On January 18, 1947, in a private house in the sedan chair lane of Chuangang Town, several underground party members were holding a secret meeting.
The party members were discussing how to establish a base in Chuangang Town and carry out revolutionary work, but they did not know that danger was quietly approaching.
Suddenly, there were several shouts from outside the house: "Sell sugar! Sell sugar!"
Several party members were shocked and looked at each other: "It's not good, there is an enemy attack! Quickly retreat!"
Who was this peddler who tipped them off, and what happened next?
Sudden change
On January 18, 1947, the weather was excellent, with clear skies and bright sunshine.
The residents of Chuangang Town have not seen such a warm day for a long time, and they have taken the quilts they have covered all winter to the yard to bask in the sun.
Vendors also came out one after another, crowded on both sides of the street, bustling and bustling.
In an inconspicuous corner, a young man is asking the stall owner, "Boss, how do you sell this bun?"
After the boss said that he was bidding, the man bought three buns, and after walking out a few steps, he couldn't wait to open the oiled paper bag, and frowned as soon as he took a bite.
He quickly turned back and asked, "What kind of meat do you use for this bun?"
The stall owner didn't believe in evil, so he took one out of the cage drawer and tasted it: "It's not sour, you deliberately found fault, right?"
The two argued, saying that they still had a posture of making a move.
The boss rolled up his sleeves angrily and beckoned the man to go to the back kitchen with him: "Don't wronged people here, I've been in business for more than ten years, and it's the first time I've met such an unreasonable person." If you don't believe me, come and see for yourself!"
The two walked into the kitchen while arguing, and when they reached a place where outsiders couldn't see, the two instantly stopped arguing and their expressions became serious.
"What's going on? Okay, let's meet today, why is it only you and me so far?"
"I don't know, it seems like something happened on the way. ”
As the two spoke, they took off their disguised clothes.
The man who bought the bun was named Shen Huimin, and the stall owner was named Huang Da, and the real identities of both of them were underground members of our party.
Today is the day of the secret meeting of the underground party members in Chuangang Town, and there are a total of six participants, and the meeting place is selected in a private house in the sedan chair lane. The location of Huang Da's stall is directly in front of the residential house.
Everyone agreed that before arriving at the gathering place, they would come to Huangda's booth to buy steamed buns.
If the situation is different, the selling price of Huangda will be more expensive than usual, and vice versa.
In the same way, if you are followed on the way to the gathering, you have to buy five buns, and if everything goes well, buy three.
Shen Huimin noticed the signal sent by Huang Da, so he found an excuse to go to the back kitchen to discuss with him.
Before Shen Huimin, two party members had already sent a code message indicating that they were being followed, and the remaining two had not yet arrived.
The two waited for a while before waiting for the arrival of the third member, Chen Jinkang.
As soon as Chen Jinkang arrived, he told them with a solemn face that only the three of them could attend the meeting, and that the others had unfortunately been arrested on the way there.
Chen Jinkang said, and the three of them fell silent.
Now that this is the case, will the meeting continue?
"No matter what, we're going to keep going. Shen Huimin said with a heavy face: "The enemy is too vigilant, you two rush to the meeting place first, and I will contact someone." ”
Dangers abound
Shen Huimin left the back kitchen, followed the alley to a house, and knocked on the door.
The door was opened by a young man who looked no more than in his early twenties. Seeing Shen Huimin, he looked left and right, and after making sure it was safe, he invited people in.
"Mr. Shen, why are you here?"
This person's name is Shen Zhongru, and he is an underground traffic officer in Chuangang Town.
After Shen Huimin told him the situation concisely, Shen Zhongru said solemnly: "Understood, the three gentlemen just have a meeting with confidence, and I will be guarding outside." ”
Shen Zhongru planned to disguise himself as a vendor selling rock candy, negotiate with Shen Huimin, and if there was a situation, he would go in and inform them.
After explaining the task clearly, Shen Huimin took the lead in returning to the meeting place. The three of them discussed how to build an underground base in Chuangang Town.
Nowadays, the national army stationed in Chuangang Town is acting more and more rampantly, and the local people are complaining of misery and dire every day.
Therefore, the construction of base areas should also be speeded up and efforts should be made to drive the enemy troops out of Sichuan and Hong Kong at an early date.
On the other side, Shen Zhongru disguised himself as a vendor and took on the burden, just in case he hid a palm-length knife at the bottom of the bamboo basket.
He went out with his burden, and according to the direction pointed out by Shen Huimin, he came to the bridge in front of the sedan chair lane.
This bridge connects the two districts of Chuangang Town, and there is a large flow of people, so there are many vendors setting up stalls at the entrance of the upper and lower bridges.
In front of him was a bustling crowd, and behind him was the place where the underground party members held secret meetings.
Shen Zhongru found a corner with a good line of sight, where everyone crossing the bridge could be seen clearly.
He scrutinized every person who crossed the bridge and did not miss anything suspicious.
Near noon, the sunlight shifted, and the place where Shen Zhongru was was just under the sun.
