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Let's go back to February 10, 1948.

Jiang Si'an, who had been active in Anshan for two months, finally received a secret telegram on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

He personally translated the coded telegram:

My fourth uncle will be arriving on a chosen day; I hope you will receive him.

Looking at the short line of text above, Jiang Si'an couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

It's time to make a move!

From being at a disadvantage to now having the upper hand, Dongye has cut off and surrounded the hundreds of thousands of reactionary troops in three strongholds, and captured countless cities. Jiang Si'an, who has been active in Northeast China for almost a year, should not be so excited - but this time, it is different from the past!

First, there is the unique nature of Anshan.

Anshan is a famous steel city with many large enterprises, the most typical being the steel company under the Resources Commission. Its peak production capacity was in 1943, when it set a record of producing 130 million tons of iron, 84.3 tons of steel, and 49.5 tons of steel products.

Despite the fact that the Soviets dismantled a large amount of equipment from the steel company after the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan, and the Kuomintang, which was focused on the civil war, had no time to attend to restoring production, the steel company still produced 9500 tons of steel, 1.25 tons of steel products, and 2 tons of coke in the past 22 months of resuming production, relying on its existing equipment.

This figure, in the eyes of later generations, is not even a fraction of the underreported production capacity in some places, but in the context of that time, it was a very good figure.

Besides steel companies, Anshan also has several large-scale power plants and a large number of machine tool manufacturing and maintenance plants—each of which is more important than the last for the future.

Secondly, there is the worker group.

In China today, the number of workers is not small, but compared with the huge population, the number is pitifully low. If we want to expand the relevant workforce in the future, these workers with experience in large-scale smelting and manufacturing are the "source of water".

This was Jiang Si'an's mission in Anshan: to prevent the reactionaries from sabotaging the factories in Anshan when it was liberated, and to protect the workers in the factories from being coerced by the reactionaries.

For the past two months, Jiang Si'an has been secretly operating in Anshan, mainly conducting research on factories in Anshan and the strength of our Party in those factories, and making some related preparations.

Of course, reconnaissance of the stationed troops was inevitable, but that wasn't the main point, because it wasn't a big problem at all, since the Northeast Inspectorate had specifically sent a confidential team...

Now that "Fourth Uncle" is coming soon, it's time to get started after so much preparation!
"Xiao Liu, go and inform the underground party comrades that we are having a meeting—right here at the waterworks. All relevant underground party comrades must be present in three hours!"

……

Three hours later, in a dormitory at the waterworks, all seven underground party members were present. To ensure the safety of the meeting, the seemingly ordinary waterworks actually concealed more than a dozen comrades responsible for security. If any disturbance occurred, these comrades would lead the waterworks workers to provide cover.

In fact, this was unnecessary. After all, the superstitions in Jiang Si'an's possession were received through the radio of the confidential team dispatched by the Supervision Office. Even if the reactionaries wanted to investigate, the confidential team would not be able to get past them easily...

After Jiang Si'an appeared in the dormitory, a comrade from the underground party said impatiently:
"Comrade An (Jiang Si'an, pseudonym An Sijiang), is it going to rain?!"

Upon hearing this, the others looked at Jiang Si'an expectantly—in the past, when Jiang Si'an met with them, they usually met separately, and she had never gathered them all together at once.

Facing seven pairs of expectant eyes, Jiang Si'an nodded solemnly:
"I received a telegram from the organization—Fourth Uncle, he will be arriving soon!"

Upon hearing Jiang Si'an's affirmative answer, everyone cheered in hushed tones.

"Great!"

“I’ve finally waited for this day!”

"Anshan is finally going to be liberated!"

One comrade even couldn't help but shed tears.

