Chapter 60 2. Chiang Kai-shek came to Shanghai secretly: Instructing Mao Renfeng to hunt and kill progressives

Qingming Festival in 1949. Chiang Kai-shek's hometown in Xikou, Zhejiang. The drizzle was falling, the smog was hazy, and there was no wind, everything seemed as peaceful as water.At this time, Chiang Kai-shek, who was wearing a black robe, took Chiang Ching-kuo, his daughter-in-law Jiang Fangliang and his grandson to visit the ancestral grave. The bald Chiang Kai-shek knelt in front of his parents' grave and said sadly: "The unfilial sons and grandchildren are leaving you, please rest in peace, parents..." His behavior seemed quite tragic, but the son and daughter-in-law standing behind him showed no expression.He turned his head and said, "You guys need to kowtow more today."

As soon as the voice fell, Jiang Jingguo knelt on the ground with his two sons.His blond Russian lady stood there without moving.Looking at her, Chiang Kai-shek said angrily, "Russian, you really have no manners." After returning home, Chiang Kai-shek's mood became worse and worse, and he lost his temper with his attendants from time to time. At this time, the People's Liberation Army had entered Hangzhou, and the situation in Shanghai became more turbulent. The next morning, Chiang Kai-shek got up, without washing his face, he called his son into the room and said, "Get the Taikang ship ready, and we will leave tomorrow."

Jiang Jingguo hurriedly asked: "Where are you going?" Chiang Kai-shek was expressionless: "Let's talk about it tomorrow." Jiang Jingguo didn't dare to ask again. He knew that since the People's Liberation Army crossed the south of the Yangtze River, his father had become weird and restless. Jiang Jingguo had no choice but to call Taikang to get ready. The Taikang was ordered to arrive at Xiangshan Port, and Captain Li Yuxi drove to Jiang Jingguo's villa to ask for instructions. He asked Jiang Jingguo: "Director, do you know where the leader is going tomorrow?"

Chiang Ching-kuo said: "I don't know either. However, judging from the situation of the water intake this time, the destination is nothing more than two places, one is Keelung and the other is Xiamen." The next day, after Chiang Kai-shek and his entourage boarded the "Taikang", they still did not speak. Captain Li Yuxi asked: "Commissioner, our destination is..." "Shanghai." Hearing Chiang Kai-shek's answer, the entourage standing behind him was taken aback.At the same time, it also makes them very admired.Going there when the war in Shanghai was so tense shows the courage and courage of Chiang Kai-shek as a leader.

Although Chiang Kai-shek has stepped down and resigned from the presidency, he is still the president of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang.As far as the army is concerned, his prestige far exceeds that of Li Zongren.For his part, he never felt that he was not president.He felt that the precarious half of southern China at this time still belonged to him, Chiang Kai-shek. There is a reason why he attaches so much importance to Shanghai.One is that he is not at ease with Tang Enbo; the other is that this is the place where he made his fortune; the third is that Shanghai still has a large amount of gold and silver that has not been transported away, and the army that is going to Taiwan has not yet been shipped; The place is different, with American military support.

He hoped that Shanghai could hold out for six months.At that time, it was hard to say who would win the game. When Chiang Kai-shek first arrived in Shanghai, he lived in a uniquely furnished Western-style bungalow on Fuxing Island.Here, Chiang Kai-shek has repeatedly called cadres above the regiment to give speeches, mainly to cheer them up. When he was inspecting Shanghai, he said to everyone: "I vowed to follow my patriotic soldiers and civilians as an outlaw, and support President Li and President He to lead the fight and fight to the end." When someone asked about the Communist Party, he explain:

"The issue of the Communist Party is an international issue. It cannot be solved by our own country. It must rely on international forces. However, the current ally, the United States, requires us to give them a preparation time. Of course, this time will not be too long. We only hope that we will fight in the Far East for a year. Therefore, I ask you to fight in Shanghai for 6 months, even if you have completed the task." Someone started to applaud, his face changed, and he suddenly said: "Dai Rongguang, that bastard surrendered to the enemy before firing a cannon, allowing the enemy to cross the Yangtze River easily, causing many troops to be defeated without fighting, which broke my original plan. Now we are in Although there have been some strategic setbacks, these are only temporary, and you should not be arrogant when you win, and not discouraged when you hear defeat. You should believe me, since the Northern Expedition in Guangdong, I have not missed anything strategically, and we have done everything right."

