Chapter 23 Chapter Four: Bai Chongxi’s Favorite General, Received Lieutenant General in the People’s Liberation Army

(February 1947-November 1948, Laiwu-Hong Kong) This is the Dashi mountainous area to the east of Mount Tai, southwest of Mount Lu and north of Laiwu County.The rocky mountains are steep and meandering. Although the mountains are not high, the gullies are deep and dangerous. The mountains are vast and bare, and there is no vegetation due to lack of water. On February 20, 1947, in this area of ​​the mountains, the sound of guns and guns continued for dozens of miles.This is the Battle of Laiwu launched by the People's Liberation Army to smash the enemy's all-out attack. Since February, under the command of Commander Chen Yi, the East China Field Army tried several times to annihilate the enemy in southern Shandong but failed. Chen Yi resolutely decided to abandon Linyi County, and divided the two columns near Linyi with a broad and frontal deployment to block the southern front. In addition to the enemy, the local troops advanced into Yanzhou, and besides building a bridge along the canal to confuse the enemy, the seven columns of the main force quickly and secretly assembled on both sides of Xintai and Laiwu, forming a large pocket to lure and annihilate the Kuomintang army Li Xianzhou who was approaching the Dawen River. group.It took four days for the gunfire to fade away.As of the 23rd, the East China Field Army wiped out more than 56,000 people from seven divisions (brigades) of the 73rd and 46th armies of the Kuomintang in the area south of Beikou Town, Laiwu City, and captured the deputy of the second appeasement area. Commander Li Xianzhou.The two armies that were annihilated have just been replaced with brand-new American equipment for less than a year, which means that they have just passed the inspection and trial in Laiwu, and then handed over to the People's Liberation Army.Commander Chen Yi once humorously said at the celebration meeting: "Of course we are very grateful to Chiang Kai-shek, the captain of the transport brigade, for sending us the latest American equipment, and we will accept it. From now on, I, Chen Yi, will send the receipt as much as I want." According to someone who was in Nanjing at the time: "When the news of the Laiwu Battle came, Minister Bai suddenly became ten years old." Defense Minister Bai Chongxi holds a very important position in his mind.The Forty-sixth Army is the ace unit of the Guangxi Clan. It has just been equipped with American weapons after Bai Chongxi's care, and Han Liancheng is Bai Chongxi's favorite general.Although Han Liancheng was not a general in the Guangxi army but a foreigner, he was appreciated by Bai Chongxi because of his talent, youth and promise, and his military insight.Hai Jingqiang, Bai Chongxi's nephew, also served as the division commander in the 46th Army.

Before the battle started on February 20, Han Liancheng ran out with 12 guards from the mountain where the 46th Army was about to be wiped out.This year he just turned 39 years old. He was in the prime of his life, and he looked like a good-looking man, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a burly figure, a high nose bridge, a square chin, and an extraordinary appearance.The 12 guards he brought were also disciples who had followed him through life and death for many years.To say that Chen Yi's troops were able to fight the beautiful battle of Laiwu this time, it should be said that Han Lian became the People's Liberation Army's great contribution.

