Anqing, Yangtze River Floating Bridge.

Jiang Dong and Xie Chengrui stood on the slightly swaying pontoon, smiling as they watched the soldiers continue to salvage the bodies of Japanese soldiers from the river.

The turbulent Yangtze River water was dyed with a faint red color, which shows the brutality of the previous battle.

"The Japanese 6th Division laid down a lot of killings in the Nanjing and Wuhan areas, and today the entire army was finally wiped out." Xie Chengrui said with cold eyes.

Jiangdong nodded.

"The 6th Division, the 18th Division... none of these Japanese troops who once burned, killed, and looted on our Chinese land can escape."

There were many people watching on the riverside. They hid far away, their eyes full of fear and surprise.

The Sixth Corps has been fighting in the north. The people in the south, especially those in enemy-occupied areas, can only know what the Sixth Corps is doing through various rumors.

Rumors are just rumors after all, and many people take them with a grain of salt.

Xie Chengrui glanced at the people hiding in the distance and continued:

"The Eleventh Army has given up retreat and is building defensive positions on the spot. It seems that it is afraid of being beaten by our armored group army."

Jiang Dong snorted coldly and said:

"Anan Wei could not bear to part with his heavy equipment and did not dare to order his troops to disperse and break out."

"If he had made the decision and ordered the troops to drill into the surrounding hills, we wouldn't be able to do anything to him for the time being."

"Build a defensive position on the spot, haha, you're dead!"

Xie Chengrui nodded in agreement.

"He should be expecting reinforcements from other places, such as Taiwan."

Jiangdong looked towards the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

"The Bohai and Yellow Sea fleets have blocked Shanghai's peripheral waters and will not easily allow Japanese reinforcements to land."

Xie Chengrui suddenly remembered something and asked expectantly:

"When will our two aircraft carriers be launched?"

"When the Yellow Sea and Bohai fleets truly have the capability to strike at distant oceans, the Japanese military bases in Ryukyu, Taiwan and other places will be within the range of our military's firepower."

"If you work hard, you can even cut off the connection between Japan and the Southeast Asian theater!"

Jiang Dong thought further and more concretely than Xie Chengrui.

But all this will have to wait until 001 and 002 are successfully launched.

"Judging from the current progress, it should take another two to three months."

"The aircraft carriers we build are different from those of other countries and have higher technological content."

"Alas..." Xie Chengrui walked to the edge of the pontoon.

"With aircraft carriers, maritime traffic will be opened up, and we can go directly from East China or South China to the Indian Ocean."

"When trade moves to the sea, there is no need for the principal to go to all the trouble of increasing tariffs."

The staff department has received Wei Junru's report, and Jiang Dong and Xie Chengrui responded with a wry smile.

The two crossed the river along the pontoon bridge, occasionally having to avoid auxiliary vehicles of the Armored Group Army.

After crossing the river, Jiang Dong and Xie Chengrui went to the battlefield to annihilate the Japanese 6th Division.

The large units of the Armored Group Army continued to attack forward, while the infantry regiments surrounded and annihilated the fleeing Japanese invaders.

The layers of body parts and pieces of meat on the battlefield were left unattended for the time being.

The strong smell of blood enveloped the world, and crows and other birds were enjoying an unprecedented gluttonous moment in their lives.

These little guys eat so happily, their bellies are bulging and their wings can hardly flap.

Cars kept driving along the highway toward the battlefield ahead.

The corpses on the road have been completely turned into pulp, and even the knees can be submerged if you step on them.

Contrary to the strong smell of blood is the faint smoke of gunpowder. The smoke of gunpowder will soon dissipate under the spring breeze of the river, and the scorching sun will soon be exposed.

The two highest military officers of the Sixth Corps stood on the jeep and watched all this with indifferent eyes.

After a long time, Jiang Dong said with half emotion and half regret:

"I am afraid that the paddy fields in this area will not be able to be cultivated this year. Such a scene will frighten the people."

There were too many broken limbs and pieces of meat, and it was impossible to clean them all when cleaning the battlefield.

Especially those scattered in paddy fields, it is even more difficult to salvage them.

It is conceivable that when farmers are working, they can grab a few human bones with one hand.

That kind of scene is indeed a bit poignant.

Jiang Dong's eyelids blinked rapidly, and an idea quickly appeared in his mind.

"Deploy two regiments from the engineering corps to clean the battlefield!"

"Invite some people from the surrounding villages, towns and counties to come over and recruit young people, as well as some prestigious clan leaders and village chiefs!"

"The common people in enemy-occupied areas are still dubious about the strength and reputation of our army. Let them participate in the operation of cleaning the battlefield and truly feel the power of our army with their own hands."

"Understood!" Xie Chengrui nodded.

The people in Anqing and other places have been under the intimidation of the Japanese army all year round. In the hearts of these people, little Japan is really scary and powerful, while the Sixth Corps only exists in legends.

After the order was issued, the engineering troops and some political department cadres who arrived first took action quickly.

Both sides of the Yangtze River have always been densely populated areas, and it didn't take long for the soldiers to organize more than 10,000 civilians.

When the surrounding people entered this bloody Shura hell, countless people vomited immediately.

The scene before them will be their lifelong nightmare.

Some young people had relatives and friends who died under Japanese bayonets, and they showed the strongest strength.

He gritted his teeth and followed the soldiers of the 6th Corps, picking up the broken limbs on the ground one by one.

After vomiting, more and more people joined the team cleaning the battlefield.

At dusk, all the Japanese corpses were piled onto a wide threshing floor by the Yangtze River.

Bodies piled up like mountains, and nearly 20,000 people gathered around them.

"ignition!"

Jiang Dong gave an order, and the pile of corpses that had been doused with gasoline burst into flames.

The flames grew bigger and higher, emitting even more light than the setting sun on the horizon.

The roaring flames were reflected in the turbulent Yangtze River, and countless invaders seemed to be struggling and wailing in the reflection.

People for more than ten miles around could see the fire and the black smoke rising from it.

The bodies and souls of more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers were destroyed in the fire.

At the beginning, some timid people felt chills on their backs and gusts of wind.

As the flames rose, and as more and more people gathered around, the people's hearts gradually calmed down.

In the past, there were more than 20,000 Japanese people whom they did not dare to look up to.

And now these invaders are being wiped out in the fire.

The mentality of the people changed from the initial suspicion to the heartfelt joy.

After the happiness passed, many people became sad again.

They thought of their relatives who died under the iron heel of the Japanese army.

"Oh my God, these beasts are finally dead, God bless China!"

"Mom and dad, have you seen it?"

………

There were bursts of crying, mixed with the crackling sounds of burning and the sound of the raging river in the distance.

Starting from today, the fear of the Japanese army in the hearts of the common people will be wiped away.

The ideological trend of national liberation and national rejuvenation will also spread to these newly recovered areas.
Chapter completed!