During the Liberation War, the famous anti-Japanese general Wang Zejun served the Kuomintang and served as a lieutenant general in the army. Wang Zejun has a violent personality, does not pay attention to human feelings, regards others as nothing, and regards human life as grass. The confrontation with the People's Liberation Army during the Liberation War brutally killed many revolutionaries in the People's Liberation Army, and gradually separated the peaceful handling of disputes between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
On November 18, 1948, Wang Zejun's 44th Army was defeated by the People's Liberation Army, and Wang Zejun was arrested and became a prisoner of the People's Liberation Army. Considering that Wang Zejun had brutally murdered revolutionary compatriots during the Liberation War and committed an unforgivable crime, the CCP decided to put Wang Zejun to death.
Wang Zejun's father, Wang Zhanxu, was the chairman of Sichuan at the time, and when he heard that his beloved second son was about to be executed, he was naturally very sad, and in addition to grief, he was also thinking of all ways to save Wang Zejun. Wang Zhanxu publicly pleaded with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in writing, promising to lead his 40,000-strong army to revolt in Chengdu, Sichuan, and work for the peaceful liberation of Sichuan.
Considering the war situation at that time, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to change Wang Zejun's death sentence and suspend his execution for two years. In 1974, Wang Zejun was imprisoned for 26 years and died in prison, ending his life.
First, the fathers laid the road of warlords
Wang Zejun, born in 1903 in Xichong, Sichuan, was the second son of the small Sichuan warlord Wang Zhangxu. At that time, in addition to Wang Zhanxu, the Warlords of Sichuan also had Liu Xiang, Liu Wenhui, Yang Sen and others, several of whom were outwardly harmonious and temperamental, but in fact they were conspiring behind their backs, and they all wanted to occupy the mountain as the king and become the only ruler on the ground in Sichuan.
Wang Was ostensibly loyal to Yang Sen, but set out to build his own military ranks, a small warlord subordinate to Yang Sen. Until 1925, a civil war broke out in the seemingly calm Sichuan region, and two warlords, Liu Xiang and Yang Sen, began to fight for the right to rule Sichuan.
Wang Zhanxu, who was subordinate to Yang Sen, should have become Yang Sen's right-hand man at this time, but he did not think about it, but he took a bribe from Liu Xiang, and helped Liu Xiang defeat Yang Sen before turning against him, and Liu Xiang promised to give up Yang Sen's position to Wang Zhanxu, so Wang Zhanxu became the commander of the 16th Division of the Sichuan Army, ranking as a lieutenant general.
After the end of the Northern Expedition, Wang Zhanxu again wanted to annex Liu Xiang and annex Sichuan alone, but due to the equal strength of the two sides, it was difficult to win for a while, so Wang Zhanxu defected to Chiang Kai-shek and became part of the Kuomintang Central Army.
Second, temper ability in actual combat
Tiger father has no dog. Influenced by his father, Wang Zejun liked to fight since he was a child. When Wang Zejun was young, when the warlords were dividing the territory and fighting everywhere, he served as a battalion commander and a company commander, and he trained a strong military command ability in actual combat.
Because Wang Zejun and his father have similar personalities, they are deeply loved by their father. Seeing that he was a combat seedling, Wang Zhanxu was determined to train him well, so he let him go to the sixth higher education class of the Central Military Academy for further study, and when he graduated, he made him a brigade commander under his command.
In March 1938, Wang Zhanxu was appointed commander of the 29th Group Army and accepted Chiang Kai-shek's orders to go out of Sichuan to carry out anti-Japanese operations. The 29th Group Army was divided into two armies, the 44th and 67th Armies, with a total of more than 60,000 people in the three armies. Wang Zejun served as the commander of the 149th Division of the 44th Army and was ranked as a major general.
