Chapter 10 10. Defense of Dongshan Island

In January 1951, the Chinese People's Volunteers won a major victory in the third battle on the Korean battlefield, and the US military retreated to the south of Seoul.Frustrated, Truman overturned the so-called statement in the "Statement to Aid Chiang" issued half a year ago that "I have asked the Chinese government in Taiwan to stop all sea and air activities against mainland China", and secretly ordered MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces invading North Korea, to bring the plane to Taiwan. , cannons, and conspired with Chiang Kai-shek to invade Xiamen, Shantou and other coastal areas on a large scale, showing their talents to the still quite "weak CCP".Chiang Kai-shek, who was almost insane due to the dream of "counter-offensive and restoration of the country", was in tears and in a good state of mind, which was rare in the past two years, so he hit it off with the US. In February, under the joint initiative of Madame Chiang Kai-shek Soong Meiling, "Flying Tiger General" Chennault, and CIA chief Allen Dulles, "Western Enterprises" was formally established in Pittsburgh, USA, to recruit intelligence veterans and second them to the U.S. Armed Forces More than 70 people, including military officers, arrived in Taipei in March.With the behind-the-scenes support of the "Western Enterprise Company", the "Kinmen Defense Commander" Hu Lian and the Dachen Island Commander Hu Zongnan's tens of thousands of "anti-communist and national salvation troops" raided the coastal islands controlled by the People's Liberation Army from time to time.The situation in the strait became increasingly tense.

In mid-March 1951, Chen Yi led a working group to Fujian to inspect combat readiness and coastal defense. In May, the Fujian Provincial Coastal Defense Working Committee was established, with Ye Fei serving as the director.The Fujian Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Government, and the Provincial Military Region often hold meetings to study and deploy coastal defense work.However, due to the lack of experience in coastal defense struggles and individual leaders' paralysis and underestimation of the enemy, the defeat of Nanri Island still occurred (this incident is published in another article-Editor's Note)-this is the second defeat of the Fujian Army after the defeat in Jinmen. The 28th Army suffered another major loss since the War of Liberation.Ye Fei was very sad when he heard about it~ In December of that year, Chiang Kai-shek planned to mobilize a force from Taiwan and Kinmen to attack the islands of Fujian, and tried to capture two or three counties in vain.Facing the grim situation, the central government asked the Fujian Military Region not to rely on any foreign aid, and to crush the enemy's attack with its existing forces.Peng Dehuai proposed to Zhou Enlai that the central government should let Zhang Dingcheng, who had been transferred to work in the East China Bureau, return to Fujian to preside over party and government work, so that Ye Fei could concentrate on military leadership.Zhou Enlai immediately called Zhang Dingcheng, made a task arrangement, and reported the situation to Mao Zedong on December 26. On the 28th, Mao Zedong personally drafted a document, and in the name of the Central Committee and the Military Commission, issued instructions to the East China Bureau, the East China Military Region, the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, the Fujian Military Region, and the Central South Military Region to "strengthen defenses and crush the Kuomintang army's offensive on the coast of Fujian."

From January 8 to 10, 1953, the Fujian Provincial Party Committee held an emergency enlarged meeting attended by members of the Provincial Party Committee, secretaries of the prefectural Party Committee, and commissioners.Zhang Dingcheng and Ye Fei spoke on the situation and combat readiness respectively. Ye Fei believes that if the enemy lands on a large scale, in addition to sticking to Xiamen, other places such as Zhangzhou and Quanzhou can not be defended, so as to avoid the disadvantage that we do not have a navy and cannot cut off the enemy's sea connection. It is also limited, and "close the door and beat the dog" is exactly what we are good at.Based on this kind of thinking, he put forward the strategic policy and combat plan of luring the enemy to go deep, and then concentrate the superior forces to gather and wipe them out.

This active defense plan was passed by the meeting and approved by the East China Military Region and Mao Zedong.Immediately, the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and the Fujian Military Region took effective measures to strengthen preparations for war, and formulated combat plans for places where the enemy might land and invade. In the spring of 1953, the Korean War did not slow down, and Eisenhower, who was pro-Chiang, took office as the President of the United States, and the situation on the Fujian front became even more tense.The "Western Enterprises" controlled by the US Central Intelligence Agency jumped from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, and instigated the Kuomintang army to step up the pace of "counterattacking the mainland".Their eyes were fixed on Dongshan Island.