Han Liancheng met Xia Yan when he was a teacher in Guilin in 1940.Xia Yan received Zhou Enlai's instructions and kept in touch with Han Liancheng ever since.When Xia Yan left Guilin due to changes in the situation of the Southern Anhui Incident, Han Liancheng left Xia Yan with a mailbox number in Liuzhou as a contact address. In 1941, Han Liancheng studied at the National Defense Research Institute of the Kuomintang in Chongqing. He was elected to the chairman's attendant's office and the chief of staff's office for his remarkable first place results.At this time, Mr. Zhou Shiguan, his former close friend in the Northwest, was stationed in Chongqing as Ma Hongkui's representative, and his residence was on Minsheng Road, Chongqing.Mr. Zhou Shiguan was a passionate patriotic intellectual, and he was friends with Communists such as Dong Biwu, Zhou Enlai, and Ye Jianying. Mr. Zhou met and argued with Communist General Luo Binghui every day, and finally, he convinced the Communists.During Han Liancheng's stay in Chongqing, he was often the guest of Zhou Shiguan's family, and the two talked about everything.Han Liancheng's position in the attendant's room gave him a better understanding of the corruption of the Kuomintang.He asked Mr. Zhou Shiguan to introduce him to Zhou Enlai, whom he had admired for a long time.Zhou Enlai had already learned from Xia Yan and Li Kenong's channels that Han Liancheng wanted to progress and approach the Communist Party, and agreed to meet with him.Under the secret arrangement of Mr. Zhou Shiguan, Zhou Enlai met him alone.The principles of the Chinese revolution that the simple and kind Zhou Enlai told him made him feel enlightened, and he immediately made it clear that he would join the revolution.Zhou Enlai looked at him and said: "Your desire to join the revolution is very good, and our party welcomes you very much. The most urgent task now is to use your own identity and status to resist Japan and save the country in the current environment. This is not only related to your joining the revolution. Desire and consciousness are the same, and you can achieve it through hard work."

Han Liancheng blushed a little, and his tone seemed excited: "I think... now I can join the Communist Party organization and become a member of her?" Zhou Enlai shook his hand and said: "The top priority at the moment is to resist Japan, and it is even more important to unite the Kuomintang people to resist Japan and save the country. I hope you will work for the party there. Of course, you will suffer some grievances because of this." Han Liancheng immediately said: "I'm not afraid of being wronged. It's just that the Kuomintang is so corrupt, I'm going to take the blame for them!"

Zhou Enlai stared at him with deep eyes, was silent for a moment, and then said: "Yes, some people will misunderstand you, and it may take a long time. However, I hope you understand." Han Liancheng immediately said boldly: "Mr. Zhou, with your deep understanding, I am willing to be blamed for the rest of my life!" This secret meeting between Han Liancheng and Zhou Enlai left an unforgettable impression on him. He was determined to do more work for the revolution and the people by using his identity and status as Zhou Enlai said.In the later period of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the commander of the 46th Army and led the troops to pursue the Japanese invaders and entered the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangzhou Bay.After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he was ordered to garrison Hainan Island.Before Han Liancheng left for Hainan Island, Zhou Enlai asked Xia Yan to contact Han Liancheng, and agreed with him that his 46th Army would not attack the CCP troops when they arrived in Hainan Island, nor would the CCP troops on the island (Qiongya Column) hit his troops.However, when the 46th Army went to the island, they were ambushed by the Qiongya Column of the Communist Party of China under the command of Feng Baiju, and Han Liancheng was injured in the waist.He was puzzled at the time: why the CCP's words didn't count.It was only after contacting that the truth was found out: it turned out that the radio station of the Qiongya Column was broken, and the telegram from the superior was not received. At the end of 1946, Han Liancheng led the 46th Army and was transferred from Hainan Island to Shandong to fight the civil war.Zhou Enlai asked Xia Yan to contact him again.Zhou Enlai also notified Commander Chen Yi of the East China Field Army that Han Liancheng had contact with us and asked Boss Chen to send someone to connect with Han Liancheng.Chen Yi sent Wei Wenbo to take the letter written by Xia Yan to Han to discuss it.Wei Wenbo was a big fat man who dressed up like a local tyrant and evil gentry in a long robe and mandarin jacket. He pretended to be Han Liancheng's uncle and crossed the front line to find him behind the enemy lines.During the secret talks with Han Liancheng, Wei Wenbo put forward two plans according to Chen Yi’s opinion for him to choose: the first plan considers that both parties will lose in the war, and there is no benefit. It is suggested that he should lead the 46th Army The uprising, after the uprising, the troops will still be retained, and he will continue to command; the second option, if the uprising cannot be carried out, he will bring the troops to the predetermined area and encircle and solve it in one fell swoop.After hearing this, Han Liancheng was silent for a while, and told Wei Wenbo to let him think about it before deciding which plan to adopt.A few days later, he told Wei Wenbo that the first plan was difficult to implement, mainly because there was still a division that did not listen to him.Wei Wenbo asked him, "Which division?" He said, "The 188th Division. The division commander, Hai Jingqiang, is Bai Chongxi's nephew." So he and Wei Wenbo carefully discussed the details of implementing the second plan.When Wei Wenbo said goodbye to him, he held Wei Wenbo's hand tightly. Wei Wenbo felt his powerful palm trembling, and knew that he must be very excited.He lowered his voice and said: "Please ask Commander-in-Chief Chen to tell Mr. Zhou Enlai on my behalf that he once told me in Chongqing that he hoped that I would work for the party here, and I will definitely complete this task."

