Chapter 71 3. The beautiful scenery on the streets of Changsha

Changsha was originally very peaceful. It can be said that ever since Cheng Qian ran for the vice president of the Kuomintang government and was defeated by Li Zongren and returned to Hunan to take power, there has been a scene of prosperity with each passing day. This situation was very unique at that time. But when Bai Chongxi left Wuhan and came to Changsha, the people's living and working in peace and contentment was quickly disrupted, and wars became more and more intense. The contradictions between Bai Chongxi, Cheng Qian and Chen Mingren are getting worse day by day. Of course, Cheng Qian, one of the veterans of the Kuomintang, would not easily succumb to the leadership of this defeated general.Let us understand the history of this special and enlightened KMT veteran!

Cheng Qian, courtesy name Songyun, was born in 1882 in a peasant family in Liling County, Hunan Province. In 1904, he was selected by the government to study at Zhenwu School in Tokyo, Japan.Here he accepted the bourgeois progressive thought, and later organized the Revolutionary Comrades Association with Huang Xing, Song Jiaoren and other classmates, embarked on the road of opposing the Qing government, and later joined Sun Yat-sen's Tongmenghui. After returning to China, he followed Sun Yat-sen's revolution and served in the Sichuan Army successively, mainly responsible for military training.After the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, he was already the director of the Hunan Military Department, and resolutely led his troops to crusade against Yuan Shikai.He was elected as the commander-in-chief of the Hunan French Protectorate Army.

Sun Yat-sen became the prime minister of the national government, and he was appointed as the principal of the martial arts school in the army base camp.Many generals in the Kuomintang army are his students. During the Northern Expedition, he led his troops to gallop on the battlefield, and successively served as the commander of the army and the commander of the front army.Later, due to discord with Chiang Kai-shek, he left the army.When Japan invaded Northeast China, he returned to the military and became the chief of staff of the Kuomintang army. In 1938, he served as the commander-in-chief of the first war zone and led more than 100,000 troops to Zhengzhou to direct the anti-Japanese war.Also because of the relationship with Chiang Kai-shek, the position was changed several times, which was very disappointing.

But he always has his own team.For a veteran like him, Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to go too far, pushing him out of the central government and making him a prince. But Cheng Qian was a person unwilling to be lonely. In the spring of 1948, the Nationalist Government held a constitutional assembly. Chiang Kai-shek followed the example of the United States and asked the whole country to openly run for president and vice president.Of course, he will inevitably be elected president, but whoever serves as vice president is also elected according to his wishes. Therefore, Cheng Qian, Li Zongren and Sun Ke participated in the vice presidential election.Because of Chiang Kai-shek's troubles behind him, although he won the most votes in the first round of elections, he still lost the election. The result was beyond Chiang Kai-shek's expectations.

After Cheng Qian lost the election, he returned to his hometown and became a parent officer.He is a very enlightened veteran warlord who had contacts with the Communist Party in his early years. The leader of the Communist Party Mao Zedong served as a soldier under him.When Mao Zedong went to Chongqing to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek, Cheng Qian went to see him on purpose. Mao Zedong's great demeanor left a deep impression on him at that time. He did not expect that Mao Zedong, who had become the number one figure in the Communist Party, respected him so much Later, when he ran for vice president of the Kuomintang government, he asked for Mao Zedong's opinion, and Mao Zedong supported his election at that time.

Although he returned in defeat and did not sever ties with the Communist Party, it cannot be denied that he had no intention of betraying the Kuomintang, but only admired the Communist Party from the bottom of his heart.A few days after he took office as the chairman of Hunan Province, the Hunan underground party began to do his work, hoping that he could stand on the side of the Communist Party.At that time, people believed that he followed Sun Yat-sen in the early years and devoted himself to the democratic revolution. He cooperated with Lin Boqu during the Northern Expedition and was more influenced by the Communist Party.He had conflicts with Chiang Kai-shek, Li Zongren, and Bai Chongxi. This time when he returned to Hunan, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Li Moan, a loyal confidant from Huangpu, who was loyal to him, as the deputy director of the Sui Department and the commander of the 17th Sui Department. He was stationed in Changde. The fourth training commander was stationed in Hengyang. Liu Jiashu was the chief of staff of the Sui Department. This was actually a surveillance of him. Bai Chongxi supported Wuhan and put a lot of pressure on him.When our army marched south and the Kuomintang government was in jeopardy, Cheng Qian was also in a difficult situation. As long as he fought for it, he might lead his troops to revolt.

