Chapter 20 Chapter 19 Plans to Take Zhangxia

After the liberation of Fuzhou, according to the instructions of the East China Bureau, the Fuzhou Municipal Military Control Commission issued the No. 1 Announcement on August 23: Wei Guoqing served as the director of the Military Control Commission, and Ye Fei, Liu Peishan, Fang Yi, Liang Guobin, Zhu Shaoqing, and Chen Meizao were members. On the same day, Zhang Dingcheng, Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, announced that Wei Guoqing was appointed as the Party Secretary and Mayor of Fuzhou City. Ye Fei and Wei Guoqing, one is the commander and the other is the political commissar, both are the core figures of the Ten Corps.Wei Guoqing wants to stay and take over, and he can no longer command the army.The comrades who fought side by side were about to part. He said to Ye Fei with reluctance: "I can't walk with you, and I will leave the Ten Corps to you. The task is heavy, and the burden of liberating Zhang, Xiamen, and Jin It’s very heavy! I hope you take care of yourself! If you have any difficulties, just give me a call, and I promise to be your logistics minister and do a good job in supporting the work.”

Ye Fei held Wei Guoqing's hand and said: "Don't talk about me, the burden on your shoulders is not light. You have taken over a mess. Facing Fuzhou that is riddled with holes, you will have endless work to do." .When the Zhang, Xiamen, and Jin areas are liberated, I will transfer a large number of cadres to support you! You should do it first!" Ye Fei bid farewell to Wei Guoqing and headed south, day and night.Before the headquarters of the Tenth Corps left Fuzhou, a combat meeting was held.At the meeting, it was decided to launch the Zhang (zhou) Xiamen (Men) Jin (Men) campaign in mid-September to completely wipe out the enemies who fled south to the Zhang, Xiamen, and Jin areas and liberate the entire territory of Fujian.The whole campaign is carried out in two phases.In the first stage, annihilate the enemies on the outskirts of Jin and Xiamen centered on Zhangzhou; in the second stage, attack Xiamen and Jinmen.The specific deployment is: the 31st Army captured Zhangzhou, part of the 29th Army captured Wotou, Jimei and other places north of Xiamen, and then the 31st Army and the main force of the 29th Army captured Xiamen, and the 20th Army captured Xiamen. The Eighth Army and the Twenty-Ninth Army each attacked Kinmen.

In the early morning of September 11, the three armies of the Tenth Corps marched southward.Several main roads from Fuzhou to Xiamen were covered in darkness, and the People's Liberation Army was everywhere.They generally advance in parallel in three-way or five-way columns, and sometimes cross each other.In September in the southern country, the heat is overwhelming.Regardless of the hot weather and day-to-day fatigue, the PLA commanders and fighters took great strides, traveling day and night at a speed of 15 miles per hour.Every time they passed through a market town, there was a burst of gunfire, which made the enemy flee, and the soldiers chased after them.From the evening of September 11 to 17, in just a few days, they successively liberated Xianyou, Quanzhou, Dehua, Yongchun, Hui'an, Nan'an, Anxi and other places.Under the command of the Ten Corps, the Fujian-Guangdong-Jiangxi border column led by Liu Yongsheng liberated Longyan and Yongding.Pingtan Island, Nanri Island, Meizhou Island, and Tiger and Lion Island were also liberated by the Ten Corps.So far, the People's Liberation Army has formed a trend of encircling Zhangzhou, Xiamen, and Kinmen.

As soon as the headquarters of the Tenth Corps arrived in Quanzhou, Ye Fei opened a combat map full of red lines and blue lines, holding a red and blue pencil in his hand, and slowly moved on the map.He drew a thick red arrow pointing directly at Zhangzhou.Deputy Commander Cheng Jun saw it and said with a smile: "You can see from your arrows how determined you are to liberate Zhang, Xiamen, and Jin!" "How do you say that?" Ye Fei stared at him and asked. Cheng Jun pointed to the thick red arrow and said, "Look, how thick the red arrow is, you can use as much force as you want—the map is almost torn by your pen."

Just as Ye Fei smiled, but before he could reply, the pencil snapped in two.Ye Fei smiled and said: "The map was not pierced, but the pencil was broken." He smiled wryly and touched his pocket, where is there any extra pencil? Cheng Jun handed over a small knife.Holding a short half pencil, Ye Fei carefully sharpened it, and asked, "How is the enemy situation in Zhangzhou? Is the 92nd Division of the 31st Army sure to attack Zhangzhou? If there is not enough troops, there is still time to adjust." Cheng Jun said: "According to Ren Xiwen, the head of the monitoring section, and the report of the reconnaissance unit of the 92nd Division of the 31st Army, the Kuomintang troops guarding Zhangzhou have not changed. There are still three divisions of the 68th Army and one division of the 96th Army." At this point, Cheng Jun laughed and continued, "Although the enemy in Zhangzhou has a strength equivalent to four divisions, it is just a rotten hollow tree that cannot withstand our stormy attack." Explained, "It is said that there are four divisions, but in fact the organizational system is not complete and the strength is insufficient. One of their army is equivalent to one division, and one division is equivalent to one regiment or one battalion, and they are very scattered, distributed in Nan'an, Tong'an, and Maxiang. , Yunxiao, and Zhao’an.”

