Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 533 Guarantee There Was No Mistake

By seven o'clock, it was already completely dark, and the battalion commander of the 211th Regiment came to the shore and stopped everyone's heated discussion.

"Concentrate and be ready to cross the river at any time!"

After finding the company commander, the battalion commander said, "Have all the boats adjust their bows, and we'll move out at eight o'clock."

"Yes!"

The fourth squad of the third platoon of the second company of the first battalion was the most hardworking and skilled squad in the entire regiment. Therefore, Ren Wuliu specially designated the fourth squad as the signal boat.

Once the signal boat moves, the other boats quickly follow.

After the fourth squad entered the assault position, they immediately began to turn around, ready to be deployed at any time.

As a result, this U-turn was spotted by soldiers from the second squad not far away.

It was pitch black, and no one could see anything except the signal boat moving.

"Squad leader! The command ship has moved!"

The second squad leader looked closely and saw that it had indeed moved.

"Class Two! Let's go!"

When the second squad moved, everyone thought the charge had begun.

"Class Four, let's go! Head off immediately!"

"set off!"

"Set off!".
Hearing the commotion, the battalion commander turned around and was stunned to see the entire Second Company rush out.

"Come back! Come back quickly!"

But the team had already set off, and there was no way he could call them back.

Seeing that things were not going well, the battalion commander hurriedly called Ren Wuliu: "Regimental commander! The soldiers have set off! I'm going too!"

After saying that, the battalion commander threw down the phone and ran towards the reserved ship.

The battalion commander now has only one thought: whatever happens, we'll deal with it after we cross the river; if we can't cross, he won't come back.

"Hello? Hello?! What do you mean 'departure'?! Who gave the order to depart?!"

Ren Wuliu was so anxious he was jumping up and down. This was utter nonsense!

The battalion political instructor said helplessly, "Regimental commander, no one gave the order, but somehow the soldiers just went out."

"Damn it! What are you and the battalion commander good for?!"

After hanging up the phone, Ren Wuliu thought for a moment and immediately ordered, "Second and Third Battalions, get ready to support the First Battalion at any time!"

Subsequently, Ren Wuliu gave a report to the detachment headquarters.

Chen Chengxing quickly learned of the situation: "Damn it, since we can't call him back anyway, we might as well make the best of a bad situation and catch him off guard."

"Pass on my order! Bring all the boats out and cross the river!"

Seeing that the 21st detachment had moved, Li Yunlong's C Army next to them also took the opportunity to begin a full-scale crossing of the river.

"Row faster! Row faster!" the fourth squad leader urged anxiously.

Originally, they were signal boats, and they gained an advantage by competing for the first boat to cross the river.

Now, not only have we failed to get the first move, but we've also fallen behind. This is unacceptable!

The soldiers were all rowing with all their might, their arms swinging so hard they were practically blurring out of shape.

Those with oars used them, while those without used helmets or shovels.

The boatmen who were still rowing had no choice but to stop rowing and start controlling the direction, otherwise they would have rowed the boat to who knows where.

The sudden deployment of the 211th Regiment caught even Chen Chengxing off guard, let alone Guo Jun.

In addition, today is the 23rd of the lunar calendar, and there is no moonlight in the sky, so the Guo Party's garrison did not discover them until the first boat had passed the middle of the river.

"The G army has moved out! Fire! Fire!"

Faced with the onslaught of bullets and shells, apart from the light machine gunner on the bow, the other soldiers did not react at all, but simply lowered their bodies and rowed desperately.

"Commander! The G Army's attack direction is Majiaba!"

"How is that possible?" Li Nanxian immediately rushed to the binoculars.

The area around Majiaba is full of reefs, and it is currently the dry season. Due to the collapse of the riverbank, the area is very steep.

According to Li Nanxian's estimate, the G army's crossing of the river should take place in the flat area east of the lighthouse.

The 88th Division's fortifications, landmines, and main firepower were all located here.

Who knew that the opposing G army would play by its own rules and specifically target the junction between him and the 55th Army of the Eighth Army Corps.

"Have the heavy machine guns adjust their firing arc immediately and engage the crossing G Army with flanking fire!"

"Call the 55th Army and order their firing positions to coordinate the attack!"

"Yes!"

As the class with the best swimming skills, Class 4 had trained hard for months for this moment. Although they started late, they were still the first to charge into battle.

