Chapter 23 Chapter 22 Defending Dongshan Island

The news of the defeat in the Golden Gate battle spread like a gust of wind throughout the Tenth Corps.The army's enthusiasm for war was very high, and it was generally demanded to attack Jinmen again, which was a great humiliation with Xue Qi.The Central Military Commission and the heads of the Sanye also called to instruct them to strengthen political education and military training before the enemy, and do everything possible to raise more ships to make full preparations for another attack on Kinmen. In the second month after the Battle of Kinmen, the 61st Division of the 21st Army launched an attack on Dengbu Island, the last barrier of the main island of Zhoushan. However, due to insufficient preparation and poor organization, the battle failed.

The two defeats have aroused the great attention of the Central Military Commission.Based on the lessons learned from the failure of the Kinmen and Dengbu Island battles, the Central Military Commission called Sanye: We should take a very cautious attitude towards crossing the sea and landing operations. If you are not fully prepared, you would rather postpone it. Following the instructions of the Central Military Commission, the head of Sanye telegraphed Ye Fei that the combat operations along the southeast coast were temporarily suspended and the attack on Kinmen was suspended.Ye Fei obeyed the order and divided the army into two, one part of the army was responsible for defending the coast, and the other was responsible for going into the mountains to suppress bandits.

In 1953, at the negotiating table of the Korean War, Americans and Syngman Rhee bargained.Chiang Kai-shek, who came back from the dead, in order to show his military strength, expand political influence, and please the Americans, on the morning of July 16, 1953, under the command of Hu Lian, he dispatched the army, navy and air force, and suddenly attacked Dongshan Island in Fujian Province. For this battle, can Hu Lian play "Guningtou Great Victory" again? Chiang Kai-shek took advantage of Kinmen Island and was very excited.In order to encourage the officers and soldiers of the army, he asked all newspapers and radio stations to focus on publicizing the "Golden Gate Victory".Until the 1970s, the Taiwan authorities also filmed the movie "The Great Victory at Guningtou" as a way of comforting themselves.Taiwanese people have a lot of comments on the promotion of the "Gu Ningtou Great Victory", and many people sneer at it.Some people say that even the mainland is lost. On a small island that is difficult to find on the map, he accidentally won a small victory and then brags about it. What kind of hero is this?How could they be driven to Taiwan if they were capable?How is this different from Ah Q's "spiritual victory method" written by Mr. Lu Xun?

The building collapsed, unable to support itself.The victory in the Battle of Kinmen did not bring any vitality to the general collapse of the Kuomintang army, nor did it increase the fighting spirit of the remnants of the Kuomintang army.Soon, the People's Liberation Army crossed the Qiongzhou Strait in one fell swoop and liberated Hainan Island.30,000 people from the Xue Yue Department of the defenders on the island were wiped out, and more than 60,000 people fled to Taiwan.The victory in the Battle of Hainan Island created a precedent for the People's Liberation Army to use wooden boats to fight warships.Then, the People's Liberation Army took advantage of the victory and captured the Zhoushan Islands.Obviously, the next goal of the People's Liberation Army is to wipe out the peaceful Taiwan Island of the Jiang family dynasty.

Chiang Kai-shek sent planes to Wuxi, Suzhou, the suburbs of Shanghai and Zhejiang every day for reconnaissance, and found that the East China Liberation Army was practicing day and night naval forces in the rivers, lakes and seas, and there was great momentum to capture Taiwan at any time.Chiang Kai-shek, who lost his teacher and land and was ridiculed by the Americans, heard the air force's reconnaissance report and sadly said to his son Jiang Jingguo: "My son, it seems that Mao Zedong wants my old life. I escaped this year, but I can't escape next year. " Lao Jiang's prediction was correct.As early as May 1949, just after the Battle of Shanghai ended, Chiang Kai-shek secretly withdrew his base camp to Taiwan. At the same time, the Central Military Commission began to plan for the Taiwan Campaign, and ordered Su Yu, the deputy commander of the three fields, to organize the three fields to prepare for the attack on Taiwan.Because the coast of East China had not yet been liberated at that time, the Ninth Corps had to conduct Taiwan attack training in Suzhou and Taihu Lake in Wuxi.Due to the two setbacks at Kinmen and Dengbu Island, the Central Military Commission felt that it would be difficult to successfully attack Taiwan with one corps, so it added the Seventh Corps, increasing the attacking force from 4 to 8 corps. At the end of 1949, Sanye once again revised the plan to attack Taiwan, increasing the force to attack Taiwan to 12 armies with a total force of 500,000.At that time, U.S. President Truman, who was undecided about his China policy, publicly stated that the Kuomintang was corrupt and incompetent, and the United States would no longer aid Chiang, and secretly expressed his desire to engage in diplomatic contacts with the CCP.The heads of the three fields analyzed the international situation and believed that Truman was implying that if we liberate Taiwan, the United States would not directly support Chiang Kai-shek politically, economically, and militarily.At that time, Japan had not yet recovered from the defeat, and its economy was in dire straits. Most of those who were willing to work for Chiang, except for a few stubborn ones such as Okamura Neiji, would not directly participate in the war.The total number of army, navy and air force who fled Taiwan with Chiang Kai-shek was only 500,000.Although the strength of the three wild troops is roughly equal to that of Chiang Kai-shek's total, the combat effectiveness of the various units of the People's Liberation Army is significantly higher than that of Chiang's army.

Su Yu was extremely cautious in using his troops.He inspected the southeast coast, weighed again and again, and believed that the liberation of Taiwan must first solve two major problems, one is air dominance, and the other is sea domination.The shortest distance between Taiwan and the mainland is more than 80 nautical miles, and the average distance is more than 100 nautical miles.However, the speed of the ships owned by our army is only six to seven nautical miles per hour, and it takes a day and a night to sail to Taiwan.The huge fleet is sailing on the unobstructed sea, and it will inevitably be intercepted by the Kuomintang army's sea and air force.Without the escort of the air force and navy, it is impossible to land in Taiwan with only Sanye's infantry strength.Su Yu raised these two major issues to the Central Military Commission, and asked the Central Military Commission to coordinate and solve them. He also proposed that the solution to Taiwan would involve the mobilization of all troops, and hoped that the Central Military Commission would directly command the Taiwan campaign.

