In 1946, at the beginning of the North China Campaign, a major event occurred that shook the whole country. The reason for the incident was that our army, from a strategic point of view, adopted a way of avoiding head-to-head confrontation, which is a common tactic in war.
However, in the view of Fu Zuoyi, the "commander-in-chief of the North China Suppression," this practice is a misunderstanding and contempt for our army. He believed that this was because our army was afraid of his elite troops, so he chose to retreat.
This judgment made Fu Zuoyi excited, in order to show Chiang Kai-shek his exploits, and also to hit the morale of our army, he found a cronie named Yan Youwen and asked him to write a scolding "Suppression of Thieves" and sent it directly to our army's position.
When the fighters handed over the letter to ***, we all thought he would be furious, but the result was unexpected. The chairman not only did not get angry, but laughed heartily and praised Yan Youwen's article for being extremely well written.
He even said that the contents of the letter would be carried out throughout the army** and published in the "Liberation**". What's going on? Why was the chairman so happy when he was criticized, and what does this matter have to do with Yan Youwen?
From the beginning of the war in June 1946, peace seemed increasingly elusive. The Kuomintang reactionaries led by Chiang Kai-shek launched a comprehensive attack on our army in the area of Suidong, thinking that they could win with one blow, but they did not expect that our army had already taken precautions.
Faced with this situation, Chiang Kai-shek panicked, and in order to open a "good start", he had to contact General Fu Zuoyi in North China, hoping that he could send troops to the rescue.
When Lao Jiang put forward a proposal to rescue Datong, Fu Zuoyi's reaction was surprising, he was well aware of the intentions of our army, and thought that in the case of "encircling the point to send reinforcements", saving Datong would only put himself in danger.
However, Fu Zuoyi did not want to sit still, in order to protect the morale of his allies, he decided to adopt the strategy of "besieging Wei to save Zhao", by besieging Jining, inducing our army to divide troops to rescue, and at the same time ambush on the way to counter our army.
Fu Zuoyi's tactical attainments were extremely high, and his plan worked immediately after its implementation, lifting the siege of Datong, and at the same time causing our army to encounter an ambush in the process of rescuing Jining.
Despite the heroic counterattack of our army, considering the overall strategy, Nie Shuai had to temporarily retreat and follow the orders of **.
In Fu Zuoyi's eyes, this battle was a complete victory for him, and he hoped to hit the morale of our army and ask Lao Jiang for credit by writing a "Suppression of Thieves" that scolded ***.
However, his henchman Yan Youwen was unwilling to help him, because he was an honorable underground member of the CCP, and he could not betray his beliefs and principles.
An underground party member actually scolded Chairman ***, but *** not only did not get angry, but praised his article for being very well written. This is because this person is an underground member of our party.
This anti-transferor exclaimed. To understand the ins and outs of this matter, we need to start with the life experience of underground party member Yan Youwen. Yan Youwen was born in 1914 into a family of intellectuals in Ronghe County, Shanxi Province.
Although his parents were not famous, they were able to live a comfortable life with their knowledge. In this environment, Yan Youwen's education is naturally not a problem. Since he was a child, his parents have been his teachers, and he has also invited many celebrities to guide him.
After assiduous study, he was proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, and also had an in-depth understanding of advanced ideas. At the age of 18, he was successfully admitted to the Law School of Shanxi University and became a well-known local talent.
In that era, college students were rare, and Yan Youwen was a talented man who was sought after by powerful people from all over the world. However, the invasion of the Japanese forced him to leave his hometown and take refuge in Yan'an.
In Yan'an, Yan Youwen was deeply attracted by the ideas of the Communist Party, especially the slogan of "serving the people", which made him decide to join the Communist Party.
However, his application to join the party was politely rejected because our party was in dire need of intelligence talents, and Yan Youwen's cultural background was not suitable for this role.
Therefore, he was assigned to carry out stealth work and became an important force in the intelligence of our army.
When Yan Youwen was working underground, his superiors refused him to join the party, believing that it would bring unnecessary trouble. Although the dangers of underground work are well known, Yan Youwen did not back down.
On the contrary, he showed a strong political zeal and did not hesitate to sign up for studies to learn how to lurk and the necessary skills. After completing his studies, he was sent to the Kuomintang and became Fu Zuoyi's henchman.
This mission occurred after the Double 12 Incident, when Lao Chiang made up his mind to resist Japan and established a cooperative relationship with the Communist Party. Fu Zuoyi has sent people to meet him many times in the hope of getting help, especially sending some political workers to help him set up a department.
When they intended to send someone to spy on the Kuomintang military situation, they did not hesitate to "send" a batch of ** to Fu Zuoyi, including Yan Youwen. Because they are both fellow villagers in Shanxi, Fu Zuoyi and Yan Youwen soon became friends who talked about everything.
