Ouyang Jian led the Jiujiang Independent Division, which suddenly appeared on the east bank of Poyang Lake and shook Nanjing. Ouyang Jian not only appeared on the east bank of Poyang Lake, but also dazzled and ate the independent brigade of the Jiangxi Army in one go, which shocked the old Jiang who commanded the battle on the front line. You must know that Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the core areas of Lao Jiang, and Zhejiang is adjacent to Jiangxi, if Ouyang Jian gains a firm foothold in the area east of Poyang Lake, the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be shaken. On the one hand, Lao Jiang ordered the garrison troops stationed in Shanghai to be transferred to Hangzhou to strengthen the guard, and on the other hand, he ordered the 22nd Division of the Central Army and the 17th Division in Nanchang to dispatch troops to strangle Ouyang Jian with all their might.

Subsequently, the Nanjing Military Commission issued an order and appointed Zhou Zhe (Yan), the commander of the 22nd Division, as the commander-in-chief to command all the departments in Jiangxi. Zhou Zhe is a native of Zhejiang, aged 35. He graduated from the 3rd Artillery Department of Baoding Military Academy. Zhou Zhe's soaring ascent is directly related to his Zhejiang department, which belongs to Lao Jiang's quasi-descendant lineage, because the predecessor of the 22nd Division was adapted from the 6th Division located in Beiyang, Zhejiang. At the beginning, Zhou Zhe was shocked when he received Yang Chisheng's rescue telegram in Jingdezhen, and immediately ordered Lu Sheng, the commander of the 64th Brigade (Huangpu Phase I), to rush to the rescue.

However, it was a big surprise, less than half a day after the 64th Brigade left Jingdezhen, the independent brigade of the Jiangxi Army was horribly lost. Zhou Zhe guessed that the independent brigade of the Jiangxi army was more auspicious, and immediately ordered the 64th Brigade to suspend the rescue and stand by on the spot. Zhou Zhe did not dare to slack off and immediately reported to the Nanjing Military Commissioner. Soon after, the Nanjing Military Commissar ordered that Zhou Zhe be appointed as the commander-in-chief, commanding all the armies in Jiangxi, and strangling Ouyang Jian with all his might. Zhou Zhe did not dare to slack off when he received the telegram, and immediately ordered the 64th Brigade to continue to advance towards Duchang County, and at the same time ordered the 65th Brigade in Shangrao to dispatch and copy Duchang County from the east.

In addition, Zhou Zhe ordered the 66th Brigade stationed in Yingtan to raise its alert to prevent the Red Army of Zhu Mao from launching an attack from the south (in fact, Zhu Mao's main force had already moved to Hunan, and the troops left in the base area were limited). Then Zhou Zhe ordered the 17th Division stationed in Nanchang to dispatch a brigade to attack Ouyang Jian from the south. Suddenly, the three-way army rushed violently, and there was a great tendency to overwhelm Mount Tai. After the order was issued, the chief of staff of the 22nd Division said: "Division, Ouyang Jian was so bold that he actually led his troops into the eastern area of Poyang Lake, and he was carried away by victory. ”

"What's your idea?" Zhou Zhe listened attentively. "Division, Ouyang Jian leaves Yunshui County, its foundation must be empty, it is recommended that the 51st Brigade located in Jing'an County go north to sneak attack, Ouyang Jian will inevitably retreat, we can set up an ambush in the area of Lao Ye Temple to gather and annihilate it." Zhou Zhe nodded and said, "Gao Ming!" "Ordered, the 17th Brigade of the 51st Division immediately dispatched to attack Yunshui County. Order Lu Sheng, the headquarters arrived at Xubu Town to stop advancing and stand by, ordered the 65th Brigade and the 52nd Brigade of the 17th Division to advance at full speed, and I want Ouyang Jian to take the initiative to enter my ambush circle. ”

