In the spring of 1946, when the Soviet army retreated from the northeast, hundreds of thousands of rifles, machine guns, and a large number of weapons and ammunition left by the Japanese Kwantung Army in the northeast were transported by train to Manchuria to be transported to the Soviet Union.
Chen Yun and Li Fuchun of the Northeast Bureau of the CPC Central Committee negotiated with Vagalov, the Soviet representative stationed in Northeast China, and asked the Soviet side to leave these weapons and ammunition for us to use, but Vagalov resolutely refused. What should I do? Chen Yun and Li Fuchun went to Luo Ronghuan to discuss. Luo Ronghuan said:
"Let He Changgong negotiate again. ”
Subsequently, Luo Ronghuan found He Changgong, explained the situation to him, and then jokingly said:
"Changgong, Chairman Mao said that you are a 'foreign oilman', and there are ways to deal with foreigners. You can think of a way to get Vagalov to sign and get the weapons back from Manchuria!"
He Changgong worked and studied in France when he was young, knew French, and could speak some Russian. He thought for a moment and said, "There is one way, and that is a little bit of that ......."
"What's the best way?" Luo Ronghuan asked.
"Do some tricks and do what you like!" He Changgong said the way. Luo Ronghuan said: "You fight for Vagalov's signature, don't go too far, let alone show off foreign appearances." ”
"Don't worry, Commissar Luo. He Changgong said.
At this time, the representative of the Soviet Union, Vagalov, lived in Dalian. He Changgong took the train from Harbin to Dalian, and then organized a grand dance party with sumptuous dishes and a large amount of vodka. That night, at the invitation of He Changgong, Vagalov and senior officials of the Soviet Army stationed in the brigade brought their wives to the meeting.
At the ball, the guests and hosts staggered their glasses and the guests danced. He Changgong and Vagalov clinked glasses and toasted him vigorously. Vagalov drank one glass after another, and the wine was hot.
"Comrade Vagalov," He Changgong said in stammering Russian and French, "we have finally opened up the international route, and our butts are relying on you, you are the big brother, you should help the little brother more!"
"What can I help you?" asked Vagalov, who did not speak French well, in Russian.
"It's not very friendly for you to put the weapons of the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria and not fight the Kuomintang reactionaries for us, and I heard that you will also be pulled to the Urals to make steel!" He Changgong said.
Although Vagalov drank too much, when he heard this criticism, he was a little disgusted and immediately asked: "Comrade He Changgong, who are you?"
"I am a soldier of the Chinese Red Army, on behalf of the Northeast Bureau, please give us the arms in Manchuria!"
"No, no!" Vagalov said firmly.
So, seeing this, He Changgong immediately turned around and said, "Please dance, dance!"
Vagalov danced for a while, drank a few more glasses of vodka, and He Changgong came up again and spoke: "You really want to pull the weapon to make steel, I have to fight with you!"
Vagalov laughed. He Changgong became serious: "Comrade Vagalov, please hang up the phone to Moscow immediately, I want to talk to Stalin." ”
"What do you want to say to Stalin?"
"Yes, I will sue Stalin, sue you!"
"Sue me for what?"
"Sue you for not having a bit of internationalism. ”
"I don't hang up the phone, you can't talk to Comrade Stalin!"
"Then I'll drive a few regiments to Hailar, if you dare to shoot, Mao Zedong will talk to Stalin. ”
"I have not seen a Red Army like you," Mr. Vagalov said, "and Chen Yun and Li Fuchun speak very politely, not like you." ”
Vagarov was dancing enthusiastically, and he was about to dance with his dance partner, but He Changgong grabbed him and said: "Comrade Vagalov, you are the big brother and I am the little brother, you must help me! I have prepared the documents, you just need to sign them." Otherwise, tomorrow I will drive a few regiments to Manchuria to rob them!"
At this time, the cheerful dance music became louder, and Vagalov's heart had already reached his dance partner, so he had to reluctantly take out his pen: "I sign, I sign!" After signing, he said: "Comrade He Changgong, I really admire you, you can be the foreign minister." Without waiting for He Changgong to answer, he hugged his dance partner in a gorgeous maneuver and "flew" to the center of the dance floor.
He Changgong didn't dare to slack off, and immediately quit the dance hall and went to find Luo Ronghuan.
Luo Ronghuan said: "Without further ado, you immediately take someone and go to Manchuria with documents to get a gun." ”
In this way, He Changgong rushed to Manchuria with his troops and brought back hundreds of thousands of guns and a large number of weapons and ammunition.
Chen Guanren's book "The Ten Marshals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army: The Little-Known History of the Ten Commanders of the People's Liberation Army" published by the CPC History Publishing House recounted the incident, which is the society's annual bestseller and once ranked first on China's military bestseller list (pictured).