Chapter 9 Chapter Nine Holds the Pistol Tightly

"As Mao Zedong's guard, the chief of the guard, in the days when you followed Mao Zedong, did Mao Zedong ever have a life-threatening moment?" "Why not? Yes!" Li Yinqiao, the head of the guard, answered our questions frankly. "We know about it a few times, and the most thrilling one is the Chengnanzhuang Incident during the 'Cultural Revolution' when Jiang Qing and his gang used it to slander Marshal Nie Rongzhen for deliberately framing Chairman Mao." "It's a long story." Li Yinqiao began to tell us about the thrilling incident. This is the way Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Ren Bishi and others led the central government to withdraw from northern Shaanxi and join the Central Working Committee in Xibaipo.

To the northeast of Xibaipo, where the Central Working Committee is located, there is a small village called Chengnanzhuang, which is the location of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region where Nie Rongzhen is the commander.Mao Zedong and others arrived here in mid-April.Because it is the location of the military region, Mao Zedong lived here and held an important military meeting here.Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, Ren Bishi, Chen Yi, Su Yu, Li Xiannian, Zhang Jichun and other comrades attended the meeting.The meeting lasted for ten days.After the meeting, Mao Zedong was very excited, without taking a break, he drafted a long telegram to Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping in the Dabie Mountains revolutionary base, and drafted a notice to hold the National Political Consultative Conference.After the sky was dark, Mao Zedong said to Li Yinqiao, who was the leader of the guards at that time, "Yinqiao, let me rest!"

Mao Zedong lived in Nie Rongzhen's room, which was let out by Commander Nie after he came. Early in the morning, Li Yinqiao had just finished massaging Mao Zedong and letting him close his eyes, and then stood outside the door as a guard.At this moment, on the top of the mountain to the north of Zhuangzi, our army's air defense alarm suddenly sounded. Li Yinqiao's heart "thumped" and became so tense that he almost stopped breathing.He is too aware of the consequences of any dangerous situation in front of him.Because here is no better than Yan'an.Yan'an lived in cave dwellings, and they were made of stone. The enemy was bombed by artillery and planes, and they were not afraid.But not here, it's just bungalows, and not very thick.When in Yan'an, as soon as the enemy plane entered the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border area, the phone would immediately call Yan'an, and the Yan'an area would promptly alert the air defense, but Chengnanzhuang could not do this. In addition, it was far from Beiping (now Beijing) and Baoding, the enemy-occupied area, is very close, and it didn't take long for the plane to fly there.And the troops can only raise the alarm when an enemy plane is found on the top of the hill.All this in the blink of an eye.Therefore, people who live in Chengnanzhuang will be in great danger if they are a little slow after hearing the alarm.

Li Yinqiao was very anxious. He wanted to go into the house and wake Mao Zedong up, so that he could get up and go into the air-raid shelter, but he felt embarrassed. Mao Zedong had just laid down. During this period, the old man had been tired for several days, and it was not easy to fall asleep.The guard couldn't bear to wake him up. Yan Changlin, the guard platoon leader, ran over on tiptoe, pressed his voice and asked Li Yinqiao in a hurry: "What should I do? What should I do? Do you want to wake up the old man?" When the two were undecided, three enemy planes had already flown over their heads. "My god!" The two front-line leaders in charge of Mao Zedong's safety were at a loss for what to do by the sudden situation in front of them, and they stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

God bless, it turned out that these were some reconnaissance planes, which flew away with a "boom" after circling twice on the roof of Mao Zedong's house. "No, the enemy's bomber will come soon, we have to take measures quickly." Li Yinqiao, who is rich in combat experience, said anxiously. "I'll ask Commander Nie for instructions right away, and see what he can do." Yan Changlin left after speaking. This is a matter of urgency.At this moment, Jiang Qing came out of the room, and Li Yinqiao hurriedly asked for instructions: "Comrade Jiang Qing, the enemy planes will come to bomb us soon, do you want to wake up the chairman and let him go to the air-raid shelter?"

Jiang Qing felt embarrassed: "He just fell asleep, and I don't know whether to wake him up." At this time, Yan Changlin and Fan Qisheng, the secretary of Nie Rongzhen, arrived. After discussing with them, Li Yinqiao decided to follow Nie Rongzhen's instructions, not to disturb Mao Zedong, but to send guards to guard the door and prepare a stretcher. The bomber came, so immediately carry Mao Zedong to the air-raid shelter. It was time for breakfast, but none of the guards or the comrades in the guard platoon went to eat, and each of them waited in full force for the enemy's sudden attack.

