"Chiang Kai-shek's classic line "Wen Bai is incompetent, lose power and humiliate the country!" It reveals that after the three major battles in 1949, the Kuomintang troops were unable to fight back, and even most of the main forces had been wiped out.
Under these circumstances, the Nanjing puppet Kuomintang ** represented by Li Zongren sent Zhang Zhizhong as a representative to conduct peace talks with the Communist Party of China. Soon after, the parties reached a final amendment to the Internal Peace Agreement. "
Although the Kuomintang was doomed to defeat at that time, the fact that the agreement was essentially to force the Kuomintang to surrender made the narrow-minded Chiang Kai-shek extremely angry, so he scolded Zhang Zhizhong, who represented the Kuomintang in the negotiations.
Chiang Kai-shek may not have expected that after the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan, Zhang Zhi was the only one who originally assisted him in the Eight King Kongs, and Zhang Zhizhong chose to stay on the mainland, which also made Zhang Zhizhong finally die a good death.
Chiang Kai-shek's important confidant team, the "Eight King Kongs", was an important confidant team of Chiang Kai-shek, and its members were all important figures in the Kuomintang. Among them, Army General He Yingqin is the leading figure in this team.
Although he has been controversial in the outside world, his influence in the core areas of the KMT cannot be ignored.
He Yingqin was once the chief of the general staff of the Navy, Army and Air Force of the People's Republic of China, and although he was not on the battlefield, he was in a key position for a long time. Many speculate that his status stems from his relationship with Lao Chiang.
However, with the defeat of the Kuomintang, He Yingqin's power weakened day by day, and his later life was very difficult.
Chen Cheng, born in the Whampoa Military Academy, was once appreciated by Lao Jiang, presided over many battles, and made outstanding achievements. But in the later stage of the Liberation War, seeing that the defeat of the Kuomintang army was decided, he suddenly woke up, realized that what he had done before was wrong, and felt deeply guilty, and then retreated to Taiwan with Lao Chiang.
He once said that it would only take three months to wipe out the PLA, but now he understands that the outcome of the war cannot be decided in three months.
Gu Zhutong, the chief of staff of the Kuomintang's Ministry of National Defense, is also the longest-lived person among the Eight King Kongs. He became famous for his bravery in the War of Resistance Against Japan, and even more rarely, he was also well versed in human feelings.
Gu Zhutong was always loyal to Mr. Song Yat-sen and Lao Jiang, and this firm belief made him live a more stable life in his later years. And the other"The Eight King Kongs"One of Liu Zhi, because of his poor performance in the Huaihai Campaign, was nicknamed"General Pig", which caused the Kuomintang to suffer a major setback.
For the above reasons, after the defeat of the Kuomintang, Liu Zhi's life became even more difficult. Without his small contribution to the Northern Expedition, he might have been in danger of being executed.
Among the Eight King Kongs, the other three were weaker in military affairs, and the reason why they were able to hold senior positions was entirely because of Lao Jiang's trust.
After the KMT's defeat and retreat to Taiwan, their position within the party took a sharp turn and they were gradually marginalized. At the same time, the KMT continued to decline. However, one of the Eight King Kongs is very different from the other seven.
Of the eight, he was the most opposed Kuomintang officer to the civil war. It was precisely because of his uniqueness that after the defeat of the Kuomintang in Taiwan, he ended much better than several other King Kongs.
Zhang Zhizhong: It is surprising that Lao Jiang's confidant loves generals, but he has never fired a shot at the People's Liberation Army, and even almost became the founding marshal. Born in 1890 on a small farm in Anhui Province, he spent his childhood experiencing the brutal history of the Sino-Japanese War and the invasion of Beijing by the Eight-Nation Alliance.
In his childhood memories, the corruption and inaction of the Qing ** led to the invasion of Chinese territory by foreign powers, and the scene of compatriots being brutally killed was deeply imprinted in his heart. He followed the trend of history and devoted himself to the revolutionary cause, shining like a star in the dark, leading the tide of the anti-Qing wave.
