In 1949, when it was warm and cold, the Siye Automobile Regiment drove into Xibaipo. This is a major move, marking the official entry of the Communist Party of China from the countryside into the city as the protagonist.
For this move, the CCP**, the North China Bureau, the Beiping Municipal Party Committee, the Beiping City** and the Beiping Garrison all united and went all out. On the morning of 21 March, more than 300 large trucks and 20 medium- and small-sized jeeps of the Siye Automobile Regiment drove separately from Beiping and Tianjin into Xibaipo and began their mission.
This automobile regiment made great achievements during the Pingjin Campaign, and now it is shouldering the task of relocating the most important vehicles, and these unwashed chariots will carry the central organs of the Chinese revolution from the countryside to the cities to establish a new red regime.
However, because the Kuomintang regime still occupied half of the rivers and mountains south of the Yangtze River, although Fu Zuoyi's troops in Beiping accepted the peaceful reorganization of our army, a large number of stragglers were still operating everywhere, and at the same time, there were many hidden Kuomintang spies.
All of this has brought a lot of hidden dangers to the security of the migration.
During the Xibaipo period, in order to ensure the safety and rest of the leaders, an organizing committee composed of Cheng Zihua, Liu Yalou and Li Kenong was established, and they carefully arranged the security along the way into Beijing, air vigilance, military parades and city celebrations and other activities, and every detail was taken into account.
In the end, it was decided that the leaders would take a car from Xibaipo to Zhuoxian, and after arriving in Zhuoxian, they would take a train into Beiping. The North China Military Region is responsible for the vigilance from Xibaipo to Zhuoxian, the 42nd Army of Siye is responsible for the alert from Zhuoxian to Changxindian, the 41st Army of Siye is responsible for the vigilance from Changxindian to Xizhimen, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the ** Garrison Regiment are responsible for the alert from Xizhimen to Xiangshan, and the air alert at Xiyuan Airport and Xiangshan is responsible for the antiaircraft artillery division of Siye.
The organizing committee immediately telegraphed this decision to Xibaipo, and ** quickly called back and agreed to the organizing committee's arrangement. For the sake of secrecy, the code name of the ** institution is "Labor University".
**Led the Siye Automobile Group to Xibaipo, which attracted the attention of the villagers. Qian Yimin and Yin Jian received a notice to move for the Labor University and were divided into two echelons.
Trucks are responsible for transporting supplies and cadres and soldiers, and jeeps are responsible for transporting leaders and their families. Gu Yuanxing warmly received Qian Yimin, he was the captain of the guard and won the respect of the chairman.
He said: "It is often said that I am very strong, but today I saw that it was true. You see, American-style trucks and jeeps are so big that it's not simple. Qian Yimin asked: "Chief of Staff Gu, are these cars enough?" ”
Gu Yuanxing replied: "That's enough, this move was all left to the Hebei Provincial Party Committee, and the chief and his family only brought some daily necessities. ”
*Commander-in-Chief and Kang Keqing boarded the jeep, and then ** and Wang Guangmei also walked out. Qian Yimin just thinks that they are extraordinary and beautiful, and he doesn't know their identity.
Later, I learned that they were the family of *** chairman. With the help of the guards, some of the belongings of the chief and his family were loaded into the jeep. Qian Yimin has only one thought in his heart: see ***
In a simple thatched house, Qian Yimin saw two soldiers carry out a large heavy wooden box. When he was about to help, a tall chief in a black cotton coat calmly walked out and said in a thick Hunan accent: "This box is very heavy, and it is full of books. ”
Qian Yimin was shocked, it turned out that this was the *** chairman he had always admired! He immediately stepped forward and solemnly saluted the chairman. Next, the fighters and the chairman vigorously lifted the large bookcase.
The warriors present were very excited, they had only seen the leader in the portrait, and at this moment he was beside them. The chairman smiled and shook hands with the soldiers, and chatted with them as if they had been friends for many years.
At this time, Gu Yuanxing came to the chairman's side, he pointed to Qian Yimin and introduced: "Chairman, this is Comrade Qian Yimin, Minister of Four-Field Security, he led a car group to take the Labor University to move. ”
The chairman looked at Qian Yimin, and then said kindly: "Okay, thank you, everyone has worked hard." At noon, the small convoy set off for a new destination.
** and his team left Xibaipo and headed for the North China Plain. They were in a small car and were closely protected by a convoy composed of a ** garrison regiment. The members of the team include *** himself, ** and others.
Their whereabouts are kept strictly secret to prevent possible attacks. The entourage included Qian Yimin, who led the way and guarded, and his soldiers. They are always on their toes in case anything goes wrong.
