Chapter 14 end
After the peaceful liberation of Beiping, the balance of power between the enemy and us changed fundamentally. Chiang Kai-shek was no longer able to stop the progress of the Chinese people's liberation cause. The reactionary rule of the Kuomintang was crumbling. Withdrawal in 1999) the Kuomintang army has become an isolated stronghold in North China, in a situation where there is no way to escape and no way to fight.
The Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao wisely analyzed the situation at that time, the political attitudes of the various factions of the Suiyuan Kuomintang Army, and the class relations in the Suiyuan area, and promptly proposed the use of the "Suiyuan Way", that is, peaceful negotiations and bloodless struggle, to fight for This Kuomintang army defected to the people's camp to solve the Suiyuan problem.
Suiyuan is located in the west of the present Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with an original population of 2 million. It was the base that Fu Zuoyi worked hard for many years to fight against Chiang Kai-shek.General Dong Qiwu, director of the KMT's North China "Suppression General" command post in Guisui (now Hohhot City) and chairman of the Suiyuan Provincial Government, was also a pivotal figure.Dong Qiwu is a weather-beaten and upright general of the Kuomintang. He is not from a wealthy family, let alone Chiang Kai-shek's Whampoa direct descendants and cronies.Dong Qiwu was promoted from battalion commander and regiment commander to division commander and army commander, and finally to the supreme military and political commander of Suiyuan, all of which were promoted by Fu Zuoyi.He has served Fu Zuoyi for decades, has always been loyal, and has a deep relationship with Fu Zuoyi.At the same time, Dong Qiwu has patriotism and a sense of nationality. He was dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek's rejection of dissidents, traitorousness, passive resistance, and active anti-communism. He was very concerned about the Communist Party's united front.
The Kuomintang army in Suiyuan has a complex organization, many designations, and political impurity.According to the statistics of the Suiyuan Command Post at the end of 1949, there were 16 divisions and brigades, dozens of security teams, and more than 86,000 people.
With the support of the people of all ethnic groups in Suiyuan, our troops in Suiyuan gradually developed into 3 cavalry divisions, 2 infantry divisions and 1 independent regiment after 8 years of war of resistance and 3 years of liberation war, with about 30,000 people of armed forces.The broad masses of people in Suiyuan have experienced severe struggles, and they have a blood-and-blood relationship with our party and our army. They eagerly look forward to the early liberation of Suiyuan and support our party's idea of a peaceful settlement of Suiyuan. mass base.
On the night of January 21, 1949, Dong Qiwu heard from the radio in Guisui that Fu Zuoyi had reached a peace agreement with the CCP and announced the peaceful liberation of Peiping.Although he had expected such a day, he still felt a little sudden.He wanted to know the details of the peaceful liberation of Peiping, so he called Fu Zuoyi's office in Beiping and asked to send a plane to pick him up to Peiping to have a look.After Dong Qiwu flew to Beiping on the 22nd, he went directly to Jurentang in Zhongnanhai to meet Fu Zuoyi.
Fu Zuoyi said happily: "You came just in time. I will tell you about the peaceful liberation of Peking."
After Fu Zuoyi discussed the entire process of the peaceful liberation of Beiping to Dong Qiwu in detail, he said emphatically: "The change in the current situation is the trend of the times, the aspiration of the people, the development of history, and the demands of the people, which cannot be reversed by any force. We must Keep up with the trend of history and follow the path of the people.”
Speaking of this, Fu Zuoyi stared at Dong Qiwu, and said: "Go back and tell our cadres that during the Anti-Japanese War, it is okay for me to send your family members to Lanzhou and Ningxia. Now, don't look at the liberated places. Little, soon all will be liberated, and it’s not a good idea to send your family members anywhere. Unless you have money and send your family members abroad, there will be no place for you.”
"Take the road of the people", Fu Zuoyi said more than once.This time I spoke more solemnly.At this moment, Dong Qiwu truly understood the meaning of this sentence from his actual actions, and got a clear inspiration.At this time, Dong Qiwu immediately asked eagerly: "In that case, why didn't the provisions on the peaceful liberation of Peking mention Suiyuan?"
Fu Zuoyi said: "Let's wait until I meet Chairman Mao to decide on the Suiyuan issue. Such an important matter cannot be done with just a few words. We must make serious preparations. We must explain the truth to everyone and recognize the interests and risks. For the happiness of the people, for the future of all officers and soldiers, and for the future of each of us, we must follow the people's road."
In this way, after a long talk with Fu Zuoyi, Dong Qiwu determined the goal of taking the people's road.As soon as he returned to Suiyuan, he began to prepare secretly for the uprising.
Not long after Dong Qiwu returned to Suiyuan from Beiping, the old calendar year came.Before New Year's Eve, the frontline troops of the Suidong People's Liberation Army clashed with the Kuomintang Suiyuan troops in the Taoqi Station area 30 kilometers east of Guisui.The situation in Suiyuan suddenly became tense.
Dong Qiwu immediately called Fu Zuoyi, and through Fu Zuoyi's contact with the North China Bureau, he conveyed Chairman Mao's instruction that "the troops of both sides should stop fighting and the Suiyuan issue should be resolved peacefully."The Suidong front-line troops of the People's Liberation Army stopped attacking the Suiyuan army on January 31, 1949, and withdrew the main force to the front line of Zhuozi Mountain on February 11, so the situation in Suiyuan became calm.
When military conflicts broke out on the front line, Pan Xiuren, chairman of the Suiyuan Provincial Party Committee and director of the provincial government's construction department, and Zhang Xiamin, deputy director and director of the provincial government's finance department, took the opportunity to ask Dong Qiwu to immediately withdraw the military and government agencies to the west.They said that there is a lot of food in the rear and it is easy to supply the rear. Otherwise, once the People's Liberation Army cuts off the Suibao line, they will not be able to retreat.The intention of Pan Xiuren and Zhang Xiamin is obviously to withdraw from the future as an excuse in an attempt to obstruct the path of peace.Dong Zhenwu refused their request, and several people fled to the back.
On February 22, Fu Zuoyi and Deng Baoshan went to Xibaipo Village, Pingshan County, Hebei Province to meet Chairman Mao.Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Zhou Enlai had important and sincere talks with Fu Zuoyi.Fu Zuoyi has always been concerned about the Suiyuan problem, and quickly asked Chairman Mao how to solve the problem in Suiyuan: Chairman Mao had already made up his mind, and quickly replied: "The Suiyuan problem should be solved in the 'Suiyuan way'."
Fu Zuoyi was a little confused: "What is the 'Suiyuan way'?"
Chairman Mao solemnly said: "With the peaceful liberation of Beiping, Suiyuan will no longer need troops. First draw an armistice agreement line and let Chairman Dong Qiwu do his internal work slowly. On the other hand, send a liaison team to The rails are connected, trade is established, and there is an uprising as he sees fit."