In the headquarters of the Independent Division of Duchang County, Ouyang Jian was looking at the map. At this time, a telegraph operator came in and said: "Report, the dark arrow reports that the 64th Brigade of the 22nd Division of the Central Army in Jingdezhen has all been dispatched and is advancing in the direction of Duchang." Then the situation in Shangyao and Nanchang was reported immediately, and the efficiency of the dark arrow was very high. Ouyang Jian immediately summoned Su Yu, Xiao Ke, and Zhang Shiying to discuss. Ouyang Jian said: "I just received a report from the dark arrow that the 64th Brigade of the Central Army in Jingdezhen, the 65th Brigade in Shangyao, and the 52nd Brigade of the 17th Division of the Central Army in Nanchang were dispatched, and Duchang was raided."

The atmosphere in Duchang County suddenly became tense. "Division commander, the enemy is menacing, should we avoid its edge and retreat to the west bank of Poyang Lake!" Su Yu suggested. "Withdraw, haven't we come for nothing?" "Division commander, it's enough to eliminate the independent brigade of the Gan Army!" Shook agreed with the withdrawal. "The enemy forces have been mobilized, and that is exactly what I am trying to do, and this is the right time for us to move. It is said that the Central Army has strong combat effectiveness and excellent weapons and equipment. In fact, there is nothing, didn't Xiao Feng fight with the 51st Brigade in Jing'an County. But we are not fighting the enemy. ”

Ouyang Jian confidently continued: "The enemy is in the open and we are in the dark, how to maneuver and flexibly attack the enemy, the key is to avoid its edge and look for fighters in motion." Su Yu! "Here!" "You led the 1st Regiment to fight a defensive battle in Duchang County disguised as a large army, remember not to fall in love with the battle, and continue to mobilize the enemy army. Hong Liang led the water guerrillas and the assistance of the boat fleet, and when the situation is critical, you can retreat to the lake at any time, and you can control what place to choose and then go ashore! "Yes! Commander, what is your intention? Su Yu didn't understand Ouyang Jian's target for a while.

"I led the 3rd Regiment and the 5th Regiment to move north, avoid the 64th Brigade, and then go east to Jingdezhen. I want to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger, and take advantage of the enemy's return to attack Shangyao. If I could, I would conquer Shangyao. The 65th Brigade left Shangyao, and Shangyao was sure that his troops were empty. Su Yu's eyes lit up and said, "Teacher, wonderful!" The enemy never imagined that we would attack Shangyao," after the plan was finalized, the soldiers were very fast. At dusk, Ouyang Jian bid farewell to Su Yu and led Xiao Ke and Zhang Shiying's troops to set off. Before parting, Ouyang Jian held Su Yu's hand and said: "Don't be greedy, if you can fight, you can run if you can't, the key is to be flexible and mobile." For covert purposes, we temporarily cut off radio contact with each other, but your station needs to be on 24 hours a day. "Commander, I remember!"

Ouyang Jian led his troops to bypass the Ximiao Lake in the east of Duchang County, and arrived at the west side of Xubu Town in the early morning. The 64th Brigade arrived in Xubu Town at dusk and was sleeping at this time. Ouyang Jian led his troops to pass through the west side of Xubu Town unconsciously and successfully jumped out of the encirclement. At about 6 a.m., the troops arrived at Zhangling. In order to achieve concealment and prevent the enemy from detecting, Ouyang Jian ordered his troops to enter a forest to rest. During the day, the troops hid in the woods, and the soldiers simply had breakfast and then slept soundly.

During the night, the troops continued to advance northward, and at about midnight the troops turned to the east. Linchen troops were hidden again, Ouyang Jian asked the underground party guide who followed the troops, and the guide told him that this place was called Guanshan, which was about 60 kilometers away from Jingdezhen, and Ouyang Jian ordered the troops to advance another 40 kilometers to the east at night. The troops traveled at night and during the day, and there were still 20 kilometers from Jingdezhen, and Ouyang Jian ordered the troops to stop advancing and hide on the spot. According to the guide's description, about 5 miles ahead is Yushan Town, and Ouyang Jian ordered the reconnaissance troops to go out to find out the situation in Yushan Town.

