Chapter 10 Chapter 9

1. According to the changes in the situation on the island, our army's preparation work has basically been completed, and Commander Deng Hua is determined to implement a large-scale cross-sea landing in advance From March 5 to March 31, our 40th Army and 43rd Army smuggled across the Qiongzhou Strait in two batches, successfully landed in the northwest and northeast of Hainan Island, and successfully joined forces with the Qiongya Column on the island.The Kuomintang defenders on Hainan Island were very panicked. Xue Yue, the commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang army's defense, had a wishful plan: "grasp the current favorable situation of separation between the foreign communist party and the internal communist party." Crossing the Sea and Landing) Concentrated forces to "encircle and suppress" the Qiongya column, to "stabilize the interior, and then use all our strength to annihilate the attacking communists outside the country" was shattered.In order to prevent the main force of our army from landing, Xue Yue immediately ordered to stop the "encirclement and suppression" of our Qiongya column and concentrate his forces to strengthen the coastal defense of the northern part of Hainan Island.The battle reserve team in Xue Yue's hands, that is, his five and a half divisions of mobile forces, all concentrated in Jiaji (Qionghai) and Haikou areas; he also ordered the Navy's 3rd Fleet to concentrate on patrolling the Qiongzhou Strait, and the Air Force also strengthened its defense against Leizhou Aerial reconnaissance and patrol of various harbors on the peninsula and the Qiongzhou Strait.However, the enemy's navy and air force are afraid of the attack of our cannon howitzers and the shooting of our anti-aircraft artillery, so they dare not easily enter the sea area north of the center line of the Qiongzhou Strait or conduct activities over it.

After our 2 armies successfully smuggled in 2 batches, Commander Deng Hua seriously thought about the next step. Commander Deng said to Yang Di: "After two batches of smuggling by our army, the enemy has strengthened the defense of the north coast of the island, and has also concentrated the air and navy to the Qiongzhou Strait and the sea. If we use small troops to smuggle again, our army will If you suffer heavy casualties, it is even difficult to cross over. I want to concentrate the existing forces of the two armies and implement a large-scale cross-sea landing for the third time, and attack from the front of the strait to the front of the island. I plan to use two or three days to reach 2 The army command post and the first-line division exchanged ideas with the army and division leaders on how to fight next, and asked for their opinions. You also go down to listen to their opinions, and then we will study it carefully.”

Commander Deng Hua said again: "After going down, I'll go my way, and you go yours. There are some questions and opinions down below. They can't talk to me. If you go down, they may tell you. This way you can learn more. Facts and opinions." The next day, Commander Deng Hua went to the two armies and divisions to solicit opinions, and inspected and guided the preparations for crossing the sea.Yang Di spends half a day in the army every day to understand the situation, half a day in the command post to grasp the situation, and reports to Commander Deng Hua at night. After exchanging and soliciting opinions with the main leaders of the military divisions of the two armies, Commander Deng Hua listened to my report and analysis of the situation in the war room.

Commander Deng Hua said: "The two batches of our army smuggled in and landed, adding up to the strength of more than one division. These regiments and battalions that have landed on the island are the main force of our two armies, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. They support and assist us. The Qiongya column can completely smash the enemy's "encirclement and suppression". Xue Yue is not a fool, he is a wise general in the Kuomintang army. Facing the new situation on the island, he will definitely stop the "encirclement and suppression" and concentrate his forces Defend against the large-scale landing of our army."

Commander Deng Hua asked Yang Difa, "How do you know how the two armies are preparing for the campaign?" Yang Di replied: "The two armies are actively stepping up preparations for a large-scale landing. It is almost completed. Since you ordered the 119th Division of the 40th Army to surprise Weizhou Island and captured more than 300 large enemy ships, the 40th Army has implemented a large-scale crossing. There are already enough ships. In order to prevent the bombing of enemy planes, most of these ships have been concentrated in various harbors near the North Sea, and some of them are parked on Weizhou Island. The fleet of the 119th Division set sail directly from those harbors and concentrated at the southwest corner of the Leizhou Peninsula. Commander Xu Guofu of the 119th Division made great contributions to the 40th Army's ability to cross the sea in a large scale.

The ships of the 43rd Army did not collect so many ships. The ships of the 128th Division have been scattered and concentrated on Donghai Island and Naozhou Island, and can be concentrated at the southeast corner of the Leizhou Peninsula to set sail at any time. The ships of the 129th Division were scattered along the coast of Yangjiang. There were not many larger fishing boats, but more smaller ones. Most of the ships obtained by the 127th Division were used by the second batch of smuggling troops. The 43rd Army spent a lot of effort to find the Pearl River Delta and coastal islands in Guangzhou, but they did not get as many large ships as the 119th Division of the 40th Army got in Weizhou Island. "

Commander Deng Hua said: "This problem is a big problem. The 119th Division of the 40th Army seized more than 300 large ships on Weizhou Island. The army has enough ships to cross the sea, but the 43rd Army can't find them on the east coast and the islands. Many large fishing boats have affected the 43rd Army's inability to concentrate as many troops as the 40th Army, and set sail across the sea and land in large numbers at the same time." Commander Deng Hua asked Yang Di again, "How is the logistics preparation?" Yang Di replied: "Since Chen Yi, the political commissar of the Logistics Department of the Four Fields, came to inspect the work, they learned a lot from the two armies and us. They reported directly to the headquarters of the Four Fields, and then strengthened the logistics transportation force. All kinds of ammunition and dry food carried by the troops can basically meet the needs of the troops crossing the sea. The self-rescue supplies for the troops injured in battle are not enough. I think that after going to the island, they mainly rely on self-rescue. This part of the self-rescue supplies carried with them We must bring enough. There is also the establishment of field hospitals, which need to be strengthened. I have studied with the leaders of the logistics branch. They said that they will be ready in a few days and distributed to the troops. If there are more It takes a few days to prepare better."

Commander Deng Hua said: "When the logistics support is ready, I am relieved. The determination will be easy." Yang Di went on to say: "Commander, the most important issue is the meteorological and hydrological conditions. Now is the season of erratic weather, and it is difficult to predict accurately. Our meteorological 'experts', after three months of actual I am quite expert in training. I can predict the meteorological and hydrological changes within two or three days quite accurately, but I am only 70% to 80% sure. April 20th is Grain Rain in the lunar calendar, and there is still available wind direction before Grain Rain , April 18th is the peak of the high tide in the Qiongzhou Strait. At dusk, the north coast of the strait is ebbing, which is convenient for our ships to sail out of the port when the tide ebbs and flows. , and it is convenient for my landing ship to speed up to the beach along the high tide, which is conducive to the rapid landing of our army. Especially before the peak of the spring tide, that is, before April 18, there are 3 days of submerged currents, and the sea water in the strait is relatively stable.”

