On the morning of January 18th, 1954, the wind that blew all night finally stopped and the sea was calm. Faced with such a sunny day, Zhang Aiping shouted at the blue sky: God helps me!
The Battle of Yijiangshan Island is about to start as originally planned. Zhang Aiping drew up the specific deployment plan drawn up in this campaign: 1. With the strength of three brigades, the advance aviation fire preparation was carried out on Yijiangshan Island from 8: to 8: 15, and the bombing targets were targets 4, 6, 7, 15 and 16. At the same time, another squadron is the reserve team.
2. At 14: 3, with the strength of two brigades, direct air fire preparation was carried out on Yijiangshan Island before the ground troops launched the landing battle. The bombing targets are 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9. With a brigade and a squadron as the reserve, stand by and go out.
Third, when the 2th Division carried out its mission, the first independent regiment of the fighter aviation was escorted by a brigade. Destroy 32 Mick -15 Bis aircraft of the 3rd and 12th divisions of aviation, and provide air cover outside the target area.
iv. 48 sorties of Il -1 aircraft were dispatched by attacking the 11th Aviation Division, and 18 sorties of Tu -2 aircraft were dispatched by the 1st Naval Bombing Aviation Division. In the morning, advance fire preparation was carried out, and in the afternoon, direct fire preparation and direct support for landing troops were carried out.
At 8 o'clock on January 18th, the PLA Air Force started to set out. The roar of the plane gradually became clear from far and near, and suddenly flashed across the sky like lightning.
I saw rows of planes first appeared on the northwest horizon, and then several rows, overwhelming and overwhelming, which shocked the whole sky.
Three mixed air formations, consisting of 27 Du -2 bombers and 24 Il -1 fighter jets, flew over Jiangshan Island on time under the cover of La -11 fighters, dropping 12 tons of bombs and carrying out the first fire preparation.
Under the attack of the PLA Air Force, the whole Yijiangshan Island began to be shrouded in thick smoke, and the Kuomintang defenders on the island suddenly panicked, shouting, shouting and cursing.
At the same time, the action of confusing the defenders of Dachen Island also started. A group of bombers and attack planes flew over Dachen Island and bombed Dachen Defense Command and long-range howitzer positions.
The defenders of Dachen Island thought that the People's Liberation Army was going to capture Dachen Island, but they didn't know that this was the confusion of the People's Liberation Army's diversion from the East to the West. At this time, the support artillery group composed of 55 cannons at the Toumenshan position shot and bombed Yijiangshan Island fiercely.
The support artillery group made 7 quick shots, 6 surveillance shots and * * * fired 12, shells at Yijiangshan Island; Followed by 38 frigates, gunboats and rocket launchers, the formation approached Jiangshan, and launched more fierce shelling on the positions on the island.
Under the strong attack of the People's Liberation Army, Yijiangshan Island was suddenly filled with thick smoke, and the first coordinated operation of the PLA's army, navy and air force began, which shocked the Kuomintang!