In 1940, there was an incident with far-reaching impact in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region - the exodus of Yuan Biao and four others. This incident not only shook the entire Jinchaji region at that time, but even *** and *** personally inquired about it, which shows its importance. As the main leading figure, Yuan Biao, together with Yang Shangkun, chief of staff of the detachment, Luo Zhaohui, chief of the divisional reconnaissance unit, and commander of the detachment's reconnaissance company (name unknown), constituted the main role in this incident. These are all veterans of the Red Army who have experienced the test of the Long March, and have made a lot of military achievements, especially Yang Shangkun, who once made great achievements in the breakthrough of the Wujiang River. Although they originally had a bright future, they were resentful of their dissatisfaction with the treatment, and finally embarked on a road of no return. When the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region was established, the first and other leaders inspected the troops. The Political Department of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region believes that these people should be shot. However, Yang Chengwu, commander of the 1st Division, tried his best to save the troops, believing that Yang Shangkun and the commander of the reconnaissance company had been abducted and left, and that they immediately demanded to return to the unit after realizing that they had been deceived, and that they had made outstanding achievements in the past, and suggested that they be removed from their posts and dealt withAs for Yuan Biao and Luo Zhaohui, although the crimes are serious, in view of the past military exploits, can they atone for their crimes through meritorious service.
The Political Department of the Military Region took into account Yang Chengwu's opinion and finally decided not to execute Yang Shangkun and the reconnaissance company commander, but Yuan Biao and Luo Zhaohui still need to accept legal sanctions. At the public trial, Yang Chengwu couldn't help but burst into tears. At the subsequent meeting of the military district, he also made self-criticism. Yang Chengwu was known for his generous personality and outstanding leadership ability, and his concern and love for his subordinates were well known, so the 1st Sub-district subsequently strengthened the education of the cadres and demanded that the Red Army cadres must take the Yuan Biao incident as a warning and firmly establish a political stance. However, just as the turmoil was still in turmoil, an even more serious exodus occurred in the first district. One day, Yang Chengwu received a report from the Communications Section that Liu Changsheng, the captain of the sub-district radio station, had defected to the enemy with a password. Yang Chengwu was shocked because Liu Changsheng held the core secrets, and his defection posed a serious threat to all radio frequencies and passwords in the entire division. Yang Chengwu, who had experienced ups and downs, did not panic, he urgently ordered the passwords of all radio stations to be replaced, and summoned Yang Decai, the head of the hoeing and rape section, to quickly find out the reason for Liu Changsheng's defection to the enemy and take measures to quickly stop losses.
The reason why Liu Changsheng was exposed to defecting to the enemy soon became clear: he fell in love with a young woman, but due to the mystery of the woman's identity, the organization did not approve the union of the two. Due to personal entanglements, Liu Changsheng left the army with the woman without permission, defected to the enemy, and became a traitor. He not only holds important secrets, but also actively assists the puppet army in setting up a listening station, which is expected to be put into use within a week. Yang Chengwu pointed out that Liu Changsheng's threat is extremely serious and must be eliminated immediately. The hoe and rape department learned that after Liu Changsheng went to Baoding, the Japanese puppet regarded him as a treasure, generously rewarded him and sent him to Yi County, intending to destroy the communication system of the sub-district. Yang Decai believed that it was relatively easy to assassinate Liu Changsheng, but it was extremely difficult to capture him, because the enemy protected him very closely. Yang Chengwu demanded that Liu Changsheng be captured alive, and said that only a public trial and execution could serve as a warning, and at the same time, he could obtain enemy information from him. In the end, it was decided to send Ning Yachuan, who was militarily skilled and brave in battle, to carry out this arduous task. Ning Yachuan was born in the old army, good at engineering majors, and successfully blew up the bridge and broke into the puppet army stronghold in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments. Yang Chengwu knew that this operation was full of dangers, and personally talked to Ning Yachuan to ensure that he had the consciousness of sacrifice.
