From the September 18 Incident in 1931 to the founding of New China, the sons and daughters of China have experienced 18 years of baptism of war, during which many shocking deeds of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression took place, and the heroic efforts of the revolutionary martyrs have won the admiration and nostalgia of the people.
However, there are also some people who are not strong-willed and cannot bear hardships, and go to defect to the enemy. For example, Gu Shunzhang, as an important member of our party's underground organization, betrayed his future due to selfish interests, which is regrettable.
Image source network There was once a Red Army general named Fang Buzhou, whose deeds were shocking. He is not only ***'s favorite general, but the reason for betraying the enemy is incredible, and the process is also poignant.
However, in the end, he chose to take the initiative to admit his mistake to our party, which is a thought-provoking move. Fang Buzhou has achieved many things in his career, but his betrayal is confusing.
Why did he betray our party without any scruples? What happened after that? These questions have aroused people's attention and thinking. Although his behavior is unacceptable, his story is deeply shocking and makes people cherish today's peaceful life even more.
Fang Buzhou was born in Daye County, Hubei Province in 1900, and his original name was Xiang Shengping. His parents owned fertile land and lived a prosperous life. However, his experiences and betrayals turned his life upside down.
In order to change the fate of the family, Fang Buzhou was sent to a private school to study since he was a child, and he could devote himself to his studies and rank among the best without worrying about food, clothing, housing and transportation. However, instead of focusing entirely on his studies, he was attracted to advanced Western ideas.
Under the guidance of his classmates, he actively devoted himself to the patriotic movement.
Image source network: In that era, the corruption and incompetence of the Qing ** made them turn a blind eye to the invasion of foreign invaders, allowing them to trample on our motherland wantonly, and even sometimes they would grovel for their own interests, cede land and pay compensation, and regard the lives of ordinary people as grass mustard.
Therefore, the first to awaken are a group of passionate and energetic students who are personally protecting the rights belonging to the Chinese nation. Some of them later became the founders of the Chinese Communist Party, and they continued to work towards the same goal.
I will dedicate my life to the cause of the revolution and never fail to live up to the trust of the organization. ”
Fang Buzhou has always believed that the future is full of infinite possibilities, and believes that any small opportunity can change lives. What he didn't expect, however, was that just as the Great Revolution of 1924 broke out, his beliefs shifted.
As a new party member, Fang Buzhou had textbook knowledge, but during the first time he worked together to wage war against imperialism and warlordism, he found that he knew very little about the strategy of leading troops into battle.
After receiving instructions from the organization to station him in the rear, he recognized his inadequacy and realized that he could not contribute to the revolutionary cause. So he decided to take the initiative to apply for the selection examination of the Whampoa Military Academy.
The Whampoa Military Academy was a product of the joint establishment of the Communist Party of China and Sun Yat-sen, originally named the Army Military Academy, and later renamed the Whampoa Military Academy, which produced many famous commanders in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
The Whampoa Military Academy has cultivated a number of outstanding military talents, including Chen Geng, Jiang Xianyun, He Jinhan, and other outstanding figures. When Chiang Kai-shek chose his henchmen, he was also more inclined to choose people from Whampoa.
Therefore, Fang Buzhou's choice was very wise. He learned a wealth of military knowledge at the Whampoa Military Academy, and immediately after graduation, he threw himself into the Northern Expedition, showing firm determination.
Although the large and small battles allowed Fang Buzhou to accumulate a wealth of experience, the defeat of the Northern Expedition made him realize that the fruits of the revolution were stolen by Chiang Kai-shek. He had an army, but he chose to abandon cooperation with the Communist Party and even delusionally wanted to ascend to the supreme position of power to satisfy his own ambitions.
However, the gunfire of the Nanchang Uprising in 1927 made Fang Buzhou realize that only armed revolution was the only way to achieve socialism. He did not hesitate to join the army of ** and continued to fight for the revolutionary cause.