Regarding the "Suiyuan method", Chairman Mao made a detailed explanation in the report of the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.He said: "In the future, there are no more than three ways to deal with the more than 1 million Kuomintang troops in Tianjin, Beiping, and Suiyuan.... The 'Suiyuan way' is to deliberately preserve a part of the Kuomintang army and leave it intact, or roughly To stay still means to make temporary concessions to this part of the army, so as to help win this part of the army to side with us politically, or to maintain neutrality, so that we can concentrate our efforts first to deal with the main part of the remnant Kuomintang forces. After a certain period of time (for example, after a few months, half a year, or a year), we will reorganize this part of the army into the People's Liberation Army according to the People's Liberation Army system."
History has proved that the method proposed by Mao Zedong is wise and correct.
According to the "Suiyuan Way" instructed by Chairman Mao, when the heads of the Pingjin Front Command held a banquet for Fu Zuoyi at the Beijing Hotel in March, General He Long suggested that the representatives of both parties to negotiate the peaceful liberation of Suiyuan should be agreed: Li Jingquan and Pan Jiwen would be sent by the People's Liberation Army. Second entry: Zhou Beifeng and Yan Youwen were sent by Fu Zuoyi from Suiyuan.
On March 23, representatives of the two sides started negotiations at the Beijing Hotel.After negotiation, the two sides first delineated the ceasefire line between the Suimeng Liberation Army and the Kuomintang Suiyuan troops.Afterwards, repeated discussions were held on issues such as the restoration of Pingsui railway transportation, postal and telecommunication, bilateral trade exchanges, currency exchange between the two sides, and the appointment of a liaison office by the North China Bureau to station in Guisui.On June 8, the "Suiyuan Peace Agreement" was signed in Beiping.After the signing of the peace agreement, Chairman Mao received Mr. Fu Zuoyi in Fengze Garden, Zhongnanhai.Present at the interview were Vice Chairman Zhou Enlai, Commander-in-Chief Zhu De, Commander Nie Rongzhen, Political Commissar Bo Yibo, and Comrade Tao Zhu.Also interviewed were Deng Baoshan, Zhou Beifeng, Yan Youwen and others.
Chairman Mao was very happy with the success of the negotiation between the two parties, and said: "I have seen the terms of your negotiation, so let's implement it according to that. However, don't publish it in the newspaper, because you didn't state that there was peace in Suiyuan after the peaceful liberation of Peking. Liberation. Otherwise, the 'Suiyuan way' will be demanded elsewhere, and we will be in trouble."
To sabotage the peace talks, the Kuomintang made four moves in a row.
The whole process of the Suiyuan Uprising was full of sharp and complex contradictions and struggles.This kind of contradiction and struggle is prominently manifested in the struggle of Dong Qiwu and the officers and soldiers with high patriotic enthusiasm and patriots from all walks of life against various obstacles created by the Kuomintang government and various conspiracies.
Suiyuan began to brew peace, and the Kuomintang secret agents informed the Kuomintang Nanjing government of the situation.In order to obstruct the peaceful settlement of the Suiyuan issue, in early March, the Nanjing government ordered Dong Qiwu to withdraw troops stationed in Suiyuan to the west.Since Dong Qiwu was determined to follow the path of peace, he would of course never carry out the orders of the Nanjing government.But the surface still needs to be dealt with.Therefore, Dong Qiwu refused with two reasons: first, the current situation in Suiyuan is still stable, and there should be no westward retreat for the time being.Second, most of the lower-level officers and soldiers stationed in Suiyuan are locals, and they may escape easily if they retreat westward.
When the Kuomintang government saw Dong Qiwu's disobedience to the transfer, it immediately changed its approach. It sent Qi Zihou, a member of the Central Legislative Council of the Kuomintang, and Yan Ziyan, a small fellow of Dong Qiwu's hometown, to Suiyuan by plane to take Dong Qiwu to Nanjing to meet and negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek.
After Dong Qiwu received them, he greeted them for a while, and then said to them in a neutral manner: "The current situation is stable on the surface, but it is full of dangers. Once I leave, the situation will be difficult to control. There may be accidents. If necessary, you can invite other representatives. I can't leave easily right now."
This is actually tantamount to rejecting the lobbying of Qi Zihou and Yan Ziyan.
After the Kuomintang government hit a wall twice, it resorted to its "killer trump card": suspending Suiyuan's military and political funds and all supplies.
At that time, the troops stationed in Suiyuan, including the 22nd Army of General Deng Baoshan, had nearly 100,000 people. In addition, Suiyuan was a small and barren province with a constant financial shortage, and life immediately fell into a predicament.
In order to survive the military and political personnel in Suiyuan, Dong Qiwu sent telegrams to the Kuomintang government many times and sent people to negotiate. The Kuomintang government believed that their "killer mace" was very effective, so they either ignored it or deliberately evaded it. Chairman Dong is here." And some people also said after hearing this: "Chairman Dong is so confused, go to Nanjing, and the problem will be solved?"
In fact, Dong Qiwu was so confused.He knew very well that going to Nanjing was a trap set by the Kuomintang government, and it was very likely that he would be detained as soon as he arrived in Nanjing.At the same time, it is not that Dong Qiwu can get the funds when he arrives in Nanjing.The Kuomintang government has a condition, which is to prevent peace.Moreover, as soon as Dong Qiwu left Suiyuan, there would be no leader among the dragons, and those evil forces that opposed peace would become rampant, which was inevitable.Among those who wanted Dong Qiwu to go to Nanjing, some were simple-minded or confused, while others took advantage of the opportunity to make trouble and stepped up to stir up trouble to arouse those who did not know the truth against Dong Qiwu, and in fact opposed the peace process.
In order to deal with this "trick" played by the Kuomintang government, Dong Qiwu and all walks of life in the military and government cut down on food and clothing to tide over the difficulties together.The money is not enough, so the officers, soldiers and workers can only be given 5 yuan or 2 yuan in cash per month for living expenses, and the food for their families is provided by the government.If there is no unlined clothing in summer, change winter clothes to summer clothes.
On June 16, the Kuomintang government sent a telegram asking Dong Qiwu to go to Guangzhou to attend the Provincial Chairman's Meeting, and once again tried to trick Dong Qiwu into leaving Suiyuan.He also sent Ma Liangbi, the sub-supervisor of the 32nd Military Station who was in Lanzhou to urge supplies, to Suiyuan on an American-piloted plane sent by Northwest Military and Political Deputy Chief Guo Jiqiao, to pick Dong Qiwu to Lanzhou, and then transfer to Guangzhou.Dong Qiwu still refused because the military situation in the front was urgent and it was inconvenient to leave.When Ma Liangbi returned to Lanzhou by plane, it was already dusk, the plane lost its direction, hit a mountain in Huining County near Lanzhou, and the plane crashed and killed.
While threatening Dong Qiwu, the Nanjing government of the Kuomintang also dispatched spies to carry out activities to destroy the peace in Suiyuan.After the liberation of Hebei, Tianjin, Beiping, and Chahar, all the spies gathered in Suiyuan, like a group of demons dancing wildly, and became the most rampant ranger for the Kuomintang government to sabotage the Suiyuan Uprising.Zhang Qingen, the head of the Central Union spy in North China, came to Suiyuan from Beiping and made arrangements to the spy to sabotage the uprising.Some of them carried radio stations, and some sneaked into various departments of the army, and started a battle with peaceful and progressive forces without the sound of gunshots.