From June 6 to 9, 1950, Mao Zedong made a decision at a meeting that the newly established air force and navy would participate in the three fields to liberate Taiwan, and the Taiwan campaign would still be under the command of Su Yu. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek left a large number of spies in the mainland.Through intelligence, Chiang Kai-shek quickly grasped Mao Zedong's determination to liberate Taiwan, and learned that the first batch of planes sent by the Soviet Union had landed at Shanghai Longhua Airport, and planes from more than 30 air force airports south of the Yangtze River took off frequently for training.In addition, Chiang Kai-shek also learned from the Bureau of Secrecy that the CCP has dispatched a leading group of the "Taiwan Provincial Working Committee" to Taiwan through various channels to instigate rebellion against the vacillating military and political personnel, and try to win the army's front-line uprising.Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek felt that Taiwan was a big gunpowder magazine that could explode at any time, and the CCP would not liberate Taiwan for more than a year.

Chiang Kai-shek was in panic all day long, frowning all day long, but he was unwilling to be reconciled to his final demise.One day, he gritted his teeth and said to Chen Cheng: "The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. This is the law of history. In the future, if I am caught and beheaded by Mao Zedong, I am willing. If my head is used as a urinal, then I will be infamous for thousands of years. Therefore, as long as I have one breath, I will fight him to the end!" In order to resist the CCP’s instigation and defend the last place to live, Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Cheng discussed and passed three decisions: (1) set off a campaign to protect Taiwan, mobilize and concentrate all human, material and financial resources to resist the CCP’s attack; (2) establish The "Political Action Committee" strengthened secrecy and guarded against espionage, and promulgated the "Outline of the Overall War Against the Communist Party and Protecting the People". (3) Immediately form an anti-communist alliance with Southeast Asian countries. Once Taiwan falls, government personnel will flee to South Korea and Malaysia.

For this matter, Chiang Kai-shek flew to Seoul, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur to visit. Although Chiang Kai-shek tried his best and spent a lot of energy defending Taiwan, some key members of the Kuomintang fled overseas one after another because they lacked confidence in defending Taiwan. Even Kong Xiangxi, Chiang's relative and most powerful supporter of Chiang, also went to South America to manage rubber plantations.Song Ziwen went to the United States to manage real estate; Li Zongren went to the United States and said he was sick; Xiong Shihui and Shen Jianhong stayed in Hong Kong; Zhang Fakui and Long Yun also moved to Hong Kong with their families; , became the king of children.Some went to Kuala Lumpur, Saigon, and Kalimantan to do business and shine shoes.

Just as the Chiang regime collapsed, everyone was looking for a way out, and our army was preparing to liberate Taiwan, the Korean War broke out.Changes in the international situation led the Central Military Commission to transfer the main force preparing to liberate Taiwan to North Korea to participate in the war.The attitude of the United States also made a 180-degree turn. Truman announced that it would send the Seventh Fleet to protect Taiwan and prevent the CCP from attacking Taiwan.The Kuomintang regime, which had already suffered from "cancer", suddenly came back to life from the sick bed.

The Korean War gave Chiang Kai-shek a chance to breathe.Until 1953, Chiang Kai-shek tried to fish in troubled waters in the Korean War after resuscitating like a frozen poisonous snake, and began to clamor for "one year of preparation, two years of counterattack, three years of mopping up, and five years of success."In order to show his military strength, expand political influence, wash away the shame of defeating the mainland, and give the Americans a good impression, he decided to launch a large-scale sneak attack on the mainland. Who will be chosen to be the commander-in-chief of this major operation?At that time, there were many senior generals who retreated to Taiwan, such as Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi, Tang Enbo, Hu Zongnan, Yan Xishan, Sun Liren and so on.Chiang Kai-shek held the roster of flowers in his hand, flipped through them, picked and picked, and was always dissatisfied.Finally, his gaze suddenly stopped at Hu Lian's name.right!It must be him!Chiang Kai-shek made up his mind and ticked Hu Lian's name. Hu Lian is a fourth-term student of the Whampoa Military Academy. His position is the commander of the Corps and his rank is lieutenant general.In terms of seniority, military exploits, and military rank, Hu Lian can't be ranked at all.Among the senior military officers who have retreated to Taiwan, students from the first, second, and third Whampoa military schools and those with the rank of general are the most popular.One of the important reasons why Chiang Kai-shek chose Hu Lian was that Hu Lian made great contributions in defending Jinmen in October 1949.Out of the need to protect Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek publicized Hu Lian's achievements not only on a large scale, but also for a long time.At that time, Hu Lian's photos were published in Taiwan's newspapers and periodicals, and his name