Chapter 4 Chapter 3

Qingdao is like a seductive pearl inlaid on the bank of Jiaozhou Bay; it is more like a golden mountain with countless treasures buried, making robbers greedy. The streets and alleys in the urban area are engraved with various imprints of the past, and the scars left by the past are bitterly left under the window sills and cornices.Behind those buildings can't hide the trembling bitterness that flashed past in the past, and the gaps between the stone slabs can't hide the layers of sad memories that have fallen off in the past.This city, which has experienced countless ups and downs, inevitably depicts national contradictions everywhere, and always echoes the cries of the oppressed class.In the heavy traces of that unequal society, Qingdao's past has been deeply pressed.

The Kuomintang authorities tried their best to keep Qingdao, a place of gold reserves, not only for wealth, but also a phantom symbolizing rule.In order to achieve the goal of long-term persistence, in addition to military defense and harbor construction, cracking the underground radio station set up by the CCP’s underground party in Qingdao has always been an important goal of the enemy.In this regard, the enemy has exhausted all their efforts and tricks, but in the end, it is nothing but a bamboo basket to fetch water. The underground radio station of the Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China was established in early 1948. According to the needs of the development of the situation, it was not opened until October of the same year.Wu Rongsen, the person in charge of the radio station, was ordered by the social group of the Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China to engage in intelligence work in the enemy-occupied area of ​​Qingdao.

Wu Rongsen lives in Qingdao, so he is an expert in Qingdao and knows Qingdao's topography like the palm of his hand. During the Anti-Japanese War, as a passionate young man, he was studying at Qingdao Commercial School. Unwilling to endure the bullying of the Japanese invaders, he became brothers with his classmates Dong Zhaowen and Huang Zhenyuan. At the end of 1943, the Qingdao Special Branch of the Central Committee developed them as underground workers based on their daily performance, and established a "Youth Business Group" with the three of them as the backbone to carry out anti-Japanese and national salvation propaganda activities.

During the War of Liberation, Wu Rongsen was ordered to return to Qingdao to engage in underground work after finishing secret worker training at the seat of the Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China in the liberated area. The first step for him to return to Qingdao was to join the Kuomintang Qingdao Navy through the introduction of Dong Zhaowen's colleagues at the shipbuilding institute, and serve as a confidential secretary on the "Jie 30" warship. In the spring of 1948, Wu Rongsen was ordered to return to the liberated area to accept two tasks: one was to try to get the code for the enemy's telegram, and the other was to try to prepare for the establishment of an underground radio station and open up the connection with the commanding authority of the liberated area.

After accepting the task, he stepped up his work on these two tasks. In a blink of an eye, it was summer.One day, a junior officer walked out of the confidential room of the Kuomintang Qingdao Naval Base Command, and an acquaintance not far away greeted him. "Secretary Wu, I heard that you are going to be a lieutenant telecommunications officer? Don't forget to treat me!" "It all depends on everyone's support, it will be a treat, it will be done!" This junior officer was socializing nonchalantly, he was Wu Rongsen. A few months ago, for the convenience of work, he specially asked someone to get a fake certificate of "National Immigration Officer" and "Lieutenant Telecom Officer" to report to him, and then went through a lot of processing.

In terms of personnel, Xie Mazi, the personnel staff officer of the Navy Command, was the first and most important level.This man was greedy and lustful, so Wu Rongsen did what he liked, first he invited him to drink and have a close relationship, and then he went to the silver building to order a pair of beautiful gold bracelets, which he gave to Xie Mazi's wife.But don't say, this trick really works, money can make ghosts grind, and when the pillow blows, the effect will come out.As a result, he was indeed appointed as the lieutenant telecommunications officer of the "Chaoan" ship. The approval document has been issued but the person has not yet arrived.

In the era when the Kuomintang officials were desperately trying to get gold, tickets, cars, houses, and whores (concubines), people called them five sons who were admitted to the imperial examinations. Because of his status as a confidential secretary, and out of professional convenience, Wu Rongsen discovered in the official documents that the Navy Headquarters was stationed in Qingdao to receive a new code for the second half of 1948.He decided to seize this opportunity and try to get the enemy's new password. After careful consideration, he transferred the way to obtain the secret code to his fellow villager Liu Guohua.Liu Guohua is the confidential secretary on board the "Lushan" landing ship, and he is somewhat related to Wu Rongsen.According to conclusive information, the "Lushan" landing ship, which is going to dock to repair and refit the artillery, has been notified to receive the code, but has not yet done so.If this password can be intercepted, it will not only complete the task of "trying to get the enemy's telegram code" instructed by the municipal party committee, but also make an immeasurable contribution to the liberation of Qingdao.

