Chapter 2 Chapter 1

In early April 1949, our People's Liberation Army's million-strong army crossed the Yangtze River and defeated the Kuomintang army defending along the river. On April 23, Nanjing was liberated, announcing the demise of the Kuomintang's reactionary rule.Then, the various field armies launched a fierce pursuit and swept away the remnants of the enemy. During the Battle of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi, some of the Kuomintang troops that were not wiped out fled from the mainland to Hainan Island and merged with Chen Jitang's Department that was originally guarding Hainan Island to form the Hainan Defense Command with Xue Yue as the commander-in-chief. 5 guards including the 32nd, 63rd, 62nd, and 64th armies: regular army, 19 divisions; the 3rd Fleet of the Navy (50 large and small ships); 1 brigade of the Air Force (25 combat aircraft and 20 transport aircraft) ; together with the local troops, with a total strength of about 100,000, relying on the so-called "three-dimensional defense" of the land, sea and air force on Hainan Island, they intend to occupy it for a long time, and form a chain to block the mainland with Taiwan, Zhoushan, Kinmen, Wanshan and other islands. As a springboard to counterattack Renlu.At the same time, it is also prepared to implement "active evacuation" when the situation is unfavorable.

In mid-December 1949, the Guangxi campaign had just ended. After consulting the Central Military Commission, the head of the 4th Field Army decided to use the 40th Army (formed as the 12th Corps), the 43rd Army with two artillery regiments and 1 engineering unit, with a total of about 100,000 people. , forming a cross-sea combat corps, under the unified command of the head of the 15th corps, and taking on the glorious task of liberating Hainan Island. Crossing the sea is a new problem for our army. The assembly area was marched, and under the specific guidance of Comrade Ye Jianying, according to the instructions of the head of the field department, investigation and research were carried out to draw up a combat plan for crossing the sea.

The heads of the Corps Deng Hua, Lai Chuanzhu, Hong Xuezhi and others learned from cadres and the masses who are familiar with the situation in Hainan Island: Qiongzhou Strait is about 11 to 27 nautical miles (20 to 50 kilometers) wide. You can land at Qiongya in 3 hours; if the southerly wind blows, sailboats are not suitable for sailing, and steamboats need to increase the time by two or three times.Every year from the first month to the Qingming Festival, the easterly and northeasterly winds prevail in the Strait, which is most favorable for crossing the Strait to the south.Based on the above situation, on December 15th, the 15th Corps reported the "Suggestions for Operations on Hainan Island" to the Field Division and the Central Military Commission, and initially determined that before noon in the lunar calendar, that is, at the end of January and early February, the sea-crossing and landing operations would be launched.

On December 18, 1949, Mao Zedong, chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, gave important instructions on the liberation of Hainan Island: 1. Agree with your deployment, and prepare to attack Qiongya with the 43rd and 40th armies.2. After crossing the sea, the parachute is different from all previous combat experience of our army. That is, we must pay attention to the tide and wind direction, and we must concentrate on carrying at least one army (40,000-50,000 people) at a time. Land ahead to establish a solid beachhead, then attack independently without relying on backup. ... 3 The Yeye Fei Corps did not understand the above situation after occupying Xiamen, and attacked the enemy on Kinmen Island with a half regiment of 9,000 people with three enlarged armies. Thousands of people, without aid and food, were besieged by the enemy, and the entire army was destroyed.You must study this lesson.The enemy on Hainan Island may be less powerful than the enemy in Kinmen, but you should not underestimate the enemy. Please inform Deng, Lai, and the 40th Army and 43rd Army to pay attention, and look to Su Yu to investigate all the experience of crossing the sea, so as not to repeat the same situation in Kinmen, Chairman Mao This instruction profoundly and comprehensively summed up the experience and lessons of the island battle, and pointed out a clear direction for Deng Hua, Lai Chuanzhu, and Hong Xuezhi to organize and deploy the Hainan campaign.

