In 1948, Chiang Kai-shek, despite successive defeats, decided to transfer from Shenyang to Beiping to supervise the war.
In order to reverse the situation, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Fu Zuoyi, who was stationed in Beiping, to gather 200,000 men and horses.
Raid on Shijiazhuang
Thus invading Xibaipo, the heart of our party. Attempts were made to paralyze the communist command apparatus in exchange for the initiative on the battlefield.
Chiang Kai-shek
In order to make this plan successful, Chiang Kai-shek secretly contacted Fu Zuoyi. However, no matter how much the Kuomintang took precautions, this plan was finally obtained by our Party's intelligence organs.
The most surprising thing is that this news,
It was also a brigade commander under Fu Zuoyi who personally revealed it.
What's going on? What the hell happened?
In the late autumn of 1948, the Liaoshen Campaign achieved brilliant results, and the Huaihai Campaign was about to begin, which was a crucial moment that determined China's future destiny.
At this time, the Kuomintang's 4 million troops were constantly decreasing in the war. In contrast, the PLA's ranks have continued to grow and develop.
In the face of the increase in the strength of the People's Liberation Army, looking back at the Kuomintang, which was gradually defeated and retreated on various battlefields, Chiang Kai-shek became more and more vicious at this time. In order to save the dangerous situation that must be lost,
Chiang Kai-shek went east to Shenyang and west to Beiping, strictly ordering the Kuomintang troops in the northeast to hold the city.
Chiang Kai-shek patrols the troops
Of course, this is only part of Chiang Kai-shek's plan.
His real purpose was Shijiazhuang.
Shijiazhuang is a strategic location in north China, connecting the three railways of Pinghan, Zhengtai and Shitai.
In 1947, after the liberation of Shijiazhuang, it became an important strategic base and strong backing for the whole country.
Because of the liberation of Shijiazhuang, the two liberated areas of Jin-Cha-Ji and Jin-Ji Luyu were able to join together.
Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek decided to let Fu Zuoyi, who was stationed in Beiping, sneak into Shijiazhuang.
Since the Central Committee of our Party had previously formulated a strategic decision to concentrate its forces and seize the northeast, most of the main forces of the People's Liberation Army at this time were carrying out local operations on the Pingsui Front.
There are only a few companies defending the Jizhong region, and it can be said that Shijiazhuang is an empty city. And Chiang Kai-shek, hearing this, chose to let Fu Zuoyi take 200,000 soldiers and horses to attack Shijiazhuang.
Fu Zuoyi
In Chiang Kai-shek's vision, 200,000 troops were more than enough for several companies, and it was a foregone conclusion to take Shijiazhuang.
However, Old Jiang did not expect that the foolproof plan,
It was destroyed by a Kuomintang brigade commander.
In order to smoothly carry out the plan of "sneaking attack on Shijiazhuang," Chiang Kai-shek also ran from Shenyang to Beiping.
Old Chiang Kai-shek's action of transferring troops and personally going to another city attracted the attention of our Party.
With Chiang Kai-shek's character, he will not do useless work, and whenever the old Chiang Kai-shek makes a move, it proves that he must be secretly plotting something unknown.
Therefore, the central authorities immediately ordered the underground party members lurking in Beiping to find out Chiang Kai-shek's actions.
After receiving the order, the underground party members immediately began to act,
One of the underground party members named "Liu Shiping" contributed to this operation not to be underestimated, and even said that if it were not for him, our party would not have been able to obtain accurate information.
Underground intelligence workers
Liu Shiping's pen name is Hu Di
In April 1915, he was born in Linhe City, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, to a merchant family. Liu Shiping's father was an enlightened gentleman, so Liu Shiping was able to access many more progressive books from an early age.
In 1936, after graduating from Guisui Middle School, Liu Shiping was admitted to the History Department of Peking University.
During his time at the school, under the influence of alumni Gao Wanzhang, he accepted progressive ideas and participated in the Chinese national liberation vanguard.
In October 1937, he joined the Communist Party of China.
Due to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Liu Shiping, who had just been admitted to Peking University, could not complete his studies, and later with the help of the organization, Liu Shiping entered Southwest Union University to study, and graduated in 1946.
After graduation, out of a sense of justice and mission, Liu Shiping decided to become a journalist to expose the injustice of the world and the truth of time. therefrom
Liu Shiping successively served as the chief editor of Linhe Daily in Suiyuan Province, the interview director of Yishi Bao in Beiping, and the special correspondent of Shanghai Lianhe Evening News in Beiping.
Yishi Daily
During this period,
Liu Shiping risked his life, and in the case of the Kuomintang reversing black and white, he truthfully reported the Li Gongpu incident, and also broke through many obstacles to find out Shen Chong's life.
After the order of the Party Central Committee came down, Liu Shiping immediately began to act.
However, due to the defeat on the front-line battlefield, the Kuomintang strengthened its internal control, which means that it is clear that the current Beiping City is very noisy and it is very difficult to detect intelligence.
After thinking about it for a long time, Liu Shiping still did not think of a perfect way to obtain intelligence.
Just when Liu Shiping was distressed, Chiang Kai-shek personally gave him a way to obtain intelligence.
Chiang Kai-shek is a good-looking person, and basically everywhere he goes, he must have some reports. In order to publicize Fu Zuoyi's military training scene, the Kuomintang invited many newspapers to come and interview.
Liu Shiping, interview director of Yishi Bao, is one of them.
Eyou THREE
And more coincidentally, the one responsible for training the soldiers is one, called
Brigade Commander.
This Eyousan is also a native of Baotou, Inner Mongolia, and is a fellow villager with Liu Shiping.
Liu Shiping's mind turned and he decided to get the intelligence out of Eyousan's mouth.
