To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Navy

The People's Navy was born in the flames of war

Zhang Aiping

On April 23, 1949, the People's Liberation Army Navy was proclaimed in the Baima Temple, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, ending a period of For more than a hundred years, imperialist powers have invaded the Chinese nation from the sea.

The navy was formed by Sanye

In early 1949, the People's Liberation War entered the decisive stage. The Political Bureau of the Central Committee promptly made a decision to "strive to form a navy capable of defending the coast and rivers within one or two years." "decision. In late March, I participated in the cross-river operations meeting held by the General Front Committee in Sunjiawu Town, Bengbu City. After the meeting, Comrade Chen Yi had a long talk with me and conveyed to me the decisions of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, in order to liberate the whole country. China, in order to prevent imperialist aggression and prepare for the task of liberating Taiwan, decided to organize a navy from San Ye and appointed me as its commander and political commissar. After listening to Comrade Chen Yi's message, I felt very excited and also felt a lot of pressure. I was not mentally prepared to build a navy. The navy is a modern service with strong technical skills and all the characteristics of the land, navy and air force. It would be very difficult to start from scratch. At that time, I said to Mr. Chen: "In the navy, I can barely swim and am not qualified." Comrade Chen Yi emphasized that this is what history forces us to do, and it must be done well. It is the Party Central Committee that wants you to do it. Trust in you, you are the right person.

On the eve of the Battle of Crossing the River, I came to Baima Temple, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, where the Third Field Army Headquarters is located, and met with Comrade Su Yu to study preparations for establishing a navy. On April 23, a major victory was achieved in the Battle of Crossing the River, and Nanjing, the home base of the Kuomintang, was liberated. An urgent message from the Military Commission: Sanye immediately established a navy, which was named the Navy of the East China Military Region of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The Sanye Front Committee immediately decided: First, the Instructor Division Headquarters would be transferred to lead a regiment, the Wild Division Reconnaissance Battalion and the North Jiangsu Coastal Defense Column to be incorporated into the Navy. I led 13 comrades including Li Jin, Chief of Staff of the 84th Division of the 28th Army, Zhang Weiqing, Chief of the Procurement Section of the Ministry of Military Industry, Huang Shengtian, Operations Staff Officer of the Wild Division, and Wen Lizhi, the Administrator, to start the formation work. At this point, the first new service in the history of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the People's Navy, was born in the flames of war.

Taking over the Kuomintang naval organization

At the same time that our army liberated Nanjing, General Lin Zun led the Kuomintang Navy’s Second Fleet with nine warships and 17 boats on the Dooshan River in Nanjing. uprising. Two days before the Second Fleet uprising, on April 21, the Kuomintang Army's Jiangyin Fortress uprising was successful. Under such circumstances, I led dozens of comrades to cross the river from Jingjiang Bawu Port to Jiangyin on the night of April 23. Waiting for me in Jiangyin were Feng Wenhua, commander of Sanye Instruction Division, political commissar Wang Damo and chief of staff Comrade Sun Gongfei. Also arriving one after another were Zhang Yuanpei, head of the Coastal Defense Regiment, Fan Yukang, deputy instructor of the Yesi Reconnaissance Battalion, and other comrades. They introduced to me their respective units. strength and cadre status. On April 26, a work meeting was held on the establishment of the headquarters. The meeting decided to establish three offices: divisional, political and post office. Comrade Feng Wenhua was appointed as the director of the general office of the headquarters, Comrades Sun Keji and Wang Damo were appointed as the chief and deputy directors of the general office of the political department, and Comrade Zhang Yuanpei was appointed as the logistics department. Director of the General Office of the Ministry, forming a preparatory leadership agency. At the same time, the East China Navy Provisional Committee of the Communist Party of China was also established, with me as the Party Secretary.

On April 28, more than 800 new officers and soldiers of the People's Navy gathered in the auditorium of the Jiangyin Fortress Headquarters to announce the establishment and appointment list of the East China Navy's leadership body, and announced 11 work steps for the establishment of the People's Navy. The meeting The mood is exciting. Then, the naval authorities stationed in Suzhou and organized reception working groups to go to Zhenjiang and Nanjing to receive the Kuomintang's Second Fleet and the gunboat brigade that revolted in Zhenjiang, as well as the Kuomintang's naval institutions in various places.