In order to obtain information accurately and in a timely manner, at the beginning of 1953, Ye Fei instructed to set up an observation post on Yundingyan Mountain in Xiamen, opposite Kinmen Island, and set up a 20 times telescope, so that he could have a panoramic view of the enemy's activities around Kinmen Island.At the same time, there must be a solid commander as the head of the 80th Regiment of the Public Security (Border Defense) stationed in Dongshan Island. Ye Fei chose You Meiyao among many subordinates.You Meiyao is a veteran of the Red Army from western Fujian. During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as an adjutant by Chen Yi's side for three years.He said that he learned a lot from Chen Yiran, which can be summed up in four points: one must have a belief in the revolution, one must have the courage to overwhelm the enemy, and one must have the masculinity to be able to afford to lose a battle. To see life and death is as common as eating and sleeping.Ye Fei knew You Meiyao as early as during the Anti-Japanese War.After You Meiyao came under his command, Ye Fei trusted him even more.In the early days of liberation, he was sent to western Fujian to reorganize the troops and form a garrison regiment. He was appointed as the head of the regiment and secretary of the party committee to be responsible for suppressing bandits in western Fujian.Later, this unit was transferred to Dadeng Island in Xiamen. You Meiyao was appointed as the vice principal and director of school affairs of the Ten Corps Crash School because of poor health.Now that Dongshan is nervous, Ye Fei decided to let this "lion" out of the cage.

One morning in early May, Ye Fei and Liu Peishan met You Meiyao in Wushan, Fuzhou, where the Provincial Party Committee is located.After meeting, Ye Fei's first words were: You Meiyao, I entrust you with the task of guarding Dongshan, do you have the confidence? You Meiyao replied without thinking: People are on the island, if they are killed, they will be turned into fertilizer to grow crops. Ye Fei knows that You Meiyao is really a character who treats death like home.During the war years, he had brushed shoulders with death three times, and there are still shrapnel around his heart.

History has proved Ye Fei's foresight and selected a good opponent for the Kuomintang army.After You Meiyao went to the island, following Ye Fei's instructions, he moved the regiment headquarters to Dongshan Island, and led the soldiers to build tunnels and fortifications in the dark.The establishment of the 80th Public Security Regiment belongs to the Shanghai Public Security Headquarters, and is commanded by the Tenth Corps and the Fujian Military Region (specifically, it is under the command of the 31st Army).Because it was reorganized from the Zhangzhou County Brigade (independent battalion), the common people called it "sweet potato soldiers", and it was not the main force.However, led by You Meiyao, the commanders and fighters were in high spirits and determined to show their military might and take off the ugly label of "sweet potato soldiers".Fortunately, You Meiyao acted vigorously and hurriedly, not only consolidated the defense, but also gave the army a new look.

Around July 10, the Kuomintang troops in Kinmen and Matsu mobilized frequently. They frequently dispatched ships to spy in the coastal waters of Fujian, and sent planes to conduct low-altitude reconnaissance one after another. From July 12 to 14, the Yundingyan Observatory in Xiamen discovered that there was a sudden increase in the number of ships and transport and landing ships moored in Liaoluo Bay, Dajinmen, exceeding the number of usual activities. After Ye Fei got the report, he immediately ordered all the ministries on the coastal islands to enter a first-level combat readiness state, and pay close attention to the enemy's movements.He instructed Zhou Zhijian, commander of the 31st Army, that if the enemy invaded Pingtan Island, Nanri Island, and Dadeng Island, the troops stationed on the island should stand firm and wait for reinforcements to wipe out the enemy; if the enemy invaded Dongshan Island, proceed according to the original plan. That is to say, after the troops defending the island have killed or wounded the enemy, leave a capable battalion for mobile defense, and the rest of the personnel withdraw from the island before dawn, and then organize a counterattack.

