As the leader of the Kuomintang military command, Dai Li's career was full of mystery. His actions are difficult, and his appearance is like a ghost. The American magazine "Clyles" also listed him as one of the most mysterious figures in modern China.
Even his death has become an unsolved mystery in history.
Dai Li flew from Qingdao to Nanjing on March 17, 1946, but the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, thunder and lightning, and the plane could not land in Nanjing. Although Dai Li's contact with the ground tried to find other airports to land, he had no choice but to fly to Shanghai.
However, it was also raining heavily in Shanghai and it was impossible to land. Eventually, Dai was forced to change the flight plan again and let the plane land in Xuzhou. This order eventually led Dai Li to the end of his life.
The news of Dai Li's death, a controversial figure, has attracted widespread attention from society. Chiang Kai-shek deeply deplored this, wrote "A Thousand Years of Blood" to commemorate his death, and posthumously recognized him as a lieutenant general.
Zhang Shizhao also expressed his admiration for Dai Li, believing that he put the country first all his life, acted above board, and his merits and demerits were commented on by future generations. The friends Dai Li's friends before his death expressed their condolences and remembered the life of this influential figure.
Immediately after Dai Li's death, Du Yuesheng held a grand memorial service for him and presented Dai Li's portrait commemorative medals to everyone present. Dai Li's death had a profound impact on the subsequent political situation.
Chiang Kai-shek believed that if Dai Li had been alive, he would not have retreated to Taiwan,** and also said that Dai Li's death had advanced the Communist revolution by ten years. The cause of Dai Li's death is disputed, with some believing that Chiang Kai-shek or the Americans were responsible, while others say that the plane crash was caused by the weather.
One of the most widespread theories is that Dai Li died at the hands of Ma Hansan, a high-ranking cadre of the military command.
In 1945, after Japan's defeat and surrender, Ma Hansan, director of the Beiping Civil Affairs Bureau, received the task of suppressing traitors. After he took office, he severely cracked down on economic and cultural traitors, so that everyone of the traitors was in danger.
In order to survive, some traitors began to try to bribe Ma Hansan, hoping that he would be able to let him go. These traitors have accumulated a lot of wealth after years of looting, and now it has become their life-saving money.
One of them has a very special background, she is a famous female spy in the history of espionage.
Yoshiko Kawashima, also known as Jin Bihui, was originally a Qing Dynasty Gege, and was given to a Japanese friend by her father when she was young. From then on, she was educated in militaristic ideology and became a Japanese spy.
During the Japanese invasion of China, Yoshiyoshi Kawashima assisted the Japanese army in committing heinous crimes. After Japan's surrender, she feared being liquidated, so she bribed Ma Hansan with antiques, paintings, and a sword, and the latter pardoned her for her capital crimes.
And this sword is the Nine Dragons Sword in the coffin of Emperor Qianlong. However, the world is like reincarnation, and the sword she used to exchange for life happened to be lost by Ma Hansan and recovered.
Mahansan was overjoyed and sent Yoshiko Kawashima back to Japan, and the news reached Dai Li's ears. On March 9, 1946, when Dai Li arrived in Beiping and checked Ma Hansan's list of traitors, he found that Jin Bihui's name was missing, and he couldn't help but be furious.
Ma Hansan had no choice but to confess the truth, and recovered Yoshiko Kawashima, who was about to be sent back to Japan, and was personally interrogated by Dai Li. During the interrogation, Dai Li found out the stolen goods of Ma Hansan** and ordered him to hand over the property to the state treasury, otherwise he would be executed for the crime of **.
In order to save his life, Ma Hansan immediately did so and transferred the Nine Dragons Sword to Dai Li. So far, Ma Hansan escaped the scourge of death. But Ma Hansan has been beating the drum in his heart, he knows that Dai Li's personality is gloomy and thoughtful, in order to prevent changes in the future, it is better to strike first.
A conspiracy against Dai Li begins, and Ma Hansan carefully plans to use the way to replace Yoshiko Kawashima to have an ordinary death row inmate named Liu Fengling replace the real Yoshiko Kawashima and kill her in prison.
