Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Crossing the River in 20 Minutes, Jiangyin Fortress Uprising

However, the order of the Military Commission was based on the negotiation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party at that time. On April 1, the KMT-CCP ​​peace talks began. After more than ten days of exchanging views, at 9:00 p.m. on April 13, representatives of the KMT and the Communist Party held a meeting.Representatives from both parties arrived at Zhongnanhai Qinzheng Hall on time and sat opposite each other at a long table.At the beginning of the talks, Zhou Enlai first explained the "Draft Domestic Peace Agreement".Zhou Enlai first explained the responsibility of describing history in the agreement.Because the Nanjing National Government, with the support of the United States, violated the will of the people of the whole country, violated the armistice agreement and the CPPCC resolution, and launched a nationwide war in the name of anti-communism, which has caused unprecedented disasters to the people of the whole country and completely lost the trust of the people. .Therefore, all responsibility for the war should be borne by the Nanjing Nationalist Government.Because this is a historic agreement and a document to ensure future domestic peace, so this responsibility must be stated in the front of the clause.

Secondly, Zhou Enlai explained in detail the various clauses in the draft agreement: Article 1: Punish war criminals.In principle, it is stipulated that the main war criminals in this war must be punished, but the CCP has adopted a lenient approach, that is, all war criminals, no matter who they are, if they can recognize right from wrong, repent, out of sincerity, and have shown the facts, so Those who are conducive to the promotion of the cause of the liberation of the Chinese people and to the peaceful solution of domestic problems may be charged with war crimes and given lenient treatment.For Chiang Kai-shek, if he can do this, then do the same.However, those who persevere, hinder the advancement of the cause of people's liberation, are not conducive to solving domestic problems by peaceful means, or instigate rebellion, should be severely punished.

Articles 2 and 3 deal with the issue of abolishing the pseudo-constitution and pseudo-legislation.Since the pseudo-National Congress was held in violation of the government's agreement, it is illegal, so the pseudo-constitution it produced is also illegal. It is not controversial to abolish it completely, but this is naturally not easy. Article 4. Reorganize all reactionary military issues on the basis of democratic principles.The plan is carried out in two phases.The first stage is centralized training. According to the original establishment, designation, and number of people, according to the situation of each region, they will go to designated locations for centralized training in different regions and in stages, and they will be given the same treatment as the People's Liberation Army.The second stage is the divisional reorganization, that is, reorganization into the regular army of the People's Liberation Army.Because this work is arduous and takes a long time, it is necessary to set up a reorganization committee, with members from both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party participating, but the members of the Communist Party of China serve as the majority and serve as directors, and the members of the Kuomintang serve as deputy directors.The reorganization committee should be responsible to the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission.

Article 5, Confiscation of bureaucratic capital.For the confiscation of properties obtained or seized by relying on privileges and powerful families, small-scale enterprises that are not harmful to the national economy and people's livelihood are not confiscated. Article 6, reform the land system.It should be carried out in a step-by-step manner, first reducing rent and interest, and then allocating land. Article 7. Abolition of traitorous treaties.After the establishment of the coalition government in the future, all treaties concluded with foreign countries during the rule of the national government will be reviewed, and those that are not conducive to the people of the country and have the nature of betraying national sovereignty must be abolished, amended or rewritten.

Article 8, Concerning the convening of a Political Consultative Conference without the participation of reactionaries, the establishment of a democratic coalition government, and the acceptance of all powers of the Nanjing Government and its subordinate governments at all levels.After the signing of the peace agreement and before the establishment of the coalition government, the Nanjing government should be maintained temporarily, and the reactionary elements should be prevented from making trouble during the acceptance stage of the People's Liberation Army.The CCP took a responsible attitude towards the former civil servants of the national government after taking over, so that they had a way out.

Zhou Enlai finally said that if the above-mentioned provisions are fulfilled, the peace of the whole country will be permanently guaranteed, and the Nanjing government delegation and the patriotic elements in the Nanjing government will also be able to win the understanding and approval of the people.The CCP delegation is willing to make an assurance that when the new CPPCC is held, Nanjing patriots will be accepted to participate in the coalition government. We have great hopes for the delegation headed by Zhang Wenbai Xianxing (that is, Zhang Zhizhong), and hope to work together to promote The signing of the peace agreement.

According to the situation of each region, according to the situation of each region, they will go to designated places for centralized training in different regions and in stages, and they will be treated the same as the People's Liberation Army.The second stage is the divisional reorganization, that is, reorganization into the regular army of the People's Liberation Army.Because this work is arduous and takes a long time, it is necessary to set up a reorganization committee, with members from both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party participating, but the members of the Communist Party of China serve as the majority and serve as directors, and the members of the Kuomintang serve as deputy directors.The reorganization committee should be responsible to the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission.

Article 5, Confiscation of bureaucratic capital.For the confiscation of properties obtained or seized by relying on privileges and powerful families, small-scale enterprises that are not harmful to the national economy and people's livelihood are not confiscated. Article 6, reform the land system.It should be carried out in a step-by-step manner, first reducing rent and interest, and then allocating land. Article 7. Abolition of traitorous treaties.After the establishment of the coalition government in the future, all treaties concluded with foreign countries during the rule of the national government will be reviewed, and those that are not conducive to the people of the country and have the nature of betraying national sovereignty must be abolished, amended or rewritten.

