Chapter 78 5. Another performance by Chiang Kai-shek

December 3, 1949. The soldiers in Chengdu were in a panic, and the scenery was very bleak.This was Chiang Kai-shek's last years in the mainland. He could already hear the sound of guns and guns. Chiang Kai-shek didn't close his eyes all day and night, and he kept pacing the small lanes of his residence. He had no idea that Mao Zedong had driven him to a dead end in less than three years. There was no such thing as him in the mainland. What to do, the place to stand on the ground, he still did not give up when he reached the Yellow River, and pinned his hopes on his master, the Americans, so he had to retreat to the isolated island of Taiwan first, in order to make a comeback.

This is really a self-defeating joke. The next day, uncharacteristically, he sat quietly in the bedroom and closed the door, not receiving any visitors, as if he no longer cared about major affairs in the world. Mao Renfeng worried that he would commit suicide. Jiang Jingguo waited for a long time at the door in the rain, but he still refused to allow anyone to open the door. Mao Renfeng was very worried, but Chiang Kai-shek's secretary said: "The president has the style of everyone, and he hasn't admitted that he lost to Mao Zedong. Why did he commit suicide?" In fact, Chiang Kai-shek was most afraid of death. How could he commit suicide?Before leaving the mainland, he still needs to do one more thing, which is about the tasks of potential spies.

It was almost dusk when he came out of the room. Jiang Jingguo looked at his haggard father and said, "The special plane is ready and can take off at any time. Father, please make up your mind that you can't stay here for long." Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand: "What's the rush? I haven't finished my business yet?" "What else does father want?" "We're leaving, what should we do if we leave these people behind? There must be an explanation!" "Go and call Director Mao." A few minutes later Mao Renfeng came to Chiang Kai-shek's bedroom.

With a livid face, Chiang Kai-shek said to Mao Renfeng: "Go and inform Wang Lingji and others, I want to see them." This was also the last military meeting held by Chiang Kai-shek on the mainland. In addition to Mao Renfeng, Sichuan Provincial Chairman Wang Lingji, Chengdu Garrison Command Deputy Commander Li Di, Military Commander in Chengdu Zhou Xunyu, Chengdu Police Chief Yu Minghui attended the meeting. These people planned to flee to Taiwan and Hong Kong, but were stopped by Chiang Kai-shek.Although they all came this time, their mood was very different. The KMT was completely finished, so who would want to stay in the mainland?

Therefore, when they entered the hall, their hearts were still uneasy.Chiang Kai-shek got up from the sofa and waved to people: "Please sit down." He went on to say: "I invite you to come here today. I mainly want to meet with you and have a heart-to-heart talk with you. You can talk casually." The attendant secretary brought up several cups of tea. The tea drinkers bowed their heads to drink tea, and the smokers bowed their heads to smoke. They seemed to be in a bad mood. No one took the lead in talking, and the room seemed very quiet. Chiang Kai-shek looked at everyone and said calmly: "You have followed me for decades, you have devoted yourself to the cause of the party and the country, and have contributed a lot. The party and the country will always remember your achievements. I personally thank you on behalf of the government."

Someone took the lead in applauding, but the applause was sparse and lacking momentum.Chiang Kai-shek waved his hands and continued: "The current situation is quite serious. The Communist Army is very powerful. This is beyond my expectations. Our defenders have no fighting spirit, and some officers have no integrity. They have defected to the Communist Army. But this is nothing. We I haven't lost yet, and I still have hundreds of thousands of people under my command, I hope you don't panic, let alone believe in rumors, but do your best and persevere." Wang Lingji interjected: "Now that the communist army has pushed us to a dead end, I'm afraid it will be difficult to persist. I suggest that we all retreat to Taiwan. Preserving our strength is the best policy!"

Chiang Kai-shek said: "I haven't finished my explanation yet. I want you to insist that it is not a hard fight, but a change of strategy, and quickly go underground to fight against the Communist Party." Mao Renfeng went on to say: "The president's idea is correct. We have rich experience in carrying out underground work. If the time is right, we can also pull the team out to fight guerrillas with the Communist Army." Everyone was very indifferent to this suggestion, and they all understood that Mao Renfeng would also slip away at that time, and who else would be buried with him.

Chiang Kai-shek was very calm. He made an exception and handed everyone an American cigarette. He said: "You all have concerns. It is understandable. You can send your family members to Taiwan first, and I will take care of them. Now on the surface, the Communist Party has won. , but the mess in China is not easy to clean up. They are all bumpkins. Can they manage this country smoothly? I don’t think so. We must use all available forces to create opportunities and prepare to continue fighting the Communist Party underground , the time to recover the continent will surely come." After the meeting, Chiang Kai-shek made an exception and sent them to the car. The mood of these people was still not very high.

After Jiang Jingguo watched the car gradually disappear into the jungle, he turned around and said, "Father, I'm afraid these people won't do anything if they stay." "Then we have to stay, Taiwan is a big place, so everyone can go?" At noon on December 10, 1949. An hour before Chiang Kai-shek left the mainland, he instructed Mao Renfeng to persevere and organize guerrilla warfare. Mao Renfeng is small, and wearing cotton clothes makes him look even smaller.He gave Chiang Kai-shek a copy of the "Contingency Plan for Organizing National Guerrilla Armed Forces after the Fall of the Mainland" that had been drafted in advance.

