The true story of her code name Bai Mudan.

In the early 1980s, a novel named "Her Code Name Bai Mudan" swept the country. It was broadcast by the famous actor Zhang Junying in the serial program of china national radio's novels. This novel has also been adapted into a novel by Liu Lanfang, a famous storyteller, and broadcast on radio and TV stations, which is a household name. It has even been adapted into other literary forms, such as ancient painting opera. In 2007, the actor Jing of Changshu Pingtan Troupe adapted Pingtan and went to Hangzhou to perform with Gu Jian. As for the TV series, it has been adapted into three versions. Why is this novel so magical? It turns out that this is based on a real historical event more than half a century ago.

In the middle of the night of April 1949, Yu Jishi, the military affairs director, sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek in a hurry, which read as follows: "Xinhua News Agency, April 18, all officers and men of the 3rd Regiment of Shanghai Pudong Kuomintang Paratroopers resolutely revolted and joined the People's Liberation Army, and all officers and men called to pay tribute to Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu ..." This telegram made Chiang Kai-shek suddenly pale and dizzy. Yu Jishi grabbed it first, and doctors, adjutants and attendants heard the news and made a mess ... Why was Chiang Kai-shek so depressed and angry after learning the news of the uprising of the third paratroopers? This has a lot to do with his admiration and expectation of the group.

The Kuomintang paratroopers were originally established in Kunming by Du Yu 1944 under the instructions of the National Government. They are divided into the first, second and third regiments, which belong to the army headquarters. Parachute officers are all graduates of the Kuomintang's middle and senior military academies, all equipped with American equipment, and are synthetic arms that are put into ground operations through parachute landing or plane landing. They have the ability of quick air maneuver and fierce ground assault, so they became the special mechanized troops of the Chiang family dynasty. Chiang Kai-shek used this unit to fight against Japan in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan. After Japan surrendered, the paratroopers' headquarters moved from Kunming to Shanghai, then to Nanjing, joined the Xuzhou war zone, and fought against our army in the civil war. However, at the beginning of 1949, with the victory of our army in three major battles, the Chiang family dynasty in Nanjing was about to fall apart, but Chiang Kai-shek ordered this excellent army to be transferred from Nanjing to Shanghai to build the last fortress. Among them, the third regiment is stationed in Anting and Sanlintang, and is responsible for the railway security of Shanghai-Nanjing Line and Shanghai-Hangzhou Line. This third regiment is fully staffed and has strong fighting capacity. Repeatedly made meritorious deeds in the war against Japan. In the Battle of Eastern Henan, the first and second regimental commanders of paratroopers were killed one after another, and only the third regimental commander flexibly commanded deus ex, so he was deeply appreciated by Chiang Kai-shek and regarded as the apple of his eye. 1On September 9th, 945, when Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in China Theater hosted the "Japanese Surrender Letter Signing Ceremony in China Theater" on behalf of the China Government, he specially sent all the officers and men of the 3rd Regiment of Paratroopers who had been trained to attend the ceremony to show their military power, which showed the special status of the 3rd Regiment.

On the eve of the Battle of Crossing the River, Chiang Kai-shek rushed to Shanghai for his last escape, summoned the paratroopers commander Zhang and the heads of three paratroopers, and decided to transfer the paratroopers to Fujian and then to Taiwan Province Province. During this summoning, Jiang specially told Liu Nongtuan, the head of the third regiment, that when he arrived in Taiwan Province Province, he would make the third regiment his own "imperial army" and give him special treatment. In mid-March, according to Chiang Kai-shek's order, paratroopers commander Zhang began to make plans to retreat from the south.

However, Liu Nongtuan, the head of the 3rd regiment, is not an idle generation. Born in Shaodong, Hunan Province, this middle-aged man with a "beard and a livid face" joined the Northern Expedition Revolutionary Army in his early years and joined the Kuomintang army after the failure of the Great Revolution. 193 1 was admitted to the army communication school. 1943 was admitted to the army university for 2 1 period, during which I got to know party member and Duan. After graduating from Luda University, Liu Nong was assigned to combat troops and became the head of the army colonel. When the building was about to collapse, he was thinking hard about where to go. In his office, Huang Tingjian's "Inscription" was written: "The salary should be paid, and the people should be fat. The people abuse the easy, but God bullies the difficult. " It can be seen that he is somewhat different from the general senior commander of the Kuomintang army.

