Chapter 15 Chapter 14 The old team makes new contributions to protecting the homeland

Qingdao has a large population, numerous buildings, and concentrated economic and cultural facilities.In order to avoid the destruction of the city by the war and hand over this beautiful city to the people intact, the People's Liberation Army decided to advance quickly before entering the urban area. After entering the urban area, it stopped using heavy weapons and tried its best to avoid street fighting with the enemy. When passing through the Sifang Railway Station, the West Road troops intercepted the enemy trucks full of ammunition and compressed the enemy to the coast.At this time, three steamships were moored in Sifang Port, and the enemy soldiers who gathered at the port and rushed to escape rushed to the deck of the steamship in an instant.

Since the dawn of June 2, the Kuomintang army has been completely defeated. The soldiers, not generals or generals, swarmed to the pier and boarded the ship to flee. Those who did not have time to board the ship later became prisoners of the People's Liberation Army. All the personnel of the Kuomintang military, political, police and constitutional agencies in the city have all run away, but at the gates of key agencies such as the city government, police station, and finance bureau, there are still policemen in black uniforms guarding them with live ammunition. No one in the office went to work, and it was actually just empty houses.

What's going on here? Could it be that these Kuomintang policemen have not received an order to withdraw from their posts, why didn't they leave?Or is there another reason? In fact, this is a pseudo-police team controlled by my underground party. Before the People's Liberation Army entered the city, they had actually shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending the city.Speaking of this pseudo-police team, we have to talk about Ma Yuanjing first. Ma Yuanjing and Liu Zhongrang were a pair of good friends who never changed their heads. During the Anti-Japanese War, they served together as members of the Economic Committee of the Shandong Provincial Government of the Kuomintang. They worked together for many years and fell in love with each other.

Later, Ma Yuanjing went to Laoshan and became the adjutant of Li Xianliang, director of the Jiaodong Office of the Kuomintang. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Li Xianliang became the mayor of Qingdao, and Ma Yuanjing was also appointed as the fire chief of the Qingdao Police Station. Liu Zhongrang, on the other hand, broke away from the Kuomintang lineup. After several twists and turns, he defected to the Jiaodong Liberated Area and participated in the revolution in early 1948. Later, he was dispatched by the Liaison Department of the Jiaodong Military Region to the enemy-occupied area of ​​Qingdao. He used various social relationships to carry out underground work in the enemy camp. .

He first found his good friend Ma Yuanjing and pointed out that the Kuomintang regime was corrupt and would soon collapse, while the Communist Party was dedicated to the country, and only by following the Communist Party would there be a way out.To put it bluntly, Ma Yuanjing was convinced. When the time was right, he confessed his true identity and encouraged Ma Yuanjing to join the revolution. Ma Yuanjing thus embarked on the road of revolution and became an underground worker of our party in Qingdao. Since establishing an underground working relationship with Liu Zhongrang, Ma Yuanjing took advantage of the advantages of his position and adopted various methods to widely publicize it among firefighters. The "Eight Chapters of the Agreement" enabled many firefighters to have a clearer understanding of the nature of the Kuomintang's reactionary rule, which laid the foundation for future work.

One day, Ma Yuanjing was browsing the news in the newspaper. He had a premonition about the recent situation, thinking that the days when the Kuomintang ruled Qingdao would not be long, and it was time to make preparations for the liberation of Qingdao.Just at this time, Liu Zhongrang came to the fire brigade. "Ah, brother Shunan (Liu Zhongrang's name is Shunan), you haven't seen each other for so long, where have you been? I'm waiting for you to decide on many things!" As soon as they met, Ma Yuanjing took Liu Zhongrang's hand and said eagerly. Liu Zhongrang observed the situation inside and outside, and after seeing that there was no suspicious situation, he lowered his voice and said, "I went back to my hometown."

After hearing this, Ma Yuanjing nodded clearly and asked, "What's the plan at home?" Liu Zhongrang subconsciously glanced at the calendar card and continued: "The superior asked me to tell you that Qingdao is about to be liberated. You have three tasks: one is to preserve the fire brigade system and facilities; the other is to maintain law and order during wartime; the third is to be ready to fight Fire. Any difficulty?" After hearing this, Ma Yuanjing said seriously: "Please tell your family to rest assured that I will try my best to complete the task." "it is good!".The two hands are tightly held together, which is the trust and support among revolutionary comrades.