The battle in Shanghai, from combat equipment to the conduct of the campaign, was mainly presided over by Chiang Kai-shek himself.During Chiang Kai-shek's "retirement", Tang Enbo often flew to Xikou to ask for instructions in person on important issues concerning Shanghai's combat readiness. So much so that Gu Zhutong, the chief of staff who was fighting in Shanghai at the time, was also put aside. At a military conference held in Nanjing in April, Gu emphasized the need to determine where the PLA's main direction of crossing the river is, and then deploy. At that time, most people advocated that we should focus on defending between Nanjing and Wuhu and between Nanjing and Jiangyin, but Tang Enbo focused on Shanghai.

Gu Zhutong asked Tang Enbo to consider these opinions, but Tang Enbo said confidently: "It is the president's order to keep Shanghai."Then he showed the order Chiang Kai-shek issued to him in public.And said that the chief should also obey this. Gu Zhutong was blushing at the time, but he followed the order and decided to stick to Shanghai. The fall of Nanjing was related to Chiang Kai-shek's combat guiding ideology.He is a person who is good at creating a mutual containment situation within the Kuomintang army. This time, after Chiang Kai-shek took charge of Fuxing Island, he repeated his old tricks.

One night late at night, Chiang Kai-shek took Luo Ze, the commander of the 37th Army, to his residence alone, and told him: "You must firmly control the entire army, maintain a high degree of mobility, and be able to mobilize the entire army within 4 hours." Lao Jiang's subtext is: fight if you can fight, and retreat if you can't fight.Commander Luo naturally understood. However, Tang Enbo didn't understand this situation.Chiang Kai-shek's idea is not to let him know.If he, the commander-in-chief of the security, found out, he wouldn't have left here as soon as the gun was fired.So there was a saying in the army at that time: Commander Tang was just a big messenger for the old man.

