On the night of September 6, 1949, near the "Dai Gong Ancestral Hall", Chongqing Songlinpo, a brutal secret assassination mission was carried out, and General Yang Hucheng and his two sons and daughters, as well as the secretary's family, adjutants and guards were all ruthlessly killed.
The body of General Yang Hucheng was also soaked in strong acid.
The former site of the Dai Gong Ancestral Hall
So who killed them? And why kill them? Why is it that strong acid soaks corpses? Today we will take a look at the ups and downs of General Yang Hucheng's life and reveal the truth about the tragic death of the general.
I. Introduction of Yang Hucheng
Yang Hucheng was born in Pucheng, Shaanxi In 1893, with a general family condition, and did not read any books since childhood. When he was a child, his name was Yang Changchang, and when he grew up, he participated in revolutionary activities and changed his name to Yang Zhongxiang, the word Hucheng.
In 1908, his father was killed by the Qing government in Xi'an, so Yang Hucheng always hated the Qing government and organized the suffering people to resist the tyranny of the Qing government.
When the Xinhai Revolution broke out in 1911, he resolutely threw himself into the revolution
。 Joined the National Party in 1924.
Yang Hucheng
In 1927, Yang Hucheng joined the Communist Party of China
Xie Baozhen
Marriage, other people's weddings are all sea oath mountain alliance, their wedding Xie Baozhen said:
"I don't need any mountain alliance oaths, I just need you to persist in the revolution."
At that time, no one could have imagined that Yang Hucheng's wife was actually one
Underground member of the Communist Party of China
。 She has also been using her identity to provide information to our party, and after many years of marriage, she has been running around with Yang Hucheng and occasionally participating in some political communication activities alone.
Yang Hucheng and Xie Baozhen
In the same year, Yang Hucheng applied to join the Communist Party of China, but because our party considered a lot at that time, it did not agree. Later, while recuperating in Tokyo, he once again applied to the Tokyo Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, saying:
"I want to be a Chinese Communist Party, just like Marshal He Long."
Although the central government agreed to Yang Hucheng's application, due to the delay in time, he did not receive the notice at that time, and felt that the CCP had once again rejected his request to join the party. Twice rejected, Yang Hucheng did not submit another application, but he has been moving forward with our party.
After the September 18 Incident in 1931,
Chiang Kai-shek pursued the policy of "foreign countries must first be at home."
，
Our Party believes that in the face of foreign invasion, the most important thing is to "protect the country"
So he took the initiative to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek many times.
At the same time, a group of patriotic generals also appeared around Chiang Kai-shek, like
Chang
、
wait.
They were very dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek's policy of "keeping the outside world at home" and actively persuaded Chiang Kai-shek to cooperate with the Communist Party
However, Chiang Kai-shek did not enter the oil and salt, not only did not listen to opinions, but also was very angry.
Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng saw and persuaded Chiang Kai-shek not to move, and after much consideration,
Zhang Xueliang came up with a way to imprison Chiang Kai-shek, and Yang Hucheng agreed.
Yang Hucheng had taken refuge in Japan in his early years, and when he saw the Jinan Massacre and the Huanggutun Incident caused by the Japanese, he gritted his teeth in hatred for the Japanese. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek's policy of "keeping the outside world from the outside world at home" also made him very angry. So when Zhang Xueliang proposed to launch
"Xi'an Incident"
After the idea, Yang Hucheng agreed without even thinking about it.
Group photo of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng before the Xi'an incident
On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang led people to capture Chiang Kai-shek alive in Xi'an, and after more than ten days of house arrest, Chiang Kai-shek reluctantly agreed to cooperate with the Communist Party. Although he was only imprisoned for about ten days, this matter has always made Chiang Kai-shek grumble.
He thought that this incident had disrupted his plans, disgraced him, and could not be forgotten.
After the Xi'an incident was peacefully resolved, Zhang Xueliang personally sent Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing despite dissuasion, but this was not the case
The careful Chiang Kai-shek imprisoned him the same day he arrived in Nanjing
。 However, in Chiang Kai-shek's view, Zhang Xueliang was only seduced by Yang Hucheng, and the culprit who made him lose face was Yang Hucheng.
Chiang Kai-shek forced Yang Hucheng to go to Europe and the United States to investigate and surrender military power, but Although Yang Hucheng was reluctant to do anything, he still reluctantly agreed.
