The commander of the 91st Division was in a big fire at this time, and the two attacks failed, and the losses amounted to several hundred people, but he didn't even take down such a small island, and he was just scolded by the army commander, and he was so angry that he slapped the table. However, at this time, Liu Hai arrived again, and when he entered the door, he said in a hurry, "Master Yu, this battle can't be fought like this!" ”。 Division Commander Yu turned his head and looked at Liu Hai, "Division Commander Zhao, your task is to provide artillery cover, how to fight, it is our 91st Division's business, you don't need to care!" The commander of the 91st Division, who was angry, said unceremoniously, "Don't forget, we are both division commanders!" ”。 Bangs was so suffocated by a sentence that he couldn't speak.

Although Liu Hai was angry, he had no choice but to turn around and leave the headquarters of the 91st Division, ran to Xiamen, found Commander Ye Feiye, and expounded his opinion. "Commander Ye, it has been more than half a month since we captured Xiamen, although the Kuomintang is now a remnant of the defeated army, but Jinxia is the peripheral point of Taiwan, Kangxi used Jinxia as a base to take the island of Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek will not fail to understand this truth, judging from the current battle situation, the enemy is very well prepared, if we do not change our tactics, even if we take it, the casualties will be even more heavy!" Liu Hai said unceremoniously: "We are a little underestimated!" "Maybe, if you have any opinions, let's refer to them together!" Commander Ye said, "It's a fact that the attack didn't go well, we have to think of a way!" ”

"Commander Ye, judging from the first two attacks, the main thing is to be slack in thinking from top to bottom and paralyzing the enemy. From the beginning of the Battle of Zhangxia, the cadres and soldiers only saw the enemy's entire divisions and regiments fleeing without a fight in Tong'an, Zhangzhou and other places, but did not expect that the enemy might resist stubbornly on the Songyu Peninsula in order to defend Xiamen; Commanders at all levels did not seriously reconnoiter the enemy situation and survey the terrain: "When Liu Hai said this, Commander Ye interjected, "We have indeed seriously investigated the terrain!" "However, we have not grasped the geographical characteristics of the Songyu Peninsula as a hilly area surrounded by water on three sides, and the enemy's special defensive characteristics of using the slope of the hills to form a solid and complex defense system, and can obtain the enemy's troops and fire support on Xiamen Island." Commander Ye said thoughtfully, "You go on!" ”

"Judging from the course of the battle, there was no organization of cadres to survey the terrain step by step, failure to organize personnel at and above the level of the first echelon battalion to approach and reconnoiter the specific location and approach roads of the enemy's forward positions at night as well as the specific location and approach roads of the enemy's forward positions, failure to mark the movement route and orientation of the night attack, failure to select breakthrough points and firearm positions in advance, and even the forgetting of a set of organization and methods for attacking fortified positions, in an attempt to annihilate the enemy by the simple combat method of a field night attack." Liu Hai continued to analyze, in fact, Liu Hai has not worked so hard to convince a person for a long time, but because Commander Ye who cooperated this time has not dealt with him, and Commander Ye is also a famous general, it is not easy to convince him!

Liu Hai looked at Commander Ye and did not refute, so he continued: "From the command of the division, only considering that the enemy is a defeated remnant enemy and has no combat effectiveness, and does not consider that the Fuzhou Battle has been over for more than a month, even the remnants of the enemy will use this sufficient time to build a strong position. "Yes, these really don't take into account! Master Zhao saw it very thoroughly! Commander Ye looked at the bangs with some incredulity: "You finish your words!" ”

"The enemy uses the front slope of the hill to cut into a steep wall and dig holes above and below the steep wall to build a fort, and the front of the wall is dug into a deep trench, and the front of the trench is covered by obstacles, and the hilly slope in front of the front is exposed to the direct control of its firepower, so it is inconvenient to attack and conceal the approach and set up the firearm position, and the firearms on the anticline and ridge line of the hill in front of the formation are not easy to shoot at the target at the foot of the steep wall. This terrain and position are characterized by inconvenience for the attackers to destroy their forward firing points and cover the assault with direct aiming artillery and machine guns. The flank of the enemy's position on the verge of a shallow bay was its weak point, and because of the failure to make a careful and thorough reconnaissance and judgment of the enemy's situation and the specific characteristics of the terrain in this battle, an unfavorable situation arose in which the first attack could not be overcome and the subsequent attack was frustrated, and this was a serious lesson that violated the laws of battle and the principles of tactics. Liu Hai finished his words in one breath, analyzed from details to tactics, and heard Commander Ye nodding frequently!

