On Sept. 12, 1971, in the capital's Tiananmen Square, thousands of students holding colorful paper flowers were rehearsing for a parade to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the nation. Military music and instructions for organizing rehearsals for the parade were played over loud speakers. Not only in Beijing, but also in Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing and other cities, which were likewise busy celebrating the National Day, only one day later, on September 13, the lively and joyful atmosphere was replaced by a tense one, with notices informing the whole country: airports everywhere were under martial law, planes were forbidden to take to the skies, and the parade, which had been so busy for so long, was declared to be halted. What was going on? Everyone was in a state of confusion. Late that night, the Nanjing Military Region, deputy commander and chief of staff Xiao Yongyin was woken up in his sleep, the duty secretary told him that Xu Shiyou commander called, asked him to go. Xu Shiyou lives in Zhongshan Mausoleum No. 8, which was originally the mansion of Sun Ke, the son of Sun Yat-sen, and the house building is towering in the sky, and the environment is quiet. Now this place is heavily guarded, the guards soldiers loaded with bullets, a solemn look guarding the Nanjing military region of the first person residence. Xiao Yongyin in charge of the guard force, the soldiers know him, Xu Shiyou give him special treatment, anyone to the door, must report to Xu Shiyou, after agreeing to be released, but he is the only exception. Xu Shiyou did not have any politeness, and spoke without embellishment, and said honestly: "Just now the Central General Office came to the phone, saying that the central government has a big plane ran away, and its destination is unknown. The central government ordered the closure of airports across the country, grounding of all airplanes, activation of all radars to monitor the sky, and no takeoffs if an airplane lands on us." He gave another explanation, "Order all airplanes not to take to the sky, and all ships not to sail." Xiao Yongyin was startled by this news and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Who has the guts to fly a big airplane and run?" Xu Shiyou mysteriously told Xiao Yongyin, "This person is not an ordinary small person, you will know in a few days." As soon as the next day dawned, people in the vicinity of the airport saw the runway of the airport filled with Army soldiers with guns, and an airplane neatly parked on the airport. Xiao Yongyin dealt with official business, the time has come to the early morning of the 14th, the ancient city of Jinling shrouded in a gray morning fog, he got into a jeep, crossing the Zhongshan Gate, once again came to No. 8 of the Zhongshan Mausoleum, he saw from afar that Xu Shiyou was concentrating on playing Shaolin boxing. Xu Shiyou saw Xiao Yongyin enter the door, smiled and said, "I teach you to play Shaolin boxing, do you learn? You can learn it for self-defense." Xiao Yongyin was about to reply, interrupted by Li Wenqing's secretary who rushed to the door: "Commander Xu, Beijing long-distance, please go to answer the phone." Xu Shiyou rushed to the office with great strides, Xiao Yongyin followed closely behind. Xu Shiyou picked up the confidential phone and nodded while listening. He put down the phone and said to Xiao Yongyin, "Come on, let's go have breakfast." Old Wang, the cook, brought the meal, placed it on the table, and turned to leave. Xu Shiyou quickly closed the door to his room and said to Xiao Yongyin, "Just now it was a call from Premier Zhou saying that Lin Biao had run away from heaven." Luring the Snake out of the Hole Late at night three days later, the dark night sky looked like it was coated with a thick layer of ink, unable to see out of sight, and a furry rain drifted with the wind. Nanjing Railway Station, except for a few travelers, some dozing, some walking back and forth, everything is so quiet. At this time, a train long sound, from the north to a train station, heavy breathing. From the back of the box out of two soldiers, walking in front of the Nanjing Military Region Commander Xu Shiyou, followed closely behind is Secretary Li. Pick up their jeep parked in the door of the soft sleeper compartment, Xu Shiyou off the train, jumped into the jeep. Jeep speeding through the Taipingmen, driving