Haitoujiao on the Leizhou Peninsula is the southernmost point of Chinese mainland, it has a small sandbar stretching into the sea, the Qiongzhou Strait to the east and the Beibu Gulf to the west, and the PLA chose Haitoujiao as the starting point for the sea-crossing campaign. On the evening of 16 April 1950, after making full preparations, the sea-crossing combat units issued an order in 10,000 boats of all kinds to liberate Hainan Island and forcibly cross the Qiongzhou Strait.

Wang Hongju's company was the first group to set off, and the boat he was riding was built by the company itself, and there were more than 20 people on the boat, and the old fishermen invited from the sea were at the helm. Wang Hongju and most of the soldiers are northerners, although they have spent dozens of hours at sea by boat during training, but they have never really sailed in the sea by boat, when the boat has just sailed into the blue sea, they still feel new and excited, the wooden boat is constantly jolting and shaking left and right under the shaking of the sea, and after a while, Wang Hongju and those northern soldiers have just gotten on the boat The excitement is gone, and one by one they staggered on the boat and vomited.

Wang Hongju's head sank like lead, and he lay on the side of the boat and vomited, and after vomiting food, he vomited acid water and gastric juice, and he wanted to vomit all the contents of his stomach to be more comfortable. The waves from the bow of the ship drew two white arcs on the side of the ship, and the sunset shone obliquely on the sparkling sea, and several white seagulls followed the waves at the stern of the ship. The beautiful sea color has long been unappreciated by Wang Hongju, and taking a boat in the sea is simply an extremely painful torture for him. As a company commander, Lin Nanhui commanded the battle on another boat, and his boat ran parallel to Wang Hongju's boat. When he saw Wang Hongju's uncomfortable appearance, he shouted loudly: "Instructor, you landlubber can't do it!" Can you stand up when it's time to grab the beach and attack the island? Wang Hongju sat on the side of the boat and was so uncomfortable that he didn't want to speak, and he waved his hand to Lin Nanhui and made a gesture that it was okay.

At this time, several enemy planes "buzzed" from a distance, and they flew to the top of the sea-crossing army to carry out frenzied bombing and strafing at the ships on the sea, and the bombs exploded one after another on the sea surface, and the raindrops of bullets stirred up a string of splashes on the sea, and the wooden boats were swayed by the waves of the bombs, and some ships were sunk, and some fighters were hit by the bullets of the enemy planes. At this time, all the light and heavy weapons on board fired at the enemy plane. In a short time, the dense firepower knocked out an enemy plane, and the downed enemy plane dragged the black smoke monster into the sea not far away, and almost smashed into the ship crossing the sea.

At this time, another enemy plane monster screamed and swooped down from a high place, and a series of bullets hit several holes in the sails of the ship Lin Nanhui was riding. One of the fighters was wounded. "Don't be crazy. I'm going to have to beat you iron bird! Lin Nanhui angrily grabbed a machine gun and fired into the sky with a "da-da-da, da-da-da" non-stop. Suddenly, he shouted happily: "Look, that plane has been set on fire by me!" ”

When the fighters looked up, they saw an enemy plane with its wings blazing and flying off into the distance. After a while, a violent explosion was heard on the sea. At this time, Wang Hongju had recovered a little from the state of seasickness, and he suddenly shouted: "Company Commander Lin fought well!" ”

After the enemy plane flew away, it was completely dark. After a while, the enemy's coastal defense artillery came in rows and rows, and strings of fireballs whistled and flew in, and the dense artillery fire formed a blockade line on the sea, and the flares hanging in the sky and the shells exploding on the sea reflected the sea in red. The PLA warships bravely advanced in the face of enemy fire, one ship was shattered, and the boat behind rushed up again, breaking the ship's board and some soldiers who were killed and wounded floating on the sea.

A cannonball fell next to the boat on which Wang Hongju was riding, with a terrible scream, and the huge waves caused by the explosion of the cannonball almost overturned the boat, and after the waves, the boat suddenly stopped and turned on the sea. Wang Hongju looked back and saw the old shipwright at the helm lying on the stern covered in blood, he hurriedly ran over to help the old man up, and took a closer look at the old man who had been sacrificed. Wang Hongju put down the man and hurriedly grabbed the helm, the boat swayed back and forth in the turbulent water, he couldn't stand at all, let alone hold the rudder, and the other soldiers on the ship would not be at the helm. The ship was tossed and turned up and down in the waves, and from time to time there were shells from the enemy that exploded on the side of the ship, and Wang Hongju's ship was in danger of being destroyed at any time.

At this critical moment, Lin Nanhui, who was on the other boat, grabbed the iron anchor on the boat and threw it at Wang Hongju's boat, after the iron anchor hooked the boat, he called a few soldiers to pull the anchor rope hard, and commanded the boat boss to lean the boat towards Wang Hongju's boat, and when the two boats approached, he saw the opportunity and jumped onto Wang Hongju's boat with an arrow. At this time, a cannonball exploded in the nearby sea, and the huge waves set off by the explosion smashed into the hull of the ship, and Lin Nanhui, who had just jumped onto the boat, fell into the sea before he could stand firmly, but fortunately he held the side of the ship tightly with both hands so that he was not swept away by the waves, and several soldiers hurriedly grabbed Lin Nanhui's hand and pulled him to the boat. After Lin Nanhui stood firm, he rushed to the rudder and pushed Wang Hongju away, saying, "Instructor, get out of the way!" I got it. After all, Lin Nanhui was born by the sea, he had gone to sea with fishermen, and it was not difficult for him to take the helm, and after some hard work, Lin Nanhui steadily adjusted the bow of the boat to the direction of progress.

