Introduction: We all know that there are eight major generals within the Kuomintang, known as Chiang Kai-shek's Eight Great Kongs. The Eight Great Kongs are all outstanding military generals who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy. The Eight Great Kongs played a great role in Chiang Kai-shek's political career, and even in Chiang Kai-shek's early warlord melee, their contribution to Chiang Kai-shek was not insignificant.
You know, at that time, Chiang Kai-shek himself was quite suspicious, so there were not many people in the Kuomintang who could fully trust him, and these eight people were the only ones. So where did these eight people go after liberation?
Of Chiang Kai-shek's eight king kongs, seven fled to Taiwan and one remained on the mainland
Many people think that after the liberation of the Eight Great Kongs, they all followed Chiang Kai-shek to Taiwan. In fact, at that time, seven of them did go to Taiwan with Lao Jiang, but one person chose to stay on the mainland, and this person was Zhang Zhizhong. So, is the fate of this Zhang Zhizhong the same as the other seven? Today we will talk about these eight Donkey Kongs.
Zhang Zhizhong
When he was at the Whampoa Military Academy, Zhang Zhizhong held an important position. During the Liberation War, Zhang Zhizhong was also the only general within the Kuomintang who did not fight with us, so he was also called "General of Peace". He was also the only general among the Eight Great Kongs to remain on the mainland.
Zhang Zhizhong has always been opposed to the civil war, he is full of patriotism, in 1949 when the old Chiang fled to Taiwan, Zhang Zhizhong chose to stay on the mainland, did not follow the old Chiang. After liberation, he has been mediating between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Great sharing has been made on the road to promoting national unity. In 1969, Zhang Zhizhong died at the age of 79.
Qian Dajun
In 1924, when Qian Dajun was at the Whampoa Military Academy, he served as an instructor in weapons science. Qian Dajun spent most of his time around Chiang Kai-shek's side. In 1949, after the defeat of Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang, Qian Dajun also fled to Taiwan. Later, he was also appointed by Lao Jiang as the general adviser of strategy, which was also an idle post. There are rumors that Qian Dajun is a man who loves money as much as his name. In the end, Qian Dajun died of illness in 1982 at the age of 90.
Chen inherited
When Chen inherited the Whampoa Military Academy, he held the position of battlefield deployment instructor. What makes him a little different from others is that he is more like a scholar. Chen Ji is more of a scholar than others. He was only interested in education and served for a long time as the principal of the CSKA Officer School. In 1940, he went to live in Hong Kong. Subsequently, he was invited to Taiwan by Old Chiang Kai-shek. It was not until 1971 that Chen inherited and died of illness in Taiwan.
Liu Zhi
Liu Zhi served as a battlefield tactics instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy when he was at the Whampoa Military Academy. In that year, Liu Zhi accompanied Chiang Kai-shek on his southern expedition and relieved Chiang Kai-shek of several crises, so he was also called "Lucky General" and "Changsheng General". However, in the Liberation War, the title of General Liu Zhihao no longer existed, and he himself lost in this war. After Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Taiwan in 1949, Liu Zhi also fled from Indonesia to Taiwan. He eventually died in 1971.
Temporary
At the beginning of the establishment of the Whampoa Military Academy, Chen Cheng served as the vice president of the Whampoa Military Academy. After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chiang Kai-shek sent Chen Cheng to Taiwan in advance to open the way for him. After Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan, Chen Cheng's status within the Kuomintang also became higher and higher. Gradually became the number two person in Taiwan. His health has been bad. After coming to Taiwan, due to hard work, the old disease recurred. In 1965, Chen Cheng died of illness at the age of 67.
Gu Zhutong
In his early years, Gu Zhutong followed Sun Yat-sen for a period of time. When he was at the Whampoa Military Academy, Gu Zhutong held the post of commander-in-chief of the military academy and also served as the military commander-in-chief. In his revolutionary career, he experienced the Great War of the Central Plains and the War of Resistance Against Japan, and because of his outstanding performance on the battlefield, he was always loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, so he was called "loyal general" by Chiang Kai-shek. Until 1987, Gu Zhutong died of illness at the age of 94.
Jiang Dingwen
When the Whampoa Military Academy was established, Jiang Dingwen was already a staff officer of the colonel. In order to emulate Chiang Kai-shek, Jiang Dingwen took the initiative to be demoted to the fourth rank and entered the Whampoa Military Academy as a second lieutenant instructor. During the warlord war, Jiang Dingwen made great contributions to Chiang Kai-shek, also known as Chiang Kai-shek's "flying general".
In the Battle of Yuxianggui in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Jiang Dingwen made a big mistake and was abandoned by Chiang Kai-shek. Since then, he has left the government and gone into business. After the defeat of Taiwan in 1949, Chiang Ding-wen fled to Taiwan with Chiang Kai-shek. When Chiang Ding-wen was in Taiwan, he served as a "strategic adviser to the Presidential Office" of Chiang Kai-shek. Jiang Dingwen died in 1974 at the age of 79.
He Yingqin
When He Yingqin was at the Whampoa Military Academy, he served as the commander-in-chief. After that, He Yingqin successively served as chief of the general staff and minister of military affairs. On the Kuomintang mainland, he was the second most important figure after Chiang Kai-shek and the number one figure in the Eight Great Kongs.
After the defeat of Taiwan in 1949, He Yingqin chose to follow Chiang Kai-shek and fled to Taiwan. He was originally a brave general on the battlefield. In the later period, he was ignored by Chiang Kai-shek and only served as The General Adviser of Chiang Kai-shek's Strategy, but in fact he was only an idle post.
Conclusion: In his later years, He Yingqin rarely appeared in politics, more often taking care of his wife at home, and died in 1987 at the age of 97.
The Eight Great Kongs played a great role in Chiang Kai-shek's political career, and even in Chiang Kai-shek's early warlord melee, their contribution to Chiang Kai-shek can be described as very important.
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