Mao Bingwen, commander of the 9th Division, received an order from the Wuzhou Command and immediately led his troops north without hesitation. In the dark of the night, the troops advanced quickly. In the ranks of the Chinese army, Mao Bingwen seemed to be a little excited on a war horse. In the past month, the troops have been running around, but they have never been able to catch Peng Dehuai's shadow. He was indeed lucky about the Jiujiang War, if he stayed in Jiujiang, he would definitely be stationed in Fengyun County, and there was no doubt that he would be unlucky. At the same time, Mao Bingwen was lucky, but he had a certain fear of Ouyang Jian.

At present, the armies from all walks of life are rushing towards Ningdu, for Peng Dehuai's troops who surrounded Ningdu, frankly speaking, Mao Bingwen is not worried in his heart, and he said that the 27th Division of the Ningdu garrison has 17,000 people, even if the strength is reduced by half, it is impossible for Peng Dehuai to quickly capture Ningdu. In addition, it is to hold the city, no matter whether the 27th Division is weak in combat or unstable, if Peng Dehuai wants to swallow it in one gulp, he will inevitably have too much appetite. "Shizuo, I'm a little confused, Peng Dehuai's attack on Ningdu County is obviously not enough, I feel cheating?" The chief of staff is cunning and thinks there is a problem.

"Our central army has sent its main force, compared with the 26th Army, which is very sluggish in terms of weapons and equipment, combat effectiveness, and morale of officers and soldiers. The Red Army has always picked on soft persimmons, and Peng Dehuai's move is not surprising. Some time ago, Peng Dehuai ate a brigade of the 25th Division, and in addition, he did not find any more fighters. The Red Army's victory on the northern front naturally made Peng Dehuai's morale high. Although the troops of the department were insufficient, the 27th Division attacking Ningdu at this time was appropriately chosen. His purpose was not to attack the city, but to force the 27th Division to abandon the city and flee, and strive to annihilate one in the field. ”

"The division's analysis makes sense, but Peng Dehuai is a little too excited, as long as the 27th division is firmly defended, he may not be so easy to retreat. If we can take this opportunity to encircle the main force of Peng Dehuai's Red Army, the division seat will be the first contribution. I estimate that when the troops arrive in Ningdu, Peng Dehuai will run away. "The chief of staff analyzed it very well, and the implication is that the department going north is a rescue, and there will be no fierce fighting." The vanguard was ordered to speed up the march and arrive at Ningdu at 4 a.m. tomorrow. "Report, the 27th Division called, the Red Army siege the city was very fierce, and the headquarters resisted stubbornly, asking us to arrive as soon as possible." "Telegraph to the 27th Division not to be afraid, our department rushed to Ningdu at 4 o'clock in the morning."

At midnight, Ji Zhentong, commander-in-chief of the 27th Division of Ningdu, said: "Political Commissar Xiao, in order to cooperate with Commander Peng to encircle and annihilate Mao Bingwen, we must put on a good show. "I agree that it is not only necessary to put on a good show but also to be realistic." Zhao Bosheng said: "I personally went to the city defense troops to arrange, according to the speed of Mao Bingwen's march, it will be about four o'clock to reach Ningdu." Dong Zhentang said excitedly: "I'll go too, since it's acting, let's make the scene bigger, so that Mao Bingwen believes it." "Send a report to Captain Peng immediately, so as not to have a misunderstanding!"

At 2 o'clock in the morning, the headquarters of the Third Army Corps received a report from the 27th Division that the 27th Division was going to put on a good show. Call back to agree to the tactics of confusing the enemy. In addition, the guard battalion was ordered to retreat quickly after intercepting it from the front, and immediately inquired about the readiness of the divisions, and the attack must be swift and rapid once the battle began. At this time, an operational staff officer said excitedly: "Report, Division Commander Xiao reports that the division's reconnaissance unit has found the enemy's vanguard, which is about 20 kilometers away from Ningde!" When they heard the news of the enemy, everyone was excited.