Right now, he must report his plan to obtain the enemy's password to the municipal party committee as soon as possible, and listen to the instructions of his superiors. He walked out of the pier and ran towards the meeting point. On this day, two mysterious guests chatted softly in a box of a brothel in Xizhen, Qingdao.Outside the door, there were a few coquettishly dressed prostitutes beckoning, and they kept seducing with charming voices: "Sir, come in and have fun! Even if it's a cup of tea." "Ah! Mr. Wang hasn't come for a long time I'm afraid I've already forgotten about it?"

In fact, the teasing outside the door just served as a kind of cover and a message to the people inside. Wu Rongsen was talking with Lu Xiucheng, a traffic officer of the municipal party committee, and reported to the municipal party committee about his plan to get Liu Guohua to obtain the password. He also provided a very important information, that is, Liu Guohua was very dissatisfied with the Kuomintang's excessive currency issuance and skyrocketing prices, which made his family's life difficult. , often secretly scolding mother.Especially when the Kuomintang is preparing to retreat southward, the landing ship "Lushan" will be anchored and set sail after being renovated, what should I do if I leave my wife and children behind?He once offered to ask Wu Rongsen for help to find a bright way out for him.Wu Rongsen also asked Liu Guohua about various information about the "Lushan" ship, and Liu Guohua was also willing to provide it.

When it comes to the "Lushan" ship, although it was notified to receive the password, the captain of the ship was about to dock for repairs and refit the artillery. He lost his head, so he was not allowed to collect it. Wu Rongsen asked Lu Xiu to report the situation to the municipal party committee, hoping to get instructions from the municipal party committee to take action as soon as possible. "Okay, I will report the situation to the municipal party committee as soon as possible." When we parted, Lu Xiucheng asked with a smile: "How could you think of joining hands in this kind of place? I'm not used to it. I'm a big girl getting on a sedan chair in this kind of place—it's my first time!"

