In 1943, news came from the central Jiangsu area of our army - the head of the Tonghai Self-Defense Regiment of the New Fourth Army led nearly 700 of his men to rebel and surrender to the Japanese and puppet forces. When the news of
came out, it immediately caused an uproar. The soldiers were furious and wanted to kill the traitors immediately, but Tang Jingyan's superior, Su Yu, commander of the First Division of the New Fourth Army, was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. Not only did he not send anyone to ambush, but he even wanted to sit back and do nothing.
Since ancient times, traitors and traitors have been punished by everyone. Why did Mr. Su Yu make a special case for Tang Jingyan? And why did Tang Jingyan rebel? Are you frightened by the enemy's guns and bombs, or are you stunned by the enemy's sugar-coated shells?
Tang Jingyan
The battlefield is urgent and a clever strategy is urgently needed
In 1943, on the Pacific battlefield, the situation of the Japanese army was not clear, so they had to turn their attention back to the East Asian battlefield. However, due to the defeat in the international battlefield, their decline in the War of Resistance Against Japan also declined. It is becoming increasingly obvious that the Anti-Japanese War has entered a later stage of strategic stalemate.
In order to speed up the pace of aggression and consolidate its rule, the Japanese army launched the " Qingxiang Movement" in central China. The so-called Qingxiang Movement was actually the Japanese manipulating the Wang Puppet Regime under their control to carry out large-scale raids on the anti-Japanese base areas and bloody suppression of all anti-Japanese forces.
In addition, the Japanese army also imposed an economic blockade on the anti-Japanese base areas, promoted political slogans, and recruited some unsteady Chinese to join the Japanese and puppet troops, in an attempt to stifle the survival and development space of the anti-Japanese base areas from all aspects.
The Qingxiang Movement of the Japanese and puppet troops
At that time, although our army had strict discipline and the soldiers were determined, due to lack of supplies and poor information, we often suffered heavy losses in battles with the Japanese and puppet troops, and we urgently needed to defeat the enemy. Policy.
At this critical moment, General Su Yu and his men brought us a glimmer of hope. After many discussions, Su Yu came up with a dangerous and bold plan, which was to send people to lurk inside the enemy's army to help Our army passed on the intelligence of the Japanese and puppet troops from within, thereby disrupting the opponent's Qingxiang movement.
plans to implement this plan. First, we need to find a suitable person. In order to confuse the enemy, this person's background must be credible enough. At the same time, he must have a very firm will and be able to resist the temptation and threats of the enemy.
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Secondly, we have to put on a show that is enough to deceive the Japanese army, and even our own people, and help this person break into the enemy's interior. After successfully infiltrating, unimaginable situations will happen from time to time, so this person must have very resourceful adaptability.
However, after considering so much, this plan stumped Su Yu in just the first step. Who is the right person?
After thinking hard, General Su Yu finally thought of a person-Tang Jingyan.
Tang Jingyan
pretended to be corrupt and cleverly went undercover
Tang Jingyan was born in Jiangsu and studied in Shanghai. After interrupting his studies, he briefly joined the Kuomintang. Later, because he was disappointed with Chiang Kai-shek's anti-enemy policy, he abandoned the dark side and became a member of the Communist Party. After many battles, he reached the position of leader of the Tonghai Self-Defense Regiment of the New Fourth Army.
On the battlefield, Tang Jingyan took the lead and was very brave. He was a rare talent under Su Yu. Although the Tonghai Self-Defense Regiment he led had great military achievements, it did not directly belong to the New Fourth Army (this is related to the Kuomintang's reduction of the New Fourth Army's establishment). It's believable enough to be an undercover agent.
Su Yu informed Tang Jingyan of the matter, and he took the initiative to take over the task without any hesitation. Tang Jingyan was not afraid of being captured and stigmatized. He thought that as long as it was for the victory of the revolution, he would not hesitate to sacrifice his own life.
Eat and drink
In order to confuse the Japanese army, Tang Jingyan began to pretend to be degenerate. He went out to restaurants every day to drink and drink, and went to the mahjong table to gamble and have fun. In private, he complained to his friends that the Communist Party was poor and that the treatment given to him was not good.
At that time, many people advised Tang Jingyan to return to his lost ways and stop doing things that violated the disciplines of our army. However, Tang Jingyan still went his own way, and the advice from the outside world went in one ear and out the other.
After a period of time, Tang Jingyan indeed attracted the attention of some people, including a man named Jiang Songping. He was an undercover agent sent by the Japanese army to instigate rebellion against our soldiers. When he saw the changes in Tang Jingyan, he was secretly happy. On the surface, he continued to disguise his identity, but privately he found Tang Jingyan's old friends to lobby.
Traitor
At the banquet, the lobbyist sent by Jiang Songping began to turn a deaf ear and persuade Tang Jingyan to defect to and Wang Jingwei . He listed some names and said how good these people lived after "surrendering".
