw that Zheng Yi had made up his mind, and he didn't dare to argue.

At nine o'clock in the morning of the next day, Li Lianshan led a regiment to the old camp in the north, and Wang Huchen, chief of staff of the instructor, led a company of spies to follow unhurriedly.

The division commander Zheng Yi followed Zhao Jingting's second regiment to the south, leaving Duan Xuan to lead two battalions and 1,500 recruits to defend Xingguo and continue to train hard.

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At nightfall, Zhao Jingting personally led two battalions of the Second Regiment to launch a fierce attack on Jiangkou Town, which was more than 60 miles east of Ganzhou City.

Jiangkou Town is located in the east of Ganxian County, Gongjiang, Pingjiang and Taojiang meet in the territory, commonly known as "Sanjiangkou", connecting Yudu in the east, Datian in the south, Maodian in the west, Longkou and Shiqi in the north, and the Jiangkou Wei is about 30 miles away from the county seat of Ganxian County.

When suddenly attacked, a battalion of Yang Chisheng's troops stationed in Jiangkou Town fled in a blink of an eye, and those who threw down their weapons and equipment and took off their military uniforms abounded, either fleeing to the county seat of Ganxian County in the west, or hiding in the town's houses disguised as people.

Two new Maxim heavy machine guns and four boxes of unopened machine gun cartridges were also thrown into the fortifications, and the entire engagement ended in less than five minutes.

Zhao Jingting did not give the order to pursue the victory this time, he commanded the officers and men of the two battalions to quickly collect the guns and ammunition thrown by the enemy, rush into the temporary barracks with simple facilities, and plunder the horses, ammunition, and food left by the enemy, and then quickly retreat north, returning to Longkou Town in the north along a flat road. (To be continued.) )