1、 Hefei is the location of the Cross River Campaign Command Center.

On February 11, 1949, the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China decided that the General Front Committee of the Huaihai Campaign, composed of Liu Bocheng, Chen Yi, Deng Xiaoping, Su Yu, and Tan Zhenlin, would "continue to exercise the power of leading military and combat operations" and unify the leadership of the army to cross the river during the crossing operation. On December 17, 1948, the General Front Committee held a meeting in Cai'ao Village near Xiaoxian County, Anhui Province, specifically to discuss the plan for crossing the river.

On March 22, 1949, the General Front Committee was relocated to Sunjiaweizi, Yanshan Township, in the suburbs of Bengbu. Here, the "Outline for the Implementation of the Beijing Shanghai Hangzhou Campaign" was formulated, and it was decided to form three groups of armies in the east, center, and west to carry out river crossing operations in response to the Nationalist Party's defense facilities on the river.

In early April 1949, in order to facilitate the forward command of the entire Yangtze River Crossing Campaign, the General Front Committee was relocated to Yaogang Village in Feidong County, where they commanded the entire Yangtze River Crossing operation until the victory was achieved and they marched towards Jiangnan. From the preparation of the Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign to the victory of the Crossing of the Yangtze River Operation, the General Front Committee has always been strategizing and winning within Anhui Province, with a decisive victory of thousands of miles.

2、 Hefei is once again the main battlefield of the Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign

The Anhui River covers 800 miles of the thousands of miles crossed by a million strong army. On the evening of April 20, 1949, the first echelon composed of the 25th and 27th armies of the 9th Corps and the 24th and 21st armies of the 7th Corps launched a cross river assault from Wuwei to Zongyang, with thousands of sails racing straight to the opposite bank, quickly breaking through the Anqing and Wuhu lines. Overnight, the troops of three armies and ten divisions crossed the border and occupied Fanchang, Tongling, Nanling, Wuhu and other places. They quickly penetrated 50 kilometers deep into the enemy's territory, annihilated most of the enemy's 88th Army and a part of the 20th Army, and cut off the enemy at the waist.

Tang Enbo, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Shanghai Hangzhou garrison, rushed to Wuhu on the 21st to deploy a blockade. But on the same evening, both the Eastern and Western groups launched a larger assault on the enemy on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and the enemy's defense along the thousand mile river collapsed. After the successful crossing of the Yangtze River by the People's Liberation Army, the two groups in the East and Central regions implemented a pincer encirclement of the Nationalist army fleeing south from Nanjing, Zhenjiang, and Wuhu areas. Despite fatigue, the vast number of soldiers relentlessly pursued and fled the enemy, and on the 28th and 29th, they surrounded and annihilated more than 60000 Nationalist Army soldiers from four major armies and two armies in the Langxi and Guangde areas.

3、 The people of Jianghuai region made significant contributions to the victory of the Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign

(1) The people of northern Anhui support the army to cross the river

The Party, government, military, and civilians in the northern Anhui region mobilized together, prepared food and supplies, organized migrant workers, repaired transportation, collected ships, and made every effort to support the crossing of the river operation. During the Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign, the people of northern Anhui mobilized 2.79 million regular and temporary workers, 15000 stretchers, repaired 210 kilometers of railways and 1600 kilometers of highways, supported 180000 tons of grain, 36000 tons of firewood, 98000 vehicles of various sizes, and over 10000 ships.

(2) The people of southern Anhui support the army to cross the river

Under the leadership of the underground party organization of the Communist Party of China, the people of southern Anhui have focused on preparing for the river, party masses, armed forces, finances, and food in an extremely dangerous environment; After the army crossed the river, the people of southern Anhui and local troops launched a comprehensive attack, cooperating with the People's Liberation Army to annihilate the remaining enemies, occupy towns, control transportation, cut off enemy retreat routes or delay enemy actions.

(3) Migrant workers, boatmen and soldiers share the same hatred and are not afraid of sacrifice

In the battle of blood and fire, the migrant workers and boatmen were as brave and fearless as the soldiers, and they were not afraid of sacrifice, and many moving deeds emerged.

Among the migrant workers in Wuwei County, there are 296 outstanding heroes who crossed the river, including Che Shengke and Hu Yekui, Wang Dejin, Ma Maojie, 429 second-class heroes, 937 third class heroes, and 499 fourth class heroes. Their achievements will be remembered forever, and their heroic names will be recorded in the annals of history.

Building the Crossing the River Memorial Hall in Hefei is a historical choice!

If there is no iconic modern memorial hall for the Crossing of the Yangtze River in Hefei, it is not commensurate with the strategic command center position that Hefei held during the Battle, nor with its political and economic status as the capital city of Anhui Province. In several major battles of the Liberation War, the Liaoshen Campaign Memorial Hall, Pingjin Campaign Memorial Hall, and Huaihai Campaign Memorial Hall have been built and opened to the public, becoming red tourism attractions and influential patriotic education bases. The Huaihai Campaign Memorial Hall located in Xuzhou is currently undergoing expansion and renovation. pressing. In Hefei, if a modern memorial hall for the Battle of Crossing the Yangtze River is not built for a long time, it is undoubtedly a lack of respect for the history of the Battle of Crossing the Yangtze River, and a shame to the martyrs who sacrificed heroically in the battle. At the same time, it is also a shame to the hundreds of thousands of heroic migrant workers who marched forward.

  Multiple academic research achievements have won the third prize of Anhui Province's Third Excellent Social Science Achievement Award, the fourth prize of Anhui Province's Third Excellent Social Science Achievement Award, Anhui Province Social Science Honor Award, 2003-2004 Provincial Social Science Federation Annual Excellent Social Science Achievement Award, 2002 East China Party History Excellent Article Second Prize, 2003 East China Party History Excellent Article Second Prize. Multiple papers have been selected as exchange materials for the National Party History Research Office Director's Seminar and included in the material collection compiled by the Central Party History Research Office.