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"We have just confirmed that the fleet has entered the Zheng He Reefs, so Taiping Island is not far from us. If there is no accident, the island just discovered is it."
Less than three weeks after the uprising, Peng Yunsheng, director of the Nansha Management Office of the Kuomintang Navy, and the captain of the 32nd ship were on the bridge to analyze the position of the ship.
Peng Yunsheng was transferred by Gui Yongqing to garrison southern Xinjiang five years ago. He led the "Zhonghai" tank landing ship from Shanghai, went south via Kaohsiung, Guangzhou, and Yulingang, and then came to the Nansha Islands. More than 40 people were stationed on the island. This is the first time that the Chinese armed forces have stationed on Taiping Island for defense.
Before 1946, the frigate "Taiping" led by Lin Zun landed on Taiping Island, but there was no garrison. It just buried a sovereignty monument and left.
But the group of people sent by Peng Yunsheng did not last long, because the National Army Navy did not prepare Peng Yunsheng for the rotation of the Marine Corps. They take back to Guangzhou.
After the national army soldiers withdrew, in theory Taiping Island should have an office of the national government and 6 staff members. When Taiwan was liberated, it was this group of people who sent a telegram announcing the uprising.
"It is about 6 nautical miles away from us, 3.1 nautical miles from Zhongzhou Reef to the east, 7.1 nautical miles from Dunqian Sandbar, and 16 nautical miles from Nanxun Reef to the southwest. The size..." The captain of the 32nd ship estimated a little, "The length is 1200 to 1300 meters from east to west. It is more than 300 meters wide from north to south, and the beach on the island is red, which is the sea sand formed by the broken red coral, which is consistent with the data of Taiping Island."
Now that it was initially confirmed that Taiping Island was found, the three warships headed towards Taiping Island.
In June 1949, after Peng Yunsheng withdrew the soldiers on Taiping Island, Taiping Island was almost forgotten by the government.
Since the government was preparing to establish a province in Hainan at that time, Taiping Island was changed from Guangdong Province to Hainan Special Administrative Region.But then the entire island of Hainan Island was liberated. In theory, Taiping Island should be transferred to the management of Taiwan Province. But at this time, Chiang Kai-shek could not care about a small island in Nansha in Taiwan, but was busy guarding Jinmen and Penghu.
In 1950, a group of Filipino fishermen began to land on Taiping Island to escape the typhoon.After the fishermen returned home from the typhoon, another group of Filipinos went to the island to dig phosphate rock.
At this time, there were no soldiers of the national army on Taiping Island, and the office was not a violent institution. Filipinos could only be allowed to dig mines and build houses on Taiping Island.
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"Report! Li Yuzheng, director of the Taiping Island Management Office of the Nansha Management Office of China, is leading five cadres from the management office to welcome the officer here!"
There is a simple pier on Taiping Island with a water depth of 6 meters. The 1000-ton 32 ship barely parked there. The tank landing ship also moved up at the end of the pier. The transport ship had no place to stop. It anchored in the offshore and would transfer supplies later. When the time comes, switch positions with the 32nd ship.
Formation Commander Ge Song and former National Army Nansha Management Office Chief Peng Yunsheng returned a salute to Li Yuzheng.
"Li Yuzheng, I haven't seen you for four years." Peng Yunsheng said.
Among the blue sea and blue sky in the South China Sea, Li Yuzheng and his five subordinates were short-clothed and short-short, with dark skin, and one or two of their arms and shoulders were still molted.
"Sir, we are stationed in Nansha, and this is the first time a warship has come here in the past two years." Li Yuzheng said to Ge Song and Peng Yunsheng with mixed feelings.
"In June 39, a group of Filipino fishermen went ashore here to take shelter from the wind. In September 6, a group of Filipinos came to Taiping Island to dig phosphate rock. I managed all one long gun and two short guns, but it was difficult due to the supply cutoff. In order to continue, we reached an agreement with the Filipinos to allow them to go to the island to rest, but we need to provide us with rice, meat, vegetables and diesel as the cost of living on the island. We also charge the Filipinos who go to the island to dig phosphate mines That’s why we persisted because of the cost.”
Ge Song looked in the distance, besides the wooden houses where the cadres of the management office lived, there were seven or eight Filipino huts.
"When these Filipinos went ashore, did they get your permission?" Peng Yunsheng asked.
"All have been approved by us, and there are written records of entry and exit, all of which are stamped by us. There are also records of charging management fees, and records of our security patrols when fishermen and miners live on the island." Li Yuzheng said.
Ge Song: "You are doing the right thing. The Filipinos landed on Taiping Island under your jurisdiction and permission. There is no problem in terms of sovereignty. It was very difficult to station on Taiping Island, and it was cut off during the Republic of China. Your supplies, you can be flexible and use various methods to persevere on Taiping Island, which allows us to occupy the commanding heights of law."
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"Taiping Island has a lot of precipitation and frequent rainfall, so drinking water and fresh water for domestic use can be solved by collecting rainwater. In addition, groundwater can also be dug out on the island," Li Yuzheng briefed the marines who were preparing to be stationed on Taiping Island, "Collecting The rainwater will go bad after being stored for a few days, and it must be boiled before drinking, and the management station must have diesel as fuel to eat and drink water."
Ge Song looked at the rainwater collection shed built by the management office for the living of six people: "It seems that the rainwater collection device will be expanded. We plan to station a platoon here first, and there may be more people and equipment in the future." shipped to the island."
The average annual rainfall on Taiping Island is 1800 millimeters, and the management office has built a 200-square-meter rainwater collection shed, which is enough for its own use.After the formation docked, a construction team of nearly 200 people on the landing ship and transport ship went to the island, and laid rainwater collectors on the ground with an area several times larger.A group of people are building houses with prefabricated materials, another group is building a weather station, and another group is building two 10-meter-high watchtowers with a steel frame structure.