The underground workers of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Shanghai Bureau quickly grasped Chiang Kai-shek's intention to plan paratroopers to flee south, and also learned about the experience of Liu Nongtuan, the head of the third regiment, and decided to take him as the rebel object. Before it was too late, the secretary of the Counter-insurgency Working Committee (later vice minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee) immediately sent a contact with Duan.

Duan, a graduate of Kuomintang Army University, and Liu Nongtuan were classmates of the 2nd1period of the University. During the Anti-Japanese War, she secretly joined China. By his younger brother, the Kuomintang Military Affairs Bureau staff, underground party member Duan Zhongyu recommended to enter the Military Affairs Bureau, in charge of military intelligence. According to the instructions of the underground party, Duan used his relationship and friendship with his classmates to approach Liu Nongtuan.

Meeting old classmates is naturally very kind and casual. After several exchanges, Liu Nongyou expressed his intention to go to * * *. Duan conveyed to Liu the instructions of the Shanghai Bureau of the Communist Party of China: using the opportunity of withdrawing from the south to hold an uprising in Shanghai; Then turn the ship's head to the north and go straight to Lianyungang Liberated Area in northern Jiangsu. Liu Nongyou gladly accepted this plan and agreed to let Zhou Qichang, the counter-measure committee of the Shanghai Bureau of the Communist Party of China, enter the paratroopers' regiment and have a one-way contact with Li Zhengwen. In order to justify, Liu Nongyou appointed Zhou Qichang as the "captain correspondent" of the third regiment communication company and lived in the regimental headquarters in order to keep abreast of the situation.

While the Shanghai Bureau of the Communist Party of China revolted against the Third Parachute Regiment, the other two fronts were also engaged in uprising work nervously. One is Hu Meng, the stationmaster of the Fourth Column Station, and the other is Chen Jiamao, who works in the Second Hall of the Kuomintang. They are all members of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Only the underground operation at that time was a single line, and there was no ventilation between them. The process of the war of liberation was faster than expected. After the Huaihai and Ping Jin campaigns of the People's Liberation Army, millions of mighty men pushed the north bank of the Yangtze River, and the Kuomintang ruling group was in a panic. Premier Sun Ke hastily announced that the "Cabinet" government had moved to Guangzhou.

While lamenting, Chiang Kai-shek made a contingency plan-while sticking to the defense line on the south bank of the Yangtze River, he evacuated the elite troops to Taiwan Province Province to save his strength and make a comeback. To this end, the Ministry of National Defense was ordered to order the Parachute Command: "The paratroopers were divided into three echelons, which were evacuated from Fuzhou from Hailunan in the order of the first, second and third regiments in the middle and late March and late April respectively. Don't make a mistake. "

This order means the implementation of Chiang Kai-shek's escape plan. Liu Nongtuan immediately told this situation to my underground party through Zhou Qichang.

After receiving the information, the Counter-insurgency Working Committee of the Shanghai Bureau of the Communist Party of China decided to abandon the original plan of the paratroopers to cooperate with other Kuomintang troops in Shanghai later, and let the third paratroopers uprising on the way to transfer troops. At the same time, in order to concentrate the counter-insurgency forces, the Shanghai Bureau of the Communist Party of China decided to merge the three units of the third anti-paratroopers and put them under the unified leadership of the Shanghai Counter-insurgency Committee. In this way, these underground workers were connected.

At this time, there has been a new change in the plan to withdraw from the south. On March 20, the Ministry of National Defense issued an order to the parachute command: "Due to the tight situation, it may not be possible to solve the transport vessels in the future. The third regiment needs to leave early, merge with the ordnance department of the parachute command into an echelon, and leave Shanghai on March 28. "

Liu Nong was shocked when he received the order of "starting early". Because the work of the officers and men has not been done yet, and it is not convenient to co-edit the echelon with the second regiment. He quickly told Zhou Qichang to immediately report to Zhang Zhiyi and Li Zheng Wen Wei Po, heads of the Policy Committee.

