Preface
In 1955, Chairman Mao was taking a special train to inspect various places, but just when the train passed through Xiaoshan Railway Station , he only heard a loud "bang". The guard hurriedly pressed Chairman Mao under him and prepared to protect Chairman Mao with his body. However, after the loud noise, there was no movement around the train, as if nothing happened.
The security guard hurriedly arranged Chairman Mao and hurriedly looked for the source of the noise. When he found it, he saw a bullet-like hole in the car window that was as wide as a thumb. This shocked everyone around him. The local public security bureau quickly launched operations and arrested the suspect.
Chairman Mao took a photo with all the train personnel.
However, after arresting the suspect, the Xiaoshan Court originally wanted to sentence him to three years in prison., but the "assassinated" Chairman Mao personally pleaded for mercy. This man only stayed in the detention center for twenty days. . Today we are going to see who can make the assassinated Chairman Mao personally plead for mercy.
Chairman went abroad, and Kuomintang soldiers attacked
Chairman Mao, as the founder of New China, is our beloved president. After the founding of New China, Chairman Mao did not indulge in prosperity. Instead, he went to Beijing many times to inspect and understand the situation in various places. However, if you want to travel, you must take transportation, and Chairman Mao flew only a handful of times in his life. According to the documents of the Political Department of the Air Force Equipment Department, he only flew 30 times in his life. Compared with airplanes, Chairman Mao's favorite means of transportation is probably the train. He also met Zhang Yufeng, Cheng Ruming and others here.
Mao Zedong met with members of the special train
But this was also used by people with ulterior motives. On December 2, 1949, Chairman Mao took a special train to Manzhouli, and transferred to Stalin's special train. This news exploded internationally as soon as it came out. This was the first overseas visit by a national leader after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it was also the first meeting between the leaders of the two largest communist parties in the world.
However, those who knew the news also had the defeated Kuomintang in Taiwan. The Kuomintang spy chief Mao Renfeng personally arranged three plans to assassinate Chairman Mao:
First, surround Mao Zedong's special train from both sides and control the commanding heights to launch a surprise attack.
The second was to blow up the railways in the three eastern provinces on a large scale
The third was to blow up the culvert of Changchun No. 14 railway, set up explosives in Harbin, and then blow up the train
After arranging the plan, Mao Renfeng was very excited, and he said with bared teeth. : "As long as Mao Zedong's special train is bombed, this will be the second Huanggutun ." And the American consultant Brad next to him fantasized about what he would look like when he succeeded, and said arrogantly: "It's more than just... The second Huanggutun Incident, if it succeeds, is no less than a war, the Japanese have already told you what to do, now it’s up to you!”
But even though the Kuomintang kept this matter strictly confidential, we still got it. You see, in order to ensure the safety of Chairman Mao, the security personnel have made various plans, which are generally divided into three directions:
first, and to ensure the absolute safety of Chairman Mao and his party. At that time, in addition to Chairman Mao's 9002 special train, the Ministry of Railways also arranged two other trains as cover.
Second, In order to ensure the safety of the entourage, special trains, even those as small as helping carry luggage, are personally handled by the middle-level leaders of the departments to which they belong, so that they must be absolutely politically reliable.
Third, ensures the safety of railway lines along the way. is the most difficult. Because New China had just been founded, there were still a large number of spies waiting for opportunities in the country. Therefore, Premier Zhou adopted the human sea tactic. First, he set up sentries along the railway; at the same time, he placed a fully armed People's Liberation Army under each telephone pole on both sides of the railway. warrior. In some places, county leaders even personally stood guard for Chairman Mao.
However, even though the security work was so meticulous, an unexpected incident still occurred on the way.
Chairman Mao
At 9 o'clock in the evening on December 6, 1949, when Chairman Mao's train arrived at Tianjin Station , a young comrade hurriedly reported: "We found a hand grenade in the railway track where the special train passed. . "
Minister of Public Security Luo Ruiqing immediately became furious: "How did you do your security work? How can I explain it to the Party Central Committee and the people of the country?"
