After this battle, there was no war in Xisha for forty years. How did the Xisha naval battle happen?

South Vietnam and China had an argument about who fired the first shot after the Xisha naval battle. According to the information released so far, South Vietnam fired first. He Wenhua was the commander of the South Vietnamese navy during the Xisha naval battle. After the collapse of the South Vietnamese regime, he immigrated to the United States. 1999 published his memoirs. He made it clear in his memoirs that he had received an order to fire. According to his memory, this order came from the superior of the Vietnamese army: "I know that this was not conveyed by the correspondent, but by the admiral of the Naval Operations Department. I am familiar with his voice. "

On the eve of the exchange of fire between the two sides on the day of the 19 campaign, He Wenhua received the order to "fire". In fact, at first, neither side wanted to really fight. China's high-level officials have instructed the enemy to pay attention to reason and struggle, and to adhere to the three noes principle (no initiative to cause trouble, no first shot, no loss). According to the information intercepted by China, South Vietnam also hopes to adopt a "moderate route": "Chairman Nguyen Van Shao telegraphed Chen, the flagship of the sea, and ordered you to recover the Vietnamese territory of Guanghe Island. Policy: Take a moderate route, such as firing guns in China, and immediately fight back and destroy them. 10 and 16 are responsible for tracking Sino-Soviet frigates (the news is this), and 4 and 5 support BH detachment to land and destroy fishing boats and boats. The action time is set at 6: 25 on 19. " He Kaiwen said in his memoirs that the Vietnamese army hoped to reoccupy the island in a "peaceful way" and "would not lead to conflict": "At this time, I think the only way to drive our army out of the island without causing conflict is to let the amphibious troops land suddenly (our amphibious troops have the advantage of frogman). A few days ago, Jin Gyeong Yuhe Le Th??ng Ki?t adopted this method of sudden landing. If China starts to attack instead of retreating after landing, our special mixed fleet will start to fight back. "

However, the plan to land on the island failed, and the Vietnamese army fired back. He Zhaowen recorded in his memoirs: "Captain Li Wendong was the first to land. After landing, he shot while advancing, and then was killed by the counterattack bullet. Navy Captain Du Rong Fan tried to catch Li Wendong's body, but he was also killed by the rubber boat. " As for why Li Wendong shot, he didn't give any further explanation. The data of our country also prove that South Vietnam landed on the island and seized it. As for the exchange of fire on the island, Li Zhaoxin, a veteran who witnessed it at that time, recalled:' In the next few minutes, the China militia stationed on the island lived up to its mission, and the South Vietnamese soldiers who landed on the island in Chen Hang were forced back by the militia with bayonets. While another South Vietnamese army in Guang Deng Jin Island opened fire and tried to occupy the island by force. Our militia stationed in the island fired back, killing several people and repelling the enemy who invaded the island. "