"This is also the need of the struggle. It's just a joke. After all, the more this kind of place is, the safer it is. How can the spies catch the Communist Party and come to the brothel? When they enter the door and see those women, their bones It's softened, and I was busy touching the woman's buttocks. Of course, the location of the joint will be changed next time, and Zhuge Kongming's empty city plan can only be used once." After receiving the report, the Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China carefully studied Wu Rongsen's plan to obtain the enemy's password through Liu Guohua, believed that it was feasible, and quickly notified Wu Rongsen to outwit it. Outsmarting requires opportunities. Coincidentally, Wu Rongsen learned that the Kuomintang Naval Base Command had issued another notice, requiring all ships that had not yet received the secret code to collect it before July 1, and those who did not receive it within the time limit were sent back to the Nanjing headquarters. There is no time to miss this opportunity. When we got the news, the calendar card had turned to June 25th, and there was no room for delay. It was time to make a decisive decision. At 9 am on June 26. Wu Rongsen boarded the "Lushan" ship and walked steadily into Liu Guohua's office cabin. When he looked around and no one was ensuring safety, he leaned forward and whispered: "I have done what you entrusted." "Great, will you accept me over there?" "People have said that patriotism is of no priority. As long as you are sincerely revolutionary, you are very welcome there. However, I still ask you to do one thing right now, just stamp it. It is also a test of whether you are sincere or false." "Ok, Ok." Liu Guohua agreed without hesitation. But when he figured out that he was required to stamp the seal to get the password, his face turned pale from nervousness, he even panted heavily, and a thin layer of sweat oozed from his forehead. I didn't even dare to think about it. Wu Rongsen was afraid that he would change his mind, so he said immediately: "Now the world is ruled by the Communist Party, and you have to follow the path of the Communist Party. After this is done, I will send you and your family to the Liberated Area immediately. This is what you gave to the other side." A meeting ceremony is also a good way to express your sincerity in the past." With such encouragement and assurance, Liu Guohua finally summoned up his courage and said to Wu Rongsen: "Since your party trusts me so much, I will go get it right away." After finishing speaking, he took out the letterhead and wrote a letter to receive the password in the tone of the captain, then stamped the captain's name stamp, and went to the naval base headquarters with Wu Rongsen.The procedures went extremely smoothly, and no one suspected that someone would tamper with such a logical and businesslike matter. A top-secret military code would be intercepted by the Communist Party, and it would be easy without firing a single shot. When Wu Rongsen came to No. 1 Chengyang Road, he found Lu Xiucheng, a traffic officer of the Municipal Party Committee, and put the paper bags sealed with "Navy Confidential Code", "Army Confidential Code" and "Air Force Confidential Code" in the intelligence team. When comrades were in front of each other, the joy in everyone's hearts was beyond words. The password was easily obtained, and the next step was how to safely and quickly pass through the enemy's tightly sealed card gate and send it to the liberated area. "Lao Lu, the next step is up to you." Wu Rongsen patted Lu Xiucheng's shoulder trustingly and said. Lu Xiucheng, an underground traffic officer, is bold and careful, and has been able to cleverly bring important information about the underground party out of the Kazimen, which is closely interrogated by the enemy. But the stakes are high. In order to understand the enemy's situation, the easiest way is to obtain the enemy's three-army code. With this code, the enemy's activity information can be deciphered from the intercepted telecommunication.Today, the underground party finally obtained this top-secret password, and must try to send it out safely to the superiors. Lu Xiucheng joked to Wu Rongsen with a smile: "Don't worry, Rongsen, even if I lose my life, I will send out the password." "No! Old Wu, if you lose your life, how can you send the code? Don't think about death first, and make sure that both the person and the code arrive at the liberated area safely!" Wu Rongsen seriously corrected Lu Xiucheng's words. "Yes, I must send the password out alive." After accepting the task, how can I get out of the sub-door with the password? After returning home, Lu Xiucheng had a lot of brainstorming. To be honest, it is not an easy task to get out the three-army code safely. What is the best way? It is definitely not acceptable to carry three packs of wax-sealed paper bags on your body, so where should you put them?If the password is not sent out in time, the superiors will not be able to grasp the enemy's dynamics in time, and the revolution will suffer losses.How to do it? Lu Xiucheng thumped his head hard, he was sulking because he couldn't think of a perfect solution for a while. Suddenly, there was a cry in the distance, and another person died.In these years, the authorities were corrupt, and the bureaucrats took advantage of the chaotic situation and soaring prices to enrich their own pockets and make a fortune for the country, so they didn't care about the lives of the people.In the urban area of ​​Qingdao, people died of freezing, starvation, and injustice almost every day. When more people died, people became numb. But Lu Xiucheng got inspiration from the paper money distributed in the funeral procession. Things in the world are often so strange, often not according to people's wishes, and there are many puzzling problems. Sometimes in some seemingly irrelevant things, you can find the key to open it all at once. He immediately ran out of the house, bought a large bundle of yellow mounting paper in a grocery store, and got busy when he got home. He dug a hole in the middle of the yellow mounting paper, put the password in the hole, and then stacked them neatly. It was tied up with a rope so that no trace of someone's movement could be seen, and it was on the road early the next morning. Cangkou Banqiaofang is the only way for Qingdao to go to the Liberated Area. The KMT set up a card gate there, and all civilians who