The strategic directors (Central Military Commission) and the commanders of the strategic group (Siye) command the war. They cannot take one step at a time. With strategic planning, we can win thousands of miles. On July 17, 1949, the Central Military Commission pointed out in the telegram "Supplementary Opinions on the Annihilation of Bai Chongxi's Department": "...after the occupation of Guangzhou, the 15th Corps, in conjunction with the armed forces of the South China Branch of the Communist Party of China and the Guangdong and Guangxi Columns, was responsible for operating the The whole province of Guangdong" (Note: Hainan Island was under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province at that time). On October 14, after the liberation of Guangzhou, Mao Zedong called Lin Biao and others on October 17: "...to make it easier for the 15th Corps to capture Hainan Island, wipe out the remnants of the enemy, and pacify the whole of Guangdong."

At that time, Deng Hua, the commander of the 15th Corps, Lai Chuanzhu, the political commissar, and Hong Xuezhi, the first deputy commander and chief of staff, were extremely excited after receiving the telegram from Chairman Mao Zedong from the Front Committee of the Four Fields on October 17.In the war room, the three leaders of the corps walked to the hanging map.Commander Deng Hua said to me: "Yang Di, you have seen Chairman Mao's telegram from the Front Committee of the Four Fields ordering our corps to prepare to attack Hainan Island!" - I replied: "I just saw it."

Deputy Commander Hong Xuezhi said to me: "Yang Di, now you are organizing and training the 127th Division of the 43rd Army to enter the city of Guangzhou. You probably haven't thought about other combat stories. Now Chairman Mao ordered our corps to prepare to fight Hainan Island, this is a big event, if you have any ideas, tell us." Political commissar Lai Chuanzhu said: "Chairman Mao pointed out in July this year that after our Corps occupied Guangzhou, we would prepare to attack Hainan Island. Have you thought about this issue?" Yang Di replied: "In July, after seeing Chairman Mao's telegram, I was still in Nanchang, Jiangxi. I thought that we hadn't completely liberated Jiangxi. The next step was to attack Guangdong and liberate Guangzhou. It was still too early to attack Hainan Island. Think about it. After the liberation of Guangzhou on October 14, the remnants of the Yu Hanmou Group of the Kuomintang Army fled to the west of Guangdong. I fled to the Leizhou Peninsula. After seeing these telegrams, I thought that the Central Military Commission and the chiefs of the Four Fields had a very strict deployment of annihilating the enemy. At this time, I did not think about fighting Hainan Island, but concentrated on organizing preparations for Guangzhou. Entering the city."

Commander Deng Hua said, "What are your thoughts now? Tell me." After I saw the telegram on October 17, I was already thinking about how to make suggestions to the chiefs.During the War of Resistance Against Japan, when I was a combat staff officer in the Operation Bureau of the Central Military Commission, Chief of Staff Ye Jianying always taught us that in order to be a real combat staff officer, we must be good at analyzing and judging situations with our brains, and come up with several ideas. Countermeasures, so as to report to the head at any time, and put forward suggestions for the head's reference.That is to say, we must both participate and plan, be good at counseling and planning, answer every question, and do our best to be accurate.Following the teachings of Chief of Staff Ye Jianying; in the war for more than ten years, I have developed a habit, as long as there are orders and situations, I can quickly enter the situation and think.

In mid-December 1949, the Third Corps of the Qiongya Column fought in Lingkou, Ding'an County, creating the first battle in the history of Qiongzong to wipe out an enemy regiment.The picture shows the Lingkou Revolutionary Martyrs Monument.Now Commander Deng asked me, and I said: "The attack on Hainan Island is the last battle for the four-field army to sweep across the six provinces in central and southern China. The Central Military Commission, Chairman Mao and the chiefs of the four fields have entrusted our 15th Corps with the task of enslaving the dead. This is the greatest trust in our corps. However, our army does not have naval or air support or cover. We use the army to carry out sea-crossing and landing operations. Our army has no experience. I heard that the Third Field Army is preparing to cross the sea to attack Kinmen Island. Their experience in crossing the sea It will be very valuable for us to learn. Now I only think that we need ships to cross the sea, so that we can transport troops across the Qiongzhou Strait. Where should we build ships? What kind of ships? How to cross the sea, etc.? There are 3 armies under the Corps, the 48th Army has stayed in southern Jiangxi (southern Jiangxi), and the 44th Army is going to defend Guangzhou City and Dan. On January 10, 1950, Mao Zedong pointed out in a telegram: "Hainan Island and Kinmen Island are different. In the local area, one is the cooperation of Feng Baiju, and the other is that the enemy's combat effectiveness is poor. "Ren wiped out the remaining Kuomintang troops and bandits in the northern and eastern parts of Guangdong and the Pearl River Delta. The 43rd Army is now under the command of Commander Chen Geng of the 4th Corps of the Second Field to participate in the Guangxi Campaign. Only the 43rd Army can be used to attack Hainan Island. 1 Army The number of troops seems to be a little too small, I haven't figured out how to solve it, and I can't make any specific suggestions yet."

