During the Xi'an Incident, Qian Dajun transferred one of Chiang Kai-shek's French-made tourist trains, which made the suspicious Chiang Kai-shek begin to wonder whether the reason why Zhang Xueliang detained him was that Qian Dajun, a close confidant around him, conspired with Zhang Xueliang and once strictly guarded and investigated.
So, who is Qian Dajun? Why did Chiang Kai-shek suspect him of collusion with Zhang Xueliang?
Chiang Kai-shek's special car was driven away!
On December 12, 1936, the "Xi'an Incident" broke out that shocked China and foreign countries.
Before the incident, Qian Dajun followed Chiang Kai-shek to Xi'an. Chiang Kai-shek had ordered Qian Dajun to contact Zhang Xueliang, hoping to use the friendship between the two of them who had worked together in the "General Commander-in-Chief of Hubei, Henan, and Anhui" (Zhang Xueliang was then deputy commander-in-chief, and Qian Dajun was the chief of the general staff) and "Wuchang Xingying" (Zhang Xueliang was the director at the time, and Qian Dajun was the chief of staff) to divide the relationship between the Northeast Army and the top brass of the Northwest Army.
On the day of the Xi'an Incident, Qian Dajun was staying in Huaqingchi. He was "awakened by (Jiang) Xiaoxian's entourage in a deep sleep" and found that "there were already people wearing gray cloth coats and black leather collars on the side, shooting and walking towards the seated room." Qian Dajun rushed out from behind Huaqing Pool in a hurry, and was walking by huaqing Pool when a stray bullet hit him, "the bullet entered through the ribs, but came out of the left shoulder", "bleeding a lot". He had to sit on the ground and constantly shouted to stop shooting, and was sent to the hospital by the general of the Northeast Army for treatment. When Song Meiling, Song Ziwen, and Duan Na went to Xi'an to visit Chiang Kai-shek, they also made a special trip to the hospital to visit Qian Dajun.
However, after the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek returned to Nanjing, and instead of immediately "reusing" Qian Dajun because he was wounded by the northeast army's gunshots, he ordered a strict investigation of Qian Dajun.
This is because on the eve of the incident, Qian Dajun happened to divert a French-made tour train parked at Lintong Station as a special purpose for Chiang Kai-shek's operations, and Qian Dajun had a close relationship with Zhang Xueliang, so Chiang Kai-shek suspected that Qian Dajun did this in order to prevent him from having the opportunity to escape by train when the Northeast Army came to arrest him.
Qian Dajun (1893~1982), a native of Wu County, Jiangsu Province, was born in the northeast village of Yajing Village (now Yushan Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province). General of the Chinese Nationalist Army, Lieutenant General of the Army plus the rank of General.
He was a kuomintang veteran and an instructor at the early days of the Whampoa Military Academy. In his early years, he actively participated in the anti-Qing and overthrow of Yuan, and later served Chiang Kai-shek in the warlord melee, and was entrusted with a heavy responsibility - the director of the attendant office of the chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, a lieutenant general in the army, and was one of Chiang Kai-shek's eight king kongs. He has held important positions: Director of the Aviation Committee of the National Government, Director of the Military Command Bureau, Mayor of Shanghai and Commander of the Songhu Garrison, Chairman of the Presidium of the "National Assembly", Member of the Central Discipline Commission of the Kuomintang, Member of the Central Committee Review Committee, Strategic Adviser of the "Presidential Office", Member of the "Guangfu Mainland Design and Research Committee", Chairman of the Taipei Private Drama School, Honorary President of the "All-China Athletics Association", Chairman of the Board of Directors of China Airlines.
People around him commented that Qian Dajun was tall and handsome in appearance; in his early years he actively participated in revolutionary activities against the Qing government and feudal warlords; he followed Chiang Kai-shek for many years; although he was not good at fighting, he had a strategy, distinguished between public and private, and was a senior aide admired by Chiang Kai-shek; Qian Dajun had no city government, was not good at talking, had an extreme temperament, was greedy for money, attached importance to appearance, loved to communicate with literati and scholars, was good at calligraphy, and his Zhong Ding seal characters were vigorous and powerful, Juan Ya was very beautiful, he was polite and elegant, he was quite ancient, he had a good study of Buddhism, and he knew English well. Because he had no city in his chest, that is, he was very real, so he won the trust of Chiang Kai-shek and made him the director of the attendant room.
After the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek began to suspect Qian Dajun and sent someone to investigate whether he had conspired with Zhang Xueliang to traditional the Xi'an Incident. At first, Chiang Kai-shek firmly believed in his own judgment, but later, after repeated explanations, Qian Dajun was able to get Chiang Kai-shek's forgiveness.
The main reason why Chiang Kai-shek was able to forgive him was because this person was relatively honest. In addition, Chiang Kai-shek considered that Zhang Xueliang was already under house arrest and had no threat to him, even if he forgave Qian Dajun, there was nothing wrong with him.
Qian Dajun was soon transferred out of the chief bodyguard
On the eve of the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek formally set up the Attendant Room of the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, with two divisions under it, with Qian serving as the director of the first department and the chief of the guards, and his work was directly responsible to Chiang Kai-shek and responsible for the political, military, and party affairs of the whole country. The position of the attendant room was above that of the various departments of the Kuomintang government. However, after the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek transferred him out of the attendant room.
However, Qian Dajun had a new vacancy, and in February 1938, he took over the post of director of the Aviation Committee, specializing in commanding the war against Japan.
At the beginning of 1939, Qian Dajun was denounced for privately dividing arms and was dismissed from his post and punished. When Qian fell in Sichuan, he went to Xiquan Middle School in Huyi Town, Tongliang County, to establish Xiquan Middle School, appointed himself as the principal, and formulated school mottos and school rules.
In July 1941, Qian Dajun was recommended by Ho Yingqin to become the chief of staff of the Transportation Control Bureau (He Yingqin and director) of the Military Commission, and soon became secretary general; in December, he went to Yangon to supervise the emergency delivery of supplies from Burma to Yunnan.
On June 23, 1942, he was appointed Deputy Minister of State affairs of the Ministry of Military Affairs, director of the Inspection Committee, and commissioner of the Special Party Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs, handling the daily affairs of the Ministry of Military Affairs.
In November 1944, Qian Dajun was again appointed as the director of the first department of the attendant office of the chairman of the Military Commission and the director of the Investigation and Statistics Bureau of the Military Commission.
In May 1950, he was appointed as a member of the "Committee of Strategic Advisers of the Presidential Office".
On October 22, 1952, he was ordered to retire from the army on leave and serve as an "advisor to the Presidential Office".
On May 24, 1958, he led the team to participate in the 3rd Asian Games (Tokyo).
In February 1960, he was appointed as a member of the Kuomintang Central Discipline Commission.
In 1963, Qian Dajun became the chairman of Taiwan's "China Airlines".
In January 1966, China Airlines purchased five Boeing 727 jet airliners from the United States, setting a precedent for the use of jet airliners in the history of China's civil aviation. In January 1968, Qian Dajun became the honorary chairman of Taiwan's "China Airlines".
In April 1969, he was appointed as a member of the 10th Central Committee of the Kuomintang. In 1973, he became the honorary president of the "All-China Athletics Association" in Taiwan.
On July 21, 1982, Qian Dajun died of liver cancer at the "General Hospital of the Three Services" in Taipei at the age of 90.
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