In 1955, Mr. Zhu found *** and closed the door and said: When will we clean up the portal?
In 1955, with the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea basically ended, the commander-in-chief began to pay attention to another major task.
*Found *** expressed his concern: "The most urgent task at the moment is to deal with the unfinished business!" ”
What does this "unfinished business" refer to?
It turned out that during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Chiang Kai-shek never gave up, constantly colluding with the United States in an attempt to re-attack the mainland.
The United States regards Taiwan as a key pawn in Asia and has been plotting to use Taiwan to contain the mainland.
Today, Taiwan and some other islands are still under the control of the Kuomintang, and we must recapture them one by one along the coast and open a path to Taiwan.
Otherwise, it will be extremely difficult to recover Taiwan in the future, and it will also leave an opportunity for Chiang Kai-shek and others to take advantage of.
If you want to deal with unfinished business, you have to act quickly.
At present, the U.S. military has suffered a heavy defeat in the Korean theater, and Chiang Kai-shek lacks sufficient troops and determination to confront the PLA head-on.
* I mentioned that we also faced many difficulties when we liberated Hainan Island. We must realize that if we fail to control air and sea supremacy, we are doomed to a disadvantage.
It is therefore imperative to recover the coastal islands one by one. Totally endorse the "clean up portal" plan.
* A military operational meeting was quickly convened. The meeting decided that Zhang Aiping would be the commander-in-chief, focusing on attacking Jiangshan Island and Dachen Island.
In the discussion of the specific battle plan, most people suggested attacking Dachen Island first. Because Dachen Island was a command core of the Kuomintang, many high-ranking ** were also stationed there. Once Dachen Island is breached, the Kuomintang will inevitably be disheartened and prone to collapse, and it will be easier to recover other islands in the future.
In addition, our army has a clear advantage in attacking Dachen Island.
The distance between Dachen Island and the mainland is quite close, and it is relatively convenient for our side to mobilize troops and transport.
In addition, the dense forests on Dachen Island provided our troops with a covert landing space, which allowed us to carry out unexpected attacks on the enemy.
However, after careful consideration, Zhang Aiping believes that there is something wrong with this plan.
Although from the point of view of our army, the capture of Dachen Island seems to be the best option, we cannot ignore the fact that the enemy has long been stationed on Dachen Island. What we can conceive, the enemy can naturally anticipate.
Therefore, while Dachen Island may seem easy to attack, we will actually face a heavily defended enemy.
In addition, Dachen Island is a strategic location, and once our army launches an offensive, the military bases around the enemy can quickly come to the rescue, and there may even be US intervention.
At that time, our troops will most likely fall into the encirclement set up by the enemy.
Our army had experienced the defeat in the Battle of Kinmen, so there was still a certain psychological shadow for the landing operation.
Therefore, if we choose to attack the hard bone of Dachen Island first, it will actually be disadvantageous to us.
Therefore, Zhang Aiping proposed that Jiangshan Island should be attacked first.
She believes that there are several advantages to attacking Gangshan Island.
First of all, Jiangshan Island is closer to our army's position, and our army's firepower can achieve comprehensive coverage of Jiangshan Island.
Secondly, Jiangshan Island is the outpost of Dachen Island, and attacking Jiangshan Island is tantamount to opening the door to the capture of Dachen Island.
Once the gates open, Dachen Island will also be left in a state of isolation.
In the end, our army had not successfully coordinated the operation of the three armies before, so the attack on Jiangshan Island was not only an actual battle, but also a rehearsal.
If this coordinated operation is successful, then the next attack on Dachen Island will be a breeze.
At Zhang Aiping's insistence, the battle plan was finally determined, with Jiangshan Island as the primary target.
She stressed that the offensive must be swift.
In addition, due to a number of factors, including the defeat of the US military on the Korean battlefield and the fear of the Soviet threat, the US military has withdrawn the ** deployed in the sea area.
Since 1954, our army has carried out many bombings in the waters near Jiangshan Island and Dachen Island, seizing air and sea supremacy, and the war situation has tilted in favor of our army.