Commander Deng Hua said: "Crossing the sea and landing operations is a new problem. We have no experience. We must study the history of war and learn from the experience of our predecessors. I am going to send the 431st Army to the Leizhou Peninsula after the Guangxi campaign is over. Short-term rest. From the strength of our corps, only the 43rd Army has carried out the cross-sea attack on Hainan Island. I also feel that only one army of our corps is not enough to attack Hainan Island. The enemy is fleeing towards Hainan Island, and the number of enemies on the island will continue to increase. Our army is attacking more with less, and crossing the sea to land operations. In the process of crossing the sea, if something goes wrong, we cannot reorganize the attack as we did on land. That would be much more difficult. It would be better to have more than two armies participating in the battle. It would be better and more certain. But the head of Shino did not mention the matter of increasing troops, and it is difficult for us to comment now. Fortunately, there are The Qiongya column and the base area led by our party can respond and support our army to cross the sea and land in operations. I think we should think about it carefully, discuss it, study it a few times, political commissar, Lao Hong, do you think this will work?"

Lai Chuanzhu and Hong Xuezhi both agreed.Deputy Commander Hong Xuezhi said to me: "You write a telegram to the Front Committee of the Four Fields with our research opinions." I will draft the telegram.This is what Deng, Lai, and Hong called Lin (Biao) and Deng (Zihui) on October 21:.Ask the 43rd Army to sweep Leizhou Bay and Leizhou Peninsula after participating in the Guangxi operation, and make preparations for attacking Hainan Island. .The draft telegram was sent out after being reviewed by the three heads of state. Before the Guangxi Campaign to encircle and annihilate the Bai Chongxi Group was about to end successfully, the Front Committee of the Four Fields decided to carry out the attack on Hainan Island. At 14:00 on December 10, 1949, Lin Biao called Chairman Mao Zedong (Note: At this time Chairman Mao Zedong was in Moscow, Soviet Union, having talks with Stalin). In view of the fact that one army was not enough to attack Hainan Island, he decided to send the 40th Army of the 12th Corps to participate in the battle. While Lin Biao was reporting to Chairman Mao Zedong (that is, on December 10), he sent a telegram: the 43rd Army moved eastward to Lianjiang, Xinyi, and Huaxian for rest and reorganization, and ordered the 40th Army to gather in Qinzhou, Fangcheng, and Hepu.The two armies jointly captured Hainan Island. 20:00 on December 14 / Lin Biao, Tan Zheng, Xiao On December 29, 1949, Qiongzong Fifth Corps wiped out nearly one regiment of the enemy in the battle of Xinningpo in Qiongnan, and created the first enemy in Qiongzong's combat history. The case of the division.The picture shows the good news published by "New Democracy Daily".Ke called Li Zuopeng, commander of the 43rd Army, and Zhang Chiming, political commissar. Han Xianchu, deputy commander of the 12th Corps and commander of the 40th Army, and Yuan Shengping, a political commissar, also told Deng (Hua), Lai (Chuanzhu), and Hong (Xuezhi): "The head of the 15th Corps will take the unified command of the attack on Hainan Island. The 40th Army communicated with the 15th Corps via the radio station, and the heads of the 40th and 43rd Armies should conduct investigations and research, and report the materials and opinions to the head of the 15th Corps and us.” At the same time (that is, 20:00 on December 14), Lin Biao also telegraphed the 41st Army that the 43rd and 40th armies had already taken charge of the Hainan Island operation, and you can join one or two divisions if necessary. The head of the 15th Corps and the headquarters were extremely happy after receiving these telegrams from the head of the Front Committee of the Four Fields.Commander Deng Hua, Political Commissar Lai Chuanzhu, and Deputy Commander Hong Xuezhi all came to the war room to further study how to implement the orders of the heads of the front committees of the four fields, and how to organize, command and prepare for crossing the sea to attack Hainan Island. Heads Deng, Lai, and Hong of the Corps looked at the map in detail. Commander Deng Hua said, "Since the Corps was ordered to attack Hainan Island, I have been thinking about attacking Hainan Island with the 43rd Army of our Corps. I always think that there are not enough troops. This is not an offensive operation on land, even on land. It is also difficult to annihilate the enemy's five defensive armies with one army. But it is not easy for us to ask the headquarters to increase the number of troops. Now, the head of the front committee of the four fields not only added an army to us, but also asked the 41 army to prepare One or two divisions participated in the battle. The higher-ups considered it very carefully, fully embodying Chairman Mao's operational principles of concentrating superior forces and fighting a war of