At this time, Shanghai Beach is already blood shed. According to the authorization of Chiang Kai-shek, the army, the police and the Constitution went out together to conduct a large-scale raid on the underground party. At this time, Zhang Zhiyi and Li Zhengwen exposed their identities and had to be hastily transferred to the northern Jiangsu base area. The work of the Committee was presided over by Tian, who was handed over to be responsible for the uprising of the third paratroopers. After careful study, they thought that the withdrawal from the south should be postponed as far as possible to ensure that the three regiments were deployed separately to ensure that the uprising was foolproof. So through the insider to interfere with and delay the action plan of the south withdrawal.

Three days later, the Parachute Command received a report from Duan Zhongyu: "The 3rd Parachute Regiment and the 1st 1 Battalion are on special alert at Shanghai North Station, and Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and garrison headquarters should concentrate their forces to protect Shanghai's external front, so they can't take over the 1st 1 Battalion within ten days, so the 3rd Regiment can't withdraw south for the time being. As for the ship when the group is evacuated, I will be responsible for the preparation. " At this time, Duan Zhongyu has been transferred to the deputy commander of the Kuomintang Shanghai Port Command, who is responsible for dispatching land and sea transport vessels. According to the instructions of the "Policy Committee", he exerted a "delayed southward withdrawal" influence on the paratroopers' headquarters.

Zhang, commander of the paratroopers, didn't take over and dared not take three regiments and one battalion to perform the "special alert" task. He telegraphed to the Ministry of National Defense: "It is proposed to agree that the Third Regiment and the Ordnance Department will be postponed until April 13 to evacuate to Fuzhou together. The first and second groups set off on time on March 28. " The Department of Defense responded.

This is exactly what everyone expects. After receiving the order of the third regiment to postpone its withdrawal from the south, Liu Nongtuan felt a little safer. But again afraid of unexpected trouble, he urgently asked to meet with the new liaison Shu Xin to discuss the specific issues of the uprising.

On April 7th, Liu Nong's regiment in Sanlintang, Pudong, was ordered by Tian. Because Jiangnan belongs to the Kuomintang, it cannot escape the pursuit of the navy and air force. Paratroopers will be shipwrecked if they don't learn naval warfare. ...

"Why must the uprising be in Jiangnan? Our opinion is that we can revolt in Jiangbei! " Shu Xin knew that it was not easy for Liu Nong's regiment to get out of this step as the head of the regiment, and the military considerations were reasonable, so he patiently said: "North of the Yangtze River, except Qingdao, the coastal rusu area has been completely liberated; After leaving the Yangtze estuary, warships can sail south to deceive the surveillance of enemy ships, and then quietly turn north at night and fly straight to Lianyungang. If there is an emergency, you can stop at the coast of northern Jiangsu at any time. "

Hearing these words, Liu Nongyou recognized the situation clearly, relieved his worries, and agreed to the idea of uprising on his way to Lianyungang.

On the morning of April 9, Tian, Chen Jiamao, Liu Nongmo and others came to Shanghai "Hu Hotel" in disguise, and Zhou Qichang, dressed as a waiter, led them to the private room on the second floor to study the specific problems of the uprising one by one. In order to make the uprising a success, the "Three Paratroopers Uprising Command" was established, consisting of five people, including Liu Nongtuan, Zhou Qichang, Chen Jiamao, Li Guitian and Hu Meng, with Liu Nongtuan as the commander-in-chief. At the same time, a party branch leading the uprising was established, and armed pickets were composed of members and activists to closely supervise and deal with emergencies. Tian, the "Policy Committee" of the Shanghai Bureau of the Communist Party of China, solemnly announced at the meeting: "On the way to the uprising, the situation is unpredictable, and we must respond quickly and correctly. Those who dare to resist by force will be resolutely suppressed and will never be merciless. "

On April 10, Liu Nongtuan held a meeting of officers at or above the company level in Sanlintang regimental headquarters, and announced that he would go south to Fuzhou and leave Pudong on April 13. The ordnance department of the paratrooper command goes with the third regiment. He instructed Chen Jiamao and Li Guitian to contact the ship and arrange personnel and materials to board the ship. After intense work and careful preparation, this day has finally arrived.

