In troubled times, it is like a proverb, Zhong Zupei has always regarded himself as this.
As the right-hand man of Li Zongren, the leader of the Kuomintang Gui faction, the people around him have never really seen him clearly, as if he is loyal and courageous, but in the blink of an eye, he can throw away his feelings and righteousness, as if he is willing to give and cruelly plan**, even innocent women and children are not spared.
However, he is good at pulling the mask of goodness, and once deceived the majority of villagers, ** staff and the People's Liberation Army, making tiger breeding a disaster and causing a catastrophe.
For a time, Gongcheng County, Guangxi was surging, and Zhong Zupei felt that he had never been happy, and he endured for many years, bowing low and small in the face of Li Zongren and others, and was still abandoned.
As for the shocked expressions of the villagers who were still full of trust when they were dying, they couldn't care about it for a long time, and could only say that "those who achieve great things are not informal." The only remaining conscience in his heart told him that the rebellion was caused by ambition and greed.
The so-called Waterloo of life is related to the pursuit of fame and fortune, but a blink of mind, Zhong Zupei left it behind, and the only thing he could see was to occupy the village as the king, drive the Communist Party out of Gongcheng with the general trend, and live the life of the emperor for a few days.
And this riot launched in a desperate fight is a big explosion accumulated by Zhong Zupei in his whole life, unwilling, greedy, dormant, and a variety of emotions have been disturbing him for several years, and Gongcheng is a venting point.
The counter-revolution around Gongcheng**, Zhong Zupei's unwilling resentment seemed to resound over the entire village and county, but fate was actually not thin on him.
In 1890, he was born in Xianghe Village, Ping'an Township, Gongcheng, which is a small village as quiet and gentle as water, the four seasons flow safely, his parents live a life of cultivation without contention, the family is rich and worry-free, and has added six younger siblings to Zhong Zupei, and the big family is prosperous.
Among the children, the most satisfied by the parents is Zhong Zupei, who thinks that he will be smart when he is young, and after he is admitted to the army primary school, he has to praise his son a few words when he meets people.
Zhong Zupei met Li Zongren at school, as soon as he entered the school, Zhong Zupei noticed that Li Zongren was different, he had always been proud, and felt that only people with such temperament were qualified to be friends with him.
Li Zongren was a little puzzled by Zhong Zupei's proximity and overtures, and after observing for a while, he found that the purpose was very simple, so he became a friend who talked about everything. Throughout the military academy study stage, the two were almost inseparable, Zhong Zupei appreciated Li Zongren's ability more and more, and was sure that this person's future development would definitely not be underestimated.
After graduation, Zhong and Li joined the army together and served in the 13th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the 6th Army.
In a very short period of time, they became dazzling new stars, Zhong Zupei was promoted to captain and adjutant of the regiment headquarters because he was very good at observing words and feelings, and Li Zongren was the company commander, which can be said to go hand in hand, and everyone in the army knew that Zhong Zupei and Li Zongren had a very close relationship.
In 1918, the regiment entered Guangdong from Hunan, and it was necessary to form an elite battalion, which was an opportunity, but it was also easy to offend people.
The head of the regiment guessed: If Zhong Zupei bypassed Li Zongren and recommended others, it means that this person and Li Zongren are friends face-to-face, but secretly they have a competitive relationship.
Unexpectedly, after Zhong Zupei learned of his intention, he frankly looked into the eyes of the regiment commander and said, "Sir, I think Company Commander Li is good." This made the head of the regiment look at Zhong Zupei a little highly, and felt that he was Chicheng and did not shy away from suspicion.
Pushing the boat down the river, the post of commander of the elite battalion fell to Li Zongren.
Li Zongren was in full swing preparing for the elite battalion, but the selection of the company commander gave him a headache, because of Zhong Zupei's recommendation, Li Zongren had already trusted him very much, and regarded him as a military advisor in his heart, so he invited Zhong Zupei to talk and ask questions.
Zhong Zupei listened to his eyes and pondered, while Li Zongren sat quietly opposite and waited for an answer, only to see Zhong Zupei seriously say that he could be the company commander.
Li Zongren was both surprised and puzzled, of course he hoped that Zhong Zupei would come to be the company commander, many years of friendship were here, the ability was not to say, it would be much easier to get up to work, and the puzzled point was that Zhong Zupei was at the same level as himself, how could he be willing to deign to be his subordinate.
