Guo Rentai, a guest sitting at the dinner table, said to Commander Li and General Zheng with emotion: "Oh, Commander Li and General Zheng, don't come to harm, I can still remember me as a little person after so long, I am really grateful." ”
This passage occurred in May 1949, when *** and Zheng Shaowen passed through Yingcheng County to serve as the commander of the Hubei Military Region and secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee.
**Invited Zheng Shaowen to eat together, what Zheng Shaowen didn't expect was that the person invited was actually Guo Rentai. Guo Rentai used to be Zheng Shaowen's subordinate, and they used to cross paths, but Zheng Shaowen originally thought that he would no longer have any contact with Guo Rentai.
At the dinner table, Guo Rentai grinned and said that he had a report to submit to the commander. **Why did you take the initiative to invite Guo Rentai to dinner? What is Guo Rentai going to report?
What is this transformation journey? In January 1940, Guo Rentai led more than 1,000 subordinates to defect to the New Fourth Army, and ** as the column commander carried out a thorough "transformation" of Guo Rentai's team.
The Sixth Regiment led by Guo Rentai has been incorporated into the establishment, and he himself is the head of the regiment. **Find Zheng Shaowen, director of the Political Department, to discuss a matter. "Can you solve the problem of the atmosphere in the regiment? ”
Zheng Shaowen was attracted by ***'s question. "The head of the regiment, Guo Rentai, and several people around him were originally members of the gang organization, so the atmosphere in the regiment was not good. * explained.
I have a lot of experience and I believe I can solve this problem. Zheng Shaowen said confidently. Before leaving, ** told Zheng Shaowen worriedly: "Don't bring your family this time, I will arrange a guard class for you." ”
**'s concerns are well-founded, and you can see the clues when you look back at Guo Rentai's experience. Guo Rentai was once the leader of a Han Wave armed force around Hubei. At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang began to suppress gangs around Hubei in order to maintain its position.
Because Guo Rentai had neither money nor power, he became the main target of their suppression, and as a result, he became a prisoner and felt hopeless and helpless. However, Kwok In-tae's ordeal did not last long, and he was released on bail, deeply grateful to the man who saved him.
When Guo Rentai knew that it was Tao Zhu who saved him, he was so moved that he couldn't cry, and kept saying the word "thanks". At this time, Tao Zhu took the opportunity to ask Guo Rentai if he was willing to be co-opted.
In front of Tao Zhu's kindness, Guo Rentai did not hesitate to lead the old department he had gathered back before to Tao Zhu.
Tao Zhu was pleased to see that a brand new team came into being, they were awarded the title of "the third brigade of the Yingcheng anti-Japanese guerrillas", and Guo Rentai was appointed as the captain.
Guo Rentai used the ** left by the Kuomintang to expand the strength of the team, and recruited a large number of new members, and by the beginning of 1939, his squad had grown to more than 300 people.
However, just when Guo Rentai was rejoicing in the growth of the team, the Japanese army noticed his presence. Due to his lack of combat experience, Guo Rentai's troops quickly collapsed under the massive attack of the Japanese army.
In order to escape, he chose to surrender to the Japanese army, which gladly accepted, because they could not only strengthen themselves, but also use Guo Rentai and his team as their eyes and ears.
In February 1939, Guo Rentai officially defected to the Japanese army with the "Resistance" team and was awarded the position of deputy commander of the security of Western Hubei.
The Japanese army's care for Guo Rentai is beyond our imagination. They not only provided him with a comfortable living environment, but also generously met all his needs.
As a result, Guo Rentai rapidly grew his troops and armed forces in a short period of time, and became a thorn in the side of the Communist Party. For the sake of this hidden danger, the district party committee made a decision: if Guo Rentai is willing to lead his troops to surrender, it will be the best result; If he does not accept it, then we must resolutely eradicate him to prevent future troubles.
In September 1939, Tao Zhu and Cai Songyun were ordered to persuade Guo Rentai. Cai Songyun directly accused him of disloyalty and injustice, seeking glory, and being untrustworthy. After Guo Rentai heard this, his face was red and he couldn't refute it.
But it was these accusations that made him start to reconsider his position and decide not to disappoint Tao Zhu.
If they do have bad intentions, a guard team will not necessarily come in handy, and it will be enough for me to bring only one guard, one orderly, and one breeder. ”
After everything was ready, Zheng Shaowen led three of his subordinates to the garrison of Guo Rentai's troops. In the end, the ending was reversed, and after coming to the sixth regiment, Zheng Shaowen deeply felt that there were some problems with the team atmosphere.
Under the advocacy of the Communist Party, equality is the basic principle of equality. However, under the leadership of Guo Rentai, there was a situation of clear hierarchies, gangs and factions, and lax military discipline within the Sixth Regiment, and it was even filled with a strong atmosphere of rivers and lakes.
