The "good news" was transmitted to the county seat of De'an in advance, and the magistrate of De'an County led officials of all sizes to greet them outside the county in person, and the people were surprised and spontaneously poured into the streets again. The troops were somewhat embarrassed and disgraced, and there were many bandaged "wounded" in the ranks. It heralds the fierceness of the battle. Seeing Ouyang Jian and the other brigade returning triumphantly, the county magistrate of De'an was overjoyed and said: "Ouyang Hero is really extraordinary, and he is worthy of being the elite of Huangpu and the pillar of the party-state. In one fell swoop, it is really gratifying to eradicate the bandits of Panlong Village for many years. On behalf of the old squires of De'an County, the contemptible people welcomed the triumph of Ouyang Hero. After the county magistrate of De'an finished speaking, he looked back and forth, as if he was looking for something.

"The county magistrate doesn't need to look at it, the bandits didn't leave a single mouth alive and killed them all. To tell you the truth, the old fox is very tough, and his subordinates are all outlaws. In particular, Panlong Village was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and our department suffered heavy losses, with more than 60 officers and soldiers killed and more than 20 wounded. "The county magistrate of De'an was a little suspicious when he heard this, but he found that there was indeed a third of the people in the team, and there were a large number of wounded people who had to believe it." County magistrate, didn't you see the captured bandits, and I can't do anything about the revenge of the brothers. Originally, I wanted to cut off the old fox's head and give it to adults, but the weather was too hot to carry it. In addition, I am not a cruel person, out of respect for the deceased, I decided to leave a whole corpse for the old fox, but you can see the evidence in a moment! ”

On the way, Ouyang Jian had already sent someone back to De'an County to develop the film. "County magistrate, this time I have worked hard, I hope the county magistrate will keep his word!" Ouyang Jianxiang pretended to be in pain, and the purpose was also to convince the county magistrate of De'an. "Commander Ouyang, please rest assured, this county magistrate will never treat you badly." The brigade entered the county seat in a mighty manner, and the entire county caused a sensation again. Not long after Ouyang Jian entered the county seat, his subordinates sent the developed film over. When the magistrate of De'an County saw the film, he was overjoyed and convinced, and ordered a feast to be held to reward the triumphant warriors.

At the celebration banquet, the county magistrate of De'an announced that he would provide 10,000 oceans to reward the security regiment and compensate the fallen soldiers. Ouyang Jian pretended to express his deep condolences to the deceased at the banquet, and the squires and magnates at the banquet expressed their donations, and the scene was very warm. Ouyang Jian scolded secretly, it seems that this county magistrate of De'an can make a windfall again. Since the "wounded" had to be healed, Ouyang Jian led his troops to stay in De'an County for a while. Just take advantage of this time to integrate the "legacy" of the old fox. As for how the county magistrate of De'an asked for merit from above, Ouyang Jian could figure it out with his feet.

The next day, Xiao Ke finished arranging the training of the troops and came to the regiment headquarters to report. "Report to the regiment commander, the troops are drilling, please instruct!" Xiao Ke gradually integrated into Ouyang Jian's system, and began to worship Ouyang Jian day by day. "The head of the regiment, it is easy to co-opt the old fox and hide from the world, it is really a big deal, and the strategy of the head of the regiment can be called a must. But I want to know the real purpose of your plot against the old fox, and I am confused by many things. Ouyang Jian said with a smile: "There is a good saying, the military is the continuation of politics, we are not only soldiers, but also have political vision." ”

Ouyang Jian pondered slightly, and continued: "Judging by the situation, the Northeast Army will soon be defeated and retreat to the Northeast, and the defeat is already a foregone conclusion. In the Second Northern Expedition, Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army and Shanxi's Yan Xishan's Jin Army made great contributions. I judged that Chiang Kai-shek, in order to strengthen the centralization of power, must reduce the military strength of Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, and other warlords. In this way, there will be contradictions between them. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi in Guangxi themselves had contradictions with Chiang Kai-shek, so we must take advantage of the enemy's contradictions to speed up development. ”

It was the first time for Xiao Ke to hear such a shocking judgment of the high-end situation, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes. Ouyang Jian continued: "You see, the power of the old fox radiates to De'an County, Xingzi County, Poyang Lake area, and even Jiujiang County in the north. The point is that these places are densely populated. Commerce and trade are developed, and it is the main grain producing area. My aim is to capture these areas and establish base areas in one fell swoop as soon as the time is ripe. Everything I am doing now is not only to establish a base area, but to firmly base myself on the base area, and use it as a base to continuously expand the base area. ”

