The "Jinling Poisoned Liquor Case" occurred on June 10, 1939 at the Japanese Consulate General in Nanjing (which was also the so-called "embassy" of Japan to the Wang Puppet Government at the time, but the Republic of China government never recognized it and only regarded it as the Consulate General. This major incident in the Consulate) resulted in the poisoning of many people, including senior Japanese military officials and Wang puppet politicians, and the death of two Japanese diplomats. It was indeed a major case that shocked China and the world at the time. Since this case was secretly planned by the military commander, the military commander did not publicize it afterwards.
The biggest problem in this case is the lack of core information on the Kuomintang’s military control, that is, the military’s official record of the incident. The most lacking thing in China's First Historical Archives is the documents on military reunification (because the matter involved core secrets, all such documents were taken away by the Kuomintang before the liberation of Nanjing, and almost no pieces of paper were left).
2009 Nanjing Municipal Government issued a commemorative book cover of people who moved Nanjing
In December 2009, the Nanjing Municipal People's Government solemnly commended "30 heroic model figures who have made outstanding contributions to the founding of China". The "Zhan brothers" were prominently included in the book, together with Deng Zhongxia and Deng Yanda , Shi Liangcai , Liu Bocheng and others are listed in the same volume, ranking 30th. The credit of the "Zhan Brothers" was directly involved in 's "Jinling Poisoned Liquor Case" .
Commemorative medals and roster
The perpetrators of the "Jinling poisoned wine case" were all members of the military command, namely Shang Zhensheng, Zhan Changbing, Zhan Changlin brothers, Pan Chongsheng, Wang Gaoke and others.
The person in the middle is the educator Ma Yuanfang
Shang Zhensheng was the deputy chief of the Nanjing District of the Military Command at the time. He was the planner, organizer and commander of the case. Unfortunately, he was secretly executed by the Wang Puppet Secret Service in 1942. Most of the information about him is in Taiwan, and very little remains in the mainland. His name is rarely mentioned in most books and newspapers about the case in mainland China. As for the relationship between Shang Zhensheng and the drug-alcohol case, there is a circumstantial evidence. Ma Yuanfang, who was a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee of the Kuomintang (he was appointed as the chairman at the end of 1939 and was the top leader of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee) and the provincial education director. Ma Zeng was betrayed by a traitor for cooperating with the military commander in the assassination of Wang Jingwei. He was arrested (kidnapped) by the Wang Puppet and imprisoned for a long time. At one time, he and Shang Zhensheng were detained together at the Wang Puppet Secret Service Headquarters at No. 76 Jisfeier Road, Shanghai. Ma died in 1952, but his writings were widely recorded in the party newspapers and periodicals of the Kuomintang at that time, including many involving Shang Zhensheng and the poisoned wine case.
Shang Zhensheng (1903-1942), a native of Luoshan County, Henan Province, a major general of the Kuomintang military commander and an anti-Japanese martyr. He graduated from the Henan Preparatory School for Studying in the United States (the predecessor of National Henan University) and was admitted to the sixth phase of Huangpu Military Academy to receive cadre training. Served on military commissions.
Shang Zhensheng
In 1936, he served as deputy webmaster of the Henan Station of the Military Unification Bureau and was later promoted to webmaster. On the eve of the Anti-Japanese War , he was transferred to the deputy district chief of Nanjing District. After the fall of Nanjing, Shang Zhensheng lurked in Nanjing and engaged in espionage activities.
In 1939, he planned the Jinling poisoned wine case.
In 1940, he was betrayed by a traitor and arrested. Later, he pretended to surrender. He secretly set up a radio station to contact the military commander Dai Li. He was promoted to the commander of the military commander's Nanjing District. He secretly instigated the officers of the 7th Brigade of Wang's First Front Army to prepare to surround Wang while on guard. Zhai, assassinate Wang Jingwei. Because the matter was not confidential, he was arrested again and tortured, but he refused to give in.
was killed by Japanese invaders in Shanghai on January 8, 1942, at the age of 39.
The Consulate General of Japan in Nanjing, which is located near the Drum Tower of Nanjing (now No. 1, Beijing West Road). From the establishment of diplomatic relations with China in 1873 to 1935, Japan has always used Shanghai as its diplomatic base with China, with 43 ministers stationed in Shanghai.
During the fall of Nanjing, the so-called "Japanese Embassy" in Drum Tower
On May 17, 1935, Japan upgraded its embassy in China near Drum Tower to an embassy. Before the "July 7th Incident", Japan came to China to serve as a temporary agent. There are four ambassadors or ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary: Horuchi Akiaki, Ariyoshiaki, Wakasu Kaname and Kawagoe Shigeru, all of whom are based in Shanghai. After the July 7th Incident, the Japanese Embassy was closed.
In December 1937, after the Japanese army captured Nanjing, Japan moved the Consulate General originally located on Zhongzheng Street (now Baixia Road) to the former site of the embassy.
After the establishment of the Wang Puppet National Government in 1940, Japan restored its embassy at the original site of the Drum Tower, and the door sign read "Embassy of the Empire of Japan". At the same time, the Consulate General was moved to Zhongshan Road. During the Wang puppet period, Japan sent so-called ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary including Nobuyuki Abe, Kumataro Honda and others. However, this "embassy" is not recognized by the Chinese government. However, the changes have caused confusion between the Consulate General of Japan and the Embassy of Japan, which we would like to clarify here.
In 1932, Wang Gaoke entered the Japanese Legation. Wang was born in Nanjing in 1916. He once worked as a handyman for the embassy policeman Moto Sato, and was later introduced by Moto Sato to work in the embassy office. He was mainly engaged in cleaning rooms, pouring tea, sending and receiving letters, delivering business cards and other chores. A year later, Huang Siqing, an agent of the Fuxing Society's Secret Service (the Blue Clothes Society, the predecessor of the military reunification) and the Kuomintang's Capital Police Department, focused on him. According to Wang's recollection, Huang persuaded him many times, saying that "working wholeheartedly for the Japanese is a traitor, and being forced by life and not forgetting to save the country is still a patriotic young man." So he "willingly" joined the military command, and from then on he used his work and some knowledge to With the convenience of speaking Japanese, he collected Japanese and puppet intelligence for the military commander and reported to Huang at any time.
