Chapter 11 Chapter 10 Catch all the devils alive and win in Taiyuan City

Until the "living hell" is demolished, the enemy's 10th and 15th Corps Headquarters, the 30th and 40th Army Headquarters, the 27th Division, the 83rd Division, the Brave Division, the Machine Gun Corps, the Secret Service Regiment directly under the city, and the personal training artillery The entire regiment, the Jagged Division, the submachine gun brigade and the remnants of the Youth Army, etc., totaling more than 16,000 people, were all wiped out by our army.The bandit leaders who fled to the appeasement office and the provincial government have become shackles. At this time, the Taiyuan Appeasement Office was already in chaos.Wang Jingguo, commander-in-chief of Taiyuan's defense, and Bai Zhiyi, mayor of Taiyuan, were anxious like bereaved dogs.The savage shouting and cursing of the officers, the morbid laughter, the crying of the ladies, and the rumble of more than a dozen tanks retreating here added to the terrifying and desperate atmosphere of the pacification office.

Sun Chu, who had been frightened and had a bad cold for several days, was pacing up and down in the hall wearing a coat.Now that this guy who was as cruel as a jackal and as poisonous as a snake was helpless.He looked at one side of the conference hall, where the coffin made by Yan Xishan was placed, covered with a thick layer of dust.Hundreds of bottles of poison were neatly placed on the table.Yan Xishan chose Ono, the Japanese who killed him at the last moment, standing at the entrance of the hall like a wolf with a saber in his hand and a pistol on his shoulder.Who will his butcher knife fall on?

Yan Xishan fled.It seems that all these need to be accepted by his dead ghosts. The gunshots outside were getting closer.The shouts of the People's Liberation Army and the cries of Yan Pibing could be heard clearly. At this moment, Wang Jingguo led a group of people in.He walked up to Sun Chu and said, "Nanjing has fallen, and Chief Yan has arrived in Shanghai. Let us guard until the end and commit suicide collectively." Sun Chu asked them to find Director Liang to find a solution.Gendarmerie Commander Fan Mingyuan said, "He has already left us." It turned out that since Yan Xishan left Taiyuan and fled to Nanjing on April 29, Liang Huazhi and Yan Xishan's fifth sister, Yan Huiqing, lived concubine in Yan Xishan's lair, the basement below the bell tower in the East Garden of Taiyuan Appeasement Office.On this day, the guards came to report that the People's Liberation Army had invaded the city from all directions and was about to attack the Sui Department.Hearing this, Liang Huazhi was like a mad dog, uneasy to sit, unsteady to stand, and kept circling in the basement.Suddenly, he ordered the guards to prepare for him to commit suicide by taking poison immediately.Afterwards, Yan Huiqing was held tightly, and carried to bed.Yan Huiqing struggled to leave, how could Liang Huazhi let her go?Yan Huiqing had no choice but to keep yelling at Yan Xishan.Said that Yan Xishan lied to her, originally said that a plane would be sent to pick her up as soon as she arrived in Nanjing, but so far there is no news.Even now, he has to accompany Liang Huazhi to commit suicide by taking poison.At this time, Zhao Peilan, Yan Huiqing's sworn sister and Xu Jiansan's wife, came in and persuaded Yan Huiqing to escape with her.Liang Huazhi scolded: "Get out of here! If you don't leave, I'll bring you in too." Scared, Zhao Peilan turned around and ran away.

