Han Zidong was imprisoned by the military commander for 14 years, and after escaping from prison by pretending to be crazy, his daughter asked when he came home: Who are you? Behind this question lies an awe-inspiring revolutionary legend. In that turbulent era, a young man from an ordinary peasant background did not hesitate to leave his hometown in order to pursue his ideals and beliefs, and was even imprisoned by the Kuomintang for 14 years. In the dark cage, he went through countless trials of life and death, but never gave in. Until the last opportunity came, he successfully escaped from prison by pretending to be crazy and stupid. However, when he returned home, his relatives could no longer recognize him, which made him feel emotional. What is it that has sustained him through all this? And what price did he pay for his ideals? Let us walk into this magnificent revolutionary process together.
The path of resistance of the ideal youth
In 1926, the flame of revolution was burning in China, and a new trend of thought was flourishing. At the age of the beginning of spring, Han Zidong resolutely joined the Kuomintang, aiming to change this cannibalistic world. At first, his ideals were pure and flawless, and he just hoped to do his part for the country and the nation.
After joining the revolutionary ranks, Han Zidong often traveled to various places to participate in the workers' and peasants' movement and the building of party affairs. Although these works may seem ordinary, it is precisely these bits and pieces of work that have enabled him to have a deeper understanding of the sufferings of the masses and a more thorough understanding of revolutionary theory.
However, the "April 12" coup d'état in 1927 was like a thunderclap, completely shattering Han Zidong's beautiful illusions about the Kuomintang. Chiang Kai-shek, under the guise of a rebellion, launched a bloody suppression of the Communists. The situation within the party was in danger, and although Han Zidong was soft-spoken, he deeply felt that the Kuomintang had completely deviated from Mr. Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles.
At this critical juncture, his superiors gave Han Zidong a special task to go to Zichuan to spy on a person named Zhou Yuebo. After arriving at the mine, Han Zidong found that Zhou Yuebo was not a bad person, but a leader who sincerely thought about the workers. Zhou Yuebo's words and deeds deeply affected Han Zidong and made him realize that the Kuomintang had become completely corrupted.
When Han Zidong refused the Kuomintang's arrangement to study abroad, his superiors wanted him. In order to avoid affecting his family, Han Zidong could only leave his hometown and leave his hometown. In a private middle school in Peiping, he met Zhou Yi, a member of the Communist Party, and finally saw the truth of the revolution. From that moment on, Han Zidong completely joined the revolutionary cause of the Communist Party.
Difficult years in prison
After Han Zidong joined the Communist Party, he immediately devoted himself to the revolutionary cause. In order to gather intelligence within the Kuomintang more efficiently, he infiltrated a secret service called the "Blue Coat Society". With his extraordinary wisdom, Han Zidong not only recruited many Communist Party members to join the Blue Coat Society, but also obtained important clues through the Kuomintang.
However, the long-term leak of the news finally aroused the suspicion of the Kuomintang. During an operation, Han Zidong's identity was exposed and he was arrested and imprisoned. From there, he began a long and brutal career as a prisoner.
In prison, Kuomintang agents resorted to all kinds of torture to extract confessions. The iron hook tore the skin and flesh, the body was burned with coal, and the limbs were tortured by electric torture, Han Zidong almost tasted the torture of the world. However, even though he was physically and mentally exhausted, he remained loyal and never mentioned the party's secrets.
Once, the Kuomintang's beating was so cruel that it caused Han Zidong's cardiac arrest. In order to evade responsibility, the agents had to call for help from the doctors, and only then did they reluctantly rescue him.
While in prison, Han Zidong also got acquainted with Luo Shiwen, another comrade of our party, and a family of three of Yang Hucheng's secretary. The living conditions in the cell were so bad that the 5-year-old child of Song Qiyun and his wife could not even walk. In the face of such difficulties, they encouraged each other and supported each other with willpower.
However, fate is always merciless. After being transferred to the Bai Mansion, Comrade Luo Shiwen was brutally killed by the Kuomintang, and before his death, he said to Han Zidong: "I am gone, you must persevere!" ＂
The scene of Luo Shiwen's heroic righteousness was deeply imprinted in Han Zidong's heart. He made up his mind that even if he was in prison, he would never betray the party. In order to hide people's eyes, Han Zidong began to pretend to be crazy and stupid, and finally escaped one catastrophe after another by relying on this strategy.
The arduous journey on the way to escape from prison
In 1947, Han Zidong had spent nearly 14 years in prison. Even though he was tortured, his belief in the revolution never wavered. This year, the PLA's political persuasion work set off a new round of ideological struggle in prison.
At this time, Han Zidong learned that the party organization had specially formulated a prison escape plan for him. In order to hide his eyes, he had to continue to pretend to be crazy and stupid, always vigilant about the whereabouts of the prison guards. Until one night, there was a sudden commotion in the prison, and it was the prisoners who took the lead in provoking the riot.
Everything was slowly arranged like this, and while the prison guards were distracted to suppress the riot, Han Zidong waited for an opportunity to escape from the cell. After escaping from the cage, he immediately followed the pre-agreed route, trekking through mountains and rivers and being cautious along the way, for fear that he would be discovered by the Kuomintang people halfway.