Wang Gaoke’s elderly ID photo
When Wang recalled this period of work in his own handwriting, he described it as follows (the original document has no punctuation):
“During this period, we accepted and distributed the letters from the Japanese, and expressed our concern for China. The letters that came were left for private inspection. I remember that they (referring to Fuxing Society) lived in Shuanglong Lane. We sent the letters to the Shuanglong Lane post office to take pictures first, and then sent them by registered mail to collect the receipt. Come back. "
In April 1934, the embassy was short of a handyman, so Wang Gaoke introduced Zhan Changlin. The Wang and Zhan families both made a living by weaving satin and lived close to each other, so they often communicated with each other. Zhan Changlin is the second eldest child of the Zhan family. He has a handsome appearance and a moderate build. It is said that he once served as a soldier and participated in the "1.28" Songhu Anti-Japanese War. During the armistice, he was allowed to return to his hometown for a visit due to his mother's illness. He is married and is currently idle at home. Zhan was interviewed by the embassy secretary Miyashita and the consul general Yoshiro Suma, and was successfully hired. He helped cook Western food in the kitchen and also did chores.
At that time, the Japanese embassy had four criteria for recruiting handymen:
First, they must not understand Japanese to prevent leaks.
2. Live in Nanjing and have immediate family members living together for easy control.
Three, loyal and honest, hard-working.
Four, good looking.
Military reunification agent Zhan Changlin
Wang Gaoke’s introduction to Zhan Jinri’s embassy obviously had a deeper meaning. According to Zhan Changlin’s memories during his lifetime, he had only been working at the embassy for “ten days and a half” when someone came to look for him at home. This person invited him to an empty room on the second floor of the nearby Drum Tower Hotel, asked him in detail about his work and remuneration, and surprised him by saying that he had participated in the Songhu Anti-Japanese War and was specially assigned to the 88th Division Commander Huang Yonghuai because his mother was ill. The experience of quasi-home visits.
Zhan Changlin’s dictation during his lifetime expressed it like this:
“After that, this person told me a lot about the country’s situation and patriotic principles, and asked me why someone introduced you to the Japanese consulate as a servant? I said I don’t know. He told me Solemnly, The purpose is for you to collect and spy on the Japanese intelligence and serve the country. He later said that his name is Zhao Shirui , and he is the leader of the foreign affairs team of the Special Police Department of the Capital Police Department. After speaking, he lifted up his gown and took out a bag from his pocket. A pistol. He said he told me the secret of the special operation and asked me where I was going. , I have to make a good choice, and told me, either become a Chinese anti-Japanese, join our organization Blue Clothes Club (another name for the Fuxing Club, named after its members wear blue uniforms), and collect intelligence on the Japanese, Monitor the actions of the Japanese and serve the country and the nation; or use this pistol to end yourself in this room It was only then that I understood the truth of the matter. I thought there was no reason to refuse this opportunity, so I swore to join, and from then on I became an undercover agent of the Blue Clothes Club, codenamed Yuan Lu. , the organization gave me ten silver dollars every month. At that time, a 100-jin bag of foreign flour only sold for three silver dollars."
Zhao Shirui, a major general in Jin Dynasty in 1935, finally served as the Zhoushan Supply Commander
Zhan worked quickly and diligently, winning the trust of the palace clerk and others, so he began to use various opportunities to collect and transmit Japanese and puppet intelligence, even his own wife get involved. He later recalled:
“With the permission of the organization, I told my wife my identity. Some information collected at the Japanese consulate, or some things copied, were sometimes given to her. She hid these organized materials behind the portrait of Guan Gong on the wall of the hall, and agents came to pick them up every day. Wearing a top hat, a pair of large sunglasses, and a long gown, these agents came in through the front door of my house, took their things, and then left through the back door. The organization also taught me how to use alum to write and copy things. If you use alum to write on this piece of white paper, it will not be visible on the surface. But if you put it in water, it will be printed. "
But there was no working relationship between him and Wang Gaoke at the time, and they each performed their own duties. In February 1936, Zhan introduced his brother Zhan Changbing. Soon, his brother also joined the Fuxing Society. During this time, what happened in Nanjing Many traitors were arrested, and the Japanese began to suspect that there were spies inside. However, they found no evidence, so they sent three police officers from the office to the police. All the servants were dismissed, including Wang Gaoke. The Zhan brothers, who mainly worked in the kitchen, were able to stay in their posts. Due to the shortage of people in the office, Zhan Changbing took over the job and gained access to official documents and letters.
In the month of the "July 7th Incident" in 1937. , Shang Zhensheng, deputy director of the Henan Intelligence Station of the Military Command, was ordered to be transferred to the Nanjing District of the Preparatory Fuxing Society Secret Service and served as Director of the Preparatory Department and later the deputy district chief. Before the fall of Nanjing, Qian Xinmin, the head of Nanjing District, led some personnel to evacuate to Liuhe County in Jiangbei. A group of underground agents including the Zhan brothers in the city were also led by Shang Zhensheng. In Nanjing, Shang asked him to open a tobacco and alcohol grocery store as a cover. His actual identity was the underground "traffic intelligence agent" of the military commander.
Early summer of 1939, html. 1 Military Tong (formally established in 1938) Nanjing District learned that Japan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ryuzaburo Shimizu and his entourage Mie will visit Nanjing on June 9. Since they are the highest-level Japanese diplomats to visit after the fall of Nanjing, it will be a surprise at that time. Hori Koichi, who was appointed as the Consul General in Nanjing, decided to hold a grand banquet on the evening of June 10, and invited the leaders of the Japanese troops stationed in Nanjing and the puppet " Reform Government" The dignitaries were accompanied at the Consulate General.
The last commander of the Kwantung Army, Yamada Oto,
, had a strong lineup, including almost all the military and political dignitaries of the Japanese and Japanese puppets in Nanjing: Yamada Oto, the commander of the "Central China Expeditionary Force". Three lieutenant general, chief of staff Major General Yoshimoto Teiichi, Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Suzuki Sosaku, Minister of Military Reporting Hanao Tanigina Colonel , Head of the Secret Service Headquarters and the top adviser to the pseudo-"restoration government" Major General Harada Kumakichi, as well as Lieutenant General Iwamatsu and Major General Torimoto , Colonel Tanida, Colonel Takahashi, Colonel Miura, Colonel Zetian, Colonel Mikuni, Colonel Akiyama, Lieutenant Colonel Heiyi, Lieutenant Colonel Tanaka, etc. The Chinese side includes: Liang Hongzhi, Executive President of the pseudo-reform government, Wen Zongyao, Legislative President, Chen Qun, Minister of Interior, Ren Yuandao, Minister of Appeasement, Jiang Hongjie, Minister of Transportation, Hu Yutai, Minister of Justice and Administration, Gu Cheng, Minister of Education, and Lian Yu, Minister of Foreign Affairs , Minister of Industry Wang Zihui, Deputy Minister of Finance Yan Jiachi, Puppet Mayor of Nanjing Gao Guanwu, etc. The banquet is planned to be hosted by Consul General Hori Koichi and Consul Uchida. The deputy consul was waiting for a long time to host.