The Kuomintang side was abandoned by the American army, and the defenders on Jiangshan Island were afraid.
This is when the enemy is at its most vulnerable and vulnerable.
Zhang Aiping believes that this battle cannot be lost, and the only way to win is to win. Although the scale of Jiangshan Island is not large, the outcome of the war will directly affect the course of history and have a far-reaching impact on the great cause of the motherland's reunification in the future.
Therefore, Zhang Aiping decided to concentrate all the superior forces. According to the data, our army mobilized about 3,700 people from the main landing force, and also dispatched 184 aircraft and 188 ships to coordinate operations. The total number of participants in the battle reached 10,000, four times that of the enemy.
On the morning of January 18, 1955, this important battle began.
First of all, we sent bombers and rocket artillery, and the dense artillery fire covered Jiangshan Island, so that the enemy was taken by surprise.
Under the pressure of fire, the enemy could not effectively counterattack.
The bombardment continued until noon, and Zhang Aiping ordered the landing force to set off.
Escorted by fighter jets, more than 3,000 troops marched towards Jiangshan Island.
Despite the fact that most of the enemy pillboxes had been blown up, there were still remnants of troops.
Having spotted our landing craft, these units tried to launch a counterattack.
When the landing craft was 500 meters from the island, the enemy suddenly launched a collective fire attack.
Fortunately, our army was well prepared and launched a tight defense.
At the same time, bomber and rocket artillery units constantly suppressed the enemy's fire.
At about half past two in the afternoon, the first batch of landing troops of our army successfully landed on the island.
Once on the island, our troops quickly occupied the enemy's commanding heights.
However, the enemy behaved cunning and stubborn.
After our troops landed on the island, they began to throw grenades at our troops, causing quite a few fighters **.
Fortunately, the overall combat effectiveness of the enemy is not strong.
Due to the dispersion of troops and the lack of resources, the enemy's main tactic is to wait for our troops to approach and then carry out a surprise attack, or use grenades, artillery, etc. to attack our troops.
However, as our troops successively seized the heights, the enemy's morale gradually weakened, and many abandoned their positions and fled to the depths of the islands.
By the evening, our troops had basically mastered the enemy's important positions.
However, the battle was not over. When the enemy learned of the situation, they panicked and sent air forces to assist and sank several landing craft of our army.
Fortunately, our troops had largely occupied the islands, and the enemy's counterattack failed to turn the tide of the battle.
Subsequently, our army carried out a long sweep of Jiangshan Island.
By January 19, Jiangshan Island was completely liberated.
In this battle, our troops captured 567 enemy prisoners and killed 519 people.
After the victory, General Zhang Aiping excitedly composed a song "Qinyuan Spring":
The scenery of the East China Sea is vast and blue, and the waves are turbulent. Whale watching leaps into the sea, tigers galloping; Eagles soar and thunder sweep by. Soldiers are easy to drive, but fighters are hard to find; The land, sea and air forces attacked Da Chen, and they were unstoppable. Looking at the large exhibition island, the fire is blazing. It is expected that the enemy is panicking, and how can he stop the threat out of thin air. Reminiscing about the past, Sicily, the battle of Okinawa, no need to play drums. Solid as a rock, steep and precipitous, the first battle was a victory that shook the world. Heroic hymns, such as the West Lake race, are beginning to show their edge. ”
On the other hand, Chiang Kai-shek and the Americans were embarrassed.
They know very well that if they lose Jiangshan Island, Dachen Island will be difficult to defend sooner or later.
The US military is worried that its strategic position in Asia will be threatened, so it has roared in the newspapers that it will send ** to re-enter the Taiwan Strait, and even hinted at the use of atomic bombs.
In addition, the United States and Taiwan have bluffed several agreements and appear to want to forge a strong military alliance.
All this was expected.
Given Chiang Kai-shek's tactical level, he could only pin all his hopes on the United States.
If the United States fully supports Taiwan, our side will indeed face problems in liberating Dachen Island.
At this time, Zhang Aiping asked ** again for instructions: Do you want to attack Dachen Island immediately?
In Zhang Aiping's view, war needs to strike while the iron is hot.
