Tao Yong's wife, Zhu Lan, died in two versions: the first was persecution; The second statement is suicide. Zhu Lan has been waiting for the day when her husband is rehabilitated, so the second statement is untenable, and the first statement is generally adopted.
There are two versions of General Tao Yong's death: the first is that the Lin Biao counter-revolutionary group claimed to be afraid of sin and committed suicide, but Tao Yong was innocent. What about suicide? This statement simply doesn't hold water; The second is murder. Who pushed General Tao Yong into the well? It is still an unsolved mystery. From 1950s to 1960s, Tao Yong served as commander of the East China Sea Fleet, and also served as deputy commander of the navy and the Nanjing Military Region. At this point, he has become a stumbling block for Lin Biao and Li Zuopeng to seize the leadership of the navy.
1967 On the morning of February 2 1, Liao Zhengguo accompanied two journalists to Tao Yong's office. Tao Yong told reporters: "I want to reflect some problems in the movement to the CPC Central Committee, the Central Military Commission and the Central Cultural Revolution Group through you. I hope that the central government will further clarify the regulations according to the existing problems, so that we can master them well and make sports develop healthily. "
Two reporters asked Tao Yong to talk specifically. Tao Yong went on to say: "First, the East China Sea Fleet is a combat readiness force, and the central government has expressly stipulated that it is not allowed to build the' Big Four', but some units stubbornly build the' Big Four' regardless of the central government's regulations. For example, according to its nature, the training group of the fleet does not belong to the "big four" units. However, some students and cadres there were incited by the "rebels" who went south by naval academies and insisted on the "Big Four". Despite our repeated explanations and persuasion, they persisted stubbornly. Similar to this situation, the central government needs to further clarify it. Second, we should consolidate the achievements of the "four clean-ups" movement. Recently, many factories in Shanghai and "rebel" organizations at the grass-roots level in rural areas fought against captains, team leaders and even team members in the "four clean-ups" of the army. This is an insult to the personality of revolutionary soldiers. Cadres who participate in the "four clean-ups" work carry out the decisions of the fleet party Committee, and they have no responsibility. I hope that the central government will make further provisions on not fighting at an early date. "
After the reporter left, Tao Yong chatted with his old comrade Liao Zhengguo about Shanghai.
At about 12: 40, Tao Yong walked out of the office building with his bag and walked to the guest house. The guest house is not far from the warship-like office building. Room 105 in the back building is specially prepared for Tao Yong, who often goes there to rest in the afternoon. Tao Yong went in and lay down for a while, feeling itchy on his scalp, so he wanted to find a barber Zhou Miaoji to cut his hair. At about 2 o'clock, he went out of the room and took a walk in the garden next to the building. At this time, he saw the director of the hotel walking in front, so he stopped him and asked him to find a barber. Zhou Miaoji was taking a bath. As soon as he heard that the director wanted a haircut, he immediately went to the guest house with the director. When they went to the backyard garden, Tao Yong disappeared.
Before coming to a flower watering well, the director looked in and was startled: "Someone jumped into the well!" " "He shouted, and all the people present rushed over. The diameter of this flower watering well is very small, and only one person can drill down, and the water is not deep. I saw a man with his head down and a military cap floating on the water. Someone leaned in and pulled hard. It's Tao Yong! Two other men came up to help and pulled Tao Yong up. The director hurried to call.
Hearing the news, health care doctor Cheng Xinpei, with two doctors, immediately rushed to the guest house. The doctor carried Tao Yong into room 105 for first aid.
While calling the hospital, it was found that the silk cotton vest taken off from Tao Yong was not completely soaked; I found a document of Shanghai municipal government in his pocket. The edges are wet, but the inside is dry. All these show that Tao Yong's time in the well is not long.
Until the ambulance arrived, all rescue measures were ineffective. A few minutes later, the ambulance drove to Navy 4 1 1 hospital, but the rescue was still ineffective.
In this way, a tenacious life that was not taken away by enemy bullets for seven times was instantly submerged by a bottomless well with no shoulder width.
What's even more surprising is that before Tao Yong's bones were cold, Liu Haotian, the political commissar of the East China Sea Fleet who was not Lin Biao, could not wait to announce: "Tao Yong has always been competitive. These days, he was afraid of being involved in the circle of Su (Zhenhua) and Luo (Ruiqing), so he took this blind alley. I think he committed suicide, rebelled and was a traitor. "
At the same time, the dispatch of "The Process and Preliminary Analysis of Tao Yong's Suicide" approved by Liu Haotian was sent to Beijing and sent to Li Zuopeng, the naval political commissar. Soon, Li Zuopeng issued a notice in the name of the Navy Party Committee: "The traitor Tao Yong committed suicide for fear of sin!"
