Reaching out and barely seeing the five fingers, the troops braved the rain and advanced quickly in the dark night. Xiao Feng, the commander of the 6th Division of the 3rd Red Corps in the army, rode a war horse and hurried forward, but the rain wet his military uniform and ignored it. His face was not clear in the darkness, and the excitement was completely evident in the way he rode a horse. The roads were very muddy in the dark rain, and the Red Army soldiers marched vigorously and vigorously, and they were eager to immediately plunge into battle, time was victory, and the vast number of officers and men of the Red Army tasted the sweetness of mobile warfare, and seemed to become more and more courageous the more they fought, catching up with the enemy, outflanking the enemy, and eating the enemy.

In the early stage of the operation, the 1st and 3rd Corps concentrated their forces and destroyed two brigades of the enemy's 47th Division at Futian and Guyuan, respectively, and then surrounded and eliminated one brigade of the 28th Division in the western part of Guyuan. Taking advantage of the confusion of the enemy army, the 1st and 3rd Corps then searched for fighters and destroyed 4 enemy regiments one after another. The officers and men of the Red Army were invincible. In particular, Ouyang Jian led his troops into Hunan and greatly mobilized the enemy's troops. The encirclement and suppression of the enemy army leaked everywhere, and the formation of the battlefield took a major reversal. In light of the changes in the situation on both sides of the battlefield, the Front Army Headquarters ordered the main force of the Red Army to sweep toward Fujian and Jiangxi and continue to expand the results of the battle.

According to the enemy's situation, the headquarters found that the enemy's 5th Division entrenched in Guangchang had become a lone army, and immediately ordered the 1st and 3rd Corps to concentrate superior forces to besiege Guangchang, eat the enemy's 5th Division, and continue to expand the results of the battle. With an order, the Red Army pounced on Guangchang from all directions. Xiao Feng led the Red 6th Division to outflank Guangchang in the east and completely block the 5th Division's eastward escape. In the early morning, about 5 miles east of Guangchang, the vanguard of the Red 6th Division encountered the vanguard of the enemy's 5th Division fleeing eastward, and the battle broke out instantly.

It turned out that the 5th Division sensed that it was not feeling good and was preparing to flee to the east. As soon as its vanguard left the city, it was attacked by the outflanked Red 6th Division, and the enemy's 5th Division immediately retreated back into the city. Soon, large numbers of Red Army troops also appeared in three other directions. The commander of the 5th Division was so frightened that he did not dare to go out of the city, and he ordered to hold on to the city on the one hand, and asked for help from the Nanchang camp on the other. At this time, the enemy's division headquarters in Guangchang City was in chaos, and the division commander Hu Zuyu was standing tall with a thin body, his face was pale, and he was walking around on the ground, obviously this guy had no idea.

"Division, how did the Nanchang camp command, and why did the Red Army army appear here." The chief of staff broke the silence and became angry. "Fucking all departments seek self-preservation, and if their actions are not uniform, they pass the buck to each other, how can they be invincible. I am determined to stick to Guangchang and be loyal to the party and the state. The troops were ordered to defend stubbornly, and friendly and neighboring troops were fully supporting. Hu Zuyu knew in his heart that this was completely self-deception, the Red Army has always been quick to decide, even if there are reinforcements, they will be intercepted. Reinforcements will blame the reinforcements for a variety of reasons. At present, he is surrounded by heavy troops of the Red Army in Guangchang, and he is almost waiting for death.

All the subordinates performed their duties, Hu Zuyu called the chief of staff aside and said: "Now the only thing that can rescue us is the 56th Division located in Jianning in the south, you immediately send a report to Liu Heding, and don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha to pull the brothers." "Liu Heding is an old slippery head, it is impossible to expect him to rescue!" "Now I can only use dead horses as live horse doctors." Soon after the rescue telegram was sent, it was very surprising, and Liu Heding called and promised to rescue immediately. However, Hu Zuyu and the chief of staff did not have a trace of excitement. The two knew very well in their hearts that Liu Heding agreed so happily that he was perfunctory to camp in Nanchang.

