"Mr. Peng, please be sure to capture Dai Bingnan and find him. The chairman specifically stated that you must see people alive and see corpses when dead."
On the eve of the liberation of Taiyuan in 1949, when Xu Xiangqian handed over work at the front line, he specifically asked Peng Dehuai. .
"This guy Dai Bingnan is really a 'cunning rabbit with three burrows'!"
After Taiyuan City was successfully captured, the People's Liberation Army searched the prisoner of war camps, but there was no trace of Dai Bingnan. The Taiyuan City Public Security Bureau immediately issued instructions to the seven branches: "Search Dai Bingnan with all possible force!"
After re-inspection of the prisoner of war camp, no discovery was found, but Dai Bingnan's groom Li Shijie was found. Li Shijie was immediately taken back to the Public Security Bureau. Under strict interrogation by public security officers, he truthfully confessed the whereabouts of Dai Bingnan.
Picture丨Dai Bingnan’s old photo
It turned out that when the People’s Liberation Army came to Taiyuan City, Dai Bingnan knew that the Kuomintang was gone. Relying on his connections in Taiyuan City, Dai Bingnan bribed businessmen and people everywhere to find a hiding place for himself.
He first set up multiple residences in Taiyuan City to spread suspicion. When the People's Liberation Army launched a general offensive, Dai Bingnan ordered his troops to continue resisting. In the name of supervising the battle, Dai Bingnan went to the east of the city to hide, and also let his confidants He spread the news that he was killed by a stray bullet on his way to command the battle.
In order to "play" this scene more realistically, Dai Bingnan sent someone to pretend to be a funeral in his mansion, but in fact, under the escort of Li Shijie, he hid in Pan Degui's home in Yinyang Lane, planning to wait for an opportunity to escape.
Speaking of Yinyang Lane where Dai Bingnan was hiding, it was a dead end on Bell Tower Street . The alley was so narrow that even a small flat car couldn't pass it. This place is inconspicuous, and no one usually pays attention to it. There are only six house numbers in it. Even ordinary people who have lived in Taiyuan for many years rarely know this place.
"This guy Dai Bingnan is really a 'cunning rabbit with three holes'! " Director Cheng Guliang thought to himself after listening to the report. In order to capture Dai Bingnan in one fell swoop, he decided to ask deputy director Huang Shishan to take the matter personally.
Only two days after the liberation of Taiyuan, Huangshishan ordered people to impose martial law on Bell Tower Street. He led 10 capable security team members to blockade No. 2 Yinyang Lane, Pan Degui's home. With an order, four or five team members rushed into the main room of Pan Degui's house.
At that time, an old lady in her 60s with white hair was sitting on the kang. The police officers asked her about her situation. The old lady was so frightened that she said nothing and stared at the group of people rushing in. Pan Degui and her husband Gao Zhongyu stood on the ground, looking nervous.
Picture | The scene of Dai Bingnan’s arrest
Public security officers asked Pan Degui and his wife where Dai Bingnan was hidden, but the couple denied harboring Dai Bingnan. Just as they were being educated on "lenity for those who confess and severity for those who resist", a man walked out from behind the cabinet, knelt on the ground with a thud, and kept saying: "I'm guilty, I'm guilty..." .
I saw this man with a half-new towel wrapped around his head, wearing black cloth clothes, coarse cloth shoes, and a long beard. After identification, this person was the absconding Dai Bingnan.
The public security officers handcuffed him and escorted him back to the Municipal Public Security Bureau. After many interrogations, Dai Bingnan truthfully explained the details of how he sabotaged Huang Qiaosong's uprising.
Huang Qiaosong decided to revolt before the battle
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War , Huang Qiaosong, full of hope, thought that the country would be peaceful and the people could live and work in peace and contentment. However, Chiang Kai-shek deliberately provoked a civil war, which made him increasingly war-weary and extremely sympathetic to the suffering of the people in the war.
In order to escape this kind of life, Huang Qiaosong, then the deputy commander of the 30th Reorganized Division, simply took a long vacation and returned to Kaifeng to live leisurely. He also wrote a small poem and hung it in his residence to express his unwillingness to participate in the civil war. .