Commander of Nanjing Military Region Xu sent Liu Haotian, political commissar of East China Sea Fleet, and Rao Shoukun, deputy commander, to Wuxi to report on the situation of the fleet. When reporting suicide, Xu immediately asked Rao Shoukun, "Lao Rao, you have been following me for many years. Do you think he is guilty? " Rao Shoukun replied: "What crime did he commit!" Xu's brow twisted into a ball, he patted the table angrily and pointed and said, "Bullshit! What crime did Tao Yong commit? If I find out who killed Tao Yong, I must shoot him! " One night during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Tao Yong went to the Ninth Corps to inspect the work. At the gate of the ninth regiment, a sentry went up to salute and shouted "chief!" " Tao Yong zheng, how weak, looked up again, really is a female soldier. Tao Yong suddenly became angry: "Are all the people in the ninth regiment dead? How to send a woman to stand guard? "
Long hair of the ninth regiment said apologetically, "I'll send someone to change it right away." The female soldier with short hair and fine eyes is called Zhu Lan.
In the evening, Colonel Mao invited Tao Yong to watch cultural programs. The first program is dancing. Tao Yong sat in the audience. The more she looks at the female dancer in front, the more familiar she feels. I can't remember where I met her at the moment. He asked Han, the director of the political department of the brigade sitting next to him, "Who is she?" Han said in a low voice, "She is one of my little villagers. Her name is Zhu Lan. I know her father. " Han told me that Zhu Lan's father was an enlightened gentleman in Chongming County. Because of frequent contact with local anti-Japanese guerrillas, her father and brother were caught by Japanese soldiers and stabbed to death with bayonets. Later, Zhu Lan also joined the New Fourth Army.
"Why? You have a crush on her? " Han saw some famous things. "Come on, let me introduce you!" Say, pull Tao Yong went backstage. Han walked and introduced: "She is a normal student, 23 years old. After joining the New Fourth Army last year, she made rapid progress and joined the Party. But she has a problem with you! " "I haven't seen her. What can she say to me? " "Have you forgotten? You met the female soldier on guard at the gate of the ninth regiment. That's her! People work hard and take the initiative to stand guard. Before they stand for an hour, they are scolded by you. She said that you are a typical male chauvinist. "
"The opinion is quite sharp!" Haha, urging Han to go. Backstage, Tao Yong met Zhu Lan who was sitting there wiping his sweat, and hurried forward to introduce himself: "My name is Tao Yong. I worked as a kiln since I was a child. Later, I joined the Red Army. I have a bad temper, a little male chauvinism ... "
Tao Yong's sudden arrival made Zhu Lan feel at a loss, and Tao Yong's words made her feel ashamed. After a long time, she stammered, "Commander Tao, I ... I ..." "What commander doesn't command! Without everyone's efforts, I will use it alone! " As Tao Yong was talking, he felt as if he were making a report, and hurriedly turned a corner: "Well, I didn't come here as a commander to give you an order today, but as a comrade to ask if you agree or disagree?" "Agree to what?" Zhu Lan was confused. "Hum, you petty bourgeoisie like beating around the bush! This is not very clear, it is our business! " "We?" Zhu Lan more confused. Tao Yong himself felt a little abrupt, so he explained: "I forgot to ask Director Han to say hello to you first, which means we should make friends ..." Zhu Lan lowered his head and bit the handkerchief that was used to wipe the sweat just now. ...
One day in July, Tao Yong and Zhu Lan got married in Shajiazhuang. Tao Yong was drunk that day. Zhu Lan helped him into the bridal chamber. The general was so drunk that he said, "That's interesting. The foreign steamed stuffed bun made a bumpkin. " Late at night, Tao Yong still didn't come back and didn't make a phone call. Zhu Lan and the children waited anxiously. Suddenly, the door of the living room was knocked down and a group of thugs swarmed in. Several people surrounded the children and ordered them not to leave the hall. One of them said at the top of his voice, "Tao Yong broke away from the Party and committed suicide this afternoon ..."
