October 1950 was the golden autumn good time.
On this day, Zheng Dongguo was packing up his things at home, when suddenly the secretary ran in, and it turned out that the secretary had come to inform Zheng Dongguo of something, that is, Premier Zhou was going to personally feast on him.
Ah, is it Premier Zhou?
Jeong Dong-kook
In addition to being excited and excited, Zheng Dongguo fell into a kind of guilt, and he did not expect that the teacher did not blame him, but instead kept worrying about him.
The events of two years ago also gradually came to mind in Zheng Dongguo's mind...
Zheng Dongguo and Chiang Kai-shek said goodbye in the next life
In 1948, the Liaoshen Campaign was officially launched, the Kuomintang had no vitality in the northeast, and Zheng Dongguo led his troops to guard Changchun, and in the end it was also stubborn resistance.
In fact, according to his conscience, Zheng Dongguo wanted to give up Changchun, because he had already determined that the defeat in the northeast had been decided, but Chiang Kai-shek was an undead heart, and he had always let him hold on, otherwise the military law would deal with it.
Chiang Kai-shek
Alas, Zheng Dongguo is also helpless, to hold? How to keep?
There is no grain in the city, the city is surrounded outside the city, even if the People's Liberation Army does not fight, waiting for you to be exhausted in the city is sooner or later, the most important thing is that the troops have given up, the commander of the New 7th Army, Li Hong, said that he was ill, and the commander of the 60th Army, Zeng Zesheng, looked abnormal, afraid that he had a different heart...
At this moment, a phone call disturbed Zheng Dongguo's thoughts, it turned out that It was Zeng Zesheng who was calling, Zheng Dongguo was just about to open his mouth when he picked up the phone, and Zeng Zesheng on the other side of the phone took the lead and said:
"Someone is talking to you."
Immediately afterward, a person who claimed to be a representative of the People's Liberation Army and Zheng Dongguo began to speak, bluntly saying that Zheng Dongguo's general trend has gone, it is better to lay down his weapons, the People's Liberation Army can ensure the safety of your lives and property, and do not make unnecessary resistance.
This is finally ok!
Zeng Zesheng
Zheng Dongguo had long heard that Zeng Zesheng had revolted and surrendered, and originally planned to have time to ask him, but now it seems that there is no need to ask, and it is obvious that there is no need to ask.
The next morning, the chief of staff of the New 7th Army also came, and it turned out that the New 7th Army also decided to lay down its weapons and surrender to the uprising together, so it was also to persuade Zheng Dongguo to revolt together.
Zheng Dongguo is not stupid, he knows that the Communist Party is deeply supported by the people and much stronger than the Kuomintang, but his obsession cannot be changed, betrayal is not the work of soldiers, and the Communist Party will not forgive him, so Zheng Dongguo finally decided to coexist and die with the isolated city.
After a while, another phone call came, and Zheng Dongguo picked it up, and it turned out to be Du Yuming, who told Zheng Dongguo on the phone that Chiang Kai-shek was ready to send a plane to pick him up and get him out of danger and make him ready.
Du Yuming
Zheng Dongguo had no desire to survive at this time, so he called back to Chiang Kai-shek and said:
"It's too late, see you in the next life."
After hanging up the phone, Zheng Dongguo simply ordered his subordinates to do a good job of protection, to put it bluntly, that is, to seek peace of mind, and then sat in the tent, waiting for the People's Liberation Army to judge him.
That night, the headquarters suddenly burst into gunfire, and Zheng Dongguo thought that the People's Liberation Army was coming, so he hurried out to check, who admitted that as soon as he went out, he was dumbfounded:
It turned out that the People's Liberation Army had long been waiting outside the door, and the New 7th Army and the 60th Army had long been waiting outside the door, and seeing that the general trend had gone, Zheng Dongguo laid down his weapons.
Only later did Zheng Dongguo know why the People's Liberation Army was able to quietly assemble outside the headquarters?
Jeong Dong-kook
It turned out that under the leadership of the rebel troops, they gathered outside the door, in order to keep Zheng Dongguo from being sanctioned by Chiang Kai-shek, they pretended to shoot, causing a kind of Zheng Dongguo resistance effect, so that Zheng Dongguo could also go to the light, not too embarrassing.
Whenever he thinks of this, Zheng Dongguo always shed tears, and the People's Liberation Army's arrangements for him are really too careful!
Zheng Dongguo made 3 requests to Xiao Jinguang and Xiao Hua
Laying down his arms, Zheng Dongguo had to withdraw from Changchun.
He thought that he would be taken directly to prison or punished, but Zheng Dongguo thought wrongly, and after withdrawing from Changchun, Zheng Dongguo was invited to a banquet by the commander Xiao Jinguang and the political commissar Xiao Hua.
Xiao Jinguang
At the banquet, Zheng Dongguo felt embarrassed, plus he usually had few words, so he did not say a word, but Xiao Jinguang and Xiao Hua were very enthusiastic, and did not treat the prisoners at all, but instead personally poured wine for Zheng Dongguo, a group of harmony.
After the meal, Xiao Jinguang and Xiao Hua asked Zheng Dongguo what his current plans were.