became a household name and became a "Wu Star".Many people call Hu Lian a fox.Ordinary people frighten children, saying: "Hu Lian is here. Hu Lian is a fox who eats people without spitting out bones. He ate up 9,000 Communists in Kinmen in one bite!" Taiwan's high-level people are jealous of Hu Lian, and some people call him "Hu Lian" behind his back. Fox's.Another reason why Chiang Kai-shek chose Hu Lian to attack was that after Hu Lian took advantage of Kinmen and was appointed as Kinmen Defense Commander and Fujian Anti-Communist National Salvation Army Commander, he summed up a whole set of so-called experience in dealing with the Communist Army. "The lion swallows the ant".Chiang Kai-shek appreciated this very much. On October 8, 1952, Hu Lian sent a special agent disguised as a fisherman, wandered around Nanri Island for two days, and learned that Nanri Island had only one company of the People's Liberation Army, thinking it was a good opportunity for a sneak attack. On the afternoon of October 11, Hu Lian commanded more than 9,000 people from the 75th Division, the 14th Division and the Assault Brigade, divided into 10 ships, and under the cover of 8 aircraft, suddenly attacked Nanri Island.Due to the gradual increase of troops, the reinforcements failed to change the balance of forces between the enemy and ourselves, resulting in the outnumbered troops defending the island, with a loss of more than 1,300 people.Hu Lian's triumphant return brought joy to Kinmen and Taiwan.Journalists came to interview and asked him to introduce his experience in anti-communism.Facing the microphone, he said triumphantly: "Actually, the Communist Army is nothing special. As long as the big eat the small, and the lion swallows the ant, you will eventually gain something!" After Hu Lian was ordered, the way of attacking Dongshan Island this time was, in his words, "to control the Communist Party through communism", concentrating superior forces to fight a war of annihilation, interspersed and encircled the Dongshan garrison, and defeated them one by one.He planned to dispatch one part each of the 45th Division of the 19th Army and the 75th Division of the 18th Army on Kinmen Island, plus the 1st and 2nd Sea Assault Brigades, 1 detachment of the Marine Corps, and 2 reinforcements of paratroopers. The squadron has a total strength of 130,000, with the cooperation of the Air Force and Navy. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on July 15, 1953, the blood-red clouds reflected the sea, and the sea shone with a red light, and the jumping waves were like burning flames.Hu Lian's 130,000 horses are gathering on the wharf at Liuluowan to board the ship.Surrounded by his entourage, Hu Lian boarded the "Gao'an" of the Fourth Fleet.For the sake of secrecy, even Huang Zhenbai, the commander of the Fourth Fleet, did not know the target of this operation before sailing.After Hu Lian boarded the ship, Huang Zhenbai came to Hu Lian's residence, saluted Hu Lian, and asked for instructions: "Mr. Hu, the ship is about to set sail. Please explain clearly, how should I go?" Hu Lian walked to the map leisurely and contentedly, pointed the index finger of his right hand at Dongshan Island marked on the map, and said to Huang Zhenbai: "The target is Dongshan Island. In order to create an illusion for the communist army, you ordered the fleet to go east first, and when it was approaching Penghu, suddenly Turn around and head southwest, understand?" Huang Zhenbai put his feet together, raised his hand to Hu Lian, and replied loudly: "Understood!" After Huang Zhenbai left, Hu Lian came to the deck to watch the fleet's driving conditions. 12 warships and more than 30 motor sailboats, one after another, moved forward in a "one" shape.The night fell slowly, and the sea was like ink. Except for the sound of water waves hitting the ships, the sky and the earth were very silent. Hu Lian stood for a while, then returned to his residence.Lieutenant General Ke Yuanfen, deputy commander in chief, Lieutenant General Lu Jingcheng, commander of the 19th Army, and Major General Xiao Rui, chief of staff, came to visit Hu Lian at his residence one by one.Hu Lian asked Ke Yuanfen: "This afternoon, the Air Force reconnaissance plane returned. Is there anything new about Dongshan Island?" Ke Yuanfen said: "Mr. Hu, before boarding the ship, I reported to you that they found nothing unusual." Hu Lian leaned back in the chair easily, touched his forehead with a smile, and said, "After forty, every day is not as good as every day. My mind is confused!" Ke Yuanfen hurriedly said: "Mr. Hu is too modest, you are busy with military affairs, so it is inevitable that your memory is a bit weak sometimes." Hu Lian waved his hand and said, "What I said is true. But my brain was very good before, but when I broke out in the Xu Bang battle, I was injured on the back of my head and shoulder blades, and my memory was poor. You see, I The back of the head and shoulder blades still have shrapnel." Hu Lian pointed at the back of his head. At this time, Zhou Yuhuan, the commander of the Marine Corps, walked in.Hu Lian said to him: "Commander Zhou, do you have confidence in this 'lion swallowing an ant' operation?" Zhou Yuhuan stood bowed and said, "Mr. Hu, not only do I have confidence, but I also think that the battle can be resolved in less than two hours after landing on the island tomorrow!" Hu Lian said excitedly: "I hope so! There is only one regiment of the Communist Army on the island, plus one company of the Navy Division, there are only more than 1,000 people in total! We will go