Chen Qingxian interjected: "The most important thing is that the enemy's morale is low, and there are no solid fortifications around Zhangzhou. I think our determination will not change." Ye Fei didn't want to change his determination to fight Zhangzhou, but a habit he had developed over the years—belittle the enemy strategically, and treat weak enemies as strong ones in battle and tactics.Before the Zhangzhou battle started, Ye Fei certainly thought about it this way, and wanted to verify the enemy's strength again.So, grabbing a pencil, he paced back and forth in the house.He bowed his head and pondered for about a cigarette, then suddenly strode to the map, and said to Mao Chen, the combat section chief: "Since the situation of the 'customer' has not changed, the 'barber' has to overcome the 'bearded man'." Difficulties will be shaved off. You should immediately call Commander Zhou of the 31st Army. The plan to attack Zhangzhou remains unchanged. The 92nd Division will launch a battle on the 18th and take Zhangzhou within two days. The 93rd Division will start from Nan'an and capture Tongan City , went straight to Jiaowei Town, cut off the highway from Tongan to Zhangzhou, and blocked Zhangzhou from fleeing the enemy. When the 31st Army attacked Zhangzhou, Tongan, and Jiaowei, the 29th Army attacked Jimei, Wotou, and Liuwudian to contain the enemy in Xiamen. The enemy of Xiamen is not allowed to reinforce Zhangzhou. The 28th Army is attacking Pingtan Island, and it is estimated that it will end tomorrow and the day after. After their battle is over, order them to concentrate on the Shijing and Lianhe lines on the north bank of Kinmen, and prepare to attack Dadeng Island, Kinmen Island."

After Ye Fei gave the combat order, he cast his eyes on Cheng Jun's face, asked for his opinion, and said, "See if there is anything that is not thoughtful, and add it." Cheng Jun pointed to the road from Zhangzhou to Xiamen on the map and said: "When the gunshots fired against Zhangzhou, the enemy from Zhangzhou will inevitably flee to Xiamen, or the enemy from Xiamen will aid Zhangzhou from the west. In this way, the enemy we face will Increase. Therefore, I suggest that the 91st Division of the 31st Army, which is tasked with maneuvering, go to Guankou and Jiaowei to assist the 93rd Division in blocking the enemies of Zhang and Xia. If the blocking task is not heavy, the 91st Division will go Capture Songyu, Shaoshan, and Jingkouyanshan, and seize the entire peninsula."

Ye Fei nodded and said, "It's very thoughtful." He turned around and said to Mao Chen, "That's it, your combat department will call separately immediately and convey the combat order downwards!" After the order was communicated, starting from September 17, the troops of various ministries marched towards the predetermined target in multiple routes.Due to the large number of soldiers, the originally wide road suddenly became narrow, let alone the small road.Everyone was crowded, and the hurried footsteps aroused a lot of noise, and the rabbits and sparrows on the side of the road were startled.Under the guidance of the guide, they ran forward in a hurry.After running for a while, they stopped looking for a guide.Why is that?It turned out that they didn't need a guide because they had better "guides"—these were the countless cans, cigarette boxes, gasoline barrels, clothes, shoes left behind by the Kuomintang when they fled...these became the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army. As long as you follow the "road sign" of the march, you will be sure to be right.

The 31st Army and the 29th Army have three or four days' journey from the starting point to the destination, and they are all rugged mountain roads.But they arrived at their destination within two days, and as soon as they stopped, a fight broke out. On the afternoon of the 19th, Ye Fei received a report on the liberation of Zhangzhou. The distance between Zhangzhou and Xiamen is about 50 kilometers. The meandering Longjiang River passes around the city and flows towards Xiamen to join the Jiulong River.The terrain around Zhangzhou is flat and fertile, and rice and sugar cane are harvested every year.The daffodils in Zhangzhou are famous all over the country.The three divisions of the 68th Army of the Kuomintang and the remnants of the 96th Army were deployed in Zhangzhou and the surrounding Changtai, Nanjing, Longhai, Hua'an and other places, with a radius of two to three hundred li.Due to the highly dispersed enemy forces, it is convenient for our army to wipe out point by point. On September 18, the 92nd Division of the 31st Army set off from Anxi Guanqiao, approached the outskirts of Zhangzhou, and divided Fengyang Town into three.The 276th Regiment of the 92nd Division on the left attacked Changtai County in the north of Zhangzhou.Two companies of the city defense force, with a total of 300 people, heard the news that the People's Liberation Army had arrived in Anxi one day in advance. At dawn on the 19th, there was loud gunfire. They knew that the PLA's siege had started, and they were all shivering under the covers in fright.The 276th Regiment only took an hour from entering the city to ending the battle, and then went south to Zhangzhou.The 274th Regiment of the Middle Road went from Yanxi to Guankou and Changtai, and went out to Zhishan, and arrived near the Zhangzhou area.The 275th Regiment on the right rushed to the edge of Nanjing City, and found that the security regiment guarding the city had abandoned the city and fled eastward, so they followed and chased them for 30 miles, and wiped out more than 500 members of the security regiment.They left a company to guard the prisoners, and most of them rushed across the Longjiang River to the north of Zhangzhou City.