Han Liancheng finally accomplished the task of leading the 46th Army and the troops led by Li Xianzhou into the pre-ambush area very well, making the Laiwu Campaign a victory in which the seven reorganized divisions (brigades) of the Kuomintang army were wiped out in one fell swoop. . At that time, Yang Side, chief of the enemy engineering section of our army division, who was sent by Chen Yi to infiltrate the 46th Army in disguise, was ordered by Chen Yi to protect Han Liancheng and his guards to withdraw secretly, and safely arrived at the East China Field Army Command. Han Liancheng lived in Chen Yi's headquarters for a week.Chen Yi treats him very well, both of them are bold and forthright men, and they are very congenial.Chen Yi prepared a table of dishes and drank with him.

Chen Yi filled a glass of wine for him, raised his glass and said, "Mr. Zhou Enlai wants me to represent him and toast you a glass of wine. I know all about your situation, not only that you are a rare general, but also that you are a great hero. Come on , I’m celebrating for you today, I’ve done it!” Chen Yi wanted to ask him to stay and continue to command an army. Han Liancheng said: "Mr. Chen, Mr. Zhou and your kindness, I have accepted. I think the Kuomintang has not found me this time. I plan to go back to Nanjing, deal with Bai Chongxi again, and bring out another army. Then give it to the People's Liberation Army to make more contributions to the party and the people."

Chen Yi asked worriedly: "You are a defeated general. Is it dangerous to go back like this? I think it's a bit unpredictable. I still advise you to stay." Han Liancheng was very firm and said: "Chiang Kai-shek has always had a good impression of me, and Bai Chongxi trusts me very much. On the Kuomintang side, there are many defeated generals who have lost their troops, and some still take on important responsibilities. I understand That's based on their relationship. This time, I believe that Bai Chongxi will protect me." There is another meaning, which he thought he didn't say, that is, when the Kuomintang was fighting a civil war, he wanted to rely on himself and Bai Chongxi to protect me. Guan Guan persuaded Bai Chongxi not to fight a civil war, but to cooperate with the Communist Party.He knew that Chiang Kai-shek didn't trust Bai Chongxi, and the rift between Jiang and Bai was deep, but Chiang Kai-shek fought and dragged Bai Chongxi, and he was not sure whether he could persuade Bai Chongxi, he was just determined to be benevolent and righteous.

Chen Yi was silent for a while, and said: "If you must leave, I will ask Mr. Zhou for your instructions. If Mr. Zhou agrees with you to go, for your safety, the 12 guards you brought should not be allowed to leave." They went to Nanjing with you." Han Liancheng said: "These 12 brothers were born and died, and have been with me for half of my life. How can I, Han Liancheng, leave them alone?!" Chen Yi said: "I will not promise you this. You will definitely be suspected and censored if you go back to Nanjing. If you take them back, your life will be in danger. The 12 brothers you brought will not be left alone. I will Come on, I will send them to the Northeast, and each person will pay a fee. In addition, in order to ensure your safety in Nanjing, I will also issue an order that the 46th Army captured in the Battle of Laiwu Officers, no one above the battalion can let them go back."