Thus, the Communist Party's united front work against Cheng Qian began. Zhou Li, head of the Hunan Provincial Working Committee, decided to let Yu Zhihong, a member of the Communist Party and a teacher at Hunan Normal University, take on this important mission.At that time, there were two people who came forward to do work publicly. One was Fang Shuzhang. He was an adviser to the Hunan Provincial Government of the Kuomintang.The other is Cheng Xingling.This person's status is also very special. He served as the secretary-general of the Fujian Provincial Government of the Kuomintang and had contact with the Communist Party. Later, he was detained by the Kuomintang and was released on bail by Cheng Qian. When he came to Hunan, Cheng Qian first appointed him as a provincial supplies He was the director of the adjustment committee, and later appointed him as the deputy director of the Party-Government-Military Joint Office and head of the political affairs team.

It can be said that these two people had a relatively great influence on Cheng Qian. Once, Fang Shuzhang came to the provincial government to meet with Cheng Qian. He said bluntly: "The current situation is unstable and the Kuomintang is gone. Which way are you going to go, Mr. Song? Is it to cooperate with the Communist Party and take the road of peace? Or go to Hong Kong ,Taiwan?" Cheng Qian smiled but did not answer, Fang Shuzhang said again: "Your family is very big, what should you do if you live in Hong Kong or the United States? It will be difficult to make ends meet."

"Not going there." "Going to Taiwan? Of course you can't go, and you can't get along with Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi. What should we do? The army has already crossed the river, why don't you go fight guerrillas?" "Guerrilla warfare? I'm almost seventy years old, I can't do it!" "There is a way out." "Where is the way out? You can't surrender!" "If you don't surrender, how much money do you have in fighting the Communist Party?" "Surrender, I won't do it." "You don't surrender? The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. The Japanese emperor has surrendered unconditionally."

"That's right! How capable am I compared to the Emperor?" "You should cooperate with the Communist Party." "Yes, it seems that if you want to surrender, you have to find the Communist Party..." After the three major battles, the Kuomintang retreated steadily, and Cheng Qian had begun to waver. He deeply felt that the Kuomintang was not the opponent of the Communist Party.At this time, Chiang Kai-shek declared that he was willing to discuss with the CCP "specific measures to stop the war and restore peace." Chairman Mao Zedong was very dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek's "statement on the current situation" and believed that the peace statement was hypocritical, and the conditions proposed were the conditions for continuing the war. He proposed eight measures to end the war and strive for real peace. condition.