Ning Yachuan hated the traitor, said that he would definitely arrest Liu Changsheng, and asked for an excellent pistol in case of critical moments. Yang Chengwu immediately handed him a pistol called "Ba Yin Zi", which originated in Germany and Belgium and was named "Ba Yin Zi" because of its loading of 8 rounds, with reasonable design, exquisite workmanship, and far more reliability than the Japanese "Wang Ba Box", which was only available to senior commanders at that time. After Ning Yachuan received Yang Chengwu's explanation, he realized that he had to evacuate quickly, even get rid of the traitor, and then wait for backup. So, he decisively took off his military uniform, changed into civilian clothes, carried the "Ba Yinzi", said goodbye to the chief, and quietly disappeared into the night. Yang Chengwu specially instructed Luo Yuanfa, director of the Political Department, to take special care of his family if Ning Yachuan died. During the training of the Eighth Route Army, Ning Yachuan integrated into the county seat of Yixian County, and soon became a highly valued figure under Zhao Yukun. This is because Ning Yachuan had joined the Green Gang before joining the Eighth Route Army and met many people from all walks of life, and it was with these connections that he was able to get close to Zhao Yukun. He claimed that he fled from his original unit because of *** and came to join Commander Zhao.
In a short period of time, he successfully got rid of two traitors who plotted to compete with Zhao Yukun for power and profit, which made Zhao Yukun very happy, and immediately formed a righteous alliance with Ning Yachuan, and believed in him. Soon, Ning Yachuan met Liu Changsheng in Zhao Yukun's headquarters. Although the two had known each other before, Liu Changsheng only knew that Ning Yachuan was a member of the engineering company, but he didn't know that he had been secretly transferred to the hoe and rape department, let alone the real purpose of Ning Yachuan's trip. Considering that Ning Yachuan was highly valued under Zhao Yukun, Liu Changsheng naturally showed a very attentive attitude. Five days later, Ning Yachuan invited Liu Changsheng to dinner, then took a bath together, and walked and chatted all the way, unknowingly came to the dusk moment outside the city. At this moment, Liu Changsheng suddenly pulled out the "Eight Tones" and revealed his true identity, asking Liu Changsheng to follow him back immediately, otherwise he would kill him immediately. Liu Changsheng was so frightened that he couldn't possess his body, and repeatedly said that he deserved it, and if he went back, Commander Yang would definitely not let him go. Ning Yachuan said that he would intercede for Liu after he went back and promised to spare his life. Faced with this situation, Liu Changsheng could only reluctantly return with Ning Yachuan. Since Ning Yachuan left, Yang Chengwu has been waiting for news from him, but there has been no news for four days.
It wasn't until the fifth day that Yang De reported to Yang Chengwu that according to the internal report in Yixian County, Ning Yachuan had met with Zhao Yukun, but then disappeared. Yang Chengwu was worried because of this. On the one hand, Ning Yachuan may have exposed his identity and encountered an accident;On the other hand, after all, Ning Yachuan was born in the old army, and his social relations were complicated, so no one could predict what he did in front of Zhao Yukun. Yang Chengwu ordered Yang Decai to prepare a backup plan so that he could be ready at any time when rescuing Ning Yachuan. If Ning Yachuan unfortunately dies, he must ensure that his body is brought back. As for Liu Changsheng, he must be eliminated as soon as possible to eliminate his worries. Just as the 1st Division was preparing for action, unexpectedly, Ning Yachuan came back with Liu Changsheng, and the entire 1st Division Headquarters was jubilant. originally planned to execute Liu Changsheng, but because Ning Yachuan promised to keep him from dying, Yang Chengwu gave up. After Liu Changsheng confessed his crime and provided a lot of information, he was finally sent to the military region. Ning Yachuan was widely praised for his heroic feat of capturing the enemy in the division, and the precious "Eight Tones" remained with him as a reward.