Article 8, Concerning the convening of a Political Consultative Conference without the participation of reactionaries, the establishment of a democratic coalition government, and the acceptance of all powers of the Nanjing Government and its subordinate governments at all levels.After the signing of the peace agreement and before the establishment of the coalition government, the Nanjing government should be maintained temporarily, and the reactionary elements should be prevented from making trouble during the acceptance stage of the People's Liberation Army.The CCP took a responsible attitude towards the former civil servants of the national government after taking over, so that they had a way out.Zhou Enlai finally said that if the above-mentioned provisions are fulfilled, the peace of the whole country will be permanently guaranteed, and the Nanjing government delegation and the patriotic elements in the Nanjing government will also be able to win the understanding and approval of the people.The CCP delegation is willing to make an assurance that when the new CPPCC is held, Nanjing patriots will be accepted to participate in the coalition government. We have great hopes for the delegation headed by Zhang Wenbai Xianxing (that is, Zhang Zhizhong), and hope to work together to promote The signing of the peace agreement.

After Zhou Enlai's speech, Zhang Zhizhong, the chief representative of the Nanjing delegation, spoke to explain his opinions on the draft study.Zhang Zhizhong finally said that the Kuomintang regime is of course over, and the responsibility of the country will fall on the shoulders of the CCP in the future. He will sincerely and respectfully hope that the CCP can lead the country to achieve the goal of independence, freedom and democracy. At 9:00 p.m. on April 15, the KMT and the Communist Party held their second meeting.The CCP delegation proposed the final amendment to the "Domestic Peace Agreement", a total of 8 articles and 24 clauses.Zhou Enlai made a speech at the meeting, emphasizing the two fundamental issues on which the two sides had great differences, namely "acceptance" and "adaptation".He insisted that the People's Liberation Army's determination to cross the river remains unchanged, and that they may not cross the river temporarily during the negotiation period. After the agreement is signed, the People's Liberation Army must cross the river to take over the vast areas in the south of the Yangtze River.When talking about the reorganization of the army, he said that all the armed forces of the Kuomintang are the bane and should be reorganized immediately so that the national army can be reorganized into a veritable people's army.Regarding the relationship between the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission and the Nanjing government, at first the CCP wanted the former to command the latter, and then made concessions so that the two could be on an equal footing and cooperate to solve problems during the transition period until the establishment of a coalition government and the handover of the Nanjing government.This is the biggest concession of the CCP.Finally, Zhou Enlai solemnly announced that the CCP would wait until April 20 for the signing of the final amendment to the "Domestic Peace Agreement". If the Nanjing government did not sign it by then, the People's Liberation Army would immediately cross the river.

After the talks, the Nanjing government delegation returned to the Liuguo Hotel. After further discussions, they decided to send representatives back to Nanjing to advise Li Zongren and He Yingqin to accept the "Domestic Peace Agreement." Regrettably, Li Zongren and He Yingqin refused to sign the "Domestic Peace Agreement". On April 18, Li Zongren ordered the radio station to repeatedly broadcast this passage to the whole country: Dear listeners, the 8 Articles 24 signed by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China can be tolerated, but the issue of crossing the river is under consideration. On April 9th, Nanjing Radio Station broadcast a speech by Chen Tianfang, head of the Central Propaganda Department of the Kuomintang: "Everyone, the peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are over, and the hope for peace is bleak. If the Communist army wants to cross the river, the Kuomintang will not surrender. People with lofty ideals work hard." In the middle of the night of April 20, Zhang Zhizhong in Beijing happily received a telegram from Li Zongren and He Yingqin, but was disappointed after reading it.They refused to accept the agreement in the telegram and demanded that a temporary armistice agreement be concluded first. On the morning of April 21, when Zhang Zhizhong went to Zhou Enlai with a telegram from Nanjing, he saw passers-by on the street vying to see the number.He asked the driver to stop the car and bought a copy of the "People's Daily", only to see the headline on the front page: People's Liberation Army's million-strong army crosses the river.Zhang Zhizhong's eyes could not help but shed tears. April 20, 1949 is a day that the Chinese people will never forget.The world-renowned battle of crossing the river kicked off.Regarding the time of crossing the river, there have been several changes.According to the report on the high tides on both sides of the Yangtze River submitted by Sanye, the Central Military Commission determined that the corps would start attacking on the 21st and carry out a general offensive on the 22nd.Finally, Sanye proposed to start