Chapter 7 Chapter 6

After the initial completion of the coastal defense deployment in Hainan, starting from the beginning of February, in addition to the navy and air force stepping up the blockade of the Qiongzhou Strait, prohibiting ships from entering and leaving, and cutting off navigation in the strait, they concentrated their forces on our Qiongya column to carry out "regional encirclement and suppression."In order to support the anti-"encirclement and suppression" struggle of the Qiongya Column, strengthen the response force of our army on the island, and explore the experience of crossing the sea, the 15th Corps decided that the 40th and 43rd armies would use one reinforced battalion each to take advantage of the enemy's deployment of troops to "encircle and suppress" "Our army on the island and the coastal defenses on both sides of Qiongdao have weakened the favorable time, and carried out smuggling respectively.

Whether the first batch of smuggling can succeed will have a major impact on the development of the entire campaign.In order to be prudent in the first battle, both the Corps and the Nosi paid great attention to this. The main leaders of the military divisions of the two armies visited the front line in person to investigate and solve problems. In order to avoid the enemy's defensive focus, the landing points of the two reinforced battalions were chosen on both sides of the island.Its favorable conditions are that it is close to our base on the island, and the conditions of the masses are good, which is convenient for the Qiongya column to respond; the enemy's strength and fortifications are weak, and our army can surprisingly win.

The main difficulty is that the two places have to pass through hundreds of miles of sea, and it takes more than 10 hours to sail with the wind and tide. and landing battles; our army's two departure points and the vicinity, the enemy's activities cannot be eliminated for a while, and it is difficult to keep secrets. There are enemy planes circling in the sky every day to monitor our army's actions, and enemy ships also appear on the sea from time to time; , It also takes the morning or noon of the next day to dock, and our army may be attacked by the enemy's navy and air force at sea.

After careful analysis and research, the leaders of the military divisions of the two armies believed that although this action was risky, as long as our army was fully prepared and took appropriate measures, smuggling could be successful. After rigorous and tense preparations, the two armies began to smuggle people separately in early March. The 40th Army decided to form a reinforced battalion of 799 people based on the 1st Battalion of the 352nd Regiment under the leadership of Gou Zaisong, Chief of Staff of the 118th Division, and set off from the Denglou corner in the southwest of the Leizhou Peninsula in 13 wooden sailboats, sailing 180 kilometers southwest at night. Before dawn, it landed near Baimajing in Danxian County on the west coast of Hainan Island. With the support of the Qiongzong No. 1 Corps, it quickly broke through the enemy's coastal defenses and advanced into the Wuzhishan Liberated Area, creating conditions for the main force of our army to cross over.

After the 1st Battalion of the 352nd Regiment accepted the task, the instructor Zhang Zhongxian and the battalion commander Chen Yongkang were both excited and nervous.Zhang Zhongxian and the others realized that although there was only one battalion in this smuggling, the energy and influence it radiated would far exceed the strength of one battalion. Success or failure was related to the implementation of the entire campaign. At 3:00 pm on March 5, the 1st Battalion held an oath meeting in the beach woods at the sailing location.The head of the military division attended the meeting.At the meeting, Han Xianchu, deputy commander and army commander, personally awarded the 1st Battalion a big red flag with the words "landing combat vanguard".He waved a powerful hand gesture and said to Zhang Zhongxian and the others: "I wish you all the best for planting this red flag on Hainan Island!"

Facing the red flag, the commanders and fighters of the whole battalion solemnly made an oath: "Don't be afraid of sacrifice and bloodshed, advance and never retreat, fight to Hainan Island, and make meritorious service for the people!" The 799 people spoke from the bottom of their hearts, stirring the entire sea and air at the southern tip of the Leizhou Peninsula. In the evening, the starry sky was shining, the east wind was blowing, and 13 warships lined up along the coast. The commanders and fighters of the 1st Battalion were fully armed and full of energy. They shook hands with the heads of military divisions and representatives of all parties who came to see them off one by one, and boarded their respective warships.Chief of Staff Shigou, Battalion Commander Chen, and Section Chief Qiong Zong Guo were on the command ship in the middle.The head of the regiment, Luo Shaofu, advanced with the 3rd company and 1st platoon.Instructor Zhang and the 1st company commander Bi Deyu lead the 1st company and 3rd platoon on the benchmark ship, and are responsible for the piloting task of the fleet.

As soon as the horn sounded, all the ships lifted anchor and set sail at the same time. With the reference ship as the lead, the arrow-shaped battle formation quickly sailed into the depths of the South China Sea and set off mightily. Under the cover of night and the impetus of the northeast wind, the fleet sailed until midnight and successfully entered the mainstream sea area 100 kilometers away.Zhang Zhongxian sat on the bow of the boat and observed the movement in front of him. He felt that the roaring sea was gradually calming down, and the force of the wind blowing hard on his back was gradually weakening.

