In July 1948, when the Liberation War was in full swing, Kang Ze, the commander of the 15th Appeasement Zone in Xiangyang City, was full of confidence, seeing the solid city defense and excellent troops, he was convinced that he was in the hands of victory, and thought that he could complete the entrustment of Lao Jiang and resolutely curb the momentum of the People's Liberation Army. However, the PLA quickly approached the city, and the commander, Wang Jinshan, was known for his excellent tactics, and Kang Ze was captured before he could set up his troops, and his methods were cruel and vicious. Kang Ze is not a general, but a spy, once as famous as Dai Li, and his greatest "merit" is the search and arrest of the Communists. However, Kangze's power and wealth were built on the blood of our party's martyrs, and the PLA soldiers hated Kangze when they mentioned it.
However, after Kang Ze was captured, our party did not attempt to retaliate, **specially instructed that he should be captured alive,** and even personally sent a telegram ordering him to be sent to North China, and sent armed forces to accompany him, as a sign of importance. What is Kangze's status?It's a long story. Kang Ze graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, as we all know, the old Jiang favored generals from Whampoa, and Kang Ze quickly won the favor of President Jiang with his outstanding ability and Whampoa background. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was in urgent need of a secret agency, and Kang Ze took the initiative to establish the Fuxing Society, which became the source of many secret agencies later. Kang Ze was good at figuring out Lao Chiang's thoughts, and knew that his official fortune and wealth were all based on Chiang Kai-shek's thoughts, so he closely attached himself to Lao Chiang and became his right-hand man.
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was interested in dealing with the Red Army, so Kang Ze hurriedly organized spies and militias in the Jiangxi area, and established a special unit, which was ostensibly an armed force to maintain local order, but in fact it was a spy gang. During the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the Einsatzgruppen adopted ruthless methods to deal with the so-called "pro-communist" elements, regardless of men, women, old and children. They brutally ** innocent, burning corpses and houses, and even searching house by house along the village. The families of some Red Army soldiers were also murdered. Kang Ze has no guilt, the destruction of innocent lives has made him feel like ashes, for him, human life is just a mustard, only personal interests are important. As a result of Kangze's brutal purge, the revolutionary base areas established by the Communist Party paid a heavy price.
Chiang Kai-shek was extremely pleased and frequently praised Kangze, who had become Chiang Kai-shek's right-hand man at that time. However, Chiang Kai-shek could not trust a man forever. By the end of the Liberation War, there was a clear contradiction between Chiang Kai-shek and his right-hand man. At the heart of the contradiction lies in the struggle for power. As his power grew, so did Kangze's ambitions, eager to hold higher positions and wield more power. However, how could Chiang Kai-shek tolerate his misdeeds?Coupled with the open and secret struggle between Kang Ze and **internal**, this made Chiang Kai-shek obviously quite dissatisfied and gradually alienated Kang Ze. By 1948, however, Chiang Kai-shek had few generals at his disposal. The area around Xiangfan has been a military center since ancient times, and it was also the strategic focus of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party at that time.
Although Chiang Kai-shek had several capable generals under him, he was always suspicious and could not fully trust them. Eventually, Chiang Kai-shek decided to find Kang Ze and ordered him to lead his troops to defend Xiangyang. Although Kang Ze is not a military commander, and being active in the ** secret service is his forte, the real battlefield is not his field of expertise. However, once the military order was issued, Chiang Kai-shek would not change his mind, and Kang Ze could only accept the order. Despite this, Chiang Kai-shek still had great trust in Kangze, believing that no matter whether he won or lost, Kangze would stick to his principles, and even if he failed, he would never surrender on his knees and stick to his beliefs. Kangze's behavior apparently disappointed Chiang Kai-shek. When ** attacked Xiangyang, Kang Ze realized that he could not resist and could not escape, so he wisely raised the white flag and became a prisoner.
The news almost made Chiang Kai-shek sick with anger, and the right-hand man he had worked so hard to train ended up in this way. As far as Kangze's crime is concerned, even if he dies a few more times, it is not too much, but *** is unwilling to execute him. Although Kang Ze is a war criminal, he is also one of the most important generals. It would be easy to kill him, but if he could sincerely confess his guilt and accept the transformation of the new society, it would be more meaningful than executing him. Out of the principle of punishing the former and punishing the latter, treating the sick and saving people, our party began to reform Kang Ze and others. Kang Ze knew that it would not be easy for him to survive, so he happily signed a confession and confessed his crime, which gave the chairman hope that Kang Ze could be saved.
The power of New China is strong, and since he has turned himself in, we can also give him a chance. Wouldn't it be a very worthwhile thing if a dangerous element who once endangered the country could truly serve the people and contribute to the country after being reformed?In the Gongdelin War Criminals Research Institute, Kang Ze experienced a tortuous and long mental journey, from the initial negative depression, to the hope of change, and gradually infected by the policies of New China. Eventually, he volunteered to learn Xi progress and attended a make-up Xi class in the Meritorious Forest, where he truly realized his past mistakes and was granted pardon in 1963. After Kang Ze was released from prison, he was no longer a spy, but a commissioner of culture and history in New China, and started a life completely different from the past.
After Kang Ze was successfully transformed, ** reviewed his file and was deeply satisfied with it. ** It is of extraordinary significance to successfully transform such a former spy, even no less than the transformation of the last emperor Pu Yi in the first place. We often say that the new China has the superiority that the old society does not have, and the first-class lesion shown by Kang Ze and others is the best example of our country's superiority.