Among the many national leaders after the founding of New China, there was a "special" existence; he was originally a senior general of the National Revolutionary Army, who was the commander of the "Suppression General" in North China at the time of the Liberation War; after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he "transformed himself" into vice chairman of the Fourth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; and he "took charge" of the minister of water conservancy for 22 years, laying a solid foundation for the development of new China's water conservancy undertakings.
Not only that, during his tenure, he was also enthusiastic about education, and under his presidency, the first independent water conservancy school in New China, the Beijing Water Conservancy School of the Ministry of Water Resources, was established!
Speaking of this, I think everyone has already guessed it, yes, he is the hero who promoted the peaceful liberation of Peiping, saved Beiping, the ancient capital of a thousand years, from the "destruction" of war, and saved millions of civilians in Beiping City at that time from the destruction of life - General Fu Zuoyi.
According to the People's Daily, on September 27, 1955, General Fu Zuoyi was awarded the Liberation Medal of the First Class for his merits!
The peaceful liberation of Peiping and the victory of the Liberation War were inseparable from the efforts of General Fu Zuoyi, but general Fu Zuoyi alone could not make this happen, in fact, there were four military commanders who followed General Fu Zuoyi in the uprising at that time, and they were also indispensable!
Who are these four commanders?
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Fu Zuoyi was appointed commander-in-chief of the "Suppression General" in North China, and after the Battle of Jinan, the decisive battle marked by the three major battles began, and the Pingjin Campaign was the last of the three major battles, at that time the Liaoshen Campaign had already ended in victory.
The situation in the Huaihai Campaign was also gratifying, and the overall war situation was extremely unfavorable to North China, where Fu Zuoyi was sitting, but Fu Zuoyi erroneously judged that it would take at least three months for the Northeast Field Army to enter North China, so he adopted the policy of "temporarily holding Pingjin, maintaining Haikou, expanding its strength, and watching the changes in the situation", and put the four corps under its jurisdiction.
About 550,000 people in the 12 armies formed a "one-word long snake array" centered on "Pingjin", and these 550,000 people were not all Fu Zuoyi's concubine troops, of which 17 divisions belonged to fu Zuoyi's system and 25 divisions belonged to Chiang Kai-shek's system, that is to say, Chiang Kai-shek's control over this unit was stronger than That of Fu Zuoyi!
With the advancement of the Battle of Pingjin, the twelve armies under Fu Zuoyi's command suffered heavy losses, but by the time Fu Zuoyi was determined to promote the peaceful liberation of Peiping, there were still seven armies in strength, and four of them were Fu Zuoyi's concubines, more than half of them, and the commanders of these four armies resolutely supported Fu Zuoyi's decision, and it was with their strong support that General Fu Zuoyi was able to smoothly promote the peaceful liberation of Peiping!
From this point of view, these four commanders were also meritorious ministers for the peaceful liberation of Peiping, namely: Zhu Dachun, commander of the 35th Army, Huang Xiang, commander of the 92nd Army, Li Shilin, commander of the 101st Army, and An Chunshan, commander of the 104th Army.
As we all know, General Fu Zuoyi served as minister of water resources after the founding of the People's Republic of China, so what was the fate of these four generals after the founding of the Country?
Let's find out
First, let's look at Zhu Dachun, commander of the 35th Army
Zhu Dachun, like Fu Zuoyi, is also a native of Shanxi, he was born in 1905 in Dingxiang County, Shanxi, eleven years younger than Fu Zuoyi, since childhood like to "dance guns and sticks", when he grew up, he was admitted to the third infantry section of the Shanxi Army Cadet Corps, and after graduating in 1925, he successively served as a second lieutenant platoon leader, a lieutenant platoon leader, a captain company commander, a major battalion commander, and a chief of staff.
After the Northern Expedition, Zhu Dachun entered the 12th phase of the regular class of the Army University for further study, and after graduation, he was "official and prosperous", and went all the way up the clouds, and was already a major general before the peaceful liberation of Peiping.
