Li Yunlong rushed to the headquarters of the A Corps in Xiamen, and met Director Liu of the Political Department of the Corps at the gate. ”

Li Yunlong, who was burning with fire, didn't care about greetings, he was anxious to know the location of his troops.

Director Liu told him that the Fuzhou Campaign and the Zhangxia Campaign had just ended, and that the Battle of Kinmen was about to begin, and that Li Yunlong's division had assembled at the mouth of the Lianhe River to prepare for the cross-sea landing. Li Yunlong was anxious when he heard this, turned his head and left.

Director Liu said: "It's useless if you're in a hurry, you can't catch up." The battle will start tonight, you stay first tonight, and I will send a car to take you to the mouth of the Lianhe River tomorrow morning. ”

Li Yunlong said: "Director Liu, I'll leave now, I can't figure out that this is the last battle, and my troops are still waiting for me to command." ”

Director Liu said: "You kid has a lot of tone, and the earth won't turn without you?" During your wounds, you fought from Xuzhou to Xiamen, and you fought well without your command, don't feel like you're a character. Besides, I don't have any cars to send now, the roads are not complete, the sappers are demining overnight, you can only leave tomorrow. ”

Li Yunlong had no choice but to stay. He seemed irritable that night, moving back and forth like a caged beast, and then tossing and turning in bed. He himself couldn't figure out what was going on, just like a woman entering menopause, she got angry at every turn, and she didn't like anything. For a while, he didn't wash his feet, and the stench made him unable to sleep, and then he cursed this ghost weather, it's fucking October, and it's still so hot. Xiao Chen wondered in his heart: What's wrong with the division commander today, don't you have any illness, right? On that night, the C Regiment and two regiments of the Brother Division under the command of Li Yunlong's division broke through and landed in Longkou, Guningtou, and Huwei Townships on Kinmen Island in 100 wooden sailing boats temporarily recruited by storms and fierce artillery fire.

The Battle of Kinmen began, and the battle began to heat up. This night, Li Yunlong was awakened by nightmares several times. The next day, when Li Yunlong arrived at the Lianhekou division headquarters, he found that the atmosphere in the headquarters was frighteningly tense, with the operational staff officers staring at the map and the communications staff officers shouting hoarsely into the walkie-talkie. Yu Changjiang, deputy division commander, and Lin Hao, political commissar, did not bother to greet him, and immediately reported to him the situation of the landing force. Li Yunlong's cold sweat broke out all of a sudden, and he realized that the situation was extremely serious, and his main force C Regiment was more than lucky this time.

The danger came from several sides, and the landing was divided into two echelons with nearly 20,000 troops, and the first echelon was more than 8,000 people from three regiments. The terrible thing is that these three regiments are not a single division, but are subordinate to three divisions. The three regiments that landed did not have a unified command structure, nor did they have a division-level commander, and after the landing, each regiment fought separately and attacked in depth separately, completely ignoring the cover of the two flanks. Due to ignorance of the laws of the tides, all the wooden sailing ships carrying the first echelon ran aground on the beach and were blown up after dawn. And the second echelon, which is ready to go, can only look at the sea and sigh because there is no boat to cross.

The greater danger came from the change in the enemy's situation, the original defenders on the island were more than 30,000 people, but after the battle began, more than 10,000 people of the enemy's 12th Corps landed at Kinmen, and the number of defenders on the island increased to more than 40,000. With such a blunder in command and intelligence, the outcome is self-evident. With a mere 8,000 laborers and 40,000 people who crossed the sea to attack the 40,000 people who were waiting for work, the balance of war suddenly tilted. Li Yunlong used a telescope to observe Kinmen Island in the midst of fierce fighting, and although it was 10 kilometers away from the sea, the fierce gunfire could still be heard clearly, and billowing gunpowder smoke enveloped the island. The long-range artillery group of Corps A is desperately providing fire support to the landing force, and this artillery group has only about 80 American-made 105 mm ** guns and 75 mm mountain guns, and the firing range can barely reach the beachhead on the north bank of Kinmen, but its accuracy has been greatly reduced. At this time, the ratio of enemy forces on the island was 5:1, and the difference in firepower was even greater.

Under the fire of the Kuomintang aviation, almost all the ships in the entire coastal area of Fujian were blown up. The second echelon of tens of thousands of people watched the first echelon fight alone on the island and was at a loss. Li Yunlong slammed his palm on the pillar of the shelter in a fit of rage, shaking the dust. He profoundly realized that this invincible army, which swept through Chinese mainland, encountered a completely new topic, which was called amphibious operations. Having soldiers without ships is equal to having no soldiers.

