Chapter 11 Chapter 10 Developing in depth, decisive battle against Meiting and Huangzhu

On April 19th, the Siye Headquarters notified the front of the Corps and learned that the Kuomintang Army on Hainan Island had discovered that our army had successfully landed on the 17th. The strength of about five and a half divisions, including: 252nd Division of the 32nd Army, 151st Division, 153rd Division, 163rd Division of the 62nd Army, the remnant of the 13th Division temporarily organized, officers and instructors, etc., started from Haikou and Jiaji by car on the 18th They rushed to help Chengmai, trying to take advantage of our landing force's unstable foothold, to fight our army in the Chengmai area and wipe out our army in the beach area.

Commander Deng Hua was very happy after receiving the enemy's report from the headquarters of the Four Fields and learning that the enemy was concentrating the battle reserve team in an attempt to engage in a decisive battle with our army.He said to me, "Wow! Xue Yue still has the energy he had during the Anti-Japanese War. He was too self-sufficient. During the Anti-Japanese War, he commanded several battles of the Kuomintang Army. At that time, he commanded the defense of the country. , a just war against the invasion of our country by Japanese militarism. Therefore, the sentiment of patriotism and anti-aggression from the officers to the soldiers is very high, and they can brave the enemy's artillery fire to start a bloody battle with the enemy to win the victory, which also makes him famous. name."

Commander Deng Hua took a puff of cigarette and continued, "However, the situation is quite different now. The Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek is waging an unjust war against the people, while our People's Liberation Army led by the Communist Party is waging a just war to liberate the people. The Kuomintang The army has been completely defeated, and Chiang Kai-shek has already fled to Taiwan. It is already at stake. The 100,000 remnant soldiers commanded by Xue Yue have already reached the point of defeat. Decisive battle. This is great! The time has come for our army to annihilate the enemy and liberate the whole island quickly, and it has come so fast, this is exactly the good opportunity our army needs."

Commander Deng Hua suddenly asked Yang Di: "I have said so much happily, and you are the only one listening. So, if you have any opinions, I will listen to you too." Yang Di said: "I am listening to you attentively. What the commander said is insightful. I also think that our army will have a decisive battle with the enemy sooner or later on the island. Xue Yue is a well-known general in the Kuomintang army. . Considering from his standpoint, he must take advantage of the fact that our army has landed and the second echelon has not yet landed. He must concentrate the mobile forces in his hands and quickly engage in a decisive battle with our army in an attempt to wipe out our army that has already landed. No, he also tried to drive our army to the sea, compress our army into a small landing field, and implement a siege, trying to make our army back against the sea, run out of ammunition and food, and prevent my second echelon reinforcements from landing at sea. Trapped our army to death by the sea.Xue Yue is an arrogant person. He didn't think about the combined mobile force of his five and a half divisions, which didn't exceed 30,000 people. How could the combat effectiveness compare with the iron fist of my landing force?However, Xue Yue's mental state may also be very contradictory.If he escapes without a serious fight with my landing force, he will not be able to explain to Chiang Kai-shek if he flies to Taiwan.He was afraid that Chiang Kai-shek would hold Wei Lihuang (Note: Wei is the commander-in-chief of the Northeast "suppression" of the Kuomintang Army) responsible for the loss of the Northeast, so he would also hold him accountable for the loss of Hainan Island.Xue Yue also bit the bullet and made a dying struggle, so as to make a deal with Chiang Kai-shek. "

Commander Deng Hua said: "What you said is reasonable, but now we should start from Xue Yue's attempt to wipe out our landing troops or compress our troops to retreat to the beach, and consider the most difficult and worst to meet the enemy's decisive battle and smash The enemy's decisive battle plan. We should use the decisive battle between the enemy and us to annihilate the enemy's mobile forces, and carry forward our army's excellent style of continuous combat, pursue and wipe out the defeated enemy, take advantage of the victory and liberate the entire island of Hainan Island."