Liu Zhongrang left in a hurry after explaining the task. After Liu Zhongrang left, Ma Yuanjing also started to act immediately. He found the clerk Zhao Qingshan and the clerk Shi Jiming who were usually close to him, and told him frankly that Qingdao was about to be liberated and "remain in the youth".Zhao and Shi have always respected Ma Yuanjing very much. Moreover, "staying in youth and not withdrawing" is also beneficial to them. No one is willing to leave their hometown and move southward, so they readily agree. The three of them got together to study and formulate a specific action plan.This set of plans includes maintenance of vehicles, financing of gasoline and guns, fire fighting in wartime, patrolling, setting up guards, etc.The Kuomintang police organization under the control of the Qingdao underground party organization is preparing for the liberation of Qingdao during the war.

On May 24, the People's Liberation Army broke through the outer defense line of the Kuomintang Qingdao defenders and quickly approached the urban area. News of the defeat of the Kuomintang army came every day, and the scattered military spirit could no longer be gathered. According to the development of the situation, Ma Yuanjing estimated that the liberation of Qingdao was imminent, and it was time to "unbox" all the firefighters.In the evening, he called all the firefighters to a meeting under the oak tree in the fire brigade headquarters at No. 4 Qufu Road. He stood on a platform next to the tree, and through the dim moonlight, he could still hear the sound of the waves coming from the front sea.It was the ebb tide at this moment, the sea was rough, the waves were as high as two or three meters high, and the roar of the waves was overwhelming, as if the whole sea was about to turn over.Ma Yuanjing looked around at the team members with different expressions, and said loudly: "Brothers, let's open the skylight and speak honestly. The war is getting tighter now, and the war is raging and chaotic. Fire is inevitable. If there is fire, we should fight it, otherwise we will be guilty." Yu Min. We are all from Shandong, leaving our wives and children to go to the south, can they accommodate us? Besides, if we don’t know the place well, what will we do in the future? What will happen to our wives and children? Who will take care of it? Well, I just called everyone together today to come up with a solution, what should I do? I personally mean not to withdraw southward with the police station, I wonder if you guys agree or not?"

Originally, the team members were unwilling to retreat south, and they were afraid of leaving the whole family unattended. Many people are worrying about this these days.Hearing what the captain said, he seemed to see a glimmer of light.right!stay.As soon as Ma Yuanjing's words fell, there was a lot of response. I don't know who shouted: "Captain Ma, we listen to you, and we can do whatever you say!" "Yes! Let's do it with Captain Ma!" Ma Yuanjing usually has great prestige among the team members, and the team members respect him very much.There were more than 100 firefighters, most of whom were from Shandong. Ma Yuanjing's words were sensible and resonated strongly in the hearts of the firefighters.In addition, some time ago, they all received Ma Yuanjing's education to varying degrees, and they were mentally prepared for "staying in youth and not withdrawing." They almost shouted in unison: "Don't leave! "

