Runzhi smiled: "There is good news every day, and I am not shocked now!" "The grenade factory supported by Ouyang Jian has produced the first batch of grenades, and the explosion power is good. I had just returned from the test site and personally threw a grenade and it worked very well. The arsenal of our Red Army has finally ushered in the spring of great development, and it is about to be full of spring. Zhu De was so happy that he couldn't control himself. In the past few months, Zhu De's face has gained a little weight due to adequate nutrition, and he has exuded a radiant demeanor, which shows that he is in a strange mood.

Runzhi continued the question that Fang had just thought about: "Brother Yujie, what do you think of the short-term and medium-term strategies proposed by Ouyang Jian?" Zhu De said: "Very imaginative, and very innovative. "It's not just as simple as imagination and novelty, I feel that he has a bigger idea, if the strategic concept depicted by Ouyang Jian is realized, what kind of situation will it be?" Zhu De groaned a little and said: "If we take Jiangxi and Fujian provinces, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, and Guangdong will all become a meal on the plate, and we are very likely to force the Chiang Kai-shek clique to the north of the Yangtze River, and the red regime will be established in the south of the Yangtze River." ”

Runzhi said leisurely: "The problem is not so simple, Ouyang Jian mentioned the long-term strategy, which is what I am most worried about." "Are you saying that the Japanese army attacked China, and he has such a big appetite for a small country?" "If it were the era of cold weapons, the Japanese would not and would not dare to take this risk, but modern warfare is a different matter. There will be a war between China and Japan, and I have always had this thought, and through Ouyang Jian's analysis and judgment and the powerful armament of Japanese militarism, perhaps such a day is not far off. ”

"If the Japanese army provokes a war at this time, we will face an even worse situation. The fact that the Japanese army has repeatedly provoked incidents in the northeast and the Shandong Peninsula is a signal of danger. What Ouyang Jian said was not wrong, the purpose of the Japanese to kill the difficult Zhang Zuolin was to try to eat the Northeast, and if a war broke out between China and Japan, we would most likely have to face a powerful Japanese army. After speaking, Runzhi's expression was solemn. Runzhi, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, if there is really such a day, we will definitely resist hard. ”

"Yes, it's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, what should come will definitely come, we should be mentally prepared, but Ouyang Jian's strategic concept, in the current state, is too extravagant for us, let's get through the current predicament first." Zhu De changed the subject: "According to the information provided by the dark arrow, Zhang Huizan's 18th Division has arrived in Jingdezhen, and this Jun was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as the commander-in-chief of the central front, and it seems that he will act as the vanguard. "This Zhang Huizan is eager to make meritorious contributions, and he will definitely launch a crazy attack, so I will aim at him." It is estimated that Zhang Huizan will be able to reach Nanchang in early November, and I suggest that Wuzhou be abandoned, shrink the forces to form a fist, and we already have the ability to eat one division of the enemy's army. ”

When Zhu Mao was studying countermeasures, the 5th Red Army Corps of Yunshui County was holding a military meeting. In addition to generals at and above the division level, Mao Zetan, secretary of the Jiujiang Regional Special Committee, attended as observers. After the personnel arrived, the deputy corps commander Su Yu announced the meeting. Chief of Staff Luo Ronghuan stood up and said: "Comrades, according to the information provided by the dark arrow, the Central Army is currently organizing a three-way army to encircle and suppress our Jiangxi base area. The commander-in-chief of the 6th Route was Zhu Shaoliang, and the headquarters was located in Jiujiang. The 9th Route Army was commanded by Lu Diping, chairman of Jiangxi Province, and its headquarters was located in Nanchang. Cai Tingkai, commander-in-chief of the 19th Route Army, with its headquarters in Fuzhou. "The new commander-in-chief of the Ninth Route Army, Zhang Huizan, led the 18th Division and is marching towards Nanchang. The 24th Division of Xu Kexiang (repeatedly belonging to the 6th Route Army) and the 9th Division of the Central Army were concentrated in Jiujiang. The 5th and 6th Divisions of the Jiangxi Army were reorganized into the 39th Division of the Central Army, and Wang Jun served as the division commander. ”

