Little Daddy Wrongfully Imprisoned (Part I)
(Author: Liu Yongchun)
One night, my father came home from work at the Dongfeng People's Commune (formerly a virtuous official) and told my mother that my father, who had been the first deputy county magistrate of Shuyang County and later transferred to the director of the Huaiyin City Bureau of Commerce, had been wrongfully imprisoned again. Isn't that the founding of New China a long, long time? I need to ask more questions, and of course my little father will be imprisoned by the Communists because of his grievances. Tracing the source of the unjust imprisonment of the little father, it is still an old thing - it should start with the time when the little father participated in the revolution.
My father turned out to be an ordinary person in Xiaozhangzhuang, Wenji Village, Xianguan Town, who led my father to embark on the road of revolution? As a matter of fact, my grandfather's house was on the small street of Wenji Village, Xianguan Town, and there was still a long distance between him and my father's house, so how did he get in touch with my grandfather, and how did he be led by my grandfather to the road of making a revolution? At that time, ordinary people knew that making a revolution was not a child's house, and if he didn't do it well, he would be killed.
To be honest, his first little father did not have anything to do with my grandfather. I have to say that he has nothing to do with my grandfather, his sister-in-law and my grandmother are sisters. Indirect relationships. Even with this indirect relationship, my father would not have to be led by my grandfather to the road of revolution! There is another layer of relationship -- the relationship between teachers and students. It can be said that this relationship has a direct relationship with the Little Daddy Revolution.
In other words, my grandfather was the principal of the Anthology School of the Republic of China, and my little father set off a revolution under the influence of my grandfather's education. In other words, my father first entered the school where my grandfather was the principal of the Republic of China Anthology, and then participated in the revolution. Of course, my father knows that Xian Ge will be killed, and my grandfather knows even more, what should I do?
Some people can't help but ask, including me, when did my grandfather join the revolution, and who was his leader?
It was July 7, 1937, and a gunshot rang out on the side of the Lugou Bridge outside Beiping, which opened the prelude to the all-out war of resistance of the Chinese nation - brothers were on the wall and resisted their insults outside, and then the Kuomintang and the Communist Party jointly resisted Japan and took shape. The Kuomintang and the Communist Party gave up their past suspicions and boycotted the army, giving Xiang Ying and Chen Yi a chance to come back to life after persisting in the guerrilla war in the south for three years. They immediately sent people to Yan'an to get in touch with Mao Zedong. Why didn't Xiang Ying and Chen Yi send people to get in touch with Mao Zedong earlier? Not to mention that there are thousands of mountains and rivers between the two, it was Xiang Ying and Chen Yi who stretched out their heads in the oil mountain, and the Kuomintang soldiers took the opportunity to strangle them.
Now the situation is different, and the special commissioners sent by Xiang Ying and Chen Yi not only did not worry about being chased and killed by the Kuomintang soldiers when they passed through the Kuomintang region, but they were also warmly received along the way.
After a long journey, the commissioner finally came to the house of Zhang Erdan, Xiaozhangzhuang, Wenji Village, Xianguan Town. Why did my grandfather visit late at night? I begged the commissioner to take him to Yan'an so that he could participate in the anti-Japanese struggle to save the country...... My grandfather knew at first glance where the commissioner was staying? The commissioner took advantage of this rare public opportunity to publicize the Communist Party's anti-Japanese stand to the people along the way! The commissioner pleaded with my grandfather? Shook his head and refused. Seeing my grandfather's desperate expression, the commissioner got up vigilantly and closed the door, then smiled and patted my grandfather on the shoulder, motioning for my grandfather to sit on the edge of the bed, and then he said earnestly: Your most urgent task at present is not to go to Yan'an with me, but to use your status as the principal of the Republic of China as a cover to secretly organize aspiring colleagues and aspiring young students around you, unite around you, and send people from the party......