The subsequent 11th Front Army Commander Yoshimoto Sadichi
On June 8, 1939, the invitations to the reception were sent out. The Zhan brothers had all the names and time and reported to their superiors. The military commander decided to use this banquet to implement it. The poisoning operation dealt a severe blow to the arrogant Japanese puppets. Nanjing District established an action team headed by Shang Zhensheng, and Qian Xinmin directed it remotely. Shang Xingye planned the arrangements and agreed that the political assistant secretary Bu Yulin would be responsible for liaison, the intelligence assistant secretaries Li Zaisheng and Liu Yiqian would be responsible for the evacuation, the transportation team leader Zhao Xixian would be responsible for the evacuation tools, and the accounting director An Shaoru would be responsible for selecting the poison, and ordered Zhan Changlin to carry out the most difficult task It is also the most dangerous task, poisoning, and being prepared to die together with the Japanese and puppets. Zhan Changbing cooperates.Also participating in the specific work were Pan Chongsheng (brother-in-law of the Zhan family) , Wang Gaoke, etc. After Zhan Changbing attended the relevant meeting, he conveyed the operational mission to his younger brother, and Zhan Changlin solemnly accepted it.
Pan Chongsheng
After planning, the military commander decided to put poison in the wine. Japanese people love to drink, and they especially like to drink Shaoxing old wine after arriving in China. At that time, there was a "Lao Wanquan Restaurant" at No. 119 Zhonghua Road, Nanjing. It was a time-honored hotel opened by Zhang Guisheng, a native of Shaoxing. It had branches in many cities across the country. It was very famous and had a prosperous business. Japanese people often came to the store to buy wine. However, the Japanese are highly vigilant about what is "entranced". Every time they buy alcohol, the police will monitor them, open a jar on the spot, and pour the alcohol into the bottle. Before the Japanese army attacked Nanjing, the Zhang family closed the hotel and fled with their family. Less than two years later, when the Zhang family returned to Nanjing, the hotel covering an area of 4 acres with more than 60 rooms was completely devastated. Fortunately, more than 100 jars of Shaoxing old wine buried in the cellar were not discovered. After the reopening, the Nanjing market was in depression and business was not as good as before. However, the Japanese Consulate General heard about the news and still came frequently to purchase. The military commander chose to poison the Shaoxing old wine in the hotel. Of course, the hotel owner was kept in the dark.
htmlOn the afternoon of html, the poison was retrieved by Pan Chongsheng, , a military agent and brother-in-law of the Zhan brothers, and handed over to Zhan Changbing. Zhan took the poison home that night and gave it to his brother. Zhan Changlin remembered that the medicine was white powder with the word "USA" on the outside of the small medicine bottle. He later determined that it was potassium cyanide. On the afternoon of the 10th, as expected, people from the consulate came back from purchasing old wine from "Lao Wanquan". Zhan Changlin later said:"At four o'clock that afternoon, I poured (the medicine) into a warm bucket, which is a bottle of warm rice wine. Then I poured a little bit of rice wine and shook it. After shaking it evenly, put it away. It was placed under a cabinet in the corridor in a less noticeable place. Before the banquet started, I poured the poisonous wine into a large bottle to prevent the servants from taking it. Get wine and eat these wines It was a big deal, so I had to hide the wine and put it in the back of the cabinet. Before the dinner started, I was a little worried when I served it because there were several tables and I couldn't let them pour it themselves. I will help them one by one.”
Liang Hongzhi, the “executive president” of the then puppet government, was poisoned and fell into coma that day
The 10th was a Sunday. That night, most of the leaders of the Japanese army did not arrive for some reason, but almost all the dignitaries of the "Reformation Government" attended. The banquet started at seven o'clock. Consul General Hori Kimiichi made a brief speech, welcoming Shimizu for his "inspection" and inviting everyone to raise a toast to "Long Live the Emperor." Afterwards, there were glasses of wine, cups and plates clinking, and toasts were given frequently and the atmosphere was steaming. The table is full of fine food and wine, and the poisonous wine poured by Zhan Changlin for each table begins to take effect. Suddenly someone at the table exclaimed: "No, the wine is poisonous!" The shouter immediately fell down. Almost all the people at the banquet showed symptoms of poisoning, either vomiting or falling to the ground. Some staggered to the corridor and fell to the ground again. The secretary of the consulate, Miyashita, and the accountant of the consulate, Fuji Yamaguchi, foamed and fell from their chairs. The executive president of the "reform government" Liang Hongzhi, the legislative president Wen Zongyao, and others were also unconscious. The servants and handymen who served on the scene were all stunned, and some of the consulates also Officials who could speak hurriedly called the police for help.
Wen Zongyao, the "Legislative President" of the puppet government at that time, was poisoned and passed out.
The Consulate General was in panic. A large number of Japanese and puppet military police arrived quickly. Ambulance vehicles roared and sirens shrilled. Doctors from the Nanjing Tongrenhui Hospital, which the Japanese and puppets trusted more urgently, rushed to the scene. Rescue, turn the intestines and wash the stomach, go all out. That night, Miyashita and Fuanshan died of their injuries, and some of the traitor leaders were still unconscious until the next day. The Japanese and puppet authorities in Nanjing were panicked, and the Japanese government and opposition parties were also shocked. It was not until the evening of the 11th that Japan announced the news in Nanjing and Tokyo respectively, saying that one person had been arrested.
Afterwards, the Zhan brothers learned that they had only poisoned two minor officials in the consulate general (these two people got along with the Zhan family every day and usually had a good relationship). They felt deeply regretful and regretted that the poison was too little, otherwise the "Reformation Government of Nanjing" "I'm afraid I'll be paralyzed immediately.
The "Jinling Poisoned Liquor Case" occurred on June 10, 1939 at the Japanese Consulate General in Nanjing (which was also the so-called "embassy" of Japan to the Wang Puppet Government at the time, but the Republic of China government never recognized it and only regarded it as the Consulate General. This major incident in the Consulate) resulted in the poisoning of many people, including senior Japanese military officials and Wang puppet politicians, and the death of two Japanese diplomats. It was indeed a major case that shocked China and the world at the time. Since this case was secretly planned by the military commander, the military commander did not publicize it afterwards.
