Speaking of Chiang Kai-shek, what kind of person should he be in your impression?
He participated in a series of major events in modern Chinese history, such as the Xinhai Revolution, the Northern Expedition and the War of Resistance Against Japan, and made outstanding contributions to the process of China's modernization and the promotion of national unity? Or is it a dictator who launched political events such as the "April 12" counter-revolutionary coup and the "restoration of the Qing government", which led to the formation of the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the split situation in China, and paid for China's plight and suffering, causing a certain historical burden?
But judging from the warrants of Chiang Kai-shek that have been sealed for decades by Tsai Ing-wen because of the general election in Taiwan, it can at least let us know more or less about the real Chiang Kai-shek. These mainly include the order to Zhang Xueliang not to resist, the warrant issued to his subordinates to march and fight, the warrant ordering his subordinates to leave them to fend for themselves by the Northeast Anti-Japanese Volunteers, the warrant ordering his subordinates to carry out massacres in the anti-Japanese base areas, and the notorious traitorous agreement "The He Mei Agreement" and so on.
A warrant issued to his subordinates to march and fight
Chiang Kai-shek was self-conscious, and also liked to command his subordinates beyond the ranks. In a war in 1932, without understanding the situation of the war, he arbitrarily overstepped his subordinates, resulting in troops who had been fighting hard for several days, and because Chiang Kai-shek transferred the manpower that should have been on standby to support, the enemy ran away under his nose.
For example, when fighting in the streets of Laiwu City in 1947, because the other party did not have heavy weapons, he only needed to hold on, but he was scolded by Chiang Kai-shek with a warrant: he did not dare to face the enemy head-on and lacked the courage to fight. Thus forcing the generals to go out of the city for a decisive battle. The result was a main force, all of whom became prisoners in one afternoon.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he gave an order for Zhang Xueliang not to resist
In the past, many people said that Chiang Kai-shek was very supportive of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the unsatisfactory results were Zhang Xueliang's problems. However, with the exposure and decryption of the warrant, in the face of Japanese aggression, the warrant clearly stated the order not to resist the order.
In 1931, in the face of the 918 Incident, Zhang Xueliang had already seen the purpose of the Japanese army, so he issued a document waiting for Chiang Kai-shek's order, but the result was that the article was not replied, and now after it was exposed, I know that his approval was "stay in the middle and not issue".
After the beginning of 918, the Japanese army entered Shenyang, burned and looted, and continued to plan to attack Shandong, but at this time Jiang's general order was: let Zhang Xueliang's army withdraw Qingdao's army to retreat to avoid conflict with the Japanese army.
A warrant ordering his subordinates to leave the Northeast Anti-Japanese Volunteers alone and let them fend for themselves
After the Japanese army entered the northeast, Chiang Kai-shek refused to send troops to resist the Japanese, and the local people spontaneously formed the "Northeast Volunteer Army" to resist the Japanese themselves. However, after more than a year of arduous resistance by the volunteers, because they ran out of ammunition and food, they sent a report requesting support, but Chiang Kai-shek's reply was: "The Jining branch is important, and we should concentrate on accomplishing it, and we must not be indecisive, distracted from other tasks, and hinder the main affairs." It means being less nosy and leaving them to fend for themselves.
Two months later, the Northeast Volunteer Army was destroyed, and the Japanese army quickly occupied most of China as if it were no man's land.
There are still many warrants exposed, and from these warrants we are not only sure of what kind of person Chiang Kai-shek is, but they can at least reflect a part of his true nature. So for historical figures, who is right and who is wrong, it depends on the depth of people's real understanding of him. But history cannot be erased or tampered with, it will always exist, and it will become one of the most important ways for us to understand and understand the past. It is precisely because of the existence of history that we can learn from it and learn from it, avoid making the same mistakes, and provide better direction and guidance for our own future and the development of society.