Chapter 40 Section 7

On May 12, the battle to liberate Shanghai began. On the 14th, Yan Jinwen received an order from Mao Renfeng to "make preparations to sanction Zhang Lan and transport him to Shenjiang, Wusongkou".Yan Jinwen turned pale with shock, and hurriedly reported the news to Yang Hu. Yang Hu analyzed and said: "The military commander is used to killing people and silence them. You are likely to be murdered after boarding the ship, so you must rescue them before boarding the ship." The two agreed to try to replace Zhang Lan with their own people. Soon, Yan Jinwen sent two trustworthy people to Zhang Lan's side.

On the night of the 23rd, the People's Liberation Army broke through the defense line in the suburbs and pointed directly at the urban area. On the morning of the 24th, Yan Jinwen received an order: "At 10 o'clock tonight, take Zhang Lan to the Shiliupu Wharf, and get on motorboat No. 102 with people and car." 9 p.m. struck, and the rescue plan was launched.Yan Jinwen was fully armed and drove the jeep of the garrison headquarters to Hongqiao Nursing Home.But Zhang Lan didn't believe him, and after exhausting his words, the old man refused to leave.In desperation, Yan Jinwen had no choice but to resort to tough measures. While stuffing Zhang Lan's mouth with cotton, he dragged Zhang Lan downstairs, stuffed it into a car, and drove away.

Under the dim light, the jeep drove towards Yang Hu's mansion on Huanlong Road.At that time, martial law had been enforced at all intersections, and the guards asked for the password. Yan Jinwen had already obtained the password for that night from Zhou Lixing, and the road was unimpeded. Turning on Huanlong Road, Yang Hu's mansion is not far away, Yan Jinwen breathed a sigh of relief.He once again sincerely said to Zhang Lan: "Cousin, you must trust us. It is not easy for the CCP to organize your rescue." Zhang Lan lived in Shanghai for a long time, and knew that Yang Hu's mansion was not far in front of him, so he nodded and calmed down.Just when they were secretly rejoicing, an armored vehicle suddenly turned out of the fork and blocked the way. Several Kuomintang soldiers jumped down and lined up, shouting "stop".

Yan Jinwen thought that he couldn't force his way in, so he stopped the car and told Zhang Lan in a low voice, "Let us take care of the trouble, sir, try to keep your words to a minimum." Then, he walked out of the car slowly, "What are you doing?" A second lieutenant came up to meet Yan Jinwen. His military rank is higher than his own, so he hurriedly stood at attention and saluted, "Report to the officer, brother is ordered to patrol, and the officer leaves the car late at night, is it a business or a private matter?" "Based on public and private interests, I was ordered to retreat, and take my father to the airport first." Yan Jinwen said with two fingers, and took out the license from his coat pocket.The second lieutenant glanced at it, but didn't dare to take a closer look, and said hesitantly: "The higher-ups ordered that passing vehicles must be inspected."

"It's easy to say." Yan Jinwen turned around and yelled, "Open the car door." The second lieutenant retracted his head and saluted Yan Jinwen again with a smile, "Excuse me, sir." The jeep continued forward and drove into Yang's house.As soon as Yan Jinwen got out of the car, he saw dozens of Kuomintang policemen. He was startled and hurried to touch the guns.At this time, Yang Hu's wife rushed up, "Don't get me wrong." It turned out that Yang Hu sent a team of reliable policemen here to protect him through Zhao Peijin, the police chief of the Luwan Sub-bureau who had secretly opposed Chiang and returned.

After a narrow escape, Yan Jinwen finally rescued Zhang Lan from danger. After that, Zhang Lan went to the liberated area, participated in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and was elected as the vice chairman of the People's Republic of China. It is said that when Chiang Kai-shek learned that Zhang Lan was rescued by Yan Jinwen, he was so angry that he cursed Mao Renfeng for being incompetent. He immediately ordered Zhu Shanyuan, the chief of the Operations Section of the Military Control Bureau, to lurk in Shanghai and try to kill Yan Jinwen's family.However, he never succeeded, and Zhu Shanyuan was later captured by our public security organs and shot according to law. This is a later story.

Soong Ching Ling shook out the letter paper. Unexpectedly, something fell to the ground with a "bang", and the nanny screamed. Soong Ching Ling took a closer look and found that there was a shiny bullet in the letter. On the "Taikang" warship, Mao Renfeng visited Jiang late at night.Facing the imminent destruction of the city, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't hide his anger. He coldly arranged to Mao Renfeng: "If you want to be safe, leave this matter to your military commander." On a spring night in Shanghai, the fragrance is fragrant.The busy streets are crowded with people, the colorful neon lights are flickering non-stop, and the singing voice of the singing girl Wangqing in the karaoke hall is piercing and piercing.

At this time, this world-famous oriental metropolis has been shrouded in the cloud of war.A million soldiers of the People's Liberation Army have crossed the Yangtze River and conquered Nanjing in one fell swoop, and are encircling the Shanghai-Nanjing-Hangzhou area from all directions with a thunderous force. The collapse of Shanghai is just around the corner.