The biggest problem in this case is the lack of core information on the Kuomintang’s military control, that is, the military’s official record of the incident. The most lacking thing in China's First Historical Archives is the documents on military reunification (because the matter involved core secrets, all such documents were taken away by the Kuomintang before the liberation of Nanjing, and almost no pieces of paper were left).
2009 Nanjing Municipal Government issued a commemorative book cover of people who moved Nanjing
In December 2009, the Nanjing Municipal People's Government solemnly commended "30 heroic model figures who have made outstanding contributions to the founding of China". The "Zhan brothers" were prominently included in the book, together with Deng Zhongxia and Deng Yanda , Shi Liangcai , Liu Bocheng and others are listed in the same volume, ranking 30th. The credit of the "Zhan Brothers" was directly involved in 's "Jinling Poisoned Liquor Case" .
Commemorative medals and roster
The perpetrators of the "Jinling poisoned wine case" were all members of the military command, namely Shang Zhensheng, Zhan Changbing, Zhan Changlin brothers, Pan Chongsheng, Wang Gaoke and others.
The person in the middle is the educator Ma Yuanfang
Shang Zhensheng was the deputy chief of the Nanjing District of the Military Command at the time. He was the planner, organizer and commander of the case. Unfortunately, he was secretly executed by the Wang Puppet Secret Service in 1942. Most of the information about him is in Taiwan, and very little remains in the mainland. His name is rarely mentioned in most books and newspapers about the case in mainland China. As for the relationship between Shang Zhensheng and the drug-alcohol case, there is a circumstantial evidence. Ma Yuanfang, who was a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee of the Kuomintang (he was appointed as the chairman at the end of 1939 and was the top leader of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee) and the provincial education director. Ma Zeng was betrayed by a traitor for cooperating with the military commander in the assassination of Wang Jingwei. He was arrested (kidnapped) by the Wang Puppet and imprisoned for a long time. At one time, he and Shang Zhensheng were detained together at the Wang Puppet Secret Service Headquarters at No. 76 Jisfeier Road, Shanghai. Ma died in 1952, but his writings were widely recorded in the party newspapers and periodicals of the Kuomintang at that time, including many involving Shang Zhensheng and the poisoned wine case.
Shang Zhensheng (1903-1942), a native of Luoshan County, Henan Province, a major general of the Kuomintang military commander and an anti-Japanese martyr. He graduated from the Henan Preparatory School for Studying in the United States (the predecessor of National Henan University) and was admitted to the sixth phase of Huangpu Military Academy to receive cadre training. Served on military commissions.
Shang Zhensheng
In 1936, he served as deputy webmaster of the Henan Station of the Military Unification Bureau and was later promoted to webmaster. On the eve of the Anti-Japanese War , he was transferred to the deputy district chief of Nanjing District. After the fall of Nanjing, Shang Zhensheng lurked in Nanjing and engaged in espionage activities.
In 1939, he planned the Jinling poisoned wine case.
In 1940, he was betrayed by a traitor and arrested. Later, he pretended to surrender. He secretly set up a radio station to contact the military commander Dai Li. He was promoted to the commander of the military commander's Nanjing District. He secretly instigated the officers of the 7th Brigade of Wang's First Front Army to prepare to surround Wang while on guard. Zhai, assassinate Wang Jingwei. Because the matter was not confidential, he was arrested again and tortured, but he refused to give in.
was killed by Japanese invaders in Shanghai on January 8, 1942, at the age of 39.
The Consulate General of Japan in Nanjing, which is located near the Drum Tower of Nanjing (now No. 1, Beijing West Road). From the establishment of diplomatic relations with China in 1873 to 1935, Japan has always used Shanghai as its diplomatic base with China, with 43 ministers stationed in Shanghai.
During the fall of Nanjing, the so-called "Japanese Embassy" in Drum Tower
On May 17, 1935, Japan upgraded its embassy in China near Drum Tower to an embassy. Before the "July 7th Incident", Japan came to China to serve as a temporary agent. There are four ambassadors or ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary: Horuchi Akiaki, Ariyoshiaki, Wakasu Kaname and Kawagoe Shigeru, all of whom are based in Shanghai. After the July 7th Incident, the Japanese Embassy was closed.
In December 1937, after the Japanese army captured Nanjing, Japan moved the Consulate General originally located on Zhongzheng Street (now Baixia Road) to the former site of the embassy.
After the establishment of the Wang Puppet National Government in 1940, Japan restored its embassy at the original site of the Drum Tower, and the door sign read "Embassy of the Empire of Japan". At the same time, the Consulate General was moved to Zhongshan Road. During the Wang puppet period, Japan sent so-called ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary including Nobuyuki Abe, Kumataro Honda and others. However, this "embassy" is not recognized by the Chinese government. However, the changes have caused confusion between the Consulate General of Japan and the Embassy of Japan, which we would like to clarify here.
In 1932, Wang Gaoke entered the Japanese Legation. Wang was born in Nanjing in 1916. He once worked as a handyman for the embassy policeman Moto Sato, and was later introduced by Moto Sato to work in the embassy office. He was mainly engaged in cleaning rooms, pouring tea, sending and receiving letters, delivering business cards and other chores. A year later, Huang Siqing, an agent of the Fuxing Society's Secret Service (the Blue Clothes Society, the predecessor of the military reunification) and the Kuomintang's Capital Police Department, focused on him. According to Wang's recollection, Huang persuaded him many times, saying that "working wholeheartedly for the Japanese is a traitor, and being forced by life and not forgetting to save the country is still a patriotic young man." So he "willingly" joined the military command, and from then on he used his work and some knowledge to With the convenience of speaking Japanese, he collected Japanese and puppet intelligence for the military commander and reported to Huang at any time.
Wang Gaoke’s elderly ID photo
When Wang recalled this period of work in his own handwriting, he described it as follows (the original document has no punctuation):
“During this period, we accepted and distributed the letters from the Japanese, and expressed our concern for China. The letters that came were left for private inspection. I remember that they (referring to Fuxing Society) lived in Shuanglong Lane. We sent the letters to the Shuanglong Lane post office to take pictures first, and then sent them by registered mail to collect the receipt. Come back. "
In April 1934, the embassy was short of a handyman, so Wang Gaoke introduced Zhan Changlin. The Wang and Zhan families both made a living by weaving satin and lived close to each other, so they often communicated with each other. Zhan Changlin is the second eldest child of the Zhan family. He has a handsome appearance and a moderate build. It is said that he once served as a soldier and participated in the "1.28" Songhu Anti-Japanese War. During the armistice, he was allowed to return to his hometown for a visit due to his mother's illness. He is married and is currently idle at home. Zhan was interviewed by the embassy secretary Miyashita and the consul general Yoshiro Suma, and was successfully hired. He helped cook Western food in the kitchen and also did chores.
