In January 1949, with the end of the three major battles in the Liberation War, Chiang Kai-shek's troops were greatly damaged.
From the initial 4.3 million troops, it has dropped to 2.04 million, and only about 1.4 million of the army can be used for combat
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When the war reached this point, Chiang Kai-shek had long lost the confidence to unify the whole country.
Only to protect the south of the River, can cross the river with the People's Liberation Army
however
One nation, two nations, this is division
Although the Soviet Union also hoped for this, the leaders of the organization were all far-sighted, how could they tolerate such a thing?
April 20, 1949,
The Battle of the Crossing River was officially launched, and in just 2 days, it captured Nanjing, the capital of the Nationalist government
The battle to liberate the South began quickly.
In Jiangnan, the most important place, except for Nanjing, is the international big city of Shanghai, so at the same time as the Battle of the Crossing River began, the underground organizations in Shanghai also began to do all kinds of work for the liberation of Shanghai.
For example, plotting rebellion, such as leading a strike, such as rescuing revolutionaries in prison, and then "finding out the bottom of Shanghai's family"
After the liberation of Nanjing, Shanghai was also the top priority of Chiang Kai-shek's protection, in order to be able to transport Shanghai's gold, silver and a large number of strategic materials.
Chiang Kai-shek invested more than 300,000 troops, and between Wusong and Hongqiao, a short distance of more than 20 miles, he built more than 3,800 steel-bone bunkers and more than 10,000 semi-permanent bunkers
In addition, trenches, power grids, pillboxes, wooden cities, etc., will be Shanghai defense is airtight, quilt
Called "Stalingrad of the East"
The reason why Chiang Kai-shek did this was that transporting materials was on the one hand, and another reason was that
Predicting that the "Third World War" will break out, hold Shanghai and wait for the opportunity to counterattack
In addition to the periphery, Shanghai's interior is also bloody, and Tang Enbo, who is guarding Shanghai on the orders of Chiang Kai-shek, launches a frenzied persecution of underground party members and revolutionaries.
In addition to the personnel of the organization, there were many non-governmental organizations and parties, such as the "Democratic League" led by Zhang Lan, Shen Junru, Luo Longji, and others, who risked their lives to fight against the Kuomintang reactionaries in order to strive for democracy and peace.
In March 1949, Zhang Qun, then director of the Chongqing Qing Appeasement Office, came to Shanghai, met with Zhang Lan, chairman of the Democratic League, and asked Zhang Lan to follow Chiang Kai-shek and go to Taiwan together.
Kuomintang agents rushed into zhang lan's nursing home and attempted to abduct zhang lan by force, zhang lan pretended to be seriously ill and did not leave, although he did not go to Taiwan, but he, Luo Longji and Ding Kanghui were placed under house arrest in the Shanghai sanatorium
In May 1949, the Shanghai underground organization suddenly received news that Chiang Kai-shek had issued an arrest warrant and executed if necessary.
Zhang Lan and Luo Longji are not only important figures of the NLD, but also have great influence in society, how can the organization watch them have an accident?
As a result, Wu Kejian, an underground party member in Shanghai, found Yang Hu, a veteran figure of the Kuomintang
Yang Hu was Chiang Kai-shek's former brother-in-law and one of the handmaidens of the April 12 coup
Why look for Yang Hu? The reason is very simple, at this time, Yang Hu's thinking has changed greatly, and he is already one of the close friends of the organization.
Yang Hu, a native of Ningguo, Anhui, was born poor, because there were many sisters, his father could not support him, and he was passed on to others, fortunately, his adoptive parents were good to him, and he was sent to school on a diet.
Around 1905, Yang Hu's adoptive parents both died, and he abandoned his pen and surrendered to the Qing Army, and after that, he successively studied at the Liangjiang Wutang and the Nanyang Higher Police Academy.
During the period when Yang Hu went out to study, it was the time when the revolutionary party was active, and under the influence of revolutionary ideas, Yang Hu joined the League and became one of Sun Yat-sen's loyal followers.
After the defeat of the Second Revolution,
Yang Hu and Huang Xing fled to Japan, where they met Chiang Kai-shek, and the two became close friends and became brothers
In 1915, in order to eliminate Yuan Shikai's forces in Shanghai, Sun Yat-sen launched a war, Yang Hu, who was then the commander-in-chief of the Jiangsu Army, personally led 20 people to form a death squad, attacked the Zhaohe warships at night, and planned an uprising, shelling the Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau, in the case of isolation and helplessness, Yang Hu persisted all night, until the next morning, only to withdraw under the joint shelling of the two warships of the Beiyang warlords.
In 1916, on the orders of Sun Yat-sen,
Yang Hu and Chiang Kai-shek plotted against the Jiangyin Fortress
In 1917, the military government of the Republic of China was established, Yang Hu was appointed as the base camp to join the army, and soon after, he was promoted to commander-in-chief of the Western Hubei Army; in 1922,
Chen Jiongming shelled the presidential palace, and Yang Hu, regardless of life and death, escorted Sun Yat-sen aboard the Yongfeng ship...
Such loyal subordinates, Sun Yat-sen naturally reused, at the time of the Northern Expedition, he was already the commander of the Second Army, although his fame was not as big as Chiang Kai-shek's, but in the Kuomintang, he could also be regarded as the number one person.
