The good news of the founding of the People's Republic of China spread all over the world, and even Wei Lihuang, who was in Hong Kong, heard the news. He was so excited that he immediately sent a congratulatory telegram to **, and made a request to Mr. Zhu in the letter, hoping that he could send personnel to protect his elderly mother at home.
Mr. Zhu attached great importance to this matter, he carefully read Wei Lihuang's letter and accepted the request.
Wei Lihuang's behavior is puzzling, because on December 15 last year, the CCP announced the list of war criminals, and Wei Lihuang was among them. As an officially recognized war criminal, he not only personally congratulated the founding of New China, but also took the initiative to contact Mr. Zhu to ask for the protection of his family, which was indeed surprising.
However, this is not surprising to those in the know. In fact, Wei Lihuang was defined as a war criminal, in fact, out of consideration for his protection. After Mr. Zhu told the chairman, the chairman immediately instructed to send a special person to protect Wei Lihuang's family in the mainland, which made Wei Lihuang feel at ease when he was temporarily unable to return to China, and paved the way for him to return to China later.
Wei Lihuang lost his father when he was young, and the whole family relied on his eldest brother. The eldest brother has a decent job, not only to support his family, but also to educate and train Wei Lihuang. Wei Lihuang studied diligently since he was a child and laid a solid cultural foundation.
When the domestic revolution broke out, the eldest brother actively devoted himself to the revolutionary cause, and Wei Lihuang was deeply affected and determined to devote himself to the revolution. He abandoned literature and military affairs and began his legendary military career.
For the sake of the revolution, Wei Lihuang went south to find the revolutionary party, and because of his outstanding talent, he attracted the attention of Sun Yat-sen, and was selected into Sun Yat-sen's guard. In the warlord melee and the campaign to suppress the Communists, Wei Lihuang stood out and gradually became a heroic general in the Kuomintang.
Wei Lihuang, a legendary figure during the Anti-Japanese War. In the early days of assisting Chiang Kai-shek in suppressing the Communists, he had a resolute attitude and was not afraid of a strong enemy. With the invasion of the Japanese army, Wei Lihuang's attitude changed, he resolutely supported the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and contributed his strength to the survival of the Chinese nation.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Wei Lihuang's performance was admirable, and he led the army to fight bravely many times, bringing heavy blows to the Japanese army. Wei Lihuang is very friendly to the CCP, and at his insistence, the Eighth Route Army and other armed forces have received a large amount of material aid.
He never skimped on any anti-war armed materials, which made his relationship with the CCP increasingly close, but also aroused Chiang Kai-shek's vigilance. As a famous general under Chiang Kai-shek, Wei Lihuang was naturally subject to many restrictions, and Chiang Kai-shek was not very at ease with him.
In addition, Wei Lihuang himself opposed the civil war, which made the contradictions between him and Chiang Kai-shek intensify. During the Anti-Japanese War, he was once relieved of his military authority because he did not implement Chiang Kai-shek's strategy.
However, this did not change his determination to oppose the civil war and persist in the war of resistance. In general, Wei Lihuang is a great patriot, and he has proved with his actions that the independence and freedom of the Chinese nation is the responsibility and mission of each and every one of us.
Wei Lihuang and Chiang Kai-shek Wei Lihuang was well aware of Chiang Kai-shek's intentions, and he chose to remain neutral and avoid getting involved in the war of liberation on the pretext of going abroad for investigation. However, Chiang Kai-shek forcibly sent him to the northeast, and Wei Lihuang, with his strong military talents, was well aware of the situation in the northeast.
He decided to maintain the status quo and stick to Shenyang and other places, unwilling to change his position. This attitude infuriated Chiang Kai-shek, and Wei Lihuang remained indifferent to the fact that the PLA continued to defeat the Kuomintang army.
Eventually, Chiang Kai-shek arrested Wei Lihuang, charged him with many crimes, and sent spies to put his family under house arrest. However, none of this could change the defeat of the Kuomintang on the frontal battlefield, Chiang Kai-shek's power was seriously weakened, and Li Zongren and others took the opportunity to force him **.
At this time, Wei Lihuang, who was under house arrest, seized a precious opportunity, he was released, and successfully escaped the surveillance of the secret agents, and finally arrived in Hong Kong.
Wei Lihuang was subject to the surveillance of the Kuomintang and was never able to return to the mainland. At the same time, he was very worried about his mother. In this case, he thought of his buddy**.
In fact, Wei Lihuang has always maintained a good relationship with the Communist Party, and he actively helped the Eighth Route Army during the Anti-Japanese War, which made *** and others establish a deep friendship with him.
However, within the Communist Party, the person with whom he has the best relationship is undoubtedly Mr. Zhu. The two of them were once rivals on the battlefield, but later formed a deep friendship because of the war of resistance.
In January 1938, Chiang Kai-shek convened a military conference of the First and Second War Zones, and Wei Lihuang took the initiative to invite ** to participate with him. The two former rivals finally met.
Mr. Zhu's simple style left a deep impression on Wei Lihuang. He found that Wei Lihuang was different from other Kuomintang generals in that he was genuinely patriotic, not an old-fashioned warlord general, and was very willing to accept new ideas.
