Chapter 26 1. Suiyuan garrison general Dong Qiwu's complex mentality

On the night of January 21, 1949. After eating, Dong Qiwu, the main person in charge of Suiyuan Province, habitually turned on the old Soviet-made radio to listen to the dynamic news of the Communist Party and heard the provisions of the peaceful liberation of Peiping. Beiping has taken the road of peace, so what should Suiyuan do? Fu Zuoyi is his old boss.As early as 1935, after Yan and Feng failed in the war against Jiang, Fu Zuoyi led the 35th Army to live in Suiyuan and began to manage Suiyuan.Ten years later, when he left here, he pushed Dong Qiwu to the throne of the chairman of Suiyuan Province.

As Fu Zuoyi's confidant, Dong Qiwu actually became the main figure in the Suiyuan area integrating military and political power. The next morning, he rushed to Peiping. Zhongnanhai Jurentang. Fu Zuoyi was reading the newspaper. The indoor temperature was much warmer than outside, but he was still wearing a bloated cotton coat, and his facial expression was quite serious. The people around him also became taciturn, and seemed to be worried. Dong Qiwu came directly to the reception room under the guidance of the guards. He held Fu Zuoyi's hand and asked: "what the hell is it?"

Fu Zuoyi looked at him and said, "What's going on?" "I heard your telegram on the radio last night." "It's very simple. I betrayed Mr. Jiang and walked on the bright road!" Fu Zuoyi laughed out loud, naturally and happily. Dong Qiwu looked at him and said, "The old superior is wise and decisive." "It's not that I'm wise, but that the Communist Party is great. The situation has changed a lot now. The reason why I peacefully resolved the Peiping issue is the general trend and the aspiration of the people. No force can stop it. We should all keep up with the situation."

"That being said, the situation in Suiyuan is more complicated. If an uprising is announced now, I am worried that the troops will be in trouble." "The situation in Suiyuan must be stabilized, and the troops cannot be chaotic." "Nanjing called and instructed me to take the army to Gansu and Ningxia in the west to join Ma's army." "You have to see the situation clearly! What can we do when we get there? Our Kuomintang army is now defeated without a fight, and has no combat effectiveness at all. The northwest is the territory of the Ma family army. They can break it up and go to fight guerrillas. What should you do? ?”

"I have to think about the future of the officers and soldiers in Suiyuan!" "Where is the future? If you continue to fight against the Communist Party, you will be ruined." "Then what do you think we should do?" "Don't disturb the army, let's talk about it after it stabilizes." "When will we wait?" "Don't worry, the Suiyuan issue will be decided after I meet with Chairman Mao." After Dong Qiwu rushed back, he immediately took up the work of middle and senior military officers, and hoped that everyone would walk the road of peace together.

However, the situation at that time was extremely complicated, and many diehards did not want to lay down their arms. Dong Qiwu explained: "Our old boss, General Fu Zuoyi, has gone to the side of the people. Could it be that we can continue to work for Chiang Kai-shek? Where is the way out? There is no light in sight. If there is a war in Suiyuan, the people will suffer and suffer. loss." A brigade commander said: "When the PLA arrives, what will happen to us? It's hard to say. If you don't beat him, they will beat you." Dong Qiwu said: "The People's Liberation Army speaks in good faith."

A bearded lieutenant colonel officer said angrily: "Now that the situation of victory or defeat is uncertain, how can we kneel down and ask the Communist Party for peace? We cannot choose the path of peace until we are at the end of our rope." Before Dong Qiwu had time to explain, another battalion commander stood up, looked at everyone and said, "What are you afraid of? We are all old soldiers of the party-state, and we should fight the Communist Party to the death." There are disagreements, and there are quite a few people who stand up against peace. Dong Qiwu finally said: "How we move in Suiyuan, we must obey General Fu. Without his orders, no one can mess around. I will put the ugly words in front. If someone does not obey the command and disrupts our plan, it will be dealt with by military law. "