enter and leave here must be inspected. Those vicious soldiers are rampant and domineering. stubble. When Lu Xiucheng came to Kazimen, there was already a long queue there, and there were many people who were going to go out of the city after undergoing inspection.Old Lu was dressed as a farmer, with an honest look. He deliberately stepped in among a few people who looked like farmers to take a number, while carefully observing whether there was any abnormality in today's inspection. "Woo————" A police car painted with the KMT's blue sky and white sun emblem roared and rushed past.The police car drove straight into it as if there was no one there, and the people who waited in line to check out the gate hurriedly avoided in fright, causing the crowd to be in chaos. After the police car passed by, the inspection continued. Suddenly, a middle-aged man was found to be carrying some contraband, was caught and tied up, his head was broken, and his face was bleeding. People are undergoing the examination with anxiety, for fear that disaster will befall them at any time. When it came to Lu Xiucheng, a soldier with a gun pointed at him and shouted: "Come here, what are you carrying?" "Yellow mounting paper." "What do you do if you don't have the yellow paper on the back of the festival?" "For the old man's anniversary, go home and go to the grave." "It's fucking bad luck, let's untie it and see." "Yes, boss." He untied the paper from his back and put it on the ground, knelt down and untied the rope obediently, and a large bundle of yellow mounted paper was placed squarely in front of the Kuomintang soldiers.The soldier first looked around the paper, there was a neat bundle of yellow mounting paper, it didn't look like anyone had touched it.To be honest, the matter has come to this point, there is nothing to check at all, but the soldier didn't know whether it was to show seriousness or to find fault, but he kept staring at the bundle of yellow mounting papers, and he didn't know what his intention was. He first pounded the bundle of paper with the butt of his gun, and then squatted down to pat the bundle of paper. There was no abnormal sound, and he didn't see any flaws. Then he stood up reluctantly and said, "I don't see you Old Bazi is still a filial son! Let’s go.” Even Lu Xiucheng, who is usually bold and cautious, couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat when the enemy soldier squatted down, especially when the enemy soldier slapped the yellow mounting paper with his hands, his heart was in his throat. The feeling of jumping out.But rationality told him that he must be calm and composed, and that he should not resort to desperate methods unless it was absolutely necessary, even though he had secretly clenched his fists. As a result, the enemy soldiers found nothing and let him go as a good citizen.As for the sweat, no matter whether it was cold sweat or hot sweat, the weather was hot anyway, and it didn't attract the attention and suspicion of the enemy soldiers on the clips. Lu Xiucheng squatted down, bowed his head and tied up the paper calmly, stood up and carried it on his back, without changing his face or heartbeat, he walked out of the gate steadily, and strode straight to the liberated area of ​​Nancun. Dusk came. The shining golden sunset has faded, and the green gauze curtains in the field are all covered in blue and silver mist. At the Nancun secret station, Lu Xiucheng handed over the three passwords to Yi Jimin, the head of the social group of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China.Yi Jimin held Lu Xiucheng's hand tightly and said, "Thank you, Comrade Lu Xiucheng! Thank you to all your comrades fighting in enemy-occupied areas!" Subsequently, the password was sent to the Jiaodong District Party Committee.So far, the work of outsmarting the enemy's three-army code has come to a successful conclusion. The CCP’s Qingdao Underground Radio Station has been kept secret since its establishment and opening, and the site designated by the Municipal Party Committee is at No. 20, Jiaodong Road. Along Jiaodong Road, there are both Kuomintang garrisons and temporary sheds set up by a large number of fugitive landlords.The radio station is set up in such a place, which can both paralyze the enemy and not arouse suspicion. No. 20, Jiaodong Road, is the home of Comrade Yu Qi. Yu Qi is Wu Rongsen's brother-in-law, an engineer and technician, and his thinking is progressive and inclined to revolution.He and his wife Wu Rui'ai accepted the arrangement of the municipal committee without any price. In the environment at that time, accepting such a task would be in danger of beheading at any time. There were three reasons for establishing an underground radio station at that time: 1. In view of the fact that the leading agencies stationed in the liberated areas communicate with the comrades working in the enemy areas, relying on the original means of transportation by traffic personnel can no longer meet the needs of the rapidly developing situation. Second, social intelligence work is highly time-sensitive and needs to be notified in a timely manner. 3. Qingdao is about to be liberated, and the tasks will inevitably be more arduous. Ensuring convenient and timely communication has become the top priority. It is imperative to build an underground radio station. One can imagine how difficult it was in the early stages of Taiwan’s establishment, starting from scratch with nothing. In the enemy-occupied areas, the KMT secret agents have very strict control over radio equipment, especially transmitter equipment, and the enemy is very sensitive to this equipment. Qingdao is the last liberated city in Shandong and even in North China. The defeated spies from all over the country come in droves, making Qingdao gradually become the center and stronghold of Kuomintang spies in North China.By the eve of liberation, there were more than 30 secret service organizations with a complete organizational system and activities in Qingdao, with more than 3,000 secret agents.These dog spies are like a group of shit flies that can't be beaten back, they will sneak into the gaps they see, which is disgusting. Therefore, although there are goods in stock in the shop windows of some electronic material stores in Qingdao, people dare not buy them rashly, because you don't know if it is a bait deliberately placed there by the enemy to lure you into the bait. It is absolutely impossible to buy ready-made ones. The