Author: Hammer Jack
Statement: Soldiers say original, plagiarism will be investigated
In the late autumn of 1954, at the Juxiang Bookstore in Beijing, the great man stood in front of the window and carefully studied the enemy information report sent by the General Staff.
Since the establishment of the People's Navy, although there has been great development, it can only resist the harassment and invasion of chiang kai-shek's navy, and has not yet sunk or injured the large ships of Chiang Kai-shek's army, and it is even more difficult to take the initiative to attack and inflict heavy damage on the enemy. On the contrary, Chiang Kai-shek's navy often relied on many islands off the mainland coast and frequently sent American warships to invade. Faced with the threat, the great man pondered for a moment, then walked quickly to his desk and wrote on the letter paper.
In Shanghai, the door of the office of the naval commander of the East China Military Region was gently pushed open. Staff Officer Liu of the Training Department handed a telegram forwarded by the Naval Command to the General Staff and handed it to General Tao Yong. The telegram was drafted by the great man himself, and the letter reads: The opportunity must not be grasped, and the military's prestige must not be weakened, and it is necessary to arrange for the recent attack on the invading Chiang Kai-shek ships between Dachen and the Yushan Archipelago, and strive to sink one or two medium-sized warships.
Commander Tao immediately began the deployment. The huge chart was covered with red and blue lines, and after some hard thinking, a mature battle plan was formed in his mind.
Under Su Yu's command, Tao Yong, a general who galloped through the Northern Jiangsu and Central Soviet Theaters
On October 31, 1954, the frigate formation of the 31st Brigade of the People's Navy was chopping waves toward the waters off Takashima Island.
The radar stations set up by Chiang Kai-shek's army along the coast have already observed the formation of the People's Navy. The screen showed that after midnight, the formation circled around the waters of Takashima Island and then turned back. Seeing that there was nothing suspicious, the Jiang Army radar soldier on duty carefully observed for two more hours and yawned into the lounge.
What they never dreamed of was that six P-4-class torpedo boats (Nos. 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, and 160) of our army had entered the Takashima anchorage. It turned out that the size of the frigate was far larger than that of the torpedo boat, and it was towed with a port side, so that Jiang Jun's radar could only see the frigate sailing, and it was difficult to detect the whereabouts of the torpedo boat. In addition, the Takashima anchorage had no docks for ships to anchor, nor equipment to replenish ammunition and oil, so Chiang Kai-shek naturally believed that this place was not suitable for ship standby, so he did not focus on fortification.
This is Tao Yong's trick of "soldiers who are not tired of cheating".
As soon as the torpedo boat entered the anchorage, it was camouflaged. The boats were evacuated by maneuver, using islands and valley mouths to camouflage among the mountains and grasses, and the officers and men endured hunger and cold, sun and night dew, and began a boring and boring standby life.
After 2 weeks, the fighter finally arrived.
Chopping wave-chopping P-4 class torpedo boat formation.
[The Soviet K-123 torpedo boat used by the Egyptian Navy, my P-4 class torpedo boat, is based on this imitation.] The boat is equipped with 12 crew members, 2 450 mm torpedo tubes and 2 12.7/14.5 mm anti-aircraft machine guns, as well as a Soviet Type I flathead navigation radar with a maximum speed of 52 knots and 12 crew members.
At 00:05 on November 14, a frigate of Chiang Kai-shek's army braved the drizzle and took advantage of the dark night to set off at anchor.
Not long after, the Takashima radar station of our navy found the more than 1,000-ton battleship and quickly reported the coordinates and speed of the ship. When they learned that Chiang Kai-shek's warship was coming, the tired hearts of the commanders and fighters were swept away and they quickly threw themselves into the battle position.
According to the shape and appearance of the ship, the radar soldiers accurately judged that the ship was the "Taiping" that often came to Wenzhou, Taizhou, and Sanmen Bay to harass! At 00:21, the Taiping was only 15.5 nautical miles away from Takashima.
Commander Tao Yong, who was staring at the enemy ship on the fluorescent screen, immediately ordered: "Attack! ”
The four boats No. 155, 156, 157, and 158 immediately jumped out of the anchorage and headed for the target in a single column. The 4 torpedo boats kept in touch with the shore command post at all times to obtain the direction of the enemy ship. Instructor Zhu Hongxi and the 155 boat where Deputy Squadron Leader Qian Jianghai was located took the lead. When it was learned that the Taiping was only 10 nautical miles away, the boats increased their horsepower.
At 1:28, Wang Yuelin, the gunner of the No. 155 boat, loudly reported: "Report! 5 degrees to the starboard side, distance 20 to 30 chains (1 chain is 0.1 nautical miles, about 185 meters) there is light! ”
"Continue to strengthen the lookout, sound the battle alarm, and continue to move forward in the same direction!" Captain's order.