After Shanghai was liberated, my comrades from the naval authorities and I stationed in Shanghai, and I concurrently served as the director of the Navy Takeover Department of the Shanghai Municipal Military Control Commission and launched a comprehensive takeover work. By mid-June, we took over control of Shanghai as the center, extending to Jiangyin, Zhenjiang, Nanjing, Wuhu, Hukou, and Jiujiang in the west, Lianyungang and Qingdao in the north, and Fuzhou and Guangzhou in the south, including Jiangnan Shipyard and Qingdao Shipyard. There are more than 30 Kuomintang naval land agencies and facilities in mainland China, and the ships received include some obsolete ships, totaling 25 ships and 45 small boats.

When taking over in Nanjing, I will take over the situation of the Kuomintang Navy, report to Comrade Liu Bocheng, and ask Liu Shuai to meet with Lin Zun and Rear Admiral Jin Sheng, director of the Kuomintang Navy Office, and others.

During the interview, Liu Shuai asked Lin Zun and others to work with us to organize the People's Navy, and then appointed Lin Zun as the first deputy commander of the Navy of the East China Military Region.

Shortly after we returned to Shanghai, Deputy Commander of the Shandong Military Region Yuan Yelie, Political Commissar of the 34th Army Zhao Qimin, and Political Commissar of the 21st Army Kang Zhiqiang were also transferred to the Navy. At that time Facing the task of liberating the Zhoushan Islands, the Front Committee of the East China Military Region of the Communist Party of China decided to transfer the Army's 30th Army, 35th Army Headquarters and directly affiliated units to the Navy. Commander of the 30th Army Rao Zijian, Political Commissar Xie Liquan, Deputy Commander Rao Shoukun, Director of the Political Department Liu Zhonghua, Commander of the 35th Army Hu Darong, Political Commissar Zhang Xiong, Director of the Political Department Kong Fanbin and other leading comrades led more than 11,600 cadres and soldiers, in February 1950 The moons arrive one after another. At this time, we formally established the headquarters, political department, logistics department and other leading organs. In addition to appointing Lin Zun as deputy commander, Yuan Yelie served as deputy commander and chief of staff, Zhao Qimin served as deputy political commissar, and Kang Zhiqiang served as director of the political department. , Chen Yusheng was appointed commander of the Logistics Department. So far, the navy of our East China Military Region has nearly 20,000 people, complete leadership organs, and formed a regular combat force. The navy's administrative organs are located at No. 522, Shanghai Water Circuit, at the former site of the barracks of the Japanese armored force that invaded China.

In the early days of the Navy's establishment, the personnel mainly consisted of two parts. Most of them are commanders and fighters selected from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Army. These officers and men who have been tempered by the revolutionary war are infinitely loyal to the cause of the party and have a fine tradition of hard work and bravery. They are the political backbone and organizational foundation of the construction of the People's Navy. However, their educational level is generally low and they do not understand the knowledge of the navy. and technology. When they come to their new posts in building the People's Navy, they all face the severe test of studying hard and quickly mastering naval knowledge and technology. Otherwise, they will be a cripple who cannot walk. Another part is the former Kuomintang naval personnel. Among the more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the "Second Fleet" uprising, in addition to Major General Commander Lin Zun, those who made important contributions to the uprising include staff officers Ouyang Jin and Dai Xiyu, chief engineer Kan Xiaozhong and captain Wu Jian'an, Shao Lun, Zhang Jiabao, Yi Yuanfang, Guo Bingheng, Li Baoying, Chen Wudu, Song Jihong, Han Tingfeng, Zhang Rubiao, captain of the First Mobile Gunboat Team, etc., all came to the ranks of the People's Navy and played an important technical backbone role. . However, to build a navy, these alone are not enough. Technical personnel must also be recruited. With the consent of the East China Bureau Party Committee and Mr. Chen, in June 1949, an announcement was published in Ta Kung Pao in my name: "In order to create the People's Navy and recruit naval talents, an office for the registration of Kuomintang naval personnel has been established. Those who work in the Navy and are determined to devote themselves to the cause of the new-democratic revolution and volunteer to serve the People's Navy in the future can go to this office to register and prepare for recruitment based on their talents. "The Shanghai office is located at No. 182 Chongqing South Road, and then people are dispatched. Registration offices were established in Qingdao, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Xiamen and other places, and the registration procedures and methods were published in newspapers and periodicals. He emphasized that: "Anyone who has served in the Kuomintang navy, no matter whether they leave sooner or later, regardless of whether they are officers or soldiers, or their class level , regardless of navigation, engineering, manufacturing, gunnery, communications, surveying, military supplies, medical or other administrative personnel, can come to register. "This is very effective. In just a few months, more than 1,100 people have registered. These include veterans of the Kuomintang Navy, such as Lieutenant General Zeng Yiding, Major General Zhou Yingcong, Zeng Guosheng, Luo Liuxi, Ma Ruixi, Lu Meihua, Yang Canghuo, Jiang Weiheng and Xu Shifu, deputy director of the General Office of the Kuomintang Naval Command, introduced by Comrade Jin Sheng. We have held several welcome meetings for the arrival of former navy personnel. I said at the welcome meeting: "We will continue to hold welcome meetings like this in the future, all the way to Taiwan!" More than 4,000 people from the Second Fleet and other Kuomintang naval personnel who successively revolted joined the People's Navy. A considerable technical team has been formed. However, this force still lacks understanding of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and has a large gap in understanding and stance on the purpose, principles of army building, work style, etc. of our army. If these personnel are not properly understood, They are also lame when it comes to serious work of unity, education and transformation.