On the morning of April 1949 and 13, more than 2,500 officers and men of the Third Parachute Regiment and the Ordnance Department of the Parachute Command had a dinner at Huangpu Wharf. Liu Nongtuan, head of the delegation, raised his glass and wished everyone a pleasant journey. At the same time, it was announced that for the sake of navigation safety, Li Guitian, deputy head of the regiment (one of the ranks of the Kuomintang, equivalent to "assistant to the head of the regiment"), was appointed as navigation commander.

Li Guitian, deputy head of the third paratroopers' regiment and underground party member, immediately announced his boarding, and composed of squad leaders and soldiers from various companies, with Zhou Jichang and Hu Meng (both Chinese Communist Party party member) as the vice captains, who were responsible for the safety work during the voyage.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the head of Liu Nong's regiment gave an order and announced the sailing. The tank landing craft "Zhong 102" arranged by Duan Zhongyu of China Merchants Shanghai slowly left Huangpu Port. The difficult voyage began.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, I passed Wusongkou on time, joined the East China Sea route and sailed south.

At 7: 30 pm, the landing craft came to the east of the East China Sea Flower and Bird Island.

Li Guitian kept a close eye on the navigation mark. According to the navigation regulations, this is the turning point of going south and north. It's the critical moment!

He came to the cockpit of the landing craft and boarded the bridge. The unsuspecting captain said discontentedly, "This is the place to drive. What are you doing here? "

"convey the order of the Ministry of national defense:' order the third paratroopers to reinforce Qingdao because of the needs of war.' Now, I order you to turn around and go north immediately. "Li Guitian said quietly, and took out the prepared" Ministry of National Defense Express ".

"Impossible! My superior ordered my ship to transport you to Fuzhou. If you want to change the route, you need to ask my superior. " The captain said haughtily.

"Military action, rapidly changing, you take our team, have to listen to our command. Do you dare to disobey the orders of the Ministry of National Defense? Delayed military events, military law on crime! "

At the stalemate, the picket team led Bai, a patriotic overseas Chinese sailor, and Wu Cheng, the former chief engineer of the Kuomintang cruiser "Chongqing", into the cab. They knew the captain well and told him that soldiers could not disobey orders, so they should change their route. The captain looked at the heavily armed picket and had to order the rudder to turn north.

At the same time, three groups of radio stations became scholars and pickets also entered the telecommunications room of the landing craft, controlled the operators, unplugged the electronic tubes on the transceiver and cut off the wireless contact with the Ministry of National Defense. Later, he rushed to the regimental headquarters on the boat and sent an "emergency telegram from the Ministry of National Defense" to the commander-in-chief of Liu Nongtuan.

After reading the telegram, Liu Nongzuo ordered Zhou Qichang, the lieutenant's correspondent, "immediately notify the officers above the battalion level and go to the regimental headquarters for a meeting to convey an urgent order."

A few minutes later, the police filed in. Jian Jiang, the deputy head of the team, was the last one to come in, swearing.

"At the command of the Ministry of National Defense," Liu Nongzuo took the lead in standing up, and everyone stood up. "There is nothing wrong with ordering the Third Parachute Regiment to stop going south to Fuzhou and immediately assist our army in Qingdao."

"Impossible! The Parachute Command and the 1st and 2nd Regiments have arrived in Fuzhou and Taiwan Province Province a few days ago. How can we ask the third regiment to reinforce Qingdao? " Jian Jiang, deputy head of the team, spoke first. He patted the table and asked Zhou Qichang to find the director.

As an activist in the development of Zhou Qichang and Hu Meng, the scholar who grew up in a wireless TV station has long said that he will not go to the provincial TV station and directly participated in this action. When he came to the regimental headquarters, he answered a series of questions raised by Jian Jiang, such as the time of copying newspapers, the time and frequency of translating newspapers, and the call sign.

Without asking anything, Jian Jiang suddenly ordered Cheng Shusheng: "Send a message to the Ministry of National Defense to check the location and task of landing in the north."

At this juncture, Liu Nong glanced at Jian Jiang and said decisively, "I am the head of the regiment, and I am responsible to the Ministry of National Defense. Don't ask for instructions from the Ministry of National Defense, resolutely carry out the order and go north to Qingdao immediately. Go home, take good care of the troops, and don't listen to rumors! "

The landing craft was full of more than 2,500 officers and men in the dark and headed for the vast sea in the direction of Qingdao. 14 At 4 o'clock in the afternoon of April, the landing craft came to the northeast sea area of Sheyang County in northern Jiangsu. Turn west from here and you can enter the waterway of Lianyungang.