Later, Luo Ruiqing rushed to the scene in person, only to find that it was a Rusty, broken bombs are almost impossible to detonate. However, during the follow-up investigation, it was discovered that this was arranged by a Belarusian "staff", who obviously had an ulterior motive.
But in order to allow Chairman Mao to arrive in Manchuria safely, the Ministry of Railways continued to inspect the railway. However, this time it was indeed discovered. The Tianjin Railway Administration discovered a huge explosive package on the pier of the Yangcun Bridge. If he were It detonated when the special train arrived, with disastrous consequences. This made everyone's heartstrings tighten, as if a war was about to begin.
Chairman Mao and Luo Ruiqing had a cordial conversation
Luo Ruiqing personally ordered: "The special train arrived in Tianjin and relied on Tianjin Station. At the same time, it contacted other stations to check routes and increase security. Patrol teams were on duty around the clock to ensure railway safety. Everything must be ensured. Let the special train leave again. "
However, while others were nervous and busy about it, Chairman Mao on the special train was content and not afraid of the Kuomintang's assassination. He did not regard it as a trip, but turned it into a journey. For rare research, he always invites local leaders to come and talk, asking questions about everything from economics to political thought.
One time, the security soldiers actually discovered someone was assassinated. The soldiers at that time found a huge boulder on the railway. But while they were cleaning up, there was a gunshot from behind. After hearing the news, our troops quickly came to fight with the spies. After a fierce battle, three spies were successfully killed. The Kuomintang's conspiracy did not come true after all.
But accidents often happen, and this accident happened in Xiao County six years later...
Old photos of Xiaoshan
A special train was attacked, Xu Jianguo found out the "real culprit"
In 1955, it has been a long time since the last special train attack It’s been 6 years. Many things have happened in the Republic this year, which require Chairman Mao's personal intervention. This is the agricultural reform period of New China. In order to know the real thoughts of the people at that time and listen to the voices of different people, Chairman Mao personally went to Zhejiang During the investigation, a very secretive "train attack" occurred.
In May 1955, Chairman Mao's special train arrived in Hangzhou. It was originally planned to set off again after dark on June 18 for inspection, but Chairman Mao asked the train to leave early in order to see the people as soon as possible. In the car was not only Chairman Mao but also Chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers Malenkov , a Soviet leader who held great power.
Malenkov
Malenkov came here to have a talk with Chairman Mao because of deep political factors. On the special train, the two discussed the world situation, agricultural development, agricultural cooperatives and other issues.
The person responsible for their safety is Wang Fang, the deputy governor of Zhejiang Province and director of the Public Security Department. Wang Fang is an old revolutionary. He has accumulated a variety of security experience in decades of revolutionary struggle and has protected Chairman Mao for a long time. And the carriage he was in was right next to Chairman Mao's carriage, which was conducive to protecting Chairman Mao as soon as possible without affecting Chairman Mao's work.
The train driver on Mao Zedong’s special train
Just half an hour after Chairman Mao’s special train left Hangzhou, while passing through an intersection at the west gate of the county town, Wang Fang suddenly heard a loud noise from behind the car.Wang Fang immediately heard the sound of breaking glass. He hurriedly called the security personnel to conduct an inspection. He personally went to check on Chairman Mao's safety. After confirming that Chairman Mao was safe and sound, the security personnel also told them about their investigation:
"In the sixth carriage, a thumb-wide hole similar to a bullet hole was found in the right window. Parts of broken glass fell into the carriage."
"No! There are spies. Attack the special train!" Wang Fang shouted immediately. After hearing this, the soldiers around him also took out their pistols and alerts. They checked every corner of the carriage. After confirming that there was no problem, Wang Fang personally reported it to Chairman Mao. .
Train in the early days of liberation
However, Chairman Mao did not panic when he heard the news. Instead, he continued to work and read, and asked the staff to find out the matter first. Wang Fang was still very nervous after receiving the order. He immediately contacted Lu Jianguang when the special train arrived at Zhuji .