Following the original plan, after the left, center, and right troops gathered, the siege battle was launched.However, Wang Yaming, the head of the regiment, was worried that the enemy would escape, so he decisively decided to launch the battle alone in advance.They launched a siege battle at 10 o'clock, defeated a battalion of the enemy, and entered the urban area.The common people told them that the headquarters of the enemy's 68th Army had withdrawn from Zhangzhou half an hour ago, and its 81st Division was fleeing east across the bridge.Upon hearing this, Wang Yaming, the head of the regiment, widened his eyes, raised his gun and waved his hand, and immediately led his troops to follow and pursue them. On the wooden bridge leading to Zhangpu, they caught fire with the rear of the 81st Division.The People's Liberation Army threw countless grenades at the enemy group.After the enemy was shot, they screamed one after another; after the car was hit by the mortar, it made a "bang bang bang" sound... plus the yelling of the enemy officer, it rang out around the wooden bridge.One-third of the 81st Division was wiped out.The surviving enemies set fire to the bridge and fled towards the stone yard.How could the 275th Regiment be willing to give up? They braved the fire, rushed across the bridge, and pursued desperately.The 68th Army Headquarters and 81st Division fleeing east fled in a car.When they arrived at Shima in the evening, they all huddled together on the pier, stretching their necks and looking in the direction of Xiamen, but there was no boat on the river.They pushed and shoved each other and cursed endlessly.At this time, Wang Yaming's 275th Regiment caught up.Many Kuomintang soldiers were so frightened that they jumped into the river and swam desperately to Xiamen.However, most of the soldiers were drowned, and only a few survived.Zhang Xingbo, the Chief of Staff of the 68th Army, did not see the figure of Army Commander Liu Ruzhen, guessing that he must have slipped away in disguise, so he couldn't help showing a wry smile.In front of him was the surging river, and behind him was the densely packed People's Liberation Army. Knowing that he had no power to recover, he shook his head helplessly, sighed for a while, then sent someone to contact the People's Liberation Army, and put down his weapons.

After reading the battle report of the 92nd Division of the 31st Army, Ye Fei said to Liu Peishan, Director of the Political Department: "I never expected that the enemy in Zhangzhou would be defeated at the first touch. Zhangzhou was successfully liberated! Hurry up and send a report to the 92nd Division to congratulate them. And reward them!" Cheng Jun was also very happy. He said with a smile: "God helps me too! Zhangzhou is surrounded by water. I thought it would be bad for our army to attack, but the river water helped me. The 68th Army was blocked by the surging river water." There is no way to escape." He couldn't help laughing, "It seems that fighting across the sea is not terrible! We have difficulties crossing the sea, but once we land, the enemy will have no escape." While the chiefs were talking, the staff officer on duty yelled "Report" and handed over the detailed battle report of the 93rd Division. Ye Fei raised his hand and said, "Consultant Wang, please read it for me so that everyone won't have to read it." Staff Officer Wang was ordered to read it out.The battle report reads: When the 93rd Division approached Tong'an in the south, it was dusk.They first sent two reconnaissance staff to disguise themselves as farmers, set off from the ancient house, and approach Tong'an Dongmen.At this time, two patrol soldiers walked up to them.The reconnaissance staff officer had no time to dodge, so the two exchanged glances.Han Chunling took the initiative to step forward, handed each of them a cigarette, and pretended to ask for directions: "Excuse me, boss, we are in business, so I don't know how to get to Maxiang?" A big patrolman took the cigarette with his left hand, put it under his nose, smelled it, and said, "Well, it smells good." Then he pointed to the east with his right hand and said, "Go east for 10 miles, and then go north for 3 miles. , and then go east for another 5 miles, and you will arrive at Maxiang.” At the moment when one was asking for directions and the other was giving directions, another reconnaissance staff officer unconsciously knocked out a small patrolman with a grenade.The little man yelled, which startled the big man.Just as he turned his head to look around, Han Chunling made a quick move and wrapped a rope around his neck.It was already dark, and they returned to the division headquarters with two prisoners on their shoulders.Based on the information provided by the prisoners, the division headquarters immediately ordered the 277th and 278th regiments to attack Tong'an.All of a sudden, the flames shot up into the sky, and the gunshots rang out.In less than an hour, the two regiments stormed into the county seat, occupied the county government, and wiped out the security regiment.At the end of the battle in Tong'an, the No. 3 Security Regiment in Zhumaxiang rushed to reinforce them, but was blocked by the No. 277 Regiment outside the west gate.When the third group of security guards found out the situation, they turned their heads and left in fright, trying to escape back to Maxiang, but it was already too late.The 277th regiment held him tightly, and the 278th regiment quickly surrounded him, forming a two-on-one situation.The