For a time, the air in Fujian was filled with the smell of gunpowder. On the evening of July 15, the Kuomintang warship "Gao'an" left Kinmen and set sail.Hu Lian, the second-level army general of the Kuomintang and the "defense commander" of Kinmen, is frequently waving to the shore to see off people.Standing beside him are Lieutenant General Ke Yuanfen, Deputy Commander, Lieutenant General Lu Jingcheng, Commander of the 19th Army, Major General Xiao Rui, Chief of Staff, and Major General Huang Zhenbai, Commander of the Fourth Fleet. Hu Lian was born in the fourth generation of Whampoa. Regardless of his qualifications, military exploits, or military rank, he was unremarkable among the Kuomintang generals who were defeated and retreated to Taiwan.Chiang Kai-shek chose him to take charge of this major battle, not only because of his meritorious service in defending Kinmen in October 1949, but also because he boosted the morale of the national army during the "South Front" sneak attack.After retreating to Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek used the "erhu" to explore the way in order to "counterattack the mainland".The commander of the northern line is Hu Zongnan, who is stationed in Dachen, and the commander of the southern line is Hu Lian, who is stationed in Kinmen.Each of them commanded tens of thousands of elite soldiers to form a maritime assault force to attack and occupy the coastal islands of Fujian and Zhejiang.As a result, Hu Zongnan lost successively on the northern line, but Hu Lian on the southern line succeeded several times, especially in the battle of Nanri Island.Hu Lian was therefore called "the fox".

Hu Lian is also worthy of being a "fox".Although he had won several times, he was quite cautious about this attack. Not only did he conduct thorough reconnaissance in advance, but he also did an excellent job of keeping it secret.Huang Zhenbai, commander of the Fourth Fleet, did not know the target of the operation before sailing.In order to create an illusion for the People's Liberation Army, Hu Lian also ordered the warships under his command to go south in a straight line, trying to give the opponent the illusion of "sailing Taiwan", and then suddenly turned north and approached Dongshan Island.Hu Lian was full of confidence in this sneak attack, and he called himself "the lion swallowed the ant": he had 13,000 troops, with the cooperation of the navy and air force, and the Communist army on the island was less than one regiment, plus the sailors, the total number was only a thousand , Concentrate superior forces to fight the war of annihilation, the soldiers of the national army are fools, 10 can kill one of the communist army.

In fact, when Hu Lian's combined fleet sailed out of Liuluowan, several combat phones at the Yefei command post in Fuzhou rang one after another. Instructions for preparing for war in case of accidents also flew to the front positions at the same time. Staring at the red line on the combat map that closely followed the enemy's track, Ye Fei fell into deep thought.Judging from the enemy's departure time, scale and uncharacteristically moving way, it is not like a routine transportation and exercise, but more like a larger-scale actual combat operation.The question is: where is the direction of attack on such a long coastline? All of a sudden, Ye Fei's brain turned like a wheel: the enemy has a strengthened division, let's attack Xiamen, forgive him for not dare; let's attack Pingtan Island, the distance is too far, from now to dawn, the time is right to land. It's too tight; let's offend Nanri Island again, there is no need for this.In an instant, he had a premonition that the enemy might oppose Dongshan.Yes, the biggest possibility is Dongshan.As for Dongshan Island, Ye Fei decided not to fight.Because the enemy is too strong this time, and there is a battalion of the 80th Police Regiment engaged in border defense in Zhangzhou, You Meiyao only has the first and second battalions (less than the fourth company), plus a mortar company and a company of sailors. There are only 1,200 people, which can be called a major general. Too few, and the distance is too far, reinforcements will not be able to arrive in time.Therefore, he said to the staff around him: Immediately telegraph "Dongshan You", the enemy is probably coming for him, and he can make mobile defenses according to the situation to avoid unnecessary losses, and then look for opportunities to counterattack later. The staff drafted Ye Fei's instructions into a telegram, and flew directly from Fuzhou to Dongshan: Since the enemy invading this time is too strong, the island guards can implement a mobile defense, withdraw from Dongshan Island before 4:00 am on the 