Mao Zedong's statement quickly caused repercussions throughout the country.Three days later, Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to announce his "retirement." On January 24, Li Zongren took office as the acting president. On the surface, it seems that the Guangxi clique succeeded in overthrowing Chiang. On January 27, Li Zongren called Chairman Mao Zedong, willing to conduct peace talks with the Communist Party on the basis of the Eight Points. Faced with the peace calls of the Hunan people, Cheng Qian had the idea of ​​breaking away from the Nanjing reactionary government, and had the determination to invest in the light. However, he felt that the situation was difficult, and he had no military strength, and he was afraid that he would not be able to do what he wanted.In particular, Chairman Mao Zedong's eight statements made him very disturbed.Because there is a "punishment of war criminals" in it, and on December 25 last year, the Xinhua News Agency of the Communist Party of China issued a news in northern Shaanxi, announcing a list of Chinese civil war criminals jointly drawn up by people from all walks of life across the country based on facts, listing 43 major war criminals, including There is him. After the CCP announced the terms of the peace talks, a reporter interviewed Cheng Qian and asked him to share his views, but he replied: "This is a pretentious problem for the CCP, which shows its sincerity in rehabilitating and peace talks." The reporter said: "Anyway, there is still hope for peace." He said: "Peace is not the hope of all the people today, but what I have seen personally is that the conditions proposed by the Communist Party are too high, which means that the original price is only one yuan, but now the asking price is worth billions of trillions. Such a transaction is difficult. near." "What does Chairman Cheng think of the Communist Party?" "I know them well. The Communist Party has always done it. Seeing the conditions put forward now, it is not limited to the economic revolution it advertises, and it seeks to destroy the 5,000-year history of our country. If there is a general liquidation, if today is the desire Peace is not the same as the great cost of destroying our country for 5,000 years. This depends on the general will of the people. It seems inappropriate for us to make more claims at this time, but it is my personal opinion. I deeply believe that there are bad things that coexist in today's society. There is no doubt that we will try our best to reform. For example, the conditions of the Communist Party of China to clean up bureaucratic capital and implement land reform should be approved by us, but what should be preserved in history and culture should still be preserved. In short, the Communist Party of China has profound With an international background, it has almost no independent character and will, so there is no concept of country or nation at all. Its ultimate goal is to seize power by force of force, so as to send its attempt to destroy our country's history to the proposed peace conditions. It’s just a continuation of supporting troops and advocating chaos.” Why did he say these things to reporters at the time?Perhaps he did not want to expose his readiness for an uprising too early. Later, Premier Sun Ke called to ask his opinion on the eight items of the peace talks.Cheng Qian immediately summoned officials from the Sui Department and the provincial government to conduct research.The main combat faction headed by Liu Jiashu and Yang Jirong believed that the CCP’s eight-point price was too high, and insisted on fighting the CCP to the end. They said: "It's peace and war. It's a matter of great importance. We will never betray the party or the prime minister." The peace faction headed by Xiao Zuolin, Deng Jiesong, Deng Feihuang, etc. believed: "The Prime Minister warned us to implement the three major policies of alliance with Russia, alliance with the Communist Party, and support for agriculture and industry. We will make peace with the Communist Party and save the people of Sanxiang from the flames of war , just inherited the will of the Prime Minister, and it is also what the people want. Besides, we have no strength to fight the communist army." At this moment, Liu Jiashu stood up suddenly and said, "If I can't resist, I will go up the mountain to fight guerrillas." Cheng Qian laughed, and he said to Liu Jiashu, "What kind of guerrilla is you fighting? You are such a big corpse that four people can't lift it. You have to smoke the 'three-five' brand to smoke, and you talk about guerrilla warfare. You are really looking for death." No one spoke anymore. Cheng Qian waved his hand: "You don't need to argue, peace talks are the general trend. Among the conditions proposed by the Communist Party, we agree with the confiscation of bureaucratic capital and the reform of the land system. However, if the punishment of war criminals refers to the object of the peace talks, If there is no peace talks, we can also discuss the other seven items.” Cheng Qian telegraphed his views on the peace talks to Sun Ke, and the content of the telegram was also publicly published in Hunan's "Central Daily": "If the conditions proposed by the CCP, the so-called war criminals are the objects of the peace talks, the peace talks will be out of the question. Two, three and two are combined into one, the constitution must be amended, and the so-called abolition is only the extreme of amending the constitution. If it is necessary to reorganize the army, we should further demand the abolition of the army. Confiscation of bureaucratic capital and reform of the land system , and abolish the three items of the traitorous treaty, all of which can be accepted. As for the convening of a government affairs meeting to form a