At the beginning of April, Ouyang Jian, Su Yu, and Luo Ronghuan led three main divisions, wearing stars and moons, and concealing during the day, quietly passing between the west side of Nanchang and Anyi County, and penetrating Fengcheng along the west side of the Ganjiang River. The troops marched south on the night of the 3rd day, secretly crossed the Gan River at Hujia in the upper reaches of Fengcheng, and quickly captured Xiaogang Town. After occupying Xiaogang Town, Ouyang Jian ordered the guard troops to blockade Xiaogang Town, and the personnel were only allowed to enter and not leave, and the news was strictly sealed.

The Ganjiang River is northeast and southwest, and is an important water transportation line in Jiangxi, which can meet the passage of about 1,000 tons of cargo ships in the dry season and 3,000 tons of cargo ships in the wet season. Now it is the dry season, the river is narrow, and the north of Fengcheng is the lower reaches of the Gan River, and the river is gentle and conducive to armed swimming. The large army marched at night, and it was impossible for the common people not to see it. However, the Central Army dispatched heavy troops into Jiangxi, and the troops were frequently transferred, and the common people seemed to be surprised. Large groups of troops appeared at night, and no one suspected that it was a unit of the Red Army.

It was already 3 a.m. after the troops occupied the town of Xiaogang, and the officers and men entered a state of rest. Ouyang Jian slept for a few hours and was woken up at about 7 o'clock. Walking into the temporary headquarters, the operational staff officer had already arranged the military map, and at this time, Su Yu and Luo Ronghuan were talking with a man in his 30s. Su Yu saw Ouyang Jian coming in and hurriedly introduced the stranger, and it turned out that the stranger was a dark arrow officer. Greetings and greetings, the Dark Arrow personnel roughly reported the situation of the enemy army in Fengcheng, and then went down to rest. Su Yu said: "Commander, according to the information provided by the dark arrow, Han Deqin's 52nd Division is located in Nanchang, one of its brigades is responsible for the transportation and escort of the Ganjiang River, and two brigades are stationed in Fengcheng. ”

"The enemy's 52nd Division not only served as a logistical supply, but also took on the task of clearing this area. In view of the special geographical location of Fengcheng and the combat effectiveness of the 52nd Division, there was no problem in using two divisions to eat Han Deqin's two brigades. Su Yu suggested. Very good, it is enough to encircle and annihilate two brigades of the enemy army and use two divisions. You and Chief of Staff Luo commanded this battle, and I and the 17th Division stayed behind to maneuver in Xiaogang Town. The operation began after dark, and the attack was launched at midnight, and I asked that the fighting be ended by dusk tomorrow. Ouyang Jian gave the order decisively. During the day, the troops recuperated in Xiaogang Town, and after dark, Su Yu and Luo Ronghuan led Zhang Shiying's 15th Division and Song Renqiang's 13th Division set off.

Xiaogang Town was about 20 kilometers from Fengcheng, and after the troops set out, Ouyang Jian ordered Zhao Liang to lead two regiments to cross the Hujia Ferry from Xindu and occupy Qujiang Town at midnight. Ouyang Jian's intention was that after eating Han Deqin's two brigades, the large army would cross the Gan River again and mobilize the enemy army on a large scale to find new fighters. In fact, Ouyang Jian thought that the two brigades of the enemy's 52nd Division were already a meal on the plate, and if he could mobilize the 1st Cavalry Division in Jing'an County, he would make up his mind to eat the 1st Cavalry Division, and in this way, Ouyang Jian's dream of forming a cavalry unit of the Red Army would come true. Ouyang Jian dared to fight the First Cavalry Division, because he thought that the Jiangnan area was a water network area, and the excellent terrain restricted the mobile operations and rapid assault of the cavalry troops, creating conditions for the infantry to fight the cavalry.

At dusk, at the headquarters of the 52nd Division in Nanchang, division commander Han Deqin was in a good mood, and he poured himself a few more glasses for dinner. The commander and camp owner He Yingqin asked his subordinates to take charge of the transportation task, and Han Deqin thought that he was lucky. There was no risk in the transport mission, there was no need to go to the front to fight the Red Army, and there was no need to worry about the harassment of the guerrillas on both sides of the Gan River. Han Deqin is 40 years old and graduated from the 6th class of the Baoding Military Academy. Rong Ma spent his career in the Beiyang and Sichuan armies, and later joined the Kuomintang in Guangzhou, where he was recommended by his classmate Gu Zhutong, and then rose all the way. Last year, Han Deqin was promoted to commander of the 52nd Division, and his headquarters was transferred to Jiangxi.

