One day in 1946, Zhou Enlai reported to Chairman Mao urgently: He made a very serious mistake. He took the initiative to review his behavior and asked the organization to handle it.
Zhou Enlai told Chairman Mao that when he is in war, his "mistakes" may endanger the lives of our comrades, and it is recommended to withdraw urgently. Chairman Mao had a far-sighted vision and finally decided to take the risk: not to evacuate.
As we all know, in the decades of revolutionary career, no matter what cruel environment Zhou Enlai was in, he was always cautious and thoughtful, protecting the safety of many underground party members and successfully completing the tasks assigned by the organization. But this time, it became a "rare mistake" in his many years of combat career.
pic | Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai's "rare mistake"
The victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chairman Mao accepted the invitation of Chiang Kai-shek and went to Chongqing for peaceful talks. After the signing of the " Double Ten Agreement ", Chairman Mao returned to Yan'an, while Zhou Enlai led the Communist Party of China delegation to continue negotiations with the Kuomintang in Chongqing.
In May 1946, the National Government returned to Nanjing, and Zhou Enlai and the Communist Party of China delegation entered Nanjing in accordance with the deployment of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chairman Mao. The CCP delegation successively settled in Meiyuan New Village, Nanjing, and the center of the Kuomintang-Communist negotiations has been moved from Chongqing to Nanjing.
Members of the Communist Party of China delegation came to Nanjing in batches, part of which was on AVIC aircraft, part of which was on the US military transport aircraft , and some arrived in batches from Chongqing along the Yangtze River . Zhou Enlai flew from Chongqing to Nanjing on a special plane of US Presidential Envoy Marshall on May 3.
pic | Zhou Enlai is in Meiyuan New Village
Marshall, whose full name is George Cartlett Marshall. He is a famous American military strategist and diplomat. During World War II , Marshall served as director of the Operational Planning Department, deputy chief of staff, and chief of the Army. Marshall retired in 1945, and Truman blessed him: "General, you have done so much for the country. I will not disturb you again after you retire; you should have a good rest."
A few days later, President Truman called Marshall again: "General, are you willing to go to China for me?" Under Truman's order, Marshall went to Shanghai as the special envoy to China. Since early 1946, Marshall has participated in the meeting of the signing of the Armistice Agreement between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to supervise the implementation of the Armistice Agreement.
Korean Party Chiang Kai-shek launched a massive attack on the liberated areas. On the other hand, the CCP delegation led by Zhou Enlai was still working for the people's desire for peace. Marshall also tried his best to convince the Communists to sit at the negotiating table with KMT Chiang Kai-shek.
Figure | Marshall (right)
At that time, our country was fighting and discussing peace. Zhou Enlai worked day and night on the negotiations and worked hard. In early June 1946, Zhou Enlai took Marshall's special plane to Yan'an and held a one-night meeting with the central leaders to discuss the issue of combat in the northeastern region of . After the meeting was held, Zhou Enlai took Marshall's special plane and left Yan'an and returned to Nanjing. He didn't care about the slightest rest and wanted to rush back to participate in the negotiations in Nanjing.
Zhou Enlai, who was too tired, closed his eyes and rested on the plane. When he woke up, the plane had already landed at the airport in Nanjing. Zhou Enlai got off the plane and rushed back to Meiyuan New Village to prepare for negotiations. When he returned to his residence in Meiyuan New Village, Zhou Enlai realized that he was wearing a shirt while on the plane and could not find the small notebook placed in his shirt.
It is very likely that the plane was bumping, and the small notebook fell out of the pocket of the shirt. Zhou Enlai was resting and did not notice it. When he remembered it, he had already left the plane.
More importantly, the small notebook records an address with the word "bear" written next to it. This is the information of Xiong Xianghui, the , which is responsible for intelligence work in our party.
