On May 30, 1949, Chen Yi received a telegram from Li Kenong, acting minister of the Intelligence Department of the CENTRAL Central Committee, asking to find out the whereabouts of a comrade named Li Jing'an (i.e., Li Bai).
Second, the 100 local martyrs who died to meet the liberation of Shanghai (limited to January-May 1949) were up to 62 years old and 20 years old. The average age was 29.2 years (except for 7 people whose age is unknown). Among them, 32 were sent to Shanghai from the New Fourth Army or the Central China Anti-Japanese Base Area to engage in underground party work, accounting for 32 percent.
The personnel are divided into three categories, the first of which is 68 Communists and Revolutionary Volunteers. as:
Li Bai (1910-1949), a native of Liuyang City, Hunan Province, joined the Party in 1925 and participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising in 1927. In 1934, after studying at the Radio School of the Central Military Commission, he was assigned to the Fifth Red Army as a radio station director and political commissar and participated in the Long March. In 1937, he was sent to Shanghai to set up a secret radio station. He was arrested in 1942 and released on bail after being rescued by many parties, and went to Zhejiang and Jiangxi to engage in secret work. In 1945, he returned to Shanghai to set up a secret radio station. He was arrested on 30 December 1948 and died on 7 May 1949.
On May 30, 1949, Chen Yi received a telegram from Li Kenong, acting director of the Intelligence Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, asking to find out the whereabouts of a comrade named Li Jing'an (i.e., Li Bai). It was found that Li Bai had died. Chen Yi wrote in a callback: "The blood debt must be repaid with blood! The counter-revolutionaries who brutalized the martyr Li Bai, we will certainly repay this blood debt from them! On June 20, 1949, Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau personnel excavated the remains of 12 martyrs, including Li Bai, at the Qijia Temple in Pudong. In September 1950, The Kuomintang agent Ye Danqiu was arrested and confessed to the crimes of killing Li Bai and Qin Hongjun. On January 13, 1951, Ye Danqiu was sentenced to death. In September 2009, Li Bai was named a hero who made outstanding contributions to the founding of New China.
Qin Hongjun (1911-1949), a native of Yinan, Shandong. He joined the Communist Youth League in 1926 and became a member of the Communist Party of China in 1927. In 1936, he went to the Soviet Union to learn radio technology, and later set up a secret radio station in Shanghai. He traveled back and forth between Shanghai and northern Jiangsu three times, completing the task of establishing underground radio stations and transmitting intelligence. He was arrested on 17 March 1949 and killed on 7 May 1949. The Longhua Martyrs Memorial Hall displays the heroic deeds and relics of martyr Qin Hongjun.
Shen Dingfa (1906-1949), a native of Chongming, Shanghai, joined the revolution in 1927. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the director of the Political Training Office of the Chongming Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Corps, the commander of the Sixth Regiment of the Third Brigade of the Guerrilla Command of the Fourth Sub-district of the Soviet Central Jiangsu Army, and the commander of the Chongming Guard Regiment. Later, he was sent to Shanghai and other places to engage in underground work. He was arrested on 14 May 1949. On May 24, Mao Sen, the head of the military command's secret service, killed Shen Dingfa and nine other Communists at the Shanghai Municipal Police Headquarters, and Shanghai was liberated on May 27. On May 28, Jiefang Daily published an obituary of shen ding's rule of law funeral committee. On the 29th, Tao Yong, commander of the 23rd Army, cordially congratulated his family and held a memorial service. After the founding of New China, the coffin of the martyr Shen Dingfa was buried next to the Chongming Xinhe Martyrs Memorial Tower.
Zhang Yaozhai (1914-1949), brother of Zhang Chengzong, secretary of the Shanghai underground party organization of the Communist Party of China. He joined the Party in 1937, transferred to the Wuxi Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force in 1939, and later served as the editor-in-chief of Jiangnan, an organ of the Cpc East Road Special Committee. In the winter of the same year, he returned to Shanghai and worked in the Financial Industry Working Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and led the secret radio work. He was arrested on 19 March 1949. On May 7, he was killed at the Qijia Temple in Pudong.