At this moment, Fu Shijun, the helmsman who had changed his job from platoon leader, said anxiously to Zhang Zhongxian: "Instructor, the wind has stopped." Zhang Zhongxian hurriedly raised his handkerchief to test the wind.Oops, the handkerchief didn't move at all.This means that the fleet cannot land on time and is in danger of being spotted by enemy ships.All the comrades on board suddenly became anxious.According to the judgment of the old navigator sent by Qiong Zong, the wind will not return until the afternoon of the second day, and the fleet has just rounded the Lingaojiao, and it is more than 50 kilometers away from the landing point.

What to do without any modern power plant on board? Zhang Zhongxian immediately mobilized all commanders and fighters on the ship to use their brains to solve the problem of ship speed.At this time, the command ship also issued a red signal of "forcibly advancing".The company commander Bi Deyu and the tall and strong soldier Wang Zhong each grabbed an oar and started to shake it. Other comrades also took up shovels and gun stocks to participate in the paddling, but the speed of the boat was still very slow. At this moment, Wang Zhong and several soldiers remembered that there were wooden planks in the cabin for repairing the ship, so they jumped into the cabin and shouted: "Comrades, we have oars!"

So, everyone hurriedly split the wooden boards with bayonets, and nailed more than a dozen oars in a short while.All the people immediately divided into two shifts and took turns paddling, and the speed of the boat finally picked up.The other ships also came up with this method by coincidence, and all speeded up to catch up. 35 kilometers away from the landing point, the sun mercilessly emerged from the water in the east, completely exposing our army's sailboats to the sun.Due to the different rowing speeds of the ships, the original neat battle formation was scattered and stretched very long in depth.If you encounter an enemy ship, the firepower will not be concentrated, and it will be difficult to cooperate with each other, which will be very dangerous.Zhang Zhongxian asked everyone to take off their military uniforms and pretend to be fishermen, while mobilizing everyone to "speed up".

At this time, the command ship also ordered: "All ships advance first." After the command ship's order came out, each ship quickly organized all manpower and used all paddling equipment to engage in paddling battles.Regardless of their sweat, red and swollen arms, and blood blisters on their hands, the commanders and fighters were all panting, chanting, rowing and shaking vigorously. Ship No. 1 has always been at the forefront of the fleet. "Actively shake the scull and see who will try to land on the first ship!" The No. 3 ship shouted and shook tightly, and caught up with the No. 1 ship. "Let's see who can shake fast and overtake No. 3 ship." No. 1 ship chased hard and overtook No. 3 ship. In this way, the fleet is advancing according to the predetermined route in the race of catching up with each other. After working together to overcome the difficulty of slow speed after the wind stopped, another battle of wits and courage was ushered in. At 9 o'clock in the morning on March 6, when the sea cliffs were already facing each other, a burst of gunshots suddenly sounded on the shore, and a row of snow-white waves arose on the sea not far from the port side of our army. Instructor Zhang and Company Commander Bi judged that this was the enemy's fire reconnaissance, and ordered everyone not to fight back, so as not to expose themselves.The ships calmly rowed towards the scheduled landing point beyond the effective range of the enemy. Soon, 4 enemy planes circled over the fleet and dropped 4 reconnaissance bombs.Zhang Zhongxian and the others ignored it, and the plane returned quickly.Then, 11 enemy sailboats divided into three groups and sailed towards our fleet, and at the same time 4 enemy planes flew in.Our army is under attack from three sides by the enemy, sea, land and air. Zhang Zhongxian and the others analyzed the situation at that time, and felt that the enemy may not have figured out the situation of our army, and they could not fight recklessly, they could only fight wisely.And it was decided: all ships should be ready to face the battle, approach the enemy ships bravely and boldly, do not fire without orders, try to mix with the enemy ships, and avoid the attack of enemy planes first; if the enemy ships fire, concentrate their firepower to hit the middle , seized the road and forcibly landed. Under the leadership of Zhang Zhongxian, our benchmark ship took the lead to advance boldly, and sailed past the enemy's bow first.The other ships followed suit quickly.Seeing that our army was sailing far faster than them, the enemy on the enemy ship never dared to show their faces. On the contrary, they turned around and followed our army.As a result, the ships of the enemy and our own were naturally mixed together, and the enemy ship became our army's "defense" ship. At this time, the enemy on the shore stopped shooting, only the enemy plane was still flying at low altitude, sometimes circling, sometimes swooping over the mast of our army, but they did not dare to straf or continue to drop bombs.In order to communicate with the enemy plane, the enemy ship planted a small red flag on the bow.In order to deceive the enemy, the command ship of our army immediately asked all the ships to plant small red flags.Soon, the enemy ship changed to the small white flag, and our army quickly changed to the small white flag. After