Battle of Kinmen

When the People's Liberation Army marched triumphantly along the southeast coast, it unexpectedly suffered a defeat in the Kinmen landing battle. After the liberation of Xiamen in mid-October 1949: The Tenth Corps took advantage of the victory and launched the Kinmen landing battle with three regiments, preparing to complete the final battle of the Zhangzhou-Xiamen Battle of Jinmen. However, the always invincible troops fell into a tragedy on the little-known Kinmen Island in the past. The 244th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army was attacked by a group of Kuomintang tanks immediately after landing and suffered a serious setback. This was an unfortunate start to the defeat of Kinmen. It revealed the seriousness of the anti-tank problem in island operations. Afterwards, when the Kuomintang army summarized its combat experience in Kinmen, Chen Cheng once said that the armored troops were the first to contribute. At about 3 p. M. That day, the last radio station of the People's Liberation Army on Kinmen Island, the 253rd Regiment's walkie-talkie, reported from Guningtou: "The enemy is attacking from three sides and the situation is very critical." The loudspeaker was mixed with the sound of gunfire, and suddenly there was an explosion, and the announcement immediately stopped working.