Welcome to the 691st issue of the Epic of Historical Origins. During the three-year civil war, there were some ** generals who had quite peculiar experiences. On the verge of defeat, they faced the fate of surrendering, dying on the battlefield, or being captured. This is the greatest test of human nature, and it is clear that there is some tolerance in the heart, but at a moment of crisis, it may inadvertently make another choice. A famous general was once in such an inexplicable situation. Fortunately, he actually escaped the prison of Gongdelin in the error of "being surrendered". This general is Zheng Dongguo, deputy commander of the Northeast Suppression and lieutenant general commander of the 1st Corps.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, China's forces were obviously at a disadvantage, and there were only a handful of miserable victories. However, Zheng Dongguo is a real general. As the earliest commander of the New First Army, his 22nd and 38th Divisions later became the ace armies of the New 6th and New 1st Armies respectively, and made great achievements in Burma. During the civil war, he was promoted to the high position of deputy commander-in-chief to assist Wei Lihuang in Shenyang. With such a general, it is almost impossible for him to take the initiative to disarm.
However, by 1948, although Zheng had 100,000 troops in the 1st Corps, his strength was dwarfed by the besieging Dongye Independent Division. The 60th Army was of the Yunnan system, and two of the three divisions of the New 7th Army were established temporarily. What's more serious is that the ** troops in Changchun City have been trapped for half a year, not only has fighting a problem, but even eating has become a problem, and the morale of the army has long been shaken. Even in the face of such a bad situation, Zheng was still discussing with Zeng Zesheng and Li Hong about breaking out of the siege and insisting on guerrilla warfare in the northeast in the future. For a general of his level, the situation considered is quite complicated, surrender is not the only option, just like Fu Zuoyi three months later, the situation is also very tangled.
However, what Zheng didn't know was that in October 48, the two army commanders under him had already made arrangements and announced an uprising and surrendered to Cheng. In an instant, there were only more than 2,000 people left under Zheng's subordinates!The command post almost became the place where he died, and his only thought at that time was to die in battle. On October 21, three ** soldiers entered Zheng's command post, all of whom were guards of the special service group. They informed Commander Zheng that the last garrison was ready, and asked Zheng to make the final arrangements. Hearing the news, Zheng was suddenly extremely excited, and followed the soldiers out of the command post in stride. The result was to Zheng's surprise, it was not his own troops standing outside the door, but a dense crowd of Dongye officers and soldiers!Zheng was caught off guard, and surrounded by the guards, he reluctantly put down **. Perhaps in a rapidly changing environment, it is difficult for people to react quickly. Zheng Dongguo surrendered half-pushed and half-surrendered on the spot at this moment. It can be said that he was quite lucky. It was precisely because of this act of "being surrendered" that he was regarded by Higashino as a surrendered general, not a prisoner of war, and fortunately escaped the transformation of Gongdelin. If it weren't for the resourcefulness of his subordinates, if it weren't for the tactfulness of his subordinates, the situation would have been very different if the Dongye troops rushed into the command post!Zheng Dongguo not only survived the suffering of prison, but also lived to be 88 years old, which can be described as the luckiest ** celebrity.