During the Period of the War of Liberation, our army captured more than a thousand generals of the Nationalist army, but in fact, as early as the red army period, our army also captured many generals of the Nationalist army.
Some of these generals who were captured by the Red Army were killed, such as the famous Zhang Huizhan and some were released, but some remained and joined the ranks of the Red Army.
Zhang Zhenhan, a lieutenant general of the Nationalist Army introduced today, is one of the representative figures.
Everyone knows that in the Battle of Huaihai, Huang Baitao, commander of the Seventh Corps of the Kuomintang, was killed by our army. Because the reason why Zhang Zhenhan was captured by our army was that his brigade commander Huang Baitao could not be saved when he saw death, and the soles of his feet slipped first, which led to Zhang Zhenhan being captured.
In June 1935, Zhang Zhenhan served as the commander of the 41st Division, and with his sophisticated weapons and superior strength to our army, he clamored to eat the Red Second and Red Sixth Armies and capture He Long and Xiao Ke alive. Mr. He was not a vegetarian, and commanded the Red Army to set up an ambush in the Zhongbao area and surrounded the 41st Division.
Huang Baitao was the vanguard of the 41st Division, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately slipped away, causing Zhang Zhenhan to lose the best opportunity to break through, and finally was captured by the Red Army.
Zhang Zhenhan was escorted to the regimental headquarters, and when General He saw him, he smiled and said, "Old Zhang, aren't you going to capture me alive?" How did I get caught alive? Zhang Zhenhan was ashamed and embarrassed, and bowed his head and did not speak.
The officers and men of the Red Second and Sixth Red Armies all demanded the killing of Zhang Zhenhan and the avenging of his fallen comrades-in-arms, but General Manager He knew that he was reasonable and moved with affection, saying that we were not doing the revolution to avenge anyone, but to completely overthrow the reactionaries and build a new world.
Later, Mr. He often talked to Zhang Zhenhan and explained to him the policies and revolutionary ideals of the Red Army, and finally moved Zhang Zhenhan, took the initiative to ask to join the Red Army, and went to the Red Army school as a teacher to cultivate military talents for the Red Army.
After Chiang Kai-shek learned that Zhang Zhenhan had returned to the Red Army, his lungs were about to explode, and he demanded that no matter which unit the Kuomintang caught Zhang Zhenhan, he did not need to report it, shot him directly, and received the reward after the end.
Speaking of Zhang Zhenhan, after joining the Red Army, he has since followed the Red Army with all his heart and made suggestions for the Red Army to break through.
As everyone knows, when the Red Second and Sixth Red Armies began the Long March, the situation was very grim, and at the critical moment, Mr. He went to ask Zhang Zhenhan which direction to go. Zhang Zhenhan knew the kuomintang garrison very well, so he suggested going south, a place where the kuomintang garrison had few troops and its combat effectiveness was also poor.
This suggestion coincided with The idea of Elder He, so He Decided to go to the middle of Hunan and avoided the heavy losses of the Red Second and Sixth Red Armies.
Soon after the Long March, the Red Second and Red Sixth Armies began to attack the county seat of Longshan County in Hunan Province, but the enemy's combat effectiveness was very strong, and our army could not attack for a long time, so General He brought in artillery.
However, this cannon was captured, and there were only two shells, which was wasted if it was not fired well, and more importantly, no one in the Red Army would operate this cannon at all. It just so happened that when Zhang Zhenhan was in the Baoding Military Academy in his early years, he was learning artillery, so Zhang Zhenhan personally intervened, successfully blasted open the city gate, and made the first contribution to conquering Longshan County!
After Zhang Zhenhan arrived in Yan'an, he was cordially received by the chairman and praised his noble sentiment of abandoning the dark and casting light.
After the outbreak of the All-out War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in 1937, the chairman began to select candidates for united front work, and Zhang Zhenhan's name was among them.
At that time, although the Kuomintang and the Communists cooperated in the War of Resistance, Zhang Zhenhan also knew that Chiang Kai-shek would not let him go, but Zhang Zhenhan resolutely accepted the order and went to Hankou to work.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Chiang Kai-shek to find an excuse, arrest him, and shoot him. The Eighth Route Army also quickly launched a rescue, and finally, thanks to the efforts of many parties, Zhang Zhenhan was exempted from the death penalty, but could no longer come out to serve.
However, capable people can do anything well, and soon Zhang Zhenhan became a successful businessman and remitted the money he earned to Yan'an.
In 1949, Zhang Zhenhan went to Hunan to plan the uprising of Cheng Qian, Chen Mingren and others in accordance with the instructions of Zhou Gong, and made great contributions to the peaceful liberation of Hunan.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Zhenhan served as the vice mayor of Changsha and died in 1967 at the age of 69.
History Inn Author: Desert Sand