to 130,000 people, and the Communist Army is one-tenth of ours. 1. Even if our soldiers are fools, 1 out of 10 people can kill him!" They were talking leisurely, and the ship drove forward. In less than an hour, it suddenly turned around and headed south. At 5:30 am on the 16th, the fleet moored at the coast of Dongshan Island.Hu Lian came to the deck, raised his binoculars, and observed Dongshan Island.There was silence on the island, and the street lights on the streets of Dongshan County were still on.He snapped his finger and said happily: "Good omen! Everyone, the communist army is sleeping like a dead pig!" After that, he picked up the telegraph and ordered the 45th Division and the Marine Assault Brigade Start attacking. The enemy army rushed to the beach and landed, and the sound of shouting and killing immediately shook the sky and the earth. Hu Lian picked up the radio again, raised his face to the plane flying overhead and said, "Paratroopers, paratroopers! Hurry up and make an airborne landing at Bachimen, and fight the dogs with the first brigade. The sooner you move, the better!" More than a dozen planes lined up in a "one" formation and flew over Bachimen, dropping batches of paratroopers like heavenly maidens scattered flowers. An extremely tragic battle is about to begin, can Hu Lian's plan come true? On the afternoon of July 15th, Hu Lian's actions quickly reached Ye Fei in Fuzhou through the report of the intelligence personnel.At this time, the designation of the Tenth Corps has been cancelled, and its organization has been changed to the Fujian Military Region.When Ye Fei received this information from the intelligence department of the military region, he immediately started intense preparations for the battle.He ordered the troops stationed in Fujian to enter a first-level combat readiness state.The air in Fujian was suddenly filled with the smell of gunpowder. Ye Fei has always maintained a high degree of vigilance against Chiang Kai-shek's actions in Taiwan.In order to obtain information accurately, timely and quickly, Ye Fei set up an observation post on Yundingyan Mountain near Xiamen University, opposite Jinmen Island.This small observatory is only 20 square meters in total, and the observation tool is only a 20 times telescope.In this telescope, you can have a panoramic view of everything on Kinmen Island.Not to mention the actions of the Kuomintang army, even the scenes of kittens and puppies chasing and running wildly on the island cannot escape the eyes of observers. In March and April of this year, the observation log wrote: The enemy army in Kinmen sent ships from time to time to sail south to detect the water level of the route, and conduct fire reconnaissance on Zhenhaijiao, Dongyuanjiao, Dajijiao and Dongshan Island. In the observation log in May, it was written: The enemy troops in Kinmen are conducting training exercises for landing on the island. The observation log in June reads: The Kinmen Army and the paratroopers conduct confrontation exercises. From July 12th to 14th, Staff Officer Wang, who came to observe, found that there was a sudden increase in the number of ships and transport and landing ships moored in Liaoluo Bay, Dajinmen, which exceeded the number of usual activities.Staff Officer Wang immediately reported the situation to Army Commander Zhou Zhijian. On the morning of the 15th, Zhou Zhijian personally went to the observation station to observe, and found that 4 landing craft were coming from the direction of Taiwan and assembled at the Liuluowan Wharf. It was estimated that Hu Lian had a major operation. On the afternoon of the 15th, Zhou Zhijian saw through the binoculars that more than 10,000 infantrymen had assembled on the Liaoluo Bay Wharf in Kinmen, boarding landing craft and motor sailboats one after another.Although the enemy played tricks, playing a trick of driving eastward first and then southward, Zhou Zhijian saw through Hu Lian's tricks at a glance, and judged that Hu Lian's real goal was most likely to invade Chihu and Dongshan Island in southern Fujian.So, he immediately reported this important information to Ye Fei, and said, "The fox has come out of the hole!" After hearing the report, Ye Fei immediately instructed Zhou Zhijian to immediately notify the troops on the coastal islands to keep a close eye on the enemy's movements.If the enemy invades Pingtan Island, Nanri Island, and Dadeng Island, the troops stationed on the island should stand firm and wait for reinforcements to annihilate the invading enemy; The capable battalion made a mobile defense, and the rest of the personnel withdrew from the island before dawn, and then organized a counterattack. Before, the Central Military Commission had seven or eight armies stationed along the coast of Fujian because it was preparing to liberate Taiwan.After the outbreak of the Korean War, the 24th Army, the 25th Army, and the 32nd Army were successively transferred and reorganized, leaving the 28th Army, the 29th Army, and the 31st Army to be responsible for the defense. Coastal defense missions.Soon after, the Central Military Commission ordered the 29th Army's designation to be revoked, and its subordinate troops were reorganized into the Railway Public Security Command, and the Logistics Department was reorganized into the First Division of the Logistics Department of the Chinese People's Volunteers, and the Navy Division.At this time, the air force and navy had not yet entered Fujian in the north.In this way, there are only two armies responsible for the task of consolidating coastal defense.To defend