Third Security Regiment was no match for them. After a fierce battle, they gradually became overwhelmed.The cunning third group of security guards tried to fight their way out and fled to Jimei.At this moment, the 271st Regiment of our 91st Division passed by here and immediately joined the battle. After Staff Officer Wang finished reading the battle report, Ye Fei approached the map and asked Chen Qingxian, "Where is the 279th Regiment now? Has it reached Jiaowei?" Chen Qingxian replied: "The 279th Regiment bypassed Tong'an in the middle of the night and arrived at Jiaowei Town on time at 7:10 am, controlling the water channel from Zhangzhou to Xiamen." Just as Ye Fei was about to say something, the confidential staff officer came in again, and what he handed over was an urgent telegram from the Central Military Commission.Ye Fei lowered his head and looked at the telegram. The general idea of ​​the telegram was that Jimei School was founded by Mr. Tan Kah Kee, a patriotic overseas Chinese leader.Better to bleed than to use artillery weapons. Ye Fei read it, and immediately ordered to the confidential staff: "You immediately forward the telegram from the Central Military Commission to the 29th Army, asking them to resolutely implement the instructions of the Central Military Commission when they attack the Jimei troops. Jimei, but also take good care of Jimei’s property, try not to hurt a commoner, not destroy a house!” The 29th Army, which was in charge of attacking Jimei, went down from Jinjiang River on the evening of September 17th. It captured Wotou on the morning of the 18th and Liu Wudian on the 19th.The enemy will collapse at the first touch and flee in all directions. At dawn on the 20th, our army wiped out the fleeing enemy. The 253rd Regiment of the 85th Division of the 29th Army was tasked with attacking Jimei.Hu Bingyun, the army commander, called three times in a row, asking each of their commanders and fighters to keep in mind the instructions of the Military Commission and the head of the Corps, and try their best to protect the buildings in Jimei. A regiment of the Kuomintang army sticking to Jimei just used the buildings in Jimei and the high ground in the north to form a support point defense system to block the attack of the People's Liberation Army.When the commanders and fighters of the 253rd Regiment received instructions from their superiors, they had covered the hillside next to Jimei School with powerful artillery firepower, which was enough to completely destroy the enemy's fortifications in Jimei.Because they suddenly received an order from their superiors to protect Jimei School and Jimei’s property, they had no choice but to give up artillery attacks and forbid the use of grenades, relying on rifles and flesh and blood to attack the city step by step. Ye Fei paid close attention to the battle situation in Jimei. On September 22, when he heard that the 253rd Regiment had entered the city and was engaged in street fighting with the defending enemy, he immediately grabbed the phone and asked them not to be impatient and to take a political offensive. Following Ye Fei's instructions, the 253rd Regiment used a combination of military strikes and political offensives. At dawn on the 23rd, the enemy finally couldn't hold on and fled to Xiamen.At 8 a.m., the 253rd Regiment occupied Quanjimei.The 85th Division Command and the Political Department posted a notice in Jimei Town. The full text of the notice is as follows: For more than 40 years, this notice has been treasured by Jimei School and displayed in the Memorial Hall of Mr. Tan Kah Kee. It has become a historical witness that the People's Liberation Army strictly abides by the discipline of entering the city and protects the school. In order to cooperate with our army in liberating Jimei, the Communist Party of China's An County Committee and the underground party organization of Jimei Town have done a lot of work: organizing the Jimei School Self-Defense Force to prevent the enemy from destroying it; providing our army with enemy military intelligence; organizing power plant employees to cut off the connection at an emergency The power supply of barbed wire and landmines in enemy positions ensures the safety of the People's Liberation Army; organizes personnel to help the People's Liberation Army solve part of the military supplies, etc. In the Jimei battle, the 253rd Regiment paid the price of more than 200 casualties.In order to commemorate the liberation of Jimei and remember the sacrificed martyrs, the people of Jimei built a majestic and solemn "Jimei Liberation Monument". Mr. Tan Kah Kee specially asked Chairman Mao Zedong to write the inscription. In 1977, the People's Government of Jimei District buried the remains of 81 martyrs from the 253rd Regiment who were scattered in various places in the mangrove forest of Duishan Village, and later built a martyrs cemetery for people to visit and pay homage to. After the 31st Army liberated Zhangzhou, it quickly moved eastward and occupied Songyu, Shaoshan, and Yanshan.At this time, Liu Yongsheng commanded the guerrilla columns of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi, and successively liberated the counties of Pinghe, Zhangpu, Yunxiao, and Zhao'an, as well as the vast countryside in southwestern Fujian. On September 24, the Tenth Corps completed the first phase of the Zhangxiajin combat mission, wiped out more than 150,000 enemies, and controlled the entire mainland of southern Fujian and southwestern Fujian centered