Jiang Si'an understood the feelings of the underground party comrades. From the moment they joined the underground party, they had been looking forward to this day, waiting day after day as if it were an eternity—how many comrades had fallen during the waiting period?
He waited a full minute for the seven comrades to calm down before resuming his speech, but his expression also became serious:

"Comrades, we must not underestimate the madness of the reactionaries—the darkness before dawn is often the darkest, and we must not be careless about this! What follows will be our final and most brutal test. We cannot place our hopes on the humanity of the Kuomintang reactionaries, but must fight to protect the property of the people of Anshan and the factories that belong to all the people."

After speaking seriously and dispelling the previous heated atmosphere, Jiang Si'an said in a deep voice:
"Next, we will proceed with security work according to our contingency plan—ensuring the safety of both the factory equipment and the workers!"

"Yes!"

Subsequently, everyone began a final round of coordination and refining of the previous contingency plan. At the same time, two dedicated liaison teams were established to handle communication between the various factories, ensuring support or assistance in critical moments.

After the meeting ended, the seven comrades immediately stood up and began mobilization and preparation work.

While overseeing the overall situation, Jiang Si'an was also responsible for secretly inspecting each working group.

……

February 11th, the second day of the Lunar New Year, sunny.

Today I went to the steel company to conduct a secret investigation.

Because we entered the steel company from the back, we saw the second-hand equipment piled up in the warehouse at the back once again.

This batch of equipment was brought back by the teacher when he went to the United States to buy military equipment after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan. It was Yu Xiuning who personally decided to deliver it to Anshan Iron and Steel Company.

She must have been really eager for these machines to go into production.

'Moon' had been secretly monitoring this batch of equipment, worried that it would be used by the Kuomintang reactionaries and turned into steel and weapons.

As it turned out, he was overthinking it. Those Kuomintang officials in the Resources Committee knew perfectly well that the equipment would soon be put into formal production, but they still left these reports to rust in the warehouse—because they were waiting for the Nationalist government to approve funds to purchase new equipment.

What they care about is not the new equipment itself, but the ability to manipulate the purchase process.

Fortunately, our comrades regularly organize people to maintain this equipment in secret—I think it will soon be able to be put to use.

The comrades at the steel company's main plant are doing an excellent job. Their grassroots work is very solid, and they have now begun the final verification of the steel company's worker information. Secretary Liu said that once our troops arrive, they will immediately go door-to-door to conduct one-on-one mobilization. He has even prepared the mobilization slogans:

Factories are the workers' livelihoods; preserving factories means preserving their lives!
This slogan really resonates with people; it's excellent!

February 13th, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, sunny.

"Fourth Uncle" arrived faster than I expected. By 3 p.m. this afternoon, "Fourth Uncle" had already arrived at the Liu Erbao, Biguanbao, and Shuangloutai line. The festive atmosphere in the entire city of Anshan was completely gone. The Kuomintang reactionaries were in a panic. As expected, Mayor Luo Yongnian began a city-wide mobilization. The real struggle began today!

The reactionary village chiefs and headmen began mobilizing able-bodied men, almost simultaneously with our mobilization of factory workers. However, their work was not very thorough, and even with the help of the village system, their progress was far slower than ours.

Some of these village and township leaders were complete villains, but others were people worth uniting with. The local comrades knew them well, so they took targeted measures to unite and crack down on them, temporarily curbing the reactionaries' conscription activities.

The mobilization of workers was completely finished by 11 p.m. I checked the steel company's workers' area and found that the vast majority of workers had actively participated in the factory's security work - they had all gone to the factory tonight despite the biting cold wind.

I visited one of the factories during that time and saw workers actively joining the factory protection teams and groups. Those who weren't selected were particularly discouraged—the people's support is invaluable!

By the way, tonight, facing the enthusiastic workers, Secretary Liu suddenly thought that perhaps we could take this opportunity to relocate some core components to prepare for the worst-case scenario. I strongly agree with this idea. When I returned, Secretary Liu had already organized the workers to begin disassembling, protecting, and relocating the important equipment.

Factory protection work summary 1:

We must do a good job at the grassroots level and take root among the working class. Once an opportunity arises, we must seize every second to launch a mobilization campaign.