Liang Huazhi and Yan Huiqing lay on the bed together, covered the quilt, took the poison, asked the guards to sprinkle gasoline on the quilt, and then threw the lit candle on it.The executioner, whose hands were stained with the blood of the revolutionaries, was burned to death in this way. Sun Chu and others were startled when they heard what Fan Mingyuan said.Wang Jingguo opened his mouth, unable to speak.Sun Chu held his head, trembling.Japanese Lieutenant General Imamura was even more frightened. This Imamura was the Colonel Chief of Staff of the Japanese Garrison Brigade in Nao County, Shanxi Province during the Japanese invasion of China.In the seven years since he came to Shanxi, he personally slaughtered 30 to 40 Chinese.He ordered to kill, even he himself can't remember how many.After Japan surrendered, Yan Xishan retained more than 3,000 senior Japanese officers and soldiers, together with more than 6,000 technical personnel and family members.Some of these guys have become Yan Xishan's senior staff officers and advisers, and some have served as training instructors in Yan Xishan's artillery team, infantry team, machine gun team, guard team, secret service team, and police station.The Japanese soldiers also formed a Tenth Corps, which was included in the sequence of Yan Xishan's army, and continued to massacre the Chinese people.This Imamura was awarded the rank of lieutenant general by Yan Xishan and entrusted with the post of captain of the tenth regiment and captain of the artillery battalion.Yan Xishan also gave him a Chinese name, Jin Shude.With the progress of the War of Liberation, Yan Xishan's rule is precarious, and the Japanese invaders who worked for Yan Bandit are also approaching their end.During the Battle of Jinzhong, Yuan Quanxin, the former major general brigade commander of the Japanese army stationed in Jinzhong, who served as Yan Xishan's general adviser, and Matsuda, the artillery commander, were killed by our army's artillery fire.In the battle for the four major fortresses in Dongshan, the Tenth Corps formed by the Japanese was almost wiped out.Shan Gang, the former chief of staff of the First Army Corps stationed in Jinzhong, who served as Yan Xishan's adviser, was also seriously injured.Sumita, the senior staff officer who has been hiding behind the scenes, is frightened and restless day and night.Not long after the Battle of Pingjin ended, he volunteered himself as Yan Xishan's "special envoy" to ask for help. He took the opportunity of returning to China to meet MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the US Allied Forces in Japan, and never returned.Shan Gang also went back to Japan in the name of healing his wounds.A few days ago, Iwata, a former senior Japanese military officer, was captured again in Shuangta Temple.Today, in the Taiyuan Sui Department, only Imamura is the only Japanese with a head and a face.Although Yan Xishan had privately told Imamura before his departure that on the day the city was destroyed, he would kill all the people in the appeasement office and the provincial government together with Wang Jingguo and Sun Chu, and he must not be a prisoner of the communist army.However, looking at the expressions of these people in the conference hall, it may be difficult to achieve it.

Wang Jingguo and Sun Chu whispered a few words before ordering people to commit suicide en masse.But those bandit leaders who usually say "if you don't succeed, you will be benevolent" don't move. At this time, Imamura gave an idea.In the end, they prepared to concentrate their firepower against the communist army and drive out the tanks to delay time. At the same time, they piled gasoline, cotton, and explosives around the conference hall, preparing to ignite and detonate them, and they all died together. "These notorious bandit leaders and war criminals whose hands are stained with the blood of the Chinese people must be captured alive!"

This is the instruction of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, the request of the Taiyuan General Front Committee, the hope of the people of Taiyuan, and the common wish of the commanders and fighters of all participating troops. "Rush! Rush towards the last enemy! Don't waste a second!" A regiment of our army broke through from the south of the city, from the west of Wenying Lake, crossed Yangshi Street and Zhonglou Street, seized the Drum Tower, and seized four tanks.Immediately afterwards, the brave and resourceful fighters jumped onto the tanks and ordered the enemy tankers to attack the Taiyuan Appeasement Administration and the Shanxi Provincial Government head-on.At the same time, there was a regiment on the left and right, and they also approached the south of the Taiyuan Appeasement Office.

A regiment of our army that broke through from the west of the city rushed east along Xianqian Street and Fuxi Street, defeated the enemy resisting along the street, and soon broke into the Taiyuan Appeasement Office.They tightly controlled the Western Wall of the Taiyuan Appeasement Office.Later, they occupied the building to the west of the Taiyuan Appeasement Office, completely exposing the enemy to the firepower of our army. A part of our army that broke through from the north of the city moved south along Dabeimen Street and Xiaobeimen Street respectively.They repelled the enemy's counterattacks again and again, and reached the north wall of the Taiyuan Appeasement Office, blocking the enemy's rear gate.

A regiment of our army that broke through from the east of the city went west along Dadong Street, crossed Hongshi Street and Qiaotou Street, destroyed the enemy's strongholds one by one, and entered the east of the Appeasement Office.Then, the east wall of the Taiyuan Appeasement Office was blown down, and it rushed towards the heart of the enemy. The red flag is flying in the smoke, and the bayonet is shining in the sun.The enemy has been unable to resist, and is facing a desperate situation of collapse. At 9 o'clock in the morning, our army launched the final attack on the Taiyuan Appeasement Office and the Shanxi Provincial Government from all directions.

After the fierce artillery attack and blasting by our army, the Taiyuan Appeasement Office and the fortifications around the Shanxi Provincial Government were destroyed.The enemy's two counterattacks were quickly repelled.When the commanders and fighters of the 3rd Company of the 1st Battalion and the 6th Company of the 2nd Battalion, riding on enemy tanks, charged to the south of the Taiyuan Appeasement Office, the terrified enemy immediately concentrated their firepower to the south. At this moment, the commanders and fighters of the second battalion of the first echelon of the regiment attacking from the east immediately jumped up, shouted and rushed up like flying.The ones who rushed to the front were the soldiers from the third squad of the fourth company.They stepped over the collapsed wall, rushed into the courtyard, and went straight to the office building of the Taiyuan Appeasement Administration.

