Speaking of the undercover in those years of revolutionary war, everyone should be familiar with it, the so-called undercover is the kind of person who hides around the enemy to spy on intelligence, and every undercover agent needs to have a strong psychological quality, otherwise once the identity is exposed, the consequences will be unimaginable.
It is precisely because the danger index is too high, so historically, undercover has generally been male. Of course, there are also excellent female undercovers. As the old saying goes: Only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can one win every battle. It can be seen from this that military intelligence often plays a key role on the battlefield, and if the enemy's combat plan and strategic deployment are known in advance, our army can take defensive measures in advance.
In this way, it is only a matter of time before victory is achieved, and the female undercover agent we are going to introduce today is called Li Zhenfang.
Li Zhenfang was born in 1920 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is not a rich family, there are many children in the family, but the labor force is only one father, Li Zhiming. At that time, his father worked in a humble grocery store with a meager salary, and it was difficult to support these children, but Li Zhiming was an enlightened man who had always been very supportive of his children going to school.
At the same time, Li Zhiming did not have the idea of preferring sons to daughters, and he always had a bowl of water for the children. He felt that girls should also study, so that they would be able to be independent in the future, so that they would not be attached to other people.
Li Zhenfang is very sympathetic to her father's thinking, she always keeps in mind his father's teachings, and has been very attentive to national affairs since she was a child, and her patriotic feelings are very strong. In terms of learning, Li Zhenfang is also more diligent than the average child, she studied hard, and entered Yangzhou Middle School with the first result in the school after graduating from primary school.
Li Zhenfang has an excellent appearance, and she does not lack the spirit of daring to endure hardships, she once worshiped the martial arts master Liu Dianbi as a teacher, and she studied and practiced diligently every day, and her martial arts were gradually improving. In the end, he did not live up to his master's expectations and won the championship in the Yangzhou Wushu Competition.
On July 7, 1937, the Lugou Bridge Incident broke out, and the prelude to the all-out War of Resistance was opened. The two countries are at war, and it is the people who suffer, and the people live in the depths of the water every day, and many families are destroyed and displaced, and the economy has become very depressed.
In December, Yangzhou fell. In this era, his father, Li Zhiming, lost his subsistence job, which meant that the family had no financial resources. Suddenly, the family lived a hard life of eating and not eating
At this time, filling the stomach is the serious thing, and the sensible Li Zhenfang decided not to go to school anymore and to work to maintain the life at home. It just so happened that Li Zhenfang was influenced by the revolutionary trend of thought and had the idea of throwing herself into the revolution and serving the motherland. She began to want to go to Yan'an to participate in the revolution, but the family did not have extra money to go to Yan'an, and she also knew the situation at home, and she really could not bear to open her mouth to her father.
Therefore, Li Zhenfang stayed in Yangzhou, and with excellent grades, she soon found a job as a tutor, often going to the students' homes to tutor, in order to subsidize the family. At the same time, Li Zhenfang did not give up the revolutionary ideal in his heart, and always wanted to go to the revolutionary ranks and break out of his own world.
Later, Li Zhenfang's idea of joining the revolution was discovered, and what she herself did not expect was that her parents not only did not stop her, but also encouraged her, thinking that it was a matter of pride for her to participate in the revolution! After receiving the support of her parents, Li Zhenfang also became more determined to join the revolution, but suffering from insufficient travel expenses, this plan could not be implemented immediately.
Later, by chance, the father met Xia Lan, an old CCP member, in prison, and when Li Zhiming learned of Xia Lan's identity, the opportunity to know his daughter came. At the moment, he told Xia Lan about Li Zhenfang's desire to join the revolution, and asked Xia Lan if he could take Li Zhenfang to join the revolution.
Xia Lan gladly agreed after hearing this, and promised that he would send Li Zhenfang safely into the revolutionary ranks. With the introduction of Xia Lan, a veteran CCP member, Li Zhenfang smoothly entered the revolutionary ranks and began her revolutionary road.
In the army, Li Zhenfang performed very well, calm and calm in the face of trouble, brave and fearless in combat, and the superior leaders felt that she had the potential to be undercover, so they sent her to the Kuomintang to lurk.
