Assassination,The death of the guards, the most dangerous one.
At 9 a.m. on April 25, 1937, ** led a guard team from Yan'an to Nanjing, where he discussed with the Kuomintang ** on the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
Just when *** was about to arrive at Laoshan, there was a sudden raindrop of gunfire on the mountain, it turned out that someone had set up an ambush here in an attempt to assassinate *** Fortunately, ** was unscathed in the end, but he said afterwards: "I have experienced many dangers in my life, but what makes me feel the most dangerous is this incident." ”
**, the great revolutionary, statesman and diplomat, died in Beijing on January 8, 1976. Among his relics, the staff found a yellowed ** with the words "Laoshan in distress, only four people remained" written on the back.
Who are the four in *? What happened to them? Why does this ** make *** so concerned? All of this is worth exploring. Let's look back at this heroic epic that happened more than 80 years ago, the Xi'an Incident.
In this incident, ** personally stepped forward, demonstrating his outstanding leadership skills and selfless dedication. Since the September 18 Incident, China's three northeastern provinces have been occupied by Japan for a long time, and the crisis of the Chinese nation has deepened day by day.
A month after the incident, he published an article in the Red Flag Weekly calling on the people to participate in the anti-imperialist national revolutionary movement. His call was echoed by many patriotic generals, the most prominent of which were two generals, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng.
The Xi'an Incident was a military admonition launched by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng on December 12, 1936 in order to change Chiang Kai-shek's policy of "fighting outside the country must first secure the interior".
They admonished Chiang Kai-shek and demanded the reorganization of Nanjing**, accommodating all parties and factions, and jointly responsible for saving the country; cease all civil wars; Immediately release the patriotic leaders of Shanghai**; the release of all political prisoners in the country; opening up the popular patriotic movement; guarantee all political freedoms of assembly and association of the people; Obey Premier Sun's will; Immediately convene a National Salvation Conference.
After our party's continuous mediation, the "Xi'an Incident" was finally resolved peacefully, and Chiang Kai-shek finally agreed to cooperate with the Communist Party to jointly promote the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
Despite the resolution of the problem with Chiang Kai-shek in the early years, the Chinese Communist Party still faced a serious task of negotiating with the Kuomintang, and this heavy task was entrusted to ***
In addition to Zhang Yunyi, Kong Shiquan and other generals, there were several journalists and accompanying guards, with a total of more than 20 people. In order to ensure their safety, the Security Service sent a reinforced platoon of the special services team to escort them, and because of the long distance, three trucks were rented to hide their identities.
In addition, on the first car, a guard platoon of 32 people was formed, each equipped with 150 rounds of ammunition, 4 bombs and a broadknife in addition to the regular **.
In China at that time, this equipment constituted a standard elite army.
In order to ensure the safety of the chief, ** was safe and secure in the cab of the second car, while Zhang Yunyi, deputy chief of the general staff of the Military Commission, and others sat in the compartment. Although some people felt that there was no need to take precautions, *** still reminded his retinue adjutant Chen Youcai to be vigilant.
Chen Youcai found *** and handed him a military uniform the night before his departure, and said that he would dress up as *** on the road to protect him in case of danger.
Although he felt that the idea was a bit risky, he finally agreed to it, considering Chen's enthusiasm and loyalty. However, this costume change is the key to *** avoiding a catastrophe.
**, Zhang Yunyi, Kong Shiquan and Chen Youcai set off on April 25 and went to see them off in person. However, shortly after their departure, a man witnessed the scene from the mountain and whispered with his men, triggering the assassination of Laoshan.
**The group left Yan'an in a bumpy car, and the soldiers were surprised and excited by it. Chen Youcai was always vigilant, while the guards Liu Jiuzhou and Wen Tailin were worried about whether their short guns could be useful in an emergency.
When the truck drove out of the military station in the Red Army defense area and entered the Laoshan area, it was sparsely populated, and the soldiers looked around vigilantly.
During the Anti-Japanese War, ** was deeply worried, recalling the past, he said: "In October 1935, when we first arrived in northern Shaanxi, Chiang Kai-shek sent troops to encircle and suppress us, the ...... of the Northeast ArmySuddenly, a burst of gunfire interrupted his conversation.
