During the Huaihai Campaign and the Battle of Crossing the River, Shourong followed the division commander to install a radio station to ensure the communication between the troops. Later, he followed the military authorities all the way to Danyang, Jiangsu. Chen Yi and other leaders are in command here.
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Hundreds of cadres above platoon level gathered in a school to listen to the report of Commander Chen Yi. Xiang Shourong, together with the old mechanic, is particularly proud to do the sound reinforcement guarantee. A 50 watt speaker was installed for Mr. Chen.
"When Chen comes into play, he wears a faded yellow military uniform, accompanied by Zhou Junming, deputy chief of staff, and walks in dusty. He smiled and nodded as he walked, saying hello to everyone. Comrades who work backstage also feel warm and cordial.
"Commander Chen Yi has quick thinking and vivid language. At the beginning of his speech, he pointed out several things about discipline when the troops were stationed in Danyang. Once he saw several soldiers in Guangming Theater without tickets, but they forced their way in. After the commander intervened, several soldiers withdrew. Mr. Chen said: "This may be a revolution without goals." He also mentioned that someone stopped a car on the way south and threw stones if he couldn't stop it. Someone broke his leg for parking. Mr. Chen solemnly pointed out,' this is a rogue habit!' His hand knocked on the table several times in a row, and the whole room was silent. "
Xiang Shourong recalled that Mr. Chen attached great importance to military discipline. "He said that there were only five or six enemy troops in Shanghai, and those fierce battles would not have happened before. Wherever we go, we are free. It is necessary to transfer the center to the receiving city and protect public and private property. He also said that when we enter Shanghai, it is still like fighting on the front line, and the battle in Shanghai may be lost. It is wise for us to realize this in party member, but it is wrong not to realize it. Entering Nanjing and Shanghai is a sign of our victory. The whole world knows that the PLA is brave in fighting on the front line, but we should be modest and cautious when entering the city. Our field army cannot run wild in the city.
The more Mr. Chen talks, the more excited he becomes. He waved his arm in mid-air and said loudly,' Today, no force in the world can stop us from taking over Shanghai!' The comrades present were very excited and applauded warmly from time to time. Finally, Mr. Chen repeatedly stressed:' If the discipline of entering the city is not good, the policy of entering the city will take a detour. The discipline of entering the city is the beginning of the policy of entering the city. "He also said:' Planned, orderly and disciplined will accelerate the arrival of our good days; Without organization, plan and government, you will never get it. He also said, "When the Shanghai Revolution is successfully solved, the China Revolution will also be solved. " "
Xiang Shourong said: "Finally, Mr. Chen also reminded everyone to pay attention to hygiene, beards and clothes should be refreshing, and modern big cities should pay attention to hygiene." After the report, Xiang Shourong went back to the station to wash clothes, rubbed them a few times and washed them clean. Two days later, the battle of Shanghai officially started. The development of the situation, as Chen expected, the Shanghai campaign ended smoothly in only half a month. In the sparse gunfire, Xiang Shourong's office followed Mr. Chen into Shanghai. On the 27th, Shanghai was successfully liberated and completely returned to the hands of the people.
The Communications Bureau was ordered to take over the posts and telecommunications, instrumentation and electrical systems and telecommunications equipment abandoned by the Kuomintang. Xiang Shourong's first stop in Shanghai was camping in the open air at Nanxiang International Launch Station. A few days later, he moved to Jiangwan Road 1, the former Kuomintang port command; Later, I moved to Chengzhong Middle School on Tangshan Road and lived in the aisle by the stairs.
The bustling Shanghai is very attractive to rural soldiers from the north. Comrades from Shanghai told Xiang Shourong that it would be nice to have a cup of coffee at the International Hotel. Buy a pair of lux shoes, which are nice and comfortable. Although the young man yearns for Shourong, he strictly abides by the instructions of Mr. Chen and the discipline of the army: don't enter the house, don't slip the road, don't go to the park, and don't go out to see movies. He has never even been to Hongkou Park, which is close at hand.
When I first entered Shanghai, what impressed Xiang Shourong most was the sultry weather and swarms of mosquitoes. Senior cadres each get 2 feet thick gauze. Every night, he covered his head like a beekeeper, his hands kept flapping on his body, and his feet were bitten like two red bean zongzi.
On July 6th, 1949,10.5 million soldiers and civilians marched to celebrate the liberation of Shanghai. Set up a review desk in front of Jiangwan Road 1, and serve as the sound reinforcement guarantee for the review desk to Shourong. Early in the morning, he began to pull wires and set up loudspeakers, and he was very busy. The parade was magnificent and was reviewed by Chen Yi and other leaders. The slogan was deafening, and the big scene was grand and warm. At this moment, his mother's figure appeared. He said to himself, "Mom, we won, we really won!" " In the team that liberated Shanghai and took over the city, there were not only the People's Liberation Army, but also underground party member, Kuomintang defectors, and even Japanese prisoners who were preserved ... All kinds of people met in the wind and rain, weaving into a colorful and passionate time.
When Wujiaochang took over its American warehouse, there were a lot of American aid materials for Chiang Kai-shek in the reservoir area. The ground is full of exquisite biscuits, candy, cans, bedding, medicines, American communication equipment, batteries and other equipment. Walking into the warehouse is dazzling. Some comrades curiously tried on clothes or picked up some food to taste, but these actions were soon stopped. Kato, a Japanese communications technical officer captured by our army, worked with Xiang Shourong. He can get several times more allowance than ordinary soldiers every month. He has repeatedly expressed remorse for the Japanese invasion of China and proposed to join the * * * production party. Once, he accidentally burned the electron tube of an advanced receiver and felt that he had made a big disaster and ran to the Woods outside the village. Xiang Shourong and his comrades-in-arms were afraid that he would commit suicide and went looking for him everywhere ... After the liberation of Shanghai, Kato actively participated in the takeover work. In the warehouse, he saw the exquisite American diagonal pliers and a set of celluloid screwdriver, so he took it back to the station and learned that it was against discipline. The next day, he put it back. Later, under the arrangement of our army, Kato left Shanghai for home.
Another Jiaotong University student transferred to underground party member, and also took part in the warehouse takeover, translating the English description of imported materials. The student wore a pair of leather shoes and slept with half a blanket, in sharp contrast to the "bumpkin" of the People's Liberation Army. Xiang Shourong said to him seriously: "You are party member, how can you wear leather shoes?" Jiao Tong University students were a little embarrassed, and they held back for a long time before saying, "Wear leather shoes ... resolutely." Recalling that year, I smiled at Shourong and said, "I was so naive at that time!" "
In August of that year, the communication equipment takeover task was successfully completed. To Shourong and his comrades, we sorted out two trains and more than 20 wagons and took them to Nanjing. When the train whistles and the wheels start, there is only a forward-looking view of staying together. I didn't expect to continue the frontier with this city after more than 30 years.