My grandfather did not forget the trust of the commissioner before leaving, and the next day he organized his aspiring colleagues and young students who supported the anti-Japanese resistance and rallied around him, including my little father. The Kuomintang local government personnel were given the opportunity to find all kinds of excuses to make trouble. Seeing this, the little father was furious, and threw the anti-Japanese books and rosters from the belly of the Buddha statue in the big temple in front of them. They were dumbfounded. They thought that my grandfather and his gang were weak and could not make it to the climate, but on the contrary, they just walked away with their tails between their legs.
Soon, the commissioner did not break his promise, and appointed Liu Xijiu, Zhou Jinghan and Deng Kunshan to come to Wenji Street under the cover of selling dog meat and get in touch with my grandfather. Immediately afterwards, the Tongyang County Party Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Anti-Japanese Democratic Government were successively announced, with Liu Xijiu as the county magistrate of the Anti-Japanese Democratic Government, Zhou Jinghan as the head of the Enemy Industry Department, and Deng Kunshan as the captain of the Donghai Brigade. What about the secretary of the Tongyang County Party Committee? Among them, Shahe District, where my grandfather is located, like dozens of brother districts in Tongyang County, has also been announced one after another. My grandfather served as the secretary of the Shahe District Party Committee, and Wen Xiyan served as the district head (my grandfather's school teacher).
At first, I didn't know what my father's position was in Shahe District. However, I knew that he was the backbone of nearly 100 anti-Japanese resistance that my grandfather had just brought out from the school, and at the same time, the anti-Japanese backbone with the highest comprehensive quality, especially the highest cultural level, was quickly enriched to the various departments of the Tongyang County Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, which had just been established. It is said that there are more than 30 cadres at and above the district level alone. It is commonly known as fertilizer and water does not flow into the fields of outsiders.
There is no doubt that under the leadership of my grandfather, my father not only launched a vigorous anti-Japanese salvation movement, but also rushed to the extremely cruel battlefield of anti-Japanese and killing the enemy with a gun and a knife. It is no exaggeration to say that the bayonet is red! Do you have any doubts? Shake your head and doubt no? My father and my grandfather almost participated in the famous anti-Japanese battles in Shuyang, Tongyang, and the East China Sea. Such as the ambush warfare of Zhabudang, and the uprooting of Caizhuang, Wanpi, and Dianhu strongholds, especially the capture of Sangxu strongholds. What is the method of conquering it? It is well-known at home and abroad.
My father and my grandfather were all lucky people, in addition to witnessing the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, as soon as they turned around, they also threw themselves into the earth-shattering cause of overthrowing the Chiang dynasty. It's just that my grandfather was transferred to the Xinhe District Party Secretary and District Chief. Because he was excellent in all aspects, he was also promoted to the head of Shahe District.
Then the situation changed abruptly, and the Kuomintang was menacing, and it was as good as the War of Resistance Against Japan. Chiang Kai-shek tore off the fig leaf of fake peace and real civil war, that is, he tore up the peace agreement, political texts, and state-building strategies signed by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and in which Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek personally participated, and took advantage of his absolute military superiority to launch an all-out attack on the liberated areas ruled by Chairman Mao. Chiang Kai-shek erroneously believed that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party had an advantage over him in crushing and beating his opponents, so he was not ashamed to completely eliminate the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong within three months.
If you ask where is the outbreak point of the civil war and the full-scale civil war? Chiang Kai-shek Jianfeng refers to the neighbor of the north gate of the Nanjing Presidential Palace -- the Huaihai Liberated Area. It is also said: On the side of the collapse, how can you allow others to sleep. Unfortunately, the East China Field Army was first transferred to the northeast and the other to Shandong, and there are only 20,000 or 30,000 troops at present. The disparity between the forces of the enemy and us was too great, and the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao decided to abandon the Huaihai Liberated Area. How to give up? Resist and retreat to the liberated areas of Shandong. That is, the common people all know that the north retreats to Shandong, also known as the retreat of the soldiers. Therefore, Chen Yi and Su Yu led the East China Field Army, and after fighting seven battles and seven victories outside Lianshui City, they retreated to the location of the Tongbei Working Committee (formerly the Tongyang County Party Committee) and commanded the Subei War.
