That night, the army headquarters of Yunshui County seemed to become a sea of joy, and it was almost unimaginable and almost impossible to capture the enemy naval gunboats in succession. "Secretary Xiang, I didn't expect that the water special combat team formed by Commander Ouyang would work wonders, and it was unbelievable that two enemy gunboats were captured one after another unscathed. Ouyang Jian's foresight and strategy are unmatched, this is almost impossible to do, but Ouyang Jian has done it. At the beginning, he planned to plot against the enemy ship, I was a little unimpressed, Ouyang Jian has a mantra called, if you are not afraid of not being able to do it, you are afraid of not being able to think of it, and now I am completely convinced. Chen Yi was overjoyed.

"In the short period of one month since I came to the Jiujiang Base Area, all I have heard is good news and news that excites me. In particular, I was unbelievable that our party has such outstanding military talents, and there is great hope for the success of the revolution! For a month, I seem to have been purified of my soul and have a clear understanding of many vague things. Not to mention anything else, a small special combat team actually played such a huge role, Ouyang Jian! It's a wizard in the military field! This southward movement to cooperate with the main force of the Red Army demonstrated his outstanding military command ability, and the capture of enemy ships at Poyang Lake was even more shocking. ”

Xiang Ying continued: "It is no accident that all the surprises are connected together, and I have to think anew. Now it seems that many of Ouyang Jian's shocking remarks are not targeted, especially the practice he proposed is the only criterion for testing the truth, which is worthy of further discussion. I desperately want to see him now, and I want to know what he thinks. Comrade Enlai praised him as a magician in the military field of our party, and it is fitting that he is right! "Everything in front of him has given Xiang Ying a new understanding, and this is definitely not obtained by preaching."

"Secretary Xiang, Ouyang Jian is indeed extraordinary, many of his ideas have been tested and correct afterwards, which has to make us reflect deeply. Frankly speaking, our party is young and immature, and Ouyang Jian is very mature as an old party member. He repeatedly suggested that the Chinese revolution must have a strong figure as the party leader, and I fully agree with him now. Chen Yi seemed to have figured it out. Xiang Ying's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then the sound of horses' hooves outside interrupted Chen Yi's conversation. In the dark, the war horse stopped in front of the door, and saw Tao Yong rolling the saddle and dismounting, agile and clean.

Tao Yong did not disappoint Ouyang Jian, and because of his excellent performance, he had been promoted to the commander of a certain battalion of the Red 11th Division. At dusk, he received an order from the legion headquarters and rushed back from dozens of miles away. "Report, battalion commander Tao Yong came to report, please instruct!" Chen Yi didn't know Tao Yong, but when he saw Tao Yong's heroic appearance, he immediately liked it in his heart: "Battalion Commander Tao, the corps commander ordered you to select 200 people from the 11th Division to go to Sweetwater Island." Pressed for time. Tomorrow you only have one day to select soldiers, and after the task of selecting soldiers is completed, you will set off overnight. "Yes! Resolutely complete the mission! ”

"After you cross the blockade line, go straight to Panlongzhai and get in touch with the Panlongzhai guerrillas, who will send you safely to Sweetwater Island. As for what mission to carry out on Sweetwater Island, the Legion Commander will give further instructions when he returns! After Tao Yong left, Xiang Ying was puzzled: "Battalion Commander Tao is very young, is it appropriate to let him go to Sweetwater Island to be the commander?" Chen Yi said with a smile: "Secretary Xiang, I heard that Battalion Commander Tao has been following Ouyang Jian as a guard for two years, and Commander Ouyang has a high opinion of him, and has high hopes for him to be deliberately cultivated. When the enemy army advanced to suppress, Tao Yong was sent to the front line. Starting from a platoon commander, he has now been promoted to battalion commander because of his brave combat and good command. He was a young commander of the Red Army who had grown up in the flames of war. ”