These spies spread rumors everywhere, saying that "the third world war is about to start, and it will break out this year and next year." "U.S. aid is hopeful. U.S. Navy Commander Bergir is about to lead U.S. troops to China to participate in the war. Many troops trained by the Kuomintang in Burma are about to be used to fight..." "You cannot cooperate with the Communist Party. The Communist Party absolutely does not want you. You No matter how much reform is done, no matter how much progress is made.”
At the same time, they also organized a small number of mobs to demonstrate, posted reactionary slogans everywhere, distributed leaflets, and shouted along the street:
"Fu Zuoyi betrayed Beiping, and Dong Qiwu is going to betray Suiyuan."
"Down with Fu Zuoyi!"
"Down with Dong Qiwu!"
Then, under the instigation of the secret agents, Zhao Yuande, the director of the political work department of the 258th Division, tricked more than 20 soldiers into smashing the "Struggle Daily" which advocated the path of peace.
Suiyuan Railway Police Section Chief Duan, military special agent Kang Yuxi, and his accomplice Zhou Yan, etc., incited the masses who did not know the truth, attempted to launch a strike by railway employees, destroyed locomotives and bridges, and used the guns of the police section to drag them to Daqingshan. fight as a guerrilla.After Dong Qiwu heard the news, he found Gao Wenzao, the head of the traffic section who was willing to take the peaceful road, and contacted most of the employees to smash the plot of the spies and ensure the normal opening of traffic in the west.
There is also a group of "east-returning cadres". Most of them fled to Suiyuan after the defeats in Xinbaoan, Zhangjiakou, and Tianjin. They, wait.Some diehards within Dong Qiwu, such as Liu Wanchun, commander of the 111th Army, E Yousan, commander of the cavalry division, and Qiao Hankui, commander of the cavalry brigade, also secretly formed an opposition to the "Suiyuan Peace Agreement".They yelled frantically: "With the support of the United States, Chiang Kai-shek will never be finished", "Peace with the Communist Party is unreliable." "Suiyuan must stick to the end and wait for the situation to change."
These people also put pressure on the staff sent by Fu Zuoyi, sending anonymous letters, saying that they betrayed Fu Zuoyi in Beiping, and now they are betraying Dong Qiwu, be careful, and so on.Some even clamored: "I would rather die by jumping into the Yellow River than go with the Communist Party." They also put pressure on General Dong Qiwu, saying: "Never let the representatives of the Communist Party come to Guisui. If they come, we will use force in front of you." beat them to death."
According to the intention of their masters, Pan Xiuren, chairman of the provincial party department of the Kuomintang in Suiyuan Province, and Zhang Xiamin, deputy chairman, fanned a demonic trend in the army to withdraw westward, saying, "If the army does not withdraw early, once the Communist Party cuts off the return to Suiyuan and goes to Baotou. There is no way to evacuate if there is no traffic line."
The Nanjing government was not reconciled to failure, and adopted despicable methods such as sealing officials, making wishes, and buying money. In July, the Kuomintang government sent Xu Yongchang, Minister of the Military Command, and Wang Shuming, Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, to arrive at Shanba in Suixi by plane.Beforehand, they sent a telegram to ask Dong Qiwu, Sun Lanfeng, and Liu Wanchun to wait in Baotou, and sent a small plane to Baotou to pick them up to meet at Shanba.Dong Qiwu thought to himself: This is just the last struggle of Nanjing at the end of the day.It's okay if they come, just ask them for supplies.
After the meeting, there was a little chatter, but to get back to the topic, Xu Yongchang and Wang Shuming still advised Dong Qiwu and the others to withdraw their troops to the west, and even said absurdly: "The heroes who withdraw to Burma in the future will be the greatest victory."
Dong Qiwu ignored their quarrels and focused on the issue of supplies: "What does the liberation of Beiping have to do with Suiyuan? Why did you stop all supplies to the Suiyuan troops? Isn't this going to trap us to death and disperse us? Our troops We have endured hardships, and it is delusional to think of being trapped to death or dispersing us.”
Xu Yongchang said again and again: "This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
Dong Qiwu took the opportunity to launch an offensive: "It's okay for our troops to retreat westward, but the missing supplies for several months have to be reissued; because most of the soldiers and junior officers in the army are locals from Suiyuan, we must settle down!"
Xu Yongchang immediately agreed: "We will study the supply of your troops after we go back, but your troops will withdraw to the west."
Later, Xu Yongchang and Wang Shuming had separate talks with Sun Lanfeng, Liu Wanchun and Dong Qiwu to carry out the work of division and disintegration.
On the one hand, Dong Qiwu led his troops to flee westward in order to prevent those who were unwilling to take the peaceful path from obeying the instructions of Xu Yongchang and Wang Shuming; Drive west to Hetao.This division is loyal and reliable, with strong strength and good equipment.Dong Qiwu secretly ordered Master Zhang Shizhen to say: "Our enemy is no longer in the east, but in the west. After your division entered Hetao, stick to Wubulangkou and Xishanzui. Anyone who fled westward without my order will be blocked. solve."
Dong Qiwu's actions did indeed confuse the Kuomintang government.They thought that Dong Qiwu had already begun to withdraw his troops westward, so they actually paid back the arrears and allocated 1900 taels of gold.After Dong Qiwu received the call to call Jin, he knew very well that this was buying himself.Immediately telegraphed Fu Zuoyi, and Fu Zuoyi reported to Chairman Mao.
After hearing this, Chairman Mao pondered for a while, and said: "Chiang Kai-shek's gold can be taken over. But how can this little money solve Dong Qiwu's financial difficulties? We should try to help Dong Qiwu solve his difficulties."
After Xu Yongchang and Wang Shuming returned to Nanjing, the Kuomintang government used insidious means to appoint Dong Qiwu as the deputy chief of military and political affairs in the Northwest.Of course, this is an attempt to use the method of ascending and descending secretly to empty Dong Qiwu, so that Dong Qiwu will lose his military power in Suiyuan for manipulation.
In response to the conspiracy of the Kuomintang government, Dong Qiwu sent a telegram with the following content: "Please select talents to take over all my positions."
No one could control Suiyuan's army except Dong Qiwu, and the Kuomintang government had illusions about Dong Qiwu, which once again shattered the Kuomintang government's plot.
The Nanjing government was not reconciled to failure, and when one plan failed, another plan was implemented, so they appointed Sun Lanfeng as the commander of the 9th Corps, and Liu Wanchun as the deputy commander of the 9th Corps, and implemented the splitting tactics of defeating each.This trick of the Nanjing government really worked. After Liu Wanchun was appointed as the deputy commander of the Corps by the Nanjing government of the Kuomintang, he began to vigorously oppose the uprising and tried every means to prevent the CCP’s Liaison Office in Suiyuan from entering Suiyuan.
