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Yang Yongtai, a wise man trusted by Chiang Kai-shek during the Nationalist Army, his life was full of twists and turns. He formulated many military and political plans for Chiang Kai-shek, most notably his fourth plan to encircle and suppress the Red Army, which plunged the Red Army into an existential crisis and eventually led to the Long March. However, this "poisonous Zhuge " failed to get Chiang Kai-shek's protection, but was retaliated by the enemy, and was unfortunately killed. Let's look back at his life together.
Born in 1880, Yang Yongtai came to a wealthy family and displayed extraordinary intelligence from an early age. He entered the University of Political Science and Law, came into contact with revolutionary ideas, and actively participated in the anti-Qing movement. After the victory of the Xinhai Revolution in 1911, he was elected to the Guangdong Provincial Council and became a close friend of Sun Yat-sen. From then on, he embarked on the road of participating in various revolutionary activities and also became acquainted with Chiang Kai-shek, who at that time was only an unknown general.
In 1925, the Nationalist Army was divided, and Yang Yongtai, as Sun Yat-sen's old ministry and a member of the Republic of China government, was also affected. He successively defected to Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the Xingui lineage, but they were not reused. It was not until 1927 that Chiang Kai-shek staged the April 12 coup and seized the leadership of the Nationalist army and the Nationalist government, that Yang Yongtai saw an opportunity and chose to defect to Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek was no stranger to Yang Yongtai, and he learned that Yang Yongtai was a talented but ambitious figure. Although he was wary of Yang Yongtai, he was unwilling to give up such a talent. So, he gave Yang Yongtai a test to solve the challenge of the new Gui clan to the national military regime. Yang Yongtai accepted this task and successfully completed it.
Yang Yongtai used his influence and network in Guangdong to woo, divide, buy, and coerce the generals and troops of the New Gui clan to submit them to Chiang Kai-shek. This move won Chiang Kai-shek's admiration and made Yang Yongtai Chiang Kai-shek's wisdom tank. Since then, he has been by Chiang Kai-shek's side, advising him on various military and political issues.
In 1933, the Nationalist army carried out three encirclements and suppressions of the Red Army, but all of them ended in failure. Chiang Kai-shek decided to personally command the fourth encirclement and suppression, at which time Yang Yongtai proposed a new plan, believing that the reason for the previous failure of the encirclement and suppression was that the connection between the Red Army and the masses was not severed, and the political foundation and logistical support of the Red Army were not weakened. He suggested that Chiang Kai-shek adopt an "iron barrel" blockade, encircling the Red Army in a small area with a large number of troops and fortifications, and denying them any space for activity and external contact. At the same time, various means were used to intimidate, buy, divide, and cleanse the masses in the red zones, so that they did not dare to support the Red Army, or even oppose it.
This plan was highly praised by Chiang Kai-shek, who thought it was a brilliant idea. Therefore, he immediately ordered the implementation of this plan and personally supervised the war. This plan had some effect, and the Red Army was trapped in a small corner in central Jiangxi, unable to break through. The connection between the Red Army and the masses was also severely severed, and many of the masses were forced to betray or leave the Red Army. The living conditions of the Red Army became extremely difficult.
However, it was this program that also exposed the brutality and incompetence of the Nationalist Army and inspired the broad masses of the people to resist the Nationalist Army and sympathize with the Red Army. Although the Long March was extremely arduous, it also became a great propaganda and mobilization activity, which won the support and respect of the people of the whole country.
However, Yang Yongtai's wisdom and talent were not fully recognized by Chiang Kai-shek. In the end, he fell out of favor in the political struggle, and even suffered revenge from the enemies he had established in his early years, and unfortunately died.
Yang Yongtai, this "poisonous Zhuge ", has left his mark in the long river of history. Although his life was full of twists and turns, his extraordinary wisdom and efforts for the country also deserve our memory and admiration.
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