"Do you have any suggestions for attacking other than what you've seen?" Commander Ye asked after listening. "It's easy!" Liu Hai pointed to the map and said, "Order the first battalion of the third echelon battalion of the 272nd Regiment to join the battle, strengthen the assault force, continue the attack, and order the second battalion of the 273rd Regiment to change the breakthrough and reorganize the assault." As soon as the enemy starts to counterattack, organize your troops to attack the enemy! Pull the 92 infantry gun to the front for close firing. The main force of the 273rd Regiment, the 1st Battalion, quickly entered the breakthrough and developed in depth. At the same time, the 4th Company quickly seized the small frontal high ground, and the 5th Company expanded the breakthrough to the right flank to respond to the assault of the 272nd Regiment. As long as I bravely charge, break through to the enemy's position, and quickly advance in depth, my artillery will also extend its fire in depth at the same time! And I promise that only the communication is smooth, the direction is reported in time, and within a minute, where the troops rush, my artillery fire will hit! "Yes, yes!" After all, Commander Ye has experienced a hundred battles, and after listening to it, he applauded loudly. "No wonder the No. 1 chief of the Northeast specially called me to ensure your safety, you are worth the money! Pick up the headquarters of the 91st Division! ”

"Humph! Wherever the troops rushed, he would hit him, and within a minute? He thinks he is a magic cannon, since he is where is Commander Ye of the runway, then we will take care of him once and fight according to his method! The commander of the 91st Division said dissatisfiedly. Be! I'll get ready right away! After the staff officer finished speaking, he immediately went to the troops to convey the order. A new attack has begun! "Fire!" Liu Hai gave the order to open fire, and the well-deployed artillery fire began to cover the attacking troops. This time, the attacking troops carried walkie-talkies, and the accurate position was reported, and the ghost artillery lived up to its name, and the shells were accurately smashed 30 meters in front of the attacking troops, and the attacking troops attacked very smoothly this time, whether it was the preset position or the counterattacking troops, they were smashed by the shells of the ghost artillery!

Wu Fatzi's artillery was also fully engaged, and according to the dark fort groups and key defense areas identified in the last two attacks, Wu Fatzi's 155 artillery shells were given key care, and the fierce artillery fire greatly suppressed the firepower of the national army! However, the most important thing was that the angry commander of the 91st Division, Yu Division, personally took his staff officers and followed the attack troops to command, making the attack connection time more compact. Division Commander Yu gave full play to his command skills, selected 18 soldiers to set out from Haicang, took advantage of the favorable terrain shrouded by mountain shadows in the evening to bypass the corner of Mashan Island at the front, smuggled from the head of the waterway to the back of Songyu, and chose a hidden place to dock. After the landing, it quickly unfolded, secretly approached the nameless heights of Songyu, and was condescendingly ready for battle!

When the pre-arranged flares were raised, our eighteen fighters threw clusters* at the group of enemies below, and opened heavy fire with machine guns. The enemy hiding in the trenches was beaten. The 272nd Regiment saw the opening of fire on the hill, and immediately launched a frontal charge against the defending enemy, destroying the forward positions, attacking from the front and rear, and finally captured this dangerous and stubborn bridgehead within an hour, and none of the eighteen soldiers were injured, and they returned triumphantly!

After the main forces of the two regiments of the division broke through the enemy's front line, the defending enemy began to waver and retreat, taking the initiative to retreat. The 3rd Battalion of the 272nd Regiment followed the pursuit and reached the eastern end of the Songyu Peninsula, capturing more than 200 enemy men who had not had time to escape on the ship, and most of the enemy fled to Xiamen Island. Songyu was then occupied by me. In the battle of Songyu, a total of 235 enemies were killed. The 91st Division lost 88 people below the deputy chief of staff of the 272nd Regiment, the commander of the 2nd Battalion, and the deputy instructor of the 3rd Battalion, 1,208 wounded, and 76 missing! Although the battle of Songyu was over, the 91st Division captured a bridgehead on the enemy's periphery at the cost of many casualties and more than 1,000 people.

"Master Zhao, the battle of Songyu can be won, this is all your credit!" Ye Fei held Bang Hai's hand tightly. "Commander Ye has won the award!" Liu Hai had already been shocked by the honor and disgrace, and said calmly. "Division Commander Zhao, and me" The commander of the 91st Division came over and said, "When you came to me, I had a bad attitude, it was all my fault!" I beg your pardon! ”。 Originally, Liu Hai was very disappreciative of this commander of the 91st Division, but he didn't expect that people could take the initiative to admit their mistakes and sincerely apologize to themselves, so he had to say a few polite words.

"Division Commander Zhao, the attack on Gulangyu is also not going well, I hope your artillery can make persistent efforts to help the 31st Army take Gulangyu!" Commander Ye said. "There is no problem, all the officers and men of my Eighth Division are under your command at any time!" Bangs said hurriedly.

"The situation on the Gulangyu side is like this, the Kuomintang army has allocated the strength of the 8586 regiments of the 29th Division of the 55th Army to guard this back garden of Xiamen. On the basis of the forts built by the Japanese troops, reinforced concrete pillboxes were built along the rocky beaches and protruding stone cliffs along the shore of the island, stone walls were built on the shore that was convenient for landing on the island, and the height was increased by more than five meters with empty gasoline barrels. The planes that took off from Takasaki Airport and the warships in the harbor also continued to attack and bomb us. The whole island has formed a fortress-type ring defense system with reinforced concrete pillboxes as the backbone, support points as the core, and communication trenches as the core. The island is a key part of Xiamen's overall defense, with a high density of troops, an average of three people per square meter, strong firepower, strong fortifications, and your artillery can play a greater role! "Commander Ye gave a general introduction to the situation on Gulangyu!

"Please rest assured Commander Ye, my artillery fire will definitely be able to take Gulangyu!" Liu Hai saluted and said.