On the eve of the liberation of Shanghai on May 19, 1949, the tranquility of the cemetery of Mr. Song Jiaoren in Shanghai, known locally as "Song Park", was shattered by several Kuomintang military vehicles.
According to the recollections of the residents of the area at that time, during that time, military vehicles often drove into the "Song Park", and dozens of people were sent to the place for execution. Even the gentle spring breeze could not dispel the chill of Song Park.
Escorted by Kuomintang soldiers, several men and women stepped out of the car, their expressions solemn and determined, with a calm attitude in the face of death.
In the crowd, there was a young couple, the husband dressed neatly and calmly, and although he was wearing a Kuomintang military uniform, no one knew that he had broken with the rotten Kuomintang.
His wife followed, and despite all the hardships, she was still beautiful, not outwardly, but from that kind of calm that fearless of life and death.
Under the leadership of her husband, the wife resolutely walked to the execution ground, at this time she was pregnant, but the crazy Kuomintang ** completely ignored basic humanitarianism.
As the shots rang out, the couple died heroically. Eight days later, on May 27, their sacrifice was exchanged for the liberation of Shanghai.
Why were they taken to the Kuomintang execution ground? Born in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province in 1911, Chen Erjin's family was not poor, but well-to-do, and received a good education from an early age.
Unlike most of the generals who joined our party, his father had a dream of joining the army, and graduated from the Baoding Military Academy in Hebei Province, and served as a military attache in the Qing Dynasty at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Although Chen Erjin's parents had studied at the military academy, he did not want to join the army when he was young. He was knowledgeable and well-educated, and once aspired to become a scientist, develop technology for the motherland and defeat foreign invaders.
Chen Erjin loved to write poetry since he was a child, and his works were circulated among the local squires and were well received. Soon, he became known as a "genius", and his family began to focus on cultivating his cultural talents.
His maternal grandfather was a very rare scientific research talent, proficient in Western studies, and once served as the chief professor of physical chemistry at Shanxi University.
Chen Erjin's maternal grandfather discovered his ingenuity and was determined to train him to become a scientific talent needed by the motherland. Originally, Chen Erjin's life would be immersed in learning, but fate changed everything in a sudden way.
After the Xinhai Revolution, people thought that the establishment of the new ** would enable China to embark on a new path, and the people would be able to usher in stability and peace. Since then, however, the country has experienced many upheavals, with warlords and landlords exploiting the common people without restraint.
Although the Chen family lived a prosperous life and did not experience the hardships and life and death tests of the poor people, they witnessed the collapse of the country and the changes of the world. What can be done to save the country?
This question has been plaguing the young Chen Erjin. As he grew up, he witnessed the war raging on the land of China, and he was deeply worried about the dangerous state of the country.
In 1929, when Chen Erjin was eighteen years old, he decided to give up his studies, join the army and apply for the Whampoa Military Academy. Although his family had hoped that he would be able to study in peace, they supported his decision under the pressure of the national situation.
With his outstanding wisdom and rich knowledge background, Chen Erjin successfully passed the selection of the Whampoa Military Academy and became a cadet. A few years later, he graduated with honors from the Whampoa Military Academy and became an officer of the Kuomintang.
Due to his outstanding performance, he was transferred to the Northwest Branch of the ** Military Academy as an instructor, including Chiang Kai-shek's son, Chiang Weiguo.
Because he was born in the Whampoa Military Academy, which is Chiang Kai-shek's descendant, and at the same time once coached Chiang Weiguo, Chiang Kai-shek transferred him to Nanjing, as a chamberlain in the chamber, and at the same time served as the captain of the ** government gendarmerie.
This position can be said to be a close confidant of Chiang Kai-shek. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Erjin devoted himself to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War for the sake of his country and hometown, and was appointed as the head of the anti-aircraft artillery brigade of the first theater and stationed in Changsha.