Zhong Zupei praised Li Zongren's ability, saying that the future after following the work is limitless, so that Li Zongren can feel at ease, which is his thought after careful consideration.
Li Zongren was quite moved to send Zhong Zupei away, and when he returned to the dormitory, Zhong Zupei poured a cup of tea, and his eyes showed a hint of pride and calculation.
He admitted that in terms of ability, he really couldn't compare to Li Zongren, and he was the preferred candidate of the regiment commander, so it was better to kill two birds with one stone in his own words, which could not only leave a good impression in front of the regiment commander, but also completely let Li Zongren remember this favor.
If there is something in the future, Li Zongren will not sit idly by, and this thigh can be regarded as hugging.
Zhong Zupei became Li Zongren's subordinate in this way, and soon, Chen Jiongming's army was menacing, and the Gui army was defeated and planned to escape, and Li Zongren also led a remnant army to flee to the 100,000 mountains.
Zhong Zupei calmly analyzed the situation in front of him, he could leave Li Zongren's ministry and find another backer, but it was very difficult to gain trust again, maybe he could only be a big soldier and never get ahead, how could this work.
But if you follow Li Zongren closely and put on a posture of advancing and retreating with him, that is, sharing weal and woe, this thigh will be completely stable, and how high Li Zongren will be promoted in the future, he will be higher and higher. After making up his mind, Zhong Zupei also took a big gamble and fled into the 100,000 mountains.
But Zhong Zupei found that Li Zongren was discouraged in this escape, and seeing his dejected appearance, Zhong Zupei was very nervous in his heart, and secretly speculated that this is not good, since he has chosen to board Li Zongren's ship, then he is useless, and his future will be ruined.
So he invited Li Zongren to take a walk in the woods, Li Zongren was in a low mood and was silent all the way, and Zhong Zupei looked around for opportunities to provide emotional value. Seeing the small tree showing new shoots, Zhong Zupei's eyes lit up, and he pointed to the young shoots and said to Li Zongren: "Battalion commander, it won't be long before you will be as green as this little tree." ”
Li Zongren's heart was warm, his eyes were wet, and a thousand words lingered in his heart, and he only said a heavy "um".
Zhong Zupei felt Li Zongren's mood swings, and hit the railway while it was hot: "Little brother, I will work hard with you like this, and don't forget to be rich and noble in the future." Li Zongren's eyes were firm: "Brother Zhong, please rest assured, there is a day for me and a day for you." ”
Zhong Zupei fulfilled his wish to Li Zongren's promise, and with his understanding of him for several years, the future of this broad road has been nine out of ten, after all, he has never made loss-making transactions, and it is not Li Zongren's extraordinary ability, he will not deliberately slap him when he goes to school, and he is struggling to manage the relationship.
Li Zongren regarded Zhong Zupei as a brother, and when he turned over and proclaimed himself the commander-in-chief of the second road of the autonomous army, he immediately gave Zhong Zupei the important position of the second commander of the first detachment and the commander of the first battalion.
When the official reached the commander-in-chief of Dinggui, Zhong Zupei rose to become the commander-in-chief of the third column, and then the brigade commander and division commander were promoted all the way, and the extraordinary treatment made everyone blush.
Some people also put forward opinions to Li Zongren on this, thinking that Zhong Zupei's character and ability may not be able to take on a high position, but Li Zongren turned a deaf ear. Zhong Zupei watched coldly at the person who provoked their relationship, and he didn't think that Li Zongren valued affection, but only thought that he really had a vision.
All of this is deserved by years of investment, and as for Li Zongren, he is just a foolish rectum.
If there is no change, maybe Zhong Zupei and Li Zongren can continue to be friends, Zhong Zupei clings to Li Zongren with affection, and can get all the status he wants, but soon, the touchstone will follow one after another, will Zhong Zupei be able to withstand this wave of tests? How will his life change?
Zhong Zupei is good at disguising himself as a loyal and courageous person, Li Zongren is paving the way for many years of comradeship, plus the 100,000 mountains when he escaped, but the onlookers are clear-eyed and careful.