After thinking for a moment, Zheng Dongguo put forward 2 requirements:
First, do not broadcast;
2. Not participating in public banquets;
Xiao Jinguang and Xiao Hua fully understood Zheng Dongguo's mood of not wanting to show his face, so they happily agreed, and Zheng Dongguo was also very happy, and then put forward the third request:
Xiao Hua
I want to be a nameless citizen.
Xiao Jinguang agreed, he fully understood Zheng Dongguo's idea, but Xiao Hua, as the political commissar, did not agree, but politely refused Zheng Dongguo's request, and told Zheng Dongguo that he was not willing to work, first rest for a while, or go to study, it was okay.
Zheng Dongguo understood Xiao Hua's meaning, so he said that he decided to study, and the two generals agreed.
Under the arrangement, Zheng Dongguo stayed in the military district guest house and began a one-and-a-half-year study.
During the study period, Zheng Dongguo held two questions to study:
First, where is the Communist Party's energy so great that it can change from weak to strong?
Second, why was it possible to defeat the Kuomintang's 8 million troops?
Chairman Mao
With these two questions in mind, Zheng Dongguo began to study Chairman Mao's writings; at first, Zheng Dongguo could not understand them at all, but slowly, Zheng Dongguo became more and more interested in Chairman Mao's writings, and also understood that what the Communist Party did to the people was so beneficial, while Chiang Kai-shek fought for decades, but he made the people unhappy.
Slowly, in Zheng Dongguo's heart, Chiang Kai-shek's status became lower and lower, but Chairman Mao's thought was so convincing, and the reason why he failed, Zheng Dongguo also had an answer.
Later, once, Zheng Dongguo went to Shanghai to visit and play, the last time in Shanghai, Zheng Dongguo still remembered that Shanghai was so chaotic, what bullies, hooligans are all over the street, it is simply a place where adventurers stay.
But now when he came to Shanghai, Zheng Dongguo was completely shocked, and now Shanghai is so bright, the people are the masters of their own affairs, everyone is so thriving in life, and all evils have been washed away.
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Looking at the Shanghai in front of him, Zheng Dongguo couldn't help but mutter:
"Zheng Dongguo, Zheng Dongguo, you used to follow the wrong person!"
Premier Zhou did not allow Zheng Dongguo to return to his hometown to farm the land
In the blink of an eye, it came to 1950.
In the golden autumn of October of that year, Premier Zhou issued an invitation to Zheng Dongguo, and Zheng Dongguo also came to Premier Zhou's home in the West Flower Hall with excitement, and as soon as he entered the door, Zheng Dongguo found that his teacher Nie Rongzhen was also there, and he couldn't help but be more happy and nervous.
Premier Zhou took the lead in getting up and walking toward Zheng Dongguo, shaking hands while welcoming Zheng Dongguo's arrival.
Premier Zhou
Zheng Dongguo was touched by the enthusiasm of the teacher, remembering that the teacher was so sincere and amiable, and when he taught them, he was so attentive, but unfortunately he was sorry for the teacher:
"For decades, I have forgotten my teacher's teachings, and on the eve of the liberation of Changchun, you personally wrote to me, thank you and the Communist Party for your lenient policy."
Premier Zhou smiled and patted Zheng Dongguo's shoulder, and there is no need to mention the past.
After some greetings, everyone sat down, and Premier Zhou also asked Zheng Dongguo with concern whether he had any acquaintances in Beijing. Are there any people you know?
Zheng Dongguo thought for a while and replied that the teacher had another one, his classmate in the first phase of Huangpu, named Li Qizhong, and he had a good relationship with himself.
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Hearing this name, Premier Zhou smiled, he knew Li Qizhong, and now he was a counselor in the Government Council, and then, Premier Zhou signaled to the secretary to invite Li Qizhong to the West Flower Hall, and after a while, Li Qizhong arrived, and everyone met, which was very lively and cordial.
When dinner time came, Premier Zhou left Zheng Dongguo and Li Qizhong to eat together, during the banquet, Premier Zhou kept asking Zheng Dongguo about his recent physical condition and family situation, and Zheng Dongguo also felt like a spring breeze, which was very warm.
Looking at Zheng Dongguo, Premier Zhou asked kindly:
"What are your specific plans for the future?"
Zheng Dongguo thought for a moment, not knowing how to answer, because he did not know how the state would arrange for a Kuomintang rebel general like him, so he tentatively replied that he was old and planned to go back to farming.
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Seeing that the scene was a little embarrassed, Li Qizhong came out and said:
"Wow, do you dare to call yourself old in front of the teacher?"
The people present laughed instantly, and Premier Zhou quickly saw through Zheng Dongguo's thoughts, so he graciously toasted Zheng Dongguo with a glass of wine, and then refused his request to return to his hometown to farm.
Then, Premier Zhou continued that Zheng Dongguo was not yet 50 years old, and he still had a lot of time to dedicate to the people, so he didn't have to go back to his hometown, just stay.
Listening to the teacher's sincere words, Zheng Dongguo was very touched, and immediately told Premier Zhou that he would recover from his illness as soon as possible, and then make efforts and contributions to national construction.
