The reason why Chiang Kai-shek was able to successfully flee to the Taiwan region after his defeat was that these eight generals under him could be said to have made indispensable contributions, and these eight great Kongs were the core members of Chiang Kai-shek's military team, and they followed Chiang Kai-shek all the way through hundreds of battles. Who is the best of them? How did they end up?
The first, He Yingqin
He Yingqin, born on April 2, 1890 in Xingyi, Guizhou, He Yingqin and Chiang Kai-shek's acquaintance dates back to the student era, they both studied at the Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer School, and they are alumni relations.
He was not only a first-class general in the Republic of China Army, but also served as the chief instructor of the Whampoa Military Academy, and his power within the Kuomintang was very large, even if he was regarded as a traitor and pro-Japanese faction because of the signing of the Tanggu Agreement, but it did not affect his power in the slightest.
As the saying goes, where there is power, there will be struggles, as the second in command of the Kuomintang, he and Chiang Kai-shek absolutely can not be called "sincerely treat each other" these four words, although Chiang Kai-shek has great doubts about He Yingqin, but because his use value is quite high, so even if He Yingqin has twice had a different heart, but Chiang Kai-shek still did not attack He Yingqin, his first disagreement was Lian Gui let Chiang Kai-shek go to the field for the first time, and the second time was the Xi'an Incident, ready to fight by force.
He Yingqin has always stood in the rear base camp to make decisions, and has not led many soldiers, so his glorious deeds are not much, the most brilliant moment was in 1945 on behalf of the Kuomintang to accept the surrender of Japan, but the heavens may have made a joke with him, after he experienced the most brilliant moment, he began to gradually go downhill, and his power in the Kuomintang was also divided up by Chiang Kai-shek little by little.
After following Chiang Kai-shek to the Taiwan area, he only held some empty and famous vacant positions until his death due to illness in 1987.
Second, Chen Cheng
Chen Cheng, born on January 4, 1898 in Qingtian, Zhejiang, was a first-class general in the Republic of China Army, calm and calm, but not lacking in courage, and once stood peacefully under enemy bombardment for half an hour.
He was born as an artilleryman, because his brilliant performance in the Eastern Crusade was highly valued by Chiang Kai-shek, and after he married Tan Xiang, the daughter of Song Meiling, and became a cadre of Chiang Kai-shek, he completely became a big red man in front of Chiang Kai-shek, but he was actually not very good at leading troops to fight.
There was another reason why Chiang Kai-shek valued him so much, that is, to use him to suppress He Yingqin, although He Yingqin's use value was very high, but Chiang Kai-shek also knew that he could not keep the danger by his side, and it just so happened that Chen Cheng was loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, so under the cooperation of the two of them, He Yingqin's power was gradually divided into his own subordinates by Chen Cheng.
However, Chiang Kai-shek was able to retreat to the Taiwan region after defeat in the war, which was the result of his years of painstaking management, so after arriving in the Taiwan region, Chen Cheng monopolized the power and scenery unlimited, and has been active in the political arena of the Taiwan region, and finally died of liver cancer in 1965.
The third, Gu Zhutong
Gu Zhutong, born on January 9, 1983 in Lianshui, Jiangsu Province, is a first-class general in the Republic of China Army, he is very cautious, but he does not lack talent, but because of Chiang Kai-shek's suspicious illness, he has not been trusted by Chiang Kai-shek.
After the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek was detained by Zhang Xueliang, who did his best to protect Chiang Kai-shek; after the Xi'an Incident, Gu Zhutong was ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to disintegrate Zhang Yang's troops, and completed this task very beautifully, and later performed very well in the War of Resistance Against Japan, and was finally appreciated and reused by Chiang Kai-shek.
After Japan's surrender, Gu Zhutong also participated in the surrender ceremony of the Japanese army as a representative, but in the civil war, because there were underground party members under our side, the battle plan failed one after another.
After that, he went to the Taiwan region with Chiang Kai-shek and served as the minister of national defense in the Taiwan region, still a powerful subordinate of Chiang Kai-shek, and died of a stroke in 1987.
