If there is a way in which Lingao County in this time and space is most well-known, it is the place "Lingao Corner".
On the evening of April 16, 1950, more than 18,700 people from the 118th Division and the 119th Division of the 15th Corps of the Fourth Field Army, the deputy commander of the corps and the commander of the 40th Army,
Led by Han Xianchu and Deputy Commander Jie Fang, they took 318 sailboats and 32 motor boats and set sail from Dengloujiao, Xuwen County, Leizhou Peninsula, crossed the Qiongzhou Strait, and set out for the Lingaojiao Lighthouse. Early the next morning
Landing at Lingaojiao Harbor at around three o'clock marked the beginning of the Battle of Hainan Island.
This magnificent scene has never happened in Lingaojiao in another time and space, but it has always been an important place in Hainan Island. Yu Eshui specifically pointed out at the intelligence briefing before departure that Lingaojiao has been in Lingaojiao since the Yuan Dynasty.
There is a beacon tower at Gaojiao. In the Ming Dynasty, a Bopu Inspection Department was set up here to "examine the affairs of the admiral." During the Zhengde period, there were thirty archers and three patrol boats. By the end of Wanli, there were twelve archers here.
, it is estimated that there is at most one small boat. However, this place has always been a haven for Lingao fishermen, and you may encounter local fishing boats.
Bei Wei carefully searched the terrain ahead on the bow of the ship. Three months before the arrival of D-Day, some members of the military team had conducted a staff trip to Hainan in the time and space of the 21st century. The planned landing site: Lingaojiao -
The topography of Bobu Port and the candidate Majiao Bay, Hongpai Bay, Houshui Bay and other places were focused on surveying.
As the leader of the landing reconnaissance team, Bei Wei not only inspected the terrain in detail at the time, but also reviewed the local topography and landforms based on the data many times afterwards to ensure that nothing was missed.
Dongfang Jibai, everything on the shore appears very clear in the telescope. The motorboat has entered an open bay at this time. According to the chart, this should be Longhao Bay southwest of Lingaojiao. Because the wind and waves are small, fish schools often
It migrates here to inhabit, and it is one of the important fishing grounds in Lingao.
Bei Wei searched with a telescope and soon saw the familiar triangular promontory about one kilometer long extending from northwest to southeast - yes, this is Lingao Cape.
Lingaojiao forms a natural breakwater here, which is 1.5 kilometers long and 500 meters wide. The middle of the embankment is filled with sand washed up by the sea, which is crystal clear and white, forming a sand embankment road. There is a stone paved road on the promontory in the 21st century.
The bunker, the watchtower and the lighthouse built by the Qing Dynasty Customs in the 19th year of Guangxu (1893). Although there is nothing on the embankment in this time and space, the difference in the entire landscape is very small.
"Slow down and pay attention to the water." Bei Wei reminded. In addition to the part of the embankment exposed above the water, there is also a considerable submerged part under the water. Although the draft of the motorboat is almost negligible, in case of emergency
The damage caused by being wiped off the bottom by the reef is not small.
The sea water is crystal clear, and the fine white sand between the underwater rocks is almost clearly visible. The boat crossed Lingao Cape and entered Changgong Bay. Even without a telescope, the people on the boat could see Bopu Cape extending to the southeast corner.
The entire Changgong Bay is surrounded by two corners. The bottom of the bay, which is about two kilometers wide, is as calm as a mat. The sand is clear and the water is calm. Only fine white waves roll on the shore.
"I really want to swim here." someone said.
"Build a sanatorium for senior officials here in the future!"
Everyone laughed. It felt a bit ridiculous to say this now, just like a group of poor people talking about what they will do when they get rich.
Bei Wei carefully asked the boat operator not to go too deep into the bay, as it would not be a joke if an arrow were fired.
"Captain, what kind of mountain is this?" Li Jun pointed to a huge oval-shaped thing emerging from the green trees at the corner of Bopu in the distance.
"It's not a mountain, it's a beacon tower."
"How big is the beacon tower?!" People on the motorboat were all surprised - the beacon towers in their minds were earthen platforms that were completely eroded by wind and sand on the Silk Road in the Western Regions. And this tower still exists even 400 years later.
16 meters high. At this time, Bei Wei visually estimated that its height is at least 20 meters, with a slope of 45 degrees. At first glance, it looks like a small hill commonly seen in hilly areas. The entire platform is made of stones, and the interior
It is made of rammed earth. It is completely different from the 21st century barren hills that are seriously collapsed and peeled off and covered with trees and weeds.
"Everyone, please be safe. There are Ming troops stationed here. Pull down your mask!"
Following the order, all personnel pulled down the masks on their riot helmets. The motorboat quickly passed around Bobu Point and entered the southeastern waters.
"Port of Bobu!"
This is the mouth of the Wenlan River, the largest river in Lingao County. This large river with a total length of less than 90 kilometers has formed an open harbor here, with the mouth of the bay facing north. A shadowy place in the distance
The shadow of the black island is Red Rock Island - the eastern edge of Bobu Harbor.
"Slow down! Enter the harbor. Be alert!"
The harbor beach opposite Hongshi Island is muddy and sandy, covered with large tracts of lush mangroves. In some places, you can see very abrupt traces of being burned and cut down. Behind the mangroves, there are undulating terraces.
It's not high, and the tops are uneven. Opposite these mangroves, the southern part of the harbor is a completely different environment, with overgrown grass and seemingly ruins of houses.
There are withered seaweed and a large number of uprooted trees scattered on the beach, which is evidence that the typhoon has visited not long ago. An important reason why it chose to land in the ninth month of the lunar calendar is to avoid the typhoon that will hit the beach every year around August 15th.
coming typhoon and storm surge disasters.
