In that turbulent era, a young man lurked inside the enemy alone for the sake of revolutionary ideals, risking his life to deliver important information to the party. He rose all the way up in the Kuomintang military command, and his official rank was much higher than that of Mao Renfeng, and he became the party's "eyeliner" in the enemy camp. However, as ill-fated as he endured several prison sentences, he was finally captured and escaped with a plank. This person is Fan Jiman, what kind of thrilling story did he experience? What arrangements did the party make for him? Let us find out.
An extraordinary son in an ordinary family
In 1906, Fan Jiman was born in a scholarly family in Liangshan, Sichuan. His father was a talented man in the late Qing Dynasty, and the family attached great importance to the education of his children. At the age of 7, Fan Jiman was sent to a local school. However, the warlord years made him drop out of school and go home.
At the age of 19, Fan Jiman went north to study and was admitted to Wuchang Hanyang Arsenal College and Wuchang Central Military and Political School. During this period, when the flames of revolution were burning all over East China, Fan Jiman came into contact with communist ideas and met many like-minded fellow travelers.
When the Northern Expedition broke out in 1926, Fan Jiman joined Ye Ting's Independent Regiment, and his outstanding performance led him to be quickly promoted to platoon commander. Unfortunately, after the "April 12" incident in the following year, the Great Revolution was lost, and Fan Jiman was wounded in a battle and had to return to his hometown to recuperate.
After returning to his hometown, Fan Jiman established the Liangshan Special Branch under the instructions of the party organization and served as the secretary of the county party committee. He took root in Yangshan, propagated revolutionary ideas, developed the power of the masses, and developed more than 20 party members in just one year. Influenced by the spirit of Jinggangshan, Fan Jiman decided to launch an armed uprising in Liangshan.
However, a local warlord named Xiao Yi noticed the growth of the peasant army in Liangshan and joined forces with the landlords to launch an encirclement and suppression of Fan Jiman's forces. In order to protect Fan Jiman, the party organization transferred him to Shanghai as a communications liaison officer, and the Liangshan peasant army was also transferred to Hanzhong.
Launched an armed uprising in Yangsan
In 1927, after the defeat of the Great Revolution, Fan Jiman resigned from the military command under the instructions of the party organization and returned to his hometown of Liangshan in Sichuan with sincerity for the revolutionary cause.
After arriving home, Fan Jiman was not idle, but with the help of the local party organization, he established the Liangshan Special Branch and served as the secretary of the county party committee. At that time, Sichuan could be said to be the hardest hit area by the warlords, and the exploitation and oppression of the landlord class made the vast number of peasants live in misery.
In the face of such a grim situation, Fan Jiman was not discouraged, but took root in Liangshan, developed the strength of the masses, and actively carried out anti-imperialist and anti-feudal propaganda work. He founded the "16 Drama Society", which incorporated revolutionary ideas into drama adaptations, and toured the county and surrounding areas to promote revolutionary ideas.
In just over a year, Fan Jiman has developed more than 20 party members in Liangshan, and communist ideas have gradually taken root and blossomed in this hot land. Encouraged by Comrade Mao Zedong's establishment of a revolutionary base in Jinggangshan, Fan Jiman decided to launch an armed uprising in Liangshan.
The local oppressed and exploited peasants, after coming into contact with communist ideas, joined the ranks of the revolution one after another. Fan Jiman established the workers' and peasants' political power, took Majiachang and Shayachang as strongholds, developed peasant armies, and led the masses to regain the land occupied by the landlord class.
However, the good times were short-lived. There was a reactionary force around Liangshan County, led by a warlord named Xiao Yi, with a strength of more than 3,000 men. Xiao Yi formed an alliance with the local landlords, noticed the growth of the peasant armed forces in Liangshan, and decided to exterminate them.
On the other hand, the Kuomintang also sent troops to reinforce it. In the face of a formidable enemy, Van Giman's peasant armed forces were not yet mature, and a strong attack would inevitably pay a heavy price. In order to preserve the revolutionary forces, the party organization decided to transfer Fan Jiman to Shanghai as a communications liaison, and the Liangshan peasant armed forces were also transferred to Hanzhong.
Undercover military commanders deliver important information
In 1927, after the defeat of the Great Revolution, Fan Jiman left the military command and returned to his hometown of Liangshan in Sichuan under the arrangement of the party organization. There, he established the Yangsan Special Branch, served as secretary of the county party committee, and actively carried out revolutionary activities. Soon, however, a local reactionary force noticed the growth of the peasant armed forces in Liangshan and decided to exterminate them. In order to protect Fan Jiman, the party organization transferred him to Shanghai as a transportation liaison.
In 1930, Fan Jiman was accidentally arrested while on a mission in Shanghai, and although he was eventually released, he lost contact with the party organization. He went to Peking to find party informants and was admitted to the Drama Department of the School of Arts of Peking University for further study. During his time at the school, Fan Jiman joined the school's party organization, actively participated in various anti-Japanese and national salvation activities, and was once elected as the chairman of the Peking Student Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Federation.
