Chapter 1122 Recover Wuhu

Fighting at the Xiaguan wharf, looking at the logistics troops who were still crossing the river one after another, Qiao Youhua smoked a cigarette and said to Zuo Quan: "Chief of Staff, how many of us still haven't crossed the river?" ”

"Not much, just a thousand people, mainly some communication equipment and some horses of the rear army." Zuo Quan thought for a moment and replied.

"A thousand people, maybe all of them can cross the river in an hour." Qiao Youhua glanced around at the vast Yangtze River.

"Yes, it should be." Zuo Quan nodded.

"By the way, you can order the East Route troops to abandon Zhenjiang, immediately come to Nanjing to join us, and march west along the Yangtze River together!" Qiao Youhua groaned and instructed.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." As soon as Zuo Quan responded, there was a rush of footsteps behind the two, and at the same time, when they turned around, it was Zheng Yunshan, the head of the guard regiment, who was striding over.

"Commander, chief of staff, the puppet army that surrendered in Nanjing City, invite us to enter the city to rest!" Zheng Yunshan saluted Qiao Youhua and the others.

Qiao Youhua and Zuo Quan glanced at each other and asked, "Chief of Staff, what do you think?" ”

"In my opinion, it shouldn't be a conspiracy, now the whole Nanjing is surrounded by our people, they even have a hundred guts, and they don't dare to mess around, otherwise we can destroy them by changing hands. Probably it should be to show goodwill, they, the two devils who surrendered the city, now don't know that we have returned Nanjing City to the Nationalist Government as a favor, so naturally we want to make a good deal with you, the famous general of the Eighth Route Army! Zuo Quan analyzed.

"Haha, it makes sense, but it is exempt from entering the city to rest, notify the guard regiment and the East Road troops of Zhenjiang, assemble at the Xiaguan Wharf after the rendezvous, and then enter the city through the Rujiang Gate, and hold a different entry ceremony, so that the fathers and villagers in Nanjing and the newly surrendered puppet army in the city can witness the demeanor of our army's elite ace troops! Boost people's hearts and deter Xiaoxiao! Qiao Youhua said, put away his smile, looked at the rolling Yangtze River and said meaningfully: "Three years ago, the Chinese army retreated from Rujiangmen and Xiaguan Wharf!" Today, we enter the city from here and announce to the world that the Chinese army has returned! ”

Zuo Quan nodded knowingly, and left with Zheng Yunshan at the moment, ready to enter the city.

When Li Yunlong and the two Class A infantry regiments in Jiangbei converged, he immediately ordered his troops to launch an attack on Wuhu.

At this time, his vanguard had already followed the pursuing Japanese troops and arrived outside Wuhu, and the Japanese troops retreated into the city.

While sending reinforcements, Li Yunlong instructed the vanguard to surround Wuhu City on all sides, not giving the devils a chance to break through and escape, and wait for the follow-up reinforcements to arrive, and then annihilate the devils in the city on the spot, so as to hit the devils' vital force as much as possible.

After receiving the order, more than 5,000 vanguard troops launched a roundabout encirclement operation on the spot, they did not attack Wuhu City, wasting precious troops, but dug trenches and blockade ditches in various places outside the city, during which the Japanese army broke through several times, were prepared by the dragon's tooth soldiers with a dense firepower, and after encountering a head-on attack, they had to retreat into the city.

In order to rescue the Japanese troops in Central China who had been bitten by the Dragon's Tooth Column, the Japanese army also sent several fighters to help in the battle, but the two air defense regiments directly under the division of the Fourth Column arrived at the battlefield in time and severely beat the enemy's attacking aircraft group with intensive anti-aircraft firepower, shooting down two Japanese fighters.

Although the tank and heavy artillery units of the Dragon's Tooth Corps did not accompany them on this southern expedition, the air defense regiments of all divisions participated in the southern expedition with full equipment; after all, in the absence of fighter planes to seize air supremacy, they may be attacked by the enemy's air attack at any time, and the air defense units are of great importance.

In comparison, the tropical jungles of Southeast Asia and the high mountains of the southwest are not suitable for tank and heavy artillery units to operate and perform! But the air defense forces are indispensable.

Anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns are also relatively easy to transport and move.

Without the cover of the fighters, the devil soldiers in Wuhu City completely lost the courage to break through and had to defend the city.

The follow-up reinforcements sent by Li Yunlong arrived one after another, and soon the fourth column outside Wuhu exceeded 40,000 men, and before Li Yunlong could arrive in person, a division commander under the acting command ordered a full-scale onslaught on Wuhu.

Tens of thousands of officers and men roared loudly and, under the cover of the powerful firepower of the artillery regiment and the air defense regiment, they rushed forward one after another, desperately launching a charge. Although the Japanese tried their best to block the attack, due to the strength of both sides, the firepower was not at the same level.

Within half an hour of fierce fighting, the devils lost control of the city wall and the city fortifications under the intensive fire of the fourth column, and were forced to retreat into the city.

Tens of thousands of dragon tooth soldiers took advantage of the situation to attack the city, and the military commanders lurking in Wuhu City, the agents of the Central Command and the Eighth Route Army, as well as the citizens and ordinary people, all took action one after another, cooperating with the dragon tooth troops to encircle and suppress the remnants of devils in various parts of the city.

After several hours of fierce fighting, more than 3,000 devils were successfully annihilated in Wuhu City.

After all, street fighting is not the same as field fighting, and it is possible to completely annihilate the Japanese army in such a short period of time, thanks to the light and dark assistance of the people and agents of all parties, otherwise, such street battles may have to be fought for a longer time.

After capturing Wuhu, Li Yunlong asked Qiao Youhua to let the troops rest in Wuhu for a night, and then continue to go south, after all, the soldiers had fought from the north of the Yellow River to the south of the Yangtze River, and they had marched thousands of miles in a row.

Qiao Youhua discussed with Zuo Quan and agreed to Li Yunlong's request.

In the afternoon, tens of thousands of troops from the East Road hurried from the direction of Zhenjiang, and there was no time to rehearse in advance, Qiao Youhua and Zuo Quan immediately ordered them to start the ceremony of entering the city, and at the same time, only the surrendered puppet army in the city was responsible for maintaining law and order in the city, and providing clearing convenience for the troops entering the city of the Dragon Tooth Corps.

Subsequently, more than 3,000 soldiers of the guard regiment took the lead, and more than 10,000 soldiers of the fourth column followed, and entered the city in a mighty stream at Rujiangmen, starting an exciting entry into the city.

The citizens and people from all walks of life in the city had already received the news, and by the time the 3,000 athletes of the guard regiment took the lead in entering the city under the leadership of Zheng Yunshan, the streets were already surrounded by people, which could be described as a sea of people.

The officers and men of the guard regiment marched in a neat manner, carrying semi-automatic rifles, general-purpose machine guns, and other weapons, striding on the street with their heads held high, and accepting the onlookers and parades of the citizens.

At some point, a crowd of onlookers suddenly issued a call for long live the Eighth Route Army and long live the Dragon Tooth Corps, which quickly triggered a chain reaction.

Long live the Chinese nation!

Long live the Motherland! Many people are shouting hoarsely, in order to vent the excitement and excitement in their hearts, for three years, they have been slaves of the country for three years, and now they are finally waiting for the light, and they can no longer be oppressed by the Japanese devils.