He was the commander-in-chief of the Nationalist army and the second in command of Chiang Kai-shek, and New China did not accept this man's surrender!
Speaking of Chiang Kai-shek, everyone must know that Chiang Kai-shek, the name zhongzheng, the word Jieshi. He is a famous military figure in modern China, a politician, the president of the Whampoa Military Academy, the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, The President of the Republic of China, he is a key figure in China's modern and modern history, and today we want to talk about Chiang Kai-shek's confidant He Yingqin.
He Yingqin studied in Japan in the early years, and later attended the Whampoa Military Academy, became an alumnus with Chiang Kai-shek, and later he was eager to join the revolution and join Sun Yat-sen's alliance. He Yingqin followed Chiang Kai-shek after returning to China, at that time he had not yet gained Chiang Kai-shek's trust, and later in early 1925, when the National Revolutionary Army first went on the Eastern Expedition, Chen Jiongming concentrated more than 20,000 elites, He Yingqin's troops, were met with Chen Jiongming's secret calculations, trying to surround them, at this critical moment, He Yingqin decided to personally go to the front line and command the battle, and finally Chen Jiongming's troops fought and fled, and what was gratifying was that He Yingqin only used more than 3,000 people to defeat Chen Jiongming's 20,000-strong troops. He Yingqin has since become famous in the first world war." This war led him to a "life-and-death friendship" with Chiang Kai-shek.
However, in the complicated political struggle, He Yingqin twice went to the opposite side of Chiang Kai-shek, and even almost killed Chiang Kai-shek.
The first time was when Wang Jingwei joined forces with Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang, and Yan Xishan to overthrow Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin, who was supposed to stand up for Chiang Kai-shek, chose to side with Wang Jingwei. Later, Chiang Kai-shek recalled: "At that time, as long as he (referring to He Yingqin) said a word, I could not leave. ”
The second was the Xi'an Incident, when two factions were divided into two factions at the top of the Kuomintang, one headed by Song Meiling, advocating a peaceful settlement with the aim of saving Chiang Kai-shek, while the other faction, led by He Yingqin, advocated a military solution. There are even rumors that He Yingqin wants to take this opportunity to get rid of Chiang Kai-shek and replace him.
It was these two events that made Chiang Kai-shek very dissatisfied with He Yingqin and laid the groundwork for snubbing him in the future. Later, He Yingqin was not so trustworthy in Chiang Kai-shek's heart, and Chiang Kai-shek was always on the lookout for He Yingqin. Later, Yan Xishan, Li Zongren, and others forced Chiang Kai-shek to step down. He Yingqin thought that Chiang Kai-shek would definitely not be able to turn over, so he approved of the actions of Yan Xishan and others, and these things he did made Chiang Kai-shek very chilled, and later Chiang Kai-shek asked He Yingqin to give way to Chen Cheng. At the same time, in order to allow He Yingqin to continue to be under his command, Chiang Kai-shek made him the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army in the Allied China Theater.
In 1944, Chiang Kai-shek's "successor" Chen Cheng, who had been trained by Ying Qin, was already well-fledged, and he could not wait to ask He to give way to Chen Cheng. In order to win over He Yingqin and continue to fight for his life, Chiang Kai-shek gave him a sweet date, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army in the Allied China Theater. After Japan's unconditional surrender in 1945, Chiang Kai-shek made He Yingqin the supreme commander of the Chinese theater of operations, He Yingqin felt very good about himself at that time, but in 1946, He Yingqin was dismissed by Chiang Kai-shek from the posts of chief of staff and commander-in-chief of the army, losing real power, his wolf ambitions were too obvious, how could Chiang Kai-shek trust him.
When New China was founded, Chairman Mao once said to people: "He Yingqin killed many of us, and we do not accept his surrender." In fact, the main reason is because He Yingqin's personality is the kind of grass on the wall, and the people who fall on both sides are too ambitious and are not a loyal and virtuous general.
On March 1, 1950, Chiang Kai-shek resumed his presidency. He Yingqin originally thought that he would continue to hold important positions, but he did not expect that Chiang Kai-shek only arranged for him to hold some idle posts, and has since left the center of power. In his later years, He Yingqin's official affairs were nothing more than meetings, making speeches, participating in marriage testimonies, ribbon cutting, and funerals.
On October 21, 1987, He Yingqin died of illness in Taipei at the age of 97.