On the highway from Lichuan to Guangchang, Chen Cheng's 50,000 troops were divided into three stairs and lined up in turn, winding for more than ten miles. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info Chen Cheng and the adjutant sat on the car, and from time to time there were detectives back and forth to report news to him.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, Jiang Ding's Ministry of Culture sent a telegram that the red bandits had captured Ningdu, and asked the commander-in-chief to speed up the march and support his troops."

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the vanguard encountered a mine planted by the red bandits, dozens of casualties, and a large number of red bandits appeared nearby, firing cold guns at our department."

"Report to the commander-in-chief, a company of the vanguard went to intercept the red bandits, was ambushed by the red bandits, and the whole army was annihilated."

"What the hell is going on? Check it out for me, hasn't our army already captured Guangchang? Where did the red bandits come out of nowhere? What does your reconnaissance battalion eat? Hurry up and check it out for me! Chen Cheng roared angrily.

At the same time, in the headquarters of the Shicheng Young Communist Division, Zhang Cheng, Xiao Hua and other comrades of the division's party committee were studying the next move of the Young Communist Division.

"You have read the intelligence of the third reconnaissance company, what do you think about what our division should do next?" Zhang Cheng asked straight to the point.

"Division commander, since Jiang Dingwen is indifferent to the fall of Ningdu and is indifferent to the fall of Ningdu, I think we should still follow the original plan, the first brigade will go north to attack Guangchang, forcing Jiang Dingwen to come out and fight with us in a decisive battle, and the main force of the division will set up an ambush circle on the road from Shicheng to Guangchang, so as to wait for work and eliminate Jiang Dingwen in one fell swoop." Feng Wenbin, director of the Political Department, spoke first.

"Division commander, I agree with Director Feng's opinion and immediately go north to attack Guangchang." Feng Shaojie also said.

"What about the opinion of the Chief of Staff?" Zhang Cheng looked at Zhang Fengming and asked.

"The Guangchang Garrison Division is a local garrison unit, which belongs to the Zhu Peide Department of the Jiangxi Army, with only more than 3,000 troops, which is very easy to fight." Chief of Staff Zhang Fengming's implication was also to agree to attack Guangchang.

Zhang Cheng didn't speak, he smiled, looked at Xiao Hua, the political commissar who had been thinking silently, and asked, "Political commissar, what do you think?" ”

"Just now everyone said that they would attack Guangchang, and I agreed to this before, but I think that if we all go to attack Guangchang, I wonder if Jiang Dingwen's three divisions will go the opposite way and learn our tactics of encircling Wei to save Zhao, not only will they not rescue Guangchang, but they will go south to attack Shicheng, where our division headquarters is located?" Xiao Hua voiced his concerns.

Zhang Cheng nodded when he heard this, in fact, he also thought of Xiao Hua's worry, and Zhang Cheng also prepared a backup for this, he said calmly: "The political commissar's concern is correct, if I sit in Jiang Dingwen's position, I will also abandon Guangchang and choose to take Shicheng." There are three reasons, one is that the Guangchang garrison division is Zhu Peide's troops, and even if the whole army is wiped out, it will not have the slightest impact on Jiang Dingwen; Second, Chen Cheng's 50,000-strong army was on the road to Guangchang, and even if Guangchang fell, Chen Cheng would have a chance to recapture it; Third, after taking Shicheng, Ruijin will be open to the Kuomintang army, and the peerless achievement of encircling and suppressing the Central Red Army is just around the corner, and I never believe that Jiang Dingwen will be able to resist this temptation. ”

"Division commander, Jiang Dingwen didn't save Guangchang, but came to beat us, so what should we do?" Feng Wenbin asked.

Zhang Cheng smiled calmly and said calmly: "It's very simple, we will calculate." First of all, the 1st Brigade made a big splash and made more barracks, creating the illusion that the main force of our division was attacking the square, but in fact, the 1st Brigade besieged Guangchang but did not attack; Secondly, the 3rd Brigade held its position, and the 2nd Brigade, the Teaching Brigade, and the troops directly under the division set out from Shicheng openly and headed for Ningdu, making the illusion that the whole division would attack Guangchang in the north. ”

"If Jiang Dingwen doesn't go anywhere, what if he hides in his lair?" Feng Shaojie asked a stupid question.

