1 9501June14th, the 255th Regiment of the 85th Division1Battalion held a battle mobilization meeting at the battalion headquarters. Instructor Jiang Yongchang mobilized for the battle, and then battalion commander Qichang Huang announced the battle orders and troop deployment. A company formed the main assault force and quickly rushed to the battlefield.
At that time, the battalion commander and Jiang instructor gave the company a national flag, while the instructor Ding Jingxing and the company commander took this solemn five-star red flag from the battalion commander and then gave it to a platoon in public.
With this red flag, the soldiers have the confidence and motivation to bravely kill the enemy. They believe that they will successfully complete the task.
After receiving the red flag, Zhang Liri, a platoon leader, and all the soldiers swore loudly: We must insert this red flag on the sacred hill to complete the arduous task assigned by the party. Loud slogans echoed in the valley for a long time.
Located on the right side of Takasaki, the Holy Mountain is the first commanding height to be captured after continuously breaking through the front of enemy positions, and this task was handed over to a platoon.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of the campaign, the party branch of a company quickly convened a battle meeting to make arrangements. At the same time, it was decided that the deputy company commanders Ding and Liu would lead the assault platoon. Company commander Gao led the second platoon in the middle, responsible for commanding the whole company, and the third platoon followed.
The meeting also reminded the combat troops that although the tasks of the troops are clear, the combat situation is complicated, and the ships should rush to make a surprise attack. As long as there are opportunities and conditions, we must strive to be commandos. Only in this way can we ensure the successful completion of the assault mission.
On the night of 10, 15, we followed the orders of the regiment and set off for Xiamen Island by large and small ships. The wind and waves were very strong, and the boat was swaying in the water, but everyone was rowing desperately. Each stern has a contact light that can emit weak light.
On Xiamen Island, Kuomintang defenders kept searching the sea surface with searchlights, sometimes shooting into the air, and a long beam of light swayed back and forth in the air. In this case, the PLA on board is more careful.
The wind raged, causing huge waves, and the waves rushed to the PLA ships one after another. The soldiers' uniforms were wet by the sea water, and the sea water splashed into the cabin, which affected the speed of progress.
The PLA boat is very small and can only take 10 people. In the face of such a big wave, the ship wobbled, and some ships turned around in the sea, so the soldiers clung to the side of the ship to prevent themselves from falling into the sea.
Instructor Ding Jinxing sat in a row of two boats and told everyone to calm down. He said quietly to everyone: the direction should be straight and the rudder should be steady.
With everyone's active cooperation, the ship continued to move forward quickly. In order to detect the situation at sea, the Kuomintang garrison on Xiamen Island fired several flare shells, so that the PLA could observe the terrain and bunkers on the other side.
Careful PLA investigators found an independent shadow not far from the sea. This is the commanding height of the beachhead-Shenshan, and the 255th Regiment 1 Battalion of the People's Liberation Army will take it first. They will arrive soon.
During the March, instructor Ding Jixing's boat accidentally hit a rock, and a hole was broken in the bottom of the boat. Suddenly, the sea overflowed and the boat was still vacillating in the sea. At this time, the instructor Ding Jianxing asked the soldiers to quickly block the hole and scoop out the water in the cabin.
After a brave fight with the wind and waves, the ship finally crossed the strait and slowly approached the coast of Xiamen Island. At this point, the enemy on the shore still found the whereabouts of the People's Liberation Army, suddenly caught fire, bullets fired at the People's Liberation Army, and the whole island suddenly filled with smoke.
After landing, it was really difficult for the PLA to walk on the wide muddy beach. The left leg was pulled out and the right leg sank in. The PLA's assault load is very heavy, and the speed of progress is not very fast.
There are many small trees on the mudflat, so the soldiers trample them down, which makes the road easier and speeds up the troops.
After the PLA assault platoon crossed the muddy beach, it quickly attacked, blew up the enemy's barbed wire, captured the first trench, and seized five bunkers on Xiamen Island at once. Liu, the deputy company commander, led a platoon of Class 1 and Class 3 to attack Shenshan from the left wing, while Ding led Class 2 to attack from the right wing.
Zhang, a soldier of Sanlian Company, held high the five-star red flag in his hand and rushed to the front. Suddenly a bullet came, and he fell in a pool of blood, his eyes still looking ahead. At this time, another soldier carried a red flag and moved on, shouting a loud marching slogan.
Under the attack of the People's Liberation Army, Shenshan was finally occupied by the PLA assault troops. The bright five-star red flag was inserted on the top of the high mountain and fluttered against the sea breeze, indicating that the battle of Xiamen would win.
In order to plant this red flag, the PLA sacrificed nine brave soldiers, who won the victory of the revolution with their precious lives.
At the same time, a company commander led two or three platoons to the foot of the mountain. The Party branch of a company decided that two or three platoons led by the company commander would attack Qian Dian Village, the command post of the enemy regiment in front of Shenshan, so as to occupy the area as quickly as possible and ensure the safety of Shenshan. Ding Jingxing led a platoon to stick to the mountain.
After the occupation of Shenshan, Zhang Paichang waited for less than 30 people. Ding immediately adjusted the operational deployment and led everyone to build fortifications to prepare for the enemy's counterattack.
The defeated enemy launched seven consecutive crazy counterattacks in order to recapture the commanding heights of the sacred mountain again. Under the attack of the enemy's powerful forces, the Shenshan position was once again occupied by the enemy. The soldiers retreated to the vicinity and waited for the second battalion to come to help.