In the early morning of December 17, 1957, in the misty morning fog off the waters off Xiamen, Fujian Province, a small fishing boat quietly sailed toward Kinmen Island, which was occupied by the Kuomintang troops, and then shouted loudly to the troops stationed on the island and confessed his identity, this person was Zhang Qingrong, the first deputy division commander to defect to Taiwan since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Zhang Qingrong, a native of Baoding City, Hebei Province, joined the Eighth Route Army as early as the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and later made meritorious contributions in combat neutrality; when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was about to be victorious, he was promoted to the post of deputy battalion commander and battalion commander, and then transferred to the artillery division as the regimental commander.
After the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he returned to China, because he had experienced the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and he had actual combat experience; in 1955, when the whole army conferred the rank of lieutenant colonel, he was subsequently transferred to the Fuzhou Military Region as deputy division commander.
Since then, entering the era of peaceful nation-building, the conditions in all aspects were much better than those of the extremely arduous war years, and Zhang Qingrong, who had always come down from the line of war, always thought that his achievements were very high, and his heart began to flutter and even be lofty, not satisfied with the status quo, and he was also doubly tired of his wife who came with him to live in the military camp.
Zhang Qingrong, who soon degenerated and deteriorated, began to perfunctory about his work, and spent all day in the tea house and tavern, and his style of behavior was no longer like a soldier. To this end, the leaders of the military region have talked to Zhang Qingrong many times and warned us revolutionary servicemen that we must guard against arrogance and impetuosity, always maintain a work style of arduous struggle, and must not have the slightest idea of being passive and slack and coveting enjoyment, hoping to guide him back to the correct track of life.
However, Zhang Qingrong became more and more manic, but also produced a rebellious psychology, according to the data, he often eavesdropped on Taiwan radio at that time, at that time, just when Jiang vigorously publicized the treatment of jiang, every day the radio boasted that as long as he invested in Taiwan, he could not only be promoted, but also get rich, how many ranks the official was promoted, the reward was 500 taels of gold, and he could also be responsible for solving personal marriage problems and rewarding a beautiful woman as a wife.
In the face of such generous treatment, the future life will also be guaranteed, live well, blindly pursue a decadent life Zhang Qingrong is really moved, the idea of defecting to Taiwan, and has made contact with the Taiwan side. He immediately put it into action, took advantage of his work as a deputy division commander, set up a small fishing boat, and when it was just dawn that day, he drove the small fishing boat to Kinmen Island, which was closest to the mainland and was under the actual control of the Kuomintang army, and finally successfully defected.
After all, he was the first military cadre to come to taiwan in the past ten years since he was defeated and retreated, so he personally received him and gave him the title of official and reward. He was promoted to the rank of colonel, rewarded with 500 taels of gold, and "obtained" a beautiful agent as a wife, because of his distrust of Zhang Qingrong, so he installed him by his side for 24 hours to monitor his every move, although Zhang Qingrong knew Chiang Kai-shek's intentions but also gladly accepted.
Subsequently, Zhang Qingrong was called a "righteous soldier", changed his name to Zhang Chunsheng, and received good treatment, the major media increased their publicity, he became an interview figure in the major media, a guest of honor everywhere, everyone hoped to learn about the situation on the mainland from his mouth, after all, it was isolated for nearly ten years, and it was difficult to come to a live tongue.
At this time, Zhang Qingrong can be described as an infinite scenery, and he is too happy. However, joy and sorrow, just when Zhang Qingrong was too happy, his life underwent a qualitative transformation, just like Fan Jinzhongju described in the ancient books, because the fame and wealth and glorious life that he had dreamed of for many years had appeared in front of his eyes, and what followed was all the changes in position, economy, and status.
At this time, Zhang Qingrong can be said to be really crazy. According to the diary of "Chief of Staff" Wang Shuming: The Zhang Chunsheng (that is, Zhang Qingrong) he saw did not look like a normal person at this time, he spoke everywhere, his mouth was not covered, he said anything, and he also had many opinions. His situation is not the behavior of a normal person, that is, he is crazy because he is too happy.
Wang Shuming said that in fact, Zhang Chunsheng (that is, Zhang Qingrong) was a neurotic disease, that is, the disaster came out of the mouth, openly said those irrelevant words everywhere, and finally arrested the gendarmes at Taipei Main Station.
After being interrogated by the Gendarmerie Command, although it was believed that he was not a fraudulent surrender, but because he was completely a madman and had no use value, he said that he was still "too hard-mouthed" until he died, so Wang Shuming gave instructions on the case file: It is recommended to be executed! It was handed over to the Intelligence Service and executed by firing before the end of 1958.
For Zhang Qingrong's execution, the Taiwan newspaper reported... After Zhang surrendered from Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, Zhang was leniently dealt with and sent to serve the Air Force Anti-Aircraft Artillery Command. But Zhang Was still obsessed,...... He also threatened fighters Yin Jie, Yang Jinpeng, and Ke Zhanying to defect on October 30. Si Jingke informed the Taipei Station Detachment of the 202nd Regiment of our gendarmerie that he would arrest And send Zhang Tou for handling at the right time for Sergeant Mao Xinghong of the Gendarmerie. In addition to the award of 10,000 yuan to lieutenants of the Special Jin Dynasty and the award of the Ninth Class Cloud Medal, the regimental commander Liu Zhendi and other regiments were awarded heavy awards...
This name Is Zhang Qingrong because of madness and shot Wang Shuming, a native of Zhucheng, Shandong, graduated from Huangpu I, served as deputy commander of the Kuomintang Air Force during his time on the mainland, and After fleeing to Taiwan, Wang Shuming was more inclined to cater to Chiang Kai-shek, he knew that his ambitions could not be realized and never said broken, and then he was promoted to "Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force", and the general at the first level of the Air Force was also promoted during that period. During Zhang Qingrong's defection, this Wang Shuming happened to be promoted to "chief of staff" and presided over Zhang Qingrong's case.
With status, money, and a beautiful wife of a secret agent, Zhang Qingrong, who thought that he had achieved a comfortable life, was so happy that he went crazy, and finally had no life to enjoy all this, and this officer who defected to the highest position after the founding of the People's Republic of China got his due fate, and at this time, it was less than a year before the defection of Zhang Qingrong fled to Taiwan, and he was shot madly because of his joy, which was really lamentable.