But things went against his wishes. Not long after living like this, Huang Qiaosong was forced to return to the army, and was promoted to division commander, under the command of Hu Zongnan.
Picture丨An old photo of Huang Qiaosong
In July 1948, Chiang Kai-shek asked Hu Zongnan to send troops to reinforce Taiyuan. Hu Zongnan handed over this task to the reorganized 30th Division. Just when the troops were ordered to assemble at Xi'an Airport and wait for airlift to Taiyuan, Huang Qiaosong once again excused himself to be ill and stayed in the hospital. Entered the hospital to escape.
Huang Qiaosong's old chief gave many suggestions, and Hu Zongnan also sent people to urge him three times. The last time, he even asked someone to bring his handwriting. Huang Qiaosong had no choice but to fly to Taiyuan as ordered.
When Huang Qiaosong led his army into the embattled Taiyuan City, he felt even more depressed. At this time, Huang Qiaosong's old superior, the uprising general Gao Shuxun, sent him a secret letter, urging him to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side as soon as possible.
Huang Qiaosong thought twice and decided to revolt before the battle.
In fact, Huang Qiaosong has admired the Communist Party for a long time. In 1926, Feng Yuxiang was promoted by the Communists to form the National Alliance Army, and a group of Communists joined it. At that time, Huang Qiaosong was the battalion commander under Feng Yuxiang, and he began to have the opportunity to contact the Communists and understand some revolutionary principles.
After the "September 18th" Incident, the Kuomintang's actions of disregarding the national danger aroused the dissatisfaction of the Kuomintang army. The Chief of Staff of the 26th Route Army and the Commander of the 79th Brigade led their troops in the uprising. Although Huang Qiaosong failed to participate, it had a great impact on his thinking.
After the peaceful settlement of the Xi'an Incident , Huang Qiaosong realized that if he wanted to resist Japan and save the country, he must rely on the Communist Party of China.
Picture丨Chiang Kai-shek took a group photo with Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng before the Xi'an Incident
In 1938, Huang Qiaosong went to Luoyang to participate in the military conference above the division commander. He was fortunate to listen to Zhu De's report at the meeting and was deeply enlightened. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the meeting, Huang Qiaosong visited Zhu De Commander and took a photo with him.
When he returned to the army to speak to the officers and soldiers, Huang Qiaosong once talked about his impression of Zhu De: "He wore a coarse cotton military uniform, and his speeches were suitable for the needs of the Anti-Japanese War. Some of our officers wore lambskin military uniforms, and some wore Although he wore military uniforms, he could not explain the principles of leading troops to fight. Compared with the Eighth Route Army, I felt really ashamed. ”
Later, Huang Qiaosong led his troops to Xinzheng County. He imitated the political work experience of the 31st Division and established the Anti-Japanese War Song Team. This song team once braved the rain of bullets and went to the forward position to sing for the soldiers to boost their morale during the Battle of Taierzhuang.
Soon, with the help of Communist Party members, the Anti-Japanese War Song Team expanded into a field service corps, all of which were Communist Party members and democratic pioneers. Huang Qiaosong trusted and respected the comrades of the Field Service Corps and cared about their lives. In turn, the comrades of the Field Service Corps were concerned about Huang Qiaosong's political progress.
During that period, Huang Qiaosong was very enthusiastic about the Anti-Japanese War. He often called on his soldiers to learn the "Three Major Disciplines, Eight Points of Attention " of the Eighth Route Army, and required the officers and soldiers of the division headquarters to carry water for the landlord and clean the yard. Military doctors took the initiative to treat ordinary people. During the busy farming season, he also took all the officers and soldiers of the division to work in the fields to help farmers.
In 1939, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the dismantling of the field service regiments in the Kuomintang army, and some members decided to evacuate due to the situation. Huang Qiaosong knew that he could not retain them, so he paid them travel expenses, held a farewell banquet for them, and sent people to escort them to a safe place.
Picture | Eighth Route Army soldiers carry water for the people
The next year, Huang Qiaosong led his troops to move to Henan. The headquarters of the Kuomintang’s Fifth Theater Commander received a secret report that there were communist activities in the 27th Division led by Huang Qiaosong, and soon arrested seven communists. Threaten to execute them.