16th, and then organize forces to attack again. Fight back. After receiving the telegram, You Meiyao and Dongshan County Party Secretary Gu Wenchang and other party, government and military leaders urgently studied and decided not to implement the mobile defense combat plan.You Meiyao thought: "The local party and government organs can withdraw from the island, but the troops stand by and wait for help!" He stated the reasons for this: "Our soldiers slipped away as soon as the guns were fired. What prestige is there? How much loss will the common people suffer? What face do I, You Meiyao, have to see them again? Wouldn’t the guns in our soldiers’ hands become fire sticks? We must persist in fighting. In addition, if we retreat, the enemy will gain a firm foothold on the island and sneak into our digging It will be difficult to fight back in the tunnels and fortifications." Gu Wenchang and other local party and government leaders believed that You Meiyao's analysis was reasonable, and said they would not retreat, and helped the troops fight the battle well. Before Haimeiyao took office, he had patted Ye Fei on his chest and wanted to stick to it for a day. Of course he had a reason not to withdraw, but the soldiers had to obey the order. He still called Fuzhou back and sent it to the 31st Army at the same time, which showed that he was sticking to it. Determination to win the battle.Although You Meiyao only has more than 1,200 people in his hands, the so-called "a raging soldier, a raging army", he has the spirit of a general in battle, and he will not change his face when Mount Tai is overwhelmed.After some planning, he put a squad in this place and a platoon in that place, and concentrated the main force into a fist to hold on to several core positions. When Ye Fei received You Meiyao's call back, based on the intelligence tracking, he could already conclude that the enemy's target was Dongshan.Of course, Ye Fei believes in his subordinates, especially this "Dongshan You", who dare to fight and do what they say.But in front of the enemy, he was still a little worried. He picked up the phone and spoke directly to You Meiyao, with a very serious tone: "Dongshan You, the enemy's total strength this time is estimated to be more than 10,000. Can you really stand it?" You Meiyao replied: Report to the commander, we can withstand it! Ye Fei asked again: How long do you think you can keep it? You Meiyao replied resoundingly: It's still what I agreed with the commander last time, and I promise to guard for a whole day! Ye Fei was still worried, and asked with concern: How is the strength of your regiment strong? You Meiyao had thought about this issue long ago, and reported that "the front is more important than the rear", that is, the first battalion will be placed on defense at the 200 and 425 positions, the second battalion will stick to the 410 position, and the sailor company will guard the Bachimen Ferry. County Public Security Squadron and Salt Police Squadron are on standby at Chengguan.After inflicting a certain amount of damage on the enemy, shrink the troops, transfer to the main position, rely on the fortifications, and stand by for reinforcements.He said: Commander, please believe that as long as my head is still on my neck, I will never let the enemy's attempt succeed!Dongshan Island will definitely not become the "Second South Sun"! Dongshan defense battle officially started: Reinforcements are urgently needed.At a critical moment, Chen Yi called Ye Fei... Not long after putting down the phone, the defense of Dongshan started. Hu Lian's surprise attack on Dongshan Island this time is very spectacular. At 5:30 a.m. on the 16th, 13 ships swam silently into the east coast of Dongdong like a snake.Following Hu Lian's order, 21 amphibious tanks were driven out from the landing craft and landed on the beach with their heads held high.The first group of 6,000 troops followed up with the tanks and landed on the beach aggressively. Our officers and soldiers guarding the island immediately dealt a head-on blow to the enemy.All of a sudden, the sound of guns, guns and shouts shook the sky, tearing the silence of the island in the early morning.You Meiyao's deployment had obvious effects. The elite squad placed on the front line of the beach slowed down the actions of the Kuomintang army, so that the enemy did not arrive at the front until around 8 o'clock. Seeing that the sneak attack was unsuccessful, Hu Lian ordered sea and air forces to join the battle.For a while, the planes bombed indiscriminately, and the naval guns bombarded wildly.More than a dozen transport planes took off from Hsinchu Airport and flew over Bachimen, dropping groups of paratroopers like heavenly maidens