At this time, the time is 9:10. Seeing that the east side was broken through, the enemy hurriedly turned around to resist.In the south, the two companies of our army, led by the captured tanks, took the opportunity to break in from the gate and its sides.Use the tank to smash open the closed iron gate and rush straight to the front of the enemy's building.The enemy was terrified, and hurriedly concentrated all their strength to deal with our army rushing in from the south. At this time, Jia Huaizhen, Wang Jingguo's confidant, was directing several soldiers to quietly carry cotton, explosives and gasoline to the window and both sides of the door of the conference hall.Jia Huaizhen saw that the arrangement was almost done, so she was about to light the fuse.

Just as Jia Huaizhen took out her lighter, the fourth company of our army rushed from the east and completely surrounded the conference hall.When Jia Huaizhen saw it, she couldn't help being flustered, and the lighter fell to the ground with a "click". "The communist army has rushed in." Yan bandit soldiers yelled a few times, followed by a burst of running around. "Hold it!" Jia Huaizhen took out her pistol and ordered the soldiers to resist. "Bang!" Jia Huaizhen fell to the ground with a gunshot.Sun Zhenjiang, the third squad leader of the fourth company of our army, first row, stepped into the building, and several soldiers followed immediately. "Hand in the gun and don't kill!" The enemies in the building obediently raised their hands. At this time, the enemies in the meeting hall, like a honeycomb watered by boiling water, yelled in disorder.Wang Jingguo and Sun Chu were too frightened to speak. Imamura walked up to Sun Chu and whispered something in his ear.Sun Chu hurriedly pulled Wang Jingguo to the southeast corner of the conference hall, next to Yan Xishan's coffin, and asked the soldiers to push away two oleander flower pots, and lifted a large floor, revealing a big hole five feet square. This is a deep hole.There is a basement inside, which can accommodate hundreds of people.Many people know about this underground project, but they don't know that there is a hole in the conference hall.Sun Chu, Imamura, and Wang Jingguo all knew about this cave entrance, but they were so frightened just now that they didn't remember it.After being reminded by Imamura, they hid in the basement together. After the soldiers dealt with the enemies outside the hall, political worker Xu Yubao and soldier Chen Yongfu rushed into the hall first.Seeing that there was no one in the hall, they searched immediately. Chen Yongfu saw a lot of small medicine bottles on the table, walked a few steps forward, saw a staircase, and said to Xu Yubao, "I'll go up and have a look." As soon as Chen Yongfu went upstairs, Xu Yubao found a coffin in the southeast corner, and a large crack in the floor next to it.He walked over, moved hard, and lifted the floor.He didn't have time to greet others, so he jumped in alone. With a gun in his hand, he walked more than 20 meters with his hand on the wall of the cave. There was a glimmer of light in front of him, and there was a voice of talking.Xu Yubao thought to himself: Okay, so they all hid here.He opened the safety of the submachine gun and walked forward quickly. In the smoky basement, a few candles were lit.The dim light illuminated the pale faces.The fear before death occupies everyone's heart. With a bang, the basement door was kicked open.The lonely hero Xu Yubao rushed in with a submachine gun and shouted like thunder: "Don't move! Hands up!" The enemy was petrified.However, when they saw that there was only one PLA soldier breaking in, they all drew out their guns and pointed at Xu Yubao together. Xu Yubao kept his face unchanged, and shot two piercing eyes at the enemy.He ordered in a calm and resonant voice: "Put the gun down!" In the gloomy basement, there was a deathly silence.Yan Bandit officers, big and small, were all peeking at Wang Jingguo and Sun Chu.Wang Jingguo and Sun Chu stood there like clay puppets. Seeing that no one made a sound, Xu Yubao yelled again: "Those who hand over their guns can be lenient! Whoever resists will die!" The stunned enemy turned his gun down.But they were still in their hands and did not put them down. Xu Yubao forced a sentence: "Put your guns on the table! I promise not to kill you!" There was another silence.Who knows, the first one put the gun on the table, and the others followed suit.After a while, there was a lot of piles on the table. A fat guy in a green wool coat approached Xu Yubao and said: "Brother is Zhao Shiling, chief of staff of the Taiyuan Appeasement Office. The deputy director of our Appeasement Office and the commander-in-chief of the garrison are all here..." "It's fine here. I'm here to catch you people." Xu Yubao said with a straight face. At this time, two people squeezed out of the crowd one after the other.The one in front is a fat man with a round face and a beard, and the one in the back is a tall and thin man with a long face.These two guys