Xie Baozhen and Yang Hucheng went to the United States
Yang Hucheng and Xie Baozhen were well aware of their situation and prepared for the worst. But hear
"July 7 Incident"
When it happened, his heart was still very anxious, and he called Chiang Kai-shek many times to return to China to participate in the anti-Japanese resistance, but each time he was rejected.
Later, Yang Hucheng and his wife ignored Chiang Kai-shek's refusal and resolutely turned to Hong Kong to prepare to return to China. Finding many people spying on them in Yang Hucheng, Hong Kong, he persuaded Xie Baozhen to go home first and go to Wuhan himself.
When Chiang Kai-shek heard the news, he did not get angry, but asked Yang Hucheng to go to Changsha to meet with Dai Kasa. But Yang Hucheng did not expect,
He was greeted by Chiang Kai-shek's conspiracy
。
After Yang Hucheng saw Dai Kasa, he was tricked into going to a villa in Nanchang, surrounded by guards. When Yang Hucheng reacted, he couldn't go anymore. Got the news
Xie Baozhen cried bitterly and decided to take his son Yang Zhengzhong to Nanchang to find her husband. But Xie Baozhen's mother and son, who rushed to Nanchang full of joy, were also imprisoned
After the fall of Nanchang in 1938,
Yang Hucheng was transferred to Taohuaping in Yiyang, Hunan, where the family of three finally met.
Second, the life of captivity
Yang Hucheng, who saw his wife and children, was not very happy, because he knew that
The arrival of wives and children only meant two more tortured people.
During his imprisonment, Xie Baozhen gave birth to two daughters, but the first one died before he was less than one year old, which made both husband and wife very sad, but Yang Hucheng still endured pain and comforted:
"Bao Zhen, relax, we have four children outside, they must be doing well."
Xie Baozhen and four children
Yang Hucheng's comfort made Xie Baozhen feel a little better. During his imprisonment, although life was very difficult, Yang Hucheng was for his eldest son
Yang Zhengzhong
Education has not fallen, because they hope that one day they can escape from the cage and serve their motherland.
The little daughter who survived, Yang Hucheng named her
Yang Zhenggui
。 When this daughter was born, Xie Baozhen was depressed and had no milk, and the child was so hungry that he cried and couldn't catch his breath. There was no way but to ask the agent for help finding a wet nurse. Fortunately, the nurse is kinder, not only feeding the children, but also taking care of Xie Baozhen.
However, because of Xie Baozhen's special status, the spies often tortured her, and Xie Baozhen's body, who suffered from torture, was getting worse and worse every day, and her mental state was not good, plus she missed her relatives outside, and once reached the brink of collapse.
When Xie Baozhen was on the verge of collapse, he would find a way to self-harm himself, in order to express his inner dissatisfaction and silent protest, and would also smash the agents with bowls and pots. Therefore, the agents used the excuse to separate the husband and wife.
After separation,
Yang Hucheng often heard his wife's hoarse shouts, he knew that it was the agents torturing her, but he had no other way, he was powerless.
In 1945, when they heard the news of the victory of the war, their youngest daughter was four years old, and they thought they should be free again.
Victory in the 1945 War of Resistance
In July 1946, they were transferred to Chongqing, but they did not wait for freedom, they only waited for another prison.
Seeing that the freedom full of hope had left him again, Xie Baozhen actually wanted to exchange his sacrifice for the freedom of her husband and children. She went on a hunger strike in protest, but was pried open by the agents to fill her mouth with nutrient solution; she committed suicide by swallowing gold (wedding ring), but was rescued by the agents.
Xie Baozhen, who could not survive and could not be killed, began to verbally attack Chiang Kai-shek and the spies, and finally the annoyed agents decided to kill Xie Baozhen.
On February 8, 1947, a day that should have been a family reunion, Xie Baozhen was tied up with five flowers, and then injected with an unknown liquid, she convulsed in pain, slowly closed her eyes, and ended in hatred.
Yang Hucheng's sacrifice made Yang Hucheng grieved, and after his repeated requests, the agents agreed to his request and cremated Xie Baozhen along with the ring.
Unwilling, Yang Hucheng endured grief and made an urn out of several old wooden planks. Since then, he often holds the urn, and he will also touch the urn and sigh long and short, silently weeping.
Xie Baozhen's son Yang Zheng was only 18 years old when he died, but his perennial life of seclusion made him look less energetic at that age. He also missed his mother, watching his father wipe his tears, he had no words to comfort, and could only cry with his father.
