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In the 1950 Shanghai bombing, the entire city was out of power, and hundreds of Soviet fighters entered Shanghai urgently.
2023-04-24 05:03 HKT
In December 1949, Chiang Kai-shek led the remnants of the Kuomintang forces and important members of the party, government, and army to escape to Taiwan. However, Chiang Kai-shek was not reconciled to defeat. Although the Kuomintang army suffered heavy losses, the air force and navy remained strong, and he still relied on it. The navy and air force have the advantage to blockade and harass the mainland.
At the beginning of 1950, the Zhoushan Islands , located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, on the south side of China's Yangtze River estuary and on the outer edge of Hangzhou Bay, were still under the control of the Kuomintang Army. Chiang Kai-shek also attached great importance to the defense of the Zhoushan Islands. From the second half of 1949 to the first half of 1950, Chiang Kai-shek personally visited the Zhoushan Islands four times and built airports and docks on the islands to strengthen the defense forces of the Zhoushan Islands. Counterattack the outposts in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
At the beginning of 1950, the Zhoushan Islands , located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, on the south side of China's Yangtze River estuary and on the outer edge of Hangzhou Bay, were still under the control of the Kuomintang Army. Chiang Kai-shek also attached great importance to the defense of the Zhoushan Islands. From the second half of 1949 to the first half of 1950, Chiang Kai-shek personally visited the Zhoushan Islands four times and built airports and docks on the islands to strengthen the defense forces of the Zhoushan Islands. Counterattack the outposts in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Chiang Kai-shek used the Zhoushan Islands as his base to blockade and bomb the southeast coastal areas, especially Shanghai. Shanghai was China's largest industrial and commercial city at the time. Most of the major factories' main production materials depended on foreign imports. Shanghai's products also needed to be sold abroad. However, the blockade of Shanghai by the Kuomintang navy and air force put Shanghai in a difficult situation.
After the liberation of Shanghai on May 27, 1949, Chiang Kai-shek was not reconciled to the fact that China's largest industrial and commercial city fell into the hands of the People's Liberation Army. He immediately ordered the air force to attack the traffic between Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou and the ships in the Huangpu River and Yangtze River, whether it was a merchant ship or a warship. , Still fishermen's small sailboats, all within the attack range of the Kuomintang army. The Kuomintang navy also planted mines at the mouth of the Yangtze River and the coastal areas of East China and South China in an attempt to cut off Shanghai's ties with the outside world.
On June 23, 1949, Chiang Kai-shek also ordered Liu Guangkai, commander of the Kuomintang Navy's First Fleet, to command ships to intercept the passing Soviet and Eastern European merchant ships in the southeast coastal area, and even the merchant ships from Europe and the United States to and from Shanghai. The United States also sent reconnaissance planes and intelligence personnel to help Taiwan block the mainland.
Before the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan, all the property of the people defrauded by currency reforms was brought to Taiwan, causing Shanghai's economy to be in trouble. In order to stabilize the economy, Chen Yun personally took control of Shanghai and transferred a large amount of supplies from various places to supply the 3 million citizens of Shanghai. However, as the Kuomintang's blockade continued to intensify, Shanghai's economic situation continued to deteriorate, many private enterprises were closed one after another, capitalists fled to Hong Kong one after another, and the Shanghai market was once very depressed.
On February 6, 1950, the Kuomintang Air Force carried out the largest bombing of Shanghai. Chiang Kai-shek sent four batches of 17 bombers to bomb Shanghai's important electric power, water supply, electromechanical and other production enterprises. The bombing caused more than 2500 factories to be destroyed, 1372 people fell into a pool of blood, all factories and shops in Shanghai were out of power, and even the supply of tap water was difficult. The toilets and toilets of the citizens were not flushed.
After the 26th National Congress of the Communist Party of China bombing, the central government decided to establish the Shanghai Air Defense Command, the Shanghai Air Defense Air Force, and urgently transferred two anti-aircraft artillery regiments originally intended for the capital's air defense to Shanghai. Su Yu also put aside his work in Nanjing and was sent to Shanghai to assist Chen Yi in commanding operations. Chen Yi was the mayor of Shanghai. The government affairs were very busy, so Su Yu was mainly responsible for military affairs.
After Su Yu arrived in Shanghai, he immediately mobilized 160 companies to participate in the construction of air defense bases. In Shanghai, Nanjing, Xuzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, and Qingdao, he established 9 first-level airports, 1 airstrip, 5 flight bases, and 6 fields. Station, an aircraft repair shop. Su Yu personally directed the construction of all airports. However, against the Kuomintang Air Force, the most important thing is to rely on the air force to confront. The People's Liberation Army was weak at the time and could only request assistance from the Soviet Union.
