When will Chen Yi visit Fujian?

1951in mid-March, Chen Yi led a working group to Fujian to inspect the combat readiness and coastal defense work.

In May, Fujian Coastal Defence Working Committee was established, with Ye Fei as its director. Fujian Provincial Party Committee, provincial government and provincial military region often hold meetings to study and deploy coastal defense work. The upcoming battle of Dongshan Island is affecting Chen Yi's heart all the time.

As a battle-hardened marshal, Chen Yi is very aware of the great significance of this campaign.

At that time, Chen Yi didn't know the details of the Shanghai Battle, and he was very worried. In order to get the latest fighting situation at the front, Chen Yi has been keeping in touch with Ye Fei by telephone and reporting to the central authorities in time.

We knew before that after the village where the telephone switchboard of the garrison troops was occupied by the enemy, due to the "pity" of the Kuomintang troops, they forgot to cut off the telephone lines used by the PLA.

Dongshan Island still keeps close contact with Fujian Military Region, which enables Ye Fei to keep abreast of the situation ahead and make it easier to command.

The telephone line was safe and sound, which ensured that Ye Fei could talk to the head of Youmeiyao who was guarding the island in the fierce battle. Chen Yi and Ye Fei's direct instructions greatly encouraged the soldiers.

At this moment, at the headquarters in Ye Fei, the telephone suddenly rang again.

The call came from Chen Yi, who is far away in Shanghai. He is very concerned about the situation in Dongshan Island. The first sentence said: "Ye Fei, the people of the whole country are watching you, and we will win this battle no matter what!"

Listening to this thick and cordial Sichuan accent, Ye Fei felt warm in his heart. He shouted excitedly into the microphone: "Mr. Chen, please rest assured that we will win this battle!" " We will not live up to the expectations of the party and the people! "

After the start of the campaign/on the afternoon of Kloc-0/6, Dongshan Island was still under the control of the People's Liberation Army, except for the three main peaks of Gongyun Mountain, NiuNiu Shan Mountain and Wangdieshan Ferry, and the rest were occupied by the enemy.

Faced with this "victory", smug Hu Lian thought that the occupation of Dongshan Island could be completed immediately, so he couldn't wait to report to Taiwan Province that he had seized Dongshan Island.

Taiwan Province Province thought it really occupied Dongshan Island as Hu Lian said, and everyone was very excited. They immediately began to celebrate, boasting that "the prelude to the counter-offensive against the mainland has begun", "Dongshan Island won a total victory" and "Dongshan Island won a decisive victory" and so on.

But this is not the case.

At that time, the PLA soldiers who were sticking to a certain highland were not afraid of danger when they were attacked on three sides. With only seven civil castles, trenches more than 200 meters long and tunnels less than 100 meters long, they have repelled the repeated charges of the Kuomintang army.

The 5th Company and 6th Company of the 80th Public Security Regiment, which held the main position of Niu Niu Shan, cooperated with each other. Once the enemy captured the front of the water position, they quickly organized their troops to fight back and recapture the position. Later, they repelled five attacks by an enemy battalion, killing more than 200 people.

The Kuomintang army that attacked the main position of Wangdie Mountain never broke through the core position.

After learning that the enemy boasted of victory, Chen Yi immediately called Ye Fei to ask about the real situation: "The enemy radio station has already broadcast, and I am most concerned about the Eight-Foot Gate. What's the situation there? "

Ye Fei replied, "The battle is fierce and arduous. The sailors even sacrificed a lot, but they persisted. However, reinforcements are coming soon! "

Chen Yi's words hit the pit word for word: "You ordered the first reinforced 272nd regiment to cross even if there was only one person left, and the eight-foot gate must be in our hands!"

When Zheng Kecheng, head of the 272nd Regiment stationed in Zhangpu Old Town, led his troops to the other side of Baqimen, he immediately crossed the sea to meet the sailor company and quickly launched a fierce counterattack against the enemy paratroopers. The paratroopers were unable to parry, and they were either dead or captured.

Later, the photojournalist who accompanied the enemy paratroopers to the "Dongshan Campaign" recalled that he and his companions were woken up before 3 am on July 16. After a simple breakfast, they hurried on the road and took a truck from Longtan to Hsinchu Air Force Base. When they arrived, 22 C-46 transport planes caught fire, each carrying 30 paratroopers and weapons. However, before taking off, the engines of two planes broke down, one caught fire and the other had to return after taking off. The paratroopers on board could not move, causing a burst of curses. After the plane takes off, it is expected to arrive over Dongshan at 1 hour 45, from 6: 00 to 6: 00 15.

During the flight, a pilot found that the wind was strong and it was dark at night, and he was afraid of being hit. He turned around before the paratroopers parachuted. The driver was punished immediately after landing.

The battle of Dongshan hasn't started yet, and there are already two disadvantages, which is not a good sign. Sure enough, these paratroopers were not used because of the wrong airborne position and the wrong tidal calculation on the island. More than 200 people died as a result.

Ye Fei informed Chen Yi of this situation in time: "The enemy paratroopers have collapsed and the eight-foot gate is safe and sound."

Always paying attention to the war situation, Chen Yi, who didn't sleep a wink for a day and a night, laughed heartily on the phone: "Well, this turtle son doesn't have to swear!"

The Battle of Dongshan Island was the last large-scale battle between the two armies of the country on the mainland. Since then, although Chiang Kai-shek shouted "counterattack against the mainland" every day, he did not dare to send troops to land for combat.

Fourth, the reinforcements made an all-out counterattack.

Kuomintang paratroopers died before landing. These people float in the air and become "zombies in the air".

Lin, the deputy platoon leader of a PLA unit, led several soldiers to search forward and found that two enemy paratroopers were shooting at random, which looked ridiculous.

Facing the enemy, the soldiers of Class Four threw several grenades. When the enemy saw it, they rolled and crawled away, leaving everything behind.