The sound of artillery rumbled, the smoke of gunpowder filled the air, and shells exploded on the hill from time to time. In the forward command post, Zhang Shiying, the leader of the 6th detachment, observed at the bottom of the mountain. After a long time, he put down the binoculars and said, "Damn, the Gan army really looks up to me, and actually sent a regiment to besiege Panlong Village." They brought in two mountain cannons to bombard indiscriminately, but the turtle did not dare to attack. I estimate that nine times out of ten, the Gan army will adopt siege tactics. "Detachment leader, the mountain has abundant grain reserves, there is no problem in holding on for two months, the key is whether the Gan army can besiege for two months!" The commissar's face was calm.

"Political commissar, the enemy is not a fool, there is a brigade in the county town of De'an that will exchange sieges." Zhang Shiying's voice just fell. The artillery fire at the foot of the mountain stopped, and Zhang Shiying picked up the binoculars again to check. "The Gan army is attacking!" One of the operational staff officers shouted. "This is a tentative attack by the Gan army, and they are testing the effect of artillery bombardment. The fortifications of Panlongzhai were strong, and the Gan army thought that dozens of shells could be effective, which was simply whimsical. The forward troops were ordered to put the enemy closer to fight. Soon there was a dense burst of gunfire from the forward positions.

"Detachment leader, the Gan army has retreated!" One of his subordinates shouted happily. Soon the Gan army began shelling again, and throughout the morning the Gan army shelled three times and attacked three times tentatively. In the afternoon, the Gan army stopped shelling and also stopped attacking. In the headquarters of the Gan Army under the mountain, a big fat regiment commander glared at the goldfish and said: "Report to the brigade headquarters, the artillery bombardment of Panlongzhai is not effective, the terrain of Panlongzhai is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and our department has launched several attacks to no avail." It is recommended to besiege Panlong Village, and ask the brigade commander to decide. ”

The commander of the 12th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army received a report from the commander of the regiment, and considering the strength of the red bandits, he issued an order to stop the attack and besiege Panlong Village. Three days later, Zhang Shiying leisurely observed at the forward command post down the mountain, and a female newspaper operator walked in from next door, "Report to the detachment leader, the column headquarters is calling." Zhang Shiying took the telegram and saw that it was written: The Jiangxi army adopts siege tactics, and your troops must not slack off, and must take the initiative to find fighters to attack the enemy, and accumulate small victories into big victories! Signed, Ouyang Jian.

Zhang Shiying received Ouyang Jian's order and immediately convened the political commissar and his three company commanders to discuss. "Comrades, the column commander called and asked us to take the initiative to strike at the enemy. I decided to form a 30-man assault team, and I personally led the team down the mountain to attack the enemy. The three of you company commanders immediately selected 10 outstanding soldiers from each of the headquarters. "Political commissar, I think the detachment leader is sitting on the mountain, and it is not suitable to go down the mountain!" Company Commander Qin objected, and the other two company commanders also agreed.

The political commissar said with a smile: "The attack task is very important, and the commander of the military command detachment has the final say, if you don't agree, you can report it to the column commander." "I don't know your kid's thoughts, don't you just want to go down the mountain." I'll take the lead and find a way, and all three of you have a chance. When the three company commanders heard the cheers, they immediately got up and prepared to go. Detachment leader, I support you going down the mountain, but be sure to pay attention to safety. "Don't worry, the political commissar, Lao Ma didn't approve me to report for duty." The political commissar smiled helplessly and didn't know what to say.

At about 10 p.m., Zhang Shiying led 30 commandos, carrying a light machine gun, down the mountain from a secret trail. In the darkness, the last soldier slipped down from the side of the cliff with agility, Zhang Shiying shook it with a flashlight, and the rope was lifted up. The terrain was like their own courtyard to them, and soon the commandos disappeared into the darkness. The night wind was blowing strongly, and the pines and cypresses in the distance made a rustling sound, which seemed to be mixed with the sound of whimpering, which was terrifying.

