Chapter 391 7. The tree falls and the hozen scatter

Chiang Kai-shek fled the mainland, and the senior military and political officials of the Sichuan, Kangxi and Yunnan Kuomintang rebelled one after another. Hu Zongnan, the deputy chief and chief of staff of the Southwest Military and Political Chief's Office, was devastated. Especially in the face of the full-scale siege of the PLA, he was even more frightened. . In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he held an emergency meeting of commanders above the military level in Xinjin on the 22nd. He shouted at the top of his voice: "We must unite and resist to the end." Encourage subordinates to resist to the end.However, on the second day of the meeting, he followed in the footsteps of Chiang Kai-shek who fled a few days ago and quietly fled by plane.

As early as December 19, when various armies surrounded Chengdu, Hu Zongnan, who had repeatedly patted his chest to Chiang Kai-shek to "defend Chengdu to the death", was unwilling to die in Chengdu, so he sent an urgent message to Chiang Kai-shek to request a retreat: The senior personnel and main staff of the Office, together with important files and radio stations, flew to Xichang; second, concentrated troops to Ya'an, Suoyiling and Lei (Bo) Ma (Bian) Ping (Shan) E (Bian) Breakthrough in 3 directions in the region, targeting Ya'an, Xichang, Luding and Leibo. Chiang Kai-shek delayed until the third day the telegram that Hu Zongnan wanted to abandon Chengdu and flee: Hu Zongnan was asked to lead his troops to break out of the siege, and 20 transport planes were allowed to transport those who fled to Xichang.

Chiang Kai-shek's telegram to Hu Zongnan was "Lead the troops to break through", and Hu Zongnan was clear about the meaning of these four words.But he knew better what this "leading troops to break through" would mean to him.The day after he finished the emergency meeting, that is, on December 23, he flew away without even saying hello to his subordinates. The escape of Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Zongnan caused the Chengdu defenders to fall into extreme chaos, and soon the whole situation collapsed.The enemy's 7th, 15th, 16th, 18th, and 20th Corps under the command of Hu revolted one after another.