Premier Zhou
Then, the crowd also talked about the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Zheng Dongguo nodded, he once served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese army in India, and he had a relatively good understanding of the operational characteristics of the US army, so Zheng Dongguo explained to Premier Zhou and Nie Rongzhen and others that the Americans mainly rely on weapons and equipment to fight wars, and they cannot fight hard battles.
Everyone agreed.
In the winter of 1950, Zheng Dongguo went to Shanghai to recuperate, and during the period of recuperation, Zheng Dongguo was very concerned about the construction of the motherland, and often wrote to Premier Zhou to express his views and opinions.
In 1952, Zheng Dongguo's health was well, so the family moved to Beijing, and after arriving in Beijing, Zheng Dongguo immediately contacted Premier Zhou and said that he could work and hoped to contribute to the people as soon as possible.
Premier Zhou
Premier Zhou was very sympathetic to Zheng Dongguo's idea, so he personally appointed him as a counselor of the Ministry of Water Resources, which was also the first time that Zheng Dongguo worked with the people's government, and with the efforts of Zheng Dongguo and Fu Zuoyi and others, the water conservancy construction project in New China was gradually developing.
In just a few years, the scale of water conservancy construction has been very grand, completely exceeding expectations, which is also one of the manifestations of Zheng Dongguo's hard work.
Chairman Mao personally lit a cigarette for Zheng Dongguo
One day in 1954, Zheng Dongguo was cleaning up the housework at home, and just when Zheng Dongguo was preparing to sweep the yard, suddenly the secretary ran into the courtyard and sent a red gold invitation.
Zheng Dongguo didn't think much about it, and when he opened it, he was frightened, this was actually an invitation post sent by Chairman Mao, and it said that Chairman Mao would personally invite him to a banquet in Zhongnanhai.
Chairman Mao
Zheng Dongguo was a little frightened, Chairman Mao was so busy that he had not forgotten himself, and even had to feast on himself, with a flattered mood, Zheng Dongguo immediately set off for Zhongnanhai.
There was a little accident on the road, Zheng Dongguo arrived a few minutes late, which made Zheng Dongguo even more worried, Chairman Mao invited him, he was actually late.
Unexpectedly, when Zheng Dongguo walked into the living room, Chairman Mao immediately got up and shook hands with Zheng Dongguo, without any sense of blaming him for being late, Zheng Dongguo was also very grateful, and then looked around, He Long and Ye Jianying and other generals were also there.
After some greetings, the crowd sat down, and Chairman Mao asked Zheng Dongguo:
"Does General Zheng smoke?"
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Zheng Dongguo didn't think much of it and returned a pump.
Unexpectedly, Chairman Mao actually got up immediately, and then took out a match to go to Zheng Dongguo and personally light a cigarette for Zheng Dongguo, everything was so natural and easy-going, which made Zheng Dongguo even more flattered.
Yes, how could such respect have ever been felt in front of Chiang Kai-shek?
Zheng Dongguo also stayed in the Kuomintang for more than 20 years, and he can also be regarded as a leader of Chiang Kai-shek, but where he has received such respect, but in the Communist Party, before chairman Mao's big head of state, he actually received such great respect, which made Zheng Dongguo feel that Chairman Mao was so great.
Just then, Chairman Mao asked a question that interrupted Zheng Dongguo's train of thought:
"How is your family doing?"
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Zheng Dongguo replied truthfully:
"My son is not yet married, he just graduated from Tongji University in Shanghai and works in an architectural department in Shenyang."
Chairman Mao also nodded, and everyone chatted very lightly and happily.
After a while, Zheng Dongguo also asked Chairman Mao a question, and he wondered why Chairman Mao could have learned Marxism-Leninism so well.
Chairman Mao smiled and began to answer Zheng Dongguo, thinking that when he first studied Marxism-Leninism, he thought he was a revolutionary, but he did not expect to go to the coal mine, and after formal contact with the workers, he found that this was not the case at all, because the workers thought that you were still a student, how could you be like a worker?
Chairman Mao
Zheng Dongguo nodded, listening very seriously, and Chairman Mao continued to say that he finally understood why the workers did not buy it. Because his thinking really didn't really turn around.
After listening to Chairman Mao's words, Zheng Dongguo admired Chairman Mao in his heart, a truth, everyone understands it is very easy, but it is very difficult to do it, especially from another angle, but Chairman Mao can truly empathize, this is the real leader!
The banquet passed unconsciously, and Zheng Dongguo also bid farewell to Chairman Mao, and Chairman Mao personally sent Zheng Dongguo out of the door and watched Zheng Dongguo get into the car before he was relieved.
Sitting on the car home, Zheng Dongguo couldn't help but burst into tears, and also began to determine his own direction in his heart, that is, in the future work, we must stand with the people, truly understand the people, empathize with the people, so that we can do a good job.
Jeong Dong-kook
Yes, China has such a thought, so why worry that the great cause of socialist construction and the reunification of the motherland will not be realized as soon as possible?
I believe that sooner or later, I believe!