to Zhongshan Mausoleum 8. To the door, Xu Shiyou care Li Secretary said: "You take my car to go, quickly Xiao Vice Commander to pick up." Half an hour later, Xiao Yongyin appeared in front of Xu Shiyou. Xu Shiyou said: "The President and Premier Zhou called me to Beijing, explained the task, secretly arrest Lin Biao's diehard 'Three Kingdoms Quartet', you set off immediately, first to Shanghai, then to Hangzhou, and then back to Nanjing to catch the people of the South Air Force, the faster the better!" The so-called "three countries" refers to Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou. The so-called "four sides" refers to: Jiang Tengjiao, deputy director of the Political Department of the Beijing Air Force; Wang Weiguo, political commissar of the Shanghai Air Force Fourth Army; Chen Liwei, political commissar of the Hangzhou Air Force Fifth Army; Zhou Jianping, deputy commander of the Nanjing Air Force. Xu Shiyou briefly introduced the "three quadrilateral" situation, said: "Lin Biao, Ye Qun, Lin Liguo is now dead in the wilderness, the death of the commander-in-chief, the three quadrilateral is bound to lose their souls, will they make a dying struggle? Must quickly solve them," he told Xiao Yongyin, the dead party in Beijing has been arrested, Nanjing to act quickly. Xu Shiyou said, "I have a lot of things, but also to select cadres, organizing working groups to the South Air Force, Air Force 4, Air Force 5 to go, a moment can not find the body to Shanghai, you go to carry out the task!" "Yes!" Xiao Yongyin replied loudly. He didn't even have time to return home, so he set off with Minister of Defense Li Shuhe and a group of others. There was a Shuofang airfield of the Air Force near Suzhou, and Xiao Yongyin heard that Lin Liguo had sent someone to blow up a railroad bridge near Shuofang airfield before Mao Zedong's special train arrived, so as to achieve the purpose of murdering Mao Zedong. Was Shuofang Airport under control? Xiao Yongyin is not assured, he was three days ago with the 60th Army Commander Zhang Ming through the phone, asked him to send troops to quickly control the Shuofang airport, now how the situation Xiao Yongyin in order to understand the situation, before getting on the train, told the duty secretary to call a division in Suzhou, asked the division commander to the train to meet. When the train passed through Suzhou, the division commander got on the car, Xiao Yongyin asked in a low voice, "How many people went to your division?" "Two battalions went." He replied in a whisper. Xiao Yongyin thought for a moment and whispered, "According to the usual practice, sending two battalions is enough, but, Shuofang Airport is close to the Shanghai Air Force, so this strength is not enough." He urged, "You send two more battalions, to absolutely ensure that no error!" When the train arrived at Shanghai station, it was already dawn. According to the phone call he made beforehand, he asked the Shanghai Police District to send a car to meet him at the station. According to his request, the police reserve district sent two worn-out jeeps, parked at the exit of the station. Why did you ask for the old jeeps? Xiao Yongyin very well thought out, he was afraid of exposing his identity, alarming snakes. The old car is not noticeable! Because these two cars are too old, all the way to the old oxen dragging broken car like, bumpy, Lin Biao's diehard would not dream of, inside sitting is actually the deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region. Car traveling for half an hour, "creak" sound, stopped in front of the Nanjing Military Region Shanghai Yan'an Hotel. Shanghai police reserve Zhou Chunlin commander, Liu Yao Zong political commissar at the door to meet. Xiao Yongyin got off the bus, walked into a room, said: "I am here to carry out a special task, please cooperate with your police reserve, to do at any time to listen to the mobilization, you first do two things: First, immediately send a company, occupy the heights of the Yan'an Hotel, if the Air Force to attack, we must insist on four hours; Second, send two divisions of troops into Shanghai, control of the Nanjing Road, Huaihai Road, Huaihai Road, Liu Yaozong political commissar at the door. Nanjing Road, Huaihai Road, Sichuan Road, Fujian Road, the Bund and other main streets, and disallow the passage of the Air Force Four." In order to cooperate with Xiao