Mao Zedong announced the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing. After the Kuomintang Army Tang abandoned Xiamen on June 7, 2008, General Ye Fei assigned 32 fishing boats recruited by the People's Liberation Army to the 28th Army and decided to concentrate on attacking Kinmen. However, due to the shortage of ships, the date was repeatedly postponed. Finally, he decided to order the PLA landing troops to cross the sea to attack Dajinmen on the evening of June 24 1949.