Chapter 47 Section 47 Evacuation from Hong Kong

On December 8, 1941, the Pacific War broke out, and the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor. At the same time, Manila, Hong Kong, and Singapore were all attacked by the Japanese army, and Thailand surrendered.The British and American garrisons in Peiping, Shanghai, and Tianjin were all disarmed after being attacked by the Japanese army.This day is the most important day in the modern history of the world.At this time, Du Yuesheng was accompanying the capital Chongqing. However, for him, due to the fall of Hong Kong and the invasion of the British and French concessions in Shanghai by the Japanese army, his family, relatives, friends, disciples, and students in the two places suddenly fell into the clutches of his life and death. , Anxious and miserable, frightened and nervous.That night, he stayed up all night, staying close to Dai Li, thinking about how to use the Kai Tak Airport, which had not yet been occupied by the Japanese army, to dispatch planes to rescue those people urgently.

With many people and few machines, the drafting of this paper list was really racking my brains and deliberation. A good friend of Dai Li's "A Wu" is an overseas Chinese in Hong Kong with a huge family fortune. He learned aviation in his early years and has very good driving skills. At the beginning of December, A Wu was invited by Dai Li to fly to Chongqing to pay his respects to the command tower of the War of Resistance and revive the Holy Land of China.With the outbreak of the Pacific War, Ah Wu was very anxious in Chongqing, because most of his property was stored in the Hong Kong bank. Amidst his busy schedule, Ah Wu still desperately entangles him, insisting that Dai Li try to get him back to Hong Kong.

With an idea, Dai Li told A Wu in front of Du Yuesheng: "Okay, I'll try to get you a plane and drive it to Hong Kong by yourself. When the plane lands, you hand it over to China Airlines, and I will ask them to send the pilot to fly back to Chongqing, but please pay attention, I It is to use this plane to pick up and transport important people from Hong Kong." Du Yuesheng was full of praise for this idea. Dai Li's method not only had the best of both worlds, but also solved many problems quickly. Given the critical situation and chaos in Hong Kong at that time, no one from the airline might be willing to go.What's more, Ah Wu's excellent driving skills are unanimously recognized by those who are familiar with him.

Who will be picked up by the plane?There were too many people in the Du mansion, Du Yuesheng's face was pale, and he gritted his teeth. He resolutely said to Dai Li: "Anyone who belongs to me will not be considered for the time being." Dai Li raised his head and looked at Du Yuesheng, seeing that he seemed to have made up his mind, so he stopped talking and began to write straight. The two decided to rescue Tao Xisheng, Yan Huiqing, Xu Chongzhi, Chen Jitang, Li Fulin, Wang Xinheng... and others. Once the list was decided, a telegram was sent immediately, asking China Airlines to notify everyone on the list that they should rush to the airport before noon on December 9th, and wait for the plane driven by Wu to arrive, and change the pilot to take off immediately.

From the night of December 8th to the evening of the 9th, Du Yuesheng worked tirelessly, and finally got the news that the special plane returned to Chongqing safely, but there was a big accident, none of the people who should be picked up on the list last night came. Of course, the people brought back by this plane are also important people who must be rushed to escape. However, the people on the list drawn up by Du and Dai are completely different. , Yan Huiqing, etc. are missing, and there is no news. Du Yuesheng wandered around the room and couldn't sleep at night. He tried his best to open up a channel, using the relationship of the People's Action Committee, to travel from Chongqing to Hong Kong, such as Guiyang, Guilin, Shaoguan, and Longgang. Chuan, Shayuyong, Tai Po, a road thousands of miles away, the gang leaders, the Greenwood Rogues all mobilized, arranged a broad road, and planned to rescue this group of important people from the enemy's tiger's mouth, as well as Mrs. Yao, Du Weifan and others. Dumen related personnel.