In order to change this situation, Zheng Shaowen decided to take training measures. He chose Shuiyang Spring near the Bazi Gate as the training site, because the Fifth Regiment was stationed in nearby Dingjiachong, and they could support them at any time if there was an accident.
He then emphasized discipline in front of the whole team and announced that everyone would instead address each other as "comrade" and no longer address each other as commanders. Such a move made the members of the 6th Regiment feel the change, some happy and some worried.
It turned out that the workers and peasants at the bottom who benefited the most were enthusiastic about the training and made rapid progress. However, there are also some people who are unhappy with this, especially Guo Rentai's cronies, who can't stand the frustration of relegation and always find excuses to avoid training.
Zheng Shaowen knew this, he always happily agreed to let them leave, and took the opportunity to promote some outstanding talents. But Zheng Shaowen's training was not limited to this, he also took drastic measures to warn everyone.
Normally, he would give warnings and demerits to Kwok's cronies, but if anyone dared to incite unrest, he would never be relentless.
During a training session, several deserters were found in the team. When they were imprisoned, one of them began to encourage their companions to revolt. However, Zheng Shaowen did not choose to tolerate such behavior, and he decisively ordered the person who provoked the trouble to be shot.
This frightened the other deserters, who began to obey the training and eventually returned to the group after their education. Under the careful planning of Zheng Shaowen, the whole training plan went smoothly.
When Zheng Shaowen came to the column headquarters with the brand-new 6th Regiment in August 1940, he was very excited about Zheng Shaowen's achievements, and he said with emotion: "You are still old Zheng, you are amazing, and the results are much better than we expected." ”
** There was a lot of apprehension about Zheng Shaowen's training, but Zheng Shaowen's experience and hard work eventually brought surprises. The successful transformation of the 6th Regiment is inseparable from the name of Zheng Shaowen.
However, not long after Zheng Shaowen was transferred to the Hubei-Henan border region as the commander of security, he received a shocking news: Guo Rentai had rebelled again, and although Guo Rentai had gone quietly, the letter he left behind made people feel a little unkind.
**Received a letter from Guo Rentai, in which he expressed his desire to return to the New Fourth Army. ** smiled and said to the guard: "It seems that he did not mix well with the Japanese army." ”
He then contacted Zheng Shaowen and asked him what he thought of Guo Rentai's return again. Zheng Shaowen said with emotion: "I didn't expect that Guo Rentai really wanted to come back, and he was used to turning his back." ”
Then asked, "So what do you think we should do?" ”
Zheng Shaowen clearly pointed out: "This is not a vegetable market, a place where you can come and go when you want to. ”
**Agreed. He had long expected that Guo Rentai would return, because he had not been able to take away the large army before, and the large army was his bargaining chip. If there were no chips, the Japanese army would not pay attention to him, and he would definitely not be able to pass this hurdle.
Considering Guo Rentai's vacillating attitude, he can't be easily let come back. However, ** believes that Guo Rentai is not unusable, the key is how to use him. After careful consideration, it was decided to let Guo Rentai continue to stay under the Japanese army and provide intelligence for the organization as an informant.
In this way, Guo Rentai can be in the right position to maximize his effectiveness. Kwok Ren-tae accepted the organization's mission and has been actively cooperating with it ever since. However, since he was never taken seriously by the Japanese army and was only a puppet army at the bottom, the information he obtained was of little value to the organization.
In the turbulent year of 1949, Wuhan has been liberated, and the life of the little man Guo Rentai has also undergone earth-shaking changes. He never thought that he would be received by *** and Zheng Shaowen, and he was invited to dinner.
It all stems from his experiences and transformations since childhood. His parents died young, and he was given up to his uncle, taking the surname of his adoptive parents. Under the baptism of the world, he knew that only change could survive, so he chose to join the gang.
However, Guo Rentai is not a villain, he knows how to be grateful. Tao Zhu's life-saving grace was deeply remembered in his heart, so he was willing to follow the Communist Party. However, under the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army, in order to survive, he could only take refuge temporarily.
Under the inspiration of Tao Zhu, he threw himself into the revolution again, but the organization's training made him unbearable, and the old brothers left one after another, and he could only choose to leave again.
At the dinner table, Mr. Guo felt deeply guilty about his actions, especially for his past confrontation with the Communist Party. ** and Zheng Shaowen raised his firearm issue in the hope that he would be able to turn it in.
Guo Rentai immediately agreed, explaining that he kept the guns in order to prevent Chiang's troops from making a comeback, so that he could clean them up. He also said that in order to atone for his crimes, he would also confess his brother, because Li Chunshan returned to his old business and became a bandit.
Based on his information, the People's Liberation Army successfully exterminated Li Chunshan's gang of thugs. Guo Rentai's reversal shows that he still has a conscience in his heart, but because he is not strong-willed, he missed the opportunity to go to the right path.
In dealing with Guo Rentai's issue, the Communist Party fully demonstrated their popular side, which is why Guo Rentai is willing to do things for the organization. In general, the Communist Party has won the trust and respect of the people by convincing people with virtue.