During the revolutionary journey, Zhang Zhizhong was admitted to the Baoding Army Military Academy for further study with excellent results, and then went to the Whampoa Military Academy for further study at the kind invitation of Lao Jiang.
Since then, Zhang Zhizhong has become Lao Jiang's right-hand man, and together with seven other Lao Jiang's cronies, he is known as the "Eight King Kongs".
Zhang Zhizhong was a general with strong combat ability, and he rose to prominence in the Kuomintang and had a high status. However, he was a unique person in the large family of the Kuomintang.
Because in the upper echelons of the Kuomintang, most people's private lives were very chaotic, and it was commonplace to have three wives and four concubines. Zhang Zhizhong is different, when he was 19 years old, he followed the orders of his parents and the words of the matchmaker and married 17-year-old Hong Xihou.
Although their marriage was brokered by their parents, the relationship between the couple after marriage was very good.
Zhang Zhizhong has achieved great success in his career, and many people have suggested that he marry the daughter of a famous nobleman, but he is resolutely opposed to it, and he has never left his wife, and there is no negative news about their marriage.
During his study and work in Huangpu, Zhang Zhizhong cooperated frequently with *** and established a deep friendship. This experience set the stage for his future decisions. After the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, there was a drastic change within the KMT, and the rapid rise of ambitious right-wing forces led to the first cooperation between the KMT and the CCP to begin to break down.
During the Northern Expedition, Zhang Zhizhong strongly recommended *** to be the director of the Political Department of the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army, but Lao Chiang was opposed to the selection of Communists, so he rejected Zhang Zhizhong's proposal.
This incident made Zhang Zhizhong deeply regretful, and he believed that the leadership of the Northern Expeditionary Army would be a great loss if it did not have the participation of ***.
During the Northern Expedition, Chiang Kai-shek restlessly launched a counter-revolutionary coup d'état, which Zhang Zhizhong was deeply dissatisfied with. He was reluctant to participate in the "comrades-in-arms" who had fought side by side, so he decided to transfer to civilian positions and lead the mission to Europe and the United States, away from this dispute.
However, this act of Chiang Kai-shek has deviated from the revolutionary policy formulated by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
In the War of Resistance Against Japan, Zhang Zhizhong returned to the army and led the Fifth Army to resist bravely on the front line, which brought great pressure to the Japanese army. After the end of the war, Zhang Zhizhong advocated that the KMT and the CCP should resolve their differences through dialogue, and he was always committed to promoting peace between the KMT and the CCP during this period, so he was known as the "General of Peace".
Chiang Kai-shek, though ambitious, did not intend to resolve the issue through peace talks, which led to the outbreak of the Liberation War soon after. From this moment on, Zhang Zhizhong lost confidence and interest in the Kuomintang.
The Communists gradually gained the upper hand in the War of Liberation, and seeing that they could not change the situation, Chiang Kai-shek once again remembered Zhang Zhizhong and sent him to Beiping to try to re-establish peace talks with the CCP.
Zhang Zhizhong was a wise man, and after arriving in Beiping, he signed the "Internal Peace Agreement" directly and sent it to Nanjing. However, when Chiang Kai-shek saw the contents of the treaty, he angrily scolded him, believing that Zhang Zhizhong was "defecting to the enemy" and "losing power and humiliating the country".
He even ordered Zhang Zhizhong to return immediately.
After hearing the news, ** personally came forward to persuade Zhang Zhizhong, a revolutionary aspirant, to stay. **'s persuasion was successful, Zhang Zhizhong stayed, and made many contributions to the country after the founding of New China.
From the above conclusions, it can be concluded that Zhang Zhizhong's desire for peace is deep, and at the same time, he also hopes that the people of the whole country can enjoy a life of peace and contentment. His actions proved that even though he did not join the Communist Party, his loyalty and dedication to the revolutionary cause remained unwavering.
Zhang Zhizhong has made outstanding contributions to China's cause of peace, and we should deeply remember and learn from his spirit. It is precisely because of the selfless dedication and continuous struggle of countless revolutionary martyrs that we can have a peaceful life today.