Chapter 98 Section 1

After Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Chongqing, he devoted himself to constructing his plan of "sticking to the southwest and implementing the final battle in western Sichuan".However, the perfunctory and superficial incongruity shown by the powerful factions in various places in the Southwest has always made him feel stuck in his throat.Especially after Juntong got the information that Yang Jie was trying to win over the Xikang warlord Liu Wenhui to stage an uprising, he felt that the Chuankang local warlords were no longer reliable. The Chuankang warlords of the Kuomintang are mainly represented by Liu Wenhui, Deng Xihou, and Pan Wenhua, and they have formed a situation of separatism for a long time.The three military entities are all one, dependent on each other, and stand together on the same boat.Chiang Kai-shek has been racking his brains for a long time, always wanting to cut off the head and tail, and he must be put to death and then quickly.

Among the three, Pan Wenhua has the most troops, and Pan himself, together with his family, is the most powerful figure in Chuankang who amassed wealth.But at this time, Pan Wenhua was already weak and indecisive, and his troops were divided into the front lines of the civil war by Chiang Kai-shek; Deng Xihou, known as the "Crystal Monkey", was alert and thoughtful in his actions.However, he was particularly dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek's dismissal of the chairmanship of the Sichuan Province of the Kuomintang at the end of 1948, and he further recognized the true face of the opponent's unscrupulous efforts to reject dissidents.Liu Wenhui, on the other hand, has been fighting against Chiang Kai-shek for a long time. In history, he has sent telegrams against Chiang many times, and formed alliances with political entities such as the Communist Party and the Democratic League to jointly deal with Chiang Kai-shek's suppression.

In view of this, Liu Wenhui always made Chiang Kai-shek feel at ease, and was cited as the number one taboo figure of the Chuankang warlords. The battle in western Sichuan was imminent, and of course Chiang Kai-shek was even more worried about the above three people.According to the assassination list, Liu, Deng, and Pan belonged to the second echelon. Depending on their special circumstances, if they were found to be in the way, they would be sanctioned.However, they have been running Chuankang for many years, and Chiang Kai-shek had to rely on them.For this reason, Chiang Kai-shek was very distressed and had to kill, but he did not dare to kill rashly.After much deliberation, Chiang Kai-shek decided to woo these three people on the surface, and secretly guard against them. The military command will closely monitor them, listen to his orders at any time, and resolutely sanction them at critical times.

One day in August 1949, Chiang Kai-shek flew to Chengdu with Mao Renfeng. One was to listen to the three people, and the other was to personally deploy sanctions. Not long after Chiang Kai-shek lived in the Zhongzheng Building of the Kuomintang Central Military Academy in Beijiaochang, Mao Renfeng and Xu Yuanju accompanied Zhou Xunyu, director of the Chengdu Inspection Office of the Military Command, to meet him. Zhou Xunyu participated in the military reunification in his early years and was one of the founders of this spy organization. In the 1930s, he organized the assassination of democrats such as Yang Xingfo and Shi Liangcai in Shanghai.After arriving in Chengdu, he was ordered to monitor Liu, Deng, and Pan.

Seeing the cautious and humble Zhou Xunyu walk in, Chiang Kai-shek made an exception and stood up.After Zhou Xunyu saluted with a slap, Chiang Kai-shek's face was already full of smiles. He stepped forward, held Zhou Xunyu's hand tightly, and said, "Xunyu, I am coming to Chengdu this time. You can not see me, but you must give me quickly, and I must not see you." "Principal." Zhou Xunyu didn't expect to be treated so politely by Chiang Kai-shek, and stayed there for a while. "Xunyu," Chiang Kai-shek's soft Ningbo mandarin sounded again, "If I remember correctly, the day after tomorrow will be the 70th birthday of Master Lingtang, and filial piety is the first thing. As a son of man, one must be filial to others. Please represent me Congratulations to the Lord Lingtang."

"Principal." Zhou Xunyu called out with tears rolling down his face, but choked up. "Jingguo." Chiang Kai-shek called out the door, and after a while, Jiang Jingguo walked in holding a delicate tray, which was covered with a red cloth and a box of exquisite gifts.After Chiang Kai-shek took it, he personally delivered the gift to Zhou Xunyu. Mao Renfeng immediately stepped forward and flatteringly said, "This is the president's love for our military command, and it is the great honor of the military command." Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand and said to Zhou Xunyu: "Xunyu, I have used you wisely. You shoulder the heavy responsibility of the party and the state, so you must have confidence. In the future, if the counterattack wins, you will be in charge of the Sichuan government. For those dissidents, I will never give up. Don't indulge and slack off. Director Mao will explain the specific matters to you."

Holding the birthday gift from Chiang Kai-shek in his hand, Zhou Xunyu swore loudly and said goodbye.Xu Yuanju said with some jealousy: "In Chongqing, we were on the saddle, and we were not received by the old man alone, let alone a birthday celebration." Mao Renfeng pulled the two together to plot a conspiracy that Chiang Kai-shek hadn't said in person just now.For Liu Wenhui, Deng Xihou, and Pan Wenhua to prepare for sanctions, Liu Wenhui should be the first to act. Xu Yuanju took the opportunity to say: "Li Zonghuang, who was sheltered by Liu Wenhui, was on that list, and he finally completed the task by killing him. But we should also do something about those three big brains. Especially Liu Wenhui, it is said that in Ya'an, there are Communist Party radio stations. I suggest that Ding Guobao carry out the task of sanctioning Liu Wenhui. If there is any trouble, we will announce Liu Wenhui's crime of collaborating with the enemy."

Mao Renfeng pondered for a long time, and made up his mind, "Order Ding Guobao to secretly kill Liu Wenhui. After completing the task, go to Xichang and then transfer to Yunnan." After Ding Guobao received the telegram, he seemed to have fallen into a catastrophe. Liu Wenhui had been in power for many years, and his usual security measures were extremely strict. How could he start?Besides, even if he succeeds, can he escape?However, he didn't even dare to think about the consequences of not carrying out the orders of the military command headquarters.After much deliberation, he made up his mind and decided to take a risk.Afterwards, he recruited several small spies who had been placed in the Liu Department, and prepared to wait for an opportunity to assassinate Liu Wenhui when he was not paying attention.

However, when Ding Guobao and the others were plotting, the CCP's radio station lurking in Liu Wenhui's department had detected the military command's action plan.After Liu Wenhui learned about it, he said calmly, "Let his son of a bitch get out of Ya'an." Ya'an is already night.A hidden alley, paved with bluestone.Teahouses and wine houses are lined up on both sides of the street. People who don’t know it think it’s a small commercial street, but those with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that it is actually the famous Firework Alley in Xikang.In the old days, Xikang planted fireworks everywhere to make huge profits.Every year when they pass through Ya'an, some habitual cigarette dealers, prostitutes and gamblers often come to have a good time.

Tonight, the "Xinghua Village" tea house in the alley welcomed another big buyer.The madam of the brothel had notified her earlier, she dragged her fat body and waited by the door, her old face was full of makeup with a smile on her face.