In November 1948, a feast at the Higashino Command, in addition to celebrating the victorious soldiers, also had a special group of guests. They were Kuomintang generals captured by our army in the Liaoshen Campaign, including Chiang Kai-shek's right-hand man Liao Yaoxiang.
Liu Yalou's real purpose was not to set a trap, but to let these Kuomintang generals voluntarily accept liberation.
After the defeat, Liao Yaoxiang, who was a Kuomintang general, was unwilling to give in. At the banquet, he even slapped the table and stood up and said to everyone: "You think you can fight, but you can only sneak attack!"
If you let me set up the formation, see how you can win me! His words were full of contempt for the PLA, but at this moment, a mysterious person appeared behind Liu Yalou.
When Liao Yaoxiang saw this person named General Zheng, he was stunned for a moment, and even toasted Liu Yalou three glasses of wine to show his reparation. So, who is this General Zheng sacred?
And how did Liao Yaoxiang, who was originally full of confidence, become a captive of **? Speaking of this story, we can't fail to mention Chiang Kai-shek's confidant and favorite general born in 1906 - Liao Yaoxiang.
He was born into a privileged family, and his grandfather was a private school teacher, and he received a good education from an early age. In 1926, he was admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy and became a Kuomintang officer after graduation.
Liao Yaoxiang made great achievements in the War of Resistance Against Japan, and his status in the Kuomintang was improved, and he became one of Chiang Kai-shek's favorite generals. By the time Japan surrendered, he had risen to the rank of army commander and became one of the five main forces of the New Sixth Army under Chiang Kai-shek.
Since then, he has achieved many military exploits, and even Chiang Kai-shek called him "China's General Patton". However, this reputation did not last long, and it was soon removed.
Beginning in 1946, the domestic situation became increasingly tense, and Chiang Kai-shek could provoke a full-scale civil war at any time. In June 1946, the Liberation War broke out suddenly, and Liao Yaoxiang, as the commander of the New Sixth Army, began his difficult combat career.
Chiang Kai-shek regarded Liao Yaoxiang as a chess piece, and he was on call and transferred around. This is due to the fact that after the defeat on several fronts, almost only the five main forces can achieve victory.
Liao Yaoxiang was one of the outstanding Kuomintang generals, and under his leadership, the well-equipped New Sixth Army led by Liao Yaoxiang continued to improve its combat effectiveness. Even when attacking the defense line of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army, he achieved a clear advantage in the ** duel with one of the ten marshals.
The rigorous training of the cavalry section of the Whampoa Military Academy was well known, but as the fighting intensified, the Kuomintang fronts began to show signs of collapse. The strength of the Northeast People's Liberation Army is constantly improving.
In July 1948, ** led the Northeast People's Liberation Army to attack Jinzhou, and Liao Yaoxiang rushed to Montenegro near Jinzhou as a reinforcement, but was blocked by the PLA.
Since Liao Yaoxiang was unable to arrive in time for reinforcements, he conquered Jinzhou in a very short time and completely occupied the city on October 15. At this time, Liao Yaoxiang fell into a dilemma.
Originally, he planned to retreat, but at this time, Chiang Kai-shek paid great attention to the Northeast Theater, because he hoped to attract American investment through the achievements of the Northeast Theater. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek had a close relationship with Dewey, the first candidate in the United States, and even made great efforts to help Dewey be elected.
In the Northeast Battlefield, Liao Yaoxiang looked forward to Dewey's help, but he could only wait in place. Fortunately, Du Yuming and others proposed to Chiang Kai-shek that Liao Yaoxiang could be transferred.
Although Chiang Kai-shek made a correct judgment, Liao Yaoxiang could not say anything in the New Sixth Army. After five days of discussions, they decided to retreat. However, they did not know that the People's Liberation Army did not dare to act rashly, because the New Sixth Army may be one of the main forces of the Kuomintang and may have set up an ambush in Montenegro.
On October 20, when Liao Yaoxiang was about to retreat, ** made up his mind and mobilized 9 percent of his troops to annihilate Liao Yaoxiang's corps at one time.
