During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Kuomintang had a provincial chairman who became a prisoner of the CCP.
He is Han Deloitte, chairman of Jiangsu Province.
How did Han Become a Prisoner of the CCP?
He took the initiative to attack the New Fourth Army, but the result was a big defeat, the loss of soldiers, and even he himself became a prisoner of the New Fourth Army.
This was a thing of 1943.
In March of that year, Chen Yi, acting commander of the New Fourth Army, received information that Chiang Kai-shek had ordered Han Deqin and Wang Zhonglian to attack the New Fourth Army in an attempt to wipe out the New Fourth Army on the shores of Hongze Lake. At this time, Han Deloitte's troops, who had once been driven around by the Japanese army, had entered the area around Jinsuo Town, Jietou Ji, and Shanzitou, openly shouting "anti-communism." Therefore, Chen Yidian ordered the main force of the 4th Division, the 5th Brigade of the 2nd Division, the 7th Brigade of the 3rd Division, and the huaihai sub-district troops to be commanded by Peng Xuefeng, commander of the 4th Division, and Deng Zihui, political commissar.
On March 16, the New Fourth Army began to move, launched an attack on the evening of the 17th, and after 15 hours, on the 18th, it completely annihilated Han Deloitte Headquarters, the Independent 6th Brigade, and the 3rd Security Column, and killed Wang Guangxia, commander of the Kuomintang Jiangsu Provincial Security Third Column. Annihilated more than a thousand Han stubborn people, captured Han Deloitte, and captured all weapons.
After the war, Peng Xuefeng talked to Han Deloitte. Han asked to see the military chief.
Subsequently, Chen Yi and Fan Changjiang, director of the Xinhua Bureau, crossed Hongze Lake at night and arrived at the headquarters of the 4th Division. Chen Yi listened to the reports of Peng Xuefeng and others and put forward a bold proposal: release Han Deloitte! To this end, he separately reported to the Central China Bureau and the CPC Central Committee, proposing to send Han to Wang Zhonglian's ministry within a day in order to adopt a policy of differentiation against Chiang Kai-shek and Han, and without attaching conditions for the release of Han and asking for a reply.
As a result, Rao Shushi of the Central China Bureau sent a telegram saying: "We advocate not releasing Han for the time being." ”
Chen Yi had to reiterate his reasons for letting Han go.
On March 29, the Party Central Committee repeated:
"Agree with chen Yi's proposed approach to the Korean issue ... But no matter what, it is necessary to make a secret pact with Han, so as not to be deceived; Wang Zhonglian must be saluted first and then soldiered, and there is no hurry to fight. ”
On the same day, He Yingqin, the Kuomintang military and political minister in Chongqing, approached the CCP delegation and proposed that Han Deqin had been captured. The Chinese communists pointed out that Han violated the law and attacked Hexi, attacked us, hunted down and killed our personnel, causing a conflict, but unexpectedly affected Han himself, and then immediately returned people and guns, and sent Han out of the country.
Chiang Kai-shek lifted a stone and dropped it on his own feet, for which he was dumb and eating Huang Lian. Regarding the CCP's opinion, He Yingqin did not make any other demands.
Chen Yi believed that the conditions for talking with Han were ripe, so he made an appointment with Han Deloitte on the 30th.
Han Deqin was particularly happy to see Chen Yi, smiled, and then reviewed the past from the Battle of Huangqiao and the Battle of Caodian to the Battle of Shanzitou and the capture. Chen Yi also enlightened and criticized him for his great national righteousness. Then, the two sides discussed some specific matters and reached an agreement on joint resistance to Japan.
Subsequently, Chen Yi sent someone to inform Han Deloitte that our army would send him out of the country and return some of his radio, machine guns, soldiers, and officers.
Han deqin praised General Chen Yi's demeanor and thanked the CCP for its lenient policies.
On April 1, Han Deloitte visited Chen Yi back and forth, and Chen Yi, Peng Xuefeng, and Deng Zihui set up a banquet for him. After the banquet, Han Deqin was escorted out of the country with the returned people, guns, and radios, escorted by the cavalry of the New Fourth Army.
On the same day, Han's deputies and Peng Xuefeng signed the "Ten Memorandums of Understanding between Commander Chen Yi of the New Fourth Army and Han Deloitte." After Han Deloitte returned, he immediately moved his headquarters and the Jiangsu provincial government to Fuyang, Anhui.
This was how the CHINESE Communists captured and released Han Deqin alive during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
Marshal Chen Yi's tremendous political wisdom in handling this matter was praised decades later.