Capital International Airport, 1982. In the countless pick-up crowd, there was a group of a dozen people in the queue that looked very conspicuous, they stared at the display, the word "arrival" appeared on the display, they quickly began to search among the passengers, and finally they found the person they were waiting for in the crowd. It was an old gentleman with white hair, and the old gentleman came over, hugged another old gentleman in the pick-up team, and said with tears: "Big brother, I didn't take good care of Minghua." After that, the old man took out a box and handed it to the other party.
No one knew that among the people who picked up the plane was the leader of the Central Investigation Department, nor did they know that they were greeted by the heroic soul of a martyr. She was the heroine lurking in Taiwan, xiao Minghua, who was only 28 years old at the time of her death.
Xiao Minghua
Xiao Minghua was born in 1922 in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, a not-so-wealthy family, the father is a handicraft, with a pair of industrious hands, by knitting socks to make a living, Xiao Minghua brothers and sisters a total of 5 people, Xiao Minghua is the youngest child. Although the family is not rich, Xiao Minghua's father, Xiao Mingshan, still provides the best educational conditions for several children, and has sent Xiao Minghua's brothers to primary and secondary schools, hoping that they will become talents as soon as possible. Xiao Minghua's sister fell ill due to her childhood, left behind sequelae, lost her ability to take care of herself, and needed to be taken care of, several brothers have gone to school, and the little Xiao Minghua has taken on the responsibility of helping her mother do housework and taking care of her sister.
Several brothers are also very distressed about this little sister who has been sensible since childhood, xiao Minghua studied, due to the chaos of the situation, the family first went to Henan to live, and then moved to Chongqing.
Living in a precarious and miserable life constitutes the memory of Xiao Minghua's youth, which makes Xiao Minghua more sensible and understands the difficulties of life than other children.
It also shaped Xiao Minghua's ability to face life tenaciously.
Siu Ming-wah (front row, first from right)
In 1941, 19-year-old Xiao Minghua graduated from Chongqing Normal School, her academic performance was very good, and she was selected by the school to participate in the teacher training class and continue her studies. At that time, during the anti-Japanese period, the Japanese aircraft continued to bomb Chongqing, and Xiao Minghua continued to learn and read in the air raid shelter.
During this period, Xiao Minghua read a lot of progressive books and received new ideas.
In 1943, Xiao Minghua was admitted to the National Women's Normal College, there are many outstanding scholars in the National Women's Normal College, Xiao Minghua was deeply affected, she hoped that like Mr. Lu Xun, she would use a pen as a gun, write excellent articles, and call on more people to devote themselves to the road of saving the motherland.
Xiao Minghua began to create a large number of essays, novels, etc., she met Xie Bingying, who was doing the editor-in-chief work, and the two became close friends, Xie Bingying often helped Xiao Minghua change articles and encouraged Xiao Minghua.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, most of the schools that moved to the interior during the war had to return to their original garrisons, and Xiao Minghua came to Beijing to continue his unfinished studies.
Xiao Minghua came to Beiping Normal University and participated in the student movement while studying. She got acquainted with Zhu Fangchun, a member of our Party, who often discussed the international situation with her and gave her some progressive books, xiao Minghua read them with hunger, and after a long time together, Xiao Minghua repeatedly revealed his heart to Zhu Fangchun and wanted to join the revolution.
With the approval of the organization, Zhu Fangchun recruited Xiao Minghua to engage in revolutionary work, but considering the difficulties and dangers of revolutionary work, Zhu Fangchun allowed Xiao Minghua to think about it for a few more days.
Xiao Minghua, who heard the news, said very firmly: "I have thought about it countless times. I am willing to dedicate everything to the motherland, to die for the cause of the revolution, and I am worthy of the kindness of my parents to me. ”
Xiao Minghua thus threw himself into revolutionary work and fought with Zhu Fangchun.
The person wearing glasses in the middle is Xiao Minghua
Send out top-secret intelligence
In 1948, Liao Weiqing, who was far away in Baodao, wrote to Xiao Minghua asking her to work in Baodao, Liao Weiqing was Xiao Minghua's classmate at Chongqing Normal College, had a good relationship with Xiao Minghua, and knew Xiao Minghua's talent very well.
After receiving the letter, Xiao Minghua thought that the liberation of the whole country was almost realized, and on the treasure island, the organization still needed to expand its influence. She proposed to Zhu Fangchun the idea of working on Treasure Island. Zhu Fangchun thought that this was a very good idea and reported it to his superiors, who also agreed to let Xiao Minghua go to Baodao to carry out work first, and then carry out the next action according to the situation.
Xiao Minghua then packed his bags and came to Keelung by boat from Shantou, met his good friend Liao Weiqing, Liao Weiqing was very happy to introduce her to his teacher Tai Jingnong, Tai Jingnong also appreciated Xiao Minghua's talent, gave Xiao Minghua two positions for her to choose, Xiao Minghua finally chose to teach at Taiwan Provincial Normal College, with the introduction of Tai Jingnong, Xiao Minghua soon began to lecture, the college solved the housing problem for him, Xiao Minghua established a foothold on Baodao Island, she immediately wrote to her superior Zhu Fangchun to report. Zhu Fangchun asked her to carry out her work, reach out to and win over people from all walks of life in Taiwan.