On the way to escape from prison, Han Zidong had to be on high alert at all times. Once, he was resting in a private house, but unexpectedly ran into a group of Kuomintang military police searching there, but fortunately, Han Zidong's agility temporarily avoided the doom of arrest.
After that, Han Zidong went all the way north, went through a lot of hardships, and finally connected with the underground party organization in the liberated area of North China. When leaving, his comrades repeatedly told him not to reveal his identity and to terminate the trip immediately if something unusual happened.
The journey to the south was even more dangerous, and Han Zidong had to avoid the important town and go around the mountains and mountains. Sometimes they can't eat for several days in a row, and they can only barely make ends meet by eating wild vegetables and fruits. An accidental exchange of fire almost resulted in heavy casualties.
The most terrible thing was the Kuomintang's brutal "sweeping" policy against the Communist Party, which regarded the discovery of a communist as tantamount to a class sinner, and always cut off first and then played. was so cruel that Han Zidong was almost discovered by the local Kuomintang forces before entering the Dabie Mountains.
Fortunately, in the end, Han Zidong still relied on his extraordinary wisdom and tenacious will to successfully arrive at the CCP base in Dabie Mountain. Along the way, it is simply life and death, which makes people breathless.
The helplessness and emotion of the reunion of the homeland
After many hardships, Han Zidong finally arrived in his hometown of Yanggu County, Shandong Province in 1947. But when he disguised himself as a down-and-out beggar and appeared at the door of his house, his wife Wang Yuling couldn't even recognize him.
After 14 years in prison, this young man in the prime of life has become yellow-skinned and skeletal. His hair was all white, and all he had left was a single coat, not even shoes. If she hadn't called out Wang Yuling's name in person, she would probably never have imagined that the unseemly beggar in front of her was actually her husband.
At the moment of reunion, Wang Yuling burst into tears and hugged Han Zidong tightly, and the two were inseparable. She never expected that her husband, who was captured by the Kuomintang back then, would escape death. In the past 14 years, she has been alone with her children and struggling to survive, often hating the atrocities of the Kuomintang.
Han Zidong welcomed his wife and children into the house, and the joy of the reunion of the family of three after a long absence can be imagined. However, the daughter was ignorant and ignorant, and when she saw this stranger with a withered description, she couldn't believe that he was her father who had been missing for many years.
In order to prove his identity, Han Zidong had to talk about the whole process of being arrested and escaping from prison. He talked about the torture he suffered in prison, the scene of Comrade Luo Shiwen's heroic righteousness, and finally escaped by pretending to be crazy and stupid. Every word made Wang Yuling and her daughter moved to tears.
Han Zidong went on to talk about how he escaped from the cage with firm faith and tenacious willpower, crossed many hurdles, and finally returned to his hometown. During this period, the trek through mountains and rivers, life and death, is even more dreamy than a dream.
After many years, the reunion of a family of three is undoubtedly the greatest consolation for Han Zidong after going through many hardships. However, he was physically and mentally exhausted, and he realized more deeply the hardships he had paid along the way. In the depths of his heart, his persistence and pursuit of revolutionary ideals have forged an unparalleled force of will.
The ultimate ideal pursuit
After staying in his hometown for a few days, Han Zidong left Yanggu and went to report to the North China base. Returning to the ranks of the revolution, he threw himself into his work with great hunger, putting into practice the rich experience he had accumulated over the years.
Because of pretending to be crazy and stupid for a long time in prison, Han Zidong mastered the art of acting. He often disguised himself as a beggar, a homeless man, and infiltrated the Kuomintang-ruled areas to carry out covert activities. Sometimes he would go to war with the army, going to the front line to propagate and boost morale.
Although he is over half a hundred years old, Han Zidong, who has been imprisoned, seems to be more persevering. In the south-central region of Shandong, he personally participated in commanding operations on many occasions and made many achievements. At the same time, he also devoted himself to mobilizing the masses, organizing rural armed forces, and earnestly contributing his own strength to the party's cause.
In the land reform movement, Han Zidong made great achievements. He personally led the masses to crack down on a number of bully landlords, and then vigorously carried out the agrarian revolution in today's Zaozhuang, Tai'an, and other areas, and won the enthusiastic support of the vast number of poor peasants.
In this way, Han Zidong fought until the liberation of the north and the south, and witnessed the birth of New China with his own eyes. However, the smoke of war did not extinguish his pursuit of the revolutionary cause, and the party Central Committee soon sent him to Jinan and Qingdao to carry out base construction and armed struggle.
Han Zidong, who is over the age of six, has long since lost his high-spirited appearance. However, his persistent pursuit of revolutionary ideals has never wavered with age. In the face of all hardships and hardships, he coped with surprising tenacity and ease.
In his later years, when asked why he was so persistent, Han Zidong once replied: "The party's cause is my cause, and the party's future is my future." As long as we are worthy of the revolutionary ideals, there is no great sacrifice. This is probably the determination and courage that supported him to go through 14 years in prison, escape from prison, and finally become a revolutionary hero.
In the revolutionary ranks, Han Zidong was the only comrade who escaped from prison, and he was also a unique figure in that era. His deeds are still widely circulated today, inspiring countless future generations to continue to pursue their ideals.