Although the 88th Division and the 55th Army used flanking fire to cover the area, the distance was too far, and even heavy machine gun bullets could not hit the target accurately.

Majiaba only had one company from the 88th Division, and they were simply no match for the advance of more than a hundred boats.

After the fourth squad waded ashore, the squad leader immediately directed them to disperse.

"Machine gun crew, suppressive fire! Assault team! Charge!"

The assault team, carrying ladders, immediately rushed towards the riverbank embankment.

Seeing the G army advancing, the KMT troops defending the dike fired desperately, and grenades rained down.

"Damn it! The ladder was blown up!"

"Form a human ladder! Form a human ladder!"

"Old Liu! Little Si! Hurry up! Hurry up!"

The assault team leader decisively formed a human ladder with another stronger soldier.

The other two didn't waste any words and charged forward, stepping on their comrade's body.

"kill!"

The two men fired their bullets, grabbed their bayonets, and jumped into the Guo army's trench.

Seeing this, the fourth squad leader didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately shouted, "Attack! Attack!"

Lao Liu and Xiao Si were facing a company, and they didn't have much time left. They needed to provide timely support.

After the fourth squad successfully stormed the embankment, they immediately sent Guo Jun fleeing in terror.

The equipment of the various field armies is now better than that of the Kuomintang's elite troops, not to mention the Second Division, which is extremely wealthy.

A platoon of thirteen men had automatic weapons including a light machine gun, two submachine guns, and carbines.

After successfully capturing the first trench and the riverside bunker, the fourth squad leader immediately fired a signal flare indicating a successful landing.

The remaining ships that had not yet landed also began to move closer to this side.

Upon seeing the signal flare, Ren Wuliu immediately picked up the walkie-talkie: "Commander! The food is ready! The food is ready!"

Chen Chengxing glanced at Jiangnan, where the flames continued unabated, then looked at his watch. "Forty-five minutes, very good. Setting off at eight o'clock or taking it at eight o'clock is the same."

"Order 21 units to take the enemy's forward positions and immediately deploy to both sides."

"The artillery observation group crossed the river to guide the artillery positions to strike enemy firing points."

"Yes!"

By midnight, all 21 main forces had crossed the river.

Wangtan, Tianshenggang, and Xiaweigang on both sides of Majiaba were successively captured by 21 units, and the follow-up troops of the Second General Corps also began to cross the river one after another.

Upon seeing this, Liu Ziliang immediately ordered, "Chief of Staff, relay my order: retreat at the fastest speed!"

"Officer, should we wait a moment and send a division to protect the corps headquarters?"

"What are we waiting for? Speed ​​means victory, slowness means capture!"

"Retreat immediately!"

Liu Ziliang had no time to wait and immediately took off running, with the 55th Army and the 68th Army following closely behind.

At this time, Tang Keqin also received news that the river defenses had been breached.

"How could it be so fast?!" Tang Keqin exclaimed in surprise.

According to his and Chang Ruiyuan's estimates, it should take at least a week to fight on the Yangtze River.

"Quickly! Order the 99th Army to immediately reinforce the 8th Army Corps! We must retake the position at all costs!"

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, the 99th Army set off immediately. However, as soon as they arrived at the border town, they encountered the 55th Army and the 68th Army, which had just escaped from the battlefield, as well as the 28th Army, which was fleeing after seeing the situation was not good.

Without a second thought, and without even waiting for orders from headquarters, the soldiers of the 99th Army turned around and joined the fleeing army.

Right now, only Li Nanxian of the 88th Division is still unaware of anything and is still preparing for a decisive battle with the G Army.

At Huashan Fortress, Siling Officer Ma Rongguang received a call from Li Nanxian.

After hanging up the phone, Ma Rongguang immediately summoned Lin Bingyang, the chief of the artillery emplacement.

"Bingyang, the 88th Division is in trouble. Quickly provide artillery support for them."

"Lord Siren, it's nighttime now, and it's too dark to fire accurately."

"No! We must immediately provide support to the 88th Division!"

"Yes!" Lin Bingyang had no choice but to agree.

Back at the gun emplacement, the men immediately swarmed around him: "What does Ma Rongguang want with you?"

"Let's open fire to support the 88th Division."

"Fire the cannon? We can't fire the cannon!"

