In the year, Zhang Zhizhong had a secret meeting with Chiang Ching-kuo, and received a notice at half past two in the morning: Withdraw quickly!
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In 1950, Zhang Zhizhong, who had a busy day, was about to rest, but suddenly encountered something unexpected. At two o'clock in the morning, it was silent outside, only the stars twinkling.
Zhang Zhizhong was about to turn off the light and sleep, but at this time, the ** in the house suddenly sounded. The person who called ** was none other than ***
Zhang Zhizhong, the "messenger of peace" at the negotiating table, faced a life-and-death crisis before the founding of New China. According to ***'s instructions, Zhang Zhizhong's position has been exposed and must be evacuated quickly.
At this time, his family was still in the house where he was, and the situation was very tense. After receiving the **, Zhang Zhizhong was nervous to the throat, lest he was afraid that if he was one step too late, the whole family would be in danger.
Therefore, he immediately woke up his family, and everyone quickly evacuated to safety. So, what is it that makes Zhang Zhizhong so dangerous? It all started with what he always insisted on.
On the question of how the Kuomintang and the Communist Party should live in peace, Zhang Zhizhong has always stood firmly on the side of the Communist Party and actively promoted a feasible peace plan. However, the Kuomintang led by Chiang Kai-shek had a repetitive attitude, and was untrustworthy and insincere.
This makes Zhang Zhizhong's situation at the negotiating table very dangerous, and even faces a threat to his life.
On January 20, 1924, the First National Congress of the Chinese Kuomintang was held in Guangdong, which began the possibility of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. However, in 1927, Chiang Kai-shek staged the "April 12" coup d'état, which completely broke with the Communist Party, and the first phase of the Kuomintang-Communist cooperation was forced to end.
On December 12, 1936, the Kuomintang troops Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng could no longer tolerate Chiang Kai-shek's policy of "fighting outside the country must first secure the interior", and launched the "Xi'an Incident", trying to persuade Chiang Kai-shek to abandon this policy and jointly resist foreign enemies.
After the peaceful settlement of the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek had to compromise under pressure from all sides and start a second cooperation with the Chinese Communist Party. However, after Japan's surrender, the celebratory atmosphere of the Chinese people did not last long, and a civil war broke out between the two parties.
In order to seize the fruits of victory, Chiang Kai-shek took the initiative to invite *** to Chongqing for negotiations on August 25, 1945. His plan was that if *** didn't accept the invitation, he could shift the blame to ***
The result of the negotiations in Chongqing was unexpected, and Chiang Kai-shek not only accepted the invitation of *** to participate in the negotiations, but also attended the meeting in person. Although he was reluctant to do so, in order to complete the task, he sent Zhang Zhizhong, an important member of the Kuomintang, to meet with the important leaders of the Communist Party
After several days of intense negotiations, the two parties finally reached a preliminary consensus and signed the Double Tenth Agreement. However, this agreement did not last long, and Chiang Kai-shek unilaterally tore up the agreement and chose the path of arbitrariness, which made many people, including Zhang Zhizhong, feel very disappointed and helpless.
Zhang Zhizhong entered the Whampoa Military Academy in his early years and was deeply appreciated by Chiang Kai-shek, who threw himself into the revolution, but did not expect that Chiang Kai-shek's policy would disappoint him repeatedly. He knows very well that unity and joint defense against foreign enemies is the way out for the country.
However, Chiang Kai-shek, in order to consolidate his position, went so far as to kill his compatriots, an act that Zhang Zhizhong could not accept. At the beginning of the civil war, in order to avoid conflict with the Communists, he chose to change his position and take on the responsibility of teaching.
Although he was far away from the battlefield, he always cared about the situation and did what he could to help the Communist Party. As time went on, the strength of the Kuomintang weakened day by day, and even if Chiang Kai-shek ordered artillery fire against the Communist Party, it would only be an empty illusion in the end.
At the beginning of 1949, the situation was unfavorable, and Chiang Kai-shek was forced to abdicate, pushing Li Zongren to the fore. Although Li Zongren sat in a high position, the actual power was not transferred, and he was just a puppet controlled by others.
In February 1949, the Kuomintang was out of breath and offered peace talks with the Communists. The Communist Party has always maintained an open attitude, and since the Kuomintang proposed, they are willing to suspend the war and work together for a better future.
