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0 at dawn on the 4th, Kuomintang reinforcements landed at Jiguan Reef Pier one after another under the cover of aircraft and warship firepower. B-47 and B-51 aircraft carried out continuous bombing and firing of the People's Liberation Army landing troops and ships in turn. At the same time, two warships and B-26 bombers were bombed on Taohua Island. After the Kuomintang reinforcements boarded the Dengbudao , they immediately counterattacked the People's Liberation Army. Xiao Hongyi, the commander of the 224th Regiment of the 75th Division, went ashore at 6:30, and reported to the commander of the 221st Division, Wu Yuanming, and discussed the combat plan. After a dispute, the enemy 224th Regiment left a battalion as the reserve force of the 221st Division, and the main force launched an attack on Fortress Mountain. At 8:30, all the 224th Regiment came ashore. With the cooperation of the enemy 661st Regiment, they captured Zhanggangwan Mountain with the fire support of mountain cannons and then attacked Fortress Mountain. After repelling the enemy's 5 consecutive group attacks under the command of Deputy Battalion Commander Chai Fakun, our 7th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 182nd Regiment finally gave up the Fortress Mountain position at noon, and together with the main force of the battalion, defended the two nameless highlands northeast of Zhushan and Wild Zhutangshan, and continued to fight tenaciously. With the cooperation of the 4th Company of the 182nd Regiment, the 183rd Regiment, the 1st Battalion, defended the Liushuiyanshan area, and continuously used small teams to conduct short-range attacks in front of the formation, repelling seven consecutive attacks.
When the 21st was around, the division commander, the 3rd Battalion of the 183rd Regiment, a company of the 2nd Battalion, the Division Reconnaissance Company, the Guard Company, the 92nd Infantry Artillery Company, the 1st Battalion of the 182nd Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Battalion were personally led by the division commander Hu Wei to enter the battle. At that time, it was decided that the 183rd Regiment would attack Jiguan Reef along the mountains, and the main force of the 182nd Regiment would attack Jiguan Reef along the Fortress Mountain and Zhanggangwan Mountain. The 3rd Battalion and one strengthening company would penetrate Jiguan Reef directly along the valley north of Wild Boartang Mountain.
After the 200th Regiment of the 67th Division attacked Liushuiyanshan during the day and was hit by a series of attacks, he used two battalions of troops to detour to the side of Liushuiyanshan at night and cooperated with the frontal attack. The 3rd Battalion of the 183rd Regiment encountered it and launched a fierce battle against it while attacking and advancing. By 3:00 on the 5th, most of the enemy was wiped out. At 4 o'clock, the 1st Battalion of the 182nd Regiment captured Zhanggangwan Mountain and continued to develop towards Lujiaao. After dawn, the mountains in Lujiaao area were occupied, and the docks and enemy mountain artillery positions were blocked with firepower. The 2nd Battalion of the 182nd Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 224th Regiment launched a repeated tug-of-war in the southeast of the Fort Shandong and the three highlands around it. A surprise soldier directly penetrated the communication center of the 224th Regiment along the blind corner of the ravine, and seized a radio station. Until dawn, our 2nd Battalion failed to capture Fortress Mountain, and a company that penetrated directly into Jiguan Reef was not inserted, causing the 182nd Battalion 182nd Battalion to be attacked on three sides and was forced to withdraw from Zhanggangwan Mountain at 9 o'clock.
The 201st Regiment of the 67th Division and the 87th Army Guard Battalion all arrived at Dengbu Island after dawn on November 5 (the 199th Regiment of the 67th Division arrived at 15 pm). Zhu Zhiyi, commander of the 87th Army, commander of the Kuomintang army on the island, immediately deployed the guard battalion to be responsible for the flank security of the attacking troops, and concentrated all efforts to attack, attempting to completely wipe out the PLA landing troops. After 8 o'clock, the enemy concentrated their superior forces to launch continuous attacks on Liushuiyanshan, Wild Boartangshan and Zhushan with the support of aircraft, warships and mountain cannons. In response to the enemy's firepower advantage, the 1st Battalion of our 183rd Regiment adopted the method of luring the enemy into close combat. When the infantry approached the position, the artillery fire was suspended, they bravely and resolutely carried out counterattacks, and used flesh-and-blooded battles and hand-to-hand combats and hand-to-hand combats and to repel the enemy again and again. Li Xiangchen, the commander of the 201st Regiment of the enemy, personally led the 1st Battalion of the Reserve Team to join the battle from the left wing. After 8 repeated charges, he captured Liushui Yanshan and Datumian line at 14:00 pm at the cost of more than 400 casualties.
At 12 noon, Hu Wei, the commander of our 61st Division, and Wang Chao, deputy chief of staff of the division, inspected the terrain in detail, and analyzed the battlefield situation: our army fought with the enemy for two days and two nights with the strength of five battalions. Although we repelled the enemy's multiple attacks, the casualties became increasingly serious. Some battalions had only more than 20 people left, and there were no reinforcements in the rear, and the ammunition and food were exhausted in the front... The gap between the enemy and us was too great, and our army was fighting back to the water again, and the situation was extremely critical! At this critical moment of life and death that concerns the survival of thousands of officials and table tennis, Hu Wei, commander of the 61st Division, resolutely decided to retreat and personally drafted the brief telegram "The situation is tense, withdraw from the battle tonight". On the one hand, he decided to report to the 22nd Army and the 21st Army, and on the other hand, he organized the retreat immediately. At the same time, Li Qingquan, the deputy political commissar who stayed at Taohua Island, was notified to transfer all ships and come to Dengbu Island to withdraw the troops as soon as it dark.
It is very difficult to organize retreat under the pressure of the enemy's superior forces. Hu Wei confirmed that he would use to feint attack to cover the retreat of the troops that night.The 182.183 Regiment was ordered to organize a battalion of troops to be responsible for cover tasks. Each battalion organized several small teams, each with number 3 html squadrons, and took turns to launch feint attacks on the enemy. After nightfall, gunfire, explosions, and charges were heard everywhere, and the Kuomintang army did not dare to act rashly.
61 Division transported all the bodies of wounded and martyrs to the ferry first, and finally the cover troops boarded the ship and evacuated with alternating cover. Due to the favorable tide and wind direction that night, 40 ships transported back and forth four times. By 1:00 on November 6, all landing troops retreated to Taohua Island. At dawn on the 6th, the Kuomintang army discovered that there was no PLA on the position, and all disappeared overnight.
In the battle of Dengbu Island, our army failed to realize the plan to annihilate the enemy's island. He fought fiercely with the enemy for two days and nights, and killed, injured and captured 3,396 enemies at the cost of 1,488 casualties, and brought back 398 prisoners.
Our army withdrew from the battle decisively in the face of extremely unfavorable situations such as the great difference in the strength of our enemy and us, and the back-to-water battle was extremely unfavorable, shattered the Kuomintang army's attempt to create the second Battle of Kinmen (the failure to liberate Kinmen on October 24, 1949)
The reason for the failure to capture Dengbu Island was objectively due to the lack of support from the navy and air force, and the failure to block the enemy's ferry crossings and block the reinforcements of the Kuomintang army. Subjectively underestimating the enemy, lacking experience in crossing the sea, and insufficient preparation. The 22nd Army did not adopt the 61st Division's opinion on slowing down the attack on Dengbu Island, nor did it convey to the 61st Division the notice of the failure of Kinmen issued by the Central Committee on October 29. The command of the
61 Division was correct, courageous and wise, and timely withdrawal avoided greater casualties.
The heroes who died in the People's Liberation War will be immortal! Salute to the martyrs who died!