Just after the meal time, the air defense siren on Beishan sounded again.An alert is an order, and there can be no more hesitation.Yan Changlin shouted: "Quick, do as Boss Nie said!" It was too late, but soon, Li Yinqiao broke in with his guards. "Chairman, Chairman! There is a situation!" He rushed to Mao Zedong's bedside and shouted. "Which one?" Mao Zedong was awakened, and looked at the guards and guard soldiers in the room with blindfolded eyes. Yan Changlin couldn't wait any longer, so he stepped forward to help Mao Zedong up, and reported loudly: "Chairman, the enemy plane is coming to bomb. The reconnaissance plane has already come, and now the air defense alarm is sounding again, it must be the bomber plane." , please hurry to the air-raid shelter, Chairman."

Nie Rongzhen also came in: "Chairman, let's go!" Mao Zedong seemed to understand what was happening in front of him, but he was not as panicked as the people present, but said calmly: "Come to the plane, it's nothing more than throwing a little steel, just hitting a few hoes to open up wasteland. Silver Bridge , bring me cigarettes." "Oh, Chairman, it's too late!" Li Yinqiao, who was helping Mao Zedong get dressed, couldn't help stamping his feet and shouted. "What are you panicking, come on, light me a cigarette first." Mao Zedong insisted.

"Quick, quick! It's terrible, the plane is coming down!" At this moment, Jiang Qing appeared at the door, and she yelled out of breath, and ran towards the air-raid shelter. "Why are you still in a daze! Help the chairman go!" Nie Rongzhen was also anxious, and ordered the guards and guards loudly. Regardless of whether Mao Zedong agreed or disagreed, seven or eight strong young men picked up Mao Zedong and flew out of the house without even a stretcher. "Hurry up! Hurry up! The plane is about to drop a bomb!" Nie Rongzhen urged loudly. Just a few steps after Li Yinqiao and the others supported Mao Zedong to go out, there was a scream above their heads, and each of them instinctively retracted their necks and stepped back.Everyone didn't understand what was going on, but felt the yellow earth under their feet tremble suddenly.

"Ah!" Jiang Qing, who was at the entrance of the air-raid shelter, looked at Mao Zedong and let out a desperate scream. Li Yinqiao and others took a closer look: Oh my god, right in front of their feet, a bundle of three bombs was planted on the ground in front of the house. "Run!" Li Yinqiao yelled, and Yan Changlin and Yan Changlin pulled Mao Zedong up and rushed towards the air-raid shelter. "Let go, I don't want to run! I don't want to run!" Mao Zedong probably had never been dragged to run like this before, and he kept yelling to run quickly.However, the guards didn't listen to him at all and just rushed forward.Just when they were approaching the air-raid shelter, they heard an earth-shattering explosion behind them. It turned out that the bomb dropped by the enemy for the second time exploded in the yard!Black smoke billowed and filled half the sky.

