Chapter 20 Section 11

Li Jishen's anti-Chiang actions attracted special "attention" from Chiang Kai-shek. Therefore, on that assassination list, he ranked high, belonging to the first echelon of prominent figures in the assassination of the military.Especially at the end of 1948, when a large number of democrats such as Shen Junru quietly left Hong Kong, Li Jishen, who was still stranded in Hong Kong, was particularly eye-catching like a rock after the tide ebbed. Various forces fought fiercely around Li Jishen's political trends.The Americans actively wooed Li Jishen, hoping to use him to influence the policies of the future Chinese regime; the Guangxi Clique tried their best to lure Li Jishen to join them in order to realize their attempt to rule the river, hoping to use his prestige and influence to strengthen their position; the KMT Chiang Kai-shek did everything possible To detain Li Jishen in Hong Kong, he would not hesitate to put him to death; the Hong Kong British authorities are inclined to the Kuomintang, but are in the contradiction of Western values.

Around Li Jishen, the situation was treacherous and murderous.However, his determination to fall to the Communist Party has never wavered. This is not surprising at all, it is the inevitable result of Li Jishen's political positioning and political choices. After he was included in the assassination list by Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Renfeng quickly dispatched the special agents of the Guangzhou station of the military command and the Hong Kong station to join forces to sanction him, let alone let him leave Hong Kong. At this time, Li Jishen was staying in the famous luxury hotel in Hong Kong—Royal Hotel, and he almost occupied the entire fifth floor.In addition to the security guards sent by the Hong Kong British authorities in the outskirts, Li Jishen himself brought many guards who had followed him for many years.The precautions are particularly strict.

After the military reunification agents sneaked into Hong Kong, they were immediately discouraged when they saw such strict security measures.The information was fed back to the headquarters of the military reunification, and Mao Renfeng strictly ordered the spies in Guangdong and Hong Kong to act as soon as possible, and the Communist Party must not be allowed to take Hong Kong out. On January 28, 1949, the military special agents jumped over the wall in a hurry. On this day, night had just fallen, and there was a drizzle in the sky, which suddenly added a bit of chill to Hong Kong Island, which has always been warm as spring.Guo Xu, the head of the Guangzhou Station of the Military Command, was overjoyed. The weather was really arranged by God.The patrolmen and security guards along the way of the Crown Hotel retreated into the house not long ago?If you don't do it now, when will you wait? !

So he took five rangers and went to the Crown Hotel with guns.Along the way, as he had judged, there were few patrols and security guards, but when he arrived at the hotel, Guo Xu was taken aback. The patrols and plainclothes were just as usual.How could this be?Guo Xu secretly groaned in his heart. what to do?There was no turning back when he opened the bow. After a little thought, he decided to take the risk, first took the spy to the Crown Hotel, and then waited for the opportunity to act. Coincidentally, the Crown Hotel happened to have a few vacant rooms on the eighth floor, and Guo Xu moved in with five spies. At night, the Crown Hotel was silent. They went to the fifth floor together to do some reconnaissance in the name of delivering water, and the result was surprisingly smooth.The spy actually sent water into Li Jishen's room, and even saw Li Jishen himself reading a book.At the same time, the spy was more careful, pretending that there was not enough water in the cold weather, so he would send it right away.

After Guo Xu got the report, he slapped his leg excitedly and shouted: "Okay, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, let's do it now." After he finished speaking, he divided the five spies into two groups. He himself took two spies, first went to the hotel entrance to hail a car, and was ready to meet him. Li Jishen's inner room took the opportunity to attack.Once the arrangements were in place, they immediately split up. Let's say that after the two spies entered the fifth floor, they continued to pretend to be water deliverers and broke in.Li Jishen's two personal guards hurriedly asked, "Didn't someone come to deliver water just now?"

The agents hurriedly replied: "Because of the cold weather, there are many people asking for water, so we are only getting ready now. No, it will be delivered right away." The two guards waved their hands, and the two spies hurried over and knocked on the door of Li Jishen's room.As soon as they entered the door, they were dumbfounded. Suddenly there were a few more guards playing poker in the outer room.When they were wondering, those guards suddenly saw two waiters barging in, wondering why they were so unruly, and shouted angrily: "You..." Before he finished speaking, the spy shot Li Jishen who was washing in the back room.The bullet flew past Li Jishen's ear.Li Jishen grabbed the embroidered cushion on the sofa, covered his head, and rolled aside.

Several guards reacted quickly, saying that it was too late, but then it was too late, everyone rushed forward and threw the two spies to the ground, unable to move.During the fight, a spy bit the poison pill sewn on his clothes and died on the spot.At this time, the security outside heard gunshots upstairs, blocked the corridor, and rushed into Li Jishen's room.Everyone hurriedly tied up the two spies, one dead and one injured. The spy who was watching the wind in the corridor saw that the situation was not good, fired two shots upstairs, and then ran away.Guo Xuqing knew that something was wrong, so he quickly gathered a few people, rushed into a taxi, and ran away in a hurry.

The next day, the major newspapers in Hong Kong published the news that Li Jishen was assassinated by military reunification agents. With this accident, the CCP spared no effort in protecting Li Jishen.The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China instructed Pan Hannian, Qian Zhiguang, etc. in Hong Kong to arrange for Li Jishen and other democrats to leave Hong Kong as soon as possible without delay. According to the original plan, the democrats going north from Hong Kong landed in Dalian, and then went to Beiping via Harbin.However, when the second batch of democrats arrived at the sea in Dalian, for some reason, the Soviet Union refused to dock the "Avatar" carrying democrats on the grounds that the Dalian Port it controlled was a "military important place" pier.In the end, the Norwegian-flagged freighter had to dock at Dadonggou.This was the "Dadonggou Incident" that shocked China and the world at that time

With lessons learned from the past, this time, Zhou Enlai specially sent a telegram in advance to instruct the CCP office responsible for intelligence work in Dalian, asking them to negotiate with the relevant Soviet departments in Dalian when receiving this group of democrats, and must dock at Dalian Port. ; To arrange the best hotel, the leaders of the democratic parties must live in a single room to ensure safety; to hold a welcome banquet and specify the number of seats.In addition, it is winter in the north and the weather is cold. Zhou Enlai instructed that fur coats, fur hats, leather boots and other warm clothing must be prepared for them.