Although Ma Hansan thought that he could escape punishment, smart people followed Liu Fengling's clue to find out about his crime. In 1948, Ma Hansan and Liu Yuzhu were executed in Beiping, one of the most well-known versions of Dai Li's death.
The event was eventually included in the museum's collection, but it is still full of strange and mysteries, and the cause of Dai Li's death is still inconclusive.
He was assassinated by Chiang Kai-shek**, by the United States**, by a plane crash due to weather conditions, by a "beauty trick", and even by Dai Li's suicide and the death of the plane pilot.
However, there are still many unsolved mysteries about Dai Li's death, and in the process of word of mouth, various versions have been added by those who are adept at making up stories, making the already complex events even more confusing.
It wasn't until the appearance of one person that some of the historical mysteries were revealed. This person is Du Yuesheng's youngest son Du Weishan. As the only surviving son of Du Yuesheng, Du Weishan's legendary family background and growth background have made him a walking history book, and many secrets that have been sealed in the long river of history are slowly revealed in his narration.
Du Weishan denied two traditional accounts of Dai Li's death - the "beauty trick" and the assassination of Ma Hansan. He was angry at the multitude of speculations, which made the cause of Dai Li's death confusing.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the relationship between Dai Li and Du Yuesheng was extraordinary, and Dai Li often came to Du Yuesheng's home to discuss matters related to the Anti-Japanese War. Although Du Weishan's eldest sister felt that Dai Li's gloomy and murderous spirit was too heavy, the young Du Weishan was not afraid of him, but felt that his eyebrows were very special, revealing a majesty that ordinary people did not have.
On the day of Dai Li's accident, Du Weishan and his father were in Shanghai, and Du Yuesheng was not in good health at that time, lying ill in bed, and his asthma attack would occur when the weather in Shanghai was bad.
When Du Yuesheng learned that Dai Li would take off from Qingdao, he immediately called to warn him that the weather in Shanghai was bad and it was not suitable to fly. However, Dai Li insisted on taking off and boarded the plane in Qingdao. When Du Weishan visited his father, he happened to report the plane crash of Dai Li.
Hearing the news, Du Yuesheng was grief-stricken, and he believed that Dai Li's death was not an accident, but a man-made murder. However, in the absence of conclusive evidence, Du Yuesheng did not reveal his doubts.
In Du Weishan's eyes, his father admitted that Dai Li's death was hidden, but he did not agree with the social statement.
There are rumors that Chiang Kai-shek once assassinated Dai Li, because his power at that time was too great, which caused many people to oppose and fear, but according to Du Weishan's analysis, this statement is not credible.
Because Chiang Kai-shek at that time needed to rely on Dai Li to complete the final task, and he trusted Dai Li very much, so he gave him so much power. Although the influence of the military command within the Kuomintang gradually increased after the war, it did not reach the point of covering the sky with one hand.
He believed that at that time, we were in a critical period of negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and that war was about to break out, and that Chiang Kai-shek had no reason to kill Dai Li, otherwise he would not have uttered the sentence: "If Dai Li does not die, we will not retreat to Taiwan." ”
However, after Dai Li's plane crash, the national ** did not investigate the matter in depth, and even Dai Li's subordinates did not do so, and the experienced Du Yuesheng believed that Dai Li's death was not fate or natural causes, and may be related to bad weather and being manipulated by people with intentions.
Although Du Weishan believed that Dai Li's death was not entirely due to natural weather, there was no conclusive evidence that he was assassinated, but in his eyes, he would never believe that Dai Li's death was just an accident.
So, what would have happened if Dai Lisa hadn't died? Some people believe that if this happens, Chinese history will probably have to be rewritten. Du Weishan believes that if Dai Li had not died, Du Yuesheng's power in Shanghai might have lasted longer, and the Communist Party would not have crossed the river so quickly.
In addition, the elite Kuomintang army was also rapidly defeated shortly after Dai Li's death. But history is a one-way street, there are no ifs, only results. The cause of Dai Li's death is still a mystery that people cannot know.
However, Du Yuesheng's son's interpretation seems to have completely subverted the rumors, but it is unknown how correct this interpretation is.