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In 1954, Zheng Dongguo, a former lieutenant general of the Kuomintang, received an invitation to a family banquet. As a general of the uprising, he was originally very resistant to many generals and leaders of our party. But considering the high status of ***, he finally decided to go to the chairman's family dinner.
However, due to work reasons, Zheng Dongguo did not arrive at the scene until after the chairman's family banquet began. The chairman's home was already full of friends and guests. Looking at the generals of the republic, he was a little restrained and cramped.
The chairman hurriedly beckoned Zheng Dongguo to sit down and started a conversation with him. In the ensuing conversation, the chairman made a random gesture that surprised him. Since then, he has changed his previous perception of Communist Party members. Even in his later years, he often mentioned the actions made by the chairman to outsiders and praised the chairman and our party.
What kind of action did the chairman make?Why did Zheng Dongguo feel so much?
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Zheng Dongguo, as a famous general, has a high prestige and fame on the battlefield of resistance against Japan. In the Kuomintang party, he was unanimously loved by Chiang Kai-shek and many generals, and Du Yuming, who once served as the deputy commander of the "Suppression Chief" in the Northeast, treated him as a brother in life and death. But the love-hate relationship between him and the Kuomintang came to an end on September 21, 1948.
On this day, Zheng Dongguo, who had held the isolated city of Changchun for five months, finally gave up resistance and surrendered to the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Zheng Dongguo, a dignified Kuomintang lieutenant general and deputy commander of the "Suppression Chief", became a "prisoner" of the People's Liberation Army.
Because he was held hostage by his subordinates to defect to Chengcheng, he had a deep prejudice against our party in his heart, and did not form a correct understanding of our party. He not only rejected Xiao Jinguang and Xiao Hua's repeated proposals to let him work for New China. After that, he also stressed to the propaganda department of our party that he did not want to appear in our party's propaganda pamphlets and become a case of exhorting the best fighters to surrender.
Even, as a general of Toucheng, he was unwilling to participate in the various banquets held by our party, leaving a reputation for being disloyal to the **. In fact, situations like Zheng Dongguo are not uncommon among ** generals. Even if these people are forced to revolt or **, they are always unwilling to bear the infamy of "treason and traitor" in their hearts.
This is the knot that has always plagued Zheng Dongguo, so that he has always been unwilling to make his own efforts for the construction of New China. But as a famous general, he naturally has his own merits. In order to allow this outstanding man to devote himself to the construction of New China, ** personally met with this former student.
** Not only did he take the initiative to meet him, but he also gave Zheng Dongguo enough face at the meeting and personally greeted his arrival. After the two met, ** had a long talk with him.
In the conversation between the two, Zheng Dongguo once again affirmed that he hoped to return to his hometown and live the life of ordinary people. ** But he comforted him: "You are still very young, you can do a lot of construction work for New China!."You can go out for a walk first, see the development of the country, and come back at any time!”
**'s words relieved him of the heavy pressure in his heart. After touring the magnificent scenery of the liberated areas, Zheng Dongguo had a new idea of joining the construction of New China. In his observation, the people in those liberated areas were far happier than the people in the former nationalized areas, and their eyes were full of expectations for the future of life.
Shortly thereafter, he moved to Beijing and began serving as a counselor at the Ministry of Water Resources and a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. After that, he became a member of the Ministry of Defense at the suggestion of *** and received a very good living treatment.
In 1954, Zheng Dongguo was invited to participate in the *** family banquet. However, due to the delay of official business, he missed the scheduled time when he went to the banquet and arrived a little late. And as the master, *** was deliberately waiting for him. Take the initiative to shake his hand and warmly invite him to his seat.
Looking at the joy of the handsome generals in the room and the approachability of the chairman, he felt an unprecedented shock. These warm scenes were scenes that would never have occurred in the Kuomintang under Chiang Kai-shek.
When he was talking to the chairman, he picked up the cigarette on the table and was about to light it, only to see the chairman skillfully take out a match and wipe it and hand it to his mouth. He didn't expect the chairman to take the initiative to light a cigarette for him, so he smoked it in a daze. After reacting, he felt a burst of emotion in his heart. He had worked hard in the Kuomintang for decades, and he had never received such preferential treatment. But as a general of the defeated army, he was treated so courteously by the supreme leader of the Communist Party.