Summary 2:
Covert mobilization, efficient mobilization.

The later the enemy discovers us, the better prepared we can be. Therefore, mobilization work must be covert and efficient—this is based on solid grassroots work.

Summary 3:
Technical preservation and protective disassembly.

If the enemy becomes so desperate that they are willing to massacre to destroy the equipment, this strategy can both protect the valuable core equipment and prevent the workers from falling victim to the reactionaries.

February 14th, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, cloudy.

Currently, our army has cut off the enemy's retreat route to Liaoyang and Yingkou. Faced with our 100,000-strong army, the enemy is clearly panicked. However, the mayor, Luo Yongnian, who graduated from the sixth class of the Whampoa Military Academy, is unexpectedly stubborn. He is already trapped, and in theory, he should have given up resistance.

But this person was unexpectedly tough. Fortunately, I had taken precautions and passed the message to Luo Yongnian through the deputy mayor. Otherwise, the comrade I sent to persuade him to defect would probably have been in trouble.

That evening, Luo Yongnian summoned the mine police, security team, and regular police to begin preparations for the demolition of the Anshan factory. Tomorrow… the truly brutal struggle is about to begin.

Factory Protection Work Summary 3:
We cannot pin our hopes on the enemy realizing their mistake and turning back; we must be wary of their desperate struggle.

February 15th, the sixth day of the first lunar month, cloudy.

The sound of cannons roared outside the city!
Many underground party members felt that one of our army's artillery divisions had performed poorly in attacking key positions—they had not experienced the hardships of the Red Army period, nor the weaponry difficulties of the New Fourth Army after its reorganization, and could only sigh at the emergence of our army's artillery division.

As someone who witnessed the dire situation of our army in the past, the phrase "things are not what they used to be" has been constantly swirling in my mind.

A comrade who participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan lamented to me, "If only we had such powerful firepower during the war!"

Faced with this question, I couldn't help but think deeply.

During the War of Resistance against Japan, many of the National Revolutionary Army's army groups actually possessed such firepower, but why were they always being chased down by a single battalion and defeated by a division when facing the Japanese army?
The Nationalist soldiers fulfilled their duties as Chinese soldiers on the battlefield, shedding their blood and dying on the battlefield.

But the upper echelons of this corrupt regime are utterly rotten!

It was precisely because they were utterly corrupt that they chose passive resistance after the initial defensive phase—in their eyes, the rise and fall of the nation was far less important than the soldiers and guns in their hands!
Amidst the booming cannon fire outside the city, Luo Yongnian's planned demolition was carried out!

According to intelligence, he had a contingency plan in place. This morning, multiple demolition teams composed of the mining police, security brigade, and police station went straight to the factory, which was mainly a steel company.

We had discussed this situation before, and some comrades believed that we should confront them head-on and force them to abandon the blasting.

But after much deliberation, we felt it was unnecessary to choose a head-on confrontation on the first day. Although we had stockpiled a lot of weapons, we were still at a disadvantage and lacked a sound military structure and a serious shortage of military leaders. Therefore, our strategy was to focus on cooperation in the early stages—ostensibly cooperation, but in reality, it was to delay the inevitable.

Today was very successful. We first delayed them by claiming that key personnel were not present, and then by offering them a lavish meal. In the afternoon, the enemy seemed to realize our objective and began to use forceful methods, which is when we finally began to cooperate. However, while cooperating, we also learned the key points of their bomb placement.

Perhaps because of our cooperative attitude, they lowered their guard. The demolition team left only a small number of people to guard the explosives. That very night, they carried out the demolition work and secretly replaced the explosives.

The enemy failed to detect it.

Factory Protection Work Summary 4:
Don't easily show a confrontational attitude. Time is on our side; initially, focus on delaying the inevitable.

February 15th, cloudy turning sunny.