Yang Di was afraid that if he talked too long, Commander Deng would find it too wordy, because Yang Di had already reported the meteorological and hydrological conditions to him several times, so he stopped for a while. Commander Deng Hua stood by the map and looked at the map, and said, "Why don't you talk about it? My eyes are watching the map and my ears are listening to your situation. What you said about the tide situation is very valuable and will greatly help me make up my mind. , keep talking." Yang Di went on to say: "On April 18, there was a spring tide in the Strait. Three days before the peak of the spring tide, there was an undercurrent period. This undercurrent period was from April 15 to 17. The undercurrent period is also called the flat tide period. The sea water in the south and north of the center line of the strait is different. The flow velocity in the direction of flow is very small, and south of the center line of the strait, there is less eastward flow and more westward flow. These conditions are more beneficial to our sea-crossing fleet. During navigation, even if the wind is strong and the seawater does not flow eastward, it can be avoided. If the ship is drifting eastward to Haikou, if the wind stops, it will be convenient for our troops to paddle and move forward, control the course, and prevent the ship from drifting eastward."

After listening to Yang Di's report, Commander Deng Hua lit a cigarette and started pacing, thinking.I know this is the time he is thinking carefully before making up his mind.I stood aside and thought carefully, waiting for his question.There were only the two of us in the room, so it was very quiet. Commander Deng Hua asked: "According to the enemy, our situation and the weather conditions, when do you think our army will carry out a large-scale landing across the sea is the best time?" Yang Di replied: "I have conducted research with the relevant staff members of the command post. Based on what we know and grasp, we believe that small-scale smuggling is no longer possible and unnecessary. The time for our army to implement a large-scale landing has already come. It has matured. I suggest: Seize the latent current period before the peak of the spring tide in the Qiongzhou Strait on April 20 before the Lunar Grain Rain, and use the main force of the two armies to carry out large-scale crossing and landing operations.”

Although Commander Deng Hua had already figured it out, he still asked, "What's the reason?" Yang Di said bluntly: "According to the meteorological forecast, there will be east or northeast winds that can be used before the valley rain on April 20. After the valley rain, the wind direction will be southeast or south wind, and there will be few northeast winds. The flow direction of the sea water in the strait Changes will also occur. Our army is on a wooden sailing ship, which is mainly driven by the wind force of the wind or the side wind. The speed is very slow, and it is easy to be attacked by the enemy's sea and air force. Moreover, the cadres and soldiers have to row the boat all night, which consumes a lot of physical strength. For the spring tide and the low current period before Grain Rain, our army will have to wait for half a month, until the spring tide and low current period in early May." Commander Deng Hua nodded with a smile after hearing this.I guess it may be in line with his intentions. Commander Deng said while smoking: "I asked about the ships of the two armies. The 40th Army got more than 300 ships on Weizhou Island, and they were large ships that could carry six regiments across the sea at one time. However, the 43rd Army did not have enough ships in the east. A large number of large ships can now catch up with the tide and set sail before the tide. There are only ships carrying 2 regiments. Other ships are sailing to the southeastern tip of the peninsula. There are many hidden reefs along the coast. Their ships are small and sailing very slowly. They will I can't keep up. What do you think should be done?" After hearing this, Yang Di knew that Commander Deng had already thought about it maturely, and he just wanted to hear my suggestions or different opinions.Therefore, I said directly: "Commander, just now you said that the 40th Army has 6 regiments, and the 43rd Army has 2 regiments that can land before Guyu. The 2 armies add up to 8 regiments, which is equivalent to 1 army. Coupled with the first landing division on the island, the Qiongya column and local armed support, it is absolutely possible to break through the enemy's coastal defenses, and the landing will be successful. After landing, if the enemy launches a large-scale counterattack against us, Our army is fully capable of fighting the enemy. And the follow-up troops of the 43rd Army will serve as the second echelon, and then they can land and go into battle." After listening to Yang Di's opinion, Commander Deng said: "What you said is consistent with what I think. I am determined to start from the southern tip of the Leizhou Peninsula at the same time with the existing forces and ships of the two armies before Guyu. Sailing across the Qiongzhou Strait, from the front of the north coast of Hainan Island, from Lingaojiao in the west to Caifangling in the east, and implementing a forced landing with a wide front. You have conducted repeated investigations and studies on the beaches and coastal conditions in the landing area, and the Qiongya Column also Scouts were sent to conduct detailed reconnaissance, and several detailed telegrams were sent. I also directly listened to the reports of the cadres who smuggled across the sea from the Qiongya column. I have also listened to your detailed reports several times. For example, there are few hidden reefs