During the War of Liberation, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) crushed countless Kuomintang troops from north to south.
In the process, some Kuomintang generals abandoned their subordinates and ran away first, some Kuomintang generals were directly killed in battle, and more became prisoners of the People's Liberation Army.
There were a large number of Kuomintang generals who were captured, the most well-known of which were ten, and let's find out what the final outcome was after they were captured.
Wang Yaowu
Wang Yaowu is a native of Shandong, born in the third phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and during his study at the Whampoa Military Academy, he had already shown outstanding military ability in the Kuomintang's Eastern Crusade.
Later, with the outbreak of the Northern Expedition and the Central Plains War, he made many military exploits and was promoted to regiment commander in 1930.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Wang Yaowu took office as the commander of the 74th Army, leading this anti-Japanese iron army to fight in the south and the north, and fought all over the country's major battlefields.
Because of his outstanding military achievements, Wang Yaowu was awarded the Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun, and was promoted to commander of the Fourth Front Army in 1945.
At the time of Japan's surrender, Wang Yaowu accepted the surrender of Japanese troops in Changsha and Hengyang as the chief officer of the surrender of the fourth surrender area.
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Wang Yaowu was promoted to the commander of the Second Pacification Zone, and concurrently served as the chairman of Shandong Province and the commander of Shandong Security.
However, no matter how high his military ability was, he was still not an opponent in the face of the PLA, and finally became a prisoner of the PLA in the Battle of Jinan in 1948.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Yaowu was imprisoned in Beijing Gongdelin Prison.
Considering his meritorious service in the Anti-Japanese War, Chairman Mao asked Luo Ruiqing to convey a sentence to him, saying:
"Your merits are merits, your faults are excessive, and our communists will always remember your anti-Japanese contributions, as long as you reform with peace of mind, you will soon return to the people. ”
After listening to Chairman Mao's words, Wang Yaowu corrected his mentality, and since then he has been seriously reformed, and was released as the first batch of amnesty war criminals in 1959.
After being released from prison, Wang Yaowu successively served as the Commissioner of Culture and History of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference until his death due to illness in 1968.
In 1980, he was buried with the ashes of Emperor Puyi in Babaoshan Cemetery.
Liao Yaoxiang
Liao Yaoxiang is a native of Hunan and was born in the 5th phase of the Whampoa Military Academy.
In 1930, he was hand-picked by Chiang Kai-shek to study at the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in France, and after six years of hard study, he returned to China as a major company commander with the first place in the mechanized cavalry major of the military academy.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he accompanied Du Yuming to participate in the Battle of Kunlun Pass and the expedition to Burma, where fierce battles broke out with the Japanese army.
After Du Yuming returned to China, Liao Yaoxiang's unit merged with Sun Liren's 38th Division to form the New First Army, which continued to fight the Japanese in Burma.
In 1944, the Kuomintang airlifted a group of soldiers to Burma to establish the New Sixth Army, and Liao Yaoxiang became the commander of the Sixth Army and led his troops to continue to fight against the Japanese army.
After the war slowed down, Liao Yaoxiang led his troops back to China to fight the Japanese.
After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the New Sixth Army was sent to fight in the northeast.
In 1947, Liao Yaoxiang was promoted to commander of the Ninth Corps.
In 1948, in the Battle of Liaoshen, the Ninth Corps was annihilated by the People's Liberation Army, and Liao Yaoxiang became a prisoner of the People's Liberation Army.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liao Yaoxiang was imprisoned in Gongdelin Prison until he was released by amnesty in 1961.
After being released from prison, Liao Yaoxiang successively served as the commissioner of cultural and historical materials in Beijing and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference until his death in 1968.
In 1980, Liao Yaoxiang's ashes were buried in Babaoshan Cemetery together with Wang Yaowu and Pu Yi.
Du Lian-ming
Du Yuming is a native of Shaanxi and was born in the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy.
In the Kuomintang's Eastern Crusade and Northern Expedition, Du Yuming repeatedly made meritorious contributions, and in 1930, Du Yuming was promoted to regiment commander for his merits.
In 1937, Du Yuming served as the head of the first armored corps of the Kuomintang Army.
In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Du Yuming was promoted to the commander of the Fifth Army all the way with the accumulation of military achievements, and in 1939, he led his troops to fight the Japanese army in Kunlun Pass, Guangxi, and achieved a great victory at Kunlun Pass.
In 1942, Du Yuming led his troops to fight in Burma, and in the early days of Burma, Du Yuming commanded the troops to achieve great successes.
However, due to the constraints of the Americans and Luo Zhuoying, he was never able to use his abilities, and finally he withdrew to China according to Chiang Kai-shek's orders.
After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek transferred the troops of Wang Longyun of Yunnan to Vietnam to surrender, and secretly instructed Du Yuming to relieve Long Yun's military power in Yunnan and control Long Yun.
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Du Yuming was transferred to the Northeast by Chiang Kai-shek and was awarded the post of Commander of the Northeast Security.