Commander Deng Hua said firmly: "You will draft the combat orders for the 40th Army and 43rd Army that landed on the island." Commander Deng Hua sent a telegram on the afternoon of April 19th to order the 40th Army and 43rd Army that had landed to quickly move closer, concentrate the strength of the two armies, and adopt the method of encircling points to fight for reinforcements to meet the enemy's decisive battle.Order the 40th Army to encircle the enemy in Chengmai, and the 43rd Army to attack the Huangzhu and Meiting lines in the northeast of Chengmai, block the enemy coming to aid from Haikou, and look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy during the movement.

After receiving the telegram order from the Corps Command Post, the 40th Army and the 43rd Army attacked and advanced to the designated areas in the evening of the same day (19th). At 8:00 on April 20, the former finger of the Corps received a telegram report from the command post of the 43rd Army.The army's main force, 3 regiments and 1 battalion, entered the Huangzhu and Meiting areas at 7 a.m. on the 20th, and joined forces with the 252nd Division of the 32nd Army and the 755th and 754th Regiments of the enemy who were reinforced by Jiaji by car. 1 battalion encounter started.The 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 382nd Regiment of the 128th Division of our army quickly surrounded the attacking enemy in Huangzhu, Meiting, and Dalu City. The main force of the division occupied the Jialing, Nali, and Tancheng areas at the same time. The 1st Battalion of the regiment occupied the first-line positions of Fengmenling, Pingdingshan, and Crony Mountain to block the enemy.

The enemy's five-and-a-half divisions' campaign mobile units have successively received reinforcements.The reinforcements concentrated on the 151st Division, 2 Battalions of the 252nd Division and 2 Battalions of the 754th Regiment, 2 Regiments of the Instructor, and the 153rd Division and 163rd Division of the 62nd Army. The enemy's ground artillery and air planes continued to bombard and straf our positions, covering the enemy infantry's assault on our positions. The battle was extremely fierce. After the former commander of the Corps received the telegram report from the 43rd Army, Commander Deng Hua said to Yang Di: "The decisive battle between our army and Xue Yue has begun. Our 43rd Army will advance to the enemy's 1 division headquarters in Huangzhu and Meiting Surrounded by the enemy with 1 regiment and 1 battalion, but the enemy's campaign maneuvering force of 5 and a half divisions has come up, while our 43rd Army has only 3 and a half regiments, and it is likely to be surrounded by enemies that are several times larger than our army In other words, our army surrounded the enemy in Huangzhu and Meiting. The enemy is likely to surround our army from the outside, so that our army is in a reverse encirclement and is attacked by the enemy. The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered , which puts our army in a very difficult situation.

I believe that the troops of the 127th and 128th Divisions of the 43rd Army can fight the most difficult and tough battles. You immediately drafted a telegram ordering the 43rd Army to overcome all difficulties, hold their ground, and hold the enemy tightly.At the same time, immediately inform the 40th Army of this situation, and order the 40th Army advancing towards Chengmai to rush to Meiting along the Cheng (Mai) Qiong (Mountain) Highway, and quickly reinforce the 43rd Army to fight. All, take forced marches and rapid marches to advance to the enemy's side attacking me, and cut off the enemy's rear.Surround the enemy in the southeast region centered on Huangzhu and Meiting.And cooperate with the 43rd Army inside and outside to gather and annihilate the enemy's mobile mobile forces. "

Yang Di immediately complied with the determination of Commander Deng Hua, and drafted a telegram order to be sent to the 40th Army at 4 o'clock in the morning on the 21st.The 43rd Army has already encountered the enemy's battle reserve forces in the Huangzhu and Meiting areas. Our army surrounded the enemy army, and the enemy army surrounded our army. The 40th Army was notified of the fierce battle with the enemy. After receiving the telegram, the 40th Army immediately took a forced march, marched swiftly to Huangzhu and Meiting, cut off the enemy's retreat, and surrounded the enemy attacking our 43rd Army.This telegram was sent to the 43rd Army at the same time, letting the army know that the 40th Army would arrive soon, so as to strengthen their confidence and determination to persist in fighting.

