introduction
Speaking of the Dian Army, we will think of local warlord figures such as Lu Han and Long Yun, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Dian Army contributed a lot and made great sacrifices to defend the country, and there were countless Soldiers of the Dian Army, who died on the battlefield, wrapped their bodies in Ma Ge, and wrote a living history of the War of Resistance.
By the time of the Liberation War, the Dian army was not trusted by Chiang Kai-shek and was divided and disintegrated by the old Chiang Kai-shek. Long Yun, who had originally held the military and political power in Yunnan for 18 years, after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, because of Du Yuming, Chiang Kai-shek launched the "Ten. The Three Coups" stripped Long Yun of his military and political power in Yunnan, put him in an idle post, and controlled him.
Dragon Cloud
After Long Yun's fall, Chiang Kai-shek, in order to take care of the mood of the Dian army, let Long Yun's relative Lu Han serve as the chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government, but did not give him actual military power. Long Yun was initially controlled by Chiang Kai-shek, but later, with the help of his friends, he fled to Hong Kong, openly opposing Chiang Kai-shek and supporting the Communist Party, which caused headaches for the old Chiang Kai-shek.
Luján chose to revolt
Chiang Kai-shek made Lu Han the chairman of Yunnan Province, because Lu Han himself had a certain prestige in Yunnan, and his main purpose was to control Yunnan through him. But Lu Han was also an assertive and capable man, and he did not want to be a "puppet" of Chiang Kai-shek, even if the old Chiang Kai-shek did not give him military power, but he privately paralyzed Chiang Kai-shek in the name of expanding the security army, and privately expanded the army of about 60,000 people.
Luján
In the middle and late period of the Liberation War, Chiang Kai-shek's army was defeated like a mountain, and during the three major battles, our party announced to the whole of China a list of 43 war criminals of the Nationalist army to be severely punished, and Chiang Kai-shek himself was among them. Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek's army was facing a rout, Lu Han was also very aware of current affairs, and on the one hand expanded his own strength, on the other hand, he took the initiative to maintain contact with our Party, and when necessary, he could declare an uprising.
Because Chiang Kai-shek regarded Lu Han very strictly, and at the same time there were many old Chiang Kai-shek's concubine troops around Yunnan, even if Lu Han wanted to revolt, he must be cautious and careful, and should not be too hasty, so as not to fail the uprising, so that the people of Yunnan would be attacked by Chiang Kai-shek's artillery, and it would be more than worth the loss.
Chiang Kai-shek
With the comprehensive victory of our army in the three major battles, the old Chiang Kai-shek's sphere of influence became smaller and smaller, and he began to set his sights on the southwest region, trying to establish a large rear area in the southwest and waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback. In fact, the highest officials of the southwestern provinces at that time nominally belonged to the National Government, but the reality was that they also deeply hated Lao Chiang, because as early as the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, Lao Chiang took the means of attacking and suppressing them, which greatly weakened the real power of the top governors of the southwestern provinces.
Yunnan was the rear of the southwest at that time, and Lao Jiang attached great importance to the safety there, in order to establish a solid rear there, but also wanted to appease Lu Han and avoid overstimulating him, Lao Jiang decided to make Zhang Qun the supreme commander of the southwest. This Zhang Qun was no ordinary person, he was the concubine of old Chiang Kai-shek, the elder of the Kuomintang, one of the 43 members of the list of war criminals, and the big man of the proper Nationalist army.
Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Qun
On December 9, 1949, an uprising was declared in Yunnan, and the Nationalist generals Yu Chengwan, Li Mi, and Shen Drun, the military commander, were detained, and Zhang Qun, who was flown from Chengdu to Kunming, was also controlled. On the same day, Lu Han sent a telegram to Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, and others, announcing the peaceful liberation of Yunnan.
Deeply friendly, Lu Han let Zhang Qun go
Lu Han and Zhang Qun have a deep affection, in the early years, Zhang Qun helped Lu Han a lot, even Lu Han can sit in the position of chairman of Yunnan Province, Zhang Qun also made a lot of efforts. Later, Chiang Kai-shek once thought that Lu Han was unreliable and wanted to get rid of him, and Zhang Qun tried to protect Lu Han in front of the old Chiang Kai-shek. In the early years, Lu Han was calculated by Li Zongren and almost worried about his life, and it was with the help of Zhang Qun that Lu Han waded through the danger.
When Lu Han rebelled, he had already controlled Zhang Qun, and it was reasonable to say that it was definitely a great achievement to capture this big official. Since the release of the list of 43 war criminals by our army, by the end of the Liberation War, only Du Yuming was arrested, and the rest except for Dai Jitao, who committed suicide in 1949, the rest were not captured, and the vast majority fled to Taiwan, and a few fled to the United States and other places.
Lujan shook hands
After Zhang Qun was controlled, he knew that if he was caught by our army, he would definitely not be released. To this end, Zhang Qun remained calm and hurriedly wrote to Lu Han, asking him to remember his past feelings, be able to let himself return to Hong Kong, and repeatedly said that he would not serve lao Jiang, and his words were very earnest.
After reading Zhang Qun's letter, Lu Han was also very embarrassed; on the one hand, he did have an extraordinary relationship with Zhang Qun, and he owed him too much, but now he is detained and handed over to our army, which is equivalent to pushing Zhang Qun into the "abyss.", and his friend is obviously not righteous enough. On the other hand, LuHan has already revolted, and any major action he takes requires the permission of the central authorities to be carried out, and the release of the war criminal Zhang Qun without permission may also be punished.
Zhang Qun
Lu Han is a man of great affection, under the balance of pros and cons, he still decided to release Zhang Qun, and the people around him advised Lu Han not to let Zhang Qun go, but Lu Han remembered his old feelings and did not listen. Finally, at the behest of Lu Han, Zhang Qun got a "special pass" and left Yunnan unimpeded, first flying to Hong Kong, then to Taiwan, where he met with old Chiang.
Before Zhang Qun left Yunnan, he knew that Lu Han had taken a great risk by letting him go, so he said with emotion: In this life, he has made such a friend as Lu Yongheng (Lu Han's name). On the other hand, after learning that Lu Han had secretly released Zhang Qun, our army was very dissatisfied with Lu Han, and the chairman was also rather angry, and Premier Zhou also wanted to use Zhang Qun to exchange Zhang Xueliang, and this plan was ruined because Lu Han had secretly released Zhang Qun.
Premier Zhou shook hands with Zhang Qun
Logically, Lu Han let Zhang Qun go without permission, made a big mistake, and should be punished accordingly. After thinking about it, Chairman Mao decided not to pursue this matter, and the reason is also very simple: Luhan has just revolted, Yunnan has just returned to the hands of the people, and if Luhan is criticized and punished, it will not be conducive to the united front work in the future. After the founding of New China, Lu Han was reused and continued to serve in Yunnan to contribute to the development of New China.
epilogue
In terms of human feelings, Luhan was a true gentleman who had to repay the favor, and in terms of organizational discipline, he did make mistakes. Fortunately, the chairman is also a magnanimous person, who did not pursue Lu Han, and chose to believe Lu Han in the follow-up, which reflects the magnanimity of our party, which is in stark contrast to the old Chiang Kai-shek's behavior of guarding against others.