preface
After the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, Wang Jingwei openly preached that "fighting a war is bound to lead to defeat" and actively advocated surrender to Japan. Wang Jingwei was a power-hungry "lord" who had always regarded himself as the heir of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, but in the open and secret struggle with Chiang Kai-shek, he was repeatedly inferior.
Figure | Wang Jingwei delivered a speech
Wang Jingwei thought that under Chiang Kai-shek, who was in charge of everything, there would never be a day of emergence, so he wanted to exchange the support of Japanese imperialism for Sino-Japanese peace talks, achieve the goal of replacing Chiang Kai-shek, and then ascend to the throne of China's supreme leader...
Wang Jingwei's state and preparation before his defection
In July 1938, Wang Jingwei sent a close associate to Tokyo secretly to meet with Japan, and it was agreed that Wang Jingwei would "negotiate peace" and "clean up the situation."
On November 12 of the same year, Wang Jingwei's cronies rushed to Shanghai and secretly agreed with Japanese representatives on the terms and methods for promoting peace talks with Japan at Jiangwan Chongguang Hall.
When the "transaction" situation reached Wang Jingwei's ears, he quickly summoned it
Mei Siping
、
Zhou Fohai
Chen Bijun
And the others held six or seven meetings.
Figure | Mei Siping
At the meeting,
sermon:
"When Mr. Wang left Chongqing, the Japanese Government issued a statement on its new policy toward China, all of which were reported to the Japanese cabinet to determine that if they did not abide by it, Japan would think that Mr. Wang was insincere, and it would be difficult to contact him in the future."
Zhou Fohai echoed:
"Yes, if Mr. Wang does not leave Chongqing as promised, another new government will not be formed."
After Wang Jingwei listened, he smacked his lips:
"Dealings with the Japanese were not easy to fight, and when the Japanese vice consul Kuromoto was obviously lost by himself, his ambassador asked me, the minister of foreign affairs, to roar and scream several times a day.
Before the War of Resistance Against Japan, Japanese imperialism repeatedly created incidents (the Tibetan Incident) in order to find excuses for the aggression against China.
Figure | Newspapers that published the collectible events
At this time, seeing her husband Wang Jingwei "looking ahead and looking back", his wife Chen Bijun spoke. She glanced at Wang Jingwei:
"Such indecisiveness, fear of the head and tail, can it achieve great things? The time must not be lost, the opportunity will not come again, and we must leave Chongqing. Old Jiang also wants to make peace with Japan, if he knows that you are the first to ascend, will he let you go? Do you still want to be black shot when you stay in Chongqing? ”
After listening to the opinions of the crowd, Wang Jingwei could not have lost his way and returned, and finally decided to defect.
The key is where to escape? All of a sudden, it became a problem in front of Wang Jingwei's eyes. Therefore, he summoned a "think tank" to hold a meeting and discussion.
Mei Siping proposed to fly directly to Hong Kong from Chongqing, but this proposal was immediately rejected by Wang Jingwei. The reason is that Wang Jingwei, as vice president of the party and president of the National Political Participation Association, has a prominent position and is too risky to go to Hong Kong openly.
Chen Bijun thought of a way, she said:
"Or go to Kunming, Yunnan, transfer to Hanoi, Vietnam, and then go to Hong Kong for insurance."
"Can Long Yun be trusted?"
Mei Siping asked. Originally
Dragon Cloud
At that time, he was the chairman of Yunnan Province.
Chen Bijun replied confidently:
"Let go of a hundred hearts, the king of Yunnan has already been pulled by me."
Figure | Old photo of Chen Bijun
Next, Chen Bijun introduced how to win over Long Yun.
It turned out that after Chiang Kai-shek moved the capital to Chongqing, he transferred the local troops in Yunnan to the front line and achieved the purpose of reducing Longyun's forces in the name of the War of Resistance.
In this way, Wang Jingwei took advantage of the contradiction and tried his best to lure and win over Long Yun. Not long ago, Chen Bijun, in his capacity as a member of the Central Supervision Commission, visited Kunming twice. During this period, she consciously or unconsciously revealed her dissatisfaction with Chiang Kai-shek, and Long Yun also knew that Chiang and Wang had always had a mustard problem, and also knew that the Wang faction was very powerful in the central government, weighing the pros and cons, Long Yun was determined to rely on Wang, and then strengthen the strength to compete with Chiang Kai-shek.
