After eating the dishes made by Song Meiling, Wang Yaowu urgently transferred his wife and children and warned him: Don't go to Taipei. During the Anti-Japanese War, the smoke of gunpowder was filled with guns, and the sound of guns and cannons was shocking. The soldiers are invincible. One of the generals was named Wang Yaowu, known as "the last brave general of the Kuomintang". He has made great achievements in the past and has fought fiercely with the People's Liberation Army for several years. However, as fate would have it, he unexpectedly defected to the PLA camp at a desperate time. What happened to this former rival to make such a decision?
In 1948, Jinan was already an isolated city. Wang Yaowu led more than 100,000 defenders to fight alone, secretly worried that Jinan was by no means a long-term solution. He made up his mind and traveled thousands of miles to Nanjing, hoping that Chiang Kai-shek would approve the evacuation of Jinan.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek set up a sumptuous family banquet, and Song Meiling cooked it herself. Wang Yaowu is interested, and the Jiang family just wants to tie him up with morality. Sure enough, when he proposed to abandon Jinan, Jiang split his head and covered his face with rage. Chiang was worried that after the fall of Jinan, the defense line in East China and North China would completely collapse, and he did not want to lose American support in a small way. He sincerely promised Wang Yaowu that he would be the pro-governor for reinforcements at that time. Wang Yaowu reluctantly accepted it.
However, Chiang Kai-shek's promises were nothing more than a flash in the pan. The Battle of Jinan was on the verge of breaking out, and there was no news of reinforcements. Wang Yaowu was in a desperate situation, so he had to take precautions, quietly transferred his family to Hong Kong, and strictly instructed him not to go to Taipei. For the Jiang family, he already hated it to the core. In fact, he had already seen through the dark side of Chiang Kai-shek - after the defeat, Wang Yaowu's family members were persecuted and neglected, and even food and clothing were a problem.
Seeing that the overall situation had gone, Wang Yaowu intended to show goodwill to the PLA. At the end of the war, he released underground party members, maintained public facilities, and secretly sent friendship mail. However, this general, who had fought with the People's Liberation Army, was finally discovered and captured alive. It's just that the People's Liberation Army was unexpectedly lenient, and this warm heart finally made Wang Yaowu reform himself. During the Huaihai Campaign, he also wrote a letter of persuasion to surrender, and persuaded the national army to abandon its weapons. Chiang Kai-shek, who heard the news, was carried away by anger and wanted to kill this "traitor" with his own hands.
Wang Yaowu's family arrived in Hong Kong as he expected, and he was appeased for a long time. And he himself was uncharacteristically treated well. This deep revolutionary love broke through the last layer of defense in his heart.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) not only did not hold him accountable as a war criminal, but took good care of his daily life. They showed generosity and humanity towards this former foe. Perhaps it comes from the broad spirit of Marxism, or perhaps it is the compassion for this prisoner. In any case, such a degree shocked Wang Yaowu.
Revolutionary enthusiasm was like a clear stream infiltrating his heart. In the midst of the defeat, he couldn't help but think about it: Is it the Jiang family's small weapon, confined to selfish interests and private thoughts? Or is the Communist Party humble and puts the interests of the country and the nation first? One is tolerant and generous, the other is power-hungry and harsh. Wang Yaowu took the right seat and gradually defected to the People's Liberation Army.
Thinking about it carefully, Chiang Kai-shek did not care about his subordinates at all. After the defeat, the families of the former meritorious soldiers were ruined, their wives were separated, and the house was full of messes. When he was dying, Jiang actually looked directly at the bereaved families of Tang Enbo, Hu Zongnan and others. Wang Yaowu had already witnessed these dark and miserable scenes, no wonder he deliberately alienated himself from the Jiang family's camp.
With the influence of the People's Liberation Army, Wang Yaowu has gradually entered the Buddha of "chasing heroes". During the Huaihai Campaign, he wrote a letter of persuasion to surrender with great righteousness and awe-inspiring, calling on the national army to join the revolutionary camp. Looking at this tear-jerking letter, Chiang Kai-shek's face was completely uncontrollable. He roared angrily: "That damned Wang Yaowu dares to betray me!" Then he drove out the remaining brave warriors.
What is puzzling is that knowing that there is only a dead end after abandoning the dark and turning to the light, why is Wang Yaowu still desperate? Among them, in addition to the lofty ideal of "living water for the source", there is also a bit of anger. After all, at that time, Wang Yaowu was disheartened and lost the last trace of hope for Chiang Kai-shek.
Wang Yaowu's surrender marked the end of the era of a generation of "warlords". The Shunzhi Celestial Dynasty fell, and they were also destined to be left behind in the long river of history. Unlike his predecessors, who only saw a corner and insisted on it for a while, Wang Yaowu finally chose to set aside the clouds and view the sun, and suddenly became enlightened. This reflects a unique pioneering spirit and fearlessness. The so-called "Shibei three days to find a return" is from this class.
People are not born to know, Wang Yaowu's return journey is winding and bumpy, but it is still admirable. He turned hostility into jade silk, which is commendable. On the other hand, the Jiang family has been reduced to a contemptible and hateful deed-the desire for profit, swallowing and encroaching on one. In the end, he was reduced to an abandoned son, and at the same time, he also threw away the last remaining feelings of family and country. And Wang Yaowu walked out of a Yangguan Avenue on the arduous road of the bloody revolution. #头条首发大赛#