in the sea, and the coast is not very steep. It is convenient for ships to use the high tide to rush to the shore. After the troops disembark, it is easier and faster to land ashore. This is ideal. landing area.Although it is closer to Haikou City, it is possible to organize an escort fleet to attack enemy naval ships and ensure the landing of the main fleet of our army.This is a much shorter distance to directly cross the Poison Gorge in Qiongzhou. Even if the wind stops, it is still possible to paddle at night. " After a pause, Commander Deng Hua said: "However, this will change the original decision to use machine ships as the main means of crossing the sea, and change it to wooden sailboats. This issue must be reported to Chief Shino and the Central Military Commission for approval. .You draft a telegram report." On April 8, 1950, Commander Deng Hua called the chiefs of the four fields and reported to the Central Military Commission, suggesting: "Organize six to seven regiments and try to forcefully land in Huachang and areas north of Lingao before and after Guyu." April 9 On the 1st, the chief of Shino quickly replied to agree with Deng Hua's suggestion. Commander Deng Hua was very happy after receiving the reply from the heads of the four fields, and said to Yang Di: "That's all right. It's not too late now, and we must immediately carry out preparations for the large-scale crossing of the sea. Based on the situation we have studied several times and My determination and deployment, as well as the deployment during the voyage across the sea and the forced landing operation; after the successful landing, the division of combat tasks for the enemy's defense in depth and attack, etc., draw up a combat order and mark it on the map for me so that So I studied it carefully. I am going to find the main leaders of the two armies to come to the command post for a combat meeting. What time do you say is a good time to hold the meeting?" Yang Di immediately replied: "I will draft the combat order today and mark the map for you to review. It is best to hold the combat conference on April 10 to buy time for the two armies to speed up their preparations for battle." Commander Deng Hua said: "Okay, the combat meeting is scheduled to be held at 8:00 am tomorrow (10th). The participants in the meeting are confirmed: two army commanders, political commissars and deputy army commanders. Please make an announcement!" "There is a meeting at 8 a.m., and the leading comrades of the 43rd Army are in Zhanjiang. I'm afraid they won't be able to make it." I replied. Commander Deng said: "Don't worry about them, they will find a solution. Comrades from the 43rd Army can go to the headquarters of the 127th Division tonight (9th). That's it." Yang Di thought that the commander was more thoughtful than I thought, so he said: "Our command post can only take care of their lunch, and they can't take care of a few more meals." Commander Deng didn't say anything, just smiled. Yang Di proposed that the heads and political commissars of the Artillery Regiment and Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment should be invited to attend the meeting so that they could cover the assembly of ships and the safety of the departure field. Commander Deng Hua agreed. Yang Di immediately went to the combat duty room and asked the staff on duty to inform the 40th Army and the 43rd Army of the convening of the combat meeting and the personnel participating in the meeting by phone.When he returned to the commander, Yang Di saw that Commander Deng was still looking at the map and thinking about the problem.Hearing Yang Di's footsteps, he immediately asked, "Yang Di, I want to hear your opinion on sailing across the sea that day." Yang Di said: "The submerged period is from April 15th to 17th, and it is most favorable to cross the sea and land within these three days. Yang Di suggested: before dawn on April 15th, the troops crossing the sea should enter the departure field. With a helping hand, our army can set sail on the evening of April 16 when the tide is low at the southern tip of the Leizhou Peninsula, and land on the north coast of Hainan Island when the tide is high before dawn on the 17th." After hearing this, Commander Deng just nodded his head to express his approval, but didn't say anything. Commander Deng Hua's determination to cross the sea and land on a large scale was formed and determined after listening to the opinions of the leading comrades of the two armies and divisions, as well as continuous research and discussions with our predecessors. On April 10, 1950, the former finger of the Corps held a combat meeting in Chikan Village, southeast of Xuwen County, Leizhou Peninsula.Those who participated in the meeting included Deputy Commander of the 12th Corps and Commander of the 40th Army Han Xianchu, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Xie Peiran (ie Xie Fang), Commander of the 43rd Army Li Zuopeng, Political Commissar Zhang Chiming, and Deputy Commander Long Shujin.There were also the heads and political commissars of the Canadian Howitzer Corps and the Anti-aircraft Artillery Corps. Yang Di attended the meeting as the person in charge of the former finger. The meeting was chaired by Commander Deng Hua.He said: "Today's combat meeting only discusses one topic. It is the implementation of a large-scale crossing of the sea and landing on Hainan Island. First, Yang Di will report the situation that has been understood and analyzed by the Corps Command Post recently. Based on these situations, everyone will study and discuss how to implement a large-scale attack Landing operations across the sea. At this meeting, we decide on this issue." Immediately, Yang Di pointed to the map and reported the situation