That is to say, it is an indisputable fact that the Huaihai Liberated Area will fall.
Since the Huaihai Navy Division has withdrawn to the north, the administrative organs of Huaihai and the administrative personnel of all counties, districts, and even townships and villages must all withdraw northward. Among these people, according to different circumstances, some withdrew before, some withdrew in the middle, and some withdrew later.
It is certain that the Huaihai administrative organs were withdrawn before.
My grandfather is not bad, he belongs to the middle of the retreat. When he received the order from his superiors to retreat, he personally led more than 300 soldiers of the Xinhe District team to assist the main force to participate in the battle at Yaxiahe, and successfully arrived in the liberated area of Shandong on the eve of the Kuomintang troops pressing the border.
Arriving in the liberated area of Shandong, my grandfather was reappointed as the captain of the northward retreat cadre brigade, leading nearly 2,000 cadres above the Huaihai District, cadres' families, and cadres' children. Huaihai District is a noble wealth!
It is precisely because of this that the war in Shandong is tight, and hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops led by Zhang Lingfu are advancing step by step, fighting steadily, and vainly hoping to encircle and annihilate the East China Field Army headed by Chen Yi and Su Yu in Yimeng Mountain. What should I do? The higher-ups also ordered my grandfather to lead the cadres of the Huaihai District to withdraw northward, and under the cover of night, they were divided into several steamboats
Smuggled into the Bohai Sea and successfully reached the northeast.
As a result, my grandfather worked with Lin Biao and Chen Yun in Northeast China for nearly two years. As guests, Lin Biao and Ye Qun did their best to be landlords, and specially invited leaders from East China headed by my grandfather to spend the Spring Festival at home in Northeast China. As a co-worker in Northeast China for several years, Chen Yunsheng entered Kyoto and gave a photo of his life, and of course, a letter, which he sent to my grandfather as a souvenir.
Listen to my grandfather, what should we do if the war in the northeast is tightened again? Then retreat to the Soviet Union. In short, no matter what the outcome of the civil war was, my grandfather and this group of Huaihai cadres who had withdrawn from the north had no worries about their lives. Why? They were carefully protected as the spark of the Huaihai Revolution.
Then again, the little daddy withdrew. Isn't it a joke to withdraw after that? The Kuomintang troops are pressing the border, and they can't find death! In fact, as the head of Shahe District, Xiao Dad will not be assigned to the latter and withdraw after he first says it! How did Xiao Dad withdraw after being assigned to the area? He himself resolutely demanded. At this time, the little father knew in his heart that after the fall of Huaihai, not to mention anything else, the main stream of the bare land would be defeated and this would be counted, and the head would fall to the ground and blood would flow into a river.
However, after Xiao Dad stayed behind to reconnoitre, as well as personnel from other counties, districts, and townships, they came to a common conclusion: The Kuomintang army only occupied the main towns and main roads in Huaihai, and the control of large areas of rural areas was weak, which provided a basis for the higher authorities to plan a plan to return to Huaihai and persist in guerrilla warfare.
There are also two very realistic factors here: First, the fighting situation in the Shandong Liberated Area is tight; second, the Shandong Liberated Area has suddenly accepted so many people who have evacuated from the Huaihai Liberated Area that it is extremely difficult to even eat and shelter. When the situation is urgent, the transfer goes without saying that it is even more difficult.
To sum up, the young people proposed to go back to their hometowns and wage guerrilla warfare, which was also called a revolution on the spot! The old people echoed this one after another.
At that time, my uncle was the head of Sangxu Township, he was very young and had high morale, and he did not hesitate to submit a petition to return to his hometown!
However, due to poor organization, the Anfengshan incident occurred, causing huge losses to the Huaihai Liberated Area! Director Shao of the Rear Office said angrily and bitterly: The Huaihai Liberated Area did not suffer such a great loss during the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression! Later, after a thorough investigation, it was found that Director Luo of the former Office should bear the responsibility of not shirking and should be punished by party and government discipline. No matter how heavy the punishment is, what is the use? In just one night, so many Huaihai cadres, their families, children, and military supplies fell.