Now we turn the camera to another angle, in the Nanjing Navy Headquarters, Navy Commander Chen Shaokuan and all the generals have solemn expressions, and a subordinate is reporting: "The captain of the Xianning has called, the gunboat's machinery is malfunctioning, and it is being repaired and cannot return to Jiujiang." The captain of the Chongning called to report that the ship's propeller was entangled in a fishing net and was being treated urgently, which would take about two days. Captain Lin said in a telegram that the fishing nets in the lake were the work of the Red Army's water guerrillas to deal with the gunboats. Chen Shaokuan was shocked when he heard this: "In order to avoid unnecessary losses, order the Changning ship and the Weining ship to stop covering the task of the transport fleet." ”

Chen Shaokuan walked to the telephone, directly connected to the Military Council, and suggested that the transportation mission be changed to land. Chen Shaokuan repeatedly stated the interests and harms and asked the Military Commission to agree. The battleship is a treasure, and there can be no mistakes, and the military council decided to change the transportation plan at the first time. However, two days later, Chen Shaokuan received a telegram: the Xianning was seriously faulty, and the shipyard had to send engineers and technicians to repair it. The Chongning is even more sinister and must send divers to clear the nets. Chen Shaokuan was convinced, and immediately notified the Shanghai Shipyard to send engineers, technicians, and divers, and at the same time dispatched an engineering ship to Sweetwater Island. But where did Chen Shaokuan think that this is a meat bun beating a dog and will never return.

This series of deceptions, the enemy did not suspect and remained in the dark. The engineering ship departs from Shanghai and takes at least 5 days to arrive at Sweetwater Island. When the enemy really understands the situation, there is no 10 days and half a month, and the horror does not understand. At this time, Mu Shixiong can be fully prepared. The next day, Captain Hu led more than 300 water guerrillas to Sweetwater Island. The task of the water guerrillas was to detain captured enemy soldiers and strengthen the island's defenses. Mu Shixiong selected engineers, boatswain, and gunners and forcibly ordered them to serve in the Red Army, and all other personnel were detained.

Between the mountains and mountains, dozens of war horses galloped on the mountain road, and soon the war horses slowed down and began to take small steps, obviously the owner felt sorry for the war horse and let it rest for a while. Ouyang Jian was in a good mood on the horse, one left and one right, Su Yu and Luo Ronghuan went hand in hand, and several guards followed. "Haha, it seems that the enemy has been deceived again, and the next step is only for us to successfully evade the air attack, and Poyang Lake will be the world of our Red Army warships." Ouyang Jian was in a surprisingly good mood. "Commander, even if the captured gunboats can avoid the air attack, if the enemy sends out the battleships, I am afraid that they will not be able to dodge!" Su Yu said.

"Commander, if the enemy knows that the battleship has been captured, he will definitely be angry, and he will definitely launch a large-scale encirclement and suppression!" Luo Ronghuan agreed. Ouyang Jian said with a smile: "There are some situations that you don't know, although the national government has put forward an ambitious plan to build ships, but it is still floating clouds at the moment. In 27 years, only 5 medium-sized gunboats have been launched at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, including the Xianning and Chongning that we captured. Behind the ears are the Changning and Weining launched respectively. Last year, another Minquan was launched, and it is estimated that Minsheng will be launched by the end of the year, while the other two gunboats are still in dock. As for several large battleships, it remains on the drawings. ”

Ouyang Jian continued: "That is to say, the enemy navy can only send three medium-sized gunboats into Poyang Lake, and the three ships are too small to grasp the victory of the two, and the enemy navy will never dare to take risks." I can responsibly tell you that when the enemy's naval warships become large, the situation will be turned upside down, and perhaps at that time Jiangxi and Fujian will become our base areas, and the enemy ships will probably never have a chance to enter Poyang Lake again. When Su Yu and Luo Ronghuan heard Ouyang Jian's incisive analysis, their faces suddenly fluttered.