At about 3 o'clock in the morning, about 5 kilometers south of Ningdu, in a dense forest on the west side, division commander Xiao Feng held a telescope in his hand and looked at the road in front of him. It was the darkest hour before dawn, and a large army of enemy troops was passing at the foot of the mountain, and the bright torches were dazzling. At this time, the sound of artillery and explosions was faintly heard in the direction of Ningdu, indicating that a "fierce battle" was being staged. "The effect of the 27th Division in luring the enemy is very realistic, and listening to how lively the battle is, the enemy will not have the slightest suspicion." Tan Zhenlin, political commissar of the 6th Division, said excitedly. "If you look at the speed of the enemy's advance on the kilometer, it shows that the tactics of inviting you into the urn are very smooth, and Mao Bingwen is eager to make meritorious contributions, so he naturally goes all out!" Xiao Feng said happily.

As the main force of the Red Third Army Corps, the 6th Division currently has a total strength of 8,000 people, and the strength of each of the four main regiments is 1,800 people, and there is a special operations battalion under its command with a strength of 500 people. In addition, there are 500 troops in the guard battalion, 300 in the engineer battalion, 300 in the training brigade (mainly for training junior officers), and 400 in the logistics battalion. At this time, the troops were hidden on both sides of the road, and after the enemy's large army passed, Xiao Feng ordered to quickly tie up the pockets. On the road, the generals and soldiers heard the rumbling sound of artillery coming from the direction of Ningdu, and under the loud urging of the officers, they continued to speed up the march.

"Master, it seems that Peng Dehuai is still in the dark, listening to how lively Ning Casino is." The chief of staff was overjoyed. At this time, there was a sudden dense burst of gunfire from the front, and the troops stopped advancing. After a while, a war horse galloped in. "Report that the forward troops were intercepted by the Red Army." "It must be the perimeter guard units of the Red Army, ordering the forward troops to attack." Mao Bingwen decisively ordered. Sure enough, in less than half an hour, the forward troops reported that the Red Army had intercepted the troops and retreated and fled, and the large force began to advance rapidly.

There were still two kilometers to Ningdu City, and the fierce gunfire stopped abruptly, and there was silence ahead. "Master, it seems that Peng Dehuai realized that something was wrong and ran away!" "Send a report to the headquarters, our department arrived in Ningdu on time, and Peng Dehuai's troops stopped attacking the city and fled." Mao Bingwen seemed to be high-spirited and proud. At this time, the forward regiment approached the south of Ningdu City at great speed. Suddenly, a dense rain of bullets shot from the city wall, and the Qianfeng regiment was caught off guard, and the people turned on their backs. The generals and soldiers thought that there had been a misunderstanding, but the other side ignored it at all, and actually used mountain artillery and mortar bombardment.

The fierce artillery fire was overwhelming, the smoke of the explosion was enveloped, and the sudden blow caused the commander of the forward regiment to be killed, and the soldiers fled to the rear in confusion. At this moment, there was a loud trumpet sound of charging from both flanks, and a large number of Red Army troops descended the mountain like fierce tigers, attacking in a flood of mountains. The generals and soldiers were suddenly in a mess, holding their heads and running around. Seeing this scene, Mao Bingwen woke up like a dream and shouted loudly: "Fuck the 27th Division has rebelled, we have been fooled." The troops were ordered to block both flanks, and the Red Army immediately retreated to the south. "The general's troops were not prepared for a surprise attack, and the various divisions were mixed together and fled south.

Suddenly, there was a burst of gunfire from the south flank, and the fleeing enemy troops were intercepted. When Mao Bingwen led the generals to flee, a large number of Red Army troops appeared in the south, and the officers and men became even more confused, and the command system failed and fell into a state of fighting on their own. Seeing this scene, Mao Bingwen couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, it's over! The troops under his command were extremely tired from the night's march, and suddenly suffered a violent blow, and the will of the officers and men to resist quickly collapsed. In addition, the Red Army was waiting for work, and under such heavy blows, the rapid collapse of the headquarters was a foregone conclusion. Mao Bingwen subconsciously ordered to block the attack on the spot, and at the same time quickly sent a report to the headquarters, hoping that the outflanking troops from all walks of life would quickly rush to Ningdu to rescue him. Mao Bingwen's only hope is to outflank the troops and lend a hand, but how long can he hold out?

In the Wuzhou headquarters, He Yingqin was stunned when he received Mao Bingwen's report, and all the generals were stunned. "Commander, there is no doubt that the 27th Division has defected, Mao Bingwen is in danger, this is a conspiracy of the enemy." A cold sweat broke out on He Yingqin's head and said: "Order Mao Bingwen to resist on the spot, and order all departments to rush to Ningdu to rescue." Then He Yingqin reported to the Nanchang camp, and the sudden change made his face pale and gloomy. The 27th Division mutiny did not show any warning, and as the commander-in-chief, he had an unshirkable responsibility.

