The "Battle of 86" is little known, and it was a naval battle launched by the South China Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy on August 6, 1965 against the Kuomintang "Jianmen" and "Zhangjiang" attempting to land in southern Fujian.
Our navy won a great victory and captured Wang Yunshan, the captain of the "Jianmen".
Do you know who the naval commander of the "86 Naval Battle" was? He was Kong Zhaonian, who was the deputy commander of the Shantou Marine Police District of the South China Sea Fleet at that time. Before the battle broke out, Kong Zhaonian personally boarded the ship and came to the front line of the battle to command the battle, and finally won the battle.
Today, let's take a look at Kong Zhaonian's story. Kong Zhaonian was born in 1925 in Kongji Village, Diao Shanpo Town, Pingyin County, Shandong Province. In 1964, at the age of 39, he was transferred to the Shantou Marine Police District of the South China Sea Fleet, where he served as chief of staff and deputy commander.
In the "86 Naval Battle" in 1965, Kong Zhaonian served as the deputy commander of the Shantou Marine Police District.
On August 5, 1965, the Kuomintang "Jianmen" and "Zhangjiang" set off from Zuoying Port and headed for Dongshan Island. At about 3 p.m., the East China Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy discovered the enemy and quickly transmitted this information to the South China Sea Fleet.
After receiving the news, the South China Sea Fleet quickly entered a state of combat readiness and notified the Shantou Marine Police District to prepare for battle. This was the prelude to the famous "Battle of 86".
Kong Zhaonian, then deputy commander of the Shantou Marine Police District, boarded the ship after receiving the order to personally direct the battle. Under his leadership, the Shantou Marine Police District formed the first echelon with six torpedo boats and four high-speed escort boats, and arrived at Nanao Qianwan at 11 p.m. on August 5 to stand by, ready to launch an attack at any time.
At one o'clock in the morning, the enemy fleet was discovered, and Kong Zhaonian immediately ordered the fleet to chase after it. Despite the enemy's advanced equipment, Kong Zhaonian still responded calmly, commanded the troops to respond to the battle, and showed the true character of a soldier who was calm and calm, and put life and death out of bounds.
Kong Zhaonian knew that a hard fight would cause heavy losses to our fleet, so he adopted clever tactics. He commanded our ** to surround the enemy's "Zhangjiang" and successfully sank it, and then used the same method to besiege the "Jianmen", and finally successfully sank it.
This strategy won us the victory in the "Battle of 86". ”
Kong Zhaonian used the tactic of "small boats hitting big ships and ants gnawing bones" in the "86 Naval Battle," and was received and praised by the leaders. Since then, he has been promoted several times during his military career, first as commander of the Navy's Shantou Marine District in 1969 and then as deputy commander of the Navy's Guangzhou base in 1970.
Eventually, he rose to the rank of deputy commander of the Navy in 1973 and became a highly respected military leader.
During Kong Zhaonian's tenure as deputy commander of the Navy, he suddenly found himself in a predicament with a review that took a toll on his career, despite the fact that nothing was discovered.
In 1979, at the age of 54, Kong Zhaonian was forced to step down from his post as deputy commander of the Navy and become vice president of the Naval Engineering Academy. However, Kong has always maintained an optimistic and positive attitude, seeing this experience as a challenge rather than a setback.
He devoted his energies to the field of education and trained a large number of outstanding talents for our navy.
Kong Zhaonian served as deputy commander of the Navy's East China Sea Fleet in 1983 and retired in 1989. After his retirement, he enjoyed the treatment of deputy corps and his life was properly guaranteed.
In his later years, he lived in Beijing and died of illness in 2019 at the age of 94.