The night shrouded Yongxiu County, the headquarters of the independent column was brilliantly lit, several horse lanterns were hung high, and the military map on the wall was very eye-catching. Mao Zetan, the political commissar in the house, Su Yu, Luo Ronghuan, Xiao Ke, Song Renqiang, and Zhao Liang, the head of the uprising troops, were seated. Ouyang Jian looked around at the crowd: "Comrades, I just received a report from the dark arrow that the 17th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army set off from Jiujiang this evening to reinforce De'an. ”

Ouyang Jian paused for a moment and continued: "The plan has not changed quickly, the original plan was to surround De'an, adopt the tactics of besieging the city and sending reinforcements, attract the Jiujiang and Jiangxi troops to relieve the siege, and then take the opportunity to eat the enemy's reinforcements." ”

"Now the situation has changed, and the Gan army is reinforcing De'an at the first time. Apparently the enemy has detected my intention to encircle Dean. In response to all changes, I decided that the target was still the reinforcements of the Jiangxi army, and I would strive to win in the chaos, which was also a surprise and unpreparedness, and only by shooting in a place that the enemy did not expect could we produce unexpected results. I have ordered Zhang Shiying's troops to block the enemy army at Gaotang. Su Yu, Luo Ronghuan! "Here!" "The two of you lead your troops to advance to Gaotang from the left side, and outflank the 17th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army from the west!" "Yes!" "I led Xiao Ke and Song Ren's poor troops to advance along the right road and outflank the 17th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army on the east side."

"Remember, don't hesitate to go into battle immediately when you arrive at Gaotang, destroy the enemy to the greatest extent, there is no specific battle plan, you draw up your own according to the situation of the battlefield, where there is an enemy is the battlefield, time is the guarantee of victory. Alright, now hurry up and get ready, and we'll be off in half an hour! After Ouyang Jian finished speaking, he stood up and held Mao Zetan's hand and said: "Political commissar, Yongxin County will be handed over to you, we have eliminated the 15th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army, and the enemy in Nanchang will definitely get the news." But don't worry, the better we fight, the more the enemy will not dare to act rashly, as the so-called soldier ghost way! ”

In fact, the Nanjing Military Committee had already made a wrong judgment, and believed that Ouyang Jian annihilated the 15th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army in one fell swoop in Yongxiu County, and he would definitely advance to Nanchang with the power of victory. The Nanjing Military Commissar ordered that the 52nd and 53rd Brigades of the 17th Division of the Central Army stationed in Wuzhou should withdraw to Nanchang and strengthen the vigilance in Nanchang, especially the 51st Brigade of the Central Army stationed in Jing'an County, and that they must be strictly guarded to ensure that Jing'an County cannot be lost. Nanjing's order surprised Tang Sen, the commander of the 51st Brigade, and he couldn't imagine that Ouyang Jian's military strength had reached a terrifying level overnight. Nanjing's erroneous judgment also blinded the Jiangxi army, which in turn hastened the demise of the 17th Brigade of the Jiangxi army.

That night, the main forces of the independent column advanced to Gaotang on the left and right, and the morale of the Red Army soldiers was high, and they overcame the fatigue of continuous combat and quickly trekked north. The results of the long-distance and harsh military training were reflected, and the soldiers were high in fighting spirit and high spirits. Due to the rapid rush, the artillery group had to follow slowly behind. In the marching column on the left, Su Yu and Luo Ronghuan were neck and neck. "Chief of Staff, the column commander is bold and decisive, I judge that the 17th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army is still in the dark."

"This is the sports warfare advocated by the column commander, as long as Zhang Shiying can withstand the attack of the 17th Brigade in Gaotang and entangle the 17th Brigade, we have hope to eat the 17th Brigade. The 17th Brigade is the main force of the Jiangxi Army, and the column commander's vision is very vicious, if the 17th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army is eaten, it will be much easier for us to turn back and fight the 12th Brigade in De'an County. "In the darkness of the night, the troops accelerated forward, and the stars in the sky blinked, peeking at this victorious army and sending them a glimmer of blessed starlight.