In order to cheer up the soldiers, Hu Zuyu announced that the 56th Division was making all-out efforts to rescue, and all units should resist stubbornly. At about 6 o'clock in the morning, Xiao Feng's troops completed the offensive deployment, and the commander of the Peng army ordered a prisoner to be sent into the city to deliver a letter, urging Hu Zuyu to surrender. An hour later, Xiao Feng received the news that Hu Zuyu refused to surrender. After reporting to the corps headquarters, the order for a general attack was immediately issued, and the Red 6th Division served as the main attack. At 8 o'clock sharp, accompanied by the roar of mortars, the troops launched an overwhelming attack, and fierce battles began. 、

The Red 6th Division served as the main attacker, and the corps commander Peng Dehuai transferred the newly formed special combat team to assist in the attack. At present, the 6th Red Division has a company of grenadiers, equipped with 30 grenadiers, which are often under the direct command of the division headquarters. As the main force of the three army corps, the Red 6th Division has 20 mortars, 10 heavy machine guns, and 20 light machine guns, and there is no problem with supporting firepower. The walls of Guangchang City are about 4 meters high, and the enemy resistance was very stubborn at first, and its dense bullet rain desperately defended.

The backbone of the Red 6th Division was developed on the basis of the 3rd Jiujiang Detachment, so they followed Ouyang Jian's usual tactics, not blindly attacking urgently, especially the skirmish line was very open. After an hour of attack, the attacking troops advanced to within 200 meters, and Xiao Feng ordered the grenadier company to be dispatched. The battlefield was filled with gunsmoke and thunder. With the grenadier company participating in the battle, the enemy's machine-gun positions were muted, and the assault team approached the root of the Guangchang city wall. Xiao Feng saw the commando's ladder on the city wall in the telescope, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, the good news came, "Report to the division commander, the 18th regiment broke through the left flank wall." "Order the 19th Regiment of the Reserve to immediately go into battle and continue to expand the breakthrough." As the main force of the three corps, the Red 6th Division was composed of four regiments, with a total strength of 7,000 troops. In the headquarters of the three army corps, corps commander Peng Dehuai received the news that the Red 6th Division had broken through the city wall and said: "Xiao Feng is doing well, send a report to the commander of the Lin Corps, and the Red 6th Division will break through the eastern city wall of Guangchang." In addition, a report was sent to the headquarters that the battle could be ended at about dusk in the encirclement and annihilation operation of the enemy's 5th Division. ”

The battle went so smoothly, Peng Dehuai was in good spirits, his face was ruddy, and his spirits were high. He seemed to remember something: "Political commissar, Brother Ouyang is too far-sighted, he predicts that under the correct command of Zhu Mao, the second encirclement and suppression will definitely achieve a brilliant victory." Sure enough, the facts proved the correctness of Zhu Mao's military command, and also proved the judgment of Commander Ouyang. Ouyang Jian was invincible as soon as he made a move, and he ate the two brigades of the enemy's 52nd Division strongly, and then waved his troops to slaughter the 1st Cavalry Division. Frankly speaking, it is difficult for me to make up my mind to fight the first cavalry division, it seems that Ouyang Jian has already made up his mind, it is unbelievable, and this time he impressed me again. ”

Political Commissar Teng Dai said from afar: "Commander Ouyang Jian led his troops to advance into Hunan, which seemed to be far away from the war zone, but greatly mobilized the enemy army. We won such a victory, and Ouyang Jian contributed a lot. "I can now be sure that Ouyang Jian's strategic concept is approaching step by step, and I am excited to think about it, our party has such excellent military talents, it is like a god helping!" "But I'm afraid that the enemy will be angry, and he will definitely be surrounded and suppressed by heavy troops, which is worrying!" Peng Dehuai said with a smile: "Ouyang Jian is too cunning, don't look at the enemy's heavy encirclement and suppression, but the enemy's various units have been scared by Ouyang Jian, and the action will shrink back and the combat coordination will be unfavorable, if Ouyang Jian wants to get rid of it easily, don't worry about it." ”

