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In 1969, the Soviet Union took the opportunity to invade Zhenbao Island on the mainland.
China was forced to launch a war of self-defense and counterattack.
Xiao Quanfu, as the chief of staff of the army at that time, led the troops to fight on the front line, while Chen Xilian, who had rich combat experience, commanded in the rear as the commander of the center.
When the Soviets' tanks reached our military district, Chen Xilian immediately gave the order to attack the Soviet tanks.
However, to his surprise, Xiao Quanfu refused to fire, which made Chen Xilian furious, and then roared on the phone: "I'm the commander, don't you even listen to my decision?"
Why did Xiao Quanfu disobey Chen Xilian's instructions, and was Chen Xilian's decision correct?
Treasure Island Conflict
Although Zhenbao Island is located at the junction of China and the Soviet Union, it is undeniable that Zhenbao Island has been a part of our country since ancient times.
Moreover, this island is on an inland river in China, so according to international practice, Zhenbao Island is legally owned by our country.
Moreover, during the Sino-Soviet talks in 1964, the Soviet Union also admitted this, and the relations between China and the Soviet Union were not bad at that time, but later with the tension between China and the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union disagreed with the fact that Zhenbao Island was mainland territory.
Not only did he deny the facts he had admitted, but he also kept throwing a large number of troops into Zhenbao Island, and constantly provoked in the border area.
They wantonly claimed that Zhenbao Island belonged to the Soviet Union, and they also wanted to use force to achieve what the Soviet Union called "legitimate territorial claims."
At first, in order to avoid conflict, our side has always maintained a tolerant attitude towards these provocations of the Soviet Union, but who knew that the Soviet army became more and more rampant, and finally even launched an attack on Zhenbao Island.
In Chairman Mao's view, as long as the other party does not come to provoke us, we will never cause trouble, but if they dare to invade our treasure island, then there is no reason to continue to tolerate it.
Therefore, the front command urgently convened a combat meeting and decided to send a reconnaissance team to Zhenbao Island to patrol in order to warn the Soviet Union that this was Chinese territory!
Just as the reconnaissance team was approaching the coast, the Soviets suddenly dispatched a large number of armored vehicles to block our patrol route, and not only that, they shot six of our soldiers.
The enemy's arrogance suddenly angered the People's Liberation Army, which was already holding back the fire in their bellies, and they rushed forward and immediately fought back.
A fierce battle broke out, and after dozens of casualties, the Soviets finally withdrew.
After that, in order to counterattack our army, the Soviet Union mobilized more than 50 tanks and various cannons, and the number of troops exceeded 10,000, and invaded Zhenbao Island six times, wanting to deal an unprecedented heavy blow to Zhenbao Island.
In the face of the enemy's fierce attack, our army obviously felt powerless and almost at a disadvantage, and it was at this critical juncture of the crisis that our side decided to send an experienced veteran to take charge, and this veteran was Xiao Quanfu.
Xiao Quanfu's arrival was like a shot in the arm for the soldiers fighting in front, which made everyone extremely excited.
Xiao Quanfu
In 1916, Xiao Quanfu was born in a poor family in Anhui, his parents were dependent on farming to make a living, although the family was very poor, but his parents knew the importance of knowledge, so they gritted their teeth and sent Xiao Quanfu to school.
In school, in order to live up to his parents' expectations, Xiao Quanfu has been diligent and studious, and he is the best in his class.
During this period, he was also influenced by the advanced culture and the Communist Party, so he was full of enthusiasm for the revolution and hoped to become an excellent Communist Party member.
In the years that followed, Xiao Quanfu not only joined the party, but also participated in nearly 70 wars, large and small.
On the battlefield, Xiao Quanfu is not afraid of strong enemies, always rushes to the front line without hesitation, and fights to the death with the enemy, and he is not only brave and fearless, but also resourceful, with extraordinary calmness and leadership skills, he has repeatedly made great achievements.
Especially during the Korean War, Xiao Quanfu took his army and dealt a heavy blow to the United States, which scared the United States a lot.
Xiao Quanfu received an extremely high reputation in the army.
It is precisely because of this that Xiao Quanfu's arrival makes the soldiers so excited.
At this time, the Soviets were sending three tanks to make a tentative advance towards our territory.
When Chen Xilian, who was in Beijing, learned the news, he immediately called Xiao Quanfu and told him to immediately fire at the Soviet tanks!
However, what Chen Xilian didn't expect was that Xiao Quanfu said: "I always pointed out, I can't fight now, it's not a good time." ”
After hearing this, Chen Xilian was very angry, and he angrily asked Xiao Quanfu, could it be that his words as the commander-in-chief were useless? But even so, Xiao Quanfu was very resolute.
In fact, Xiao Quanfu didn't want to fire, but the situation was very strange at that time, the Soviet army sent three tanks to our army's territory, but there was not even a single infantry behind him, which made Xiao Quanfu feel very puzzled.
Therefore, he speculated that this might be a temptation of the enemy, and if he attacked rashly now, it was likely to expose the position of our army, and thus put our army at a disadvantage.
So he continued to use his telescope to observe the enemy's movements, and as expected, the enemy did try to lure us into exposing our firepower.
At this time, Xiao Quanfu had a plan, so that the artillery units stationed in the front must hide themselves, and they must hold back and not fire no matter what, so that the Soviet army cannot guess the movement of our army.
Facts have proved that Xiao Quanfu's strategy is indeed correct, and when the Soviet army saw that our army had not moved, they thought that our troops were not many, so they sent a large number of troops to attack from the north of Zhenbao Island in an attempt to attack our army's base.
Because Xiao Quanfu predicted the enemy's movements in advance and commanded the army to occupy the geographical advantage in advance, in the face of the invasion of the Soviet army, our side quickly carried out a counteroffensive and quickly gained the upper hand, taking the Soviet army by surprise.
After that, the Soviet army was forced to send tanks under cover, and in the face of the enemy's iron things, Xiao Quanfu did not panic in the slightest, but quickly commanded the soldiers to wrap the mines in white towels and skillfully mix them in the snow to blow up the enemy tanks.
After a few bangs, the enemy's tanks were blown to pieces one after another, and then on Zhenbao Island, our army fought for nine hours in succession, beating the enemy dizzy, and retreating one after another, and finally the Soviet army was defeated by us and had to retreat from Zhenbao Island.
summary
Xiao Quanfu's decision at the critical moment shows us the qualities that an excellent commander should have, he is calm and analyzes the situation calmly, and it is his decision to adapt on the spot that has become the key to the success or failure of this battle.
General Xiao Quanfu devoted his life to the country and the people, and shed his blood for the country on the battlefield, leaving an indelible brilliance, and his spirit will live forever in the world, worthy of our respect and inheritance.
Resources:
"Flying Tiger General" Xiao Quanfu - Jinzhai County Party History Archives Network
Military Merit Center's "History of Beacon War" activity Zhenbao Island Self-Defense Counterattack - Air Net
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Treasure Island Counterattack - Disobeying Orders - Red Song Society