At this moment, Xiong Xianghui is still in the Kuomintang troops.
pic | Zhou Enlai and Xiong Xianghui
red spy - Xiong Xianghui
Xiong Xianghui, the Communist Party’s intelligence work "" the three heroes behind Longtan" was the first of the three heroes behind Longtan". The original "Three heroes in Longtan" were Qian Zhuangfei, Li Kenong, and Hu Di ; and the "Three heroes behind Longtan" were Xiong Xianghui, Shen Jian, and Chen Zhongjing. Under the leadership of Zhou Enlai, Xiong Xianghui has been lurking in the Kuomintang troops for many years.
1919 was born in Ye County, Shandong Province (now Laizhou City, Shandong Province). At the age of 17, Xiong Xianghui, who studied in the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University, said that he secretly joined the Communist Party and became one of the heads of the Tsinghua team of the Chinese National Liberation Pioneer.
Hu Zongnan is preparing to recruit some young people for the Hunan Youth Battlefield Service Group to serve the troops. Zhou Enlai, who learned of this news, found Jiang Nanxiang, who was then a member of the Youth Committee of the Yangtze River Bureau, and proposed to arrange people to come to Hu Zongnan. Zhou Enlai said: "I advocate planning ahead, taking the initiative, and taking the lead, and now I will start to play idle chess and cold pieces." If you are idle and cold, it will be beneficial to the overall situation and the overall situation. "
Zhou Enlai asked that this person must be from a prominent family or a family of officials, young, careful, broad knowledge, strong memory, adaptability, etc. Jiang Nanxiang recommended Xiong Xianghui to Zhou Enlai.
Xiong Xianghui's real name is Xiong Huiquan . To protect his identity, he changed his name to Xiong Xianghui, which means "face the darkness and light". According to the instructions, Xiong Xianghui signed up to participate in the Hunan Youth Battlefield Service Team, went to Hu Zongnan's troops to serve, and engaged in secret intelligence work. From then on, he could not reveal his true identity.
pic | Xiong Xiang Hui
Xiong Xianghui served as Hu Zongnan's attendant deputy and confidential secretary. He spent many years to win Hu Zongnan's trust step by step and become his confidant. He is usually responsible for helping Hu Zongnan handle confidential texts and daily affairs, drafting speeches, etc.
From the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Xiong Xianghui was always lurking by Hu Zongnan and tried to convey messages to Zhou Enlai. In 1943, taking advantage of the opportunity to meet Hu Zongnan, Zhou Enlai and Xiong Xianghui met secretly and told him: "You are in the tiger's den, and your position is important. I only mention a few words: be loyal to the party, be cunning to the enemy; do something, do something, do not do something; focus on the big but not the small, pay attention to strategic trends, and focus mainly on defending the Party Central Committee. ”
Before leaving, Zhou Enlai held Xiong Xianghui's hand and repeatedly reminded: "I won't give you it, see you after victory. "
Hu Zongnan never discovered Xiong Xianghui's identity. Shortly after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Hu Zongnan planned to select more than ten of his trusted cadres, and he sponsored and invested to study in the United States. Xiong Xianghui was one of them. Xiong Xianghui reported this matter to Zhou Enlai in a timely manner and received consent.
In June 1946, Xiong Xianghui arrived in Nanjing and was undergoing various relevant procedures for studying in the United States.
pic | Hu Zongnan
Chairman Mao's far-sighted
June 10, Xiong Xianghui was reading a newspaper at his residence in Nanjing, and suddenly the nanny came in to report: "Mr. Xiong, someone asked for a meeting. ”
After Xiong Xianghui's consent, the visitor was welcomed in. He was wearing casual clothes and a straw hat on his head, trying his best to cover up his identity. After seeing Xiong Xianghui, he said, "Is it Mr. Xiong? "
" is me. "Xiong Xianghui nodded and agreed. The other party then whispered: "Please please you." "
Mr. Hu, that is, Zhou Enlai. When he learned that Zhou Enlai was going to meet, Xiong Xianghui immediately said, "Okay, let's go. ”
Before going out, the other party whispered to Xiong Xianghui and put on a hat. On the bustling streets, there were many pedestrians. When the other party was walking in front, Xiong Xianghui pretended to go shopping, about five steps behind him. While following the person he didn’t know, he was always alert to the surroundings with his eyes. On the streets with many pedestrians, few people noticed them. Despite this, they should always be wary of the Kuomintang spies.
pic | Tong Xiaopeng and Deng Yingchao
and others walked through the downtown area and arrived at a secluded and safe place. The other party stopped and told Xiong Xianghui that his name was Tong Xiaopeng. Zhou Enlai had an urgent matter and hoped that he would meet in Meiyuan New Village.
