Introduction: In 1937, Comrade Zhou Enlai was ordered to go to Nanjing for negotiations. When they passed by Laoshan, dense and fierce gunfire sounded instantly around them. The enemy rushed up from all directions. More than ten soldiers of our army fought back to death, and even

Introduction:

Comrade Zhou Enlai recalled the process of this distress, saying that this was the most thrilling and the most memorable time for him.

So, who planned this assassination? Why did Zhou Enlai remember so deeply?

Zhou Enlai

1. Xi'an Incident

In April of the same year, Zhang Xueliang took a plane to meet Zhou Enlai. After the Guangdong-Guangzhou Incident was peacefully resolved, Chiang Kai-shek planned to transfer the two troops that were preparing to conquer Guangdong-Guangzhou to the north and evacuate Zhang Xueliang's troops.

The Communist Party of China called for the stop of the civil war from national justice, but Chiang Kai-shek was still obsessed with it at that time and was still trying his best to "suppress the Communist Party". His approach was opposed by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng.

On October 22, 1936, Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Xi'an. Zhang Xueliang went to persuade Chiang Kai-shek many times, but was rejected every time and was threatened by Chiang Kai-shek.

Faced with such a situation, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched the Xi'an Incident on December 12, seized Chiang Kai-shek and sent a telegram across the country.

Zhang Xueliang

In order to jointly fight against Japan, the Communist Party of China jointly resisted foreign aggression, sent Zhou Enlai to negotiate and peacefully resolved the Xi'an Incident.

With the unremitting efforts of the Communist Party, Chiang Kai-shek finally convinced him, and Chiang Kai-shek was released to fly to Nanjing.

Although the "Xi'an Incident" was peacefully resolved, another arduous task fell on Zhou Enlai again. In order to consolidate the cooperative relationship, an office of the Eighth Route Army must be established in Xi'an.

Zhou Enlai accepted the important task. With the lessons of Chiang Kai-shek's arrest, the Communist Party was very careful in this operation and almost blocked the news, fearing something unexpected.

For this operation, Zhou Enlai first went to Xi'an to establish an office, and then went to Nanjing to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek. In order to ensure Zhou Enlai's safety, Zhang Yunyi, one of the top ten generals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and Kong Shiquan, the founding lieutenant general of the People's Republic of China.

also has several news reporters, with a total of more than 20 people in the team. The main task is to protect Zhou Enlai's safety.

Zhang Yunyi

After the peers confirmed, the guards were determining the route to advance and analyzed. They believed that since Chiang Kai-shek had confirmed his cooperation, he should not make any major moves.

, and the bandits were being cleaned up at that time, they should not dare to show up, and the security department did not dare to take it lightly. In order to ensure that everything is foolproof, three trucks were specially sent as cover.

was finally ready. I originally planned to set off on April 24, but the central government had not yet confirmed the content of the negotiation between the two parties, so it kept Zhou Enlai for negotiation, and the other two cars set out first.

Because this operation is absolutely confidential, the guards have no idea of ​​the purpose of this operation and only know how to do their best to protect Zhou Enlai's safety. Chen Youcai, an adjutant of

, was still worried that an accident would happen on the road, so he asked Zhou Enlai to change into Zhou Enlai's outfit and disguise himself.

After everything was ready, on the morning of the 25th, Mao Zedong watched Zhou Enlai leave Yan'an with his own eyes.

So, when Zhou Enlai was assassinated in Laoshan, what fierce battle did the two sides start?

2. Assassinated in Yan'an

On the journey from Yan'an to Xi'an, the first half was the scope of the Communist Party, and the second half was the position guarded by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng. Logically speaking, the whole process was relatively safe, but an accident still occurred.

The guards looked at Yan'an, which was getting farther and farther behind them, and couldn't help but feel nervous. They kept observing the surrounding environment. The entire journey required passing through Laoshan, Ganquan County, Tongchuan County, Yao County and other places, and finally arrived in Xi'an. The

truck quickly drove to Laoshan, which was also the first dangerous section of the road passed by. Laoshan is also called the "South Gate of Yan'an" because of its steep terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Zhou En looked at the scenery outside and remembered the Long March. As soon as they reached Laoshan, they encountered Chiang Kai-shek's interception. At that time, the Red 15th Army destroyed two regiments of the Northeast Army here in Laoshan.

"Bang!" A sudden sound interrupted Zhou Enlai's thoughts. The guards beside him immediately looked around with vigilance, and at the same time, they had already touched the gun and were ready to enter the battle at any time.

Then two more sounds came. At this time, Zhang Yunyi, who was sitting beside him, reacted and said:

"Come on, this is the gunshot!"

Zhang Yunyi

Zhang Yunyi was constantly observing the terrain, wanting to find a place to hide. At the same time, Zhou Enlai was also constantly observing where the gunshot came from.