On July 10, Comrade He Shusheng from the Liaison Office of the Communist Party of China set off from his camp, accompanied by the staff sent by Fu Zuoyi and Xiao Ruzhi, the former head of the General Affairs Office of the North China Headquarters, and came to Suiyuan to contact Dong Qiwu.When they arrived at Haoqinyingzi Village near Baita Station, Xiao Ruzhi called Dong Qiwu and reported that the representative of the Liaison Office was about to enter the city.Dong Qiwu asked why he didn't write a letter earlier to explain.Xiao Ruzhi said: "The letter has already been sent, why haven't I received it yet?"
Dong Qiwu ordered Xiao Ruzhi to check the whereabouts of the letter, and sent someone to pick up He Shusheng and others.After investigation, Liu Wanchun withheld the letter and did not hand it over to Dong Qiwu.Later, Dong Qiwu considered the complicated internal situation and the safety of the CCP personnel, and sent Kang Baoan to meet Comrade He Shusheng at the east gate of Guisui City, explained the situation to him, and went to the subordinate camp together to discuss the issue of entering Sui with comrades Lu Zhihao and Cao Wenyu in the Liaison Office. .
On July 15, Dong Qiwu sent Shou Yuenan and Li Jizhong to Fengzhen to discuss the specific date of entering the city, and decided to enter Guisui on July 20.The next day, Li Jiezhong returned to Sui first.In the evening, together with Wang Kejun, he reported to Dong Qiwu that the Liaison Office was led by Pan Jiwen and Lu Zhihao, with a group of 40 people who would arrive in 3 days and make preparations.
Dong Qiwu asked someone to call Liu Wanchun to listen to the report, because he was in charge of security work.Liu Wanchun came by car, and after listening, he said: "The people in the liaison office must gather their weapons and let me keep them. Don't go out on the streets casually, otherwise I will not be responsible for any problems." He also said: "These days, "Struggle" The Daily published a lot of news from the Xinhua News Agency, and it became a newspaper of the Communist Party. Some people wanted to smash it; he."
The four people present couldn't help being taken aback when they heard this.Starting from solidarity with Liu Wanchun, Dong Qiwu explained: "He is a guest and comes to work. You can't treat him like that. You must do a good job in security."
Liu Wanchun left without saying a word.
After the staff from the Liaison Office of the Communist Party of China came, they lived in No. 6 Xiluofeng Street. This is an official residence with green bricks and gray tiles. There are more than 20 houses in three factories.After a little settlement, the liaison office had the first negotiation with General Dong Qiwu.This negotiation is mainly to study the specific measures of how to implement the Suiyuan Peace Agreement, and to restore the Pingsui railway traffic, post and electricity, resume commercial and trade exchanges, and determine the currency exchange method between the two sides.Dong Qiwu agreed with the liaison office in principle, and appointed Kang Baoan, Zhang Guolin and others to keep in touch with the liaison staff.
In the countercurrent against peace, the CCP Liaison Office has naturally become a thorn in the side of the diehards and spies. They want to pull out this "nail" all the time. Create friction.
Some diehards at the upper level took advantage of the opportunity that the staff of the liaison office did to the upper-level people to openly provoke them.There is such a guy, one day, when He Shusheng and Cao Wenyu were researching and working in the liaison office, he walked in, claiming to be the magistrate of Helin County, and without saying a few words, he arrogantly said to He Shusheng and the others: "Your Liangcheng The county magistrate was killed by me."
He Shusheng once worked as a political worker in Suiyuan, and knew very well the details of the people above the enemy regiment county level, so he replied: "We know what you did in the past, and the people of Suiyuan know even more."
Then he told him: "My powerful People's Liberation Army is marching victoriously across the country. Suiyuan will be completely liberated in a short time. You should think carefully about what to do in the future."
With a few words, the reactionary arrogance of this arrogant guy was destroyed, and he had to leave in despair.
Difficulties and intimidation did not deter the cadres of the Liaison Office. Every staff member of the Liaison Office was like an excellent swimmer, daring to leap in the stormy waves; they were all determined to penetrate deeply into the heart of the enemy like a tough nail.While fighting the enemy indomitably, they seized every opportunity to explain the revolutionary situation and the party's principles and policies to the military and political personnel of the Suiyuan Kuomintang.Lu Zhihao, Cao Wenyu and He Shusheng also often visited the homes of some upper class figures.through the liaison office.In terms of personnel work, Suiyuan's upper-level military and political personnel are forced by the general trend. Inspired by our party's policy of "patriotism, one family, forget the past, properly arrange, and hire talents according to their ability", more and more people are willing to take the road of peaceful liberation of Suiyuan.When Zhang Qinzheng, chairman of the Provincial Senate, rejected the wooing and buying of the Kuomintang spy chief, he clearly stated: "The eight-year war of resistance and the people were displaced. After the victory, they should have recuperated and recuperated. In the spirit of heaven. I am old, and I would like to use this limited time to mediate peace in order to make some achievements for the elders of Suiyuan. I can no longer be an enemy of the people."
In addition to paying attention to the work of the upper-level personnel, the Liaison Office also actively carried out work among people from all walks of life; explained and publicized the spirit of the Peaceful Liberation Agreement to them, and encouraged them to make more contributions to the peaceful liberation of Suiyuan.Through work, some school teachers, progressive intellectuals, newspaper reporters, etc., all use different forms, such as reading clubs and lectures, to learn revolutionary theory and the principles and policies of the Communist Party, and actively promote them in society to spread their influence. Promoting Suiyuan authorities to implement the agreement Some progressive journalists set up a council in Suiyuan Evening News, using the newspaper as a position to publish progressive articles and some sketches satirizing the abuses of the authorities.
For a time, the progressive forces in the education, literary and art circles, youth circles, and women's circles, under the leadership of the Liaison Office and the underground party, quickly moved into action.The two Mongolian female teachers, Yunhua and Sisters, are outstanding representatives both in the women's circle and among progressive intellectuals.Yunhua was He Shusheng's classmate when he was studying in the normal school. He was progressive in thinking when he was a student, had a high degree of patriotic enthusiasm, was outstanding in talent and appearance, and was courageous and enterprising.She had been in prison for participating in anti-Japanese activities.Now under the influence of the Communist Party, she actively participates in the women's struggle for the peaceful liberation of Suiyuan, and enthusiastically contributes her talents to the cause of the party and the people.From her, we can see the epitome of the unity of all ethnic groups under the brilliance of the party!
Due to the leadership of the party and the efforts of the masses, the voices of the peaceful liberation of Suiyuan are getting louder and louder.My Liaison Office and the underground party are working, and the enemy is also making the final struggle.Seeing the development of progressive forces, they correspondingly organized their wives, young ladies, sons-in-law, reactionary journalists, literary ruffians, and some random spies, and established women's associations and youth associations, brazenly singing against the progressive forces.And the most diehards are E Yousan.