Therefore, the two chatted very speculatively along the way, which gave Wei Lihuang a new understanding of communism.
On the way back to Yan'an, Mr. Zhu specially visited Wei Lihuang and gave many precious gifts. The two were very happy to see each other again, and had an in-depth conversation on family and country affairs.
Mr. Zhu hoped that Wei Lihuang would be firm in his anti-Japanese stance and not be affected by Chiang Kai-shek's remarks. Wei Lihuang adhered to his original intention, actively coordinated with the Eighth Route Army, and provided a large amount of first-class material assistance to the Eighth Route Army, and never withheld it.
Although Chiang Kai-shek had been trying to exterminate the Communists during the war, when he ordered Wei Lihuang to attack the Eighth Route Army south of Taihang Mountain two years later, Wei Lihuang did not agree, but advised Chiang Kai-shek to put the interests of the country first.
This stance led to him being reviled by Chiang Kai-shek and ordered to destroy the Communist Party.
Wei Lihuang was unable to make a choice, and on the surface he claimed that he would carry out an operation to suppress the CCP against his troops, but in fact he privately negotiated with the CCP. **The general personally went to Jincheng to meet with Wei Lihuang, considering the national plan of the War of Resistance, the CCP voluntarily made a compromise and withdrew troops from places south of Taihang Mountain.
Wei Lihuang officially recognized the Eighth Route Military regime on behalf of the Kuomintang, and although Chiang Kai-shek, who learned of this, was very dissatisfied, he had no choice but to accept the results of the negotiations. With the cooperation and efforts of Wei Lihuang, this large-scale confrontation was successfully resolved, and since then, there has been no large-scale conflict between the two sides in North China and other places, and they have joined hands to resist the aggression of the Japanese army.
Wei Lihuang's attitude towards the CCP made his relationship with Chiang Kai-shek gradually drift away, but the CCP always remembered his efforts for the War of Resistance.
Although Wei Lihuang and the CCP fought each other on the Northeast Battlefield, he avoided head-on conflict due to his negative attitude. With the liberation of the People's Liberation Army across the country, they need to take into account the progressives within the Kuomintang, who will be an important part of the future of New China.
To this end, the CCP has developed an ingenious ** strategy to win over these progressives with all its might. Obviously, Wei Lihuang is an important target for the CCP, but he has always been ignored by Chiang Kai-shek, and because of the affairs in the northeast, he angered Chiang Kai-shek.
If the CCP continued to show favor during the war, it might make Chiang Kai-shek more suspicious of Wei Lihuang, and even endanger his life. Therefore, the decision to include Wei Lihuang in the list of war criminals ostensibly shows the antagonism between the two sides, but in fact it is to protect Wei Lihuang in another way.
Wei Lihuang realized this, and after fleeing to Hong Kong, he still maintained contact with the CCP. This is something that only insiders understand. Wei Lihuang feared that although he was still nominally a war criminal, his mother would be implicated if uninformed people disturbed his mother in order to liquidate the war criminals.
So, he thought of his friend** and wrote to him asking for help. He had done a lot of work to win over Wei Lihuang, and the chairman had always welcomed him back to China.
Therefore, this matter needs to be handled carefully to ensure the safety of Wei Lihuang's family. Since then, Wei Lihuang has been paying attention to the domestic situation, Chiang Kai-shek ** was defeated and retreated on the mainland, and soon he could not even hold Jiangnan, and Chiang Kai-shek was forced to flee to Taiwan.
With the Kuomintang basically withdrawing from the mainland, Wei Lihuang saw the hope of returning to China. The CCP immediately contacted him and welcomed him back to New China.
In 1955, Wei Lihuang and his wife returned to Guangzhou smoothly under the arrangement of the party organization. **I was very pleased with this, and I personally called and suggested that Wei Lihuang and his wife could go to the big cities in China to take a look first.
As a result, they visited many cities and witnessed the changes brought about by the new China. In the end, they arrived in Beijing and were warmly received by *** and others, and Mr. Zhu was also waiting for them here.
Two like-minded friends who haven't seen each other for many years, and they are very happy to meet again. **Personally set up a banquet to entertain Wei Lihuang and his wife. When Wei Lihuang returned to China this time, he had a deep belief in the reunification of the country, and he also issued a special telegram to convey his views to Taiwan, hoping that they would give up their antagonistic ideas and support the reunification of the country.
Wei Lihuang and his wife played an important role in the revolution and construction under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and made great contributions to the founding and development of New China. Despite his poor health upon his return, he continued to play for his country.
Regrettably, his condition was not effectively controlled, and he eventually passed away in 1960, which we deeply regret. **attached great importance to this, and organized experts for him many times**, but because his condition deteriorated too quickly, his life could not be saved.
With his firm patriotism and selfless dedication, Wei Lihuang has made indelible contributions to the country and the nation. Throughout his life, no matter how his position changed, he always fought for the good of the country and was a true national hero.
At critical moments in history, he was always able to make wise choices, and his early death made Mr. Zhu deeply saddened. Despite their different political stances, their experience of fighting side by side against the Japanese invaders made their friendship even deeper.
This kind of friendship across positions has become a good story in history.