Lianyungang is an important military port along the coast between Shanghai and Qingdao. At this time, Shanghai and Qingdao were still under the control of the Kuomintang, while Lianyungang had been declared liberated-1948165438+10/0. On 7 October, the troops of the ninth appeasement area of the Kuomintang garrison in Xu Hai area were hastily evacuated from Lianyungang under the heavy artillery bombardment of our army. Therefore, this area is a safe area completely out of the control of the Kuomintang.

The headquarters decided to summon officers at or above the company level to declare an uprising.

Liu Nongmo later wrote "Three Regiments of Paratroopers at Sea", which showed this thrilling scene:

Seeing that the officers were all here, Liu Nongtuan said: "Today, our regiment alone reinforced Qingdao, which is undoubtedly throwing stones at eggs, either as cannon fodder or as prisoners. In short, there is no return. " When this statement came out, the audience was shocked. "The officers and men of the whole regiment have parents and children. My brothers have worked with me for many years and can't bear to send everyone to die. Many brothers have organized themselves and proposed not to go to Qingdao to fight, to rebel and to join communist party. Because it matters a lot, I specially invite everyone to discuss it. "

Hearing this, the officers looked at each other and were silent. "* * * make of ghost, Lao tze fight with him!" The eighth company commander roared, suddenly took out a Grenade, tied the fuse with his finger, and said maliciously, "Who has the courage to come out!"

"Nonsense!" Liu Nongbiao on striking table, "the deck is full of gasoline and ammunition, and the cabin is small. Do you want everyone to die? Take him down and lock him up for me! " Assemble the prepared pickets, divide the eight company commanders by three times, five times and two times and put them out.

This is a blow to the suspicious deputy head of Jian Jiang and others.

"Director Chen, listen to your opinion." Liu Nong's original intention is to let Chen Jiamao, director of ordnance department of underground party member paratroopers' headquarters, make a good start.

"There is no way in, no way back ..." Chen Jiamao said thoughtfully: "Now there is only the road of uprising."

"Deputy head, what's your opinion?"

Jian Jiang opposed the uprising in his heart, but he was afraid to speak out. He is really in a dilemma because he is afraid of being involved with his wife and children on board. He said to Li Guitian, who was accompanying the delegation, "Please attach your opinion first."

Li Guitian said: "The head of the regiment took into account the lives of the whole group of brothers and proposed the road of uprising, which I am willing to obey."

The other three battalion commanders and company commanders followed suit and were willing to follow the head of the uprising. Seeing the tide ebbing, Jian Jiang had to say, "Now, let your mind decide. My family of seven is on the boat, please take care of your head. "

"Mr. Zhou Qichang is a representative sent by the Communist Party of China (CPC)," introduced by Liu Nongyou. "Now please speak to Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Qichang has been surrounded by the People's Liberation Army from Nanjing and Shanghai, and the whole country will soon be liberated. Speaking of * * *, the People's Liberation Army ensures that the life and property of the insurgents are inviolable and is willing to participate in the revolution, so it is reorganized into the People's Liberation Army; Those who want to go home will get a toll.

The soldiers are all listening to the first level. When the battalion commander met his immediate superior, they all wanted to turn against each other. What else can they say? Everyone expressed their willingness to serve the chief.

Seeing everyone's gesture, Liu Nongtuan said: "I announce that the Third Parachute Regiment has since left the Chiang Gang and immediately revolted. Please immediately convey this order to the whole group of brothers, and those who disobey will be locked up immediately. "

At this point, the captain has been completely under my control, in front of the heavily armed picket, he must obey orders.