When the troops moved south, Fang Buzhou launched the Chaoshan Rebellion, but due to the failure, he had to return to Wuhan. However, this did not prevent him from developing his own army.
In just one year, he expanded his team to 500 men with a single gun, and also had more than 300 guns. His leadership and military prowess are evident.
With the growth of the team, Fang Buzhou served as the division commander. He was praised for his courageous fighting style, and after the Autumn Harvest Uprising, he met the chairman for the first time in Jinggang.
* Introduced and praised everyone: "Comrade Fang Buzhou is a brave and good general, and his bravery and determination in battle even surpass my performance. ”
After hearing this, he looked at Fang Buzhou carefully, nodded affirmatively and said, "Your soldiers must be also very good, maybe they can even surpass other soldiers and become even better." ”
You know, ** rarely gives such a high evaluation, and the facts have proved that the Fang Bu Ark of that period is indeed worthy of its name.
** In the following years, the Kuomintang carried out several harassments of our army's base areas. In the process of resistance, he showed outstanding command skills, won the praise of the whole army, and even praised him, and appointed him as the commander of the 10th Regiment of the 26th Division of the Red Fourth Army.
In the winter of 1930, Chiang Kai-shek focused on the southeastern Hubei base area and ordered the Kuomintang troops to carry out a large-scale "encirclement and suppression" of southeastern Hubei and the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Soviet region.
After learning the news, Chen Shouchang, secretary of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, immediately asked *** to send a "capable man" Fang Buzhou to fight.
The chairman said regretfully: "Comrade Fang Buzhou is my proud protégé, and he is not easy to show others, except for him, I can recommend other generals to you." However, Chen Shouchang was resolute and persistent, and only made one request: "I only want Fang Buzhou." ”
Impressed by his firmness, the chairman finally agreed to send Fang Buzhou as a military cadre.
With the cooperation of the Independent Division of Southeastern Hubei and the Red 16th Army, Chen Shouchang relied on guerrilla tactics to successfully repel the enemy's large-scale "encirclement and suppression" twice, and annihilated more than 5,000 enemies in total.
His heroic deeds spread throughout the army, and it was expected that he would be awarded the title of "General" at the ceremony. However, his talent attracted the attention of Chiang Kai-shek, who resorted to underhanded means.
In desperation, Chen Shouchang defected to the enemy and rebelled against the party.
Under the guidance of ***, Fang Buzhou actively participated in the creation of the base area in southeastern Hubei Province, and led the soldiers to defeat the enemy with unexpected strategies many times in a difficult environment, making important contributions to our party.
His perseverance and courage led him to be personally appointed by the chairman as the commander of the 16th Division of the Red Army.
Whether it is for *** or others, or even Fang Buzhou himself, they all have high hopes for his revolutionary career. However, no one could have foreseen that an elaborate conspiracy was slowly approaching.
In 1936, the Xi'an Incident broke out, and Chiang Kai-shek, under the advice of Yang Hucheng and Zhang Xueliang, was forced to agree to "unite with the Communist Party to resist Japan". However, how can a "hungry wolf" easily give up his plans by just using this coercive method?
He only temporarily reined in his sharpness, waiting for the time to come.
Fang Buzhou led the 16th Division on the way to the anti-Japanese front when it clashed with the Kuomintang troops. He originally thought that the agreement of "stopping the civil war and jointly resisting Japan" would allow the Kuomintang to relax and no longer carry out "encirclement and suppression".
However, the enemy did not change his attack strategy because of this, but turned his guns on them. Due to insufficient preparation and command, our soldiers were crushed in the fierce battle, and in the end, only half of them successfully broke through, and the rest died heroically.
Image source network The failure of the Ark in this battle is ultimately due to his too light on the enemy. After careful consideration, the organization decided to remove him from the post of division commander and intended to expel him from the party.