E Yousan is the commander of the cavalry division. He loves prostitution and murder. He is ferocious and known as "E Mao Donkey".The people in Daqingshan have this saying: "If you are not afraid of dancing happily, you are afraid of E Yousan. Two-foot hemp rope is tied around the neck (referring to strangle people with a rope around the neck), and when they are unhappy, they will plant flagpoles (put people upright) Buried alive in a pit).” He once buried 17 people alive in a mountain village in Wuchuan.The People's Liberation Army defeated his troops in a battle in Bakouzi Village, Shangbakouzi, Beishan, Guisui. He slipped through the net by relying on cunning.Such a counter-revolutionary who owes blood to the people has no choice but to jump out and perform his final performance at this moment of decisive battle between light and darkness.
Once, He Shusheng and Cao Wenyu went to Dong Qiwu's place to discuss work, and he happened to be there.
When Dong Qiwu introduced He Shusheng and Cao Wenyu to him, he raised his head and said arrogantly: "I am E Yousan. We have dealt with each other in Daqingshan."
He Shusheng and Cao Wenyu immediately launched a tit-for-tat counterattack. While shaking him a little bit, they warned him that taking the road of peaceful liberation of Suiyuan was his only way out.
Dong Qiwu was a little horrified when he saw that the two sides were arguing with each other, so he hurriedly changed the topic.E Yousan had no choice but to walk away in despair.
One afternoon in mid-July, on the main road between the new and old cities of Guisui, a group of secret agents and murderers in plain clothes armed with pistols, submachine guns, and grenades killed Wang Shixin, Secretary of the Railway Working Group of the Liaison Office, and several other comrades. Surrounded.
At first, they pushed and abused Wang Shixin and others, and Wang Shixin and others fought hard to expose their conspiracy.The group became so angry that they shot and fired a grenade. Wang Tuxin immediately fell into a pool of blood and sacrificed his precious life for the peaceful liberation of Suiyuan.
Since ancient times, "the two countries should not kill envoys when they fight each other", and those diehards who are determined to be enemies of the people have actually killed revolutionaries with peaceful missions in the areas that accepted the peace agreement. The anger of the people far and wide cannot but fill the staff of my Liaison Office with righteous indignation.
The staff immediately found Dong Qiwu and Wang Kejun (the deputy secretary-general of the KMT North China "Suppression General" and the director of the political work department, Fu Zuoyi sent to help Dong Qiwu work) to the liaison office, and solemnly pointed out to them: This is the result of the reactionaries sabotaging the peaceful liberation of Suiyuan. The Suiyuan authorities bear the unshirkable responsibility for the serious incident caused by this incident, and demand that the Suiyuan authorities immediately investigate and severely punish the murderer.
Dong Qiwu and Wang Kejun were shocked when they heard this, they apologized immediately, and promised to investigate immediately.It was later found out that the mastermind who killed the martyr Wang Tuxin was Zhao Yuande, Liu Wanchun's subordinate and director of the Department of Political Work. This executioner whose hands were stained with people's blood was suppressed by our people's government after liberation.
Considering the situation at this time, our Liaison Office believed that Dong Qiwu could not control the situation for the time being. In order to reduce sacrifices and fight more favorably, he asked Dong Qiwu to withdraw temporarily and return to Sui.
Dong Qiwu saw the extreme seriousness of the development of the situation. If the liaison office was withdrawn, he would be held hostage by diehards, and the peace talks would inevitably break down. The consequences would be unimaginable.He immediately sent a call to Beiping to ask Fu Zuoyi for instructions, and then came to the liaison office, asking the liaison office to stay, and said that he would take further measures to ensure the safety of my staff.
After careful research, the Liaison Office believed that the bloodshed was a conspiracy by Kuomintang secret agents, with the purpose of angering our party and making it impossible to achieve the peaceful liberation of Suiyuan.If all the liaison offices were withdrawn, they would fall into their trick.Therefore, it was decided to leave Lu Zhihao, Cao Wenyu, and He Shusheng to continue the struggle.
When Dong Qiwu learned about it, he was very moved and said sincerely: "This is great. I will definitely take measures to ensure their safety and resolutely implement the Peking Agreement."
During the Suiyuan Uprising, Dong Qiwu often called Fu Zuoyi to report the work situation, and Fu Zuoyi often sent people there, or called to convey Chairman Mao's instructions and his opinions.Regarding the work in Suiyuan, Fu Zuoyi wrote a report to Chairman Mao on July 14, 1949.
The Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao were very concerned about the progress of the Suiyuan Uprising.After Fu Zuoyi reported the situation in Suiyuan to Chairman Mao, Chairman Mao entrusted Fu Zuoyi, Deng Baoshan and others to carry a large amount of cash to Suiyuan to condolence to all the soldiers and promote the Suiyuan Uprising.
Some people once raised objections to this important decision of Mao Zedong, saying that doing so was "letting the tiger go back to the mountain".Mao Zedong was far-sighted and criticized this doubt, saying: To untie the bell, one must tie the bell.I believe that Fu Zuoyi's going to Suiyuan can only play a major role in further unifying the understanding of all walks of life in Suiyuan, completely smashing the conspiracy of the Nanjing government, and accelerating the pace of the uprising, and no other problems will occur.At the same time, Mao Zedong ordered Bo Yibo to arrange for Fu Zuoyi to go to Suiyuan.
On August 28, Fu Zuoyi departed from Beiping to Suiyuan by special train.Accompanying Fu Zuoyi to Suiyuan were Deng Baoshan, Wang Kejun, Li Shijie, Zhang Liuqing, Qin Fengchuan, Li Jiezhong and others.The North China Bureau of the Communist Party of China sent Pan Jiwen to escort Fu Zuoyi to Fengzhen on a special trip.
The train ran safely all the way.When the car arrived at Fengzhen, all the party and government leaders in Suidong went to the station to greet each other, meet and greet each other, and sent Lu Zhihao to escort Fu Zuoyi from Fengzhen to Guisui.When the train arrived in Jining, Yao Ku, commander of the Suimeng Military Region, and other leading comrades boarded the train to meet Fu Zuoyi.
Fu Zuoyi's coming to Suiyuan has already been telegraphed to Dong Qiwu.Dong Qiwu was extremely relieved to receive the telegram.Dong Qiwu made careful arrangements for Fu Zuoyi's visit to Suiyuan, and sent Kang Baoan to meet him in Jining on his behalf.Then Dong Qiwu sent Wei Jinglin to represent him, leading a battalion, and took an armored vehicle to meet him at his battalion, and exchanged guard duties.On the second day of his arrival in Guisui, Fu Zuoyi met with military and political cadres and local representatives from all walks of life, and distributed condolence money to the officers and soldiers.Accompanied by Dong Qiwu, he inspected the troops stationed in Guisui.After that, Fu Zuoyi moved to Meidaizhao.Dong Qiwu followed Fu Zuoyi to meet the troops and administrative cadres stationed in the second area of Saraqi County, distributed condolence money, and gathered the troops near Meidaizhao to accept Fu Zuoyi's review.