Tang Jingyan was secretly happy that the long-term disguise was not in vain, but on the surface Tang Jingyan could not agree immediately, so he pretended to be hesitant and said: He would think about it and discuss it with his cronies before making a reply.
As soon as the agents left, Tang Jingyan reported the meeting to General Su Yu. After discussing with his subordinates, Su Yu decided to let Tang Jingyan lead the entire regiment into the enemy's interior. Letting hundreds of people from a regiment work together as undercover agents is unprecedented. No matter how much the Japanese think, they would never guess that our army would do this.
Negotiation
Su Yu instructed Tang Jingyan to continue communicating with the other party, to inquire about the situation on the enemy's side, and then decide on the next step.
A month later, Jiang Songping contacted Tang Jingyan again. Tang Jingyan replied that rebellion was a major matter and that one must be cautious and must meet face to face, so the two held a secret meeting accompanied by their respective cronies.
After a brief chat between the two parties, Jiang Songping began to test Tang Jingyan. Pretending to be unintentional, he asked why Tang Jingyan betrayed the Communist Party.
Self-Defense Regiment
Tang Jingyan pretended to have a sad face and told him that the Tonghai Self-Defense Regiment he was in was not a direct unit of the New Fourth Army. Now that the Wang Puppet regime was sweeping the anti-Japanese base areas on a large scale, his regiment was likely to be regarded as Abandoning his son, he had no choice but to find another way out. In addition, Tang Jingyan also said that he could "surrender", but he must retain the original organization of the army and take his brothers with him.
Faced with this answer, Jiang Songping was completely happy. He instigated an entire regiment of troops to rebel. This had never happened before. He could take the opportunity to gain a great favor from the Japanese and deal a heavy blow to the New Fourth Army. , it can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
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Therefore, Jiang Songping first agreed to Tang Jingyan's various requests, and then sought the opinions of the Japanese side. The Japanese army ordered that the Tonghai Self-Defense Corps accept the designation of the "Peace Army" and be incorporated into the "Northern Jiangsu Qing Township Office" field security regiment.
After returning, Tang Jingyan reported all the contents of the meeting and exchange to Su Yu. Su Yu knew that every next step would be a disaster, but there was no turning back when he opened the bow, so the mission could only be carried out resolutely.
Before the "rebellion" operation officially started, Su Yu found an opportunity to meet with Tang Jingyan, expressed his respect to him, and hoped that he would keep it secret and not let the Japanese army notice his actions.
When the troops
conveyed this "rebellion" order to their subordinates, Tang Jingyan encountered some resistance. Some people in the regiment did not understand. They wanted to get rid of the Japanese and puppet troops quickly, so how could they be with these people? Some People even left the station in anger.
Tang Jingyan was not affected by this group of people. On the contrary, he was a little glad that some people left and no longer had to participate in this dangerous operation. He continued to implement the entire plan. In order to relieve the resentment of the soldiers, he indirectly stated that this move was just to preserve military strength. After everyone calmed down, they vaguely realized Tang Jingyan's true intention.
One night in April 1943, a burst of gunfire broke the tranquility of the night. The people near Tang Jingyan's station hid in their homes, holding their breath, not daring to make any sound, for fear that if they were not careful, the whole family would become The soul of the dead under the gun.
Troops
The next morning, the news of Tang Jingyan's rebellion and surrender to the enemy spread to everyone in the streets and alleys. However, except for a few corpses, there was no sign of anyone at his original station.
After Jiang Songping received Tang Jingyan's troops, he asked him how the rebellion was going. Tang Jingyan said that it was going well, except that there were a few tough-minded people who refused to come, so they had all been executed. There was no movement on Jiang Songping's face, but he quietly sent someone to investigate in private, and found that there were indeed several dead bodies at the original station. At this point, the last trace of doubt in his heart disappeared.
In fact, those corpses were not members of the New Fourth Army, but criminals waiting to be executed. In order to confuse the enemy's sight, Tang Jingyan dressed them in our army's military uniforms and executed them directly during the "rebellion". Faking a scene of fire and rebellion.
Although the Japanese puppet army officer
gained Jiang Songping's trust, the top Japanese army officials did not take it lightly. Instead, they asked Jiang Songping to continue to monitor Tang Jingyan to prevent him from being deceived. Fortunately, Tang Jingyan was very witty and never showed any flaws.
He brought his whole family to his side and set up the "Tang Mansion" to deal specifically with the Japanese and puppets. On weekdays, he was a brother-in-law with the Japanese and puppet officers and responded to all their requests.
's "long-sleeved and good at dancing" character made him prosperous in officialdom, and more and more "friends" gathered around him, vying to curry favor with him. Tang Jingyan took the opportunity to win over a group of Japanese puppet elements and obtained a large amount of intelligence from them.
The Military Parade of Wang Puppet Personnel
But things are not always so smooth. The road of revolution is always full of crises. Tang Jingyan often had to accept temptations from the Japanese and puppet troops.