April 1949, the liberation of Nanjing, August,
Chiang Kai-shek flew from Taiwan to Chongqing
The first thing he did when he arrived in Chongqing was to arrange for the head of the secret service to kill a group of prisoners, including Yang Hucheng's family and his secretary Song Qiyun's family.
Third, the truth of the tragic death
In order to carry out the mission in secret, the secret service leaders also held a special meeting to study where to carry out the mission.
Their first thought was to secretly slaughter in the barren mountains and wild mountains of Guizhou, but they were afraid that passers-by would find the remains, so this plan was rejected. Later, after careful discussion, they finally decided to stay
Chongqing Geleshan Military Concentration Camp
The scope of management is enforced, and they feel that this will be better kept confidential.
After discussing it, they immediately went to pick up Yang Hucheng and the others. Before leaving, the head of the secret service repeatedly told him that the operation must be kept secret, and that in case, he must not use a gun. Later, after consultation, the agents unanimously decided to use the dagger.
However, because the agents were worried, they refused to carry out the execution themselves
And so finally they
Four actors were found and a heavy promise was made for them to carry out.
On the evening of September 6, 1949, Yang Hucheng and others were taken to Gele Mountain. The agents who had just arrived at the meeting were "respectful and respectful" to Yang Hucheng, and they also asked Yang Hucheng to rest for two days at the "Dai Gong Ancestral Hall" and then make detailed arrangements.
At this time, Yang Hucheng and others did not think about what awaited them at all.
Yang Zhengzhong was holding his mother's urn in his hand, gaunt and emaciated, and General Yang Hucheng did not have the spirit of the past.
Led by the agent, a group of people led by the agent went to the resting place, and then the agents took Yang Zhengzhong into a bedroom under the pretext of arranging a bedroom for them.
As soon as Yang Zhengzhong entered the house, before he could react, he was stabbed in the body by the executioner hiding in the house.
He did not hold back, cried out "Dad" in pain, tried to struggle but was made up by the agent a few knives, fell in a pool of blood, the blood stained his mother's urn red.
This teenager, who had been imprisoned since the age of eight, did not see the sky outside until his death.
Yang Hucheng heard his son's screams, and his heart was stagnant, and he wanted to run in to see, but he was
The executioner who was hiding nearby pierced his chest and stabbed him to death
。 In order to complete the task perfectly, the executioner made up a few knives fiercely.
Yang Hucheng's father and son died at the hands of the secret agents,
In order to prevent others from finding their bodies, the agents deliberately soaked the bodies with strong acid, which was extremely cruel.
That night, the agents will also
Song Qiyun's family and General Yang Hucheng's eight-year-old daughter were killed and then buried separately. General Yang's father and son were buried in the flower bed next to them, and grass was planted above.
The executioners who completed the task began to divide the loot, but because of the uneven distribution of the booty, they killed each other.
Three months after the death of General Yang Hucheng, Chongqing was liberated, and the People's Liberation Army came to GeleShan to save the detainees, but it was too late.
In November 1937, Yang Hucheng's last photograph before his death
Before leaving, Chiang Kai-shek made all the arrangements.
The agents killed all the revolutionaries imprisoned here, and burned the place with one fire, and the scene was unbearable. When the body was cleaned up, the body of General Yang Hucheng was not found.
Later, after many inquiries and searches, the body of General Yang Hucheng was found near the "Dai Gong Ancestral Hall" on the songlin slope of Gele Mountain.
When the remains are exhumed,
People saw a large flower tied, covered with a white cloth in the mouth, a destroyed body on the face, and an urn next to it. People who saw this scene burst into tears.
After that, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a solemn memorial service for General Yang Hucheng, buried him in the Chang'an County Martyrs' Cemetery, and later moved the coffin to Weiqu Town, Xi'an
"General Yang Hucheng Martyrs Cemetery"
A patriotic general, imprisoned for 12 years, we do not know their family
What has been going on in the past twelve years, but from the fragments, we can also imagine what kind of inhuman life they are living.
Full of enthusiasm for resisting Japan and serving the country, in the end it was sacrificed at the hands of the Chinese people.
Perhaps General Yang Hucheng will regret that he did not personally drive little Japan out of China, but his determination to resolutely resist Japan and his consistent patriotic enthusiasm should be remembered by us.