In 1925, Sun Yat-sen died, naturally, Yang Hu chose to support his brother Chiang Kai-shek, at this time Chiang Kai-shek's unstable position, able Yang Hu support, naturally ecstatic, very important to Yang Hu.
In 1927,
Chiang Kai-shek planned "April 12", and in order to be safe, yang hu was transferred to Shanghai and acted together with Chen Qun, Jin Jinrong, and Du Yuesheng
In the April 12 coup, Yang Hu and others opened the killing ring, and the underground party and revolutionaries hated him to the bone.
He and Chen Qun are collectively called "raising tigers in groups"
After April 12, Yang Hu stayed in Shanghai,
Serving as the commander of the security department, the director of the Shanghai Security Department, the commander of the Songhu garrison, and other positions in Shanghai, the status of the jianghu even surpassed that of Jin Jinrong, Du Yuesheng, and even the major warlords, all of whom "respected Yang Hu"
In the pursuit of countless people, Yang Hu drifted away, and even thought of fighting with Chiang Kai-shek for power and profit, and in 1931, Chiang Kai-shek seized real power and only gave a vacant post to a central supervisory commissioner.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yang Hu, who was nearly 50 years old, was still brave and did not lose blood, and when the Japanese army hit Shanghai, Yang Hu raised his arms and led Shanghai's military forces to launch a bloody battle, and after the fall of Shanghai, he came to Chongqing.
In Chongqing, Yang Hu had contacts with Zhou Enlai and others, and in the process of getting along, he gradually understood the style of the communists and regretted the events of that year
Zhou Enlai, seeing that Yang Hu was truly remorseful, was overjoyed, and immediately said that he was not to blame for the past
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chiang Kai-shek pressed forward step by step, and his ambition to launch a civil war was clearly revealed, and in October 1945, the Kuomintang and the Communists negotiated in Chongqing, and Yang Hu, as a friend, warned Dai Kasa in person that he should not attack Zhou Enlai.
It was precisely because of Yang Hu's love affair with Zhou Enlai that when Zhang Lan and Luo Longji were placed under house arrest in Shanghai, Zhou Enlai immediately thought of Yang Hu and instructed Comrade Wu Kejian to go to Yang Hu for help.
When he learned of Wu Kejian's intentions, Yang Hu immediately took up this task and said to Wu Kejian:
Please tell Mr. Zhou, I will do my best!
”。
Sending Wu Kejian away, Yang Hu immediately contacted himself
Zhou Lixing, the son-in-law of the deputy commander of the Shanghai Garrison District, and Yan Jinwen, an old subordinate who served as deputy to the third brigade of the Shanghai Garrison Headquarters' Inspection Office
Under the operation of Yang Hu, Zhang Lan, Luo Longji and others successfully escaped from danger, and Yang Hu made a great contribution.
On May 27, 1949, when Shanghai was liberated, Chiang Kai-shek called Yang Hu, hoping that Yang Hu would follow him to Taiwan, but Yang Hu refused, which made Chiang Kai-shek angry and angry, and offered a price of 30,000 yuan to take Yang Hu's head.
October 1, 1949,
After the founding of New China, Yang Hu was also invited to Tiananmen Square to watch the ceremony, and to have such courtesy, it can be seen that the organization has a great love for Yang Hu
Not only that, but after the founding of the country,
The organization also arranged for Yang Hu to live in Prince Gong's mansion and assigned him a secretary, a security guard, a special car, and so on
In addition, there are 300 yuan of living expenses every month, and this treatment is not even for many generals who were born and died for the revolution.
But even so, Yang Hu was not satisfied, and he clamored to become a member of the CppcC National Committee.
"412" is a major pain in the history of the organization, as one of the handmaidens, Yang Hu, what qualifications are he to hold this important position? Nature is rejected.
Unexpectedly, after being rejected, Yang Hu began to harbor a grudge, began to eavesdrop on American and Taiwanese radio, and contacted Chiang Kai-shek's agents through his eldest son, Yang Anguo.
In 1958, with the support of Japanese Prime Minister Shinsuke Kishi and the United States, Chiang Kai-shek was arrogant and put on a counter-offensive posture on the mainland.
When Yang Hu heard this news, he smiled and felt that his opportunity had come, and he also wrote a secret letter to Chiang Kai-shek, "teaching" Chiang Kai-shek to attack from Fujian and the northeast, and instigating civil unrest as a response.
Yang Hu gave the secret letter to a Japanese female expatriate and asked her to bring it to Chiang Kai-shek, but unfortunately, the letter was not sent out, and it was intercepted by the customs, and Yang Hu, who was already 69 years old, became a prisoner.
Yang Hu above the courtroom played a rogue, and he was cunning in every way, but the evidence was conclusive, so why would he be allowed to talk nonsense?
In the end, Yang Hu was sentenced to a suspended death sentence with a 2-year suspension of execution, because Yang Hu was old and eventually executed outside of prison.
In 1966, Yang Hu died of illness in Beijing Fuxing Hospital, at the age of 79, originally a good palace compound lived, someone waited, but had to be a prisoner, I have to say, the elderly Yang Hu, is really confused, when Chiang Kai-shek's 4.5 million troops, are gradually defeated, occupying the land of bullets in Taiwan, what chance can he have?