of the enemy and ourselves on Hainan Island. After the second batch of smuggling was successful, our army successfully joined forces with the Qiongya column, which shocked the enemy.It destroyed Xue Yue's so-called "internal communist" first, and then wiped out the "foreign communist" plan to defend the island, forcing him to stop the "encirclement and suppression" of the Qiongya column, so that the "encirclement and suppression" troops turned to strengthen coastal defenses.The enemy's current defense focus is on the front of the north coast of Hainan Island. Three divisions of the 62nd Army, officers and instructors, the temporary 13th Division, the 1st and 2nd Security Brigades, a total of about 7 divisions, are deployed to defend the wooden fence. From Linshi Port to Linshi Port in the west of Hainan Island; 6 divisions of the 64th Army and the 4th Army were deployed in the area from Linshi Port to Lintou Bay in the west of Hainan Island; The strength of the 4 divisions of the 32nd Army. In the south of Hainan Island, with Yulingang and Sanya as the center, 3 divisions of the 63rd Army were deployed.Xue Yue's defense headquarters has five and a half divisions of mobile troops, deployed in Haikou City and the areas south of it, ready to support the first-line defense forces in operations at any time.The enemy's air force is all concentrated in the sky over the Qiongzhou Strait, but they dare not cross the center line for fear of being shot by our anti-aircraft artillery. After the attack, the enemy naval ships, which were originally weak in combat effectiveness, were very afraid of the attack of our wooden sailboat. Yang Di went on to say: The heads of the two armies are here, and it would be redundant for me to report on the preparations of the two armies.Comrade Feng Baiju sent a telegram saying that the Qiongya column, party organizations and the people on Hainan Island have been fully mobilized and made various preparations to welcome the People's Liberation Army's large-scale crossing of the sea and landing at an early date, and the early liberation of Hainan Island.In particular, they have made a large-scale landing on our land. The Lingao and Chengmai areas have stepped up preparations for the landing of the army, and the entire force of the Qiongya column has approached the direction of our army's landing. Yang Di also made a more detailed report on the meteorological conditions before and after the lunar grain rain on April 20, as well as the hydrological conditions, high tide, low tide and low current period of the Qiongzhou Strait.It's just that they didn't express their opinions on the specific time for implementing a large-scale cross-sea landing operation.Yang Di thought that he was just reporting the situation. In this battle meeting, the timing of the large-scale crossing and landing was one of the main contents of Commander Deng Hua's announcement of his determination. Finally, I briefly reported the logistical preparations for the campaign to the leading comrades of the two armies. Yang Di said: In just three months, the logistical preparations for the sea-crossing and landing campaign were carried out under very urgent, heavy, complex and arduous, and extremely difficult circumstances.The logistics organization of the 15th Corps is very small, and it is very difficult to implement logistical support for cross-sea combat readiness.In order to facilitate all parties to contact and raise, dispatch all kinds of required materials, equipment and other work.Basically, Siye set up a logistics branch in Guangzhou under the strong leadership of the General Logistics Department of Siye according to the method and characteristics of setting up a logistics branch. Military depots and field hospitals were established. The troops of the two armies are distributed along the coast of the Leizhou Peninsula for thousands of miles. There is no railway, and they only rely on cars, carts and ships. , and transferred to the troops, ensuring the needs of the 100,000 troops for sea training and cross-sea landing operations.It should also be mentioned that the Northeast migrant workers who followed the two armies into the customs (note: Shanhaiguan) and went south to the logistics transport team and stretcher team, they are soldiers without military uniforms, and they are all ready to cross the sea. preparations.The efficiency of logistics support during the entire campaign preparation phase was very high, and the task was accomplished effectively. Commander Deng Hua said: "Yang Di gave a brief and clear introduction to the situation. According to these situations, if you have any opinions, you can speak freely and fully promote military democracy." The meeting was very lively, and the leaders of each army actively expressed their opinions. Han Xianchu, deputy commander of the 12th Corps and commander of the 40th Army, said: "I think: First, all the conditions are ready to carry out a large-scale crossing and landing, and there is no need to engage in small-scale smuggling. The enemies on the island have stopped the "encirclement and suppression" of the Qiongya column, and they have concentrated their efforts on adding, coastal defense, and small-scale Smuggling is no longer possible; Second, our two armies have already had two practical experience and lessons of crossing the sea and landing. We have initially summed up these experiences and lessons, and conducted education among the troops and conducted training at sea; Third, both of our armies have experience in fighting enemy naval ships. We have refitted dozens of motor-sailing boats and installed guns on them. The enemy ships are also afraid of our army's gunboats. Basically solved; Fourth, what Yang Di said just now is not to miss the most favorable