Mao Renfeng, the spy chief, relied on his prestige as an old man, and ignored Tang Enbo, often breaking ground on his "Tai Sui". When Chiang Kai-shek went to Shanghai, Mao Renfeng was mainly responsible for the security work.He used all the tricks of the spies, stalking, body-searching, ransacking the house, monitoring, monitoring, everything.Even the phone was tapped into Tang Enbo's home. At that time, although Tang Enbo yelled at his subordinates to "stick to it for six months", he himself was also preparing to escape, and her wife Huang Jingbai was trying to sell the luxury house they lived in. The Communist Party has never given up on instigating Tang Enbo’s rebellion, hoping that he will turn to the bright side like General Fu Zuoyi. Major General Lu Jiuzhi of the Kuomintang (he is the husband of the daughter of Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Jieru) was influenced by the Communist Party and visited the Tang Mansion many times. To be a lobbyist against Tang Enbo.Because Lu and Tang have a deep personal relationship.As for Tang, he always had an ambiguous attitude on this issue. He also saw that the old man was gone, but he didn't dare to act rashly, and he was worried about the Communist Party.So when answering Lu Jiuzhi's questions, he always spoke very vaguely. Of course, Mao Renfeng was in control of the situation. Once, Mao Renfeng said in front of Tang Enbo: "It's not me who boasted. All the heads of all Shanghai's naval and political officials are in the hands of my Mao. Chief, whose head do you want?" Hearing his words, Tang Enbo sneered and said, "I only want my own head." "That's not impossible." "what do you mean?" "Believe it or not, at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, your head will be under my control." Tang Enbo decided to see how capable Mao Renfeng is.Then he ordered his adjutant to stay with him from now on. The next day, Chiang Kai-shek happened to be moving from Fuxing Island to the city.He felt that Fuxing Island was too far away from the urban area, making it not convenient for him to work.Jiang Jingguo immediately said to his father: "The current situation is so serious and tense, and there are too many dangerous people in the urban area, how can they still move in?" Chiang Kai-shek said sternly: "Dangerous? Don't I know?" Chiang Kai-shek moved from Fuxing Island to the urban area.This matter was handled by Mao Renfeng alone.Tang Enbo picked up the phone very dissatisfied after hearing the news, and asked: "Director Mao, why didn't you tell me about the transfer of the old man?" Mao Renfeng clamped the phone receiver under his neck, turned over the documents on the table in his hand, and said irrelevantly: "The chief is very punctual!" "My head is still growing on my neck, but it's already 8 o'clock..." "It's two points short. Now, please look back and understand." Tang Enbo turned his head and found that his adjutant was holding a revolver in his hand, facing his head, less than 5 centimeters away. Tang Enbo was stunned. Mao Renfeng said on the other end of the phone: "Boss, wait for you at the Meibaike Hotel at noon!" Then he hung up the phone. Tang Enbo's adjutant also quickly put the gun in the holster, put on a smiling face, and said: "Boss, Director Mao just made a joke with you, don't take it seriously." In the Meibaike Hotel, Mao Renfeng toasted Tang Enbo and gave some enlightenment.Mao Renfeng reminded Tang Enbo that the Communist Party was instigating rebellion and wanted to use his ideas.And with a lot of reasoning, enlighten him that only by following the old man wholeheartedly can he have a happy ending with both loyalty and filial piety. Chiang Kai-shek's trip to Shanghai was mainly to cheer up the war supervisor and inspire the army's morale. It was also to use the net in his hand to cover his subordinates more tightly and control them more tightly.There is another not-so-small episode.With the joint efforts of progressives in the Kuomintang army and underground workers of the Communist Party, the second "Xi'an Incident" was almost caused. The battle between Chiang Kai-shek and Li Zongren continued to escalate. After Li Zongren flew out of Nanjing on the afternoon of April 23, he did not fly to the new temporary capital Guangzhou.Because Guangzhou is where Chiang Kai-shek made his fortune, and there are hardliners who protect Chiang, Li Zongren decided not to go to Guangzhou. Li Zongren flew to Guilin on the afternoon of the 23rd and lived in his self-built mansion at No. 130 Wenming Road on the south bank of Shanhu Lake.He also sent Cheng Siyuan to fly to Hankou to pick up Bai Chongxi and return to Guangxi to discuss major plans. On April 28, Cheng Siyuan flew to Hankou and saw that Bai Chongxi was busy talking on the phone with Chiang Kai-shek who was in Shanghai at this time. At this time, Bai Chongxi's idea was to let Chiang Kai-shek order the Central Army retreating from the south bank of the Yangtze River to deploy defenses on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway Line instead of moving to the coastal areas of Fujian. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek's defeated army, such as Li Yannian's corps, was busy retreating to Fujian. The defeated soldiers in Shanghai did not withdraw directly to Taiwan, but first made a symbolic defense in Fujian. "Little Zhuge" Bai Chongxi believed that this kind of defense was undoubtedly a false wall, vulnerable to a single blow. On April 29, Cheng Siyuan and Bai Chongxi flew to Guilin by special plane.Before leaving, Luo Ji, commander of the 4th Air Force in Hankou, told Bai Chongxi that it was raining in Guilin and the visibility was low, and it was unknown whether he could land.When we arrived in the sky over Guilin, we saw dark clouds, and Liuzhou was the same, so we had to fly to Guangzhou. By then, there were already thousands of lights, and we landed at Tianhe Airport. That night, Bai Chongxi went to visit He Yingqin.He Yingqin complained a lot to Bai Chongxi, saying that Li Zongren, as the head of state, is not in Guangzhou at present, but hides in Guilin, which is simply inappropriate.The two unanimously agreed to send Ju Zheng, Yan Xishan, and Li Wenfan, the president of the judiciary, to Guilin to persuade him to drive. On May 2, Bai Chongxi flew to Guilin together with the officials of the central government to persuade drivers.Li Zongren said to him: "I have prepared a written material, which means that since Chiang Kai-shek is unwilling to return to his post, he should transport the national wealth and US aid troops stored in Taiwan to Guangzhou and hand them over to the government, and invite him to go abroad for inspection. be able to exercise their due powers.” Bai Chongxi said: "This is what I meant originally. This document should also be handed over to Chiang Kai-shek by the central officials who came to Guizhou to Guangzhou." On May 3, after reading the written materials submitted by Li Zongren, Ju Zheng, Yan Xishan, and Li Wenfan fully agreed with its contents.Ju Zheng also requested that it be rewritten as "Records of the Conversation of Dai President Li with Ju Zheng, Yan Xishan, and Li Wenfan". At 4:00 p.m. that day, Ju Zheng and his party flew back to Guangzhou. On the morning of the 4th, He Yingqin sent a special plane to deliver the "Record of the Conversation" to Mr. Jiang. On May 5, Chiang Kai-shek wrote a letter to He Yingqin and sent a special plane to Guangzhou.This letter is Chiang's general reply to Li Zongren's request.Chiang Kai-shek said: "As for the gold and silver in storage, it is said that when he was in office, he ordered the transfer of the gold and silver stored in the treasury to a safe place. After retiring, he has not heard of it." "The storage and distribution of U.S. weapons and U.S. aid are the responsibility of the Ministry of National Defense. After resignation, they have no right to intervene. Listed in the books, they can also be checked." For Li Zongren asking him to go abroad, he was even more furious.He wrote in the letter: "If it is said that Zhongzheng should go abroad if he is not reinstated, it is necessary to aggravate the discussion. Zhongzheng has committed himself to revolution for more than 40 years. As long as China still has a piece of free territory, there is no place for Zhongzheng if you don't believe it." "When I was in Xikou, I once said to brother Li Qing (note: Wu Zhongxin): "They asked me to go to the field last time, and I can go to the field by myself. Now if they force me to go abroad to die again, I can't bear this miserable situation." Today It's the same as it is." Chiang Kai-shek found it difficult to accept Li Zongren's "Record of the Conversation" sent by his special plane.But Chiang Kai-shek, who was under attack from both inside and outside, naturally felt very uncomfortable.Later, he wrote in a letter to He Yingqin: "Today's national crisis is urgent, and Brother Delin's estrangement from Zhongzheng is beyond our expectations. Those who assisted the government in the past have been considered to hinder the government. Therefore, Zhongzheng can only retreat from the world and no longer know anything about politics. .” On May 6, the Standing Committee of the KMT Central Committee in Guangzhou made a resolution to elect Yan Xishan, Zhu Jiahua, Chen Jitang and other "envoys to welcome Li" to bring Chiang Kai-shek's letter to He Yingqin to Guilin to Li Zongren.Bai Chongxi saw the phrase "travel away from the world" mentioned in Jiang's letter, and felt it was worth recommending. Then he said to Li Zongren: "It's not that Chiang Kai-shek doesn't want to go out of the mountain. The reason why he is willing to go down is to buy time and make a comeback. Degong will go to Guangzhou as soon as possible to prevent Chairman Chiang from making a comeback." Li Zongren nodded frequently. At 10 a.m. on May 8, Li Zongren, Yan Xishan and others welcomed Special Envoy Li and his party, and flew to Guangzhou on two special planes "Zhuiyun" and "Ziqiang" to perform the duties of acting president. After Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Shanghai on April 24, the underground workers of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai began to formulate a plan to capture Chiang Kai-shek alive, liberate Shanghai peacefully, and liberate southern China peacefully. The plan was sent outside the city by intelligence agents and sent to the Front Command