the more than 1,000-kilometer Fujian coastal defense line, the strength of the two armies is obviously not enough.For this reason, Ye Fei discussed several times with comrades in the headquarters, and finally came up with two plans: The first plan is to put all the two armies into defense.However, in doing so, the troops will only be more insufficient.There are more than 1,000 islands alone on the defense line of thousands of miles. How should the troops be distributed?Besides, what if the enemy airdrops one or two divisions deep in the rear?Another option is to have one army focus on defense on the coastline, while the other maneuvers in depth.If the enemy lands on the coastline, the mobile troops can quickly send out reinforcements, and cooperate with the point guard troops inside and outside to annihilate the invading enemy. Ye Fei chose the latter option.After several discussions, they continued to revise and improve the plan, and finally decided to divide the Fujian front into two combat directions: the first combat direction was the direction of Fuzhou in northern Fujian; the second combat direction was the direction of Xiamen, Zhangzhou, and Quanzhou in southern Fujian. .They have adopted the policy of controlling key islands along the coast, and controlling key islands means controlling coastal defense.In this way, the weaknesses of dividing troops, defending everywhere and being weak everywhere are avoided. However, after the combination of maneuver and focused defense, a new problem has emerged.At that time, Fujian had no railways and only a few roads.Moreover, the Fujian Military Region does not have automobile regiments or motorized troops, so it is very difficult to transport mobile troops to islands and enemy landing sites for combat.It will take seven days and seven nights to march from Fuzhou to Dongshan Island on foot. Let alone the troops who are tired from running, it is irreparable to delay the fighter plane.There is only one car regiment in the East China Military Region that can be used mobile, and it is controlled in Shangrao, Jiangxi.Ye Fei asked the East China Military Region for instructions to transfer the car regiment to Fujian, but was not approved.In desperation, Ye Fei made up his mind on the transport vehicle. At this time, Ye Fei also served as the secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and the top military and political leader in Fujian.Therefore, when thinking about the problem, he began to focus on the place.He thought that the local people and many supplies could be combined in peacetime and wartime, combining soldiers with the people and strengthening the armed atmosphere. Once a war broke out, the people and civilian vehicles could support the front line.Therefore, he sent people to contact the relevant local units, organized local buses and various trucks, and carried out normal transportation at ordinary times. As soon as the gun was fired, they were immediately assembled and transferred to military transportation to transport troops and logistics materials to the front line.Since the military-civilian relationship in Fujian is very harmonious, the masses quickly took action when Ye Fei gave an order.Ye Fei ordered the headquarters to come up with a plan combining peacetime and wartime, and conducted a rehearsal.No matter where Jiang's army landed from, the mobile troops could arrive within a day or two. For short distances, they could arrive in about two hours.If Dongshan Island is attacked by the enemy, Ye Fei decides that the 272nd Regiment of the 91st Division of the 31st Army in Zhangpu will take a civilian car from Zhangpu County to provide rapid support.In terms of troop strength, Ye Fei also made a careful plan: if the troop strength is not enough, the 41st Army stationed in Shantou will be reinforced; Send reinforcements to Dongshan Island. The main force of the Fujian Military Region on Dongshan Island is the Public Security 80th Regiment.The head of the regiment, You Meiyao, is a veteran of the Red Army. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he served as Chen Yi's adjutant.He said that he has learned a lot from Chen Yi, and there are four main points: one is to have the unshakable belief in the revolution; The first is the masculinity that can let go; the fourth is to regard life and death as ordinary as eating and sleeping. You Meiyao went to Dongshan Island, it was Ye Fei's name.Ye Fei's first words when he saw You Meiyao were: "Do you have confidence in Shou Dao?" You Meiyao replied without thinking: "People are on the island, and if they are killed, they will be turned into fertilizer to grow crops." The second question Ye Fei asked him was: "Dongshan Island has an area of ​​194 square kilometers and a large area. How do you plan to defend it as a regiment?" You Meiyao said: "I plan to focus on digging the tunnel. After the tunnel is dug, a few people will be left to monitor the sea surface, and most people will hide in the tunnel for mobile defense. Once the enemy lands on the island, I will use the main force on the island. In the direction of the assault." Ye Fei nodded in satisfaction, and continued to ask: "How long are you sure you will keep it?" You Meiyao replied unhurriedly: "If the enemy comes with a battalion, I can wipe it all out; if the enemy comes with a regiment, I can last for two days; if the enemy comes with a division, I can last for two days; Hold on all day." Ye Fei smiled, and he said, this is the end of our conversation, all I want is your four sentences.Ye Fei's face became serious, and he said: "Let's make an