time of the spring tide period before the valley rain on April 20. This is very important. If you miss this time, it will be May, and it will be even more difficult. many.Especially now that the sea-crossing troops are ready, the cadres and soldiers are particularly excited. We must strike while the iron is hot. If we wait for too long, this enthusiasm may cool down. This high-spirited battle is powerful. fighting power.Therefore, I think it is most beneficial to carry out large-scale crossing and landing before the rains and the undercurrent period before the spring tide in the strait. " Deputy Army Commander Xie Peiran (Xie Fang) also spoke in support of Deputy Commander Han Xianchu's opinion, and added: "Our 40th Army participated in a large-scale landing, and we can concentrate the strength of 6 regiments. In addition to the two batches of troops that have crossed the sea first, our 40th Army Basically, we have crossed the sea. This time we crossed the sea side by side with the 43rd Army of the Big Brother Army. We all have earth gun boats, which specialize in attacking enemy ships. The enemy's navy cannot stop our powerful fleet at sea. When we landed, we were supported by the Qiongya column on the island and the troops who first crossed the sea, forming a double attack on the enemy defending the island." Li Zuopeng, commander of the 43rd Army, said: "I also think that the time is ripe for a large-scale crossing and landing. We must seize this favorable season and favorable weather conditions in the sky and at sea. But our 43rd Army has some specific difficulties, because our army is On the eastern coast of Leizhou Peninsula and the coast and islands east of Zhanjiang, most of the boats crossing the sea are smaller boats, and there are fewer large fishing boats. Now there are only boats with 128 divisions and 2 regiments on the southeastern coast of Leizhou Peninsula , The 129th Division is sailing from Yangjiang to Leizhou Peninsula. They need to arrive at the scheduled departure site on April 21 at the earliest. If a large-scale cross-sea landing operation is carried out before April 20, only 2 regiments of our army can participate. If we can postpone the sailing by 2 days, our army can also reach the strength of 6 regiments." Political Commissar Zhang Chiming of the 43rd Army also expressed similar opinions as Commander Li Zuopeng.But he said: "We still proceed from the overall situation of the Corps, and use the most favorable weather time to implement a large-scale landing before the rain. Our army can only join 2 regiments. We ordered the 129th Division and other troops to speed up to Leizhou Sailing on the peninsula, we strive to cross the sea non-stop after a large number of troops crossing the sea, catching up with the first landing troops to develop the attack in depth." Deputy Commander Long Shujin didn't say anything if he didn't have any new opinions. After listening to the speeches of the main leading comrades of the two armies, Commander Deng Hua stood up, went to the map hanging on the wall and said firmly: "You have all told the situation and opinions of your respective armies. The whole situation has been reported. According to the current situation in various aspects, I am not going to wait, and the time does not allow us to wait." "I am determined: during the undercurrent period before the peak of the spring tide on April 18, that is, between April 15 and 17, 6 regiments of the 40th Army and 2 regiments of the 43rd Army will carry out a large-scale cross-sea forced landing operation from the front of the strait. .The specific deployment is: 1. The 6 regiments of the 40th Army and the 2 regiments of the 43rd Army, which will make a large-scale crossing and landing, must complete their preparations before dawn on April 14th, and wait for the crossing. During the dusk period from the 15th to the 17th, the forced crossing will be carried out. 2. The starting point for the two armies is to take Liyu Port at the southern tip of the Leizhou Peninsula as the dividing line, with the 40th Army to the west and the 43rd Army to the east.The fleet sailed to the north shore of Hainan Island and landed. The landing coast was divided by Mayiao Port, the west belonged to the 40th Army, and the east belonged to the 43rd Army. 3. The support troops on the island, the two armies will independently order the troops already on the island to respond and cooperate according to their respective tasks.The 1st Corps of Qiongya Column cooperated with the 118th Division on the island, and actively operated in the Danxian and Changpo areas with one unit.The 3rd Corps cooperated with the 127th Division on the island to contain and confuse the enemy.The main force of the 5th Corps (2 regiments) should actively move towards the Haitou area in the west of Hainan Island, contain and block the enemy's northern aid or flee towards Yulin. The combat missions and action steps after the two armies landed side by side after a successful forced landing are now roughly stipulated: after the two armies land, they should take advantage of the enemy's confusion and quickly launch annihilation of the enemy defending the coast, in order to expand the landing field and ensure the landing The troops can quickly occupy the beachhead and landing field after landing, gain a firm foothold and ensure that the follow-up troops of the two armies can quickly cross the sea and land in a short period of time; and quickly open a corridor to facilitate the landing troops of the two armies. Develop offense in depth. The response troops on the island are under the direct command of the two armies.The 1st Corps of Qiongya Column cooperated with the 116th Division, and one part entered the Changpo area of ​​Dan County for activities, and the 