In the winter of 1950, Premier Zhou invited General Han Liancheng and General Feng Baiju to a banquet and arranged for them to meet. After three drinks, Marshal Chen Yi, who was accompanying him, said, "Did you go to the party at Huairen Hall last night? Have you seen the play "Sanchakou"?" General Han Liancheng heard this. His expression changed, he opened his mouth but closed it again. General Feng Baiju shook his head: "I saw it, but I am a rough man and didn't understand it."
Chen Yi smiled and said meaningfully: "Two people who didn't know each other fought fiercely all night in the dark night. , we only met at dawn, it’s really interesting, just like you before."
Han Lian immediately said: "I am very ashamed that I did not complete the mission in Hainan." Feng Baiju suddenly fell silent.
At this time, Premier Zhou hurriedly said: "This is also my responsibility. I didn't connect you to the line." Then he turned to Chen Yi and said: "I learned my lesson later and helped you and Han Liancheng to connect during the Laiwu Battle Yes, you all cooperated very well in the end..."
These were casual greetings from several national fathers. Although they were not many words, there was a shocking and legendary story behind them, with General Han Liancheng. Hainan related.
No one would have thought that he would be an undercover agent.
Han Liancheng
General Han Liancheng is from Gansu. He gave up his writing and joined the army at the age of 16 to join the Northwest Army. Because of his resourcefulness and bravery in combat, he was deeply appreciated by Feng YuxiangMa Hongkui and others. During the Great War in the Central Plains of China, Han Liancheng was reused for saving the life of Chiang Kai-shek. He was specially approved as a third-generation student of Huangpu, and he became a direct descendant of Chiang Kai-shek. He has successively served as regimental commander, brigade commander, division chief of staff, deputy commander of the 46th Army, etc.
Later in the "Battle of Guiliu", the Gui Army commanded by Bai Chongxi suffered a losing streak. Chiang Kai-shek dismissed 11 generals in anger. Only Deputy Commander Han Liancheng was promoted to Army Commander instead of being demoted. General, this shows Chiang Kai-shek's trust. However, Chiang Kai-shek did not expect that General Han Liancheng had long been tired of his hypocritical leftists and was more devoted to the Communist Party that worked hard to save the country. He had secretly reached a gentleman's agreement with Zhou Enlai earlier and promised to fully help the Communist Party win in future wars.
In September 1945, shortly after Japan announced its surrender, Chiang Kai-shek personally summoned Han Liancheng, then commander of the 46th Army, and gave him an extremely important task - to take over Hainan Island . On the surface, he was asked to accept the surrender of the Japanese army, but in reality he was asked to eliminate the independent column of the anti-Japanese armed Qiongya guerrillas on Hainan Island, and to encircle and suppress the Qiongya Special Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Military orders were overwhelming, and Han Liancheng did not dare to disobey them. He quickly led his troops to Leizhou Peninsula and prepared to cross the sea. It was at this time that Han Liancheng received a secret letter, written by Zhou Enlai. The letter read:
I heard that you are about to enter Hainan Island. I hope you can fulfill the original agreement and use your personal power to protect the safety of Qiongya party organizations and protect the guerrillas from losses or less losses. . Note, from a practical point of view, you can do as much as you can, it is up to you...
Han Liancheng already had a plan in mind, and immediately replied: "It is impossible not to fight, you can pretend to fight, deal with it, and I can fight The telegram was delivered to the Kuomintang military authorities."
After Zhou Enlai
finished writing, the messenger disappeared into the night with the reply, and Han Liancheng breathed a sigh of relief. But he still has a lot of pressure, just like an actor playing two hostile roles in the same scene. Neither the director nor the actor dare to imagine that the performance can be flawless, they just hope that there will be no mistakes.
But as Han Liancheng, who has always had high demands on himself, he still thinks hard every day on how to better realize Zhou Enlai's intention. Finally, he was asked to think of some solutions. After
took over Hainan Island, Han Liancheng began to use the power in his hands to cut through the mess quickly, first removing some obstacles to the development of the Qiongya Party organization. For example, executed the traitor Zhan Songnian and dispersed his puppet troops. Just before, the military commander Zheng Jiemin personally said to Han Liancheng: "Zhan Songnian is my man, and his puppet army will be reorganized into a brigade and will be commanded by Zhan Songnian."