on Zhangzhou. Quanzhou is a famous cultural city with a long history and also the political, economic and cultural center of Jinjiang area.Quanzhou has beautiful scenery and prosperous economy. On September 26, after Ye Fei led the 10th Corps into Quanzhou, he plunged into the war room and held a war meeting without even going for a walk.Ye Fei presided over the meeting. He said: "We fought very well in the first stage of the Zhangxiajin Campaign. The troops have entered the coastal areas of Jinjiang, Nan'an, Tong'an, and Longhai, and are preparing to fight across the sea. Now, the most urgent task is to quickly determine the second stage. Phase combat plan." He glanced at the cadres present at the meeting and continued, "In the first phase, we centered on the liberation of Zhangzhou, and there was only one goal. The table was eaten up quickly with one chopstick per person. However, in the second stage, we have two goals—to liberate the two islands of Xiamen and Kinmen. What is before us is which one to fight first.” Ye Fei proposed After asking the question, he turned his eyes to Chen Tiejun, the deputy chief of staff, raised his hand and said, "In order to solve this problem, we ask Deputy Chief of Staff Chen to briefly introduce the situation in Xiamen and Jinmen." Chen Tiejun held a small wooden stick, pointed at the map, and first introduced the situation in Xiamen. Xiamen has long been my country's foreign trade port and a military port. Its economy is relatively developed and its status is very important.With an area of ​​about 138 square kilometers, it is divided into north and south parts according to the natural terrain. It is 13 kilometers long from east to west and 11 kilometers wide from north to south.The south of the island is mountainous, the north is hilly, and the urban area is located at the southwest end.The roads on the island form a network, which is convenient for mobile operations.The southwest is close to the small island of Gulangyu, and the east faces the big and small Kinmen across the sea.The north, west and south sides of the island are 2 kilometers to 35 kilometers away from the mainland.The north is the key defense area of ​​the Kuomintang army. In addition to the original permanent fortifications built by the Japanese army, the enemy has also added fortifications in areas that are easy to land. obstacle. Xiamen defended the enemy by the 74th, 181st, and 29th Divisions of the 55th Army of the Eighth Corps, the 166th Division of the Fifth Army, and the remnants of the 96th Army, with a total of more than 30,000 people. Under the unified command of Tang Enbo, deputy chief of the Southeast Military and Political Chief Office and director of Xiamen Branch.Deployment of troops: Tang Enbo led the command post of the Eighth Corps in downtown Xiamen; the command post of the Fifty-fifth Army was in Jinji Mountain; The first division sticks to Wudao, Hecuo, and the riverside line in the northeast of the island; the 29th division is distributed in Gulangyu and the urban area; the 166th division is distributed in the southeast of the island; the special forces and the remnants of the 96th army Distributed around the city. Tang Enbo boasted that Xiamen's defense was impenetrable, and it would be no problem to defend it for three to five years.However, after our army approached Xiamen Island from three sides, the defending enemy panicked, and hurriedly withdrew the rear baggage, transferred the naval and air force bases, and moved the command organizations above the army to the ship to command.At the same time, the troops were ordered to rush to repair fortifications, strengthen defenses, and constantly harassed our coastal ports and ships with sea and air force, destroying our preparations for crossing the sea. After Chen Tiejun introduced the geographical environment of Xiamen and the enemy's defense situation, he then introduced the situation of Jinmen. Kinmen is located to the east of Xiamen Island, about 55 nautical miles away from the mainland.Looking at Kinmen with a telescope in Xiamen, all the buildings and activities on the island can be clearly seen at a glance.In the Hulishan Fort and Jiaoyu Island, you can have a panoramic view of the Golden Gate without a telescope.There are 14 large and small islands in Kinmen, and the islands with strategic value are Dajinmen, Xiaojinmen, Dadan, Erdan Island and Dongding Island, which hangs alone in the south of Kinmen Island.Now, the Kuomintang army in Kinmen has only 4 divisions and 8 regiments belonging to Li Liangrong's 22nd Corps, with a total strength of more than 20,000 people.The defense system on the island is simple, without solid fortifications. After Chen Tiejun finished his introduction, he put down his stick and returned to his seat.Ye Fei raised his head and asked everyone: "Now, please think about it and see where our second stage goals are. Of course, if you have a good appetite, you can also eat two tables together. Let's start discussing!" As soon as Ye Fei finished speaking, everyone began to discuss.Some say that Tang Enbo's troops in Xiamen are relatively strong, and there are permanent fortifications, which is a tough bone.The Kinmen enemy is a remnant and defeated general, with only 20,000 troops, and almost no solid fortifications.In line with the principle of first easy and then difficult, it is better to hit Kinmen first.After taking Kinmen, the tactics of encircling Xiamen on all sides can be implemented. Some people immediately objected. They said that although the enemy's