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Chapter 15 Crossing the River (2)

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    After the failure of the Battle of Xubeng, in order to prevent the People's Liberation Army from crossing the Yangtze River south, the Kuomintang army deployed a total of 115 divisions, about 7  100,000 troops, hoping to stop the People's Liberation Army from moving south.  These more than 700,000 people are deployed by two groups. Among them, the 75 divisions of the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou Garrison Headquarters of the Tang Enbo Group have about 450,000 people deployed from Hukou, Jiangxi Province to Shanghai.  The area along the Yangtze River covers more than 800 kilometers between them; and the forty divisions of Bai Chongxi Group's Central China Bandit Suppression Headquarters, with about 25 people, are deployed along the Yangtze River area of ??nearly 1,000 kilometers between Hukou and Yichang;  At the same time, the Chinese Navy has the Second Coastal Defense Fleet and the First Jiang Defense Fleet, with a total of 26 warships and 56 gunboats stationed on the Yangtze River in Anqing, Wuhu, Zhenjiang, Shanghai and other places. The main force of the Jiang Defense Fleet is  A total of more than 40 ships are stationed on the rivers in Yichang, Hankou, Jiujiang and other places, patrolling along the rivers; a total of more than 300 aircraft from four air force groups are stationed in Wuhan, Nanjing, Shanghai and other places to support army operations.

    As for the People's Liberation Army, which has millions of troops in the north of the Yangtze River, it is also actively preparing to cross the river. It consists of two corps of the Third Field Army and the Northern Jiangsu Military Region, a total of 350,000 people, to form an eastern commando force, commanded by Su Yu, from Nanjing.  On the opposite side, the section from Sanjiang Camp east of Pukou to Zhanghuanggang was crossed. After successful preparations, it would advance to the Nanjing-Shanghai Railway to prevent the National Army from Nanjing, Zhenjiang and other places from escaping eastward, as well as from Shanghai's Western aid, to complete the attack.  The siege of Nanjing; the other two corps of the Third Field Army formed a central assault force, commanded by Tan Zhenlin, and forcibly crossed the Yangtze River from Yuxikou in the north of Wuhu to Songyang. After destroying the defenders along the river, they quickly moved eastward to the east of Wuhu.  , together with the East Commando, completed the siege of Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and other places, and then annihilated them one by one.  After the central commando team crossed the river, it was under the unified command of Su Yu.  Three corps of the Second Field Army under the command of Liu Bocheng formed the Western Commando, and crossed the river from Congdui to Wangjiang. After success, one corps was sent eastward to cooperate with the Third Field Army. The two corps went straight out of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway.  , blocking the connection between Tang Enbo Group and Bai Chongxi Group.

    On April 20, the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party finally broke down. On the night of the 20th, the People's Liberation Army's Central Commando took the lead in launching a battle to cross the river and successfully broke through the Wuhu River Defense. On the 21st, they had occupied Tongling, Fanchang, and Shun'an.  Although Tang Enbo personally rushed to Wuhu to arrange an interception, it was to no avail.

    On the 22nd, the Eastern Commandos also broke through the natural barriers of the Yangtze River and reached the Nanzha and Baizhang Town lines on the south bank of the Yangtze River. They established a beachhead fifty kilometers from east to west and more than ten kilometers from north to south. At this time, the defenders of Jiangyin Fortress defected.  This further accelerated the retreat of the national army, which was now in a state of overwhelming defeat.

    The Second Field Army, located between Songyang and Wangjiang, served as the west route commando in the battle to cross the river. On the evening of the 21st, it also broke through the defense line of the national army defenders at a predetermined area, controlling a width of more than 100 kilometers and a depth of more than 100 kilometers.  beachhead of five to ten kilometers, and occupied Pengze, Dongliu and other places on the 22nd.

    As for the national army, in view that the Jiang defense had been breached across the board and the troops were in danger of being divided and surrounded by the People's Liberation Army along the river, they hastily deployed a general retreat on the afternoon of the 22nd. Among them, the troops west of Wuhu retreated along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway;  The troops east of Wuhu and west of Changzhou retreated toward Hangzhou; the troops east of Changzhou retreated toward Shanghai, attempting to organize new defenses along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway and in the Shanghai area.

    At the same time, the main force of the People's Liberation Army crossing the river continued to develop in depth towards the National Army, and the second echelon also continued to organize the crossing.  On the 23rd, the Eastern Assault Force successively occupied Danyang, Changzhou, Wuxi and other cities, cut off the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, and occupied the capital Nanjing on the evening of the 23rd.

    The liberation of Nanjing already marked the overthrow of the Kuomintang government by the Communist Party.

    When the Second Field Army and the Third Field Army joined forces to attack Jiangnan, the advance corps of the Fourth Field Army and the troops of the Central Plains Military Region simultaneously occupied Huangmei, Xishui and other places east of Wuhan, as well as Hanchuan to the west of Wuhan, and attacked Wuhan.  Bai Chongxi Group poses a threat.  The liberation of Wuhan is just around the corner.

    The unexpected success of the cross-river battle made the PLA commanders and fighters overjoyed. One by one, they bravely pursued the defeated Kuomintang troops and captured most of the cities and large tracts of land almost instantly. The situation at this time  It was simply a one-sided situation, overwhelming, and the national army no longer had the intention to resist, and could only flee south.

    The good news from the front came like snowflakes, making the car company not far from the headquarters of the 72nd Army also filled with excitement and joy. As the troops rushed forward quickly, it was like running a race.  Same, not at war.  All three divisions of the 72nd Army have crossed the river. The fastest one is the 215th Division, which has already reached Jiangxi, a hundred kilometers away.  Since all troops are lightly equippedGo to sleep in the car instead of driving.

    Although May has arrived and it will be the beginning of summer in a few days, it is still in early April according to the lunar calendar, and the weather is still a bit cool at night, especially after the rain.

    Zhang Xian and Xiong Sanwa were woken up in a daze by the person who was on duty at midnight. They walked out of the mountain temple while rubbing their eyes sleepily. They already saw two bonfires lit outside and they didn't know when they were extinguished.  Under the caress of the wind, there were still some vague sparks spraying everywhere. Next to the fire, several soldiers from the guard company were leaning on each other. Although there were also patrols wandering in the distance, they seemed a little absent-minded. They were probably also there.  Yawning with half-closed eyes.

    The two people came to a fire one after another. Xiong Sanwa volunteered: "I'll go find some firewood and light a fire to keep warm!"

    "Let's go together!" Zhang Xian suggested.

    Xiong Sanwa nodded.

    The two people walked out of the circle of cars. A sentry casually asked for a password. Xiong Sanwa answered first. The sentry recognized them and turned away.  They walked towards the woods behind the mountain temple, thinking they could find drier firewood there.

    However, when the two people just walked into the woods, they were thrown to the ground by two people hiding in the shadows almost at the same time. Two pairs of large hands clamped their necks at the same time, and one person on each side used a hand.  Put the gun to their head.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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