In 1980, on the occasion of the 30 th anniversary of the liberation of Hainan Island, the relevant departments wrote a series of articles on the liberation of Hainan Island.
These articles need to be reviewed by Deng Hua, who, as the commander of the liberation of Hainan that year, knows the matter well. After reading them carefully, Deng Hua felt that these articles were somewhat biased, and his contribution to the 43rd Army was not fully reflected, and he was deeply dissatisfied with this.
On December 6, 1949, the remnants of the Kuomintang retreated to Hainan, and Siye and ** planned to quickly liberate the place, requiring the 40th Army and the 43rd Army to attack together. After receiving the task, the 43rd Army quickly marched to the Leizhou Peninsula after resting and recuperating.
Lacking naval strength, it became a strategy to capture the Leizhou Peninsula first, and the 43rd Army rushed to Zhanjiang, which surprised the defenders. After several days of fighting, the 43rd Army managed to seize the Leizhou Peninsula and seize control. Subsequently, Siye handed over the command of the Hainan War to Deng Hua. ** Approved the headquarters of the Sea Crossing Corps formed by Deng Hua, the 40th Army and the 43rd Army became the main force, and the liberation of Hainan became the task.
In order to ensure the smooth operation across the sea, Deng Hua and other leaders made full preparations. The fighters did not flinch in the face of the enemy's superiority at sea, and before the official attack, the soldiers of the 43rd Army defeated the Kuomintang warships at sea with wooden boats.
In March 1950, the 40th Army's sea-crossing operation was successfully completed, followed by the 43rd Army. The sea-crossing corps launched an attack, and the second group of landings was underway. The landing forces of the 40th Army and the 43rd Army encountered stubborn resistance, especially the 43rd Army encountered a tragic battle on Baishamen Island, which was extremely heavy.
But the overall offensive went smoothly, and the two armies smoothly threw troops to the island. The Kuomintang defense line on the island was defeated, and the liberation of Haikou became inevitable. Xue Yue fled, the Kuomintang troops on Hainan Island lost their resistance, and Haikou was liberated. The liberation of Hainan Island became an important battle in Deng Hua's military career, and he led more than 100,000 troops to complete this task in more than four months.
After the war, the Military and Political Committee of the Administrative Region was established, with Deng Hua as the director. After returning to work, he actively participated in solving the remaining problems, among which the article on the liberation of Hainan became the focus. Deng Hua insisted on objectivity and truthfulness, and resolutely demanded that the contribution of the 43rd Army be properly presented.
As a result of his struggle, the article was revised, and the battles of the 43rd Army were specifically described. Through Deng Hua's efforts, the exploits of the 43rd Army were fairly recorded.