In January 1949, General Fu Zuoyi, after careful consideration and under the pressure brought about by the internal and external situation, finally decided to launch the Beiping Uprising. 250,000 Kuomintang troops were reorganized, and the ancient capital was peacefully liberated. StillIn the northwest of Beiping, Fu Zuoyi still had a haunting descendant army, which was almost unscathed at this time, with more than 60,000 people.
In Suiyuan, where he started, news was closed and rumors were spreading, and it was even rumored that Fu Zuoyi had been secretly detained by our side. It is difficult for the ** officers and soldiers in the Suiyuan area to determine the true situation of the commander Fu Zuoyi, and Lao Jiang, Yan Xishan and others also obstructed and created a lot of obstacles. It is almost impossible for Suiyuan to launch an uprising simultaneously with Beiping. It is precisely because of this consideration that Fu Zuoyi did not mention the situation in Suiyuan during the Beiping Uprising, nor did he give clear instructions to Dong Qiwu, Sun Lanfeng and other subordinates.
Dong Qiwu is a member of Fu Zuoyi's army and a major general. He may be a fierce general, but he has a brain. Dong Qiwu's diary records: As early as May 1947, after the failure of the Menglianggu Battle and the collapse of the number one ace 74th Division, Dong Qiwu learned of Zhang Lingfu's death and had a premonition that it was difficult to win the real battle, and he was pessimistic about the situation of the Kuomintang maintaining the civil war. It can be seen that Dong Qiwu's thinking and prediction ability is very strong, and he is not a martial artist. When Fu Jiajun attacked Zhangjiakou in 1946, Dong Qiwu had made great contributions, but on the other hand, he was also the enemy of our army. At that time, Dong Qiwu's heart was also inflated, and after entering Zhangjiakou City, he made some harsh remarks.
So at the beginning of 49, his boss Fu Zuoyi rebelled, and he was burdened with a heavy psychological baggage, fearing that he would be liquidated. Moreover, Suiyuan has tens of thousands of troops plus ** personnel, and if they want to follow Fu Zuoyi's uprising, their situation may be more complicated and difficult to control than that of Beiping. Suiyuan is not Dong Qiwu alone, there is also Sun Lanfeng, a tiger general in the army, who was a diehard at that time, and he was resolutely unwilling to revolt and surrender, Dong Qiwu has a headache for him.
In February 1949, Fu Zuoyi met *** in Xibaipo, explaining his worries. He feared that if Suiyuan could not revolt peacefully, the PLA might use strong force, resulting in injuries to the soldiers and civilians of Suiyuan. Fu Zuoyi was indeed extremely uncomfortable in his heart, after all, it was his real starting place, which helped him become the "King of North China" step by step. After hearing this, he lit a cigarette and said to Fu Zuoyi with a smile: Suiyuan doesn't fight! Suiyuan has a way of Suiyuan.
Fu Zuoyi's eyes lit up: Chairman, what is the Suiyuan method? **Unhurriedly said:Draw an armistice line, the PLA can't go through. Let Dong Qiwu slowly adjust, when the conditions of all parties are ripe, when to revolt again. You tell him not to worry, the economic ** on both sides can also communicate to ensure the normal life and social order of local residents. Fu Zuoyi was almost moved to tears after hearing this, and followed ***, it was indeed right!
Dong Qiwu quickly communicated with Fu Zuoyi, and after learning about the Suiyuan method proposed by the chairman, he was also overjoyed and sincerely admired ***. Later, ** also sent 200,000 silver dollars to Dong Qiwu for him to use to stabilize the local situation, which can be said to be a charcoal in the snow. After more than half a year of combing, Dong Qiwu carried out patient work, persuaded the troops, and popularized the policy, and finally reached an agreement between the military and political circles in Suiyuan, and declared an uprising on September 19, and more than 65,000 officers and soldiers abandoned the darkness and turned to the light. General Dong Qiwu has made great contributions, which not only reflects his loyalty to his old boss, but also shows a profound attitude of righteousness and excellent work ability. Dong Qiwu led the military and civilians of Suiyuan to the embrace of the new society and the new society.
A year after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea broke out. The Suiyuan uprising troops under Dong Qiwu had been reorganized and reorganized into the 23rd Corps of the People's Liberation Army at this time, with more than 50,000 people under the jurisdiction of the 36th Army and the 37th Army, and their combat effectiveness was greatly improved compared with before the uprising. He was one of the first senior generals of the People's Liberation Army to sign up for the war, and won the approval of the chairman, and soon led the 23rd Corps into North Korea, which was one of the six main corps of the Volunteer Army at that time. Dong Qiwu's glorious experience was extremely rare among the generals of the uprising. The success of the Suiyuan Uprising and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea were Dong Qiwu's two major achievements, and in 1955, the Military Commission decided to award Dong Qiwu the rank of founding general.
When Dong Qiwu learned the news, he felt deeply ashamed, and he wrote a personal letter to ***, which said:When I was "over there", I was only a mere lieutenant general, how could a person who was guilty in the civil war become a general now? There is really no such qualification! Please lower my rank. But the chairman resolutely disagreed, and also took Yang Chengwu, who has dealt with Dong Qiwu for many years, as an example: a communist like him can be awarded a general or not; But you are an uprising general who has contributed to the nation and the country, and you must be awarded the rank of general!
When Dong Qiwu saw the chairman's reply, he was moved to tears. In fact, from the Suiyuan Uprising to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and then to the construction process of New China, General Dong Qiwu has truly completed the dual transformation of thinking and role, and truly demands himself with the strict standards of a Communist Party member, just like General Yang Chengwu mentioned by ***. In 1980, Dong Qiwu, who was already 81 years old, finally realized the glorious ideal of joining the Communist Party of China.