Speaking of the Kuomintang uprising generals, I think most people will think of Fu Zuoyi, Chen Mingren, Dong Qiwu and others, who held high the banner of righteousness during the Liberation War, resolutely stood on the side of the people, and finally became heroes of the Republic, and Chen Mingren and Dong Qiwu were also awarded the rank of general in 1955.
However, there was such a Kuomintang general who had a deep friendship with our army, but at the time of the uprising, he was rejected by the head of our army and finally became a prisoner.
This experience made him very angry, so after he was captured, he angrily asked Chen Yi: "I wanted to revolt nine years ago, why didn't you accept it?" ”
This general of the national army with an unusual experience is named Guo Xunqi, and when he talks about the past of the uprising being rejected, Chen Yi can only let out a wry smile.
Chen Yi
In 1922, Chen Yi was arrested by the French police for participating in the patriotic student movement in France, and was soon returned to China under armed escort.
After returning to China, Chen Yi was introduced to work in Sichuan. At that time, Guo Xunqi happened to be the head of the regiment under the Sichuan warlord Liu Xiang.
Guo Xunqi has always been good at making friends with leftists, and he heard about Chen Yi's deeds during his study in France, so he specially invited someone to introduce him, and soon made friends with Chen Yi.
During his time with Chen Yi, Guo Xunqi successively befriended Liu Bocheng, Li Xiaoting, Yang Yangong, Xiao Huaqing, Zhou Qinyue and other communists through him. Under their influence, Guo Xunqi also developed a strong interest in Marxism.
During that time, Guo Xunqi formed a deep friendship with the Communists. The ensuing Great Revolutionary Movement made Guo Xunqi firmly believe that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party could work together towards a better future.
However, all these good visions came to naught with Chiang Kai-shek's coming to power.
Chiang Kai-shek
In 1927, when the March 31 tragedy occurred in Chongqing, Guo Xunqi suddenly realized that the situation of the Communists was precarious.
At this time, Guo Xunqi was already a brigade commander, so he actively used his connections to successfully cover Li Xiaoting, Xiao Huaqing, Zhou Qinyue and others from danger, and also went to the hospital to visit the injured students and paid a large amount of medical expenses for them.
At that time, the Kuomintang was very close to the search of the Communists, and Chen Yi happened to be in charge of transporting troops in Hechuan.
In order to protect Chen Yi, Guo Xunqi took him directly to live at home, and only after the search was over, he specially arranged a merchant ship to secretly send Chen Yi away.
The Communists have always remembered everything Guo Xunqi has done and are grateful to him. However, this also caused him to be hated by Chiang Kai-shek, and he was removed from all positions soon after.
Guo Xunqi
In 1930, the Central Plains War broke out, and Liu Xiang fully supported Chiang Kai-shek in this war, so that he won the final victory. In order to show his trust in Liu Xiang, Chiang Kai-shek reactivated Guo Xunqi.
In 1933, Liu Xiang was ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to "suppress the Communists", Guo Xunqi had to fight against the Red Army in order to repay Liu Xiang's kindness, causing heavy losses to the Red Third Army, after which he was promoted to division commander.
In 1937, with the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance against Japan, Guo Xunqi was appointed commander of the 50th Army and fought in coordination with the New Fourth Army.
During that period, Guo Xunqi was very friendly to the New Fourth Army in line with the policy of the anti-Japanese national united front, and not only took the initiative to send ammunition and food, but also allowed the New Fourth Army to send staff officers to the military headquarters to participate in military command.
At that time, the military headquarters of the 50th Army was only 50 kilometers away from the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, and it was very convenient to travel back and forth, and his relationship with Chen Yi became closer and closer.
In 1940, Chiang Kai-shek secretly ordered Gu Zhutong to launch an attack on the New Fourth Army, and he was worried that Guo Xunqi, who had close contacts with the New Fourth Army, would get in the way, so he not only transferred our party staff officers stationed in the 50th Army and secretly killed them, but also suddenly removed Guo Xunqi from his post.
Gu Zhutong
The second time he was dismissed, Guo Xunqi was disheartened by the Kuomintang, so he decided to join the New Fourth Army with his old troops, and at the same time told Chen Yi about this wish.
Chen Yi felt that this matter was not trivial, and immediately found Ye Ting, Xiang Ying and other leaders of the New Fourth Army to discuss.
After careful consideration, Ye Ting rejected this request, because it was a period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the sudden absorption of Kuomintang troops would be suspected of causing friction.
In this way, Guo Xunqi's uprising was rejected, so he had to return to Chongqing for leisure.
However, what Guo Xunqi did not expect was that not long after he returned to Chongqing, the Kuomintang launched the "Southern Anhui Incident" that shocked China and the rest of the world. More than 9,000 people at the headquarters of the New Fourth Army were suddenly attacked by more than 80,000 Kuomintang troops, and almost all of them were wiped out.
It was only then that Guo Xunqi understood the real reason for his dismissal.
In April 1948, as the Kuomintang army was losing ground in the War of Liberation, Chiang Kai-shek suddenly used Guo Xunqi again, promoted him to deputy commander of the 15th appeasement zone, and went to Xiangyang.
Chiang Kai-shek
Of course, Guo Xunqi understood what Chiang Kai-shek meant, and he just wanted him to be a scapegoat. But his family was in Sichuan at the time, and he was afraid of Chiang Kai-shek's harm, so he had to fight the People's Liberation Army.
In July of the same year, the People's Liberation Army broke through Xiangyang City and captured Guo Xunqi alive.
When Guo Xunqi's old friend Chen Yi learned that he was captured, he specially invited Guo Xunqi over and invited him to dinner and catch up.
After three rounds of drinking, Guo Xunqi became more and more unhappy, and he suddenly pointed at Chen Yi and asked angrily: "I wanted to revolt nine years ago, why don't you accept it?" I'm a prisoner now! ”
Hearing his old friend say this, Chen Yi was also concerned about the past, so he had to reply with a wry smile: "At that time, it was a period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and if we accepted your uprising, it would be a big political mistake!" ”
Chen Yi
In this way, Guo Xunqi's doubts for many years were answered. Later, he took the initiative to infiltrate Sichuan and instigated an uprising of 5 divisions in Chengdu.
After the liberation of Sichuan, Guo Xunqi successively served as a member of the West Sichuan Travel Agency and director of the Department of Transportation, the director of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Water Resources, and the first deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Sports Commission.
On December 28, 1959, Guo Xunqi died in Chengdu at the age of 64.