The moment he jumped out of the cabin, the "airdrop agent" threw a grenade into the enemy plane
In 1957, when the feature film "Silent Mountain Forest" made by Long Shadow was first released, many people only regarded it as a counter-feature film of countless similar themes in that era, and did not give it too many expectations.
The film tells that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the US intelligence agencies were preparing to airdrop a group of spies to a certain place in the northeast to spy on military intelligence. To this end, they secretly sent female secret agent Li Wenying to infiltrate the northeast in advance, using money and hue to win over some lawbreakers and take over the airdrop operation. After initially grasping this situation, Shi Yongguang, my scout played by Wang Xingang, gained Li Wenying's trust and successfully broke into the enemy's lair. At the Japanese secret service headquarters, Shi Yongguang successfully withstood the tests of the enemy. After being appointed as the leader of the airdrop brigade by the head of the enemy's secret service, Pisley, Shi Yongguang finally learned of the enemy's overall airdrop plan! At the climax of the film, in the airdrop operation commanded by the enemy's chief Pisley, Shi Yongguang and our public security forces laid down a net of heaven and earth and captured all the spies, including Pisley, alive.
"Silent Mountain Forest" has achieved great success, and countless people have written down Wang Xingang, a fledgling actor, while filming a twisty and bizarre spy war plot. Today, the name "Wang Xingang" has become a symbol of the times!
The story that the film is about to tell is undoubtedly a success, and the actors' performances are outstanding. What is less well known is that the real historical events hidden behind this film are equally wonderful! The real "Shi Yongguang" is actually more legendary, although his identity is not our scout who took the initiative to break into the enemy's interior, but a captured volunteer soldier!
This "Shi Yongguang", whose real name was Zhang Wenrong, was originally from Liaozhong County, Liaoning Province, and was a radio operator of the 180th Division of the 60th Army of the Chinese Volunteer Army before being captured.
In December 1949, Zhang Wenrong, who was studying in the 23rd Communications Section of the Chengdu Army Officer School (Whampoa Military Academy), participated in the uprising led by the underground party of the military academy and was incorporated into the Southwest Military and Political University Chuanxi Branch. Soon, the Korean War broke out, and the flames of war once burned to the banks of the Yalu River. Inspired by the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Zhang Wenrong, who was at the construction site of the Chengdu-Chongqing Road, actively asked to join the Chinese Volunteer Army. In December 1950, Jang Wasong was selected to serve as a regular platoon operator in the 180th Division, and then went with the troops to the Korean front. Later in the fifth campaign, due to the sudden change in the war situation, Zhang Wenrong was unfortunately captured after being wounded.
In the prisoner-of-war camps, which were tightly controlled by Kuomintang agents, Zhang Wenrong actively participated in the anti-persecution struggle led by underground party organizations. Perhaps under the cover of the identity of the "Huangpu Sheng", the enemy did not have too much "embarrassment" for this "pro-communist element". Not only that, but the squadron leader Wang Shunqing, whose hands were stained with the blood of prisoners of war, also specially asked someone to call Zhang Wenrong. Pi Smiled and said to him without smiling: Because of the "protection" of the prisoner of war camp, you have been selected by the US side to "have another important use", and then don't forget me! What's going on? It turned out that the Americans planned to select some of the prisoners of war and send them to Japan for secret service training, and then send them to the rear of the volunteer army to carry out sabotage activities. Because Zhang Wenrong is a "Huangpu student" and has a special reporting expertise, he has become a "special recruit" object.
In July 1951, Zhang Wenrong and several other prisoners of war were sent to No. 740 Shibuya District, Tokyo, Japan, a secret service school run by the Americans. Here, the Americans declare that you are no longer prisoners of war, but intelligence officers of the "United Nations Army." Zhang Wenrong and his friends were indignant at this deception. But after seeing a comrade who would rather die than be brutally killed, he chose to be patient and wait for the opportunity to come. Over the next two months, they were first trained in anti-communist theory, light weapons shooting, intelligence reconnaissance, explosive assassination, communications, parachuting, and other subjects, and later in the organization of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, geography, memory, and observation. After the training, Jang and others were sent to the Tactical Intelligence Group (T.L.O) of the Seoul Dispatch Team (code name 8240) of the Liaison Office of the U.S. Far Eastern Army Headquarters. This group sent agents across the Sino-DPRK front by means of airborne landing, coastal infiltration, and infiltration of the line of fire to spy on the deployment of Chinese and DPRK troops, artillery positions, transportation lines and other military intelligence, as well as to investigate and feedback the effects of germ warfare carried out by the US military.
One late night after the Spring Festival in 1952, Zhang Wenrong, along with several other prisoners of war, was forced to take off his American military uniform, put on his volunteer uniform again, and carry a pocket transceiver, a Soviet rifle, a small American grenade, and a map and compass. They were told that you would airdrop in the Cheon region of northern Korea to collect information on volunteer ammunition depots, warehouses, and other information on the area, and to indicate targets for the bombers. If you complete the specified task, there will be a heavy reward when you come back! Subsequently, Zhang Wenrong and others boarded a US-made C-46 transport plane under the "escort" of a group of heavily armed US troops.
After the plane took off, Zhang Wenrong noticed that there were 10 Americans on board, and Harrison, the head of the "Far East Command Liaison Team", the US secret service responsible for the operation, was sitting not far from him. As a result, Zhang Wenrong's mind quickly flashed a bold idea. Taking advantage of the dim light in the cabin, Zhang Wenrong loaded a grenade into a cotton glove and quietly moved it to the last position.
In the early hours of the morning, the C-46 reached the air above the target. With the sound of a siren of "beep", the aircraft hatch was opened, and Harrison began to direct everyone to parachute. Finally it was Zhang Wenrong's turn, only to see him throw the grenade into the depths of the cabin in the instant before jumping off the plane...
After landing, Zhang Wenrong quickly found the nearby volunteer troops and told the leaders about the whole incident. The head of the secret service, Harrison, also confirmed Zhang Wenrong's heroic behavior in his confession after being captured.