looked haggard and dazed. Although they tried their best to restrain themselves, they couldn't hide the fear in their hearts.They stood beside Zhao Shiling and introduced themselves to Xu Yubao: The thin man said, "I am Sun Chu, deputy director of the Taiyuan Appeasement Administration and commander of the 15th Corps." The fat man said, "I am Wang Jingguo, commander in chief of the Taiyuan garrison and commander of the Ten Corps. Wang Jingguo took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, handed one to Xu Yubao, and Zhao Shiling hurried over to light it. "I don't smoke." Xu Yubao pushed it away with one hand and said seriously: "There is no need to come here." Then, pointing upwards, he said bluntly: "Go up!" "Your army is really like a god!" Zhao Shiling said: "You are invincible and invincible. My brothers admire you deeply..." "Stop rambling!" Xu Yubao interrupted his chatter. "Just now, let me discuss it. Your army once proposed a peaceful negotiation solution. At that time, because Taiyuan had a large number of soldiers and the city could be defended, it was possible to meet today. So far, it seems that this is indeed a big deal. Wrong. Right now, although our army has lost territory and lost troops, the heads of the appeasement office and the provincial government are still there, and there are a considerable number of soldiers on standby. Based on this, we would like to reopen negotiations according to your army's proposal to achieve Peaceful settlement." Xu Yubao suppressed his anger and said sharply: "Now, it's not a matter of negotiation, but of wanting to capture you war criminals! In the past, we have given you many opportunities to negotiate a solution. Before this siege, I will notify you.But you are stubborn and stubborn to the end.Now, you have to accept the people's trial honestly, and you have no right to negotiate! " Zhao Shiling turned her head to look at Sun Chu, Wang Jingguo and the others, each of them looked like eggplants beaten by frost, their heads were downcast, and they looked even more embarrassed. "Put your hands up, get out!" Xu Yubao shouted angrily again. Seeing this, Wang Jingguo could only nod his head repeatedly, and suddenly said with his big nose, "We surrender, that's all." Sun Chu said: "Then let's go up!" After speaking, he was the first to raise his hand and stepped up the steps in the basement.The others also raised their hands and walked towards the basement door. Xu Yubao held a submachine gun and escorted them to the end. Suddenly, there was a shout from the front.Wang Jingguo stumbled up to Xu Yubao again, and said, "There are...someone up there. The bayonet...is facing the entrance of the cave. I..." It turned out that it was Chen Yongfu who was guarding the tunnel entrance.He rushed upstairs alone and searched for several rooms, but there was no one there.I suddenly saw an enemy soldier showing his head in a room and shaking it.He rushed to the door with a gun in his hand, and stepped in: "Don't move! Put down your weapon!" More than 80 enemies were stunned. A guy with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks said: "We put down our weapons. We have never done anything bad. There are parents, wives and children at home. Please save your life." "Who are you?" Chen Yongfu asked. "I am Hou Yuancun, deputy commander of the 10th Corps." Chen Yongfu glanced at him, and said loudly: "Our policy is to hand over the gun and not kill, to treat the prisoners leniently, to be strict with those who resist, and to show no mercy. As long as you put down your weapons and surrender, you will have a way of life. Put down your weapons and go to the hospital. Let's gather here!" More than 80 guns were thrown on the ground, and the enemies, one by one, lowered their heads and raised their hands, and came downstairs.Coincidentally, Sun Zhenjiang, the leader of the third squad, came in with several soldiers.The soldier Li Jintai took out a small book, pointed to a short and fat man and asked: "Which one are you?" "Cui Jie, Chief of Staff of the 15th Corps." "What do you do?" Li Jintai asked after writing down his name, pointing to a fat man with a mustache. "Shanxi Security Commander Xu Honglin." A hoarse voice answered. At this time, a fat man with parted hair came over and introduced himself: "I'm Han Wenbin, the commander of the Mechanized Corps. He—" He pointed to a bald man with a big mouth, bull's eyes, and said behind him: "He is Cheng Jizhong, the commander of the engineering corps." "Haha! It's a big guy, it's a commander. It's really a commander!" Li Jin laughed too much, "It is said that Yan Xishan has many officials, and it is true." The soldiers also laughed.Some of the captives also smiled wryly. At this time, Chen Yongfu discovered the hole in the basement and heard someone walking inside.He immediately stuck the hole.Wang Jingguo, who was climbing up, saw the black muzzle of the gun, and quickly shrank back in fright. "Don't run back!" Chen Yongfu saw it at the entrance of the cave and shouted loudly, "Clap your hands and