Su Yu continued: "At present, Lu Diping, the new chairman of Jiangxi Province and commander-in-chief of the 9th Route Army, has arrived in Nanchang Xingying, and he will command all units of the 9th Route Army to fight. As soon as Lu Diping arrived in Nanchang, he began to integrate the 7th Division of the original Jiangxi Army and the 17th Division of the Central Army into the 27th Division. After Zhang Huizan, commander of the 18th Division, the commander-in-chief of the front, led his troops to Nanchang, the battle will begin. The enemy forces have formed a situation of large-scale encirclement of our base areas, and their forces are distributed in the areas south and east of Jiangxi, west of Fujian, and east of Hunan, and the situation is very grim. ”

"According to the information provided by Dark Arrow, the enemy has mobilized 14 divisions, 3 brigades, 3 air teams, and 4 gunboats. The enemy forces were: Zhang Huizan's 18th Division, Zhou Zhe's 22nd Division, Luo Lin's 77th Division, Tan Daoyuan's 50th Division, Xu Kexiang's 24th Division, Mao Bingwen's 9th Division, Cai Tingkai's 60th Division, Dai Ji's 61st Division, Liu Heding's 56th Division, and Zhang Zhen's 49th Division. In addition, Lu Xiaochen's new 13th Division, Gong Bingfan's new 28th Division, Wang Jun's new 39th Division, and Yang Jian's new 27th Division. The 34th Brigade of the Ma Kun Division of the 12th Division, the 32nd Independent Brigade of Liu Yi, the 14th Brigade of Zhou Zhiqun's new formation, and 3 aviation teams, with a total strength of 150,000 troops. ”

Su Yu continued: "Our situation is like this: the main Red Army units in the central base area are the 1st and 3rd Corps and 6 main divisions, with a strength of more than 50,000 troops, and the strength of our Jiujiang Red 5th Army Corps is more than 20,000 people, plus the total strength of the local armed forces is about 80,000 people. ”

After Su Yu introduced the enemy's situation, Ouyang Jian stood up and walked to the military map and said, "According to the distribution of the enemy's troops, the enemy's main target is the central base area. At present, the strength of the main Red Army has grown to more than 50,000 people, and it has naturally become a major problem for Lao Chiang. The headquarters has devised tactics to lure the enemy into depth, with the aim of annihilating the enemy's living forces in large numbers. Since we are fighting in cooperation with the main force of the Red Army, we cannot stick to the rules. The newly formed 39th Division, the 24th Division and the 9th Division of the Central Army were specially designed to deal with us. ”

Ouyang Jian pointed to the map with his baton and continued: "The enemy army has gathered three divisions, and the 24th Division and the 9th Division have just come down from the battlefield, which can be said to be the division of Desheng. Don't think that the Central Army will pounce on it without scruples. I judged that the enemy army should first open up the connection between Jiujiang and Nanchang again, and this was the primary purpose of the enemy army. In this case, I will give the enemy a little sweetness and give up Ruian County, Jiujiang County, De'an County, Xingzi County, Yongxiu County, and Fengyun County in the north. My strategy is to devote part of our forces to fighting on the outside line, so as to advantageously involve the enemy forces and ensure that the main force will win the victory against encirclement and suppression. ”

Chen Yi said: "Commander Ouyang, I found that there is no sign of retreat in the county seat, could it be that you want to stick to Yunshui County?" Ouyang Jian said confidently: "Political commissar, the geographical location of Yunshui County is excellent, and his north, west, and southwest are all rolling Luoxiao Mountains, which are not suitable for large army movements at all." The southeast, east, and northeast of Yunshui County are hilly areas, which also restrict the enemy's rapid advance within a certain range. After actual combat tests, our mine warfare has shown great might, and it is completely possible to block the enemy's attack in these three directions. Even if we can't stop the enemy's attack, we can completely retreat with all our bodies. ”

Chen Yi nodded and said: "Commander Ouyang's analysis is accurate, I agree with sticking to Yunshui County, but I also have to make preparations with both hands." Ouyang Jian continued: "Don't look at the enemy's fierce momentum, as long as our main Red Army annihilates one or two divisions of him, we can crush the encirclement and suppression of the enemy army." In order to cooperate with the main force of the Red Army in combat, we must not only hold back the three divisions of the enemy and lure them to take the initiative to attack Yunshui County, but also attract the enemy to dispatch air forces to bomb and relieve the pressure on the central base areas. Su Yu! "Here!" "You lead the 9th Division from the west side of Xiushui County into Hunan!"