Huashan Fortress had long been infiltrated by the underground party, and even Ma Rongguang's position was secured for him by Lin Bingyang using funds from the underground party.

After Ma Rongguang took over as the fortress sir, Lin Bingyang took advantage of Ma Rongguang's greed and lust and helped him embezzle funds to spend and entertain in Shanghai.

Taking this opportunity, Lin Bingyang replaced all the positions, including commander of the mobile artillery regiment, garrison commander, and fortress chief of staff, with his own people.

However, although the key positions were filled by our own people, there were still a large number of Kuomintang members in the fortress.

"Damn it! Forget it, strike first!"

Lin Bingyang looked at Chief of Staff Wang Zhengming: "Zhengming, find a way to transfer the guard company in the headquarters. I will buy you some time."

"Okay!" Wang Zhengming nodded and immediately went to think of a way to make arrangements.

Lin Bingyang then ordered the artillery on the fort to adjust its position and personally gave the firing direction.

"fire!"

"Boom!" "Boom!"
The 88th Division, which was fighting tenaciously, suffered a major misfortune when it was bombarded by 155mm shells falling from the sky.

Li Nanxian immediately called the Siling Department of Huashan Fortress again.

"Hello! Hello! Is this Ma Siling?"

Hearing the booming cannon fire from the fortress, Ma Rongguang chuckled and said, "It's me, Commander Li. We're both serving the Party and the country, so there's no need to thank me."

"Fuck you!" Li Nan cursed angrily, "Are you blind, you idiot?!"

"The shells are all fucking hitting my position!"

"Li Nanxian! Watch your mouth!" Ma Rongguang roared. "My artillerymen are always well-trained! I won't allow you to spout nonsense!"

"Nonsense?" Li Nan's nose was practically crooked with anger: "What the hell nonsense are you spouting!"

"They're still shelling! I'm going to report you to Tang Siling! You bastard!"

"boom!"

A single 155mm shell destroyed the 88th Division's command post.

"Hello? Hello?!" Ma Rongguang threw down the phone, completely bewildered: "What the hell is going on?"

Ma Rongguang thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he could only call the artillery headquarters.

"Hello? Lin Bingyang, what's going on? Why is the 88th Division calling to say we missed?"

"Maslin, those infantrymen don't know anything! I guarantee with my head that the orientation and the sights are absolutely accurate!"

"Hmm." Ma Rongguang nodded: "I knew Li Nan was just looking for trouble."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Bingyang's expression turned serious: "It looks like we can't delay any longer, we can't wait any longer, let's act immediately!"

Lin Bingyang personally led an reinforced guard squad to the entrance of the Siling Department. After the soldiers surrounded the Siling Department, they used two machine guns to block the front and back doors of the Siling Department.

Seeing Lin Bingyang lead two people into the artillery silencing unit, Ma Rongguang was very puzzled: "Why are you here at the artillery silencing unit when you're not commanding the artillery fort?"

"Officer, the entire army of Huashan Fortress has revolted on the battlefield. Your only way out is to surrender."

Upon hearing Lin Bingyang's words, Ma Rongguang was stunned. He looked around and found that everyone was staring at him.

However, not a single member of the Guard Company was in the Siling Department.

Ma Rongguang never imagined that his fellow villagers, classmates, and confidants were all members of the CCP.

However, since things had come to this point, Ma Rongguang could not resist even if he wanted to, and could only choose to surrender.

After the uprising at Huashan Fortress, they launched a fierce attack on the 88th Division.

Faced with a double blow, the 88th Division collapsed before dawn.

The 21st Brigade wiped out more than 3,000 men from the 88th Division and successfully occupied Digang.

Upon learning of this, Chen Chengxing immediately ordered: "Leave one battalion at Digang, and the rest of the troops shall immediately advance towards Jinling! The remaining troops shall follow immediately after crossing the river!"

"Old Chen, the main force is heading to Nanjing. What about the enemy in Baoshan and Gaozi?"

"If they behave, ignore them. If they cause trouble, leave one battalion to deal with them, and the rest of the troops will go around them."

"We have only one goal: Nanjing!"

Wei Dayong's special operations brigade has arrived on the outskirts of Nanjing and sent a telegram that the enemy in Nanjing is fleeing out of the city.

(End of this chapter)