At first, Li Zhenfang was just an ordinary soldier in the Kuomintang army. But later, because of her outstanding performance, the uninformed chiefs thought that she was a rare talent that could be used for their own use, so they promoted Li Zhenfang all the way to the position of lieutenant political trainer of the Kuomintang.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, many forces were divided and the situation was very unclear. These forces, including the Communists, the Japanese army, the puppet armies and the Kuomintang, were in a very complicated situation. After carefully analyzing the situation, Chen Yi, commander of a detachment of the New Fourth Army, put forward the important strategic principle of "attacking the enemy, uniting with Li, and isolating Korea."
At that time, the Kuomintang guerrilla troops were stationed in Taizhou, and the outside world called them the "Erli" troops. Among them, there was a chief named Li Mingyang. He was an excellent general in the "Battle of Taierzhuang", and he was also a famous patriotic general with a great reputation. Therefore, all the patriotic young people and those who carried the determination to resist Japan all worshipped Li Mingyang as an idol and rushed thousands of miles to Taizhou. Li Zhenfang was included in the "Second Li" unit during that period, and was awarded the rank of lieutenant as soon as he entered the army.
Pictured| Li Mingyang
At the beginning of 1939, the New Fourth Army had been engaged in the War of Resistance Against Japan and strictly implemented Chen Yi's battle plan. Later, the New Fourth Army moved to the Jiangdu area, continuously absorbing new revolutionary forces along the way, and the contingent gradually grew, so it simply stopped in Jiangdu and established an anti-Japanese revolutionary base area.
In May 1940, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on our army. In the case of no defense, the New Fourth Army suffered a dumb loss, fought the enemy for a long time, and suffered many casualties, so the whole moved to the area around Guo Village to rest.
Han Deqin, chairman of the Kuomintang Jiangsu Province, could not hold back, started a ghost idea, and took the opportunity to instigate Li Mingyang and Li Changjiang, chief and deputy commanders of the guerrilla command of the Lusu-Anhui Border Region, to create friction between the two armies.
Soon, Han Deloitte issued an order to the "Erli" troops to attack Guocun, and Li Mingyang immediately mobilized a large number of men and horses to Guocun and formulated a battle plan for attacking the New Fourth Army. The situation around Guocun became increasingly tense, and war was about to break out.
At noon on June 27, Li Zhenfang was taking a lunch break in his room, and there was a sharp knock on the door outside the house, and Li Zhenfang, who was awakened, opened the door and found that the service soldiers (the Kuomintang was seriously corrupt, the cadres all had their own service soldiers, mainly responsible for daily living, usually nothing serious) was standing at the door, he told Li Zhenfang that the troops had been paid today, and asked her if she wanted to go out to eat.
Li Zhenfang was not shocked on the surface, but in his heart he had doubts: "This has not yet reached the end of the month, has anything happened?" Because the "Er Li" troops belong to the miscellaneous army, the military salary is often delayed for several months, and this time it is sent so refreshingly, it must be catty.
Pictured| Nationalist troops
Generally speaking, if the troops are paid in advance, it often means that there will be a war soon. Thinking of this, Li Zhenfang suddenly felt bad, and she didn't have time to think about it more, so she quickly put on her military uniform and went out the door.
Afraid that he had thought too much, Li Zhenfang decided to look around first and inquire about some reliable information. Li Zhenfang came to the financial department, only to see that a large number of soldiers who had come to lead the army had gathered here, and a small line had formed, and their faces were full of excitement. Li Zhenfang also joined in, and she pretended not to care and asked, "How did you pay the military in advance?" Isn't there any task? ”
Li Zhenfang is beautiful, there is culture, there are not many female cadres, Li Zhenfang is very popular in the army, there are many suitors. Immediately, someone picked up the stubble and said, "Tomorrow we are going to fight Guo Village, and the advance payment of the above should be to motivate the big guys." ”
The conjecture was confirmed! Li Zhenfang seemed to be indifferent, but in fact, he inhaled a cold breath in his heart. She must now remain silent, pretend that nothing has happened, and if she leaves at this time, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the soldiers, and she must not be impulsive.
The soldiers who were lined up behind her, seeing that There were two stars on the shoulders of Li Zhenfang's clothes, immediately stepped forward to put on the almost, and flatteringly said to Li Zhenfang: "This slope street is bustling, and there are many interesting places!" You'll have to take a look when the time comes. ”
"Pozi Street" is one of the most prosperous streets in Taizhou, and many soldiers of the Kuomintang troops love to go there to find fun. Usually, if you don't have money in your pocket, you can't go, but every time you pay silver, soldiers have to go there to spend a lot of time.
