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12 corps chief of staff, 40th army deputy commander Xie Fang is a staunch supporter of Han Xianchu's battle plan. He told Han Xianchu that the campaign of Guangdong and Guangxi had ended, and there was no big battle to be fought in Chinese mainland. Only Hainan Island has not been liberated, so we should seize it while the enemy's foothold is shaky. This idea is correct. But crossing the sea is a new subject, and we have no experience, so we should make up this lesson as soon as possible.

Indeed, in the past, because of fighting in the north and living in a hail of bullets, what Han Xianchu considered most was military strategy and how to lead troops to win the battle. Before attacking a place, it is necessary to conduct targeted research on a place. So I don't know much about Hainan Island, except that Hainan Island is the second largest treasure island of the motherland after Taiwan Province Island, and its strategic position is very important.

For Han Xianchu and his heroic troops, the main problem is crossing the sea for the first time, with no boat and no experience.

Most of the officers and men in the army have no experience in crossing the sea, and some have never even seen the sea. On land, troops often climb mountains, which are not as high as soldiers' feet. They can become two-legged whirlwind troops, but they can't March across the sea in a hurry. Besides, the enemy has warships and planes, and our army doesn't even have sailboats.

Mediators and staff officers from Han Xianchu came to the seaside several times. Not only did they not see the shadow of a civilian ship, but even a fisherman. Obviously, when the Kuomintang troops fled, they burned or towed away the fishing boats and drove away the fishermen.

Han Xianchu peacemaker walked along the beach. The waves regularly hit the cliff, forming waves. Han Xianchu suddenly stopped and asked Xie Fang, the deputy commander who was three or four years older than him: Lao Xie, is your home in Dongfeng, Jilin, hundreds of miles away from the Sea of Japan? Are you familiar with the sea? However, you have been to the Japanese Army NCO School, and you must know something about the sea.

Xie Fang quickly approached Korea's deputy commander. Because the waves were too big, he leaned close to Han's ear and said, I never went to the seaside when I was a child. When I went to Japan, I went by boat and didn't know much about the sea.

They came to a relatively open sea stall. The sea set off layers of huge waves, crossed smooth rocks and violently hit the coast. The momentum is too magnificent. As soon as the waves blow, the smell of seaweed becomes strong.

Chief mate, it's getting colder and colder, and the smell of sea water is terrible. Hurry home, I can't stand the stomachache for a while. The guards and staff who came out with Han Xianchu kept urging.

In recent days, Han Xianchu has been suffering from stomach trouble, and sometimes it hurts to hold his hand over his stomach while he is working. However, as soon as he went to work, he ignored everything.

Although everyone advised him to go back, he didn't seem to hear. What does he expect to find? I saw his eyes staring at the sea. The sea is dancing wildly, the waves are roaring and rolling to the shore one by one.

You see, this tide is different from what we saw two days ago, and what we saw in the morning is different from what we saw at night. Han Xianchu stopped, pointed to the waves and said to everyone.

By this time, everyone understood. No wonder Deputy Commander Han looked so carefully and observed so carefully. It turned out that he was learning about the sea, looking for the relationship between tide and time, wind and wind direction. He felt the law of the trend!

Han Xianchu further told everyone what he had observed: Looking back, what we saw several times before was different from what we saw today? He glanced at everyone and further explained: At low tide, the sea is calm, just like a stream; However, as soon as the tide rises, the sea surface stirs up. At half tide, the waves roar like angry bison; But when the tide rises, the sea is calm again. Tides rise and fall regularly. If we want to cross the ocean, we must understand and master the laws of the ocean.

Xie Fang sent the Reconnaissance Section to buy some books introducing the customs of Hainan Island at the street bookstall in Nanning, as well as the local tide table and even the navigation manual of the Qing navy.

Soldiers in the whole army who can read are scrambling to read, while soldiers who can't read listen to others, which has set off an upsurge of learning marine knowledge.

One day, Han Xianchu boarded the wooden boat where the troops were training at sea for inspection. When reporting the work, the relevant cadres told how the soldiers studied life-saving and took out all kinds of life-saving equipment made of bamboo. Some people boast that this is the invention and creation of soldiers!

