The heavy shelling was earth-shattering, and immediately made everyone panic. "Brigade commander, the 16th Brigade lost 4 cannons in the attack on Tongluo Village, there is no doubt that Ouyang Jian brought 4 cannons, and the situation is not good for the Red Army to have artillery support." The chief of staff panicked. "Don't panic, even if the Red Army has artillery support, it will not be able to attack for a moment. Immediately sent a report to the division commander, Ouyang Jian led his troops to attack Yongxiu County, and asked for reinforcements. Ordered the garrison to give me a stubborn defense, and as long as we hold out until dark, reinforcements will arrive. ”

"Brigade commander, the new regiment has been unstable recently, and there are often soldiers deserting, I'm afraid it will be ・・・・・・ at this time." The chief of staff was worried. "Immediately order Zhao Liang to come to the brigade headquarters." Chen Huanzhang felt that the problem was serious and tried to put Zhao Liang under house arrest in the brigade headquarters, but he had no time. In the forward headquarters on the north side of Yongxiu County, Ouyang Jian held a telescope to check the shelling situation, and the impact point was very accurate, it seemed that the training level of the artillery brigade was good. Soon the shelling stopped, and Ouyang Jian glanced at his pocket watch for exactly 10 minutes. At this time, the loud trumpet sounded, the soldiers jumped out of the position to attack, and the light and heavy firepower of the Gan army on the city wall began to strafe fiercely, and the battle scene seemed to be very fierce.

When the Red Army soldiers attacked a certain distance, they lay on the ground and shot without attacking. It was originally a feint, but it was nothing more than a realistic fight. The soldiers of the Gan army defending the city were frightened enough at first in the face of the three reverse attacks, but when they found that the Red Army besieging the city was blocked, they were immediately full of confidence and seemed to be more and more courageous the more they fought. In the headquarters of the Jiangxi Army Brigade, Chen Huanzhang received a report from the defending troops of the city wall that the Red Army's attack was stopped and said with great joy: "No matter how powerful Ouyang Jian is, his soldiers will also charge in the rain of bullets, I don't believe that the Red Army is not afraid of death." ”

Chen Huanzhang seemed to remember something: "Why hasn't Regiment Leader Zhao arrived yet, it's difficult that he is still sleeping." At this time, the people sent by Chen Huanzhang were detained, and Zhao Liang ordered Mu Shixiong and Dabao to climb the commanding heights to act as a blockade, and the guard company entered battle preparations to prevent the enemy from besieging the regimental headquarters.

Half an hour after the attack, gunfire suddenly erupted at the east gate. "Why is the East Gate shooting, what's going on?" Chen Huanzhang was surprised, and a staff officer hurriedly shook the phone, but there was not a trace of sound on the telephone. "Report to the brigade commander, the phone at the east gate is not working." "Could it be that the Red Army has come in from the east gate!" The chief of staff was shocked. Chen Huanzhang's scalp was numb and he felt bad: "Order the guard battalion to immediately support the East Gate and report the situation at any time!" ”

Half an hour after the battle broke out, the newly formed battalion of the regiment, which was lying in ambush on the inside of the east gate, launched an attack on the city gate within the specified time. There was a company of soldiers defending the east city gate, and because the soldiers of the new regiment lacked combat experience, they alarmed the enemy troops guarding the gate during the attack, so they failed to seize the city gate at the first time, and the battle instantly entered a state of anxiety. Soon, the guard battalion of the Jiangxi Army Brigade Headquarters came up to support, but the first battalion of the newly formed regiment was attacked from the front and rear, and the situation was extremely critical. The situation on the battlefield has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and unexpected circumstances have arisen.

Outside the city, Su Yu was shocked when he heard gunshots erupting inside the city gate, but 20 minutes passed, and the battle inside was indeed getting more and more intense, and the key was that the city gate did not show any signs of being opened. Obviously, the rebel troops who attacked the city gate did not fight well, and Su Yu decisively ordered the assault team to attack and blow up the city gate. Perhaps the timing was just right, and the Gan army guarding the city gate went all out to deal with the attackers, and naturally relaxed the external vigilance. By the time the Gan army discovered the appearance of a Red Army unit, the assault team was already approaching the city gates.