annihilation." Commander Deng paused for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "I think it is enough to give us one army. The two divisions of the 41st Army will be used as a battle reserve team. If necessary, they will participate in the battle. The Leizhou Peninsula is a long and narrow small area. The peninsula cannot accommodate more troops, and the troops stationed too far from the sea are not easy to build ships and conduct maritime training. Political commissar, Lao Hong, what do you think? Political commissar Lai Chuanzhu said: "Recently, I have been thinking repeatedly about whether one army is enough to attack Hainan Island. I thought about it with you. I also think that only one army shoe of the 43rd Army is not enough to cross the sea to attack Hainan Island. Although the 43rd Army has There were more than 40,000 people, but the remaining enemies in Guangdong and Guangxi all fled to Hainan Island. Chiang Kai-shek appointed Xue Yue to command the defensive operations on Hainan Island. It seems that the Kuomintang will still tenaciously defend Hainan Island. According to the constant changes in the enemy's situation, we We are also considering whether to report our opinion to the head of the Front Committee of the Four Fields. Now the head of the Four Fields has given us an additional army to participate in the attack on Hainan Island, and the 41st Army is also preparing one or two divisions to participate in the battle. I agree with your opinion, there are 40 It is enough for the army to participate.” Deputy Commander Hong Xuezhi also expressed his opinion.He said: "We have all thought about it. One army is not strong enough to attack Hainan Island. I would like to propose to the chief of the four fields to increase the number of troops. I am afraid it is not appropriate. I thought about whether to solve it from within our army. It will be 44 The army transferred two divisions to the Leizhou Peninsula to participate in the attack on Hainan Island, and transferred one division from the 48th Army stationed in the south of Jiangxi to the outskirts of Guangzhou to take on the task of eliminating remnants of the enemy. In this way, it will be difficult to reduce the number of troops in Ganzhou, Jiangxi. Comrade He Jinnian (Note: Second Deputy Commander of the Corps and Commander of the 48th Army) can be asked to discuss with the local party and government to rapidly expand the local armed forces and militia. The southern part of Jiangxi is the old Soviet (Viet) area during the Red Army. Ideological awareness is high. Now it’s all right, Chief Shino has added an army to us, and the 40th Army is a main force, and the two main forces are fighting side by side, and it is absolutely possible to complete the task of attacking Hainan Island.” Commander Deng Hua said: "We have agreed, that's good. Now we can study the specific issue of how to carry out the cross-sea landing attack on Hainan Island." Commander Deng Hua paused for a moment, and said to me: "Yang Di, you have just led the fleet back from a mission in Guangxi, and you have caught up with the fact that you are really going to attack Hainan Island. Now you must devote your main energy to attacking Hainan Island." As for how to prepare, let us think about it carefully, and you should think about it carefully, and we will study it in the evening and make a brief report on the implementation of the order to the Front Committee of the Four Fields.” I replied: "Yes, I immediately devoted myself to the preparations for attacking Hainan Island." I also said: "This time the chiefs ordered me to lead the fleet to Guangxi to meet the task of the 40th Army crossing the river from Wuzhou, which happened to make me I got the opportunity and got to know the leaders of the 40th Army and Division. Now the army is under the command of the Corps to participate in the battle to liberate Hainan Island across the sea, which creates a convenient condition for me.” After the Front Committee of the Four Fields returned to Wuhan from Hengyang on December 18, 1949, Lin Biao telegraphed Chairman Mao Zedong at 18:00 on December 20: "The operation on Hainan Island has been entrusted to Comrade Deng Hua to command." Chairman Mao Zedong was meeting with Stalin in Moscow, Soviet Union at that time.Mao Zedong called Lin Biao on December 31: "Deng (Hua), Lai (Chuanzhu), and Hong (Xuezhi) should go to the front line of the Leizhou Peninsula to direct all preparations in person." At 10:00 on January 5, 1950, Lin Biao sent a telegram to Ye Jianying and Fang Fang: (Note: Ye and Fang are the secretary and deputy secretary of the South China Branch of the Communist Party of China, respectively) "The head of the 15th Corps has been entrusted with the organization and command of the Hainan Island operation." Chairman Mao Zedong called Lin Biao on January 10, 1950: "Please ask the 15th Corps to establish radio contact with Feng Baiju, and order Feng Baiju to be under the command of Deng, Lai, and Hong." (Note: Comrade Feng Baiju is the commander of the Qiongya Column on Hainan Island and political commissar). Lin