Zhou Enlai believed that the "Xi'an Incident" had just been resolved peacefully, and it should not be the deception of the Kuomintang. In order to complete the negotiations in Xi'an, he immediately ordered "rush over." After receiving the order, the driver of

directly stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, but before he could drive out, he fell into the ditch. It turned out that the enemy had also considered this situation and dug a big ditch on their way forward.

truck fell into a pit and could not move. The enemy immediately increased firepower and shot towards the truck. The driver was shot and fell into the cab. The truck was hit by a bullet and the door was directly opened. Zhang Yunyi arranged for the guards and Chen Youcai to take Zhou Enlai to evacuate.

But at this time, Chen Youcai was suddenly shot in the leg, so he decided to stay and deal with the enemy, and let Zhang Yunyi and the remaining guards take Zhou Enlai to evacuate.

Chen Youcai

When Chen Youcai was dealing with the enemy, he found that the enemy's firepower was all concentrated on him. Only then did he realize that the enemy regarded himself as Zhou Enlai.

He knew in his heart that as long as he dragged it for a long time, Zhou Enlai would have enough time to retreat. He held a short gun in his hand and immediately fought a desperate battle with the enemy.

The battle was very sudden. The enemy not only prepared and had sufficient firepower, but also occupied favorable terrain, directly suppressing Chen Youcai and the others.

But none of them retreated, holding a short gun in their hands and resisted head-on with the enemy. Chen Youcai used the truck as a cover and also directed the battle in Zhou Enlai's tone.

No matter how flexible he was, he was still hit by the enemy's bullets. He endured the pain and continued to stand up and deal with the enemy. He watched the soldiers around him fall down one by one, and his belief in his heart became stronger.

At the same time, Zhang Yunyi and several soldiers crawled into the woods on the right. Because Zhou Enlai had already changed clothes with Chen Youcai before departure, the enemy never recognized it. Although they were also attacked, they were much smaller than those in front. In a short while, they could no longer see the enemy chasing behind them, and there were no enemy troops in front of them intercepting them.

Zhang Yunyi covered Zhou Enlai and ran to a mountain. After confirming that he was temporarily safe, he took a break here and made plans for the next step.

So, how did Zhou Enlai and the remaining three comrades escaped from death, how did he contact Yan'an?

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3. Return to Yan'an

Zhou Enlai successfully retreated under the protection of the guards. The soldiers on the front line could not resist the powerful firepower of the enemy and fell one after another. Soon the car was filled with the bodies of the soldiers.

The enemy looked at the annihilated team, and after confirming safety, he walked to Chen Youcai's body and found a note with Zhou Enlai's name written on him.

They thought this was Zhou Enlai himself. After confirming that he had lost his breath, he picked up the bayonet and stabbed him several times in the body. They didn't stop until the ground was covered in blood.

While Zhou Enlai, Zhang Yunyi and Kong Shiquan were resting on the hill, he suddenly saw a figure constantly approaching them in the distance. They immediately protected Zhou Enlai behind him and took out their guns to defend themselves.

watched the figure get closer and closer. Only then did they see clearly that it was the warrior Cao Hongdu. He said that he was ordered to come to support him. Zhang Yunyi was still worried when he looked at the surrounding environment. They set off quickly without a rest.

They had no means of transportation and could only walk towards Yan'an. When they walked to another mountain, Zhou En saw the soldiers fighting with the enemy and felt indescribable.

They walked on the mountain for a long time and finally saw a village not far away. Cao Hong immediately walked to the villagers to ask for directions. Because he was too anxious, he forgot to put away the gun, which scared the villagers backed up repeatedly.

When Zhou Enlai saw it, he walked up to take away the gun in his hand and put it away. He said in a calm tone that he was the Eighth Route Army coming to ask for directions. When the villagers heard that it was the Eighth Route Army, they immediately relaxed their vigilance and pointed out the way for them.

At this time, Yan'an knew that Zhou Enlai was assassinated, and Mao Zedong, who had always been calm in his work, also began to panic. He immediately ordered to go for support. When the

support team was heading, Zhou Enlai and his team learned that they had not walked far to Sanshilipu. Fortunately, they set up a contact station there at that time. After learning about the route, they did not delay and immediately walked towards Sanshilipu.

Zhou Enlai and his group had just walked to Sanshilipu when they saw the team coming to support. After they met, Zhou Enlai asked Zhang Yunyi to go to the war site to support them.

After Zhang Yunyi and some soldiers arrived at the site of the incident, the enemy had already run away. They immediately got off the horse to check and found several seriously injured but breathless wounded people in the pool of blood, and immediately sent them to treat them.

At this time, Zhang Yunyi suddenly remembered the confidential documents. He immediately ran to the body of the confidential officer and found that the confidential documents were not lost. He then breathed a sigh of relief and took the bodies of the soldiers back for burial.

At this time, at the gate of Yan'an, everyone was looking into the distance, waiting for Zhou Enlai's safe return. Mao Zedong looked serious and was very worried about Zhou Enlai's safety.