Seeing Xiao Ke's excited appearance, Ouyang Jian stopped. "Commander, I haven't heard enough of that, it's so exciting." "This is just my idea, once we emerge, the Kuomintang will send heavy troops to clean up, the gap between the idea and the display is obvious, whether we can gain a foothold or not, it is difficult to say, or do the work in front of us in a down-to-earth manner. Remember that although there are contradictions between the enemies, their purpose of jointly exterminating the red base areas will not change, and we may have to face unimaginable difficulties. Therefore, it is important to keep a clear head, because blind optimism and great joy will bury the hard-won achievements at any time. ”

Xiao Ke nodded and said: "Commander, a word opened my eyes, I didn't expect you to have such an insightful vision, I believe that under your leadership, there will be a gratifying situation." "Report to the head of the group, there are a lot of young people from outside who have asked to join the security team!" A subordinate reported urgently. "Regiment Leader, if we expand in De'an County, our secrets will be exposed!" Shook reminded. Ouyang Jian pondered for a while and said: "I think so, I will go to discuss with the county magistrate of De'an, and station a security detachment in De'an County, I think the magistrate of De'an will not give me face." "It's a great idea, kill two birds with one stone!" "The enthusiasm of young people can be drummed in, and if you personally check and recruit soldiers, the number will be set at 100." "Yes!"

After Ouyang Jian's mediation, the county magistrate of De'an "warmly welcomed" a detachment of security ** to be stationed in De'an County. Ouyang Jian's rhetoric is very simple, according to reliable sources, the remnants of the old fox want to retaliate, and the target is the county seat of De'an. The magistrate of De'an County was naturally overjoyed when he heard this, and promised that he would be responsible for the expenses of the security detachment stationed in De'an County. At the regiment headquarters that night, a burly man walked in: "Report to the regiment commander, subordinates come to report for instructions." "The person who came is surnamed Qin, and he is Ouyang Jian's old subordinate.

"Company Commander Qin, the enthusiasm of the young people who signed up is very high, the quota of newly recruited soldiers is full, and the personnel are tentatively set at 100 people. Order you to be the leader of the independent detachment, and I will give you 5 veterans, and your unit is stationed in the county town of De'an. and repeatedly belonged to the third battalion under the command of Zhang Shiying. The official number of your unit is the Independent Company of the 3rd Battalion of the Yunshui Security Regiment. "Yes! Subordinates obey orders! After Company Commander Qin left, Xiao Ke said: "I didn't expect that my luck was too good, and I could easily expand a company." Ouyang Jian said with a smile: "At present, our principle is that there are not many soldiers but refinement, and the cohesion of a unit cannot be formed overnight, we need time." ”

Half a month later, Zhou An led the various helmsmen to gather in De'an County, and there was no need to describe the meeting, and everyone expressed their allegiance to Ouyang Jian. Ouyang Jian announced that the original interests would remain unchanged, and that their respective transactions could be freely expanded and enjoyed full autonomy. However, it must accept unified command, and Ouyang Jian appointed Zhou An as the chief treasurer, responsible for the overall scheduling of all transactions. Zhou An turned out to be the second master of the old fox, and everyone had no objections. At the beginning of September, Ouyang Jian led his troops back with a full load and turned back to Yunshui County.

A few flowers bloom, a single branch, now we are aiming at Jinggang Mountain. After the Kuomintang two provinces "met and suppressed", a total of 7 divisions were dispatched with about 100,000 troops, and the two sheep in Jiangxi who acted as the vanguard were Yang Chisheng, commander of the 9th Division of the Jiangxi Army, and Yang Ruxuan, commander of the 27th Division of the Hunan Army. In early June, the Red Fourth Army won its first victory since its formation, and it violently swallowed a leg of mutton. And in Huangglaze and Suichuan, he annihilated 3 enemy battalions, repelled the enemy, and marched north to occupy Yongxin County, which was the first county town occupied by the Red Army since its formation.

A few days later, the enemy regrouped and launched an offensive. In the face of the enemy's joint suppression, Zhu De and Runzhi held a military meeting to analyze the enemy's situation and deploy countermeasures. At the meeting, it was decided to adopt the tactic of "the enemy advances and we retreat, and the east strikes the west," so that the main force of the Red Army will withdraw from Yongxin and assemble in Ninggang to actively prepare for war.