Han Liancheng was very grateful for this, and had another drink with Chen Yi. Chen Yi also agreed with Han Liancheng that he would send a capable comrade here to escort him back to Nanjing to ensure his safety, contact the organization in case of trouble, and listen to Han Liancheng's command in action. Ask Zhou Enlai for instructions by radio.Zhou Enlai agreed with Han Liancheng to return to Nanjing. Zhang Baoxiang, a young Communist Party member who had worked as an enemy worker for 1967, was selected and accepted the task of escorting General Han Liancheng back to Nanjing.Han Liancheng was very happy to see that Zhang Baoxiang was capable, simple, clever and well-behaved.He thought about it and arranged the relationship between him and Zhang Baoxiang.

Han Liancheng said to Zhang Baoxiang: "You are called Wang Zhongjie from now on, and your father is Wang Hanqing. He was the brother I sworn to when I was in Jining. There were seven brothers at that time. Your father Wang Hanqing was the head of the house. I was the seventh child. You From now on, call me Seventh Uncle." Zhang Baoxiang immediately nodded cleverly and said, "Yes, Seventh Uncle." Han Liancheng smiled with satisfaction, and said: "In the battle of Laiwu, Chen Yi's troops surrounded our army, and the seven reorganized divisions were wiped out. I... was also separated from the army, and went to my brother-in-law, a small warlord in Shandong, Wang Hanqing." Brother Han Qing is not at home, only sister-in-law and nephew Wang Zhongjie." Zhang Baoxiang responded immediately: "Yes." Han Liancheng admired Zhang Baoxiang's quick response, patted Zhang on the shoulder, and said, "Your mother thought it would be dangerous for me to stay here, and asked you to send me to Qingdao. After arriving in Qingdao, because of the chaos of the war, go home." There is also danger, so you go to Nanjing with Uncle Seven." Under Han Liancheng's arrangement, Zhang Baoxiang became Wang Zhongjie. Wang Zhongjie and Han Liancheng lived together for two days and got to know each other well.Han Liancheng was wearing a dark dark flowered silk gown, a tiger leather mandarin jacket, a gray wool top hat, and rimless gold-rimmed glasses on his nose.Wang Zhongjie got acquainted with Qi Shu, and Qi Shu was also satisfied with this good nephew.Two days later, they set off.They came to the seaside and boarded a small boat that had been prepared in a small town called Hongshiyan.By this time, dusk had fallen.The boat sailed in the dark to Qingdao, which was occupied by the Kuomintang army. At dawn, the boat sailed to the coastal city of Qingdao. A light morning mist filled the pier.The bayonets were shining brightly, and there was a checkpoint of the Kuomintang army on the pier, and the soldiers were holding guns to check the passers-by.There are still patrol boats driving on the sea, and warships are moored in the harbor.Like other civilian ships, the boat slowly berthed at the pier.When Han Liancheng and Wang Zhongjie got off the boat, they mixed into the crowd entering the city. They kept a distance of more than ten meters from each other.Han Liancheng's demeanor in long gowns and mandarin jackets made the soldiers guarding the card afraid to make things difficult; Wang Zhongjie's peasant appearance did not arouse suspicion either.The two passed the checkpoints smoothly one after the other.After Han Liancheng passed the card, he hailed a rickshaw, waved to Wang Zhongjie, and let Wang Zhongjie also board the car.Han Liancheng gave the driver an address.The two arrived at the left-behind place of the 46th Army stationed in Qingdao smoothly by car. The person in charge of the left-behind office is Major General Qu Shen, director of the Political Department of the 46th Army, who has a fellowship with Han Liancheng in the Northwest and is Han's confidant.Seeing that the army commander fled back alone, Qu Shen hurriedly tidied up the house and made arrangements for it.Han Liancheng asked Qu Shen to report to Commander Wang Yaowu of Jinan that he had arrived in Qingdao.Wang Yaowu quickly replied the telegram, and immediately sent a special plane to pick him up and fly to Jinan.Han Liancheng saw through that Wang Yaowu wanted to use him as a scapegoat for the defeat in Laiwu to excuse himself from responsibility, so he ordered Qu Shen to immediately buy a boat ticket for the two of them to go to Shanghai, and telegraphed Wang Yaowu that he had left Qingdao for Shanghai.It is said that Wang Yaowu was furious after receiving the