General Zhang Zhizhong
General Zhang Zhizhong, who guards peace
Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), ziwen bai, Anhui Chaohu people, famous peace general. In 1932, he led his troops to wage a bloody war with tens of thousands of Japanese troops in Shanghai, and during the negotiations in Chongqing, he took our representatives to their homes to live, and in 1949, he vigorously promoted the peaceful liberation of Xinjiang. During the Republic of China period, he served as chairman of Hunan Province, chairman of Xinjiang Province, and director of the Political Department of the Kuomintang Military Commission. Zhang Zhizhong advocated peace and cherished peace, so after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was known as the General of Peace.
The first on the left is General Zhang Zhizhong
Peace is Zhang Zhizhong's lifelong pursuit. In 1946, Zhang Zhizhong was the director of the northwestern camp and the chairman of Xinjiang Province. During his presidency of Xinjiang Province, General Zhang called for unity and the pursuit of peace. General Zhang Zhizhong said that peace is not weakness. He also said, "I am by no means a weak person, and when the September 18 Incident occurred, I was the most powerful one who advocated the war against Japan." In the twenty-first and twenty-sixth years of the Republic of China, I led a large army to fight against the absolute superiority of the powerful Japanese imperialist army, navy and air force with poor equipment... Is this something that a weak person dares to do? ”
The general's desire for peace and hard work can be seen from this.
Zhang Zhizhong during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
Rescued 131 people in Xinjiang and returned to Yan'an
After Zhang Zhizhong took charge of Xinjiang, he maintained close ties with Yan'an.
In the spring of 1946, entrusted by Mr. Zhou of Yan'an, Zhang Zhizhong rescued 131 of our personnel in Xinjiang. Earlier, when Sheng Shicai was in charge of Xinjiang, he arrested the staff sent by our side to Xinjiang. After Zhang Zhizhong concurrently served as the provincial chairman, he made three consecutive proposals to the Nationalist government, demanding the release of 131 of our personnel who were imprisoned by Sheng Shicai. After several twists and turns, his proposal was approved by the National Government. On June 10 of the same year, 131 of our personnel were released and returned to Yan'an from Urumqi.
The 131 people are divided into five categories. The first category is 14 people returned from Moscow, including Yang Zhihua (Qu Qiubai's widow); the second category is 43 people sent to Xinjiang to work; the third category is 31 people who are learning to fly and pilot in Xinjiang; the fourth category is 8 people who are recuperating in Xinjiang; and the fifth category is 35 family members and children in Xinjiang.
In order to ensure the safety of these personnel along the way, Zhang Zhizhong sent Tang Jiangui, the head of the guard, and Liu Yazhe, the head of the transportation department, to escort them. They organized ten trucks, equipped with medical teams, and guards with submachine guns. Not only that, Zhang Zhizhong also gave 131 people a generous travel fee, each with 30,000 French dollars.
General Zhang Zhizhong (first from left)
There are two little girls who are household names
Of the 131 people released, 129 returned to Yan'an. On the way, everyone encountered many unexpected difficulties, and it was indeed difficult to say a word, our pilot Xie Qiguang and the little girl Hu Prison Yan died of illness. On the afternoon of July 16, 1946, the head of Yan'an set up a banquet to entertain comrades who had returned from Xinjiang, raised a glass of congratulations, and welcomed them back. At the end of the banquet, watch the commentary "Three Dozen Zhujiazhuang".
Among the released personnel, Zhang Wenqiu (1903-2002) returned to Yan'an from Xinjiang with his two daughters. In 1938, her husband Chen Zhenya was preparing to go from Xinjiang to the Soviet Union, but was unfortunately detained by The Governor of Xinjiang, Sheng Shicai, and was killed three years later. Soon, Zhang Wenqiu and her two daughters were also arrested and imprisoned by Sheng Shicai. These two girls spent 4 years in the enemy's prison, and they were as determined and distinct as their fathers.
These two little girls, the older sister is called Liu Siqi, and the younger sister is called Shao Hua.
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On April 6, 1969, General Zhang Zhizhong died in Beijing at the age of 79. People commented: "(Zhang Zhizhong) This person is very complicated and very simple. But one thing is for sure, he was a patriot. Zhang Zhizhong spent his life fighting for domestic peace, so people also praised him as a peace general. The former residence of General Zhang Zhizhong in Chaohu, Anhui Province, was protected, and the story of General Heping was already widely known. (Text/Fan Forward)