1In August, 949, the 10th Corps of the Third Field Army of the People's Liberation Army, led by Ye Fei, commander of the army, and Wei Guoqing, political commissar, went south, wiped out the remnant Kuomintang troops in Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and the coastal islands of southern Fujian, and quickly advanced to Xiamen. To seize Xiamen, we must first conquer Lidao. Among them, Dalong Island is the largest island in Lidao Islands and the largest satellite island in Xiamen. Located in the southeast sea area, with an area of about 13 square kilometers. The head of 10 Corps decided that 25 1 Regiment and 259 Regiment of the 28th Army would launch an attack on 9 October, 65438, and strive to occupy the whole island on 10.
According to the data, the defenders of the Kuomintang army in Da 'an Island are the 40th Division of the 25th Army (owing to one regiment) and two squadrons of the Kuomintang "Water Commando", which are equipped with American machinery and have strong firepower, and can be supported by the navy, air force and artillery stationed in Kinmen and Taiwan Province Province. If you cross the sea by wooden boat, you will be exposed to the enemy on the defensive and suppressed by all kinds of firepower, causing heavy casualties; However, if we take the covert tactics of crossing the river, we can take it by surprise and attack it unprepared, so as to achieve the goal of defeating many with fewer and destroying the enemy on the island.
With the help of the local people, the PLA troops participating in the war found a "channel" to wade on foot to Da 'an Island at low tide. Subsequently, the participating troops sent people to Da 'an Island many times at low tide at night to spy on the enemy's deployment and fortifications, and also captured prisoners from the island.
The participating troops immediately organized troops to conduct pre-war training, and repeatedly studied landing tactics and skills according to the operational characteristics of Hayden Island and the enemy's fortifications on the island. Scouts also secretly laid stakes in the deep sea and dangerous areas of the "passage" and pulled up telephone lines and hemp ropes so that soldiers could cross the river with the help of ropes. After careful preparation, in 654381October 9 19: 30, the participating troops launched a surprise wading attack after the sea ebbed, and successfully landed on the island. They seized the beachhead position in only 15 minutes, and expanded their achievements and developed in depth.
After fierce fighting until the next day, the troops on the island consolidated their existing positions and gradually advanced to the enemy division. Because some explosive cartridges and explosives were damaged by seawater when crossing the bay, the attack speed slowed down. At this time, the 3 rd1regiment of the 8 th1Kloc-0/Division of the Kuomintang arrived in Da 'an Island one after another, and the enemy's strength on the island suddenly changed. Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the enemy on the defensive began to fight back crazily. A number of Kuomintang fighters flew over Dadan Island, diving, bombing and strafing from time to time. The officers and men of the PLA troops who landed on the island held their ground and fought bloody battles, bravely and stubbornly repelling the enemy's attacks again and again.
On the afternoon of June 10, the PLA troops on the island were in a hurry, but the enemy also suffered casualties 1200, and the two sides confronted each other. At this time, the PLA troops on the island realized: we are in difficulty, the enemy is more difficult, and the final victory lies in who can persist until the "last five minutes"! Under the deployment of the commander, the troops landing on the island concentrated the last few mortar shells and bombarded the enemy headquarters fiercely, and the combat teams also appeared in front of the enemy.
The exhausted enemy is no longer able to fight. When he saw that the PLA was preparing to launch an "all-round counterattack", he saw the signal flare rising from the PLA position and heard the sound of the charge signal. Suddenly, the whole line collapsed, and they gave up their positions one after another, scrambling to get on the boat and escape. In pursuit of victory, the People's Liberation Army launched a general attack on the enemy headquarters. After half an hour of fierce fighting, it captured Tang Yang and liberated the whole island.