At present, Li Zhenfang was bored in his heart, and this soldier was really enthusiastic, so Li Zhenfang had no choice but to pull from east to west and perfunctory this soldier at will. Even though she wanted to leave immediately, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she still had to wait until she received her salary before leaving.
As soon as the money was in hand, Li Zhenfang immediately went to "Pozi Street". During this time, the attendants followed her all the time, and there was no look of leaving at all, which made Li Zhenfang very uncomfortable.
Pozi Street is a bustling commercial street, there are many shops such as restaurants, bathhouses, gambling houses, etc., and it is a lively time, and each restaurant is full of soldiers. Looking around, most of them belonged to the "two Li" troops, and Li Zhenfang, who was wearing a military uniform and wearing the rank of lieutenant, came to a dinner table and scolded: "Soldiers must have the appearance of soldiers. ”
One of the foremen saw that Li Zhenfang's face was not right, and quickly signaled his subordinates to quickly tidy up their clothes, and Li Zhenfang asked: "What is a good day today, why are you all gathered here to drink?" ”
The foreman pretended to be aggrieved: "Sir, you don't know, this military salary has been delayed for two months, and it is not easy to send it down today, we are not allowed to come to this slope street for a while." Besides, the superiors have already ordered that the brothers will soon go to war, and if this money is not used again, it will be possible that it will not be spent at that time. Li Zhenfang asked, "Fight a war, what kind of war?" ”
The foreman looked around, and then mysteriously whispered, "I heard that it was Guo Village, but the specific situation is not very clear." Li Zhenfang immediately understood the seriousness of the matter, pretended to chat a few words and quickly left. At present, it is imperative to immediately convey the information of the Kuomintang attack on Guocun and let the New Fourth Army make preparations as early as possible, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.
It is not enough to know that "Er li" is preparing to attack Guo Village, it is best to clarify the battle plan as well. At this time, Li Zhenfang thought of a person, she can make good use of it.
Li Zhenfang heard that there was only one person guarding the operations section of the headquarters, and the staff officer who guarded the headquarters usually had a very good personal relationship with him. In the face of Li Zhenfang's inquiry, the staff officer did not hesitate at all, and immediately showed the battle plan to Li Zhenfang, who silently memorized the battle plan and found an excuse to leave the operations section.
Figure | Kuomintang female lieutenant (film and television drama stills)
At present, the "two Li" troops are about to attack, and Li Zhenfang is faced with two choices: First, find an intermediary and let him convey this information on his behalf, but if you want to tell the contact person about the entire combat plan of the Kuomintang, it will take a certain amount of time, and there may be deviations in the process of transmission; second, you will directly pass the information to the New Fourth Army by yourself, which is more secure.
Li Zhenfang resolutely adopted the second method, first of all, he had to shake off the tail of the service soldier. So she said she was going to buy eggs and let the guards leave first.
Then, Li Zhenfang quickly came to a tailor's shop, which was actually the secret contact point of the underground party, and Li Zhenfang quickly took off the Kuomintang clothes, changed into a white cheongsam, and slipped away through the back door. When it was dark, Li Zhenfang took advantage of the night to walk forward.
There was a small river on the way to the New Fourth Army garrison, and Li Zhenfang was not very good at water, but in order to pass on information, she did not hesitate to go into the water. Fortunately, it was summer, the river was not cold, but did not expect the river to be very deep, Li Zhenfang just took a few steps to the opposite side, the river rose.
Li Zhenfang suddenly had some chest tightness, but she still insisted. By the time she reached the other side of the river, she had no strength left in her body, and she was gasping for breath. Even so, she had no intention of stopping for a moment, stumbling all the way and trying to walk toward the village. After crossing this river, it is not far from the garrison of the New Fourth Army.
After a while, Li Zhenfang was stopped by a sentry. The sentry looked at the embarrassed woman warily and asked her, "Who are you and what is your purpose in coming here?" Li Zhenfang's body was wet, and the evening wind made her shiver, and she said anxiously: "Quickly take me to find Commander Ye Fei, I have important information to tell him!" ”
The sentry looked at Li Zhenfang, suspicious of what she said. But the situation was urgent, and after some deliberation, he called for another soldier, and the two took Li Zhenfang to a room and told her to rest here first.