unwritten agreement. If the enemy comes to an army or a division, I only want you to persist for a whole day, and I will have nothing to do with you after one day. If you can't persist for a whole day , I take you as a question. It is my responsibility that the reinforcements are not available after a whole day. Do you think it is fair or not?" You Meiyao's eyes lit up, and she replied loudly: "It's a deal!" After You Meiyao came to the island, in order to fulfill her promise, she led the soldiers to work in the dark from dawn to dusk, and completed the task of building the tunnel within two months.Two months later, Hu Lian came to "visit" him without invitation.Can You Meiyao stand Hu Lian's "test"? In the early morning of the 16th, the Fujian Military Command sent an urgent telegram to the 80th Regiment on Dongshan Island.The content is: This time Hu Lian attacked with heavy troops, the enemy is too powerful.The island guard troops withdrew from Dongshan Island before 4:00 am on the 16th, and then organized forces to counterattack. You Meiyao was awakened from his dream by the secret officer.He put on his clothes and got out of bed. After reading the telegram, he sent someone to find Liu Shaoyan, the deputy head of the regiment.After Liu Shaoyan entered the door, he took the telegram from You Meiyao, read it carefully, and said: "For half a year, the enemy has often come to reconnaissance. I had expected the enemy's attack, but I didn't expect it to be tonight." You Meiyao said: "The military region wants us to evacuate Dongshan Island, what do you think?" After thinking about it, Liu Shaoyan said: "The enemy's purpose is to catch them and leave. In order to prevent losses, my opinion is to implement the instructions of the military area and withdraw as soon as possible." You Meiyao did not speak for a while, staring at the dark window in front of him, thinking, and said: "I think the local party and government agencies can withdraw, but the troops cannot leave!" "'Troops can't go', how do you say that?" Liu Shaoyan asked. "My reasons are two points," You Meiyao said, "First, the local party and government organizations can leave, but the common people have no time to leave. And we soldiers, if we leave as soon as the gun is fired, what prestige is there? The common people suffer After the heavy loss, what face do I, You Meiyao, have to see the common people again? Wouldn’t the guns in the hands of our soldiers become firesticks?” You Meiyao was a little excited, and his voice raised an octave, and he pointed to his body You Meiyao took a breath and said, "My opinion is that no matter how many enemies come, we must persist in fighting, even if we can only annihilate them." A few enemies can also play a role in disabling the enemy's prestige." Liu Shaoyan listened and thought while waiting for You Meiyao's second reason. You Meiyao's second reason was that if the enemy gained a firm foothold on the island after the retreat, they got into the tunnels dug by the People's Liberation Army, making it impossible for the People's Liberation Army to fight back.Then, the four promises he made to Ye Fei patted his chest could not be fulfilled. Liu Shaoyan was moved by You Meiyao's spirit, he waved his fist excitedly, and said, "That's right, I firmly support your opinion, fight to the end with Hu Lian who is a dog day, desperately, my bones will be buried on Dongshan Island !" The two quickly unified their understanding, and then, You Meiyao dictated, Liu Shaoyan recorded, and sent a telegram to the Fujian Military Region, which read: Resolutely defend Dongshan Island! An hour later, Ye Fei received a telegram from You Meiyao.He answered You Meiyao's call and asked seriously: "This time, Hu Lian's total force is estimated to be more than 10,000 people, and there will be plane bombing and paratrooper cooperation. Can you withstand it?" "Don't worry, chief, we can stand it!" You Meiyao replied firmly. Ye Fei asked again: "How long do you think you can keep it?" According to the promise to Ye Fei, You Meiyao replied: "All day!" Ye Fei was worried, and asked again: "How is the strength of your regiment?" "The front is light and the rear is heavy!" You Meiyao had already thought about it, and he said with confidence, "The first battalion will defend at the 200 and 425 positions, the second battalion will stick to the 410 position, and the sailor company will guard the Bachimen Ferry. The Public Security Squadron and the Salt Police Squadron are on standby at the Chengguan. After inflicting a certain amount of damage on the enemy, they will shrink their forces and transfer to the main position for defense. As long as my head is on my neck, I will never let Hu Lian's plan succeed!" Ye Fei thought about it for a while, and approved You Meiyao's plan. He urged: "No matter how difficult it is, we must persist until the reinforcements arrive!" "Yes!" You Meiyao put down the phone, and immediately notified the Dongshan County party and government agencies to quickly evacuate Dongshan Island and deploy troops to prepare for battle. After the liberation of the whole country, the Xiamen Municipal Government built the sea wall from Gaoqi to Jimei, which made the Yingxia Railway pass through the train.The train drove directly to the island, and Xiamen Island is no longer an island.Dongshan Island is the same as Xiamen Island.Now, Dongshan Island has built a direct road to Zhangpu, and there is no shadow of the "island". Dongshan Island, also known as Butterfly Island, looks like a colorful butterfly about to fly. It is headed by Chendai Town in Yunxiao