"The purpose of your unit entering Hunan is to attract the enemy army and not be able to fully engage in the battle in Jiangxi. Your main goal is to target the landlord forces in Hunan and deal a severe blow to their arrogance. Luo Ronghuan! "Here!" "You led the 11th Division into the area west of Jing'an County, with the purpose of cooperating with the main Red Army! You can look for fighters according to the situation! "Yes, resolutely complete the task!" "Zhang Shiying!" "Here!" "Your unit is stationed in Xiushui County to prevent enemy troops from infiltrating and sneaking up on the west and north!" "Yes! Resolutely complete the mission! "Xiao Ke, Song Renqiang, Zhao Liang!" "Your three divisions are responsible for holding Yunshui County!" "Yes!" 3 people stood up and answered loudly!

"Mu Shixiong!" "Here!" "You led the special combat team to Poyang Lake, and you personally commanded the Panlong Mountain guerrillas, and the Poyang Lake water guerrillas launched guerrilla operations. Since Lao Chiang sent four warships, we aimed at the enemy's warships, so as to temper the combat capability of the special combat detachment on the water and accumulate experience in water combat. Remember that your mission is to paralyze the water transport lines of the enemy army in Poyang Lake! "Yes! Resolutely complete the task. Ouyang Jian turned to Chen Yi and said: "The work of the base area is more important, in order to avoid unnecessary losses, there is a labor commissar who has bothered more!" ”

"Commander Ouyang, I will assist Secretary Mao in the logistics and supply work, and I will step up the study of anti-encirclement and suppression safety work with Secretary Mao, so as to avoid the loss of the people as much as possible. In addition, I suggest that the garrison troops of each county town should stick to guerrilla warfare based on their own county area after withdrawing from the county seat, after all, they are familiar with the terrain! "Political commissar, I agree with your suggestion, you will be fully responsible for guerrilla operations in all regions!" Immediately after the military meeting, the troops began to move, and the atmosphere of a big war was permeating.

The time soon entered December, and the enemy forces from all walks of life advanced to the core of the base area, and the Ruijin central base area was also shrouded in the atmosphere of a big war. In front of the headquarters of the front army, Runzhi commanded several operational staff officers to set up the venue, and Zhu Mao decided to convene a meeting of the Soviet region to annihilate the enemy. Several Red Army soldiers were holding couplets written by Junzhi and were posting them on the pillars on both sides of the rostrum. The ink of the couplet has not yet dried and exudes a scent of ink.

The right alliance is: the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy is stationed and disturbs me, the enemy is tired and I fight, the enemy retreats and I chase, and the odds of victory in guerrilla warfare are exercised! The left alliance is: advance and retreat in great strides, lure the enemy deep, concentrate forces, break through each one, and annihilate the enemy in the movement war! Runzhi personally presided over the meeting and put forward in the report on the destruction of the enemy: 1. The army and the people are unanimous, and the people actively assist the Red Army. 2. It is possible to actively choose a favorable combat position. 3. You can concentrate superior forces to destroy the enemy and eat the enemy one bite at a time.

4. You can find the weak part of the enemy and pick the weak one to fight. 5. You can drag the enemy to exhaustion and then fight again. 6. It can cause the enemy's mistakes, take advantage of the enemy's gap, and strike at it. According to the distribution of the enemy's troops, Zhu Mao decided to carry out a breakthrough in the middle, first hitting the 50th Division or the 18th Division in the middle, and opening a gap in the enemy's front so that each one could break through and smash the enemy's encirclement and suppression. The curtain of battle slowly opened, the enemy army advanced step by step, and the main Red Army began to wait for an opportunity to act.