These words came like a bolt from the blue, and all the children were shocked at once. Suicide? A strong, optimistic and unyielding man like his father will commit suicide? How is that possible? Absolutely impossible! The younger child burst into tears. Xiao Yong, who has grown up, pushed the guards away like crazy and rushed upstairs to find his mother. When he stepped up, his mother shouted to the guards, "Tao Yong has been fighting with Chairman Mao all his life, and he will never commit suicide! You killed Tao Yong, you must hand over the murderer! "
The cruel facts are changing Zhu Lan's character. She seems to be a different person. She often said to her little daughter who accompanied her, "I am waiting for the day when the party and the people will avenge your father." As long as I have breath, I will fight! "She ran around, interceding for Tao Yong. But by that time, the public security organs had been smashed and there was nowhere to take revenge. Zhu Lan wrote many doubts about Tao Yong's death as thick materials and reported them to the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, but the materials always fell into the hands of Lin Biao and his gang. Repeated struggles brought more cruel persecution. Many comrades advised her to leave Shanghai, but Xu sent someone to pick her up, but she politely declined. She has only one belief: I was born in party member, and I was innocent all my life. I'm not afraid of death. Tao Yong is a cadre of workers and peasants trained by Chairman Mao. I must make his question clear!
For three consecutive days after the death of General Tao Yong, the small building where they lived was constantly attacked and robbed, and even the ceiling was pried open. Afterwards, according to a murderer, "1on the evening of October 22nd, 1967+65438, we had the first substantive confrontation with Comrade Zhu Lan, and all the frontline and second-line personnel participated in the trial, and corporal punishment was given to Zhu Lan ... several bamboo boards were interrupted."
1967 65438+1On the evening of October 24th, a truck pulled a mob. They rushed in and dragged the sleeping child out of bed. The living room is crowded with people, with a coffee table in the middle. Several bruisers took Zhu Lan in, twisted her on the tea table and ordered her to kneel down. Zhu Lan hasn't eaten a grain of rice for three whole days. Coupled with extreme sadness and anger, she is very weak and somewhat in a trance. But when she heard this, she flew into a rage: "I have no sin, why should I kneel!" " You're the ones who have to kneel, murderers! "The mob became angry from embarrassment, jumped on her and punched and kicked her.
1August, 967, Zhu Lan was taken away by the "rebel" again, and Zhu Lan was secretly detained on the charge of "traitor's wife". They beat and tortured her day and night, forcing Zhu Lan to admit that she was a "Japanese spy" and confessed Tao Yong's "crime". Zhu Lan was beaten black and blue and his ribs were broken.
June 5438+September 0967 Zhu Lan was persecuted to death.
There are two letters in her pocket, one for the Central Military Commission and the other for the children.
Zhu Lan wrote in his letter to the children: "Dear children:" We will follow Chairman Mao for a lifetime of revolution. You have to believe that your mother is by no means a counter-revolutionary or a spy, and the organization will definitely figure out the problem. You should love each other, help each other and move forward together ... "
Prior to this, Chen Yi met Peng Deqing, an old comrade-in-arms of Tao Yong, at a meeting in the State Council, and specifically asked, "What happened to his family after Comrade Tao Yong's tragic death? You must find out his tragic death to comfort the loyal soul! ……"
However, before Peng Deqing could figure it out, he was imprisoned by the "rebel" for more than three years.
1968, Su Yu reported Tao Yong's grievances to Zhou Enlai. Zhou Enlai said with regret: "Comrade Tao Yong resolutely opposed Japanese imperialism and called him a Japanese spy. In any case, you can't justify yourself! "
Chen Yi said affectionately to his wife Jess Zhang, "Tao Yong is gone, but it hurts! What a pity! Tao Yong couldn't have killed himself. His death is very problematic. One day I will face President Chen and make this issue clear! "
Out of deep affection for old comrades-in-arms, Xu arranged several of his children to be soldiers in the subordinate units of the Nanjing Military Region and treated them as their own children. He said to the children, "What traitors and spies are all nonsense! I know your father best, he is good! "
197 1 after the collapse of Lin Biao group, Zhou Enlai thought of Tao Yong again. He said: "Comrade Zhang Xuesi and Comrade Tao Yong are both leading cadres who are proficient in naval business and can go to sea in person, but they were both executed under the persecution of anti-party groups in Lin Biao. What a pity! "
1977 The Central Military Commission rehabilitated Tao Yong and his wife.
Regrettably, many years have passed, and the mystery of Tao Yong's death has not been solved, leaving people with various conjectures.