How to turn two cripples into healthy people's navy soldiers who are united and fight together is a major issue before us. The first thing we encounter is the problem of addressing these comrades who rebelled, surrendered, and registered. If these comrades are still expressed as members of the Kuomintang or the old navy, it will easily create ideological distance and emotional barriers.

From my contacts and conversations with these comrades, I can see that the vast majority of them have a passion for patriotism and serving the country. They have transferred to the construction of the People's Navy, which has enabled them to embark on a broad stage to fulfill their ambitions and apply their skills. Therefore, we have decided to treat them equally Called former Navy comrades. This will help mobilize the enthusiasm of this group of comrades, help all comrades unite, learn from each other's strengths, and fight together. As a result, we established a basic principle for building the army, which is to build the People's Navy under the leadership of the Communist Party, based on the People's Liberation Army Army, and uniting former navy personnel to jointly build the People's Navy. This principle was approved by the East China Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and endorsed and affirmed by Chairman Mao Zedong.

The People's Navy continues to grow

The navy without ships and weapons and equipment is equivalent to the army without legs, weapons and ammunition. The construction of ships and weapons and equipment has become a crucial event. However, the difficulties before us are huge. The first was the destruction as the Kuomintang troops fled. Gui Yongqing, commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang Navy, threatened that all that would be left to the Japanese army was "a pile of scrap metal." After the Battle of Crossing the River, we received 25 ships and 45 small boats from the Kuomintang Second Fleet and other uprisings and surrenders, as well as 10 ships from Shanghai and other places. However, the Kuomintang used its air superiority to indiscriminately bomb and destroy the ships and shipyards that surrendered to the uprising.

Although the Kuomintang air force bombings posed a great threat to us at that time, we were able to cruise around and evade maneuvers in the thousands of miles of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Coupled with the cover of ground artillery fire, most of the uprising and receiving warships were saved. On this basis, we have successively recruited a number of ships and dozens of tug fishing boats from Shanghai Investment Promotion Bureau, Public Utilities Bureau, Maritime Transport Bureau and other units, and also purchased a number of ships from Hong Kong, Guangzhou and other places.

However, these alone cannot form a maritime combat force. The ships of the Kuomintang Navy are inherently old, and some are abandoned and dilapidated; the ships recruited and purchased have neither weapons nor other equipment, and the hulls themselves cannot meet the requirements of naval warfare. At that time, in order to win the war of liberation across the country, cooperate with the army to shoulder the task of liberating the coastal islands of Zhejiang and Fujian, and prepare to take on the task of transporting and covering the army's cross-sea landing and liberating Taiwan, we had to race against time to carry out assault repairs and modifications of ships. , organized a ship investigation and renovation committee, and appointed former Navy comrade Zeng Guosheng as director to be responsible for emergency repair and modification work.

