In 1928, he was only 16 years old
Liu Zhijian
He joined the revolution, and at a young age he also participated in a battle against the county seat. When he saw the heroic and fearless revolutionary spirit of the Communists, he decided to follow the Communist Revolution to the end.
Liu Zhijian read some books when he was young, so his superiors saw that he was cultured and his thinking was also progressive, so they arranged him to the propaganda team and was specifically responsible for the propaganda work of the troops. His propaganda work was very well done, and he was very brave in the fight, and soon he was promoted to the head of the secretariat of the legion's political department.
In 1937, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full swing, and Liu Zhijian, as the propaganda director of the 129th Division, assisted Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping in leading their troops to the anti-Japanese front. During the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Liu Zhijian actively did a good job in propaganda work in all aspects, successfully contacted the anti-Japanese forces in all aspects, and won over many puppet troops for their own use, turning the Japanese puppet regime into an anti-Japanese base.
Accidentally captured
When the anti-Japanese struggle was in full swing, Liu Zhijian was accidentally captured by the Japanese army
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In 1942, the Japanese army launched a large-scale sweep, and the War of Resistance entered its most difficult period. One night in October of that year, Liu Zhijian secretly brought a communications squad and prepared to go to the Sixth Military Sub-district to carry out a communication mission.
Then, on the way to the sixth division, Liu Zhijian unfortunately encountered the Japanese army. During the breakout, Liu Zhijian was hit in the right leg by the Japanese army and fell off his horse. Looking at the enemy gradually besieging him, Liu Zhijian knew that this time he was afraid that he would be less fierce.
He hurriedly shredded all the confidential documents on his body, as well as the objects that could reveal his identity, and swallowed all the confetti into his stomach.
Something that could not be destroyed, such as a pocket watch and a photograph of his wife, he quickly found a place to dig a pit and bury it. Not surprisingly, in the end, the communications squad led by Liu Zhijian was also captured by the Japanese army because it was outnumbered.
trial
In the interrogation room of the Japanese army, Liu Zhijian actually had nothing to worry about, first of all, he did not have confidential documents on his body, and secondly, of course, he would not defect, and what he was thinking about now was how to make the Japanese army lower its vigilance and find a way to escape.
The Japanese army began to interrogate him, Liu Zhijian casually made up a false name for himself, and when asked about his rank, Liu Zhijian moved and said
"Can you believe me when I say it?" I want to say that I am a company commander, or a battalion commander, and you will not believe it if the position is too low, so let's be honest, I am just a deputy regimental commander! ”
The Japanese army may have really believed Liu Zhijian's words, so it did not pay too much attention to him, and also praised his "frankness". Not too embarrassed about Liu Zhijian, the Japanese army only temporarily locked him up, preparing to send Liu Zhijian to the intelligence department in the county town the next day for further interrogation.
At this time, the news that Liu Zhijian and the Japanese army had been captured had also been grasped by the Eighth Route Army.
After Liu Bocheng, who was sitting in the headquarters of the 129th Division, learned of the news, he immediately issued a rescue order and asked Chen Zaidao, commander of the 129th Division Military Region, to personally formulate a rescue plan!
Why did Liu Deng attach so much importance to Liu Zhijian's capture?
Because Liu Zhijian is currently the director of the political department of the 129th Division, he is the highest rank and position general in the Eighth Route Army captured by the Japanese army! If Liu Zhijian is captured and causes the disclosure of military secrets, it will definitely cause very serious consequences!
Therefore, Liu Deng added another military order after that:
"If Comrade Liu Zhijian has been unfortunately killed, then you must also snatch his body back from me!"
rescue
After receiving orders from Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping, Chen Zaidao convened a sub-district meeting, and finally decided that an ambush and rescue must be carried out before Liu Zhijian was sent to the Japanese stronghold, otherwise the possibility of Liu Zhijian being rescued would be almost impossible.
Chu Daming
He was the deputy commander of the 20th Regiment of the Ji'nan Military Region, and at this time his team happened to be in the sixth sub-district, so he led the team to the ambush site overnight.
The next morning, the genius had just brightened, and a Japanese cavalry team of about a hundred people entered the field of vision of the Eighth Route Army. Through observation, Liu Zhijian is among them.
As the Japanese cavalry slowly stepped into the ambush circle of the Eighth Route Army, a dozen Eighth Route Army troops carrying bundles of firewood suddenly jumped out of the side of the road, and they quickly blocked the firewood in the middle of the road, forcing the Japanese cars to stop. Then Chu Daming gave an order, followed by gunfire, the driver in the car was the first to be killed, and the Japanese cavalry quickly searched for cover.
After all, this ambush was too sudden for the Japanese army, and they probably did not expect the Eighth Route Army to react so quickly, and sent so many people out, just to rescue a "deputy regimental commander". The outcome of the battle was not suspenseful, the Eighth Route Army did not suffer a single casualty, a soldier risked his life to go to the Japanese car, rescued Liu Zhijian, and was carried all the way back to the headquarters by this soldier.
After Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping knew that Liu Zhijian had been rescued, the two were relieved and praised Chu Daming's cooperation with Chen Zaidao as seamless.
When the Japanese army learned that Liu Zhijian rescued from the Eighth Route Army camp was not a "deputy regimental commander", but an officer of the Eighth Route Army at the level of a general, they regretted it and shouted that they were deceived!
Postscript: Because Liu Zhijian was shot in the leg and could not walk when he was captured, he was arranged to recuperate at the home of the county police captain after being rescued. In 1943, Liu Deng also specifically asked Chen Zaidao to escort him back safely.
Although Liu Zhijian was accidentally captured, he did not deal with things in a panic or chaos, and at this time he relied not on luck, but on his firm revolutionary will to keep him from being coerced and seduced by the enemy! After recovering from his leg wound, Liu Zhijian returned to the revolutionary struggle and continued to fight for national independence in the War of Resistance. In 1955, Liu Zhijian was awarded the rank of founding lieutenant general.