In 1949, the Liberation War came to an end, the victory and defeat were already clear, Chiang Kai-shek had to carry out his own escape plan, he did not leave any of the wealth he had collected on the mainland, all loaded into the plane, and then flew to Taiwan Island with full of reluctance, and the rest of his life would also be declared on this small island.
Of course, it was not only Old Chiang Kai-shek who went to Taiwan, but also a large number of officials and generals of the Nationalist Government, who in the past followed Old Chiang and were already grasshoppers on a rope, but now that Old Chiang has failed, their good days have come to an end.
People go tea cold
Among the personnel who went to Taiwan with the elder Chiang Kai-shek, there were five generals of the Nationalist Army, namely Bai Chongxi, Yan Xishan, Chen Cheng, Chen Jitang, and He Yingqin, all five of whom were also famous in the earthquake side, and after coming to Taiwan, they ushered in different ends in their lives.
Bai Chongxi followed Lao Jiang to Taiwan, which was considered by posterity to be a confused decision, and the contradiction between the Gui warlords and the old Chiang Kai-shek has a long history, and Bai Chongxi was one of the main leaders of the Gui warlords. Another Warlord of the Gui clan, Li Zongren, who was also known as "Li Bai" with Bai Chongxi, once urged Bai Chongxi not to go to Taiwan and not to fall into the trap of Lao Jiang, but Bai Chongxi, who had always been known as "Little Zhuge Ge", fainted on this matter and still followed Lao Jiang to Taiwan.
Bai Chongxi was very clever in terms of being a general leading soldiers to fight, but unfortunately he was too naïve politically, and in the face of such an old fox as Lao Jiang, Bai Chongxi only had a share of being pinched, and when he arrived in Taiwan, Bai Chongxi was immediately closely monitored by Lao Chiang, and there were spies in and out, and there was no freedom to speak of, and as for his career, he was completely ruined, and the former general of the nationalist army did not even have the position of the Central Committee in Taiwan.
On December 2, 1966, Bai Chongxi died violently in his apartment in Taiwan, the official statement is heart disease, but there are rumors that Bai Chongxi was poisoned by the old Jiang, as for the truth, I am afraid it will never be clear.
Yan Xishan's fate is somewhat similar to Bai Chongxi's, I think back then, Yan Xishan was also a great warlord on the side of the wei zhen, and he also had a considerable position in front of old Chiang, but when he arrived in Taiwan, there were no soldiers and no power, and the glory of the past naturally disappeared with it. After all, Yan Xishan had also participated in the anti-Chiang Kai-shek campaign and used real knives and guns with the old Jiang, and even if he later accepted the jurisdiction of the old Chiang, the two were only superficially polite.
After arriving in Taiwan, old Chiang's political enemies were liquidated one after another, and Yan Xishan was certainly no exception; he was dismissed from his post and could only be an idle man at home. The only thing to be thankful for was that Old Jiang was a little better to him than to Bai Chongxi, just hanging him and not laying a dead hand. Yan Xishan had nothing to do all day and could only pass the time by writing articles, and on May 23, 1960, Yan Xishan died in Taiwan at the age of 77.
Wind and water
Chen Cheng's situation is the opposite of the above two, Chen Cheng has always been a confidant of old Chiang Kai-shek, and he is also loyal to old Chiang, so after arriving in Taiwan, Old Chiang Cheng has paid more attention to Chen Cheng, allowing him to be promoted to an official and become the president of the Executive Yuan.
Chen Cheng's performance during the Liberation War can be described as bad, when he released a bold statement that he could solve the problems in the northeast, the result was beaten to death, rushing to this article, many people want chen cheng to quickly step down and apologize, but Chen Cheng has the big backer of old Jiang, Chen Cheng is not a waste, the key is that old Jiang is assured of him, so he is willing to give the power to Chen Cheng, not those who oppose him. With the support of The Elder Chiang, Chen Cheng became Taiwan's "vice president". After experiencing a great defeat, Chen Cheng showed a little ability, presided over land reform in Taiwan, reduced rents for the peasants, and ransomed land from landlords, which greatly resolved the contradiction between people and land in Taiwan, which became a very commendable stroke in his political career and won him a good reputation in the end.
On March 5, 1965, Chen Cheng died of liver cancer. Grief-stricken by the loss of a major general, Old Jiang was grief-stricken and personally presided over the funeral for Chen Cheng, and among the many defeated generals of the Nationalist army, Chen Cheng's ending was quite good.
Chen Jitang was also one of the generals who went to Taiwan with Chiang Kai-shek, but many people said that Chen Jitang was not like a military general, but like a literati, who had a lifelong love of traditional Chinese studies and advocated traditional Chinese education. Chen Jitang's literati personality saved him in a sense, because Chen Jitang once launched the Liangguang Incident against Chiang Kai-shek, and the old Jiang was also unaccustomed to him, and as soon as he arrived in Taiwan, Chen Jitang began to sit on the cold bench.
To a good death
But the literati temperament of Chen Jitang can also see open, he knows that his career is hopeless, simply put all his energy on the education he loves, he with his own ability and past experience in Taiwan to open a school, can also be regarded as peach and plum all over the world, November 3, 1954, Chen Jitang died, because of his contribution to the cause of education before his death, the people of Taiwan are also quite favorable to him, when Chen Jitang came out of the funeral, the people spontaneously came to see him off. In 1993, considering Chen Jitang's contribution before his death, the state decided to move his tomb back to Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, for burial, realizing Chen Jitang's soul's wish to return to his hometown.
The last He Yingqin was also a big figure who was highly valued by old Jiang, but when Gui and Yan Xishan opposed Chiang, He Yingqin did not firmly stand on the side of Old Jiang, because He Yingqin felt that old Chiang's resignation was inevitable, and there was no point in offending everyone for old Chiang, which made Old Jiang very resentful, because at that time, the Gui clan forced the palace, and Old Jiang had to resign and leave, and he later said indignantly: "As long as he He Yingqin says a word, I can not leave!" ”
Power is an untouchable scale of Old Chiang Kai-shek, and since He Yingqin once let Old Chiang's power be damaged, it will certainly not be good. Although Old Chiang later used He Yingqin, he no longer trusted him in his heart, and after arriving in Taiwan, Old Chiang covered the sky with one hand, and he did not have to care about anything else, in 1950, He Yingqin was forced to leave the Central Committee, He Yingqin also knew that this was old Jiang targeting himself, and did not dare to say more, obediently went home and thought about the past behind closed doors.
After that, at the official level, He Yingqin basically lost his power and only hung up a few false posts, so he had to organize and launch the "China-Japan Cultural Exchange Association" in non-governmental activities, but he played some influence. In the later period, old Jiang relaxed him slightly, supported him in carrying out national diplomacy and non-governmental activities, and the contradictions between the two eased somewhat.
On October 21, 1987, He Yingqin died of illness at the age of 98, and his ending was not too good, but compared with many colleagues who were monitored and put under house arrest, it seemed to be good.
With the departure of some people, an era has also completely come to an end, the wheel of history is rolling forward, and they have become a distant name.