The chairman's approachability and attitude towards the cadres deeply touched Zheng Dongguo. He finally understood why the Communist Party was able to achieve the final victory, and why so many heroes were willing to become the best subordinates and work hard for the construction of New China.
How can such an approachable leader who is willing to be a servant of the people not be admired and willing to go to the trouble for him?
Of course, this move is indeed a love for his subordinates, but it is also a pity for talents. As a masterpiece recognized by both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, what kind of legendary story does Zheng Dongguo have?
Zheng Dongguo was born in 1903 to a peasant couple in Hunan. Although he came from a farming family, his family's financial situation was moderate. In addition to 30 acres of land, there are many ancestral houses. His father made a living by cultivating the land and worked part-time as a tailor, saving the family a lot of money.
In fact, based on the Zheng family's family background, they can already be regarded as rich peasants. It is precisely because of this acceptable family background that when he was seven years old, he began to study ancient Chinese classics with his father, who was familiar with Wenmo. After that, he was sent to a private school and a Western-style elementary school to study.
In 1919, at the age of 16, he was admitted to Shimen Middle School. Although his family's financial situation had already begun to decline, he was able to continue his studies with the help of his brother. While studying in middle school, the "May Fourth Movement" broke out, and the wave of new culture swept across the country, and Zheng Dongguo in Shimen Middle School was also infected. In the process of following the patriotic students to march and propagandize, he gradually awakened his patriotic consciousness and had the idea of serving the country by joining the army.
In the spring of 1921, a military academy was established in Hunan, giving patriotic young people a chance to join the army. Zheng Dongguo immediately went to the military academy after learning the news, and embarked on his own path to join the army.
Unexpectedly, because of the turbulent situation in Hunan, the warlord who hosted the lecture hall was defeated and the military academy was disbanded. As a result, he had to return to Shimen Middle School and earn a living as a teacher after graduation. After that, he was admitted to the commercial school in Hunan again to learn knowledge.
In January 1924, Zheng Dongguo, who had not yet graduated from the school, learned that Sun Yat-sen had founded the Military Academy. This young man, who was determined to join the army, immediately became interested and had the idea of applying for the army. Because of his deep admiration for the revolutionary Dr. Sun Yat-sen, he chose to go south without knowing the relevant inside information.
In order to be able to take care of him on the road, he immediately found Wang Erzhuo, who also had the ambition to join the army and serve the country, to discuss. However, Wang Erzhuo had already received the news in advance and hurriedly went south to Guangzhou. After Zheng Dongguo was one step behind, he had to hurriedly raise money and borrow money to go to Guangzhou.
However, because of the long distance and the late receipt of the news, he arrived in Guangzhou and learned that he had missed the time to apply for the military academy after meeting with his fellow villagers. He was devastated by this and almost gave up his dream of joining the army. Fortunately, there were two fellow villagers who signed up with Wang Erzhuo at that time.
One of them, Huang Ao, signed up twice because he was worried that he would not be able to pass the exam successfully for the first time. As a result, this also creates a vacancy for an exam slot. After learning about Zheng's situation, Huang Ao offered to let him take the exam under his own name. Although he didn't want to impersonate **, in order to realize his dream, he finally decided to adopt this suggestion and pretended to be Huang Ao to take the entrance exam of the military school.
Soon after, Zheng Dongguo and several fellow villagers were admitted one after another and appeared on the admission list of the first phase of Huangpu. But because of the impostor's name, there were two Huang Ao on the list.
After entering the military academy, the two Huang Ao were assigned to the same team by chance. Every time there is a situation, the two will respond at the same time, which has become a wonder in the school.
During his long life, he was plagued by the problem of impostor, which caused him to be quite nervous. Eventually, he made up his mind to confess to the captain the fact that he had impersonated. Fortunately, in the end, the school understood his painstaking efforts and decided not to pursue him, and restored his original name.
In November 1924, Zheng Dongguo graduated and began his military career. In the Northern Expedition, the Agrarian Revolutionary War, and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he relied on his command and bravery to make many achievements on the battlefield. Especially in the anti-Japanese battlefield, he successively participated in the bloody battle of Kunlun Pass, the battle of Changsha, the Battle of Myitkyina in India and Burma, and became a famous anti-Japanese general in the Kuomintang army.
