Source: General History of the World
"Emergency! Is Captain Yang there? The 6th company was surrounded by thousands of people from the Great Dao Society in Shuangqiao Village! Seeing that there is a conflict about to break out, reinforcements are urgently needed! ”
In mid-May 1940, two soldiers of the New Fourth Army rode fast horses to a large mansion in Xiaowangzhuang, Chaohu Lake, Anhui Province. Here, it is the headquarters of the second brigade of the Jiangbei guerrilla column. The two couldn't even drink saliva, so they shouted at the top of their throats.
Yang Xiaochun, the captain of the second brigade, was studying the next combat plan, and after hearing the movement, he quickly greeted him and asked the two soldiers: "Don't be busy, hurry up, what's going on?" ”
The two fighters gasped and spoke out about an incident of clashes. Soon, this conflict will turn into a harrowing tragedy.
During the former Qing Dynasty, there were many so-called "congregations" among the people, such as the Twister Army, Boxer Rebellion, and so on. Based on the teachings and composition of the White Lotus Sect, they organized the common people into secret associations. In the name of cultivation, they robbed homes and fought against the government. Since the head of the congregation usually has a set of methods of burning incense and chanting mantras and demagoguery, this kind of association is widely spread among the people.
In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, under the double suppression of foreign capitalism and the feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty, the pressure of life was huge, so they joined secret associations. Shandong people Liu Shiduan and Cao Deli opened the altar of law, claiming that they were "divine skill to protect the body, and the sword and gun could not enter", and led the congregation to engage in activities of "sweeping away the ocean and reversing the Qing and restoring the sight", which is the Great Dao Society. In Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and other provinces, there are Dao congregations distributed. In the Republican period, the head of the Great Dao Society began to collude with the clan of the people, forming an evil force.
In 1937, the War of Resistance officially broke out. In the Anhui area, the New Fourth Army led by the Communist Party appeared. The New Fourth Army fights the aggressors and helps the people take revenge, and everyone supports these actions. However, the behavior of opening up base areas and cracking down on the inferior gentry of landlords has made some local forces unbearable. Therefore, they used the Great Dao Society to organize and frequently had friction with the New Fourth Army.
In April 1940, the Second Brigade of the Jiangbei Guerrilla Column entered the central Anhui region and opened up a base area in the area around Shuangqiao Village. As a result, a local bully named Shi Daxiang frequently instructed the Dao congregation to come and make trouble. It's just that after decades of tossing, the Big Dao Society is no longer as big as before, and it can't set off any big storms, let alone dare to kill the soldiers of the New Fourth Army. In the tug-of-war negotiations again and again, everyone can maintain peace and quiet.
But in early May, the situation suddenly changed. A person known as "Jiang Ziya Reincarnated" came to the vicinity of Shuangqiao Village with two people named "Tuxingsun" and "Lei Zhenzi". They relied on some tricks of the rivers and lakes, and they actually fooled many people all day long. In just a few days, several thousand congregations gathered. In the name of the so-called "Heavenly Dao", they provoked the relationship between the people and the New Fourth Army, frequently created friction and confrontation, and the situation gradually got out of control.
On this day, "Jiang Ziya" issued a "decree" and ordered the congregations in several nearby villages and towns to storm the headquarters of the 6th Company of the New Fourth Army in Shuangqiao Village. So early that morning, the crowd of black-pressed people appeared in front of the door of the sixth company, and spit out filthy words, shouting very viciously.
In the face of the provocation of the bandits, company commander Zhang Toyota originally wanted to organize fighters and teach the other party a lesson before speaking. However, the local head and section chief Jiang of the Operations Section did not agree. He one-sidedly stressed that most of the congregation is deceived, and if both sides use force, it will confirm the other party's provocation reasons. Therefore, the current situation should be that there should be no armed resistance, and the problem should be solved through reform and negotiation.
However, with more than a hundred mouths of the New Fourth Army, where can thousands of people excitedly slash the congregation! It is useless for the fighters to persuade bitterly, but the bandits will gather more and more! The leaders of the other side scolded one after another: "The New Fourth Army has a loss, but it can't talk about us." "The masses who don't know the truth are slowly being deceived by the big knife society.
The situation is becoming more and more critical, and already someone has begun to bang on the gate of the company headquarters! But by this time, the chief of the operations section still did not allow the fighters to resist by force. In an emergency, company commander Zhang Fengtian could only fire a warning shot! But this time, it was caught by "Jiang Ziya". I only heard him shout: "Daoists, the New Fourth Army has shot!" They can't say that we are going to use force! But you see, they shot, and we didn't have anything! Divine skill to protect the body, the sword and gun are inaccessible, teach them a lesson today, rush! The mood of the bandits immediately reached a climax, and the sound of smashing the door was even louder.
In desperation, Zhang Fengtian concealed the chief of the operations section and sent two communicators out to move the soldiers. The two ran all the way to the second brigade headquarters for help, so the scene at the beginning of this article happened.
After listening to the report, Captain Yang Xiaochun quickly gathered the nearby 4th Company, let the cadre Xiao Chu lead the team, and quickly reinforced Shuangqiao Village! After a rapid march at night, the 4th Company finally reached the headquarters of the 6th Company in the early hours of the morning.