Bai Chongxi couldn't get used to Zhong Zupei's clinging, as if he was a courtier who relied on flattery to get to the top, and his real virtue was not worthy, so when he arranged his position, he gave him a low official position.
Zhong Zupei was very angry about this, but Li Zongren's position could not control Bai Chongxi, and seeing that he was about to go from hot to cold pot and cold stove, Zhong Zupei was anxious day and night, and was full of resentment towards Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren.
But in comparison, there will be more blame Li Zongren, and I feel that I really saw the wrong person, I thought he was a rebellious talent, who knew that he was so weak, and his mind was in vain.
Repeatedly tested Li Zongren's mind and found that he had no idea of standing up for himself, Zhong Zupei thought indignantly, instead of letting Bai Chongxi take care of it, it was better to avoid the limelight for the time being, take retreat as advance, and make Li Zongren feel sorry through a low profile, there will be a day to turn over in the future, anyway, it is impossible to do it.
Zhong Zupei said goodbye to Li Zongren, put on a very reluctant but coerced grievance, talked about his past friendship in his words, and repeatedly praised Li Zongren's ability, saying that the future of the brothers will be smooth sailing, which made Li Zongren very moved.
Zhong Zupei was idle in Shanghai, and his life was very leisurely, not only took his eldest wife Liu to take care of daily chores, but also placed his favored third wife Wang Sufen in Hong Kong, running between himself and hugging each other.
But if you think that Zhong Zupei has extinguished Bo's ambition for the future like this, then you really don't know him well, Zhong Zupei didn't say a moment to the truth, and Li and the others gritted their teeth with hatred, like a leopard hidden in the shadows, and they would pounce on it and bite it when they saw the right time.
Finally, in the 1929 Jiang-Gui War, the Gui faction failed and fled to Guangxi in a panic for refuge.
He hooked up with Zhang Yiqi and others through his connections in Hong Kong, participated in the "Supporting Li and Turning White" activity, and won the support of the Kuomintang ** Gu Yingfen and ** Party Chen Lifu, which is a "double insurance".
Zhong Zupei deeply felt the stability and strength of his backers, and after being appointed as the commander of the new Eighth Army of the Army, he took batches of military funds to recruit people in Hengyang.
After the first equipment was formed, Zhong Zupei threatened to attack Guangxi under the banner of Chiang Kai-shek, and he felt unprecedentedly happy, as if he had seen Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren being trampled under his feet.
But the strength of the two was there, and Zhong Zupei didn't dare to face him head-on, planning to win their trust and take it in one fell swoop while he was unprepared.
Then he sent someone to send a message to Bai and Li, saying that he would always support them, and if Guangxi was really untenable in the future, don't forget to let Guangxi do it for himself, fully expressing a harmless appearance of humans and animals.
Zhong Zupei was very proud after the operation, and felt that every road was properly arranged, whether it was to destroy Bai and Li's troops and occupy Guangxi, or Bai and Li to leave Guangxi, this territory was all owned by himself.
Not to mention that he still had a good impression in front of the Kuomintang ** and ** party departments, he couldn't think of a reason to fail, and praised himself in his heart that he was really a genius, and Wolong Phoenix Chick was nothing more than that.
So will the events go as Zhong Zupei expected? Can you really welcome each other and reap the benefits? The result cruelly proved that Zhong Zupei's behavior was as ridiculous as a clown jumping off the beam.
With the establishment of an alliance between the Gui department and Guangdong, the situation stabilized, Chiang Kai-shek and the ** party department also broke the communication barrier with the Gui department, Zhong Zupei's two faces and three knives were suddenly naked in front of everyone, and he became embattled in seconds on all sides, and the position of army commander obtained by luck by poor information was also swept to the end.
Zhong Zupei suddenly became a street rat that no one cared about, he could no longer find a way, Li Zongren became the only hope, after all, the two have a good relationship, how can they not be directly closed like others.
Zhong Zupei smiled and begged in front of Li Zongren, Li Zongren had already been disappointed in Zhong Zupei, but Zhong Zupei talked about the past of fleeing from the 100,000 mountains with tears in his eyes, and his heart softened and he was given the position of senior staff officer of the General Headquarters, and then he was promoted to the commander of the Wuzhou garrison commander.