After learning the news, I felt both anger and regret. He believes that mistakes must be punished, and Fang Buzhou will not be able to escape the blame no matter what. However, Fang Buzhou could not accept this decision and pleaded with the organization many times.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek, as the culprit, seized the opportunity, kidnapped Fang Buzhou's pregnant wife, and sent someone to communicate with him.
"The safety of your family is in our hands, if you don't join us, you should understand the result. Fang Buzhou panicked and begged bitterly: "My wife is innocent, if you want to fight or kill, just come at me."
And if it weren't for you to make trouble, how could I lose everything I had and make me surrender, it is absolutely impossible. ”
The words of the Kuomintang spy were like sharp blades, deeply piercing Fang Buzhou's heart, "If your wife and children die, you are truly nothing." However, the glory and wealth of ** and the safety of his wife and children made him fall into a painful struggle.
As the minutes ticked by, his heart grew heavier and heavier. In the end, he chose to succumb to the enemy's intimidation and **, and reluctantly said the words: "I promise you." ”
Although Fang Buzhou is no longer in a high position, because of his experience as a senior general of our army, the intelligence he has access to is undoubtedly more sensitive. Therefore, his betrayal was a fatal blow to our side.
Soon after, the Kuomintang learned from him about the plans of our army and launched a new round of siege. After Fang Buzhou was confirmed to be a "traitor", he did not hesitate to join the camp of the Kuomintang.
However, it was not easy for him to gain attention in Chiang Kai-shek's heart.
Gu Shunzhang is undoubtedly the greatest hero of the "traitor", however, when he was regarded by everyone as Chiang Kai-shek's "guest", Chiang Kai-shek was lukewarm to him, and finally even ordered him to be executed, saying "If you are evil, you can be shot immediately".
With his experience in the War of Resistance Against Japan, Fang Buzhou successfully became the commander of the Eighth Guerrilla Column of the Jiangxi Security Regiment. As a Kuomintang, he bravely threw himself into the anti-Japanese battlefield and achieved remarkable military achievements.
However, after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party returned to antagonism. Fang Buzhou changed his position, firmly committed himself to our party, tried many times to lure the Red Army cadres to mutiny, and at the same time brutally carried out ** against our soldiers.
Soon after, he was promoted to vice-captain of the 3rd Appeasement Corps.
As the Kuomintang forces were retreating, Chiang Kai-shek was forced to consider the possibility of retreating to Taiwan. At the same time, Fang Buzhou also began to plan for the rest of his life, and he understood that his position in the ranks of the Kuomintang was precarious, and it was inevitable that he would be abandoned like Gu Shunzhang.
After much deliberation, Fang Buzhou decided to express his goodwill to the Chinese Communist Party.
Fang Buzhou had been betrayed, so he thought that only by making great achievements would our party accept him. He planned to attack Chiang Kai-shek's garrison to gain a greater chance for his uprising.
However, before he could implement the plan, he was betrayed by someone with a heart and surrounded by the Kuomintang. He fought with a thousand men to break through and successfully entered the garrison of the People's Liberation Army.
However, things didn't go as he expected, and his "journey of atonement" wasn't all smooth sailing.
When the PLA soldiers took in Fang Buzhou and the others, they did not know that these people had betrayed the organization. When Fang Buzhou realized this, he decided to disguise himself in order to slip back to his hometown.
However, the paper never contained the fire, and his true identity was eventually revealed. After learning of this, the organization held a special meeting to discuss Fang Buzhou's special experience.
Some advocate the death penalty for the death of the heroes and martyrs who have died. However, considering his willingness to repent and rehabilitate, it was decided to give him a chance to atone for his sins.
Fang Buzhou's life is full of twists and turns, he entered the farm after the founding of New China, although the organization gave him treatment and work, but he was never able to join the party, which is the final end of his past grievances.
He died of illness in March 1990 at the age of 90. He didn't mention the past again, perhaps with deep regret in his heart. However, once the wrong choice has been made, there is no way to change the facts of the past.