In the camp of the nationalist army before liberation, many generals with heavy powers had extremely deep friendship with our Party, who were ideologically progressive and far-sighted, and who not only opposed the dictatorship and bloody suppression of the reactionary regime, but also secretly gave help through various forms. For example, as one of the thirteen Taibao of the Revival Society.
Born in 1903 in Xiangyin County, Hunan Province, at the age of 21 he went south to Guangzhou, was sponsored by Xu Chongzhi, commander-in-chief of the Cantonese Army, to apply for the Huangpu Military Academy, and in May of the same year, he entered the second team of the first phase of the Huangpu Military Academy, and became a close friend of General Chen Geng of our army who was also studying in the huangpu phase I.
After graduating from the Huangpu Phase I, after being seriously recommended by the squadron commander, he began to engage in political work in the army, with the ability to speak and write, shrewd and strong, and a little famous. In the spring of 1926, he was summoned by Chiang Kai-shek alone and appointed director of the Political Department of the First Division of the First Army of the Nationalist Army, becoming a big red man in the Huangpu Department.
In April 1927, the old Chiang Kai-shek raised a butcher's knife, and a large number of comrades of our Party were arrested and slaughtered. At this time, the soldiers of the First Division, while on a mission, happened to run into Zhou Gong, who was taking refuge everywhere, and imprisoned him in the temporary division headquarters in Baoxingli, Zhabei.
When he heard that Zhou Gong had been captured, he was so distraught that he quickly drove to the temporary division headquarters and summoned his men to discuss rescue matters. Unexpectedly, many officers and soldiers of the First Division had been students of Zhou Gong, and before Feng Wu arrived, he secretly released Zhou Gong. After rushing to the division headquarters, he only said one word: "Thank you brothers!" "I turned around and went back, and I was very happy.
It was not until the eve of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression that someone reported it to Dai Kasa and quickly reached the ears of Old Jiang. Jiang Da was furious: "Niang Xi fart! This person cannot be reused! From this, he began to suspect Himo and sent someone to spy on him secretly. However, this did not affect what Feng Ti did in the slightest.
Soon after, he used the power in his hands to secretly bail out fang Kezhi, an underground party member, and also had a deadlocked relationship with the CC department for this reason. Later, the CC Department informed Jiang. Feng Ti repeatedly explained that he was still removed from the position of secretary of the Lixing Society.
After the outbreak of the All-out War of Resistance, Feng Ti, who had been repeatedly denounced, was finally kicked out of the core power center by Lao Jiang and replaced by the administrative inspector of the second district of Hunan, the commander of security, and the commander of changsha police. In October 1938, Nanjing and Wuhan fell one after another, the Nationalist government moved to Chongqing, and Changsha, which was originally a large rear area, became the first line of the War of Resistance. Changsha is not safe, and Chongqing is difficult to survive. The top priority is to preserve Changsha. Even if it was lost, Changsha could not be left to the Japanese army in its entirety. This is a concrete portrayal of Chiang Kai-shek's policy of "scorched earth war of resistance."
In November, when the war in Central and Southern China was tight, Jiang Mi ordered Zhang Zhizhong: "If Changsha falls, we must burn the whole city, and we hope that we will make proper preparations in advance. Zhang Zhizhong urgently summoned Feng Ti and agreed with him on a plan to act according to the secret order. Feeling that the stakes were high, he immediately informed Zhou Gong of the matter. Zhou Gong suggested: The scope of the burning of Changsha should be limited to the strategic materials that cannot be transported away, so as not to affect the normal life of the people, and we must be cautious when implementing it!
After repeated discussions between Zhang Zhizhong and Feng Ti, a detailed plan was formulated and implemented by Xu Kun, commander of the Second Regiment of the Changsha Garrison Headquarters. The plan clearly required: "Enter the preparatory position by two o'clock in the morning on November 13, set the fire at the site of the Tianxin Pavilion, and must begin operations after the troops have retreated from Wanluo." When the operation begins, the air raid siren must be issued first to make the residents hide, and when the emergency alarm is released, the action must be started to reduce the harm to the people. ”
Zhang Zhizhong, who was familiar with history books and had been floating in the political turmoil for many years, knew very well that burning Changsha was not trivial and should not be taken lightly. Therefore, they specially formulated 13 action guidelines for the implementation of the plan, and article 6 clearly stated: The ignition signal, first of all, listens to the alarm, and then looks at the signal, and the Tianxin Pavilion flame shall prevail before it can be ignited. After that, Zhang Zhizhong and Feng Ti repeatedly told their subordinates that they must act cautiously, not sloppily, and must start their actions after the troops have retreated from Qiluo.
However, at this critical juncture, God made a fatal joke with Zhang Zhizhong and Feng Ti. On the evening of the 12th, the wounded soldiers' hospital outside the south gate caught fire, and the soldiers preparing to burn the city mistakenly thought it was a signal and lit it together. Due to the lack of advance notice and the failure to take effective evacuation measures afterwards, more than 20,000 residents were killed or injured. Most of the houses in the city were burned down, and the fire was not extinguished until the 14th.
The lives and property of thousands of people were reduced to ashes in the raging fire, and the people's trust and confidence also collapsed with the screams of tearing hearts and lungs and the unbearable fire sacrifices.
The embers of the Fire in Changsha had not yet been extinguished, and another fire had ignited on a wider scale with a more vigorous momentum, and the crowd was indignant and complained, demanding that the perpetrators be held accountable and severely punished. In particular, Chen Cheng's faction in the nationalist army added fuel to the fire, hoping to overthrow Zhang Zhizhong at once and consolidate the power of his own side.
Sure enough, in the face of the verdict reported by the chief judge Qian Dajun, Jiang picked up a red pen and gave instructions, and the three people, Feng Ti, Wen Chongfu, and Xu Kun, neglected their duties and "shot them immediately." Zhang Zhizhong was dismissed from his post and retained, and later served as the director of the attendant room as a criminal.
However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that as a close student of Chiang Kai-shek, he has secretly aided our side many times, and has become a thorn in Chiang Kai-shek's eye.
The death of Feng Ti did not bring any mercy, and the Japanese attack did not stop. From September 1939 to August 1944, the Japanese army attacked Changsha City four times, and captured Changsha City twice in September 1941 and June 1944. The city of Changsha was once again ravaged by the flames of war.