Yongyin, Mao Zedong decided that the Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee would "lure the snakes out of their holes". Zhou Enlai called Wang Hongwen to Beijing for an interview, and asked him to go to Nanjing to find Xu Shiyou to receive a specific assignment. Xiao Yongyin dialed the phone of Wang Hongwen's office in Shanghai, and asked: "Are you Deputy Director Wang? I'm Xiao Yongyin ah." Wang Hongwen said on the other end: "I have received a call from Premier Zhou, to Nanjing to accept the task, I must help, you see the battlefield selected in what place is good?" Xiao Yongyin simply said: "You set it, this is also the same as the war, everything depends on the time, conditions, as long as they are not suspicious, happy to come on the line. The central government has asked us not to solve the problem with a single shot." Wang Hongwen pondered on the phone for a moment, then decided to say, "Calling them to the military district Yan'an Hotel will definitely not work, because there is a big target there, and it is the scope of the Nanjing Military Region, which is easy to arouse Wang Weiguo's suspicion, and I think it is better to go to the Kang Office (where the Municipal Party Committee offices are located) or the Jinjiang Hotel." Wang Weiguo in charge of politics and law, "Kang Office" security personnel know Wang Weiguo, in the "Kang Office" to catch him is obviously not appropriate. Xiao Yongyin considered and said: "Then in the Jinjiang Hotel!" In the late afternoon of this day, the Jinjiang Hotel in front of the endless flow of vehicles, roadside pedestrians to the north and south, in a hurry, everything is the same as in the past. Inside the hotel, travelers talk and laugh in and out, red clothes and white pants waitresses, smilingly welcome a batch of unknown travelers. Each floor here is arranged with a hidden sentry, the men and women waiters in the corridors and stairways are all cadres and soldiers of the Shanghai Police Reserve District in plain clothes. In the conference room on the 10th floor, a secret combat meeting was being held, attended by members of the Shanghai Municipal Reform Committee, including Wang Hongwen, Ma Tianshui, and leaders of the Shanghai Police Reserve. Xiao Yongyin presided over the meeting, he scanned the meeting room, his clear and sharp gaze fell on every participant, then, in a serious tone, he said: ''Chairman Mao ordered us to arrest Wang Weiguo, this is an important political task, my opinion, Deputy Director Wang will lead the snake out of the hole. To do this, Deputy Director Wang will call Wang Weiguo and ask him to come and listen to the conveyance of the Central Government document." Wang Hongwen was called to Beijing the day after Lin Biao's escape, and Mao Zedong secretly received him and gave him a face-to-face instruction, telling him to assist the Nanjing Military Region and to arrest Lin Biao's diehards. Once he was out of Zhongnanhai, someone broke the news to him that Mao was going to promote him to be his successor. He was very excited and swore, "I will do a good job." This time to catch Lin Biao diehard, is a good opportunity for him to make a merit performance, he knew that the commander of this battle is Mao Zedong, singing the main role is the Nanjing military region of Xiao vice commander, he went to Nanjing to listen to Xu Shiyou explained the specific program, determined to be a good supporting role, to fight the battle. As soon as Xiao Yongyin's words fell, Wang Hongwen took a stand and said, "What Vice Commander Xiao says, I will do. I have also been a soldier, in the Korean battlefield was a platoon level secret agent of the 27th Army, I knew then that Vice Commander Xiao was the deputy commander of the 12th Army in charge of operations. In front of Vice Commander Xiao, I will always be a junior soldier; if Vice Commander Xiao tells me to go east, I will never go west." Wang Hongwen's words were very pertinent, with a sincere and genuine expression on his face, which really moved Xiao Yongyin. He smiled and said, "With your full support, this battle we are bound to win." After the two of them had a word with each other, Xiao Yongyin saw that everything was ready, so he said to Wang Hongwen, "You call Wang Weiguo now." Wang Hongwen dialed the phone of the Air Four Army and said with a smile, "Is it Wang Political Commissar? I am Hongwen ah, how is your health these