Zheng Dongguo joined the army under a false name, but he was eloquent in the military field and became a famous anti-Japanese general. How did such a heroic general be abandoned by the Kuomintang and finally join our army?
On February 20, 1945, Zheng Dongguo, who ended the fighting in the Indo-Burma battlefield, was promoted to lieutenant general by the people. A few months later, he returned to his homeland to attend the National Congress of the Kuomintang. After returning to China, he was warmly entertained by Feng Yuxiang, Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin and others with the title of hero of the Anti-Japanese War. Even Chiang Kai-shek awarded him the Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun, and praised him.
In February 1946, Du Yuming, deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast "Suppression Chief", who was seriously ill and seeking medical treatment, sent a telegram to his old friend Zheng Dongguo, hoping that he could go to the Northeast and take over his post. He happily went, and soon after assumed important positions such as the commander of the Northeast Army, and assumed the heavy responsibility of fighting against the Northeast People's Liberation Army.
Prior to this, the Northeast Kuomintang Army under the command of Du Yuming forced the main force of our Party army to the North Manchurian region. But after he took office, he watched the Chinese People's Liberation Army grow and grow step by step, from a corner of the former dwelling to gradually liberating the important towns in northeast China. Before the start of the Liaoshen Campaign in 1948, hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops in the northeast region controlled only a few cities in Shenyang, Changchun, and Jinzhou.
As a famous general of the Anti-Japanese War, Zheng Dongguo knew the strength of the People's Liberation Army, and in order to preserve the strength of the Kuomintang army, he completed a reasonable strategic decisive battle. Deputy Commander Zheng Dongguo once proposed to Chiang Kai-shek and Wei Lihuang to "abandon the isolated city of Changchun in the north, retreat to Liaoshen, and maintain strategic superiority!"However, Chiang Kai-shek and Wei did not agree with him, especially Chiang Kai-shek, as the supreme commander, who believed that "directly abandoning Changchun would damage the reputation of the Kuomintang in the international community." Holding on to Changchun would also be able to organize the main force of the People's Liberation Army to move southward, thus increasing the chances of success in the battle in the Liaoshen region." After this response, Chiang Kai-shek appointed him as the supreme military governor of Changchun, and took on the important task of holding Changchun.
At that time, Changchun had already been surrounded by the People's Liberation Army and was an isolated island in the de facto sense. Chiang Kai-shek gave such an order, and in fact had already planned to treat him as an outcast. His friends advised him to refuse the assignment and save his life. But he thought that he had the integrity of a soldier and had to do the tasks assigned by his superiors, and finally arrived in Changchun by plane despite everyone's opposition.
As a former famous anti-Japanese general, his military ability is indeed worthy of recognition. After taking office, he successively took a series of measures to strengthen the fortifications and reserve the grain needed for the war, and built Changchun City into a hard "turtle shell". He believed that with these defensive measures, he could resist the PLA for a long time and make the greatest contribution to the victory of the Kuomintang in the northeast war.
However, the Kuomintang army in Liaoshen was always in a weak position, and the airport near Changchun was also controlled by the People's Liberation Army, and Changchun completely became an "isolated city". In order to save the situation, he once tried to break through and join Liao Shen**. However, the Dongye troops in charge of garrisoning Changchun showed steely tenacity and intercepted all the Kuomintang breakouts.
Seeing that the general trend had gone, he could only announce to his subordinates that he would stick to Changchun and wait for the rescue of the ** army. But these encouraging words to his subordinates can only become extravagant hopes. In mid-September 1948, the Liaoshen Campaign officially began. In just a week or so, the city of Jinzhou, known as the "copper wall and iron wall", was broken, and the northeast has become a blockade. Zheng Dongguo could no longer wait for the reinforcements he hoped for, and his troops were in chaos in an instant.
The 60th Army and the New Seventh Army under his control successively revolted and surrendered, and he planned to stick to the city and eventually die, but he was also coerced by his subordinates to finally surrender. As a result, Zheng Dongguo began a new chapter in his life.
After devoting himself to the construction of New China, this general, who had struggled for the Kuomintang for half his life, finally found the meaning and direction of his life. In the later years of his life, he spared no effort to devote himself to the development and construction of the motherland and the cause of cross-strait reunification.
In 1991, Zheng Dongguo died of illness in Beijing at the age of 88, ending his legendary life without regrets.
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