crossing the river on the 20th.Why was the original plan for crossing the river on the night of April 21 brought forward by one day?There are two reasons. One is that the KMT-CCP ​​negotiation agreement stipulated that the Nanjing National Government signed on April 20, and if they did not sign on that day, they would cross the river in the evening, which would increase the suddenness of the battle; An enemy officer learned that the 20th Army and the 88th Army stationed on the front line of Wuhu began to move westward on the 19th and were on the way on the 20th.In addition, the 88th Army lacked training and its combat effectiveness was relatively weak. Army Commander Ma Shigong had no confidence in Jiang Fang at all. He left the army with excuses 10 days ago and handed over power to Deputy Army Commander Yang Baodian.Although the 20th Army has a strong combat effectiveness, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the entire army is low. The departure of the officers and soldiers caused the number of troops to be reduced, and the combat effectiveness was relatively weakened.After analyzing the above-mentioned enemy situation, the General Front Committee believed that this was an excellent time for our liberation army to land, so it ordered Tan Zhenlin to command the Central Group to cross the river first on the evening of the 20th. On the evening of April 20th, the dark clouds in the sky gradually moved to the west, and the clouds in the west were colorful, including fish white, light cyan, orange red, and purple, overlapping each other layer by layer, dazzling and dazzling.The commanders and fighters of the troops crossing the river had no intention of admiring the beauty of nature. They quietly capsized the wooden boats hidden in small ditches and rivers a dozen miles away from the river, pushed them one by one to the river, and pushed them into the river. in the river. The night was dark, and there was silence between heaven and earth.Seeing that everything was ready, Tan Zhenlin yelled into the microphones leading to each army: "Start crossing the river!" With one order, thousands of cannons were fired, the earth was trembling constantly, and the dense shells flew to the south bank of the river with a long flame.The flames reflected the sky red, and enemies fell to the ground wherever the artillery fire went. Even the roaring river was reflected in blood red, and the Yangtze River became a river of blood.After the artillery fire, the four armies of the Seventh and Ninth Corps of the Sanye Group set sail.In less than half an hour, the first batch of troops successfully boarded the opposite bank, repelled the enemy's counterattack, and seized the beachhead. The 27th Army occupied Jitou Mountain and Dagai Mountain, and the 25th Army occupied Yueshan Mountain. , Yangshanjian, the 24th Army occupied Tongling, and the 21st Army occupied Datong.In the middle of the night, a 100-kilometer-long gap was torn open in the Kuomintang's dismal management of the Yangtze River defense line. Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De in Beiping, and Chen Yi and Deng Xiaoping in Yaogang, Hefei, all quietly waited in the telegraph room, waiting for the news of crossing the river. That night, the White Horse Temple Sanye Headquarters in Taizhou was brightly lit, and staff officers shuttled documents and telegrams.According to the regulations of the General Front Committee, commanders at all levels must command from the front. It is required that a battalion must be followed by a division commander, and a regiment must be accompanied by a military commander.Under the gas lamp, Su Yu looked at the map and waited for news.From time to time, he asked, "Commander Qin, do you have any news? Has the 21st Army crossed the river? Has the 24th Army crossed the river now?" Qin Shujin shook his head.At about 10 o'clock, the confidential officer ran up to Su Yu excitedly and reported loudly, "Commander Su, Commander Nie of the 27th Army is calling!" "Quickly read!" Su Yu told him impatiently. The confidential officer read excitedly: "We have successfully set foot on the land of Jiangnan!" Su Yu seemed dissatisfied with this simple report, and asked anxiously: "Where are they now? How many enemies have they eliminated?" The confidential officer shook his head and said, "Commander Su, Commander Nie's telegram contained just this sentence, and nothing else was said." Su Yu took the telegram from the confidential officer, read it again carefully, and then said with a smile: "This one sentence is enough! The 12 words written by Commander Nie are a wonderful poem. The joy and pride after crossing the river are all written in these 12 characters. Xiao Wang, do you know that this is a strange battle report from all over the world!" Su Yu and Nie Fengzhi really have a good understanding.Su Yu's analysis of Nie Fengzhi's telegram was a glimpse into Nie Fengzhi's inner voice. However, it was past 7 o'clock that night, and Nie Fengzhi came to the 79th Division. Commander Xiao Jinghai ran up to Nie Fengzhi and said loudly: "Report to the commander, the first echelon of our division has completed its preparations, please give instructions!" Nie Fengzhi told him solemnly: "Chairman Mao, Political Commissar Deng, Commander Chen, and Commander Su are all staring wide-eyed and waiting for the good news from our 27th Army tonight. Don't come to see me until all your commanders and fighters go ashore. ! The boat capsized, you have to swim across the river even holding the