If the root cause is to be found, because the first two groups of personnel passed through Anfeng Mountain and returned to Huaihai to persist in the original struggle, it was very smooth. Director Luo therefore made an arbitrary decision and ordered the third group of the largest number of personnel to pass through Anfeng Mountain, and the loss was also the greatest.
Fortunately, there is a fourth batch that follows. As soon as they heard that the men in front had been ambushed by heavy enemy troops, they returned the way they came, without any losses. If I'm not mistaken, the third batch was about 2,000 people, and the fourth group was about 500 people.
Unfortunately, my uncle was also among the third group of personnel, and when he reached Anfeng Mountain, he was suddenly ambushed by heavy Kuomintang troops, and he led the township militia to fight his way out of the encirclement with a light machine gun (Liu Jibiao was the shoulder-mounted light machine gun, and the machine gunner was Yang Guomin)! He was the one who broke out of the encirclement with zero casualties in the Anfeng Mountain incident! Fortunately, in misfortune.
Even more unfortunate. It is said that a platoon of the only regular unit on this escort mission was observing the enemy situation on the top of the mountain, and when the leader was holding a meeting in a stone room to study cover, a shell whistled from the sky. The rest of the people lost their combat effectiveness, and more importantly, they lost their commanders, so they could only carry the corpses on their backs, support the wounded, and withdraw from the battle while fighting. Zhang Jimou, a neighbor of the village, was on guard duty outside the stone house on the top of the mountain, and was seriously injured by the cannonball flying from the sky, and was only then helped by his comrades-in-arms to rush out of the enemy's encirclement on Anfeng Mountain! Later, when the setting sun dyed red on the tragic and magnificent Anfeng Mountain after the war. Zhang Jimou's grandfather took Zhang Jimou's mother to Anfeng Mountain, and rummaged through the corpses of the cadres who retreated from the north left on Anfeng Mountain, but they did not see Zhang Jimou's father, so they only left Anfeng Mountain in a huff.
However, the cadres of Tongyang County who withdrew from the north were on their own turf, and Deputy County Magistrate Zhu did not effectively organize a breakthrough, commonly known as giving up the breakout, and suffered quite heavy losses, and he was punished by party and government discipline, and he deserved it! Looking back at the heavy losses in Tongyang, except for a miracle like my uncle who created a miracle to break out of the encirclement, only a very few people survived by hiding in the homes of ordinary people. For example, when Principal Zhu of Yuan Shuzhong was in an emergency, he hid in the bed of the eldest girl's house in Anfeng Mountain Village, and temporarily rushed to be a man, so he was lucky to escape the pursuit of the Kuomintang soldiers. Later, it is said that Principal Zhu married the girl as his wife in order to touch the grace of saving people's lives.
The Anfeng Mountain Incident occurred on the first day of the Lunar New Year in 1947, and the weather was particularly cold.
Needless to say, the rest were all heroically sacrificed. Among them, the chairman of the Tongyang Trade Union, the highest person who sacrificed his position in the Anfengshan incident - Wang Yuanxing. He was surrounded by the enemy and began to have a chance to successfully break through. But he carried the Tongyang County archives with him, and this thing must not fall into the hands of the enemy, so what should he do? He could only choose to stop and burn it. While he was burning, a sin bullet came over, and unfortunately he was shot and fell at the foot of Anfeng Mountain.
At the same time, except for Shuyang County, Tongyang County and Donghai County, the other counties in Huaihai District are not familiar with the place, and the losses can be imagined - the whole army was annihilated.
Valuable. More than 200 cadres retreated from Shuyang to the north, and under the command of the county magistrate Jiang, they dared to fight and rush, and in the end, more than 60 people still broke out of the encirclement, which was a big victory and was commended and credited by the superiors. Therefore, there were some mistakes that commanders were not allowed to make on the battlefield and could not be made, so more than 1,000 people fell on the eve of New China. As far as I know, more than 30 people were captured by the head of the district and the secretary of the district party committee and escorted to Xuzhou to be secretly shot without interrogation!