Moreover, she got the exact news not long ago: in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Chiang Kai-shek actually sent the first person Chiang Ching-kuo to guard Dachen Island.
If he attacks at this time, he can not only liberate Dachen Island, but also capture Chiang Ching-kuo.
However, the next order sent by ** made Zhang Aiping dumbfounded.
Because it was an armistice order, after repeated confirmation, it was learned that this was exactly what *** wanted.
Zhang Aiping was puzzled, at this time our army occupied an absolute advantage on the battlefield, as an outstanding military leader, why did he choose to stop the war at this time?
How can we abandon Dachen Island and let the US military act recklessly?
Afterwards, Zhang Aiping realized that all this was a far-sighted move.
She said: "When I received the armistice order, I felt like I was lifting the morale of others and suppressing my own prestige. However, I understand the truth that heroes don't suffer immediate losses. It is not easy for the people of New China to bear this hand of the United States. ”
We do have to be cautious in the face of the US threat.
** Believe that the United States cannot be pushed too hard, because once the two sides are at war, we are bound to be at a disadvantage.
More importantly, under the circumstances, the liberation of Dachen Island did not require a large-scale military operation.
** It can be seen that the United States and Taiwan are aggressive on the surface, and they seem to be ready to engage in a life-and-death struggle with China.
But in reality, this is just a signal that they are abandoning Dachen Island.
Even if Chiang Ching-kuo went to Dachen Island to stabilize the morale of the army, it was only a cover for the enemy.
As it turned out, **'s prediction was completely correct.
The United States and Chiang Kai-shek held many negotiations, and the results of the Battle of Jiangshan Island made the U.S. military realize that it was impossible to hold Dachen Island with Taiwanese strength alone, and even with the support of the U.S. military, it could cause losses.
Therefore, they chose to abandon Dachen Island in order to retain their strength.
In order to appease Chiang Kai-shek, the U.S. military agreed to send additional reinforcements in Kinmen and Matsu and other places, and promised to help the Kuomintang when they withdrew from Dachen Island.
The road to reunification. Chiang Kai-shek was very disappointed with the attitude of the American army, but he could not refute it.
The U.S. military didn't care about Chiang Kai-shek's fate, as long as Taiwan continued to serve the United States.
Although Chiang Kai-shek had insight into the minds of the American army, his strength was limited and he could only rely on American support.
What's more, Chiang Kai-shek understood that no matter how much he asked the United States to support Dachen Island, it would be useless.
When Jiangshan Island was attacked, Chiang Kai-shek asked for assistance, but the American forces ignored it.
Therefore, for Chiang Kai-shek, the only option was to accept the American proposal in its entirety.
In this way, he will also get some assistance.
As for sending his son Chiang Ching-kuo there, the purpose was not to prepare for war, but to let him evacuate the troops and resources on Dachen Island as soon as possible.
On January 25, 1955, under the cover of American troops, the Kuomintang began a large-scale withdrawal.
This means that our army did not need to shed blood to liberate Dachen Island.
However, despite the liberation, regrets remained.
Because, ** and Zhang Aiping overestimated the bottom line of the Kuomintang.
Initially, our expectation was that the Kuomintang would withdraw all troops and resources from the island, which was acceptable.
However, unexpectedly, Chiang Kai-shek ordered that the residents of Dachen Island must also be evacuated with the army.
There were tens of thousands of aborigines on Dachen Island, who had to leave their homes and were driven away by Chiang Kai-shek's orders.
What is even more outrageous is that before the Kuomintang withdrew, it actually laid a large number of mines on the island in an attempt to retaliate against our army.
Worse still, they set fire to all the buildings on the island.
When Zhang Aiping arrived, she saw this scene: "The entire Dachen Island is covered with corpses and trench wreckage, and the mountain is raging with fire, like a purgatory on earth." ”
With the recovery of Dachen Island, all the coastal islands of Zhejiang were liberated.
After the war, our army rebuilt Dachen Island.
With the stability of ***, the aborigines who were forced to leave that year also had the opportunity to return home.
People are also looking forward to a more complete reunification.