At about 5 o'clock in the morning, Zhang Shiying led his troops to start a blocking operation in Gaotang. At 4 o'clock in the morning, the 17th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army arrived at Gaotang, and the Qianfeng troops reported the discovery of the Red Army blocking troops. The commander of the 17th Brigade was shocked and did not dare to slack off, and immediately reported to Wang Jun, the commander-in-chief of Jiujiang. Wang Jun judged without hesitation that the Red Army's blocking force was not a large force, and the appearance of the blocking force in Gaotang must be the Red Army's gain time to attack De'an, so Wang Jun strictly ordered the commander of the 17th Brigade to quickly break through the Red Army's interception and go to De'an County to join forces with the 12th Brigade.

The commander of the 17 brigade received the order and immediately ordered the forward regiment to launch an attack and quickly break through the Red Army interception. At the beginning of the battle, on the blocking position, Zhang Shiying, the commander of the 5th detachment, shouted: "Comrades, the large army has come up, we must hold off the 17th Brigade and create conditions for the large force to annihilate the 17th Brigade." The fierce gunfire was deafening, the explosion of the grenade smoke, the formation of a large group of smoke in front, the machine gun formed a crossfire, and the soldiers of the Jiangxi army were knocked down in pieces, and they retreated helplessly.

"Report to the brigade commander, the strength of the Red Army blocking in front is about one regiment, and the firepower is very fierce." A subordinate panicked and reported it. "Order the 50 regiment to join the attack, and the artillery company to set up positions, and within two hours must break through the positions of the Red Army." The commander of the 17th Brigade was angry, Ouyang Jian actually dared to face the battle head-on, but he looked down on people too much, and the long-term grievances made the 17th Brigade Commander's head hot. Soon the 49th and 50th regiments of the Jiangxi army launched a group charge, and the eight mortars of the artillery company began to bombard, and the soldiers of the Jiangxi army shouted loudly and came like a tide.

Shells exploded around, and Zhang Shiying held a telescope to check the enemy's attack in the command post. "Report to the detachment commander, the column commander called, ordering our unit to hold on until 9 o'clock." "Call back, tell the column leader, resolutely complete the task!" After half an hour of fierce fighting, the two regiments of the Jiangxi army charged and were repulsed. The commander of the 17th Brigade was furious, and immediately ordered to launch a round attack, and fierce battles began again. A part of the enemy approached the right flank position, and the soldiers jumped out of the trenches to engage in white-knuckle fighting, and only one turn the soldiers of the Gan army were so frightened that they crawled back and fled.

The commander of the 17th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army was overjoyed when he saw his command approaching the enemy's right flank position, but the next scene surprised him, and the Red Army actually jumped out of the trench to start the White Ninja Battle. Seeing his subordinates being stabbed down two or three times in a row, he couldn't believe his eyes. The charging enemy was frightened and forced to retreat, and the 17th Brigade Commander angrily ordered the 51st Regiment to enter the battle. When the Gan army launched another tidal attack, fierce gunfire suddenly came from both wings, the military trumpets sounded loudly, and the Red Army soldiers descended the mountain like fierce tigers, pouring down the mountains and the sea.

"The brigade commander is not good, the Red Army reinforcements arrived, we were fooled!" The chief of staff shouted. Seeing that the situation was not good, the commander of the 17th brigade immediately ordered a retreat, and he himself was the first to flee. The three regiments were attacking with all their might, and a large number of Red Army troops suddenly appeared on both flanks, and the Jiangxi army immediately collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, the army was defeated like a mountain, and the battlefield fell into chaos. On the east side, Ouyang Jian was riding on a horse and holding a telescope to observe, and a sniper rifle was inserted in the saddle. Apparently his hands were itching again, but the fighters were already rushing ahead, making it impossible for him to shoot.

The battlefield was one-sided, and Zhang Shiying saw that the column commander led a large army to the battlefield, and they shouted excitedly: "The big army is coming, blow the trumpet to attack!" "The soldiers jumped out of their trenches and pursued the defeated enemy forces. Ouyang Jian put down the binoculars and turned over and dismounted, there was no suspense in this situation, there was no suspense in the battle, it was just a matter of how many enemies to destroy and how many prisoners to capture. Seeing the rout of the enemy army to the north, a smile appeared on the corner of Ouyang Jian's mouth, because Ouyang Jian left a big meal for the Gan army in the north.