At that time, the Japanese embassy had four criteria for recruiting handymen:
First, they must not understand Japanese to prevent leaks.
2. Live in Nanjing and have immediate family members living together for easy control.
Three, loyal and honest, hard-working.
Four, good looking.
Military reunification agent Zhan Changlin
Wang Gaoke’s introduction to Zhan Jinri’s embassy obviously had a deeper meaning. According to Zhan Changlin’s memories during his lifetime, he had only been working at the embassy for “ten days and a half” when someone came to look for him at home. This person invited him to an empty room on the second floor of the nearby Drum Tower Hotel, asked him in detail about his work and remuneration, and surprised him by saying that he had participated in the Songhu Anti-Japanese War and was specially assigned to the 88th Division Commander Huang Yonghuai because his mother was ill. The experience of quasi-home visits.
Zhan Changlin’s dictation during his lifetime expressed it like this:
“After that, this person told me a lot about the country’s situation and patriotic principles, and asked me why someone introduced you to the Japanese consulate as a servant? I said I don’t know. He told me Solemnly, The purpose is for you to collect and spy on the Japanese intelligence and serve the country. He later said that his name is Zhao Shirui , and he is the leader of the foreign affairs team of the Special Police Department of the Capital Police Department. After speaking, he lifted up his gown and took out a bag from his pocket. A pistol. He said he told me the secret of the special operation and asked me where I was going. , I have to make a good choice, and told me, either become a Chinese anti-Japanese, join our organization Blue Clothes Club (another name for the Fuxing Club, named after its members wear blue uniforms), and collect intelligence on the Japanese, Monitor the actions of the Japanese and serve the country and the nation; or use this pistol to end yourself in this room It was only then that I understood the truth of the matter. I thought there was no reason to refuse this opportunity, so I swore to join, and from then on I became an undercover agent of the Blue Clothes Club, codenamed Yuan Lu. , the organization gave me ten silver dollars every month. At that time, a 100-jin bag of foreign flour only sold for three silver dollars."
Zhao Shirui, a major general in Jin Dynasty in 1935, finally served as the Zhoushan Supply Commander
Zhan worked quickly and diligently, winning the trust of the palace clerk and others, so he began to use various opportunities to collect and transmit Japanese and puppet intelligence, even his own wife get involved. He later recalled:
“With the permission of the organization, I told my wife my identity. Some information collected at the Japanese consulate, or some things copied, were sometimes given to her. She hid these organized materials behind the portrait of Guan Gong on the wall of the hall, and agents came to pick them up every day. Wearing a top hat, a pair of large sunglasses, and a long gown, these agents came in through the front door of my house, took their things, and then left through the back door. The organization also taught me how to use alum to write and copy things. If you use alum to write on this piece of white paper, it will not be visible on the surface. But if you put it in water, it will be printed. "
But there was no working relationship between him and Wang Gaoke at the time, and they each performed their own duties. In February 1936, Zhan introduced his brother Zhan Changbing. Soon, his brother also joined the Fuxing Society. During this time, what happened in Nanjing Many traitors were arrested, and the Japanese began to suspect that there were spies inside. However, they found no evidence, so they sent three police officers from the office to the police. All the servants were dismissed, including Wang Gaoke. The Zhan brothers, who mainly worked in the kitchen, were able to stay in their posts. Due to the shortage of people in the office, Zhan Changbing took over the job and gained access to official documents and letters.
In the month of the "July 7th Incident" in 1937. , Shang Zhensheng, deputy director of the Henan Intelligence Station of the Military Command, was ordered to be transferred to the Nanjing District of the Preparatory Fuxing Society Secret Service and served as Director of the Preparatory Department and later the deputy district chief. Before the fall of Nanjing, Qian Xinmin, the head of Nanjing District, led some personnel to evacuate to Liuhe County in Jiangbei. A group of underground agents including the Zhan brothers in the city were also led by Shang Zhensheng. In Nanjing, Shang asked him to open a tobacco and alcohol grocery store as a cover. His actual identity was the underground "traffic intelligence agent" of the military commander.
Early summer of 1939, html. 1 Military Tong (formally established in 1938) Nanjing District learned that Japan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ryuzaburo Shimizu and his entourage Mie will visit Nanjing on June 9. Since they are the highest-level Japanese diplomats to visit after the fall of Nanjing, it will be a surprise at that time. Hori Koichi, who was appointed as the Consul General in Nanjing, decided to hold a grand banquet on the evening of June 10, and invited the leaders of the Japanese troops stationed in Nanjing and the puppet " Reform Government" The dignitaries were accompanied at the Consulate General.
The last commander of the Kwantung Army, Yamada Oto,
, had a strong lineup, including almost all the military and political dignitaries of the Japanese and Japanese puppets in Nanjing: Yamada Oto, the commander of the "Central China Expeditionary Force". Three lieutenant general, chief of staff Major General Yoshimoto Teiichi, Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Suzuki Sosaku, Minister of Military Reporting Hanao Tanigina Colonel , Head of the Secret Service Headquarters and the top adviser to the pseudo-"restoration government" Major General Harada Kumakichi, as well as Lieutenant General Iwamatsu and Major General Torimoto , Colonel Tanida, Colonel Takahashi, Colonel Miura, Colonel Zetian, Colonel Mikuni, Colonel Akiyama, Lieutenant Colonel Heiyi, Lieutenant Colonel Tanaka, etc. The Chinese side includes: Liang Hongzhi, Executive President of the pseudo-reform government, Wen Zongyao, Legislative President, Chen Qun, Minister of Interior, Ren Yuandao, Minister of Appeasement, Jiang Hongjie, Minister of Transportation, Hu Yutai, Minister of Justice and Administration, Gu Cheng, Minister of Education, and Lian Yu, Minister of Foreign Affairs , Minister of Industry Wang Zihui, Deputy Minister of Finance Yan Jiachi, Puppet Mayor of Nanjing Gao Guanwu, etc. The banquet is planned to be hosted by Consul General Hori Koichi and Consul Uchida. The deputy consul was waiting for a long time to host.
