Wen | Li Chonghan
On December 25, 1935, the "Jidong Defense Communist Autonomous Government" was officially proclaimed in Tongxian County, which was the second puppet regime supported by Japan in China after the puppet state of Manchukuo, and Yin Rugeng was made the "chief administrative officer". This so-called "the first puppet regime supported by Japanese imperialism in Kannai" had a short lifespan, surviving for only two years, that is, it was severely attacked by the pseudo-Jidong security forces stationed in TongXian County, and even disintegrated.
On July 29, 1937, shortly after the July 7 Incident, they, under the leadership of captains Zhang Qingyu and Zhang Yantian, took advantage of the fact that the main force of the Japanese army was besieging Pingjin, launched a surprise attack on the Japanese army, destroyed the Japanese military organs, annihilated more than 500 enemy personnel, and captured yin Rugeng, the head of the puppet government and the traitor.
At that time, Tongxian was the base camp of the puppet Jidong regime, which was considered by the Japanese to be the safest place, and after the July 7 Incident, the Japanese deliberately moved many overseas Chinese to Tongxian to avoid the war.
<h1>The special police became subordinates of the puppet regime, and they chose to disguise themselves as a whole</h1>
In July 1935, Shang Zhen succeeded Yu Xuezhong in presiding over the hebei provincial government and changed the Hebei special police force to the Hebei security brigade, and in November, at the instigation of the Japanese army, Yin Rugeng declared "independence" in Yutong County and established the puppet Jidong Defense Communist Autonomous Government, with Yin Rugeng as the chairman of the committee and "taking on all military and political responsibilities." Yin Rugeng reorganized the Hebei Security Brigade into the Jidong Security Brigade, which has since become a puppet army.
The good-looking special police force was reorganized into a puppet army, and Zhang Qingyu and Zhang Yantian were naturally not willing to become traitors, but they could not act rashly. Zhang Qingyu secretly sent his close associate, Meng Runsheng, to Bao to ask Shang Zhen for instructions on how to deal with it, and Shang Zhen instructed Meng Runsheng to secretly inform him: "At present, it is not appropriate to break with Yin Rugeng, but you can temporarily make a false deal with the snake, and Yu Dang is responsible for explaining it to the government." The two had no choice but to lurk in the puppet Hebei Eastern Defense Autonomous Government and wait for the opportunity to move.
Zhang Qingyu's eldest son, Zhang Yuheng, heard that he was serving in the puppet Jidong regime, and consciously insulted his ancestors, and published a report to break away from his father-son relationship. Zhang Qingyu's wife also advised him to quickly try to correct it, so as not to be despised by his relatives and friends and the township party, and in desperation, Zhang Qingyu had no choice but to secretly tell his wife: "Although my meaning is not convenient to say now, there will always be a difference in the future." Tell Yu Heng'er to wait patiently and see what his father will do in the future! ”
On the one hand, the underground party organizations of the CPC have successively sent party members Li Jufeng and Wang Ziwu to meet with Zhang Qingyu and Zhang Yantian through various relations in Tongxian County, and have done a great deal of work to explain to them the great righteousness of resisting Japan and saving the country; on the other hand, Zhang Qingyu and Zhang Yantian have also actively sent their cronies to contact the jicha political affairs committee and the chairman of Hebei Province on their own initiative, and are always ready to correct the war.
<h1>Doing errands is a matter of rice bowls, and we must participate in the anti-Japanese resistance</h1>
As for Yu Xuezhong's old headquarters of the 51st Army—Zhang Qingyu, Zhang Yantian, Shen Weigan, and others—Yin Rugeng had long been wary.