This Lu Jianguang is the deputy director of the Zhejiang Public Security Department. When he learned about Chairman Mao’s special report, he immediately became nervous. He personally dispatched troops to Xiaoshan to investigate the matter, and immediately ordered everyone in Xiaoshan to The public security and militiamen are investigating the matter, and will arrest the murderer within one day.
In the other half, Wang Fang dispersed the crowd in advance for the safety of the Chairman, which made Chairman Mao very uncomfortable. Also surveying in Zhejiang, Chiang Kai-shek was sitting in a car watching and walking around, but Chairman Mao took the initiative to ask people for their opinions.
Chairman Mao and Wang Fang
However, due to Wang Fang’s advance control, Chairman Mao did not see the people along the way, which made Chairman Mao’s face darken. Chairman Mao happened to see a big rooster at the entrance of the village. Chairman Mao glanced at Wang Fang, then Chairman Mao smiled and said to Wang Fang:
"Director Wang, you can control the masses, but you have not controlled this big rooster. This big rooster does not obey your control." , or you can't control him? When we got here, the people didn't welcome us, but there were big roosters coming to welcome us!" In order to vent his dissatisfaction,
wrote a poem to tactfully criticize Wang Fang. Security work:
"Five Laws·Looking at the Mountain"
Sanshang North Peak , Hangzhou can be seen in the sky.
Feifeng Pavilion is surrounded by trees and Taohua Ridge is in the upper reaches.
When it’s hot, I look for a fan, but when I’m cold, I look for a beautiful woman.
is swaying, welcome to the late eagle.
After writing the poem, Wang Fang immediately knew that Chairman Mao was criticizing himself.
At the same time, Xu Jianguo, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security, happened to be inspecting Hangzhou, so he quickly received Wang Fang's report and learned about the presidential train attack. Xu Jianguo took this very seriously. Regarding such a major case, Xu Jianguo personally boarded the chairman's train to personally catch the "murderer" hiding behind the scenes.
Xu Jianguo and his wife
Xu Jianguo have a long experience in criminal justice. During the war years, they were colonels of Zhang Xueliang's security regiment and were very handy in security intelligence work. When he boarded the train, he discovered that this gap was strange. If he shot the glass with a gun, a circular hole would appear in the window, and the powerful gun would penetrate the other half of the window. Two damages occurred.
However, the window on the special train only had a small hole, and the force did not penetrate the window on the other side, but only caused cracks.
After Xu Jianguo's investigation, the hole in this case was caused by a hard object, not a bullet. He guessed that the people around him had never seen a train and smashed it with stones out of curiosity. The case is not very complicated, and it should not be the work of spies.
Railway Station
He also wrote three reasons for this:
First, they would not be stupid enough to use stones to assassinate Chairman Mao
Second, the whereabouts of the special train are highly confidential. If the enemy knows the location of Chairman Mao , will definitely send experts instead of just a stone.
Third, not long after the founding of the People's Republic of China, people were still curious about trains.
After Xu Jianguo’s analysis, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed the investigation time of the case. But at this moment, the "murderer" had been arrested.
The real murderer was arrested, Chairman Mao took the initiative to plead: Don't embarrass him.
As more and more police forces were involved in the investigation, the public security quickly identified the location where the special train was attacked and locked the murderer in Caojiaqiao. The police used carpet methods to We conducted an on-the-ground investigation and asked who had passed by the railway when it was almost dark that day.
Caojiaqiao is a very poor village. Local thieves will not steal property here. Most of the people are kind and honest farmers. They soon pointed their clues to one person - Cao Wensheng.
Public Security Officer
Cao Wensheng is a 55-year-old simple farmer. He is a poor farmer from his ancestors. He has no money to marry and have children. After the death of his brother, he and his sister-in-law started a family. There are four people here. The two children have not grown up, and the burden of the family is entirely on Cao Wensheng.
When Cao Wensheng saw so many police vehicles entering the village, they were all directed at him. At that time, he collapsed in a chair with fear and his clothes were soaked. When the police arrested Cao Wensheng, his wife held on tightly Cao Wensheng fell to his knees and burst into tears after being pulled down by his relatives.