military strength in Xiamen is stronger than that of Jinmen, Xiamen is close to the mainland, and the closest distance is less than 1 nautical mile. fortifications.Moreover, the Xiamen defenders were very frightened. Tang Enbo was afraid of being wiped out, so he had already been hiding on the ship to work.According to this analysis, the enemy's defense in Xiamen is not strong, the morale of the army is unstable, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit.If you attack Xiamen first, you will have a high chance of success. There were two opinions at the meeting.Ye Fei did not express his opinion in a hurry, but asked Chen Qingxian sideways: "What's your opinion? Do you think Xiamen should be attacked first or Jinmen first?" Chen Qingxian has been listening to everyone's discussion. Hearing Ye Fei's question, he expressed his opinion: "The enemies in Xiamen and Jinmen are not stable. I think that if we attack at the same time, the enemies in both places will be beaten at the same time." If we cannot support each other, it is a good move. Besides, once Xiamen and Jiner Islands are lost, Taiwan loses its barrier. If we attack Taiwan again, we may get twice the result with half the effort." "Twice the effort with half the effort!" Ye Fei muttered, resting his elbow on his chin, lost in thought.After listening to Chen Qingxian's words, everyone started new thinking.For a while, the war room was extremely quiet.After about a cigarette, Ye Fei finally thought about it maturely, raised his head and asked everyone: "What do you think of Chief of Staff Chen's opinion?" Everyone discussed in a low voice for a while, and then said that it is a good plan to fight simultaneously in Jinan and Xiamen. Ye Fei saw that everyone had no objection, so he made a final decision and said, "That's it! We launched an attack on the Jin and Xia islands at the same time. Although there are certain difficulties in terms of strength, the enemy is attacked in two places, and the difficulty is even greater. Therefore, we reported to our superiors and suggested a simultaneous capture plan!" The preliminary plan decided that the 28th Army would capture Kinmen, and the 29th and 31st Armies would capture Xiamen. On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong and a large number of founding fathers announced the founding of the People's Republic of China on the Tiananmen Gate.When the National Day Ceremony was held, Ye Fei was issuing a telegram from the Tenth Corps to the Sanye Command. The telegram was as follows: On October 11, the Ten Corps sent a telegram to Sanye: On October 11, the telegram from the field division to the Tenth Corps (the field division agreed to the Tenth Corps' telegram on Jinxia on the 7th): When Ye Fei received the telegram from Ye Si, he thought twice and analyzed the spirit of the telegram from Ye Si.He believes that although the Nosi asked them to "handle according to the actual situation and decide on their own" at the end of the telegram, they still tend to choose Xiamen first.Ye Fei hesitated, so he summoned the leading cadres of the Corps to study again. After the meeting started, everyone agreed that the difference between the battles of Xiamen and Kinmen and previous battles of all sizes was that this was a battle across the sea, and it was necessary to have enough ships so that troops could be transported. A ship is equal to no soldiers.According to their preliminary statistics, by early October, the 29th Army had only three regiment ships, the 31st Army had only three regiment ships, and the 28th Army had only one regiment ship.There are eight enemy regiments on Kinmen Island. If the 28th Army only goes up to one regiment, how will we fight this battle? The results of the study decided that we should still adopt the policy of building first and then making money. After the general policy was determined, Ye Fei was still not satisfied with the existing ships, and continued to call on the troops to set off an upsurge in ship planning and troop training.In order to raise enough ships, the various ministries spent a lot of energy and invested a lot of manpower.Each army established a ship management committee headed by the chief of staff of the army, and recruited cadres familiar with water from each division to take charge of this work.They relied closely on the local party committees and the local people. After hard and meticulous work, both the 29th Army and the 31st Army collected a large number of ships.Ye Fei often went to various units to check the situation of ship preparation, and asked each unit to take extra care of the ships.In order to prevent being attacked by enemy planes, he asked the troops to camouflage the ships immediately after the night exercise.The sea was windy, so he asked everyone to pull the boat to the beach to prevent damage. On the training ground, Ye Fei required the training to meet the requirements of actual combat, not to put on airs, to practice as the soldiers fought in battles, and to pay attention to actual results.He also proposed that commanders and grassroots cadres and soldiers should be trained separately.Commanders mainly carry out sand table operations, focusing on training command and tactics; grassroots cadres and soldiers mainly practice boarding, rowing and sailing, launching formation, observing and maintaining formation during sailing, disembarking at the beach, wading on the beach, and breaking obstacles , Climbing steep banks and other subjects. The reconnaissance plane of the Kuomintang army