In 1949, Chairman Mao invited Chen Mingren, a former Kuomintang general, to a banquet, and when Chen Mingren expressed the intention of reorganizing his troops into the Chinese People's Liberation Army units, Chairman Mao promised him: "From today onwards, as long as there is a bite of food for the People's Liberation Army, it will never treat you badly."
Chen Mingren
Chairman Mao's remarks to Chen Mingren greatly touched him, and thinking about the battles he had fought with the Communists before, Chen Mingren was very remorseful: "I really lost my head in the war, and I have only reacted until now, and I have fought so many years for the Kuomintang."
Chen Mingren was a lieutenant general in chiang kai-shek's Chiang Kai-shek's party in the Central Army, and in 1948, Chen Mingren broke away from the Kuomintang, and after he voluntarily surrendered, Chairman Mao asked him what the conditions were, and Chen Mingren said that he did not ask for any surrender.
Chairman Mao could not help but say: "Other people have conditions for uprisings, and we can handle them easily if they have conditions; you do not talk about conditions, but they make it difficult for us to handle them."
Why did Chairman Mao say this? Wouldn't it be nice if the enemy didn't ask for it?
That time, Chairman Mao specially invited Cheng Qian and Chen Mingren to come out of the Guanlan Temple of Heaven, and this time cheng qian, Liu Bocheng, Su Yu, Chen Yi and others were also accompanied.
During this visit, Chairman Mao extended an invitation to Chen Mingren to go to the First Consultative Conference of the Chinese People, but Chen Mingren politely refused. When he saw Chairman Mao now, he felt sorry for the party and the people, and when he saw so many Communist generals who had confronted him on the battlefield, he was not allowed to bury his head in the soil.
However, Chairman Mao said: "Our current New Deal Consultative Conference is scheduled for the 21st, and when the time comes, people from all walks of life will come, no matter what party they were before, as long as they are not our enemies, we will welcome them. ”
After this visit, they left a group photo in front of the Prayer Hall, and Chairman Mao specially asked Chen Mingren to take a separate photo of the two.
Chairman Mao and Chen Mingren pose for a group photo at the Temple of Heaven
The reason why Chairman Mao and Chen Mingren took a separate photo was actually not to win him over, but to say to Chen Mingren: "The photos are ready to be washed a few dozen times, and when the time comes, send one to everyone they know, so that they know that the Communist Party will not put under house arrest the soldiers who voluntarily surrender."
Chen Mingren couldn't help but laugh when he heard this reason: "Wash a dozen dozen, I will send them over, let them know what they missed!" ”
Chairman Mao shook his head: "Wrong, if they all surrender like Zi Liang, I welcome it too late, if the photos are not washed less, at least fifty dozen will have to be washed."
Chairman Mao's behavior made Chen Mingren both moved and ashamed, and it was because Mao Zedong trusted him so much, ashamed that the Gui general had found him before and tried to win Chen Mingren over, although Chen Mingren did not listen to them in the end, but at that time he was shaken, did not strengthen the Communist Party, and let Li Zongren and others go.
Chairman Mao smiled and comforted him: "This matter cannot be forced, in fact, it is our Chinese to fight around, the revolution does not distinguish between right and wrong, and you should not be afraid of others gossiping."
Chen Mingren was comforted by Chairman Mao's words, and his yearning for communism became more firm in his heart, and he also chafed that he had not been able to reflect on it earlier, so that because of some things, he was excluded from within the Kuomintang and could not be reused.
What exactly is it that makes Chen Mingren suffer exclusion?
On August 5, 1949, the city of Changsha at this time was full of laughter and gongs and drums, and since the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, it was rare to see the city so lively.
A random person was pulled in to ask a question, and it was found that it was the People's Liberation Army that entered the ancient city of Changsha, and this time to liberate Changsha, without firing a single shot, it was peacefully liberated, and the people of Changsha, who were free from the flames of war, were naturally happy.
The specific reason is that Chen Mingren's army stationed here took the initiative to surrender and did not even say anything.
Compared with Fu Zuoyi, who was stubbornly guarded in Beijing and almost destroyed the cultural relics of the Forbidden City, Chen Mingren was even more in sharp contrast with him, and even Chairman Mao sent a congratulatory telegram praising Chen Mingren's national righteousness, thus remembering this humble Kuomintang lieutenant general Chen Mingren.
