Dawn's "Seven Questions" No. 6: Who is still fighting alone at the founding ceremony?

Author: An Ping Source: WeChat public account of the Ministry of State Security

The birth of the People's Republic of China was the result of the Communist Party of China leading the Chinese people to win the victory of the new democratic revolution through bloody battles. Behind the victory is the dedication and sacrifice of countless ancestors of the hidden front. When the five-star red flag was raised for the first time, those unsung heroes who fought bravely fought bravely celebrated the victory in different ways.

Shanghai – Dancing in costume on the banks of the Huangpu River

Shen Anna, born in 1915 in a scholarly family in Taixing, Jiangsu, joined the Central Special Branch in 1935, lurking in the enemy camp with her husband Hua Mingyi, and became the "Longtan and Dilian" on the hidden front. From 1938 onwards, under the instructions of Zhou Enlai and Dong Biwu, Shen Anna managed to enter the Central Party Department of the Kuomintang as a stenographer, occupying the core and vital positions, and became an important intelligence force ambushed by Chiang Kai-shek's side, and was known as "the person who held Chiang Kai-shek's pulse".

In the spring of 1949, the three major battles ended victoriously, and the revolutionary situation became clearer and clearer, and the central party and government organs of the Nationalist Government fled south one after another. The party organization instructed Shen Anna and Hua Ming to choose the opportunity to evacuate the enemy camp and return to participate in the construction of New China. In April, Shen Hua and his wife completed the hidden mission and quietly went to Shanghai to hide, waiting for the dawn to come.

On May 27, Shanghai was liberated, and Shen Anna and Hua Mingzhi finally walked from the "underground" to the "ground" and witnessed the victory of the People's Liberation Army and the hidden front troops. However, at that time, Shanghai had just been liberated, and the Kuomintang's hidden spies and various sabotage and assassination activities were still very rampant, and Comrade Wu Kejian, the leader of the party organization and at a higher level, out of the protection of secret intelligence personnel who had been lurking in the enemy for a long time, solemnly explained that it was still necessary to remain vigilant and pay attention to safety at this time.

On October 1, Shen Anna and Hua Mingzhi had to wait at home and in front of the radio with their children. Shen Anna changed into the People's Liberation Army uniform that had just been issued to her, put the cheongsam that she had worn in the enemy camp for many years, gently put it into the bottom of the box, looked at the small mirror, looked left and right, and at this time, the ups and downs of the fourteen years of lurking in the enemy camp suddenly welled up in her heart, and tears burst out of her eyes! Hua Mingzhi also put on military uniforms, and the two of them wiped the tears from each other's faces, laughed, and gradually hugged and laughed loudly. Suddenly, there was a noisy sound of gongs and drums on the street, and Shen Anna and Hua Mingzhi excitedly sang with the children that "the sky in the Liberated Area is a clear sky", twisted the song and dance, and celebrated that the Chinese people have stood up since then, and New China has finally been established!

On the National Day of 1999, Shen Anna and Hua Mingzhi, who were over 80 years old, were invited to the viewing platform of Tiananmen Tower to participate in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Day. In the face of a prosperous new China, they joined hands and sighed: "Our early ideals have been realized. ”

Dalian – Flag-raising ceremony in the Pacific Ocean

In the China Maritime Museum, the five-star red flag raised by the China Merchants Hailiao ship on the day of the founding ceremony is treasured. The Hailiao Ship Uprising was the first sea ship uprising instigated by the leaders of the hidden front, and it was a heroic ship that welcomed the founding of New China.

After the three major battles, the Kuomintang clique, which had already decided to lose, forcibly requisitioned the sea vessels under the China Merchants Bureau in order to transfer troops and assets to Taiwan on a large scale. At this time, our party was actively carrying out the work of countering the enterprises and institutions of the Nationalist Government in Hong Kong, and Pan Hannian decided to carry out the work of liaison and rebellion through the China Resources Company, a secret economic organization of our party that has close business relations with China Merchants, and Comrade Liu Shuangen was responsible for carrying out the work. Liu Shuangen, a veteran of the shipping industry, was the captain of the Oriental Steamship under China Resources at the time, and after careful consideration, he selected the captain of the Hailiao Steamship of China Merchants as the breakthrough point for his work.