He was sweating from the sun, and his back was soaking wet, as if he had just been fished out of the water.
The woman on the side couldn't stand it and beckoned him to take shelter under the umbrella of her stall. Sweat flowed down his forehead and into his eyes, stinging Shen Zhongru's vision blurred.
Standing under the sun all the time was more noticeable, and after thinking about it, Shen Zhongru accepted this kindness.
The woman was very enthusiastic and talked to him from one to the other. Shen Zhongru listened to her kind accent, and his thoughts couldn't help but drift into the distance.
He was born into a poor peasant family and had a younger sister. Although the life is a little harder, as long as the family of four is together, any hard days can be overcome.
It was not until the Kuomintang began to encircle and suppress our party members on a large scale.
At that time, Shen Zhongru's family lived next door to an underground party member, so the family was labeled as a "communist" and died under the enemy's knife one after another, and only Shen Zhongru survived.
He wanted to avenge his family, so he joined our party and became an underground traffic officer.
The two were talking, and Shen Zhongru heard the sound of chaotic footsteps not far away.
Alarm bells rang in his mind, and he hurriedly stood up and carefully identified the direction in which the sound was coming from. A group of Kuomintang troops suddenly appeared at the bridgehead and rushed straight to the houses at the meeting place, as if they had come with a purpose.
Shen Zhongru secretly screamed in his heart and wanted to rush in to report the news, but the army had already arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye.
Revenge is avenged
Rushing in rashly at this time will not only expose the party members and comrades, but he may not be able to retreat with his whole body. What's more, the enemy may subdue him the second moment he makes a move.
Shen Zhongru's brain was running fast, and he picked up his burden and stepped forward, just in the only way between the enemy army and the meeting place.
"Sell sugar! Sell sugar!" he shouted loudly, turning his head to ask the enemy as he shouted, "Do you want to buy some rock candy for the commanders?"
Shen Zhongru's actions were too abrupt, and the enemy saw through his plan at a glance, quickly knocked him to the ground, and gagged him with rags.
Although Shen Zhongru only delayed for less than a minute, it was enough time for the party members to flee.
Inside the house, the three of them were discussing. Huang Da's hearing was more sensitive than ordinary people, and he was the first to hear Shen Zhongru's shouting, and hurriedly made a gesture to silence him. The other two immediately stopped talking when they saw his serious expression.
Immediately afterward, they all heard the voice of "sir" clearly.
The three of them were shocked and looked at each other: "It's not good, there is an enemy attack, evacuate quickly!"
Several people quickly plugged in the latch of the front door, threw the backup files on the table into the brazier, and then went out through the back door and left according to the retreat route that had been stepped on in advance.
When the enemy broke down the door, all they could see was the embers in the brazier and the tea on the table.
As for the three people who participated in the meeting, they had already withdrawn from Chuangang Town separately, and there was no trace to be found.
Seeing this, the Kuomintang officer was furious and kicked the table over.
He concluded that the vendor outside the door must be in league with the group, and it was because he reported the news that he bought the underground party time to escape.
He walked up to Shen Zhongru angrily, and when he went up, he was punched and kicked.
Shen Zhongru didn't resist originally, he only held his head and shouted injustice, wanting to bite to death and not admit it.
He dodged the fist that fell above his head, and through the gap in his arm, the more he looked at the person who hit him, the more familiar it felt.
Memories flooded into his mind like a tide, and his sister's desperate cry echoed in Shen Zhongru's ears.
It was him! It was the officer who brutally murdered his family!
For a moment, anger prevailed over reason.
Shen Zhongru rolled over to avoid the kick of the Kuomintang officer, and knocked a basket of candy he picked to the ground.
"Oops, my goods!"
He pretended to pick up rock candy and took the opportunity to find a knife from the bottom of the basket.
Thinking that he was going to escape, the Kuomintang officer rushed forward and pulled him, not paying the slightest attention to the cold blade hidden in Shen Zhongru's cuffs.
Shen Zhongru took advantage of his unpreparedness and sealed his throat with a knife.
The Kuomintang officer didn't even have a chance to react to what was happening, and he had already fallen straight down.
The revenge was avenged, and the comrades retreated smoothly, and Shen Zhongru had no regrets in his heart. He threw down his knife and let the soldiers around him swarm him and tie him up.
Afterwards, the Kuomintang army took Shen Zhongru back to the stronghold and tried all means to get him to tell the whereabouts of the underground party members.
No matter how he was treated, Shen Zhongru always gritted his teeth and did not reveal half of the news.
Seeing that he had such a backbone, the enemy had no choice but to give up and sentenced him to death. Three days later, Shen Zhongru died heroically.
Looking back at the long course of history, the road to the success of the revolution was full of thorns.
It is precisely these revolutionary ancestors who have overcome obstacles along the way and carved a path to victory for us, so that we can have a peaceful and happy life today.
Even if everyone's name cannot be left in the history books, we should always remember this kindness.