boards!" "Commander, don't worry!" Xiao Jinghai vowed.As expected, he lived up to Nie Fengzhi's expectations, led the whole division, and crossed the river in only 20 minutes. The second company of the 237th Regiment of the 79th Division won the title of "the first boat to cross the river".When the boat drove into the middle of the river, the impatient soldiers saw the stones on the bank in the middle of the river and shouted excitedly: "Here we are, we are victorious!" Thinking that the boat was too slow, they jumped into the river one by one with "plop, plop!", wading to grab the beach, and pounced on the enemy's frontier positions like a tiger descending a mountain.Some ladders were blown off by enemy artillery fire just after they were erected.A wooden ladder was blown off, and 10 human ladders were erected!A soldier in the 79th Division had a leg broken when he landed, and he fell into a coma immediately.After waking up, he endured great pain and crawled towards the enemy's front with one leg. With the last strength, he blew up the explosive package and blasted the enemy's fortifications.The passage to victory for our army was paved with the blood and lives of these fearless heroes. Red lanterns were hung at the bow and stern of each boat. When the advance reconnaissance brigade and the Jiangnan guerrillas saw countless red lanterns slowly approaching them, they lit a bunch of bonfires on the top of the mountain according to the signal stipulated in advance.Nie Fengzhi climbed to the top of the mountain and joined forces with the guerrilla leader Chen Hong.They shook hands excitedly.Nie Fengzhi pointed to the twinkling red lanterns on the Yangtze River and said, "Look, the tens of thousands of lights on the Yangtze River for hundreds of miles tonight, don't they look like the endless red pearls? Do they look like the bright stars?" Chen Hong nodded and said, "It's so beautiful. A million troops of the People's Liberation Army have crossed the river. Its momentum is majestic and magnificent. It will forever be recorded in the annals of history." "Well said!" Nie Fengzhi was full of pride, and sincerely sighed: "The Yangtze River is rolling, and it has been difficult for an army to cross through the ages. How many heroes in history have fallen in this Yangtze River. More than 1,700 years ago, Prime Minister Cao led a so-called 830,000 soldiers The horse, with the spirit of throwing the whip to cut off the flow, was blocked in the Yangtze River, and ended up burning the ship and fleeing. Shi Dakai of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom led the anti-Qing soldiers to several provinces and was trapped in the Dadu River in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River , leading to the annihilation of the entire army. History has performed countless thrilling live dramas on this Yangtze River, leaving behind elegiac songs of heroes and heroes. The vicissitudes of the past have become relics. Today, our millions of heroes have passed Dajiang will not repeat the tragedy of history. We have not only changed the history of the Yangtze River, but also rewritten the entire history of China." While the two were expressing their emotions, Liu Yan, the director of operations, came running from a distance and said to Nie Fengzhi, "Commander, Commander Su asked our army to send a telegram to him as soon as we crossed the river yesterday. What do you think?" Nie Fengzhi slapped his head and said to Liu Yan: "I was so excited at the moment that I almost forgot, report to Commander Su." He looked at the majestic army crossing the river, pondered for a moment, and blurted out, "The message is that we have Victory set foot on the land of Jiangnan!" Liu Yan was taken aback. Commander Nie's telegram was unconventional. It had no time and no place. It was more like a beautiful poem than a detailed battle report.Nie Fengzhi urged him, "What are you doing in a daze, send a telegram!" Liu Yan paid a military salute, turned around and sent a telegram. When the 27th Army forcibly landed on the south bank and advanced towards Fanchang County, the 25th Army forcibly landed in the section from Dadaogou to Lugang.They captured Shuangyao, Wangjiatao, Hengshan Bridge, Tongshan, Yueshan and other key points successively, and annihilated a part of the 20th Army of the Kuomintang Army. At dawn on the 22nd, they divided into two groups and swept the enemies in the Sanshan and Toupeng areas. After several times of fighting, they joined up with the 27th Army on the right to the east of Eqiao. After the twenty-fourth army crossed, the boat reached the center of the river, and the flares fired by the enemy one after another illuminated the river red and red.There were many masts in Jiangxi, and the enemy's shells exploded beside the boat. The soldiers put their life and death aside, rowed bravely, and kept shouting: "Hurry up, hurry up. Go ashore earlier, and destroy the enemy sooner!" Half an hour later, they boarded Wenxinzhou and Zishazhou. After more than two hours of fierce fighting, they wiped out the enemy and captured more than 1,500 people under the deputy commander of the 149th Division of the 88th Army of the Kuomintang Army.After cleaning the battlefield, they continued to forcibly cross the Yangtze River, landed on the south bank between Tongling and Digang, captured Taiping Street, Shun'an, and Shicun, and joined the 27th Army on the left. Under the command of Commander Teng Haiqing, the 21st Army, another branch of the 7th Corps of the Central Group, crossed the