Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

Saluting, firing guns, firing salutes, and paying the highest respect to the heroes, the troops began to advance towards Jiujiang. Jiang Haoran's order was to arrive outside Jiujiang City in the evening. When they set off from Mahuiling, it was only after four o'clock in the afternoon. , there is still more than 30 miles to Jiujiang at most, and it only takes a few 10 minutes for tanks and cars. They have successfully completed the task assigned by Jiang Haoran.

In the next few hours, because of the leadership of the vanguard, the main force of the New Fourth Division, and the artillery regiment of the New Second Division, all stopped at Mahuiling one by one, and the form of mourning was no longer limited to salutes. , fired guns, and set off salutes. More soldiers gathered wild flowers, placed offerings, and sprinkled wine in front of the tomb.

As the follow-up troops continued to move in, in less than two days, the entire Mahuiling military training ground had become a sea of ​​flowers, and a corridor in the middle led directly to the tomb.The originally corroded wooden board has been replaced with a huge marble, with the words "No. 40 Group Army Heroes' Monument" written in large characters. mountain ridge.It seems that this is the only way to express their admiration for heroes.

The Battle of Mahuiling was the most tragic battle that Jiang Haoran had ever experienced, and it was also a battle that all the officers and soldiers of the No.40 Army talked about. With the strength of a broken regiment, two divisions of the Japanese Army were blocked outside the city for ten years. It lasted for several days, and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy. Not only did it buy time for the front troops to retreat calmly, but it even made the Japanese army's biological and chemical weapons completely disappear on the battlefield. This kind of credit and record is simply unprecedented. Although the main credit still lies with Jiang Haoran, without the sacrifices of these soldiers, Jiang Haoran alone would never have achieved it.Therefore, it is completely understandable that the officers and soldiers of the No.40 Army have admiration for the soldiers of Ma Huiling.

Closer to home, at around [-]:[-] p.m., the leading troops of the New Fourth Division arrived outside Jiujiang City ahead of schedule, and immediately launched an attack on Jiujiang.

At this time in Jiujiang City, the Japanese defenders had only one brigade and one brigade. The brigade was a puppet army, and the Japanese army had only one brigade. This was because the geographical location of Jiujiang was so important that the Japanese army had such a large scale. heavily guarded.

It can be said that the Japanese army never thought that Jiang Haoran could capture De'an in one night and approach Jiujiang in one day. At this time, no matter which direction the Japanese army sent troops to help Jiujiang, it was already too late.

In fact, the more reason is that the Japanese army has no troops to adjust, and the attack on the periphery is in full swing in the direction of Wuhan, which is already overwhelming.In the direction of Hukou Pengze, the main force of the Japanese Third Division has already marched to southern Anhui. At this moment, they are in the midst of a fierce battle with the Cyclonus column, and they can't even get out.

The left-behind troops in Hukou and Pengze have been attacked by the New Fourth Army since the afternoon, and are currently in a situation where they cannot protect themselves.

The [-] to [-] troops of the New Fourth Army have been active in the area from the east of Poyang Lake to the south of Anhui for a long time. They are quite familiar with the terrain. It took less than four days from the assembly to the destination. They lack sufficient artillery fire to attack the fortifications, but they are superior in that they have a large number of soldiers, and the remaining troops of the Japanese army are basically puppet troops, with relatively poor combat effectiveness. They may have already left the city and surrendered.

In fact, the Japanese army is not completely without reinforcements. At least the naval fleet dispatched urgently from Nanjing has arrived, but there are only more than 30 gunboats, and the other [-] to [-] are material transport ships.

The war started across the board, and the consumption of weapons, ammunition, and various materials was quite astonishing. The autumn materials of the Japanese army were stranded in Zhumadian again.This makes all kinds of materials extremely tight. Therefore, Nanjing's plan to ensure the supply of materials is not wrong. However, they probably never dreamed that this is the only time they can transport materials for the Wuhan battlefield.

It is precisely because of the fire support of these more than [-] gunboats that the Japanese army Hukou and Pengze were able to survive the powerful offensive of the New Fourth Army, but this good situation did not last. The bad news that the army has already approached the city of Jiujiang.

This news was no less than a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and it gave the Japanese army a blow. Once Jiujiang fell, the Japanese and puppet troops in Pengze and Hukou would be completely alone, and it was only a matter of time before they were all wiped out.

The lesser of two evils, just when the vanguard of the New Fourth Division of the National Army approached the city of Jiujiang, Anan Weiji, the commander of the No. 11 Army of the Japanese Army, decisively ordered Peng Ze and all the defenders in Hukou to withdraw to Jiujiang. To ensure the safety of Jiujiang as the first priority.

Once Jiujiang is lost, Jiang Haoran's troops will definitely flock to him. It is basically a dream to win it back from him, but Hukou and Pengze are different. As long as Huangshan's Fifth Division can last three days without being defeated After the city is broken, reinforcements from all walks of life will arrive one after another, and blocking the advance of the No.40 Army will become a reality. The reinforcements sent by the Third Division and Nanjing will turn around to deal with the New Fourth Army, and the entire Yangtze River waterway will still be there. In the hands of the imperial army, there is still a possibility of this battle going on.Otherwise, once Jiujiang is lost, the Pinghan Railway will be cut off, and the entire No.11 Army in Wuhan will be completely reduced to a single army.No reinforcements, no weapons and ammunition, no supplies, food and grass. For the Japanese army, this is no longer a problem of Wuhan being lost, but the tragic situation that the entire No.11 Army will face destruction.

At around 4 o'clock that night, all the defenders of the Japanese Hukou and Pengze retreated to Jiujiang, and more than [-] New Fourth Army immediately poured into the city from all sides. One can imagine the scene of joy. Recovering two extremely dangerous towns from the Japanese army for the first time, not to mention the strategic significance, the political significance is even more brilliant.

Sitting on the executive chair of the former Japanese army headquarters, Wang Shanhu, the new commander of the New Fourth Army, laughed so hard that his front teeth almost fell out, his legs were resting on the big desk, and he kept shaking, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, proudly I just don't know how to describe the expression.

"Damn it, the little devil is so fucking good at enjoying it, this chair is so damn comfortable to sit on, Lao Yu, take a look, is there wine in that cabinet? Yes, it's just that bottle, hurry up, take it Come here and let us have a good drink?" Wang Shanhu was cursing, but his eyes were looking around the house, as if he had suddenly discovered a new world, and he shouted to command Yu Xuemin, the political commissar.

Yu Xuemin was still in Burma a week ago, but he left a day earlier than Jiang Haoran. With Zhuang Fuguo's arrangement, he flew directly back to Nanchang, and was covered by Ye Kai. He was able to return to the army smoothly and participated in the This campaign.