The Kuomintang sent a negotiating team headed by Zhang Zhizhong to Peiping for negotiations. Zhang Zhizhong was very excited when he saw *** again. Although they belong to different camps, he can still feel the sincerity of the Communist Party, and he knows very well that Zhang Zhizhong has always hoped to achieve peaceful coexistence between the two parties and stop the infighting.
After a greeting, Zhang Zhizhong and *** immediately started tense negotiations. Representatives of both sides had intense discussions on core issues. After a long period of negotiations, on April 20, 1949, after several revisions, the Internal Peace Agreement was finally reached.
However, the Kuomintang refused to sign in Nanjing, which made Zhang Zhizhong break out in a cold sweat. He had previously gone to Xikou to ask Chiang Kai-shek about his attitude, and Chiang Kai-shek's answer made him feel deeply reassured.
However, Zhang Zhizhong eventually found out that he was wrong, and he believed Chiang Kai-shek's words. When Chiang Kai-shek saw the contents of the "Domestic Peace Agreement", he exclaimed: "Wen Bai is incompetent! ”
Original text: Zhang Zhizhong and Chiang Kai-shek Since the Kuomintang was unwilling to sign, the Communist Party did not need to say much, and thousands of troops worked day and night to end the follow-up. No one can stand in the way of the great cause of the peaceful reunification of the motherland.
Zhang Zhizhong and several Kuomintang delegates who were negotiating in Peiping were also persuaded to stay, after all, they were already quite embarrassed at that time whether they left or not, and they might not even be able to save their lives when they returned.
In 1950, most of New China had been basically liberated, but some problems were still being completed, including the remnants of the Kuomintang led by Chiang Kai-shek who fled to Taiwan.
After careful consideration, the leaders of the Communist Party of China entrusted the heavy responsibility to Zhang Zhizhong for the following reasons:
Although Zhang Zhizhong had broken away from the Kuomintang, he still exchanged letters with Chiang Ching-kuo and other Kuomintang dignitaries, and he had an advantage in this negotiation. He is known as a "peace general" and has rich experience in negotiations, and he is full of confidence in him.
Although he was a member of the Kuomintang, he got acquainted during his time at the Whampoa Military Academy and had a deep identification with the Communist Party. He has used his power to help the Communist Party many times, and when he went to Chongqing to negotiate, he escorted him throughout the process.
And his daughter is stranded in Hong Kong at this time, which can just use this to cover his whereabouts. To sum up, Zhang Zhizhong is undoubtedly the best candidate for this negotiation.
Zhang Zhizhong was appointed by ** to take his wife and children on a journey of peace talks, and the negotiation location was arranged extremely secret. After they disembarked in Panyu, Guangdong, they took another boat to a small island.
The two-story building on the island is where they negotiate and live. The time for negotiations was approaching, but Chiang Ching-kuo's vehicles never entered the island. Zhang Zhizhong secretly guessed that there might be a change in the plan and the meeting time was postponed.
Although he did not see Chiang Ching-kuo, he did not leave, but chose to continue to wait, just taking the opportunity to spend more time with his family.
Chiang Ching-kuo's eyes moved in an instant, and two days passed, but Chiang Ching-kuo still did not respond, which was a little incomprehensible. Zhang Zhizhong didn't know how long he could wait on the island.
At two o'clock in the morning, Zhang Zhizhong finished handling his official business, felt a little tired, and was about to turn off the light in the study, when the ** in the room rang out inappropriately. When Zhang Zhizhong ran out of the house with his family and hid in a safe place, a plane instantly appeared in the sky, and under the bombardment of several bombs, the house where Zhang Zhizhong once lived had been engulfed in flames, as if to erase its traces.
Zhang Zhizhong was very fortunate that **called** to save his family, but he was also very disappointed. Chiang Kai-shek knew that the general trend was gone, but he still wanted to survive, and even attacked Zhang Zhizhong, who had followed him for many years, without even leaving a trace of affection.
Zhang Zhizhong recalled the past with Chiang Kai-shek as if it were just yesterday. "Wenbai understands me" is Chiang Kai-shek's reverse scale, and only Zhang Zhizhong dares to touch it.
Sometimes, some soldiers accidentally collided with Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek would punish him severely. But this situation was often due to Chiang Kai-shek's anger and unabashed orders.
