Chapter 246 9. Wuhuawen Battlefield Uprising

On September 18, the Huaye Siege West Group surrounded the commercial ports in downtown Jinan from the west, south, and north, and occupied the airport; the East Group captured Maoling Mountain and Yanchi Mountain, which guard the southeast entrance of Jinan , Huilongling and other important strongholds developed rapidly in depth, approaching the outer city.This exposed the troops of Wu Huawen, the commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang West Garrison and commander of the reorganized 96th Army, directly to the attack of the People's Liberation Army.If Wu Huawen wanted to fight to the end, his entire army would be wiped out.

Prior to this, the work of fighting for Wu Huawen's uprising was also going on intensely.Wu Huawen was originally a general under Han Fuju. After Han Fuju was shot, he was transferred to Sun Liangcheng's department.During the Anti-Japanese War, he followed Sun Liangcheng, Sun Dianying and others to surrender to the enemy and puppets.After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he was sent to Jinan by Chiang Kai-shek as Wang Yaowu's deputy. In response to Wu Huawen's situation, Tan Zhenlin clearly pointed out: Wu Huawen was born in a warlord, under the strong military pressure of the PLA, it is possible to revolt or cooperate with the PLA in action; try to tell Wu Huawen that Jinan will definitely be able to capture; Li Changyan, using his relationship as the cousin of Wu Huawen's wife Lin Shiying, hastened to do Wu's work and strive for him to act as soon as possible; he should not be too demanding on Wu Huawen. When our army is near the city, asking him to make way is considered a great contribution ; It is necessary to clarify the policy to ensure the safety of their lives and property, and to reorganize their subordinates according to the treatment of the People's Liberation Army after the uprising.After Li Changyan received the instructions, he tried every means to persuade and enlighten Wu Huawen, but none of them worked.Tan Zhenlin resolutely ordered the bombardment of Wu's position, annihilating one of his battalions in just 20 minutes;

During the battle, Wu Huawen went to Wang Yaowu's headquarters to find out Wang Yaowu's attitude.As soon as he entered the door, Wu Huawen said: "Commander, this is not acceptable. The old man insists on us defending, but there is no sign of reinforcements! We died in battle, will it have any impact on the situation?" Wang Yaowu was helpless at first, and Chiang Kai-shek called repeatedly to "stand firm and wait for help", but can he hold on?Hearing Wu Huawen's complaints, he still comforted Wu: "Don't talk about this, don't talk about this, a plane landed just now, and we still have time to retreat!"

Wu Huawen said: "The plane belongs to the Bank of China. I saw it with my own eyes just now. It is crowded and airtight. It is still a question of whether it can take off safely." Wang Yaowu raised his spirits and changed the subject: "Why is your team so missed!" Wu Huawen said calmly: "Today's plan, it is absolutely impossible to stick to it. There are only more than 3,000 people left in my army. They will not fight no matter what they say." In front of Wang Yaowu, "Brothers are unwilling to fight, and I don't want to fight myself. The commander thinks I am guilty, so please shoot me. I will never fight back."

Wang Yaowu sighed: "Don't talk about it, you go! I know what happened today better than anyone else. However, your family members were not sent to Nanjing, and my whole family went to Nanjing." Wu Huawen said: "Brothers understand the difficulties of the commander. I sincerely advise the commander. President Jiang's approach is really not feasible. I hope you think twice before acting." After speaking, Wu Huawen left. On the evening of the 19th, Wu Huawen convened a meeting of officers above the regiment and regiment to clarify the purpose of the uprising, and successfully led 3 brigades to hold a battlefield uprising.And hand over the position to the People's Liberation Army. On the 20th, Wu Huawen led the uprising troops to gather in the area north of the railway and south of Luokou, waiting for the order of the PLA. On the 25th, Wu Huawen led the 155th Brigade Commander Yang Youbo, the 161st Brigade Commander Zhao Guangxing, and the Independent Brigade Commander He Zhibin to issue an uprising telegram to the whole country, saying: "From now on, I vow to stand on the side of the people, resolutely support the views of the Communist Party of China, and obey the Communist Party of China. Under the leadership of Chairman Mao of the Central Committee, Commander-in-Chief Zhu, and the military and political leaders of East China, under the unified order of the People's Liberation Army, they fought loyally to resolutely expel the aggressive forces of U.S. imperialism, to completely overthrow the reactionary Kuomintang rule, and to completely liberate the Chinese people." ("" Battle of Jinan", p. 282) On the same day, Wu Huawen led the uprising troops to cross the Yellow River to the north and arrived in the Yucheng area for reorganization.