this battle of wits, the enemy plane circled for a while and left.It seems that the wit and bravery of our army have confused the enemy plane. By noon, the fleet had reached the sea near the landing point.A life-and-death beach landing operation is about to begin.According to the current enemy situation and terrain, as well as the advice of the old navigator, in order to shorten the voyage, reduce the exposure time in front of the enemy, avoid the reefs, and facilitate landing, we decided to move the landing point to the south and change it to Chaotou City and Between the big and small Nantou.The enemy defending this area was originally only one company of the 175th Regiment of the 59th Division of the enemy.But on this morning when our army missed the landing time, the enemy sent an additional battalion of troops. At this time, my reference ship and the two ships of the 3rd company were always sailing at the forefront of the battalion.Zhang Zhongxian confessed to everyone: "The small hill in front is the landing point, and advance quickly. After occupying the beach, the 1st company and 3rd row will go west and occupy the village; the 3rd company and 3rd row will go east to guard against enemy reinforcements; Get in touch with the troops." As soon as the arrangement was completed, a wave of enemies sprang out from the shore, lying or squatting along the seashore and firing at my ship together.Then, several enemy planes flew in and swooped down to straf and drop bombs on our ship.The enemy warships at sea also bombarded our ships fiercely behind our fleet. Immediately, the water column was pulled up, the waves splashed, and many ships were hissing and smoking. The boat that Zhang Leming, the instructor of the 2nd company, and the 1st platoon of the company was on was hit by the enemy ship's artillery, causing more than 10 casualties.The commanders and fighters of the whole ship did not panic because of this, but while mending the ship, bandaging the wounded, they rowed and shot at the enemy wittily and calmly. Originally, the commanders and fighters who rowed the boat for 12 hours were extremely tired, but when the gunshots fired, all of them fought back vigorously at the enemy.The 60 guns, heavy machine guns, and rifles on each ship fired fiercely at the enemy. The 43rd Army awarded the "Crossing Pioneer Battalion" pennant to the 1st Battalion of the 38th Regiment of the 128th Division. Suddenly, Fu Shijun, who was at the helm of the benchmark ship, was unfortunately shot and died on the helm.This Shandong boy who joined the army at the end of the Anti-Japanese War started at the foot of Changbai Mountain and fought for more than half of China, shedding the last drop of blood for the liberation of Hainan.When he was dying, he still held the rudder tightly and murmured: "Leave me alone, land quickly! Landing is victory!" His sacrifice aroused incomparable anger and greater fighting spirit among the commanders and fighters.The machine gunner picked up the machine gun and fired; the gunner held the barrel with his hands and fired, the barrel was red and hot, so he wrapped it with straw mats and continued to shoot.Zhao Lianyou, the 60th gunner of the machine gun company, fired 54 shells and hit 53 of them. The boat is only more than 100 meters away from the shore, and the sediment at the bottom of the water can be seen on board.Considering that in the case of strong enemy firepower, leaving the ship can reduce the casualties of the shelling, Zhang Zhongxian and the others decided to disembark and land immediately after testing the water depth with a bamboo pole to seize the beachhead. Company Commander Bi raised his box gun and was the first to jump into the water and rush ashore.Soldier Wang Zhong carried the big red flag and followed closely behind with other comrades.Xiao Zhao, the trumpeter, was shot and fell down as soon as he put the bugle to his mouth when he heard the order, but he stubbornly raised his face, lay on the deck and blew the charge. Under the command of the instructor Zheng Mingde, the soldiers from the 3rd company and 2 boats jumped into the sea with the soldiers from the 1st company and 3rd platoon. Relying on backpacks and bamboo lifebuoys, they shot while swimming. The 10 ships still at sea, under the command of Chief of Staff Shigou, Head Luo and Battalion Commander Chen, faced the enemy planes while suppressing the enemy on the shore with artillery and covering the charging troops.Within a few minutes, the command ship and other ships landed one after another. When Zhang Zhongxian jumped into the water, he looked at his watch. It was exactly 13:40, and he wrote down this precious moment. As soon as the troops landed, they were like a tiger with wings added, and immediately rushed to the enemy's formation bravely.Many soldiers lost their shoes when wading, and rushed forward with bare feet.Several enemy fortifications were quickly occupied. The red flag of the "landing combat vanguard" fluttered in the smoke of guns and shells, encouraging the commanders and fighters to continue to charge towards the enemy and rapidly expand the beachhead. Ferry navigation lights for crossing the sea At this time, the response troops led by Chen Qingshan, deputy director of Qiongzong's Political Department, and Chen Qiuguang, captain of the 1st Corps, also started nearby, restraining and intercepting the enemy. With the cooperation of the supporting troops, after more than an hour of fierce fighting, the 1st Battalion tore a gap in the so-called "Boling Line of Defense" at the cost of more than 50 casualties, completed the