However, Zhang Zhizhong changed Chiang Kai-shek's decision on his own and treated these people lightly, which not only stabilized the morale of the army, but also saved Chiang Kai-shek's image. Therefore, even if Chiang Kai-shek later learned about Zhang Zhizhong's behavior, he did not punish him, but appreciated him even more.
Even Soong Meiling sometimes went to Zhang Zhi to help persuade Chiang Kai-shek to change his mind. Chiang Kai-shek clearly knew that "Wen Bai was a trustworthy person".
Although Zhang Zhizhong had always had a preference for the Communists, he had always tried to persuade Chiang Kai-shek to change his views on the Communists. In the Kuomintang, there were very few people who dared to question Chiang Kai-shek, but Zhang Zhizhong was certainly among them.
Zhang Zhizhong was Chiang Kai-shek's right-hand man, but when he chose to side with the Communists, their relationship changed. Although Zhang Zhizhong was retained in Beiping, he still insisted on his choice and issued a statement to formally defect to the Communist Party.
This decision made Chiang Kai-shek feel betrayed, even though they had once formed a deep friendship. However, the past has become a thing of the past, leaving only Zhang Zhizhong to stop in his memories.
Although the Kuomintang has been unable to cooperate, resulting in repeated abortions of the negotiation plan, Zhang Zhizhong has always adhered to the belief in peace, took the settlement of the Taiwan issue as his own responsibility, and tried again and again.
Although he did not achieve his goal, his heart was full of regrets. In June 1950, he wrote a letter to Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in Taiwan, hoping to persuade him to abandon the idea of using the United States to carry out the mainland.
Later, in 1954, he wrote "Telling the People Who Fled to Taiwan" with emotion and reason, and broadcast it. This article strongly depicts the new look of the country and the people after the founding of New China, and sincerely appeals to friends in Taiwan to abandon darkness and turn to the light, and they will certainly see the hope of bright flowers.
Even the British magazine The Economist spoke highly of the broadcast, finding it extremely convincing.
In October 1958, Zhang Zhizhong published a short article calling on Taiwan compatriots entitled "Taiwan Should Take the Initiative to Abandon US Imperialism," in which he affectionately expressed his thoughts for Taiwan compatriots and his hope that they would return home as soon as possible.
In order to show sincerity, in 1959, New China granted amnesty to a group of Kuomintang war criminals, and hoped that Taiwan compatriots would be able to see this move, as well as their future.
However, in August 1961, the United States invited Chen Cheng to the United States as a guest, which was noticed by ***, and entrusted Zhang Zhizhong to write a letter to Chen Cheng to guard against the United States to sow discord.
After many efforts by the Chinese Communist Party, Chiang Kai-shek finally took action and sent Song Yishan back to the mainland to visit his brother Song Xilian, who was a war criminal, and used this to find out the situation on the mainland.
When Zhang Zhizhong heard that Song Yishan was coming, his heart was full of expectations. Song Yishan used to be his subordinate in the army, and the reunion between the two after a long absence made him happy. Zhang Zhizhong warmly received Song Yishan and gave him the opportunity to see the thriving face of the motherland with his own eyes, and Song Yishan was deeply shocked by this.
However, when Song Yishan wrote a report praising the motherland with great excitement, he received a cold reply from Chiang Kai-shek, and threw out a sentence that made him unacceptable: "Then there is no need to return to Taiwan." ”
This made Chiang Kai-shek deeply frustrated and irritated, and he closed his friendship with Song Yishan. On April 6, 1969, Zhang Zhizhong died of illness at the age of 79.
Even before he died, he was still concerned about the issue of Taiwan's liberation, which he regarded as a regret in his life.
Statue of Zhang Zhizhong Zhang Zhizhong is an outstanding figure dedicated to the peaceful liberation of Xinjiang and the Taiwan issue. On the issue of liberating Xinjiang, he sent many telegrams to Tao Zhiyue, and participated in instigating the uprising of the Kuomintang army in the northwest, and finally realized the peaceful liberation of Xinjiang.
However, in spite of his great efforts, he was ultimately unable to achieve a peaceful settlement on the Taiwan issue, and could only watch with regret as the issue remained unresolved for the rest of his life.
Perhaps, a person's stubbornness and greed cannot be changed by others, but the trend of the people's will cannot be stopped, and it represents the inevitable trend of historical development.