In 1940, Japanese fighter jets carried out a brutal bombing of the city of Changsha. At that time, Chen Erjin was the captain of the anti-aircraft artillery brigade of the 1st theater, and he eagerly hoped to participate in the battle and resist the Japanese army.
However, his telegram of request for war was lost in the sea, and there was no news. This incident made Chen Erjin deeply suspicious of the ideas of the Kuomintang. However, in Changsha, he also met the love of his life.
During his time in Changsha, Chen Erjin often participated in local social activities. As a young officer of the Kuomintang and a leader of the Whampoa Military Academy, he is also quite popular in the local social circle.
At a dance party in Changsha's high society, Chen Erjin met the love of his life. She was a very charming woman - not only her beauty was overwhelming, but her confident and calm temperament made Chen Erjin deeply fascinated.
Introduced by an acquaintance, this beautiful woman's name is Wang Manxia, the daughter of a jeweler, with a wealthy family, and he is a good match, and her talent is comparable. The appearance of this matchmaker, the posture of the two, that is, to see each other's intentions.
Since the two parties have similar appearances and family backgrounds, the matchmaker facilitates them to fall in love. The matchmaker was the colonel staff officer of the Kuomintang Ministry of National Defense. This love between the officers and the wealthy businessmen, which was facilitated by the Kuomintang officers, kicked off with the blessings of everyone.
In contact with Wang Manxia, Chen Erjin felt more and more the resonance of the soul between the two. At that time, when the war was raging and the country was being invaded by foreign invaders, Chen Erjin saw the corruption within the Kuomintang and the suffering brought by the rule of the Kuomintang to the people, and he was full of deep sympathy for the toiling masses.
Although Wang Manxia was born in a wealthy family, she can have a strong resonance with Chen Erjin on this point. Soon, they fell in love and held a wedding in Changsha.
However, Chen Erjin didn't know that this famous lady from a wealthy family also had a mysterious identity.
Wang Manxia, a native of Suxian County, Anhui Province, was born in a family of jewelers, enjoyed her father's careful education, and was not afraid of the ideological shackles of the old feudal society. She was trained in communist ideology at a young age and was admitted to Beijing Normal University at the age of 18.
During her studies in Beijing, she experienced various revolutionary trends and patriotic movements. The baptism of these ideas of national salvation made her deeply feel the pain of the broken country and the displacement of the people, so she decided to join the revolution, fight for the proletariat, become a young and determined revolutionary, and contribute to the future of the country.
In 1936, Wang Manxia passed the rigorous test and became a member of the Communist Party of China. With her special status, she became an underground worker. As the daughter of a wealthy businessman, she had many opportunities to come into contact with Kuomintang intelligence, which kept coming back to ***
Finally, in 1938, ** gave her an important task, requiring her to infiltrate in Changsha. It was at the dance party in Changsha that Wang Manxia and Chen Erjin met fatefully.
After the two fell in love, Wang Manxia reported her relationship to the organization. The organization agreed to their marriage and hoped that she would expose her husband to communist ideas. After getting married, Chen Erjin and Wang Manxia had a very happy married life.
They originally came together because of their common hobbies, and although they were introduced, this is free love, and the two have a deep relationship. At the beginning, Chen Erjin thought that his wife was a standard rich wife, playing mahjong and chatting with friends every day, and occasionally participating in social activities.
But as time went on, Chen Erjin gradually discovered that his wife was always dressed up when she went out, and it often took a long time to return.
Chen Erjin originally thought that his wife was just participating in some social activities, but what about so many social activities? Even if you're gathering with friends, you should have something to share with yourself.
However, as his wife went out more and more, Chen Erjin began to feel uneasy and decided to investigate his wife's behavior. This survey result surprised Chen Erjin, it turned out that his wife did not go out to socialize.
Those of her friends also didn't know that his wife had gone. This made Chen Erjin's heart skip a beat, and he couldn't help but wonder: Is there someone outside when his wife goes out early and returns late like this?