coalition government, this is the inevitable result of the peace talks, but the procedural and technical issues should still be discussed first." Some people don't understand his actions, because he has always been a person who advocates peace.But he explained: "I have become a war criminal, so why talk about peace? Besides, once we express our acceptance of the Eight Points of the CCP, Chiang Kai-shek will definitely attack us first." Deng Jiesong disagreed with him, saying: "I don't think so. As long as Song Gong is willing to accept the Eight Articles, he can't be regarded as a war criminal. As for Chiang Kai-shek, he is too busy to take care of himself now. Not only does he have nothing to do with the Communist Party, but he also has nothing to do with the Guangxi Clique. We, even if we judge him, we will not dare to use the knife! Anyway, we will go all out." At this time, Cheng Xingling came to him and said, "Mr. Song, there are mixed reactions from all walks of life to your message sent on the 23rd." Cheng Qian pondered for a while and said, "As you know, I was listed as one of the top war criminals by the CCP! Punishment means settling old scores. I am a person who is deeply in debt!" It can be seen that his heart was quite contradictory at that time. On behalf of the underground party, Yu Zhihong said to Cheng Qian: "As long as Song Gong firmly stands on the side of the people, the Communist Party will not settle old scores, and will treat you preferentially." Cheng Qian still did not make a clear statement.He sent Yu Zhihong to the door and said: "Of course I have doubts. I think that if the peace talks break down, Hunan can become a school of its own, but its military strength is extremely weak. Besides, I worry about whether the people in charge of the military will act in unison with us. " "Mr. Song's idea is right. His concern is that he can no longer be swayed by others. We should try to transfer Chen Mingren to Hunan. He has two armies under him, and he is your student. He fought against the communist army on Siping Street. Neither Chiang Kai-shek nor Bai Chongxi would doubt his anti-communist determination." "Ziliang is a reliable person, I'm afraid he won't be transferred!" After Liu Fei came forward to intercede, Bai Chongxi agreed with him to transfer Chen Mingren to Hunan. This is February 1949.Chen Mingren, as the deputy commander of the Central China "Suppression General" and the commander of the first corps, personally led all the officers and soldiers of the 29th Army and the 71st Army into Hunan. Chen Mingren respected Cheng Qian very much, and when he arrived in Changsha, he came to see the old boss. Cheng Qian was very happy that his plan came true.When he saw that the student was already a well-known commander of the corps, he clasped his hands tightly, filled with sorrow and joy. He shook Chen Mingren's hand and said affectionately: "Ziliang, you are very promising. We are from the same town. We can do something together when you come!" Chen Mingren said with a smile: "You are my benefactor. Despite the vicissitudes of life and the passage of time, I will never forget the relationship between teachers and students. You will always be my teacher." Chen Mingren said this for a reason.It was the spring of 1924. Cheng Qian, who was the principal of the Army Lecture School in the base camp, sent Li Minghao, the dean of education, to Hunan to enroll students. Due to the large number of applicants, it was full within a few days. One day, Li Minghao reported to Cheng Qian: "Another young man from Hunan has signed up and must go to school." Cheng Qian waved his hand and said very bluntly: "The quota is full, don't!" Li Minghao hurriedly said: "His name is Chen Mingren, he is from your hometown in Liling." Cheng Qian said: "The ones from Liling are even more unacceptable. Some people will say that my hometown has a serious concept." "Mr. Song, he has a letter from Chen Zhou." Cheng Qian's tone softened slightly.He said, "Bring Chen Mingren." Chen Mingren was handsome and mighty, good at talking, Cheng Qian said with a smile: "He's a general, take it first!" He made an exception and admitted Chen Mingren. Today, decades later, this student has indeed become a warrior. Time flies, time flies, more than 20 years have passed, and the two reunited with a lot of emotion. After Cheng Qian cleaned up Chen Mingren, Chen Mingren handed Chiang Kai-shek the order to secretly monitor Cheng Qian.Cheng Qian took the secret order, and his old square face was obviously sullen. He smiled wryly and said, "Ziliang, what do you think? You have the military power in your hands, so you can kill or arrest." Chen Mingren laughed, and he said, "Where is the Song Gong? I, Chen Mingren, will never listen to Chiang Kai-shek, but to your Song Gong." "That's good." After dinner, Cheng Qian, who was usually too drunk in Japan, showed a satisfied smile, but in front of Chen Mingren, who had a deep personality, there was still room for his conversation. That night, the two of them talked mainly about politics. The political situation after Chiang Kai-shek's resignation also talked about the changes in Hunan. Cheng Qian said: "Hunan is our hometown. It is located in the hinterland of Central South. It is one of the shortcuts connecting East China to the Southwest. It is also the gateway from the South to Guangdong and Guangxi. Its strategic position is very important. When I returned to Hunan, I said, 'My Hunan In the face of a crisis, we should focus on strengthening ourselves and stabilizing people's livelihood. I have been in Hunan twice, and I want to do something for the elders of my hometown.'” Chen Mingren nodded and said: "Mr. Song deserves to be the head of Hunan, and he is highly respected. I am a soldier. I once heard a famous saying from a literati: 'As a descendant of Yan and Huang, although they have different life paths, different philosophies, and even different political beliefs, But loving the devastated land and being loyal to the nation that has been plagued by disasters is the basic morality of the Chinese. Otherwise, they should be washed by the Yangtze River and scolded by the people. 