After sending out the telegram order to the two armies, Yang Di saw that Commander Deng Hua had set off from the landing force for dozens of hours without a break, and was really tired, so he wanted to make him relax, so he deliberately found some topics he knew well.Yang Di said: "I understand the combat characteristics and fighting style of the 127th Division and the 128th Division. The landing force of the 127th Division, her predecessor is the Ye Ting Independent Regiment, the famous "Iron Army". This division is the most daring and good at fighting tough battles. Combat is what they are good at. If they fight crazy and get motivated, they will be fearless. In the Liaoshen Campaign, the annihilation of the Liao Yaoxiang Corps of the Kuomintang Army was the battle between this division and the 129th Division in the area of ​​the Lijia shack in Xinmin. , He insisted on resisting the enemy and stopped Liao Yaoxiang's corps from escaping to Shenyang.It ensured that our army will annihilate Liao Yaoxiang Corps. The 128th Division is a well-known tiger for siege operations in depth. After attacking Jinzhou and Tianjin, the division quickly entered the urban area and interspersed with operations, capturing more than 10,000 enemy troops each time.Even the 1st vertical (that is, the 38th Army), the 2nd payment (that is, the 39th Army), and the 3rd Vertical (that is, the 40th Army) all admire these two divisions.Commander, you can rest assured that no matter how difficult they are, they will definitely be able to withstand the enemy's attack. " Commander Deng smiled and said, "I'm very relieved, don't worry about me." We all laughed. The former finger of the Corps continued to receive telegrams from the 43rd Army about the progress of the battle and the determination and disposal of the army and division commanders. The 43rd Army, with 3 and a half regiments, surrounded 2 enemy regiments and 1 division headquarters in Huangzhu and Meiting internally, but was unable to annihilate them. Externally, it resisted the attack of 5 enemy divisions, and was fighting on two fronts. extremely difficult situation.From 7 o'clock on April 20th to 10 o'clock on the 21st, they not only resolutely withstood the enemy's attack, but also launched an attack on the enemy surrounded by Huangzhu with the 128th division. Our army annihilated one regiment headquarters and five companies surrounded by the enemy in Huangzhu, and still tightly surrounded the enemy's 252nd division headquarters and 755th regiment in Meiting Village. After receiving the telegram report from the 43rd Army, Commander Deng Hua was very happy.Said to Yang Di: "The 43rd Army is worthy of being one of the main forces capable of conquering and fighting in the four fields. When they are outnumbered, their commanders deal with it very well. On the one hand, they can withstand the attacks of external enemies and at the same time concentrate their forces quickly Annihilating the enemy of Huangzhu is equivalent to cutting off one hand and one foot of the enemy, so that only one of the enemies surrounded by me is trapped in Meiting, destroying the horns of the enemies of Huangzhu and Meiting, and making the enemy of Meiting The enemy lost support. They fought well." Yang Di said, "Send a telegram to praise and encourage them, and at the same time remind them that the most difficult battle will be in the daytime on the 21st. I calculated that the 40th Army will not be able to reach the area east of Meiting until the evening of the 21st." Deng Hua said: "You draft and send a telegram to the 43rd Army. Can the radio station contact the 40th Army now?" Yang Di said: "Now the 40th Army is on the way to march in a hurry, and the radio station can't be contacted yet. I have told the radio station captain Yang Yutian that they should all turn on and listen to the radio signals of the two armies and divisions 24 hours a day. Drop a code word, a telegram." The former finger of the Corps continued to receive telegrams from the 43rd Army. After 10:00 on April 21, enemy reinforcements arrived one after another. The enemy Qiongbei Fortress Column and the 13th Temporary Division also entered the battle. Our army's position bombarded, covered and supported the enemy's ground troops to attack our army's position more violently. The enemy's attack was mainly directed at Jialing and Fengmenling where our 127th Division was guarding. The two battles were the most intense, several times or even ten times. For our enemy, we are carrying out extremely violent attacks on the positions of the 127th and 128th divisions of our 43rd Army.Our 43rd Army carried forward the fighting style of being