In 1959, a group of highly conscious and well-behaved Kuomintang prisoners of war were pardoned and released from prison. There are 6 lieutenant generals at the rank of lieutenant general, including Du Yuming, Wang Yaowu and other famous generals. However, one of them, who managed to survive and gained his freedom from prison, finally committed suicide. He was Chen Changjie from the Jin Sui Army.
Chen Changjie, born in 1892, a native of Fujian, his family is very poor, his mother once wanted to abandon him, or his eldest brother secretly took him back, so he picked up a life. Although his family was poor, it did not affect Chen Changjie's study, he was admitted to the Baoding Military Academy, or graduated with the first place, his friendship with Fu Zuoyi began at this time, and later under the recommendation of Fu Zuoyi, Chen Changjie joined the Jin Army and began to follow Yan Xishan.
Chen Changjie followed Yan Xishan for more than 10 years, and was promoted from a platoon leader to a major general division commander, which showed his military ability. In 1930, after the Battle of the Central Plains, Chen Changjie was transferred to the Northeast Border Defense Army, and has not achieved any results since then. It was not until 1937, when the War of Resistance broke out in full swing, that Chen Changjie struck again.
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When the Japanese army attacked Nankou, Tang Enbo's central army was defeated, Chen Changjie led the 73rd Division to rush to the aid, and the Japanese Kou fought for positions 23 times before finally taking it, and then fell into a heavy siege because of the friendly army's cowardice, and it was Chen Changjie's calm command that allowed the army to finally break through the siege.
After the Battle of Nankou, Chen Changjie was promoted to the rank of commander of the 11th Reserve Army, with the rank of lieutenant general. In 1937, the 9th Army, the main division of the Japanese Kou, the Banyuan Division, rushed straight to the strategic flat-shaped Guan in Shanxi, and Yan Xishan ordered Chen Changjie to come to his aid.
The 11th Army had two divisions under its command, the equipment was backward, and the combat strength of the soldiers was far inferior to that of the Japanese army, but Chen Changjie took advantage of the advantages in the terrain and the fearless spirit of the soldiers who did not retreat, and fought with the Japanese army for 12 days on the position, forcing Itagaki Seishiro to have to retreat temporarily.
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After this victory, the Reserve 11th Army was officially reorganized into the 61st Army, and Chen Changjie was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, commanding all the troops on the front line. Beginning on October 2, the Chinese troops in the front, under the command of Chen Changjie, launched an attack on the enemy army, and for more than twenty days, the Japanese Kou were unable to advance one step, and the Eighth Route Army also arrived in time to launch an attack from the rear of the Japanese army, so that Itagaki Seishiro was almost annihilated.
Of course, the Itagaki Division eventually broke through successfully, but Chen Changjie became a thorn in the eye of the Japanese Kou from then on. Since then, Chen Changjie has won many victories in succession, and has been called General Changsheng, and the name Changjie has finally lived up to its name. Later, Chen Changjie was promoted to commander-in-chief of the Sixth Army, and there were not many who could compare with him in the Jin army.
During the Liberation War, Fu Zuoyi was appointed commander-in-chief of the North China Suppression Campaign, and Tianjin was handed over to Chen Changjie, who appointed him as the commander of the Tianjin Garrison. Fu Zuoyi often said, "Those who know me, Jieshan also", this Jieshan refers to Chen Changjie.
Chen Changjie also trusted Fu Zuoyi, the elder brother, and after he arrived in Tianjin, he began to build fortifications. However, soon the Northeast Army surrounded Tianjin, the People's Liberation Army asked him to revolt, he asked Fu Zuoyi, Fu Zuoyi asked him to stick to the end, and as a result, Chen Changjie did not revolt and became a prisoner of war. Fu Zuoyi later revolted in Beiping.
Chen Changjie repeatedly said in front of many people in the prisoner of war camp that Fu Zuoyi was unkind and unjust, and Fu Zuoyi also felt deeply guilty, and repeatedly asked for a pardon for Chen Changjie, plus Chen Changjie was 57 years old when he was captured, so the first batch was pardoned.
After coming out, Chen Changjie went to Shanghai to serve as a secretariat commissioner, during which time he recalled his war history and wrote some books. However, soon after the Cultural Revolution, Chen Changjie was affected by his former identity, and finally could not stand it, and committed suicide after killing his wife.