landing mission, and opened the battle for the liberation of Hainan Island. prelude. On the afternoon of March 4, 1950, the headquarters of the Qiongya Column ordered: In order to smash the enemy on the East Road of the Kuomintang to attack the Qiongya Revolutionary Base, order the 8th Regiment of the 1st Corps to immediately advance to Tulong Village in Xinmin County (now Chengmai County) to resist the enemy's attack .Under the command of Deputy Commander Gu Handong, regiment leader Wu Xianghua led the 8th regiment, and after several hours of rapid march, they arrived in Tulong in the evening.The commanders and fighters didn't care about rest and built civil engineering works overnight. At about 1:00 am the next day, Wu Xianghua and the others called together cadres above the regiment to study and deploy combat plans.While the comrades were having a heated discussion, a tall soldier walked into the regiment command post: "Report, urgent call from the headquarters." Head Wu looked up, and it turned out to be the signal soldier from the headquarters.I saw that he was out of breath, his face was flushed, and his uniform was soaked with sweat.Head Wu took the urgent telegram in his hand and immediately handed it over to Deputy Chief Gu Handong. After reading the urgent telegram, Deputy Commander Gu said happily: "Our PLA is about to cross the Qiongzhou Strait, and the KMT's doomsday is numbered. The headquarters ordered us to rush to Tengzhai Town, Xinmin County before dawn to accept a new battle." Task." The command post suddenly burst into joy, and the cadres shed tears of excitement: "The remnants of the Kuomintang are about to meet Prince Yan!" "The sky is about to dawn on Hainan Island!" Yes, the sky is about to dawn, and the day that the people of Hainan have been looking forward to day and night is coming! Deputy Commander Gu exchanged some opinions with Head Wu and Political Commissar Li Enming, and then arranged an action plan for the cadres: due to time constraints, the troops should rush to the destination before dawn at a forced march.In order to avoid being left behind, the patients temporarily stay in Tulong Village, and they will be taken back to the team after dawn. But the patients refused to stay.A young soldier with a high fever entangled with the head of the regiment, Wu Xianghua: "Head, happy events can cure illnesses. I heard that the People's Liberation Army will land on Hainan Island, and my illness will be cured. Let me go with the team." Let's welcome the army." Without Wu Xianghua's approval, the little soldier picked up the "38" gun, which was taller than him, and got into the team. In the dark night, the troops sometimes rush forward on the rugged path covered with thorns, and sometimes trek in the swamp infested with leeches.Due to long-term lack of nutrition, many comrades suffer from night blindness.In order to keep up with the team, they found wooden sticks and hemp ropes, and let the comrades in Sipu pull them away. Wu Xianghua's guard Wang Changbiao also suffered from severe night blindness.A signal soldier pulled him closely behind Wu Xianghua, and the sound of him falling could be heard from time to time.Wu Xianghua advised him to stay in a nearby village and return to the team at dawn.He said: "Commander, I can't see with my eyes, but my hands and feet are very strong. Even if I crawl, I will follow you to welcome the landing of the People's Liberation Army." When Dongfang showed his belly white, Wu Xianghua and the others arrived at the destination at the scheduled time.When I saw it at dawn, many comrades had their knees and elbows injured, and their calves were scratched by thorns. At 3:30 p.m. on the 5th, regiment leader Wu Xianghua, political commissar Li Enming, deputy regiment leader Wang Tongjiang, director of the political department Fu Quan and other comrades were ordered to rush to the headquarters to accept the task.At this time, the leading comrades of the 7th and 9th regiments of the 1st Corps also arrived one after another.Chen Qingshan, deputy director of the political department of the Column, and Chen Qiuguang, the captain of the 1st Corps, greeted Wu Xianghua and the others outside the door. Captain Chen Qiuguang explained the task to Wu Xianghua and the others: "A reinforced battalion of the 352nd Regiment of the 118th Division of the 15th Corps of the 15th Corps of the People's Liberation Army, the Pioneer Battalion of Crossing the Sea, is led by Gou Zaisong, chief of staff of the 118th Division, and Luo Shaofu, head of the 352nd Regiment. Land at Paizhu Port before dawn. Our task is to move the 7th Regiment between Chengmai County and Lingao County to contain and block the enemies in this area, so as to reduce the pressure on Paipu; The 1st Battalion of the 8th Regiment, led by the deputy head of Wang Tongjiang, blocked the enemy's reinforcements in the areas of Calai, Heshe, and Heqing between Danxian County and Lingao to ensure that our army would go to the hinterland after landing. Transfer; the 2nd Battalion, led by political commissar Li Enming, is on alert to Wang Wu, ready to annihilate the enemy dispatched from Wang Wu; the 3rd Battalion, led by regimental commander Wu Xianghua, hides in the Xindi Village area, as the mobile unit of the corps, ready to cooperate at any time." Deputy Director Chen Qingshan went on to say: "The successful landing of the People's Liberation Army is related to the great cause of the liberation of Hainan Island. All troops must carry forward the tradition of bravery and combat, and ensure that the landing troops land on Hainan Island