After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), a special event happened in the history of Kuomintang-Communist relations, that is, the shelling of Kinmen.

"When it comes to shelling Kinmen, the first thing people think of is the' 8 23' artillery battle of 1958." Gao, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, said, "In fact, before this, there were many shelling in Jinmen, especially the first time in 1954."

After the Korean War broke out, on the one hand, the United States advocated "Taiwan Province's status is uncertain", on the other hand, it made a decision to arm the Kuomintang army for a long time and prevent China from administratively liberating Taiwan Province Province.

Although the Kuomintang authorities in Taiwan Province Province did not agree that "Taiwan Province's status is uncertain", they welcomed the stationing of American troops in the Taiwan Province Strait and signed a "secret military agreement" with the United States.

At the same time, with the support of the United States, Chiang Kai-shek constantly attacked the coastal islands of the mainland of the motherland, bombed coastal cities, robbed our merchant ships, sent special agents to rob and kill our fishermen, and constantly harassed and destroyed them, causing tension in the southeast coast.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong are worried that a series of treaties signed or about to be signed by the United States and Taiwan Province may fix the situation of the split between the two sides of the Taiwan Province Strait by law. In order to show the international community its position and determination to liberate Taiwan Province Province with limited military action, the People's Republic of China (PRC) government conducted the first Golden Gate artillery battle.

1954, before the shelling began, Ye Fei, the highest commander of Fujian's frontline, personally went to Xiamen to hold a meeting of cadres at or above the battalion level to mobilize and make specific arrangements for the shelling. All the combatants threw themselves into the intense pre-war preparations with a high fighting attitude. In order to ensure that the shelling operation can accurately hit the target, the reconnaissance department basically grasped the shooting target and position, and made clear the basic situation and schedule of the Golden Gate Defence Force.

On September 3, hundreds of artillery pieces of the People's Liberation Army were all fired, and thousands of shells roared from different angles and landed accurately on the positions of Kuomintang troops on Kinmen Island and ships moored in Kinmen Port.

The "9.3" artillery battle continued until September 22. The ground artillery group of the People's Liberation Army fought 18 times, sank 3 Kuomintang ships, wounded 4, destroyed 1 1 artillery positions and 6 warehouses, which dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Kuomintang army.

Gao introduced that since then, the PLA has repeatedly shelled Kinmen, especially the 1958 "August 23" artillery battle, which shocked the world.

1958 On August 23rd, China People's Liberation Army launched a howitzer assault on Kuomintang troops stationed in Kinmen, and fired hundreds of thousands of shells into Kinmen within 44 days.

On 1960, the PLA launched small-scale artillery battles of "6. 17" and "6. 19", and then fired in the form of "single person and double person" one after another, from mid-June 19 1.

The Golden Gate artillery battle does not seek killing and occupation, but a battle with political significance higher than military significance.