3rd Corps cooperated with the 127th Division; another regiment and the Qiongbei Independent Regiment entered the southeast area of ​​Haikou City Breaking the road, the main force of the Mi 5 corps entered between Dan County and Changjiang, and moved to the Haitou area to contain and confuse the enemy. After the successful landing, the deployment to develop the attack in depth is: the 40th Army should advance rapidly towards Lingao and surround the enemy in Lingao County, and use one division to advance rapidly to Calais to surround the enemy's 64th Army headquarters. A regiment marched towards Nada City to contain the enemy in that direction to ensure the safety of the flanks of the main army. The 43rd Army should quickly advance towards Chengmai, surround the enemy's 62nd Army headquarters, divide and surround the enemy's command organization, attract the enemy's reinforcements, and seek to annihilate the enemy during the movement.After the two armies wiped out the above enemies, the 40th Army used a regiment to cooperate with the main force of the 5th Corps of Qiongya Column to advance to Dan County and cut off the enemy's retreat. The main forces of the 43rd Army and the 40th Army attacked Haikou City. " Commander Deng Hua finally said: "The departure time of the two armies is scheduled to be within two days from the 16th to the evening of the 17th. The specific departure time will be determined by the weather conditions at that time, and then the final departure order will be issued." Commander Deng Hua finally said: "After the two armies have successfully crossed the sea and landed, they immediately ordered the artillery boats to cover the undamaged ships, quickly counter-navigate, and transport the follow-up troops and logistical medical support teams across the sea." After the meeting, I immediately wrote Commander Deng Hua's determination and deployment into a telegram. After being reviewed by Commander Deng Hua, I sent it to the 40th Army, 43rd Army, and Qiongya Column. Chuanzhu), Hong (Xuezhi) and reported to Comrade Ye Jianying. The forced landing of the two armies was called the third batch of cross-sea landing operations in response to this large-scale cross-sea landing operation. After the battle meeting was held, the troops of the two armies preparing to cross the sea were all preparing nervously, and the command post of our corps was also making various preparations nervously. The main tasks of the Corps' Front Pointer: First, closely monitor the changes in the enemy's situation on the island; second, pay close attention to understanding, mastering and researching changes in meteorology and hydrology; Implement situations one by one and help resolve issues that still need to be resolved. Our army's cross-sea landing operations have a special and different feature from modern landing operations.It is because there is no sea or air force to support the operation, and there are no landing ships, no strength to seize the port, and no conditions to quickly transport the combat materials to the sea after the landing troops, so there is no need to seize the port.After the troops landed, the only supplement they needed was taken from the enemy, so we often say: Chiang Kai-shek is the captain of our army's transportation brigade. Regarding the selection of the departure site, it was considered and organized from three main aspects at that time.First, the selection of the departure site should take full account of maintaining an angle suitable for the landing site, so as to make use of the wind direction and the flow direction of the sea water, and at the same time, the sea distance between the landing site and the landing site should be as short as possible, so that the voyage can be completed in one night. It can be reached; the second is that the sailing field must not only be able to accommodate more ships, but also not be affected by excessive tide fluctuations, so that the fleet can set sail at the same time; third, it is convenient for air defense and can avoid waves.Some natural conditions are not available, and in the process of preparing for the battle, all troops have carried out artificial transformation as soon as possible. Ships carrying troops encountered many difficulties when they assembled at the departure field. The front finger of the Corps and the two army command posts required each division and regiment to have a strict organizational plan. Ship command stations are set up along the way, capable cadres and pilots familiar with sea conditions are dispatched, and reliable contact signals must be provided.Those who have done this will gather well, and those who have not done so or not done enough have suffered losses to varying degrees. Before the large-scale crossing of the sea, during the assembly process of the two military ships and troops, the 119th Division of the 40th Army was the best organized. It set sail from the Beihai coastal harbor and sailed for 250 kilometers. Only one ship was damaged and arrived at the designated departure port on time. The 358th Regiment of the 120th Division of the Army assembled from Beihai to Dengloujiao. During the voyage, encountered wind and waves, and 9 ships went in the wrong direction. Except for 1 ship that landed on Hainan Island, 1 ship hit a rock when it landed, and 2 ships Sunk by enemy ships, 3 ships were captured, 2 ships were missing, and a total of 400 comrades were lost. When the 128th Division of the 43rd Army assembled from Zhanjiang to Santang Port, east of Hai'an, due to poor organization, a ship hit a rock and sank, drowning Comrade Wang Qi, the political commissar of the regiment, and many others. After the ship arrives at the departure point, it will berth according to the task division.Ships were adjusted according