During the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Shuangen was Fang Zhuliu's superior, and the two sides had a close relationship. In June 1949, the two held their first secret meeting in Hong Kong to discuss the uprising. On the evening of September 19, with the approval of the organization, Fang Zhuliu took the opportunity of the Hailiao ship to go to sea, announced his separation from the Kuomintang, and revolted to the north to pursue the light. In order to avoid reconnaissance and pursuit by Kuomintang military planes, they disguised the Hailiao ship as a similar foreign ship, and finally arrived at Dalian Port in the early morning of September 28 after a life-and-death voyage of more than 2,000 miles for eight days and nine nights.

On September 30, the superiors conveyed the news to Fang Zhuliu that the founding ceremony was about to be held, and sent a brand-new five-star red flag to the ship. At 14:57 on October 1, three minutes before the founding ceremony, all the crew gathered on the stern deck to hold a solemn flag-raising ceremony to witness the first raising of the five-star red flag in the Pacific Ocean.

The Hailiao Uprising instigated by the hidden front opened the way for the follow-up "Two Voyages Uprising" and "Hong Kong Merchants Uprising". This five-star red flag, which witnessed the Hailiao ship sailing towards dawn, has also become a precious historical relic and is admired by future generations.

TAIPEI – The Red Ideal under the White Terror

The "Taiwan Work Group" (Taiwan New League) was an important intelligence organization of our party in Taiwan before and after the founding of New China, and played a major role in our army's liberation of Hainan Island and Zhoushan Islands and in understanding the situation on the island.

On the evening of September 30, 1949, Yu Fei and Xiao Minghua, the leaders of the "Taiwan Work Group", learned the good news that the founding ceremony was about to be held, and couldn't wait to share it with Ma Xuefang and Yu Kai, the two backbone traffic officers, and then the backbone traffic officers shared the joy of victory with other members.

At noon on October 1, Yu Fei, Xiao Minghua, and Yu Kai went separately to Ma Xuefeng's residence, the staff dormitory of Taiwan's "Chinese Daily", which was remote and quiet, and few outsiders visited, making it an excellent place for secret connections. After the four of them entered the house, they made elaborate arrangements, pretending to be playing cards and partying to prevent spies from following and breaking in, and then set up American-made radios, turned down the volume and listened carefully to every moment of the founding ceremony.

More than 6 hours of live broadcasting made several of them in the tiger's den unable to calm down for a long time, and they felt and imagined the sea of joy in Tiananmen Square in a small sound wave. Ma Xuefang, the oldest and hard-boiled man, faced the direction of Beijing, raised his glass and wrote a poem: "In the cheers of ten thousand people, the voices of children can be distinguished; Raise the luminous cup together, and the national conditions are better than the family. Yu Fei, the poetic team leader, took the liberation of Taiwan as the theme, and skillfully integrated the names of Ma Xuefeng and Yu Kai in the banquet: "Old horses all know the way, and sacrifice themselves to follow the party; On the day of the recovery of the royal city, Kai sang and listened". When the Founding Ceremony broadcast ended, they toasted together: "Come, toast to the birth of our People's Republic." Xiao Minghua listened to the poetry and celebration of his comrades-in-arms, and stared vigilantly at the movement outside the window. For the sake of New China, which has not yet met and for the complete reunification of the motherland, the "Taiwan Work Group" has efficiently fought in the heart of the enemy, obtained important information such as the "Hainan Island Defense Plan" and the "Map of Taiwan's Military Points," and effectively served the great process of our army's liberation of the whole of China.

In 1950, the "Taiwan Labor Group" was unfortunately destroyed by the enemy, and more than 40 personnel were arrested and sacrificed, leaving behind red ideals on the treasure island of white terror.

[Author: An Ping Source: WeChat public account of the Ministry of State Security]