Chapter 67: The Red Base Area

Xiao Feng led his troops to trek in the mountains and mountains for several days, and on this day, the troops arrived at a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. After the main force of the Red Army withdrew from Jinggangshan, a part of the troops in the Jinggangshan area was left to persist in guerrilla warfare. After a long journey in the deserted mountains, thanks to the wild survival training, Xiao Feng's department spent a few difficult days. Xiao Feng urgently wanted to get in touch with the local guerrillas, and then went to the red base area on the Fujian-Jiangxi border.

During the rest of the troops, the commander of the first company said with a solemn face: "Detachment leader, more than a dozen seriously injured people must undergo surgery, otherwise they won't survive at all, what should we do?" Another company commander said: "Detachment leader, Jinggangshan is so big, where are we going to find the guerrillas." Xiao Feng said: "I thought of a way, this place is not far from the ancient town, and the reconnaissance team immediately dispatched to find out the situation of the ancient town." As long as we occupy the ancient towns, the wounded will be treated. In addition, if we occupy the ancient towns, the underground party comrades will take the initiative to contact us, which is called killing two birds with one stone. ”

On the same day, the reconnaissance detachment came back to report that there was a security regiment in the ancient town, numbering about 300 people. Xiao Feng decisively decided to attack the ancient town and eat this security group. At present, a brigade of the Hunan army is stationed on the south side of Jinggangshan, and the main force of the Red Army is far away on the border of Min and Jiangxi, so it is impossible for the Hunan army to move to the north. There is no need to repeat the battle, the security regiment was completely annihilated. Just as Xiao Feng judged, the local underground party organization took the initiative to connect with them, and it happened that a guerrilla force happened to be operating in this area, and the two forces converged, and Xiao Feng gave all the captured weapons and ammunition to the guerrillas.

The spring breeze brought about by the Gutian Conference made clear the direction of advance and at the same time united the broad masses of the Red Army as never before. In particular, Comrade Runzhi's appointment as General Political Commissar of the Red Army once again confirmed the party's leading position in the Red Army. In the whole year of 29 years, the Red Army won several battles, smashed the enemy's repression, and the Min-Jiangxi base area dominated by Ruijin continued to expand. At present, the main force of the Red Army is also constantly expanding, in addition to the Red Fourth Army, the Red Fifth Army was formed, and the commander of the Red Fifth Army was Peng Dehuai. Peng Dehuai led the Pingjiang uprising troops to converge at the end of 28, and the future central base area has already shown its clues.

Changting is located in the western mountainous area of Fujian Province on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi, at the southern foot of Wuyi Mountain, adjacent to Guangdong in the south and Jiangxi in the west. At present, the headquarters of the Red Army is located here, and with the continuous expansion of the Red Army's power, the strength of the Red Fourth Army and the Red Fifth Army has grown to 20,000 people. At this time, the General Political Commissar of the Red Army in the command center, Runzhi, and the commander Zhu De were discussing something. "Brother Yujie, Comrade Ouyang Jian led the Jiujiang Independent Column to smash the encirclement and suppression of the two divisions of the Jiangxi Army, and its results are not inferior to ours in any way, Comrade Ouyang Jian's outstanding military ability is gratifying."

"Yes, it's hard to predict how quickly the situation will develop. Comrade Ouyang Jian gave full play to the tactics of guerrilla warfare and the Jiangxi army was in a state of embarrassment, and we must sum up his tactics well. "Zhu De likes." Ouyang Jian's March letter, especially his judgment on the domestic situation, was confirmed. He can grasp the changes in the world in the small county town of Yunshui, which shows that this person's strategic vision is unique. The Hidden Arrows he personally assembled provided detailed information for our military operations, and they became more and more effective. ”

"At present, Ouyang Jian has regained Yunshui County and compressed the Gan army into a line. In particular, the classic examples of warfare have blossomed in the form of winning more with less and the weak over the strong, and we must learn from their classic methods of guerrilla warfare and popularize them. As soon as Zhu De's words fell, a telegraph operator came in with a telegram in his hand to report: "Report, the independent column is urgent!" Zhu De first took the telegram to check his face and said suddenly: "Ouyang Jian called, the 5th detachment of his department was ambushed by the 51st Brigade of the Central Army in Jing'an County, and judged that the 5th detachment retreated to the Jinggangshan area, hoping that we would find it quickly." ”

