In 1946, Ye Shuai went to the Beiping Military Adjustment Department to serve as the chief of staff of the CCP side, and Yang Di, a staff officer who originally worked at the headquarters of the Military Commission, was transferred to keep documents and seals for him.
Peiping is full of spies. All the telegrams and documents he sent and received had to be picked up and delivered back and forth at the Ye Mansion, Cuimingzhuang, the office building of the Union Hospital, and the Beijing Hotel, and he was the only one on the road, carrying electricity, documents, and seals in his arms, and he could be snatched by the spies at any time.
Because as long as Yang Di walked out of the Ye Mansion, there would be spies to follow, and wherever he went, the spies would follow, which made him worry.
In order to prevent being snatched by the spies, he came up with a solution, carrying a lighter and a small bottle of alcohol on his body, ready to burn the text and telegram at any time. If the spy came to rob, he didn't have time to run, so he sprinkled alcohol on his shirt and burned it, resolutely not letting the spy snatch the text and electricity.
As a result, his approach was known to Li Kenong. Once, he smiled and said to Yang Di:
"Silly little ghost, you read detective novels, and you learned from them! You have a good self-sacrificing spirit. However, you are a staff officer of Committee Member Ye, and your identity is public, and everyone knows that this method will not work. ”
Yang Di was anxious and asked, "Secretary-General, what should I do?"
Li Kenong said: "Little ghost, don't be in a hurry, you have to learn to fight wits with Kuomintang spies." Do you dare to approach them, do you dare to make friends with the agents?"
Yang Di was stunned and said: "Secretary-General, I am a soldier of the Eighth Route Army, how can I make friends with the Kuomintang spies?
Li Kenong said: "Little ghost, this is called political struggle. We want to use our open and legal identities to fight against the Kuomintang agents. You have to analyze it, the agents sent to spy on us, all sorts. The military commander is their backbone, but not many of them go to Beiping. Zheng Jiemin can only arrange some middle-level spies to monitor us. However, they did not have enough small spies, and most of them received the spy organs and personnel of the Japanese puppet army in Peiping and turned them into spies of the military command. Those big spies were busy grabbing land, personnel, materials, and property. According to my investigation, the spies monitored in the Ye Mansion are led by the lieutenant colonel of the Military Command Bureau who lives in Cuimingzhuang, and most of them are puppet army spies or recruited people from Beiping, for example, the chefs are hired from Beiping, and the field service is recruited, as long as you use your brain to find a way, you can defeat them, and even win them to help us secretly. ”
Yang Di suddenly realized.
Li Kenong continued: "Ye Shenzao is fighting with Zheng Jiemin, the head of the Kuomintang's big spies, and you are fighting with the small spies below, while I secretly organize the underground party to fight with the big, medium, and small spies. I want the underground party to secretly protect the Ye Mansion and you. Therefore, don't be afraid, be bold and fight the spies. You are in these locations where Ye Shenzao is active, including the lieutenant colonel agent in Cuimingzhuang, you can go and make friends with them. Spies are not monolithic, and we must be good at making use of their contradictions to open up breakthroughs. ”
After this conversation, Yang Di took the initiative to make "friends" with the spies who were spying on him and chatted with them, so that they were wary of the Eighth Route Army and their attitudes also changed, especially several spies who followed Yang Di Run, some told Yang Di that there were old and young people in the family, and life was very difficult; some told Yang Di that the old man was sick or that his wife and children were sick and had no money for treatment; and some told Yang Di that the little spy in charge of the Ye Mansion was very good to them and deducted their salaries. After Yang Di made "friends" with them, he gave some money to help people in difficulty, and they were very moved, and they didn't seriously report the dynamics of the Ye Mansion in the future, and sometimes made up some fake situations to deceive the spy leader.
One night, Yang Di rode a motorcycle back to Ye Mansion, and when he turned a corner on Jingshan Street, he hit a rickshaw driver, the police told Yang Di to stop, and the spy who was following him immediately came up to speak for him. The policeman immediately said:
"Ye Mansion, let's go!"
Yang Di took out some money to compensate the rickshaw driver. When the rickshaw driver saw the police speaking for Yang Di, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak. Yang Di said: "I am the Eighth Route Army, the money is to compensate you, you must accept it, otherwise I will be criticized by my superiors." ”
The rickshaw driver took the money.
After making "friends" with the spies, Yang Di was no longer afraid of the documents on his body being robbed. After Ye Shuai found out, he said: "Li Kenong has rich experience in fighting the enemy and has many methods. ”
Chen Guanren's "Ten Marshals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army: The Little-Known History of the Ten Major Commanders of the People's Liberation Army" published by the CPC History Publishing House recounted the incident. The book is the society's annual bestseller, and once ranked first on the best-selling list of China's military bestsellers (pictured).