One time, Tang Jingyan suddenly received an order that the Japanese and puppet troops wanted to inspect his soldiers. They said it was a military parade, but actually they wanted to take the opportunity to see if he was harboring communists in the ranks. Fortunately, Tang Jingyan had been prepared for this all along and hid the people and weapons early. After the Japanese and puppet troops arrived, they found nothing but Tang Jingyan's well-trained troops.
In addition to guarding against enemies, Tang Jingyan also had to guard against the black sheep in his team.
Traitors who worked with the Japanese army
Although Tang Jingyan has always educated his officers and soldiers to try their best to maintain a pure heart, it is inevitable that there will be some elements who cannot withstand the temptation. There is a staff officer named Sunong in the
team. Because he has lived a life of debauchery and debauchery, his heart has gradually been corroded and he does not want to return to the base area to live a hard life. He has close contacts with Japanese and puppet soldiers every day. In order to maintain the purity of the army and prevent the mission from being leaked, Tang Jingyan ordered the execution of this corrupt element.
Sunong's sudden disappearance is not a trivial matter. The Japanese and puppet spies also noticed the anomaly. However, after many investigations, they found nothing. Almost everyone in the group testified that Sunong owed money due to gambling. He incurred huge debts and ran away secretly.
Shi Yafu
Not only did the Japanese army fail to discover Tang Jingyan's true purpose, but even our own comrades, because they did not know the inside story, went to assassinate Tang Jingyan many times, and Shi Yafu was one of them.
Shi Fu was also an undercover agent assigned by Su Yu to the enemy, and he reached the position of the leader of the puppet army. After seeing Tang Jingyan's "rising" rebellious life, he became angry and wanted to shoot Tang Jingyan immediately.
Soon after, Shi Lifu arranged a "Hongmen Banquet" and planned to poison the food at the banquet to kill Tang Jingyan. Tang Jingyan didn't know Shi Yafu's true identity. In his eyes, this was just an ordinary entertainment, so he went to the banquet happily.
Shi Yafu
However, during the preparation of the banquet, Shi Yafu hesitated a little. He felt that for such a big matter, he should first consult his superiors, and the assassination operation was suspended.
At the dinner table, Tang Jingyan and Shi Yafu were "talking and laughing" in harmony with each other. He had no idea that he had just passed away from the God of Death.
Afterwards, Su Yu explained the cause and effect of the incident to Shi Yafu, and Shi Yafu suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Only then did he know that Tang Jingyan and he were in the same camp. Fortunately, he was not carried away by anger, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Transporting scarce supplies
After that, the two exchanged identities, became close friends, and helped each other cover up many times. In this way, Tang Jingyan survived crisis after crisis.
During those days when he was undercover, he relied on the connections he had established to get information about the Japanese and puppet army's "Plan to Clear the Countryside" and helped our army avoid attacks again and again. At the same time, he pretended to be greedy and blatantly amassed money and squandered it. In private, he secretly transported food, medicine and other scarce supplies to our army, making a huge contribution to the Anti-Japanese War.
In September 1943, the "Plan to Clear the Countryside" of the Japanese and puppet troops gradually fell into decline. After discussing with his subordinates, Commander Su Yu decided to let Tang Jingyan and his large troops return to the ranks of our army.
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At the same time, Tang Jingyan received secret information. Soon, the Japanese and puppet troops would launch a large-scale attack against the Japanese base areas. After reporting the news to our superiors, Commander Su Yu said that instead of waiting for them to attack, it would be better to strike first and take this opportunity to knock out several of the enemy's puppet strongholds, severely dampen their spirit, and increase our prestige.
In order to wipe out the Japanese and puppet troops, Tang Jingyan arranged a wedding for his subordinates. That night, he held a banquet for guests. Jiang Songping and other Japanese and puppet army leaders gathered in their regiment and got very drunk.
Destroy the stronghold
While everyone was relaxing their vigilance, Tang Jingyan sneaked out and informed the New Fourth Army ambushing outside to go in and harvest the results of victory. Not only did they destroy many enemy strongholds, they also shot Jiang Songping and other treasonous traitors, and seized a large number of guns and ammunition. The last group of people successfully returned to our army base.
A single spark can start a prairie fire. This victory also inspired other troops, and the morale of our army increased greatly. Tang Jingyan's reputation as a "traitor" was also cleared.
Tan Sitong
died unfortunately, his loyal soul is immortal
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was about to break out. Tang Jingyan volunteered to fight against the Kuomintang reactionaries, but was betrayed by a traitor and fell into the hands of the Kuomintang agents.
In prison, the Kuomintang agents tried their best to obtain any information from Tang Jingyan. He even openly promoted communist ideas in prison, saying that the Communist Party would definitely win the final victory. The Kuomintang had no choice but to shoot him on the spot as a warning to others.
When the gun was pointed at Tang Jingyan, he did not show any fear. Instead, he smiled and sacrificed his life generously. This spirit was just like that of Tan Sitong decades ago, who left his last words: "I will kill myself with a knife." Tianxiao , go and save the liver and gallbladder!”