How many flowers bloom, each with a branch, go back and talk about the outflanking situation of the Central Army. When Ouyang Jian led his troops to sneak over Xubu Town that morning, Lu Sheng, the commander of the 64th Brigade, got up. After breakfast, the division sent a telegram order, Ouyang Jian's department showed no signs of fleeing north, and ordered him to quickly advance to Duchang County, striving to encircle and annihilate Ouyang Jian in and around Duchang County. Lu Shengde ordered the troops to continue to advance, because the troops carried a large number of light and heavy guns, as well as 4 mountain guns, so the troops marched very slowly.

The large army marched forward in a majestic manner, and the momentum was magnificent. Lu Sheng was silent on the horse, this gentleman was about 30 years old, thin and fair-skinned, and belonged to that kind of steady character. Almost all of the students of Lao Jiang in the first phase of Huangpu have been reused, and Lu Sheng is no exception. Now the classmates of the first phase of Whampoa, the worst are also mixed with the regiment commander, Lu Sheng can be regarded as an excellent talent, and he is mixed with the position of brigade commander. The principal is so important, now is a good time to serve the principal, so show yourself.

Lu Sheng knew that the commander of the 65th Brigade, Shi Dechang (Huangpu Phase I), was also bent on his shoulders to express himself. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is a fool, so he must not be compared to this kid. The little Jiujiu in Lu Sheng's heart, the chief of staff, including his subordinates, could not guess it. "Brigade seat, Ouyang Jian was in the same class as you when he was at the Whampoa Military Academy, you should know about this person." The chief of staff opened the conversation. Lu Sheng came to his senses from his contemplation and said: "I am not very good with him, when he was in school, his military qualities were very good, and he was often praised by Soviet instructors, nothing more. If you want to say that this kid is so strange that he didn't see it, he didn't expect Ouyang Jian to become a climate. ”

Lu Sheng sighed and continued: "If Ouyang Jian doesn't make a sound, he has already made a splash, three battles and three victories, and the Gan army has been beaten to the ground. Ouyang Jian picks soft persimmons and pinchs, which is his shrewdness. This time I'm going to fight him face to face, and I want to see what Ouyang Jian has three heads and six arms. "The troops arrived at a position about 10 kilometers east of Duchang County in the middle of the night, and Lu Sheng ordered the troops to stop advancing. In order to prevent a sneak attack, Lu Sheng sent reconnaissance troops on the one hand, and arranged guard troops to strengthen the vigilance on the other.

After the arrangements were made, Lu Sheng asked: "Where have the 65th Brigade and the 52nd Brigade of the 17th Division arrived?" An operational staff officer replied: "Report, the 65th Brigade has arrived at Leping, and the 52nd Brigade of the 17th Division has arrived at Poyang County, and it is estimated that they will be able to make peace with us tomorrow evening." "Regardless of them, tomorrow we will be the first to attack." "Brigade seat, Ouyang Jian has 3 regiments of troops, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to continue." "We are outflanked by the 3-way army, you think Ouyang Jian is a fool. There is a way out for him to stand still. "Could it be that you are retreating to the lake?"

"Ouyang Jian dared to go east because he relied on the advantages of Poyang Lake, and he could retreat with his whole body, this is his shrewdness." "But the master ordered us to gather and annihilate Ouyang Jian!" "The teacher's seat is nothing more than creating momentum, and at present, the Central Plains War is in full swing, and the principal is in a disadvantageous position. It stands to reason that the navy should be dispatched to encircle and suppress Ouyang Jian, but all the warships serve as the first-line defense of the Yangtze River. Ouyang Jian could easily cross Poyang Lake, but he couldn't cross back if he was stumped. Ouyang Jian dared to go east, it was precisely by seizing the opportunity of the Central Plains War, Ouyang Jian first aimed at the independent brigade of the Jiangxi army, which was intentional. This time, we outflanked us, the purpose was to force Ouyang Jian back. The recovery of Duchang County is also a great achievement, and the division has a mirror in his heart. “