Han Liancheng deeply We know that if this puppet army born and raised in Hainan is allowed to exist for a long time, it will be very detrimental to the development of "Qiong Zong". General Han Liancheng was extremely courageous, cut through the mess quickly, and directly solved Zhan Songnian. He removed a major scourge for the people of Hainan and also removed a stubborn obstacle for our party. This was a decision he made at great risk.
Then Han Liancheng tried to find a way to restrict the military commander Cai Jinjun. Cai Jinjun was ruthless, deep in the city, and his hands were stained with the blood of communists. As soon as the Anti-Japanese War ended, Cai Jinjun immediately kidnapped a group of captured soldiers of the Qiongya guerrillas from the Japanese army, as well as a large amount of internal information.
When Han Liancheng found out, he quickly summoned Cai Jinjun, and in the name of "Chairman of the Hainan District Acceptance and Coordination Committee of the Executive Yuan" and "Commander of the Hainan District Surrender of the Chinese Army", he angrily rebuked Cai Jinjun: "You are acting on your own initiative and are exceeding your authority! You are required to return all detainees and all documents today, otherwise you will have to wait for the military court trial."
Cai Jinjun was so frightened that his face turned pale. He couldn't understand why Han Liancheng was so serious, so he could only do as he was told. Han Liancheng once again protected the lives of a large number of guerrilla fighters and the safety of the CCP Qiongya Special Committee.
Is the commander of the national army one of our own? I don't believe it
When releasing the prisoners of the Qiongya Special Committee, Han Liancheng specially found a county-level cadre and talked with him personally. Then he personally wrote an open letter to Feng Baiju, secretary of the Qiongya Special Committee and commander of the Qiongya Independent Guerrilla Column.
The letter said: "The Anti-Japanese War has ended, and normal order should be restored as soon as possible. Please send someone out to discuss the reorganization of the guerrillas." When handing the letter to the county-level cadres, Han Liancheng also whispered: " Please ask the leaders of the Qiongya Special Committee not to pay too much attention to the superficial words of the letter, but to consider the actual meaning of sending people." The words were full of hints.
But the county-level leaders did not understand what Han Liancheng meant. They just brought the letter to Feng Baiju and made a brief report. Feng Baiju never believed in the sincerity of the Kuomintang's negotiations, but out of his desire for peace, he sent Shi Dan, the principal of Qiongya Anti-Japanese Public School, as a representative to negotiate.
When Stan came to Haikou, Han Lianli immediately took the chief of staff, secretary and officials at all levels to participate in the negotiations. There were media reporters, central commissioners, and democrats from all walks of life. At the meeting, Han Liancheng had an arrogant attitude, pretending to be a military commander, and commanded in a high voice: "Now we must unify military and political orders so that Hainan can have a bright future. I hope your troops can be organized and regularized." It's a way out."
When Shi Dan heard this official talk, he was immediately disappointed. He thought Han Liancheng was a bit competent, but now it seems that he is as short-sighted as other senior Kuomintang officials.
The negotiations quickly broke up, but at night, when Stan was about to go to bed, Han Liancheng sent a car to pick him up for a meeting. Shi Dan was confused. At first, he thought Han Liancheng wanted to kill someone and silence him, but after thinking about it carefully, Han Liancheng didn't need to do it so complicated. So Stan went happily.
arrived at the mansion secretly, and Han Liancheng greeted him personally and told the guards: "If anyone comes to see me, just say I'm not here." Then he took Stan to a secret room, and Han Liancheng got straight to the point: "What I said during the day The words are all acting, used to show off to superiors, so don't worry about it." Hearing this, Stan just smiled politely.
Han Liancheng said again: "I don't know if you understand my letter to Comrade Feng Baiju. The content of the letter is basically official. Only the two strokes with pencil are the truth." Shi Dan didn't know that Han Liancheng What kind of medicine was being sold in the gourd? He just said seriously: "Commander Han, if you have anything to say, please just say it."
Feng Baiju
Han Liancheng then realized Shi Dan's distrust, so he directly confessed: "You and I are on the same team! "
Shi Dan remained calm after hearing this, and Han Liancheng continued: "I participated in the Northern Expedition, worked under Feng Yuxiang, and worked with many Communist Party members. I know the Communist Party, and the Party knows me well. I still keep in touch with the Party. I have long been disgusted with Chiang Kai-shek's dictatorship and reaction, but due to my status and mission, I cannot revolt. If you don't believe it, you can contact Zhou Enlai and ask him who Han Liancheng is, and you will understand everything.
