One night at the end of July 1940, Zeng Jiachong, near Tiemen Dayaozhai (now Dayaogang, Huangtugang Town, Macheng City), set up a stage to invite the opera troupe to sing.
When the villagers from the nearby towns heard the wind, it was dark and they had already hugged the courtyard where the stage was set up. Some villagers who can't squeeze in are either climbing among the tall trees around them, or sitting on the walls and rooftops, making noise and shouting one after another, and it is very lively.
Liu Yongxian, director of the office of Eastern Hubei (the border area of Huang'an, Macheng, Huanggang and Huangpi counties) and deputy commander of the Anma Independent Battalion, sat behind the curtain, looking at the veterans and Hua Dan of the troupe who were in full swing, and kept tapping his fingers on the pear wood table next to him.
Liu Yongxian was waiting for a news, and at this time, the crowded situation outside made Liu Yongxian a little bored, he didn't know if he had designed a big net, and those "fish" would all swim in as the intelligence said.
Last night, news came from the inside, saying that the five secret agents raised in the Songbu stronghold, the "headquarters" of the Japanese invaders, would take advantage of the excitement of today's theater to come here to extort bamboo and make trouble.
After the Japanese invaded and occupied eastern Hubei Province, local spies and traitors were rampant, and these people relied on the power of the Japanese army to do unscrupulous acts in the local areas, and they were even more bloodthirsty for lively places, and they had to squeeze over with their heads sharpened, taking the opportunity to blackmail and extort the local people.
After Liu Yongxian learned the news, he immediately asked people to secretly inquire about the names, home addresses, daily behavior, and crimes of these people, and after finding out all the circumstances, he made careful arrangements - sending local troops and activists among the masses to guard the main traffic routes, and then sent capable personnel to blend into the theater and wait for the arrival of these people.
It's getting closer and closer to the start of the play, the noise outside is gradually subsiding, people are waiting for the troupe to perform on stage, Liu Yongxian, who is sitting in the backstage, is a little anxious, at this time, if the enemy comes, he should also come, why haven't you seen any news yet?
Just as he was hesitating, a figure quickly flashed in the backstage, Liu Yongxian raised his eyes, his eyes lit up, and asked in a low voice:
"How?"
The man walked quickly to Liu Yongxian, approached and said:
"It's all here, five people, our people are staring at them so hard that they can't run away from them. ”
Hearing this, Liu Yongxian breathed a sigh of relief, and after a lot of effort, the "fish" finally took the bait.
The crowd outside was anxiously waiting for the start of the show, when they suddenly heard a rush of drums and gongs and drums from the backstage, and for a moment, everyone fell silent.
I saw that the curtain flashed, and two people walked out of the backstage, one was Luo Qijie dressed in Tsing Yi, and the other was Liu Yongxian in military uniform.
Liu Yongxian spoke first, he raised his hand, and then began to preach the anti-Japanese situation, and his impassioned speech won a round of applause from the audience.
At the end of the talk, Liu Yongxian looked around, crowded, and in the crowd, he couldn't see clearly where the spies were hiding, but Liu Yongxian knew very well in his heart that at this time, those people, each of them already had their own people around them, staring at each other tightly.
Even if the other party wants to slip away now, it is impossible.
Liu Yongxian cleared his throat, and then announced in a deep voice:
"Folks, there is a situation now, in our field, there are traitors and spies from the Japanese invaders. These people tried to make trouble and sabotage the anti-Japanese resistance," Liu Yongxian saw that the people below began to stir, and everyone looked at the people around them uneasily, trying to distinguish which one was the spy, he waved his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet:
"Don't be afraid, don't panic, don't mess up the order, everything is under control, please keep quiet and cooperate with us to catch the traitor." ”
The five spies who were hiding in the crowd in the audience felt that something was wrong after hearing Liu Yongxian's identity of several people, and at this time, when they heard Liu Yongxian announce so calmly, they were already in control.
Several people then turned around in a panic, trying to squeeze through the crowd and sneak out of the hospital.
However, before they could take a step, they were clamped tightly by the people around them, and then cut their arms backwards and grabbed them.
Several people were escorted out of the field in turn, and then the show began, and the stage in the courtyard became lively......
That night, the five spies were taken to the village for interrogation, and Liu Yongxian opened the notepad in his hand, which recorded in detail the basic information of these people and the facts of their crimes.
When Liu Yongxian pointed out the situation of everyone like a few treasures, these spies were suddenly frightened like chaff, and the idea of denying and denying it to death suddenly disappeared, and one by one's knees weakened, collapsed to the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, considering that we should strive for all possible forces, as long as it was conducive to resisting Japan, we must strive for the greatest possible possibility.
Liu Yongxian then said to these people: If you are to be shot one by one today for your crimes, you will also be innocent, but our New Fourth Army is lenient, and as long as you change your ways, become new people, and actively provide intelligence for our New Fourth Army, we welcome it.
"These people, one by one, accepted our requests, and when they returned, they secretly provided us with information many times in the manner we specified. Many years later, Liu Yongxian recalled this past again, and he still remembers it vividly.
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Reference: "Manan Literary and Historical Materials", Liu Yongxian