of the General Front Committee in Danyang, where it was approved. In the implementation of this plan, Lieutenant General Gao Can of the Kuomintang and General Zhang Quan, an old friend of the CCP, participated in the specific implementation work.Because of his status, it is easy to carry out work.As early as the Battle of Xu Bang and the Wuhu River Defense, General Zhang visited the positions in person and provided the PLA with a lot of information. After the People's Liberation Army approached Shanghai, he has been actively instigating rebellion among Kuomintang officers, and it has been fruitful. This is a man with a strong sense of justice.During the Anti-Japanese War, he led China's first mechanized unit, the Tank Defensive Artillery Unit, to fight in Burma, displaying the prestige of the Chinese army. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to fight a civil war. Zhang Quan was in Nanjing, and he stated his opinion in front of the old man. As a result, he annoyed Chiang Kai-shek, disbanded Zhang Quan's troops, seized the military power, and pretended to be a high-ranking member.At this time, he was disheartened by Chiang Kai-shek, and he had a plan to get closer to the CCP. At that time, it was not easy to capture Chiang Kai-shek and his son alive. After Zhang Quan accepted the task, the first person he looked for was Fang Maokai, the commander of the 230th Division of the Youth Army stationed in Pudong.He is Zhang Quan's student. The Youth Army is also a direct line of Chiang Ching-kuo's army, and Master Fang Maokai has a good personal relationship with Chiang Ching-kuo, so it is not easy to arouse suspicion. Zhang Quan had done Master Fang's work well, and Fang Maokai decided to follow Zhang Xueliang's example and have a second "Xi'an Incident". The time has finally come. One day, Jiang Jingguo invited Fang Maokai to his Lizhishe villa to reminisce about the past, and the time was set at night. General Zhang Quan pointed to the map and said, "This is Chiang Kai-shek's bedroom. This is Chiang Ching-kuo's bedroom. Chiang Ching-kuo's guests are all in this room. Opposite is a bathroom. In the small door under the bathtub, There are two box guns, one for you and one for your personal guard. Before you go upstairs, there is a colonel sitting in the guard room downstairs, and he will come out and say: Commander, the director personally summoned him, he has a bright future! This person is the one who takes care of you. "After you are ready, you must first smash the window glass with a gun, and the respondent will rush into Chiang Kai-shek's room and say: 'There are assassins, the president should go quickly.' "The military police downstairs will rush up, and a captain and company commander will take you, Mr. Jiang and his son, into the middle jeep, and drive straight to Fuxing Island. Then you transfer a regiment stationed on Xiyuhuihui Road to Fuxing Island. At this time, I will also be in the West Sports Club Road Armored Regiment, and I will come out and join you." Finally, Zhang Quan added: "Our actions are not isolated, and the navy will also act in concert." Teacher Fang said confidently: "Mr. Zhang, that's the deal. If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent!" Later, at noon on May 1, the family members of the officers of the Shanghai Garrison were the first to leave Shanghai and take a boat to Taiwan.Due to Jiang Jingguo's special care, Fang Maokai's family members also left with these ships. At the Huangpu Military Port Wharf, Master Fang wept farewell to his wife and five children (four girls and one boy). The matter has come to this point, which caused a major psychological obstacle to Mr. Fang's operation to capture Jiang.He thought it was okay for him to be a benevolent, but the lives of his wife and five children were in danger. Under such circumstances, why did Chiang Kai-shek order all the family members of cadres above the regiment level in Shanghai to withdraw from Shanghai and go to Taiwan?The reason is very simple, if the hostages are taken, those officers will naturally swear to die, and they can't be half-hearted. During the meeting that came as scheduled in the evening, although Teacher Fang took out the pistol from under the bathtub, he hesitated for a long time and put the gun back in great pain. This well-planned operation to capture Chiang was aborted in this way. The second operation to capture Chiang was scheduled on board the navy warship Yongjin. At this time, the underground party in Shanghai, with the approval of the General Front Committee, had formally established the Shanghai Uprising Army, with Zhang Quan as the commander-in-chief of the uprising army.When the army was preparing to attack Shanghai, the camera responded to the uprising, and at the same time decided that the uprising army would be responsible for the second capture of Jiang. According to reliable information, the Yongjin will send Chiang Kai-shek to Dinghai from the wharf of Fuxing Island on May 5. The headquarters of the rebel army decided that after Chiang Kai-shek boarded the ship on this day, the bomber would block the channel, and then the navy would be the first to announce the uprising and detain Chiang Kai-shek. At