Figure | Ye Fei
After that, the sentry went to call Commander Ye Fei and several important leaders over. For a moment, the room was full of people, and when the confused Li Zhenfang saw Ye Fei, he breathed a sigh of relief and told them all about the enemy's coming to attack Guo Village in the early morning of tomorrow, and told them the enemy's battle plan and told them to be careful tomorrow.
By then, it was late at night. Li Zhenfang, who was soaking wet, was sent to the room of Shi Yueqin, the women's minister of the Northern Jiangsu Special Committee, who changed into clean clothes for Li Zhenfang, who was so tired that she fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.
Ye Fei and other generals were shocked after hearing Li Zhenfang's intelligence. They did not expect that the enemy would come so quickly, and in response to this situation, they formulated a battle plan overnight and quickly made strategic arrangements. The New Fourth Army has always gotten along well with the people of Guo Village, who have rushed to help and prepare dry food for the soldiers.
In the early morning of the 28th, the sentry found that the "Erli" troops were quietly approaching the garrison and immediately launched an attack on our army. Fortunately, our army had already made preparations, and the "Second Lee" troops pounced.
Since it was Han Deqin who instigated the "Erli" troops this time, it also meant that the two generals led by him still had the possibility of being persuaded to surrender. Therefore, our army proposes a truce between the two sides to avoid unnecessary losses.
At that time, there was only one regiment of our army fighting, but it had to fight against the soldiers of the 13 regiments of the "Er Li" army, and the disparity in strength between the two sides was very large, and the "Er Li" both thought that they had a great chance of winning, so they did not agree to our request for a truce, or launched a fierce attack on Guo Village.
Although the number of our army is not as large as that of the enemy army, we have already known their battle plan in advance and have long been prepared for defense, and the enemy army does not want to take Guocun in one fell swoop.
Picture | oil painting of guocun defense battle
The war was still going on, and the support troops of our army also arrived, and the two units joined forces to counterattack the "Erli" army, annihilating the strength of the enemy's 3 regiments in one fell swoop. The "Erli" army began to retreat to Taizhou, the war situation gradually became clear, and our army's victory was in sight.
Under the active persuasion of Chen Yi, Li Mingyang and Li Changjiang, two Kuomintang generals, decided to remain neutral and no longer fight against our army. In this battle in which our army defended Guo Village, our army won a comprehensive victory.
Li Zhenfang was not suitable to return to the Kuomintang army, and since then Li Zhenfang changed her name to Zheng Shaoyi and remained in the New Fourth Army. The victory in the defense of Guocun was inseparable from Li Zhenfang's efforts, and it was precisely because she risked her life to send military intelligence to our army overnight that our army was able to win victory so smoothly.
In the years that followed, Commander Ye Fei often recalled the scene when Zheng Shaoyi went to the garrison of the New Fourth Army to deliver intelligence, saying: "Zheng Shaoyi was really remarkable, at that time she was just a little girl, she dared to cross the river alone, risking her life to send us intelligence, in the battle to defend Guo Village, she made a great contribution!" Later, Zheng Shaoyi has been doing rear work in the new Fourth Army unit, following the troops to the south and the north. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zheng Shaoyi worked in the court.
Zheng Shaoyi, who walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, is still as simple, never extravagant and wasteful, and is bent on serving the people, resulting in Zheng Shaoyi sometimes ignoring her family because of her work, but she always says: "Now that the living conditions are better and the office conditions are better, of course, we must seize the time to do more things for the country." ”
In fact, Zheng Shaoyi is also very attentive to the education of children, always teaching them to study hard and supervising their homework whenever they have free time.
In 1983, Zheng Shaoyi officially retired. During this time, Zheng Shaoyi wrote a revolutionary memoir, and she wanted the younger generation to understand the difficult red years, but she did not say anything about her sending intelligence to the New Fourth Army.
Later, the second son, Chu Fangjian, returned from the army and inadvertently mentioned the weapons in the army while chatting with Zheng Shaoyi. Zheng Shaoyi was very interested in this topic, she said: "Browning is not easy to use, when the New Fourth Army was fighting, even the enemy's leather clothes could not be worn. To say ah, or the old-fashioned shell gun is the best to use. ”
The children were astonished to hear their mother's remarks, unaware that her mother had studied so many military weapons. Under the questioning of her children, Zheng Shaoyi slowly said what she had sent when she sent intelligence.
In October 2002, Zheng Shaoyi passed away, and her life will always remain in the glorious revolutionary years. Before dying, she said to her children: "In this life, I can contribute to the country, and my mother is very proud...