Pan Zhenduo, the director of the Xiaoshan Public Security Bureau, felt that Cao Wensheng was not a bad person and that he was very honest. In order to quickly find out the truth and let him go home as soon as possible. Pan Zhenduo personally took the deputy director, a section chief and a transcriber to interrogate Cao Wensheng overnight.
Pan Zhenduo first said: "Cao Wensheng, I know you are from a poor background, and so am I. Anyone can make mistakes, and if you make a single mistake, you will take the responsibility. As long as you tell the truth, you will be treated leniently! "
Cao Wensheng was frightened at this time, thinking that so many police officers were looking for the suspect at night, and he almost had to dig deep to find him. Raising troops and mobilizing people like this must have caused a big disaster. Do you dare to admit it? Can I still survive if I admit it?
In the early days of liberation, the public security
saw that Cao Wensheng was hesitant, and Pan Zhenduo persuaded him personally. Under his offensive, Cao Wensheng explained what he had committed in the past few days: "On the night of the 18th, a few friends and I While chatting at the railway entrance, a train happened to be passing by. I picked up a stone and threw it at the train window. Cao Peixing was closest to me at the time. "
He must have seen Cao. Vincent took the initiative to explain the matter, and Pan Zhenduo immediately called Cao Peixing over, but at this time the case took an incredible turn.
Unexpectedly, Cao Peixing confused Pan Zhenduo with the first sentence he spoke. Cao Peixing directly stretched out his hand and said to him: "I threw the stone, come and catch me."
Pan Zhenduo calmed down and quickly compared the situations of the two people. Suddenly he felt that this Cao Peixing was quite serious. It's strange, but if he didn't commit the crime, why would he come here to bear the blame?
So Pan Zhenduo made a fake show. He took two pieces of paper from his briefcase and took out a pen from his pocket. He carefully made a "note" for Cao Peixing and how to get him to sign it. Name, stamp with handprint. After
, Pan Zhenduo said calmly: "Think carefully, you are not responsible for this matter. This is a crime and will be punished. Why bother bringing other people's funerals to your own home? Do you think that's right? ?"
Only then did Cao Peixing tell the truth. It turned out that after arresting Cao Wensheng, his wife found Cao Peixing in tears and asked Cao Peixing to save their family of four after all. A workforce. Cao Peixing couldn't bear that the family of four suffered such a disaster. At this point, the case was completed and only the trial remained.
On July 16, 1955, the Xiaoshan County People's Court sentenced Cao Wensheng to three years in prison. When the case was reported to Chairman Mao, he said:
"It is normal for a farmer to have never seen a special train, and he has not caused any consequences. Well, education is enough, but don't embarrass him!"
After finishing speaking, Chairman Mao said sternly to Xu Jianguo: "We have been carrying out literacy campaigns in vast rural areas for a long time, but now the villagers here still do not understand the law! , and even have a lot of bad habits, This is your dereliction of duty. ”
Mao Zedong held a meeting on the special train
After warning Xu Jianguo and others, Chairman Mao continued to be immersed in his work and did not cause any trouble.
It was precisely because of Chairman Mao’s plea that Cao Wensheng only stayed in the Public Security Bureau for 23 days before going back. Their family of four could live in peace and stability again; Xiaoshan County also began to carry out extensive publicity and education, demanding Everyone can correctly find out what a train is and actively start legal education.
Chairman Mao can be so generous to everyone around him, which is why so many people would rather die than surrender to protect Chairman Mao's safety. Even when dealing with the "murderer" who attacked his special train, Chairman Mao could laugh it off and personally plead for the "murderer". How could such a leader not attract others?
Not only that, he also cared about the people. When he inspected Hangzhou, he was unhappy because he did not see the people. He wrote poems to alert the officials around him. This reflects Chairman Mao's charm as a worker who cares about the people. I believe Chairman Mao's brilliant life is inseparable from his personal charm. Pay tribute to our great leader.
Chairman Mao works on a special train