Han Deqin is of medium stature, fat and thin, with a round face and a pair of thick eyebrows that are very eye-catching. Han Deqin's unit has no combat mission, so he is not under much pressure. At present, the armies of all walks of life have exhausted the water surrounding the Red Army, and they are waiting for the triumphant song to be played. After He Yingqin took up his post as commander-in-chief of the Red Army, he drew lessons from the first anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, adopted the tactics of fighting steadily and steadily, and gradually reduced the space for the Red Army's activities.

At midnight, Su Yu and Luo Ronghuan gave the order to attack, and Zhang Shiying and Song Renqiao's troops launched an attack on Fengcheng, and the battle began immediately. Zhang Shiying and Song Renqiang's troops launched attacks in the southeast, east, and northeast directions respectively. The Red Army soldiers bravely rushed and killed, and the mercury-like offensive caught the unprepared 52nd Division and the 155th and 156th Brigades off guard and rushed to meet the battle. The battle lasted until dawn, and the enemy's two brigades were unable to parry and were divided and surrounded, and there was no suspense in the battle, it was only a matter of time. The two brigades were suddenly attacked, which naturally alarmed the Nanchang Suppression General Headquarters.

When Han Deqin appeared at the headquarters in shock and disheveled, an hour had passed since the battle in Fengcheng. At this time, in the general headquarters, the sound of the radio was endless, and the faces of the generals were solemn. Commander-in-chief He Yingqin saw Han Deqin come in and said: "Commander Han, the 155th and 156th brigades of the department were suddenly besieged by a large number of Red Army in Fengcheng, and they are currently in fierce fighting. "Commander-in-chief, is it difficult that the Red Army came from heaven?" Han Deqin was taken aback when he heard this. "We judged that Ouyang Jian led his troops to secretly fight south, and according to the report of the department, the enemy troops who launched the attack were about 8,000 people."

Han Deqin was shocked when he heard this: "The commander-in-chief hurry up and rescue, otherwise my two brigades are in danger." "I have ordered the 54th and 43rd Divisions to go north to reinforce, and at the same time ordered the 9th Division, 22nd Division, and 1st Cavalry Division to quickly move south and encircle and annihilate Ouyang Jian in the Fengcheng area. Ouyang Jian actually took the risk to lead the main force to fight south, which is also good news for us. I have ordered the 155th and 156th Brigades to hold out until tomorrow morning, so as to create conditions for our armies from all walks of life to encircle and annihilate Ouyang Jian. ”

The combat power under Ouyang Jian's command, Han Deqin was clear, he knew in his heart that He Yingqin was letting the two brigades be bait, but he had no choice at this point. The order has already been given, and we can only wait patiently. The commander-in-chief, He Yingqin, is 41 years old this year, and he joined the League in his early years and graduated from the Japanese non-commissioned officer school. He participated in the Protectorate War and served as the chief instructor when the Whampoa Military Academy was formed. He Yingqin is familiar with Ouyang Jian, and once personally awarded Ouyang Jian the Outstanding Student Medal as a superior. During the Eastern Expedition, He Yingqin was the commander of the 1st Regiment, and Ouyang Jian was a company commander under his command.

Out of understanding Ouyang Jian, He Yingqin was determined to capture this former subordinate alive. In fact, He Yingqin appreciated Ouyang Jian very much when he was at the Whampoa Military Academy, but he didn't expect Ouyang Jian to be a member of the Communist Party. Looking back on the past, Ouyang Jian's bits and pieces seem to be vivid, as a soldier Ouyang Jian is very good, but this person has nothing special about it, and I can't see that this person has surprising military talents. It's really unseemly, I didn't expect this former subordinate to be outstanding and powerful. Of course, he couldn't have imagined that this Ouyang Jian had already been reborn.

Bad news came at dawn that the Red Army had entered Fengcheng, and the 155th and 156th Brigades had lost their effective command. At about 10 o'clock, the station lost contact. Everyone knows that the two brigades are over, in fact, He Yingqin knows in his heart that in the face of the strong combat effectiveness of Ouyang Jian's department, the two brigades of the 52nd Division are not opponents at all, and the troops reorganized from the miscellaneous army are a group of rabble, to put it bluntly. In the midst of everyone's frustration, He Yingqin continued to give orders, urging all departments to speed up the march.

