Ye Ting was in prison for five years and suffered an air crash when he was released from prison. On his deathbed, the spy who escaped from Taiwan Province confided that there was something wrong with

Ye Ting was in prison for five years and suffered an air crash when he was released from prison. On his deathbed, the spy who escaped from Taiwan Province confided that there was something wrong with the plane. 1940 65438+February 28th, conference room of the New Fourth Army, Yunling, Jingxian County, southern Anhui Province.

Lieutenant General Ye Ting, dressed in a uniform, sat solemnly in Xiang Ying's left bow chair. Yuan, director of the Political Department, and Zhou Zikun, deputy chief of staff, sit on both sides. Chief of Staff Zhao Lingbo stood in front of a simple operational map and reported the evacuation plan.

Ye Ting has lived abroad for many years and is not used to wearing the gray cloth uniform of the New Fourth Army. He usually wears the uniform of a Kuomintang lieutenant general or casual clothes such as a suit and jacket. His dress today, plus boots and silver spurs, makes him stand out in this conference room.

Three evacuation plans were drawn up in advance. The first is to go directly north and cross the Yangtze River. This is the retreat route designated by the Kuomintang for the New Fourth Army. Of course, the Kuomintang also informed the Japanese army of this route. Second, it is a long way to go eastward to southern Jiangsu and then northward, which requires a long time to cross the Kuomintang-ruled areas, and there are certain risks surrounded by stubborn troops; The third way is to go south, and then go north according to the situation, but going south is the most risky. The Kuomintang has surrounded seven divisions in the south into pockets, and has arranged battles to drive the New Fourth Army to Jiangbei. If it goes south, it will fall right into the enemy's pocket.

Due to some complicated reasons, the decision of the meeting was only to go south. What awaits the New Fourth Army next can only be tragedy.

194 1, 1 At the beginning of the year, the third column of the New Fourth Army went south. Just after leaving Maolin area, the New 7th Division and144th Division of the stubborn army blocked the retreat of the New Fourth Army from the north. At this time, the 40 th Division of the stubborn army is in front, the 79 th Division is on the right, and the 50 th Division and 108 Division are on the left. The 9,000-strong New Fourth Army was surrounded by 80,000 enemies and narrowly escaped death.

In order to reduce casualties and save strength, Ye Ting, as a commander, decided to negotiate with Gu, commander of the Third Theater. Gu is his classmate in Baoding Military Academy. He thinks Gu should give him face.

After all, the last time he sold his property, in the name of his wife, he bought more than 3,000 guns from Hong Kong for the New Fourth Army, transported them to the border of the third war zone, and was detained by Gu. As soon as he came forward, Gu returned them.

However, this time is different. Chiang Kai-shek was determined to make trouble with the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, and he got the message from nature. Ye Ting was detained while negotiating down the mountain.

Since then, he began a long prison career of five years and two months.

He was first detained in Shangrao, Jiangxi, where the headquarters of the Third Theater is located, which is the notorious Shangrao concentration camp. Almost all the prisoners of the Southern Anhui Incident were held here.

Later, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Gu to take Ye Ting to the General Office of the Military Commission in Guilin, and put him in the custody of Yang, director of the Guilin Office of the Military Commission.

After Ye Ting was taken to Guilin, Yang was imprisoned in a cave near Qixingyan in Guilin. Internal guards were handed over to military personnel, while external guards were assigned to a gendarmerie platoon.

Since Ye Ting was captured, in order to express his strong dissatisfaction, he has refused to get a haircut and shave, and he is determined not to compromise until he is free. No one can convince him.

/kloc-in the spring of 0/943, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Dai Li to take Ye Ting to Chungking, and Dai Li sent Shen Zui to finish the task.

Shen Zui, at the age of 28, became the general director of the Military Bureau, and he is a dazzling "new star" of the Military Bureau. He had a brother named Silent, who was then the head of the action group of the Guilin Office of the Military Region and the head of the security group of the People's Intelligence Department.

Shen Zui said that one day, he received a phone call from Silent, saying that he would escort Ye Ting to Chongqing by plane the next day and ask Shen Zui to pick them up.

Shen Zui immediately contacted Shen, director of the Bureau of Justice, and Shen informed Yang Qingzhi, head of the spy team, to get ready.

The next morning, Shen Zui and Yang Qingzhi arrived at Chongqing Coral Dam Airport. When all the other passengers got off the plane, I saw that silence finally came down with a man with long hair and beard. The man has an oil lamp made of several bamboos in his hand.

Silence said to Shen Zui and Yang Qingzhi, "This is General Ye Ting."