only way is to assemble them from parts.You can buy parts for radio transmitters, and you must be extra careful, and beware of identification everywhere to see if there are dogs outside the door.This is also a risky move, if you are not careful, you will lose the whole game. Wu Rongsen is well aware of the weight and importance of this task. Picking up piecemeal, he buys one kind in East Town today, one in West Town the day after tomorrow, the other way around, and another in Sifang, and then he goes to the American goods stall on the third road of the market to buy some. That’s it, he bought a store today, Change to another store tomorrow.I also asked my sister and brother-in-law to assist in the purchase, piece by piece piece by piece and put together piece by piece.At the same time, the purchase of radio components required a large amount of money, by no means a small amount, and at that time the required funds were in short supply, and most of the money had to be self-raised.Wu Rongsen used his personal and family's meager income, and borrowed from his sister brazenly many times. Wu Ruiai is worthy of being a good sister.In the early stage of the preparation of the underground radio station, she put a lot of effort into it. She took risks to buy parts for her younger brother, and most of the funds for the construction of the station also came from the support of her and her husband.During the assembly test of the radio station, she also received her help in many ways. She used to dry clothes on the balcony as a cover, and helped her younger brother set up and unplug the wires. Sister, the embodiment of human motherhood. The Qingdao Underground Radio Station of the Communist Party of China will always remember the selflessness and contribution of this brave woman. Qingdao people will always remember the name of this virtuous woman—Wu Ruiai. October 1948.Underground radio began. Wu Rongsen used this radio station assembled by himself to successfully connect with the government station in the liberated area. From then on, a red radio wave broke through the darkness before dawn, jumped over Qingdao, and skillfully circled the enemy. Wu Rongsen, Huang Zhenyuan, and Xu Baoguang were members of the leading group of the Qingdao Underground Radio Station of the Communist Party of China. Wu Rongsen served as the team leader, reporting and translation, and Huang Zhenyuan and Xu Baoguang were responsible for the station's security and city liaison work. After the underground radio station was put into use, in order to ensure the safety of the radio station, the Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China decided that the radio station would only send out coded information, and that relevant work instructions or reports would generally not use the radio station, but would be conveyed by special traffic. Since the Qingdao Municipal Committee’s organs communicate with the underground radio station through the radio station of the United Front Work Department of the Jiaodong District Committee, Wu Ruoyan, the head of the United Front Work Department of the Jiaodong District Committee, is also very concerned about the underground radio station, and has given specific instructions on the safety and technical issues of the underground radio station, warning Comrades in the underground radio station, be alert to the enemy's aerial detection and sabotage, and build and add several spare stations to deal with the enemy.It is also necessary to prevent the enemy from deliberate power failure or power failure due to lack of coal. It is recommended to purchase a DC motor just in case. The care and guidance of the leaders have improved the vigilance and resilience of comrades in the underground radio station.These have all been verified in subsequent struggles. In addition, the United Front Work Department of the Jiaodong District Party Committee also decided that the intelligence of several underground groups contacted by Liu Ping, an underground worker of the United Front Work Department of the Jiaodong District Committee, should also be broadcast by underground radio stations.In connection with the underground intelligence organization of the United Front Work Department of the Jiaodong District Committee, two comrades, Huang Zhenyuan and Xu Baoguang, codenamed Gu Chuan and Gu Liang, contacted and passed on information. The wheel of history turned into 1949. The 204th Division of the Kuomintang Youth Army was transferred to Shanghai. Immediately afterwards, Fang Benzhuang led an uprising and the "Huangan" ship uprising. This chain reaction aroused the high vigilance of the Qingdao authorities of the Kuomintang, and put Qingdao in a tense atmosphere before a major fission. In order to expand the number of troops and struggle to the death, the Kuomintang troops in Qingdao began to frantically recruit troops.All of a sudden, chickens flew and dogs jumped, accompanied by startling gunshots, breaking the tranquility of the surrounding villages in Qingdao.The sounds of chickens barking and dogs barking, together with the cries of children, the scolding of old people, the clang of closing doors, the scolding of Kuomintang bandit soldiers and the cries of women, merged into a scene of mournful wailing.In an instant, the beautiful city of Qingdao was cast a shadow of terror. The arrest of soldiers first started in the countryside, and later extended to the city. The Kuomintang troops stationed in various departments blocked the way to arrest soldiers, almost to the point of madness, and even some underage middle school students were arrested and served as soldiers. In order to ensure the safety of the underground radio station, the radio team decided to use Huang Zhenyuan's younger sister, Huang Weimin, and Xu Baoguang's younger sister, Xu Cheng, in order to avoid accidents.The two little girls were only sixteen or seventeen years old at the time, so they didn't attract much attention, and they didn't have to worry about arresting their young men, which was very beneficial for the information transmission work. The underground work in Qingdao has a very glorious revolutionary historical tradition. Wang Jinmei and Deng Enming, representatives of the party's "big one", both worked and fought in Qingdao.And the legendary experience of female generals engaged in underground struggles also has role models in Qingdao. The power of role models is infinite, and the role model in the hearts of Huang Weimin and Xu Cheng is Fu Yuzhen.