At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Ouyang Jian led a regiment to Fengcheng, and the battle was over at this time. The commander of the 155th Brigade was killed, and the commander of the 156th Brigade led a small number of men and fled by boat to the lower reaches of the Gan River. More than 5,000 people from two enemy brigades were completely annihilated. Ouyang Jian rode a war horse into Fengcheng, and the local people spontaneously poured into the streets. Although there was no warm welcome, through their happy faces, it was obvious that the people supported the Red Army. Walking into the temporary headquarters, Su Yu greeted him and said, "Commander, the enemy has been mobilized by the dark arrow!" ”

Chief of Staff Luo Ronghuan continued: "Commander, according to the information provided by the dark arrow, the enemy's 54th and 43rd divisions are heading north, and the enemy's 9th Division, 22nd Division, and 1st Cavalry Division are attacking south, and the enemy's 5 divisions are rushing towards us. ”

"Great, two enemy divisions have been mobilized on the southern front, the combat pressure on the northern front of the main Red Army has been sharply reduced, and our goal has been achieved. Let's spend Ganjiang tonight, Zhang Shiying! "Here!" "Your unit sent a regiment to escort the prisoners, and along the west bank of the Ganjiang River disguised as a large force to advance northward, remember to reach Shangtang Town to dismiss the prisoners, and then the regiment will march west to join us in Huangjia Town."

Su Yu's eyes lit up and said, "Commander, you have to fight a cavalry division!" "Yes, we have been aiming at the First Cavalry Division for a long time, and we are lurking in Huangjia Town to catch fighters." That night, the large army crossed the Ganjiang River again, and Ouyang Jiandian ordered Zhao Liang and the two regiments to quickly march towards Huangjiazhen and join the main force. After the large army crossed the river, a regiment under Zhang Shiying's command took the prisoners and parted ways with the large army and went north. Ouyang Jian led a large army to the west. After a night of marching, the forward troops occupied Huangjia Town before dawn, and Ouyang Jian led the command to Huangjia Town, and the sky was already dawning, and the large army was hidden on the spot.

The big battle was imminent, and in the headquarters of the Red Army, Zhu De and Runzhi were looking at the map and studying the enemy's offensive situation. "Report, Ouyang Jian called, the three main divisions of the department ate two brigades of the enemy's 52nd Division in Fengcheng." Zhu De hurriedly took the telegram and checked it excitedly: "Ouyang Jian is really good, one blow will be won." It seems that the enemy's disposition has been disrupted, and I estimate that the enemy on the northern front will have to send at least two divisions back to reinforce, and the pressure on the northern front will be greatly relieved. Ouyang Jian telegraphed the headquarters to withdraw to Huangjia Town in the west to hide, what does this mean? ”

Runzhi said with a smile: "Maybe Ouyang Jian has a greater appetite, and immediately ask Dark Arrow to know about the movement of enemy troops on the northern front." "Soon the information of the Dark Arrow came by telegram." Jade Order, just as you judged, the enemy's 54th and 43rd divisions on the northern front returned to help. The 1st, 22nd, and 9th Divisions of the enemy cavalry attacked south. I estimate that Ouyang Jian's target may be aimed at the first cavalry division! Zhu De was surprised: "The First Cavalry Division is the elite of the Northwest Army, and the infantry is probably not good at fighting cavalry!" "If Ouyang Jian is not sure, he will not easily lock on to the target."

"I estimate that Ouyang Jian has studied the combat of cavalry troops, especially the cavalry cannot maneuver in the water network area south of the Yangtze River. I approve of him riding a division. If Ouyang Jian can eat this cavalry elite, it will deal a greater blow to the enemy, and at the same time, it will also make the original Northwest Army fearful. Zhu De nodded and ordered: "Call back, agree to fight the first cavalry division, we look forward to the news of victory." Runzhi said in a high spirit: "Ouyang Jian went south to fight, and it was a very good sign to eat two enemy brigades in one go. The next step will be that the enemy army will be more cautious. Since the enemy is not in a hurry, we are not in a hurry, continue to mobilize the enemy's forces. ”

When the officers and men of the main Red Army heard that the 5th Army Corps had wiped out two enemy brigades, their enthusiasm for battle was unprecedentedly high. Because the enemy army is more cautious, and the battalion is in step by step, the various units are closely connected, and it is not easy to capture the fighters, but it can be piecemeal, and small victories can be accumulated into big victories. Zhu Mao decided to continue to lure the enemy deep and mobilize the enemy's troops.