Biao and Deng Zihui telegraphed the 15th Corps on January 12, in order to be able to command the 40th Army and the 43rd Army in a unified manner, "We suggest that Comrade Deng Hua should lead a light command (station) to the Leizhou Peninsula, so as to study the situation nearby and organize coordination. action." (The above telegrams of Mao Zedong and the telegrams related to Mao Zedong are all quoted from the "Love Mao Zedong Military Collection" published in 1993) The head and headquarters of the 15th Corps, since receiving five consecutive telegrams from the Front Committee of the Four Fields and Chairman Mao Zedong, ordered the Corps to unify the command of the 43rd Army, the 40th Army, and the Qiongya Column to carry out cross-sea operations and capture Hainan Island. Commander of the Corps Deng Hua devoted all his energy to preparing for the attack on Hainan Island; on the one hand, political commissar Lai Chuanzhu participated in the work of the Guangzhou Military Management Committee, and on the other hand, he studied with the Political Department of the Corps how to do a good job in the political and ideological aspects of the troops attacking Hainan Island; Deputy Commander Hong Xuezhi divided part of his energy into organizing and commanding the 44th Army to eliminate remnants and bandits in Guangdong Province, and most of his energy was also devoted to preparations for logistics support for crossing the sea. The Corps Headquarters used the main forces to carry out various preparations for cross-sea operations.Comrade Cui Xingnong, the head of the reconnaissance section, went to the Leizhou Peninsula to reconnaissance, investigate, understand and study the natural conditions along the coast of the Leizhou Peninsula with the reconnaissance section chiefs of the two armies. The column got in touch to learn about the geography and natural conditions of the island and the situation of the enemy. In order to provide the combat plan to the head of the corps in a timely manner, our combat department believes that it is necessary to study the history of the war and learn from the experience and lessons of previous organizations in cross-sea operations.The combat department sent people to find a lot of information, and began to study the situation of Japanese troops landing and attacking Asian countries in the early days of World War II, and the situation of U.S. landing attacks on islands occupied by Japanese troops in the Pacific Ocean in the later period of the war, and then studied the cross-sea landing attacks in the history of Chinese and foreign wars Case.Perceptually understand the examples of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign cross-sea landing operations and offensive battles to enrich our knowledge.At the same time, we also analyzed and studied the experience and lessons of the failure of the 3rd Army to cross the sea and land on Kinmen Island in October. Commander Deng Hua and Deputy Commander Hong Xuezhi knew that we were studying and studying history, and they were very happy and interested.Deng Hua said to me: "You study the history of landing operations, which is very good. I also participate in your study and research. But I don't have so much time to read so many books. You read the books, materials, and all relevant For the reference value, you can show it to me (there were no modern photocopiers at that time, and copying by hand was time-consuming)." Deputy Commander Hong Xuezhi also asked me to take this method and show it to him. The two leaders, Deng and Hong, read a batch of materials and then studied them together with us.The head of the corps and the headquarters prepared while studying, and increased a lot of knowledge about landing operations, especially in the late World War II, when the US military landed on Sicily, Italy in the Mediterranean Sea, and when the US military carried out operations on islands occupied by the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean. The battle examples of landing attacks let us know how to organize sea navigation formations and pay attention to grasp the tide and wind direction, how to choose landing locations, and how to implement landings.Of course, the U.S. military has modern sea vehicles, especially powerful naval and air force support, and used air force and naval guns with powerful firepower to destroy the defense of the Japanese army in the landing area and depth.Continuous landing attacks can be carried out wave after wave from the sea.Our army did not have such conditions at that time. We also studied several famous landing battles in history.For example: In July 1789, Napoleon of France led 30,000 troops and took a naval fleet composed of more than 350 ships; sailing from the port of Marseilles in France, he confused the British army led by Admiral Nelson, who was much stronger than the French fleet. The naval fleet, the French army landed in Egypt without resistance.At that time, although the naval ships of Britain and France relied on sails and manpower to paddle, they were large ships with powerful artillery fire to support the