At that time, he was the deputy commander of the 35th Army and the commander of the Provisional 17th Division, he was a "hardcore fan" of General Fu Zuoyi, and when General Fu Zuoyi decided to promote the peaceful liberation of Peiping, Zhu Dachun took a clear stand and expressed his support for all the decisions of General Fu Zuoyi!
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Dachun successively served as a researcher of the Tactics Professors Association of the Nanjing Military Academy, a military instructor of the Campaign Tactics Professors Association, and in February 1958, he was awarded the Liberation Medal of the Second Class, and was also awarded the rank of colonel!
According to the "History of the Party," Zhu Dachun delivered a speech as a representative of officers and men at the conferment ceremony, and he took a clear-cut stand in supporting the leadership of our party and promising to pursue political progress and work better to repay the honors given by the people.
In the years that followed, he strove to forge ahead, work diligently, strive to draw closer to our party, actively participate in political life, and was re-elected as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference for five consecutive terms!
In 1988, Zhu Dachun joined our party as he wished, and died of illness three years later at the age of 85!
Look at Li Shilin, commander of the 101st Army
Born in 1898 in Huagang Village, Hebei Province, Li Shilin graduated from the 8th Infantry Section of the Baoding Army Officer School, and in 1935 he was already a major general, serving as the chief of staff of the 3rd Route Army, promoted to lieutenant general in 1948, and serving as the commander of the 101st Army in September of the same year!
Li Shilin was a man who understood the great righteousness, supported Fu Zuoyi in promoting the peaceful liberation of Peiping, and after the founding of New China, he served as a senator of the Zhangjiakou Municipal Cppcc Committee and the director of the Zhangjiakou Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau.
He died in Zhangjiakou in 1958.
Let's look at The 104th Army's Chang'an Chunshan
An Chunshan was born in 1907, the youngest of the four military commanders, like Fu Zuoyi and Zhu Dachun, is also a Native of Shanxi, he grew up poor but extremely intelligent, in 1924 was admitted to Shanxi BinYe Middle School, the predecessor of the Taiyuan Northern Officer School, he was the second batch of cadets, before graduation he participated in the Northern Expedition, after graduation into Fu Zuoyi's troops as the deputy captain of the Tenth Army Military and Political School.
An Chunshan fought extremely bravely, he once severely damaged the Japanese Kou and killed Japanese Lieutenant General Mizukawa Yoshio in the War of Resistance, was awarded the rank of major general in 1940 for his merits, and was appointed as the commander of the 104th Army in September 1948, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general!
After graduating from the officer school, An Chunsheng joined Fu Zuoyi's troops, and naturally fu Zuoyi's hardcore concubines obeyed Fu Zuoyi's words, and when Fu Zuoyi was determined to promote the peaceful liberation of Peiping, he did not say a word and resolutely supported it!
After the founding of New China, An Chunshan successively served as a member of the Suiyuan Military and Political Committee, a member of the Suiyuan Provincial People's Government, a deputy to the First People's Congress, a director of the Traffic Bureau, a deputy director of the Forestry Department of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
In October 1979, An Chunshan died in Beijing at the age of seventy-three.
Finally, let's look at Huang Xiang, commander of the 92nd Army
Huang Xiang graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, received orthodox military education, and served as the commander of the 92nd Army from 1948, he was originally a concubine of Chiang Kai-shek, but did not approve of Chiang Kai-shek's decision to launch a civil war.
Therefore, when Fu Zuoyi proposed the peaceful liberation of Peiping, Huang Xiang responded positively and "raised his hands in agreement." After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he worked with Fu Zuoyi and served as a counselor of the Ministry of Water Resources, and died of illness in 1990 at the age of 85!
brief summary:
The peaceful liberation of Peiping was made possible thanks to the vigorous promotion of General Fu Zuoyi, Zhu Dachun and four other military commanders, and it was their profound understanding of the great righteousness that saved Beijing, an ancient capital with a history of more than 3,000 years, from being "destroyed" by war, they are the heroes of the people, they are also the heroes of history, the people of Beijing, the people of the whole country will always remember them!
References: People's Daily, Party History
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