At the time of the attack on the Wanshan Islands, although the ships piloted by the soldiers of our army were not on the same level as those of the enemy, the soldiers, with wisdom and bravery, played a brilliant role, not only effectively annihilated the enemy, but also captured the enemy ships.
I thought that by taking these outpost islands, the follow-up attack would be more smooth, but I did not expect that our army would give the enemy the opportunity to take advantage of the problem of supplies and create many difficulties.
At that time, our army was not only poorly equipped, but also affected its supplies. Sensing this situation in our army, Chiang Kai-shek's troops dispatched ships on several occasions, aimed their cannons at the Triangle Mountains and the Qingzhou Islands, and began to attack the transport ships. The lives of transport warriors are threatened, while those on the frontier islands are also suffering from food and water shortages.
Considering that our army would provide supplies in the later stage, the troops guarding the island only brought dry food for three days when they set out, but the environment on the island was humid, and the grain was also damp, and the dry food became a batter. There was no place to stay, the warriors had to sit on the rocks, the sky as a quilt, and worse, there was no fresh water on the island, and the warriors could only use raincoats to catch a little rain, but this was not a long-term solution, and in the long run, the troops would be self-defeated.
In the face of the enemy's blockade and the predicament that our army has encountered today, the commanders and fighters of the 44th Army actively considered countermeasures. After carefully studying the nautical charts, Deputy Division Commander Shao Zhen's location on several islands, such as Garbage Tail and Niutou Island, caught his attention, and he believed that he could set up large-caliber guns between several islands and organize crossfire nets, which could not only hit the enemy ships and eliminate the enemy's arrogance, but also break the enemy's sea blockade, so that the enemy would not dare to attack and harass the logistics and transportation team of the 44th Army.
As soon as the plan came out, Commander Liu immediately reported to the army and requested reinforcements for the number of mountain artillery of the 131st Division, and the army immediately made a decision. As a result, the Mountain Artillery Battalion of the 132nd Division and the Artillery Regiment of the Liangguang Column immediately transferred the artillery to the 131st Division and put it under the command of the 131st Division. Overnight, more than 20 cannons appeared on the outpost islands, and the enemy did not notice a single thing.
At 3 p.m. on May 30, five gunboats from the Sanmen Islands circled around the sea west of Qingzhou and triangle mountains, and their attitude was arrogant, and then they formed a semicircle and began to bombard triangle mountain island, and the island was full of shell marks, and the good island was bombed beyond recognition.
At this moment, in a natural stone cave on the island, the artillery unit of our army stood still, trying its best to hide its whereabouts, taking the opportunity to carefully observe the movements of the enemy ships, just waiting for them to slowly approach.
Finally, 5000 meters, 3000 meters, 1000 meters... It's getting closer and closer, and the opportunity is coming.
As soon as the red flag was waved, the cannons of our army began to roar! For a time, dozens of cannons opened fire on each island at the same time, attacking with the overwhelming force of the sea, sharp and unstoppable, the sound of the cannons was deafening, and the scene of good mighty wind frightened the enemy army out of its guts.
In just a few moments, the sound of gunfire disappeared from the enemy ships. The enemy was beaten to the head, and the situation was so tragic that only one of the soldiers could be heard shouting, "My leg is wounded!" Brother, come and save me!" At that time, the sound of life-saving, cursing, and fleeing footsteps were all mixed with the bitter sea breeze, and the trend blew into the ears of the 131st Division's troops, which was simply very gratifying!
The enemy ship is like a frightened madman, losing its soul, only knowing to turn around and go home, completely without the arrogance and domineering it had when it came, and the scene is very funny.
The enemy ships, which fled in a hurry, were forced to hide in the Outer Lingling and the Three Gate Archipelago, motionless, for fear of being beaten. Dong'ao Island was captured by our army.
Today's Dong'ao Island
Deputy Commander Shao Zhen landed on Dong'ao Island and immediately began to plan the battle against the Great and Small Wanshan Mountains. At this moment, Commander Tian Zuocheng also received a reliable intelligence: the enemy fleet did not approach the big and small Wanshan Mountains, but only dared to stop for a moment, and the distance was still 10,000 meters away. Judging from this situation, the enemy ship should not be aware of our situation, so it does not dare to act easily and has been testing. It can be inferred from this that there will not be too many enemies on the big and small mountains.
Deputy Division Commander Shao Zhen immediately decided: Capture the Big and Small Wanshan Islands! On June 5, the 393rd Regiment of the 44th Army, relying on Dong'ao Island, set up artillery, attacked the island according to the island, and the gunboats moved in unison to cover the landing craft, so as to successfully board the Dawanshan and Xiaowanshan Islands.
After landing on the island, our army began a large-scale search for the Kuomintang "anti-communist commandos," and finally captured only a few dozen remnants of the enemy. Because it was not convenient to carry weapons because of the escape at sea, our army captured all the weapons and reaped great gains.
On the 10th, while continuing to capture Aizhou Island, our army connected the Tangjiawan Bay, garbage tail, triangle mountain, big and small wanshan mountains, and Baili islands into one. At this point, the initiative in fighting at sea and attacking and defending was firmly in the hands of our army.