'We are from Hunan, and we should benefit the people of Hunan. I am worthy of my hometown parents.” After Chen Mingren came to Hunan, the situation was also changing, and the situation went from bad to worse. The fall of the Kuomintang regime was a foregone conclusion. The atmosphere of the peaceful movement in Hunan was becoming stronger and stronger, and his tendency towards peace was also increasing day by day.He feels that as long as he can save the people and save Hunan, he is willing to sacrifice his ego to fulfill the greater ego. Therefore, he also made up his mind to walk the road of peace with Cheng Qian. One night a month later, he visited Cheng Qian.He came to Cheng Qian's bedroom, and the two talked in secret.Chen Mingren is unsmiling and introverted. He never reveals what is in his heart easily, and his expression is a little unpredictable. Of course Cheng Qian understood his intentions, so he had no choice but to say bluntly: "Ziliang, I have been thinking for a long time, and I plan to cooperate with the Communist Party and take the road of peace." Chen Mingren did not express his opinion immediately.Cheng Qian continued: "This way, I can shorten the course of the war, affect the Southwest, and preserve the vitality of the country. In particular, it can save the people in my hometown from suffering from the devastation of war. What do you think?" Chen Mingren looked at him and said excitedly: "Mr. Song, we two thought of coming together, determined to vote for the Communist Party, and walk the road of peace with you, but..." "But what?" Chen Mingren pondered for a while and said, "The situation is very complicated now. We have to deal with both Bai Chongxi and Chiang Kai-shek. The military, police, and special forces are intertwined, and the faces of the characters are varied. We must also have contingency measures and not be bookish. In this matter, I only have You, Mr. Song, keep in touch, and you are not allowed to have relationships with anyone. In public, I have to appear as an anti-communist, so that I can gain the trust of Jiang and Bai and reduce the pressure on Wuhan." "Yes, this is a very important move, and it must not be leaked." Chen Mingren also went through an ideological struggle.When he returned to Hunan, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were in peace talks. Cheng Qian and Chen Mingren agreed with the peace advocated by Li and Bai.However, after the peace talks broke down, Li and Bai turned their backs on their promises. They not only advocated the war themselves, but also prevented others from talking about peace.It turned out that Bai Chongxi's advocacy of peace talks was just "to get out of the predicament and create new opportunities", in an attempt to delay time and wait for an opportunity to resume.On April 15, when the CCP delegation handed over Article 8 and Section 24 of the domestic peace agreement negotiated by various parties to the Nanjing peace talks delegation, although the Nanjing peace talks representatives headed by Zhang Zhizhong agreed to the agreement, Li Zongren refused to sign it, and Bai Chongxi was the first A man who stood up against signing. The Nanking government refused to sign.The People's Liberation Army must cross the river. On April 23, the People's Liberation Army captured Nanjing. Chiang Kai-shek came forward to direct the war again.Bai Chongxi actively supported it and tore the mask of "peace" to pieces. Under such circumstances, Cheng Qian did not openly oppose Li and Bai on the surface, but secretly supported people in the society, continued to call for peace, renamed the promotion of peace as the self-rescue movement, and actively advocated local peace for the people of Hunan. After the main force of the People's Liberation Army crossed the river, the war situation in South China became more and more tense. Cheng Qian publicly stated: "The highest principle of response in this province is to avoid artillery fire." In early April, when reporters asked Cheng Qian about Hunan's response attitude, Deng Jiesong said Cheng Qian's statement was conveyed in a firm and clear tone: "No matter how the overall situation changes, I (Cheng himself) is determined to be sincere and upright based on the position of the Chief Executive, and strive to save the people of Hunan from the disaster of artillery fire and the local area from bloodshed and corruption. This This highest principle is to overcome all difficulties and go all out, and all speculations from the outside world are not credible." Deng Jiesong also claimed: "According to Chairman Cheng's remarks, he decided his embrace of stability and firm stance based on the welfare of 30 million people, which can be seen." Then, Cheng Qian published some articles in favor of peace in "Hunan Daily", "Central Daily", and "Central News Agency". On March 29, he personally presided over the youth commemorative meeting and delivered a speech: "...in the past, directing ordinary young people to engage in politics and military affairs, and never doing practical work at the grassroots level. We can’t find a legitimate way out, but only drill in politics and the military. There are problems in politics and the military itself, and they don’t contribute to the country. Now, we must correct this mistake, not from politics and military, but from farmers and workers. , Learning from agriculture and industry, we must take the interests of the people and the country as the goal of our