safely. In order to gain enough time for preparations before the war, Troops should move forward lightly, and start operations after dark, so as not to expose our army's operational intentions." Wu Xianghua and the others returned to the regiment headquarters and immediately summoned the battalion commanders to deploy specific tasks and put forward specific requirements. The sun sinks into the west mountain, and the night gradually covers the mountains and ridges in the northwest of Qiongya.The earth fell asleep, the village fell asleep, everything was silent, only the soldiers of my Qiongya column were immersed in silent joy.They will go to welcome the arrival of dawn on Baodao. The 8th regiment marched on the narrow path in the hilly area of ​​Qiongxi Northwest, passed through the guerrilla zone, crossed the enemy-occupied area, walked through the quiet village, and waded through the weeping river.When the cock crowed for the first time, we arrived at the periphery of Paipu Port. Political Commissar Li Enming led the 2nd Battalion to hide on the unnamed high ground 3 kilometers away from Xindi Village, waiting for an opportunity to wipe out the reinforcements from the direction of Wang Wu; Wu Xianghua led the 3rd Battalion to go straight into Xindi Village and lay in ambush in the jungle behind the village, waiting for the response landing force. The east gradually turned white, and a red cloud flew to the top of the mountain in the east. The silent night was driven to the west by the bright rays of the rising sun, and the earth regained its vitality. Everyone is looking at the boundless sea intently, trying to search for any movement on the sea, and looking forward to the arrival of my landing troops.However, on the sea directly ahead, except for the gentle lapping of the waves, everything was still so quiet. Time passed by every minute and every second, and at around 10 am, the arrival of the landing force was still not seen.Various conjectures arose in Head Wu's mind: Did the situation change, and the landing force delayed the operation?Or blocked at sea?In order to observe the situation on the sea in the distance, Commander Wu asked the messengers to climb a large tree that was convenient for concealment, and scout the movement of Meipu. After 10 minutes, the messenger reported: "Three sailboats are sailing into Paipu Port, followed by more than a dozen sailboats." As soon as the signalman's voice fell, there was only loud gunshots on the beach, dense machine guns, grenade explosions, and the sound of rushing and killing. When the 9th regiment heard the gunshots, it immediately rushed to the beach, rushed to the enemy's beachhead, and attacked the enemy from behind.The vanguard of our army's landing force is charging towards the enemy's beachhead and making a forced landing. The enemy at the beachhead was attacked from the back and the back, and gradually became overwhelmed. Just as our army was about to occupy the beachhead, enemy planes appeared above the port, and bombed our landing force ships and landing force in turn at low altitude.The enemy on the beach received air force assistance and took the opportunity to counterattack our army.Our landing force and the 9th Regiment reorganized their firepower, formed an anti-aircraft firepower network with machine guns, shot at enemy planes diving at low altitudes, and at the same time violently charged the enemy's beachhead. Under the threat of our army's intensive anti-aircraft firepower, the enemy plane fled.Seeing that there was no air support, the enemies on the beach immediately made a mess.Our Qiongzong soldiers and landing troops pounced on the enemy in one go.Under the front and back attack of our army, the remnants of the Kuomintang army defeated the beachhead and fled in embarrassment in the direction of Wang Wu. There was a triumphant cheer on the beach. The commanders and fighters of the "Crossing the Sea Pioneer Battalion" waved bright red battle flags, rushed ashore, hugged and reveled with our Qiongya soldiers. Suddenly, fierce gunshots came from the direction of the unnamed highland in Xindi Village.The enemy who fled from the beachhead in the direction of Wang Wu and the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Regiment caught fire. Wu Xianghua immediately led the 3rd Battalion to rush over to reinforce the 2nd Battalion.After 10 minutes of fierce fighting, 1 enemy platoon was wiped out, 26 enemy people were captured, and 16 enemy American carbines were captured. Just as our 8th Regiment was cleaning the battlefield, a detachment of more than 10 people wearing yellow uniforms rushed towards the unnamed high ground while shooting. Our 8th Regiment immediately entered the simple fortifications and fought back. There are not many people in this squad, but their combat effectiveness is very strong.They formed a "three-three system" battle formation and launched a fierce charge to the front of the unnamed highland occupied by the 3rd Battalion. My 3rd Battalion concentrated all its firepower and carried out a counter-charge.After 10 minutes of fierce competition, both sides were unable to subdue each other. In order to make an emergency landing on this squad, Wu Xianghua ordered several captives captured by our army to go down the mountain, and explained our army's captive policy to the other party.A few minutes later, a commander on the opposing side shouted: "Comrades in the Qiongya Column, we misunderstood, we are the vanguard of the Crossing the Sea Pioneer Battalion." In order to dispel the doubts of Wu Xianghua and the others, they unloaded the bullets in