(5) The heroes revolted and forced the city to pass, and a spring thunder raised the city

According to the development of the situation and the comparison of the forces of the enemy and ourselves, the county party committee believed that it was necessary to take advantage of Liu Zirong's unstable foothold to capture the county seat as soon as possible, destroy the puppet regime, and establish an anti-Japanese government, which would be more conducive to the general mobilization of the War of Resistance. After discussions in the "People's Movement Association," the county party committee adopted the plan for the uprising, set up a siege headquarters, elected Zheng Yaonan as commander, and Zhao Sentang recommended himself as chief of staff.

After a period of preparations, the "People's Movement Association" notified all armed forces to take advantage of the temple fair in the city on the second day of February in the old calendar to infiltrate the city, dismount the guns of the security forces, and arrest Liu Zirong. However, on the night of the first day of February, when they assembled at the top of the Jade Emperor in Langzibu, the number of troops in each area was uneven, and the headquarters decided to reschedule the siege. The county party committee analyzed and studied the lessons of this unsuccessful attack and held that it was necessary to fully mobilize the armed forces, clearly explain the purpose and significance of the attack on the county seat, and establish strict organizational discipline and liaison methods. After several days of intense work, after making full preparations, the National Movement decided to assemble again at 10 p.m. on March 8 (the seventh day of the second month of the old calendar).

On the night of March 8, more than 400 rebel troops, all armed with guns and wearing red armbands on their left arms. Zheng Yaonan and others made siege mobilization and troop deployment at the top of the Jade Emperor: the command post was set up at the north gate, the main direction of attack, and the other gates cooperated, Shahe Wang Yindong and Hou Jingqing led their troops to attack the west gate, and the Pingdu troops rushed to attack the south gate. After the arrangement, the troops immediately set out, occupied the four passes, and when they were in the city, they should open the city gates and rush into the city.

But it was not a coincidence, as soon as the day dawned, when Su Xunchen and Wang Yingzhou went to the north gate to unlock the lock, they encountered a squad of pseudo security teams patrolling, Wang Yingzhou was arrested, and Su Xunchen fled to the small intersection to hide. The besieging troops waited until 8 o'clock in the morning, and before the city gates were opened, Commander Zheng knew that something had changed, so he held an emergency meeting and decided to launch a political offensive under military pressure. All the troops shouted in unison, and immediately the slogans around the city rang out one after another: "Fellow villagers, we are fighting devils, the Chinese do not fight the Chinese, and the Chinese must unite to fight the Japanese devils." "Don't give your life to the Japanese devils anymore!" Chinese should not be a traitor and a traitor"......

The puppet army on the city wall poked its head out and said, "Don't shoot, don't shoot the people of Ye County." Not long after, Liu Zirong was helped up to the north gate tower. Zhou Yaquan stepped forward and said to Liu Yi: "Liu Zirong, I, Zhou Yaquan, you know, now that the anti-Japanese troops and teams of all districts and districts in the county are here, you should quickly open the door and surrender!" Otherwise, there is only a dead end. When Liu Wei saw that even the garrison commander he was going to appoint had risen up to fight against the Japanese, he cried and said with a weak face: "Brother, I am really helpless!" In this chaotic year, I am just entrusted by everyone to temporarily come out to maintain for the safety of the county's fathers and elders. ”

The city shouted in unison: "Who told you to maintain? It's a Japanese devil. You are an official and a traitor, get out of power, I don't want you to maintain it!" The rebel soldiers under the city raised their arms and raised their guns, impassioned, and shouted loudly; The puppet army in the city shrank their heads and shrunk their heads, trembling in fear. Liu Wei was speechless, deliberately delaying time, in a vain attempt to wait for the Qingdao master to come to reinforcements. But how did he know that the long-distance telephone lines to Qingdao, Yantai, and Weixian had long been cut off, and he had become a turtle in an urn. At this time, Sun Huisheng proposed to arrest Liu Zirong's family to see if he could open the city. This proposal was unanimously approved by the comrades at the command post, and Zhu Kaiyin was immediately sent to lead some people to arrest him.

