In mid-March 1951, Chen Yi led a working group to inspect Fujian to inspect combat readiness and coastal defense work.

In May, the Fujian Provincial Coastal Defense Working Committee was established, with Ye Fei also serving as director. The Fujian Provincial Party Committee, Provincial Government, and Provincial Military Region often hold meetings to study and deploy coastal defense work. The upcoming battle on Dongshan Island affects Chen Yi's heart all the time.

As a battle-hardened marshal, Chen Yi is very aware of the significance of this battle.

At that time, Chen Yi was in Shanghai and was very anxious because he did not know the specific situation of the battle. In order to obtain the latest combat situation on the front line, Chen Yi has been maintaining phone contact with Ye Fei and reported it to the central government in a timely manner.

As we know earlier, after the village where the telephone switchboard of the island-defending troops was located was occupied by the enemy, due to the "mercy" of the Kuomintang troops, they forgot to cut off the telephone lines used by the People's Liberation Army.

Dongshan Island still maintains close contact with the Fujian Military Region, allowing Ye Fei to understand the battle ahead in time and make it easier to command.

The safety of the telephone line ensured that Ye Fei could communicate with Captain You Meiyao who was guarding the island during the fierce battle. The direct instructions from Chen Yi and Ye Fei greatly encouraged the soldiers.

At this time, in the headquarters where Ye Fei was located, the phone rang suddenly again.

The call was from Chen Yi who was far away in Shanghai. He was very concerned about the situation on Dongshan Island. His first sentence was: "Ye Fei, the people of the whole country are watching you. No matter what, We have to win this battle!"

Hearing this thick and friendly Sichuan accent, Ye Fei felt excited. He excitedly said loudly into the microphone: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, we will definitely win this battle! We will not disappoint the expectations of the party and the people!"

On the afternoon of the 16th after the battle began, Except for the three main peaks of Gongyun Mountain, Niudu Mountain, and Wangdai Mountain and the important area of ??about three to four square kilometers at Bachimen Ferry, Dongshan Island is still under the control of the People's Liberation Army. The rest of the island has been occupied by the enemy.

Facing this "victory achievement", the proud and complacent Hu Lian thought that he could complete the occupation of Dongshan Island immediately, so he couldn't wait to report to Taiwan that he had occupied Dongshan Island.

The Taiwanese side thought that they had indeed occupied Dongshan Island as Hu Lian said, and everyone seemed extremely excited. They immediately began to celebrate, boasting that "the counterattack on the mainland has begun" and "the great victory of Dongshan Island". "Dongshan Island has achieved a decisive victory" and so on.

However, this is not the case.

At that time, the People's Liberation Army soldiers who stood firm on a certain highland were not afraid of danger when the enemy surrounded them on three sides. They had to fight back with only 7 earthen forts, trenches more than 200 meters long, and earthen tunnels less than 100 meters long. He resisted many attacks by the Kuomintang troops.

The 5th and 6th companies of the 80th Public Security Regiment, which held the main position at Niudu Mountain, cooperated with each other. When the enemy once captured some of the front surface positions, they quickly organized a counterattack and regained the position, and then repelled the enemy one more time. The battalion's 5 attacks killed more than 200 enemies.

The Kuomintang army that attacked the main position of Wangdi Mountain has never been able to break through the core position.

After Chen Yi learned that the enemy was bragging about victory, he immediately called Ye Fei to ask about the real situation: "The enemy's radio station has broadcast it. What I am most concerned about is Bachimen. How is the situation over there?"

Ye Fei replied: "The battle was fierce and arduous. The sailor company sacrificed a lot, but it is still persisting. However, reinforcements are coming soon!"

Chen Yi's words were every word. Smashing the hole: "You order the 272nd Regiment, which is the first to reinforce, to cross over even if only one person is left. The Bachi Gate must be in our hands!"

When stationed in Zhangpu Old Town When Zheng Kecheng, the commander of the 272nd Regiment, rushed to the other side of Bachimen at an urgent speed of 100,000 yuan, he immediately crossed the sea to meet up with the sailor company, and quickly launched a fierce counterattack against the enemy paratroopers. The enemy paratroopers were unable to parry and were either killed or captured. .

Later, a photographer who accompanied the enemy paratroopers who participated in the "Dongshan Battle" recalled that he and his companions were woken up before 3 a.m. on July 16 and had a simple breakfast. Then we hurriedly hit the road and took a truck from Longtan to Hsinchu Air Force Base. When they arrived, 22 C-46 transport planes were ready to go, each carrying 30 paratroopers and weapons. But before they even took off, the engines of two planes malfunctioned, one caught fire, and the other had to turn back after taking off. The paratroopers on board were unable to move, causing a burst of curses.

After the plane takes off, it is expected to arrive over Dongshan in 1 hour and 45 minutes, between 6:00 and 6:15.

During the flight, a pilot noticed that the wind was high and the night was dark. For fear of being hit, he hurriedly turned around before the paratroopers could bail out. The pilot landed and was immediately punished.

In the battle of Dongshan, two unfavorable things have already happened before the troops have even started, which is not a good sign. Sure enough, due to the wrong location of the airdrop and the wrong calculation of the tide on the island's shore, these paratroopers were not put to use. As a result, more than 200 troops were lost and more than 200 people died.

Ye Fei promptly reported the battle situation to Chen Yi: "The enemy paratroopers have collapsed, and the Bachimen is safe and sound."

Chen Yi, who was always paying attention to the battle situation and stayed up all day and night, was on the phone Li laughed heartily: "Okay, now the turtle son no longer needs to recite the curse!"

The battle on Dongshan Island was the last large-scale battle between the Chinese and Japanese armies on the mainland. After that, although Chiang Kai-shek shouted "counterattack on the mainland" every day, he did not dare to send out organized troops to land and fight.

4. Comprehensive counterattack by reinforcements

The Kuomintang paratroopers died before they even landed. These people were floating in the air and became "aerial zombies."

Lin Shiqiang, a deputy platoon leader of the People's Liberation Army, led a few soldiers to search forward and found two enemy paratroopers shooting randomly, looking very ridiculous.

Facing the enemy, the soldiers of the fourth squad threw a few grenades. When the enemy saw this, they rolled and crawled on the ground and fled, leaving their belongings aside.