come up!" The prisoners clapped their hands quickly after hearing this, but they still dared not go up.The two in front shouted back: "Shots are still being fired outside, so we dare not go up." At the entrance of the cave, several warriors who had heard the news couldn't help laughing when they heard this sentence.Chen Yongfu said: "What an idiot. The cowhide was blown to pieces by Yan Xishan." Seeing this, Sun Zhenjiang shouted down the cave: "Those who want to live, tie a white towel around their arms and come up with their hands raised. We don't kill prisoners!" Sun Chu, Wang Jingguo and other Yan Jun senior officers were captured These guys listened and hurriedly followed suit.If there is no white towel, tear a piece of white cloth from the underwear, or wrap a handkerchief around the arm.Then, one by one, they raised their hands and walked out of the basement.He walked all the way to the yard outside the building, but he still didn't dare to let go of his hands.Li Jintai asked again with a small notebook.Only the prisoners answered in trembling voices: "I am Sun Chu, deputy director of the Taiyuan Appeasement Office and commander of the 15th Corps." "I am Zhao Shiling, Chief of Staff of the Taiyuan Appeasement Office." "I am Wen Huaiguang, deputy commander of the 10th Corps." "I am Han Buzhou, Commander of the 33rd Army." "I am Gao Zhaozhi, Commander of the 34th Army." "I am Bai Zhiyi, Mayor of Taiyuan City." "I am Jing Chunli, Director of the News Office of Taiyuan Appeasement Office." "I am Fan Mingyuan, Commander of the Gendarmerie." "I am Ma Longhai, commander of the 83rd Division." "I'm Gong Ziqing, Captain of the Machine Gun Corps." "I……" "He is Wang Jingguo, commander-in-chief of the Taiyuan garrison and commander of the 10th Corps." Xu Yubao, who was the last to walk out of the basement, pointed to Wang Jingguo who was still raising his hand. "Oh! That's quite a lot!" Li Jintai counted them all together, and the total was 412.There are 348 soldiers, 64 officers.There are 13 major generals and above. " "The big bosses here, besides Yan Xishan, also lack Liang Huazhi, Dai Bingnan and Japanese war criminal Imamura." Xu Yubao said. Wang Jingguo who was standing nearby heard this, and hurriedly said: "Liang Huazhi committed suicide in the basement of East Garden. Dai Bingnan heard that he was killed by your shells a few days ago." "What about Imamura?" "He..." Wang Jingguo turned his head to look at the group of prisoners, "He was still there when he was in the basement, why is he gone now?" "Here he is." The two captured soldiers said in unison. The crowd stepped aside, revealing a small man dressed as a soldier with his hair lowered and trembling. "Come out!" Chen Yongfu shouted angrily. Imamura trembled even more, and staggered out of the crowd. Xu Yubao said sternly: "You war criminal with the blood of the Chinese people on your hands! Do you still want to get away with it? You can't escape the Chinese people's net!" The gunshots in the compound of the Appeasement Administration gradually stopped.The commanders and fighters of the fourth company escorted the large group of prisoners and gathered in front of the office building of the Appeasement Administration. At this time, the clock in the conference hall struck ten. Soon, the head of the General Front Committee of the Taiyuan Front came. Deputy Commander Zhou Shidi, Deputy Political Commissar Luo Ruiqing, Commander Yang Dezhi, Commander Yang Chengwu, Deputy Political Commissar Li Tianhuan, Chief of Staff Chen Manyuan, Chief of Staff Geng Biao, Director Hu Yaobang, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai who commanded the later battle of the liberation of Taiyuan came. Troops line up to welcome. Boss Peng raised his hand and greeted everyone happily: "Comrades, well played! You have worked hard!" "It all depends on the wise command of the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao!" Thunderous cheers erupted in the team.This voice echoed over Taiyuan and went straight into the sky.Under the bright sunshine, a bright red flag fluttered in the wind on the building of the Taiyuan Appeasement Administration.It solemnly declares: Yan Xishan's 38-year bloody rule has come to an end.Gone are the days when the Kuomintang reactionaries caused disasters to the people of Shanxi. The victory of the liberation of Taiyuan is over.In this battle, a total of more than 84,000 people were wiped out from the Taiyuan Appeasement Administration and its two corps headquarters, a provincial security command, 6 military headquarters, and 19 divisions.Since then, Taiyuan has been liberated! The "anti-communist model fortress" boasted by Chiang Kai-shek was completely destroyed!Yan Xishan's 38-year criminal rule in Shanxi is over forever!The Taiyuan people who lived in the "18 Hells" and the "Hall of Hell" have seen the light of day again!The people of Taiyuan will always remember the day of April 24, 1949.It was on this day that Taiyuan entered a new era! As soon as Taiyuan was liberated, the Party Central Committee sent