to factors such as shape, size, and the quality of boatmen. In order to make the speed of a fleet roughly the same;All regiments, battalions, and companies have formed battle formations. In order to facilitate independent operations on a single ship, each ship has also carried out a single-ship battle formation to formulate a combat plan for sailing across the sea, and communicate the plan to all commanders and boatmen on the ship. Everyone knows it by heart.After the formation and formation, the pre-war mobilization was carried out, and all personnel were required to clearly and firmly establish the idea of ​​​​advancing without retreating and going forward bravely after sailing.Various personnel meetings were held (including pilots, weather masters, warship personnel, helmsmen, boatmen, etc.) to study specific tactics and technical issues according to combat tasks.If there is sufficient preparation time, the sailing drill was carried out with divisions and regiments as units, and problems were found to be corrected in time.At the same time, before departure, pilots were also organized to conduct trial voyages, to scout the situation on the scheduled route, and to further measure the influence of wind direction and sea water velocity on navigation, so that the pilots knew what they were doing. Everything is ready, waiting for the wind, waiting for the flow, and taking the wind and letting the flow before departure become the only basis for the final decision to set sail.Waiting for the wind to tide in, must have the greatest patience.When a sign of good wind was detected, the troops boarded the ship and stood by.Therefore, every departure requires the main commander to visit the scene in person to personally understand the direction of the wind and flow, so as to issue the departure order in time. In order to strengthen the organization and command of the Qidu field, the armies also opened the Qidu port command post.Its main tasks are to be responsible for specifically distinguishing the departure positions of each fleet; organizing the sea and air combat cover of the departure field; organizing various communication guarantees; supervising the implementation of the departure orders by various troops; The radio contact after the departure of the troops, and the report of the maritime navigation situation were obtained in time. 2. Commander Deng Hua issued an order to embark on a large-scale cross-sea landing operation After Commander Deng Hua issued the order to implement a large-scale sea-crossing and landing operation, he required the participating troops of the two armies to complete all preparations for crossing the sea before dawn on April 14.The specific sailing time depends on whether the tide, wind direction, and sea water flow in the strait are favorable for our sailing.At this time, the work of the former finger of the Corps was extremely tense.On the one hand, organize personnel to go to the two major military departure sites to finally understand and check the completion of the preparatory work; Finally, we determined that the evening of the 16th was the low tide season after the evening tide peak of the Leizhou Peninsula. At this time, the boats could increase their speed with the ebb tide and leave the port quickly. Before dawn on the 17th, the early tide began to rise on the north coast of Hainan Island. , ships can speed up to the beach and coast with the rising tide, which is conducive to landing. Military ferry. In his busy schedule, Commander Deng Hua spared time every night to personally participate in meteorological and hydrological research. On April 15, we made a detailed report to Commander Deng Hua on the situation and opinions we studied. After thinking for a while, Commander Deng Hua made a decisive decision: order the 40th Army and the 43rd Army to join the third batch of 8 regiments crossing the sea, sail across the sea at 19:00 on April 16, and land in Hainan before dawn on April 17. island. Yang Di immediately issued and reported Commander Deng Hua's determination by phone and telegram. Later practice proved that according to the conditions at the time, the determination to use wooden sailboats as the mainstay, seize the favorable seasonal wind direction, and make a large-scale crossing and landing operations early was in line with objective reality and completely correct.Cognition comes from practice, and only through practice can people come to correct judgments and cognitions that conform to the objective situation, which is the criterion of the truthfulness of people's cognition of the outside world.Commander Deng Hua's determination to fight this large corps, which has no precedent in our army, sailed across the sea and landed on a wooden sailboat, was determined by a process of understanding the situation, deepening the understanding of objective laws, and subjectively deliberating. After issuing the departure order, I wanted to go to the departure field to learn about the departure situation, and said to the leading comrades of the 40th Army and the 43rd Army, "See you on Hainan Island." So I asked Commander Deng Hua for instructions. Commander Deng Hua said: "You like to go to the frontline troops, which is good, but now you can't run, and the two armies set sail at the same time. Which army do you go to? It's dusk,他们都已登船了。我们是兵团指挥所，启渡前只有依靠电话，启渡后只有依靠电台和报话机来了解情况和指挥作战了。你就老老实实地和我坐在作战室吧。现在再去部队跑什么也来不及了。” 为了保持顺畅的通信联络，使兵团前指随时能掌握情况，便于邓华司令能根据新的情况迅速下达新的作战命令。在临战准备时，杨迪召集了2个军、师通信科长开了会，要求军、师、团、营所配备携带的电台、报话机，一定要接受上两次偷渡的经验教训。在登陆时千万要注意保护电台和机要人员及机器的安全，不要使机器进水湿了，尽最大可能不要使报务员、译电员负伤或牺牲。告诉他们兵团前指电台队长杨雨田，已将他所带电台，包括备份电台，在部队启航后，全部开机收听各军、师发来的信号，暗语或电报，也请军、师指挥所电台等收到兵团前指的回答后，再折线前进。 做好兵团指挥所的具体工作，这是我份内的事。我想部队启航后，邓华司令最担心的是不要使2个军8个团的渡海船队，变成脱缰之蛟龙，使他掌握不住，无法实施指挥，为了使他放心，就简要地汇报了渡海中的通信联络网的组织。 