river from the broom ditch on the right, and from the left to Xiabajia.Under the cover of artillery, thousands of wooden boats set sail and raced towards Jiangxinzhou separately.After sailing for 15 minutes, the fleet was discovered by the enemy. Suddenly, countless shells fell from the sky, and bullets hit our faces.On the surface of the water, water columns several feet high rush up from time to time.The skilled boatman bowed his back and held the rudder firmly, and kept encouraging the soldiers: "Don't stop, row hard! Don't move your body! Persistence is victory, and landing is victory!" The soldiers were fearless and desperately No one said a word while rowing.After the ferry docked, the enemy backed away in fright, and the soldiers bravely moved forward, heading straight for the enemy's position.It only took them an hour from the start of the attack to the occupation of Changshengzhou and Jishuizhou. At 18:00 on the 21st, the 21st Army boarded a ship from Changshengzhou and Jishuizhou, and set off to attack the south bank. About 80 meters from the shore, the two ships ran aground. Someone shouted: "Come on! !” Everyone scrambled to jump into the water.The river water submerged to the chest, it was icy cold, and the mud under the feet was sticky and slippery.A wave surged in, causing the soldiers to sway from side to side, and many of them were almost swept away by the river.The soldiers did not hesitate, holding guns in both hands, and bravely rushed to the river bank.The Sixth Company of the 183rd Regiment landed first.Other troops also caught up.They charged in depth in one breath, and it didn't take long for them to join up with the Third Corps of the Second Field Army, and then marched forward hand in hand, capturing Datong, Guichi, Qingyang and other places. On the morning of the 21st, Su Yu received a report from the Seventh Corps and the Ninth Corps that 28 regiments of 7 divisions of the Central Group had reached the south bank and established a south bank position more than 120 kilometers from east to west and more than 20 kilometers deep. The enemy's Qianlijiang defense was broken. The Eighth Corps under the command of Su Yu and Zhang Zhen and the seven armies of the Tenth Corps, with a total of 350,000 people, formed the East Group and carried out forced crossings in two places.One is between Zhanghuanggang and Longshaogang Town, and the other is between the port, Sanjiangying and Jingkou.The combat tasks of each army are: the entire Eastern Group goes from east to west, the 29th Army crosses the river from the east of Jingjiang, the 31st Army follows the 29th Army to capture Jiangyin, and the 28th Army crosses from the west of Jingjiang. The 23rd Army crossed the river from Qixu Port in Taixing, the 20th Army crossed the river from the south of Yangzhou and stormed Yangzhong, the 34th Army crossed from Yizheng and Guazhou, the 35th Army captured Pukou, and liberated Nanjing . At 8 o'clock in the evening on April 21, under the cover of powerful artillery fire, the East Group launched a charge.On the 500-kilometer-long river, the sound of guns rumbled, the flames lit up, and thousands of boats raced across the river.The jets of water from the explosion of the artillery shells, swept by the beams of the enemy's searchlights, fell into the river from midair like huge white parachutes.Looking from the north, small red indicator lights hang behind each boat, like a little bit of fire. At 9 o'clock, Qin Shujin came to Su Yu and Zhang Zhen with a telegram, and said to them: "This is the detailed battle report from Commander Zhu Shaoqing of the 28th Army. It took them only half an hour to complete the battle." The Yangtze River has occupied the beachhead and is developing west of Shengang and north of Changzhou, repelling the interception of the 54th Army. The 29th Army has occupied Qiwei Port, and the 20th Army has occupied Yangzhong." "Report!" The confidential officer came with another telegram. Su Yu took the telegram in his hand, looked down, and said excitedly to Zhang Zhen: "This is a battle victory report from Wang Zhengming. The telegram said that Jiangyin Fortress The uprising has succeeded!" Speaking of the Jiangyin Fortress Uprising, we must first talk about Wang Zhengming.Wang Zhengming was the intelligence chief of the Social Department of the East China Bureau. During the Jinan Campaign, he successfully planned the uprising of the Wuhua Culture Department with the Jinan Underground Party of the Communist Party of China. He was an unsung hero on the secret front. Jiangyin is known as the "Gateway of Jiangfang" and has always been a battleground for military strategists.The Jiangyin Fortress takes Huangshan Mountain as the central axis, connects Xiaoshan in the east with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd armies, and connects with Junshan in the west with the 21st army. Three mountains with a height of three to four hundred meters are connected as one.There are more than 7,000 officers and soldiers in the entire fortress; there are two main forts, three large forts, one mobile artillery regiment, 70 long-range fortress guns, and 36 cannon howitzers.The main task is to undertake the 60-mile river defense from Zhangjiagang to Huangtian Port.The Jiangyin Fortress has guns on the top of the mountain, trenches on the mountainside, bunkers at the foot of the mountain, wooden piles and barbed wire at the port, and ships on the river, forming a complete defense system. It is a majestic pass on the river.Tang Enbo boasted: "The