In order to effectively mobilize the enemy, at the same time, the Red 31st Regiment was ordered to make a feint attack on a certain county in Hunan with great fanfare, which not only confused the enemy in Jiangxi, but also contained the enemy in Hunan. In mid-June, after the occupation of Yongxin by five regiments of Yang Chisheng's division of the 9th division of the Jiangxi army and Yang Ruxuan's division of the 27th division of the Hunan army, they heard that the Red Army had occupied a certain county in Hunan, and thought that the Red Army had already left Hunan and that the base area would be empty, so they immediately deployed a comprehensive offensive plan. The enemy attacked the base area in three regiments on the left and right, aiming in the direction of Ninggang.

On June 22, the enemy army marched to Longyuankou and Baikou respectively, in an attempt to attack Ninggang through the new and old Qixi Ridge. According to the enemy's situation, Zhu De and Runzhi decisively decided to use the Red 29th Regiment and the 1st Battalion of the Red 31st Regiment to occupy the new Qixi Ridge to block the invading enemy, and the Red 28th Regiment to attack the old Qixi Ridge, detour back to the enemy's flank to look for fighters, and with the cooperation of the blocking troops, annihilate part or most of the enemy army to the greatest extent and smash the enemy's "meeting and suppression". The order was given, and the ministries immediately went into action.

Before dawn on June 23, the Red Army units quickly moved into the designated area. On the morning of the same day, the battle was very fierce, and the 1st Battalion of the Red 29th Regiment and the 31st Red Regiment stubbornly resisted, repelled the repeated attacks of a regiment of the Jiangxi Army on the enemy's left flank, and held the position. At the same time, the Red 28th Regiment, as a sharp knife, launched a fierce attack on the vanguard of the two regiments of the Jiangxi Army that had entered and occupied the old Qixi Ridge on the right side. In the afternoon, the Red 28th Regiment strongly captured the commanding heights, and the enemy retreated. The Red 28th Regiment took advantage of the victory and launched a pursuit.

The soldiers of the Red 28th Regiment were very fast, annihilated the enemy army at Baikou, and immediately penetrated directly into Longyuankou, cutting off the retreat of the enemy army on the left. At this time, the Red 29th Regiment routed the enemy troops on the left and happened to pursue it to Longyuankou. The Red 28th Regiment and the 29th Regiment attacked back and forth, annihilated a regiment on the left side of the Jiangxi army, and took advantage of the situation to recover Yongxin County. Hao Lei's father and son were commendable in the operation, especially the regimental headquarters guard company in the support operation, the enemy's firepower points, and the commander's precise strikes, which played a certain role in promoting the troops' battle losses and rapid attacks.

One day in July, at the headquarters of the 28th Regiment in Yongxin County, Wang Erzhuo, chief of staff of the Red Fourth Army and commander of the 28th Regiment, held a banquet at the regiment headquarters to entertain Hao Lei and his son. Wang Erzhuo is the first phase of Huangpu, and Zhou Enlai is his introducer to the party. In fact, Ouyang Jian didn't know anything, he was also a secret party member of Zhou Enlai's development. Wang Erzhuo is only 25 years old this year, and he is the chief of staff of the Red Fourth Army and concurrently the commander of the 28th Regiment at such a young age, mainly because the 28th Regiment of the 10th Division of the Red Fourth Army is the backbone of the whole army and the backbone of Zhu De's department. Therefore, it is normal for officers from the Whampoa Military Academy to take on heavy responsibilities.

The regiment, as the main force, also had the best armament. In fact, the core and main force of the Red Fourth Army was the Nanchang Uprising troops brought by Zhu De, both the 28th and 31st regiments. The combat effectiveness, weapons and equipment of the 28th Regiment are far above those of the 31st Regiment. The 28 regiment had 8 mortars, and the 31 regiment had none. The soldiers of the 28 regiment had more than 100 rounds of ammunition each, while the 31 regiment had only 10 rounds of ammunition per person. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the 28th Regiment is the absolute main force.

During the banquet, the head of the regiment, Wang Erzhuo, was full of red light. "Brother Hao, you two are really my treasures, I will celebrate the two of you in this battle. To be honest, I am sorry for Brother Ouyang, and I will apologize to Brother Ouyang in person in the future. Seeing that Hao's father and son confused Wang Erzhuo and explained: "It's not a secret, Brother Ouyang and I are classmates at the Whampoa Military Academy, and the two of us have a good personal relationship." The military department decided that in order to protect the safety of the secret detachment and Ouyang Jian himself, the two of you must strictly keep the secret and not disclose it to anyone. ”

"Commander, don't worry, our father and son will never reveal a word!" Wang Erzhuo's square face is handsome, and he is a capable person at first glance. "Commander, you are too partial, and you don't say a word when you have a treat!" With the sound of ridicule, the three officers rushed in.

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