Chapter 43 unyielding loyalty to the party

"Liaoning Daily" editor's note In August 1975, the Party Central Committee headed by Comrade Mao Zedong approved the rehabilitation and restoration of the reputation of Comrade Ma Mingfang, the former third secretary of the Northeast Bureau who was brutally persecuted by Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four".Today, this newspaper published the newsletter "Unyielding and Unyielding Loyalty to the Party - Comrade Ma Mingfang in Xinjiang Prison", deeply remembering this time-tested communist fighter.A large number of facts have eloquently proved that Comrade Ma Mingfang was fearless and unyielding under the enemy's butcher's knife, showing the awe-inspiring righteousness of a Communist Party member who died heroically for the truth.However, such a soldier loyal to the party was falsely accused of being a "big traitor" by Lin Biao, the "Gang of Four" and their buddies, cronies, and cronies in Liaoning.They published black and white articles at length, distorted the facts, turned black and white, and framed Comrade Ma Mingfang, causing extremely bad influence.We should resolutely overthrow all the false accusations imposed on Comrade Ma Mingfang, restore the true colors of history, and avenge the grievances of Comrade Ma Mingfang.

"The Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army have made meritorious service in persevering in the War of Resistance. What is the crime?" Before he could finish speaking, Comrade Ma Mingfang was pushed onto the prison van. Comrade Ma Mingfang is one of the founders of the Northwest Revolutionary Base.Due to his long-term engagement in revolutionary struggles, he became sick from overwork, and the organization sent him abroad to recuperate and study for more than a year. At the beginning of 1941, he returned to China via Xinjiang, intending to return to Yan'an immediately and go to the front line, but his wish failed to come true.

Sheng Shicai, a reactionary warlord in Xinjiang, once pretended to be progressive.In order to expand the anti-Japanese national united front, our Party Central Committee, at the request of Sheng Shicai, successively selected cadres to go to Xinjiang to help work.Unexpectedly, the situation changed suddenly, Chiang Kai-shek created the "Southern Anhui Incident", and the anti-communist wave spread across the country.Song Meiling went to Xinjiang to win over and lure Sheng Shicai, and Chiang Kai-shek set up heavy troops in Xinjiang.Sheng Shicai tore off the disguise of progress.The comrades who returned to Yan'an earlier were arrested without reason on the way.It was impossible for Ming Fang and other comrades to return to Yan'an, and they decided to stay in the Xinjiang Office of the Eighth Route Army according to the organization.

In 1942, in order to vote against Chiang Kai-shek, Sheng Shicai ordered his spy chief Li Yingqi to fabricate the so-called "April 12 Conspiracy and Riot by the Communist Party" to frame our party and detain all my personnel in Xinjiang. In January 1943, the Xinjiang Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang was established, and a large number of spies infiltrated Sheng Shicai's government and army.They worked hand in hand and cruelly persecuted the Communist Party members. On April 2, Cao Tianjue, Sheng Shicai's deputy chief of the police station, and Li Yingqi, the chief of the secret service, led hundreds of mobs and surrounded the place where my officers were under house arrest.Comrade Mingfang was filled with righteous indignation and strongly protested.He shouted loudly: "The Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army have made great contributions in persevering in the War of Resistance. What crime is there?" He was tied up by mobs and pushed into a prison car. 150 comrades were sent to the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 prisons in Dihua (that is, Urumqi).

Comrade Mingfang was first in the first prison, and then he was sent to the second prison.One day, a small ball of paper was thrown in through the iron window, and it was written on it: "I have returned to the list, what instructions do I have?" Comrade Ming Fang approached the window and looked out, and recognized Comrade Gao Dengbang from his back.I thought to myself, the most important thing now is to open up the connection between prisons and unite against the enemy.So, he wrote a small note: "Strengthen contact and be vigilant!" During the release, he managed to transfer it to Gao Dengbang.

The enemy scattered and detained our comrades, and the guards were strict. Even if we coughed loudly, we would be tortured.The enemy also sent detectives to attack the prison number.In this case, it is very difficult to get in touch.However, difficulties do not overwhelm the Communists.They took advantage of the opportunity to go to the toilet, and put the paper rolls with the things they wanted to contact under the marked bricks or wooden boards; or squeezed the small pieces of paper into small pieces of sorghum nests, and secretly threw them through the iron windows when the wind was blowing; Or digging holes in the wall, tapping passwords; or pretending to be sick and going to the convalescent room to contact secretly.By 1944, all prisons and accounts were fully connected, and they were able to receive instructions from prison leaders such as Zhang Ziyi and Fang Zhichun.They also secretly brought newspapers into the cell for circulation by working as guards with national integrity.Comrade Ming Fang sent out instructions: "This is spiritual food, and newspapers should be cherished." They learned about the international and domestic situation from newspapers, and their struggle had a better direction.

Comrade Ming Fang fought tit-for-tat against the enemy in prison, and also educated comrades on revolutionary integrity.One day, a guy named Suo Wenlin brought Comrade Mingfang to the court, slapped the table and screamed: "You Eighth Route Army is making trouble in Daqingshan, cutting off my communication line. You are bandits. This is sabotaging the War of Resistance!" Comrade Ma Mingfang was furious , denounced Suowenlin: "The Eighth Route Army persisted in the war of resistance on the front line, but you did not fight the war but killed the Eighth Route Army here. Who is sabotaging the War of Resistance and who is the bandit?" Comrade Mingfang was beaten until his face was covered in blood and his whole body was covered in wounds.But Comrade Ming Fang continued to denounce and expose the enemy with awe-inspiring righteousness.The enemy failed and had to drag Comrade Mingfang back to the cell.