When Chen Erjin's wife went out again, he quietly followed her with mixed feelings, wondering who had lured his wife out for a meeting. However, the more he stalked, the more he felt that something was wrong, it didn't seem to be like a date between a rich wife and a lover, Wang Manxia's anti-tracking ability was very strong, and the itinerary was also very cautious.
Watching his wife stumble around and get rid of the possible tracker, Chen Erjin had a terrible conjecture in his heart - she can't be a communist, right? When he got home, he asked his wife with mixed feelings to go **.
Wang Manxia was aware that her whereabouts were revealed, but she had long been aware that her husband was disgusted by the Kuomintang's passive anti-Japanese attitude, and it was only because Chen Erjin was a close confidant of Chiang Kai-shek who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, so he never betrayed the Kuomintang.
Wang Manxia and Chen Erjin both knew each other's identities, and she said to Chen Erjin with a smile: "There is no need to be in a hurry to express one's position now, let us first read the works of communism and our party leaders to understand our party's revolutionary thoughts." ”
At this time, Chen Erjin had mixed feelings in his heart, while recalling his days at the Whampoa Military Academy, while thinking about the Kuomintang's passive anti-Japanese policy, and on the other hand, thinking that his wife was pregnant, and if this matter was poked out, the family might be in danger.
After careful consideration, Chen Erjin decided not to make this matter public for the time being. Subsequently, Wang Manxia kept bringing him some red books. In the process of reading and studying these works, Chen Erjin and Wang Manxia gradually developed a common revolutionary ideal.
Finally, in 1939, Chen Erjin secretly joined the Chinese Communist Party. Since then, he and his wife Wang Manxia have begun to lurk within the Kuomintang, and this lurking has been for 10 years.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, they left the army and went to Shanghai to take up their posts.
The materials of the period recorded in detail the corrupt acts of various sizes, and there were even materials that directly criticized the Kuomintang for "prostituting and gambling".
Chen Erjin hated this kind of behavior before joining our party, and he applied for the Whampoa Military Academy in order to devote himself to the country and fight for his ideals, and the behavior of the people made him feel that his ideals were shattered.
However, after joining our party, Chen Erjin had a new understanding of the Kuomintang's corruption and reselling, and he thought it was a rare opportunity.
In order to support Yan'an, Chen Erjin even sold his family property, and with his study at the Whampoa Military Academy and the experience of working beside Chiang Kai-shek, he successfully transferred the best of the Kuomintang to Yan'an, and was known as the logistics minister of Huaye.
In 1949, he and his wife were assigned to Shanghai to rebel against the garrison.
The liberation of Shanghai is a crucial task, and its results will have a direct impact on Shanghai's development. As the largest commercial city and foreign trade center in China, Shanghai's position is irreplaceable.
Before the liberation of Shanghai, our army was plagued by the question of how to capture Shanghai without destroying its commercial and economic activities. To this end, ** instructed the PLA to proceed cautiously, like catching a mouse in a porcelain shop, both to reach the goal without breaking the precious porcelain.
* With this vivid metaphor, the general vividly portrayed the difficulties and challenges of this task.
In order to avoid the destruction of Shanghai, the underground workers of our army took active action in the city to collect intelligence. However, Feng Xuesong, a special agent of the Kuomintang military command, learned of this news and reported it to Mao Sen, the head of the secret service.
Under the guidance of Feng Xuesong, Mao Sen lured Chen Erjin and other underground workers and surrounded them in a circle of Kuomintang military and police. As a result, more than a dozen of our party workers, including Chen Erjin and Wang Manxia, were killed.
Because of their refusal to mutiny, Mao Sen frantically executed them all in "Song Park" before fleeing Shanghai.
Wang Manxia, who is pregnant, has no fear in the face of life and death. At the last moment of her life, she and her husband shouted "Long live New China" and dedicated themselves in a heroic way.