On September 10, Dong Qiwu followed Fu Zuoyi to Baotou.Fu Zuoyi first summoned senior cadres at the army, division, and brigade levels to Baotou, and had talks respectively.Fu Zuoyi's visit to Suiyuan this time dispelled the rumors that Fu Zuoyi was under house arrest in Beiping.Those who deliberately sabotaged the uprising were panicked and at a loss.
Fu Zuoyi came to Suiyuan to personally understand a lot of information, and sent a telegram to Bo Yibo and Nie Rongzhen on September 12, detailing the preparations for the Suiyuan Uprising and future opinions.
Just when the Suiyuan Uprising was about to be completed, the Kuomintang reactionaries were determined to destroy the peace, and staged another scene of ugly drama.
Just when Fu Zuoyi left Beiping to visit the troops in Suiyuan and promote the uprising, Mao Ren, the director of the KMT’s Secrecy Bureau, sent a secret message to Zhao Siwu, the chief of the army’s secret service who was lurking in the Suiyuan troops, saying: “Fu Zuoyi recognized the thief as his father, and gave up North China. Sneaking into Suiyuan, attempting to incite the troops to surrender the bandits, and assassinate them quickly and on the spot, the mission is completed, and this bureau will reward you."
Not long after Fu Zuoyi arrived in Meidaizhao, Zhang Qingen also arrived from Baotou by tram, and went straight to Fu Zuoyi's residence, a small church, to meet Fu Zuoyi.Seeing this situation, Fu Zuoyi's secretary Yan Youwen ordered a few guards to stay by Fu Zuoyi's side and stay close to each other.Seeing this situation, Zhang Qingen felt that he had no chance to act, so he took out several telegrams and handed them to Fu Zuoyi, saying that they were sent by the Guangzhou government.Fu Zuoyi received the telegram and immediately called someone: "Hurry up and send Director Zhang to the station, and don't miss the train to Baotou." Obviously he was seeing off the passengers, but in fact he was chasing them, so Zhang Qingen had no choice but to return to Baotou.
1949年9月15日，国民党中央军令部部长徐永昌又携带蒋介石、李宗仁、阎锡山的亲笔信，乘飞机来包头，抱着很大的决心企图把傅作义拉到广州去继续为他们效劳。蒋介石给傅作义亲启信的大意是：傅作义这次回到绥远正像他当年西安事变后回南京一样，要求傅作义接受历史的经验教训，不要自误误国误部下。
傅作义向徐永昌详细介绍了他所以要举行北平和平起义的情况。义正辞严地说：“蒋政权丧尽军心民心，大势已去，任何力量也不能挽回，我即使去广州也无能为力。不只北平、绥远，全国很快就要解放了。这是历史的必然！”
此时，董其武等人经过多次商研，已拟好了起义的通电稿。徐永昌见他的任务完不成，不好回去复命，便耍了诡计。徐永昌知道中国人民政治协商会议定于9月21日在北平开幕，傅作义必须于会前赶回北平参加会议，绥远就不便起义。于是，便佯说他拉肚子病了，要住医院。
傅作义见此情况也发了愁，对邓宝珊说：“次辰（徐永昌的号）病了，要呆在这里不走。他不走，我们就不便起义，不是耽误了我们的大事吗？这怎么办呢？”
这时，原傅作义部参谋长李世杰在座。傅作义、邓宝珊、李世杰计议一番后，想出一条妙策，便由邓宝珊去找徐永昌。邓宝珊见徐永昌后说：“怎么病了？这里气候不好，要多注意。宜生已让董主席给你安排医院。就请马上搬进医院里去吧。”邓宝珊接着又说：“宜生还说，你能在包头住下来也好，那就请你领衔，率领绥远起义吧，不要再回去啦。起义后，我们一同去见毛主席。”
徐永昌一听这话，一下就愣住了，意识到处境不妙，连声说：
“我的病不要紧，不要紧。我现在对共产党还没有认识，明早我就动身，不妨碍你们的事情。”
邓宝珊越是“挽留”，他越是不肯。于是，徐永昌于19日晨离包头飞返广州。徐永昌临行前还对别人说：
“我是来说服傅宜生来的，不但没说服了他，反而让他给我讲了一番大道理。”
徐永昌上了飞机，胆子大了，也狂妄起来，很不服气地对左右说：“三年后再见吧！”
9月18日，绥远省议会议长张钦、高等法院院长于存灏也来到包头，住在包头福生茶庄。晚9时许，董其武和他的办公厅主任李忠带着起义通电稿，坐车来到福生茶庄后院客厅，征求张钦、于存灏的意见。
