Mr. Peng, a famous general of the Nationalist Army who committed suicide in the Liberation War, said: This man is a good man
In the fourteen years of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there were many generals of the Nationalist Army who committed suicide and martyred the country, and in the case of no retreat, many people chose to kill themselves. But during the Liberation War, very few people did this, just like Wang Yaowu said, this is not a war to defend the family and the country, there is no need to martyr the country.
However, there are still some senior generals of the Nationalist Army who have chosen to commit suicide, such as the Liu Jie today.
Liu Jie is a native of Taoyuan, Hunan Province, graduated from the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and is a classmate of Xu Xiangqian, Chen Geng, Hu Zongnan, Du Yuming, Chen Mingren and other famous generals.
Among the Huangpu students, Liu Jie was promoted relatively quickly, serving as a division commander at the age of 27, a military commander at the age of 31, and a commander-in-chief of the group army at the age of 37. In the year he was appointed as the commander of the division, two major events happened to Liu Jie, one good and one bad.
The first was that Liu Jie was ordered to enter the Dabie Mountains to encircle and suppress the Red Army, only to be hit in the right eye by a bullet and became a one-eyed dragon general.
The second was to lead his troops to participate in the Great Wall War of Resistance, and his 83rd Division was all German weaponry and equipment, and its combat effectiveness was extremely strong, posing a great threat to the Japanese army. When the war was critical, Liu Jie also sent cooks and hygienists to the front line, vowing not to retreat.
However, Liu Jie's most brilliant battle on the anti-Japanese battlefield was the Battle of Xinkou, which began in 1937. Saying that the "Battle of Xinkou" may not be very familiar to many people, so to speak, the Eighth Route Army's famous Ping-type Guan dajie and the night attack on Yangmingbao were all part of the Battle of Xinkou.
In the Pingxingguan Victory, the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army annihilated more than a thousand enemy troops, while the 83rd Division led by Liu Jie actually annihilated more enemies than the 115th Division. After the battle, Liu Jie was promoted to commander of the 93rd Army for his merits.
Liu Jie was a man of commendable character, and although he was loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, he did not do some things, such as his chief of staff, Wei Wei, who was actually an underground party member, who later changed his name to Bai Bai and was a major general in 1955. Because of his secret contact with the Eighth Route Army, this Wei Wei was investigated by the military commander and reported to Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek took a look, and this paid off? Immediately ordered Liu Jie to transfer Wei Wei to the Central Training Regiment for training, but in fact he was put under house arrest.
However, Liu Jie and Wei Wei had been friends for many years, and instead of obeying Chiang Kai-shek's orders, they secretly sent Wei Wei to Yan'an. Before leaving, Liu Jie said: "I can guarantee that during the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, I will resolutely resist Japan and will not fight a civil war. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, if the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China fight for the world, I will still struggle for the Three People's Principles to the end, and I hope that we will not meet each other on the battlefield in the future. ”
However, the general situation in the world could not tolerate such personal friendship, and in 1947, Hu Zongnan launched a large-scale attack on northern Shaanxi, at this time Liu Jianzheng was the commander of the 29th Army, a fierce general under Hu Zongnan, and naturally the main force fighting against the People's Liberation Army.
Among Hu Zongnan's troops, the 29th Army was an ace unit with very strong combat effectiveness. General Peng naturally knew the weight of the 29th Army and decided to annihilate him first and teach Hu Zongnan a lesson.
On March 1, 1948, Liu Jie's 29th Army was divided and surrounded by the Northwest Field Army in Yichuan, Shaanxi, and although Liu Jie was brave and good at fighting, he could not stand the thunder of Mr. Peng, and when the People's Liberation Army was less than 100 meters away from the command post, Liu Jie saw that the general trend had gone, so he had to pull a grenade and commit suicide, only 42 years old.
After the battle, Zhang Zongxun, deputy commander of the Northwest Field Army, reported to Mr. Peng: "Boss, your Hunan fellow has become a ren. ”
Mr. Peng was silent for a moment and said, "Liu Jie, this boy is still a bit backbone, not greedy and afraid of death, did not embarrass us Hunan people, is a good man!" Although Liu Jie was reactionary, he still made meritorious contributions to the anti-Japanese resistance, wrapped up the body, and Yan Ming, and returned it to Hu Zongnan. The officials had become lieutenant generals, and let Hu Zongnan give them a memorial service. ”
When Chiang Kai-shek heard of Liu Jie's suicide, he scolded Hu Zongnan for his unfavorable command and the loss of a good general, and posthumously promoted Liu Jie to general of the National Revolutionary Army.
Five years later, in 1953, Chiang Kai-shek again posthumously promoted Liu Jie to the rank of second-class general in recognition of his loyalty. Twice he was promoted to general, which was very rare among senior Kuomintang generals.