However, the scene before him was shocking. Just last night, the scene finally got out of control, and the big knife club bandits smashed open the gate of the 6th company headquarters and rushed in. They have lost their minds at this time, and they cut and kill people when they see them. Soon, dozens of warriors fell in pools of blood. There were dozens of wounded who were also taken away by the other side. The commander of the 6th Company, Zhang Fengfen, wanted to shoot and fight, but he was locked up by the chief of the combat section, Jiang Section. Even at this time, the dogmatic cadre wanted a peaceful solution. So the fighters were forced to lay down their weapons and fight the bandits' knives with their own flesh! When the 4th Company arrived, except for a squad of soldiers who were still holding a small building, the others were either killed or wounded.
When the 4th Company came to reinforce, Chief Jiang was not happy and angry. He shouted: "I said how the situation got out of control, it turned out that Zhang Fengtian sent someone to move the rescuers." I have repeatedly given orders not to use military means and not to shoot, why don't you listen? If anything happens after that, you will be fully responsible! ”
Several warriors saw that he was so stubborn that they really wanted to go up and give him a few blows. But Xiao Chu stopped everyone, first let the section chief be locked up in the small building, and then let the company commander Zhang Fengtian out, and everyone held a meeting together to discuss countermeasures.
Seeing the miserable situation of his comrades-in-arms, Commander Zhang Lian was furious and shouted: "What else is there to discuss!" This gang will cut us with knives, is there a difference from the devil? We must return a tooth for a tooth, resolutely eliminate them, and avenge our fallen comrades! ”
At this time, Xiao Chu expressed a different opinion first. "Before we came, the Great Knife Society hadn't started. So Captain Yang once warned me to try to avoid military conflicts. I agree with that. Although the situation has changed now, we do have to take action, but we must not simply eliminate them to solve the problem. We saw that most of these congregations at the gate were ordinary people from ten miles and eight towns, and they had no military quality. As long as you do it to them, it will definitely turn into a massacre. When the time comes, if you have a feud with the people, how will the work be carried out in the future? ”
When Commander Zhang heard this, he was even more angry! He shot up and shouted, "How do you have an argument with him (pointing to the position of the chief of the operations section upstairs)?" Did our fighters die in vain? If they don't retreat, will the soldiers you brought have to fill in too? ”
Xiao Chu continued: "Commander Zhang, listen to me. It is not enough to eliminate them, but it is not enough to blindly tolerate compromise. Let's think about it, such thousands of ordinary people are organized, there must be someone behind the manipulation. We just need to put the target on the leaders and backbone of several big knife societies. In a moment we will observe who is leading and who is waving the flag. As long as these two types of people are cured, supplemented by propaganda offensives, it is estimated that most of the congregation will calm down. Of course, try to catch the alive, otherwise there is no confession, and we still don't know who is behind the trouble. ”
A course of action was quickly agreed. At this time, the sky was already bright again, and the congregation of the Great Dao congregation wore a "crown of law" on their heads and held steel knives, and they had launched a new round of impact.
At this time, Xiao Chu ordered that the propaganda officer take out a loudspeaker and begin to publicize the policy of the New Fourth Army downward. At the same time, he observed it himself and found that not far away, there was a black flag painted with the Big Dipper, which should be the command flag of this operation. He picked up a rifle and fired a bullet with a "snap". The flagpole of the black flag broke in two with the sound of gunfire.
"The New Fourth Army is shooting again!" At this time, another person below shouted loudly. However, the black magic flag is where the faith of the congregation lies, and now it is so easily beaten, is it because the magic of the immortals is not working? The congregation was in a commotion, and the shouting did nothing.
However, the person who shouted was seen by Xiao Chu. He raised his hand and fired another shot, and the man fell in response. At this time, the congregation's heart became even hairier. This person is the "Tuxing Sun" among the three immortals, and even the immortals were knocked down with a shot, saying that the good knife and gun could not enter?
Seeing that the general fell to the ground, "Jiang Ziya" waved the flag, urging everyone to rush forward. But by this time, the faith of the congregation had disappeared, and most of the people except for a few leaders remained still. The fighters all saw it very well, and a few shots passed, and a few more stubborn bandits who rushed in front were knocked down. At the same time, other soldiers also cooperated and fired warning shots to the sky. At this time, the others could no longer stand it and turned around and ran. The soldiers launched a pursuit, and soon, the two immortals "Jiang Ziya" and "Lei Zhenzi" became prisoners of the New Fourth Army.
After later interrogation, everyone figured out what was going on. This "Jiang Ziya" was originally named Qiu Lao Ma. He and "Lei Zhenzi" and "Tuxingsun" were agents inserted by the Kuomintang diehards in southern Anhui. After learning of the contradiction between the local bullies and the New Fourth Army, they immediately colluded with them and used the name of the Great Dao Society to launch this incident. Its intention is to squeeze the New Fourth Army out of Shuangqiao Village!
After figuring out the ins and outs, the New Fourth Army immediately held a public trial meeting to try the main culprits. Only then did the common people understand that the so-called immortals turned out to be such things. Many deceived people were full of remorse and took the initiative to support the party's leadership. The military and civilians worked together, and the second brigade soon gained a foothold in the area of Shuangqiao and opened up a new base area.
[Source: General History of the World]