telegram, and his dream of using Han Liancheng as a scapegoat could not be realized. After Han Liancheng arrived in Shanghai, he went straight to Bai Chongxi's mansion in Shanghai.In the mansion, he directly called Bai Chongxi in Nanjing.Bai promised to speak for him in front of Chiang Kai-shek and asked him to rest in Shanghai for two days.Two days later, he took Wang Zhongjie back to Nanjing by train and asked Wang Zhongjie to live with him in Fu Hougang's home in Xuanwumen. After Han Liancheng arrived in Nanjing, he reported to Chiang Kai-shek the situation of the Laiwu Campaign.Chiang Kai-shek heard this, and on the surface he was very polite to Han Liancheng, saying that Han Liancheng was "the only surviving hero in the Battle of Laiwu", and said, "If you have no extraordinary courage and wisdom, how can you survive Chen Yi's encirclement like an iron barrel?" How about escaping?" He also praised Han Liancheng, "He escaped immediately and returned to Beijing. He is extremely loyal and brave." Chiang Kai-shek asked him to give a report to the Central Training Corps, talking about how to fight and how to escape, so as to boost morale .Chiang Kai-shek also let Han Liancheng's speeches be used to publish a pamphlet titled "Eight Hundred Miles Across the Bandit Area", which described the escape from the siege.Bai Chongxi also said a lot of good things for Han Liancheng in front of Chiang Kai-shek.However, Chiang Kai-shek was suspicious by nature, and he had doubts about Han Liancheng's entire army being annihilated and fleeing alone. However, none of the officers and soldiers of the 46th Army except Han returned. Even if he suspected, he could not obtain evidence.Chiang Kai-shek secretly instructed the military commander to investigate strictly.Chiang Kai-shek's suspicion was also reflected in the reappointment of Han Liancheng.Jiang did not, as Han Liancheng had hoped, re-lead troops to give him gifts to the Communist Party.Chiang also revoked the establishment of the Forty-sixth Army, and only appointed him to join the army at the Kuomintang Presidential Office.This is an idle job without real power. With nothing to do, Han Liancheng went to work all day drinking tea and reading newspapers, drinking and watching theaters after get off work.He also pretended to be a condominium, repaired the house, replaced furniture, bought carpets, repaired the shutters and bought curtains himself. Sometimes he would sit and chat with Bai Chongxi or Li Zongren.When Li Zongren asked about his daily life, he always said very gratefully: "Please don't worry, Mr. Chengjian. Only by practicing Chengjian's kindness can we have today. There is no extravagance!" Chatting with Cheng Siyuan, he also looked uninterested in his official career: "Brother Siyuan, he has become a martial artist, and Cheng Jiangong and Degong have taken care of him for many years. Now that the defeated general can be safely by the chairman's side, how can he be dissatisfied?" reason?!" He is highly valued by Bai Chongxi, and his relationship with Bai is even deeper.He went to Bai Chongxi's home and talked about the current situation, the war situation, the future of the country and Chiang Kai-shek's dictatorship, and he also persuaded Bai Chongxi to cooperate with the Communist Party.Bai Chongxi remained silent, neither agreed nor opposed, but just reminded him: "Xian Cheng, you can't say these words in front of Zhong Rong, he is the Communist Party." Soon, the situation changed, and the situation became more and more unfavorable to Han Liancheng.Lu Yuheng, a regiment commander of the 46th Army from Guangxi, was wounded in his left hand and left foot during the Battle of Laiwu, and was able to walk with his injured foot.Lu Yuheng walked southwest for dozens of miles in the dark, and was rescued by Huang Botao's troops of the 25th Army and escaped.Lu came to Nanjing for treatment, and was very puzzled when he saw Han Liancheng was alive and sound.The 55th Regiment led by Lu Yuheng was originally an avant-garde, then turned into a left-back, and then a rear-guard.On the battlefield, I have seen the senior officers of the friendly army, including Li Xianzhou, but I have never seen our Commander Han.As the commander of an army, where did he go when the battle started?Han Liancheng received Lu Yuheng very warmly in Nanjing, sent a car to pick him up, and sent Lu to the Central Hospital for treatment.The more Han Liancheng greeted Lu warmly, the more suspicious Lu Yuheng became.Lu Yuheng left Nanjing and returned