landing of infantry.But it is impossible for our army to find even such a ship. We looked through the materials we could find at that time. From the history of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign wars, we can't find any examples of fishing wooden sailboats carrying tens of thousands of troops across the sea and landing battles. The head of the corps and the headquarters learned about the situation while studying. During the analysis and research, we deeply understood the instructions of the head of Shino, the Central Military Commission, and Chairman Mao Zedong about attacking Hainan Island.Fully realize that this battle is different from any battle our army has ever fought. Every problem is a problem, and we need to study and explore carefully, and solve each problem seriously. In late December, one army of our army responsible for crossing the sea and landing operations entered the Leizhou Peninsula one after another. The 40th Army was deployed on the front lines of Xuwen, Haikang, and Hepu, and the 43rd Army was deployed on the front lines of Hai'an, Zhanjiang, and Yangjiang.After they arrived, they immediately wiped out the remnants of the enemy and began preparations for crossing the sea.In order to implement Chairman Mao's instructions, on December 22 and 26, the 15th Corps issued two instructions on combat preparations on Hainan Island, requiring all troops to pay great attention to the characteristics of sea-crossing operations while paying close attention to the collection of ships. Research, including the mastery of wind direction, tide and water flow, the selection of landing sites, the establishment of beachheads, and the methods of attacking the enemy's navy and air force, etc., strive to complete the preparations for landing operations before February 5, 1950. During this period, the leaders of the 15th Corps followed Chairman Mao's instructions and carefully studied the lessons learned from the failure of the Dingjinmen Island landing operation and the example of the US military's cross-sea landing on the Japanese-occupied islands in the Pacific Ocean in the First World War. Various options were proposed, and the pros and cons were repeatedly weighed.After a period of thinking, Deng, Lai, Hong and others believed that the landing of one army at a time was a giant organizational work, which could not be completed in a short time.The first is that the ship problem is extremely difficult to solve.With 30 people per ship, more than 1,000 ships were needed to carry an army. At that time, only more than 400 ships were collected, and more than half of the ships could only carry 10 to 15 people.Secondly, the troops have no combat experience in crossing the sea. The main members of the two armies are from the north.From the perspective of the season, it is more advantageous to start the campaign before the old calendar year, but the preparation work is too late and needs to be postponed. On January 5, Deng Hua, Lai Chuanzhu, and Hong Xuezhi reported the above situation and opinions to the Field Division and the Military Commission, suggesting that the time for crossing the sea be postponed.After the telegram was sent, Ye, Deng, and Lai decided to send Hong Xuezhi, deputy commander and chief of staff of the 15th Corps, to Wuhan to report the situation in detail to Lin Biao, commander of the Central South Military Region and 4th Field Army.After listening to the report, Lin Biao agreed to postpone the time of transition, but asked Hong Xuezhi to go to Beijing immediately to report to the Military Commission and the chief of the General Staff. Later, Hong Xuezhi went to Beijing to report to Commander-in-Chief Zhu De and Acting Chief Nie Rongzhen.They said that your telegram of January 5 has been forwarded to Chairman Mao, and if he has any new instructions, we will inform you in time. On January 10, Chairman Mao instructed the head of the 4th Field Army: (1) Since the preparation work is not enough before the old calendar year, don't force it.Please ask Deng, Lai, and Hong not to rely on the north wind but to rely on the method of modifying the machines to prepare. The South China Branch and the Guangdong Military Region will use great efforts to install the machines for hundreds of large ships within a few months. Solve the Hainan Island issue; (2) The situation is different between Hainan Island and Kinmen Island. First, there is the cooperation of Feng Baiju; There are two regiments with different organizational systems, and there is no unified commander, and the three regiment leaders fight on their own), so they can establish a foothold and wait for the follow-up troops to continue to advance. (3) Ask the 15th Corps to establish direct radio contact with Feng Baiju, and order Feng Baiju to be under the command of Deng, Lai, and Hong.Get a clear picture of the enemy's equipment and navy in Qiongshan, Chengmai, Lingao, and Wenchangzhu counties, and keep an eye on their changes. (4) At the same time, Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island sent people (after training) to secretly instigate rebellion