Runzhi's face became serious and said: "Immediately notify the Jinggangshan guerrillas, find the 5th detachment of the independent column, and immediately send it to the base area." Ten days later, Xiao Feng led his troops to Changting, and the reputation of the Jiujiang Independent Column spread far and wide, which naturally aroused the curiosity of the majority of Red Army soldiers. Hao Lei's father and son were shocked to hear that they also ran outside the town to greet them, looking forward to the arrival of the 5th detachment. At present, Hao Lei is already the commander of the Red 4th Army Guard Regiment, and Hao Yi has become the commander of the special operations battalion. Special operations battalions are often part of guard regiments, and guard regiments are responsible for guarding the military headquarters and also carrying out special combat missions.

"Daddy! I don't know who led the 5 detachments, time flies so fast, we have been away from Yunshui County for more than a year! Hao Yi couldn't help but sigh. How many times have I told you that I just don't change, call the head of the regiment! Hao Lei reprimanded with a straight face. It's the head of the regiment! Hao Yi stuck out his tongue and grimaced. A team appeared on the road in the distance, and I saw that their steps were neat and their uniforms were neat and beautiful, and many Red Army soldiers were talking excitedly. "Leader, look at Brother Xiao, it's him!" Hao Yi shouted and rushed out of the crowd excitedly.

"Brother Xiao is really you!" "It's Brother Hao!" Xiao Feng and Hao Yi hugged each other. Hao Lei appeared in front of him, "Brother Hao! "Brother Xiao!" The two hugged each other, how many words they had to say to each other, but they really couldn't say it at this moment. Lin Lin, the commander of the Red Fourth Army, was not in Changting, he went down the army. At this time, Peng Dehuai, the commander of the 5th Army, was present, and Peng Dehuai was secretly surprised to see the majestic demeanor of the 5th detachment. In particular, the department was actually equipped with 4 light machine guns, two mortars, and a radio station, which made Peng Dehuai almost unbelievable. You must know that your regiment does not have so much equipment.

The lively scene came to an end, and the troops were pulled to the designated place to rest. Peng Dehuai personally accompanied Xiao Feng to the military headquarters, and on the way, Peng Dehuai carefully inquired about the weapons of Ouyang Jian's troops and the ambush. Xiao Feng replied one by one, and Peng Dehuai was surprised again and made up his mind. The group went to the headquarters of the Red Army, which surprised Xiao Feng very much, and Runzhi, Zhu De, Chen Yi and others personally greeted them in front of the door. "Report to Commander Zhu, Political Commissar Mao, and Xiao Feng, Captain of the 5th Detachment of the Jiujiang Independent Column, come to report, please instruct!" "Ouyang Jian's troops are really extraordinary, Comrade Xiao Feng welcomes you!" Zhu De stepped forward to shake hands.

"Comrade Xiao Feng, welcome to the base area, please prepare a little wine and vegetarian dishes!" When everyone entered the room, there were already wine and dishes on the table, although there were no delicacies from the mountains and seas, only a few plates of vegetarian dishes, but the friendship of the host was not something that could be measured by the dishes. After a few glasses of wine, Zhu De said: "Comrade Xiao Feng, Ouyang Jian is worthy of being an excellent military cadre of our party, and we are very interested in his measures in Yunshui County, so we might as well tell a story or two, let us be happy!" "Since the chiefs have Yaxing, I will report it truthfully."

Xiao Feng started from Nanchang City, how to choose to retreat to the north, and how to base himself on Yunshui County. Speaking of Ouyang Jian's havoc in Wuhan City, it caused Runzhi, Zhu De and others to laugh again and again. When Xiao Feng talked about the training of each detachment and the deployment of weapons and equipment, everyone's expressions became serious. "No wonder Ouyang Jian was able to deal with the advance of the two divisions of the Jiangxi army, this was by no means by luck, but carefully prepared. 6 detachments were equipped with 24 light machine guns and 8 mortars. And there are also 6 heavy machine guns, 4 rapid-fire guns, and 4 mountain guns at the base. None of our army has such good equipment, and it is reasonable that Wang Jun was defeated. Zhu De couldn't help but sigh.