The engineering ship, engineers, and divers sent by the Admiralty successfully arrived at Sweetwater Island five days later, but they also became prisoners. Very unexpectedly, on the day the engineering ship arrived at Sweetwater Island, the Admiralty called and ordered the battleships Xianning and Chongning to eliminate the faults and make every effort to strangle the water guerrillas after repair, ensure the safety of Poyang Lake, and create conditions for the next encirclement and suppression. Mu Shixiong was greatly puzzled when he took the message, what was wrong with the enemy, he actually believed in himself so much.

It turned out that there was an episode, there was a wave of strikes by Wuhan dock workers, and the Minquan, Changning, and Weining were transferred to Wuhan to deter, and Lao Jiang and the Military Committee were busy preparing for the third large-scale encirclement and suppression. Therefore, the "accident" at Poyang Lake is not the focus for the time being, and there is no doubt that Mu Shixiong has been given a lot of time to prepare. That night, Tao Yong led 200 people to Sweetwater Island. Mu Shixiong had already learned that the corps commander had sent Tao Yong to greet him at the dock in person.

Tao Yong led his troops to Sweetwater Island, and it was already dark. Although the gas lights on the dock were dim, Tao Yong still recognized Mu Shixiong's tall figure at a glance. Without waiting for the wooden boat to land, Tao Yong jumped on the pier with a breech, "Brother Mu, Brother Mu!" You're so good, brother, you're so impressed. "When they saw Tao Yong, they shouted, and the two hugged warmly." Brother, all this was planned by the Legion Commander, and I was just carrying out the Legion Commander's orders. "Anyway, the credit belongs to you and the special combat crews. It's a dream to be able to fight with your special forces team. ”

Mu Shixiong smiled when he saw Tao Yong's innocent appearance: "My special combat team can't hold your big fish, so don't dream." "Brother Mu, you still treat me as a half-grown boy, but fortunately, I am also the battalion commander." "The Legion Commander asked you not to be under my command, but to let you be in charge alone!" "Brother Mu, don't you welcome me?" With the bewildered two, they boarded the gunboat Xianning and entered the command cabin. Mu Shixiong took out a telegram and handed it over: "This is a telegram sent by the corps commander in the afternoon, you can understand it by looking at it!" ”

Tao Yong took the telegram in surprise and checked it, only to see that the telegram read: "The headquarters of the Front Army ordered the formal formation of the Red Army fleet and appointed Tao Yong as the commander-in-chief of the Red Army fleet. The water guerrillas were all incorporated into the Red Army fleet sequence, and the gunboat Xianning was named the Red Star No. 1 gunboat, and the Chongning gunboat was the Red Star No. 2 gunboat! Tao Yong read the telegram and said excitedly: "I will never live up to the trust of the army commander in me, Brother Mu, you have to help me!" ", we can't stay here forever, we will be transferred as soon as we give the order."

"You have a mission?" "Not for the time being, you are now the commander of the navy, you have to learn to be independent!" "Brother Mu, don't tease me, my heart is up and down." "It's hard at the beginning, and I believe you have the ability. In addition, the corps commander demanded that not a single enemy sailor, including officers, be let go, and that they should be slowly reformed in an effort to join the Red Army. The transformation began with the sailors, and the officers slowly reformed. The regiment commander said that the navy is a purely technical branch of the army, which cannot be cultivated overnight, and requires you to learn from them with an open mind. "I understand!"

"It's really Brother Tao Yong, it's really you!" With the voice, Li Dabao broke in. "Brother Dabao, it's you!" The two hugged each other affectionately. Seeing the two young people teasing, Mu Shixiong turned around and walked out. At the beginning, Dabao often instructed Tao Yong to practice shooting, so the relationship between the two was very good.

Two days later, Tao Yong announced that Hu Liang would be the captain of the Red Star 1 and Wang Changshui would be the captain of the Red Star 2. Wang Changshui was the former boatswain of the Xianning, and he was the first enemy naval officer to voluntarily join the Red Army. Inadvertently, the Red Army had its own fleet, although this fleet had only two medium gunboats and four patrol gunboats, but after all, it was a real fleet, and as for the fate of this fleet in the future, let's wait and see.