The Chinese revolution was a journey of great challenges and sacrifices. In the process, many people gave up their lives for the ultimate victory. However, there were also some people who chose to join the Kuomintang because they could not bear the difficult situation, and Gong Chu was one of them. He was once a high-ranking general in the Red Army, but his life was full of twists and turns, choosing betrayal, and then hoping to return to the mainland, although he was never able to admit his mistakes. What was the reason why Gong Chu chose to betray the Red Army?Will his wish finally come true?
Gong Chu, who held an important position in **, was known as one of the former committees of the Red Fourth Army. However, he betrayed the Red Army at the most difficult moment of the revolution, a move that was incomprehensible to many. If he had not chosen to betray at that time, the impact of the victory of the revolution would have been enormous, both in officialdom and in the army. It can be said that he ruined his future with his own hands. Gong Chu joined the Communist Party in 1925, participated in the Nanchang Uprising, and subsequently followed ** and *** in the revolution. When he was in Jinggangshan, he served as the former commissar of the Red Fourth Army and the political commissar of the regiment.
However, the road to revolution was full of dangers, and victory could only be achieved by overcoming difficulties. Gong Chu is conceited and arrogant, and he is disdainful of others except for ***. Because of his arrogance, he ignored the criticism of his superiors. When he was pointed out that there were right-leaning ideas and was asked to go to the Red Army University for rectification, he could not accept it, revolutionary confidence was hit, he was deeply dissatisfied with the organization, and he believed that he should not be criticized.
In 1934, during the Red Army's Long March, the ** Military Region was established, Xiang Ying served as the commander and political commissar of the Military Region, and Gong Chu served as the Chief of Staff of the Military Region. However, these positions did not make Gong Chu's dissatisfaction with the organization disappear, and he even made a decision to go to Shonan to seek a better future, because he believed that his safety was of paramount importance. However, his choice led to his eventual betrayal of the Red Army, and after leaving the main army, he went directly to the Kuomintang.
During the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Gong Chu not only provided intelligence to the Kuomintang, but also participated in inducing the Communists, resulting in the murder of many comrades. What's even more unexpected is that he betrayed his former comrades-in-arms, and even pointed the finger at Xiang Ying and **. Gong Chu pretended to be a revolutionary team in southern Hunan and wrote a letter to the ** sub-bureau, falsely claiming that he hoped to be led. Fortunately, Wu Shaohua found out the truth in time, so that Xiang Ying and ** were able to avoid risks.
Gong Chu's betrayal led to many revolutionary strongholds being targeted by the Kuomintang, forcing the guerrillas to move quickly to avoid innocent people being killed by the Kuomintang. The revolutionary forces in southern Hunan were weakened, and the pressure exerted by the Kuomintang made it difficult to carry out the revolutionary work, forcing many revolutionaries to move. Although he defected to the Kuomintang, Gong Chu did not gain trust, and although he was appointed as the commander of the bandits, the real power was not in his hands, and the Kuomintang always doubted him. As the Liberation War entered its final stage, it was pointless for the Kuomintang to let Gong Chu lead the troops, because the defeat of the Kuomintang was already doomed.
In November 1949, Gong Chu chose to surrender, not to flee to Taiwan, but to Hong Kong to seek development. He showed extraordinary wisdom in business and became a wealthy man in Hong Kong after years of hard work. Subsequently, a new policy was introduced in the country, allowing those who fled the mainland to return to China, without pursuing the past. Gong Chu benefited from the policy, which attracted many people and the country's economy boomed, but he did not admit his guilt.