Liao Yaoxiang was ready to retreat, and when he saw the actions of the PLA, he immediately began to retreat. Although there was a gap in the combat effectiveness of the Northeast People's Liberation Army and the New Sixth Army at this time, the New Sixth Army was still a highly mechanized force, and if they were bent on escaping, it would indeed be difficult for our army to catch up with them.
Therefore, ** decided to immediately disperse the troops, no longer acting in platoons and companies, but pursuing the enemy separately, and only by eliminating Liao Yaoxiang could the pursuit end. This kind of pursuit is unheard of, and it is enough to prove that Liao Yaoxiang is embarrassed to escape.
However, **'s pursuit method was still too dependent on luck, causing Liao Yaoxiang to almost escape to Yingkou. However, at this critical moment, the 2nd Independent Division, which was originally tasked with diversion, suddenly appeared on Liao Yaoxiang's escape route and forced him back to the Shenyang area.
New Copy: In the next operation, we will continue to pursue Liao Yaoxiang's corps. However, the battle did not go as smoothly as we expected. When they fled to the Shenyang area, we spent almost five days searching for their traces, but found nothing.
It wasn't until October 26, when one of our battalions was searching the hut of the Hu family, that the local villagers told us that in recent days, many people with guns had come here, and the ** line was spread all over the village.
We immediately realized that Liao Yaoxiang might be hiding in this place. So, we immediately launched a comprehensive search.
The fighters spotted the enemy on the large river beach and immediately asked for reinforcements, but the gap between the enemy and our forces was too great, and the reinforcements could not arrive in time. After a carpet search, our army finally found the hiding place of Liao Yaoxiang and the New Sixth Army, and the battle was about to break out.
At this time, Liao Yaoxiang and the New Sixth Army were already weakening, and their strength could not be compared with the Northeast People's Liberation Army, and their forces were scattered in the process of escaping, and they were powerless to resist the attack of the Northeast People's Liberation Army.
Liao Yaoxiang's New Sixth Army was almost lost in the battle, and some of the remaining 100 people chose to surrender. In desperation, Liao Yaoxiang and Zhou Pu changed into the clothes of villagers and pretended to be ordinary people in order to escape back to Shenyang.
However, because although Liao Yaoxiang was dressed in tatters, he looked white and clean, and he did not look like a working person, he was interrogated by the People's Liberation Army every time he passed the customs. In order to hide people's eyes, Liao Yaoxiang wore a hat to cover his face and successfully passed through many passes.
However, as he approached Montenegro, a pass blocked his way. When the defenders saw him, they only said one word, and he completely gave up running away: "You take off your hat!" ”
Hearing this, Liao Yaoxiang was at a loss, because he knew that he was white and fat, and he would definitely be recognized. So, he decided not to pretend anymore and directly raised his hands and surrendered.
Although he was imprisoned in the prison of the People's Liberation Army, he was still dissatisfied with **.
After Liao Yaoxiang was captured by the People's Liberation Army, Liu Yalou talked to him many times, hoping that he could give up resistance and return to justice. However, in the face of Liu Yalou's persuasion, Liao Yaoxiang showed extreme disapproval, believing that his defeat was not because of the strength of the PLA, but because of bad luck.
After all, from the moment ** pursued him, he never used any tactics, and even his hiding place was easily discovered, and it was a coincidence that he was captured in the end.
Therefore, Liao Yaoxiang has been reluctant to cooperate with Liu Yalou, in this regard, Liu Yalou decided to hold a banquet to enhance the relationship between everyone. However, in Liao Yaoxiang's view, Liu Yalou's banquet was actually a Hongmen banquet, so when he went to the banquet, he did not save any face for Liu Yalou.
As soon as he walked into the hall of the banquet, Liao Yaoxiang sat on his seat with a straight face, deaf to anyone's words.
When Liu Yalou was about to speak, Liao Yaoxiang began to sneer: "What tactics do those Tubalu know and want us to cooperate?" Hearing Liao Yaoxiang's ridicule, Liu Yalou did not get angry, but patiently explained: "General Liao, tactics are not important, the key is to win the war."
