In the history of our army, there is such a high-ranking general, brave and good at fighting, Peng Dehuai treats him as his own child, Peng Xuefeng is his partner, Li Zhimin is his subordinate, the future could have been bright, if it has been under Peng Dehuai's strict teaching, with his own ability, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he will most likely be one of the candidates for general, but unfortunately, in the end, he chose to betray the revolution and was killed when leading troops to surround and suppress the Red Army.
He is Guo Bingsheng, born in 1908, Peng Dehuai regarded as a member of the general, his father Guo Deyun was Peng Dehuai's old squad leader when he was a soldier in the Xiang Army, and he had a life-saving grace for Peng Dehuai, in 1922, Guo Deyun died of illness, and Guo Bingsheng, who was only 14 years old, was entrusted to Peng Dehuai, and since then Peng Dehuai carefully took him around to cultivate and bring him into the barracks.
In 1928, 20-year-old Guo Bingsheng served as a company commander in Peng Dehuai's department, followed Peng Dehuai to participate in the famous Pingjiang Uprising, because of his wit and bravery, he was entrusted with a heavy task by Peng Dehuai, and was promoted from company commander to group commander, column commander, and division commander, becoming one of Peng Dehuai's right-hand men.
Guo Bingsheng is a good hand in fighting, directing operations, wit and bravery, Peng Dehuai has never doubted his ability, but, because he has watched him grow up since he was a child, some things that are negative about his personality are also in his eyes, simple and rude, and the warlord habits of the old army are more obvious.
Peng Dehuai vaguely felt that Guo Bingsheng's political and ideological consciousness was never firm enough, so not long after he was promoted to commander of the 2nd Division of the Red Fifth Army, Peng Xuefeng, who was good in military and political affairs, was specially transferred to serve as political commissar and be his partner.
Peng Xuefeng is a famous general of our army, and his command and political work are of first-class standards, and arranging him to be Guo Bingsheng's partner shows that Peng Dehuai's expectations for him are as high as ever.
He originally thought that with Peng Xuefeng's assistance from the side, he could correct Guo Bingsheng's negative thinking, but after facing several encirclements and suppressions and seeing the equipment of the Kuomintang army and the configuration of Kuomintang officers, Guo Bingsheng had already developed pessimistic views about the revolution and began to envy the life of Kuomintang officers.
In September 1932, when Guo Bingsheng and Peng Xuefeng were commanding a counter-encirclement and suppression operation, the Red 2nd Division was scattered, and Peng Xuefeng led the rest of the troops to fight and retreat, and after evacuating to safety, it was found that division commander Guo Bingsheng was marching towards the white area with the 5th Regiment and the special agent company.
Peng Xuefeng was immediately alert, realizing that Guo Bingsheng might be leading his troops to the enemy, and after a short period of thinking and discussion, Peng Xuefeng decided to personally lead fifteen people to recover the team.
Peng Xuefeng's prestige in the 2nd Division was very high, and the soldiers saw Peng Xuefeng personally come to ask questions, and the rumor that Guo Bingsheng declared that "Political Commissar Peng had died" was self-defeating, and many soldiers reported to Peng Xuefeng the behavior of division commander Guo Bingsheng, and Peng Xuefeng had already determined the fait accompli that Guo Bingsheng wanted to defect to the enemy.
In the process of talking with Guo Bingsheng, Guo Bingsheng kept lying, and in the face of Peng Xuefeng's righteous and stern questioning, Guo Bingsheng tried to prevaricate in the past, but fortunately he did not show his original form and did not do anything unfavorable to Peng Xuefeng.
Temporarily stabilizing the mood of the team, the soldiers expressed their willingness to go back with Political Commissar Peng, and Guo Bingsheng knew that it was impossible to lead his troops to the enemy by himself.
So, the next day, on the way back, taking advantage of the rainy day, Guo Bingsheng quietly slipped away and joined the enemy alone.
Taking into account his special relationship, the Nationalist government equipped him with high-class residences and cars, and appointed him as the commander of the newly organized 37th Division, and Guo Bingsheng finally got his wish to live the luxurious life he dreamed of.
However, this life did not last long, Guo Bingsheng was ordered to lead his troops to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army in the Soviet region, and in March 1933, in the fourth battle to encircle and suppress the Red Army, he was killed by the Red Army, ending his short life.
If Guo Bingsheng had always firmly followed Peng Dehuai, with his ability, he would have participated in the conferral after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he would most likely be one of the candidates for the general, but history did not assume that the idea of weak will, pessimism and negativity about the revolution, and greed for pleasure eventually led him to the opposite side of the revolution, failing President Peng's cultivation and expectations for him, as well as his father.