The number of reformers is not counted. What do you mean by self-reform? The Kuomintang had sinister intentions. In the occupied Huaihai Liberated Area, all Communist Party members who went to the Shuyang County Party Headquarters to register and delete and signed a declaration to leave the Communist Party were not to blame for the past!
One of my grandfather's students, surnamed Zhou, also went to rehabilitation, and people asked him who introduced him to the party? He said that it was Liu Rongfu or the secretary of the district party committee. He said that he would chop Liu Rongfu with a thousand knives to relieve the hatred in his heart! Soon after, Shuyang was liberated. As the leader of the Public Security Bureau, my uncle received the files left behind by the county party department and obtained the confession of the surname Zhou. Soon after, the surname Zhou was going to visit my grandfather in the dormitory of Shucheng old cadres. My grandfather shook his head—like a stranger. My grandmother (a former female cadre of the New Fourth Army) said that he was reformed and not judged by the party, and that he should be entertained and warmly entertained.
My colleague Lao Tzu had a fluke mentality, and finally went to reform himself. The deadline has passed, and he has no choice but to go home. He picked up a life, and at the same time a political life. During the war years, political life was much higher than one's own life.
It is unrealistic to say that all the Communist Party members in the Huaihai occupied area have been rehabilitated, and there are still quite a few people who have not taken the road of rehabilitation. So what path did they take?
The captain of the Wenji Township Wen Squadron was a communist "executioner" who usually killed so many Kuomintang. The Kuomintang hated him so much that they gritted their teeth, and caught him in private or in public, and they had to light his sky lantern and unload him with eight pieces. Seeing this, he could not reform himself. What to do? He had no choice but to hide in his vat at home. He did not dare to show his head for 38 days and 38 nights, but at first glance, he successfully avoided it.
Taking a step back, if the Anfengshan incident had not occurred, these rewriting of the political tragedy and future of the Huaihai Communists would never have happened. Because there is no hypothesis in history, it is of no practical significance to discuss hypothesis here, so the demand for severe punishment of those who derelict in their duties in the Anfengshan incident has not been broken so far!
There are exceptions. Liu Daqu, a big landlord bully in Anfeng Mountain, should be the target of repression according to his consistent performance after liberation. He said that he had rescued a group of Communists at An Fengshan's home. When people asked him, who could prove it for you? He said that the leader of them was my second master, and his name was Liu Rongfu. If it weren't for my second master, I wouldn't risk my life to pull these people into hiding at home. Later, my grandfather issued a certificate to avoid Liu Daqu's death. Liu Daqu came down from the execution ground of the toiling masses in Anfeng Mountain, patted his head and laughed at himself: This thing is a good thing, and it can be exchanged at a critical moment!
Didn't my grandfather lead the Huaihai cadres to the northeast? Why did he appear in Anfeng Mountain again? It turned out that according to the orders of the Huaihai leaders, all the Huaihai cadres who had withdrawn from the north returned to their places and persisted in the struggle. Therefore, my grandfather first encountered the unfortunate Anfengshan incident, and then led the Huaihai cadres who survived the Anfengshan incident, and the Huaihai cadres who did not encounter the Anfengshan incident, went to the northeast together.
However, it is very gratifying that more than 5,000 officers and soldiers of the 20th Division of the Kuomintang attacked and attacked Anfengshan, and in less than a year in the next year, the entire army was wiped out in the ensuing Huaihai Campaign. Those who provided valuable information about the Anfengshan incident and the locals who led the way in the three-way joint attack and the surprise attack on the Kuomintang troops were also duly punished! Moreover, for the communists, the Anfengshan incident was a major historical event, and it was referred to as the "Second Southern Anhui Incident." In addition to the responsibility of their own people, it was also necessary to pursue the responsibility of the murderers, the Kuomintang people, so that if there is revenge, they will be avenged, and it is also called the end of the disease.
Note: In mid-March 2024, it will be written in the resettlement community of Central Square People's Hospital.