Chapter 365 2. The Central Military Commission instructed to enter Fujian ahead of schedule

Su Yu, deputy commander and second deputy political commissar of the Third Field Army, and Zhang Zhen, chief of staff, according to the task assigned by the Central Military Commission to the Third Field Army to liberate and manage the southeastern provinces, called the Central Military Commission on May 22 and proposed: Based on the observation of the entire war situation, the Kuomintang The army has retreated across the board, and there are not many enemy defenses in Fujian, so whether it is possible for our troops to enter Fujian to be dispatched early, and when they will be dispatched, it is up to the Military Commission to decide, so that Shanghai can quickly adjust its deployment after liberation.

On the 23rd, the Central Military Commission replied in a telegram stating: "You should quickly prepare to enter Fujian early, strive to occupy Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and other key points within June and July, and prepare to seize Xiamen. The troops entering Fujian only wait for Shanghai to be liberated. It can be dispatched." ("Mao Zedong Military Anthology" Volume 5, Military Science Publishing House, Central Literature Publishing House, December 1993 edition, p. 591) Accordingly, the Third Field Army sent a telegram to the leaders of the 10th Corps at noon on May 27: All the 10th Corps will immediately withdraw from downtown Shanghai and prepare for entering Fujian.

Ye Fei, the commander of the 10th Corps, and Wei Guoqing, the political commissar, according to the situation of the Kuomintang Army in Fujian, and the heavy casualties of the 10th Corps in the Battle of Shanghai, the troops are quite tired and urgently need to rest and supplement, adjust the organization, deploy cadres, and enter Fujian Due to the preparation work and other circumstances, it is recommended to postpone the march for one month. The East China Bureau and the General Front Committee of the Communist Party of China agreed with Ye Fei's proposal and reported to the Central Military Commission on May 29: "The three armies of Ye Fei's 10th Corps plan to rest for a month and start operations in early July in order to quickly capture the entire province of Fujian. On June 2, the Central Military Commission replied: "It is agreed to use Ye Fei's three troops to enter Fujian. It would be better if the action time can be brought forward to the end of this month." ("Mao Zedong Military Collection" Volume 5, Military Science Publishing House, Central Literature Publishing House, December 1993 edition, p. 607)

On the 14th, the Central Military Commission also pointed out: If the preparations have not been completed, the marching time can be postponed to the first ten days of July.At the same time, it is pointed out: Please start to pay attention to the problem of seizing Taiwan. Is it possible to capture Taiwan in a relatively short period of time? What methods will be used to capture it? Research and telegraph preliminary comments. According to the instructions of the Central Military Commission and the situation in East China, the Third Field Army successively decided before attacking Shanghai and after the liberation of Shanghai: use the 8th Corps to continue to serve as the security mission in Nanjing and Zhenjiang areas and wipe out the scattered bandits in southern Jiangsu and southern Anhui; The main force of the 7th Corps is responsible for the liberation of eastern Zhejiang, southern Zhejiang and the Zhoushan Islands, and one part is responsible for coastal defense and urban security; the 9th Corps is responsible for the security of Shanghai and the coastal defense of the Songhu area, and is preparing to liberate Taiwan; the 10th Corps commands the 28th The 1st, 29th, and 31st armies began to march into Fujian in early July; Qingdao and Changshan Islands were liberated with troops from the Shandong Military Region.