Zhong Zupei knew Li Zongren's arrangement, he understood that he was completely tired of himself, and sent to Wuzhou out of sight, since he could no longer rely on Li Zongren to take the position, he had to save some pension money, anyway, his reputation was stinky, and Li Zongren, who was recommended by himself, could not be cleaned.
In order to make money, Zhong Zupei did everything he could, causing local businessmen to complain.
Li Zongren had a headache, and transferred him to the Longzhou Flood Control Office and the militia group in Pingle District, Longzhou as the commander, thinking that the official position was arranged all the way to idleness, and he could always curb some of Zhong Zupei's money-making methods.
This is too underestimated Zhong Zupei, big officials have big fishing methods, such as when they are commanders, they can send people to rob a large number of merchants along the road with a seal.
Petty officials also have small ways to make money, as long as they hold the power in their hands and don't let go, the people who need to do things will inevitably spend a lot of money to make a point, and the difficult interpretation of the little ghost is incisive.
The good days of the doomsday carnival were not until 1937, when Li Zongren rushed to the front line to fight, and when he parted, he probably breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that although the battlefield was dangerous, it was a good thing that Zhong Zupei could get rid of the diaphragm.
Zhong Zupei has been doing evil for many years, and he is waiting to clean him up, but soon he will become white, and he can no longer find a way to get to the top, so he can only guard the money he has earned and plan for the future.
Zhong Zupei took Wang Sufen back to his hometown to Xianghe Village, how is he going to spend his future life? Is it peace of mind to be a rich man who does not have to worry about food and clothing, or is there another crazy scheme? At this time, no one can see the clue.
The reason why Zhong Zupei's plot can't be seen is because after he completely lost Li Zongren's backer, the city government has improved a lot. Zhong Zupei had already made plans on the way back to his homeland, summing up his experience of gains and losses that he sang step by step but stopped abruptly.
He believes that wind reviews are the key to success, and it doesn't matter if you are notorious now, you can slowly manage it again.
In order to win people's hearts, he put on the posture of Zhuge Liang living in a thatched cottage and cultivated indifferently, invited the old people in the village to come to the house to drink tea and chat, and sent candy to the villagers during the New Year's holidays.
For a while, everyone praised Zhong Zupei's kindness, but Zhong Zupei thought that this was just the beginning, and giving small profits was just a means to gain trust, and the ultimate goal was to become the backbone of everyone and turn them into guns that could be pointed and shot.
As the Kuomintang fled and the defeated army committed crimes in Gongcheng, Zhong Zupei and Zhong Shiqi plotted to take advantage of this opportunity to print a batch of badges engraved with "People's League Self-Defense Force" for the young people in the village to wear, and scared off the defeated army with "We have a commander here".
This trick really convinced the villagers of Zhong Zupei, and regarded him as a protector god-like existence, so that he was elected as the representative of the puppet Guoda County with a high vote. On the day he was elected as a representative, Zhong Zupei breathed a sigh of relief, and finally he won power again on his own, and this time, he would not fall into trouble.
Zhong Zupei recruited the Self-Defense Forces extensively under the banner of anti-Japanese resistance, and because of the very good reputation accumulated over the years, young people with dreams have joined his disciples, and in a short time, Zhong Zupei has developed a team that cannot be underestimated.
In October 1949, Bai Chongxi, who was defeated in the Battle of Hengbao, retreated to Guangxi, intending to use Gongcheng as a barrier to make a final struggle with the People's Liberation Army. Although Zhong Zupei and Bai Chongxi had a vendetta, Bai Chongxi's faction, which was dying by the People's Liberation Army, made him feel the panic of the rabbit and the fox.
The People's Liberation Army is not like the Kuomintang, if it is allowed to drive straight in, then the land and gold bars behind the power will all be in vain.
Zhong Zupei gritted his teeth and endured for many years, but this is not the picture. It is extremely rare that Zhong Zupei and Bai Chongxi stood aside and formulated a "extensive guerrilla plan" to jointly fight against the PLA.
Like a mantis arm blocking a car, the People's Liberation Army occupied Gongcheng and announced the liberation of the whole territory, and tried its best to persuade Zhong Zupei to surrender, believing that since he had conflicts with Chiang Kai-shek and others before, he could be transformed into a new person. Not only did the staff often visit Zhong Zupei's house, but even He Wanhua, deputy secretary of the county party committee, would cook a table of good dishes and invite him to come and talk.