In 1932, Fan Jiman received instructions from the party organization to rescue Cao Ce, an important party member. For this reason, he found Chen Gongshu, an old classmate of the Whampoa Military Academy, to help, and lied that he was Cao Ce's cousin. In the process of translating some materials from the American Legation, Fan Jiman discovered important military information about the Kuomintang and the Japanese army, and immediately passed the information to the party's underground workstation.
Chen Gongshu admired Fan Jiman's talent and constantly wooed him to join the Kuomintang intelligence station, which was later the predecessor of the military command. With his outstanding language talent and social skills, Fan Jiman soon rose through the ranks of the military unification, and by 1935 he had become the acting stationmaster of Beiping Station, and even had the famous Mao Renfeng as a subordinate under him.
During his tenure as military commander, Fan Jiman worked for the Party at all times, destroying important information involving underground Party members, leaving only insignificant clues, while the military secrets of the Kuomintang and the Japanese Army were recorded and handed over to the underground Party work sites. Until 1936, Fan Jiman was imprisoned for the second time for betraying his identity as a traitor, but fortunately he was released on bail by the chief of the 32nd Army.
After several prison disasters, the fate is unfortunate
In 1930, Fan Jiman was accidentally arrested while on a mission in Shanghai, and although he was eventually released, he lost contact with the party organization. In order to re-find the party's informant, he went to Peking and was admitted to the drama department of the School of Arts of Peking University for further study.
During his time at the school, Fan Jiman joined the school's party organization, actively participated in various anti-Japanese and national salvation activities, and was once elected as the chairman of the Peking Student Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Federation. In 1932, he received instructions from the party organization to rescue Cao Ce, an important party member.
For this reason, Fan Jiman found Chen Gongshu, an old classmate of the Whampoa Military Academy, to help, and lied that he was Cao Ce's cousin. In the process of translating some materials from the American Legation, Fan Jiman discovered important military information about the Kuomintang and the Japanese army, and immediately passed the information to the underground party workstation.
With his exceptional linguistic talent and social skills, Fan Jiman soon joined the Kuomintang intelligence station and later the military commander. There, he rose all the way, and by 1935 he had become the acting stationmaster of Beiping Station, and even had the famous Mao Renfeng as a subordinate member.
However, in 1936, the traitor betrayed Van Giman's identity, and he was imprisoned for the second time. Fortunately, the commander of the 32nd Army, who had been friends before, came forward to bail him out. Although he was released, Van Giman's situation became more and more difficult.
In 1937, he was arrested at a liaison point in Nanjing, marking his third imprisonment. This time, he was tortured like never before, and was even put in the famous "dog cage".
Despite his physical and mental exhaustion, Van Giman maintained his revolutionary convictions and remained silent about the interrogation of his enemies. While in prison, he dug a tunnel with a wooden plank, and finally escaped in 1939 and went to Hong Kong to get in touch with the party.
After escaping, Fan Jiman lost contact with the party organization in Hong Kong for a time. In order to survive, he worked as a temporary worker at a newspaper. In 1941, Van Gimann finally regained contact with the party organization and was sent to Moscow to study.
The party organization made proper arrangements for the eventual return to the motherland
In March 1949, when Fan Jiman was in contact with underground workers in Shanghai, he was accidentally arrested by the special agents of the military command. This was his fourth time in prison, and this time the interrogation was extremely brutal, and Fan Jiman was tortured like never before, and even put in the infamous "dog cage".
Despite the conclusive evidence, Van Giman flatly denied it and kept silent about the enemy's interrogations. Eventually, he was sentenced to death. However, Van Giman did not give up hope of survival. He took advantage of the gap in the change of the military commander to steal a wooden plank, and escaped from the prison wall at night on the eve of the execution, and successfully escaped from prison.
After escaping from prison, Fan Jiman lived incognito and had a difficult life. On October 1, 1949, when the People's Republic of China was founded, Fan Jiman finally got in touch with the party organization. Under the party's proper arrangement, he went to Hong Kong and got in touch with the underground party workstation.
In 1950, Van Gimann was ordered to go to Moscow to study at the Lenin All-Union Communist Party Central Party School. There, he systematically studied the theory of Marxism-Leninism, which laid a solid foundation for his future work.
In 1955, Fan Jiman returned to his homeland and was assigned to work in the General Political Department of the Central Military Commission. With a solid theoretical foundation and rich practical experience, he soon became the backbone of the General Political Department. In 1958, Fan Jiman was appointed deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the General Political Department of the Central Military Commission.
During his tenure in the General Political Department, Fan Giman contributed his part to the revolutionary cause. He presided over the compilation of a number of military theoretical works and made major contributions to the ideological and political construction of the troops. At the same time, he was also involved in the formulation of a number of major military decisions.
In 1966, Fan Jiman was transferred to the Central Party School as a teacher. There, he passed on his revolutionary experience and theoretical knowledge over the years to generations of cadets. It was not until 1976 that Van Giman retired from work.
Although he is past his old age, Van Giman's enthusiasm for the revolutionary cause has not diminished. After his retirement, he still insisted on contributing his strength to the party's theoretical construction, and wrote a number of memoirs and theoretical essays. It was not until 1990 that Van Giman passed away, and a legendary revolutionary career came to an end.