Chen Youcai asked the people around him, "Did you hear that?" What is this sound? The guard warrior pondered for a moment and said, "This sound is like the whip of a shepherd, which I used to hear. ”
Chen Youcai pondered for a moment after hearing this, his face suddenly changed, and he shouted loudly: "That's not right! It's not the sound of whips, it's remote, there will always be banditry, and it's impossible for the villagers to come here to shepherd sheep. ”
He suddenly raised his voice: "It's not good, the enemy has attacked us!" As soon as the words fell, a dense burst of gunfire came from the canyons on both sides, and the iron sheets of the trucks were crackled by bullets, and the bullets rained down on the convoy.
**Seeing this, he did not panic, and after thinking calmly, he ordered: "Let's rush out!" The driver, Lao Li, also responded positively, stepped on the accelerator, and the truck rushed forward at a very fast speed.
But the car had only been driving for a short time, and suddenly stopped, and the violent bumps almost caused the car to overturn. "Vice Chairman Zhou, there is a ditch in front of you, and the car has sunk into it and can't move. ”
Lao Li said anxiously.
In the face of dangerous road conditions, ** stood up and shouted "Get out of the car quickly and hide, organize a counterattack!" He bravely slipped out of the car door and hid behind the truck to shoot, while guard Chen Youcai was shot in the leg when he jumped out of the car, but still stumbled in front of *** and protected him with his body.
The driver, Lao Li, was seriously injured because he couldn't dodge, and the truck lost power. The comrades in the carriage got out of the car to look for cover, and found that the enemy had planned in advance, hiding in trees and haystacks to shoot at our troops.
** The enemy is found to be outnumbered and premeditated, and is surrounding them on three sides. But he was not discouraged and guided his fighters to counterattack in an orderly manner, and in the end the enemy failed to advance.
Chen Youcai was seriously injured and unable to move, but he still ordered the guards to cover *** for evacuation, leaving him to block the attack. When the enemy thought he was ***, he passed away with a smile.
Chen Youcai, a soldier who fought bravely for his escape. He imitated the voice of *** to direct the battle, urging the other fighters to evacuate in an orderly manner, while he was unable to move because of the wound on his leg and could only sit in the back of the vehicle.
His command allowed our army to kill dozens of enemies and buy time for *** to retreat. However, in the outnumbered battle, Chen Youcai sacrificed, along with the deputy captain Chen Guoqiao, the squad leader Deng Tingrong, the deputy squad leader Wang Kaiming and other martyrs.
When the enemy searched for the business card of "**" from Chen Youcai's dress pocket, the whole team fell into a boil. The ringleader thought he had succeeded in ambushing ***, stabbed Chen Youcai's body more than 20 times in a row, and then walked away.
**, Zhang Yunyi and Kong Shiquan escaped from the enemy in the jungle, and finally stopped on a hill to rest. Although Chen Youcai died, his heroic deeds will always be remembered.
In the jungle, ** quickly picked up the guns, they waited for what might happen. As the noise grew louder and louder, they found that it was Cao Hongdu, and after he told them about the situation of the team, tears welled up in his eyes, and he said sadly: "Captain Chen ordered me to come and protect the chiefs, while he stayed where he was and bought time for us. ”
After the last gunshot on the battlefield, the world fell silent again, ** looked in that direction, and fell into deep thought. Zhang Yunyi understood that he was still in danger, so he hurriedly grabbed ***'s hands: "It's not a regular army, it's more like a bandit."
Vice Chairman Zhou, it's not safe here either, we should return to Yan'an as soon as possible. * Only then did they react, and the group of four walked forward. They walked in the direction of Yan'an, but the terrain on the mountain was complicated, and they quickly lost their way.
When the group saw the farmers working in the fields, Cao Hong couldn't wait to go up and ask about the way, but the fellow didn't say anything, the corners of his mouth trembled, and cold sweat broke out on his head.
** Quickly noticed the problem and reminded Cao Hongdu: "You have a pistol in your hand, how dare people approach you?" Cao Hongdu immediately put the pistol back on his waist and explained to his fellow countryman with a smile: "Uncle, I'm sorry to scare you, we are the Red Army and are returning to Yan'an."