About an hour later, there were campfires and tents dotted in front of me. "Detachment leader, the vigilance of the guard troops of the Gan army is not high and lax, there are only two mobile sentinels, and the others are sleeping." A subordinate reported in the dark. "Quietly outflank, remember to attack fiercely, and throw grenades." The commando team crept up. "Who?" A sentry spotted the situation. Zhang Shiying raised his hand and fired a shot, and the sentry fell to the ground, followed by another sentry being killed.

When the sleeping Gan soldiers in the tent heard the gunshots, they poured out of the tent out of nowhere, and the light machine guns began to strafe. The soldiers threw grenades at the enemy, and each soldier threw three grenades. With the violent explosions and dense rain of bullets, the Jiangxi army panicked and was in chaos. After 20 minutes, the Gan army came to his senses and fought back. Seeing that the attack had achieved its goal, Zhang Shiying ordered a retreat. Seeing that the other party was not moving, the soldiers of the Gan army cautiously rushed up, and there was still the shadow of the attacker. The terrain was unfamiliar with the dark sky, and the Gan army had to give up the pursuit.

At the headquarters of the Gan Army, the fat regiment commander heard that the guard troops had been attacked, 19 people were killed and 25 were wounded, and he was furious. "Regiment commander, there must be a small force of red bandits under the mountain, and after dawn we will send a search force to strangle a small force of red bandits." When the Gan army dispatched several search troops to toss and toss that day, Zhang Shiying had already led the assault team back to the mountain and was sleeping soundly. The Gan army tossed for a day, and they didn't even see a figure. That night, the commander of the Qin company led his troops to dispatch, and the Jiangxi army was attacked again.

On the night of the third day, the Jiangxi army had to shrink its forces to strengthen its defenses, but it was still attacked. Ten days later, the regiment was replaced by another regiment, but the frequent attacks made the regiment equally miserable, and the replacement of the Gan regiment in a few days suffered hundreds of casualties. The commander of the 12th Brigade had no choice but to order the encirclement to be lifted, and the troops withdrew to De'an County. The encirclement and suppression of the Gan army was declared bankrupt, and the frequent harassment of such attacks made the Gan army miserable, but there was nothing they could do.

After the Jiangxi army withdrew, the officers and soldiers were jubilant, and Zhang Shiying ordered a celebration banquet. A banquet was held in the hall of loyalty. The so-called wine banquet is actually very simple, except for liquor, which is pickles, rice and other dishes. Despite the hardships of life, the soldiers were not picky, and their elation was still deposited in the joy of victory, and everyone's spirit was very full. The siege of the Gan army for more than 20 days has made everyone's fighting spirit higher. "Comrades, I have two good news for you. Su Yu led a team, and after the victory of Shapingba, he ate a company of the Jiangxi army. Xiao Ke led 3 detachments to successfully attack another Gan army transport convoy in Shanghe Village. Everyone couldn't help but cheer when they heard this.

Zhang Shiying took a sip of wine, his face turned red, and continued: "At present, the column commander has begun to attack the Jiangxi army in Yunshui County, and the Jiangxi army's siege of our Panlong Village has failed, which means that we have entered a limited counterattack stage. According to the order of the column commander, we will take the initiative to attack the Jiangxi army in De'an County in the next step, and we will make the Jiangxi army not live in peace for a moment. "Detachment leader, how do you say we fight?" "Detachment leader, you can give the order!" Several company platoon commanders asked for help.

Without waiting for Zhang Shiying to speak, a subordinate walked in with a stranger. "Old Wu, why did you get here?" Zhang Shiying knew Lao Wu, who was from the secret peasant association of Haihui Town. "Captain Zhang, Xiong Debiao set up a security team and arrested all the people in the peasant association." Why does Xiong Debiao need people? This person is the largest landowner in Haihui Town, and his family has thousands of acres of land. Lao Wu took a sip of water and continued: "Xiong Debiao threatened, who dares to sympathize with the Communist Party and kill the whole family!" "How many people are in Xiong Debiao's security team?" "More than 90 people, he bought new weapons, bought a machine gun."