brave, tenacious and not afraid of sacrifice, and resolutely withstood the crazy attacks of the enemy.I defended the 127th Division of Fengmen Ridge and repelled the enemy's 5 battalions 13 times in a row. In particular, the 1st company of the 381st regiment defended the 105th highland. Hold the ground. Throughout the day on April 21, the 43rd Army and the attacking enemy fought an extremely tragic battle in the Meiting and Huangzhu areas, which lasted until 17:00 that day. After our 40th Army received the telegram at 4 o'clock on April 21st from the front command of the Corps, Deputy Commander Han Xianchu immediately ordered the 118th Division and 119th Division to deploy on the spot in the Chengmai area, and divided into two routes to Meiting and Bailian to the north. Carry out a pincer attack from the left and right wings to the enemy's side.The shrewd and wise deputy commander Han Xianchu not only completed the roundabout encirclement of the enemies in Meiting and Huangzhu areas, and cooperated with the 43rd Army to wipe out the enemies, but he also thought of the next move and quickly captured Haikou City.Therefore, he ordered the 358 regiment to attack in the direction of Qiongshan, south of Haikou City, and cut off the enemy's retreat to Haikou. The units of the 40th Army marched rapidly during the day on the 21st, braving the bombing and strafing of enemy planes, ignoring food, and advancing rapidly without stopping. At 17:00 on April 21, the main force of the 40th Army rushed to the east and west of Meiting, and after turning around to the enemy's side, it immediately launched a violent attack from the outside line, that is, the enemy's side that attacked the 43rd Army. Just as our 43rd Army was holding on to the position with great difficulty and tenaciously, and at the most critical moment of repeatedly fighting and fighting with the attacking enemy in front of the position, suddenly heard the sound of guns and cannons from behind the enemy. It must be the 40th brother army After the army rushed to the enemy's side, they attacked the enemy. The guns and cannons of the 40th Army's fierce attack on the enemy greatly encouraged all the commanders and fighters of the 43rd Army who were red-eyed in a difficult situation. The attacking enemy found that their rear had been attacked by our army. They were very frightened and worried that their rear would be cut off by our army, so they stopped attacking our 43rd Army.The 755th Regiment of the 252nd Division, which was surrounded by me in Meiting, tried to escape. Our 128th Division took the opportunity to attack the enemy and wiped out all the enemies. After receiving reports from the command posts of the 40th Army and the 43rd Army, and learning that the enemies in the Meiting and Huangzhu areas had stopped attacking our army, I immediately said to Commander Deng Hua: "The enemy did not expect me to cross the sea. The landing force will have such a large force. They encountered our 43rd Army in the Huangzhu and Meiting areas and launched a fierce attack on us. Seeing that our army could hardly hold on, when the enemy thought they could win the offensive, our 40th Army Arriving in time, he suddenly launched an attack on the enemy from the side and rear of the enemy, knocking the enemy into a daze and panicked. Commander Deng Hua said: "You immediately draft a telegram to tell the 40th Army and the 43rd Army that the time has come for our army to fight the enemy on Hainan Island. Order the troops of the two armies to overcome all difficulties and carry out internal and external attacks on the enemy regardless of fatigue. We The army must dare to wage a decisive battle with the enemy, and the victory must belong to our army. The top and bottom must strengthen the encouragement work on the battlefield, boost morale, and wipe out the enemy in one go." Yang Di quickly sent the telegram order to the 40th Army and the 43rd Army and reported to Lai and Hong of the Guangzhou Corps. At this point, I would like to briefly introduce the situation of the Corps Command Post during the day and night of April 21 to readers. On April 21, the 43rd Army continued to fight fiercely with the enemy in Meiting and Huangzhu. The 40th Army quickly advanced towards Meiting and Huangzhu, encircling the enemy in the Meiting area.On the battlefield, our army and the enemy are at the peak of the decisive battle.Commander Deng Hua and the comrades in the Corps Command Post also worked intensely and orderly day and night.Commander Deng Hua and I were waiting in the war room for telegram reports from the 43rd Army and the 40th Army.From time to time, we received telegrams or telegram reports from