Taiwan Province Province kept Liu Nong's uprising secret. Later, he only wrote in the declassified History of the Third Parachute Regiment Joining the Party: "In March 38 (Republic of China), the Third Parachute Regiment was ordered to be transferred from Shanghai to Fuzhou. After the Communist Army learned about it, it ordered Zhou Qichang, a member of the third regiment communication company, to instigate the head of the Liu Nong regiment to defect. " "In April of 38 13, Liu Nong's regiment saw that the overall situation was unfavorable, so it went to the sea and went south, and joined forces with Li Guitian, who was attached to the regiment, and coerced the three regiments to take the 102 tank landing boat that was transported to Lianyungang." 102 On April 5, 949, at dawn, the tank landing craft clock102 slowly sailed into Lianyungang.

As a result of receiving a phone call from the Central Military Commission in advance, Gu Mu, secretary of the CPC New Hailian Special Committee, and Wang Xiao, commander of the garrison, and other leaders went to the port to meet them. More than 2,500 officers and men of the Third Parachute Regiment lined up at the dock for inspection. Liu Nongyou, head of the regiment, Jian Jiang, deputy head of the regiment, Li Guitian attached to the regiment, Zhou Qichang, secretary of the underground party branch of the third regiment, and Chen Jiamao, member of the organizing committee, stood at the front. Gu Mu, Wang Xiao and other leaders stepped forward and shook hands with these heroes who returned from the front line of special warfare, saying, "Officers and men, you have worked hard. We welcome you! "

On April 18, the special committees of Xinhailian and Lianyungang held a celebration meeting for the uprising paratroopers, and Gu Mu, secretary of the special committee, gave a welcome speech. Uprising officers and soldiers greeted Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu. On that day, Mao Zedong and Zhu Defa sent a message of condolence: "Celebrate your heroic act of leaving the reactionary Kuomintang clique and joining the People's Liberation Army. I hope that you will study hard politically and technically and strive to build a new paratrooper in China. " Xinhua News Agency broadcast the news in time, which caused great panic of Chiang Kai-shek. So the scene at the beginning of this article appeared.

In addition, the Central Military Commission clearly stated in its reply to the Special Committee: "After the paratroopers uprising, the clothing and treatment remained unchanged, and wages were paid as usual. And do a good job in training. "

According to the instructions of the Central Military Commission, the Special Committee of the Revolution of 1911 sent a group of capable local and military cadres to train the officers at the battalion, company and platoon levels of the uprising troops in two batches. For soldiers, the way of giving lectures in the field is adopted. After several months of political study, the vast majority of officers and men in the uprising recognized the situation, eliminated their worries and decided to go on with * * * *.

1949165438+1October 2 1, this uprising unit was ordered to be transferred from Lianyungang and reorganized into the 7th paratroopers training regiment of the Military and Political University of East China Military Region, with Liu Nongtuan as the head. Later, it was incorporated into the first division of the first paratroopers brigade of the People's Air Force. Liu Nongyou successively served as deputy brigade commander, division chief of staff, deputy division commander and other comrades who led the uprising also held important positions. Only Colonel Jian Jiang later admitted that he was ill and left the mainland for Taiwan Province Province. The adapted officers and men of the 3rd Parachute Regiment became an important foundation for the construction of the first batch of airborne troops in our army.

After the formation of the navy, the landing ship carrying the uprising troops served in a landing ship unit of Shanghai East China Sea Fleet. This unit has experienced the development of the People's Navy from scratch, from small to large, and from weak to strong. The warship participating in the uprising was named "Meiling" when it was in the Kuomintang navy, and it was code-named 924 in the new China navy; When Lianyungang TV Station and Henan TV Station co-produced this thrilling scene in April 1988, the warship involved in the filming was her sister ship serving in the same army. In the Kuomintang navy, it was named "Qingling", and at the beginning of 1950, it was named as 926 ship, also known as Dabieshan ship. Together, they wrote a new chapter in the naval history of our people's navy sequence. The ship traces south to Zhongjian Island in Xisha and Zengmu shoal in Nansha, and north to Huludao in Bohai Bay; From Chongqing in the west to the territorial waters in eastern Zhejiang, major exercises, national defense construction, missile launch tests and the construction of Xisha and Nansha stations have been carried out many times; Successfully completed the sacred missions entrusted by the motherland. Today, this glorious warship of the People's Navy, which has served in the People's Navy for the longest time, was collected by the Qingdao Museum of the Navy on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Navy. In Qingdao, she will silently tell the people who pay tribute to her about the growth of the new China Navy, and will rejoice in the continuous development of the People's Navy.