Jiangyin Fortress is an iron line of defense, and the communist army is even a tiger and a lion, and it is impossible to capture it." However, the Central China Working Committee of the Communist Party of China took a long-term view and sent Tang Jianhua to Jiangyang City in 1947.After he gained a firm foothold, in more than half a year, he developed Tang Binglin, director of the Jiangyin Fortress, and Tang Bingyu, commander of the engineer battalion, to join the Communist Party.Subsequently, he also developed Wu Guangwen and Wang Derong of the garrison team.Thanks to his hard work, the vital parts of the three mountains, Huangshan, Xiaoshan, and Junshan, are in the hands of the Communist Party members. After the victory of the Huaihai Campaign, Cao Diqiu of the Central China Working Committee of the Communist Party of China sent Tang Jianhua, deputy head of Jianhu Fengmen District, and his wife, Qiu Mei, a member of the Communist Party, to Jiangyin Fortress to organize an armed uprising.Unexpectedly, when Tang Jianhua and Qiu Mei carried a ship of cotton from Yancheng to Jiangyin as cotton merchants, the ship arrived in Taizhou. He was imprisoned in a nearby nunnery called Jiangzhao'an for interrogation. The news of the arrest of Tang Jianhua and his wife was learned by Xu Guansu, a member of the Communist Party who had been infiltrated into the Central Unification Authority.He immediately sent Sister Nie, an underground member of the Communist Party of China, to carry a secret letter to the Central China District Committee of Yancheng overnight to report the situation to Cao Diqiu.While Cao Diqiu sent people to rescue, he also sent people to report the situation of Jiangyin Fortress to Ye Fei, commander of the Tenth Corps. At this time, Ye Fei was planning the rapid landing of the Tenth Corps in Jiangyin, because the river to the west of the Tenth Corps was wider.However, if you cross the river in the west, it is closer to Nanjing and the enemy situation is relatively serious. It is difficult for troops to establish a beachhead before dawn. It is very difficult to cross the river overnight to reach the other side.Ye Fei looked at the map and thought that if he crossed the Saijiang River in Jiangyin in the east, it would be an ideal landing point.However, the enemy's tight defense of the Jiangyin Fortress brought great difficulties to the troops' landing and in-depth development. Facing the map, Ye Fei was at a loss when he received the information from Cao Diqiu, he immediately relaxed his frowning eyebrows, and began to think about planning the Jiangyin Fortress uprising in his mind.As long as the Jiangyin Fortress uprising succeeds, the problem of the Tenth Corps crossing the river will be solved.The more Ye Fei thought about it, the more excited he became, carefully planning every detail of the uprising.The first thing to consider is the candidate; the question is who to send to instigate rebellion?The figure of Wang Zhengming, chief of the intelligence section of the Social Department of the East China Bureau, quickly flashed in his mind. Wang Zhengming was originally the reconnaissance staff officer of the First Division of the New Fourth Army, and also served as an enemy worker cadre.Ye Fei is the deputy commander of the First Division of the New Fourth Army. He often sends Wang Zhengming to Shanghai and Nanjing to instigate rebellion and conduct intelligence. Wang Zhengming is quick-witted, brave, smart and flexible.Wang Zhengming was hailed as a "lonely hero" by his comrades at that time. Ye Fei believes that this important task belongs to Wang Zhengming.After he considered it maturely, he confessed his plans and ideas to Wei Guoqing's political commissar.Wei Guoqing agreed: "Only Wang Zhengming can do the job. Time is running out. Hurry up and ask for someone from the Ministry of Social Affairs!" Ye Fei called the Social Department of the East China Bureau. After explaining the situation to the Social Department, he quickly got their support.An hour later, Wang Zhengming stood at Ye Fei's gate. "Report to Commander Ye, Wang Zhengming is ordered to report!" Wang Zhengming's voice was loud. Ye Fei hurriedly called him in.Wang Zhengming has a medium build, a fair square face, a full and wide sky, and slightly protruding cheekbones.He is an optimistic and talkative person.Ye Fei pulled him and said, "Section Chief Wang, you are so swift and resolute. It's 30 miles away. How did you come here?" Wang Zhengming pointed his right hand outward. Ye Fei followed his finger and saw a war horse tied to a small tree.Wang Zhengming said, "Commander Ye, walk on six legs, how fast do you think?" Ye Fei understood that he came here on horseback, and said in a complimenting tone: "You, you can't change your old temper. As soon as you hear that there is a mission, you rush here in a hurry." Ye Fei handed him a glass of water and said, "Look Make you sweat profusely, drink your saliva first, and then talk about the task." While drinking water, Wang Zhengming asked, "Commander Ye, the troops are going to cross the river soon, is there any urgent task?" Ye Fei nodded with a smile and said, "You guessed right, there is an urgent mission." Ye Fei explained the mission of this trip to him in detail.Then he emphasized, "The main task of you and the party branch of the fortress is to maintain a 60-mile defense zone after the uprising, control three to four ports, and welcome our army to land without firing guns or shells." Wei Guoqing went on to say: "Chief Wang, if you