At this moment, a group of horses appeared in the distance. People's mood was already in their throats. As the team kept getting closer, someone suddenly shouted in the crowd:

"Look, it's Vice Chairman Zhou!"

With this shout, people finally saw Zhou Enlai's figure clearly. Mao Zedong was relieved after seeing it.

After Zhou Enlai returned to Yan'an safely, he took a photo with the rest of the people, and wrote on the back of the photo:

"Laoshan was in danger, and there were only 4 people left."

After they settled down, Mao Zedong immediately ordered a thorough investigation and the real murderer must be caught.

So, who is the mastermind behind this?

4. Find out the real murderer

When they were attacked, Zhang Yunyi suspected that they were bandits because their combat method was not like the regular troops.

After Zhou Enlai returned to Yan'an, he made a little rectification and continued to go to Xi'an for negotiations. In Yan'an, Mao Zedong handed over the investigation task to Xie Ziqun, the reconnaissance minister of the Northwest Security Bureau.

After receiving the order, he first learned about the specific situation of the case, and then visited and investigated the people around him, but there was never a big breakthrough.

Just as he was planning to change his strategy and start the investigation from another direction, someone suddenly told him that Old Man Li, who was near the local area where the incident occurred, might know something.

Xie Ziqun

Xie Ziqun immediately went to the village to look for Old Man Li. He was afraid of being retaliated by the bandits, so he never told the clues he knew.

After he saw Xie Ziqun and his group, he still did not dare to tell the clues. After their constant persuasion, he finally told him that he had seen the bandit Li Qingwu's team at that time.

After finding out that it was Li Qingwu's team, Xie Ziqun immediately knew that there was an insider in the team, but how can he quietly find out the insider? This problem has troubled him for a long time.

Xie Ziqun made a list of all the people in this incident overnight and compared them one by one. Afterwards, a professional staff member was placed in Li Qingwu's team.

Just before his personnel had finished the investigation, the spies in the bandit team sent important information. Li Qingwu had an eyeliner in Yan'an. This operation was leaked by that eyeliner. With this clue,

has brought great help to the reconnaissance, and the letter directly indicated that the name of this eyeliner is "Feng Changdou".

bandits

Xie Ziqun immediately arrested. With Feng Changdou's arrest, the truth of the case gradually uncovered...

Li Qingwu was previously recruited by the Red Army and was also incorporated into the commando team, but his will was not firm and was quickly turned against by the Kuomintang. He openly violated the agreement with the Red Army at that time and returned to the mountains to become a bandit again.

At this time, he was already controlled by the Kuomintang. After that, the Kuomintang divided the bandits led by Li Qingwu into two teams, and half of them were separated from Li Qingwu to Ji Yanshou, forming political bandits. After the two forces of

were established, they have been harassing our army's actions. Our army had wiped out them before, but failed. After that, Li Qingwu held a grudge against our army.

In order to please Chiang Kai-shek, he set his target on Zhou Enlai. He believed that as long as he successfully assassinated Zhou Enlai, he would definitely be reused. Then he planned this action through his eyeliner.

After finding out the whole story, Xie Ziqun immediately asked his superiors for instructions to suppress the bandits. After receiving the approval, he led his men to carry out a bandit suppression operation for more than a month, and finally captured Li Qingwu and Ji Yanshou alive. After

, an approval meeting was held, and several people were sentenced to death penalty. At this point, the truth was finally revealed. A memorial service was held for the soldiers who died in the operation.

5. Conclusion

Looking back at the entire process of Zhou Enlai's assassination, many soldiers sacrificed their lives in the process of protecting Zhou Enlai. If Chen Youcai did not make the request to change his clothes at that time, it might be another ending.

After Chen Youcai died, his body was buried in Yan'an. When Zhou Enlai returned to Yan'an in 1973, he wanted to worship Chen Youcai's tomb, but learned that his tomb was unfortunately lost in a war.

Zhou Enlai, who learned the news, said sadly:

"Comrade Chen Youcai died bravely. I have encountered many dangers in my life, but the most dangerous thing is this time. I have to figure out all the names of the comrades who died, invite them into the Martyrs' Cemetery, and erect a monument for them!"

If there were no Chen Youcai and other soldiers standing up at that time, there would be no safe retreat from Zhou Enlai, and perhaps history would have been rewritten.

The sacrifices of these warriors are worth it. It is precisely because of the existence of these warriors that we have today’s happy life. Their spirit will be passed down from generation to generation and will last forever.

We must always remember these martyrs who died in the war, remember their contributions to the revolutionary cause, and remember that they used their bodies to resist the enemy's artillery fire.

Until Premier Zhou's death in 1976, he still had the yellowed photo in his pocket, which is the best proof of history.

Let us pay tribute to the great revolutionary martyrs and to the soldiers who are desperate in the battle.