An Overview of Anti-encirclement Campaign in Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi Soviet Areas

The 16th Army of the Red Army, under the command of Kong Hechong, commander of the army, and Li Chuping, political commissar, took the opportunity of "eliminating" the deployment of the Kuomintang army and took the initiative to attack. Suddenly captured Xiushui City in193065438+February 1 1, and then attacked Wuning County. The Kuomintang troops joined forces with the 15th Division stationed in Liuyang, Pingjiang, Tongcheng, Chongwu and other counties, as well as the 31st Division, the 32nd Division, the 10th Division and the 54th Division to attack the 16th Army of the Red Army from Xiushui to Wuning. The 16th Army of the Red Army took advantage of the gap to advance westward. 18 captured Tongcheng, annihilated the 10th Division 1 regiment and a landlord's armed forces, captured more than 1.500 people and seized more than 800 guns (quite). Then he turned to the south, attacked Pingjiang first, and then attacked the ancient port of Liuyang County, all of which failed. So he entered Jiangxi at the end of 193 1 1, divided his troops to wipe out the landlord's armed forces in Yifeng, Shanggao, Gaoan and Tonggu counties, and at the same time took a rest and raised funds. During this period, the local armed forces in the Soviet area of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi developed rapidly, and the first, second and third independent divisions of the Red Army were formed to fight in Pingjiang and Liuyang, Wanzai, Yichun and southeastern Hubei respectively.