Do you know who the Kuomintang army generals are? There were a total of 17 people, such as Yan Xishan, Liu Xiang, Wu Peifu, Bai Chongxi, Chen Cheng, Gu Zhutong, and so on, all of whom were undoubtedly the highest-ranking officials under Chiang Kai-shek.
We will introduce Gu Zhutong today, I believe that netizens who love to watch modern anti-war dramas should still be very familiar with the name of Gu Zhutong, Gu Zhutong is a native of Lianshui County, Jiangsu Province, once graduated from the Sixth Infantry Section of the Baoding Army Officer School, Gu Zhutong participated in the Xinhai Revolution in the early years, and can be said to be a loyal fan of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
In 1922, Gu Zhutong met a very important person in his life, this person was the later President of the Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek and Gu Zhutong, who immediately gained a consensus after meeting each other, it can be said that they both cherished each other, and later became friends who talked about everything.
In 1924, Sun Yat-sen founded the famous Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou, and Gu Zhutong at this time was also invited by Chiang Kai-shek to participate in the preparatory work of the military academy, and was later appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as a lieutenant colonel in the professorial department of the Whampoa Military Academy.
During this period, Gu Zhutong and Chiang Kai-shek were undoubtedly very good partners, and later participated in the Eastern Expedition, the Northern Expedition and other wars, Gu Zhutong also made many achievements in these wars, for which he was trusted and valued by Chiang Kai-shek.
Especially in the Battle of the Central Plains in 1930, When Gu Zhutong was the commander of the First Army under Chiang Kai-shek, in the battle, Gu Zhutong helped Chiang Kai-shek complete many arduous tasks, such as breaking through the defensive line set up by Feng Yuxiang and capturing Guide, which greatly praised Chiang Kai-shek!
In 1931, Shi Yousan began to oppose Chiang Kai-shek, at this time Gu Zhutong was once again sent by Chiang Kai-shek, Gu Zhutong was worthy of being a general, and soon led his troops to defeat Shi Yousan's 60,000 troops, which once again made Chiang Kai-shek look at him with admiration.
In the civil war, Gu Zhutong naturally sided faithfully on Chiang Kai-shek's side, and in the fifth anti-encirclement and suppression war, Gu Zhutong also caused great casualties to our Red Army.
However, Gu Zhutong has a big culpability, that is, he created the Anhui Southern Incident, and I believe that the Anhui Southern Incident will not be unfamiliar. He was a surprise attack launched by the Kuomintang army and our New Fourth Army, and it was also the second anti-communist climax of the Kuomintang; indeed Chiang Kai-shek was too infuriating, and the War of Resistance Against Japan was still in the stage of stalemate, but he still wanted Chinese to create friction with our Communist Party.
At that time, Gu Zhutong was one of the makers of the Anhui Southern Incident, which caused the sacrifice of most of the soldiers of our New Fourth Army, of which the commander Ye Ting was captured, and the deputy commander Xiang Ying and the chief of staff Zhou Zikun were killed after the breakthrough.
In January 1950, Gu Zhutong was also forced to retire to Taiwan, and after arriving in Taiwan, Gu Zhutong was not actually reused by Chiang Kai-shek, but instead became an outcast, holding some virtual positions, such as chairman of the presidium of the review committee and honorary chairman of the Taipei Jiangsu Hometown Association.
In the early morning of January 17, 1987, gu Zhutong, a first-class general in the Kuomintang Army, died of illness at the age of 94, which is also one of the few Kuomintang generals who can die well.