their guns, and walked towards the unnamed highland with their guns on their backs.After being introduced by the translator, I realized that this squad was a squad of the Pioneer Battalion Crossing the Sea. After landing on the beachhead, an instructor led them to chase after the enemy that had just been defeated by our army. Looking at their amiable smiling faces and their "August 1" cap badges, Wu Xianghua felt ashamed and joyful in his heart.It is a shame that the brother troops fought a small misunderstanding battle, but fortunately there were no casualties on both sides.The joy is that I joined forces with my long-awaited comrades-in-arms. "We've joined forces!" "We've joined forces victoriously!" The comrades huddled together, jumping, jumping, and cheering. As soon as the other soldiers who crossed the sea saw the comrades in the Qiong'an column, they immediately rushed up with cheers and hugged the comrades in the Qiongya column tightly. Their broad torsos hugged the short soldiers like brothers hugging As affectionate as a younger brother.The two sides could not understand each other, and the soldiers could only express their feelings with tears of excitement and joy, expressive gestures and loud shouts. The fighters of the Qiongya column wiped off the hot sweat on the faces of the soldiers who crossed the sea with towels, and said emotionally: "You fought from the Songhua River to Hainan Island! You have worked hard!" A little soldier raised his thumb and said, "You are our big brothers, you are awesome!" The soldiers who crossed the sea stretched out their warm hands and pulled the soldiers of the Qiongya column to sit on their backpacks, stuffed cigarettes and biscuits into the hands of the Qiongzong soldiers and said: "On the other side of the sea, we know that you have insisted on fighting on Hainan Island for more than 20 years, and you have worked harder!" The sun is slowly setting towards the western mountains, and the dark night is gradually rising.The evening wind blows on the faces of our commanders and fighters, caressing their tired bodies.At this time, our Qiongzong 8th Regiment was ordered by the frontline headquarters to act as a rearguard regiment to block the enemy who was chasing after it (two closes), so as to ensure the safe transfer of the frontline headquarters and the cross-sea pioneer battalion to the base area. The enemy army sent reconnaissance planes to hover over our troops, dropping a few flares from time to time in an attempt to find our targets.The soldiers said humorously: "The Kuomintang is really a good friend. Knowing that we have night blindness and it is inconvenient to march in the dark, we sent planes to light up the lights. In the future, we must reward these grandchildren." After a day and night march, the troops arrived at the Xincun base in Baisha County. According to the report of our scouts, the two enemy regiments chasing our army have approached our new village base.Qiongzong headquarters decided to wipe out this enemy.Order the 8th Regiment and the 2 companies of the Pioneer Battalion to immediately occupy favorable terrain, deploy pocket positions, and wait for the enemy to get into the "pocket" to encircle and wipe them out.After all, the enemy is very cunning. Seeing that our army is waiting in full battle, he turned around and ran away. The two fraternal troops merged into an iron stream and marched side by side on the land of Hainan Island. They respected and cared for each other, showing the noble class friendship of the revolutionary team! While the 40th Army was smuggling, the 43rd Army was also actively making preparations for smuggling. Once the 40th Army Pioneer Battalion succeeded in smuggling, it would set anchor and set sail. The leaders of the 43rd Army and the 128th Division decided that the 388th Regiment would carry out the smuggling mission. After the 388 regiment accepted the mission, under the leadership of Sun Qianqing, the chief of staff of the division, in addition to speeding up the sea training, they also focused on studying two issues: one is the selection of the landing point for smuggling; the other is the determination of the smuggling route. According to the information provided by Qiong Zong and the analysis of the enemy's situation, the enemy focuses on defending the Qiongzhou Strait, while the defenses on both sides of the island are weak. There is only one enemy regiment on the front line of the Qiongdongbei coast facing our army, distributed from the north to the Jingxinjiao to the south. The coastline of nearly 100 kilometers to Tongguling.At the same time, except for the mountains and reefs near Jingxinjiao and Tongguling, this section of the coast is mostly sandy shores. There are no natural obstacles in depth after landing, so it is an ideal landing point. For the ferry route, Chief of Staff Ji Gang organized local people and boatmen to discuss and investigate, and proposed two routes: One is: sail southeast to the east side of Jiuchongsha (the eastern end of Qiongzhou Strait) after departure, turn to the south, and land on the east side of Jingxinjiao in the northeast corner of Shanhainan Island to Lumaling and Chishui Port.This route is about 15 to 6 hours voyage.There are two disadvantages of this route: one is that it is difficult to identify the Jiuchongsha which is not exposed to the water as the orientation object, and it is difficult to grasp the time and place of turning; the other is that there are prominent mountains in Jingxinjiao. Walking along the coast for a certain distance, that is, lateral movement in front of the