After receiving China's request, the Soviet Union immediately sent Lieutenant General Bakiski, Chief of Staff of the Moscow Air Defense Zone, to form an elite Soviet air defense group to Shanghai. Bakischi joined the Soviet Red Army in 1924. During the Great Patriotic War, he served as the commander of the 73rd Army, the 50th Army and the 128th Army in the Ukrainian and Belarusian Front. From 1948 to 1950, Bakiski served as chief of staff of the Moscow Air Defense Zone, commander of the Moscow Air Defense Zone in 1954, and deputy minister of defense and commander-in-chief of the Homeland Air Defense in 1966. In 1968 was awarded the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union.
After learning that the Soviet air defense group army was coming, the Shanghai Air Defense Command, the Aviation Department of the East China Military Region, and the Shanghai Garrison Command immediately prepared to receive work. Su Yu adjusted the 97th Division 290 Regiment, the 99th Division 297 Regiment, and the 100th Division 300 Regiment rushed to Hongqiao Airport. , Jiangwan Airport, Shanghai Airport, responsible for the security work of the airport.
At the beginning of March 1950, troops of the Soviet Air Defense Group arrived in Shanghai one after another. The independent radar battalion of the Soviet Air Defense Group first arrived in Shanghai. This radar battalion brought 10 warning radars, more than 20 transmitters, dozens of receivers, and more than 20. Gasoline Generator. After arriving in Shanghai, this radar unit immediately entered the position and formed five radar stations. The high-altitude aircraft 250 kilometers away from Shanghai and the medium-altitude aircraft 150 kilometers can be detected by the radar unit.
A Soviet MiG-15 regiment composed of 38 MiG-15s, a La-11 fighter regiment composed of 45 La-11s, a bomber regiment composed of 30 Tu-2 bombers and 20 Il-10s. When flying to Shanghai, most of the pilots of this aviation unit led by Bakiski have combat experience in World War II, and are a very powerful flying unit. The MiG-15 fighter jet brought by the Soviet Union was the most advanced subsonic aircraft in the world at that time. It was superior to the P-51 fighter plane equipped by the Kuomintang Air Force in terms of high altitude and high speed.
On March 13, 1950, when the Soviet MiG-15 fighter flight regiment arrived at Xuzhou Airport, it was suddenly attacked by a KMT P-51 fighter. The Soviet MiG fighter immediately took off to meet and shot down a KMT Air Force P-51. Fighter, and then shot down six Kuomintang Air Force planes in succession. But for the sake of confidentiality, it can only be claimed to be shot down by our air defense forces. A foreign reporter asked Chen Yi what he used to shoot down. Chen Yi said that it was shot down with anti-aircraft guns. Some foreign reporters did not believe it, and continued to ask: "Can the anti-aircraft gun hit this high?" Chen Yi said: "We can hit as high as it can fly."
The Soviet Mixed Air Defense Army not only participated in the air defense mission in Shanghai, but also taught the commanders and fighters of the newly formed air defense force of the People's Liberation Army. More importantly, the Soviet Union Air Defense Group left all its aircraft, radars, searchlights and other equipment in China when it evacuated.
On June 19, 1950, with the help of the Soviet Mixed Air Defense Army, the People's Liberation Army Air Force's first unit of practical significance was established. The 4th Air Force Mixed Brigade was established in Nanjing. The division is reorganized and consists of the headquarters, the political department, the aviation engineering department and the supply department. There are 308 people in total. Nie Fengzhi, the air force commander of the East China Military Region, personally served as the fourth brigade commander, regimental commander, and political commissar. cadre.
The Fourth Mixed Brigade of the Air Force governs the 10th Regiment of Air Force Fighters, the 11th Regiment, the 12th Regiment of Air Force Bombers, and the 13th Regiment of Air Force Assault Aircraft. The 10th Fighter Regiment is equipped with 45 aircraft, including 3 La-9, 4 Yak-3, and 38 MiG-15. It is the first fighter jet regiment of the PLA Air Force, stationed at Shanghai Dachang Airport and Hongqiao Airport; The 11th regiment is equipped with 43 aircraft, including 4 La-9 and 39 La-11, stationed at Shanghai Jiangwan Airport; the 12th regiment is equipped with 39 Tu-2 bombers stationed in Nanjing and is the first bomber of the PLA Air Force. Regiment; The 13th Regiment of the Air Force is equipped with 28 aircraft, including 25 Il-10 and three Uyhr-19, stationed in Xuzhou.
On October 17, 1950, the Soviet Mixed Air Defense Army left behind all radars, aircraft, searchlights, ground maintenance equipment and other equipment and returned to China one after another. Chen Yi personally hosted a banquet to send off all officers and soldiers of the Bakischi mixed air defense group army, and presented each person with a gilded China-Soviet friendship medal. After the withdrawal of the Soviet troops, the 4th Mixed Brigade of the Air Force assumed the duty of combat duty in Shanghai.