Dayu mountain

Dayu mountain

Dayushan, formerly known as Yishan, is located in the Huibieyang sea area northwest of Daishan Island, 24 kilometers east of Gaoting town. The shape of the island is just like a big shark, so it is called "Yushan". With the nearby XiaoYushan, Dachengshan, xiaochenshan, yuyannao and other about 35 islands and reefs to form a "volcanic Archipelago", the main island is Dayushan. It covers an area of 8.44 square kilometers, with undulating slopes and hills, deep soil layer and over 40% forest coverage. The highest mountain is 152.6 meters above sea level. There are 15 natural villages on the island with more than 3000 residents. There are four administrative villages. The Yushan township government is located in hudili village.

Geology and geomorphology

Dayushan has a wide sea area. It is said that mirage has appeared on the sea for many times. It is one of the old "ten scenes of Daishan". In the Qing Dynasty, Liu Menglan wrote a poem named "fish mountain mirage", which said: "the big and small fish mountains spit silver, and they are used to seeing the scale of pavilions. Sometimes there are passengers on the island, but they are not allowed to ask about it. "About 10 kilometers to the west of the island, there is an island called yuyannao, which is famous for its lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in 1872 and is also one of the scenic spots of Yushan. During the Anti Japanese War and the war of liberation, the coast defense brigade and the East China Sea guerrilla corps of the New Fourth Army were stationed on the island one after another. In August 1944, 64 soldiers from the 1st squadron of the coastal defense brigade of the eastern Zhejiang guerrillas fought fiercely with the Japanese puppet army on Yushan island. The enemy sent two planes, two warships and 400 soldiers to encircle the island. The guerrillas killed the enemy bravely and sacrificed 37 soldiers. Finally, under the cover of the masses, the rest of them withdrew from the island. There is a monument at Gangdun, xishanzui, which is nearly 8 meters high, to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs who died in battle at Dayushan.

Big fish mountain forest is luxuriant, except for black pine, Shang Youfeng, camphor, Wutong and other trees. The sea area around the island is rich in intertidal marine species, such as mud snails, clams, barnacles and razor clams, which maintain a good natural landscape of the island.

Historical evolution

Dayushan belonged to Dinghai county during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. In 1949, it was named Yulong township of Jinzhou county. In 1950, it was liberated and belonged to Daishan District of Dinghai County; in November 1953, Yushan district was set up on the island, which governed Gongshan and Daxi townships and belonged to Daishan County; in May 1956, it belonged to Yushan township; in October 1958, it belonged to Yushan Management District of Dongsha commune, which belonged to Zhoushan County; in June 1960, it belonged to Daishan commune; in October 1961, it established Yushan commune; in June 1962, it returned to Daishan County; in 1984, it was transformed into Yushan Township and merged into Gaoshan County in July 2001 Ting Town. There are four administrative villages on the island. In 2000, there were 1035 households with 2921 residents.

The battle of Shandao

Dayushan island is the throat of the route from Zhoushan to Shanghai. During the Anti Japanese War, the officers and men of the New Fourth Army had a small but fierce battle with the Japanese aggressors.

In 1944, the allies won the Pacific War. The Japanese and puppet forces, which had become the end of the crossbow, tried to build airports and fortifications along the coast in an attempt to prevent the Allied forces from landing in eastern Zhejiang.

At the same time, the New Fourth Army, which has been persisting in the Anti Japanese war behind the enemy lines, has also turned its attention to the sea. In May, the eastern Zhejiang guerrilla column of the New Fourth Army asked the coast defense brigade to quickly form an armed force to open up an anti Japanese guerrilla base in the enemy's rear.

After accepting the task, the leader of the coastal defense brigade decided to take Dayushan Island first, and then use it as a springboard to advance to Zhoushan Islands. The first squadron of the coastal defense brigade undertook the task. There were six combat classes with 8 people in each class. The commander in chief was Chen Tiekang, the deputy leader of the squadron, Yan Hongzhu, the instructor, as well as the chief of the division, the health officer and the cook. A total of 76 people were equipped with 3 machine guns, 2 earth guns, more than 50 long and short guns, 4 grenades and 100 bullets per person.

On the evening of August 19, 1944, the expeditionary personnel set out in guyaopu port by five big sailboats. In the early morning of the 21st, the troops arrived at the south water head of Dayushan island. At the ebb tide, the warships could only berth on the Bund and could not dock. More than 70 officers and men waded into the water and landed. They rushed to Shanghai Island and planted a nail in the East China Sea.

After the Japanese puppet troops stationed in Zhoushan got the news, they gathered more than 600 troops within a few days. At the same time, they sent out one gunboat, two medium landing boats, five motorboats equipped with heavy machine guns, five large sailing boats and two planes to launch a joint sea, land and air attack on Dayushan island.

On the morning of the 25th, fighting began. The enemy bullied us that the garrison was weak and helpless. First, they suppressed the firepower of our position by low flying aircraft and warship artillery bombardment. Then they organized troops to land and launch ground attacks. However, they were frustrated many times and retreated in vain.

At about 1 p.m., the Japanese army, which had been unable to attack for a long time, was forced to change its tactics and give up the all-round attack. Instead, it relied on the intensive artillery fire to press the position step by step. At this time, most soldiers have run out of bullets in their guns. On the one hand, they use grenades and stones to stop the enemy, and on the other hand, they smash the finished guns on the rocks, remove the movement or parts, and throw them under the cliff. At this time, the main commanders of the position had died bravely. In the face of the enemy rushing up on all sides, the soldiers bravely jumped out of the trench to fight with the Japanese. Some soldiers stab their bayonets at the enemy, some raise stones to fight with the enemy, some fall off the cliff with the Japanese army in their arms, and some pull hand grenades to die with the enemy At 3 p.m., the isolated island fell into the enemy's hands because of the fact that the enemy was numerous and we were few.

In the battle of Dayushan Island, the two sides fought fiercely for more than seven hours, and 42 officers and soldiers of the coastal defense brigade stationed on the island, including vice captain Chen Tiekang and instructor Yan Hongzhu, died bravely. More than 30 Japanese soldiers were killed and 20 wounded in the war, and more than 30 puppet soldiers were killed and injured, a total of more than 80 people.

Because we are outnumbered, and there are no more reinforcements overseas, the tragic outcome has been doomed from the beginning. Even so, the officers and men of the New Fourth Army still stood up to fight in the desperate situation. They had no fear in the face of the well-equipped Japanese puppet army's joint operation of sea, land and air. They would rather die than surrender, and played an iron military prestige. Japanese military officer Sato Jingzang also sighed: "it's rare to meet such a brave and bloody Chinese soldier..."

The bloody battle of Dayushan in the East China Sea is similar to the heroic deeds of the five heroes of Langyashan in the Eighth Route Army who faced a desperate situation and never gave in, so it is also known as the "battle of Langyashan on the island". Although the scale of the war was small and rarely seen in historical records, it was a miniature of the tragic and fierce eight year Anti Japanese war. At the same time, as the first island battle carried out by the people's army, it left a unique and brilliant page in the history of the army.

Address: Northwest sea area of Daishan Island, Daishan County, Zhoushan City

Longitude: 121.9688682436

Latitude: 30.314455319

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