At dawn, Lu Sheng ordered his troops to raid the county seat of Duchang from Dongbao, and a few hours later, the troops entered the attack position. Lu Sheng held the binoculars and observed: "Ouyang Jian is bold enough, he didn't choose to escape, it seems that he thinks there is no problem with retreating." The 190 regiment was ordered to prepare for the attack, and in 10 minutes the shelling began. "The Red Army defending the city on the city walls was clearly visible, and Lu Sheng was preparing to launch a tentative attack. After the shelling began, the shadows of the Red Army soldiers on the walls disappeared, and shells exploded on the walls.

At this time, on the tower of the East Gate, Su Yu also held a telescope to observe, and found that the enemy was going to shell, and immediately ordered the troops to hide. The defenders quickly retreated under the walls to avoid the bombardment, leaving only a few observation posts on the walls. Ten minutes after the shelling, Lu Sheng ordered the 190th Regiment to launch a tentative attack. Su Yu on the tower of the city gate did not order the soldiers to quickly enter the position and said: "Look, the central army is much stronger than the Jiangxi army when it launches an attack, and its skirmish line is completely arranged according to the textbook, which shows that they are well-trained. ”

Gong Chu, the commander of the first regiment, said: "The enemy army is cautious, and the attack speed is not fast!" "This is a tentative attack, ordering the troops to approach 300 meters before entering the position." This method of operation is Ouyang Jian's reference to the experience of the Korean War, so as to avoid casualties from enemy artillery. Soon the enemy troops entered 300 meters, and the Red Army soldiers entered positions at speed, and their agility measured the level of training. Heavy weapons had long been placed on the positions, and the soldiers did not have to carry heavy machine guns back and forth. The troops went into defensive positions, and the enemy approached 200 meters.

At the sound of an order, a salvo of light and heavy firepower was fired, and although the straggler line of the Central Army was very open, it was still beaten to the ground. Lu Sheng, who was watching the enemy's formation from behind, was taken aback when he saw this, especially when he saw a heavy machine-gun position on his side, and the fire suppression had just begun, and the "shells" that flew from nowhere blew up the heavy machine-gun position. "Order the troops to retreat!" Lu Sheng was shocked in his heart, and his face was very ugly. "Brigade seat, no wonder Ouyang Jian has won successive battles, the combat effectiveness of his department is indeed strong, and the frontal defense is about one regiment, and the two regiments under his command have not been dispatched, what does this mean?"

Lu Sheng didn't squeak, and it was completely clear in just one round that the military quality of this Red Army unit was obviously higher, especially when the other side actually installed grenadiers, and the Central Army did not have grenadiers, which surprised Lu Sheng even more. "Keep shelling!" Lu Sheng planned to launch a strong attack without giving the opponent time to react. Lu Sheng ordered the artillery bombardment to extend the fire after 10 minutes, and then ordered the soldiers to charge. The speed of the assault accelerated, and as he approached the city wall, suddenly dense grenades fell from the sky, the opponent's mortars began to roar, and two heavy machine gun positions were shot, and the supporting fire extinguished the fire, and the troops retreated in disarray.

Lu Sheng was annoyed and embarrassed, and ordered the shelling to continue. In the past, as long as the cannon was fired, the other side would be terrified, but now it is not good. After several tosses, until 3 p.m., the attack did not improve at all. Lu Sheng was frightened, so he had no choice but to give the order to stop the attack. Lu Sheng knew in his heart that Ouyang Jian still had two regiments that had not moved, and if he blindly attacked, if Ouyang Jian launched a counterattack, the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, Lu Sheng ordered the troops to retreat 3 miles to be on guard. But to Lu Sheng's dismay, the Red Army quietly retreated overnight.