Qu Ru, the former head of the field service group, approached Huang Qiaosong to discuss countermeasures. Huang Qiaosong immediately said that he would rescue them first to watch the development of the situation:
"If the situation is urgent, I can pull the team away and move closer to the New Fourth Army to continue the war of resistance. ."
Qu Ru said that he needed to ask the organization for instructions before making a decision. Huang Qiaosong said excitedly that he would never be a sinner of the nation. If he was forced to have no choice, he would kill someone to fight back.
Later, Chairman Mao heard about this and was very impressed with Huang Qiaosong's performance. He was particularly satisfied and instructed Qu Ru to continue the work of Huang Qiaosong's department.
Under Huang Qiaosong's protection, the seven arrested Communists escaped death, but were expelled from the team. As a result, Huang Qiaosong was no longer trusted by the Kuomintang authorities. He was transferred to the commander of the 143rd Division of the 68th Army. It was not until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War that he was transferred back to reorganize the 30th Division (later changed to the 30th Army).
Picture丨Huang Qiaosong took a photo during the Taierzhuang battle
At that time, the People's Liberation Army had already conquered the important town of Linfen and was approaching Taiyuan City, Yan Xishan In order to save his old nest, he begged Chiang Kai-shek for reinforcements. After Huang Qiaosong led his troops to Taiyuan, Yan Xishan began to brag:
"The Communist army can capture Linfen, but it will never break the Taiyuan city defense!" "
Seeing Yan Xishan's so-called "indestructible" fortresses being lost one after another, Huang Qiaosong's heart began to waver again. At this time, Xu Xiangqian transferred Gao Shuxun to persuade. Huang Qiaosong made up his mind and sent people to start contacting Xu Xiangqian. The two sides quickly The uprising was discussed.
Before the uprising, Huang Qiaosong announced the uprising plan to Dai Bingnan, the commander of the 27th Division, and assigned him tasks. The original intention was to increase the chance of victory for the uprising, but unexpectedly it became the beginning of tragedy.
He died heroically on the eve of liberation
Why does Huang Qiaosong trust Dai Bingnan so much? Since 1932, Dai Bingnan has been following Huang Qiaosong and won Huang Qiaosong's trust. He was promoted from battalion commander to division commander. The friendship of more than ten years made Huang Qiaosong believe in Dai Bingnan.
is telling the truth about the uprising plan. Later, Dai Bingnan believed that Yan Xishan still controlled a large number of troops and might destroy the whole army, so he asked Huang Qiaosong to think again. Huang Qiaosong said there was no need to think about it again and ordered Dai Bingnan to pass the order to take action.
Dai Bingnan reluctantly agreed verbally, but in his heart But he still had a glimmer of hope for Yan Xishan. That night he drove straight to Yan Xishan's residence. When they met, he knelt down and told Huang Qiaosong's uprising plan in tears.
Picture丨Yan Xishan's old photo
Yan Xishan heard this Greatly surprised, he asked Dai Bingnan to say it again and asked him if he had any evidence. Dai Bingnan said that he had seen the letter written by Xu Xiangqian and Gao Shuxun to Huang Qiaosong. Representatives of the People's Liberation Army were coming soon:
"I am a soldier, and I only know loyalty. The party-state is determined to live or die with Taiyuan! "
" Those who are courageous and knowledgeable, loyal and filial are both rare and talented, and have a bright future. " Yan Xishan praised on the spot.
After Dai Bingnan left, Yan Xishan immediately trapped Huang Qiaosong in the name of convening a military meeting. He first called Tong Xiaozeng, the chief of staff of the 30th Army, and asked him to call Huang Qiaosong and said that Yan Xishan was in the military There was a major adjustment in the meeting, and he could not make the decision, so he was asked to attend the meeting in person.
Huang Qiaosong was unprepared for this. He still had letters written to him by Xu Xiangqian and Gao Shuxun in his pocket, and rushed to the venue with a guard. As soon as he entered the door , the door was closed immediately, and several of Yan Xishan's men crowded Huang Qiaosong into the adjutant's office, saying that Yan Xishan was still in a meeting and asked him to wait a moment.