County, mainland China, and connected to the vast sea at the end. To the west is Zhao'an Bay in Zhao'an County, and to the east is Gulei Peninsula across the sea.There is a road in the middle of the island, the east of the road is the 410 highland, and the west of the road is the 425 highland. These are the two main peaks and the main position of the whole island.Extending south from the front building in the middle of the island to Chencheng by the sea, it is the 200 Highland, the strategic support point of the whole island.The 350 Highland, located just north of the 200 Highland, is the last barrier on the island.By the 1990s, this place had become Dongshan Resort, with villas and small buildings lining up from the front building to Chencheng. At 5:50 a.m. on July 7, the Kuomintang troops landed at the end of the lake and Dongshen beach respectively, divided into three groups, and launched an attack on Dongshan Island.The 45th Regiment attacked Xipu from the left, and the two sea assault brigades that cooperated with the operation attacked from Xinying and Chendai towns.The 135th regiment attacked Xipu with one part on the left; the two sea assault brigades that cooperated with the operation, after landing from Xinying and Baicheng Beach, one attacked the 200 highland, and the other attacked the 415 highlands. Hu Lian's attack on Dongshan Island this time is very spectacular.First, 12 warships approached the coast.Then, 21 amphibious tanks were driven out from the landing craft and boarded the golden beach. More than 6,000 soldiers followed closely behind the tanks.After the amphibious tank landed on the beach, a jeep was driven out from the landing craft, and Hu Lian sat in the jeep with a high air.The jeep wobbled forward, and about 10 minutes later, Hu Lian suddenly stretched out his right hand wearing a snow-white glove, swung it vigorously, and said, "Stop!" The car stopped, he jumped out of the jeep, and then said to the signal soldiers beside him: "Send 3 signal flares to the north!" Three green flares rose into the sky, which was a pre-determined attack signal.In an instant, the sound of guns rumbled, the light of knives gleamed, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the yellow sand was stained with blood.Miaoshan, to the east of Xipu, is a lonely small mountain village near the beach. It is named Miaoshan because of a temple of earth.You Meiyao placed a company and a row, a total of 36 people here, to intercept them.Hu Lian's maritime assault brigade consisted of two regiments of about 3,000 people. When they passed Miaoshan, they encountered a series of obstacles.Hu Lian's maritime assault brigade all used American submachine guns, and there were more than a dozen small steel cannons. More than 3,000 people against 36 People's Liberation Army can be described as a lion swallowing an ant.However, these 36 "ants" are not as weak and easy to deal with as Hu Lian imagined. It took more than 3,000 people two hours to occupy Miaoshan. All 36 members of the People's Liberation Army died heroically.When the enemy on the South Road attacked Xipu from Miaoshan, the people here had already withdrawn, leaving only an empty city.The enemy occupied Xipu and rushed towards the 200 Heights in mighty force, but was stopped by the firepower of the third company ambushing in Shitan Village.Hateful bullets were fired from more than 100 guns of the soldiers of the third company, sweeping towards the enemy like a rain of bullets.The enemies fell down row by row like sorghum that had been chopped down. At 7 o'clock, You Meiyao reported the battle situation to Ye Fei: the enemy attacked Xipu and the 200 highland through Miaoshan, and was blocked at the stone altar. Ye Fei held the phone, stared at the map, and gave an order: "The enemy's goal is to rush through Height 200, and then attack Height 425. After occupying Height 425, land at Bachi Height." The paratroopers from the gate join forces and try to occupy the whole island. You order the third company to hold the 200 highland, and the second company to hold the 425 highland, so as to delay the enemy's reunion. In any case, we must persist until 10 am! After 10 o'clock, our Reinforcements will arrive soon!" Ye Fei asked, "How is the situation at Bachimen now?" Ye Fei pays the most attention to Bachimen, because the location of Bachimen is very important.The Bachi Gate is the throat from Dongshan to the mainland. If the mainland wants to reinforce Dongshan, it must go through the Bachi Gate.The importance of Bachimen can be seen from Hu Lian's plan to occupy Bachimen with paratroopers, join forces with the northern infantry, and occupy the whole island. Controlling the Bachi Gate is the 1st Company of the Marine Division.This company has ten squads, each with a sailboat, and the squad leader is the captain. The usual task is to transport troops and supplies between the mainland and Dongshan.If Hu Lian's paratroopers were allowed to control Bachimen, the People's Liberation Army wanted to drive away the enemy again, which would be tantamount to liberating Dongshan Island again. At 6:25, 17 large transport planes took off from Taiwan's Hsinchu Airport and flew over Bachimen on Dongshan Island in less than half an hour, leaving behind countless paratroopers in an instant—Hu Lian planned to occupy Bachimen in an organized way. Ruler door.The soldiers of the sailor company raised their machine guns and submachine guns and fired at the air.Paratroopers were killed and wounded.Those paratroopers who landed alive, desperately concentrated on the top of the hill.The sailor company