Familiar with April 1946, Chen Mingren was still on chiang Kai-shek's orders, with the Kuomintang 71st Army to attack Siping, although the Kuomintang was still in a period of strategic transition, the liberation war had not officially started, but the Kuomintang and the Communists were a situation of "small fights inside the Guanxi, big fights outside the Guanxi".
This Siping is very important to both parties, Siping is located in the northeast central plain, but also the main road of the medium-long railway, has a very important military strategic significance, but the general who defended the city is holding the idea of "sticking to Siping and not giving in to any land", while Chen Mingren is "not attacking Siping, never give up", and finally because the Kuomintang increased troops, chen Zhiren still let Chen Zhiren lay the city of Siping.
Although this battle was praised by Chiang Kai-shek, Chen Mingren was full of remorse after his surrender, and this battle was better to lose!
In any case, even if he could fight again, he was not reused, and sitting on the cold bench of the Kuomintang for 25 years brought many losses to the Communist Party that could truly liberate the people.
It was precisely because of his frankness and revolutionary heart that Chairman Mao particularly appreciated it.
But chairman Mao's many advantages of Chen Mingren made Chen Mingren out of place in the Kuomintang.
In 1925, after Chen Mingren became famous in the First World War of Huicheng, he was particularly valued by Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek (left) Chen Mingren (right)
Suddenly one day Song Meiling visited, Chen Zhiming wondered why Song Meiling came? However, Song Meiling was Chiang Kai-shek's wife, so he first served her good tea and then asked the lady Chiang's intentions.
Song Meiling's mouth was He Xi, and he directly said that Chen Mingren was confused, he really couldn't think of any happy events he had recently, was it the previous Battle of Huizhou, but at this time, it was a little late to Daoxi?
Chen Mingren asked, "What happy event do I have to celebrate?" ”
Song Meiling had a happy expression that you wanted to have a big happy event, saying that Liao Zhongkai had a young daughter, who looked young and beautiful, and General Chen had been fighting outside for many years, and there was no one around to take care of her, so it was better to introduce her to General Chen!
When Chen Mingren heard this, he quickly shook his head and refused: "If you already have a wife and children in the family, you will live up to your wife's good intentions."
Song Meiling was surprised, she really didn't expect Chen Mingren to refuse such a good thing?
But she did not give up, and a few days after she went back, Song Meiling and Chiang Kai-shek together sent someone to match Chen Mingren, and the words were all hinting at Chen Mingren, which was a great thing, not only could she marry a young and beautiful wife, but most importantly, it would be of great help to Chen Mingren's career.
Chen Mingren could figure out what Chiang Kai-shek and his wife meant, and this was obviously to win him over, but Chen Mingren could not accept this method, and said bluntly: "I do not do Chen Shimei, since ancient times, there has been a saying that the wife of a chaff does not go to the church, and the poor and lowly couple must not forget the ancient precept."
Song Meiling
As a husband, Chen Mingren was more affectionate than many generals, because before entering the Whampoa Military Academy, Chen Mingren's family was very opposed to his joining the army, and his grandmother even carried a bamboo tube to beat the 21-year-old boy around the yard, but this did not change Chen Mingren's determination to serve the country.
In this case, how did Chen Mingren get to Whampoa?
In this family, Chen Mingren was full of ambitions but no one understood, and his grandmother cut off his financial resources.
Finally, his wife Xie Fangru could not bear her husband's disappointment, and secretly returned to her mother's house to sell a pig before she collected the travel expenses for Chen Mingren.
Chen Mingren swore that he would never fail his wife in this life, and he would only marry her in this life, even if he would not abandon her in the future.
His wife also instructed Chen Mingren to study seriously when he arrived at school, and she took care of all the old and young in the family. Chen Mingren got this wife and felt satisfied in this life.
Chen Mingren and his wife
Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to replace his wife with a woman he had never known, but he really did not inquire much about the loyal feelings between him and his wife.
After the incident occurred, Chen Mingren was afraid that Chiang Kai-shek and his wife would persuade him again, so after he was promoted to division commander, he immediately took his wife and children to his side.
However, as Soong Mei-ling said before, only by accepting the marriage of leaving Chiang Kai-shek will there be progress in his career, and now Chen Mingren has not accepted Chiang Kai-shek's solicitation, and in addition to the fact that he has confronted and accused Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Kai-shek, who has always been pampered and superior, will put him in prison.