scattered flowers.This was the first time that the Kuomintang army used paratroopers in war. The situation is extremely urgent. The 31st Army immediately ordered the 272nd Regiment of the 91st Division to go to the old town of Zhangpu to gather and stand by. The 80th Regiment of the Public Security Bureau stationed on Dongshan Island entered the position and prepared for battle.The Dongshan County Working Committee of the Communist Party of China and the county people's government also ordered the township self-defense teams, front stretcher teams, and ambulance teams to be on standby at the duty station.The reinforcements moved quickly, and local vehicles along the route also cooperated tacitly.The 272nd Regiment of the 31st Army stationed in Jiuzhen, south of Zhangpu, moved the fastest.After receiving the order at 5:50 in the morning, the vanguard set off immediately in some military vehicles, while the rest of the commanders and fighters quickly ran to the road, waving to the oncoming buses and trucks to stop.As soon as the driver and passengers in the car heard that they were on the front line, they got off the car without mobilization, and the truck unloaded the goods on the roadside.After a while, cars, buses, and trucks of different models and colors joined the ranks of grass-green military vehicles, carrying the whole regiment towards Dongshan. The Kuomintang army used paratroopers and used Bachimen as the airborne point, which really caught Ye Fei by surprise.As far as the entire battle situation in Dongshan is concerned, he is most concerned about this eight-foot gate.The Bachi Gate is the throat from Dongshan to the mainland. If the mainland wants to reinforce Dongshan, it must go through the Bachi Gate.If the enemy's paratroopers control the Bachimen, it is tantamount to closing the most important gate of Dongshan. Even if the PLA reinforcements arrive in time, they can only "watch the fire from the other side" in a short time.So, he asked You Meiyao about the situation of Bachimen with concern, and gave instructions: Bachimen is the lifeblood of Dongshan, and you must let the sailor company firmly control it no matter what! Ye Fei put down the phone, and before he could move, the phone rang again suddenly. It was Chen Yi who was far away in Shanghai, and the first sentence was: Ye Fei, the people of the whole country are watching you, we must win this battle no matter what! Listening to this thick and friendly Sichuan accent, Ye Fei's heart warmed up.He excitedly said loudly into the microphone: Mr. Chen, please rest assured, we will definitely win this battle! The defense of Dongshan was fought fiercely.The Dongshan County Party Committee and the local people gave great support to the officers and soldiers guarding the island.The Dongshan militia played a great role in the battle. They took guns with guns and knives with knives, and bravely killed the enemy.In one township, the militiamen fought so hard that only one man was left, but they persisted in fighting and captured 5 enemies.Gu Wenchang personally led the cadres and the masses to deliver ammunition, water and food to the troops, and carried the wounded soldiers off the front line.Even so, due to the disparity in numbers, the situation is very unfavorable as the war continues.You Meiyao commanded the troops to concentrate their main force on the three core positions of Gongyun Mountain, Wangda Mountain and Niudu Mountain after killing and wounding the Kuomintang army in large numbers, and launched a desperate battle with the enemy troops advancing to the front of the position. Hu Lian saw that the goal of quickly eliminating the Liberation Army guarding the island had not been achieved, so he launched a frenzied attack on these positions.The troops defending the island who stood firm on the high ground overcame the difficulties of lack of ammunition, food and water, and fought tenaciously by relying on trenches and earthen tunnels, repelling dozens of enemy attacks.After running out of bullets and grenades, they used bayonets, gun stocks, stones, and 60mm mortar shells with their safety removed to fight hand-to-hand with the enemies who broke into the position, and built an indestructible Great Wall with flesh and blood. Chiang Kai-shek, Hu Lian and the American advisers were all determined to win the Dongshan battle.When the news of Hu Lian's landing spread to Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek immediately held a victory ceremony and broadcast it to the world, boasting that this was "the prelude to counterattacking the mainland."The US also claimed that this was "the biggest attack since the Kuomintang withdrew from the mainland." After Chen Yi got the news of the broadcast, he immediately