"Political commissar, this Xiong Debiao is too rampant, I decided to knock out his security team!" The political commissar nodded and said, "Rescuing the people of the peasant union is the top priority at the moment, but we must avoid killing. The column commander demanded that these were extraordinary times, and that the opposition should be minimized. This Xiong Debiao's security team must be defeated, and he will be spared from disaster. "The fact that this detachment political commissar was able to adopt a sensible but not overly radical approach was naturally influenced by Ouyang Jian. That is, the military should be the mainstay, and all political work should be carried out around this center.

Without hesitation, on the same day, Zhang Shiying ordered the company commander and political commissar of Qin to guard the cottage, personally led a company and carried two mortars, and went straight to Haihui Town. Haihui Town is located in the east-northeast of Panlong Village, about 120 kilometers away from Panlong Village. After a long journey of more than ten hours, Zhang Shiying led his troops to Haihui Town at 1 a.m. After arriving at Haihui Town, the troops rested for three hours, and at about 5 o'clock in the morning, Zhang Shiying summoned his subordinates to study the action plan.

"Company Commander Wang, while the sky is not dawning, you lead a platoon to ambush behind the Xiong's compound, and after dawn, I will lead two platoons to attack head-on to attract the attention of the security team. According to Lao Wu's description, Xiong Debiao participated in the Beiyang Army in his early years, and later returned home to inherit his father's business. This guy relied on a little military knowledge and a big family, so he took advantage of the situation to pull up a security team. Since Xiong Debiao chose to go against the Red Army, we must strangle his security team. Okay, let's go! Company Commander Wang waved his hand and led a platoon to disappear into the night.

・・・・・・ after dawn. There is no need to describe the battle, when a few ** flew into the Xiong's compound, and a platoon attacked from the rear of the compound, its security team collapsed and surrendered. After the battle, the people of Haihui Town came out to watch with trembling when they heard the news. Legend has it that the Red Army is all red ghosts, with bloody mouths open. When the people saw the heroic Red Army soldiers, the rumors were self-defeating. Many bold people spontaneously came to the gate of the Xiong's compound to watch the excitement.

In the Xiong's compound, all the captured security soldiers squatted on the ground and held their heads, and several wounded security soldiers hummed and grinned, and the hygienist bandaged them briefly. And Xiong Debiao was tied up and knelt on the ground, the men and women of the Xiong family were on one side, and the women were crying. Zhang Shiying first shook hands with the rescued peasant union personnel to appease, and then Zhang Shiying pulled out his pistol and walked in front of Xiong Debiao, seeing that Xiong Debiao was undoubtedly shot.

Xiong Debiao is about 40 years old and obese. A round face turned frightened and said: "The Red Army hero, the little one should be damned, please spare my life for the sake of the family." At this time, Xiong Debiao's wife stepped forward and knelt on the ground and said: "The Red Army hero, please be gracious, as long as you spare his life, you can do whatever you want!" Zhang Shiying put the pistol into the holster and said: "Xiong Debiao, didn't you threaten to sympathize with the Communist Party and kill the whole family?" "Commander of the Red Army, the small ones have no eyes, and the little ones will no longer dare to go against the Red Army."

"Xiong Debiao, we are not executioners. That's what you said, it's up to you to perform! "I, I, I, I'm willing to break the bank and avoid disaster!" "Someone is coming to untie him!" Xiong Debiao dedicated 5,000 oceans to "redeem himself", and Zhang Shiying naturally smiled. Later, Zhang Shiying escorted the security team and the seized guns and ammunition back to his home. This episode provided a model for later dealing with figures like Xiong Debiao, and the "clever and reckless" behavior justified the "clever seizure" and added a lot of money to the independent column.