After Ma Yuanjing saw "opening the box", everything was expected, and he solemnly announced the discipline: "Brothers, thank you for looking up to me so much. Since everyone agrees not to leave, well, from today onwards, everyone Do not ask for leave, do not act without authorization, and follow my orders when the time comes to deal with emergencies." After the meeting adjourned, Ma Yuanjing left the team leaders behind and made careful arrangements for wartime staffing, guard locations and patrol routes. The evening of June 1st. The People's Liberation Army arrived at Licun and Banqiaofang. The dull explosion of the cannon came from far and near. The city of Qingdao was in chaos. Run for your life, run for your life, in addition to running for your life or running for your life. On the streets of the city, cars full of Kuomintang soldiers and pedestrians stumbling around with their suitcases mixed together, cursing, shouting, crying, horns, and occasionally one or two sporadic gunshots, the flow of people was overwhelming. Like flocking to the pier.The child cries, the wife cries, and no one cares about the other. The soldiers of the People's Liberation Army approached the city, and the Kuomintang trees fell and the monkeys scattered. Ma Yuanjing paced back and forth anxiously in the office, waiting for the call of the team members sent to the key protection targets to observe the movement. "Dingling...jingling..." The phone rang hastily. Ma Yuanjing hurried forward and grabbed the receiver, before waiting for the other party to speak, he asked eagerly: "How is the situation?" "Report to the captain, everyone in the police station has run away!" "Okay, you guard there first, don't let anyone in, I'll send someone there right away." "Dingling... Dingling..." As soon as he put down the phone, the ringing sounded again. Various observation posts kept reporting that key departments such as the municipal government, courts, finance bureaus, China Textile Corporation, and grain warehouses had all been emptied, and the entire urban area of ​​Qingdao was in a "vacuum" state. Ma Yuanjing raised his wrist and looked at his watch. The pointer was pointing at 3:30 am on June 2. Qingdao is about to be liberated, and the sky in Qingdao is about to dawn. Before the People's Liberation Army enters the city, the heavy responsibility of maintaining social order in the urban area falls on the shoulders of the fire brigade commanded by Ma Yuanjing. Ma Yuanjing put down the phone and rushed out of the office, and ran into the duty room in three steps at a time, and gave an order to the firefighters waiting there: "Move immediately! Get on duty as originally planned." After the firefighters heard the captain's order, they quickly put on the red armbands with the words "Fire Brigade" printed on them. They went to key locations separately with live ammunition, and set up armed guard posts to prevent bad guys from taking the opportunity to sabotage. At around 8 o'clock in the morning, team leaders Song Naixi, Yan Yutong, and police chief Meng Xianren each brought a fire truck to patrol.When they arrived at the sub-store of the flour company's Houhaiyan branch, they found that many people were looting, so they raised their sirens and fired shots into the air.Those who took advantage of the chaos to make a fortune never dreamed that so many policemen would "take off" all of a sudden, and ran away in fright. The property of the people was preserved. These policemen with special identities have been written into Qingdao's history together with the day of Qingdao's liberation. After the People's Liberation Army entered the urban area, the enemy completely lost the ability to resist and just fled for their lives in a hurry. Our army went straight to Dagang and Tuan Island, forcing the enemy to flee south by boat. 12 noon. The People's Liberation Army occupied Tuandao and the whole of Qingdao was liberated. Qingdao, which had been occupied by three generations of imperialism for decades, finally returned to the embrace of the people. The citizens were ecstatic, with gongs and drums blaring, firecrackers blaring, and flooded the streets to welcome the liberation army into the city.They brought water and flowers to the soldiers, and talked cordially.The passionate and family-like military-civilian friendship is unforgettable. Ma Yuanjing stood in front of the window facing the street, watching this moving scene, he couldn't help feeling the joy of the winner. The takeover troops from all walks of life followed the PLA troops into the city, and entered their respective takeover departments in an orderly manner according to the established deployment. 3 p.m. Director Zhou Hongen and Deputy Director Ge Shen of the Qingdao Municipal Public Security Bureau, who took over the Kuomintang police station, led their troops into the compound of the municipal police station, and immediately summoned Ma Yuanjing and all firefighters to commend their actions. The next day, the Qingdao Municipal Public Security Bureau held a meeting at the fire brigade. At the meeting, the leaders of the Municipal Public Security Bureau spoke highly of Ma Yuanjing and all the firefighters who resolutely broke with the Kuomintang regime when Qingdao was liberated and the important contributions they made in maintaining law and order, protecting key production and living facilities, and key departments.At the same time, an order from the Municipal Public Security Bureau was announced: all 107 firefighters will be retained and become glorious people's public security fire fighters. Ma Yuanjing was appointed as the first head of the fire brigade in Qingdao after liberation. After the People's Liberation Army entered the city, in order not to disturb the residents, they slept on the streets, publicized the party's policies, and protected state assets. The discipline was strict and they committed no crimes.On the day they entered the city, the soldiers marched for 30 miles in a hurry. They didn't have time to eat all day, and no one complained. They were still full of emotions and actively performed their security duties. When chasing and annihilating the fleeing enemy, they marched in a hurry, and many soldiers had worn out shoes. In order to quickly chase and annihilate the enemy in time, some simply threw away the broken shoes and chased them barefoot.After entering the city, he would rather stand guard with bare feet than use a pair of shoes from public or private shoe stores; his clothes were torn, and he would not use the needles and threads of the people, but would use the rice bags, soap, toothpaste, soap, cigarettes seized in the pursuit All other items have been handed over to the public. Seeing this scene, the common people were moved and said: "We have never seen such a good army in our life." Due to the strict enforcement of our army's discipline by the troops, many units and individuals received different degrees of rewards at that time.For example, the fourth company of the Special Service Regiment of the military region was awarded the honorable title of "Qiu Wucheng Company" by the military region. After the troops were stationed in Qingdao, according to the instructions of their superiors, the Qingdao Garrison Command was established.Tan Xilin was the commander, Peng Lin was the political commissar, and Liu Yong was the deputy commander.Deploy troops to guard Qingdao, maintain order in the city, and ensure the smooth progress of the takeover work. The sky is clear, the sea is clear, the clouds are floating, and groups of seagulls are rising and falling near the shore, chasing and shouting, very active.Under the bright sunshine, Qingdao, which has been planted with red flags all over, has opened a new page of history.