called Ye Fei: The enemy radio station has already broadcasted, and the commander-in-chief is the "hero" of the "Great Victory" of Gu Ningtou.Ye Fei, right now, what I am most concerned about is Bachimen. How is the situation there? Ye Fei replied: The battle was fierce and difficult, and the sailor company sacrificed a lot, but they are still persisting. However, reinforcements are coming soon! Chen Yi's words hit the hole: You order the 272nd Regiment, which is the first to reinforce, to cross over even if there is only one person left. The Bachi Gate must be in our hands! With the active cooperation of the militia, the first company of the naval division guarding the Bachi Gate launched the anti-airborne battle without fear.Facing the successive charges of a battalion of more than 500 Kuomintang paratroopers, from the company commander Wang Dechang to the ordinary militiamen, they all held the belief of sticking to it and resisted tenaciously.Hu Lian and his American advisers thought it would be enough to throw down a battalion at the Bachi Gate with a strange and dangerous move.They were cunning, but they really underestimated a company of sailors defending Bachimen. The tenacious resistance of the island guards bought time for the reinforcements. At 9 a.m. on the 16th, the 272nd Regiment stationed in the old town of Zhangpu, led by the head of the regiment, Zheng Kecheng, rushed to the opposite bank of Bachimen at a speed of 100,000 urgency.At this time, it was difficult for the sailor company to support, and retreated to the ferry while fighting, relying on the remaining wall of the wharf as a barrier to block the enemy.Seeing that the ferry was in danger, Zheng Kecheng immediately ordered to rush across.Facing the rain of bullets from the enemy paratroopers, the front row bravely moved forward, finally crossed the sea, and joined the rest of the sailor company in danger.As the large troops landed, they quickly launched a fierce counterattack against the enemy paratroopers, who were either killed or captured. Ye Fei reported the battle situation to Chen Yi in time: the enemy paratroopers collapsed, and Bachimen was safe and sound. Chen Yi, who was always paying attention to the battle situation and didn't sleep all day and all night, laughed heartily on the phone: "Okay, now the turtle son won't have to curse!" When the reconnaissance plane reported the news that the East and West convoys of the Communist Army had sent reinforcements to Dongshan, Hu Lian, who was sitting in an American jeep waiting to eat the fruits of victory, still didn't believe it: Impossible?Hasn't the Jiulong River Bridge been blown up?I calculate that Ye Fei's reinforcements will take 48 hours at the fastest. Hu Lian was right.Before the war, he ordered the Air Force to blow up the Jiulong River Bridge and the other three bridges on the highway from Zhangpu to Dongshan.The People's Liberation Army came from Quanzhou for reinforcements, and it would take two days at the fastest to arrive. He could take it easy for two days, but now the People's Liberation Army reinforcements are pouring in. Could it be that they really have wings?He didn't know that the People's Liberation Army bridge guards built the temporary bridge in two hours! At 20 o'clock on the 16th, a leading regiment of the 41st Army rushed to the Bachimen ferry. So far, the defense of Dongshan has opened the prelude to the counterattack: The Battle of Dongshan entered a full-scale counterattack: At 4 o'clock on the 17th, the vanguard of the 28th Army also began to cross the sea and enter the island.After Ye Fei received the report, he immediately ordered: to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Kuomintang army without waiting for all the reinforcements to arrive. For a while, Hu Lian's troops counterattacked and defended.When Zhou Zhijian, the commander of the 31st Army, led the command post of the 91st Division to the island, overnight, the balance of military power on Dongshan Island had changed sharply.Hu Lian, who had always hoped to fight another big victory and go back, was frustrated when he saw the reinforcements of the People's Liberation Army continuously entering the island with great momentum.At 9:00 a.m. on the 17th, he saw the red and blue colors on the military map dramatically change positions. He knew that there was nothing he could do, and worried that he would be wiped out if the stalemate continued, so he began to make plans to retreat.He first withdrew more than 20 tanks and launched a feint attack on the PLA with a small number of troops to cover the retreat of the large troops. Mao Zedong paid close attention to the Dongshan war situation, saying "this is the victory of the whole country" For Hu Lian, an