In order to take a stand, Long Yun once bluntly accused Chiang Kai-shek in front of Chen Bijun and had no fear. When Chen Bijun said that Wang Jingwei had a false name in the central government and wanted to change the environment, Long Yun generously said:
"If Mr. Wang comes to Kunming, I am very welcome, and if I wish to go abroad from Kunming, I am also responsible for escorting, and there will be no problem in everything."
It was precisely because of Long Yun's statement that Wang Jingwei dared to borrow Yunnan with confidence.
Figure | Wang Jingwei
For how to move? Wang Jingwei summoned his "think tank" together for consultation, and the final decision was: It is advisable to disperse and run away.
The specific arrangement was: Mei Siping first went to Shanghai via Hong Kong and reported to the Japanese side everything discussed. Zhou Fohai, who was originally the head of the Kuomintang's acting propaganda department, went to Kunming on the 5th in the name of inspecting propaganda. Wang Jingwei and his wife finally left, and the date was set to 8.
Nearly a day before the time of escape, Wang Jingwei still went to the Central Party Office, dressed neatly and elegantly as usual. The Wang Mansion also seemed very calm, and there was nothing unusual about it.
However, at night, in the Wang Mansion, where the gate is closed, the Wang couple is busy: either processing documents and books, or cleaning up household furniture. In order to facilitate the operation, he dismissed several unreliable servants in the name of saving money to support the front.
Figure | Wang Mansion during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
At that time, the Kuomintang was in an extraordinary period of war, so if the senior leaders of the center wanted to leave Chongqing, they had to get the approval of the highest authorities. In other words, if Wang Jingwei wanted to leave, he had to ask Chiang Kai-shek to nod his head and agree in advance.
It just so happened that Chiang Kai-shek was inspecting the front line, opening a convenient door for Wang Jingwei to defect. Therefore, Wang Jingwei seized the opportunity and hurriedly instructed the director of the Ministry of Communications
Peng Xuepei
Let him book two tickets to Kunming on The 8th and repeatedly inform him to keep it confidential. Because Peng Xuepei is a figure in the Wang sect, he is naturally tight-lipped.
Wang Jingwei was unexpected when he fled, and Chiang Kai-shek returned
After eating breakfast that day on the 7th, the telephone rang suddenly, Wang Jingwei picked it up, and the voice of Secretary-General Chiang Kai-shek came from the other end of the phone:
"Chairman Jiang has returned to Chongqing from the front..."
After hearing this news, Wang Jingwei was struck by five thunderbolts, and his face changed greatly, but as a person who had experienced great winds and waves, he immediately calmed down and said:
"The car outside is starting, you can't hear clearly, you talk a little louder."
I saw that the voice on the other end of the phone had increased several degrees:
"The chairman of the committee returned and asked Mr. Wang to attend the meeting at 2 p.m."
"Got it, I'll be there on time."
After hanging up the phone, Wang Jingwei's forehead was already covered with beads of sweat, and he quickly informed his wife Chen Bijun of the situation.
After Chen Bijun heard this, she also panicked, and she said angrily:
"After the fall of Wuhan, Old Jiang has been inspecting the front line, not coming back early, not coming back late, but coming back at this juncture, must have come for our business."
As she spoke, Chen Bijun suddenly realized that things were not so simple, and she said to Wang:
"You are the vice president, Chiang Kai-shek returned to Chongqing, and it is reasonable to inform you first why he suddenly returned." You must not go to a meeting in the afternoon, so as not to throw yourself into the net. ”
Wang Jingwei calmly analyzed:
"Things don't have to be that serious. The central authorities have made stipulations that the central leaders should not send telegrams on planes or tell the airlines, with the intention of keeping secrets, so Chiang Kai-shek's return to Chongqing seems to be sudden, which is really normal. Moreover, the matter of peace with the Japanese, only a few of us know, are extremely reliable, and will not leak the wind. Third, if the heavenly opportunity leaks, it will be arrested in a hurry, so why should you and I be safe here? ”
"That being said, it's imperative to be defensive, and bring your pistol to a meeting."
Chen Bijun was still not at ease.
Wang Jingwei nodded, "It is right to be careful." "His eyes were fierce,
"If there is a mutation, ask Chiang Kai-shek to go to hell together!"