Zeng Guosheng, former Rear Admiral Mechanical Director of the Kuomintang Navy, studied in Japan in his early years and studied shipbuilding, and later went to the Royal Navy to study shipbuilding. He is a shipbuilding expert. He came to the People's Navy after being introduced by Jin Sheng, a former Navy comrade. . As soon as he arrived in Shanghai, I visited him at home and introduced him to the damage and destruction of the ship. He expressed his dedication and sincerity, and took up the post the next day.

During the conversation with Zeng Guosheng, I asked him about the similarities and differences between warships and merchant ships. I learned a lot of basic knowledge about the structure and performance of warships and merchant ships, which was quite enlightening. I immediately called him my As a shipbuilding teacher, he decided to appoint Zeng Guosheng to the decoration committee. We had two major tasks at that time, one was repair and the other was modification. According to the plan proposed by Zeng Guosheng, the compartment partition of the merchant ship was reduced to facilitate the sealing of damage during combat, and then the artillery was installed. We did not have naval artillery at the time, so we transferred 799 howitzers, anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, etc. from the army to modify 55 merchant ships. But whether it is repairing or refitting, there must first be a shipyard. There are eight shipbuilding yards and sites on the banks of the Huangpu River, including Jiangnan Shipyard and Pudong Shipyard. All of them were severely damaged when the Kuomintang troops fled. After the liberation of Shanghai, they were repeatedly bombed by enemy planes.

I, together with Commander Chen Yusheng of the Logistics Department and Comrade Zeng Guosheng, came to the Jiangnan Shipyard for the first time. Starting from investigation and research, we mobilized the masses extensively and put forward the construction policy of "repair the old and make use of the discarded, make things simpler and accumulate small things to make big ones". After intensive mobilization, this old factory with a history of more than 80 years magically exerted great creativity and overcame many unimaginable difficulties. In particular, the insights of former naval experts such as Zeng Guosheng solved many technical problems such as the installation of land guns on ships in a timely manner, ensuring the progress of the decoration. By the end of October 1949, after three and a half months of hard work, the modification and repair of 16 gunboats and frigates were completed as scheduled, and the battle for salvage, modification and repair of the second batch of ships was immediately launched, creating the history of ship repair again and again. of miracles.

On July 23, we held an award conference at Jiangnan Shipyard, and representatives from all shipyards attended.

Leaders of the East China Bureau and Shanghai Municipality, Chen Yi, Zeng Shan, and Huang Jing, etc. attended the meeting, and a group of advanced workers such as worker masters Shen Changhuan, Wang Rongxian, and Hao Liqing were awarded by the conference. Comrade Chen Yi gave a bold and powerful speech, which greatly inspired the spirit of all employees.

On November 8, 1949, the first batch of Chinese People's Navy crew members completed training. More than 2,000 trainees were assigned to 7 frigates and 9 gunboats, and were organized into the first and second groups. Brigade. The first combat ship unit of the People's Navy was successfully born.

At the conference to commemorate the first anniversary of the birth of the People's Navy, we included these repaired and refitted ships in the battle order, divided them into three fleets, and held a naming ceremony. The Sixth Fleet consists of seven frigates, named after big cities such as Nanchang and Guangzhou. Rao Zijian is appointed commander and political commissar, and Liu Zhonghua is deputy political commissar. The Seventh Fleet consists of seven gunboats, named after cities in old base areas such as Yan'an and Ruijin. , appointed Rao Shoukun as the commander and Zhang Xiong as the political commissar; the fifth fleet included 16 landing ships, river defense ships, tank landing craft, river defense gunboats, etc., respectively based on famous mountains and rivers such as Jinggang Mountains, the Yellow River, Gutian, and Chenji, as well as base towns. Named another minesweeper "Autumn Wind", appointed Xie Liquan as political commissar of the fleet, and Zhang Yuanpei as deputy commander and chief of staff. Since then, the People's Navy has embarked on a path of continuous development and growth.

“Without a strong army, there is no strong motherland.”

“The vast sea and sky, the east flowing water, the waves and flying snow. The military field, the stormy waves crashing on the shore, and the warships lined up. The artillery points at the outer reaches of the sky, and the arrows aim at the moon on the edge of the blue sea. Looking as far as the eye can see, hundreds of teams are riding the tide, what a hero..."

While watching the naval parade on TV, Major General Luo Yuan, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, wrote with his pen. Just one "Man Jiang Hong".