Since the resolution of the Xi'an Incident in 1936, Tong Xiaopeng has been following Zhou Enlai and ran with him in Nanjing, Wuhan, Guilin , Chongqing and other places. He has worked in , the Kuomintang-controlled area, and now he has followed Zhou Enlai to Nanjing again. When Xiong Xianghui heard Tong Xiaopeng say he was going to Meiyuan New Village, he immediately realized: There must be something very important.
To protect Xiong Xianghui, the staff of Meiyuan New Village kept coming in and out. Xiong Xianghui, wearing a hat, followed Tong Xiaopeng's words, sat in the car, avoided spies' surveillance, and successfully arrived at the reception room of Meiyuan New Village.
As soon as he sat down, Zhou Enlai hurriedly walked in, closed the door, then grabbed Xiong Xianghui's hand and sat down on the sofa. Zhou Enlai said seriously, "I was accidentally, something happened." Then he told the story of Xiong Xianghui.
pic | Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai
After discovering his "mistake", Zhou Enlai immediately reported to Chairman Mao and suggested: withdraw Xiong Xianghui to keep his safety.
Chairman Mao’s view is: Xiong Xianghui has been lurking for many years, and his position is very important now. A person can stand on several divisions, and the role it plays too much. Removing Xiong Xianghui is equivalent to removing several divisions at once. "Removing" is not the best way.
Chairman Mao analyzed that if Marshall saw the lost book, he might not have said it. Now he is a mediator of the peace talks and has a neutral identity and will not rashly tell Chiang Kai-shek about this. After discussing with Zhou Enlai, Chairman Mao finally decided: Xiong Xianghui would not need to withdraw for the time being, and would go to Shanghai to avoid the limelight first.
htmlOn the afternoon before meeting Xiong Xianghui, Marshall sent an adjutant to send a small box to Zhou Enlai. The box was wrapped in thick paper. The adjutant claimed it was a confidential document. When Zhou Enlai opened it, he found that it was the small notebook he accidentally lost, which means: Marshall had already learned about this.Picture | Xiong Xianghui
He must meet with Xiong Xianghui immediately to discuss the matter. Zhou Enlai told Xiong Xianghui: "This is my mistake, and I have reported it to the central government."
Faced with Zhou Enlai's sincere and sincere attitude, Xiong Xianghui understood Zhou Enlai. He said firmly: "Please rest assured that Vice Chairman Zhou, I can deal with this small matter. If something goes wrong, I am not afraid. For the sake of the party's cause, I have already put my life and death aside."
Zhou Enlai told Xiong Xianghui: "As usual, you should withdraw, but you are said by Chairman Mao to be worthy of several divisions. I can't make up my mind to withdraw several divisions from the enemy in one go."
He analyzed that since Marshall had learned about this, there were two choices: either tell Chiang Kai-shek that Xiong Xianghui's identity was exposed and he had life worries. At the same time, Marshall would lose his neutral position and would no longer be suitable to participate in peace talks; or Marshall balanced the pros and cons and chose not to tell Chiang Kai-shek, and Xiong Xianghui did not need to withdraw. After comprehensive consideration of , Zhou Enlai told Xiong Xianghui: "You go to Shanghai to hide for a while now."
pic | Xiong Xianghui Chen Xiaohua
Zhou Enlai asked Xiong Xianghui: "Do you have reliable acquaintances in Nanjing? It can't be our secret online."
"My fiancée Chen Xiaohua can be responsible for this matter." Xiong Xianghui replied. At that time, he and Chen Xiaohua were not married yet. Chen Xiaohua was from Nanjing. She knew her lover's identity and was determined to walk with Xiong Xianghui. Xiong Xianghui briefly reported Chen Xiaohua's situation to Zhou Enlai. Zhou Enlai smiled and said, "Okay, you have found a good partner."