In the middle of the night, Wang Jingwei finally returned home, and Chen Bijun was relieved and asked her husband if he could leave tomorrow.
Wang Jingwei shook his head and said:
At the meeting, Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly stressed that the War of Resistance Is a established national policy, and it must be strictly observed and cannot be reconciled. These words were clearly directed at me and seemed suspicious of me. Moreover, there are important events these days, and Chiang Kai-shek wants me to accompany them, so I should not act rashly. Let's talk about the matter of Chongqing in a few days! ”
Subsequently, Wang Jingwei wrote two lines of grass, handed them to a close confidant, and instructed: "This is a telegram to Zhou Fohai, go and shoot it." ”
On the 8th, Zhou Fohai received a telegram, which was translated by a secret code, and the translation was:
Lan Jie could not come as scheduled due to the matter, and Xiu Mei did not have to wait for the good time to leave the cabinet.
After Zhou Fohai read it, he sat down on the couch and cried out, "Something is wrong!" ”
It turned out that the cable was a cryptic. "Lan Jie" is Wang Jingwei's code name, "Xiu Mei" refers to the Japanese side, and "out of the cabinet" refers to the date when the Japanese government issued a statement on the new policy toward China.
Figure | Zhou Fohai
The general meaning is that Wang Jingwei could not leave Chongqing according to the original time for some reason, and needed Zhou Fohai to tell the Japanese side as quickly as possible, and there was no need to wait for him and delay the date of issuing the statement.
In this way, Wang Jingwei had to choose another good opportunity...
Wang Jingwei flew to Yunnan and was "put together" by Long Yun.
On the evening of the 17th, Chiang Kai-shek's secretary general called and said that on the 18th Chiang Kai-shek would give a lecture to the young members of the Central Committee and ask him whether he would participate.
Wang Jingwei was overjoyed, because according to the usual practice, such a meeting, as the vice president of the party, could not attend it. Therefore, he resigned in the name of rushing to prepare a speech to go to a foreign country. He decided to flee Chongqing while Chiang Kai-shek was giving a lecture.
Everything was ready, and on the morning of the 18th, just as Chiang Kai-shek was engrossed in his speech in the auditorium of the Central Party Headquarters, Wang Jingwei began his escape plan.
Soon after, a jeep slowly drove out of the gate of the Wang Mansion and headed for Coral Dam Airport. When the car stopped outside the airport, a fashionably dressed lady got out of the car, and that person was Chen Bijun.
Chen Bijun strode into the waiting airport, but unexpectedly was with the commander of the Air Force
Week to soft
Touched a straight face. Without allowing Chen Bijun to think about it, Zhou Zhirou rushed forward to greet her:
"Madame Wang, please sit down, Madame is..."
Chen Bijun suppressed his composure and said:
"I'm on a bit of business, let's go to Kunming."
"That would be better, I'll go to Kunming too."
Words fall,
Sit down next to Chen Bijun.
Heard
Also going to Kunming, Chen Bijun secretly cried bitterly, but she did not dare to show it, so she had to pretend to talk to her easily.
Time passed minute by minute, only 10 minutes before the take-off time, only to see other passengers checking and registering, while Wang Jingwei was still missing.
At this point,
Out of respect for the vice president's wife, Chen Bijun had to be asked to register first. In desperation, Chen Bijun had to pretend that his stomach hurt, and he took the excuse to go to the toilet and let Zhou Zhirou get on the plane first.
With Chen Bijun anxiously waiting, Wang Jingwei's car finally arrived at Coral Dam Airport. At this time, Chen Bijun quickly greeted him, and while taking the small suitcase, he whispered to Wang Jingwei,
Also on the plane.
Figure | Week to soft
Wang Jingwei knew very well in his heart that the military commander agent at the airport knew nothing about him before going to Kunming, and he would certainly not rush forward to inquire.
Only to see, Wang Jingwei calmly stepped on the plane, and after seeing Zhou Zhirou, he smiled and said:
"Just now Bijun told me that Commander Zhou was on the same plane as us, which is very good, and there is one more travel companion."
Li Zheng saluted, smiled, and nodded in response: "Yes, yes! ”
Subsequently, the plane shot straight into the sky, and the hearts of Wang Jingwei and his wife also temporarily fell to the ground...