At dawn, Mu Shixiong led the special combat team to break away from the large army according to Ouyang Jian's order, and made a detour to the north of Gaotang on the east side. The special forces were all horsemen and horses, and it was obvious that they had made a detour to the north to stop the enemy. At about 8 a.m., Mu Shixiong arrived at the designated place in the north, which was about 10 miles away from Gaotang. Mu Shixiong arranged two team members to take care of the war horses, and immediately arranged sniper positions after simply checking the terrain, since it was a sniper operation, the frontal vision must be wide, and the snipers should not be too close to each other. The members of the special combat team quickly dispersed according to the deployment, each looking for a sniper position.

The gunfire in front of him was like fried beans, and it seemed that the smoke of gunpowder could be seen rising in the air. Mu Shixiong held the telescope and looked at it for a long time, but he couldn't see clearly because of the distance. The sound of gunfire and explosions faded away, and the shadow of the enemy appeared in the telescope. I saw a large number of enemy troops running wildly, and more than a dozen war horses galloped in front. Mu Shixiong locked his scope on the middle of the horses to look for enemy officers. Mu Shixiong did not shoot at 500 meters, and he decided to shoot again at 400 meters, so that he could have a greater certainty. But when the enemy entered 450 meters, a crisp gunfire was heard.

Mu Shixiong found in the scope that in the Jiangxi army's horse team, an officer was planted on his back. The enemy's horses stopped advancing, and Mu Shixiong quickly locked on to the target and fired. With the sporadic sound of gunfire, the enemy officers on the horses were dismounted one after another. Immediately, the rest of the people jumped down and hid in shock. The soldiers who followed also lay on the ground. "Report to the chief of staff, the brigade commander he ??????。" An operational staff officer crawled to the chief of staff and cried in response. The chief of staff crawled in front of the brigade commander and found that the brigade commander had been shot in the forehead, and his eyes were open and he was no longer breathing.

"Chief of Staff, the Red Army ambushed the shooters in front of them with a strange accuracy, at a distance of at least four or five hundred meters. What should I do if there are pursuers behind? "A subordinate is in a hurry." There are not many shooters in the Red Army, so be sure to rush through it immediately! At the urging of their commanders, the soldiers of the Gan army charged, but the scene was terrifying, accompanied by a row of sporadic gunfire, more than 20 soldiers were knocked down, one of the company commanders was hit in the left ear, and half of the ear was knocked out. The company commander climbed to the side of the chief of staff and said: "Chief of staff, there are at least 20 sharpshooters on the other side, and the distance is 400 meters, which is simply terrifying." ”

"Chief of Staff, shoot accurately at a distance of 400 meters, there must be a scope on the gun. This gun is called a sniper rifle, which is said to be produced in Germany, and the Central Army is not currently equipped with a sniper rifle. A staff officer said with a pale face. At this time, gunshots rang out from behind, and everyone was dumbfounded, apparently the Red Army was pursuing. "Chief of Staff, Red Army shooters specialize in hunting officers, we are all targets." One of his subordinates was frightened, and the chief of staff closed his eyes and said weakly: "Surrender under the white flag!" Soon the Gan army raised the white flag, and the soldiers threw away their weapons and raised their hands high.

Mu Shixiong saw that the Jiangxi army was fighting in vain and ordered to stop shooting. After reconfirming, Mu Shixiong waved his hand, and the special combat team members stood up from their respective hiding places and walked towards the enemy in a scattered line. At this time, Zhang Shiying's unit was cleaning up the battlefield, and the other units were pursuing the enemy. Ouyang Jian and Zhang Shiying met on the battlefield, Zhang Shiying just wanted to salute, Ouyang Jian hugged each other and said, "Brother!" Great work! Zhang Shiying was speechless, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and his comrade-in-arms was exposed.

In the distance, a fast horse galloped up, and a messenger rolled off the saddle. "Report to the column commander, special operations captain Mu Shixiong, report that the enemy brigade commander was killed, and the enemy's chief of staff led about 2 companies to surrender!" Soon the pursuing force began to turn around, and they appeared with a large number of prisoners. After the final request, about two battalions of the 17th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army scattered and fled, and all the rest were captured.