The ship rode the wind and waves in the dense artillery fire, and the sails were beaten to a thousand holes, at this time, Wang Hongju and the soldiers could vaguely see the vague horizon in front of them by the flickering fire of the artillery fire, and soon the landing and beach grabbing were about to begin, Wang Hongju counted the number of people, and one soldier and one shipwright died on his ship, one soldier was seriously injured and three were lightly injured, and the combat effectiveness was basically not weakened.

"Comrades, the landing operation is about to begin, and we must be ten times more energetic!" At the instigation of the instructors, the fighters all stood up, clenched their weapons in their hands, and were ready to rush to the shore.

The closer the ship got to the shore, the more intensive the bullets fired by the enemy, the soldiers on the ship were lying on the boat and using various weapons to fight back at the enemy, only Lin Nanhui could not lie down because he was holding the rudder, a stray bullet hit his shoulder, his hand let go of the bow of the ship and deviated from the direction, he gritted his teeth and endured the pain to put the whole rudder, and then he was hit by a bullet, in order not to deviate the bow of the ship from the direction he pressed his whole body on the helm handle, and the aft deck was stained red with the blood that Lin Nanhui shed. Wang Hongju and the soldiers were all nervously staring ahead, and no one noticed that Lin Nanhui was injured.

"Bang" The boat ran aground in the shallow water, "Rush!" With a loud shout, the fighters jumped from their boats into the water and washed up into the beach with a water up to their knees. Lin Nanhui watched the soldiers jump off the boat, he wanted to rush off the boat, but he didn't even have the strength to move. Wang Hongju, who had just jumped off the boat, raised his head and saw Lin Nanhui lying on the helm handle without moving, only to know that he was injured.

Wang Hongju turned around and was about to climb onto the boat to save Lin Nanhui, when a cannonball hit, and the boat they had been riding in was hit, and the waves that exploded rose into the sky, and Wang Hongju was pushed down on the beach by the powerful shock wave. When he looked up again, the ferry boat and Lin Nanhui were gone. Seeing the sacrifice of his comrades, Wang Hongju was furious, he shouted and raised his gun to rush forward, he just rushed a few steps and fell to the ground, a bullet hit his chest. He only felt a blur in front of him, his body floated up gently, the sound of gunfire was getting farther and farther away from him, and he gradually lost consciousness.

Ships approached the coast one after another, and PLA soldiers shouted slogans of victory and poured onto the beach as they stormed the enemy garrisons. Under the powerful offensive of the People's Liberation Army, the enemy troops defending the island had no intention of fighting, they left piles of corpses and were defeated on all fronts, and the powerful PLA troops successfully landed in the northern part of Hainan Island.

Subsequently, the People's Liberation Army pursued the victory and successively cleared out the remnants of the enemy on the island in a short period of time. More than 30,000 Kuomintang defenders on the island were annihilated, and the remaining 60,000 fled by boat.

When Wang Hongju opened his eyes, he was already lying on a hospital bed, a bullet piercing his right chest, grazing the pulmonary artery, and the bullet was embedded in the ribs in his back. Wang Hongju's injuries were so serious that the military doctor who treated him thought it was a miracle that he was not killed by the bullet.

Although Wang Hongju was not killed, his body was severely injured, and he was unconscious for several days. When he woke up and realized that he couldn't hold out for long, death was looming at him. Wang Hongju is not afraid of death, and he will not join the army if he is afraid of death. But when he feels that he is really going to die, his heart is extremely sad, because he has not yet fulfilled his filial piety to his parents, because the woman he loves has not yet accepted his love, because his ambitions and ideals have not been realized, and leaving this world with many regrets is the biggest regret in this person's life! So he didn't want to be like a freshly unearthed seedling that died before it could grow into a towering tree. He felt that the reason why life is precious is that it cannot be repeated. Wang Hongju is unwilling to die early! He regards his pain as his enemy, and his strong desire to survive supports him in fighting it. After undergoing a major operation, Wang Hongju finally defeated the Grim Reaper, and his vital signs gradually stabilized. More than a month later, Wang Hongju was able to walk slowly on crutches, and another month later, Wang Hongju threw off his crutches.

It was a sunny morning, Wang Hongju pushed open the window of the ward and breathed the fresh air in the room, there was a lush white orchid tree outside the window, the white flowers were full of trees, and the fragrance of flowers made Wang Hongju feel refreshed. Wang Hongju did not miss this ward where he had been staying for more than a month, he felt that this ward was like a prison that made him lose his freedom, and today he could finally be discharged from the hospital, and he could immediately return to the company and his comrades who had not been seen for a long time, and he pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard with a relaxed expression.

It was a jeep sent by the battalion that picked up Wang Hongju from the hospital, and it was Xiao Zheng, a battalion communicator, who drove him. ”

Xiao Zheng replied: "Company Commander Wang, your company was reorganized due to heavy casualties after the sea-crossing operation, and the battalion commander sent a new company commander to your company, and he asked me to take you to the battalion headquarters to wait for reassignment. ”

"Yes, a soldier can't be without a commander for a day, I stayed in the hospital for more than three months, how can the soldiers not have a company commander! But I can't bear to leave that company! Because he could no longer see his company's comrades-in-arms, Wang Hongju, who was in a good mood because of his discharge from the hospital just now, couldn't help but feel a little sad at this time. (To be continued......)