In 1948, Du Yuming was promoted to deputy commander of Xuzhou and commander of the Second Corps.
On January 10, 1949, Du Yuming was captured in Anhui.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Du Yuming was imprisoned in Gongdelin Prison, and because of his active cooperation in reform, he was released in 1959 as the first batch of amnesty war criminals.
After being released from prison, Du Yuming successively served as the Commissioner of Culture and History of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
It wasn't until 1981 that he died of kidney failure.
Speaking of Du Yuming, in addition to his status as a general, he has another identity that is most often mentioned, that is, the former father-in-law of the famous scientist Yang Zhenning.
Song Xilian
Song Xilian is a native of Hunan and was born in the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy.
He successively served as the commander of the 71st Army, the commander-in-chief of the 11th Group Army, and the deputy commander of the Central China Suppression, and was awarded the Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun.
In 1949, Song Xilian was captured, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was imprisoned in Gongdelin Prison.
In 1959, Song Xilian was released as the first batch of amnesty war criminals.
After being released from prison, Song Xilian served as the Commissioner of Culture and History of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
In 1980, Song Xilian went to the United States to visit relatives and find his children, and after staying in the United States for a while, he decided to stay in the United States and settle down.
In 1993, Song Xilian died of kidney failure at New York Hospital.
Chen Changjie
Chen Changjie was a native of Fujian and was born in the Jin military system of Yan Xishan.
He made many exploits in the Anti-Japanese War and was given the nickname of "Victorious General".
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Chen Changjie was recommended by Fu Zuoyi, who also came from the Jin military system, as the commander of the Tianjin garrison.
In 1949, Chen Changjie was captured in Tianjin and imprisoned in Gongdelin Prison after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
In 1959, Chen Changjie was pardoned, and after being released from prison, he served as the commissioner of culture and history of the Shanghai CPPCC.
In 1968, due to the turmoil, Chen Changjie committed suicide after killing his wife.
Kangze
Kang Ze is a native of Sichuan, born in the third phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and has been doing propaganda and spy work for a long time after leaving the school.
He personally had no military ability, but after the outbreak of the Liberation War, due to the uprising of a large number of Kuomintang generals, Chiang Kai-shek no longer trusted his subordinates, so he could only promote this spy to the commander of the 15th appeasement zone.
In 1948, Kang Ze was captured during the Battle of Xiangfan.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was imprisoned in Gongdelin Prison, and after being pardoned in 1963, Kang Ze served as the Commissioner of Culture and History of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference until his death from a heart attack in 1967.
Li Xianzhou
Li Xianzhou, a native of Shandong, was born in the first phase of the Huangpu Military Academy, and successively served as the commander of the 92nd Army, the commander-in-chief of the 28th Group Army, and the deputy commander of the Jinan Second Pacification District of the Xuzhou Pacification Office.
In 1947, Li Xianzhou was captured in the Battle of Laiwu and imprisoned in Gongdelin after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
After being pardoned and released from prison in 1960, Li Xianzhou successively served as a member of the Shandong CPPCC and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
In 1998, Li Xianzhou died at the age of 94.
Huang Wei
Huang Wei is a native of Jiangxi and was born in the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy.
He was a direct subordinate of Chen Cheng and successively served as the commander of the 18th Army, the commander of the 54th Army, and the commander of the 12th Corps.
In 1948, Huang Wei was captured and imprisoned in Gongdelin Prison after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and as the last group of war criminals to be amnestied, he was released from prison in 1975.
After being released from prison, Huang Wei served as the Commissioner of Culture and History of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) until his death in 1989.
Zheng Tingji
Zheng Tingjian is a native of Hainan and was born in the 5th phase of the Whampoa Military Academy.
Zheng Tingjian successively served as the commander of the 48th Division and the commander of the 49th Army, and led his troops to kill Japanese Major General Nakamura Masao in the Battle of Kunlun Pass.
In 1948, Zheng Tingjian was taken prisoner, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was imprisoned in Gongdelin Prison, and was released from prison in 1959 by amnesty.
After being released from prison, Zheng Tingjian successively served as the Commissioner of Culture and History of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
In 1996, Zheng Tingjian died at the age of 91.
Fan Hanjie
Fan Hanjie is a native of Guangdong and was born in the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy.
Fan Hanjie successively served as the commander of the 27th Army, the commander-in-chief of the 38th Group Army, the deputy commander of the First Theater, the deputy chief of staff of the Ministry of National Defense, the deputy commander of the Xuzhou Suppression, the deputy commander of the Kuomintang Army, the chairman of Rehe, and the deputy commander of the Northeast Suppression.
In 1948, Fan Hanjie was captured in the Liaoshen Campaign, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was imprisoned in Gongdelin Prison, and was released from prison by amnesty in 1960.
After being released from prison, Fan Hanjie served as the Commissioner of Culture and History of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and in 1976, Fan Hanjie died of illness in Beijing.
Judging from their experience, we can find that the overall outcome of these ten generals is good, except for Li Xianzhou, nine of them have served as the CPPCC commissioner of culture and history.