At the end of 1939, He Jifeng, commander of the 179th Division of the 33rd Group Army of Chiang Kai-shek's Army, led his troops to ambush the Japanese army in the area of Luohanyu in Yuan'an County, Hubei Province, killing more than 400 enemy soldiers and capturing more than 500 guns.
Feng Zhi'an, deputy commander-in-chief of the group army, rushed from the headquarters of Nanzhang to wish for victory, but he did not know that He Jifeng, a subordinate, had secretly joined the CCP in January of that year and had become an "undercover general" with "white skin and red heart".
That night, Feng and He talked freely very late, and when it was almost midnight, Feng Zhi'an said something in his heart.
"I have a little business in Beiping, after the Japanese invasion, Beiping's business could not be done, and it was transferred to Baoding." A few days ago, people said that Baoding's business was a mess. What is he going to fill this big hole with? If you can't fill the hole, the business will collapse..."
He Jifeng had heard in the past that Feng Zhi'an had opened a money house in Beiping and had co-founded a flour mill with Liu Ruming, but after all, they were a grassy general and were not very good at business. In the past, the power of the provincial lord (seat) could make a few dollars. Now that this title is gone, no one has patted the horse and whisked, can it not be lost? Therefore, Feng Zhi'an was in a hurry.
He Jifeng thought to himself, I do have a living money in my hand, but I already have the Lord, who is ready to give it to the New Fourth Army and the guerrillas, and can't give it to you, so he shook his head and sighed with Feng Zhi'an: "This soldier is in a chaotic year, it is difficult to get money!" ”
Feng Zhi'an shrugged his head, looking dejected. After a moment of silence, he suddenly picked up his head and asked, "Mo Sun (He Jifeng's character), you paid more than 500 guns in this battle?" ”
"Yes."
"In the chaotic years of war, guns are a good thing." Lay some ambushes, hand over half of them, leave small halfs, and have a hundred sticks. Isn't this stuff looking for a master, isn't it money? Feng Zhi'an's eyes shone with light, and there came the spirit.
"Sell guns?" He Jifeng's head turned rapidly: Aren't the guerrillas of the New Fourth Army in Jingshan going to engage in guns? Doesn't the boss Feng Zhi'an just want money? This money, this gun... After some circumvention, the guerrilla guns were available, Feng Zhi'an's money was also available, my personal feelings in Feng Zhi'an's place were also there, and the affairs of the New Fourth Army were also handled...
But he thought about it for a moment: Feng Zhi'an was hungry and afraid of heat, and selling troops (fire) to the guerrillas was a matter of losing his head, did he dare? I probed him first.
Thinking of this, He Jifeng pretended to be very tricky and said, "The master who bought the gun is not easy to find." There are no vigilantes in this area, no fat rich men, no one buys guns to watch every house, and the bandits are wiped out..."
He stared at the change in Feng Zhi'an's expression, saw him frown, and turned his words sharply: "However, the guerrillas in Jingshan are quite red-hot, and they may ask for guns... But if this thing is poked out, it will blow up the nest. ”
Feng Zhi'an listened, while constantly blinking his eyes, a pair of large hands rubbed back and forth uneasily, as if to make up his mind, it was difficult to make up his mind.
Perhaps thinking of qianzhuang's wretched appearance after bankruptcy, thinking of the unsightly faces of the creditors who demanded their lives, Feng Zhi'an's wandering gaze became firm, and his hands were clenched into fists, and he suddenly said: "What, whoever buys him, just give him money!" What happened to the New Fourth Army and the guerrillas? If the State (the Communists) cooperate, Old Chiang Kai-shek must also give them guns and ammunition, grain and salaries..."
"It's true." He Jifeng echoed a sentence.
"You go to the event... X's, just how do these guys shoot? Feng Zhi'an was embarrassed again.
He Jifeng had already thought of an idea and said, "This matter is entrusted to me to handle well." ”
"We must do it cleanly and neatly, and we must not show half of the horse's feet." Feng Zhi'an took special care.
A few days later, He Jifeng summoned his close confidant, Zhang Zhaofu, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 537th Regiment, and ordered him: "There is a guerrilla group of the New Fourth Army in Liu Jiatuo, Jingshan. Tonight, you take a company into the village, and the gun will be fired into the sky, remember? When you enter the village, the guerrillas will withdraw on their own. ”
He continued: "In the second half of the night, the guerrillas will come back and surround you, and their guns will be fired into the sky." They would shout 'shoot and don't kill'. Hearing the shouting, the brethren will obediently throw the gun away, and will not bring the gun back to me. ”
"Remembered!" Zhang Zhaofu was a clever man, and he had followed He Jifeng for many years, and naturally understood the spirit.
That night, the team pulled out.
The next day, Zhang Zhaofu "panicked" and ran back to report in public that they had been ambushed by the guerrillas overnight, disarmed, and surrendered a total of 105 long and short guns.
He Jifeng blew his beard and glared at everyone, scolded Zhang Zhaofu, and beat ten army sticks.
After that, He Jifeng called his cousin Zhou Xianzhi, chief of the finance section of the Quartermaster Department, and quietly said to him: "Send the thirty thousand yuan left to the New Fourth Army, ten thousand, and send it to Deputy Commander-in-Chief Feng." ”
In this way, He Jifeng, the "undercover general," cleverly used a trick to not only send a batch of urgently needed guns to the New Fourth Army, but also sold his personal feelings to his superiors, laying a good foundation for continuing to be a good "undercover" in Chiang Kai-shek's army. This operation can be said to be a double eagle with one stone, which makes everyone happy.
After that, He Jifeng continued to use his special status to skillfully work for the CPC, and even his superiors Feng Zhi'an and Zhang Zizhong did not see any flaws.
Until November 1948, He Jifeng and Zhang Kexia led the 77th Army and the 59th Army with a total of more than 20,000 people (Righteousness), laying the foundation for the victory of our army in the Huaihai Campaign.
Subsequently, He Jifeng was appointed as the commander of the Thirty-fourth Army of Sanye, and led his troops to participate in the Battle of crossing the river, making new contributions to the liberation of all of China. In 1955, he was awarded the Order of Liberation, First Class.