A few people could not stand the test and rebelled.The enemy used them to lure people in the prison and lure them to surrender during interrogation.Comrade Mingfang was keenly aware of the enemy's tricks, organized and encouraged comrades to fight against the traitors.He wrote a note to Gao Dengbang: "There are 'stinky fish', pay attention!" As soon as the "stinky fish" show up, they will be exposed and reviled immediately, and the enemy has to take them away from the prison cell.Comrade Mingfang happily said to the comrades: "It is a good thing to get rid of the scum, and our team is more pure!"

The enemy tried to weaken the fighting spirit of the Communist Party members by filling out the registration form, saying: as long as you fill in the two items of "belief" and "volunteer" in the form, you are willing to go home and no longer follow the Communist Party, you will be paid travel expenses, and you will be released immediately. go home.Comrade Ming Fang swiped his pen in front of the enemy: "Faith: Communism, Volunteer: Go back to Yan'an!" The enemy was stunned and helpless when he saw it. In September 1943, comrades Chen Tanqiu, Mao Zemin and Lin Jilu were killed by Sheng Shicai.Comrade Lin Jilu wrote a "Prisoner's Song" in his cell during his lifetime.After his sacrifice, Comrade Chen Guyin composed the music with tears in his eyes, and copied it to Comrade Ma Mingfang.Comrade Ming Fang immediately instructed: "The song has been received, it is inspiring, and it is widely sung." During the difficult days of torture, the "prisoners" in the Xinjiang prison sang this song written in blood impassionedly:

In October 1944, the Soviet Union launched a counterattack against the German invaders and won a big victory.When the news reached the prison, everyone rejoiced.The leading comrades Zhang Ziyi and Fang Zhichun in the prison instructed that, in line with this excellent situation, all hold a hunger strike and put forward five conditions to the enemy: 1. Innocent detainees should be released unconditionally and sent back to Yan’an collectively; Books; 3. Permission to read newspapers; 4. Improvement of living conditions and food; 5. Dispersion and locking of doors are not allowed, and freedom in the courtyard is guaranteed.The hunger strike lasted seven days, and the enemy was forced to accept some conditions, which dealt a blow to the enemy's reactionary arrogance.Soon, comrades in prison jointly wrote a letter of protest to the enemy, further proposing to improve the living conditions in prison.We sent three comrades to negotiate with the enemy.Enraged, the enemy refused to negotiate, beat my negotiator, and plotted to separate the comrades in prison in an attempt to dismantle the organization.The comrades were very angry and began to brew a new and bigger struggle.

In early August 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, and the international situation underwent major changes.The party organization in the prison decided to seize this favorable opportunity and once again went on a collective hunger strike.Comrade Ming Fang still advocated "unconditionally releasing all of them back to Yan'an" as the first clause of the opening statement. On the fifth day of the hunger strike, the warden was so angry that he pulled the comrades out one by one and forcefully poured pepper water into their anus.Comrade Ming Fang rolled his body so that the enemy could not pour in.The enemy force-fed him. He gritted his teeth and knocked the bowl away.The enemy beat him with a whip and asked, "Do you want to eat?" "If you don't eat, you don't eat!" "If you don't eat it yourself, let everyone eat it!" "I can't speak for others. Our hunger strike is a political struggle. You locked us up. What crime did we commit?" Comrades banged furiously on the bars.The warden had no choice but to stop the crime of force-feeding and dousing him with hot pepper water. In front of the heroic Communist Party members, the enemy had no choice but to express that, except for returning to Yan'an, the warden could not make the decision, and everything else could be discussed.Some comrades disagreed with the resumption of food. Comrade Mingfang said: "The hunger strike is a political struggle, and the struggle is for victory. It is not for the dead, but for the preservation of strength. If you basically win, you can resume eating." More than a hundred Communist Party members were all released and sent back to Yan'an. At that time, it was indeed beyond the capabilities of the warden. Under the condition that the enemy agreed to the four conditions, the seven-day hunger strike was successfully ended. The battle in prison was won.The good news that the Chinese people defeated Japanese imperialism under the leadership of the Communist Party also spread to the prison.Under the pressure of the people across the country, the Kuomintang began peace negotiations with our party.Chairman Mao went to Chongqing to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek and signed the "Double Ten Agreement", which included the release of political prisoners across the country, and raised the issue of releasing all personnel in Xinjiang prisons to Chiang Kai-shek. The day has finally arrived. On June 10, 1946, Zhang Zhizhong, the then director of the Xixi Dagger Camp of the Kuomintang and the chairman of Xinjiang Province, was entrusted by the Central Committee of our party and sent special escorts. All the prisoners were divided into ten cars and set off from Xinjiang back to Yan'an. When they arrived in Yan'an on the afternoon of July 11, Commander-in-Chief Zhu, Lin Boqu and other comrades went to Qilipu to greet them.Afterwards, Chairman Mao met with all the comrades released from prison in Xinjiang and shook hands one by one. On the afternoon of the 16th, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a banquet to welcome comrades who had returned from prison in Xinjiang. Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu raised their glasses at the banquet to congratulate the comrades who had returned from prison. The welcome article published in "Liberation Daily" said: "Those who are alive are steadfast and unyielding, and those who are dead regard death as home!"