“History has proven countless times that the strength of the military is closely related to the prosperity and decline of the country.” Luo Yuan said, “Our country’s strategic opportunity period is not only a period of opportunity for economic construction, but also a period of opportunity for national defense construction. . A strong country must have a strong army. Simply emphasizing a rich country will never make it a strong country."

When warships from all over the world gathered in Qingdao to celebrate the birthday of the Chinese Navy, warships and aircraft left the heroic appearance of the People's Navy in their memory. Between the sea and the sky, the truth derived from the long history of "without a strong army, there is no strong motherland" has once again aroused strong sympathy in the hearts of all Chinese people.

A history of China’s coastal defense is a century-old history of the rise and fall of the Chinese nation. Over the past hundred years, we have had a country with no defenses and no borders.

From the mid-19th century to the founding of New China, China suffered more than 80 maritime invasions by imperialist powers. Almost all islands have been trampled upon by foreign powers, and almost all harbors have flown the invaders' bandit flags. In the Yellow Sea not far from the parade site, China's first modern naval fleet, the Beiyang Navy, was completely wiped out, accelerating China's complete transformation into a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society. From the beginning of the last century to the Anti-Japanese War, Qingdao was successively occupied by Germany and Japan. Faced with the invaders' artillery fire, the Chinese navy, which had no resistance, had to sink its warships in the waterway...

Wang Wenhua, deputy secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, said: "In a city that has a great impact on the maritime invasion of the great powers. In a city that is experiencing pain, we can deeply understand the importance of building a strong navy and building a strong coastal defense."

A netizen signed by "1263031" left a message on Xinhuanet saying: "This large-scale attack on China is a big problem. The military parade declares to the world: China’s navy has become stronger and China’s territorial waters are sacred and inviolable!”

Be proud of the Chinese navy and be proud of China. In the national flags waved by the citizens of Qingdao, in the tears of the people watching the ship, and in the overwhelming messages on the Internet, this sense of pride is like the spring breeze blowing across the land of China in April.

“An open China is more confident”

High-level seminars, professional exchanges, ship openings... multinational naval activities with rich content and various forms have created a platform for navies from all over the world to gather and communicate. The platform also provides a window for foreign military personnel to understand China and the Chinese Navy.

“The transparency of the Chinese Navy is as surprising as the degree of modernization!” After visiting the Chinese ships, Admiral Mura Neto, commander of the Brazilian Navy, said, “I saw a real China, a The real Chinese Navy.”

The People’s Navy’s achievements in modernization and its openness to welcome guests have also infected the general public.

“Only by opening up can progress be made, and by falling behind we will be beaten.

Today's achievements and international status of the Chinese navy are the result of the navy going abroad and entering the world along with the country's reform and opening up. "A netizen's message expresses people's aspirations.

China is a big land country and a big coastal country. From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the middle and early Ming Dynasty, our country's maritime civilization has continued to dominate the world. In the leading position, the fishery, salt cooking industry, navigation industry, shipbuilding industry, etc. have all developed greatly, and ocean routes have been gradually opened.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Wei Wen once led a fleet to the Philippines, and the Tang Dynasty Jianzhen East. Crossing Japan, Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty made seven voyages to the West, reaching as far as the east coast of Africa... Maritime trade and exchanges in ancient China enhanced our country's international status and developed our country's maritime civilization.

However, From the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty, the "sea ban" policy implemented by the feudal rulers caused China to fall into a closed state. Ignorance and ignorance not only caused China to miss the glorious age of world navigation, but also caused our country with a thousand-year civilization to suffer. Ancient countries and great powers were vulnerable to invaders.

The establishment of the People's Navy ended the history of China's repeated imperialist maritime aggression and also bid farewell to the history of the Chinese Navy's closed-door construction. .

According to Navy Commander Wu Shengli, as an envoy of peace, the People’s Navy has dispatched 33 fleets to mobilize more than 40 warships and visited more than 30 countries on five continents; Shanghai and Qingdao. Military ports such as Guangzhou and Zhanjiang were opened one after another and received visits from more than 100 warships from more than 30 countries; Chinese and foreign navies also conducted 37 joint military exercises and drills.

"Foreign ships and foreign ships in this military parade. Many of the foreign naval officers and soldiers are old friends with whom we are already familiar. " Said Li Ping, Captain of the review ship "Guangzhou".

