It was found out at that time that Li Changjiang was living in the quiet garden of Jianguo West Road, Shanghai Li Mingyang 's home. Shanghai Public Security Bureau believes that Li Mingyang is a patriotic democratic person. When he came to his home to arrest people, he must ask for instructions on the mayor of Chen Yi .
Here we need to trace back a period of historical reasons. As early as 1940, when Mr. Chen led his troops to cross the river from southern Jiangsu to the north and opened up the anti-Japanese democratic base in northern Jiangsu, he was instructed by the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao on striving to develop progressive forces, striving for middle forces, and isolating the anti-communist diehards.
In response to the situation of the Kuomintang’s Jiangsu Provincial Chairman Han Deqin passively resisting Japan and actively anti-communist, Li Mingyang, the commander-in-chief of the guerrilla commander-in-chief of the Jiangsu-Anhui Border Region in Taizhou, and Li Changjiang, deputy commander-in-chief, expressed his attitude of accepting our party’s anti-Japanese national united front, and determined the struggle strategy of “unifying Li to attack the enemy orphan Han”.
President Chen has also visited Taizhou many times to discuss the overall situation of cooperation in the fight against Japan with Li Mingyang. However, Han Deqin tried his best to coerce and incite the two Lis to oppose the Communist Party, and Li Mingyang also retreated behind the scenes because the situation was difficult to predict. Li Changjiang even detained our negotiator Comrade Chen Tongsheng, and gathered 13 regiments of troops to attack the Guocun station of the New Fourth Army's northern Jiangsu Advance Column.
When our army was hit back and Li Changjiang's troops were defeated, Li Mingyang criticized Li Changjiang and expressed his willingness to remain neutral under the defeat of the city and the repeated struggles of our army.
In order to take into account the overall situation of the nation's anti-Japanese war, Mr. Chen withdrew his troops at the flour mill in the suburbs of Taizhou City and sent representatives to negotiate with the two Lis, demanding that the two Lis help each other and make concessions in the anti-Japanese war and develop together to facilitate the united anti-Japanese war. Mr. Chen's reasonable, favorable and concise struggle prompted the two Lis to agree to remain neutral and help us advance eastward to fight against Japan.
July 25 Our army advanced eastward to Huangqiao . When passing through the two Li defense zones, Li's troops gave way as promised and fired guns into the air to cover Han Deqin's eyes and ears. Our army also pretended to seize the way. Later, in the Huangqiao Defense Battle in October, because the two Lis were neutral and the troops were still in control, our army was able to win the battle of Huangqiao Defense Battle, laying the foundation for the opening of northern Jiangsu.
11941, the two Li split the road, Li Changjiang surrendered to the commander-in-chief of the Wang Puppet First Army. Li Mingyang led his troops to evacuate to the Maoshan , border town and Yedian water network areas of Xinghua , insist on anti-Japanese war and maintain friendly exchanges with our party and military.
After 10 years, the times have been "turned upside down". Mr. Chen did not make any statement about the matter of going to Li Mingyang's home to arrest the criminal, but instead carefully asked Li Mingyang about Li Changjiang's situation.
Li Mingyang complained: "When New Fourth Army crossed the river north, we two Li supported it. Han Deloitte was anti-communist, we remained neutral, and helped the New Fourth Army advance eastward, and won the victory of the Huangqiao battle . Later, Li Changjiang surrendered to Japan and became a traitor, violated the national law, but he still provided information on the Japanese invaders to me.
Now Li Changjiang lives in the house, but he is terminally ill, bedridden due to stroke, and can't speak clearly. He is a useless person. He will die in a few days. Please forgive me! "
Mr. Chen considers that Li Changjiang has lost his ability to move and considers that he must adhere to the patriotic united front and continue to respect the heartfelt words of patriotic democratic people. He decided to exempt Li Changjiang from arrest. The Shanghai Public Security Bureau told us comrades who were carrying out the arrest mission. Soon, our Public Security Bureau also received the above instructions from Mr. Chen, the Party Committee of North Jiangsu District!