this time, Zhou Yingcong, Chief of Staff of the Navy, had already been won over by the underground party. Zhou Yingcong, the chief of naval staff, went through the work of Chen Guangyi, the captain of the Yongjin warship. Chen Guangyi was in charge of blowing up the ship and handed him a time bomb. But then the problem came from Chen Daguo, Chen Guangyi's son. Chen Daguo also served on the Yongjin as a naval captain.It is the age of youthful vigor.Two days ago, his girlfriend, a beautiful and progressive female college student, left Shanghai for the Liberated Area and left him without saying goodbye. Chen Daguo secretly made up his mind to hijack the Yongjin and go north to Lianyungang to join the People's Liberation Army. He still doesn't know the special mission of this warship.His official rank is too small to have the right to know. Late night on May 4th. The Bravery is moored at Fuxing Island Wharf. Two sailors with guns rushed into the captain's cabin, cut Chen Guangyi's hands behind his back, and stuffed a towel in his mouth. Chen Daguo announced: "The Yongjin is in an uprising." The Yongjin sailed away from the pier and used signals to trick Wusong Port. All of a sudden, the people on the shore were anxious.Zhou Yingcong, who was planning to bomb a ship to catch Jiang, saw the sudden change in the situation and couldn't find the underground party for a while, so he had to hide first. Tang Enbo sent two planes, and Naval Commander Gui Yongqing sent two destroyers to pursue Yongjin together.All of a sudden, guns fired in the air and at sea. After Chen Guangyi told his son Chen Daguo the whole story, it was already too late. In the end, Chen Daguo died in battle, and Chen Guangyi jumped into the sea holding his son's body. Chiang Kai-shek escaped again. Tang Enbo and Mao Renfeng carried out a frantic search in anger. Due to the traitor's informant, General Zhang Quan and some leaders of the rebel army were arrested, and they were assassinated on the eve of the liberation of Shanghai. On May 13, 1949, Pudong. The commander of the 230th Division of the Youth Army handed over the troops to his deputy chief of staff and asked him to lead his troops to surrender. Teacher Fang said: "We can only choose to surrender. The Youth Army is an elite unit run by Director Jiang for many years. The uprising is a disservice to the party and the country and Director Jiang; it is a disservice to the 10,000 brothers in the whole division. Therefore, make way for the Communist Party and the brothers. earn a living." Then he arranged for the deputy chief of staff to contact the People's Liberation Army, and ordered the engineering unit to mark the minefield so that the People's Liberation Army could pass through safely.Then, he calmly walked into the minefield by himself and died after being hit by a mine. On May 12, 1949, Chiang Kai-shek left Shanghai safely. He stood on the deck, the drizzle wet his robe, and the sea breeze beat his thin cheeks. Jiang Jingguo said softly to his father: "Father, Shanghai has fallen into such a tight siege that you cannot save it alone. As you said: 'Do your best'." Chiang Kai-shek's expression was dull, and the rain dazzled his eyes, but he still looked into the distance with difficulty. He said to his son: "There is still Mao Renfeng, he will deal with the Communist Party." It turns out that when Chiang Kai-shek left Shanghai, he gave the spy chief Mao Renfeng five tasks: 1. Assist Tang Enbo and Chen Liangchou to rush to transport supplies; 2. Control the ships, sailboats and wooden boats in Shanghai; 3. Concentrate the traffic police forces in the Shanghai-Hangzhou area, and join the battle order with 6 corps to defend Shanghai, under the command of Tang Enbo, with 2 The corps is responsible for escorting and transporting materials; 4. Monitor the capitalists in Shanghai to prevent them from smuggling materials to Hong Kong and other places; When Mao Renfeng called several of his confidants to his home for a meeting, some people had doubts about whether the plan could be carried out, but Mao Renfeng explained: "Nanjing has now been occupied by the communist army, and Shanghai is also very dangerous. It is estimated that the communist army will come over soon. The natural danger of the Yangtze River has been broken by the communist army. Can we still hold Shanghai with this little force? No way. That's why the president instructed us to strive to transport gold and silver to Taiwan." According to Chiang Kai-shek's relevant instructions, Mao Renfeng ordered Mao Sen and others to create terrorist activities everywhere and hunt down communists and progressives. Mao Renfeng once said to them: "The president instructed that anyone who is suspected should be arrested, and Zhang Lan, Luo Longji and others should be monitored." Zhang Lan and others secretly left Shanghai under the cover of the Communist Party. The murderous police chief Mao Sen said regretfully: "I was going to kill Zhang Lan and Luo Longji, but it's only a quarter of an hour too late!" Mao Renfeng said: "According to the original intention of the president, he planned to kill them. Later, the president agreed not to kill them. Killing democrats will cause disputes."