The subsequent 11th Front Army Commander Yoshimoto Sadichi
On June 8, 1939, the invitations to the reception were sent out. The Zhan brothers had all the names and time and reported to their superiors. The military commander decided to use this banquet to implement it. The poisoning operation dealt a severe blow to the arrogant Japanese puppets. Nanjing District established an action team headed by Shang Zhensheng, and Qian Xinmin directed it remotely. Shang Xingye planned the arrangements and agreed that the political assistant secretary Bu Yulin would be responsible for liaison, the intelligence assistant secretaries Li Zaisheng and Liu Yiqian would be responsible for the evacuation, the transportation team leader Zhao Xixian would be responsible for the evacuation tools, and the accounting director An Shaoru would be responsible for selecting the poison, and ordered Zhan Changlin to carry out the most difficult task It is also the most dangerous task, poisoning, and being prepared to die together with the Japanese and puppets. Zhan Changbing cooperates.Also participating in the specific work were Pan Chongsheng (brother-in-law of the Zhan family) , Wang Gaoke, etc. After Zhan Changbing attended the relevant meeting, he conveyed the operational mission to his younger brother, and Zhan Changlin solemnly accepted it.
Pan Chongsheng
After planning, the military commander decided to put poison in the wine. Japanese people love to drink, and they especially like to drink Shaoxing old wine after arriving in China. At that time, there was a "Lao Wanquan Restaurant" at No. 119 Zhonghua Road, Nanjing. It was a time-honored hotel opened by Zhang Guisheng, a native of Shaoxing. It had branches in many cities across the country. It was very famous and had a prosperous business. Japanese people often came to the store to buy wine. However, the Japanese are highly vigilant about what is "entranced". Every time they buy alcohol, the police will monitor them, open a jar on the spot, and pour the alcohol into the bottle. Before the Japanese army attacked Nanjing, the Zhang family closed the hotel and fled with their family. Less than two years later, when the Zhang family returned to Nanjing, the hotel covering an area of 4 acres with more than 60 rooms was completely devastated. Fortunately, more than 100 jars of Shaoxing old wine buried in the cellar were not discovered. After the reopening, the Nanjing market was in depression and business was not as good as before. However, the Japanese Consulate General heard about the news and still came frequently to purchase. The military commander chose to poison the Shaoxing old wine in the hotel. Of course, the hotel owner was kept in the dark.
htmlOn the afternoon of html, the poison was retrieved by Pan Chongsheng, , a military agent and brother-in-law of the Zhan brothers, and handed over to Zhan Changbing. Zhan took the poison home that night and gave it to his brother. Zhan Changlin remembered that the medicine was white powder with the word "USA" on the outside of the small medicine bottle. He later determined that it was potassium cyanide. On the afternoon of the 10th, as expected, people from the consulate came back from purchasing old wine from "Lao Wanquan". Zhan Changlin later said:"At four o'clock that afternoon, I poured (the medicine) into a warm bucket, which is a bottle of warm rice wine. Then I poured a little bit of rice wine and shook it. After shaking it evenly, put it away. It was placed under a cabinet in the corridor in a less noticeable place. Before the banquet started, I poured the poisonous wine into a large bottle to prevent the servants from taking it. Get wine and eat these wines It was a big deal, so I had to hide the wine and put it in the back of the cabinet. Before the dinner started, I was a little worried when I served it because there were several tables and I couldn't let them pour it themselves. I will help them one by one.”
Liang Hongzhi, the “executive president” of the then puppet government, was poisoned and fell into coma that day
The 10th was a Sunday. That night, most of the leaders of the Japanese army did not arrive for some reason, but almost all the dignitaries of the "Reformation Government" attended. The banquet started at seven o'clock. Consul General Hori Kimiichi made a brief speech, welcoming Shimizu for his "inspection" and inviting everyone to raise a toast to "Long Live the Emperor." Afterwards, there were glasses of wine, cups and plates clinking, and toasts were given frequently and the atmosphere was steaming. The table is full of fine food and wine, and the poisonous wine poured by Zhan Changlin for each table begins to take effect. Suddenly someone at the table exclaimed: "No, the wine is poisonous!" The shouter immediately fell down. Almost all the people at the banquet showed symptoms of poisoning, either vomiting or falling to the ground. Some staggered to the corridor and fell to the ground again. The secretary of the consulate, Miyashita, and the accountant of the consulate, Fuji Yamaguchi, foamed and fell from their chairs. The executive president of the "reform government" Liang Hongzhi, the legislative president Wen Zongyao, and others were also unconscious. The servants and handymen who served on the scene were all stunned, and some of the consulates also Officials who could speak hurriedly called the police for help.
Wen Zongyao, the "Legislative President" of the puppet government at that time, was poisoned and passed out.
The Consulate General was in panic. A large number of Japanese and puppet military police arrived quickly. Ambulance vehicles roared and sirens shrilled. Doctors from the Nanjing Tongrenhui Hospital, which the Japanese and puppets trusted more urgently, rushed to the scene. Rescue, turn the intestines and wash the stomach, go all out. That night, Miyashita and Fuanshan died of their injuries, and some of the traitor leaders were still unconscious until the next day. The Japanese and puppet authorities in Nanjing were panicked, and the Japanese government and opposition parties were also shocked. It was not until the evening of the 11th that Japan announced the news in Nanjing and Tokyo respectively, saying that one person had been arrested.
Afterwards, the Zhan brothers learned that they had only poisoned two minor officials in the consulate general (these two people got along with the Zhan family every day and usually had a good relationship). They felt deeply regretful and regretted that the poison was too little, otherwise the "Reformation Government of Nanjing" "I'm afraid I'll be paralyzed immediately.
"Central Daily News" reported on June 12
"Declaration" commented on June 13
"Shengjing Times" 》Report on June 12
"Central Daily News" reported on June 15
On the night of the incident, the Japanese first thought of "Lao Wanquan Restaurant" , and immediately arrested the boss Zhang Guisheng, the sommelier, and the accountant for strict interrogation. After ruling out the suspicion of "committing a crime", they gathered the Chinese employees of the consulate and discovered that the Zhan brothers had disappeared, and they couldn't help but be furious. While the entire city was under martial law, the Japanese military police rushed to Zhan's house. When they found no one was there, they set fire to the house and immediately posted a notice to arrest the Zhan brothers and their entire family. The notice reads:
"Zhan Changlin is twenty-six years old, one foot five feet two inches tall (Japanese ruler, the same below), with a slender build, pale skin, high nose, round eyes, short hair, slightly bow-legged when walking, and wearing a white top , long black uniform trousers, his wife Zhan Huang, 24 years old, 15 feet tall, with a big nose, flat face, and a big mouth; her daughter is five years old, and her son is three years old, both wearing black Chinese clothes and pants; His brother Zhan Changbing is twenty-nine years old. He is one foot five feet four inches tall. He is slightly thinner, has a long face, thick lips, and long hair. He is relatively beautiful. He has a Nanjing accent and wears Chinese white clothes. His wife Zhan Zhu is , twenty-six years old, one foot four feet tall A boy of eight or nine inches, with a round face and a body of about seven years old, was wearing Chinese-style white clothes. "
In fact, the military commander had already made various preparations for this poisoning operation. Previously, Nanjing District had planned evacuation routes. The day before
was poisoned, Shang Zhensheng suddenly informed Wang Gaoke: "Jiangbei needs someone to cook. Your wife is suitable. You should accompany her and take the child there." Wang's wife was pregnant at the time and was due in two months. To produce, cooking is obviously not “suitable”. However, the king concluded that something big was about to happen and he would not ask any questions about the discipline of the military command, so he resolutely obeyed. The next morning, he handed a gold bracelet to his parents and asked them to keep it for future life, so he took his wife and daughter under one year old to cross the river by boat from Yanziji . At this time, he was surprised to find that the Zhan family was also waiting to cross the river.