an encouraging congratulatory message to the army and civilians of Taiyuan: Comrades Xu Xiangqian, Zhou Shidi, Luo Ruiqing, all commanders and fighters of the People's Liberation Army on the front line in Dayuan, and all fellow soldiers and civilians in Shanxi and North China provinces: The war criminal Yan Xishan and his reactionary clique have occupied Shanxi and endangered the people for 38 years, making them the longest-running warlords in China.During the Anti-Japanese War, Yan bandits colluded with the Japanese invading army and made an enemy of the anti-Japanese people.In recent years, under the command of Chiang Kai-shek, Bandit Yan participated in the counter-revolutionary civil war, was defeated steadily, and finally retreated to a corner of Taiyuan, still stubbornly resisting.This time, the People's Liberation Army on the front line of Taiyuan was ordered to attack the city and deal with it quickly. Although the bandits escaped, the gangsters were bound.The enemy army in Datong, that is, surrendered.Since then, the whole territory of Shanxi has been cleared, and North China has been consolidated.On this great festival, I extend my warmest congratulations to you. Military music played in unison to celebrate the victory and encourage the troops to make new achievements Central Committee of the Communist Party of China May 1, 1949 The North China People's Government, the North China Military Region, as well as the party, government and military leadership agencies in the Northwest, Central Plains, and Jinsui Districts, and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions also sent warm congratulatory messages.The Intelligence Bureau of the Communist Party of the nine European countries also published a special article congratulating the liberation of Taiyuan.Revolutionaries at home and abroad shared the joy of victory with the soldiers and civilians of Taiyuan. When sporadic gunshots were still ringing out in the city, people from all walks of life in Taiyuan, who had been brutally persecuted by Yan Bandits, poured into the streets one after another, expressing their joy in various ways. "Liberated! The sun is out! It's sunny!" "I seem to be three feet taller, and I straightened my waist for the first time!" People with skinny faces were talking and laughing.I couldn't help but shed tears of joy.A thin old entertainer with gray beard and hair sang while playing: "I used to be an ox and a horse, but now I am the master; Yesterday was full of tears, today Qing turned over. How many days and nights have I waited, Survive the cold winter and enter the new spring. Old man, I am not 62, I became a 26-year-old young man..." Groups of mighty and majestic soldiers of the People's Liberation Army came over, singing loudly.The citizens and the masses rushed forward, let go of their throats one by one, and shouted vigorously: "Thank you, the People's Liberation Army!" "Welcome to the People's Liberation Army!" "Long live the People's Liberation Army!" The masses presented flags to the heroes of the people to express their admiration and gratitude In the crowd, an old lady in her 60s pushed forward desperately, wanting to see the PLA with her own eyes.She is a poor citizen named Zhao Peizhi.Her husband was crushed to death in the Xishan coal mine.The only son was captured by Yan Xishan to serve as a soldier, and died of illness.She is the only one left at home.A few days ago, when the sound of rumbling artillery was heard outside the city, she murmured in a low voice in a low shabby house, "The gods of heaven and earth, bless our People's Liberation Army with a great victory and kill this gray devil Yan Xishan. People's Liberation Army, hurry up!" Come on, quickly rescue us poor people from the sea of ​​misery..." Today, she pushed aside the crowd, squeezed into the middle of the street, grabbed a soldier's hand, choked up, sobbed, and said no for a long time. Say a word. A soldier pasted a portrait of Chairman Mao on the wall.People stabbed at it all at once, scrambling to pay their respects.Then, bursts of cheers erupted, "Long live Chairman Mao!" "Long live the Communist Party!" "Always follow the Communist Party and Chairman Mao!" An old man in front turned his head and said loudly: "Chairman Mao cares about the liberation of the people of Taiyuan, we will never forget Chairman Mao's kindness!" Another old man said: "Chairman Mao has eliminated the evil for us, let's salute Chairman Mao!" "Okay! Salute to Chairman Mao!" Everyone agreed in unison. Everyone stood respectfully and bowed to Chairman Mao's portrait. Several cars carrying prisoners came from the Appeasement Office to Shouyi Street.People recognized Sun Chu, Wang Jingguo and others in the car, shouted and rushed towards the car.Thousands of pairs of arms are raised high, and countless fists are waving.People shouted, cursed, and cried angrily. "Sun Chu, you captured my son and killed my husband. I want to demand blood from you!" "Wang Jingguo, your car ran over my child and shot my wife to death. You pay with your