Han Xianchu frowned after watching, and made no comment. After disembarking, he said to the division leader of the unit: we should protect and praise the soldiers' enthusiasm for training, but we should also actively guide them. We shouldn't spend time and energy on how to save lives. Soldiers should be encouraged to dare to fight enemy ships with wooden boats, and establish the idea of daring to fight, being able to fight and winning.

Han Xianchu learned that some troops removed the engines from the captured enemy cars, put them on wooden sailboats and converted them into mechanical sailboats; Some troops put anti-war guns and other small guns on motorboats and soil gunboats to strengthen their lethality to the enemy. He thought it was a sign of initiative, so he praised it and introduced it to other troops. With the affirmation and support of Han Xianchu, an Earth Fleet, which was converted into an Earth gunboat by soldiers themselves, soon appeared in the army. These equipment later became a powerful weapon to attack Hainan Island.

While the troops were racing against time to prepare for the war, Fu, chief of staff of Qiongya Column, sneaked into Leizhou Island to help the cross-sea combat troops make operational plans. Fu brought a map of the distribution of Hainan Island and some information, as well as the radio code of Qiongya Column. In this way, the cross-sea combat command can get in touch with the Qiongya column directly by radio.

1949 12.30, the party Committee of the 40th Army of China held a meeting, at which Mao Zedong's instructions on sea-crossing operations were conveyed: the sea-crossing operations are different from previous campaigns and battles of our army, so we must pay attention to the tides and wind directions, and we must fully prepare the ships to ensure that we can carry enough troops at one time. The troops landed by the former enemy should establish a solid beachhead position, be able to attack independently, and learn combat experience without relying on backup.

Han Xianchu, deputy commander of the Corps, and Yuan Shengping, political commissar, respectively spoke in accordance with Mao Zedong's instructions, stressing that carrying out Mao Zedong's instructions is the basis for successful landing operations across the sea.

The meeting also conveyed the relevant instructions of Lin Biao and his superiors, analyzed the characteristics of cross-sea landing operations, and studied the measures that must be taken to strengthen cross-sea operations.

At the meeting, Han Xianchu once again stressed the importance of getting ready and calling in advance. He said that Chairman Mao's proposal to solve the Hainan Island problem as soon as possible was very wise. Only by launching the Hainan campaign as soon as possible, taking advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold and disrupting the enemy's maritime deployment of "counterattacking the mainland" can we achieve great victory at a small cost. If we give the enemy a break, we will lose our fighter plane and cause endless trouble.

He didn't lecture or speak, but he was very serious, more serious than any previous speech. His speech was concise, calm and powerful.

Maybe it's because this question is too important, maybe it's because Deputy Commander Han's attitude is too serious, or maybe it's because the atmosphere of the meeting is too tense, and everyone at the meeting is sitting tight and silent.

Why did Han Xianchu seriously emphasize that the Hainan campaign should start as soon as possible and make solid preparations? Because he studied President Mao Zedong's telegram carefully. The telegram emphasizes solving the Hainan Island problem at the turn of spring and summer. Mao Zedong learned from meteorologists that from the first month of the lunar calendar to Tomb-Sweeping Day every year, the east wind, north wind and northeast wind blow more in Qiongzhou Strait, and the Du Nan Strait is the most favorable at this time.

After Tomb-Sweeping Day, the wind is changeable. After Grain Rain, it will turn to the southerly wind period, which is the headwind for crossing the sea, which is very unfavorable for crossing the sea. If you encounter a typhoon, it is even more dangerous.

Yuan Shengping's political commissar made arrangements on how to do a good job in the political work of crossing the sea.

On February 3, 65438+Kloc-0/,the 40th Army assembled in Leizhou Peninsula, and quickly drew up the "Instructions for Preparing for Crossing the Sea", pointing out that the collection and management of ships, boatmen and pilots are the most important tasks at present.

The tools for crossing the sea mainly rely on civilian boats. Military training should follow the requirements of crossing the sea and rushing to the beach before the enemy, and strive for the main force of the whole army to cross the sea at one time and complete the beach landing overnight. You have to fight the whole process.