In the early days of the establishment of the puppet Jidong regime, "all the security forces were unreliable for Yin Rugeng, and after the LuanXian security forces removed Li Haitian, Li Yunsheng took over, and the traitors were still not at ease, afraid of the mutiny of the security forces, they simply did not fire guns, the soldiers of the Luanxian security forces were usually bare-handed, Han Zexin was zhao Lei's old department, and many northeasterners, the officers and men of this part of the security forces, in view of Zhao Lei's fate (some say that they had been shot), anti-Japanese sentiment was even higher." The brother and the subordinate officials openly said: "Doing errands is a matter of rice bowls, and we are forced to do so, and one day China will fight the Japanese devils, and we will certainly participate." ’...... Zhang Qingyu Zhang Yantian's two divisions, adapted by Yu Xuezhongbu, had the greatest strength, the best weapons, the highest resistance mood, and yin's rebellious side eyes did not dare to move their hair. ...... The Japanese and traitors were well aware of the unreliability of the security forces, so they did not dare to send them to the armed forces (Luan County), and each team sent Japanese advisers to monitor and bribe the hearts of the army with money and goods. ”
Even so, mutinies by the pseudo-Jidong security forces occurred from time to time. According to the "History of Changli County", "On September 6, 1936, more than 100 officers and soldiers of Li Haitian's department stationed in the northern suburbs of Changli were anyway; on November 20, more than 400 people of Han Zexin's ministry stationed in Changli mutinied; and then more than 200 people of Li Haitian's department revolted, occupying the post and telecommunications office and controlling the county seat of Changli County. ”
Zhang Qingyu, Zhang Yantian, and Shen Weigan had conspired to set up a military commander who was on a par with Yin Rugeng in order to gain more military power, and although this plan was later known to Yin Rugeng, because Zhang Qingyu and others held military power, Yin did not dare to take extraordinary measures, but instead entrusted the secretary general to relieve him, and repeatedly invited Zhang Qingyu in an attempt to take the bait. On the surface, Zhang Qingyu and Zhang Yantian no longer insisted on the idea of killing the enemy and revolting, but in private, they were moving around.
Zhang Qingyu
Although Yin Rugeng was already wary of Zhang Qingyu, the hastily established pseudo-Jidong regime was weak, so naturally it was necessary to win over Zhang Qingyu, Zhang Yantian, and others who were ostensibly loyal, and even give them weapons. According to Zhang Bingru's recollection, "After the July 7 Incident, the Japanese sent Zhang Qingyu as the commander of the Jidong Security Corps, still serving as the commander of the First General Brigade, hoping that Zhang would be their tool for invading China. Before the uprising, Japan had issued a number of Type 38 machine guns and a large amount of ammunition, clothing, and cash (the weapons of the two corps in the formation were only rifles, which were newly purchased Czech horse rifles in Hebei Province). However, Zhang Qingyu did not buy the Japanese account.
After the July 7 Incident, seeing the Japanese Kwantung Army flocking into the pass, Zhang Qingyu and Zhang Yantian realized the seriousness of the situation and sent their confidant Liu Chuntai (then deputy director of the pseudo-Jidong Education and Training Institute) to Beiping to Beiping to see Hebei Provincial Chairman Feng Zhi'an for advice. Feng Zhi'an said to Liu: "Now that our army has not yet decided whether to fight with the Japanese army, please tell Captain Zhang not to move lightly for the time being." When our army started a war with the Japanese army, we asked Captain Zhang to take it by surprise, and on the one hand, he revolted in Tongxian County, and on the other hand, he divided his troops and attacked Fengtai on the side, so as to reap the effect of the attack. He also instructed Liu to inform Zhang Qingyu: "You can appoint henchmen to keep in touch with Zhang Fanting, chief of staff of the Twenty-ninth Army. After Liu Chuntai bid farewell to Feng Zhi'an, he established contact with Zhang Fanting, and Zhang Dang put Zhang Qingyu and Zhang Yantian's troops into the battle sequence.
At that time, the armed forces stationed in Tongxian county were: the first pseudo-Jidong security corps and the security teaching corps stationed in the old fourth battalion and other places, the Japanese garrison unit stationed in Xicang, Dongcang and Xita Hutong, and the gendarmerie of the secret service agency. Outside the city, a battalion of the 29th Army was stationed outside the south gate of the new city. In order to prevent the 29th Army from attacking Tongxian County, Hosogi Fan, the chief of the Japanese secret service in Tongxian County, deliberately convened a military meeting between Zhang Qingyu and Zhang Yantian to discuss defensive matters. To this end, Hosogi also took out one-fifth of a military map, and asked two to make defensive plans based on the map. Zhang Qingyu suggested: "How about first dispatching the security teams scattered in various places to concentrate on standby in Tongxian County, and then discussing the attack and defense?" Thinking that the two pieces of faithful and reliable joined hands, they immediately agreed.
In the early morning of July 27, 1937, the Japanese army suddenly launched a surprise attack on the 29th Army stationed near Tong County. The pseudo-Jidong security forces ambushed at the south gate of the old city and the East General Tun neither gave any support to the Japanese nor intercepted the 29th Army, but only fired guns and cannons at the air, which aroused the suspicion of Hosogi. At about 9 o'clock on the same day, the Japanese army sent 12 planes to carry out indiscriminate bombing outside the southern city of Tongxian County, and the old fourth battalion of the security brigade stationed repeatedly displayed the "puppet flag" and still could not escape the doom of being bombed, resulting in more than ten casualties. The officers and men of the pseudo-Jidong security forces could no longer sit still, and Zhang Qingyu and Zhang Yantian secretly discussed, and finally there was an uprising in Tongxian County.