life!" "Zhao Shiling, how many good women you have spoiled, we have to settle the score with you, a beast!" "Fan Mingyuan, you have arrested more than 50 students from our school, we are looking for you!" "..." A one-armed middle-aged man squeezed sideways to the side of the car, raised the stick in his hand, and pointed at Xu Honglin in the car: "Xu Honglin, do you still recognize me? You caught me repairing the fortifications, insisted that I was lazy, and let the 'law enforcement team' cut off my arm with a knife. I was rolling on the floor in pain, dying, and you stood aside laughing and joking. , and shot dead an old man who said a few words for me. Shooting you all will not solve the hatred of the common people!" Another man with the appearance of a small merchant came up and said to Sun Chu and Wang Jingguo: "You hell-bent villains, as soon as you hear that the People's Liberation Army is going to attack Taiyuan, you will set fire everywhere to destroy Taiyuan. Only in Shouyimen In this area of ​​the street, seven out of ten houses were burned down, and more than 100 people were burned to death. You also set fire to Liuxiang South Street, Qiaotou Street, chemical factories, woolen factories, railway stations, etc. Thousands of houses and hundreds of people were burned to death. You want to kill all the people in Taiyuan, starve to death, burn to death, your heart is more vicious than snakes and scorpions!" A female worker pointed to Fan Mingyuan and said: "Liang Huazhi is a big villain. If he dies, he will have to settle accounts with him. His "confession reincarnation" and "three-self transfer training" have ruined many families! Your "welfare room" and "comrade association" can do it How many good people have been killed by that set!" Bloody and tearful accusations, one after another.All around is a sea of ​​anger.Sun Chu, Wang Jingguo, these overlords who usually rode over the heads of the people to do their best, at this moment, their faces were sallow, and they were trembling all over, wishing they could sew one of them to get in. "Folks!" A PLA cadre shouted from a car, "Your hatred is our hatred! These scoundrels have done all kinds of bad things. The blood debts they owe must be settled one by one, and they must be repaid. Soon, a meeting will be held to try them publicly. At that time, please come to the stage to complain!" According to the orders of the North China People's Government and the North China Military Region, after conquering Taiyuan, our army immediately formed an army with Commander Xu Qianqian as the director, Luo Ruiqing, Lai Ruoyu, and Hu Yaobang as the deputy directors, and Zhou Shidi, Luo Guibo, Xiao Wenjiu, Pei Lisheng, Xie Xuegong, and Kang Yonghe as members. Taiyuan Military Control Commission. The Taiyuan Garrison Command, with Luo Guibo as the commander, Lai Ruoyu as the political commissar, and Xiao Wenjiu as the deputy commander, was also established one after another. At the same time, the Taiyuan Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China began to work at No. 20 Xinmin Street.The Municipal People's Government with Comrade Pei Lisheng as the mayor was proclaimed.The North China Federation of Trade Unions headed by Comrade Kang Yonghe also moved into Taiyuan. These leading organizations issued a series of orders and announcements to organize the people of the city to quickly clean up the battlefield, resume production, arrange self-rescue for the victims, and heal the wounds of the war.The people of the city responded enthusiastically, and with all their enthusiasm and strength, they devoted themselves to the struggle to defend and build a new Taiyuan. In the streets and alleys, the security personnel sent by our army, together with the workers' pickets, maintained social order.Teams of soldiers, led by the masses, searched for sporadic hidden enemies. The Ninth Company of a certain unit was in charge of the former secret service agency at No. 18, Balingqiao West Street.They hadn't eaten for two consecutive meals, but none of the commanders and fighters used any food in the warehouse.A little soldier was so hungry that his stomach was growling. He walked to the water tank and drank cold water for a while.Instructor Zhang took out a pancake from his satchel and handed it to him.The little soldier pushed the instructor's hand, twitched his stomach, and said cheerfully: "It's okay, my stomach is full." "Hurry up and eat." The instructor said distressedly. The little soldier insisted not to, and said: "Instructor, I ate a lot yesterday, and the food in my stomach can last two days. You should eat it yourself!" At this time, two workers' pickets and several citizens came escorting a man with a bandaged head. A picket said: "This guy is a squadron leader of the Gendarmerie, named Huo Sankun. He disguised himself as a commoner and tried to escape from the city. We recognized him. When we arrested him, he resisted and we shot him through. ears." "He is Liang Huazhi's celebrity, nicknamed Huo Sansun. He arrests and kills people on weekdays, extorts