Before being captured by the People's Liberation Army, Du Yuming was the core high-ranking of the Kuomintang army and one of the favorite generals of Lao Chiang.
is such a seemingly die-hard Kuomintang element, but in the 10 years since he entered Gongdelin, he has changed his ideology and three views and become an activist for reform.
Du Yuming was born in 1904 in a landlord family in Shaanxi, his father was a member of the League, and he participated in the struggle against Yuan Shikai's proclamation as emperor. After he got married in his hometown, he originally planned to go to school in Beijing, but he happened to see the enrollment brochure of the Whampoa Military Academy and decided to apply for the Whampoa Military Academy.
After hard work, he was successfully admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy. During his time at the Whampoa Military Academy, Du Yuming's performance has been relatively low-key, and when the Whampoa Student Army attacked Tamsui City, he joined the death squad and went up to the city tower. After that, he was imprisoned in Nanjing Prison, but he chose to escape from prison to meet Chiang Kai-shek in Wuhan and successfully escaped.
Since then, Du Yuming has been following Chiang Kai-shek and becoming his confidant. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Du Yuming served as the commander of the 200th Division, and later became the commander of the Fifth Army, and was trusted by Chiang Kai-shek. The Fifth Army, led by Du Yuming, was victorious in the battle with the Japanese army.
Later, Du Yuming was sent to the Northeast and Xuzhou and other places to carry out missions, and was finally besieged by the People's Liberation Army near Chenguanzhuang and captured, as one of the 43 first-class war criminals who persecuted the Communists, Du Yuming thought that after being captured, he would face double torture from physical to mental, and finally could not escape death.
But in fact, Du Yuming actually enjoyed the unique policy of "preferential treatment of prisoners of war" in the world.
During his imprisonment in Gongdelin, Du Yuming ate three dishes and one soup, and every day he had an egg, a pound of milk and three taels of meat to supplement his nutrition. The food is even better than that of the PLA soldiers.
The reason for the change of thinking and fried noodles for the volunteers
When Du Yuming was reformed, it was at the beginning of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. And his change of thinking mainly occurred during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. He began to realize the tenacious style of the volunteers and their ability to defeat a strong enemy, who were not afraid of sacrifice and had a good strategic and tactical command ability.
This made him re-realize China's strength and that China was expected to defeat the U.S. military. After the successive victories of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Du Yuming gradually changed his views on the Kuomintang and highly appreciated the discipline, bravery, and selflessness of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Although Du Yuming has made mistakes and walked the wrong path, when it comes to patriotism, he is no worse than anyone else. Du Yuming's injuries and always sticking to the front line are the best proof.
From the Opium War, when the British Empire bombarded China's closed gates with strong ships and artillery, to the War of Resistance Against Japan, Japanese devils raged frantically and caused massacres in Chinese mainland. China and the Chinese people have been subjected to aggression and humiliation for hundreds of years, and now they have finally entered a new era, and the enemy will never allow the flames of war to burn over the banks of the Yalu River and on Chinese soil.
It can be said that "protecting the family and defending the country" is the original intention and motivation of Du Yuming to join the army. He made up his mind to find a way to do something to contribute to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
With his understanding of the U.S. military, Du Yuming carefully wrote a material to offer advice to the volunteers. In the materials, Du Yuming pointed out sharply that the so-called "success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He", and sophisticated and high-end weapons and equipment are not only the biggest advantage of the US military, but also its biggest disadvantage.
Although it is not clear, before Du Yuming, the command of the Volunteer Army had seen through the loopholes of the US military. However, this move is enough to show that Du Yuming's position has undergone a 180-degree change, and he is working hard to make suggestions for the volunteers, and sincerely hopes that the volunteers can win the victory and China can win the victory.
For this reason, Du Yuming also dragged his sick body and actively helped the volunteers to fry rice and noodles and make dry food, so as to make as few soldiers as possible to starve.
On December 4, 1959, New China carried out its first amnesty for the well-behaved Kuomintang war criminals, and Du Yuming was among them.
After receiving amnesty, Du Yuming took the initiative to stay on the mainland. He successively served as commissioner of literature and history of the Committee for the Study of Cultural and Historical Materials of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Fourth National Committee of the Chinese Political Consultative Conference, and continued to do his best to shine brightly for the cause of socialist construction in New China.
Loyalty to the country and the people
By making noodles for the volunteers, Du Yuming expressed his loyalty to the country and the people. He chose to re-examine his position and beliefs in difficult times. In the end, he decided to abandon the Kuomintang camp for the sake of the country and the people, accept the political censorship of the volunteer army and fry noodles for them.
This action demonstrated his loyalty and unwavering faith in the country and the people, and he unswervingly chose to stand by the side of the people and gave his modest strength to it.
In general, Du Yuming underwent a change of thinking and fried noodles for the volunteers, which is a concrete manifestation of his loyalty to the country and the people. His performance during the war and this simple action demonstrated his deep love for his country and concern for his people.