old enemy, Ye Fei really "broke up" and had long thought of taking revenge.This time, he couldn't let Hu Lian slip away so easily.He urgently ordered Zhou Zhijian: Follow them immediately, chase them close to their buttocks, and never let Hu Lian come here for a visit, that would be too cheap for him! The two sides were fighting in full swing, and the staff officer on duty asked Ye Fei to answer Mao Zedong's call.Due to the long distance, bad line, and unclear voice, Zhang Yixiang, the deputy chief of staff on duty in the East China Military Region, sent a message to both sides in the middle. Mao Zedong asked: Ye Fei, how is the battle in Dongshan? Ye Fei did not expect that Mao Zedong was alarmed by the Dongshan battle, which showed that the matter was of great importance: Report to Chairman Mao that the enemy could no longer hold on and began to retreat. Mao Zedong asked again: Who is the chief officer guarding Dongshan? Ye Fei replied: The head of the regiment, You Meiyao, is an old revolutionary. He is good at commanding and fighting, and he performed very well this time. Mao Zedong asked again with concern: "Ye Fei, you have to think about it, will the Dongshan landing be a slap in the face to distract our attention, and then he will come in from other places?"Do you have enough troops? Ye Fei's answer was full of confidence: I still have a mobile force of an army in my hand. I am not afraid that he will attack from the second direction. I will definitely pay attention to the enemy's movements. At about 19 o'clock on the 17th, Hu Lian boarded the command ship and fled in despair.History has recorded his defeat: more than 3379 people were wiped out (including 715 captured), 2 tanks were blown up, 3 landing ships were sunk, 2 planes were shot down, and this battle made him only 2 The Kuomintang paratroopers with a brigade of 2,000 people reimbursed more than 500 people. When Ye Fei reported the results of the battle to Chen Yi, Chen Yi said: "The significance of Dongshan's victory lies not in the number of enemies killed, but in the complete smashing of the enemy's plan. This is not only a great military victory, but also a political victory." Big win." After Mao Zedong received the Dongshan battle report, he said: "The Dongshan battle is not only a victory for Dongshan, but also a victory for Fujian. It is a victory for the whole country." Chiang Kai-shek has taken a fancy to you, Fujian." "We still have to prepare for a larger-scale battle than Dongshan, to wipe out the enemy on the water, if he comes up, wipe him out on land, don't be afraid." Knowing that the garrison suffered heavy casualties, Mao Zedong also instructed to transfer a battalion from his hometown as a supplement.Soon, more than 500 people from a battalion from Shaoshan joined the 80th Regiment of the Public Security Bureau. On the 17th, the Central Military Commission called on the national frontier defense regiments to learn from the 80th Dongshan Public Security Regiment.Xinhua also broadcast the Dongshan battle.Afterwards, He Changgong, on behalf of the Party Central Committee, led an art troupe returning from North Korea to the front line of Dongshan to offer condolences.The Ministry of National Defense also ordered the 80th Public Security Regiment to be completely handed over to the Fujian Military Region, renamed the "Independent Frontier Defense Regiment", with You Meiyao as its head and party secretary. Follow up: After the Dongshan War, Taiwan threatened to retaliate, and Dongshan was still nervous.On the two highways leading from Bachimen to Shantou and Yunxiao, my cars carrying combat supplies flocked along.At night, the lights were on, the roads were lit up all night, and the artillery was in place, aiming at the beach.Ye Fei was full of pride, he hoped that Hu Lian would come to the decisive battle again, and this time he would never return.But Hu Lian did not come again, and the Kuomintang has never retaliated.Dongshan was in the midst of battle, but with You Meiyao's suggestion and Ye Fei's approval, a seawall was built to strengthen the coastal defense and connect Bachimen with the mainland.Since then, Tianzhu has become a thoroughfare, and Dongshan has become a peninsula. The Battle of Dongshan was the last large-scale battle between the Kuomintang and the Communist armies on the mainland. After that, although Chiang Kai-shek clamored to "counterattack the mainland" every day, he failed to send organized troops to land and fight.When Ye Fei commanded the shelling of Jinmen in 1958, he locked Hu Lian's headquarters as one of the main targets. The first row of artillery brought down the three deputy commanders of the Kuomintang, and Hu Lian only escaped.Of course, that's another story...