Not long after, Zhu Kaiyin went to Liujiaxi Village in the west of the city to pull Liu Yi's parents under the north gate in a cart, and ordered them to stand under the city and call Liu Zirong to open the door and surrender. The shouts of the besieging troops were mixed with the cries and pleadings of Liu Shun's parents, and Liu Zirong immediately collapsed to the ground. At this time, the puppet army in the city was in chaos, shouting one after another, "Don't do it, don't do it." "At about ten o'clock in the morning, Zhang Liangchen, the leader of the puppet security detachment, saw that our soldiers were approaching the city, and the army's morale was discouraged, so he ordered the door to be opened. Zhang Yanshan saw that the general trend was gone, so he left his father-in-law and fled for his life. Rebels outside the city swarmed into the city like a tidal wave, and the people inside the city walked out of their homes and greeted them along the streets with smiles on their faces.

After the rebel army entered the city, they immediately confiscated more than 200 guns from the puppet security team and the puppet police, opened the prison door and released Comrade Wang Yingzhou, and arrested Liu Zirong and imprisoned him. The entire uprising was liberated without a single shot. This good news spread far and wide, and more than 800,000 people in the county were in high spirits, and there was jubilation everywhere, like rolling spring thunder, and the rain fell suddenly, washing away the sludge and muddy water under the residual winter.

The cold dead city of Ye County suddenly became active, the rebel army showed the proclamation of the people and the red and green slogans of the anti-Japanese eradication and celebration of victory plastered all over the streets and alleys, the four gates of the city were wide open, three or four hundred industrial and commercial shops were opened for business one after another, pedestrians were weaving, bustling, there were laughter and laughter everywhere, the sound of military trumpets, slogans and anti-Japanese war songs resounded throughout the earth and sky, and the ancient city of Laizhou was full of spring vitality.

March 28 of the ancient calendar is the temple fair of the temple of Guan Tianqi Temple in the east of the city, every year on this day, people from dozens of miles around the county town come to catch the temple fair, especially this year, the masses want to see the appearance of the county after liberation, so there are many people who come to catch the temple fair. The anti-Japanese government decided to take the opportunity of the temple fair to bring the traitor Liu Zirong to justice, so as to expand its influence, educate the masses, and boost the morale of the people. At 10 o'clock in the morning of the same day, the special task force sent Liu Zirong from prison to the gate of the county government, and the anti-Japanese government sentenced Liu Zirong to death in public, deprived him of his citizenship for life, and immediately executed him.

The firing squad planted a death flag behind Liu Zirong, and immediately his face was as frightened as dust, his whole body was paralyzed and he could not walk. Thousands of people along the way rushed forward, for fear that they would not see the shameful end of this traitor. The common people said in a gossip: "Liu Zirong, a traitor and a big villain, should be killed!" This is the fate of being a traitor, and whoever is a traitor will not end well. After Liu Zirong was escorted to the execution ground, the executioner ordered him to kneel facing southwest, and then two gunshots, "horn" and "horn", ended his dog's life. The crowd of onlookers immediately erupted in warm applause and cheers, "Down with the traitor Liu Zirong!" Support the anti-Japanese government and eliminate harm for the people!" The slogan resounded in the sky.

After Liu Zirong was executed, the anti-Japanese government immediately reported his charges to all towns and villages in the county, and confiscated his Yongchun Hall, a Chinese medicine pharmacy in the city, and other property to the public.

Liu Zirong's son-in-law, Zhang Yanshan, was the principal of the county's Xiyou Primary School, and people in the education circles thought that he was a traitor and a shame to the education circles in Ye County, and after he was caught from the concubine's house, the anti-Japanese government executed Zhang Yanshan on March 20. Liu Zirong's son, Liu Rongtang, was a gentleman in his 20s who smoked cigarettes and prostituted women, and was arrested and shot by Zhang Jinming's troops on his way to Qingdao through the village of Zhugou in Pingdu. In order to demonstrate the policy of being strict with the first evil and cooperating with leniency, the anti-Japanese government released the other six or seven detainees who participated in the maintenance meeting and the puppet county government on bail to see the aftermath.

Excerpt from the historical record of the revolutionary struggle in Laizhou