Shi Dan was noncommittal after hearing this, but remained calm. Han Liancheng continued: "Now you are in a very bad situation. Zhang Fakui is determined to eliminate you. He has sent five major generals to Hainan to urge me to attack you." If I hadn't suppressed him, Hainan Island would have been in flames of war. "
Han Liancheng took a sip of tea and made a suggestion: "Your Communist Party should hide all available armed forces, rest in secret and wait for the actual situation, and stop destroying roads and wires. This can show that Hainan has good public security and bypass the Kuomintang authorities. The sight of them also helps me deal with them. In short, I hope you, Qiong Zong, will do more research on survival and development. "
Han Liancheng's series of words were shocking. Although Stan was calm on the surface, he stirred up huge waves in his heart. Who would have thought that the commander of the Hainan District of the Kuomintang was actually their comrade? This is too shocking. The words are true and false. ? Or a test? We don’t know for the time being. So Stan simply watched and cared, but said nothing.
Han Liancheng had enough to say, and finally said: "In order to facilitate your external contacts and assistance, I can designate a certain person." Some ports have relaxed their alerts for your convenience. I also hope that the next time I go on tour, I will have the opportunity to meet and have a confidential conversation with Feng Baiju. After hearing this, Stan said: "I understand, I will report it to the leader." "
That's it, the short secret talk ended. Han Liancheng sent Shi Dan away, feeling relieved in his heart, thinking that he and Qiong Zong were finally on the line. If we work together in the future, things will be promising.
But things did not go as they did with Han Lian It developed as expected. After Stan returned, he reported it to the special committee as soon as possible. The special committee was very cautious. After research, they all believed: "Before getting in touch with the central government, you cannot easily believe it. You can only test him and let Han Liancheng Take some practical actions to test the authenticity. "
At that time, the special committee's radio station was broken and could not contact the central government in time, so the plot was delayed. However, the Hainan guerrillas' operations did not delay, but intensified. They attacked everywhere, destroyed railway wires, and provoked the Kuomintang. The authorities were nervous. After Chiang Kai-shek heard about it, he scolded Han Liancheng: "The Hainan guerrillas are too rampant! What exactly do you do for food? "
Han Liancheng continued to delay. He could only rely on announcing his personal movements and inspecting everywhere to demonstrate the security of Hainan Island. A few days before he went to Shilu County for inspection, he had someone publish the news in the newspaper. In doing so, He hoped that Qiong Zong would understand his little thoughts and cooperate with him to confuse and paralyze the Kuomintang authorities. But Han Liancheng never expected that he would almost "sacrifice" because of this.
In January 1946, Han Liancheng took a special train with his adjutants and guards. On the way to the inspection. At that time, Jiang Xiong, commander of the 19th Division of the Kuomintang, advised: "Guerrilla activities are frequent near the railway, and it is very dangerous for the military base to act like this. Han Liancheng was confident and said: "You are just scaring yourself." "After that, he boarded the train.
As a result, the train was overturned by a landmine just after reaching the halfway point. Han Liancheng was caught off guard and was pressed under the heavy carriage. His lumbar vertebra was directly crushed! He was sent to the hospital as he was dying. He was rushed to the hospital for rescue. Only in time could a life be saved. When the news came out, the whole country was shocked, and a gloom suddenly enveloped Hainan.
Under this situation, Stan came to Haikou for the second time as a representative for negotiations. Han Liancheng, who was recovering from illness, was also strong After reaching the scene, Han Liancheng said seriously: "You really shouldn't attack me! "Han Liancheng does not care about his physical problems, but is worried that causing such a major incident will completely destroy Hainan's security situation.
Stan was also very embarrassed, because this matter was not ordered by the special committee, but was carried out by a certain guerrilla team out of righteous indignation. The Special Committee also realized that the matter was of great importance and hurriedly restarted negotiations. But unfortunately it was too late. When Chiang Kai-shek heard that his favorite general Han Liancheng was injured, he was furious and directly ordered the 46th Army to attack. Han Liancheng had no choice but to take action.
Chiang Kai-shek
Hainan Island suddenly became a raging war, and Han Liancheng and Feng Baiju were forced to fight, resulting in a major historical misunderstanding. It was not until after liberation that Feng Baiju knew that Han Liancheng was telling the truth. Later, Zhou Enlai specially hosted a banquet for the two to meet and reconcile, and then the old feud was finally settled...
