Chapter 369 6. Tang Enbo boasted that Xiamen is "impregnable"

Xiamen Island covers an area of ​​118 square kilometers, naturally forming two halves, the north and the south.The west, south and north faces the mainland, and the nearest point is only 500 meters apart.The southeast of the island is mountainous, and there are many sandy beaches and cliffs along the coast; the northern peninsula is hilly, with open terrain, and many silt and cliffs along the coast.On the island, there are permanent fortifications built by the Japanese occupation period and the Kuomintang army. Gulangyu Island, southwest of Xiamen, covers an area of ​​only 1.9 square kilometers, about 700 meters away from Xiamen Island, and about 1,000 meters away from the mainland.Most of the surrounding areas are reefs and steep walls, and there are very few places where you can land.

The Xiamen defenders consisted of the entire 55th Army of the Tang Enbo Group, the 166th Division and the rest of the 68th Army who fled from Zhangzhou, with a total strength of more than 30,000.The specific distribution of the defenders is: 3 regiments of the 74th Division with full staff guarding the northern peninsula of Xiamen; Two regiments of the division guarded Gulangyu Island.In the composition of the positions, there are forward positions, main resistance positions and deep core positions. Most of the fortifications in the positions are reinforced concrete structures.Minefields, barbed wire fences, deer villages, and outer trenches were laid in the forward positions to form a ring defense system for the fortress.In order to encourage the officers and soldiers trapped in Xiamen, the military and political leaders of the Kuomintang came to "inspect" in rotation, and Taiwan sent people to work in the army.Tang Enbo, Liu Ruming, Mao Sen, etc. all boasted that Xiamen was "impregnable as gold", and patted their chests to guarantee that "it will be no problem to keep it for three to five years."