In 1940, Wang Zejun was promoted to commander of the 44th Army and ranked lieutenant general. In March of the same year, the Battle of Zaoyi broke out, Wang Zejun was responsible for commanding the 44th Army to block the Japanese attack on the west bank of the Xiang River, the Japanese fire was fierce, the 44th Army lost 8 regiments of troops, and finally defended the Xianghe area and completed the task of blocking.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Zejun, who fought bravely, was awarded the Order of Loyalty and Diligence - the Order of Martial Duty during the Period of the Nationalist Government. After the reorganization of the Kuomintang army, Wang Zejun was transferred to the deputy commander of the 9th Appeasement District and the commander of the 44th Division, ranking as a lieutenant general.
Third, the character is difficult to be elegant
Fighting against Japan was a major advantage of Wang Zejun, but looking at other aspects, Wang Zejun would be lagging behind in the population. Wang Zejun was cruel by nature and did not pay attention to morality. As early as Xichong, Sichuan, Wang Zejun often drove a car to seek excitement on the street, and when he saw young and beautiful girls, he committed violent acts and forcibly possessed them.
Wang Zejun had a poor temper and disposition, and could only be a military general, and it was difficult to become a general. There is no compassion for the people in the family who do not look up and look down, as long as the next person is slightly at fault, it is a fist and foot service, do not talk about any emotion at all, and do not appreciate the suffering of the working masses.
On weekdays, people in the family were very jealous of him, afraid that his words and actions could arouse Wang Zejun's dissatisfaction. As long as there is a place where Wang Zejun is, the people under it will never dare to say a word.
Not only the people in the family, but also the subordinates in the army, when they saw Wang Zejun, they were also trembling. However, whenever some of his subordinates disobeyed his orders, Wang Zejun was mercilessly shot and executed on the spot, and that kind of scene was really killing chickens and monkeys, shocking many other subordinates.
The Wang family, not to mention that in Xichong, is that the whole of Sichuan is rich and powerful, Wang Zejun is a real clumsy disciple, a hooligan, and ordinary people do not dare to provoke him at all, they can only let him go unpunished, and dare to be angry at his words and deeds and dare not speak out.
4. Death in self-inflicted wounds
During the Liberation War, Wang Zejun ruled Sichuan and brutally killed countless revolutionaries, his hands stained with the blood of his Chinese compatriots. People are doing it, and the sky is watching. Wang Zejun's father and son should pay their due price and pay for their cruel words and deeds.
Good and evil will be rewarded in the end. In 1948, the Battle of Huaihai broke out, and during the siege of Nianzhuang, Wang Zejun was captured by the People's Liberation Army and became a prisoner. In the face of Wang Zejun's brutal act of brutally killing revolutionary comrades, he should have been sentenced to death. However, Wang Zhanxu tried to protect Wang Zejun at a huge price.
After Wang Zejun was captured, someone gave Wang Zhanxu an idea: find someone to write an open letter to the People's Liberation Army, promising to lead the Sichuan army of 40,000 people to revolt and help the peaceful liberation of Sichuan. Considering the form of war, eliminating the remnants of Chiang Kai-shek as the main task, and being able to peacefully liberate Sichuan, it was possible to achieve double success in one fell swoop. Therefore, Wang Zejun's death sentence was suspended, and Wang Zejun was first detained and managed.
In 1949, wang Zhanxu led more than 42,000 Sichuan troops to revolt according to his promise, voluntarily gave up the official positions granted by the Kuomintang, and Sichuan was peacefully liberated. When the news reached the CENTRAL Committee of the Communist Party of China, everyone rejoiced and pardoned Wang Zhangxu.
Wang Zejun also gained some benefits because of his father's abandonment of the dark and the light - he was exempted from execution, and Wang Zejun was also actively reformed in prison and did a good job, and finally the CPC Central Committee decided to give Wang Zejun a life sentence. Wang Zejun spent the second half of his life in major prisons, and in 1974, he fell ill in Beijing's Qincheng Prison and died of illness.
5. Summary
In this life, people must not only do the same thing, but also do the same thing. In the big picture, the country has difficulties, and the pirate has the responsibility. It is necessary to establish a correct sense of home and country and contribute our own strength to the country and society. In the small aspect, do not do it with evil and small, and do not do it with good and small. Reflect on ourselves all the time, strictly grasp the cultivation of moral character, do things worthy of the sky, bow down to the ground, and act without shame.