The soldiers braved the rain of bullets to put the explosives under the city gate, and the mountain shook with a sound, and the city gate disappeared. The assault team did not wait for the smoke of the explosion to dissipate and burst into the city, and the Jiangxi army defending the city was not an opponent at all, and the hand-to-hand combat lasted less than 10 minutes, and a company of the Jiangxi army was defeated and fled to both sides. "Command all to attack!" Su Yu put down the binoculars and continued: "Telegraph to the captain of the column, the Dongcheng people have been broken through by me. After Su Yu finished speaking, he stepped on his horse and followed the troops to the city.

The brigade headquarters of the Gan army was in a mess, and everyone was almost stunned by the violent explosion. At this time, a subordinate crawled in and said: "Brigade commander, the new regiment has defected, and the Red Army has blown open the city gate and rushed in." "Resist me, and beat the Red Army out of the city!" Chen Huanzhang was hoarse, but he had no way to return to heaven. The battle continued, and the Gan army in the city was forced to shrink its forces. Chen Huanzhang's face turned pale and stared at the radio. As soon as the telegraph operator had finished translating the message, he stepped forward and snatched it to check it. I saw that the telegram read: "Order your troops to hold out until dusk, and reinforcements will arrive." ”

Chen Huanzhang tore up the telegram in three or eight taels and said weakly: "Order all departments to hold their positions and hold on until dark, there is hope!" An hour later, Song Renqiang led his troops into the city from the north gate, and then Luo Ronghuan broke into the city from the south gate. The Jiangxi army was constantly compressed, and the fighting force of the Red Army was revealed, and there was no suspense in the battle, it was only a matter of time. At about noon, Ouyang Jian and political commissar Mao Zetan entered the city through the north gate, and the battle was over at this time. "Column leader, political commissar, commander of the 15th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army was captured, do you want to see him right away." A correspondent came to report.

"Of course I want to see him, Chen Huanzhang has heard his name and never seen him, we are old friends." At this time, a telegraph operator stepped forward to report: "Report, Zhang Shiying called, the 12th Brigade of the 5th Division of the Jiangxi Army was dispatched, and they hit the enemy for an attack, and the enemy retreated." "Commissar, the 15th Brigade has already been eaten by us, and the 12th Brigade has lost its meaning in rescuing and naturally has to retreat. Ordered Zhang Shiying to monitor and stand by. ”

Ouyang Jian and Mao Zetan came to the gate of the county government, only to see the captured soldiers of the Gan Army squatting on the ground, looking very quiet. On the other side, Su Yu, Song Renqiang, Luo Ronghuan, and Xiao Ke reunited after a long absence, chatting happily. Zhao Liang and his subordinates stood opposite, as the rebel troops, they all wore red ribbons around their necks.

Ouyang Jian nodded, and Mao Zetan stepped forward to shake hands with Zhao Liang and said, "Commander Zhao, you are now officially a member of the Red Army, and you are welcome to throw yourself into the arms of the revolution!" "It's a shame and even a little scary to say, if it weren't for the quick reaction of your subordinates, I don't know what the outcome of the battle would have been." Zhao Liang's face was worried. "Commander Zhao, you can't say this, if you didn't have you in it, we wouldn't have been able to attack the city easily, and it was you who had the first credit for annihilating the 15th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army." Mao Zetan continued: "The column commander and I have decided that your department will temporarily be stationed in Yongxiu County as a defense, and the reorganization work will be carried out next!" ”

Ouyang Jian turned to face the generals, and Su Yu and Xiao Ke stepped forward and raised their hands in salute. Ouyang Jian held the hands of the two and said, "You guys fought well, and the battle made you mature." I decided that the troops would rest for a day in the county seat, and then move their troops north. We must carry forward the spirit of continuous combat, and perhaps fighter planes will come soon. Is the battlefield cleaned up? Luo Ronghuan said: "It's almost, how to deal with the captive soldiers?" Ouyang Jian said: "Your department will send a company to escort the captives back to Yunshui County!" Luo Ronghuan had to be ordered to go.

"Column leader, which one is Chen Huanzhang!" Su Yu pointed. Ouyang Jian stepped forward with a smile and saw Chen Huanzhang and the generals discouraged and depressed. "Let me introduce myself, I am Ouyang Jian, although we have never met, but we have known each other for a long time." "I don't accept it, if my new regiment doesn't mutiny, you don't want to attack Yunshui County." Chen Huanzhang defended his defeat. "Brigade Commander Chen, there is no if on the battlefield, and you should understand the truth that soldiers are not tired of cheating. It is the victor who stands in front of you, and you are not in a position to accuse me. Next, I captured Wang Jun, and we will communicate again, which may be more meaningful. Ouyang Jian waved his hand, and Chen Huanzhang and other captured generals were escorted away.