money, entraps the people, and is extremely bad. I saw him grab a scissors sharpener with my own eyes, and said he was 'a secret agent of the Communist Party' , was shot," a resident added. "Well done! Leave him to us," said the instructor, shaking hands with them.Something was wrong when he took the hand of the last worker.After taking a closer look, I found that the cotton coat on the worker's right shoulder was soaked in blood.Quickly asked: "Are you injured?" "It's nothing." The worker said nonchalantly, "I was touched by the enemy's grenade skin." Instructor Zhang hurriedly called the hygienist to bandage him, and then asked, "What's your name? Where do you work?" "My name is Wang Sanxi, and I am a boiler worker at the Northwest Chemical Plant." He pointed to another worker beside him and said, "He works in the same factory as me, and his name is Zhao Falong." "How did you get hurt?" Zhao Falong said: "This morning we were leading a team of People's Liberation Army troops to charge south on Xiaobeimen Street. Near Xiaoqiang Street, a PLA comrade was wounded. Sanxi carried this comrade on his back and moved back, not far away. A group of enemies rushed out and shot at him. He ran with the wounded comrade on his back. The enemy threw a grenade, and he immediately lay on the wounded to protect the wounded, but he was wounded. At this time, our troops rushed Come here and wipe out this group of enemies. He didn't care about his own wounds, and after carrying the wounded to the ambulance station, he was busy leading the way for our team, transporting ammunition, and helping to put up slogans and notices until the end of the battle... " Wang Sanxi interrupted Zhao Falong and said: "So many comrades in the People's Liberation Army have shed blood and sacrificed. What is it if we put in a little effort and shed a little blood? Now that we are proud, we have to work harder and build Taiyuan quickly. , to repay the kindness of Chairman Mao and the Communist Party!" No more gunshots could be heard in the city, and the gunpowder smoke had cleared away.The fiery red sun rises into the sky, illuminating the land of Jinyang warmly.On tall buildings, red flags are fluttering gently in the breeze, which is particularly eye-catching.Soldiers and civilians who forgot about hunger and exhaustion used their industrious hands to race against time on the ruins of the war, worked hard, and created miracles one after another: Three hours after the fighting ended, electric workers went into emergency repairs.In just one day, it brought light to the whole city. The water workers fought continuously, and after 24 hours, a steady stream of tap water was delivered to thousands of households. The post office, telephone, telegraph and other departments began to operate on the second day after the war.The railway workers drove the train into Taiyuan on the day the battle ended.A large amount of relief supplies such as grain, oil and salt were brought in. All of the more than 2,000 workers in the Northwest Steel Plant went to work.They forgot to eat and sleep to repair equipment and resume production.The molten steel that flowed out on the first day exceeded three times the daily output before the war. Workers in the Northwest Coal Mine went down the mine on the day Taiyuan was liberated.Against all odds, they doubled coal production. The more than 40,000 workers in the 53 factories in the city that were taken over all reported to the factory and went to work.They retrieved the machines and equipment buried in the ground and hidden everywhere, and worked beside the machines with all their strength and wisdom. More than 10,000 unemployed workers were all arranged to work with the help of factories and production self-rescue committees. All the schools that were taken over started classes soon.Shanxi University also moved back to Taiyuan from Peiping.The sound of reading books, singing and laughing, floats on the campus. Taiyuan Xinhua Radio Station has officially broadcasted. The "Shanxi Daily", signed by Chairman Mao himself, began to be published. Closed and near-bankrupt stores, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, theaters, etc., have all resumed business. ... At this time, and only in today's liberation, the great power hidden among the masses of the people can be revealed like a volcanic eruption.How strong is the desire of the people to build a beautiful new Taiyuan and a prosperous and powerful new China!This desire cannot be stopped by any force! 人民解放军某部不惊忧群众，夜宿街头在攻占了太原，解放了华北之后，我们英雄的人民解放军，人不解甲，马不下鞍，又遵照毛主席和朱总司令“向全国进军”的命令，踏上征途，参加解放全中国的战斗去了。 一支支钢铁般的队伍，一面面鲜艳的红旗，一个个英勇的战士，一阵阵嘹亮的歌声，汇成了钢铁的巨流，威武雄壮，一往无前。 “向前！向前！向前！ 我们的队伍向太阳， 向着最后的胜利， 向着全国的解放！ " 太原人民扶老携幼，涌上街头，依依不舍地为子弟兵送行。 饱受苦难的太原人民，用什么向子弟兵表示自己的心意呢？物资缺乏，时间仓促，除了一碗碗开水以外，什么也没有。有的战士进城是光着脚，出城时还是光着脚；有的战士进城饥肠辘辘，出城时还没填饱肚子。人们心里过意不去呀！送行的群众端着开水，泪水一串串地落入碗里。战士们边走边接过碗，一饮而尽。又回过头来，连连招手，高声喊着：“乡亲们，再见啦！” 人们送了一程又一程。在依依不舍的气氛中，子弟兵去了，解放军走了。他们又冲进了硝烟弥漫的战场。 人们在思索着：拿什么来表示对共产党、毛主席，对亲人解放军的感激呢？只有一样，就是加速恢复战争的创伤，建设一个新太原！用实际行动支援他们解放全中国。 新生的太原，沐浴着灿烂的阳光，屹立在祖国的大地上。它迈开矫健的步伐，在新时代的大道上飞奔向前！