**Wear goggles, masks, and raincoats in the car to protect against dust flying along the way. His team, under the protection of the ** agency truck team, left Xibaipo smoothly.
Despite tens of thousands of PLA fighters guarding the route, Qian Yimin remained vigilant in case there was any potential threat.
The People's Liberation Army encountered danger on the way to Beiping, and despite the jeep's heavy bumps on the dirt road, the chairman's mental state was always very good. He stared at his surroundings and mused, "It's another March." ”
Then, the chairman asked Li Yinqiao, the chief of the guard beside him: "Do you remember the time when the ** organ was transferred several times?" Li Yinqiao replied after a moment's thought: "Remember, on March 18 of the previous year, we evacuated from Yan'an.
On March 22 last year, we crossed the Yellow River. Today is March 23, just one day more than last year. The chairman nodded approvingly, and then said: "We are advancing to Beiping, and the three major operations in three years all took place in March.
By March next year, the whole country should be liberated. Li Yinqiao said affirmatively: "Yes, when the whole country is liberated, we will not have to move again." The whole car couldn't help but laugh, even the driver who was focused on driving.
The chairman asked again: "I originally thought that Beiping would be able to enter later, but I didn't expect it to be so fast." Did you think of this? Li Yinqiao replied: "You said that you would defeat Chiang Kai-shek in three or five years, even if you defeated him in five years, it would be fine."
We didn't expect to be evacuated from Yan'an for two years and then enter Beiping. The chairman pondered for a moment, then lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and said, "Yes, we didn't expect it, and Chiang Kai-shek didn't expect it."
The reason is simple, Chiang Kai-shek waged a war against the people and injustice, and the people opposed the civil war and his continued brutal exploitation of the people. This is the back of the heart. ”
At this moment, the car behind honked vigorously, and the chairman told the driver to stop. It turned out that the car behind was left behind.
Grandpa Mao and the children had just driven out of Guosu Town in Xiangshan, and when they were climbing to a small hill, Wu Xiangting, who was sitting in the third car, found that the car of the chief behind him had not followed, so he asked the driver to honk the horn to stop the car in front.
Gu Yuanxing poked his head out of the car and asked, "What's going on with the car behind?" Wu Xiangting ran forward and said, "It's not clear. At this time, Qian Yimin got off the leading car, came to Gu Yuanxing and asked, "Is there a situation?" ”
At this time, the guards of ** ran over and said to them: "Vice Chairman Zhou, let me wait, **'s car has overturned under the ridge." * immediately got out of the car and hurriedly asked, "How is it?"
Didn't hurt anyone, did you? The guard didn't seem to be able to figure it out, so he asked Li Yinqiao to go over and have a look. Li Yinqiao found out the reason after inquiry. It turned out that because of the highway slurry and the moving of the ** agency day after day, the car regiment of Siye transported it day and night.
These American-made 10 ** trucks have crushed the simple country roads into all kinds of big potholes, and the big trucks have a lot of horsepower, and they pass quickly, but the small cars are difficult to pass. The car didn't get out of the pit and fell in.
Fortunately, no one was injured, but the child was frightened, and the jeep that overturned was pulled up by several strong guards. **After listening to Li Yinqiao's report, I was relieved.
In 1948, ** and *** found a long convoy parked on the road in Xibaipo, and the chief and his family stood next to the car talking and laughing, which made Qian Yimin feel very worried.
He immediately led several fighters with guns to stand guard on a high dirt slope beside the road, closely watching the movement on the road. Wu Xiangting saw this scene and called Company Commander Wang to lead several soldiers from the pistol company to go on guard.
Qian Yimin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it, and led several soldiers down the high slope.
During the journey, ** also got out of the car and instructed the drivers to park the car on the side of the road for vehicle inspection. He told the drivers: "Don't have a problem, even if you drive on flat ground, you have to pay attention to safety." ”
Then, ** walked forward again and said to *** who was standing on the side of the road: "Chairman, let's take a break and eat something." * humorously said: "I have wanted to rest for a long time, you have to leave, am I not detached from the masses when I rest alone?" ”
Everyone laughed. The guards spread a large green cloth under the trees on the side of the road, placed a few cans of cool well water and a few baskets of steamed buns and pickles with noodles, and started a lively picnic.
Didn't eat, just stood on the side of the road with a cigarette, a field in the distance. He seemed to be in a good mood. After the meal, the convoy continued on the road, slowing down significantly.
