Chapter 329 11. Chiang Kai-shek was almost captured alive

After Nanjing was liberated, Chiang Kai-shek fled from Xikou to his "palace" in Shanghai on the morning of April 26, the only Western-style building on Fuxing Island. Chiang Kai-shek came to Shanghai from Xikou and lived in seclusion on Fuxing Island. Fuxing Island is located at Wusongkou, where the wind and waves are violent, like a solitary boat floating on the sea. Seeing that Shanghai was not safe, Chiang Kai-shek was restless all day long, so much so that he lost his old demeanor when he went to inspect everywhere, and his speech was incoherent.At night, he stood alone in front of the military map marked with arrows and circles of various colors, feeling even more depressed.There is not much room for maneuver with the communist army, and he will soon be driven into the sea.Bad news was coming from everywhere, which terrified him every day.It was nearly midnight, and he was still pacing up and down the room with his hands behind his back, without feeling sleepy.

He murmured to himself: "Don't be afraid, don't retreat, don't retreat, go forward." Is he praying to God, or is he emboldening himself? At this time, a plan to "capture Chiang Kai-shek alive" was already brewing. No. 20 East Stadium Road, Shanghai, a quiet small bungalow.This house was bought by the traitor Chen Gongbo for his aunt and wife. The small building stands in a green field, and nearby is the first railway built by foreigners in China. The tracks of the Shanghai-Wusong Railway are already broken and incomplete.On the iron gate of the bungalow is a paper sign saying "Private Residence, No Disturbance" and the big red seal of the Songhu Police Headquarters is stamped on it.In the small attic of this building, Lieutenant General Zhang Quan, the inspector of the Kuomintang Joint Logistics Headquarters, and Li Xiyou, the commander of the 132nd Division of the Kuomintang Army stationed in Jiangwan, and Wang Yawen, etc., worked in secret series and on the basis of full preparations, to draw up a plan for the urban area of ​​Shanghai. Armed uprising plan.

Time: 10 am on May 16. The temporary headquarters of the rebel army is located at No. 121 Jixiang Road. The headquarters of the uprising army consisted of: Zhang Quan was the commander of the uprising army, Wang Yawen was the political commissar, Zheng Zhenhua was the deputy political commissar and director of the political department, and the liaison officer was Chen Yueer, an underground worker of the Shanghai Bureau of the Communist Party of China. Action plan: Once the uprising order was issued, Liu Zhongquan, the head of the 51st Artillery Regiment of the Kuomintang Army stationed on Xiyuguan Road, led his troops to first occupy the Disco Building on Sichuan Road, and use this as a base to move toward the main throat leading to Wusong. Bang and Zhang Huabang expanded to cooperate with the Western Front Corps of the People's Liberation Army that arrived in Wusong on the 16th.The Liu Zhongquan regiment is a mechanized artillery regiment with combat effectiveness in the uprising army.

Wang Bingyue's 51st Army and Zhong Mian's motorized regiment stationed in the urban area will cooperate to attack after the battle starts.Li Xiyou's 132nd Division was in charge of responding on the front line of Jiangwan.Wang Wanwei's division stationed in Yangshe camp launched an attack on the spot. Fang Maokai, commander of the 209th Division of the 37th Army of the Pudong Frontline Youth Army, was a student of Zhang Quan. They had reached a tacit agreement that once the uprising started, they would open their positions and invite the People's Liberation Army to enter.

Shao Bochang's artillery blocked Wusong and intercepted Jiang's army fleeing by land and water. In order to cut off the escape route at sea, Zhang Quan arranged for "Captain Chen" with his single-line contact to blow up ships and set up barriers at the narrow Wusongkou when the uprising started, blocking the waterway of Wusongkou, so that the KMT's moored on the Wusong water would be blocked. The ship was unable to set sail. Zheng Zhenhua focused on organizing forces to destroy the airport, so that the Kuomintang planes could not take off. Zhang Quan led a group of elite troops to storm the Songhu Garrison Headquarters on North Sichuan Road. After succeeding, he hung a white flag on the roof of the building to disturb the morale of the army. Then he joined the People's Liberation Army, surrounded Fuxing Island, and captured Chiang Kai-shek alive.

This is a careful plan of action.If this uprising is carried out, it will definitely disrupt the Kuomintang's defense in Shanghai, control the main throats, and cooperate with the People's Liberation Army to achieve the goal of forcing Shanghai's defenders to surrender and peacefully liberate Shanghai. However, when the hero also miscalculated, Zhang Quan was betrayed by the traitor. Chiang Kai-shek received a telegram from Shanghai Police Chief Mao Sen: "According to a secret report from Zhang Xian, Lieutenant Colonel of the 132nd Division, Zhang Quan colluded with the underground party of the Communist Party of China to instigate the 132nd Division and other troops to riot on the 16th. Shanghai, and plans to surround Fuxing Island, intercept warships, seal the Wusongkou waterway, and capture Chiang Kai-shek alive."

After reading the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek's face turned gray with fright.He secretly rejoiced that he had escaped another catastrophe. He had quietly left Shanghai on the "Jiang Jing" ship a few days ago and fled to the sea.Angry, afraid and hated, Chiang Kai-shek slammed a teacup on the table to the ground with a bang, and water splashed everywhere. "Mother Xipi, Zhang Quan is also going to make trouble. It is not so easy to arrest me and go to the Communist Party to repay my merits." Then he ordered: "Call Mao Sen back, act immediately, and arrest Zhang Quan. Find out Zhang Quan's party quickly. , be sure to catch them all!"

Because of Zhang Xian's betrayal, Zhang Quan, Li Xiyou, and Qin Ranxuan were arrested, and the uprising teams from all walks of life lost their command and were unable to act. The Shanghai Uprising aborted. On May 27, the sixth day after Zhang Quan's sacrifice, Shanghai returned to the embrace of the people. On July 30, the Organization Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China issued an official letter to certify that Zhang Quan was ratified as a revolutionary martyr.