正谈论间，张庆恩突然闯进房来，气冲冲地大声向董其武叫嚷：“你让我到南京去给你交涉军费，军费要到了，你现在要投共产党，我怎么向中央交代？！”
董其武不慌不忙地说：“形势不同了嘛，那时是那时的情况，现在是现在的情况。”
张庆恩转头向张钦、于存灏说：“你们都是地方人，这是绥远的生死关头，一言兴邦，一言丧邦，你们应该说句话嘛！”
张钦慢条斯理地扯着调子说：“苟能兴邦，万言何惜！”一时间，气氛十分紧张。张庆恩来时，坐一辆大卡车，车上带了十几个便衣特务；内藏手枪。下车后，这些人在院里巡逻，有的在客厅窗外听屋内情况，大有要拼一场之势。
董其武的随从副官王全福见势不好，急中生智，立即进入客厅向董其武报告：“报告主席，总司令来电话，请主席去接。”于存灏会意地转头催促说：“总司令有事，董主席去吧！”：
董其武便顺水推舟说：“好！你们谈吧，我去看看。”
于是，董其武和李忠主任坐车返回包头银行。这一幕闹剧就这样结束了。9月19日早晨，已无计可施的张庆恩只得跟徐永昌一同灰溜溜地飞往广州。
董其武和傅作义来到包头后，一面说服打通军政干部的思想，一面同各种反起义势力作斗争，同时着手拟写绥远起义的通电稿给毛主席、朱总司令。稿子誊清后，立即送到电台发往北平。随着红色电波，起义通电稿迅速传到北京，放到了毛泽东主席的办公桌上。毛主席认真审阅了起义通电稿，然后告诉秘书：
“要把蒋、李、阎的全名写出来，这是历史文件，免得后人不知道'蒋、李、阎'是谁。”
北平立即回电，传达了毛主席的指示。董其武他们在起义通电稿上写上蒋介石、李宗仁、阎锡山的全名，然后特用虎皮宣纸将电文写好，准备签字后发出。
1949年9月19口上午，是一个庄严隆重的时刻。
绥远军政干部和地方各族各界代表，以及邓宝珊将军部驻包头附近的第22军代表，在省银行包头分行礼堂，举行了庄严的签字仪式。董其武首先拿起毛笔，在起义通电稿上签了名。按照名单次序，第二个是孙兰峰，孙兰峰当时住在医院里，董其武顺手拿起一个小茶碗，扣在了自己的签名后边，留待孙兰峰补签。其他30余人在上边依次签了名。
董其武扣那个茶碗是有用意的，这得回过头来说一说孙兰峰的情况。张家口解放时，原第11兵团司令孙兰峰回到绥远，收容游散部队，驻扎包头，并成立了第9兵团司令部。此时孙兰峰尚有不正确的认识，在他看来，傅作义在北平的行动难道不是投降吗？当然，投降也有性质的区别。向人民投降是好事不是坏事。但此时孙兰峰根本还认识不到这种程度，也不愿把“投降”这两个字与傅作义的名字联系在一起，自然也不愿与他自己的名字联系在一起。根据一些人的谈话给他的印象，他甚至对傅作义的生命也担心起来了。
就在孙兰峰思绪纷乱、心神不定的时候，从北平窜来绥远的中统特务头子张庆恩和军统特务头子史泓，别有用心地一再来挑拨孙兰峰。they said:
“傅先生上了共产党的当，把几十万大军和武器都交给了共产党，自己却让人家把他当作大战犯软禁起来了。将来得什么样的结果，还不一定。死不了就算好的。我们实在为傅先生可惜。傅先生过去是抗日名将，在国内外都是有声望的人，这一下投降了共产党，落了个降将的头衔，真是一失足成千古恨，我们实在替他惋惜。希望孙司令深明大义，不可再重蹈傅先生的覆辙。”军令部长徐永昌和空军副司令王叔铭坐飞机到河套陕坝游说时，他们知道董其武起义态度坚决，所以就把更大的力气放在孙兰峰身上。许给了孙兰峰一个第9兵团司令官的名义，并答应再给孙兰峰编2个军，全部美式装备，每月特支费200万元，必要时可以调孙兰峰到兰州去担任西北军政副长官。他们还说：即使绥远丢失，还有大西北的广阔土地和四川省做大后方，最后一定能够胜利。
但是，他们对孙兰峰开出的支票越多越大，令孙兰峰置信的程度当然就越低，但尽管如此，孙兰峰觉得在当时的情况下，还是必须同他们周旋应付。
1949年6月，傅作义派王克俊来到绥远，王克俊根据傅作义的指示，负有劝说孙兰峰的使命。王克俊是多年在傅作义身边工作的人，但是孙兰峰认为在对局势还没有判断清楚以前，不能轻信王克俊的话，也不能轻易表态。
之后，傅作义又派他原来的总参议张濯清来绥远劝说孙兰峰。张濯清是过去傅作义兼第35军军长时的参谋长，孙兰峰和他的关系很好。孙兰峰很坦然地对张濯清说：“不管你们谁来，我不能完全相信，你们说的话我一概不听。我希望的是傅先生亲自来绥远，当我亲眼见到傅先生确实一切很好时，我就听他的话。除了傅先生亲自说的话，其他任何人传的话我都不信。”
张濯清回到北平后向傅作义汇报说：“婉九（孙兰峰的字）倔得很，什么话都听不进去，非傅先生亲自去绥远一趟，他的顾虑才可以解除。”
孙兰峰此时的想法是，只有亲自看到傅作义，他才能弄清楚傅作义的处境如何，搞明白他们这些人的出路何在。
1949年8月下旬，傅作义偕同邓宝珊及其他人员来到绥远，孙兰峰和董其武以及傅作义在绥远的很多旧部下、旧同事和老朋友，都去车站迎接。当孙兰峰见到傅作义时，心情非常激动，有说不出的高兴，高兴的是他们终于又见面了。但是，因为此时的思想情感还不对头，在高兴之中不免夹杂着一些伤感，伤感的是自从他们相识以来，他虽经历过不少的难关，但没有像在北平这样失败过。
傅作义来绥远，对绥远军政人员说，好像一个大磅秤有了定盘星似的，一切都有所依从了，孙兰峰心中也踏实了一些。但傅作义在初来的那些日子里，时间主要用在探望部队和接见军政干部、了解部队情况上，并没有正式谈到起义不起义这个问题。9月10日傅作义到包头后才用讨论和商研的口气，同孙兰峰谈论起起义的事项。
徐永昌来后，孙兰峰提高了警惕，以防特务们在他同意起义之后，进行暗害或将部队拉走一部分。所以，孙兰峰住进医院，一概不见外人、对起义也不表态。实际上，这正是孙兰峰的韬晦之计，是为了稳住中统和军统那些特务，使他们对自己尚存有幻想，听到他不签字，绥远就起不了义，而不至对傅作义下毒手，对孙兰峰进行暗害。及至起义电文写好，徐永昌不能说服傅作义，又知道孙兰峰之所以不见他就是要跟着傅作义走起义的道路，只好悻悻地走了，始终未谋得见孙兰峰一面，也就失去了游说孙兰峰的机会。
孙兰峰与傅作义的第三次谈话是在徐永昌走后，傅作义以极郑重的口吻对孙兰峰说：“起义的通电已经写好了，别人都签了字，惟有你还没有签字。你是不是还有顾虑？如果你不相信我的话，不愿意和大家一道起义，就算离开我们，断绝我们几十年的交情，那就随你的便吧！你看谁愿意跟你走你就带谁走。哪个部队愿意跟你去，你就带哪个部队去。但是我要告诉你，仗是绝对不能再打下去了。”
说到这里，傅作义讲了一句诙谐的话：“你们要是真有本领打，打出个天下来，我岂不是可以当'太上皇'吗？”
自从孙兰峰和傅作义相识以来，他们之间的任何一次谈话，都没有像这次谈话那样激动孙兰峰的感情。孙兰峰情不自禁地流下了不少眼泪，一时想不出多少话来，只是简单地说：“傅先生和我患难生死相处了几十年，情同手足，我怎么能离开你而单独行动呢？当年涿州战役失败后，我都没有离开过你，今天我怎么能够离开你呢？我听你的话，——签字。”
