Because the Kuomintang government refused to sign the agreement, on the evening of April 1949 and 4, 20, the Second and Third Field Armies of the People's Liberation Army followed the orders of the Communist Party and the "Outline for the Implementation of the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou Campaign" issued by the General Front Committee, and successively initiated crossing the river. .In this campaign, more than 21 Kuomintang troops were wiped out, and major cities such as Hangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan were liberated.

The battle of crossing the river has started, and the days with Lin Yanjiawo are coming to an end. Gu Youan is very reluctant to give up, but there is no way to give up. Soldiers take obeying orders as their bounden duty. Moreover, life will not be stable until the war ends. , he must go.Lin Yanjia watched him hesitate at the door for a long time, and finally strode away, feeling a little happy, but also a little disappointed, and reached out to touch his stomach, where a little life was growing right now, "Baby, Dad is going to war, you Stay with mom!" His usually cold face showed the tenderness of his mother.

In this campaign, the 3 troops of the 8 armies of the 35rd Field Army formed the First Assault Group. Under the command of Commander Su, they crossed the river from Yangzhong to Jingjiang; Crossing the river from Yuxikou to Zongyang Town, Anhui; the two fields formed the West Assault Group.The Shouyouzhong Group boarded a ship on a frontage of more than 3 kilometers, and occupied Tongling, Fanchang, Shun'an and other places the next day. On the 7st, with the strong support of the people in the liberated areas, the East and West Assault Groups crossed the Yangtze River with tens of thousands of wooden boats in a mighty force.Under the cover of powerful artillery, they broke through the water obstacles of the Kuomintang army, smashed the resistance of the defenders on the south bank, and broke through the river defense.By the 30nd, the troops crossing the river had occupied and expanded their beachhead positions.So far, the People's Liberation Army's million-strong army has successfully crossed the Yangtze River. At the same time, the Four Fields Advance Corps occupied Huangmei, Xishui, and Hanchuan, restrained Bai Chongxi's troops, and cooperated with the Second Field Army to cross the river.In view of the fact that the Yangtze River defense line had been broken through, the Kuomintang army implemented a general retreat on the afternoon of the 2nd.The People's Liberation Army immediately launched a pursuit and liberated Nanjing on the 100rd.

The soldiers stood excitedly at the highest point of the Nanjing Presidential Palace, pulled out the Kuomintang flag, put up our party flag, and shouted "Long live!" Gu Youan looked at it. He was still on the river a few days ago, and today he is standing here. The Kuomintang's decline is set. ,God willing!

After successfully crossing the river, they received an order from their superiors, and the Eastern and Central Groups encircled the Kuomintang troops fleeing south in Nanjing, Zhenjiang, and Wuhu.Gu Youan immediately ordered the army to go out of the city to carry out the next task. When they left the city, the brand-new equipment of the whole division blinded the brother troops. A chief of staff from the 2nd field asked the little soldier next to him to find out which part it belonged to. It was very arrogant!The little soldier came back soon, "Report, this is a division of Sanye, and the teacher is Gu You'an!" "Okay, I get it!" "When will we have such good equipment!" When the chief of staff heard this, his face turned dark.Gu Youan led the army, regardless of fatigue, muddy roads, and hunger, and chased and fled the enemy fiercely. Together with other participating troops, the 28 corps of the Kuomintang Army and the 29 armies of the Kuomintang Army were held in the Langxi and Guangde areas from the 4th to the 2th. More than 6 people surrounded and wiped out.

On May 5, a part of the 3rd Field Army liberated Hangzhou. Based on the development of the battle situation, the General Front Committee decided to launch the Shanghai Campaign with 3 armies of the 3rd Field Army.The deployment was: the siege troops carried out pincer assaults from Pudong and Puxi respectively, and went straight into Wusong to cut off the enemy's sea retreat and force them to surrender. The Battle of Shanghai was launched on May 8. After fierce fighting, Shanghai was captured on the 5th. In addition to 12 people from the Tang Enbo Group who fled by warships, 27 people were wiped out. On June 5, the first part of Sanye liberated Chongming Island, and the battle of crossing the river ended successfully.This campaign wiped out more than 15 Kuomintang troops, liberated the vast areas of Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou, and created favorable conditions for marching across the country.

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