The interior of the harbor is quite open, with large mangroves and tidal flats crisscrossing the area near the sea. Various waterbirds are rising and falling in the sky. The water quality is unclear, and the mud bottom is clearly visible. The shore is flat and slightly undulating.
.Unexpectedly, there were no fishing boats in the telescope - something was wrong...
"This ghost place is so desolate!" Some people have already lamented.
"This is the county that the executive committee said has been maturely developed? Then aren't the places that are not yet maturely developed all virgin forests?"
Bei Wei glanced at the speaker with displeasure - he had been retired from the army for a long time and had almost forgotten the basic military disciplines.
Although Bopu is known as an important gateway into and out of Hainan, pirates have always regarded it as a shortcut every time they invaded Qiongbei. Over time, except for a small number of fishing Dan people who lived here for fishing, it was still there until the Kangxi period.
It was extremely desolate. Fan Shu, the magistrate of Lingao County at that time, came to inspect this place. After sighing, he wrote a poem to describe the environment here:
Horses frequently travel along the seashore,
Jiuguanjin, deep in the desolate smoke;
White waves fill the entire Dancheng world,
The yellow hat covers the head and the stove man;
Three-foot low eaves to prevent hurricanes,
Punch a small stone to worship the Dragon God
…
"Turn off the steering gear! Measure the water depth."
They have complete hydrological data on Bobu Harbor. According to the hydrological data, the water depth in the estuary harbor ranges from 2 meters to 10 meters. However, this is the 17th century. There will be a large error in the changes in the river channel due to sedimentation over the past 400 years.
The motorboat began to row slowly, and Li Jun erected an armed police steel anti-riot shield to cover the hydrology staff as they put down the lead rope.
Bei Wei knew that the motorboat at this time had become a good target, with no obstruction on the open water. He was not afraid of someone shooting an arrow. Anyway, the rough iron arrows could not penetrate the stab-proof clothing and armor.
He wears a helmet, but if the opponent has a small cannon hidden in the grass on the shore, a heavy attack of iron sand and lead from 50 meters away will definitely cause casualties.
The members of the military team all had guns in hand and loaded bullets, monitoring every corner of the surrounding area.
At this moment, on the beacon tower, a figure was also observing the small boats in the bay.
This man wore an iron helmet with a thick layer of yellow rust on his head, and a moldy leather armor - which was added when the imperial court increased the number of guards' weapons in Hainan in the 10th year of Jiajing. He was holding a similar weapon in his hand.
The old waist knife and wooden scabbard were rotten and falling apart, and they were barely wrapped with rattan.
Behind him is a soldier, who also has a rusty iron helmet on his head, no armor, and wears a tattered mandarin duck war jacket that cannot be distinguished from the inside out. He carries a pair of bows and arrows on his back, and also has a young Gao Dexun in his waist.
waist knife.
Fu Bowen was a native of Qiongshan County. He practiced martial arts when he was young, and was awarded the title of a martial arts scholar.
This "Qionghai Keyport". Although this place is known as Guanjin, in fact there are not many tourists coming and going. The only people who can be checked on weekdays are Danjia fishermen and small businessmen who come from Leizhou to sell the sea. There is no oil and water, and it is desolate and lonely.
.The ones I see the most are pirates.
Because Hainan is located on an important maritime transportation route, it has always been a place where pirates are extremely rampant. In history, pirates have raided Lingao many times and even besieged the county. In the 11th year of Shunzhi, they actually captured Lingao County. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties,
The two generations of governments did not have any countermeasures against this. They only built beacon towers and raised fire alarms whenever they saw any unusual movements at sea.
The pirates parked their boats here to get water, and everyone was safe. Once they got deep into the harbor and launched their boats to land, the only thing Inspector Fu could do was to immediately run to the beacon, light the horse dung fire, and then lead his people to find a place.
Hidden. At the slightest beacon fire, fireworks could be seen along both sides of the Wenlan River for dozens of miles around Gao County. The people hid and the city gates were immediately closed.
Every year after the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the typhoons gradually subside, and pirate raids along the coast become more frequent. The fishing boats that usually take shelter here have stopped coming recently. Naturally, the patrolling archers cannot neglect them either.
——Although the food and salary are small, it is still money and food.
As soon as the reconnaissance team's motorboat entered Changgong Bay, the archers watching from the beacon tower saw it. Normally, he would not alert the inspection master with such a small boat, but the speed of this small boat surprised him.
, when the boat entered the river mouth, there were all tall and tall people coming, wearing iron helmets and black armor, and holding black iron fireguns in their hands. This situation is terrible, so hurry up and call in the fu patrol inspector.
The beacon tower.
"Inspector Fu, who are these," the archer asked softly from behind, "Do you want to go up for questioning?"
"I haven't seen it." Although Hainan is a southern border county, the people have a lot of knowledge. Fu Bowen has seen Japanese people, Folangji people, and red-haired barbarians. At present, this ship and people are not in his common sense.
Within the range, the only thing that can be seen is that this group of people is obviously not easy to mess with.
"It seems like you are measuring the depth of the water?"
Fu Bowen nodded: As the boat rowed, behind the dark shield, someone was constantly retracting and unwinding the rope. Measuring the water depth meant that a large ship was coming in.
"Want to light a fire?"
He hesitated for a moment and then made up his mind: There were few people coming, but they were all in armor. They were already illegal and not good citizens. They also measured the depth of the water here privately. It was obvious that a large number of people were coming. Now that the sky was about to break, the people
We all have to go out to make a living. If we are robbed by bandits, we will be severely tortured!