He threw away the binoculars, looked up to the sky and sighed: "My C group, it's over." ”

A communications staff officer reported: "Division commander, walkie-talkie received a call from Regiment C. ”

He walked into the headquarters quickly, grabbed the microphone and shouted: "I am the division commander Li Yunlong, who are you?" ”

The other side shouted in surprise: "Commander, are you back?" I'm Dong Dahai, Chief of Staff of Regiment C. ”

Li Yunlong suddenly remembered the guard company commander during the Huaihai Campaign, and when he woke up, he heard that it was Dong Dahai who carried him to the hospital with the soldiers, and slapped the assistant. This stunned young man is now the chief of staff of the regiment.

Dong Dahai reported on the walkie-talkie: "We landed in Longkou, after the landing to develop in depth, the troops fought well, the enemy's defense line was torn open by us 4 kilometers, breaking through 2.5 kilometers deep, the enemy's 19th Army two regiments have been defeated by us, now we are near Qionglin and the enemy's more than 20 tanks encountered, the troops suffered heavy casualties, we lack anti-tank weapons, only the cluster hand **, Commander Xing is organizing the bombing of tanks......

Li Yunlong asked: "How many people are there in the whole group now?" ”

"Less than four hundred."

Li Yunlong was silent......

Dong Dahai's voice came from the walkie-talkie: "Division commander, you are my old chief, I followed you when I was in the independent regiment in the northwest of Shanxi, I ask you to tell me the real situation, we have a good preparation, is the second echelon not coming?" ”

Li Yunlong said with difficulty: "Good brother, I can't lie to you, all the ships have been blown up, and the second echelon cannot be reinforced, if you have any requirements, just say." ”

"Don't say it, I see. Division commander, the C regiment has not disgraced you, the corpses of the enemy in front of our positions are all mountains, and they are not opponents in land battles. The C regiment is enough, division commander, I and Commander Xing have only one request, this is also the request of our commanders and fighters, after we sacrifice, please ask the superiors not to revoke the number of the C regiment, to rebuild the C regiment, we hope that the rebuilt C regiment will avenge us. Commander, please, ......"

Li Yunlong's tears flowed down, and he choked up: "Good brother, don't worry, I, Li Yunlong, will vouch for my head, and I will definitely rebuild Group C." ”

"Thank you, division commander, the enemy is surrounding again, I say goodbye to you, our whole regiment is saying goodbye to you......" The sound of gunfire on the walkie-talkie was loudly, and then suddenly stopped.

Li Yunlong held the microphone and froze like a rock, political commissar Lin Hao and deputy division commander Yu Changjiang took off their military hats and bowed their heads and stood solemnly, motionless, the staff officers and signal soldiers in the command post all stood up, and there were bursts of desperately suppressed sobs from the crowd......

On October 26, 1949, Kinmen Island finally fell silent after two days and nights of fierce fighting.

Li Yunlong stepped on the beach with heavy steps and found that the beach was full of people. More than 10,000 officers and men of the second echelon stood quietly in the wind and rain with weapons in hand, staring at Kinmen Island across the strait, where there was no light in the dark, and occasionally there were sporadic gunshots, and tears flowed quietly on people's faces. The commander-in-chief of the battle, the deputy commander of the B Army, was surrounded by a group of staff officers and guards and also stood on the beach. Li Yunlong was very familiar with him during the Red Army, and every time they met, they inevitably made a few jokes, but this time the two met without saying a word, just silently stretched out their hands and grabbed them tightly, and the tears of the two men were sprinkled on the beach.

Suddenly, a beastly cry came from the darkness, and a battalion commander of the L regiment of the D division rushed to the sea with a shout, and several fighters could not hold it, he struggled desperately, crying: "Brother, why are you just leaving?" Let me go home, how to explain to my mother...... "This battalion commander is from Jiaodong, his younger brother is a company commander in Regiment C, and the brothers and the troops fought from Shandong to Fujian.

Li Yunlong felt that there was a sudden disturbance on the beach, like rolling thunder from far and near, and in the blink of an eye, it merged into an earth-shattering huge wave of sound that overwhelmed the mountains and seas. This is the cry of tens of thousands of men, like a group of wounded beasts...... Li Yunlong pulled out his pistol and shouted: "All of you fire guns to the sky and mourn for the fallen comrades." ”

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Click! Click! "Dada" ...... The deafening sound of gunfire rang out, tens of thousands of rifles, machine guns, ***, and pistols all spewed tongues of fire into the air, and tracer bullets pierced the night sky like a string of meteors...... The sound of gunfire alarmed the defenders of Kinmen, dozens of searchlights were lit at the same time, and huge pillars of light swept across the sea...... In the battle, the three main regiments of Corps A were completely annihilated on Kinmen Island.