"Commander-in-chief, the 9th Division is in danger, and the nearest ones are Luo Zhuoying's division of the 11th Division and Zhou Hunyuan division of the 5th division on the southwest side. The two reported that they were intercepted by guerrillas along the way, and it was estimated that they would arrive in Ningdu at dusk at the earliest. "Order Mao Bingwen to hold on until dusk!" He Yingqin sat weakly in the chair and had to resign himself to fate.

At this time, the Nanchang camp was silent when he received He Yingqin's report of death, and Lao Jiang fell into a state of stupidity when he heard it. The mutiny of the 27th Division made him thunderous, and no one in the senior staff team dared to squeak, including German, Japanese, and British military advisers, who were also silent. Everyone knows in their hearts why the battlefield rebellion of a main division ends, and the unpredictable bad news will follow one after another.

"Send a report to Mao Bingwen and tell him in my name that the interests of the party-state are above everything else at the critical moment, and the twilight of the battle will be reversed." Lao Jiang had no way to do it, hoping that Mao Bingwen would resist until the last moment. At this time, Mao Bingwen received a telegram from Lao Jiang and knew that he had little hope of survival. The Red Army attacked fiercely from three directions, east, west and south, and it was difficult for the subordinates to hold on, and it was simply impossible to hold out until dusk. The point is that the subordinates have lost their fighting spirit and are almost in a state of fighting on their own. At this moment, Mao Bingwen can only hope that a miracle has occurred.

Three hours after the fierce battle broke out in the 9th Division, Ouyang Jian, who was far away in Yunshui County, was naturally engrossed in the battle situation in Ningdu. After the headquarters adopted his own suggestion, Ouyang Jian immediately ordered Xiao Ke's 9th Division, Song Renqiao's 15th Division, and the Independent Cavalry Regiment to move south quickly. Ordered Xiao Ke's department, the independent cavalry regiment made a big fanfare between Jing'an County and Anyi County, involving the enemy in Nanchang and unable to reinforce the southern front. At the same time, he ordered Song Renqiu's troops to secretly go south along the west side of Jing'an County, interspersed with the east side of Xinyu to stand by.

Ouyang Jian judged that if the uprising succeeded in encircling and annihilating the enemy's 9th Division, Lao Jiang's encirclement and suppression would be completely bankrupt. If the fighter plane appears, he will join forces with Peng Dehuai to fight another beautiful encirclement and annihilation operation. "It is reported that Song Renqian has secretly led his troops from Jing'an County to the south. Xiao Ke reported that the 2nd Enemy Cavalry Division was transferred to Nanchang, creating conditions for the 15th Division to move south. Ouyang Jian seemed to be indifferent, his brain seemed to be slipping, no one could guess what he was thinking, in fact, Ouyang Jian was thinking about the fate of the 27th Division of the rebel army.

Although the 27th Division has revolted, it needs to be reorganized and integrated, and in the current state, the 27th Division does not have a safe place to rest, and the most ideal place is the Jiujiang base area. How to persuade the headquarters to let the 27th Division go north, there must be a reasonable and compromising reason. As the minutes passed, Ouyang Jian frowned. Su Yu and Luo Ronghuan couldn't help but be confused when they saw Ouyang Jian's solemn expression and their eyes aimed at the military map. The siege and annihilation of Ningdu went smoothly, and the news of the great victory came soon, what was the commander worried about?

The two of them were afraid of interrupting Ouyang Jian's contemplation, so it was inconvenient for them to ask. All the combat staff officers seemed to be affected, and they looked at Ouyang Jian with good eyes. Suddenly, Ouyang Jian's eyes became sharp, and he seemed to have made up his mind: "Send a report to the headquarters immediately and suggest ······." Soon after Ouyang Jian sent a report to the headquarters, the battle of the 9th Division in Ningdu ended at 2 p.m., the division commander Mao Bingwen attempted suicide and was captured, and about 11,000 people from the three brigades including auxiliary units were annihilated, and it took only 10 hours to encircle and annihilate the 9th Division.