On December 4, 1959, the first list of amnesty granted by New China was announced, including 33 war criminals, such as Wang Yaowu, Du Yuming, Song Xilian, Zheng Tingji, Zeng Guoqing, Chen Changjie, Yang Botao, etc., all of whom were once famous generals of the Nationalist Army.
In fact, at that time, there was another person who was also on the list of amnesty, but was withdrawn under the strong resistance of some people.
This person is Fan Hanjie.
Among the senior generals of the Kuomintang, Fan Hanjie's experience can be said to be very legendary, serving in the Cantonese Army in his early years, and the highest level achieved the rank of commander of the Sixth Road of the Cantonese Army and the rank of major general.
At that time, he could do the major general, and the glory and wealth were already at his fingertips, but Fan Hanjie was bent on revolution, and when he heard that the Whampoa Military Academy founded by Sun Yat-sen wanted to enroll students, he actually gave up his status as a major general, was admitted to the first phase of Whampoa, and became a classmate with a group of young students.
From this incident, it can be seen that Fan Hanjie is still very ambitious, unlike those warlords who only know how to get promoted and get rich.
With his previous experience in the army, Fan Hanjie naturally improved very quickly, and in 1927 he became the commander of the Zhejiang East Garrison Division, and the first division commander among the students of huangpu I.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Fan Hanjie served as the commander of the 27th Army, participated in many battles, and made countless meritorious contributions, and even President Zhu personally awarded him a pennant with the inscription " Taihang Barrier " .
During the Liaoshen Campaign, Fan Hanjie served as the deputy commander of the Northeast "Suppression General", and as a result, he was defeated and captured in the Battle of Jinzhou and began his career as a prisoner of war.
Fan Hanjie was a lively personality, a very active reform, and a great achievement during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, so when the first batch of amnesties was granted in 1959, his superiors also listed his name.
However, at the time of the final meeting to discuss, some people did not agree, strongly resisted, and even the prime minister was alarmed and personally intervened to mediate, but in the end, fan Hanjie could not get his wish, regretting missing this amnesty.
So, who has such a big vendetta against him that they have to boycott him? Let's talk about two names- Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai.
In modern history, the great names of Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai should be like thunderous ears, and in the 1932 January 28 Songhu War of Resistance, it was the Nineteenth Route Army led by these two men who launched a life-and-death duel with the Japanese Kou and played a Chinese dignity, and the two became national heroes, and until the founding of New China, they were still respected by all parties.
So, what deep hatred does Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai have with Fan Hanjie? This brings us to the "Fujian Incident."
After the end of the Songhu War of Resistance, Chiang Kai-shek believed that the Nineteenth Route Army did not obey the command, so he dismantled them and transferred them to Anhui, Hubei, and Jiangxi to fight the Red Army, which caused great dissatisfaction among the Nineteenth Route Army. Later, with the support of Li Jishen, Chen Mingshu, and others, Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai openly opposed Chiang Kai-shek and established the "Fujian People's Government" to compete with Chiang Kai-shek's Nanjing government for the "Fujian Incident."
Chiang Kai-shek would certainly not allow such a thing, so he sent more than 100,000 troops to conquest and suppress it.
At that time, Fan Hanjie was serving as the chief of staff of the Nineteenth Route Army, but he felt that the Nineteenth Route Army was not an opponent of the Central Army, and since he was a huangpu student, he still had some illusions about Chiang Kai-shek, so he secretly colluded with Dai Kasa and Zheng Jiemin to give them all the secret telegrams of the General Staff Office, which led to the defeat of the Nineteenth Route Army and the failure of the "Fujian People's Government" as well.
At any time, traitorous behavior is unforgivable, so when Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai heard that Fan Hanjie was going to be pardoned, they resolutely opposed it, and no one came to persuade them to listen, and finally let Fan Hanjie's wish for amnesty be disappointed.
It was not until a year later, when the second group of war criminals was pardoned, and the prime minister and others came forward again, that Fan Hanjie's name appeared on the list. At this time, Fan Hanjie was 64 years old.
In 1976, Fan Hanjie died of illness in Beijing and was buried in Babaoshan Cemetery. Later, his children came to Beijing and took half of his ashes with them.