Li Ping, who has visited many countries and participated in joint Chinese and foreign maritime exercises, believes that multinational naval activities have further broadened the horizons of officers and soldiers and trained the troops to perform diverse tasks.

“I deeply feel that compared with the navies of developed countries, the gap between us is narrowing. As long as we keep our feet on the ground, we will be able to achieve our goals and effectively fulfill our historical mission in the new century and new stage. "Li Ping said.

"Warships leave the mark of China's independent innovation"

During the maritime parade, many forums and blogs on the Internet posted "Come on China" Eye-catching slogan - From nuclear submarines to new destroyers, from "Flying Leopard" fighter jets to ambulance helicopters, the Chinese equipment participating in this military parade is all independently developed by our country.

This is a modern steel platform that rides on the blue sea and sky. The formation made 78-year-old Lu Qiming full of emotions.

Sixty years ago, when Lu Qiming joined the newly established People's Navy, the navy's equipment situation could be summarized in six words: small, small, old, and old. Miscellaneous, broken.

“At the first anniversary of the founding of the East China Navy, we had 134 warships. These ships have backward performance, are old, come in different sizes and models, and are built by 10 to 20 countries. The combined displacement of the 134 ships is only more than 40,000 tons. "Lu Qiming recalled.

Today, the People's Navy has grown into a strategic, comprehensive, and international service composed of five major arms: submarine force, surface ship force, aviation force, marine force, and coastal defense force. Equipment From imitation to self-research, a weapons and equipment system with second-generation equipment as the main body and third-generation equipment as the backbone has been initially formed. Key technologies cannot be bought from space. This is the case at sea.

“Sophisticated equipment is an important material basis for winning local wars at sea under informationized conditions. The level of equipment technology reflects the quality of naval construction and development. "Navy Commander Wu Shengli said that the Chinese Navy must accelerate the construction of key weapons and equipment and develop large surface combat ships, new submarines with good underwater self-sustainability and stealth performance, supersonic cruise combat aircraft, and precision penetration capabilities. New generation weapons and equipment such as long-range missiles, large-depth and high-speed smart torpedoes, and electronic warfare equipment with good versatility and compatibility

“The blueprint has been drawn, and our scientific researchers must be based on independent innovation, self-reliance, and work hard. . "Wei Aiping, a senior engineer at a naval test base, said, "We will devote ourselves to this cause with greater enthusiasm and bring the quality and performance of the new generation of equipment to a new level.

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“The Chinese concept is becoming the world’s most common consciousness”

“‘Harmony’ is the word that appears most frequently. Leaders of various countries have focused on how to strengthen cooperation. , on the issue of maintaining maritime security. "A foreign reporter who reports on multinational naval activities said after observing the high-level discussion.

China needs the ocean, and the ocean needs China.

Military expert Chen Hu believes that "harmonious oceans" The fundamental difference from the past concepts of maritime management by countries around the world is that it does not advocate obtaining maritime rights and interests through force and force, but to create a good atmosphere of peaceful utilization and mutually beneficial cooperation through friendly communication and cooperation.

“China conveys the concept of ‘harmonious ocean’ through the maritime parade, which is to turn the ocean jointly owned by human society into an ocean of cooperation, peace, and win-win development. " Chen Hu said.

While becoming the common sense of naval leaders of various countries, such a new concept has further inspired the Chinese people's sense of glory and responsibility towards the world.

"Western marine civilization was established through plunder, while my country's marine civilization has been developing in a harmonious way. "Li Jing, a senior student at Communication University of China, believes that a nation that advocates peace is the blessing of the world.

"The maritime parade conveys China's voice of peace to all peace-loving countries and people in the world. "Gan Yanping, a professor at Ocean University of China, said, "The Chinese nation should start from this new starting point, move toward the ocean, toward peace, and enjoy the blue sky. ”

On the fifth day of China’s successful maritime military parade, the Chinese Navy’s first batch of guided-missile destroyers “Wuhan” and “Haikou” that went to the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia to escort the formation successfully returned to Sanya, Hainan.< /p>

This is undoubtedly another successful practice for China's "harmonious ocean" proposition (End)

Note: Classic combat example

August 1965. On the 6th, the famous 86th Naval Battle?

