In April 1941, Zhang Aiping, commander of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army, suddenly received a ** from Peng Xuefeng, commander of the 4th Division of the New Fourth Army, saying that Chen Ruiting, the commander of the 425th Regiment of the 92nd Army of the Kuomintang, was an underground member of the Communist Party of China and had led his troops to revolt. A telegram came from the headquarters, asking Peng to cover Chen's entry into the base area. But Peng Xuefeng was fighting and couldn't get out, so he asked Zhang Aiping to welcome Chen.
Zhang Aiping agreed.
The next day, he immediately set off with the 9th Regiment of the 27th Brigade, and then met with Chen Ruiting.
Chen Ruiting's uprising brought out more than 1,000 people. Zhang Aiping inquired about his uprising and gave a banquet to officers above the battalion level. Subsequently, he convened a gathering of the 27th Regiment and the Chen Department to welcome the uprising of the officers and soldiers.
However, Zhang Aiping kept a hand to prevent anyone from shooting, and ordered the 27th Regiment and Chen to put all the guns on the side of the venue, and the guns were separated. There were no incidents at the venue.
However, at the meeting, Zhang Aiping observed the insurrectionary troops and found that the existing officers had gloomy faces, indifferent eyes, and even some strangeness, which aroused vigilance.
After the meeting ended, Zhang Aiping immediately found Chen Ruiting, talked alone, and asked, "How is the mood of the troops?" ”
Chen Ruiting replied: "It's not bad, no problem." ”
What was the attitude of the officers towards the uprising? ”
It's quite resolute and willing to follow me. Chen Ruiting replied very resolutely.
After your uprising, was there anything out of the ordinary? ”
Nothing was found. ”
Seeing this, Zhang Aiping was not worried about herself, but still reminded: "You have already revolted, and together with the New Fourth Army, people's thinking may change." People who were reliable in the past may also become unreliable, so you have to be especially careful and pay special attention. ”
Good good. Chen Ruiting agreed.
Zhang Aiping said: "It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, you should lead the troops to the 8th Brigade to be stationed in Bancheng as soon as possible, and strive to arrive within 24 hours." I sent the 27 regiment to escort in the rear. ”
Okay, I'll get to the day. ”
However, Chen Bu did not arrive for a day, and he did not arrive for two days. It turned out that the masses in the base areas along the way welcomed them and held a party, which greatly slowed down the pace of the march, until the third day, they arrived at Cuizhuang, which was less than 10 miles away from Bancheng, but they camped again. That night, Zhang Aiping and Chen Ruiting communicated ** and reminded again:
You have to pay attention to the changes in the officers and soldiers, and tomorrow morning you will have to rush to the middle of the city anyway. ”
As a result, in the second half of the night, Chen Ruiting had an accident.
After putting down the **, Chen Ruiting held a meeting with several main cadres to study the situation of some troops, and only after the meeting did he lie down to sleep, and some footsteps came from the courtyard, and then the gunshots rang out. As soon as Chen Ruiting left the room, he was stabbed by two bayonets and fell to the ground. The other party was still not at ease, so he made up another shot and ran away.
**10,000 Fans Incentive Plan When Chen Ruiting's guards ran over, Chen Ruiting was lying in a pool of blood. Zhang Aiping heard the gunshots and also sent troops over. It turned out that Chen was led by a company commander with more than 20 people who mutinied, and after they assassinated Chen Ruiting, they ran away with most of the officers and soldiers. Fortunately, Chen Ruiting was not killed by three stabs in his body, and was rescued afterwards.
Later, Chen Ruiting said to Peng Xuefeng with emotion
Brigade Commander Zhang's vigilance is really high, and he doesn't look bad at things in autumn! ”
Peng Xuefeng said: "You know who he is, not to mention after so many years of fighting, he also worked underground in Shanghai, and he has been working until now, relying on bravery, wit and carefulness." ”