Zhang Cheng laughed and said: "Then what if we take Guangchang, Guangchang is in hand, we can immediately close the door and beat the dogs, and carry out anti-encirclement and suppression against Jiang Dingwen." ”

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Zhang Cheng ordered: "Okay, since everyone has no opinion, then I will order the first brigade to march overnight, surround Guangchang, leave the three brigades behind, and all the others drive out of Shicheng, and then turn around and drive to Dayou Township to hide and wait, and wait for Jiang Ding's Ministry of Culture to make a move, and then I will arrange specific tasks, and the troops will rest for one night, and we will make a big noise at nine o'clock tomorrow, and the whole army will be mobilized." ”

Xiao Hua added: "There are also reconnaissance companies of all brigades dispatched to check which place in the area from Shicheng to Ningdu is suitable for Tibetan troops, and closely monitor Jiang Dingwen's troops, and report any situation immediately." ”

After marching overnight, by dawn, the first brigade was already under the city, and the garrison division of the Jiangxi army, which had received the news in the city, immediately panicked, and seemed very worried about the siege of the first brigade.

At this moment, the air defense of Guangchang City was weak, and in the surrounding counties, only Jiang Dingwen's troops, who were confronting the Red Army, could support them. In the face of the menacing Red Army, just by looking at the barracks they built, we can judge that they have at least 10,000 troops, and the Guangchang garrison division is just a local army, and the empty salary is serious, with less than 3,000 guns, they really have no confidence that they can hold this huge Guangchang City!

Without any hesitation, Zhao Liangyu, the commander of the Guangchang Garrison Division, immediately sent a telegram to Jiang Ding's Ministry of Culture for help.

Looking at his own somewhat tired troops, as well as the frightened enemy troops on the city wall, Li Yunlong quickly summoned the two regiment commanders and issued an order: "The first regiment sent two battalions, the first battalion surrounded the north gate, and the second battalion surrounded the south gate. From now on, the Second Regiment will sweep the towns and villages outside Guangchang City, clean up the surrounding local security regiments and return to the countryside regiments, and confiscate the floating wealth of those local tyrants and inferior gentry. Remember, we must abide by the discipline of our army, and no one is allowed to attack the ideas of the common people. Before the sun sets, the troops sent to sweep the surrounding towns and villages must return to the brigade headquarters, and after the grain and grass are collected, they will immediately send the troops to Ningdu, so that the logistics troops who receive us can be transferred to Shicheng. ”

"Yes, Brigadier General!"

Before leaving Ningdu, Zhang Cheng ordered Li Yunlong to sweep away the local tyrants and inferior gentry around Guangchang and collect grain and grass for the troops, although Li Yunlong did not know why the division commander did this, but he also knew that Guangchang used to be the north gate of the red capital Ruijin, and after it was occupied by the Kuomintang, the Kuomintang army used Guangchang as a bridgehead to attack Ruijin, not to mention the large number of baggage stored in the county, and the logistics materials of the local tyrants and inferior gentry in nearby towns and villages were only afraid of a lot.

Food, cloth and other materials are all urgently needed by the Young Communist Division, and if they can be confiscated, the more the more the better for the Young Communist Division. As for whether innocent civilians will be harmed, Li Yunlong believes that they will abide by the iron discipline of the Red Army.

On the afternoon of 3 October, after a day's march, the main force of the Young Communist Division was nearly 30 miles away from Ningdu, Zhang Cheng ordered the troops to rest and recuperate on the spot and stand by in secrement, while he and the political commissar took the guards along the reconnaissance company's reconnaissance route to find a suitable place to hide the more than 10,000 troops.

"Commissar, this is too good for an ambush." Zhang Cheng pointed to a valley in front of him and sighed.

"Division commander, this is a suitable place for ambushes, but if the enemy sends reconnaissance planes to search, we have nowhere to hide! I have to find a way. Xiao Hua saw that the valley was too empty, and he was worried that it would be searched by enemy reconnaissance planes.

"Political commissar, we can transplant the trees from the nearby mountains and forests to this side of the valley, and we don't need more, just transplant a few hundred big trees, as for the soldiers, we can let them hang branches and green leaves on their heads and clothes, and camouflage and conceal them, even if the enemy dispatches reconnaissance planes, if you don't look carefully, you will definitely not be able to see it."

"Okay, division commander, you just have a lot of ways, just do it, I'll go and assign the task immediately." Xiao Hua said happily.

"Well, go ahead!" Zhang Cheng nodded.