In the evening, another dangerous incident occurred on the road. Ren Bishi's car also had a problem on the way, but he didn't alarm *** There were Ren Bishi's wife and children sitting in the car, which was also a jeep, the wheels were stuck on the hillside, the engine turned off, and almost overturned.
The driver hurriedly jumped out of the car to repair it. The drivers of this team were all selected and sent by Beiping, and they were all technically excellent, and the cars were repaired quickly. Due to the big ditch and small ditch on the North China Plain, the road is very difficult to walk, so the team failed to arrive in Baoding on the same day as originally planned.
When it gets dark, the huge convoy can only camp.
**Rested on the door panel of villager Li Daming's house, talked with village cadres in the first half of the night, and sat on a small stool to write in the second half of the night. Qian Yimin saw that *** was still working, and Li Yinqiao told him that the chairman was used to it, and he usually worked until dawn.
The next morning, the convoy arrived in Baoding and canceled the welcome ceremony, but when passing through the square outside the west gate of Baoding, people saw that the cars were running to see the excitement and the crowd of people.
The director of the public security department invited Lin Tie, secretary of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee, to suggest that because of the arrival of ***, the streets should be cleaned up and traffic and pedestrian freedom should be restricted. ** Expresses support for ensuring safety, but opposes street cleaning and restrictions on freedom, and demands that *** and *** be safe, while keeping shops open and good traffic order.
Therefore, Baoding did not take any martial law measures. **After a simple wash, ask Lin Tie if there is any problem that needs to be solved. Lin Tie was just about to speak, ** preemptively said, the chairman talked with the cadres in Shulu Village last night, and he didn't sleep all night, let the chairman rest first, they prepared, including eating, no more than an hour, and they had to continue the trip in the afternoon.
After eating, they reported to work, and at half past three in the afternoon, the convoy set off again.
After completing the car journey, the small convoy continued to drive in the direction of Baoding. Compared with the road in Xibaipo, the road from Baoding to Zhuoxian is smoother and cleaner, so the speed of the small convoy is gradually increasing.
However, at this very moment, something unexpected happened. According to a telegram from the 17th Branch of the Beiping Public Security Bureau at 10:57 a.m. on March 24, a battalion of the 3rd Army of Fu Zuoyi's temporary organization, with more than 500 people, fled with **.
Among them, more than 300 people fled to Xiangtaro Village near Xiangshan in the northwest, while more than 200 people fled to Fangshan in the southwest. This aroused great attention from the Beiping Military Management Committee, and immediately ordered the annihilation of these deserters to ensure the safety of the first class.
At 5 p.m., the small convoy arrived at a small village 40 kilometers away from Zhuo County, and found that the PLA soldiers at the entrance of the village were loaded with guns and ammunition, and the militia were patrolling in the distance with old sleeves on their backs, and they were very strictly guarded.
Qian Yimin, who was the Minister of Defense, immediately sensed that something was wrong, and he reported the desertion to Gu Yuanxing, and the two agreed that the situation was serious. So, Qian Yimin reported to ***, instructed them to protect ***'s safety, increase vigilance, and believe that the garrisons around the country will solve this problem.
Qian Yimin told the soldiers in the lead car to be vigilant, keep an eye on suspicious people on the side of the road, and ensure the safety of the convoy. In the evening, they arrived at Zhuoxian, but the city gates were closed early, and they could not open them no matter how much they screamed.
The two PLA fighters on the city wall told them that the chief had given an order, and without an order, they would not open the door even if *** came. Sitting in the car, he smiled and said then wait.
A sentry went out to look for the chief, but was not found. Qian Yimin worries that something will happen to the convoy if it stays outside the city for too long. At this time, the comrades of the first organ and the comrades of the Zhuoxian County Party Committee rushed to come, and they opened the city gate and let the convoy enter the county seat.
The next day, the Beiping car tour of the ** organ of the Communist Party of China ended, and the ** group entered Beiping by train in the early morning of March 25. After all the *** organs of the contemporary "Labor University" arrived in Xiangshan, Beiping, in order to thank the car group that helped move, Wang Dongxing was entrusted by *** and *** to say to them: "Thank you for successfully completing the task of moving for **.
*I just moved into Beiping, and I don't have anything to entertain you, so I will give you one yuan per person, which is considered to be ** for your hospitality. ”
The democrats who greeted the leaders at Xiyuan Airport made an important contribution to the "steel transportation line that could not be defeated and bombed" in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, which lasted for the next three years.
Today, this automobile regiment with a glorious tradition is still working hard for the transportation tasks of the ** Military Commission and the organs of the General Headquarters.