After the founding of the People's Republic of China, most of the Kuomintang generals were United Front generals, even if they were captured on the battlefield, they were generally imprisoned in Gongdelin, and few were executed, but in 1952, there was a General of the Nationalist Army who was executed. What kind of experience did he have? Why was he executed?
This man's name was Song Hegeng, Song Hegeng's revolutionary qualifications were very high, he studied at the Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer School in his early years, and was considered a classmate of Chiang Kai-shek. In 1911, Song Hegeng received instructions from Sun Yat-sen to return to China to participate in the Xinhai Revolution, and later became the chief of the third section of the Hunan Governor's Office.
After that, Song Hegeng was transferred to the railway garrison regiment battalion commander, and later he led his troops to participate in the war against Yuan, but the battle was lost, and his unit was disarmed by Yuan Shikai, so he himself returned to his hometown and lived in seclusion. In 1916, Song Hegeng made a comeback after three years of dormancy, serving as the commander of the First Division of the Xiang Army, and soon after was promoted to brigade commander. In 1920, during the campaign to expel Zhang Jingyao, Song Hegeng performed well, and later became the backbone of Tan Yanmin's department, serving as the commander of the First Division of the Xiang Army.
In 1923, Song Hegeng became the commander of the First Army of the Xiang Army, and later led his troops into Changsha, but was eventually defeated by Zhao Hengti, so he had to return to Guangdong. Shortly thereafter, Song Hegeng was ordered by Sun Yat-sen to lead his troops to Nanxiong to quell the rebellion, and then went to the Dongjiang River to attack Chen Jiongming's troops, which can be described as a great achievement in battle. In 1924, Song Hegeng led his troops to participate in the Northern Expedition, and the following year he was attacked by Fang Benren's troops at Ganjiang, suffering heavy losses. After this battle, Song Hegeng deeply felt that the defeat was caused by his own command mistakes, and at the same time, he began to get tired of the warlord disputes, so he resolutely resigned, handed over the troops to Tan Yanmin, and returned to his hometown to live idly.
In 1928, Song Hegeng went to Shanghai and met his old superior Tan Yanmin, and at the recommendation of Tan Yanmin, Song Hegeng was appointed director of the Hunan Provincial Construction Department, and made a comeback again after three years. At that time, Song Hegeng was in charge of the Hunan First Spinning Factory, the Baokoushan Mining Bureau and other enterprises, and in order to prevent workers' riots, he installed his close confidant Chen Dehua in the Construction Department as an accountant. In 1930, which was also the most unconscious year for Song Hegeng, first the Gui troops attacked Changsha, and then the Red Army troops besieged Changsha, and Song Hegeng had to go to Hankou, Nanjing and other places to ask He Yingqin and others for help.
In 1931, Song Hegeng was appointed to the Senate General Senator, although he was promoted to general, but he was not at all happy, because he did not have real power in his hands, and shortly thereafter, Song Hegeng was completely disappointed in the Kuomintang, so he resigned from all his posts, and since then he has never set foot in the Kuomintang military and political circles.
In 1949, on the eve of the liberation of Xiangxiang, Song Hegeng defected to the CCP's underground armed forces and decisively sided with the CCP. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Song Hegeng went to Shanghai to play, but at that time, the "town rebellion" movement was breaking out across the country, and Song Hegeng was also arrested by the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau. After that, Song Hegeng was held in prison for two years, and in 1952, the local government sentenced him to death for "rebellion against the revolution" and executed him immediately.
More than 30 years later, the local government rehabilitated Song Hegeng and redefined him as a "defector rebel", which can also be regarded as a justice return for him.