have completed this task and made great contributions to our army's crossing of the river, we will handle other matters. In terms of methods, we must pay attention to mastering several company commanders and platoon leaders, and use Their feudal relationship controls the soldiers. The slogan can be more gray, for example, we are brothers and sisters, we must fight together, we must die together and die together, we must be prisoners together, etc. " Ye Fei told him: "Cross the river immediately and liberate the whole of China. The victory of the whole of China is in sight. However, victory is in sight, but it does not mean that you should not work hard. You must not be careless at any time. If you are careless, Jingzhou may be exposed. himself, and led to the wastage of previous efforts.” Wei Guoqing repeatedly urged: "You must remember that our Tenth Corps crossed the river at 8:00 p.m. on April 21. You must kill the fortress commander Dai Rongguang before 8:00 p.m., or try to lift him up." Wang Zhengming wrote down the chief's instructions one by one.When Wei Guoqing asked him what difficulties he needed to help solve, he pointed out that he didn't know much about the situation of the Jiangyin Fortress. Tang Binglin and Tang Bingyu would introduce them to him in detail, but due to time constraints and too few military backbones, he hoped that the chief would give him some advice. A battalion cadre. Ye Fei said bluntly: "Yes, you can immediately go to the commander of the 29th Army, Hu Bingyun, and political commissar Zhang Fan, and they will fully support you." Wang Zhengming accepted the task, left the Corps Headquarters, and rushed to the 29th Army. Hu Bingyun and Zhang Fan had already received a call from Ye Fei, and selected regiment leader Li Gan and battalion instructor Xu Yixun from hundreds of cadres. , Lu Derong, Wang Gang and other four comrades jointly completed the task of instigating rebellion. In the early morning of April 15, after Wang Zhengming and his party put on makeup, they rushed towards Jiangyin, led by political traffic officer Wu Ming.They rushed to the river that night, boarded the small wooden boat, and sailed to the south of the Yangtze River.At this time, the sky was dark, and in a blink of an eye, there was a strong wind, and the huge waves on the river rolled.Within a few rounds, the small wooden boat was overturned by the waves, and Wang Zhengming and others all fell into the river.They wrestled and struggled in the river, and the five of them surfaced for a while, and sank for a while.Fortunately, they all knew how to swim, and after fighting against the wind and waves for half an hour, they finally swam to the opposite bank.Wu Ming is very familiar with the terrain in this area, and has made many friends nearby.They touched a village, rested at a friend's house for a while, and after drying their clothes, they went to Jiangyin Fortress. Although Jiangyin is an ancient city, it became famous only after Xu Xiake, a famous traveler and geographer, was born.As early as the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Jiangyin soldiers and civilians resisted the siege of 240,000 Qing troops. They defended the city for 81 days and killed more than 170,000 people.When the Japanese invaded China, Jiangyin was attacked by war again, and Jiangyin people moved out with their families.It is said that most of the current Jiangyin people are from northern Jiangsu who fled famine and came here, and after staying here, they took root here.Due to the war, Jiangyin City is riddled with holes everywhere.Wu Ming and Wang Zhengming arranged the three people who came with them outside the city, and they went straight to the contact point of the underground party. In the depths of an alley on the west side of the street, Tang Zhongheng, a Tang boss who came here from northern Jiangsu and took root, lived.Boss Tang’s house is always full of distinguished guests at night. These people are officers from the headquarters of the fortress. The most frequent visitors are Tang Binglin, Tang Bingyu, Wu Guangwen, Wang Derong, etc. They are core members of the underground party branch of the CCP’s fortress. I went to Boss Tang's house to play mahjong as a cover, research and discuss the activities of the underground party, and plan to organize an uprising.A month ago, they received a notice that someone from their "natal family" was coming to lead and organize their uprising.However, they waited and looked around, but they never saw anyone coming.What happened, they have no idea.All day looking forward to the arrival of the people sent by the organization, they didn't know about the arrest of Tang Jianhua and his wife. On this day, they came to Boss Tang's house again as usual, discussing and guessing quietly, when there was a knock on the door suddenly.The sound was so sweet to them, like the most beautiful music in the world, that it cheered them up.There were three knocks at the door, then two, and finally three more.Then I heard someone asking softly outside the door: "I'm from Jiangbei, is this Brother Tang's house?" When the people inside heard the knock on the door, they immediately held their breath and listened carefully to the very rhythmic knock on the door. "That's right, it's a password!" Boss Tang beamed with joy. "It's great, our family finally made us look forward to it!" He Yi, a female underground party member who was a political document in the fortress and wore the epaulets of a Kuomintang captain, was so excited that tears filled