At the end of 1948, the Huaihai Campaign began, and the Shandong Corps received orders to go to the eastern part of Xuzhou. However, they had to cross the Third Appeasement Zone, led by He Jifeng and Zhang Kexia, two extraordinary generals who put the Shandong Corps under pressure. Surprisingly, however, things went well, and the final victory would not have been possible without Ho Kei-feng's strong support. He Jifeng is a character with a complex identity, not only a famous general, but also a member of the underground party who has been lurking for many years. He joined the army at a young age and emerged in the Battle of Xifengkou. At that time, the Japanese army was violent, while the Chinese side was losing and retreating, and the army was discouraged. He Jifeng knew that he had to use a victory to boost morale, so he consulted with the brigade commander, General Zhao Dengyu, and decided to attack the enemy camp at night. When night fell, He Jifeng personally led the broadsword team to rush into the enemy camp, and the Japanese army at that time was defenseless.
He also took away the Japanese army's heavy grain and grass and burned their camp tents. This unexpected victory caught the Japanese invaders by surprise and greatly reduced their arrogance. Such a victory was of great significance to China at that time, and He Jifeng became a national hero and a model in the army, and was promoted to the commander of the 110th Brigade and continued to devote himself to the anti-Japanese struggle. In 1937, the 77 Incident broke out, and the 110th Brigade was responsible for guarding the Lugou Bridge. Subsequently, the two sides negotiated, and the unreasonable demands of the Japanese army were resolutely rejected by He Jifeng, and the two sides broke up unhappily. However, the Japanese did not intend to give up, and soon after a major attack, the 110th Brigade was forced to retreat to the Daimyofu. Although He Jifeng tried his best, it was difficult to resist the onslaught of the Japanese army in the end, the city fell, and He Jifeng was seriously injured, but fortunately the soldiers fought hard to rescue him and save his life.
In the face of the dilemma of defeat, He Jifeng deeply realized that China's great cause of national salvation could not rely only on the army and a few generals, but needed a more powerful ** to achieve. At this critical moment, he happened to flip through "The Journey to the West", set his eyes on the red revolutionary base, and a glimmer of hope emerged in his heart. So, He Jifeng made the decision to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. Soon after, he secretly went to Yan'an and had a long conversation with *** and ***, ** the anti-Japanese plan to save the country and the future of China. In stark contrast to the various predicaments of the people, Ho Ki-fung found confidence and direction in the exchange with the chairman. With great enthusiasm, he solemnly filled out the application form for joining the party and decided to join the revolutionary ranks. However, out of the needs of the struggle, the news of He Jifeng's joining the party must be kept strictly confidential, and he still plays the role of a general in **.
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek's attitude wavered, on the one hand, he agreed to cooperate in the war of resistance, but on the other hand, he always adhered to the idea of "fighting outside must first secure the interior", which brought many troubles to the New Fourth Army. In order to protect the security of part of the New Fourth Army, He Jifeng secretly cooperated with them, not only providing them with food and firearms, but also providing protection near the jurisdiction. However, these actions soon aroused Li Zongren's alarm, and he sent a large number of spies to spy on He Jifeng. The spies unexpectedly found a correspondence between Li Zongren and the New Fourth Army office, and Li Zongren saw this evidence and immediately reported it to Chongqing. After the matter was revealed, Chiang Kai-shek was furious and ordered Chen Cheng to interrogate He Jifeng. Fortunately, He Jifeng left a favor for Chen Cheng back then, and Chen Cheng did not force him to confess, but ordered the spies to continue to collect evidence.
Although Ho Jifeng was in prison, he prepared some documents at home to show his loyalty to Chiang Kai-shek in case of contingencies. It was these documents that made Chiang Kai-shek think that he had wronged Ho Jifeng, and the lack of other evidence was found, which ultimately spared him. Out of guilt and recognition of He Jifeng's "loyalty", Chiang Kai-shek not only apologized to him, but also reused this "loyal" subordinate even more. After all this, He Jifeng became more cautious and did not dare to have the slightest flaw. With the end of the Sino-Japanese War, the civil war finally surfaced. Lao Jiang's decision was something that no one could stop, and He Jifeng was extremely disappointed in his heart. In the same room, Li Min suffered. How can Lao Jiang win the hearts and minds of the people if he acts like this? He Jifeng has always been disappointed in his heart, but he has been preparing secretly for a long time. What he was most worried about was Zhang Kexia, who was guarding the same line with him, but He Jifeng didn't expect that Zhang Kexia was also an underground party.
The two underground parties prepared their own uprisings, kept each other wary, and did not reveal each other's identities until the eve of the uprising. The obstacles have been swept away, since they are both underground parties, what are they waiting for? He Jifeng and Zhang Kexia led more than 20,000 soldiers to revolt, giving Lao Jiang a huge "surprise" and opening the prelude to the Huaihai battlefield. ** It was later commented that the uprising of He Jifeng and Zhang Kexia was the first major victory on the Huaihai battlefield. After the uprising, He Jifeng quickly completed the transformation of his identity, returned to the organization, and ended his long dormant career. His military prowess had been dormant for many years, and he was finally able to shine again. Soon after, He Jifeng participated in the battle of crossing the river as the commander of the 34th Army of the People's Liberation Army, overthrew the decaying Chiang dynasty, and fulfilled his lifelong wish. However, due to various complex considerations, Ho Jifeng's underground party identity was not immediately made public.
For a long time, He Jifeng was not a party member on the surface, but a "general of the uprising". It wasn't until General He Jifeng passed away in 1980 that his legendary story finally became the best, and people finally saw this outstanding work that was covered up.