At night, the sky is full of bright "ceremonial flowers", and stray bullets drag a bright trajectory in the air, emitting dazzling light. The flames of the explosion reddened half the sky. At 8 o'clock, the 3rd Army Corps of the Red Army and the 7th Division of the 3rd Army launched a fierce offensive against Shahe Town in the east of Ganzhou, and the curtain of the Ganzhou Battle was officially opened. Chen Cheng's troops were worthy of the civil engineering department, and the attack of the 7th Division was blocked at the beginning of the battle, and the enemy's defense was very tenacious, and the enemy's pillbox fortifications were complete and dense, forming a defensive system with high and low matches.

Due to the lack of strong artillery support, only a large number of mortars bombarded the enemy, so the attacking troops were ineffective and had to use demolition methods to clear the enemy's pillbox fortifications. In the dark, the commando soldiers carried explosive packs under their armpits, and under the cover of machine-gun fire, they quickly charged the enemy's pillboxes. The comrades in front fell, and the ones in the back continued to advance. There was a violent explosion, and one after another enemy pillboxes were mounted on earthen planes. The battle did not start well, and the attack was very slow.

Inside the military headquarters, Xiao Feng's face was very grim. "Commander, just as we estimated, the enemy's fortifications are very complete, Yang Shangkun reports that the attack has been blocked, and the progress is very slow." Chief of Staff Peng Xuefeng was a little depressed. The commissar walked in with a telegram in his hand and said, "Commander! Mr. Peng asked about the battle situation! "Report truthfully to the Legion Headquarters!" Xiao Feng continued: "Before the war, we estimated the difficulties, but it was more difficult than we imagined. As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, and we must have a process of changing from guerrilla warfare and movement warfare to regular warfare, and this is also a process of accumulating experience in tackling tough problems. ”

Chief of Staff Peng Xuefeng said: "This senior officer training has opened my eyes, and Commander Ouyang is worthy of being a military talent. In the past, we would have had almost no recourse against the enemy's powerful bunker group, especially without the cover of powerful artillery fire. The explosives pack provided by the Arsenal this time was very powerful, and although the attack was slow, it was effective. The political commissar said: "Commander, we have seen the shadow of Commander Ouyang in you. ”

"Yes, the past is vivid, and those days and nights by Commander Ouyang's side will never be forgotten for me, and the scenes he described to us at the beginning have been realized one by one. In particular, the 5 Army Corps not only developed to 8 main divisions, but also actually had the Red Star Fleet, artillery regiments, cavalry regiments, aviation brigades, and air defense brigades. Commander Ouyang's strategic vision seems incredible today. Xiao Feng sighed. Army commander, I heard from the people at the headquarters that Commander Ouyang of Ganzhou needs to help, and with Commander Ouyang's help, he will definitely win a blow! The commissar guessed.

"Commander, with what you know about Commander Ouyang, what kind of methods will he use to help?" Chief of Staff Peng Xuefeng asked. Xiao Feng pondered for a while and said: "Commander Ouyang has never played cards according to common sense, not to fight uncertain battles, not to fight unprepared battles, and not to be afraid of not being able to do it, but afraid of not being able to think of it is his mantra." I guess he's going to use a special combat team! "Let the special operations team attack? That's more than worth the loss! "The special operations team is not an attack force, but a unit that conducts special operations!"

Xiao Feng continued: "What is special operations, that is, to carry out special battles. At present, a special combat team has also been formed at the headquarters of the legion, but it will take time to build up combat power. Do you know how Commander Ouyang's special combat team was selected? That's one in a thousand, and each of them has a specialty. I guess that Commander Ouyang must have let the special combat team enter the city of Ganzhou, and the inside and outside should be combined to break the city. "You're saying the special forces are already in the city?" "Eight or nine are not far from ten, but the premise is that we must be in the city, so that the special combat team can play a role?"

"Commander, there is one thing I don't understand, if the special combat team cooperates, why did we launch a feint?" The commissar was confused. Xiao Feng said with a smile: "Although the headquarters has the 4th Army as the general reserve, isn't the intention very clear what the 10th Division of Song Ren's poor division is doing in the north of Ganzhou?" "Could it be that Song Ren served as the main attack force and crossed the river in the north to attack?" "Yes, this is called surprise and unpreparedness!" "I understand that our feints must not only be realistic, but also convince the enemy that this is the main direction of attack!"

"Report, the 8th Division called, the headquarters successfully captured Shashi Town, and a regiment of enemy troops stationed in the town fled south." "Ordering the 8th Division to defend on the spot and block enemy reinforcements on the southern front is the most important thing." "Army commander, Zhou Zhirou's main force is located in Nankang, the battle of Shahe Town has begun, and I judge that its main force has gone north." Chief of Staff Peng Xuefeng analyzed. "There is no doubt that Chen Cheng ordered Zhou Zhirou to go north for reinforcements, and at the same time, he will also mobilize the 55th Division to the north, he is in case we use siege tactics to send reinforcements. However, our goal was not to eat a few enemy divisions, but to take the strategic point of Ganzhou and force the enemy to withdraw from Jiangxi. ”

Xiao Feng continued: "Order Yang Shangkun not to be anxious, in order to avoid unnecessary losses and stop the offensive after dawn, we must mobilize officers and soldiers to sum up experience and brainstorm so that it is conducive to fighting again at night." Mr. Peng asked for 5 days to take Shahe Town. "On the morning of that day, Zhou Zhirou, the commander of the 14th Division, led two brigades north and launched an attack on Shashi Town, and the southern front blocking operation began. At this time, the 42nd Brigade achieved remarkable results after a night of defense, and Chen Cheng immediately became more confident when he heard the news, and immediately ordered Zhou Zhirou to continue the offensive and disrupt the deployment of the Red Army.

