The captain of the brigade detained ten traitors and asked how to sentence? Li Yunchang said three words, and the captain was more ruthless than me
At the beginning of July 1938, armed uprisings broke out in more than 20 counties in eastern Hebei, and a 100,000-strong Eastern Hebei Anti-Japanese Federation was formed. Soon, Song Shilun led the 4th Column of the Eighth Route Army to eastern Hebei and served as the commander of the Jichareliao Military Region, intending to open up an anti-Japanese base in the region.
However, although the Eastern Hebei Anti-Japanese Federation was numerous, most of them were peasants who had not been strictly trained and had limited combat effectiveness. **It is recommended that Song Shilun and others transfer the troops to Wuling Mountain for training, and use this as a base to establish an anti-Japanese base to change the situation of the anti-Japanese war in eastern Hebei. Although Li Yunchang thought that Shangwuling Mountain was a good choice, Song Shilun was worried about the vast terrain of the area, the sparse population, and the difficulty of logistical supply, so he did not approve of establishing a base here.
After a period of consideration, Song Shilun decided to march to Dushan and establish a base there. The reason is that the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation has been active in Dushan and has a certain mass base. However, when Song Shilun led the main force of the 4th Column and Li Yunchang's division to Dushan, he was seriously intercepted by the Japanese army and had to be forced to withdraw to eastern Hebei. The Japanese also followed suit and launched an attack on eastern Hebei.
Considering the severity of the situation, Song Shilun believed that the Eastern Hebei Anti-Japanese Federation did not yet have combat effectiveness and was vulnerable to enemy attacks when operating on the plains, so he advocated withdrawing westward with the Eastern Hebei Anti-Japanese Federation and going to Pingxi for rectification and training before counterattacking. However, Li Yunchang did not agree to retreat westward, believing that with the support of the people of eastern Hebei, even if he lost the cover of Wuling Mountain, he would be able to deal with the Japanese invaders. At the same time, Yan'an also did not approve of the westward retreat of the eastern Hebei troops, believing that the eastern Hebei guerrillas were large in number, had poor discipline, and that the long-distance march was very dangerous.
Soon, the advance of the Japanese invaders arrived in eastern Hebei, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. Song Shilun had to decide to retreat westward, but due to poor organization, the troops were attacked by the Japanese puppet army many times on the way to retreat, and suffered heavy losses. Deputy commanders Hong Linge and Chen Yuhuan died in the battle. On the way to the west, the Chaobai River has been tightly sealed by the Japanese invaders, and continuing to advance may lead to the annihilation of the entire army.
At the meeting held in Fangezhuang, after intense discussions, it was decided to stop the westward advance and return to Fengrun, Luanxian, Qian'an, Zunhua, and other places to persist in guerrilla warfare. Subsequently, Li Yunchang led the troops back to eastern Hebei and fought fiercely with the Japanese in the area of the Dongxi'an River, but the troops suffered heavy losses, leaving only more than 1,000 people, and the situation was extremely difficult. Soon, Xiao Ke came to Pingxi to serve as the commander of the Jirecha Advance Army, and led the anti-Japanese armed struggle in the region in a unified manner.
Li Yunchang's troops and the three small units that remained in eastern Hebei that year were combined into the 13th Detachment of the Jirecha Advance Army, with Li Yunchang as commander, Li Chuli as political commissar, Bao Sen as deputy commander, Zeng Kelin as chief of staff, and Liu Chengguang as director of the Political Department. Soon after the establishment of the 13th detachment, the anti-Japanese hero Jie Zhenguo in eastern Hebei came to defect, adding new strength to the anti-Japanese struggle.
Later, in order to make a living, he came to Kailuan Coal Mine to work as a worker. After the Japanese invaded and occupied eastern Hebei, they burned, killed and looted, did all kinds of evil, Jie Zhenguo hated the little devils, and stared at the lone Japanese invaders, and once slashed several devils in one day, becoming a famous anti-Japanese hero in eastern Hebei. At this time, he came to defect when the 13th detachment was in a difficult situation, and Li Yunchang was deeply moved, and immediately appointed him as the captain of the special service brigade, specifically responsible for hoeing and raping.
At that time, the reason why Li Yunchang lost the battle was not only because of the strong Japanese forces, but also because many traitors specialized in spying on the intelligence of the 13th detachment. Therefore, the Japanese invaders knew Li Yunchang's whereabouts well, and no matter how he led his troops to move, they could not completely get rid of the enemy. After Jie Zhenguo, a famous anti-Japanese hero, came to defect, Li Yunchang was very happy and asked him to serve as the captain of the special service brigade, specializing in eliminating those traitors who acted for the tiger.
Jie Zhenguo is extremely capable, has a skill, and is very familiar with the local terrain, so he caught ten traitors soon after he took office. Because he had just joined the Eighth Route Army, he did not know much about some of the policies of the Eighth Route Army, so Jie Zhenguo did not make his own opinions, but walked dozens of miles, took these ten traitors away from the detachment headquarters, handed them over to Li Yunchang, and asked him to deal with them.
Li Yunchang first asked about the situation of these ten people, and then sent people to do a detailed investigation, and learned that these ten traitors not only spied on the intelligence of the 13th detachment many times, but also did many bad things, and the people were extremely angry, so he waved his hand to Jie Zhenguo and said: "All cut down!" Jie Zhenguo thought that Li Yunchang would order the ten traitors to be shot, but he didn't even save bullets and sent them on the road directly with a big knife.
Li Yunchang treats people very generously on weekdays, always looks elegant, Jie Zhenguo didn't expect that his attitude towards traitors was more ruthless than himself, and he admired it very much. After this incident, when he caught those traitors who had committed the most heinous crimes, he did not ask Li Yunchang for instructions, but directly executed them. Under the blow of the special service brigade, the traitors were so frightened that they did not dare to go out after dark, and the situation of the 13th detachment was greatly improved.
After that, Li Yunchang, Bao Sen and others led their troops to fight fiercely with the Japanese puppet army many times, and successfully created the Fengluanqian anti-Japanese base area, and the team also grew from more than 1,000 people to more than 7,000 people. At the end of July 1944, the Jireliao Military Region was established, with Li Yunchang as the commander and political commissar, and by the time of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the main force of the military region had grown to more than 30,000 people. After that, Li Yunchang participated in the Liberation War and served as the 2nd deputy commander of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served in the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Justice. Since he had already been transferred out of the army, he did not participate in the Great Conferral of 55 years. In 2008, Li Yunchang died of illness at the age of 101.