邓司令听后没说什么，从他的神情看，他放心了。 杨迪即跑到电台，对杨雨田同志说：“小杨，你是兵团最好的电台队长，现在正是考验你们的时候，看到底能不能过硬。请你们一定要集中精力收听好2个军指挥所和各师电台、无线电话发出的信号，一个也不能漏掉，确保渡海部队与兵团指挥所无线通信的畅通。” 杨雨田同志说：“杨科长，请你放心，我敢保证只要是2个军及各师发出的信号，一次也不会漏掉，一条暗语，一份电报我们都会收到，收到后，立即送给你。” 杨迪说：“我相信你的工作责任心与服务技术，因为这是关键时刻，所以提醒你和电台的同志们注意。” 渡海部队启渡时间还有几小时，邓华司令员和杨迪在作战室等待着。这时，杨迪已将作战值班室也搬到了邓司令办公的堂屋，值班参谋守着电话机，其他参谋们则都在厢房作战值班室，有条不紊地、紧张地各司其职，气象组的同志则专心地了解天上、海上的气象变化情况，随时向我报告。 整个兵团指挥所都处于紧张而有序的工作状态，我们等待着收到航渡中的任何信息和气象组对气象的报告。 启渡、海上编队航行，打破敌人的海上封锁 4月16日17时，第40军由第12兵团副司令员兼军长韩先楚同志、副军长解沛然(解方)同志，军政治部主任李伯秋同志率领指挥所，指挥119师全师、118师353团2个营、354团和120师358团，共6个团；第43军由副军长龙书金同志率军指挥所，指挥128师382团、383团(欠1个营)、384团1个营，共2个团，两军总共8个团，指战员25668名，分乘木帆船和机帆船500余艘，于雷州半岛南端集结的各港，湾准时启渡。 船队启渡后，前半夜航行尚顺利，但航行至琼州海峡中线后，风力逐渐减弱。即17日零时许，兵团指挥所同时收到40军与43军渡海指挥所发出来的几条电报暗语： “已过中线，风停止，各船落帆，划桨摇橹航行前进。” “发现敌舰艇向我船队逼近，企图拦阻我军船队前进。” “我护航船，已向敌舰艇靠近射击。” “我主力船队冒着敌人舰艇的炮火，继续摇橹划桨前进。” 杨迪立即将2个军发来的这些暗语，迅速读给邓华司令员听。 邓华司令听后对杨迪说：“立即给2个军前指发出一条暗语，命令他们不顾一切，坚决按预定计划航行前进，同时，命令2个军的护舰船队，坚决勇敢地冲向敌军舰艇、包围、扭打敌舰艇，保证主力船队航行。” 杨迪与参谋们立即将暗语写好，送往电台发出。 这时，邓华司令员和兵团指挥所的同志们精神极为振奋。邓司令点燃一支烟，开始在地图前看着、走着。 4月17日凌晨2时，我们又接收到2个军发出的暗语： “我们已看到海岸了，正奋力向海滩冲击。” “近海水浅，敌舰艇不敢驶近，在近海外，向我射击。” “我先锋突击船队，不顾敌人的射击，已开始迅猛地冲向海滩。” 不久，又收到暗语： “我突击船队部队已下船涉水强行登陆。” “我们正指挥各船队冲向海滩，迅速登陆。” “17日3时我突击船队已登陆成功。” “我们即将下船涉水登陆，暂停联络有何指示？” 邓华司令员听我念后说：“命令他们不顾一切勇猛地登陆，迅速占领登陆场。登陆后，迅速向兵团指挥所报告。” 杨迪要参谋迅速将命令翻译成暗语发出。并建议立即给琼崖纵队发电报通知他们，登陆成功，令他们全力以赴，接应和配合大军登陆作战。 " 邓华司令说：“好，你赶快写电报发出。” 在海上编队航行中，为了对付敌人海军舰艇的拦阻攻击和船队接近登陆地段后，能全部同时迅速登陆，我军渡海采取了横宽纵短的队形。火器分散配置到各船，使各船都可以有火力打敌军舰艇，各船都有登陆的突击能力。只要船只接近海滩，就不必等待，迅速自行登陆抢占滩头和向海岸进攻，先登陆的占领了滩头、海岸就可以掩护后续部队登陆。这是因为我军既没有海、空军事先摧毁敌人的海岸防御体系，也没有海、空军以炮火来掩护登陆，只有靠各船接近海滩、海岸后自行突然、迅速登陆进攻，如果等待兄弟船只，必将被敌人发现，遭到海岸上敌人炮兵与守备步兵火力的射击，遭受伤亡。这是在当时条件下，我军渡海作战，别无其他选择的选择。 在渡海航行中，我军没有海、空军护航，以保障渡海登陆部队在航行中的安全。我们只有依靠陆军自己的火力护航，而且由于我军只有木帆船和少数的机帆船，这些落后的船只，排水量很小，还不能乘载陆军的大口径火炮，只能装上37毫米口径的战防炮(即防坦克炮)和迫击炮，还要用沙袋来固定。 这些炮射击距离有限，而且在海水的波涛中不能固定瞄准射击，对敌军舰艇也只能像步兵一样实行近战，进行抵近射击，才能命中目标。因此，在渡海作战准备过程中，兵团前指和2个军，师的有关同志们特别研究了在海上航行中，如何打击敌人海军舰艇的各种各样的战术与技术，并在海上进行了专门的讥练，比如：如何从几个方向去包围敌舰艇，如何勇猛地冲向敌舰艇炮火射击的死角内，使敌人火力发挥不出效力，而我则可抵近射击，使我炮火和步兵武器，手榴弹、炸药包发挥效力，以及如何在海浪波涛中进行瞄准射击等等。我军的土炮船经过反复认真地琢磨与极为艰苦的训练，悟出了、摸索出了在风浪中准确射击的方法，终于训练成为一支勇敢的有战斗力的护航船队。 为了保证我军船队在航行中的安全，组织了对敌军舰艇采取多层次的打法。 第1层，以机帆船上装载的火炮组成护航队，按3艘土炮船打1艘敌舰艇进行编队。因为敌军舰艇是从海口方向驶来的，即我渡海船队的左翼。因此，第43军的护航船队，在主力船队的左前方及左侧航行，第40军的护航船队，则在主力船队的前方及右后侧航行。遇到敌舰艇后，即从正面和两侧向敌军舰艇靠近攻击，与其“扭打”，只求将敌舰艇打跑，掩护我主力船队航行。 第2层，为直接护航船队，以木帆船或机帆船装上轻火炮和机关炮、重机枪，配置在主力船队侧翼，易受敌舰艇威胁的方向上，以弥补我护航船队的不足。当敌舰艇接近我航行的船队时，即坚决开火阻击，以掩护我主力船队前进。 第3层，是各船都有打敌舰艇的火力装备，航行中那只船碰到敌舰艇，那只船就打。并规定有联络信号和射击纪律，以免误击自己的船只。特别是严格禁止敌舰艇东来，我军船只就西躲；敌舰艇西来，我军船只就东躲，兵团前指严格规定不准躲，只能扭住敌舰艇打，以避免搞乱整个船队航行队形，搞错方向，甚至发生船碰船的危险。 在航行中，企图阻挠登陆船队的敌舰艇在我护航船队的炮火和自动火器的猛烈射击下，非常害怕，避开我正面绕到我军船队的侧后攻击，企图打乱我航行队形。我即以在右侧后的护航船队与其纠缠，主力船队不顾敌舰的攻击，坚决划桨摇橹前进。经过彻夜海战，我军胜利地冲破了敌人的海上封锁。我护航船队不仅掩护了我主力横渡海峡，而且还击沉敌舰一艘，击伤敌舰二艘。特别是40军炮兵主任黄宇同志在掩护渡海后的船只返航时，与敌旗舰“太平”号相遇，与敌舰展开短兵相接的战斗中，将这只1000吨以上的军舰，击成重伤，并击毙了敌海军第3舰队司令王恩华中将。黄宇同志战后被授予“战斗英雄”的光荣称号。 三、船队接近敌岸，各船突击登陆，实施宽大正面登陆突破作战 我2个军渡海部队经过与敌舰彻夜海战，突破了敌人的海上封锁后，两军船队迅速检查了航向，保持向预定登陆地段航行前进，接近敌岸，各船准备突击登陆，迅速占领和扩大滩头阵地与登陆场，实施宽大正面登陆突破作战。 邓华司令员和我们兵团前指的同志们整夜守候在岗位上，密切地注视着情况的发展。当收到我渡海兵团已接近登陆地段的暗语后，极为振奋。4月17日3时过后不久，又陆续收到2个军指挥所发来的暗语： “我军突击船队已于3时，开始向预定登陆地段登陆。” “登陆部队已下船向滩头冲击前进。战斗激烈。” 17日4时，又收到2个军发来的暗语。 “我突击船队已占领滩头阵地，正向海岸守敌冲击。敌向我猛烈射击。” “我指挥所正准备下船登陆、暂停联络。” 杨迪向邓华司令读了这几条暗语后，说：“2个军指挥所来不及等待收听兵团前指的暗语指示，就关机登陆了，看来登陆顺利。” 邓华司令吸着烟，没有说什么，干咳了一、二声，又走向地图。和我们一样抱着兴奋喜悦的心情在等待着2个军登陆后的胜利报告。 4月17日7时许，收到2个军前指登陆后的暗语报告。 40军前指发来暗语：“我军6个团全部于(17日)6时许在临高角、博铺港地段登陆成功，正指挥部队向纵深进攻，扩大登陆场。” 43军前指亦同时发来暗语：“我军已于(17日)7时，全部于玉包港、才芳岭地段登陆成功。”“登陆后，我军猛攻守敌，歼敌1200余人，建立了滩头阵地。” 邓华司令员命令2个军登陆部队，不停顿地向敌纵深发展进攻邓华司令员听到这些电报暗语报告后，出了一口大气，说：“我军第三批大举渡海登陆成功了，我的心也就放下来了。杨迪，赶快给40军、43军前指发报，命令他们迅速扩大登陆场，以一部分兵力准备迎击敌人的反扑，主力应不停顿地向纵深发展进攻。指向敌人海岸防守指挥部所在地，打破敌人的反扑计划。” 兵团前指与2个军的无线电电波，在琼州海峡上空频繁地传送着各种报告、请示和指示、命令。 我立即起草电报，将大举渡海登陆成功的情况，报告四野总部、中央军委和广州兵团部赖、洪并转报叶剑英同志。 2个军登陆部队，遵照邓华司令员的命令，登陆成功后，立即向海岸浅近纵深发展进攻。 兵团前指陆续接收到40军前指的电报报告： 40军登陆的6个团(119师全部、118师2个团、120师1个团)于临高角、博铺港一带登陆后，即迅速突破敌人64军131师2个团的防御。岛上接应的琼崖纵队第1总队和118师4个营，亦于17日拂晓前，攻占了临高县城以西制高点，有力地配合了我登陆部队迅速向纵深发展进攻。当我登陆部队于当日(17日)晚，进到临高东西一带时，即与接应部队胜利会师，并迅速包围了临高县城。 当40军报告包围临高县城后，当晚(17日)24时，兵团前指收到四野总部的电报，通报守敌第6今军已令临高县城之敌撤退了。我们立即将这个新的情况转告40军指挥所。40军收到变化了的情况后，立即向临高城发起进攻，果然敌人已于我军到达之前向南撤退了。40军即向纵深发展猛烈进攻。 4月19日拂晓，118师包围美台市守敌156师师部和466团，与敌人激战至午12时，将敌大部歼灭。119师奔袭加来市守敌64军军部，于19日早7时到达加来市，敌人已逃窜，我军即展开追击，歼灭敌人一部。至4月19日，即登陆后的第3天早晨，40军已将守备海岸的敌64军防御体系完全打乱了，控制了临高、美台、加来一带广大地区；不仅巩固了登陆场，而且向海南岛纵深发展进攻，扩大了登陆场，在海南岛上牢牢地站稳了脚。 兵团前指陆续接收到43军前指的电报报告： 4月17日拂晓，43军2个团，在雷公岛、玉包港、才芳岭地段登陆成功后，即迅速向纵深发展进攻，进至理善、上下道岭、桥头市地区，歼灭敌人64军131师393团全部，并在雷公岛击落向我低空扫射的敌人飞机1架。该军于当日(17日)夜，进至花场港以南之文生村、傅才地区，与岛上接应我军登陆的琼崖纵队和先期渡海登陆上岛的127师(1个加强团)、128师(1个加强营)胜利会师。4月18日拂晓，敌增援部队第62军2个团和暂编13师2个团，由福山市向我军进攻与我先上岛的127师加强团和128师383团加强营，展开了激战，激战至当日(18日)黄昏，进犯之敌被我军击溃，我军乘胜攻入福山市内，将进攻之敌大部歼灭，并击毙敌62军参谋长温轰。当晚(18日)，43军进至福山市及其东南地区集结，不仅巩固了登陆场，而且向纵深发展了进攻，扩大了登陆场，已使我登陆部队立于不败之地了。 兵团前指不断地收到40军、43军的战况报告，对照地图，我登陆部队已向海南岛纵深前进有20公里至30公里了。并分别与琼崖纵队和前两批登陆部队胜利会师。这样我3批渡海登陆部队共约33000余名，加上岛上琼崖纵队15000余名，两股力量相加等于48000余名。我们已经达到了毛泽东主席要求的，渡过四至五万人不依靠后援，独立作战，我军已经形成了一股不可战胜的强大力量，完全可以向守岛之敌，展开大举进攻了。 邓华司令员“决心乘敌向我进攻之机，展开一个大规模的围歼战，消灭敌人主力，以便迅速夺取海口。” 面对登陆顺利的形势，邓华司令员坚定地对杨迪说：“现在我们已经不是考虑巩固与扩大登陆场的问题了。而是要毫不犹豫地抓住战机，向岛上敌人展开进攻。我决心集中岛上我军的全部力量，乘薛岳向我进攻之机，展开一个大规模的围歼战，消灭敌人主力，迅速夺取海口市，我军能迅速攻占海口市，就使整个守岛敌人会全线动摇，整个海岛的防御也会崩溃。” 杨迪说：“司令的决心是完全正确的。我军渡海登陆兵团，不仅数量上已达33000人，而且登陆的部队都是2个军的主力师、团，这就形成了一个铁拳头，在琼崖纵队的有力配合下，展开一个大规模的围歼战的时机已经到来。薛岳统率的10万军队，是被我军在大陆打得大败，逃到海南岛的残兵败将，我军这次大举登陆成功，敌人一触即溃。我军已从气势上，战斗力上都压倒了敌人。” 杨迪接着说：“如果薛岳将他的战役预备队5个半师都用上来，那么，我军的围歼战，就可能发展成为敌我两军的决战。我军加速攻占海南岛全岛，可能就在此一举了。” 邓华司令分析说：“我先采取展开大规模的围歼战，就是要吸引薛岳大规模的来增援。他还不一定知道我军这次到底渡海登陆有多大的兵力。薛岳一贯是善于集中兵力作战的。这次我以43军3个半团的兵力去迎击反扑之敌，并将敌包围，敌人以为我登陆部队就这么多，薛岳一定会使用他全部的战役预备队都上来，妄图消灭我军。我准备待薛岳的机动兵力全部出动，即令40军迅速与43军靠拢，从外围截断敌增援部队的退路与43军协同作战，这时就由围歼战转变为与敌人决战。我的决战计划是分两步走的，第一步围歼战，调动敌人全力支援，然后实施第二步，集中40军、43军及琼崖纵队，与敌决战，一举解决海南岛问题。” 邓华司令接着说：“现在薛岳必须要保住海口市，他失掉了海口，就等于失掉了整个海南岛。现在还不知道薛岳是以向我进攻，来阻止我军向海口进攻，还是集中力量防守海口。因此，你一方面要注意掌握2个军从战场上发来的情况电报，更重要的是注意四野总部的敌情通报。了解掌握蒋介石的意图和薛岳的战役动态，还是要靠总部情报部破译蒋介石与薛岳以及薛岳向各军下达的电报命令。” 杨迪回答道：“一定及时掌握情况，迅速向您报告。”