quickly occupied the road leading to Bachimen from the top of the mountain. The two sides fought fiercely for half an hour. Due to the outnumbered enemies, the sailor company could not withstand the charge of more than 500 paratroopers in turn, so they gradually retreated to the ferry, and then relied on the remaining wall of the pier Make a barrier to block the enemy. You Meiyao truthfully reported to Ye Fei what he saw from the telescope.Ye Fei instructed: "Bachimen is the lifeblood of Dongshan, you must let the sailor company firmly control it no matter what!" Ye Fei put down the phone, but before he could move, the phone rang again.This time it was Chen Yi who was far away in Shanghai.Chen Yi asked on the phone: "Ye Fei, what I am most concerned about is the Bachimen! Is the Bachimen still in our hands?" "Don't worry, Commander Chen, Bachimen is still in our hands." Ye Fei still used the old name. Chen Yi let go of his hanging heart, and asked with concern: "Are your troops strong enough? Do you want to send reinforcements from Jiangxi and Zhejiang?" "I still have two armies in my hands. Don't worry, Hu Lian won't take advantage of us this time!" "Where are your reinforcements now? When will they arrive at Bachimen?" “早上7点，漳浦的三十一军九十一师二七二团就出发了，汽车大约需要行驶三个小时，10点后一定能赶到！” 驻漳浦以南旧镇的二七二团接到增援的命令，立即快速跑向公路。他们只要看到开来的客车、卡车，便招手叫停，车上的驾驶员及乘客们一听上前线，纷纷下车。车子载着战士们飞快地向东山岛开去。上午9时，二七二团就提前赶到了陈岱，渡河到了八尺门，与水兵连会合后，迅速向伞兵发起猛攻，打掉了伞兵指挥所。伞兵们群龙无首，开始动摇溃退。二七二团奋起追击，于午后13时30分，全歼伞兵支队500余人。 中午，三十一军九十一师指挥所上了岛，统一组织八零团、水兵连、二七二团，有组织有计划地反击，傍晚时分，控制了四一零高地。这时，周志坚率领三十一军九十一师部队、第二十八军八十二师二四四团及军炮兵团、福建军区高炮营也赶到了陈岱，陆续上岛增援。第二十八军和炮兵刚上岛，汕头的中南军区第四十一军一二二师三六五团、三六一团也相继赶到了。岛上的解放军各部在周志坚的统一指挥下，向敌人发起猛烈反击。 见到增援的部队，阵地上一片欢腾。虽然大家互不相识，却如见到久别重逢的亲人，相互握手，紧紧地拥抱在一起。八零团的战士们挥泪诉说战斗经过。增援的战士们说：“你们辛苦了，我们来迟了！” 这天晚上，周志坚将几个团长叫到指挥所，部署第二天的反击计划。散会后，他向叶飞报告了反击计划。叶飞指示说：“计划很好！你大胆指挥，兵力不够向我说一声，我一定会派兵增援你！” 叶飞放下电话，值班参谋将刚刚收到的一则台湾的消息向叶飞报告。叶飞听后哈哈大笑，他抹着笑出的眼泪，说：“胡琏占领东山岛，台湾全岛召开祝捷大会！这个祝捷大会是不是开得太早了？” 叶飞说罢，三步并作两步，来到收音机旁。这时，从收音机里传来播音员的声音：“台北消息。今天，蒋总统嘉奖金门防卫司令官胡琏。胡司令发回电报，表示再接再厉，争取明天把残余共军赶出东山岛，或者砸成粉末，日后要将东山岛建成反攻大陆的桥头堡。” 叶飞笑着说：“胡琏啊胡琏，你怎么做梦也不看看时间、地点？东山岛不是1949年10月的金门岛！究竟明天是谁被赶出东山岛，且听下回分解吧！” 按照周志坚的反击部署，公安八零团仍坚守原高地，以岛中间的公路为界，三野二十八军、三十一军从东边打，四野的四十一军从西边打，分进合击，会师南端海滩。 胡琏虽然有13万兵力，还有海、空军配合，并且于16日占领了县城和几个镇子，但是八零团坚守的二零零高地、四一零高地、四二五高地仍岿然不动。解放军增援部队来到后，局势很快被扭转。17日早晨，通红的太阳跳出海岸线，空气清凉宜人。胡琏部队三五成群地倒在路边、树下打着鼾，呼噜声此起彼伏。只听“咣、咣”两声巨响，两颗炮弹在他们中间落地开花——解放军的反击开始了。 解放军沿着三个高地的两侧向敌人冲击。从梦中被惊醒的敌人，一边揉着惺忪的双眼，一边到处摸枪，枪还没找到，解放军已冲到了面前，他们只得乖乖地举起双手。 胡琏举起望远镜，此情此景不由让他大惊失色，急忙问身边的周雨环：“这是怎么回事？怎么在一夜之间老母鸡变成了鸭？共军的援军是什么时候到的？不是说漳浦到东山公路上的三座桥已被我们的飞机炸毁了吗？”胡琏一连问了几个问题，周雨环无言回答。 一旁的柯远芬插话说：“是啊，昨天我还发电报问空军，桥究竟炸了没有，他们用肯定的口气说炸了。这究竟是怎么回事？”柯远芬也不明白。 三座桥确实被炸了，空军说得不错。可问题究竟出在哪里呢？原来，叶飞命令护桥部队在两小时内修了便桥。所以，对于桥梁一事，胡琏是只知其一，不知其二。 胡琏焦急地问柯远芬：“共军究竟来了多少援兵？” 柯远芬支支吾吾地说：“昨天晚饭时，由于庆祝胜利，我多喝了几杯，一觉睡到大天亮，所以……所以……” 胡琏一脸不悦，挥挥手打断了他的话，说：“赶快把预备队放出去，所有火炮统统对着三个高地，狠狠地打！今天打不出个输赢，明天我们就下不了台了！这仗打砸了，怎么向总统交差？”胡琏在甲板上直打转。 素以“稳将”著称的陆静澄说：“如果共军援军到了，估计就是一个军。这时候还放预备队，不是肉包子打狗吗？我建议等等再说。” “等等，再等等！我们要被赶下海喂鲨鱼了，你还要等等！”胡琏说着，问柯远芬，“你怎么说？” 柯远芬含含糊糊地回答：“再研究研究吧！” “他妈的，研究个屁！”胡琏气得开始骂人了，他大声吼道，“都什么时候了，刀已经架到脖子上了，还'研究研究'，你们是不是要等共军到面前再作决定啊？” 属下们战战兢兢，不敢正视胡琏，都低头不语。 胡琏气得七窍生烟，他对着参谋长萧锐大声命令：“传我的命令，预备队出击，炮火掩护！” 预备队2000多人，随着胡琏的一声令下，在坦克、炮火的掩护下，向二零零高地冲锋。三十一军炮兵团和福建军区高炮营起了大作用，炮弹像长了眼睛似的，一发发准确地在敌预备队中爆炸，两辆坦克顿时冒起浓烟，燃起烈火。 中午，胡琏召开紧急会议，研究对付办法。陆静澄以事后诸葛亮的口气对胡琏说：“胡总，怎么样？预备队是肉包子打狗吧？我建议赶快撤退。撤迟了，共军赶到码头，我们插翅难飞啊！” 柯远芬用嘲笑的口吻说：“此次失败的原因之一，我认为是自己打败了自己——伞兵使用不当。是谁出的馊主意，将他妈的伞兵丢在八尺门？500名伞兵起了什么作用？统统给共军当了活靶子！” 胡琏叹气道：“没想到，没想到，计划不周！”会上一阵沉默。过了好一会儿，胡琏才说，“我到甲板上再看看形势。” 胡琏到了甲板上，在望远镜中看到国民党军从四二五高地、四一零高地被赶到了三五零高地，预备队在弹片尖啸中节节败退。他迅速回到船舱里的会议桌上，双手撑着桌面，神情沮丧地说：“形势不妙，赶快撤退吧，而且要越快越好！” 陆静澄立马附和说：“胡总高见，果断，我双手赞成。” 柯远芬说：“早该撤了。” 胡琏也顾不了许多，对萧锐说：“你快放信号。步兵先撤，炮兵、坦克掩护。” 周志坚在望远镜中见敌人开始撤退，便下令全线追击。这时，叶飞打来电话，询问战况。知道胡琏撤退的消息后，叶飞自言自语道：“上次金门战斗，我攻你守，我吃亏在缺200条船。这次你攻我守，你军舰、飞机、坦克、伞兵，现代化战争武器全用上了，你败在哪里？你若不服气，下次再来，我一定奉陪到底！” 值班参谋走到叶飞面前，兴奋地说：“叶司令，毛主席叫你接电话，快！” “毛主席来电话？！”叶飞又惊又喜。他一溜小跑，气喘吁吁地跑到值班室，拿起桌上的电话。因路途遥远，线路不好，所以毛主席的声音听不清。华东军区副参谋长张翼翔在中间一句一句地向两边传话。 毛泽东说：“叶飞，东山战况如何？” 叶飞说：“报告毛主席，敌人顶不住了，开始撤退了。” 毛泽东又说：“守东山的主官是谁啊？” 叶飞回答说：“团长游梅耀，是个老革命了，指挥打仗有两下子，这次表现得很出色。” 毛泽东说：“还有什么困难？我是总当家，你有什么难处尽管讲。” 叶飞实话实说：“主席啊，主要是汽车不够用，现在地方上的汽车都用上了。” 毛泽东说：“华东军区有个汽车团在上饶，为什么不给你们用？”毛泽东似乎生气了，“莫名其妙！我马上告诉他们，那个汽车团今晚就开到福州！” 叶飞十分感激地说：“感谢主席！” 毛泽东说：“你还是要警惕敌人的动向——蒋介石会不会声东击西，以偷袭东山掩护更大的行动？” 叶飞大声地说：“我一定注意敌人的动向！” 叶飞放下电话，又拿起电话，拨给周志坚，对他说：“胡琏想溜，要立即跟踪追击！要贴着他们的后尾追，决不能让胡琏来此一游就算了，那样太便宜他了！” 下午5时许，国民党军退到海滩，准备按次序登舰，但解放军紧追不舍。胡琏急得如热锅上的蚂蚁。陆静澄对胡琏说：“这样撤退不行，必须组织反击，将共军打远一些，我们的部队才能登舰，不然要吃大亏的。” 胡琏点点头，要萧锐发进攻信号。已溃退的国民党军又掉转头来，进行反扑，好像落水的疯狗。一直战到太阳快落山，准备撤退的国民党军才陆续退回到军舰、机帆船上。军舰和机帆船刚刚离开码头，“咣、咣”飞来几发炮弹，击沉了一艘登陆舰。远处又奔来一队国民党军，挥手叫着，要军舰、机帆船返回接他们。但是，军舰和机帆船上的人就像没听见，慌忙向前行驶逃命了。 黄昏时分，胡琏灰溜溜地走了，东山岛的战斗结束了。此战，解放军以伤亡1250人的代价，取得了歼敌3379人、炸毁坦克2辆、击沉登陆舰3艘、击落飞机2架的战绩。 此次国民党军损失惨重，还在于损失了500名伞兵。国民党伞兵一共只有2个旅，不到2000人，这一仗就拼掉了500多人，的确是一个巨大的损失。而且，中国军队作战使用伞兵，东山岛上是首次。迄今为止，中国军队作战使用伞兵，那也是空前绝后的一次。 东山岛战役的胜利，使叶飞感到莫大的安慰。金门失利后，他苦苦地等了三年，终于可以用东山岛的胜利捷报烧一纸奠文，告慰在金门战斗中牺牲的英灵。但是，胜利之余，他似乎有一点儿遗憾——没能彻底、干净地歼灭来犯之敌，让胡琏这只狡猾的狐狸逃跑了。 1949年，胡琏因金门得手而升了官，红极一时，成为被蒋介石任命的第一任金门防卫司令官。1953年，因东山岛失利，使得蒋介石对他的信任一落千丈，于1954年免去了他“金门王”的桂冠，任命他为台湾第一军团司令官。1958年、1959年，他又重新当上了“金门王”，1964年被调离台湾，担任驻越南大使，1977年病故于台湾。台湾有人撰稿，写道：胡琏战功赫赫，尤其1949年金门大捷，为溃败的国军大增其光彩。论其“功”和“才”，胡琏适以升至陆军总司令、国防部长、参谋总长。就因东山失利，使其一蹶不起，令人浩叹。 1950年5月，遵照中央军委决定，第三野战军及所属兵团番号被撤销。8月11日，中共中央批准撤销第三野战军前委，组成新的华东军区党委，陈毅担任第一书记，粟裕担任第二书记，唐亮为第三书记。第三野战军所属各军并入华东军区序列。实际上，第三野战军的番号一直保留到1955年4月。 1955年4月1日，华东军区改称南京军区，不再使用第三野战军番号。在解放战争期间及建国后的一段时间内，第三野战军担负的任务最重，面临的敌人最多。全军指战员在陈、粟的率领下，英勇作战，不怕牺牲，共歼灭有优势装备的国民党军245万余人。在战争过程中，第三野战军有435万余人流血负伤，115959人光荣献身（其中包括华中野战军第十纵队司令员谢祥军、华东野战军副参谋长张元寿等195名团以上干部）。全军涌现出“济南第一团”“济南第二团”“潍县团”“洛阳营”“英勇顽强的刘奎基”“优秀的青年指挥员张明”“射击英雄魏来国”“反坦克英雄沈许”“工兵英雄邢全礼”“侦察英雄齐进虎”“爆破英雄赵守福”“女医疗队长李兰丁”等1163名战斗英雄，以及先进模范人物27万余人，立功者达56万人次。第三野战军为解放战争的胜利和中华人民共和国的建立作出了巨大贡献。