On the same day, Xiong Xianghui, Zhou Enlai, and Dong Biwu had a meal together. Xiong Xianghui seized this opportunity to meet and reported some Hu Zongnan's movements to Zhou Enlai in time. Before leaving, Zhou Enlai held his hand tightly and reminded him earnestly: "You must be cautious and cautious to overcome this level in front of you."
After Xiong Xianghui bid farewell to Zhou Enlai, he returned home and told Chen Xiaohua everything. He then left Nanjing urgently and went to Shanghai to live in the residence of the famous calligrapher Ma Gongyu .
pic | Zhou Enlai
Following Zhou Enlai's instructions when he met before, Xiong Xianghui was temporarily evaded in Shanghai for half a month, because most of the people from the Kuomintang Military Affairs Bureau and Zhongtong will not exceed half a month from discovering clues to capturing targets. Most of these Kuomintang people are eager to achieve success and are very big. If you like merit, you will basically see the results in half a month.
In short, if Marshall did not tell Chiang Kai-shek about Xiong Xianghui, he would return to Nanjing in half a month and do his job normally. Once he encountered danger, Zhou Enlai told him to go to No. 107, South Mar Enlai Road in Shanghai to find a man named Wang Bingnan. The other party would escort Xiong Xianghui to the liberated area of northern Jiangsu.
Zhou Enlai had planned everything for Xiong Xianghui, and then Xiong Xianghui would wait for Chen Xiaohua's news in Shanghai. Half a month later, Xiong Xianghui received a letter from Chen Xiaohua, which read: "Brother Wang, Kang Tai, the palace is peaceful. "In other words, everything is normal. Xiong Xianghui immediately returned to Nanjing.
pic | Xiong Xianghui Chen Xiaohua
The following situation was that the peace talks did not make Chiang Kai-shek give up his ambitions. In June 1946, the Kuomintang reactionaries tore up the armistice agreement and launched a full-scale attack on the liberated areas. The civil war broke out in full; in January 1947, Marshall, as the special envoy to China, returned to the United States.
In January 1947, Xiong Xianghui and Chen Xiaohua got married in Nanjing. Considering Hu Zongnan's relationship, Xiong Xianghui invited Jiang Jingguo to be his witness. At the wedding, Jiang Jingguo wore a long jacket and shook hands with Xiong Xianghui and Chen Xiaohua and his wife, and gave congratulations.
After returning to Hu Zongnan's side, Xiong Xianghui actively obtained information and passed on the detailed plan of Hu Zongnan's preparation to guide Yan'an to Yan'an, providing important information to our party, which was highly praised by Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai. Hu Zongnan's hundreds of thousands of troops were directly vacant.
5, Xiong Xianghui set out from Shanghai, took a boat to the United States, entered Cleveland's Xiong Bao University to study, and embarked on the road of study according to Hu Zongnan's original arrangements until he returned from studying in the United States in April 1949.
pic | Chairman Mao and Xiong Xianghui
The tense atmosphere at the beginning was no longer there, and Zhou Enlai praised him: "You, Chen Zhongjing and Shen Jian, can be said to be the 'last three heroes'. So it is said that because you have all contributed to defending the Party Central Committee. Chairman Mao once imagined that if the medal was given, it would be sent to you. ”
In November 1949, New China was established. Zhou Enlai welcomed Zhang Zhizhong, Shao Lizi, Liu Fei and other Kuomintang veterans in the Qinzheng Hall of Zhongnanhai. Xiong Xianghui was also invited to attend. When Zhou Enlai brought Xiong Xianghui to everyone, several people were familiar with him and greeted him enthusiastically: "Isn't it Brother Xiong? Have you revolted? "
" He was not an uprising, he was returning to the team! " Zhou En said.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xiong Xianghui was still walking side by side with Zhou Enlai, devoted himself to my country's diplomatic cause, and began his diplomatic career for more than 20 years...
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