On the other hand, Du Yuesheng suggested to Dai Li that he offered a crazy and bold plan that seemed impossible at first glance.Through Xu Caicheng, his personal representative stationed in Shanghai, he wanted to make a grandiose proposal to the Japanese Shanghai secret service: Many friends in Cangluo Hong Kong were dragged out by Du Yuesheng's repeated pleadings. Now because of the changes in Hong Kong, they have no time to evacuate safely , this group of friends faced raids by the Japanese army and looting by mobs in Hong Kong, especially in the midst of food shortages.Du Yuesheng would rather die than be sorry for his friends, so if the Japanese appreciate Du Yuesheng's loyalty and help Du Yuesheng save these friends, he will send Xu Caicheng to charter a ship and sail directly from Shanghai to Hong Kong to bring Du Yuesheng's friends back to Shanghai and live in them. The French Concession, which has not yet been invaded by Japanese forces, enables Du Yuesheng to fulfill his promise and continue to take care of these people from beginning to end.

Dai Li knew that there was a group of people in Japan who had never been disillusioned with Du Yuesheng, and Xu Caicheng had a good personal relationship with Kawamoto, the Japanese Army Minister in Shanghai. Contradictory divisions among the ruling authorities, the plan may pass.Therefore, he himself expressed his approval, and after Du and Dai explained to relevant parties, at the end of January, Du Yuesheng sent a confidential telegram to Xu Caicheng, giving him the plan and telling him to proceed quickly. This is another miracle in the history of the Anti-Japanese War.After Xu Caicheng's ingenious use and hard work, Du Yuesheng's crazy and bold plan was secretly supported by the Japanese spy agency "Mei" and gradually realized. On February 3, Xu Caicheng borrowed a Japanese military plane and flew directly from Shanghai to Hong Kong to comfort relatives and friends in Hong Kong on behalf of Du Yuesheng.Before the trip, he had already chartered a ship and sailed to Hong Kong to pick up the shipment.

At this time, some relatives and friends in Dumen who were stranded in Hong Kong had already received the news. They rushed to tell each other, and word of mouth passed it on.When the news that Mr. Du sent a boat to pick him up arrived, he was really saved from a desperate situation, and he was very happy.However, there were still twists and turns. The Japanese military plane broke down midway, and Xu Caicheng was forced to land in Taipei. After repairing it three days later, he continued to fly south.The three-day interruption of news made Dumen's relatives and friends feel hopeless, and they suffered a lot for no reason.

On February 6, Xu Caicheng's special plane arrived in Hong Kong. After arriving in Hong Kong, he immediately drove to visit Dumen's relatives and friends, gave emergency relief and reported good news. The special ship was going to arrive in Hong Kong on February 8. He asked everyone to pack up and prepare leave. Those who rescued Hong Kong, a hell on earth and a dangerous city on the sea, included Yan Huiqing, Chen Youren, Zeng Yuping, Li Sihao, Tang Shoumin, Lin Kanghou, Liu Fangyuan, Pan Yangyao, etc., as well as relatives and friends of Dumen, and fellow villagers from Suzhou. There were as many as 300 people, many of whom arrived safely in the French Concession in Shanghai and continued to receive funding from Du Yuesheng.

Those who went to Shenzhen via Hong Kong for emergency rescue included Tao Xisheng, Jiang Bocheng, Chen Ce, Gu Jiatang, Rui Qingrong, Yang Ketian, Yao Yulan, Du Weifan, Hu Xuwu and others.After the fall of Hong Kong, they fled east and west, and suffered a lot. Tao Xisheng's family moved to a room in the back building of Dr. Huang's house in Midden Road, and Jiang Bocheng hid in the Kowloon Hotel. One day, the Japanese army came aggressively to search and seized everyone The guests in each room called out to check one by one. When Jiang Bocheng came, the Japanese asked him what he was doing.In a hurry, Jiang Bocheng pointed to the big bag he always had, and replied loudly:

"I sell western medicine." Du Weifan was in Hong Kong with his two sons. When Xu Caicheng's special turn came, his two sons were handed over to Xu Caicheng to take them back to Shanghai. He didn't dare to go back to Shanghai. On the day Hong Kong fell, he was still working in the Bank of Communications. After leaving Kowloon, he hid at Lu Guang's house in Garden Terrace, and later slept with Yang Ketian on the corridor of Gloucester. Wang Xinheng was one of the biggest targets of the Japanese army. He did not get a smooth flight to leave Hong Kong, but he got the help of "A Wu". A Wu had a younger brother who was in charge of fishermen in the Hong Kong government. A family surnamed Guo who works, his subsequent actions and departures have always been covered by Hong Kong fishermen. Mrs. Du Yao Yulan got a phone call from her close friend after the last plane left Hong Kong, telling her that there was a vacant seat for her, so come quickly if you want to leave. Yao Yulan only gave her a wry smile in reply, She said: "There are many people here, not to mention that Mr. Du has told me many things, for example, Tao Xisheng has not escaped danger, so I cannot leave." In Hong Kong, Du Yuesheng still has a clear goal, and the risk is extremely high. The Japanese may kill him, and the Hong Kong starving thugs may also use the brains of Du's mansion, but others can take refuge temporarily, but Yao Yulan can't leave an inch, because once she walks away People related to Dumen in Hong Kong cannot communicate with each other, so Yao Yulan is determined not to avoid or leave, she must stick to the base camp.What is rare is that Yang Hu's wife, Chen Hua, is generous and righteous, and volunteered to accompany Yao Yulan and share life and death with her. Yao Yulan was moved to tears, and she asked Chen Hua: "From now on, our fates will be connected. I hope you will follow me and die unjustly." Thanks to Yao Yulan who had the courage to bite the bullet, clenched her teeth, and insisted on sticking to Austin's path, Du Menzhong, who was hiding in Tibet, had a hopeful contact center. Xu Caicheng's special ship arrived, and batches of relevant people fled Hong Kong one after another and arrived in Chongqing.If there is a du mansion in the middle of the vote, they will be notified separately.Maybe Du Yuesheng, Dai Li, and Xu Caicheng exhausted all their efforts in Chongqing and Shanghai, but the result was nothing. When Hong Kong retreated, Du Yuesheng put his public affairs before his private affairs, and his friendship before his family members. He would rather sacrifice his wife and children for the sake of integrity. At this time, due to the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the news between Chongqing and Hong Kong was interrupted. The Dumen in Hong Kong began to try to save themselves. First, they sent Lu Zengfu, a disciple of the Du family, to explore the way.Lu Zengfu went through untold hardships and suffered many disasters, and finally arrived in Huiyang through the dangerous area. He immediately sent a long telegram to report to Du Yuesheng in Chongqing.At this time, Du Yuesheng was exhausted from worry and anxiety, and had been lying on the sickbed for many days. When he received this telegram from Lu Zengfu, he jumped up and said happily: "The way has been figured out, let them get ready to leave quickly." Lu Zengfu, the pioneer, took the lead, and Gu Jiashang and Rui Qingrong were the second to leave.These two Dumen generals are well-known in the Jianghu.And they have a set of both penny and martial arts.But they still "feel" and walk, step by step, and always be careful.As a result, the two generals Gu and Rui successfully completed the dust collection.When the news came, the refugees in Hong Kong were very excited. They began to form a team and set off one by one. After a long time, he was the leader of the Chinese sailors again, and Mrs. Yang's sign appeared, and everything went smoothly.In Hong Kong, Hong Men's brains managed to obtain a "return home certificate" issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Japanese Army for Mrs. Du and Yang.The two noble ladies dressed up as rural women in Guangdong, with unkempt hair and rough clothes. Yao Yulan's alias was Wang Chen's, and she avoided going back to her hometown in Xingning. The "return certificate" clearly stated that she would not return to Hong Kong after three days. It is necessary to "engage in military law." The two wives and their servants, under the covert protection of Brother Hongmen, passed the checkpoint and set foot on the border of Guangdong Province. They traveled along the East River to the west, and encountered all kinds of hardships and strange things along the way. Fortunately, they arrived in Guilin without incident. .Afterwards, they arrived in Chongqing on the third day of the Lunar New Year after all the hardships. Du Yuesheng happily welcomed Yao Yulan to Wangshan.In order to commemorate this extraordinary journey in her life, Yao Yulan put on the country women's clothes she brought with her, applied her original make-up, and chose a background very similar to that on the way to the west of Guangdong near Wangshan Mountain, and took a photo. two photos.