The rice in sealed packages was moved off the transport ship after the house was repaired, and a large pile of diesel oil rolled directly from the slope to the island. The enhanced platoon of more than 40 people also ate more than the previous 6 people. Although the supply was scheduled to be delivered every six months, the island had to collect food rations for a year.
"Mustard mustard, sauerkraut, pickles, bacon..." Experienced Peng Yunsheng said to the marines, "These are shelf-stable foods, and are recommended as backup non-staple food. If you want to persist on Taiping Island for a long time, the best way is—— Grow your own vegetables."
Li Yuzheng: "Our management office has already opened up two small vegetable plots. However, since you have so many people here, the vegetable plots will also be expanded."
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In early May, the navy sent two formations to the South China Sea, one to Yongxing Island in Xisha and the other to Taiping Island in Nansha.
Now there are not many naval warships, and even fewer can sail long distances, and the U.S. Navy is still watching the Philippines and the South China Sea.
Ping Ping Pong Pong on Taiping Island was busy with construction, and the time came quietly to May 5.
Spending the weekend at home, Tang Hua was leisurely and fidgety all afternoon, teasing Tang Hancheng for a while, letting him touch the guitar; and playing some strange notes in front of the piano for a while.Zhou Xuan couldn't help asking Tang Hua curiously what the happy event was.
"Today is May 5, and tomorrow is the one-month anniversary of the North Korean armistice agreement. Tomorrow in North Korea...some interesting things will happen."
Chapter 82, Returning to Uijeongbu
On May 1953, 5, the border between the two countries on the Korean Peninsula.
On April 4, the armistice agreement was signed.
On April 4, the warring parties completely stopped all hostile actions in North Korea and each retreated 11 kilometers.
In the following month, the Military Armistice Commission dispatched a working group to divide the 209-kilometer-long military demarcation line into 10 sections, and buried 1100 permanent boundary markers marking the military demarcation line.
In the armistice agreement, it was stipulated that the Hanjiang River North Plain, the central and eastern regions, and the left and right sides of the line of control between the two sides were demilitarized zones, and neither side would station troops.
Among them, the civil administration jurisdiction of the North Plain of the Han River belongs to South Korea, and the central and eastern lines are divided in half by the center line of the demilitarized zone (there are not many residents in the demilitarized zone in the central and eastern areas, so the civil administration jurisdiction is not important).
The permanent boundary marker was laid, the work of the Military Armistice Commission was completed, and the peacekeeping observers officially dispatched by the United Nations, the peacekeeping organization dispatched by the United Nations, entered the demilitarized zone.
United Nations peacekeeping operations began in 1948 with the dispatch of a truce monitoring and observation team to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East. In 1949, because of the dispute between India and Pakistan in the Kashmir region, the United Nations sent an armistice monitoring and observation team to South Asia.These two peacekeeping missions have continued until 2020 and have not ended...
From 1948 to 1956, the United Nations peacekeeping operations were all operated by dispatching truce monitoring observers.The personnel are mainly military officers (observers), attendants, secretaries, and security protection teams dispatched to work in the United Nations from various countries. It was only in 1956 that the "United Nations peacekeeping force" with the nature of an organized army appeared for the first time.
On the Korean peninsula, the United Nations Armistice Monitoring Commission ensures the implementation of the armistice agreement.The Armistice Monitoring and Observation Team is permanently stationed in the demilitarized zone and regularly inspects the demarcation line to ensure that the armed forces of the two warring parties will not return to the demilitarized zone; neither party can smuggle weapons or military personnel into the demilitarized zone; The number and power of firearms do not exceed the standard.
The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is headquartered in Uijeongbu.This small city north of Seoul was severely damaged during the Korean War. Over the past month, the two sides have worked together to slightly repair some houses and roads. It should not be a problem to accommodate more than 100 UN observers and entourage secretaries and security teams.
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"The military uniforms of the United Nations peacekeeping observers seem to be the uniforms of American officers? They fit snugly, but when you look at them in the mirror, they look awkward."
Chen Geng tied the grass-green tie, put on his coat, and carefully aligned the tie knots in front of the mirror.
In order to smoothly implement the military mobilization stipulated in the armistice agreement, some commanders of Zhisi moved forward from Pingshan County to Lianchuan to establish a temporary armistice working group.The road from Yeoncheon-Dongducheon has been repaired very well, and the road from Dongducheon to the south is also very smooth, but when entering Yangju City under the jurisdiction of South Korea, it is necessary to stop and check the civilian access card of the demilitarized zone.
Of course, Chen Geng, the rotating chief observer of the United Nations Truce Supervision Commission, should not need a permit to pass the border.
"Things should be on the bright side," said Ye TNG, acting commander of the Volunteer Army. "After all, the material of the military uniform is not bad, and your outfit is paid for by the United Nations. The United Nations will pay you another salary." .”
Xie Fang, Chief of Staff of the Volunteer Army: "Brigade Commander Chen seized a lot of American materials in the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Military Region in 47. American jeeps, American walkie-talkies, American jackets and American calf belts have long been worn. During the Anti-Japanese War, you Don’t you also wear a Japanese military overcoat in winter, hey, I can’t remember, do you still have a pair of devil’s big leather boots?”
"I do have leather boots. It seems that the independent regiment gave me a pair after they wiped out the devil cavalry."
Ye Ting: "So Brigadier Chen is actually saying 'If you want to be promoted, you should suppress first'. He is obviously very happy in his heart, and he is very sad, but he has to pick and criticize with a straight face first, in order to get married more violently later. "
Chen Geng: "Actually, besides being happy, I still find it incredible. How did things get to this point?"
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