Hidden fronts, also known as spies or underground workers, no matter what country or era, there is such a group of people, who lurk in the enemy camp, cherish the motherland, and are loyal to the mission. They often risk their lives in order to collect intelligence information, counterattack, rescue and other tasks. Once the identity is exposed, the fate is often in danger.
In the history of the mainland revolution, there are also countless such heroes and unsung heroes who paid great sacrifices for the country before and even after the founding of New China. Today, we're going to explore the story of a typical hidden front hero.
After the founding of New China, many heroes who carried out hidden tasks were made public after their sacrifices, and even held grand memorial services and posthumously recognized as revolutionary martyrs. For example, Chen Baocang. He was once a hero who was ordered to lurk in Taiwan to carry out a hidden mission, but when he was fighting wits and courage with the enemy, he exposed his identity because of the font, and was brutally killed by the enemy special organization after being arrested.
General Chen Baocang
Chen Baocang was born in Beijing in 1900. After graduating from middle school, he chose to abandon the literature and join the martial arts and was admitted to the Qinghe Military Preparatory School in Hebei. After that, he transferred to the engineering section of Baoding Military Academy and joined Zhang Fakui's army after graduation. After that, he successively served as the director of the Wuhan City Defense Command Post, the commander of the Kunshan City Defense, and the chief of staff of the 4th Theater.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Baocang repeatedly made combat achievements with his heroic courage, and during the Battle of Xuancheng, his right eye was blinded by Japanese fighters. In the Battle of De'an, he led his troops to annihilate more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers and killed Japanese Wing Commander Daisaku Tanaka; At the Battle of Guinan, he thwarted the Japanese attack and killed and wounded more than 40,000 Japanese soldiers.
With the victory of the War of Resistance, Chen Baocang was appointed as a special commissioner of Shandong Jiaoji District of the Ministry of Military Affairs and co-chaired the Japanese surrender ceremony with Rear Admiral Seber of the Sixth Division of the US Navy.
Lieutenant General Chen Baocang presided over the surrender ceremony
However, Chen Baocang saw through the corruption of the Kuomintang government in 1948, so he secretly joined the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee in Hong Kong and voluntarily accepted the task of lurking in Taiwan. In 1949, he went to Taiwan to begin underground work.
Who would have thought that just a year later, Chen Baocang would expose his identity because of the font.
On January 29, 1950, Tsai Hsiao-qian, a high-ranking member of Taiwan's hidden front, was arrested and forced to confess a large list of covert front personnel. Out of faith and obligation to the country, many heroic heroes of the hidden front chose sacrifice rather than succumb to the enemy's coercion and temptation. Most of them have disappeared silently into the long river of history, leaving only a few vague names and memories.
Heroes of the hidden front
At this time, Chen Baocang was assisting another underground worker, Wu Shi, to complete the intelligence transmission work. Although his name was not included in the initial manhunt list, a handwritten military intelligence eventually revealed his identity. At that time, the case involved a wide range of people, and many mid- and high-ranking generals became the target of secret investigations.
In the end, the enemy organization confirmed that the font was written by Chen Baocang by copying the font on military intelligence compared to the opponent, and immediately arrested Chen Baocang. In the ensuing interrogation, Chen Baocang steadfastly guarded the list and information of the hidden front, and in the end, he heroically died on June 10, 1950.
General Chen Baocang was arrested and rebelled
After Wu Shi, Chen Baocang, and other identities were exposed and killed, New China gave them their due titles, successively recognized them as revolutionary martyrs, transported the ashes of Chen Baocang and others back to the mainland through Taiwan's secret channels, held a grand memorial service to commemorate the heroes who bravely took up their righteousness, and buried them in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.
In short, in the context of the special era, there are many hidden front heroic stories full of suspense, honor and sacrifice, but the real intelligence and blood and tear efforts they left us are indescribable. Although the names of these heroes may not be known, they will forever go down in history and become the immortal spiritual pillars of China's democratic revolution.
Statue of Martyr Chen Baocang (first from left).
Although these hidden heroes across the Taiwan Strait cannot see the light, they stick to their faith, seek survival in the darkness, and dare to sacrifice their lives for the future of the motherland. Let us marvel at the bravery and sacrifice of these heroes, while remembering their hard work for the tranquility of the country.
We should always be sober, cherish the achievements of today's peace and development, adhere to our beliefs, follow the example of our heroic predecessors, never forget history, remember our original aspirations, forge ahead courageously, and continue to work hard for the country and the people, and for a better future for the motherland.