In the headquarters of the 18th Army in Huanan County, the chief of staff said happily: "Military seat, the 42nd Brigade is very tenacious in defending Shahe Town, and the enemy is very slow to attack with demolition tactics. It took three days for the Red Army to occupy the outlying fortifications, and according to the report of the commander of the 42nd Brigade, the Red Army paid a heavy price for the occupation of the outlying fortifications. However, the Red Army's intention to stubbornly resist Shashi Town was obvious, and the Red Army was determined to take Shashi Town. "The chief of staff analyzed the situation with ease.

Chen Cheng sneered: "The Red Army's guerrilla warfare and movement warfare are indeed superb, but regular combat may not be handy. The assault on the fortress complex must be covered by strong artillery fire, but did the Red Army have artillery fire? With flesh and blood, it is simply whimsical. Shahe Town was only foreplay, and the next step was to face the strong fortifications of Ganzhou, and the Red Army would shed blood. The young Chen Chengyi was full of spirit, and as a general of the civil engineering department, he finally gave full play to his strengths in this battle, which greatly increased his confidence.

"Report! The 42 Brigade reported that the Red Army suddenly changed its style of play and launched a fierce attack during the day! The pace of the attack increased. "A subordinate reports." The Red Army suddenly changed its tactics and chose to attack during the day, and it seemed that it was in a hurry. Chen Cheng said decisively: "Order the 42nd Brigade to hold on for another 20 hours, and then withdraw to the 2nd line of fortifications, order Luo Zhuoying to meet the 42nd Brigade at any time, and order Zhou Zhirou to strengthen the attack, I want Peng Dehuai to invest more troops, we are not afraid of fighting a war of attrition, I want to fight a turnaround battle under the city of Ganzhou." ”

Two days later, the Red Army made a "difficult" attack on Shahe Town, and the 42nd Brigade retreated to the 2nd line of fortifications according to Chen Cheng's order to continue the attack. The topography of Ganzhou is hilly, which is conducive to blocking and not conducive to attack, and the frontal interception effect of the enemy army is remarkable. Zhou Zhirou's main two brigades were also blocked from attacking Shashi Town, but Chen Cheng was not in a hurry at all, you hit yours and I beat mine, and the two sides seemed to know it. Originally, the outer fortifications of Ganzhou City could be abandoned, and Chen Cheng was so relieved of Ganzhou City, the key factor was that the Red Army could not use the encirclement tactics to attack Ganzhou, but could only choose one direction to attack, so the attack was exactly what Chen Cheng wanted.

On the 6th day, the 9th Division of the Red Army replaced the 8th Division to continue the attack at Shashi Town, and Chen Cheng ordered the 55th Division to replace Zhou Zhirou's two brigades to continue the attack. At the same time, he transferred the 51st and 58th Divisions forward accordingly. The intention is very obvious, which is to fight for consumption. If there is no surprise soldier as a follow-up means, Peng Dehuai will not be able to withstand this method of battle. As the saying goes, soldiers are not tired of deceit, and there is also a sinister killing machine in Yang Mou. At present, all the intersections are concentrated in the southeast of Ganzhou, and the Red Army is staging the tragedy of taking Ganzhou alone.

On the night of the eighth day of the fierce battle, in the headquarters of the three army corps, Peng Dehuai's eyes were bloodshot, although the deployment of the Ganzhou campaign was very thorough, it was still a dangerous move. "Report, the 3rd Army reported that the 7th Division of the Division was still 5 kilometers away from Ganzhou City after a difficult battle. It is estimated that the enemy's 42nd Brigade will all withdraw into the fortifications at dusk. The southern front continued to fight fiercely, and now the 8th Division has been put into operation again, replacing the 9th Division to rest. Chief of Staff Deng Ping said: "The southern front resistance battle was fought very hard, and the enemy's 58th Division replaced the 55th Division. ”

"What is not good for me at the moment is that the 8th and 9th divisions have suffered heavy casualties, and the enemy's tactics of fighting for attrition are very effective." Peng Dehuai sneered: "If you pay the price, you must have a rich reward, order the 11th and 12th divisions to be transferred to the south, and immediately enter the battle after the city of Ganzhou is broken, I want to eat all the enemy troops in Ganzhou City." Inform the special combat team that at 0:00 midnight tomorrow, the north will officially launch an attack, and I will pick up Song Renqiang. In the afternoon of the next day, Song Renqiang gave an order for the attacking troops to enter the riverside position after dark.

After Song Renqiang led his troops to join the Red Third Army, the third anti-encirclement and suppression ended successfully, and soon Song Renqiao's troops were reorganized into: the Third Group Army, the 4th Division of the 10th Army. In order to capture Ganzhou, Peng Dehuai ordered the 10th Division, which had strong combat effectiveness, to take up the main attack mission and launch an attack from the north. After dark, a large number of ships came from the upper reaches of the Gan River to stand by. At this time, the siege in the southeast was still very fierce, and the fighting was very lively. Song Renqiang stood in the headquarters and waited quietly, "Report to the division commander, Mr. Peng is here!" With the words, Peng Dehuai's figure appeared in the command headquarters.