efforts, serve the people, and benefit the country. We learn from agriculture and industry, which is to thoroughly implement the principle of people's livelihood and engage in the most basic and practical work. Completed. We must recognize the needs of the country, the people, the individual and the environment, go to the countryside, enter the factory, and learn agriculture and industry. In the future, we will open up a new realm and work hard from agriculture, industry, and commerce. This is the real revolution." Chen Mingren held the military power. On the surface, he put on a resolutely anti-communist face, expressing his obedience to the Nanjing government, but secretly prepared to revolt with Cheng Qian. Cheng Qian once said at the Hunan Party, Government and Military Summit: "Now that the peace talks have broken down, the Communist Army has come and we are in a bad situation in Hunan. What do you think should be done?" At this time, some people were dissatisfied with the large-scale mass demonstrations in Changsha.Cheng Qian looked at him and said, "What does General Ziliang think about the current situation?" Chen Mingren wanted to express his emotion, but felt that Liu Jiashu, the chief of staff of Changsha Appeasement, and Yang Jirong, the senior counselor, were here. My bounden duty, to this day, I can only obey the instructions of the central government, and Nanjing will fight if it wants to fight, and make peace if it wants to, as for me personally, I have no plans yet." After speaking, he immediately left the venue and drove back to his hometown Liling that night. Cheng Qian didn't understand what he meant and thought he had changed. The next morning, Cheng Qian sent Cheng Xingling and Zhang Yanfo to find Li Junjiu and asked if Chen Mingren had changed his mind?They said to Li Junjiu: "Judging from Chen Mingren's speech at the meeting last night, it is very problematic. Song Gong regards Chen Mingren as a trump card for Hunan's peaceful uprising, and now he is worried that this trump card will be difficult to play." Li Junjiu said: "It can't be so fast, there must be other reasons. I'll tell you after I ask him." They were a little worried, so they had to drive to Liling. When Chen Mingren saw the three of them, he said angrily, "You all have no brains. There were everyone in the meeting last night. When I saw military commanders like Liu Jiashu and Yang Jirong sitting on the scene, I felt irritable. I didn't care about the occasion when the meeting was held. , I lost my life and don’t know how to die! What can I say?” The three were silent. Chen Mingren went on to explain: "What I said, I think the boundary between 'harmony' and 'fighting' is still clear. Chiang Kai-shek wants to fight, but he has stepped down and lives in Xikou; Li Zongren is the acting president in Nanjing, advocating peace on the surface. I said I was taking orders from Nanjing, not from Xikou.” At this point, the three of them were relieved. The next day, Chen Mingren came to see Cheng Qian alone.He said: "Mr. Song, I hope you can understand my situation. There are some things I can only say to others." Cheng Qian said with a smile: "I was a little worried at the time, thinking you quit." "The uprising is related to everyone's future and destiny, and I will not quit." "That's good." "The things I discussed with you a few times ago, and what I said to you, always count. But as long as there is any third party present, even your wife, I will deny it. You should understand!" "Understood, you are from Hunan. I am old, and my hope is pinned on you young people. The same is true of my idea of ​​transferring you back." Cheng Qian became more and more dissatisfied with Bai Chongxi's actions. The first thing he did when he entered Hunan was to search and rob people's wealth by all means.He asked for 3 million silver dollars, of course Cheng Qian would not give it to him, but he robbed more than 7 million taels of gold from the Central Bank of Hunan. With an army in his hand, Cheng Qian could only swallow his anger.With the support of Chiang Kai-shek, Bai Chongxi directly intervened in the provincial government, merged the non-Chiang and Guangxi troops, and sent a large number of spies into Hunan's organizations at all levels, local troops and bandits, turning them into his minions.In order to suck the blood of the people of Hunan more conveniently, they proposed the so-called "military and political integration", with the division commander and administrative commissioner, and the regimental head and county head. Under such a special environment, Cheng Qian and Chen Mingren cooperated tacitly, and they dealt with each other skillfully.On the surface, Cheng Qian listened to Bai Chongxi's orders and dealt with it skillfully, but secretly contacted the Hunan underground party through Cheng Xingling, and contacted the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China through the secret radio station covered by Huang Yong.Chen Mingren sang his face and followed Bai Chongxi to "suppress the bandits" and fight the Communist Party to the end. However, Bai Chongxi made an inch of progress and succeeded Xiao Zuolin and the Changsha garrison commander on April 29; Deng Jiesong and the provincial government committee member on May 16; and finally acted as the provincial chairman on July 21. Cheng Qian responded to Bai Chongxi's order to force the Traffic Department of the Central China Chief's Office to force the Hunan Provincial Shipping Corps to send 200 civilian ships and 4 small steamers to transport the looted property to Hengyang. The county magistrates of Linwu, Leiyang, Jianghua, Xiangtan, Jingxian, Huitong, Tongdao, Dong'an, and Pingjiang appointed by Bai Chongxi were immediately replaced or dismissed. From then on, the contradiction between Cheng and Bai became public.