We should be familiar with the performance of the ship from the exercise, that is, what wind direction, what wind speed, and how long it takes for the ship to get from one place to another, so as to form a battle sequence. Understand the weather, the time of high tide and low tide, and what interest you have in the navigation of the ship during high tide and low tide.

Judging from the exercise, most people don't get seasick, and some people will punt, so as to select cadres to direct operations and strive for capable combat forces. The battle formation of ships crossing the sea is determined from the exercise, which can be roughly divided into assault ships, alert search ships, command and contact ships and ambulance ships.

The Corps unified the operational plans of the 40th Army and the 43rd Army. The specific deployment is that the 40th Army dispatched 6 regiments, including 1 18 Division 353, 354, 1 19 Division 355, 356, 357 and 120 Division 358.

The 43rd Army dispatched 1 28th Division, 382nd Regiment, 383rd Regiment, 384th Regiment,1Regiment, with 25,000 troops. As the first echelon of cross-sea operations, Han Xianchu led his troops to assemble and stand by before April 13.

The carp port in the southwest of Xuwen is the dividing line between the two armies. The 40th Army is scheduled to land in the west of Magnaud Island in Lingao County, and the 43rd Army will land in the east of Magnaud Island.

The second echelon, about 20,000 people, was led by Deng Hua, followed by the main force of the 43rd Army.

Corps requirements, the first echelon after landing, must quickly seize and consolidate the beachhead position, loyal opposition enemy's counterattack, to ensure the safety of subsequent troops landing.

The task of the second echelon is to land quickly after the landing of the first echelon, and cooperate with the first echelon to encircle the enemy defending the island. The Qiongya column on the island meets the troops and is under the direct command of the two armies. After the two armies landed, they quickly annihilated the enemy's main force when the enemy was in chaos or reinforcements, and tried to open a passage to ensure the passage of subsequent troops. The main force of the 40th Army rushed to Calais to surround the enemy's 64th Army, and another 1 regiment marched on Calais. The 43 rd Army rushed to Chengmai, surrounded the enemy's 62 nd Army, attracted reinforcements, and strived to destroy the enemy in the movement. After the above objectives are achieved, depending on the situation, it is planned to break the enemy's retreat with the 40 th Army 1 Regiment and General Qiong, and the 43 rd Army will attack Haikou.

Han Xianchu drew a red line from Dengloujiao to Bopu Port in Hainan Island on the battle map. This line runs northeast-southwest and is the connection between the starting point of the 40 th Army and the scheduled landing point. After the battle, the fleet can sail regardless of the east wind, northeast wind and north wind.

On the eve of our army's landing, General Qiong was in Hainan Island, and the troops had sneaked into the island. Hainan local party and the provisional government made a lot of preparations for our army's landing. Han Xianchu suggested that the confidential department of the field army compile a special password, and the military sent someone across the sea to give it to Feng Baiju. In this way, the 40th Army and General Manager Joan can contact and exchange information at any time, which is extremely beneficial to the landing operations. Han Xianchu also sent Zheng, the reconnaissance section chief, to lead the reconnaissance personnel, disguised as fishermen, and sneaked into the landing site to spy on the enemy, measuring the water depth, current velocity and wind direction, which provided reliable information for crossing the sea.

After several days of careful consideration, the Corps headquarters made up its mind on April 1950 and set sail on April 16 and 19 to storm Hainan Island on a large scale. This date was determined after many times of consulting meteorological data, visiting coastal fishermen and repeated investigations and studies.

On April 1950, 1 1 day, at the meeting of cadres above 40 regiments, Xie Fang made his last report on crossing the sea, entitled "Several Tactical and Ideological Problems". The main contents are as follows: 1. The wind will not flow until it comes; Second, the fleet formation must be pulled together and not separated. Third, resolutely attack enemy ships and make them afraid of us. We can't be afraid of enemy ships. Fourth, broad front, multiple arrows and key breakthroughs. 5. Continue to fight and develop bravely.