当天下午，董其武他们在祖国北部边疆重镇包头，庄严地向毛主席、朱总司令和华北军区聂荣臻司令员、薄一波政委发出起义通电。
电文发出后，傅作义已胜利完成毛主席交给的任务，同邓宝珊、孙兰峰乘车去北平，参加即将召开的第一届中国人民政治协商会议。董其武同车从包头回到归绥，暂留归绥，处理善后。
至此，反动派千方百计阻挠和破坏绥远起义的企图终于失败了。绥远起义，按毛主席所讲的“绥远方式”的精神和要求实现了。9月20日下午，董其武即接到毛泽东主席、朱德总司令的复电。复电全文是：
董其武将军及在贵将军领导下的绥远军队全体官兵、政府人员和各界同胞们：
看了你们9月19日的声明，你们的立场是正确的。自从傅作义将军领导北平和平解放后，人民表示欢迎，反动派表示反对。反动派还企图破坏绥远军民和平解放的努力，但是终归失败。你们已经率部起义、脱离反动派，站在人民方面了。希望你们团结一致，力求进步，改革旧制度，实行新政策，为建设人民的新绥远而奋斗。
毛泽东朱德，
一九四九年九月二十日
与此同时，董其武也接到了华北军区聂荣臻司令员、薄一波政委的复电。
董其武接读毛主席、朱总司令、聂司令员和薄政委的复电后，心中极不平静，激动万分。他们对绥远“九一九”起义的赞扬和高度评价，使董其武更觉得率部起义走人民的道路，是无比正确的。他们的复电给董其武和全体官兵、各级政府工作人员指明了今后奋斗的目标。董其武当即把复电转发给各部队和各级政府，希望大家认真讨论学习，坚决贯彻执行。
9月21日，第一届中国人民政治协商会议开幕。董其武是会议的特邀代表，因为绥远刚刚起义，有许多善后工作要做，请假留绥。在会议最后一日选举时，傅作义、邓宝珊、董其武被选为政协第一届委员。
再说在北平参加政协会议的孙兰峰，获悉毛主席、朱总司令、聂司令员、薄政委给绥远回电，使他受到极大的鼓舞。他参加全国政协成立会议，并当选为第一届全国政协委员，感到非常荣幸。
当孙兰峰第一次步入政协会议的会场时，看到孙中山先生的遗像也悬挂在那里，这是他做梦也想不到的事，心中顿然感到共产党真是伟大。他曾把自己的这一感受写进自己在大会上的发言里。
特别使孙兰峰感激的是，敬爱的周总理在百忙之中设宴招待了傅作义和他。傅作义不会喝酒，孙兰峰是能喝一些的。周总理亲切地对孙兰峰说：“你能喝酒，我这里还有一点好酒，你尝一杯吧！”随即，周总理从书架上取下半瓶酒来，给孙兰峰斟了一杯，周总理介绍说：“这酒是一位法国朋友送给孙中山先生的，孙夫人珍藏了多年，解放后孙夫人转赠给了我，请孙司令官干一杯。”
这真是好酒，而月-是同为中国人民革命一生、战斗不息、做出巨大贡献的革命家孙中山先生名字联系在一起的好酒！孙兰峰喝下去以后，立刻觉得有一股热流在腹中回荡不已，并且传遍周身。
政协会议胜利闭幕后，孙兰峰参加了10月1日的中华人民共和国开国大典，听到伟大领袖毛主席向全世界庄严宣告“中国人民从此站起来了”！作为一个中国人，孙兰峰从来没有像这一天那样感到自豪。
由北平返回绥远后，孙兰峰被任命为绥远军政委员会副主席、绥远军区副司令员、绥远省人民政府副主席。
10月1日，是中华人民共和国成立的光荣日子。绥远为庆祝新中国的成立和绥远起义，全省军民在归绥、陕坝、包头等．地分别举行了庆祝大会。董其武和在省的军政人员参加了归绥市的庆祝大会。
这天，归绥市阳光普照，万众欢腾。所有参加大会的人无不兴高采烈，欢欣鼓舞，处处表现出从黑暗走向光明的欢乐幸福情景。
在这个庄严隆重的大会上，首先宣读了毛主席、朱总司令、聂司令员、薄政委给绥远的复电，全场热烈鼓掌。之后，又宣读了绥远人民庆祝中华人民共和国中央人民政府成立暨绥远军民起义大会宣言。大会还向毛主席、朱总司令、聂司令员、薄政委、董必武、傅作义、董其武以及中国人民政治协商会议发了致敬电。会后，董其武在感激、兴奋的情景下，激动地写下了以下诗句：
起义之后，一切旧的组织机构与制度还没有改变，解放军也没有进驻绥远。What's next?董其武心中急切盼望中共党政军的领导同志快些来归绥，以便早日实现党中央、毛主席对绥远的希望和要求：部队解放军化，地方解放区化。
10月初，董其武给傅作义打电报，请示下一步怎么办。傅作义向毛主席做了汇报，并提出今后绥远的团结改造方针应遵循四个原则，三个步骤。四个原则是：坚持团结，肃清特务，整顿纪律，军队改编成人民解放军。三个步骤是：彻底实现解放区化与解放军化，同国民党反动政权完全脱离关系；恢复交通，包括通商、通邮和人民的来往；解放军派干部去进行思想工作。
毛主席听后，十分赞同，当即指示：按照傅作义先生提出的上述原则和步骤实施。
在12月2日，中央人民政府委员会的第4次会议上，任命了绥远省军政委员会、省人民政府的组成人员。任命傅作义为绥远省军政委员会主席，高克林、乌兰夫、董其武、孙兰峰为副主席，刘万春、张钦、荣祥、袁庆荣、安春山、王克俊、阎又文、于存灏、张濯清、姚赖、杨植霖、苏谦益、裴周玉、潘纪文、奎壁、杨叶澎等16人为委员。任命董其武为绥远省人民政府主席，杨植霖、奎壁、孙兰峰为副主席，周北峰、李居义、李世杰、秦丰川、胡风山、张立范、常佩三、张淑良、杨令德、辛崇叶、康保安、张国林、苏谦益、张如岗、张庆忠、五建功、阮幕韩、李维中、靳崇智、刘秀梅、武达平、杨叶澎等22人为委员。
12月13日，中央人民政府人民革命军事委员会任命了绥远省军区的负责人。任命傅作义为司令员，薄一波兼政治委员，乌兰夫、董其武、姚铭、孙兰峰为副司令员，高克林、杨叶澎、王克俊为副政治委员，裴周玉为政治部主任，雷宜之、阎又文为副主任。
12月中旬的归绥市（现呼和浩特市），已进入隆冬季节，天寒地冻，北风呼啸，很少有人上街。17日上午，中共绥远省委的领导同志，从丰镇出发来归绥市。这天清晨，广大市民、部队指战员纷纷走上街头，拿着扫帚、铁锨进行大扫除，以整整齐齐干干净净的市容来迎接亲人。机关的工作人员也纷纷走上街头，张贴彩色标语，挂上五色彩旗。欢迎的队伍一早就从归绥市的新旧两城涌向车站，虽是隆冬，却处处洋溢着春天的气息。董其武和卫士走在街头，看到人民群众的那种兴奋之情，心中非常感动。董其武派军政委员会委员王克俊、省人民政府委员张国林等一行，专程从归绥市前往陶齐车站迎接，陪同中共省委书记高克林、副书记苏谦益及党政军机关、群众团体干部千余人，前来归绥市。董其武和孙兰峰率军政委员会、省人民政府委员会在归绥市的各委员，以及各机关、部队、工厂、学校60多个单位的近万人，在车站夹道欢迎。
绥东来的党政军负责同志，为广交朋友，联络感情，疏通关系，建立友谊，于19日下午2时，在联谊社设茶话会，与驻归绥市军政委员会和省人民政府各领导，蒙、回各族代表及知名人士联欢。董其武和孙兰峰等70余人应邀到会。
高克林同志在热烈的掌声中首先致词，董其武在茶话会上着重讲了起义后3个月里所做的几件工作。
孙兰峰在发言中，生动叙述了到北京参加人民政协会议时见到毛主席的情景，他说：“九一九起义后，我赶到北京参加人民政协会议。毛主席对我说：'特别邀请你参加政协会议。'毛主席的话，使我感动得从头