Chiang Kai-shek, who was delusional about reviving his life after losing successive battles, still intended to push this disgraced force onto the battlefield. Only this time, it was no longer Qi Hongzhang who was the commander, but Was replaced by Ma Zhuangmou. Ma Shimou returned to Lingling Bay with two Frigates, two Zhongzi minesweepers, several large gunboats and landing craft, in an attempt to start this naval battle again. Although the team was reorganized, Chiang Kai-shek was still worried, so he sent 3 more warships to assist in the battle.
Ma Zhuangmou is also a new official who has three fires in office, and he only cares about his own official prestige, does not know how many pounds he has, and dispatches ships every day, looking like he is bound to fight with our army to the death.
In mid-June, our army began to observe the island on the ground and worked out a new combat plan. At this time, the enemy ships were still unaware, still acting as if they were doing nothing, occasionally dropping anchor in the sea and firing a few more shots at our army.
At the joint command meeting, Commander Liu Yongyuan soberly realized that the enemy still had some advantages in numbers and equipment, but he also understood that low morale was the enemy's most fatal weakness. At this moment, we can seize the blank area of the Sanmen Archipelago, send our soldiers and equipment up, and hit him unprepared.
In the dark of night, four companies of the 392nd Regiment and artillery units successfully landed on the Three Archipelagos, took advantage of the night to build artillery positions, and set up more than 20 cannons. The naval units were also ready to fight at any time.
In the early morning of a few days, Chiang Kai-shek's Yongzi minesweeper and several gunboats came from Wailingling Island, and after seeing our army's "Forint," without saying a word, they fired their guns and pounced on them. Unexpectedly, this happened to be the enemy's strategy of our army.
"Attack!" At the order of Commander Liu, several cannons were fired in unison, and many attacks were fired, completely confusing the enemy. The bombed minesweeper set off a raging fire, and two other warships were destroyed, for a time, only to flee for their lives.
The range of the 100 mm cannon is 18,000 meters, and it is the time of combat, as long as it is chasing the enemy and firing. The battle, which lasted for 5 hours, brought about the result of sinking 1 gunboat of Chiang Kai-shek's army and injuring 6 ships. The second attack of Chiang Kai-shek's fleet still ended in failure, and this time, they could no longer gain a foothold in Lingling.
On July 1st, the landing on Wailingling Island was the best birthday present for our party.
The island was liberated, and the enemy ships became shrunken-headed turtles.
The typhoon season arrived as scheduled, the wind and waves outside The island were strong, and our army was guarded by artillery fire, ma Zhuangmou's fleet could not continue to fight at all, he left the "anti-communist assault army" on the isolated island and fled on his own.
In order to ensure that nothing was lost, our army dispatched 9 companies of the 392nd Regiment to take the "Vanguard" and "Struggle" to Dangan Island for fire reconnaissance. On the island, only more than 100 people from the Kuomintang army Zhang Zeshen remained. They did not stop resisting with firepower, and our army just used this point to get a clear picture of the enemy's strength.
In the early morning of August 3, the "Vanguard" and "Struggle" took cover, and two ships of our army approached, and after attacking Dangun Island with artillery fire, the 9th Company landed.
The enemy troops guarding the island were already chopping board fish meat at this time, and they had no way to retreat, so they could only raise their hands and surrender.
The Battle of Wanshan Islands was a complete victory. At this point, our army has taken control of all the islands off the coast of central and southern China, which means that all the territories in the central and southern regions have been liberated.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Battle of the Wanshan Islands was one of the most important battles in the liberation of the coastal areas of central and southern China.
In the War of Liberation, the Battle of Wanshan Islands conducted by the 44th Army brought the operation of the Fourth Field Army to a successful end.
The 44th Army, a unit that is good at fighting hard battles, was abolished in 1952, and it merged with another main force in Shino, the 45th Army, into one army, which was another ace army in the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the 54th Army.
There is also an interlude referring to the merger of the 44th Army and the 45th Army.
In June 1950, the Korean War broke out, and the Chinese Volunteer Army entered the Korean War. Before entering the DPRK, the Central Military Commission decided to abolish the designation of the 44th Army, and the military organs were merged into the naval organs of the Central and Southern Military Regions; The 391st Regiment of the 130th and 131st Divisions was combined with the 45th Army (the 133rd Division within its formation was transferred to the 46th Army) into one corps.
At that time, there was some dispute between the comrades of the two armies over the issue of the number of the new army. Because both the 44th Army and the 45th Army were outstanding troops, emotionally speaking, no one wanted their units to be abolished.
The troops have been merged, but the new number has not yet been determined, and the comrades of the two armies have no other demands, but only hope that the number of their own army can be retained, and the dispute cannot be satisfactorily resolved for a while. In the end, the situation was reported to Premier Zhou.
After listening to the reasons stated by the responsible comrades of the two armed forces, Premier Zhou pondered for a moment and said: "What you said is all reasonable, I think this problem is not difficult to solve, and the names of the two armies can be retained!" "
Can it be reserved? The people present all muttered in their hearts: How to retain the Fa?
Premier Zhou smiled and said, "I think it is possible to do this, we choose a number from each of the 44th Army and the 45th Army to form a new number, is this not the number of both armies retained!"
When the crowd listened, they couldn't help but applaud and admire: Our Premier Zhou is full of wisdom, and when something difficult comes to him, it will be a wonderful thing to talk about and laugh.
In this way, the 54th Army, a new unit was officially established.
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