With the victory of the Battle of the Crossing River, Chiang Kai-shek was already at the end of the road, but Chiang Kai-shek still wanted to resist stubbornly and tried to occupy the southwest region, so Chiang Kai-shek deliberately flew to Chongqing twice in August and November 1949 to arrange the battle.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was like a frightened bird, after hearing a little wind and grass, he rushed to Chengdu to take shelter, and when Chengdu was about to be liberated, Chiang Kai-shek flew from Chengdu to an isolated island by special plane, and the reason why he dared to fly around in a plane wantonly was because there was a great pilot.
The pilot of Chiang Kai-shek's special plane was called Yi Fu'en, and before there was no Yi Fu'en, Chiang Kai-shek had always dared not and was unwilling to take a plane; Chiang Kai-shek's agents went around carrying out assassinations, and he himself was afraid of being assassinated, so his itinerary was top secret, so he never took a plane.
Until 1943, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chiang Kai-shek temporarily intended to go from Chongqing to Guiyang, accompanied by his wife Song Meiling, and Zhou Zhirou, who was in charge of aviation at the time, deliberately found a skilled Yi Fuen in order to ensure flight arrangements.
Because Yifuen's flying skills were very good, and later Chiang Kai-shek had a turnaround, and it was also Yifuen who served as the captain, and for a long time Chiang Kai-shek had great trust in Yifuen, so Chiang Kai-shek dared to stay in Chengdu until December 1949, and he thought that as long as Yifuen was there, he could leave at any time.
However, when Chiang Kai-shek's special plane passed through Guangzhou, there was an accident; before Chiang Kai-shek's special plane took off, Guangzhou had been liberated, and such an important place as the airport was naturally to be taken over, and Chiang Kai-shek's special plane passing through Guangzhou needed to be reported, so that Chiang Kai-shek's whereabouts were leaked.
When they learned of this news, the airport quickly reported the situation to Hong Xuezhi, deputy commander of the 15th Corps, and Hong Xuezhi was quite excited after learning of the situation, but this was to seize Chiang Kai-shek's last chance. He didn't dare make this decision.
So Hong Xuezhi quickly reported to Ye Shuai, commander of the 15th Corps, and after listening to Hong Xuezhi's report, Ye Shuai understood that this matter was too big and had to be reported, and then sent materials to report to the above, and then waited for the order, but the order did not come down.
Hong Xuezhi was extremely anxious, and even suggested that he cut first and play it first, and then fight it down before saying it, Ye Shuai insisted that he could not fight without a reply from his superiors, and finally before he could wait for a reply, Chiang Kai-shek's special plane had already flown away through Guangzhou, and luckily escaped a disaster.
On the surface, it was because he did not wait for a reply from his superiors, but in fact this was not the case, and there were three main reasons for being merciful to Chiang Kai-shek's men, the first of which was that under the circumstances at that time, it was more beneficial for both sides of the strait to let Chiang Kai-shek go to the island alive.
Once such a situation arises, the US side is likely to take advantage of the void, which will not be conducive to future reconquest operations, and from this point of view, it seems better to let Chiang Kai-shek go back.
The second reason is to prevent the national army on the island from losing its restraint, once the army on the island loses its restraint, it will inevitably affect the security of the mainland coast, especially the survival of the fishermen on the island is facing a serious threat, which in turn will affect the construction and development of new China, especially on Fujian.
The third point is to prevent the forces on the island from colluding with the UNITED Side; although Chiang Kai-shek relies on the Us side, he himself has a great right to make decisions; once Chiang Kai-shek is gone, it will be difficult to maintain the collusion of the traitorous generals who seek glory with the US side, and this will inevitably affect the peace between the two sides of the strait.
It is precisely on this basis that it is far better not to lay down Chiang Kai-shek's special plane than to destroy it, since leaving the mainland, Chiang Kai-shek has never returned to the mainland, has spent the rest of his life on the island, and died of illness on April 5, 1975, at the age of 88.