enemy, is very dangerous after dawn. The other is: sailing southeast after starting the ferry, going straight to Qizhou Island (20-25 kilometers from the coast) on the northeast side of Hainan Island, and then turning due west to reach the landing point.This route is easy to master, but it takes 3 to 4 more hours to sail.Finally, after discussion by the regiment party committee, Chief of Staff Sun agreed and decided to take the latter route.Practice has proved that this program is correct. On March 5th, a reinforced battalion of the 352nd Regiment of the 118th Division of the 40th Army, led by Gou Zaisong, the chief of staff of the division, sailed more than 150 kilometers and overcame the obstruction of enemy aircraft and warships. On the front line of Baimajing, we successfully joined forces with the support troops of our Qiongzong 1st Corps.The "Boling Line of Defense", known as "impregnable", was broken through for the first time.This victory greatly encouraged the 43rd Army. On the same day, the 388th Regiment, led by Division Chief of Staff Sun Qianqing, boarded the ship at 13:00 to set sail, but because there was no wind at sea, the army ordered to suspend the wind. After that, the military party committee decided that Xu Fangchun, head of the 388 regiment, and Liu Qingyang, director of the political department, would lead the 1st Battalion of the 388 regiment to carry out the smuggling mission.But in the past few days, God has been shameless, and the "living weather station" composed of old boatmen sits by the sea every day, looking at the ocean and sighing. The soldiers got a little impatient for waiting. They checked and checked the supplies, wiped and wiped the weapons, bundled and bundled the explosives, and packed and packed the various newspapers and magazines that Comrade Qiong Zong brought. Very anxious, wishing to put on wings and fly across the sea, join forces with Comrade Qiongzong, and liberate Hainan Island as soon as possible. On March 9th, the opportunity finally came. The "Live Meteorological Observatory" made a weather forecast: "Tomorrow there will be a northeasterly wind, which will gradually increase in the afternoon, and it will reach level 7 or above after dark. At the same time, there will be heavy rain. It is long, but the wind is strong, and the troops can be sent to Hainan Island in one night." As soon as the news spread, it was tantamount to a great news of victory. All the officers and soldiers of our army were given stimulants, and everyone cheered happily. The forecast of the "Live Meteorological Observatory" was really accurate. On March 10, the weather really changed. The 1st Battalion of the 38th Regiment and its affiliated regiment artillery company, guard company, and reconnaissance company with a total of 1,000 officers and soldiers boarded 21 boats and bid farewell to Wang Yiping, the chief of staff of the army, and Sun, the chief of staff of the division. Gan Qing, regiment political commissar Gao Shirong, deputy regiment commander Guo Jianwen, chief of staff Ji Gang, and others left Naozhou Island on the east side of the Leizhou Peninsula with the trust of the commanders and fighters of the entire army. The fleet sailed and anchored, and sailed to Dahui and Hainan Island. The fleet of our army advanced in a "snake-shaped" battle formation, cutting through the waves all the way, like a sharp sword straight through the "Boling Line of Defense". At dusk, the wind on the sea became more and more violent, the rain became heavier and heavier, and the waves surged higher and higher, and the neat formation began to become a little messy.Although the head of the regiment, Xu Fangchun, issued the order signals of "strengthen the light contact!" and "keep the distance between the ships!", the effect was not great. Soon there was a distress call from a ship.It was the boat of Li Xiangsan, deputy commander of the 1st company, who fired the gun. It was not too dark at that time, and their boat could be seen. After they fired the gun, everyone was very nervous. The commander wanted to approach them, but saw another boat turning sideways I approached, but I couldn't approach due to the strong wind and waves. The rescue boat was still able to sail, but I didn't know what was wrong.The ships continued to move forward, and they didn't know until they landed that a board of their ship was damaged by the waves, and the water rushed into the ship.In this critical situation, Li Xiangsan used several quilts to plug the leak, and held it tightly with his body until he landed. At midnight, when the fleet was about to pass the main stream, the wind blew harder on the sea, and the rain fell harder. The fleet has completely dispersed. Night, very dark, you can't see your fingers.All the originally prepared communication signals failed, the trumpet could not be heard, the semaphore could not be seen, and the lanterns could not be lit.There was nothing to see around him except the phosphorescence of the waves. At this moment, all the ships sailed according to the scheduled routes completely relying on the awareness and courage of the warriors, without any command or communication.The radio station that Xu Fangchun and the others brought to communicate with their superiors was not set up when they set off in order not to expose the target.However, all the officers and men of our army and the boatmen worked closely together, and each boat fought tenaciously against the wind and waves individually, and finally crossed the mainstream smoothly and arrived at Qizhou Island. At this time, the sky was bright and the wind had