An adjutant took advantage of the opportunity to hand over the cigarette and pulled out the hair from Huang Qiaosong's waist. Pistols, security team members lurking inside and outside the house swarmed up and began to search Huang Qiaosong. After finding letters from Xu and Gao, Huang Qiaosong was immediately escorted to Yan Xishan.
Picture丨Huang Qiaosong took a photo with his wife
"The President and I think highly of you, and I treated you well after you arrived in Taiyuan. Why did you rebel? Yan Xishan asked. Huang Qiaosong was also very calm and replied: "Jinzhou, Shenyang, Jinan, and Xuzhou have been liberated, and Taiyuan cannot be preserved."I don't want to fight a civil war, and I will never be cannon fodder for you and the Jiang thieves. I want to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. It's up to you! ”
Yan Xishan became so angry that he had Huang Qiaosong imprisoned and announced the appointment of Dai Bingnan as the acting commander of the Thirty Army.
Wang Zhengzhong, the representative of the Thirty Army who was in charge of contact, had no idea about all the sudden happenings in the city and still Sneaking back to Taiyuan with representatives of the People's Liberation Army, he was unexpectedly arrested as soon as he arrived at the 27th Division.
Yan Xishan immediately telegraphed the matter to Chiang Kai-shek, who ordered the three of them to be escorted back to Nanjing.
News that Huang Qiaosong was escorted back to Nanjing , was soon known to the folks in his hometown, and his wife immediately sent her nephew to Nanjing to visit. When the nephew saw Huang Qiaosong, he burst into tears on the spot. Huang Qiaosong comforted and encouraged:
"Are you here to see me, or are you here to cry? Yes! You're so old, you have to have some backbone. I have now clearly recognized Chiang Kai-shek's evil heart and dog's lungs, and I am fully prepared. Haven't you read Wen Tianxiang 's "Since ancient times, no one has died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history"? Now I have finally found the truth, seen the light, died for justice, and died a worthy death. You should be happy for this. If you can escape, quickly go to Jiangbei to find the Communist Party. The future of China will definitely belong to the Communist Party, the savior of the people. "
Picture | Statue of Huang Qiaosong
In the Kuomintang military court, Huang Qiaosong and three others were sentenced to death. When the enemy asked Huang Qiaosong to sign the verdict, Huang Qiaosong overturned the table and retorted loudly:
"I am not rebelling, but I don’t want to fight the civil war for the Chiang Kai-shek and be cannon fodder! Why did you sentence the representatives of the People's Liberation Army to death? I invited the representatives of the People's Liberation Army, and I ordered him to contact my intelligence captain. They are not guilty. If you want to kill them, then kill me! "
On the evening of November 27, 1948, Huang Qiaosong and three others died heroically in Nanjing. Before their execution, they shouted slogans such as "Long live the Communist Party of China", "Long live Chairman Mao", "Long live the victory of the revolution".
After Huang Qiaosong's death, people It was found in the cell that he had left many suicide poems. On a white handkerchief, there were also the four words "die without regrets" written by him in his own hand. In the suicide note to his wife, he wrote this:
"I It is commendable to die for justice in the capital Jinling . You should be happy and proud of me. "
Eight months after Huang Qiaosong's death, the Taiyuan City Military Control Commission Special Court sentenced Dai Bingnan to death in accordance with the law. After he was executed by firing squad, the masses clapped their hands and applauded: " If Dai Bingnan, a bad guy, had not sabotaged the uprising, Taiyuan would have been liberated long ago. This Dai Bingnan deserved his death, well done! ”
Picture | Report on the execution of Dai Bingnan
After the founding of New China, the Government Affairs Council confirmed Huang Qiaosong as a revolutionary martyr, and his deeds and relics were displayed in Yuhuatai Martyrs Cemetery . In 1979, Huang Qiaosong’s ashes were moved to Taiyuan, where The government and all walks of life held a grand ashes laying ceremony. Leaders sent wreaths and elegiac couplets. In their eulogies, they made the most fair evaluation of Huang Qiaosong:
"Martyr Huang Qiaosong was a soldier with a sense of justice and national integrity. He was a patriot who loved the motherland, the people, and peace. He sacrificed his precious life for the liberation of Taiyuan, even though he died. "