Shen Zui and Yang Qingzhi stood at attention and gave a military-like salute, and Ye Ting nodded politely.

Shen Zui said, "The commander has worked hard!"

"Nothing," Ye Ting replied blankly.

When leaving the airport, Ye Ting looked up and said to himself, "Ah! Arrived in Chongqing. "

Shen Zui asked Ye Ting curiously, "Why is the commander holding an oil lamp?" Ye Ting smiled and held the lamp high and said, "It has been my companion for the past two years, and I am going to take it with me as a permanent memorial."

It turns out that when Ye Ting was in Guilin, the secret service banned him from leaving the cave at dusk, so he had to read and write a diary under the oil lamp. He also keeps a dairy goat in Guilin. Every day, he eats grass or mows grass to feed it and milks the goat himself. This time he wanted to take the sheep away, but he had to give up because he couldn't take them on the plane.

Because from the airport to expressway, to climb hundreds of stone steps, Yang Qingzhi specially prepared a sedan chair for Ye Ting, fearing being recognized, and the doors and windows of the sedan chair were covered with cloth.

Ye Ting looked at the sedan chair with displeasure, but at Yang Qingzhi's insistence, he finally got on it.

There are more than 20 plainclothes guards and 10 agents scattered around the sedan chair. Yang Qingzhi was worried that someone would rob her halfway, so he carried the sedan chair all the way to the car. After getting off the bus, Shen Zui, Silence and Yang Qingzhi accompanied Ye Ting to sit in a car, while others sat in the front and rear escort cars.

Finally, they sent Ye Ting to Yang Qingzhi's residence at No.22, Wanglongmen, Linsen Road, and settled down. This residence, near the headquarters of the Secret Service, has always been the residence of the head of the regiment, and is now temporarily vacated for Ye Ting to live in.

On the way back, Shen Zui complained to Silence: "Why don't you give General Ye a haircut? Too conspicuous. " Silent hands spread out, shrugged, said nothing. Shen Zui doesn't understand. Is it so difficult to get a haircut?

Then, Shen Zui saw that it was really not easy for Ye Ting to get a haircut.

Shen Zui settled Ye Ting and reported to Dai Li. Dai Li said that you can take good care of your life, but you must get a haircut. The old man (Chiang Kai-shek) may come to see him.

A few days later, the "old man" didn't come, and lobbyist Chen Cheng came. Chen Cheng was the commander of the Sixth Theater at that time, and Chiang Kai-shek sent Jiang Cheng to consider it.

Ye Ting, Gu and Chen Cheng are classmates of Baoding Military Academy. Gu arrested Ye Ting, and after several surrenders according to Chiang Kai-shek's instructions, Ye Ting pushed him back. Gu even found Zhao Lingbo, the chief of staff of the defected New Fourth Army, to surrender. The result was scolded by Ye Ting, and he flew away.

This time, Chiang Kai-shek sent Jiang Cheng again. Because there is an unusual story between Ye Ting, Chen Cheng and the New Fourth Army.

1in the second half of 937, with the consent of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Ye Ting became the commander of the new army composed of guerrillas in eight southern provinces, which needed the consent of Chiang Kai-shek under the background of ethnic cooperation. At this time, Ye Ting thought of his old classmate, Chen Cheng, a red man around Chiang Kai-shek, and wanted him to help introduce him.

Chen Cheng readily agreed when he heard about it. On the recommendation of Chen Cheng, Chiang Kai-shek met with Ye Ting. Of course, Jiang knew that Ye Ting was a rare talent, but it happened that Ye Ting was not born in party member at this time (1927 went abroad and left the party organization after failing to lead the Guangzhou Uprising), so he agreed.

When discussing the corps designation, Ye Ting proposed to Chiang Kai-shek that the Red Army guerrillas in eight southern provinces be named "the New Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army". Chiang Kai-shek agreed to his proposal, but added the word "army" to it. In this way, the designation was designated as the New Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, or "New Fourth Army" for short.

In fact, the designation of the Fourth Army has a special significance in Ye Ting's mind, and he hopes that the spirit of the "Iron Army" during the Northern Expedition can be revived in this new Fourth Army.

It was because of this relationship that Chiang Kai-shek sent Jiang Cheng to surrender. Before that, Dai Li asked Shen Zui to give Ye Ting a good haircut, put on better clothes, clean up the room and prepare for Chen Cheng's visit.

So Shen Zui took the barber and the adjutant to see Ye Ting. First, I chatted with him about some problems in daily life and asked Ye Ting what he needed. After a long detour, I began to talk about how sultry the weather is in Chongqing, and many people have lice on their heads. I advised Ye Ting to cut his hair short.