Fourth, Jiang Dingwen
Jiang Dingwen, born on January 15, 1895 in Zhuji, Zhejiang, served as an aide-de-camp in the office of Grand Marshal Sun Yat-sen and later became a senior general of the Kuomintang, he was not only one of Chiang Kai-shek's "Five Tiger Generals", but also one of He Yingqin's "Four Great Kongs", and participated in the Jiang-Gui War and the Central Plains War.
However, the most brilliant deed of his life was the Xi'an Incident, he participated in this incident that shocked China and foreign countries throughout the process, and he has been running between Xi'an and Nanjing for the safety of Chiang Kai-shek, and is loyal to Chiang Kai-shek.
However, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, he abused his power to make a fortune, so he gained a huge fortune and was called a "corrupt general".
Later, in the Battle of Yuxianggui of the Japanese Army, he led more than three or four times the strength of the enemy, but was defeated by the Japanese army in one fell swoop, and lost the thousand-mile city pool, thus resigning, leaving the military and political circles, and later turning to business, perhaps he was quite talented in business, and various companies operated with sound and color.
He later went to Taipei and held a vacant position in the Kuomintang until his death on January 2, 1974.
Fifth, Chen inherited
Chen, born on June 11, 1893 in Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, was the most ordinary of the Eight Great Kongs under Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek did not use him seriously, although he also participated in many famous events, but he was assigned some innocuous tasks.
So why did he become one of the Eight King Kongs? The reason is that although he is not brilliant in politics, he is loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, and if he is ranked according to the degree of sincerity, he is definitely the first one.
And his fame is not weak at all, he once served as the chief education officer of the Whampoa Military Academy, or the one who served the longest time, and the students he educated made great contributions in the War of Resistance, which made him successfully establish himself in the Eight Great Kongs.
Later, he went to the Taiwan area with Chiang Kai-shek, and died of illness on December 10, 1971, and Chiang Kai-shek personally inscribed a tombstone for him.
Sixth place, Liu Zhi
Liu Zhi, born on June 30, 1892 in Ji'an, Jiangxi, his early military talent was also very prominent, and he also made many achievements on the battlefield, known as "Buddha General", and was also highly used by Chiang Kai-shek, second only to He Yingqin.
He has participated in many major wars, and is also a capable person, but after the outbreak of the War of Resistance, he somehow did not have the previous momentum, suffered defeats in many battles, he also became the most collapsed of the eight king kongs, and because of the breakthrough of the Central Plains during the civil war, he made a serious error of judgment and was also called "General Pig".
Perhaps knowing that he was now incompetent, he never intervened in the command of the troops in the subsequent battles, but because of the defeat of many battles, he was still reduced to a scapegoat.
After Chiang Kai-shek went to the Taiwan region, he could only fall into Indonesia, and finally was able to return to the Taiwan region, Chiang Kai-shek also remembered their old feelings, gave him a false position without real power, which was a comfort, and finally died of illness on January 15, 1971.
Seventh place, Qian Dajun
Qian Dajun, born in June 1893 in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, was a talent who could not only command the overall situation, but also lead troops to fight, and was once transferred by Chiang Kai-shek to his side as a guard chief.
However, there were no particularly outstanding achievements in his military career, although he participated in many battles, but he was not very famous, the only thing he was impressed with was his love of money, and he was nicknamed "big money".
After that, he followed Chiang Kai-shek to the Taiwan area, held some false positions, and died of liver cancer in the "General Hospital of the Three Armed Services" on July 21, 1982.
Eighth place, Zhang Zhizhong
Zhang Zhizhong, born on October 27, 1890 in Chao County, Anhui Province, was a famous patriot known as the "General of Peace".
He has always adhered to the legacy of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, has very friendly relations with our Party, and is the only one who has not fought with our Party, but somehow Chiang Kai-shek has great trust in him and often asks for his opinions and suggestions, but he does not fight for power and profit, is not proud and complacent about meritorious service, and does not care about military power.
He was very opposed to the civil war, during which he also rescued a number of captured members of our Party and facilitated two Kuomintang-Communist talks.
Later, when Chiang Kai-shek went to the Taiwan area, he did not follow but chose to stay on the mainland, joined our party, and later served in china as vice chairman of the National People's Congress, vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and vice chairman of the Central Committee, and made great contributions to the cause of peace in our country, and later died in Beijing on April 6, 1969.
Among the eight generals, Zhang Zhizhong's life is undoubtedly the most complete, and who among them do you think is the most powerful?