"Report to the column leader, Zhang Shiying called! The 12th Brigade of the Gan Army retreated extremely fast, and they asked for pursuit! Ouyang Jian said: "Tell Zhang Shiying that you can't pursue, the Gan Army Command obviously already knows that the 15th Brigade is in danger, and there is no hope for rescue." Taking advantage of their lack of reaction, he ordered Zhang Shiying to lead his troops back to the north side of De'an County to standby. In addition, inform the dark arrow to keep an eye on the movements of the enemy army in Jiujiang at any time. "Captain Column, do you want to fight De'an County?" Political commissar Mao Zetan was surprised. "Why not, we will decide according to the situation, maybe there is a better chance!" Ouyang Jian smiled slyly.

"Report to the column commander, a large number of military supplies, weapons and ammunition have been seized, this is a list for you to see!" Song Renqiao ran over and said happily. "I won't read the list, and hand it over to Shangguan Fei directly." Ouyang Jian and Mao Zetan walked into the temporary headquarters, and the operational staff officers were busy arranging. Mao Zetan said: "The new formation of the Jiangxi army revolted, does it need to be reorganized?" "Political commissar, if the reorganization is disrupted, it will affect the mood of the ministry. I suggested that some officers be transferred to the detachments to supplement them, so that the insurrectionary troops could not be put into combat for the time being. In order to strengthen the leadership of the party, political commissar, you will first sit in the new group for a period of time! "Good! I'll go to the new group right away. ”

The 15th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army was wiped out in one morning, and the telegram soon flew to the Shanghai Central Committee and flew to Zhu Mao's hands. At this time, Zhu Mao was waving his troops on the way to Yingtan. "Haha, Ouyang Jian really surprised us, much beyond our expectations, conquering Yongxiu County without waste. The new formation of the 15th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army chose the battlefield to revolt, and Ouyang Jian's kung fu was done, no wonder he was confident. Zhu De was overjoyed with the telegram in his hand. Runzhi took the message, and a rare high-spirited expression appeared on his face: "Happy people's hearts, happy people's hearts!" I thought it was a brutal battle, but where did I think that the winding path leads to the secluded, Ouyang Jian impressed us! ”

When the Red Army troops on the march heard that the Jiujiang Independent Column had eliminated a brigade of Jiangxi troops, they immediately hugged each other to celebrate, as if they had won the battle.

A fast horse galloped over, "Report, the dark arrow called, the enemy army in Fujian attacked the base area in a big way, and the Red 12th Army fell into a bitter battle. Zhu De glanced at Runzhidao: "It seems that our plan has been disrupted, order Lin to turn around and return to the base!" "Anyway, we came full circle, and it was worth it. I guess Ouyang Jian's surprises will follow! "Run's wise eyes shine." Are you saying that Ouyang Jian is going to fight De'an next? "I guess he's besieging the city!" Zhu De pondered for a while and said, "It's possible, Ouyang Jian is not simple!" ”

At the headquarters of the Jiujiang Jiangxi Army, the commander-in-chief Wang Jun walked back and forth on the ground, like ants on a hot pot. The generals did not dare to squeak, and everyone was afraid that Wang Jun would sprinkle fire on their heads. "Commander-in-chief, this is the unified action of the Red Army, and the Red Army of Zhu Mao marched into Nanchang, intending to drag the 51st Brigade of the 17th Division stationed in Jing'an County and not daring to send troops north. created conditions for Ouyang Jian's bold siege of the city, and Chen Huanzhang finally issued a report to inform that due to the rebellion of the new regiment, the entire army was annihilated. In addition, Ouyang Jian was prepared, so he arranged a blocking force in Suling. ”

Wang Jun was still walking around without squeaking, when the communications officer walked in and reported: "Report, call from Nanjing!" Wang Jun took the telegram and quickly glanced at it a few times and said: "The military committee has telegraphed that the Central Plains War is about to break out, and there are no troops to send at present." The Nanjing side ordered us to ensure the safety of Jiujiang and De'an. Order the 17th Brigade to quickly reinforce De'an, and De'an must not lose! "That night, the 17th Brigade of the Gan Army started in a mighty way.