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"Kill!"

Upon receiving the order, the soldiers rose from the grass and shouted rousingly.

A squad of soldiers surrounded the assault boat, hoisted it onto their shoulders, and rushed towards the riverbank.

The voice was impassioned, bursting forth with a spirit of courage and determination.

In addition to crossing the Yangtze River as soon as possible, driving out the Kuomintang reactionaries, and liberating Nanjing.

There is also a sense of collective honor; we cannot fall behind other companies.

Everyone wanted to be the first to reach the enemy's position and claim the prize for being the first to scale it!

In an instant, a spectacular scene unfolded along the long Yangtze River.

Countless soldiers emerged from their hiding places, carrying assault boats and rushing towards the Yangtze River.

There were so many people that you couldn't see the end of them!

"Comrades, follow the training instructions, maintain formation, and don't panic!"

Wang Tiezhu was positioned first on the right front of the assault boat, carrying one corner of it on his shoulder.

As the squad leader, I constantly reminded the soldiers loudly to stay calm and to remember the training techniques.

After all, they are not charging alone now, but carrying the assault boat together.

If someone runs too fast or too slow, it will cause uneven force on the assault boat, affecting the speed of the whole class's assault.

There is even a possibility that everyone might fall down.

Despite being made of plastic, the inflatable boats are not heavy.

However, the things they were carrying were not light at all.

It includes an outboard motor weighing several tens of kilograms and two pieces of bulletproof glass.

It was cut to the size of a shield for easy portability.

To protect the area in front, two pieces of glass need to be joined together.

These three things together weigh over 100 jin (50 kg).

This doesn't even include the equipment we brought.

Before reaching the river, these things became a heavy burden.

Fortunately, after receiving the assault boats, the soldiers trained hard for more than half a month.

They have gained rich experience in everything from coordinating the entry into the river to how to conduct amphibious operations.

Controlling my pace, I ran at top speed.

The distance of over a hundred meters was covered quickly.

"Huff~ Huff~!"

Wang Tiezhu was panting heavily when his feet touched the icy river water.

Feeling the depth beneath his feet, he shouted the command: "Lower the boat!"

Hey~!

As the soldiers stood up and shouted, they carefully placed the assault boat on the river.

"Get on board, quick!"

Wang Tiezhu beckoned the soldiers to board the boat, pushing them aboard with his hands.

As he observed the surroundings, he noticed that quite a few assault boats had already rushed out, and a look of anxiety appeared in his eyes.

Once everyone was on board, he nimbly climbed aboard.

At this moment, two soldiers had already erected bulletproof glass and placed it at the bow of the ship.

Wang Tiezhu picked up the light machine gun from the cabin, skillfully cocked it, and stuck the muzzle out through the gap between the two panes of glass.

He turned and shouted the order: "Set sail!"

Woohoo!

With a deep roar from the engine, the assault boat sped towards the south bank like an arrow released from a bow.

Da da da~!

Gunfire erupted on the river, bullets streaking across the night sky and hurtling across the water with flashes of light.

Ding ding ding~!

Several bullets struck the bulletproof glass, causing the two soldiers to lean back slightly.

However, it was only a momentary lapse before it gritted its teeth and resumed its upright position, blocking the soldiers behind it.

Wang Tiezhu gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger to retaliate against the enemy's position.

A fierce battle broke out between the two sides on the river.

The flight, which was only a few minutes long, felt incredibly long.

This is because an outboard motor was installed, which upgraded the paddles to high-speed rotation.

Otherwise, given the speed of those old sailboats, they would be sitting ducks.

Fortunately, detailed reconnaissance had been conducted beforehand, allowing them to take down the enemy's artillery positions first.

Otherwise, the soldiers would have to face heavy artillery bombardment.

Even so, many assault boats were pierced, and river water poured in through the large holes.

Some were even torn apart by bullet impacts, and because of the excessive weight on both sides, they broke into two pieces.

The soldiers fell into the water and were swept away by the swift current.

Fortunately, they were all wearing life jackets and were quickly rescued by the returning ship.

However, during this process, many soldiers floating on the river were still hit by bullets.

The two sides fought fiercely, resulting in considerable casualties.

Although the use of plastic in the inflatable boats is a drawback, the sheer number of them and their extremely high speed make up for this shortcoming.

Despite many of the assault boats being hit and leaking, they persevered and managed to get the soldiers to the other side.

It's much better than the sampans, rafts, doors, and wooden basins and buckets we used before.

The wooden basins and buckets used to cross the river at that time are now kept as first-class cultural relics in the Crossing the Yangtze River Campaign Memorial Hall.

When the warriors from the original timeline crossed the river, they could only hunch over on the wooden boats, and whether they could dodge bullets depended entirely on luck.

Many soldiers were hit by bullets and died on the spot.

Many other ships were hit by cannon fire, and all the soldiers on board perished.

Now that the heavy firepower has been taken out in advance, the soldiers no longer have to face artillery fire during their charge.

There's no need to row so hard, and you won't become a sitting duck on the other side because you're too slow.

In just a few minutes, the speedboat reached the other side.

Thanks to the advance reconnaissance by drones, all of the enemy's heavy firepower was identified, and they were able to preemptively eliminate it when the battle began.

So although there were casualties, they were far fewer than in the original timeline.

"Get ashore! Get ashore quickly!"

Wang Tiezhu picked up his submachine gun and was the first to jump down.

The other soldiers also picked up their guns and jumped off the boat.

Unfortunately, the bulletproof glass was too heavy, and the sand and obstacles underfoot made it unusable.

While it provides protection, it also slows down the climb, making it less effective for advancing.

So they weren't taken off the boat, but instead returned to the north bank with the boat, to be used by the next group of comrades crossing the river.

With 120 million troops crossing the river, boats were in very short supply.

Wang Tiezhu led his soldiers, braving a hail of bullets, charging towards the enemy's position.

Beneath their feet were several bunkers, which had long since been destroyed by artillery fire.

Otherwise, given the bunker's fortifications, their entire class might have perished here.

Wang Tiezhu circled around a small hill and jumped directly into the enemy's trench.

Da da da~!

Before a Kuomintang soldier could even react, he was shot down by several bullets.

Upon seeing this, the others immediately turned their guns on him.

The two sides clashed head-on in the trenches, firing at each other.

The Nationalist soldiers were a beat too slow when they turned around, and they were all shot and fell to the ground.

However, on Wang Tiezhu's side, one soldier was also shot and killed.

Ignoring his grief, he could only grit his teeth and continue fighting, killing more enemies to avenge his fallen comrades!

In the forward command post, an officer frantically shouted into the phone, "The Communist army is attacking! We need support! We need air support, otherwise...!"

Boom!

Before he could finish speaking, a shell landed directly on his head, and that was the end of it.

However, the officer's request also prompted the Air Force to send support.

Four P-51 Mustang fighter planes took off quickly after receiving the order!