Even if we win by luck, it means that we have the right time, the right place, and the right people. As soon as he heard this, Liao Yaoxiang was furious, and he smashed the wine glass in his hand on the ground: "Nonsense, if you have the ability, let me rearrange the formation again, I'll see how to win me!" ”
Liu Yalou had already dealt with Liao Yaoxiang's rude reaction, and he had already found someone who could help change Liao Yaoxiang's mind. So Liu Yalou walked out of the room and brought someone in.
Liu Yalou's appearance surprised the Kuomintang generals, and even the arrogant Liao Yaoxiang was stunned and said: "Zheng Dongguo, didn't you die in Changchun?" "It turned out that Chiang Kai-shek had been announcing Zheng Dongguo's death for several months, declaring that he was a horse leather shroud.
But at this moment, Zheng Dongguo appeared in the ranks of the Communist Party. In fact, Zheng Dongguo's accession was not a decision of the Communist Party, but was forced by Chiang Kai-shek. Two years ago, Zheng Dongguo was assigned to guard Changchun, but during his time in Changchun, he encountered great difficulties.
As the Kuomintang soldiers looted food from the local population, the population fell into famine.
Although Zheng Dongguo forbade such behavior, Chiang Kai-shek turned a blind eye to it, resulting in the death of many ordinary people in Changchun due to famine. This situation made Zheng Dongguo extremely disappointed with Chiang Kai-shek, led by the Kuomintang, and at the same time, his men chose to revolt at a critical moment.
Faced with this situation, Zheng Dongguo had nothing to do, and he decided to commit suicide after our army broke through Changchun. However, at this time, Chiang Kai-shek sent someone to bring Zheng Dongguo a leather case and told Zheng Dongguo: "This is the bacteria left by the Japanese before they fled, and you will be able to defeat the Northeast People's Liberation Army with this." ”
Hearing this, Zheng Dongguo's loyalty to Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang was completely broken. However, just when Zheng Dongguo was about to commit suicide by drinking a bullet, his subordinates gave him up to our army.
After leaving Changchun, Zheng Dongguo lost his enthusiasm for life, he just handed over the leather case containing bacteria ** to the People's Liberation Army, and chose to live silently behind the scenes.
On that day, he was invited by Liu Yalou to convey to Liao Yaoxiang the important message that "only an army that has the support of the people is the army that China needs now."
Hearing these words, Liao Yaoxiang, who was originally stubborn, immediately turned around, and even walked towards Liu Yalou and toasted him three glasses of wine. All this is because Liao Yaoxiang has always had a deep admiration for Zheng Dongguo, especially when Chiang Kai-shek announced Zheng Dongguo's death, he even vowed to avenge Zheng Dongguo.
When he saw Zheng Dongguo in the communist camp, he instantly understood Chiang Kai-shek's decision, and his attitude changed as a result. Other Kuomintang generals, like Liao Yaoxiang, changed their attitudes after seeing Zheng Dongguo.
The appearance of Zheng Dongguo changed the atmosphere of the banquet, and everyone's chat became lively and interesting.
Most of the Kuomintang generals chose to accept reform, including Liao Yaoxiang. After receiving an education from the Communist Party, Liao Yaoxiang became a former Kuomintang general who was dedicated to the party.
In the detention center, whenever he saw the changes in New China, he was glad for his choice. In 1961, Liao Yaoxiang was released under amnesty and returned to Beijing to work in history.
Sadly, Liao Yaoxiang died in Beijing on December 2, 1968. As Zheng Dongguo said, the main reason for the defeat of the Kuomintang in the civil war was actually the fact that the Kuomintang itself acted and caused the war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to be no longer a civil war, but a war of liberation of the Communist Party.
The Communist Party will naturally win victory if it takes the country for the people. And this kind of victory can be seen from the attitude of our army towards the Kuomintang prisoners, and this is also one of the reasons why New China can develop better and better.