her eyes. Tang Binglin winked at He Yi, suggesting that she go to open the door.He Yi stood up and walked to the door. When she opened the door, Wu Ming and Wang Zhengming stood in front of her.Wu Ming said, "I'm Wang Fusheng from Yisheng Pig Co., who is Mr. Tang?" Wu Ming's question was also a signal for contact, and He Yi gestured for them to enter the room.Although Tang Binglin was looking forward to sending people from above day and night, but the struggle at that time was very complicated and she must be cautious.He warned himself: "Be sure to calm down and talk about it after you figure it out." So, he said politely, "I am Mr. Tang, but I don't know Wang Fusheng who is a pig, please go." Wu Ming understood Tang Binglin's intentions, so he smiled and said, "Mr. Tang, I am indeed not Wang Fusheng. You may not know that Comrade Tang Jianhua, whose alias is Wang Fusheng, has been arrested, and your elder brother Jun Zhao sent another comrade to replace Tang Jianhua. He pointed to Wang Zhengming next to him and said, "He is Comrade Wang Zhengming, Chief of Section Wang sent by his hometown." Tang Binglin looked Wang Zhengming up and down, but still did not relax her vigilance.In order to further confirm Wang Zhengming's identity, he tentatively asked: "Comrade Wang Zhengming, do you know where I am from and what is my brother's name?" Wang Zhengming replied: "You are from Jianhu Gangmen, your brother is Tang Bicheng, and Tang Jianhua, whose alias is Wang Fusheng, is your nephew. Am I right?" Only then did Tang Binglin believe Wang Zhengming's identity, stepped forward and shook Wang Zhengming's hand, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, the cruelty of the struggle forces us to be more vigilant. If something goes wrong, personal exposure and sacrifice are trivial matters, and organizational secrets are taken away." Leakage is a big deal. Just in case, I have to ask a few more questions." "You did the right thing," Wang Zhengming said approvingly, "our comrades working underground should have this kind of vigilance." The relationship was connected, and everyone was not to mention how happy they were, and rushed forward to shake hands with Wang Zhengming and Wu Ming to say hello.Wu Ming rushed to the outside of the city and brought Li Gan and his party. Tang Zhongheng went to the street to buy wine and vegetables, and entertained Wang Zhengming and his party warmly.Everyone ate and talked, and exchanged information with each other. “我先汇报一下这里的情况，”唐秉琳说，他如此这般地介绍完要塞地下党的基本情况后，拿出要塞的火力配备图、目标指示图、协同作战计划等，重点介绍要塞的兵力部署情况。 接着，干征明向大家传达叶飞、韦国清的指示，谈了起义的计划和部署，他们一直研究到天边发白、公鸡打鸣方才各自回家休息。 这天下午两点多，要塞司令部门口突然来了一辆小轿车，小轿车的后面是十几辆摩托车保驾。这时，从轿车里钻出一位大腹便便的国民党将军，他就是汤恩伯。戴戎光听到哨兵的报告，慌慌张张地带着十几个军官出门迎接汤恩伯。 年约50岁的汤恩伯挺着大肚子，脸色冷漠地跟着戴戎光走进了会议室。戴戎光吩咐手下又是倒茶又是敬烟。汤恩伯脱下白手套，从皮包里抽出一份报纸，递给戴戎光，厉声说：“拿去看看，你们要塞有多少共产党？” 戴戎光一愣，接过报纸一看，不由得倒吸了一口冷气，目瞪口呆地望着汤恩伯。这是一份江阴办的《正气日报》，在头版头条上，醒目地刊登了一篇题为：《江阴要塞是江南共军大本营》的报道。戴戎光傻了，额头上冒出了冷汗，语无伦次地说：“汤总司令，这不是真的，是有人恶意造谣，我们这里怎么会有共产党？” 汤恩伯紧绷着脸，在会议室里来回地踱着步，眼睛却不时地在戴戎光、唐秉琳、唐秉容等身上打转。唐秉琳察言观色，沉着地说：“汤总司令，我认为发现共军并不可怕，可怕的是至今还不知道谁是共军，这是我们的失职。” 戴戎光也渐渐冷静下来，便接着唐秉琳的话说：“汤总司令，你既然按图索骥来抓共党，我马上将我们要塞区的所有人集中起来，你就点着名抓吧，有一抓一，有二抓二，你看如何？” 汤恩伯听了他俩的话，突然站定，摆摆手说：“不要急着集合，我来这里，目的是提醒你们。俗话说，无风不起浪，如果你们这里没有共产党，报纸上怎么说得有鼻子有眼的呢？这样的消息登在报纸上，上面知道了你们怎么办？” 汤恩伯的话让唐秉琳松了一口气，原来汤恩伯并没有掌握到什么有力的证据，只是看到报纸登的消息而来追查的。于是，他装着生气地说：“汤总司令，我知道这条消息是怎么来的。” 汤恩伯一听，立即侧着头，瞪大眼睛问：“快说，究竟谁是共产党？” 唐秉琳摇摇头说：“这我不知道，但是，我知道提供这条消息的是谁。” 汤恩伯不耐烦了，他催促着说：“别绕弯子了，快把你知道的情况说出来。” 唐秉琳装着气愤的样子说：“春节前，江阴有80多个民工要回苏北过年，公安局的杨副局长在码头上设了收税关卡，逼着每个民工交出五块大洋，说是过节税。民工们一年好不容易辛苦挣来的钱，岂肯送给公安局？于是民工和收税的警察发生了摩擦，从争吵发展到动起武来。我接到哨兵报告后，派部队去调解。为确保治安，我们硬逼着警察放了民工。杨副局长怀恨在心，认为我们砸了他们的聚宝盆，便耿耿于怀，到处造谣，说我们要塞有共产党。 戴戎光为了推卸责任，也附和着说：“对对对，就是杨副局长背后捣蛋，向我们捅刀子。汤总司令，你千万不可轻信啊！” 汤恩伯听到唐秉琳说得振振有词，语气缓和下来，说：“没有共产党更好，我也不希望有这种事发生。如果真有共产党在你们要塞区活动，上面怪罪下来，我也脱不了干系。”说罢，转身对他的副官说，“刘副官，你马上到江阴公安局去核实一下，有无春节收过年税之事。” “是！”刘庆明副官答应着，转身出门去调查了。 汤恩伯对戴戎光说：“我今天到此有两件事要办，这是其中的一件。另外，是来检查你们的防务情况，请你陪我走一趟。” 汤恩伯在戴戎光、唐秉琳等人的陪同下视察了江防。汤恩伯用望远镜四处观察了一会儿，对戴戎光等人说：“一个月前，在南京召开作战会时，不是要你们在江边增修两道步兵防御工事的嘛，怎么至今还没修呢？” 戴戎光望着汤恩伯那咄咄逼人的目光，无法回答他的提问。 这时，唐秉琳又上前解释说：“戴司令是回来传达了会议精神，但是，由于修工事缺乏材料，加上农民春耕大忙，找不到劳力也是一个因素。” 汤恩伯一听，气不打一处来。他雷霆大发，严厉地说：“我们三令五申要你们加强江防，你们全当了耳边风。据说共军马上就要过江，你们的江防如此脆弱，叫你们修，你们这样那样的理由说了一大堆。你们知道吗？要塞是兵塞，是京沪杭江防的支撑点，没有要塞，也就没有江防。共军一旦从这里突破，上海、杭州能保得住吗？” 这时，刘副官气喘嘘嘘地跑到汤恩伯面前，敬了个礼，报告说：“公安局的杨阿林局长说，春节码头设税卡的事，的确是有的。但是，公安局和要塞的戴司令都设了税卡，因为税卡双方发生争执，最后发生了武力冲突。” So it is!汤恩伯气得大声骂道：“胡闹，简直是胡闹！”他恶狠狠地瞪了戴戎光一眼，气急败坏地说，“当务之急是防共！防共！你们懂吗？你们和公安局为了争税卡互相斗嘴怄气，这成何体统？这么说来，你们俩是半斤对八两，没一个好东西。下次如果谁再设税卡，老子就毙了谁！”汤恩伯抛下这句话后，便拂袖而去。 汤恩伯一走，王征明、唐秉琳等一颗悬着的心轻轻地放下了。一场虚惊后，王征明、唐秉琳等抓紧进行起义前的准备工作。4月20日下午，唐秉琳掌握的秘密电台，收到了第十兵团发来的关于21日晚渡江的紧急通知，立即召开全体地下党员会议，最后决定起义时间定在21日晚举行。 4月21日凌晨，汤恩伯打电话给戴戎光，告诉他解放军已在芜湖、繁昌登陆的消息。告诫并提醒他，江阴要塞区要百倍提高警惕。戴戎光一放下汤恩伯的电话，便匆匆检查要塞区各部门戒备情况，反复叮嘱全体官兵千万不能麻痹大意。晚上8点半左右，戴戎光发现江对岸炮火连天，万船齐发。紧张地在电话中对唐秉琳大声惊呼：“不得了，共军渡江了！不得了，赶快开炮，赶快开炮，目标对着共军的船队！” 唐秉琳不慌不忙地说：“戴司令，现在目标不明，可能是江对岸民房起火，不能随便开炮。”说罢，他便“啪！”地挂断电话。 不一会儿，附近的国民党第二十一军打来电话，指责唐秉琳说：“你们怎么搞的？共军已开始渡江了，你们怎么按兵不动？怎么不开炮？赶快火力支援！” 唐秉琳此时的心情特别紧张，不开炮就会引起敌人的怀疑，开炮必然会伤害到自己的同志。what to do?他急得团团乱转，脑子里快速地思索着，时间不允许他犹豫。几分钟后，他果断地决定先下手为强，命令大炮对准第二十一军，随着他的一声命令，炮声隆隆几百发炮弹落在第二十一军的防区内。第二十一军官兵措手不及，乱成一锅粥。第二十一军在电话中大声地骂道：“他妈的，你们昏了头了，自己人打自己人，我们要告你们。”骂了好一会，再一看炮弹仍旧呼啸着落在自己的阵地上，气急败坏地大叫道，“他妈的，赶快停止炮击，赶快停止炮击！” 就在第二十一军乱成一团之时，吴铭、唐秉煜、李干等以最快的速度赶到戴戎光的指挥所。他们高举着手枪，对着惊慌失措的戴戎光大喝一声：“举起手来，我们郑重向你宣布，要塞官兵起义了！” 戴戎光一惊非小，他举起颤抖着的双手，全身像筛糠似的说：“别开玩笑，有话好好讲，不要举着枪，怪吓人的。” 唐秉煜厉声说：“我们没时间和你开这种玩笑，你老老实实地投降，否则，我们一枪毙了你！” 戴戎光这才发现自己已成了瓮中之鳖，只好老老实实缴械投降。 要塞的7000余名官兵在要塞地下党的领导下，宣布举行战场起义了，阵地上一片欢呼声。拂晓，解放军第二十九军顺利登陆，消灭了敌第二十一军残余敌人，与要塞起义官兵胜利会师。 起义后，他们向纵深的国民党第五十四军进行猛烈炮击，五十四军被打得落花流水。当天，江阴解放。 粟裕、张震赶到了江阴要塞，接见了全体起义官兵，高度赞扬他们为渡江战役立下大功，谱写了中国人民解放军军史上的辉煌一页。