Runzhi said excitedly: "Ouyang Jian is now a rich man in the Red Army, and he has a lot of money. I greatly appreciate his establishment of the Red Army Military School and the formation of the arsenal, which was a precautionary measure. What a big deal! It is the will of heaven that our party has such outstanding military cadres. Comrade Xiao Feng, we have obtained Ouyang Jian's consent that your unit will stay in the base area. "Yes! Obey orders! Xiao Feng's face showed a hint of depression. Comrade Xiao Feng, I know you won't be able to think about it, but in order to improve the combat effectiveness of the Red Army units as a whole, we must learn from Ouyang Jian's military training methods, especially his military theory. ”

"Commander, political commissar, I ask Xiao Feng's subordinates to join the 5th Army!" Peng Dehuai took the opportunity to stand up and make a request. Zhu De smiled: "Have you been holding back for a long time to reap the benefits!" "Or the commander understands me!" Peng Dehuai seems to be determined to win. "Comrade Xiao Feng!" "Order your unit to officially join the 5th Army, and I will appoint you as the commander of the Independent Regiment of the 5th Army on behalf of the Red Army Headquarters in the Central Base Area!" "Yes! Subordinates obey orders! On the same day, Peng Dehuai selected capable officers and soldiers in the army to form an independent regiment, and in the future, the independent regiment will become the main force of the Fifth Army. Xiao Feng demanded that the independent regiment adopt the uniform style of the Jiujiang Independent Column.

Seeing that Peng Dehuai was a little embarrassed, Xiao Feng knew that he was shy and said: "Commander, when we set off in Jiujiang County, the column commander gave us 5,000 oceans to meet the logistics needs of the troops. Not only did we not spend money on fighting in the south, but we captured a lot of money, and I now have 7,000 oceans in my hands. After Xiao Feng finished speaking, he took out a dozen silver tickets from his military purse. Seeing this, Peng Dehuai was overjoyed and immediately ordered all the independent regiments to be equipped with new military uniforms. Xiao Feng's joining of the 5th Army not only brought strong combat effectiveness, but also brought a lot of money, and Peng Dehuai was like a treasure.

Two days later, the independent regiment of the 5th Army was officially established, with a fixed strength of 1,500 men and 4 battalions, including an artillery company. Xiao Feng, the head of the Independent Regiment, and Deng Ping, the chief of staff of the army, concurrently served as the political commissar, which shows that Peng Dehuai attaches great importance to the Independent Regiment. On this day, the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment (with Xiao Feng's headquarters as the team) conducted daily military training, and the commanders of each battalion of the Independent Regiment observed. Xiao Feng stood in front of the queue in high spirits and shouted: "Comrades, our slogan is!" Destroy the enemy and save yourself. Usually sweat more, and the fighters bleed less. Always be ready! The soldiers replied loudly. The novel training mode of the 1st Battalion opened everyone's eyes, especially the 5-kilometer cross-country with weight, which shocked everyone present.

Peng Dehuai said to political commissar Teng Daiyuan: "This is the daily training of Ouyang Jian's department, what can you see from it?" Without waiting for Teng Daiyuan to answer, a person next to him said: "Ouyang Jian's super combat effectiveness is completely reflected in military training, I have tried it in the army, such a systematic training method is indeed refreshing, I dare to say that Ouyang Jian's military thinking is probably second to none in China, and the Kuomintang army does not have such a training method." Peng Tuanwei turned his head and saw that it was Lin Lin, the commander of the Red Fourth Army.

"What Commander Lin said is incisive, Ouyang Jian is indeed not simple, I really want to see this person learn from each other." Commander Peng, Ouyang Jian's department joins, and the combat effectiveness of your independent regiment will increase exponentially, I need Ouyang Jian's detailed training outline. And promote it throughout the army. "No problem, I'll ask the chief of staff to sort out a military training manual in detail and send it to you." Lin Xiaoxiao was appreciative, and then walked towards the venue, obviously he wanted to understand the situation from Xiao Feng in person, especially how Ouyang Jian commanded the battle? He wants to master the first piece of information, which is Lin's style.

Inadvertently, Ouyang Jian's military theory began to take root and blossom in the main Red Army units, which was not intentional. What changes can be brought about will be revealed in the future conquests. Lin and Peng Dehuai, as outstanding commanders of the Red Army, understood the mystery and value of the Red Army. A few days later, Zhu De and Runzhi issued an order to form a Red Army military school in Changting. A complete battalion of the Jiujiang Independent Column joined the Central Red Army, and its strict, super-strong, scientific, and regular training mode brought gratifying changes to the entire Red Army unit.