In September 1938, Yan Youwen was promoted to director of the Political Department of the Youth League, and during this period, he found out the "real truth" of Fu Zuoyi's sincere anti-Japanese efforts. With this in mind, ** approved Yan Youwen's application to join the party, making him a full-fledged member of the Communist Party.
After joining the party, Yan Youwen obtained a lot of information within the Kuomintang. However, the good times were short-lived. The following year, as the War of Resistance Against Japan turned into a stalemate, Chiang Kai-shek discovered that there were a large number of CCP underground parties in Fu Zuoyi's army, and in order to prevent accidents, he ordered "let them go back as they came."
Fu Zuoyi had long known about the existence of **, but he chose to acquiesce to their existence for the sake of the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War. Chiang Kai-shek also guessed this, so he gave Fu Zuoyi face and asked him to send ** back politely.
Fu Zuoyi had to give face to Chiang Kai-shek, which led to a large number of our party ** lurking in the army returning in vain, only Yan Youwen was an exception, Fu Zuoyi never doubted him.
This experience set the stage for things to come. Despite this, during the Anti-Japanese War, Yan Youwen and Fu Zuoyi cooperated very happily, one was good at writing and the other was good at fighting, and their relationship was hailed as peace.
However, there is no such thing as a banquet in the world, and with the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party once again had disputes, and their friendship also changed, such as writing"Suppress the hairy text"This incident is the best proof of this.
Although Yan Youwen has publicly expressed his admiration for the Communist Party and *** many times, Fu Zuoyi still asked him to publish articles to insult *** Obviously, Fu Zuoyi's purpose is to let Yan Youwen see the current situation and his position clearly, so that he can completely break with the Communist Party.
Fu Zuoyi sent to scold ***, but it turned out to be Yan Youwen, an underground party member. In the face of the order of his superiors, Yan Youwen could only carefully inform the organization of this matter, hoping that it would be decided by *** and ***.
He originally thought that he would get an order to "don't use your pen", but he didn't expect to get the opposite instruction - * to ask him to write the letter more harshly, so as to arouse the anger of the soldiers and turn Fu Jun into a "proud soldier".
Yan Youwen understood the truth that "arrogant soldiers will be defeated", and after having the order of ***, he can finally boldly "scold"!
Yan Youwen's writing is really unique in the world, with an article of 2,300 words"Text", without a word of swearing, but the *** refutation is incomplete, making it hard to believe that these two people have no deep hatred.
Such an excellent writing naturally had a huge impact, ** laughed and praised again and again after reading it, and also published it in "Liberation**" for the whole army to circulate.
Facts have proved that the prediction of the four of them was accurate, and this letter made the officers and men of the whole army indignant, and the people in the liberated areas were also extremely dissatisfied, and some troops even took the initiative to ask for a duel with Fu Zuoyi.
Even after more than two years, there are still many fighters shouting for revenge, which shows the strength of Yan Youwen's "scolding kung fu". With his help, the operation in North China went smoothly, and our army quickly approached the city of Beiping, and the situation was reversed in an instant.
At this time, Yan Youwen came out again and played a key role.
Faced with the encirclement of 800,000 troops, Fu Zuoyi was worried, after all, Lao Jiang had not yet sent troops to help. He currently has three options: one is to lead his troops to break through and preserve his strength; the second is to defend Beiping and wait for friendly rescue; The third is to negotiate and resolve the issue in a peaceful manner.
He hesitated, and finally decided to talk to Yan Youwen, who was a friend and think tank. This is exactly what Yan Youwen wants, and he is convinced that peaceful liberation is the best way out.
Therefore, he moved with emotion and reason, and gave three reasons: First, a large number of Kuomintang generals have led their troops to revolt, and both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are Chinese, and there is no shame in surrendering.
Secondly, it was the old Chiang who was unkind first, and the friendly army was unrighteous first, and he could have come to the rescue, but he was still fighting internally, what value does such a party have to be loyal to? In the end, peaceful liberation would be more beneficial to both sides and would prevent more human suffering.
Beiping is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and carries a rich historical and cultural heritage. Once the war starts, it will cause irreparable losses to this ancient city, making Fu Zuoyi, who is unwilling to surrender, a sinner in history and spurned by future generations.
After facing these three reasons, Fu Zuoyi chose a solution that could not only allow him to retreat but also maintain face. Soon after, he sent his men to begin negotiations on the 17th of the following month.
After a month of arduous negotiations, Fu Zuoyi finally chose to compromise, opened the city gates, and led the army to revolt. As a result, Peking was peacefully liberated, and Yan Youwen successfully returned to the embrace of the organization.
He single-handedly persuaded the enemy general, and this merit and courage deserve our praise for him.