Can you tell us how to get around? As soon as the old peasant heard that it was the Red Army, he immediately relaxed and pointed into the distance with a gesture: "If you go down from the Chinese mountain beam, you will be able to reach Thirty Miles." ”
When everyone heard the news, they were overjoyed and quickly rushed down the mountain. At this time, Yan'an also learned the news of the attack, and the guard regiment immediately activated the emergency mechanism, the guard team.
The second and third classes quickly assembled and urgently reported the matter to ***
Although *** is calm and composed on weekdays, he is restless at the moment. He immediately instructed Huang Lin, the head of the guard regiment: "Don't have any worries, you must rescue Vice Chairman Zhou safely!" ”
At the same time, ** is also busy. Due to the shortage of horses in Yan'an, he did not hesitate to transfer all the horses of the ** chief to the search and rescue personnel for their use. When the soldiers arrived at Thirty Miles to carry out the rescue operation, they happened to meet *** and a group.
However, before he could speak, he ordered Zhang Yunyi to lead his men and horses to the mountains that were attacked. However, as soon as the fighters of the ** Guard Regiment arrived on the battlefield, the enemy had already fled back to the base camp, leaving only a paralyzed truck and scarlet bloodstains.
After a rigorous inspection of the truck, it was found that some of the fighters were still breathing weakly, and the paramedics immediately rushed them to a nearby hospital for treatment, but they were unable to save them due to their injuries and poor medical conditions.
**Seeing Chen Youcai's body, tears were uncontrollable. He looked at the blood-soaked blankets of his comrades-in-arms and shouted: "Youcai sacrificed for me, if it weren't for him, I would be lying here today!"
He will always be worth learning from and remembering. The remains of the soldiers were brought back to Yan'an, and the *** in the distance finally smiled. When the hands of the two of them clasped tightly, the hearts of ** were relieved.
In order to commemorate the sacrificed soldiers, *** who returned to Yan'an took a photo with the survivors, and personally wrote eight profound characters behind the **: "Laoshan is in distress, and only four people remain." ”
**On the second day of distress, he resolutely took a Kuomintang plane to Xi'an to negotiate anti-Japanese matters. The General Staff of the Red Army held a grand memorial meeting for the martyrs in Yan'an, and Zhang Yunyi, as a survivor, personally wrote a eulogy for these soldiers.
But it doesn't end there. Immediately after leaving, an investigation into the matter was launched, resolutely not allowing the Red Army soldiers to die in vain, resolutely not allowing the enemy to go unpunished!
Xie Ziqun, director of the investigation department of the Northwest Security Bureau, conducted an in-depth investigation into the case. After many visits, he learned the truth of the matter. A local old man, Mr. Li, offered some important clues.
He was working in the fields that day, and from a distance he saw Li Qingwu, a bandit from northern Shaanxi, who was on the road, and those bandits were stained with blood. Afraid of being discovered by the bandits, he quickly hid behind the haystack.
If the bandits find out that it was him who provided the information, his family could be retaliated against. In order to further investigate the truth, Xie Ziqun sent people to infiltrate the bandits to investigate.
After the secret report, they learned that there was a spy inside Yan'an. The bandit leader Li Qingwu arranged a person named Feng Changdou in Yan'an, this person saw three trucks driving out, and it was expected that there were big officials inside, so he let *** and his party suffer this hardship.
This is a group of not simple criminals, they are ostensibly bandits led by Li Qingwu, but in fact they are the Kuomintang army commanded by Ji Yanshou. In order to get a reward from the Kuomintang, they planned this operation with the intention of killing ***
A few months later, Yan'an launched a large-scale encirclement and suppression operation, successfully arresting and sentencing the bandit leaders Li Qingwu and Ji Yanshou to death. In 1973, ** returned to Yan'an again, and he immediately rushed to Chen Youcai's tomb to pay respects.
Unfortunately, because of Hu Zongnan's invasion of Yan'an in 1947, the cemetery was destroyed, but this hero suffered such treatment. **After learning about it, he cried on the spot and said to the relevant personnel: "Please, do your best to find it again......”
**Return to Yan'an, the holy land of the revolution.