the 43rd Army. Yang Di knew that at this time, Commander Deng Hua looked very calm on the surface, but he was very anxious inside.Because starting at 7 o'clock on April 20, the 43rd Army, with three and a half regiments, not only surrounded the enemy of Meiting, but also resisted the continuous impact and attack of the enemy's five divisions.There is a huge gap between our army and the enemy's strength. The brutality and difficulty of the battle all day on April 20 was completely conceivable to him, a senior commander who has experienced battles, so why was he not in a hurry.Neither of us spoke much that day, and the room was quiet.He asked me from time to time: "Where is the 40th Army? Have you received their telegram?" Yang Di replied: "The 40th Army is rushing towards Meiting. They will not set up a radio station halfway, and they will not receive their telegrams." Telegram. It is estimated that when we receive the telegram from the command post of the 40th Army, they must have reached the enemy's rear." In fact, Yang Di was even more anxious, wanting to receive the code word from the 40th Army soon or Telegram. Commander Deng and Comrade Qianzhi have not had a rest for 5 full days and nights since they crossed the sea and set sail on the evening of April 16. Commander Deng smoked cigarettes one after another in order to soothe his throat and relieve fatigue.I sat down and took a nap when the sun came out.The whole nerve is always in high tension, and I don't want to eat anything, and I can't eat anything. I just drink a little porridge, so that there is something in my stomach.When I think of the commanders and fighters of the two armies who crossed the sea and landed, since they set sail, they have been fighting the enemy for five or six consecutive days regardless of day or night, and they have been fighting the enemy for five or six days. The commanders and fighters are fighting bloody battles with the enemy in Meiting and Huangzhu.Our nervousness at the command post was nothing. What our sea crossing corps is doing is an unprecedented use of wooden sailboats to conduct large corps crossing sea operations.After the successful landing of our army, we immediately launched an offensive in depth. During the offensive, we encountered the enemy who counterattacked us in the Meiting and Huangzhu areas, and launched a battle of encirclement and annihilation.When our 43rd Army encircled and wiped out the enemy, more than 5 divisions of all the enemy's battle reserves came up. Our 43rd Army's landing force only had three and a half regiments of troops, surrounded by many enemies, and all commanders fought against the enemy without fear. Fighting fiercely to the death, the more they fought, the more courageous they became, and they just withstood the fierce attack of the enemy's five and a half divisions.Regardless of fatigue, bombing and strafing by enemy planes, our 40th Army quickly caught up and surrounded all five divisions of the enemy attacking our 43rd Army from the outside. The rapid arrival of the 40th Army turned the battle situation into a sharp turn, and the enemy's anti-encirclement immediately turned into a decisive battle between the enemy and our armies. Such a decisive battle is a test and competition of the tenacious perseverance and will of the commanders of the enemy and us. The test and competition of the wisdom and courage of the commanders is a test and competition of the organization and command ability of the headquarters of both sides, and a test and competition of the combat effectiveness of the commanders and fighters of both sides. win. Seeing that Commander Deng Hua was so engrossed, he was already too tired.Yang Di wanted to relax and relax, so he didn't wait for him to ask me about the situation of the 40th Army, and said proactively: "I think the 40th Army must be running towards Meiting after receiving the telegram. Therefore, Their stations have been up without a break." Look at Commander Deng picking up a cigarette and lighting it. He didn't stop Yang Di from saying, Yang Di continued to say knowingly: "The 40th Army is one of the four main forces in our four fields. , Under the extremely cold conditions in Changbai Mountain, they fought bravely. During the summer, autumn and winter offensives launched by the Northeast Field Army in 1947, they walked out of Changbai Mountain to join forces with our troops in North Manchuria and West Manchuria, and fought well together. For example, in the winter offensive, cooperate with the 2nd vertical (39th army) and 6th vertical (43rd army) to annihilate the enemy's new 5th army at Wenjiatai, and then cooperate with the 1st vertical and the 