The torpedo boat immediately sent a report to the shore command. After learning of this, Tao Yong grabbed the microphone and calmly ordered: "According to the first battle plan, start attacking!" ”
Ji Zhiliang, deputy commander of the 31st Brigade, replied, "Understood! After that, according to the plan, the 155 and 156 boats were the main attackers, the 157 and 158 boats were used as the blockers, and the boat team received the enemy in the left echelon.
[Chiang Kai-shek's "Taiping" frigate destroyer, originally belonging to the US "Decker" class, the whole ship has a full load displacement of 1430 tons, 200 officers and men, the main weapons include 4 76 mm naval guns, 4 40 mm "Bofors" anti-aircraft guns and 10 "Orikh" 20 mm machine guns, and a number of rocket/depth charges launchers, the firepower is enough to destroy all light ships at that time]
Ji Zhiliang and Zhu Hongxi, who participated in the sinking of the Taiping, in 2016
At the same time, an alarm sounded on the Taiping. The commander of the course was Song Jihuang, the deputy captain of the Taiping, who was awakened by the sirens and saw that the sea was pitch black. The first reaction was to run to the radar room and see several small white dots on the screen.
Radar soldier report: "The TORP torpedo boat of the People's Liberation Army Navy was found on the starboard side of our warship!" ”
At that time, our army did not have a precedent for torpedo boats to sink enemy ships, so Song Jihuang was very dismissive: "I know, bend the small boat, don't be afraid!" At the same time, he made the "Taiping" ready for battle and accelerated its advance towards the Yushan Archipelago under the heavy fire control of Chiang Kai-shek's army.
The 4 torpedo boats knew that if the enemy fled to the Yushan Archipelago, there would be no chance of sinking it. Therefore, Ji Zhiliang, deputy commander of the 31st Brigade, ordered: "Get a little closer, be sure to seize the opportunity, and don't let the enemy flee back to the Yushan Archipelago!" ”
At 1:35:30, under the command of captain Qian Jianghai, the 155 boat released torpedoes at a port angle of 120 degrees and a distance of 10 chains (about 1852 meters) from the "Taiping". Two 3-meter torpedoes leap into the sea like dolphins.
At 1:36:20, the 157 boat fired the torpedo at a distance of 5 degrees at an angle of 5 degrees at a distance of 5 chains (about 926 meters) from the target, and then released smoke and exited at high speed.
Subsequently, No. 156 and No. 158 also threw torpedoes. Eight torpedoes pounced on the Taiping like deep-sea angry sharks, drawing 8 dark trails on the water. Each torpedo weighs as much as 1 ton and is fired with inertial guidance to find targets. Its internal charge is as high as half a ton, and a large warship can be fatal even if hit by a single shot. This time, 8 torpedoes were fired in a row, mainly to ensure that the target was hit once.
After dropping the torpedoes, the 4 boats quickly returned home. On the way back, the crew heard a muffled loud noise. Everyone looked back, and a huge column of water had risen on the starboard side of the Taiping, and a soaring fire had risen in front of the driver's platform. Deputy Captain Ji immediately reported to his superiors: "Fire 8 torpedoes, 1 hit the enemy ship, and there are no casualties on our boat!" ”
Lieutenant Colonel Song Jihuang, deputy captain of the "Taiping" of the Chiang Kai-shek Army
After being hit, the "Taiping" was a mess. The huge frigate had been fatally wounded on the starboard side, torn open a large hole 1 meter square, and incapacitated. Even Song Jihuang, who has always been calm, panicked, and while brandishing a pistol to stabilize the hearts of the army, he shouted: "Quickly send a report, quickly send a report!" Call the base to the rescue! ”
In the apartment of Liang Xuzhao, the commander of chiang kai-shek's navy, a telephone suddenly rang. He turned on the light and glanced at his watch, and it was 2:30. After answering the phone, the commander-in-chief of the Navy who heard the news was unable to speak for a while: the Tangtang American "Taiping" was actually hit by a TORP torpedo and is now quickly asking for help!
Sink the Taiping
At 3:20 a.m., Jiang Jun Dachen Island sent three minesweepers, frigates and frigates to rescue the slowly sinking Taiping. However, due to the fatal injuries, a large amount of water has been flooded into the cabin, and the situation has become irreparable. At 7:45 a.m., the Taiping, together with 200 officers and men below Deputy Captain Song Jihuang, sank into the deep sea of the Yushan Archipelago. Only a few people were rescued.
In Zhongnanhai, Beijing, the great man heard that the secretary read the war report on the destruction of the "Taiping" and smiled.
On the morning of November 14, 1954, Chiang received a report of the sinking of the Taiping. After only a few lines, he read it three times in a row, still puzzled and unbelieving, and finally said: "Victory or defeat is a common affair of soldiers, yesterday lost the Dongji Islands, today sunk 'Taiping', this is not a good sign!" ”
Later, the hero's No. 158 torpedo boat was sent to the Beijing Military Museum Ordnance Museum and displayed as a cultural relic. Ji Zhiliang, who commanded the operation, died on June 4, 2017, at the age of 92.
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