subsided, but the swell after the strong wind was still very strong. The ships were scattered far away, and communication was still difficult. Since Qizhou Island was stipulated in advance as the steering azimuth, all ships All turned the rudder according to the regulations and headed due west. After more than 20 hours of hard work at sea, the fleet sailed nearly 200 kilometers, and finally landed at Luma Ridge and Chishui Port in the northeast of Qiongdao around 9:00 am on the 11th. There was no major enemy situation at the place where our army commanded the ship to land, only a few floating sentries. Seeing our army disembark and rush to the beach, they were so scared that they fired a few shots and ran away.Afterwards, two boats led by the guard company commander Guo Hongde and the artillery company commander Wang Mingde also landed successively. When the command ship landed near Le and Tian, ​​intense gunshots came from Chishui Port.Xu Fangchun and the others estimated that it was Battalion Commander Sun Youli and instructor Wang Enrong who also landed.At this time, Commander Xu ordered to set up a radio station and sent a signal to the military headquarters that "I have landed, details to be reported".Then, Xu Fangchun and Director Liu led more than 100 soldiers and boatmen who landed with them at the same time, advancing in depth, and moving closer to the left, so as to join the troops landing on the left. Battalion Commander Sun Youli and Instructor Wang Enrong led the fleet, under the guidance of Comrade Lao Lin of the Qiongya Column, to land in Chishui Port at around 9 am on the 11th.As soon as the fleet was about to dock, it encountered the blocking of the enemy.After landing, Battalion Commander Sun led the 3rd company commando to quickly seize the small high ground on the left, annihilated the enemies on the small high ground, and used firepower to cover the landing of subsequent ships. After about half an hour of fierce fighting, the beachhead was defeated. The enemy, the troops quickly entered the Coconut Grove and headed towards Longma Town, the first scheduled assembly point. On the morning of March 12, our Pioneer Battalion came to a village not far from Longma Town under the leadership of local villagers.Here, the Pioneer Battalion of the 388th Regiment crossed the sea and the independent regiment of the Qiongya Column led by the head Liang Zhongming and the deputy political commissar Zhang Fahua who came to meet the Pioneer Battalion successfully joined forces. At this time, there were still 3 boats that had not arrived. They were: Zhang Zibin, the deputy commander of the 2nd company, Ding Zhanxiang, the deputy instructor of the 3rd company, and Xu Fengzong, the commander of the machine gun company.Later, except for the boat led by Xu Fengzong, the boat led by Ding Zhanxiang did not land until the afternoon of the 11th due to repairs midway.The boat led by Zhang Zibin also landed in the afternoon, but due to improper command, most of the crew on the boat were killed or injured. On March 13, Xu Fangchun and the others received a congratulatory message from the head of the army: "I know that you have taken the lead bravely, overcome all difficulties, resolutely carried out the orders of your superiors, carried out long-distance sailing surprise attacks, and broke through nearly 200 kilometers of wind and waves in one fell swoop. All resistance, landed successfully, and quickly joined forces with the Qiongya People's Armed Forces. The good news came, and the whole army was encouraged... Your landing victory means a lot to people, and a special telegram congratulates! In addition to expressing condolences to all participating units and comrades, The military party committee decided to give birth to all comrades in the battalion with the honorary title of 'Crossing the Sea Pioneer Battalion' and a pennant..." At the same time, the South China Branch of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the 15th Corps, and the Guangdong Military Region also jointly sent a trade telegram: "You have created the first glorious example of our army's landing across the sea with your fearless bravery and determination. The troops and the Qiongya people who have struggled hard for a long time are a great encouragement and have greatly improved their confidence, which will speed up the liberation of Hainan Island. A special order is issued to reward and give great merit to all the commanders and fighters who crossed the sea一次……” 这两个电报，给了渡海先锋营全体指战员极大的鼓舞，大家都一致表示：决不辜负上级首长对我们的期望，要用实际行动迎接海南岛的早日解放。 第40军和43军的2个加强营分别在岛东西两侧偷渡成功，引起了岛上国民党军的极大恐慌，国民党海南防卫总司令薛岳为顽抗到底，一面调兵封锁我登陆地区，一面调兵对我军偷渡登陆部队进行“围剿”。 3月14日拂晓，经过一夜的行军，徐芳春率领的先锋营和独立团2个营一起到达潭门地区。根据军首长“在琼东北一带坚持斗争，尽量避免与敌人作战，保存实力，保持距海岸一夜的行程，随时准备迎接续部。队登陆”的指示，以及琼崖北区地委书记符思之同志的意见和潭门地区的地理位置和群众条件，决定在潭门村宿营休整。 15日晨，徐芳春等正在开会研究下步的行动计划时，突然，当地群众和独立团的同志先后报告说：云龙、大致坡、三江等据点的敌人分别从东、西、北三个方向向我军包围过来。 情况紧急，加上我军刚登陆不久，对岛上的情况不熟，有的同志主张立即转移。徐芳春与独立团的领导研究后认为：东、西、北三面发现敌人，唯有通向老根据地的南面未发现情况，在没有弄清楚敌人企图时，不宜轻动，我军应先试探一下敌人的实力和企图，相机吃掉一部分敌人。待情况弄清楚后再确定下步的行动。人家一致同意这一决定。 考虑到从东南方向大致坡来的敌人极为嚣张，又开到我军跟前的情况，徐芳春和独立团团长粱仲明即决定：以独立团顶住从西面云龙来犯之敌；先锋营2连一部在东北面阻击从三江来犯之敌；1、3两个连队迎山从人致坡方向来犯之敌；警卫连留作预备队。并要求各分队一定要打好这一仗，要速战速决，初战必胜。 3连由孙营长率领，1连由副营长于日仁率领，从来犯之敌两侧同时出击，把来势汹汹的敌人打得不知所措，乱成一团，拼命往回窜。我1、3连迅猛追占敌人，歼灭了来犯之敌一部，活捉了敌副营长，并缴获了敌人的作战命令，得知：围攻我军的敌人是暂13师37、39两个团的4个营。他们企图趁我立足未稳之机将我歼灭。 了解到敌人的企图和部署后，我军即迅速调整兵力：由先锋营1、2连各抽1个排配合独立团由西面出击向北打，消灭从云龙方向来犯之敌；其余部队向东北出击迂回敌人背后，消灭从三江方向来犯之敌。我军两路兵力同时出击、夹击敌人。 战斗打响后，我军全体官兵忘记了连日来的疲劳，发扬敢打敢拼的精神，把一串串仇恨的子弹射向敌人。经过5个多小时的激烈战斗，全歼敌1个营，击溃其3个营，敌37团团长当场被击毙，俘敌副营长以下90余人，缴获轻、重机枪各5挺。我军在这次战斗中伤亡20余人，1营副教导员王佩琚光荣牺牲。 潭门战斗的胜利，大大地鼓舞了我军的土气和群众情绪。再一次证明敌人所谓万无一失的“伯陵防线”也不过如此而已。