Unexpectedly, when the words came out, Ye Ting immediately opened his eyes wide and said seriously, "I won't cut my hair until I get unconditional release. No matter how hot it is, I can stand it. Don't worry about me! " Then he said, "I will never trim my beard and hair to meet people I don't want to see!" " "

Shen Zui hit a nail and had to report back to Dai Li. Dai Li said, his character has always been like this, very stubborn, let him do whatever he likes.

Two days later, Chen Cheng came, and Dai Li specifically told Yang Qingzhi to pay more attention, because Dai Li knew that Chen Cheng was arrogant and Ye Ting was stubborn, so he couldn't worry about anything. Yang Qingzhi with several guards fell out of the window.

After meeting Chen Cheng, Ye Ting chatted some gossip first, and then Chen Cheng began to cut to the chase. He proposed that Ye Ting should condescend to be the deputy commander in the Sixth Theater for a period of time. Ye Ting immediately flatly refused, saying, "I won't do anything but resume the New Fourth Army as commander and punish those responsible for besieging the New Fourth Army."

Then he repeatedly asked Chen Cheng, "Why do you want to attack the New Fourth Army which is fighting against the Japanese aggressors? What crimes did they commit against Japan? Why was he arrested and imprisoned? " Ye Ting went on to say: "You are really hurting your relatives and hating your enemies quickly."

Knowing that the Kuomintang was indefensible in the Southern Anhui Incident, Chen Cheng was asked nothing. Finally, he just expressed the hope that Ye Ting would think about it and talk about it later. Chen Cheng swaggered in, bowed his head and left in a hurry without saying hello to anyone.

About a month later, Chen Cheng went to see Ye Ting again. This time, Ye Ting's attitude was even tougher, and Chen Cheng was embarrassed.

From then on, Chiang Kai-shek no longer had any hope for Ye Ting. Soon, Dai Li was ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to cancel the preferential treatment for Ye Ting, and he was transferred from Wanglongmen No.22 to Baigongguan of Sinopec for imprisonment. Later, because American spies of Sino-American Institute took a fancy to Bai Mansion's house, they transferred Ye Ting to Zhazidong Detention Center at the westernmost end of Sino-American Institute.

Although life in prison is hard, life in Ye Ting is regular. I get up early every day, take a cold bath first, then do gymnastics, and read books and newspapers after breakfast. He hates Kuomintang newspapers and throws them aside every time he picks them up. But no one talks to him and there is nothing else to read, so I often pick up the newspaper left on the ground and read it later.

Ye Ting was kept in Zhazidong until the spring of 1946. The famous "Prison Song" was written by him during this period:

This poem is a true portrayal of his perseverance and unremitting struggle.

On one occasion, Dai Li went to see him. It was midsummer and the mountain city was sultry. Ye Ting sat cross-legged on the floor in shorts and undershirt, waving a cattail leaf fan to enjoy the cool. Seeing Dai Li coming, he turned away and pretended not to see him. The security agent was afraid that he didn't know it was Dai Li, so he told him, "Mr. Dai came to see the viceroy."

Ye Ting still sat still and only replied, "I knew it. Didn't you tell me?"

Dai Li greeted him, and he muttered in his throat, "Please sit down." When I saw this, my boss was unhappy. He didn't even sit down, but stood for a while and left.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, during the Chongqing peace talks, Chairman Mao proposed to Chiang Kai-shek to release Liao Chengzhi, Ye Ting and others. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was forced to agree, but offered to exchange Ye Ting for Ma Fawu. Ma Fawu used to be the deputy commander of the 1 1 war zone and the commander of the 40th Army of the Kuomintang. June1945+0/KLOC-0 was captured by the Eighth Route Army in the Battle of Handan.

Before Ye Ting was released from prison, Shen Zui was curious to know what the senior general of the Party would do first after he was released from prison. When he asked Ye Ting, Ye Ting replied in a positive tone without thinking: "The first thing I have to do is to ask the party to restore my membership."

Ye Ting's reply surprised Shen Zui and made him unforgettable! He has always wanted to know why party member, a producer of * * * who has been imprisoned for many years and lost organizational relations, is so persistent about his beliefs. He wanted to ask more questions at that time, but after seeing Ye Ting finish this sentence, he looked up at the window for a long time without saying a word, for fear of hitting the snag, so he made an excuse and left.

When Shen Zui reported this situation to Dai Li, Dai Li was silent. After a long time, he came up with a sentence: "It is in these places that the producers of * * * are terrible."