Our fleet sank the enemy ships "Zhangjiang" and "Jianmen" in one fell swoop, and more than 170 people including the enemy's Major General Commander Hu Jiaheng sank to the bottom of the sea; " More than 33 people including Lieutenant Colonel Wang Yunshan, Lieutenant Colonel and Staff Officer Huang Zhijun of the "Jianmen" were captured by me. Four people from our navy were killed, 28 were injured, and two escort boats and two torpedo boats were damaged.?

"Jianmen" "Door No." (No. 65) was originally the US "Sea Raven" class minesweeper (large, steel hull) "Toucan" (No. MSF387). It was handed over to the Chiang Kai-shek Group by the United States and arrived in Taiwan in April 1965. This warship has a displacement of 890 tons (standard), a full load of 1,250 tons, a speed of 18 knots per hour (one knot is equal to one nautical mile), and has one 76.2 mm gun, four 40 mm guns, and one radar. ?

The "Zhang Jiang" (No. 118) was originally the US Navy submarine hunter PC 1232. It was handed over to the Chiang Kai-shek Group by the United States in June 1954 and then sailed to Taiwan. This warship has a displacement of 280 tons (standard). , with a full load of 450 tons, a maximum speed of 20 knots per hour, and a normal speed of 14 knots. The ship has one 76.2 mm gun, one 40 mm gun, five 20 mm guns, one 76.2 mm rocket (group), and a depth charge projector. Four, one radar?

In the 1974 Xisha Sea Battle, the People's Navy severely defeated the South Vietnamese Navy?

On January 11, 1974, the South Vietnamese authorities actually released the map for domestic and diplomatic needs. , put all of our Xisha Islands under its territory, falsely accused China of invading their Xuande Islands, and openly dispatched warships to invade our territorial waters on the morning of January 15 of that year, rammed our fishing boats, and raided our Yongle Islands.

On January 17, Wei Mingsen, deputy commander of the 38002 force of the Navy stationed in Qiong, was ordered to lead the 271 formation of the 271 and 274 hunting submarines to the Xisha waters, and the 396 and 389 minesweepers were performing tasks on Yongxing Island. Formation 396 gathered at the Yongle Islands and was responsible for fishing protection.

At 10:23 on January 19, the South Vietnamese destroyer No. 5 rushed towards our 274 submarine hunter at high speed. The political commissar of the submarine Feng Songbai picked up the microphone and shouted to the enemy ship: "This is China's territorial waters, you must leave immediately..." The enemy ship ignored the shouting, and the gun muzzle pointed at the bridge of our 274 boat with a "bang" sound. Seeing a flash of fire, Feng Songbai, who was shouting to the enemy ships, died in the battle position.

South Vietnam's aggressive behavior aroused great anger in our navy.

In the lagoon, our 396 formation first concentrated its firepower to attack the South Vietnamese Navy Ship No. 16. The No. 16 ship was quickly hit by a bomb and caught fire, dragging thick smoke, and escaped in a hurry. Two warships of our navy turned to attack the approaching enemy warship No. 10. At this time, our ship No. 389 and the enemy ship No. 10 were moving relative to each other. The two sides fought closer and closer, and finally there was a fight on the side. The commanders and crews of our ship No. 389 fought bravely with submachine guns and grenades, causing the enemy ship No. 10 to lose control and charge randomly. Collision.

Outside the lagoon, our navy's 271th formation first attacked the South Vietnamese Navy's No. 4 ship. The first round of the main gun knocked off the navigation radar antenna of the No. 4 ship. Thick smoke rose from the bridge, and the rear command platform Seriously damaged, the ship had to flee to the southeast in embarrassment. Our formation turned its artillery fire to attack the No. 5 South Vietnamese Navy ship. The main gun behind the No. 5 ship was silenced, and the firepower suddenly weakened.

At 11:49, two boats, 281 and 282, led by Liu Xizhong, captain of our submarine hunting brigade, also rushed to the naval battle area from Shantou and focused their firepower on the enemy frigate No. 10. At 14:52, this 6,500-ton frigate made in the United States sank to the bottom of the sea 2.5 kilometers away from Antelope Reef. The other three enemy ships were also beaten and fled by our People's Navy.

On January 20, our People's Navy pursued the victory again and recaptured our Ganquan Island, Coral Island and Treasure Island in one fell swoop. In this naval battle, our People's Navy sank one South Vietnamese Navy frigate and severely damaged three destroyers, achieving a major victory in the self-defense counterattack in the Xisha waters.