The sound of cannons outside the city was getting closer and closer. According to the information received, several enemy strongholds on the outskirts of Anshan had been cleared out—a complete siege was imminent!
The enemy's demolition team worked for two days, planting explosives in important factories, including the steel company, the No. 1 and No. 2 power plants, and the waterworks.

According to their work plan, starting tomorrow, they will begin preparations for demolishing other factories. So far, our "cooperation" is effective. The enemy is unaware of our tactics and naively believes that their demolition preparations are very successful.

Some comrades thought this was excellent, as it avoided our casualties and misled the enemy, filling them with hope for the future. However, I personally believe we absolutely cannot let our guard down. Especially at times like these, we must be vigilant—danger always comes when you are most careless.

Factory Protection Work Summary Six:
No matter how much progress has been made, the tension must not be relaxed until the very last moment.

February 16, sunny turning cloudy.

Something really happened today!
Luo Yongnian sent people to inspect the blasting preparations, and our plan to replace the explosives was exposed!
The enemy's demolition team abandoned their second wave of factory demolition preparations and returned to the factory where the first wave of demolitions had taken place to redeploy their demolition preparations. Perhaps because the sounds of gunfire from outside the city were getting closer, some comrades suggested fighting, confronting the enemy head-on, and vowing to defend the factory to the death.

At this time, if a battle breaks out, it can effectively support our troops attacking from the outside. Once the enemy redeploys their troops back to the city, our troops can quickly break through the enemy's outer strongholds.

I understand them, but I don't think it's time to break off relations yet. According to the secret telegram, our army has not yet completely cleared out the strongholds around Anshan. If we start fighting now, it will be very disadvantageous for us if the enemy mobilizes a large force.

Even if we manage to protect the factory, the price would be too high if too many workers were to sacrifice their lives in the fight to protect it. Protecting the safety of our workers is also our responsibility!
Therefore, I still chose to cooperate, but this time the cooperation was different from before.

We must demonstrate the strength of the factory protection team and, without resorting to arms, delay the enemy's demolition team as much as possible, forcing them to send additional personnel to protect the explosion site.

At the same time, they also adopted the method of "shift monitoring and covert patrols" to destroy their detonation wires and move the explosives whenever they found an opportunity.

As of the time I am writing this entry, in the main plant under the steel company alone, we have already sabotaged the detonation circuit more than thirty times, and moved more than 500 kilograms of explosives.

In addition, we organized personnel tonight to conduct psychological warfare against the enemy's demolition team; the results will be tallied tomorrow.

Factory Protection Work Summary 7:
Avoid engaging in armed conflict with the enemy as much as possible until the very last moment. Protecting the factory and ensuring the safety of the workers are equally important!

Some people may become overly radical during this process, and that's when our grassroots comrades need to provide proper guidance—solid and reliable grassroots work is of paramount importance.

【June 2th.

The psychological warfare efforts have made unexpected progress. Our comrades have explained the style of the People's Liberation Army to them and the policy of rewarding those who protect the factory. Some of them have directly expressed their willingness to work with us, while the majority have expressed their willingness to remain neutral and, on the premise of ensuring their own safety, to lean towards us as much as possible.

Although we have achieved remarkable results, we must not be careless as we get closer to victory. Today, a manager publicly agreed to work with us, but secretly sent people to call for reinforcements in an attempt to suppress us.

Fortunately, Secretary Liu did not let his guard down and discovered this person's underhanded tactics.

But according to intelligence, the overwhelmed Luo Yongnian has realized that we were involved in the factory explosion. I have a rough guess as to how he will respond—tomorrow will likely be a terrible day.

But no matter how tragic the situation, we Communists must protect the factories and the workers!

Factory Protection Work Summary 8:
To subvert and demoralize the enemy, undermine their will.

However, we must not be blinded by the immediate victory. The enemy is cunning and treacherous; we must be wary of them being two-faced.

(I wrote two versions of this chapter, and finally decided to use this one because the AI ​​thinks it's pretty good...) (End of Chapter)