7th vertical (44th army) under your command. Conquer Siping. In the battle of Liaoshen, the army (note: the 40th army was the 3rd vertical at the time) fought side by side with the 2nd vertical to break through Jinzhou City and other battles. Directly under the command of Shino Headquarters, the 119th Division is also a first-class division in Shino. Now these two divisions are on Hainan Island. These two divisions are fighting side by side. No one will let the other. It is a big competition and will definitely win. The majesty of the main force comes." After a short pause, Yang Di went on to say: "It seems that the 40th Army cannot do without Commander Han Xianchu. Soon Han Xianchu returned to the 40th Army and the commander. Now the 40th Army is personally commanded by him on the island. He will definitely follow your order and rush to Meiting to fight side by side with the 43rd Army and complete the roundabout encirclement mission. I count today (21st) at dusk, the army can reach Meiting and Huangzhu." Commander Deng Hua heard what Yang Di said, and he also said, "Yes! The 40th Army and the 43rd Army are the main forces of the four fields. The divisions that crossed the sea and landed are all tigers. I understand this very well. Rest assured. Han Xianchu of the 40th Army received the order to rush to Meiting and Huangzhu to join the 43rd Army in a decisive battle. Under such circumstances, he will not stop resting, nor will he send me a report in a hurry, he must be more anxious than us!" As he said, Commander Deng stood up, stretched his hands and legs, and walked around. I also achieved the purpose of making the atmosphere a little more relaxed. It was not until 17 o'clock on the same day (21st) that the front finger of the Corps received the code words and telegrams from the 40th Army. The first code word I received was: "After the main force of our army arrived at Meiting, we have already engaged the enemy." Yang Di read this code word to Commander Deng Hua, he smiled and heaved a sigh of relief, he finally let go of his anxious mood all day. Then I received a telegram from the 40th Army, reporting the specific actions of the army after receiving the order from the Corps. Commander Deng Hua immediately asked Yang Di to draft a telegram: Now our 40th Army and 43rd Army have joined together to fight side by side. This is a great opportunity to wipe out all five and a half divisions of the enemy's campaign reserve.The determination of the front command of the Corps made the two armies carry forward the excellent style of continuous combat without fear of fatigue and sacrifice. The 43rd Army resolutely and bravely attacked the attacking enemy from the inside line, and the 40th Army quickly completed the encirclement of the enemy from the outside line and immediately launched an attack on the enemy. , and launched a decisive battle with the enemy, the two armies attacked the enemy from inside and outside, in order to wipe out all the enemies and win the decisive battle.Then quickly pursue and advance to Haikou City, and quickly occupy Haikou City. On the evening of April 21, our 40th Army and 43rd Army immediately adjusted their deployment after receiving the order from the former finger of the Corps, and launched an attack on the enemy overnight. The 40th Army quickly cut off the rear of the enemy attacking our 43rd Army and surrounded the enemy, forming a situation where our 43rd Army attacked the enemy from the inside and the 40th Army attacked the enemy from the outside.Our army fought hand-to-hand with the enemy, fought repeatedly, and fought fiercely all night.By dawn on the 22nd, the enemy's 62nd Army, 32nd Army, 64th Army and their divisions and instructors had been divided and surrounded by our 40th Army and 43rd Army respectively. Yun, began to collapse across the board, and fled in the direction of Haikou and Fucheng. After dawn on April 22, our 40th Army and 43rd Army successfully joined forces in the Meiting area.The various departments of the two armies took advantage of the victory to encircle and pursue the fleeing enemy.Destroyed the headquarters of the enemy's 62nd Army in the Bailian City area, and wiped out one part of each of its 153rd and 163rd Divisions, and wiped out the 252nd Division of the 32nd Army, the instructors, and the 64th Army and other armies and divisions. The entire decisive battle time is actually only 48 hours, that is, from 7 o'clock on April 20 to 7 o'clock on April 22, our Crossing the Sea Corps won the decisive battle between Meiting and Huangzhu.This was a decisive victory in the sea-crossing and landing operations, thus speeding up the liberation of Hainan Island.