1on March 4th, 946, Dai Li sent Ye Xiangzhi, deputy director of the Second Military Division, to send General Ye Ting to the Chongqing office of the Eighth Route Army in Linsen Road, and at the same time sent Shen Zui to send Mr. Liao Chengzhi to the National Political Council to pay Mr. Shao Lizi.

When Ye Ting heard the news, he immediately took the small oil lamp from Guilin to Chongqing off the wall and held it in his hand, ready to get out of prison. At this time, Ye Ting's hair has grown over his shoulders and his beard has grown to his chest.

Before getting on the bus, he smiled at the winner, stroking his long hair and beard happily, and said to the spies, "In the past, you advised me to cut it several times, but I didn't agree. I want to cut it off automatically now, but I still want to keep it well. "

On March 5th, the day after he was released from prison, Ye Ting immediately began to apply and couldn't wait to rejoin the China * * * Production Party. On March 7th, President Mao Zedong sent a telegram: Approval.

Ye Ting is happy. However, this move angered Chiang Kai-shek, who secretly moved his heart.

On April 8th, 1946, Ye Ting and his wife Bo Gu, Wang Ruofei, Deng Fei and others 13 returned to Yan 'an from Chongqing. The plane crashed into a mountain in the fog, killing all the people on board, which was called "4 8" air crash.

Zhou Enlai later told Ye Ting's sons Ye Zheng Da and Ye Zhengming that Chiang Kai-shek tried his best to eliminate dissidents, and the air crash was full of doubts. It was raining lightly in Yan 'an at that time, and we all heard the sound of the plane. Why did we fly to Heicha Mountain in the blink of an eye? Isn't this a spy? "

However, at that time, the evidence was insufficient and was restricted by conditions. Moreover, in order to promote the cooperation of the country, there was no further investigation, and this air crash became a little-known mystery.

265438+At the beginning of the 20th century, a Taiwan Province veteran named Du finally realized his conscience before he died, and he confessed to the plot to murder General Ye Ting in Chongqing that year. Only then was the mystery solved.

1In the early morning of April 7, 946, Wang Pinghu, who was placed in the air force system by the military government, immediately reported the situation to Dai Li after learning that Ye Ting and others would fly to Yan 'an.

At this time, someone called the spy captain Du: General Ye Ting of China is going back to Yan 'an by American transport plane. Please carry out the assassination mission immediately. After Du accepted the task, he called other heads of the Secret Service to plot to sabotage the flight.

One of the spies who knows a little about the structure of the plane said, "Destroying the flight instrument of the plane can make the plane lose its way and fall naturally, so that it can go unnoticed." It was adopted.

At 8: 00 a.m. on the 8th, Wang Pinghu arranged agent Yang and maintenance personnel to enter the aircraft maintenance site in advance, sneaked into the cockpit of the C-47 transport plane, placed magnets on the back of the altimeter and magnetic compass, and then quietly left.

At 8: 45, the plane took off, rested and refueled at Xi 'an Airport as scheduled, and then flew to Yan 'an. When I left Xi 'an, it had already started to hail. The captain had contact with Yan 'an and turned off the radio station after explaining the situation on the way. Unexpectedly, in a short time, in order to avoid the hail area, the plane turned slightly, the fuselage tilted, Yang Fang's magnet began to play a role, and the navigation system failed first.

Without a navigation system, airplanes can only fly by experience. After that, the plane crashed into Heicha Mountain 80 kilometers southeast of Xingdong County in the northwest of Shanxi Province. At this time, it should be the altimeter, because the influence of the magnet has lost its function. Otherwise, the Black Tea Mountain is only more than 2,000 meters, and the normal flying height of the C-47 is more than 6,000 meters. How can you hit it?

Some people may wonder, will a small magnet have such a big impact? In fact, in May of 1960, the former Soviet Union also used this method to send spies into the US Air Force Base in Afghanistan, and placed magnets on the back of the altimeter of the US U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance plane, which affected the accuracy of the altimeter, thus making American pilots mistakenly think that the plane reached an altitude of more than 20,000 meters, but in fact it did not, thus making U-2 enter the missile range of the Soviet air defense forces and be shot down.

Americans are at a loss, because the information they have is that Soviet air defense missiles can't reach the height of 20 thousand meters. However, the United States, unsure of the situation, never dared to send reconnaissance planes into Soviet airspace again. It was not until many years later that the real reason why U-2 was shot down was known.

For the "April 8th" air crash, the real murderer finally appeared. Heroes such as Ye Ting can comfort us, but what we are left with is more thinking.

1955 When awarding the title, Chen Yi said to Ye Jianying, "If Ye Ting is still there, there will be two Ye Shuai."