to Guangxi after being treated for his injuries.However, Lu's suspicion of Han Liancheng's "breakthrough" reached the ears of the military commander. With the in-depth investigation of Han Liancheng by the military command, Adjutant Xing, who lived in Han's house, committed suicide by jumping into the river.On this day, Han Liancheng came back from the outside and asked Wang Zhongjie with a stern look: "Zhongjie, did you talk to Adjutant Xing about anything?" Wang Zhongjie said, "No." "He committed suicide by jumping into the river." Han Liancheng's face was very gloomy. Han Liancheng is well aware that the military commander's hands are everywhere. The drivers, adjutants, even nannies and cooks of senior generals are all from the military commander or bought by the military commander.He knew that the relationship between Adjutant Xing and Driver Xie was in the military, and he had to report Han's situation to the bureau regularly as required.Han Liancheng usually takes good care of them.Adjutant Xing must have felt in a dilemma and felt pain in his heart, so he had to end up with death.Han Liancheng keenly felt that the investigation of him by the Military Control Bureau was becoming more and more urgent. Soon, the Central Command and the Military Command deciphered some telegrams from the PLA, and after more than a year of investigation, Chiang Kai-shek had confirmed that Han Liancheng was a member of the Communist Party. Bai Chongxi also got the news soon, and before Chiang Kai-shek made up his mind to dispose of Han Liancheng, he recommended him to Zhang Zhizhong, the director of Northwest Xingyuan.Bai Chongxi and Zhang Zhizhong were classmates when they were in Baoding Military Academy. They lived in the same dormitory and shared a desk.Although the two people had different ideas and viewpoints later, the personal relationship between the two has always been very good.Not long ago, the two had a secret talk in Nanjing, expressing their worries about the future of the KMT together, and frankly discussing their future prospects and plans, and agreed to keep the conversation confidential.Bai Chongxi believes that Zhang Zhizhong will not harm Han Liancheng, and will arrange a way out for him in times of crisis.Zhang Zhizhong had heard of Han Liancheng a long time ago, and with Bai Chongxi's recommendation, Zhang Zhizhong readily agreed to arrange for him to serve as the deputy chief of staff and garrison brigade commander of Northwest Xingyuan.After making contact, Bai Chongxi urged him to leave quickly.Bai neither mentioned his defeat in Laiwu, nor asked what he meant by persuading him to cooperate with the Communist Party recently.It's just that the war in the northwest is urgent, and he needs to rush there immediately, and he is not allowed to delay for a moment. Han Liancheng also felt that the situation was critical, and it was Bai Chongxi who wanted to let him go.He went to the northwest to report to Zhang Zhizhong.Zhang Zhizhong looked at him with respect and love in his eyes.He stood in front of Zhang Zhizhong with a dignified appearance and a heroic posture. After performing the military salute, he also expressed his respect for General Zhang Zhizhong. Han Liancheng had just settled down in Lanzhou, and Zhang Zhizhong hosted a banquet to welcome him.During the banquet, they didn't say anything that should be said, just exchanging greetings. After the banquet, Zhang Zhizhong personally sent Han Liancheng outside the door.When Han Liancheng was about to get into the car, Zhang Zhizhong suddenly caught up two steps and held Han Liancheng's hand tightly by the car door.Han Liancheng felt that something was stuffed in his hand, and he quickly clenched his palm tightly.Zhang Zhizhong stared at him steadfastly, his eyes were very deep and reserved, and he said a few words softly: "Practice it, let's go!" Han Liancheng smiled lightly.In the car, he opened his clenched fist, holding two air tickets from Lanzhou to Hong Kong.A few years later, Han Liancheng and Zhang Zhizhong met in Beijing, and Zhang Zhizhong told him with a smile: As soon as the news that he left Nanjing for Lanzhou reached Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang was very angry, but it was inconvenient to attack Bai Chongxi, so he told Zhang Zhizhong An order telegram was sent, claiming to have found out that Han Liancheng was the Communist Party, and ordered Zhang Zhizhong to arrest Han Liancheng as soon as he arrived and take him back to Nanjing for disposal. Han Liancheng escaped from danger and came to Hong Kong, where he found Xia Yan who was in Hong Kong.At that time, under Zhou Enlai's instructions, Xia Yan cooperated with Pan Hannian, the head of the CCP in Hong Kong, to carry out united front work in Hong Kong.At that time, a large number of people from various democratic parties who remained in the Jiang administration area also retreated to Hong Kong one after another.At that time, the Northeast had already been liberated. Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, called and welcomed the leaders of the democratic parties and democrats to come to the Northeast Liberated Area to discuss and hold a new Political Consultative Conference.At that time, a ship with a foreign flag was chartered and sailed to the northeast.This is a Norwegian flagged ship.Xia Yanjing asked Zhou Enlai for instructions and agreed that the political situation in Hong Kong was extremely complicated, so Han Liancheng was asked to go to the Northeast on the same boat as the democrats. In late November 1948, when the second batch of democrats sailed northward, Xia Yan also arranged to send Han Liancheng aboard.On the same boat were Guo Moruo, Ma Xulun, Sha Qianli, Xu Guangping's mother and son and other famous people.Han Liancheng was also dressed as a businessman in a long gown and jacket.When boarding the boat, Xia Yan once told him: "The situation is complicated, so be careful, and don't attract the attention of others on the boat." The ship was sailing on the sea, heading north to the Northeast Liberated Area. The long-awaited new life was about to begin. He was really excited and couldn't help chatting with his fellow shipmates on the deck. The future of the new China and the international situation are not like a businessman at all.Fortunately, there was no accident during the voyage, and the ship arrived at Dalian Port in the Northeast Liberated Area smoothly a few days later. Under the care of Zhou Enlai, the CCP’s underground party also secretly arranged for Han Liancheng’s wife, Wang Xiaoyun, to leave Nanjing with her children, transfer to Shanghai and come to Hong Kong, where they live in Kowloon.Xia Yan also visited Wang Xiaoyun and the children in Kowloon many times, and told him that General Han is fine there, please rest assured. After the founding of New China, Han Liancheng served as a member of the National Defense Commission, deputy director of the training directorate, and first deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army.He officially joined the Communist Party of China in 1950.At that time, the Kuomintang uprising generals were rewarded with a large sum of money paid in gold.When Han Liancheng received the notice to receive the gold, he felt very distressed. He felt that he was not an uprising general.He didn't go to claim the gold, but just wrote a report and paid all the party dues. There is a story film "The General's Choice", which is said to be based on his experience, and he was actually described as a Kuomintang general who had to surrender when the soldiers were overwhelmed.He felt very uncomfortable watching it. During the Cultural Revolution, Xia Yan was targeted and imprisoned.The relationship between Xia Yan and Han Liancheng established during the Anti-Japanese War was counted as one of Xia Yan's major crimes.Said that Xia Yan "recruited surrender and rebellion, and recruited Kuomintang reactionary generals to carry out anti-party activities." For this reason, the Red Guards went to Lanzhou to find Han Liancheng for a foreign transfer. On the morning of New Year's Eve in 1989, Xia Yan recalled to the author his relationship with Han Liancheng while sitting in a wheelchair.Xia Yan was persecuted by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution and became paralyzed.Xia Yan said: "After the Cultural Revolution ended, I served as a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and General Han Liancheng was also a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. We met during a meeting. Han Liancheng told me that the Red Guards went to Lanzhou to find him for transfer. He asked The Red Guard: "What do you want to know?" The Red Guard replied: "Investigate the anti-Party history of the Three Anti-Party member Xia Yan." He listened, glared angrily, and shouted: "Who are you, kid? You are not qualified to ask Talk! Go back and ask your grandparents to come and talk.’ He didn’t even let the Red Guards sit down, pointed at the gate, and drove the Red Guards away.”