But Zhong Zupei saw that the Communist Party was becoming more and more popular with the people, panicked, and sensed that years of dormancy and enveloping the hearts of the people would be in vain, and his blood was roaring, unwilling to be so easily robbed of his voice and influence, and he could only be an unknown ordinary old man in the future.
One day, the staff came to borrow food and guns from Zhong Zupei, and before Zhong Zupei could go far, he jumped at home and lost his temper: "Bai and Li have such a big contradiction with me, and they didn't hand over my guns, why did you Communist Party treat me politely as soon as you came, and you just said it nicely." ”
As soon as the words fell, Bai Chongxi's subordinates echoed: "What is it to pay you a few guns, smoke a few catties of food for you, and ask for your head!" ”
As soon as Zhong Zupei saw Bai Chongxi's private seal taken out, he immediately invited him to a remote oil mill to talk in detail. Bidding farewell to the people, Zhong Zupei made up his mind that instead of having no oil and water to fish, it would be better to do another vote vigorously.
From December 25, 1949, Zhong Zupei summoned his former subordinates and militia leaders, and began to shake his lips around the bonfire, mobilizing them to oppose the Communist Party, and fabricating a series of incidents of the Communist Party's oppression of the rich.
When he saw that the big guys all had uneasy expressions on their faces, they felt that the time was ripe, and slowly said the plan: "Chief Bai's commissioner got in touch with me, gave us 20 taels of ** as the activity fund, instructed us to take the opportunity to riot, and then they will send planes to transport goods and help." ”
Due to Zhong Zupei's instigation, everyone felt that it was better to save themselves than to wait for death, so they rushed to shout to donate food and raise guns, and the "Gongcheng people's **rescue**" was established, and Zhong Zupei was naturally the commander-in-chief.
Zhong Zupei has been paving the way in the village for many years, but everyone did not know about the People's Liberation Army when he first arrived, so it didn't take much effort to fool the masses, creating a number of slogans similar to "The Communist Party is sweet first and then bitter, now it levies grain, and later collects taxes and women to comfort the PLA".
The nearby bandits were worried that the arrival of the Communist Party would make them have a bad life, so they directly stood on Zhong Zupei's side, and dozens of bandits came to hold a black meeting in Chalei Village together. At the meeting, Zhong Zupei's eyebrows fluttered to cheer everyone up, praised the current favorable situation, and decided to attack the county seat on the evening of January 25, 1950.
A tragic scene that made everyone unforgettable happened, Zhong Zupei gathered a total of 4,500 people, more than 2,400 long and short guns, more than 1,500 rifles, and even 10 machine guns.
However, the People's Liberation Army defending the city has only 54 people, and the staff of the county brigade is only more than 80 people.
How to fight this battle where the enemy is outnumbered, as if abandoning the city and fleeing is the best solution, but the PLA and the staff each regard death as home, even if they see their comrades being killed by the bandits, they never think of retreating or begging for mercy.
I saw that some people were burned to death by bandits, some people were pierced in the eyes, and after hearing enough screams, they were cut to death with knives, but the shouts of "vowing to live and die with the position" still resounded endlessly.
According to statistics, 164 military and political workers were brutally murdered, causing losses of up to 1 billion, even if it is an old currency, it is also a large amount.
The follow-up bandits attacked the county town with red eyes, killing countless women and children along the way, but fortunately, the People's Liberation Army was able to block the enemy's ruthless offensive hundreds of times.
Zhong Zupei was so angry at the headquarters that he overturned the table, he couldn't figure out how it was impossible to capture Gongcheng, which was guarded by less than 100 communists, with so many people and so many guns.
The People's Liberation Army has long been desperate, using stones when the ammunition is finished, and if it doesn't work, it will fight hand-to-hand, just like that, the county town is defended, the grain warehouse is defended, and the townships are defended.
In the end, the People's Liberation Army that came to reinforce broke the line of fire and rushed in, the situation was reversed on the verge of collapse, and the bloody riot was suppressed, but the peaceful Gongcheng and the simple people were destroyed by the greedy desires of Zhong Zupei and others.
Then in 1951, the bandit leader Zhong Zupei was also executed in Guilin for his great crimes.
Material**: The Founding of the People's Republic of China