"The tomb of Fenghua is still there, the flowers and plants of Xikou are unharmed, and Mr. Jiang is welcome to return to his hometown to see. Seeing the letter to himself, especially this sentence in the letter, Chiang Kai-shek, who lived in Taiwan, was deeply touched in his heart.
Even if there is no letter persuading him to go to the mainland, Chiang Kai-shek hopes to return to the mainland in his lifetime. Every festive season, as he gets older, the more Chiang Kai-shek misses his hometown, and he has the idea of returning to his roots.
Seeing this earnest letter, Chiang Kai-shek was also willing to return to the mainland, but before that, he made six demands. After understanding Lao Jiang's request, ** agreed.
Whoever dares to engage in **, that is the sinner of the Chinese nation, I will definitely get his head off
When Chiang Kai-shek was defeated and retreated to Taiwan, he still had the idea of ** mainland, Taiwan was only his temporary habitat, and he hoped to find a suitable opportunity to start over.
It's just that as time went by, Chiang Kai-shek gradually realized that this was an impossible wish, and in the days he lived in Taiwan, his only thought was to return to his hometown.
After the defeat and retreat to Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek still had the support of the United States, hoping that he could make a comeback. When he first retreated to Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek was very willing to support the United States.
The reason why he chose to retreat to Taiwan is also because the mainland's naval structure is weak, and it is not easy to rely on force to attack Taiwan.
Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek could not realize the dream of becoming a mainland, the United States wanted Chiang Kai-shek to cut off Taiwan from the mainland, that is, to engage in **, so that Taiwan would become a vassal of the United States.
Chiang Kai-shek resolutely disagreed, and he insisted on one China, which he never wavered, even if he hoped to continue to receive the support of the United States, but he would never compromise on this point.
Chiang Kai-shek believed that once Taiwan was separated from the mainland, he would become a sinner in history, and Chiang Kai-shek would resolutely crack down on the "** forces" that appeared in Taiwan. Therefore, during Chiang Kai-shek's stay in Taiwan, the "* forces" did not dare to take the lead, let alone do anything.
He publicly announced the "Letter to Taiwan Compatriots," declaring that the Taiwan issue was China's internal struggle, and warned foreign forces not to interfere, otherwise the mainland would be absolutely unambiguous.
At the same time, he also vaguely told Chiang Kai-shek that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party actually had a chance to cooperate, and that they must not believe in the deception of the United States. After the "shelling of Kinmen" incident, the KMT and the CPC almost entered into "peace talks," but they were only stirred up by the United States.
The "last **" returned to the mainland
In addition to Chiang Kai-shek, in fact, many Kuomintang generals who went to Taiwan with him also had a lot of thoughts about the mainland, and some of them also hoped to return to their homeland in their lifetimes, but they were also hesitant and did not dare to make decisions easily.
When Chiang Kai-shek had some doubts in his heart, Li Zongren's return to the mainland from the United States made his mind of returning to the mainland alive again.
As far as Chiang Kai-shek was concerned, he really did not expect that Li Zongren would always have ties with Beijing, let alone that he would have the courage to return to the mainland, and Chiang Kai-shek was shocked.
In particular, when he heard that Li Zongren had just gotten off the plane, he was warmly welcomed, and he highly affirmed his contributions to the country in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
Seeing that Li Zongren was able to get such treatment and realize his long-cherished wish to return to his hometown, coupled with the letter from *** to him, after thinking about it again and again, he put forward six requirements, if *** agreed, he was willing to consider returning to the mainland.
Lao Jiang's six requirements
The first requirement was that he hoped that when he returned to the mainland, he would remain the chairman of the Kuomintang, which Chiang Kai-shek particularly insisted on. In this regard, ** expressed acceptance, and used Lushan as a place for Chiang Kai-shek to retire and work after returning to the mainland.
The second request is on Taiwan's finances. After Taiwan returned to the embrace of the motherland, he promised not to accept any assistance from the United States, but when Taiwan had financial difficulties, the mainland side must provide subsidies according to the amount of US support.
You must know that at that time, not long after the founding of New China, the country was not so rich, and if you follow the amount of funds that the United States once supported Taiwan, then there is still a certain degree of difficulty. It's just that for the sake of the reunification of the motherland, we are still willing to accept this condition, not to mention that the Taiwan issue is originally our own business, and of course we have an unshirkable responsibility.
The third requirement is that even if the Kuomintang officers who follow him back to the mainland, their treatment should be the same as when they were in Taiwan, and they can only be raised, not lowered.
The fourth requirement is to let Chiang Ching-kuo continue to serve as the governor of Taiwan Province, which is equivalent to leaving a "back road" for himself, but the Chiang family has been operating in Taiwan Province for decades and is very familiar with it, so it is understandable to let Chiang Ching-kuo continue to manage.
Whether it is the development of Taiwan Province or the stability of the situation in Taiwan, this is beneficial, of course, it is in favor of it, and it also gives great support.
The fifth requirement is that Taiwan's naval and land command can be handed over to Beijing, but the army needs to be divided into four divisions, three of which need to remain stationed in Taiwan, and one division to be stationed in Kinmen and Xiamen. This is a very reasonable demand, that is, to completely treat Taiwan as a province of China, which is what everyone wants to see.
The sixth requirement is that there needs to be a buffer zone between the mainland and Taiwan, merging Xiamen and Kinmen, and giving the people on both sides of the strait a time to adapt to each other.
Conclusion:
For these six demands of Chiang Kai-shek, only minor modifications were made, ** all agreed, and then it was hoped that Chiang would fulfill his promise and be able to return to the mainland.
It's just that he still has some doubts, and he didn't immediately implement this plan to return to the mainland, and when he had the will, it happened to be a special period, and he didn't want to come back at that time, and this delay was ten years.
In 1975, when Chiang Kai-shek wanted to solve the Taiwan issue again, he wanted to invite *** to visit Taiwan, but at that time, the chairman's health was not good, so he entrusted the relevant matters of the visit to Taiwan to Deng Gong.
Before Deng Gong's visit to Taiwan was completed, the news of Chiang Kai-shek's death came from Taiwan, which put *** in an embarrassing situation again.
To this day, the Taiwan issue has not been resolved, and some people think that if Chiang Kai-shek had not died, perhaps the Taiwan issue could really be resolved, but unfortunately it has become a regret in the end. However, we firmly believe that it is only a matter of time before Taiwan will eventually return to the embrace of the motherland.
References:**Did you promise Chiang Kai-shek to return to the mainland and stay in Lushan?" Liu Zhe.
Li Zongren wakes up like a dream, and the leaves fall back to the roots" Zhang Jiakang.