In April 1950, the Central Military Commission ordered the establishment of the General Headquarters for the Liberation of Taiwan and the Zhoushan Islands, with Su Yu as the commander-in-chief, Xiao Jinguang, commander of the Navy, and Liu Yalou, commander of the Air Force, as deputy commander-in-chief, Zhang Zhen as chief of staff, under the jurisdiction of Wang Jian'an 7 Corps, Song Shilun 9 Corps and Ye Fei 10 Corps, a total of 200,000 troops, 52 medium-sized landing craft, and 200 aircraft.
After the formation of the sea crossing assault group, joint landing operations training was quickly launched, and on the surface of the Ningbo Sea, the climax of large-scale military training rose and fell, and officers and men exchanged their fists and prepared to launch a thunderous attack on the 120,000 Kuomintang on the sea surface of more than 20,000 square kilometers. The defenders of the island also urgently reinforced the fortifications, and the war was about to break out.
Knowing that in order to support the Zhoushan Islands, the Chinese Communists had requisitioned a large number of civilian ships from southern Jiangsu, northern Jiangsu, Anhui, and Shandong to the south, and now concentrated on the coastal line of Ningbo, Chiang Kai-shek seemed to be greatly insulted:
With a few wooden boats, I want to attack my Zhoushan Islands, and let Zhou Zhirou up...
Historical picture, Chiang Kai-shek inspects the Zhoushan Islands
In May, Jiang flew from Taipei to the Zhoushan Islands to check combat readiness and defense, and he wanted to take a few more looks at his hometown, but he was asked to land by Wang Shuming, deputy commander of the Air Force, informing him that according to reliable information, the communist army already had 200 aircraft at the first-line airport along the east Coast of China, and after shooting down 6 Kuomintang aircraft on May 11, he had no choice but to order a special plane to land.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Zhongnanhai at this time, the Central Military Commission is also holding a meeting on the current situation</h1>
When Kim Il Sung came to visit not long ago, he briefed him on the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, and the chairman proposed that three armies be placed on the Yalu River, and if imperialism did not interfere, it would not hinder anything, and if it intervened and crossed the 38th Line to burn the war to the border between China and North Korea, then fight back.
Zhou Enlai expressed the opinion that no matter how large the scale of the Korean War is, the tasks, arrangements, and training of the troops liberating Taiwan will remain unchanged, and they should be well prepared for the liberation of Taiwan.
Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai were on the upper floor of Tiananmen Square in 1964
Zhu De liu shaoqi held that US President Truman and Secretary of State Acheson issued a statement saying that the United States has no intention of acquiring special rights or establishing military bases in Taiwan, declaring that the US security line does not include either Taiwan nor South Korea, thus creating conditions for the liberation of Taiwan.
Chairman Mao smiled and lit a cigarette: "Imperialism is imperialism, we are not their chief of staff, we don't know what he thinks, we can't hold illusions." However, to solve the problem of the Zhoushan Islands, the most urgent task is to liberate the Zhoushan Islands, and in order to gain time to liberate Taiwan, su Yu must be ordered to speed up preparations for joint operations..."
At night in the Zhoushan Islands, the breeze was gentle, the waves were soothing, and the defense commander Shi Jue was asking Chiang Kai-shek's father and son to eat crabs, when he was suddenly told to come up with a plan within three days and evacuate the islands. Shi Jue was stunned, thinking that he had heard wrongly, and the principal was still enthusiastic at the combat meeting during the day, demanding that all officers and men coexist and die with the position, and he was puzzled.
"Principal, we have 120,000 elite troops in the Zhoushan Islands, and the total tonnage of combat ships is 100,000 tons, which is twice that of Su Yu, why should we withdraw?" If the headmaster hears any rumors and can't believe Shi Jue, I swear to heaven that I will sacrifice myself for righteousness with the Zhongzheng sword and kill myself to become a benevolent person..."
Chiang Kai-shek shook his head: "Shi Jue, you are confused, in the First World War on Hainan Island, 30,000 soldiers of the Nationalist army paid for their lives." Today, the 120,000 defenders of the Zhoushan Islands are all elite of the party-state, especially the 60,000 navy and air force, even if you are lucky enough to win, you will suffer heavy losses. What about the continued attack on Taiwan by the communists? By what defense? Kinmen has more than 100,000 troops, not to mention that in some places, we have lost our air supremacy and retained the elite 60,000 navy and air force, so that we can have the opportunity to counterattack the mainland..."
Shi Jue suddenly realized, but Chiang Kai-shek's eyes quickly shot out a cold: "But you can't just withdraw."
Chiang Ching-kuo then said: "All officers and men on the island must be evacuated to Taiwan within three days; second, all suspects in custody on the island must be shot; third, all young and middle-aged people on the island must be pulled to be strong, and how many counts..."
This father and son are really worthy of their own birth, and when they left, Jiang still left 6 words: "Fry, fry, keep frying"
Our army's landing force
The coastal areas of Ningbo and the Zhoushan Islands were bombed by the Kuomintang Air Force with high density, and everywhere there was a burst of fire, and from time to time there were heart-rending cries.
After learning that the Kuomintang government had slaughtered all the imprisoned Communists and speeded up the movement of troops, Su Yu immediately sent an urgent telegram to the Central Military Commission, requesting a general offensive. Chairman Mao and Zhu De ordered the launch of the battle to liberate the Zhoushan Islands. However, by this time, most of the Kuomintang defenders had withdrawn to Taiwan, and our cross-sea combat troops destroyed the Devastation and liberated more than 10,000 islands in the Zhoushan Archipelago on May 17.
Liberation of the Zhoushan Islands
On the way back to the headquarters, Su Yu fainted and fell to the ground.
When he heard the news of Su Yu, Chairman Mao was very shocked and hurriedly asked what was going on. Zhou En said that it was mainly caused by days of hard work, in order to fight Zhoushan, Su Yu had not rested well for 7 days and 7 nights, and Meniere's syndrome, after the onset of this disease, the fingers and head would not stop trembling...
"Comrade Su Yu was wounded 6 times, the bullet passed through the temporal bone of the head and did not die, the left arm was seriously injured and disabled, and when he was transferred to the Anhui-Gansu Border Region, he was wounded again, and he did not take out the bullet until after the founding of the People's Republic of China," Chairman Mao said with heartache.
Immediately he ordered: "Send a report to the East China Military Region, order Su Yu to rest immediately, not to be allowed to work, tell him that we need Taiwan, he needs life, immediately leave Nanjing, go to Qingdao for recuperation for a period of time..."
The great war of liberation, the great leader, the great Chinese the soul of the People's Liberation Army -- Su Yu sentiments. Everything is swept up in waves by history, swaying on the blue sea.
The breeze does not disperse the old things
Resources:
The Course of the Republic: Riding the Wind and Waves to Liberate the Zhoushan Islands
"Armageddon, Across The Middle and South"
Biography of Mao Zedong