The second half of General Han Liancheng's life
Although he failed on the Hainan battlefield, Han Liancheng achieved brilliant success on the Laiwu battlefield. He and Chen Yi communicated with each other, deliberately introduced the army into the encirclement of our army, and provided a large amount of military intelligence about the Kuomintang army, helping our army annihilate 7 Kuomintang divisions and 56,000 people on the Laiwu battlefield.
After the battle, Chen Yi persuaded Han Liancheng to return to the organization, but Han Liancheng said: "My identity and actions have not been exposed yet. I will go back to Nanjing to organize an army and a division, and send you some more American equipment!" Chen Yi heard this! Afterwards, he showed awe to Han Liancheng, held his hand tightly and said, "I'm worried that you are in the enemy camp and your safety is not guaranteed!"
Han Liancheng smiled and said, " As long as you can contribute to the people, personally, Safety is not a concern! " After that, Han Liancheng gave his leather gloves to Chen Yi, then got into the car and left without looking back.
After Han Liancheng returned to Nanjing, although he received a commendation from Chiang Kai-shek, he was also suspected. He was appointed to a sinecure position as a counselor in the presidential palace, completely away from military power. Han Liancheng had a keen mind and sensed the danger, so he went to Lanzhou on an excuse. Finally, with the help of Zhang Zhizhong, director of the northwest camp, he escaped the pursuit of the military agents. And finally came to the liberated area of Pingshan, Hebei.
Subsequently, General Han Liancheng participated in some major battles on the northwest battlefield and repeatedly made meritorious deeds. In 1950, Han Liancheng joined the Communist Party of China with a two-year waiting period. In 1952, he became a formal party member. In 1955, before the Central Committee awarded him the title, Zhou Enlai asked him for his opinion: "Based on your experience, conditions and contributions, if you are treated like a commander of the Kuomintang army in the uprising, you may be considered to be awarded the rank of general; but if you are treated according to the time he joined the party and his position at the time, , then he can only be awarded the rank of lieutenant general."
General Han Liancheng smiled and said: "It is time for me to retire due to the peaceful establishment of the country. Why should I fight for generals or lieutenant generals? Besides, you are the person who knows me best. What kind of uprising general is he? Besides, I am not doing the revolution for fame and fortune."
In the end, Han Liancheng was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
In the later special period, Han Liancheng suffered unfair treatment, but he had a peaceful mind, just sitting back and watching the clouds roll in, and he was indifferent to fame and fortune. He wrote such a poem:
htmlEvery autumn rain brings autumn light, but tonight the sky is clear and the night is long.As we grow old, we encounter new opportunities, and we often recall old words and phrases in our dreams.
When I am idle, I don’t realize that my heart is in danger. When the wind blows, I still smell the fragrance of osmanthus.
The embroidery girl shows off her skills with pride, so why should I be hit by a wall of mediocrity?
In the early morning, I was frightened, turned pale, and looked at the sword with shame. I was willing to put on clever makeup for the sake of fame.
After I chanted, I was speechless. The moonlight half-way through the window shone coolly.
General Han Liancheng has served as the first deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, deputy director of the Science and Doctrine Department of the Training Directorate of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, director of the War History Research Department of the Academy of Military Sciences, and deputy governor of Gansu Province. After retiring in his later years, he was still very concerned about the peaceful reunification of the country. Died of illness in People's Liberation Army General Hospital on February 27, 1984, at the age of 76.
Han Liancheng's son Han Jing said when talking about his father: His father never showed off his achievements and adhered to a principle regarding the history of the hidden front: "I can't say what Premier Zhou didn't say, and I can't say what the central government has not disclosed. explain."
General Zhang Zhizhong also expressed doubts about Han Liancheng being a "communist spy". He once asked Zhou Enlai: "Han Liancheng is a popular man around Chiang Kai-shek, and he is not the 'no-name' soldier that ordinary people see on the surface. Why would such a person who is marginalized and has no way out follow the Communist Party? "
Zhou Enlai once said with emotion: "We Communists do not rely on money, beauties, or pistols to engage in intelligence, but rely on faith and ideals. Han Liancheng is a typical one of this kind of people..."
I would like to take this article as the basis for this article Pay tribute to those heroes and unknown heroes who fought hard on the hidden front for the establishment of New China!