conducted a detailed reconnaissance of all the preparations of our army. From the plane, they saw the gathering of large and small boats and sails on the Minjiang River, especially in Tongan and Jimei opposite Jinmen. On the other hand, military transportation is frequent on land. This information was promptly reported to Chiang Kai-shek.Chiang Kai-shek was so anxious that he could not sleep at night and was worried.Mao Sen, the spy chief, added fuel to the fire and reported to Chiang Kai-shek that Tang Enbo was greedy for life and afraid of death, and moved the headquarters to the warship.Chiang Kai-shek was furious.After a violent storm, he calmed down, unwilling to sit still, and decided to take a ship to Xiamen to supervise the battle in person. Chiang Kai-shek's trip to Xiamen was surreptitious, and Tang Enbo knew nothing about it beforehand.Only a few hundred people led by Mao Sen stood in line at the pier waiting for Chiang Kai-shek and his son.When Tang Enbo received the report from the ears, Chiang Kai-shek and his son had already left the dock.When Tang Enbo rushed to meet Chiang Kai-shek in a hurry, Chiang Kai-shek lowered his face and asked sharply: "I heard that your headquarters has been moved to a warship. Is this true? But I don't want it to be true." Hearing this, Tang Enbo immediately understood that someone had filed a criminal complaint.As soon as he rolled his eyes, there was a countermeasure.What is his countermeasure?He thought, anyway, the old man already knew about it, so denying it would be impossible.I'm already a dead pig and I'm not afraid of boiling water. If I don't speak up, I can approve it as you like.Having made up his mind, he lowered his head and remained silent. Chiang Kai-shek waited for a while, saw him bowed his head and remained silent, he was furious and reprimanded him loudly: "You are in the position, you don't plan for the government, so if you have your generals, you must have your soldiers! A few days ago, the Communist Army had not When you launch an attack on Shanghai, you move the headquarters to a warship. Seeing that you are greedy for life and afraid of death, can the soldiers have the confidence to defend Shanghai? Now, I tell you to defend Xiamen, and you have repeated your old tricks and played this trick Ghost trick. Do you still have the slightest military integrity? No wonder some people say that you have no morals and talents, and you can’t be a teacher! I misread you and always thought that these people were jealous of you. The ancients said: Lu Yao knows horsepower , It takes a long time to see people's hearts. Today, I finally know that I have misjudged the person. You are indeed immoral and incompetent, and you can't command and fight at all. You are a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death!" Chiang Kai-shek scolded like this for two hours.Tang Enbo was angry and ashamed, he was scolded bloody, and broke out in cold sweat.Jiang Jingguo on the side felt sorry for his father, and seeing the old man's mouth was dry and out of breath, he was afraid that he would lose his temper, so he persuaded him: "Father, General Tang has been listening to you scolding for hours without saying a word, which shows that he has already made a mistake. Let's hurry up and patrol the frontline positions, if there are any weaknesses, we can fix them!" Chiang Kai-shek hated Tang Enbo with a mentality of hating iron but not steel. Seeing Tang Enbo drooping his head and saying nothing, and listening to the eldest son's mediation, he stopped cursing and, accompanied by Tang Enbo, Mao Sen and Jiang Jingguo, took a car tour various positions.They came to Wanshou Mountain, the commanding height of Xiamen. Tang pointed to the distant position and said: "Xiamen faces the mainland in the west, south and north, and the nearest distance is only 1 nautical mile. The southeast of the island is mountainous, and there are many beaches and cliffs along the coast. The northern peninsula is hilly. , the terrain is open, and there are many silts and cliffs along the coast. Our corps focuses on the open land in the north, and the specific deployment: the 74th Division with full strength guards the north, the 181st Division guards the east-west passages, and the 166th Division guards the southeast Shi Weitou, one regiment of the 29th Division, the Fortress Garrison Corps, and the 68th Army guard the market, and two regiments of the 29th Army guard Gulangyu Island." Chiang Kai-shek pointed to the north, and said: "The open land here is the most dangerous. It is the target of the Communist army's attack. How is the fortification construction?" Tang Lizheng replied: "There is a reinforced concrete bunker every 100 meters here. There are minefields, barbed wire fences, deer villages, outer trenches, etc. on the front beach. At night, all the beaches are brightly illuminated by searchlights." ’” He assured, “Even if the communist army has great capabilities, it’s hard to beat me!” Chiang Kai-shek nodded in satisfaction, and then asked, "How long do you think Xiamen can hold?" "Xiamen's fortifications can be said to be impenetrable, and I don't think it will be a problem to keep it for three to five years." Tang Enbo forgot the humiliation just now, and replied proudly. Mao Sen said on the side: "Committee, Xiamen is as safe as a rock, and it is really not a problem to keep it for three to five years." "Yeah!" Chiang Kai-shek nodded and snorted, and went to other places to check.In the evening, Tang Enbo and Mao Sen accompanied Chiang