During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chiang Kai-shek had formed 6 ace armies of the Kuomintang, which were the most powerful fighting forces of the Nationalist government and firmly guarded Chiang Kai-shek. These 6 ace armies launched a series of fierce attacks on the Japanese army in the War of Resistance Against Japan, which consumed a large number of Japanese troops.
However, after the outbreak of the Kuomintang Civil War, only one of these 6 ace armies remained. Chiang Kai-shek's proud 6 ace armies were wiped out by the Communists, and only one ace army remained, which was the 52nd Army. Why was the 52nd Army not wiped out? Was the Communist Party merciful to the 52nd Army's men?
1. General Guan Meng
Mentioning Chiang Kai-shek's 52nd Army, we cannot but mention the first commander of the 52nd Army, Guan Linzheng. Guan Linzheng was Chiang Kai-shek's most trusted person and was also highly valued by Chiang Kai-shek. Guan Linzheng went to the battlefield at the age of 20, he was brave and invincible, and had strong command ability, often turning the tide of battle, turning defeat into victory, and the Nationalist Army admired him immensely, calling him "General Guan Meng".
When Guan Linzheng was a child, his family was poor, and his parents supported the family by relying on a few acres of thin fields. Although he was born into poverty, Guan Linzheng showed intelligence and cleverness beyond his peers from an early age. Guan Linzheng's teacher commented on him this way, if Guan Linzheng reads well, he will definitely be a talent in the future, if he does not read, he can only sell sugar gourds.
The teacher believes that Guan Linzheng either becomes a dragon and phoenix among people, or becomes a pawn of a trafficker. Guan Linzheng cherished the opportunity to study and ranked among the best in his grades. Unfortunately, Guan Linzheng's family has undergone major changes, and he is unable to support him to study. After Guan Linzheng left the school, he and three classmates took a letter of recommendation and planned to become a soldier.
Guan Linzheng and his classmates submitted a letter of recommendation to a company commander because they were too poor to buy gifts for the company commander and had to return home. After some time, a classmate of Guan Linzheng learned that Dr. Sun Yat-sen had founded a military academy in Guangzhou and was secretly enrolling students. Guan Linzheng's belief in joining the army burned again.
Guan Linzheng had a classmate named Wu Linzheng, and Wu got a passport to go to Guangzhou, but he didn't want to go and gave the passport to Guan Linzheng. Guan Linzheng changed the surname on his passport to his own, bid farewell to his family, and went to Guangzhou.
After Guan Linzheng arrived in Guangzhou, the members of the League received him and asked him why he wanted to join the revolution. Guan Linzheng did not know what a revolution was, but told the other party that he felt that he was very powerful as an official, so he came to apply for the military academy. The members of the League admired his simplicity and introduced him to Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary ideas, and Guan Linzheng's revolutionary consciousness began to awaken.
Under the introduction of the League, Guan Linzheng entered the Whampoa Military Academy to study. During his time at the school, Guan Linzheng participated in the Northern Expedition and achieved his first victory. After that, Guan Linzheng continued to engage in combat, the Vietnam War became more and more fierce, he applied the military theory in the school to actual combat, accumulated a lot of experience, and laid a solid foundation for his future general road.
Guan Linzheng, who was in his early 20s, was injured in his left knee during the battle, and the doctor wanted to amputate his leg, but Guan Linzheng firmly opposed it. He was a promising young officer who had no chance to return to the battlefield once amputated. In the end, after the doctor's treatment, Guan Linzheng saved his left leg and returned to the battlefield, and the Vietnam War became stronger and stronger.
After Guan Linzheng joined the Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek gained power in the Kuomintang. When Chiang Kai-shek was in crisis of annihilation, Guan Linzheng stepped forward to protect Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek saw Guan Linzheng's loyalty, immediately regarded Guan Linzheng as his confidant, promoted Guan Linzheng's position all the way, and put Guan Linzheng in charge of the 52nd Army.
In 1937, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full swing, and Guan Linzheng was promoted by Chiang Kai-shek to the first commander of the 52nd Army. Guan Linzheng led the 52nd Army to defeat the Japanese army at Taierzhuang, which quickly increased the morale of the Kuomintang army, and Chiang Kai-shek favored Guan Linzheng.
During the civil war, Guan Linzheng led Chiang Kai-shek's concubines in a fierce confrontation with the Communists. Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan after defeat, but Guan Linzheng fled to Hong Kong. Because although Guan Linzheng was deeply loved by Chiang Kai-shek, there were many people in the Kuomintang government who opposed him. Kwan was no longer involved in political affairs and lived in seclusion in Hong Kong until his death.
Second, the old fox Liu Yuzhang
Chiang Kai-shek's 52nd Army was not wiped out, and Liu Yuzhang was indispensable. Liu Yuzhang was a general in the Kuomintang government, who was not only brave and invincible, but also calculating, as shrewd as an old fox. In 1945, Chiang Kai-shek promoted Liu Yuzhang to the commander of the 52nd Army, responsible for leading the 52nd Army to support Jinzhou and eliminate the Communists.
At this time, the Kuomintang-Communist Civil War broke out, and the two parties engaged in fierce clashes, both vowing to take control of Jinzhou. Liu Yuzhang and the 52nd Army garrisoned Yingkou and prepared to provide support to Jinzhou. However, Liu Yuzhang captured a hint of the nationalist army's inevitable defeat. Liu Yuzhang did not give up his support for Jinzhou, but secretly prepared for battle at Yingkou.
After Lin Biao eliminated the Nationalist army and won the victory in Jinzhou, he suddenly found that Yingkou was missing. Lin Biao led the People's Liberation Army to attack Yingkou, and Liu Yuzhang resisted for a while and immediately led his troops to retreat according to the original plan. During the retreat, Liu Yuzhang even persuaded Chiang Kai-shek to send ships to pick them up.
Chiang Kai-shek saw that 6 ace armies had been destroyed and 5 of them, leaving only the 52nd Army led by Liu Yuzhang, who was extremely distressed, and immediately sent ships to prepare to help the 52nd Army withdraw. In the end, the remnants of the 52nd Army reached Taiwan by boat, escaped the pursuit of the People's Liberation Army, and were able to retain the bloodline. It has to be said that although Liu Yuzhang was a deserter, he saved Chiang Kai-shek's bloodline troops.
Conclusion: After the 52nd Army fled to Taiwan, it was rewarded by Chiang Kai-shek, after all, this was Chiang Kai-shek's only surviving ace army. Liu Yuzhang saved the last bloodline of the ace army and spent his old age in Taiwan.