The second category was the 21 people in the Kuomintang army and police who were engaged in counterinsurgency. as:
Zhang Quan (1899-1949), a native of Wuqiang, Hebei, graduated from the Japanese Non-Commissioned Officer School. He served as company commander, staff officer, section chief, deputy division commander, guerrilla commander of the First Theater, and commander of the teaching corps. He had close contacts with Zhou Enlai, Dong Biwu, Ye Jianying, etc., and repeatedly provided intelligence for the People's Liberation Army. Before the Battle of Crossing the River, someone was sent to send the "Map of the Enemy's Troop Strength and Fortifications along the River" to the front-line headquarters of our army. On the eve of the liberation of Shanghai, he was appointed by our party to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Shanghai rebel army, but due to the leak of the situation, he was arrested on May 15 and calmly resigned on the 21st.
Chen Erjin (1911-1949), in 1948, was deputy commander and chief of staff of the 13th Formation Training Command of the Kuomintang Army. Influenced by his wife, Wang Manxia, a member of the Communist Party of China, he became acquainted with the Shanghai Bureau of the Communist Party of China. In January 1949, he actively prepared to instigate an uprising in the Kuomintang army. In early May, the couple was arrested and imprisoned for betrayal by traitors. On May 19, Chen Erjin helped his pregnant wife to calmly take justice.
The third category is 11 democratic party members who are fighting against the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang. as:
Zeng Wei (1912-1949), a native of Huiyang, Guangdong. In 1935, he joined the Chinese National Liberation Action Committee, supported cooperation with the CCP, organized the people's self-defense armed forces, and actively resisted Japan. In 1946, he was elected as the executive committee member of the Central Committee of the Peasants' and Workers' Party and deputy director of the Organization Department, and served as the vice chairman of the East China Bureau and the chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Party Department, adhering to the political propositions of opposing the dictatorship of the civil war and striving for peace and democracy, and launching a patriotic democratic movement. In October 1947, the Central Committee of the Peasants' and Workers' Party moved to Hong Kong, where he remained in Shanghai to maintain underground revolutionary activities, and was forced to go to Hong Kong because he was tracked by secret agents. In March 1949, he resolutely returned to Shanghai regardless of his personal safety. On April 5, he was arrested while studying to cooperate with the People's Liberation Army in crossing the river and plotting an uprising against the Kuomintang troops. He was killed on 21 May. After liberation, he was buried in the Longhua Martyrs Cemetery.
The ideals and beliefs, revolutionary spirit and noble sentiments of revolutionary martyrs represent the spiritual brand of a country and nation of the times, and have strong cohesion, radiation and vitality
Third, among the 72 former cadres and martyrs of the military branch, there were eight cadres and 64 migrant workers, and 43 were from the New Fourth Army and the anti-Japanese base areas in central China, accounting for about 60 percent. The maximum age is 55 years, the youngest is 19 years old, and the average is 39.9 years. as:
Xu Nong (1917-1949), a native of Yishui, Shandong. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1939. He served as the secretary of the district party committee and did a lot of work to develop and expand the party organization and form a district squadron. He fought bravely and commanded decisively, leading the district squadron to attack the Japanese stronghold at night and eliminate the enemy. In April 1949, he joined the cadre brigade in the south, accompanied the army to work in the newly liberated areas, led the masses of party members, established party organizations and mass organizations, and led the struggle for land reform. The remnants of the Kuomintang colluded with bandits to harass, sabotage, assassinate and plunder, and he repeatedly led local armed forces to cooperate with the main force of the People's Liberation Army to suppress bandits, and unfortunately died heroically.
The ideals and convictions, revolutionary spirit and noble sentiments of the revolutionary martyrs represent the spiritual brand of a country and nation of the times, have strong cohesion, radiation and vitality, and are the most precious spiritual wealth left to us, which must be passed down and carried forward. Remembering the martyrs, purifying the soul, and inheriting the spirit is the lofty mission entrusted to us by the times, just as General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The light of ideals does not die, and the light of faith does not extinguish." We must remember the last wishes of the martyrs and never forget the great ideals for which they shed blood and sacrificed. "A nation with hope cannot do without heroes, and a country with a future cannot do without pioneers." Advocating heroes, remembering martyrs, inspiring heroic spirit, and strengthening the feelings of home and country, we will surely be able to gather indestructible forward forces to promote the giant ship China to sail into open waters and sail thousands of miles.
Author: Liu Sumin (President of the Shanghai New Fourth Army Historical Research Association, Former Political Commissar of a Naval Department, Rear Admiral)
Production: Tong Weijing
Editor-in-Charge: Xiaofang Xing
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