Kai-shek for dinner. The two were too cautious to stretch out their chopsticks, and they only ate half full.As soon as they left their jobs, dozens of shells were fired from the direction of Jimei on the opposite bank of Xiamen.Chiang Ching-kuo hurriedly persuaded Chiang Kai-shek: "Father, it may be that the People's Liberation Army is about to attack Xiamen. You'd better leave as soon as possible." Although Chiang Kai-shek panicked in his heart, he did not forget to maintain his leadership demeanor, and on the surface he remained calm as usual. He waved his hands and said, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous." Tang Enbo and Mao Sen also persuaded him: "Minister, you can go back to Taipei without worry, and leave this place to us." Chiang Kai-shek said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I'm going back to Taipei, there are many things waiting for me to deal with." In the evening, Chiang Kai-shek and his son boarded the Hualian ship and returned to Taipei. On the third day after Chiang Kai-shek left Xiamen, the Xiamen battle started.The main force of the enemy is in Xiamen, and there is only one division with about 5,000 troops stationed on Gulangyu Island.Ye Fei decided to pretend to attack Gulangyu Island first, to create an illusion for the enemy, mobilize the enemies in Xiamen to reinforce Gulangyu Island, and then place the main attack direction of our army on Gaoqi in the north of Xiamen Island. Gulangyu Island is a small oval-shaped island in the southwest of Xiamen. The island covers an area of ​​about 171 square kilometers. It is only separated from Xiamen by the 700-meter-wide Lujiang River. It is known as the "Sea Garden".Residents on the island like to play the piano, so it is also known as "Qindao".After the Opium War, foreigners built many churches, villas, open-air swimming pools, consulates, nursing homes and other buildings here.In addition, the island is lush with trees, evergreen in all seasons, and there are many pavilions, so there are many tourists all year round. Since Tangbu retreated to Gulangyu Island, this "Sea Garden" has become a eerie warship.Tang Enbo took Gulangyu Island as one of the main defense points for the entire Xiamen defense, and ordered the 29th Division to defend Gulangyu Island.The 29th Division built densely packed bunkers and bunkers around the island.On the beachhead where they are easy to land, they used stones and gasoline barrels to build a circular position more than 1 foot high, like the northern city wall; It is 800 meters apart and built around the island; more than a dozen mortars and mountain artillery were placed on several mountain tops, and battle defense artillery positions and concealed parts were built.Spider-web-like traffic ditches and barbed wire were built from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain.滩头上有鹿砦、铁丝网和电网；四周靠近岸边的水面上，每隔20米摆着一条小船，船上装满了汽油和炸药，碰上一点火星，就会引起一场爆炸和燃烧，整个滩头刹那间就会成为一片火海。 汤恩伯曾经对蒋介石夸下海口，拍着胸脯保证说：“厦门工事固若金汤，共军三年五载别想碰一下。鼓浪屿比厦门更坚固，已成了一座炸药库。即使共军再多，只要一登上岛，也只能是飞蛾扑火，自取灭亡。” 叶飞十分重视鼓浪屿一仗。他当面向周志坚交代任务时说：“攻克鼓浪屿一战，关系到整个战役的全局。拿下这个小岛，不仅可以牵制厦门之敌，还等于是在厦门敌人的背后插上了一把尖刀——既可以迅速封锁鹭江和控制厦门港，断敌退路，又可以牵制敌人的预备队，阻止敌人北上增援，减轻我军攻克厦门的压力。你们军首战鼓浪屿，只能成功，不许失败！” 周志坚严肃而认真地说：“我有信心！最坏的打算，就是将鼓浪屿打成第二个月浦。月浦能拿下来，鼓浪屿也一定能拿下！” 叶飞问道：“你准备用哪些部队攻占鼓浪屿？” 周志坚说：“我准备用九十一师的'济南第二团'和九十三师的七团去啃这块硬骨头。” “济南第二团”是一支善于攻坚的过硬部队。1948年9月，他们在济南城头连续苦战八昼夜，攻破了三道城墙，最早冲进了内城，被中央军委授予“济南第二团”光荣称号。 叶飞对周志坚的安排很满意，点点头，继续说：“据侦察，敌人在鼓浪屿设有工事，碉堡十分坚固。可以预计，这将是一场残酷的恶仗。你要动员部队，作好打恶仗的思想准备。” 周志坚说：“我要他们个个记住，船自为战，人自为战，个个是突击队员，要英勇抢滩，争取一举成功，歼灭敌人。” “好！”叶飞握着周志坚的手说，“祝你们成功！” 10月15日15时40分，第三十一军首先对鼓浪屿实施炮击。炮弹落地，引爆了一些装汽油、炸药的小船，摧毁了一部分工事。18时，夕阳余晖下的鼓浪屿和大海连成一片，呈现出一片血红色。由二七一团、二七七团组成的第一梯队两个营的船队，分别从海沧和沙坛起渡，向鼓浪屿的西南部进发。一出江口，他们就遇到了大风，逆风行驶，队形顿时大乱。有的船桅杆被大风折断；有的帆篷被刮破，撕开了个大口子；有的船掉了队；有的船下沉。厦门及鼓浪屿的敌人拼命地向船队开炮。战士和船工相互配合，冒着炮火，奋勇向前。 船工张锦娘带着自家的三条船和全家五口人，运送解放军。开船20分钟后，船被炮弹击中，她的丈夫及两个儿子光荣牺牲了，她自己多处负伤。战士们极力劝她进舱休息。她将他们推开，坚定地说：“不要管我，我只要还有一口气，就要想办法把你们送上鼓浪屿！”话音刚落，张锦娘头部中弹，顿时血流如注，闭上了眼睛。 战士们被她的精神所激励，含泪划船。这时，率领第一梯队的团长王兴芳身负重伤，也光荣牺牲了。 21时30分，突击船队陆续驶进鼓浪屿，但只有少数几条船抵达目的地，大部分被敌炮火击沉或被风吹散。登上鼓浪屿的只有七个排兵力，而且，他们一上滩头，就遭到敌人密集的火力阻击，牺牲大半。 23时，九十一师组织的第二梯队三个营开始起渡，可是也因风大浪大，未能成功。 叶飞得知这些情况后，打电话给周志坚，要他暂停攻击，总结经验教训。第一批登上鼓浪屿的战士，在后无援兵的情况下，打得相当英勇顽强，几乎全部牺牲。战后，人民为纪念这些烈士，将他们当年战斗的一座小山命名为“英雄烈士山”。 笔者在鼓浪屿采访时，听当年担任主攻的二七一团教导员宫焕玉说：“我们突击队登上鼓浪屿后，敌人的探照灯将鼓浪屿照得如同白昼。敌人以坦克、机枪疯狂扫射，我们一个个都成了敌人的活靶子。突击队冒着弹雨，一拨一拨地向敌人的地堡、坦克冲去，团里几个领导都牺牲了。我们几乎是以全部战死的代价，将厦门敌人的注意力吸引了过来。” 鼓浪屿战斗打响后，汤恩伯果然中计，急忙从厦门调了一个师的兵力，增援鼓浪屿。 厦门的一个师兵力一走，我军强攻厦门的战斗打响了。晚上7时，叶飞命令三十一军和二十九军的5个主力团，分乘250艘木船，从鳌冠、郭厝起渡。8时许，船队抵达厦门北半岛，搁浅在离岛约千米的淤泥滩上。战士们下船抢滩时，被敌人发现，立即进入强攻。我军连续爆破，砍断了铁丝网后，摧毁了一个个敌据点，至16日6时，占领了敌人吹嘘为“海上堡垒”的高崎。他们占领了高崎机场，另一支队伍又攻克了神山，在北半岛建立了稳固的登陆场。 16日中午，叶飞得知突击队在十多公里宽的正面上，全线突破厦门北部一线防御。午后，突击队又插到小岛腰部的仙洞山、松柏山一带高地。叶飞亲自用报话机命令登陆部队乘胜向市区追击、向厦门港追击，活捉汤恩伯。 敌第八兵团司令刘汝明慌忙调集机动部队，到榆柏山拦阻。登陆部队击退了敌人的五次反扑。刘汝明见阻击不成，又派来六辆十轮大卡车，运送厦门警备司令部特务营前来拦阻。解放军在山口将六辆大卡车炸毁。刘汝明这才慌了神，吓得向海边逃跑。 自鼓浪屿战斗打响后，汤恩伯便慌成一团。他怕鼓浪屿丢失，更怕厦门被攻破，紧张得手忙脚乱，顾此失彼，一会儿去鼓浪屿督战，一会儿到厦门督战。直到16日中午，他才拍着脑门，恍然大悟，明白解放军的主攻方向不是鼓浪屿，而是厦门北面。但为时已晚，解放军已占领了各制高点。汤恩伯每半小时向蒋介石发一份战报。16日傍晚，蒋介石估计厦门难保，对汤恩伯的怨恨达到了顶点。他派出20架飞机，欲将解放军连同汤恩伯一起炸死，以解心头之恨。但由于解放军放了烟幕弹，致使敌机无法辨认目标，飞机在厦门上空一阵狂轰滥炸后，也不管炸到了没有，轰鸣着飞回去交差了。老蒋怕汤恩伯死不了，命令厦门码头的军舰迅速离开，以免汤恩伯乘军舰逃跑。17日上午9时，五星红旗插上了厦门的各处高地。汤恩伯在海滩上抱着报话机，整整呼叫了2个小时，也无人理睬。最后，还是刘汝明找了一只小汽艇，汤、刘及五十五军军长曹福林才从死里逃生，到了金门。 17日上午，厦门岛的战斗枪声停止了，三十一军九十一师二七三团二营在鼓浪屿再次登陆。此时，鼓浪屿敌人已获悉厦门失守的消息，知道大势已去，抵抗无用，纷纷下海东逃至金门。二营紧追不放，使得没来得及逃跑的1400余名国民党军全部成了他们的俘虏。 厦门战役仅持续两天时间，便顺利地画上了句号，我军共歼灭国民党军27万余人，其中俘虏25万余人。 叶飞登上厦门岛时，战士们正在打扫战场。大部分俘虏被集中在厦门大学旁边的海滨。战士们乐呵呵地担着一捆捆枪支，去厦门大学教室集中处理。第十兵团的指战员大部分是苏北、山东人，从没见过海。他们渡海作战，还没来得及欣赏大海，此时纷纷在海滩的浅水处捡海螺，拾贝壳。叶飞碰到周志坚和胡炳云，用十分满意的口吻说：“仗打胜了，厦门解放了！二十九军、三十一军在厦门战役中立了大功啊！”