It turns out that on the morning of the 10th, Juntong invited the Zhan brothers and their entire family (including their parents) to dinner at a restaurant on Fish Market Street. Only the Zhan brothers knew why they had come to have this reunion dinner. After the meal, the military commanders sent all the Zhan family members to Baguazhou in the north of the Yangtze River via Yanziji to hide. Only later did Wang Gaoke learn that the "big event" he had expected was the poisoned wine case. At that time, he still had some objections, wondering why the military commander did not also transfer his parents. When Wang Gaoke arrived in Jiangbei, Liu Yiqian, the military commander who was responsible for contacting him, and Mao Lantian, who was also a military commander, were on the other side to meet him. Liu told him that his family had entrusted him with taking care of them, and ordered him and Mao Lantian to immediately return to the big willow tree opposite the gate of Badoushan Electrical Porcelain Factory in Yanziji, Jiangnan, and wait for the two of them. Liu said: "You will know who you are waiting for when you meet." So he and Mao took a wooden sailboat (including the boatman) and crossed the river back.
html On the evening of the 10th, Zhan Changlin, who looked honest but was smart and capable on the inside, made a foreshadowing: He told the manager in advance that he had been having pain in his stomach and wanted to go to the hospital after the banquet was ready. Everything was prepared that night, and the banquet started as scheduled. Seeing the Japanese and puppet leaders gulping down the wine, he quickly asked for leave from his supervisor, saying that he had unbearable stomach pain and had to go to the hospital. After saying that, he pushed his bicycle out the back door and rode straight to Gaoyunling in Fuhougang (where Baoshi, the master of traditional Chinese painting, lived), and met his brother Zhan Changbing who had slipped out earlier and was waiting there. It was less than 10 minutes by bike from the consulate. The brothers did not dare to stop and ran to the northeast. On the way, they passed through the Xuanwu Gate and bowed to the Japanese soldiers standing guard. We took a small ferry and continued riding after crossing the lake, and soon we arrived at Yanziji.
The back door of the Japanese Consulate where Zhan Changlin escaped
When the two rushed to the big willow tree, Wang Gaoke and Mao Lantian had been waiting for a long time. Only then did Wang realize that his mission was to meet the Zhan brothers, an old acquaintance. Crossing the river, we came to a small market town called "Xujiawa" in Liuhe County, Jiangbei.It was now the early morning of the next day. This is a secret stronghold of the military. The families of Wang and Zhan were also transferred here, and soon they were reunited with their families.
Over in Nanjing, the Japanese and puppets imposed martial law everywhere. They searched the whole city and arrested nearly a thousand people. The traitors took the opportunity to blackmail. Almost all of Zhan's relatives in Nanjing were captured. Among them, Zhan's second uncle, Zhan's wife's sister, and Zhan's mother-in-law were all subjected to tortures such as pouring pepper water and burning them. As the introducer, Wang Gaoke's family members were not spared. His uncle worked as a waiter at a teahouse on Zhujiang Road, and Zhan's father often went to drink tea. He occasionally talked among acquaintances, so he was also arrested and tortured (Wang Gaoke His lifetime record stated that he was "beaten to half death"). The parents gave the gold bracelet left behind by their son before leaving to the pseudo-security chief Ma Zhongxing and asked him to accommodate him so as to avoid too much suffering.
The Zhan and Wang families were in Liuhe, and were moved by the military commander to live in the countryside with farmers such as Sun Wanwan, Chen Jiayou, and Lin Zhixin, and they went into hiding. During this period, the two families did not interact with each other and did not even know where the other lived. Pan Chongsheng is responsible for taking care of three generations of the Zhan family, and Mao Landian assists in taking care of Wang Gaoke's family. In the meantime, in order to reduce the suffering of the people and confirm that the poisoning incident was an individual act, the Zhan brothers followed the arrangements of the military commander and copied a personal letter to the Japanese Consul General Horikoichi . Shang Zhensheng sent someone to the Shanghai Concession to send it. Xin Yun:
"During our several years of service in the Japanese Consulate, we two brothers were very loyal to our duties and never once did anything against you. You must believe this, right... Later, Nanjing was occupied by your Japanese soldiers, and we I saw with my own eyes all the atrocious acts of burning, killing, looting and looting committed by the Japanese soldiers in Nanjing. Even our home was burned down by you. Our wives were also raped by the Japanese soldiers, and everything in our home was robbed by the Japanese soldiers. Although our brothers served so faithfully in the consulate, our home was burned, our wives were raped, and our property was plundered. It is a pity that we have worked hard for half our lives. All our blood and sweat have been destroyed by you. In this case, what hope do we have? We decided to avenge our country and avenge our family... But we have no soldiers. We have no power, and the consul general is very kind to us, so we have not been able to take action until now. On the 10th, we knew that the consul general would not be able to attend, so we decided to take action. It depends on your luck. We didn't tell anyone in advance, and we didn't want to cause trouble to others afterwards. A good man does his job, and we didn't want to tell any more lies. We have arrived. Shanghai, we are going to Hong Kong tomorrow. If you have the ability, please come and arrest us! But don’t doubt other people. Since we have done this, we are not afraid of death. If we are caught by you, we are willing to save the lives of the many people you have ravaged. I can't think of any other way to avenge my shame, so I did it during the banquet at the mansion. I feel sorry for the Consul General." (The original of this letter is now in the Second History Museum)
The purpose of this letter was obviously to confuse the Japanese. In addition, the Kuomintang newspapers and periodicals at the time also adopted a low-key and objective attitude towards this report, without mentioning any organizational behavior. The Japanese and puppet authorities could not figure out Zhan's identity for a while. Regarding the brothers’ background, the Shanghai postmark on the letter showed that the brothers had already left Nanjing. Therefore, this letter served as a cover to a certain extent. Later, it was reported that Zhan fled to Hong Kong via Shanghai, which was obviously wrong. There are also many reports that attribute this incident to an individual act and has nothing to do with the military, which is also incorrect.