against the enemy troops in the above-mentioned counties, and instigated several enemy troops to revolt during the battle.If this condition can be obtained, the problem of crossing the sea will be much easier.Under the current conditions, it should be possible to instigate an uprising of several enemy troops.Comrades Jianying, Fang Fang, and Feng Baiju should pay special attention to this matter. The South China Branch should discuss it, formulate specific measures to instigate rebellion, and make results within three to two months. In accordance with Chairman Mao's instructions and with the approval of the field division, the 15th Corps decided to postpone the time for crossing the sea for several months.In order to facilitate the preparation of ships and the education and training of sea-crossing operations, the deployment of the two armies was adjusted for evacuation.Except for the two divisions that served as the first echelon combat mission, they remained in place, and the rest of the troops moved back slightly.In order to study and determine the strategy of crossing the sea, Deng Hua, the commander of the 15th Corps, Lai Chuanzhu, the political commissar, Hong Xuezhi, the deputy commander and chief of staff, and others decided that in addition to communicating with the Qiongya column to understand the situation of both the enemy and us on Hainan Island, they should also take various measures. Various methods and methods were used to send people deep into Hainan to defend the enemy's command organization and reconnaissance in the defense area. After hard work, the deployment of troops, firepower configuration, and fortifications of the enemy on the island were basically found out: when the remnants of the Kuomintang army fled to Hainan Island, the enemy on the island was very chaotic.In order to prevent our army from crossing the sea, Xue Yue has organized the ground troops into the first and second;Its deployments are as follows: the 1st Route Army (32nd Army) serves as the east garrison area (from Mulan Port in the northeast to Niaoshi Port in the south); the 2nd Route Army (62nd Army) serves as the North garrison area (from the east Mulan Port, west to Linshi Port); the 3rd Route Army (64th Army, 4th Army) served as the west garrison area (from Linshigang in the north, to Lintou Bay in the southwest); the 4th Route Army (63rd Army ) serves as the South Garrison Area (starting from Niaoshi Harbor in the southeast and ending at Lintou Bay in the southwest). The focus of the enemy's defense is on the front of the strait in the northern part of the island. Field fortifications, support points and some water barriers have been set up at various points that are convenient for landing in these areas.The enemy's navy and air force are mainly responsible for blocking the strait and patrolling around the island.Although the enemy has set up defenses around the island, their troops are insufficient, their deployment is scattered, and there are many gaps. How to carry out cross-sea and landing operations under the condition that our army is dominated by wooden sailboats without the cooperation of the navy and air force?How can we break the "three-dimensional defense" of the enemy's land, sea and air force?This is an important question that Deng, Lai, and Hong have been thinking about after accepting the task of crossing the sea. On December 15, 1949, the 15th Corps had such a concept in "Suggestions for Operations on Hainan Island": , adopt the method of smuggling small troops to transport a part of the troops first, cooperate with the local armed forces, and respond to the landing of the main force. When the main force lands on a large scale, the 43rd and 40th military affairs will go hand in hand with 1 division as the first echelon, and land in the east and west directions of Haikou. In order to disperse the enemy's strength and make the landing operation easy to succeed. On January 3, 1950, the head of the 4th Field Army also instructed Hong Xuezhi and the others: Can you consider sending a small number of troops (for example, a battalion) to smuggle with a radio once to gain experience in crossing the sea, and then join the guerrillas to fight guerrillas after arriving at Qiongya? But whether this method may cause the enemy to increase troops to Qiongya, please also consider it. Judging from the above-mentioned defensive deployment of the enemy, it is feasible for our army to adopt the method of smuggling small troops.The difference between Hainan Island and Kinmen Island is that Hainan Island has a vast territory and a large room for maneuver. There are many gaps on the coastline of more than 1,500 kilometers long, which is convenient for our army to choose the weak point of the enemy's defense to land and break through.More importantly, the island has a people's regime led by our party, a revolutionary base with more than 1 million people, and a Qiongya column that has been tested and tempered by war. Strong support and direct cooperation in operations are the most favorable conditions for our army to carry out small-scale smuggling.