The 1st Army Corps was responsible for the western and southern attacks of Guangchang, and at this time, Lin Zai received the good news from Peng Dehuai at the headquarters of the Corps, and he did not see how excited he was, which was a result that had been expected for a long time. After Lin gave the order to speed up the attack, he said: "The Red 6th Division was formed by the 3 detachments of the original Ouyang Jian, and its strong attack power can completely see the shadow of Ouyang Jian, so it is not surprising to break through the Guangchang City Wall in such a short time." It was only a matter of time before the 5th Division was destroyed, and I expect the battle to be over before dark. After Lin finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on the map and he fell into deep thought.

Soon, Lin picked up a pencil and drew a circle at the location of Jianning, and the political commissar was surprised: "Commander Lin, you want to fight the idea of the 56th Division." "I thought that the 56th Division would reinforce Guangchang, but now it seems that we are too worried. After we eat the 5th Division, the 56th Division will definitely flee to the south. The telegram ordered the guard regiment to act as a frontal blockade, and quickly inserted it into the south of Jianning to prevent the 56th Division from escaping. Lin decisively gave the order. To encircle and annihilate the 5th Division of Guangchang, the 1st and 3rd Corps mobilized 40,000 troops to attack and fight, and about 10,000 troops were distributed outside to block the attack to prevent the enemy from reinforcing and lifting the siege.

At about 1 p.m., the Red Army troops broke into the city of Guangchang from four reverses, and the enemy was already at the end of the crossbow. In a quadrangle, the atmosphere of the 5th Division headquarters was solemn, and the generals looked a little insensitive. Everyone knows in their hearts what the final moment will be. Although the heartfelt subordinates were still resisting stubbornly, the sound of gunfire and shouts of killing was getting closer and closer. At this time, Hu Zuyu sat in a chair without saying a word, and there was a pistol on the table in front of him, obviously loyal to the party-state at the last moment. No one dared to surrender in words, and Hu Zuyu would not hesitate to shoot the weak-willed.

Suddenly, a shell exploded in the courtyard, and everyone panicked. Then another shell hit the window, and the window disappeared with a violent explosion, and the smoke of the explosion filled the room. When the smoke cleared, the generals got up from the ground and saw that the division commander Hu Zuyu was still lying motionless on the ground. Hu Zuyu was shot in the chest and blood gushed out, and the military doctor hurriedly rescued and bandaged, but Hu Zuyu was still unconscious. "How's the master?" The military doctor shook his head helplessly, meaning that there was no salvation.

The eyes of the generals were aimed at the chief of staff, and all of them showed a desire to survive. The chief of staff sighed and gave the order to surrender. When the Red Army soldiers rushed into the headquarters and surrendered, Hu Zuyu took his last breath and sleepwalked in the West. Soon, Xiao Feng walked into the enemy headquarters, saw Hu Zuyu's corpse and said leisurely: "Bury him, find him a coffin, and put a sign in front of the grave." "The troops were cleaning up the battlefield, and a fast horse came galloping." Report to the division commander, corps commander telegraphed the order. ”

Xiao Feng took the telegram and checked his eyes, and couldn't help but light up and said: "Great, order the 18th Regiment to stay and clean up the battlefield, the 16th, 17th, and 19th Regiments are all lightly armed and quickly advance to Jianning, and the headquarters orders us to rush to Jianning as quickly as possible to encircle and annihilate the enemy's 56th Division." "The battle of Guangchang has just ended, and the 1st and 3rd Corps left a small number of troops to clean up the battlefield, and the rest of the troops advanced towards Jianning non-stop. Although the Red officers and soldiers were extremely tired, the call to battle made them energetic, like a chicken blood, and pounced on Jianning.

The military orders were like a mountain, the troops were hurriedly mobilized, and the various units of the 1st and 3rd Army Corps were mixed together and chaotic. However, the officers and men had only one belief, which was to rush to Jianning and eliminate the 56th Division. At this time, the dark clouds dissipated, and a touch of sunset swept the land to the west, as if it was icing on the cake for the warriors who were fighting.