In the 1980s, Zhan Changlin took a photo in front of the former Japanese Consulate General.
The Zhan and Wang families hid in the countryside of Liuhe for nearly a year. Due to the situation, the secret stronghold in Liuhe was no longer safe, so the two families were transferred to Shanghai. The two families, 7 members of the Zhan family and 4 members of the Wang family, a total of 11 people, had their first reunion afterwards, and they were filled with countless words and emotions. Everyone crossed the river from Yizheng to Longtan Railway Station and divided into two groups: Pan Chongsheng led the Zhan brothers on one side, and Wang Gaoke led the two families on the other and rushed to Shanghai separately. Before breaking up, in order to clarify the responsibilities of life and death, Pan Chongsheng suggested that he, Zhan Changbing and Wang Gaoke "make an alliance by bloodletting and become righteous brothers." According to their age, the three of them are called Brother Pan, Brother Zhan, and Brother Wang. From then on, they are called brothers.
arrived in Shanghai and stayed there for more than a month. The military general said that the situation was critical, so he put the two families together and decided to move.The two families took a boat across the sea at night and arrived at a beach in Zhejiang for 21 hours. The Intelligence Section of the Zhejiang Provincial Security Command of the Kuomintang sent personnel to respond locally and gave each of Wang and the Zhan brothers 100 yuan as a token of sympathy. Subsequently, the two families separated. It was not until after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War that Nanjing was recovered, that they were reunited.
Over in Nanjing, the Japanese and puppets imposed martial law everywhere. They searched the whole city and arrested nearly a thousand people. The traitors took the opportunity to blackmail. Almost all of Zhan's relatives in Nanjing were captured. Among them, Zhan's second uncle, Zhan's wife's sister, and Zhan's mother-in-law were all subjected to tortures such as pouring pepper water and burning them. As the introducer, Wang Gaoke's family members were not spared. His uncle worked as a waiter at a teahouse on Zhujiang Road, and Zhan's father often went to drink tea. He occasionally talked among acquaintances, so he was also arrested and tortured (Wang Gaoke His lifetime record stated that he was "beaten to half death"). The parents gave the gold bracelet left behind by their son before leaving to the pseudo-security chief Ma Zhongxing and asked him to accommodate him so as to avoid too much suffering.
The Zhan and Wang families were in Liuhe, and were moved by the military commander to live in the countryside with farmers such as Sun Wanwan, Chen Jiayou, and Lin Zhixin, and they went into hiding. During this period, the two families did not interact with each other and did not even know where the other lived. Pan Chongsheng is responsible for taking care of three generations of the Zhan family, and Mao Landian assists in taking care of Wang Gaoke's family. In the meantime, in order to reduce the suffering of the people and confirm that the poisoning incident was an individual act, the Zhan brothers followed the arrangements of the military commander and copied a personal letter to the Japanese Consul General Horikoichi . Shang Zhensheng sent someone to the Shanghai Concession to send it. Xin Yun:
"During our several years of service in the Japanese Consulate, we two brothers were very loyal to our duties and never once did anything against you. You must believe this, right... Later, Nanjing was occupied by your Japanese soldiers, and we I saw with my own eyes all the atrocious acts of burning, killing, looting and looting committed by the Japanese soldiers in Nanjing. Even our home was burned down by you. Our wives were also raped by the Japanese soldiers, and everything in our home was robbed by the Japanese soldiers. Although our brothers served so faithfully in the consulate, our home was burned, our wives were raped, and our property was plundered. It is a pity that we have worked hard for half our lives. All our blood and sweat have been destroyed by you. In this case, what hope do we have? We decided to avenge our country and avenge our family... But we have no soldiers. We have no power, and the consul general is very kind to us, so we have not been able to take action until now. On the 10th, we knew that the consul general would not be able to attend, so we decided to take action. It depends on your luck. We didn't tell anyone in advance, and we didn't want to cause trouble to others afterwards. A good man does his job, and we didn't want to tell any more lies. We have arrived. Shanghai, we are going to Hong Kong tomorrow. If you have the ability, please come and arrest us! But don’t doubt other people. Since we have done this, we are not afraid of death. If we are caught by you, we are willing to save the lives of the many people you have ravaged. I can't think of any other way to avenge my shame, so I did it during the banquet at the mansion. I feel sorry for the Consul General." (The original of this letter is now in the Second History Museum)
The purpose of this letter was obviously to confuse the Japanese. In addition, the Kuomintang newspapers and periodicals at the time also adopted a low-key and objective attitude towards this report, without mentioning any organizational behavior. The Japanese and puppet authorities could not figure out Zhan's identity for a while. Regarding the brothers’ background, the Shanghai postmark on the letter showed that the brothers had already left Nanjing. Therefore, this letter served as a cover to a certain extent. Later, it was reported that Zhan fled to Hong Kong via Shanghai, which was obviously wrong. There are also many reports that attribute this incident to an individual act and has nothing to do with the military, which is also incorrect.
In the 1980s, Zhan Changlin took a photo in front of the former Japanese Consulate General.
The Zhan and Wang families hid in the countryside of Liuhe for nearly a year. Due to the situation, the secret stronghold in Liuhe was no longer safe, so the two families were transferred to Shanghai. The two families, 7 members of the Zhan family and 4 members of the Wang family, a total of 11 people, had their first reunion afterwards, and they were filled with countless words and emotions. Everyone crossed the river from Yizheng to Longtan Railway Station and divided into two groups: Pan Chongsheng led the Zhan brothers on one side, and Wang Gaoke led the two families on the other and rushed to Shanghai separately. Before breaking up, in order to clarify the responsibilities of life and death, Pan Chongsheng suggested that he, Zhan Changbing and Wang Gaoke "make an alliance by bloodletting and become righteous brothers." According to their age, the three of them are called Brother Pan, Brother Zhan, and Brother Wang. From then on, they are called brothers.
arrived in Shanghai and stayed there for more than a month. The military general said that the situation was critical, so he put the two families together and decided to move.The two families took a boat across the sea at night and arrived at a beach in Zhejiang for 21 hours. The Intelligence Section of the Zhejiang Provincial Security Command of the Kuomintang sent personnel to respond locally and gave each of Wang and the Zhan brothers 100 yuan as a token of sympathy. Subsequently, the two families separated. It was not until after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War that Nanjing was recovered, that they were reunited.