At about 1 p.m., the plane arrived over the Kunming Sea, circled in the air for a few laps, and landed slowly. Wang Jingwei looked out and scolded:
"Long Yun, this old slippery head, what kind of fame has he made?"
I saw that on the airport, there was a sea of people, colorful flags fluttering, and military music gongs and drums sounding loudly. Long Yun dressed in a new outfit and led his civil and military officials to line up to greet him. At this time, the banner "Welcome Vice President Wang to visit and inspect" was hung in a particularly conspicuous place.
Wang Jingwei said angrily:
"Who made him make such a big scene?" Go ahead and ask him to remove the welcome party. ”
After a while, after the crowd at the airport had cleared, Wang Jingwei got off the plane and hurried into the car. After returning to the residence, Wang Jingwei was very disgusted by Long Yun's welcome ceremony, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. Later, he simply found the person in charge who contacted Long Yun and made a criticism.
Wang Jingwei said angrily:
"Rice bucket, tell you to let Long Yun pick him up alone, why are there so many people coming?" So many slogans? ”
The person in charge explained with a weeping face:
"I relayed Mr. Wang's words to Chairman Long, who agreed at the time, but when the matter came to an abrupt change, I notified the director of the department, the department, and the director to greet him. After I found out, I asked him to change, he said it was too late, and Mr. Wang blamed it down and he was responsible. ”
"This old slippery head has bad intentions."
The more Wang Jingwei thought about it, the more angry he became,
"I came to Kunming by excuse, and the more people I know, the more difficult it will be to deal with, and in the future, after they understand the truth, they will not attack and scold more fiercely."
Long Yun had his own plans, and he was reserving a back road. Wang Jingwei's coming to Kunming was kept secret, and if Chiang Kai-shek were to pursue him in the future, the charge of helping Wang Jingwei defect could not be shirked. Therefore, Long Yun arranged a grand welcome scene.
Figure | Long Yun (left)
In the evening, Long Yun called and said that he would entertain the US ambassador in the evening and welcome Wang Jingwei to visit. Wang Jingwei was still angry, and refused on the grounds that he was bumpy and physically tired on the plane.
When Wang Jingwei was ready to rest, one of his cronies came to tell him that he was flying with him
He will return to Chongqing tomorrow, and when Wang Jingwei's arrival in Kunming will reach Chiang Kai-shek's ears, based on this, there is no delay for a moment at present.
Wang Jingwei told Chen Bijun:
"If you stay in Kunming for a moment, you will be a little more dangerous, and you must leave tomorrow."
Chen Bijun agreed with Wang Jingwei's proposal. Then, Wang Jingwei called Long Yun and asked Him to go to the place where he lived after the banquet to discuss important matters.
In this way, Wang Jingwei and Long Yun talked secretly until late at night, and gave Long Yun a plan to leave Chongqing to carry out the "peace movement", and finally Wang said:
"Everything that should be said has already been told to you, and if you disagree, you can immediately send a telegram to Chongqing to detain me and ask Chiang Kai-shek for merit and reward."
Long Yun smiled and said:
Why did Mr. Wang say this? Mr. Wang's efforts can really achieve the goal of saving the country, and I will agree with it. However, there is one point, I hope that Mr. Wang will negotiate with the Japanese side and the Japanese army can retreat within a year. ”
Figure | Dragon Cloud
Wang Jingwei looked confident and said:
"I will strive to achieve it with the Japanese side."
After a pause, Wang Jingwei changed his tone and said:
"Since you agree with me, please book me a plane to fly to Hanoi, Vietnam tomorrow."
Long Yun made a decision:
"The matter of booking a seat is wrapped up in me, and the provincial government will send a special plane for bread, and tomorrow I will personally send it."
On December 19, 1938, Wang Jingwei and his party slipped into a European Airlines airliner chartered by Long Yun and fled in a hurry to Hanoi. In order to paralyze Chiang Kai-shek, Wang Jingwei sent a telegram to Chongqing before getting on the plane, which read as follows:
When flying to Kunming, due to flying too high, the body is unwell, and the pulse is intermittent. It is planned to stay in Kunming for one more day and then return to Chongqing.
Since then, Wang Jingwei has betrayed the motherland and become a traitor to the enemy of the country.