Gong Chu was an important general during the Red Army period, with profound qualifications, and served as the head of the regiment and the chief of staff of the Red Seventh Army
He led the Kuomintang reactionaries to kill his former Red Army comrades-in-arms and became a historical sinner known as the "No. 1 rebel general of the Red Army". Gong Chu was criticized in the early thirties and transferred to the Red Army University for rectification, which dealt a great blow to his revolutionary confidence and personal self-esteem
Thus came the idea of defecting to the enemy. In May 1935, Gong Chu secretly joined the Kuomintang and became the first senior general of the Red Army to defect among the middle-ranking generals of the Kuomintang Army. In order to gain a firm foothold in the Kuomintang camp, he actually led 3 divisions of troops
The search of mountains through camouflage and the capture and mutilation of the Red Army's guerrillas resulted in the sacrifice of important cadres such as Fang Weixia and Cai Huiwen. Gong Chu used vicious means to trap Red officers and soldiers many times, and even the main leaders who stayed behind** and Xiang Ying were almost ensnared by him.
Gong Chu's betrayal was distressing, but his "positive performance" made him the chief of staff of the major general and enjoyed a luxurious life. Although he is in a high position, he is a rootless person in the **, has no actual military power, and is not trusted by Chiang Kai-shek
Just to get security for the sake of livelihood. In the later stage of the Liberation War, ** was defeated, and Gong Chu had to announce it"Uprising", but soon left the army and went to Hong Kong to live in seclusion. His early comrades-in-arms, who later became the founding marshal, had docked with him
Arrange for him to recruit the local troops of the Kuomintang. Although Gong Chu verbally agreed, he did not take any action, but took the opportunity to flee to the mainland. He's worried about us"Utilization"He, fearing that in the future he would be liquidated, because his hands were stained with the blood of the Red Army. Gong Chu is very witty,
Although he did not go to Taiwan, he did business in Hong Kong and did it very successfully, accumulating hundreds of millions of family fortunes. In 1988, the policy was announced: Those who committed crimes before the founding of the People's Republic of China and fled the mainland can return to the mainland without being held responsible. That is to say,
People like Gong Chu got it"Amnesty"So he returned to live in Lechang, Guangdong in 1990. He returned to his hometown with mixed feelings. In a letter to *** and other major leaders, Gong Chu, who was 90 years old at the time, still did not admit to the crimes he had committed
Emphasize yourself blindly"It is true that he took the initiative to leave the party, and he is sorry for the organization, but he has never led the Kuomintang troops to arrest his former comrades-in-arms"。We have not publicly refuted Gong Chu's claims, but judging from various historical records, Gong Chu in his later years has not yet fully told the truth
It may be a search for psychological solace. In addition, although the mainland issued a pardon announcement, it may be against himself if he exposes the crimes he committed back then. Therefore, Gong Chu chose to whitewash and conceal it, indicating that he was"There is a bottom line"。On the whole, leniency for people like Gong Chu is conducive to promoting *** Therefore, ** did not comment more after seeing the letter, but said: If Gong Chu is willing, he can serve in the CPPCC and other institutions. This reflects the magnanimity of the older generation of leaders.
At that time, it was during the period of reform and opening up, and Gong Chu returned to the mainland to settle down, bringing an investment of hundreds of millions of yuan, which was beneficial to the economic development of his hometown. In 1995, Gong Chu died in his hometown of Lechang. This controversial military figure, although he had made mistakes in his early years, made up for his mistakes to a certain extent through an act of kindness in his later years.