Chapter 83 1. Chasing to the ends of the earth

After the Guangdong-Guangdong Campaign ended, some remnants of the Kuomintang army fled towards Hainan Island.Taking this island was the last battle after Siye sent his troops southward, and it was also a hard bone that must be gnawed. Facing the turbulent sea, the commanders and fighters of Siye faced a difficult situation, because they had never had the experience of crossing the sea to fight! According to the instructions of the Central Military Commission and Mao Zedong, the Front Committee of the Four Fields decided to use the 40th and 43rd armies, one cannon regiment, one anti-aircraft gun regiment and one engineering corps, with a total of more than 100,000 people, to form a cross-sea combat corps, which was assembled on the Leizhou Peninsula. Deng Hua, the commander of the 15th Corps, Lai Chuanzhu, the political commissar, and Hong Xuezhi, the first deputy commander and chief of staff, unified command, and with the cooperation of the Qiongya column, launched the Hainan Island landing campaign to liberate Hainan Island.

Hainan Island is located in the northwest of the South China Sea, with an area of ​​33,920 square kilometers and a population of 3 million. It is the second largest island after Taiwan Island. It faces the Qiongzhou Strait and the Leizhou Peninsula in the north; it is adjacent to the Beibu Gulf in the west, and it is adjacent to Vietnam across the sea; it faces the Philippines in the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia in the south. It is a maritime barrier in southern China and an important gateway for Guangdong and Guangxi It is the key point of China's national defense and its strategic position is extremely important.

Because the island is surrounded by Xiuying Port, Qinglan Port, Sanya Port, Yulin Port, Basuo Port, and Wushi Port, all of which can berth medium and small ships, which is convenient for the Kuomintang army to establish a naval base and block the Qiongzhou Strait. The Kuomintang troops fled from these ports when the situation was unfavorable.This environment has caused great difficulties for PLA officers and soldiers fighting across the sea. At that time, there was the People's Liberation Army on this island, which was the Qiongya Column. Feng Baiju was the commander and political commissar, and he governed the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Corps, a total of 10 regiments with about 25,000 people.

The Kuomintang troops stationed on Hainan Island are mainly the remnants of the 32nd, 50th, 39th, and 62nd armies of the Yu Hanmou Group that fled the Guangdong campaign, together with the original special forces and the 64th army on the island, with a total strength of about 100,000. Xue Yue, commander of the island's garrison, formulated a plan to "grasp the current situation between the foreign communists and the internal communists" in accordance with the instructions of the Kuomintang government's Ministry of National Defense about "strengthening preparations as soon as possible, using existing forces to actively eliminate the internal communist party, and strictly guarding the coast to prevent the invasion of the foreign communist party." The Communist Party is still in a favorable situation of separation. According to the main points of defeat, on the one hand, the sea and air force will work together to consolidate the coastal defense; , Annihilating the attacking communists outside the country" coastal defense combat policy.

Its specific deployment: Qiongdong Defense Zone: Commanded by Li Yutang, the 252nd, 255th, and 256th Divisions of the 32nd Army, the 1st Division of the Hainan Garrison, and the Qiongbei Fortress Command, a total of 23,000 people, organized into the 1st Route Army, divided Stationed in Qiongshan, Wenchang, Qiongdong, Lehui, Wanning, Qiongzhong counties, etc., responsible for the garrison task of the 342-kilometer section of Qiongdong from Mulan Port to Wushi Port in the south.The military is stationed in Jiaji. Qiongbei Defense Zone: Commander Li Tiejun, commanding the 151st, 153rd, and 163rd Divisions of the 62nd Army, temporarily forming the 13th Division, and teaching instructors, a total of 14,000 people, organized into the 2nd Route Army, stationed in Haikou, Chengmai, Ding'an and other cities and counties are responsible for the garrison task of the 158-kilometer section from Mulan Port to Linshi Port in Qiongbei.The military is stationed in Chengmai.

Qiongxi Defense Area: With Rong Youlue as the commander, he commanded the 59th, 90th, and 286th Divisions of the 4th Army, the 131st, 156th, and 159th Divisions of the 64th Army, and the 2nd Hainan Garrison Division, with a total of 13,000 people , compiled as the 3rd Route Army, stationed in Dan County, Lingao, Chengmai and other counties, and responsible for the garrison task of the 396-kilometer section of Qiongxi from Linshigang to Lingtouwan.The 4th Army was stationed in Nada Town, and the 64th Army was stationed in Calais. Qiongnan Defense Area: Commanded by Chen Ji, the 152nd, 186th, and 321st Divisions of the 63rd Army, the 3rd Hainan Garrison Division, the Qiongnan Fortress Command, the Special Task Force of the Hainan Defense General Command, the Communication Corps, and the Cadre Training Corps, etc. A total of 17,000 people were organized into the 4th Route Army, stationed in Lingshui, Yaxian, Baoting and other counties, and served as the garrison task for Qiongnan from Wushi Port to the 303 kilometers southwest of Lingtou Bay.The military is stationed in Yulin.In addition to the defense tasks of the four defense zones, the Fourth Route Army also deployed five divisions from each defense zone as a reserve team to perform mobile combat tasks; the navy and air force were placed in the Qiongbei area, and the naval and air force headquarters were established in Haikou , Xue Yue unified command of the 3rd Fleet of the Navy and the 1st, 3rd, 10th, and 20th Battalions of the Air Force to undertake the task of patrolling and blocking the Qiongzhou Strait.