days?" Wang Weiguo said, "Thank you Deputy Director Wang for your concern, my health is sloppy." He joked, "The main parts are good, is there something Deputy Director Wang wants me to do?" "There is something I don't dare to labor you ah, you are in charge of public security and politics and law, your burden is already very heavy." Wang Hongwen replied while glancing at Xiao Yongyin, then said casually, "It's like this, the Central General Office sent a document, there are too many party, government and military organs in Shanghai, the document is just one, you come over to take a look at it." "I can't get away for a bit right now, just tell me the contents over the phone and forget about it." The voice on the phone was so loud that everyone here could hear it clearly. Xiao Yongyin's heart sank and his brows furrowed, "Is it possible that our actions have been leaked? Listening to the tone, the other party seems to be wary." Wang Hongwen also froze for a moment, but quickly calmed down. With a twinkle in his eye, he smiled and said, "Political Commissar Wang, it's not that I won't tell you over the phone, the content is not much, however, it's highly confidential, it's not appropriate to convey it over the phone ah. Or please come here, the document word is not much, it will not take a few minutes time you can read it." Wang Hongwen was afraid that he would not take the bait, added, "Come on, the hotel's manager Zhang did not know where to get a few pounds of crab, Ma Lao said he would accompany you to drink two cups of Maotai today." It could also be that Wang Weiguo felt that Wang Hongwen had a point, or it could be that this last sentence worked, Wang Weiguo finally nodded his head and agreed, saying, "Okay, I'll be right there!" And hung up the phone. Xiao Yongyin's two eyes lit up, the enemy had finally been lured out of the hole! He subconsciously straightened his back and swept a glance at the crowd, his eyes imploring everyone to get ready. They waited like this for half an hour before Wang Weiguo's imported sedan finally drove slowly into Jinjiang Hotel. Wang Weiguo and Wang Hongwen usually good friendship, Shanghai garrison leaders to Jinjiang Hotel, to participate in the Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee meeting is also a common thing, so from his expression at that time, it seems that there is no suspicion of heart. He stepped out of the car, very familiar with the elevator, up to the 10th floor conference room, was about to enter the door, a plainclothes guards waiting on the side reached out and made a gesture and said: "Chief please come in," and then blocked the entourage behind him with his hand and said: "Please stay back, to the side of the rest. " This is all an old rule, so Wang Weiguo did not suspect anything at all and turned back to his entourage and said, "You guys wait." Then he stepped through the door of the conference room with a big smile. However, when he looked up, the smile on his face froze, there was no Wang Hongwen in the conference room, nor Ma Tianshui, a room full of soldiers. Xiao Yongyin sat in the center, a pair of eyes like two sharp arrows, seemed to penetrate his chest. He stayed, stupid, suddenly felt weak and shaky, turned his head to look, the left and right sides stood seven or eight grim-faced gun cadres, he subconsciously wanted to pull out his gun, but, everything is too late, only to hear Xiao Yongyin shouted: "Wang Weiguo, you are under arrest!" With this order, Minister Li Shuhe and the guard officer's guns were already pressed against Wang Weiguo's waist. The security officer stepped forward and with a "click", half a kilogram of handcuffs were placed on his hands. Wang Weiguo hung his heavy head in frustration. Wang Weiguo noiselessly followed him into the elevator, at this time, two security officers came forward, a large black cloth covered Wang Weiguo's head. As I said earlier, Wang Weiguo was in charge of public security and law and order in Shanghai, and had a lot of power. At that time, people did not know the truth, and in case the news was leaked, there was a possibility of chaos. A group of people escorted Wang Weiguo out of the elevator, through the basement out of the door, into the jeep. Jeep carrying Wang Weiguo, eyes into the endless stream of traffic, flying like a secret basement command center somewhere to drive. A special battle without gunfire ended victoriously.