After reading it, Chiang Kai-shek said: "Very good, immediately use the radio to secretly send it to the spy organizations all over the country." This plan written by Mao Renfeng divides the mainland into five war zones, which is all Chiang Kai-shek meant. He Yingqin, Ma Bufang, Li Yuying, Zheng Jiemin and Xue Yue are the main persons in charge of each theater. The headquarters of the National Anti-Insurgency Work Committee is temporarily located in Taipei, and all work is under the leadership of the Central Executive Yuan. At the same time, fifteen "key guerrilla base areas" were also divided, namely:

The Taihu guerrilla base in southern Jiangsu governs the four divisions of the "Taihu Guerrilla Column" and the "Curve to Save the Nation New First Army", the column commander Hu Bolong, and the chief of staff Ji Jiazhen. The Dabie Mountains guerrilla base in Hubei, under the jurisdiction of the "Dabie Mountain People's Anti-Communist Volunteer Army", the army commander Wang Xian, and the chief of staff Yuan Chengying. The Zhejiang-Anhui Guerrilla Base Area has jurisdiction over an army of the "Zhejiang-Anhui Border Area Guerrilla Advance Column", and "Zhejiang Border Detachment" and "Anhui Border Detachment" each have a division. The commander of the column is Xu Zhendong, and the deputy commander is Xu Jianzhong. The western Henan guerrilla base area has jurisdiction over the two armies of the "Communist Suppression Headquarters in Western Henan" and the two special agent brigades "Yellow River" and "Suiyuan", with Lu Min in chief. In the Jinggangshan guerrilla base area in southern Jiangxi, it governs an army of the "Jinggangshan Guerrilla Advance Command Headquarters" and the "Cuiweifeng Independent Detachment", commander Huang Zhenzhong. The Xiangxi base area, under the jurisdiction of the "Xiangxi Anti-Communist National Salvation Army", temporarily organized the first army, and the "New First Division" and "New Second Division", led by Chen Zixian. "New First Division" teacher Xing Zhou, "New Second Division" teacher Yu Shi. The Longshan guerrilla base area on the Hunan-Echuan border, under the jurisdiction of the second temporary army of the "Anti-Communist Guerrilla Army on the Hunan-Echuan border", and Qu Boping, the commander-in-chief of five directly subordinate detachments. Yaoshan guerrilla base area in Guangxi, under the jurisdiction of the "Guangxi Anti-Communist Guerrilla Coalition Army" provisional fourth army, and two traffic police brigades, commander Huang Pinqiong. Shiwandashan guerrilla base in Guangxi, with jurisdiction over one army of the "Third Front Army of Anti-communist Rejuvenation in Guangxi" and nine county self-defense brigades. Commander-in-Chief Gou Zhengkang. Northeast Guizhou guerrilla base area, under the jurisdiction of the "Ninth Army of Northeast Guizhou People's Self-Defense Army", commander Zhao Zhou, and deputy commander Guan Dengyun. The Sichuan-Guizhou-Hunan-Hubei border guerrilla base area has jurisdiction over four divisions of the "Border People's Anti-Communist Self-Defense Coalition Army" and 11 self-defense regiments. Commander-in-Chief Chen Quan and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Chen Changjie. The guerrilla base in southern Sichuan governed the two armies of the "Southwest Suppression and National Salvation Column", and a new 7th division was formed, with Nie Zhanwu, commander of the 1st army, Ouyang Xianglin, commander of the 2nd army, and Lu Zhenhua, commander of the new 7th division. The Zhaotong guerrilla base area in northern Yunnan governs one division of the "Yunnan People's National Salvation Volunteer Column" and three brigades, division commander Yang Kangshou, brigade leaders Wang Yueyun, Long Shengzeng, and Li Yuncong. Ganqing Chuanbian Guerrilla Base Area, under the jurisdiction of the "Trilateral Jingsui Anti-Communist Headquarters" four divisions, the commander-in-chief Zhou Xunzong, the deputy commander-in-chief Liu Yeqiao and Fu Bingxun. The Wudang Mountain guerrilla base area governs an army of the "Hubei-Shanxi Border People's Self-Defense Army", and a newly formed 5th Army and 8th Army, commanded by Wang Lingyun. The above plan played a certain role. After the liberation of the whole country, there were swarms of bandits in the north and south of the river; it took the People's Liberation Army three years to completely wipe them out. December 10th is the day when Chiang Kai-shek left the mainland. The attendant said to him: "Chairman please leave early, there are many suspicious people on the nearby streets." Chiang Kai-shek pretended to be calm, waved his hands and said, "Don't worry!" Chiang Kai-shek was still dressed in long robes, but the difference was that he was wearing a woolen overcoat, and his complexion looked very bad. Accompanied by Jiang Jingguo, he went downstairs with a cane, staring at the building in a daze, and seemed to arouse a lot of emotion. The guard took a step forward and said, "Chairman, shall we go through the back door?" Chiang Kai-shek said angrily: "What are you doing, go through the gate! I walked in through the gate, and now I have to go out through the gate." Few people see off. He got on the plane, looked back at the gray earth, gritted his teeth and said, "I will come back, I will definitely come back." In fact, he never came back.