At this time, Zhu Fangchun's situation was not good, due to the organization of the student movement, Zhu Fangchun was wanted and arrested, after the organizational decision, Zhu Fangchun changed his name to Yu Fei, and also came to Baodao to fight side by side with Xiao Minghua.
After Yu Fei arrived at Treasure Island, he found a job as an editor, and the two often participated in some lectures held in society to publicize revolutionary theory and progressive ideas, and here they could also contact young people from all walks of life and cultivate backbone talents. Due to the close contact, in order to hide the eyes and ears, the organization suggested that the two fake marriage, but this made the two very embarrassed, Yu Fei already had a family before, and Xiao Minghua also knew Yu Fei's wife Wu Naijun, very familiar.
But in the face of revolutionary work, Xiao Minghua did not hesitate too much and expressed obedience to the organizational decision.
Yu Fei and Xiao Minghua married and worked on Baodao Island, in 1949, Peiping was peacefully liberated, the Kuomintang army was gradually defeated, but the situation on Baodao was becoming more and more tense, and blind action was likely to expose the identities of the two. After some twists and turns, Yu Fei finally got in touch with the organization and received instructions from Nie Rongzhen to prepare to cooperate with the battle to liberate Baodao and collect military intelligence.
Xiao Minghua and Yu Fei immediately took action to obtain intelligence.
At that time, Xiao Minghua and Yu Fei obtained hundreds of copies of military intelligence on the coastal islands, which effectively cooperated with the operational deployment at that time. These pieces of information are not hidden in the mezzanine of the suitcase to bring back, the intelligence is written by Xiao Minghua, the handwriting is dense, which is very difficult for Xiao Minghua, who is highly myopic,
But Xiao Minghua is still neat and clear.
In December 1949,
Xiao Minghua and Yu Fei sent back important information six times in a row
At the moment when everyone is happy, a crisis is quietly coming.
Be in prison without fear
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek, who fled to Treasure Island, in order to consolidate his rule, began a large-scale search, in February 1950, Xiao Minghua was celebrating the birthday of his brother Xiao Mingzhu, between a burst of laughter, suddenly knocked on the door, Xiao Minghua opened the door, found two uninvited guests, the two arbitrarily broke into the house, saying that they wanted to find Yu Fei to speak, Xiao Minghua was not afraid, still received two people, the two did not find Yu Fei, and chose to leave. Xiao Minghua sensed the danger, she immediately told her brother, let him be more careful, and told her brother and brother to "just brother and sister relationship", after the brother left, Xiao Minghua immediately informed Yu Fei, at this time there were comrades-in-arms advised Xiao Minghua to also temporarily avoid the front, Xiao Minghua also knew that her current situation was dangerous,
But Xiao Minghua shook her head firmly, she did not leave,
She knew that her position was very important, and that once she was gone, more comrades would be in danger.
Two days later, in the night, the Kuomintang Security Command sent officers to arrest Xiao Minghua. When Xiao Minghua was arrested, he still did not change his color and asked for a piece of clothing, under the eyes of the enemy, Xiao Minghua went to the bamboo pole in the back window and removed a piece of clothing, this dress was left to Yu Fei's final intelligence, they had already agreed that there was no item on the bamboo pole, which was a danger signal.
Also arrested along with Xiao Minghua was his brother Xiao Mingzhu, who was released after a month in prison because Xiao Minghua repeatedly said that his brother had nothing to do with him. Yu Fei found that there was nothing on the bamboo pole, and also knew that the situation was dangerous, through contact, Yu Fei successfully escaped from the treasure island under careful planning, returned to the mainland, and handed over the last few pieces of intelligence to the organization.
But Xiao Minghua, who was in prison, did not know all this, and she was still worried about Yu Fei.
Xiao Minghua's deeds
Heroic sacrifice
In the more than 200 days of his arrest, Xiao Minghua was tortured by the enemy and tortured to the point of emaciation, but Xiao Minghua never showed fear in the handwriting left by xiao Minghua in prison. With her hands broken, she also knitted a sweater for her niece.
On November 8, 1950, Xiao Minghua was sentenced to death by the Kuomintang authorities, and before the execution, Xiao Minghua refused to kneel, and the handmaidens brutally opened fire, and the 28-year-old Xiao Minghua fell in a pool of blood.
At that time, Zhu Fangchun repeatedly requested the organization to return to Baodao, but the organization did not agree to it considering his personal safety. Zhu Fangchun has since taught social psychology, but Zhu Fangchun has never forgotten about Xiao Minghua.
In the 1980s, Xiao Minghua was posthumously recognized as a revolutionary martyr, and in 1982, Xiao Minghua's remains were transferred from Taiwan to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery in Beijing for burial. The back of the tombstone does not write Xiao Minghua's life, only the three words left for her by her comrade-in-arms Zhu Fangchun, "Return to Xi".
There is the Unsung Heroes Memorial Square in Xishan, Beijing, which is to commemorate the unsung heroes who sacrificed themselves on the hidden front in Taiwan, who are loyal and unswerving, and whose dedication to the motherland is worthy of our eternal memory.