Not only that, because Chen Mingren was unwilling to join forces with some people in the Kuomintang and was ostracized, Chiang Kai-shek also followed his confrontation and looked at him coldly as a general of his own lineage.
In September 1949, under Chen Mingren's repeated disappointment with Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang, he openly revolted and led his troops to defect to the Communists.
After Chairman Mao learned of this, he intended to reconcile with Chen Mingren, took the initiative to throw an olive branch to him, and invited him at home; at the banquet, Chairman Mao invited Chen Mingren to attend the First Political Consultative Conference, but Chen Mingren deliberately postponed it at this time and did not want to show his face, but Chairman Mao said in a serious tone: "Only when you come, this meeting is complete!" ”
Chairman Mao
Then Chairman Mao asked him, "What do you plan to do in the future?" ” Chen Mingren replied: "Continue to fight, just when I make up for my achievements and want to do something for this country."
Chen Mingren suddenly remembered his own troops, and the central authorities allowed him to keep his troops, and Chen Mingren was very grateful in his heart, and he took the initiative to say: "My unit was originally the Kuomintang, and now, it will be reorganized into the Chinese People's Liberation Army!" ”
Chairman Mao raised his hand to pour Chen Mingren a glass of wine and said: "Rest assured, it is still under your control to change the name, and from now on, the People's Liberation Army will not treat you badly if it has clothes, clothing, food and food." Chen Mingren hurriedly got up: "How can I get the chairman to pour me wine, this is a sin, but I have more things to sin, this wine can be returned, but things cannot be changed."
Chen Mingren said that this matter is the Battle of Siping 5 months ago, Chairman Mao waved his hand and said that he did not mind: "The two armies fight a war, each is its own master, this is inevitable, just like the game, everyone wants to win."
Shortly after this time, that is, on September 21, the Communist Party held the first plenary session of the Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China in Beiping, in which Chairman Mao was formally elected chairman, the five-star red flag was positioned as the national flag, and "Beiping" was also renamed "Beijing".
The meeting brought together the Communist Party and various democratic parties, people's organizations, and non-party democrats, including, of course, Chen Mingren, a former General of the Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek lineage.
Only then did Chen Ming understand why Chairman Mao had repeatedly invited him to attend the Political Consultative Conference.
This is to value him, because the delegates to this meeting are all important and important people of various factions.
Chen Mingren was also very honored to participate in this meeting, but he thought that this was enough, and he did not know that a bigger surprise was yet to come.
In 1955, Chen Mingren was awarded the title of founding general.
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When this news reached Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek could not help but lament Chairman Mao's bosom.
Chen Mingren never thought that he could change from an enemy of the Communist Party to a founding general of the Communist Party, and he knew that behind this there was a shadow of Chairman Mao, and for him, a Kuomintang general, there may be many people who are not accustomed to him, but Chairman Mao has given him great attention, and without Chairman Mao, it is difficult for him to be accepted by the Communists.
Chen Mingren has a high evaluation of Chairman Mao, but he is not cold, and in Chen Mingren's eyes, he is not the chairman who is high above, but more like a loving patriarch.
Just as Chen Mingren once described to his son: "I have fought for Chiang Kai-shek for more than ten years and have not seen him give me a good face, but the first time I met Chairman Mao, I felt very cordial, he is really a benevolent leader with a broad mind, and Chiang Kai-shek cannot compare with him."
Since he surrendered to the Communist Party, he has never felt for a moment that this is a wrong thing or something worthy of his hesitation, and he himself said:
"I have revolted, which is both a military admonition to Bai Chongxi and the annihilation of Chiang Kai-shek's great righteousness. Before the uprising, I really didn't know much about the CCP, but until now, I hadn't found anything unreasonable about the CCP. ”
He understood that Chairman Mao attached so much importance to him because he saw that he was sincerely surrendering, and Chen Mingren did not want to mention conditions, but felt that he had no reason to put forward conditions, and he did not expect that this would make Chairman Mao embarrassed.
However, this did not change Chen Mingren's desire to give back to Chairman Mao and the Communist Party, so after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen Mingren took the initiative to clear the way for the development of New China, and he rushed to Guangxi to suppress 30,000 bandits and also went to Guangdong to guard the border areas.
The state does not care about his previous accusations, but he himself cannot forget his past mistakes, so he is willing to spend the rest of his life making his own contribution to New China, and he must be worthy of the kindness and importance of the Party and Chairman Mao to him.