Therefore, after the interview, Liu Shiping specially invited Eyousan and two other fellow villagers, Du Changcheng, the leader of the Kuomintang demolition team, and Liu Jianlong, commander of the three regiments of the Kuomintang gendarmerie, to go to the restaurant for dinner together.
During this period, Liu Shiping diligently poured wine for Eyousan. Liu Shiping knew that if he inquired about the war when Eyousan was sober, it would definitely arouse his suspicions, and if so, not only would he lose his life, but most importantly, if he could not get information, it would seriously hit the liberation war throughout the country.
Therefore, Liu Shiping desperately gave a toast to Eyousan, and fortunately, when he was drunk, he set up information.
Eyou three glasses of wine under the belly, looking a little fluttery, everything began to say to the outside. And Du Changcheng and Liu Jianlong, the two people, were also infused to the east and west.
At this time, Liu Shiping also pretended to be drunk, and from the perspective of outsiders, it was four drunkards talking nonsense. The more the four people drank, the higher the atmosphere rose.
When Liu Shiping saw that the time was almost up, he pretended to be casual and said enviously:
"Just now on the training ground, you are very imposing, it seems that Old Fu usually treats you very well."
When Eyou Trinity heard Fu Zuoyi's name, he immediately began to complain:
"What a fart! Look at what kind of ghost Fu Zuoyi made the Twelfth Brigade! ”
Liu Shiping smiled secretly, he was the Fu Zuoyi who deliberately mentioned it. Liu Shiping knew very well in his heart that although Eyousan was working under Fu Zuoyi,
However, Eyousan was a concubine of Old Jiang, and usually violated Fu Zuoyiyang's yin.
Especially after Fu Zuoyi was promoted to an official, he often took the three groups of people from Eyou to suffer defeats, and as they accumulated, Eyousan was already dissatisfied with Fu Zuoyi. After saying that sentence, Eyousan seemed to finally have a place of catharsis, and kept complaining to Liu Shiping about Fu Zuoyi, saying that Fu Zuoyi was incompetent and useless.
Liu Shiping was not in a hurry, so he slowly echoed Eyousan. At the same time, do not forget to guide Eyousan. Chatting and chatting,
Eyousan suddenly looked directly at Liu Shiping, and then said sonorously and forcefully:
"But it doesn't matter, the committee has just issued an order for Old Fu to take action tomorrow and take down the old lair of the communist army in one fell swoop." Now I can make a big show. Brothers, you just wait and see! ”
When Liu Shiping heard it, he suddenly felt frightened, the so-called "old nest" is not Xibaipo?
Liu Shiping suppressed the throbbing in his heart, smiled and continued to knock on the side, and finally learned about the plan formulated by Chiang Kai-shek and Fu Zuoyi against our party, which was appointed by Fu Zuoyi as "piercing the heart."
Liu Shiping listened, sneering in his heart, he thought that the name "piercing the heart" was really appropriate, if he did not get the information, maybe he would really be pinched by the Heart of the Kuomintang. Although Liu Shiping thought so in his heart, there was nothing strange on his face.
Wait until it gets dark,
Liu Shiping said goodbye to Eyousan and others on the grounds of "drinking too much", left the restaurant, and hurried to the Xizhimen Railway Station.
Because at the previous dinner table, the demolition captain Du Changcheng had inadvertently mentioned that the demolition brigade was already ready at the Xizhimen Railway Station.
When he arrived at the train station, Liu Shiping saw that it was heavily guarded. In order to successfully blend in, Liu Shiping used his identity as a reporter to evade repeated interrogations.
After entering, Liu Shiping looked at the scene in front of him and finally confirmed the "drunken truth" of Eyousan and others:
I saw that on the platform, a large number of Kuomintang troops were assembling, and vehicles full of supplies were ready to go!
Liu Shiping did not dare to delay much, and immediately left the railway station, ready to send the information out.
At this time, it was too late to send someone out of the city to deliver the letter. Therefore, Liu Shiping took the risk of opening an underground radio station to pass on information to the Party Central Committee.
As mentioned earlier, the Kuomintang was very strict in its control of the city at this time. In this case, the danger facing Liu Shiping can be imagined.
Fortunately, there was no danger, and Liu Shiping successfully sent the information out. After the Party Central Committee received the information, it immediately made arrangements for Chiang Kai-shek and Fu Zuoyi's plans.
meanwhile
Chairman Mao drafted four telegrams in a row
。 If the deployment of the other leaders of the Party was aimed at military force, then Chairman Mao's four telegrams were aimed at crushing the enemy's psychological defenses.
Chairman Mao
Chairman Mao's
The first telegram, preemptive
, so that the enemy forces can take care of it;
The second telegram disturbed the enemy's hearts
to make the enemy fearful;
The third telegram shook the hearts of the enemy's troops
, and
Fourth telegram
, is the last handful of firewood, made
The enemy was defeated without a fight.
After Chiang Kai-shek's plan to "sneak attack Shijiazhuang" failed, he immediately realized that he was afraid that before the battle began, someone would obtain information in advance and pass it on to the Chinese Communists.
Chiang Kai-shek immediately sent people to interrogate him, and finally the Kuomintang locked the "suspect" on Liu Shiping.
But at this time, even if the Kuomintang wanted to "arrest and bring Liu Shiping to justice", it was impossible, and long before they noticed it, Liu Shiping left the Kuomintang's control, leaving the Kuomintang alone and incompetent.
After the founding of New China,
Liu Shiping continued to engage in journalism and became a senior reporter for the People's Daily, doing his best to punish adultery and eliminate evil and uphold justice.
On September 5, 1999, Liu Shiping died in Beijing at the age of 84.