Mao Zedong, who was already standing at the entrance of the air-raid shelter, seemed to be very novel about the scene in front of him, and kept stretching his neck to look out. "Chairman, go inside quickly, it's dangerous here." Li Yinqiao, whose heart was beating non-stop because of the tense danger just now, tugged at the hem of Mao Zedong's clothes, and advised. "It doesn't matter, are they bombing the house? We are safe when we leave the house. Don't panic." Mao Zedong said, stretching out his hand: "Light me a cigarette, I haven't smoked yet!" Look, he's still regretting not being able to smoke after getting up just now!Li Yinqiao suppressed his beating heart, smiled wryly, and lit him a cigarette. After the enemy plane left, everyone ran to the large courtyard of the military area where Mao Zedong lived, looked at the three unexploded bombs bundled together, and gasped one by one: because it landed in front of Mao Zedong’s gate, if the three bombs The bomb exploded, and the consequences of Mao Zedong and several guards and soldiers who had just left the house must be unimaginable. "Mao Zedong is so great that the enemy's bombs dare not go off in front of him!" "Bless God, Chairman Mao is blessed!" The officers and soldiers present were discussing with fear. "Shall I go and have a look too!" Seeing everyone gathered around the bomb to watch, Mao Zedong insisted on going too. "No, no, no, the danger has not been ruled out!" Commander Nie Rongzhen and several guards resolutely refused to let him go forward.Because dud bombs are also very dangerous, in wars, dud bombs that did not explode at that time often exploded after waiting for a certain period of time. After watching the three duds, everyone went to Mao Zedong's house and found that the inside was riddled with bullets, dust and tiles were everywhere on the tables, chairs and beds. Pull Mao Zedong out of the house in time, otherwise... "It must be the internal villains who reported to the enemy!" Commander Nie Rongzhen said to Minister Xu of the Security Department of the military region with a serious expression, "You must solve this case as soon as possible, and you must not make mistakes!" That night, under the protection of guards and security forces, Commander Nie Rongzhen and other leaders of the military region transferred Mao Zedong to a relatively safe village nearby. The "Chengnanzhuang Incident" was indeed caused by the informants of the bad guys lurking inside our army.After our army liberated Baoding, it was seized from the enemy's files, and it was discovered that it was done by two secret agents hidden in the military region.The two spies were Meng Kuande, the deputy manager of the Dafeng Tobacco Factory affiliated to the North China Military Region's Logistics Department, and Liu Congwen, the chief of staff of the catering department of the Military Region Command.Meng is a spy with a bad record, and Liu Congwen is a degenerate element he pulled into the spy organization.After Mao Zedong came to Chengnanzhuang, they conspired to put poison in the food eaten by Mao Zedong and Nie Rongzhen, but due to strict security measures, the poisoning plot failed, so they reported Mao Zedong's residence to the Kuomintang reactionary army stationed in Baoding, so There is this danger. "The 'Chengnanzhuang incident' was entirely a bad thing done by Kuomintang agents, but during the 'Cultural Revolution', Jiang Qing and his gang insisted that Mao Zedong's distress was a deliberate murder by Nie Rongzhen and other comrades, which was completely framed and framed. In fact, Mao Zedong knew this, Nie Rongzhen knew it, we witnesses knew it, and Jiang Qing, who was at the scene at the time, knew it too.” Today, 40 years later, Li Yinqiao said with certainty. "Mao Zedong was in danger several times in his life, and Chengnanzhuang was the most dangerous. I heard that Mao Zedong also had several very dangerous situations during the Autumn Harvest Uprising and during the 25,000-mile Long March. The war years were between the enemy's Living under the bullets, it is inevitable not to run into danger. After the liberation, Mao Zedong also had several dangers, but Mao Zedong always ignored the thrilling moments, showing the spirit of a great revolutionary.” Looking back at those years, the head of the guard was always deeply moved . In 1952, Mao Zedong went to Shanghai for inspection, and for some reason, he was bombed by the Kuomintang planes from Taiwan. At that time, Mao Zedong seemed to have some innate omen, so he stayed in Nanjing for two more days, but this time he did not meet to any danger.Based on the lessons learned by Chengnanzhuang, the public security department suspected that the spies had sent intelligence to Taiwan.As a result, after checking and checking, a "Pan Yang incident" was discovered.Pan Hannian, then director of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, had penetrated into the enemy's interior when working underground before liberation.In order to confuse the enemy, they also sent some information approved by the organization to the Kuomintang secret service that was useful in the eyes of the enemy.This time Mao Zedong was going to Shanghai to inspect the bombing by Kuomintang planes, but no other suspicious clues could be found. As a result, Pan Hannian, the director of the Public Security Bureau, was slandered and imprisoned, and died unjustly in prison. The fault of the "Pan Yang Incident" was attributed to Mao Zedong.According to the memories of the guards, Mao Zedong did not know what happened to the "Pan Yang Incident" at that time. It was in 1956, when Mao Zedong visited Shanghai again, and during a swim, he met Li Liancheng, a guard who had left Mao Zedong for a while. He asked Xiao Li what he was doing now?Li Liancheng said he was working on the "Pan Yang Incident".After hearing this, Mao Zedong asked strangely, what is the "Pan Yang Incident".This proves that the old man did not, or at least did not specifically ask about this matter. The second time Mao Zedong encountered direct danger from the enemy after liberation was January 8, 1958. At that time, Mao Zedong was inspecting work in Nanning. He swam the Yongjiang River during the day and continued to work at night.At about one o'clock in the morning, the air force radar unit discovered the Kuomintang plane flying towards Nanning.Could it be that the Kuomintang secret service in Taiwan obtained the information that Mao Zedong was holding a Central Work Conference in Nanning? "Head of the guard, take quick measures to protect Chairman Mao's safety." He Tingyi, the deputy commander of the air force who accompanied Mao Zedong in Nanning, was very nervous. The camp contacted, because there was no military airport and fighter jets in Nanning at that time, so it had to rely on the Liuzhou Air Force for support. "The first step is to quickly control the lights in the city. From now on, all circuits will be turned off, so that the enemy planes cannot find their targets. The second step is to send the air force to organize fighter jets to take off in three batches. No matter what, the Kuomintang planes must be intercepted. Stay!" Deputy Commander He Tingyi and the leaders of the Guangxi Provincial Party Committee met urgently and formulated a combat defense plan. Here, Mao Zedong's guards and guards, led by Li Yinqiao, rushed into Mao Zedong's bedroom. "Chairman, please go to the air-raid shelter, it's not safe here." Li Yinqiao said. Chairman Mao never took dangerous things seriously, so he waved his hand and said, "I won't go, I want you to go!" "Chairman, we are responsible for your safety!" A security cadre said anxiously. Mao Zedong straightened up impatiently, speaking with a strong Hunan accent, and said loudly: "When Chiang Kai-shek asked me to go to Chongqing, I went. What happened afterwards? I didn't come back properly. What can he do to me? Now Is it more dangerous than then?" He has always had his own unique opinion on anything, and it is difficult for anyone to change his opinion. "Go, light the candle for me." Mao Zedong pointed to the head of the guard. Li Yinqiao felt embarrassed, because the first deputy commander of He Ting told him just now that there must be no lights in Mao Zedong's bedroom, that would be too dangerous.The whole city has implemented a blackout, but there is only one place with lights.Isn't this a clear way to let the enemy plane find it? "No, Chairman, it's better to be prepared just in case..." "Go! Light the candle for me." Mao Zedong said again: "The Kuomintang bombs are thrown under my feet and I dare not go off. When have I been afraid of them?" The guards and security personnel said Nothing more to say. The head guard had no choice but to light a candle for him. Mao Zedong picked up "Chu Ci" as if no one else was there, and read it alone with relish. what else can we do?The captain of the guard could only shrug his shoulders and exited the room helplessly. "On this point, I would like to say a few words." Li Yinqiao said to us sitting in front of him with great interest: "Mao Zedong encountered many dangers in his life, but his spirit of fearlessness in the face of danger left a deep impression on us." I have been with him for more than ten years, and every time his old man is in danger, I, the head of the guard, am always indescribably nervous, but afterward, it is always like Mao Zedong said, it is a bomb thrown at his feet Don’t dare to make a sound! Do you say God is God? Believe it or not? One more thing, after I left Mao Zedong a few years ago, Lin Biao also organized a joint fleet to bomb Mao Zedong with planes and trains? How many times more dangerous, but Mao Zedong also had a clever plan, and nothing happened? Think again, is it a god, or is it not a god?" God, inexplicable God! Regarding the usual security work for Mao Zedong, we asked the head of the guard to give an introduction. He said that in the past, this was kept strictly confidential, but now that the old man has been dead for more than 20 years, it doesn't matter.During the war years, Chairman Mao Zedong's personal security force consisted of three parts. The most personal guard was the guard squad led by the chief guard. These personnel usually did not carry guns, but all of them had to be experts in shooting, beating, fighting, and defense.The head of the guard is equipped with a short gun, which is usually kept close to the body.Li Yinqiao had two very refined short guns that were not very conspicuous in the palm of his hand.One was equipped by the security department, and the other was given by Mao Zedong.The gun Mao Zedong gave was a gift from a foreign friend, and this gun was later taken away by Wang Dongxing.Li Yinqiao has a deep affection for it, because it is attached to Li Yinqiao's waist and has made important contributions to guarding Mao Zedong's personal safety.Guards generally have no less than two months of military skills and special training for guards every year, and the instructors are all first-class domestic experts.Mao Zedong's second tier of guards was his guard platoon. These people were responsible for guarding and guarding Mao Zedong's residence and working environment. They were generally not allowed to approach Mao Zedong, and only when Mao Zedong wanted to approach them had the opportunity to approach.The guard platoon is equipped with one-color short guns, and their guard professional skills surpass that of the guards. Apart from being on duty, most of the rest of the time is spent on military and guard skills training.They are the backbone of guarding Mao Zedong.Mao Zedong's third tier of security force is his guard battalion, which he calls the teaching team to the outside world.Under normal circumstances, this team is on mobile duty. Once Mao Zedong wants to go out or participate in some activities, this team becomes the backbone team of peripheral guards.The weapons they use are relatively wide, including long and short, light and heavy, and they are used according to the location and prepared according to the situation.Because the safety of Mao Zedong's guards is of great importance, the officers and soldiers who work as these guards are always on a hundredfold vigilance. They know that only by holding their guns tightly at all times can they guard their commander-in-chief and the leader of the people without a single mistake.