Chapter 46 5. "September 19" Suiyuan Uprising

On September 18, 1949, under the auspices of Fu Zuoyi, Dong Qiwu led officers above the Suiyuan garrison brigade, senior officials of the former provincial government, and representatives from all walks of life in the Baotou branch of the Suiyuan Provincial Bank in Baotou to sign the uprising telegram one by one. A total of 39 people signed, only Sun Lanfeng signed under Fu Zuoyi's persuasion. On September 19, the uprising was officially announced, marking the realization of the peaceful uprising in Suiyuan.The content of the power-up is roughly as follows: All our officials, government workers, and compatriots from all walks of life launched a glorious uprising in Suiyuan today, and solemnly declared to the people: We have formally separated from the reactionary remnants of Chiang Kai-shek, Li Zongren, and Yan Xishan who relied on US imperialism, and we will resolutely go Come to the people.Suiyuan was liberated peacefully, we have to celebrate the new life.

All soldiers and civilians would like to pay tribute to the people's leaders Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu with infinite loyalty! ... On the evening of September 20, Fu Zuoyi, Deng Baoshan, and Sun Lanfeng took the train to Beiping to attend the National Political Consultative Conference, while Dong Qiwu stayed in Suiyuan. Dong Qiwu felt extremely refreshed and happy at this time, and he wrote a poem: In order to welcome the spring breeze and overcome all difficulties, the flag of righteousness was finally planted on the top of the green hill. Abandon the darkness and turn to the Ming Party to guide the way, bring back the dead and return to life, grace wins the sky.

From now on, we are committed to reforming diligently, and in the future we will make contributions to redeem our past mistakes. No matter how arduous the task is, I am glad to see Man Min Li upside down. Also on September 20, Mao Zedong and Zhu De jointly called Dong Qiwu and others to congratulate the Suiyuan Uprising: General Dong Qiwu and all officers and soldiers of the Suiyuan Army under your leadership, government staff and compatriots from all walks of life: After reading your statement on September 19, your position is correct.Since General Fu Zuoyi led the peaceful liberation of Beiping, the people welcomed it and the reactionaries opposed it. The reactionaries also tried to sabotage the efforts of the army and civilians to liberate Suiyuan, but they failed in the end.You have led an uprising, separated from the reactionaries, and stood on the side of the people.I hope you will unite, strive for progress, reform the old system, implement new policies, and strive to build a new Suiyuan for the people.

On the same day, Nie Rongzhen and Bo Yibo also sent congratulatory messages. At the National Political Consultative Conference held at Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai, Fu Zuoyi, Deng Baoshan, and Sun Lanfeng all spoke at the meeting.At the banquet, Mao Zedong had a drink with Sun Lanfeng. On October 1, New China was proclaimed.Fu Zuoyi and others all participated in the founding ceremony with excitement. On October 8, the North China Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held an enlarged party committee meeting under the chairmanship of Bo Yibo to study the Suiyuan issue.Fu Zuoyi and others were invited to attend the meeting.The meeting decided: According to Mao Zedong's principle of "using my people, adding to my people, promoting my government", the Suiyuan Military and Political Committee was established, and its members were reported to the Central People's Government for appointment after full consultation; the two governments of Suiyuan The leading organs of the two armies were merged to establish the Suiyuan Provincial People's Government and the Suiyuan Provincial Military Region, which were led by the North China People's Government and the North China Military Region; The 12,000 officers who were repatriated to Suiyuan) were first incorporated, then reorganized, and then reorganized, all of which were contracted and supplied according to the standards of the People's Liberation Army.

After consultation and approval by the higher authorities, the main persons in charge of the Suiyuan leadership are: Suiyuan Military and Political Committee Chairman Fu Zuoyi, Vice Chairman Gao Kelin, Wu Lanfu, Dong Qiwu, Sun Lanfeng, Secretary General Wang Kejun. Suiyuan Provincial Military Region Commander Fu Zuoyi, Political Commissar Bo Yibo (concurrently), Deputy Commanders Wu Lanfu, Dong Qiwu, Yao Zhe, Sun Lanfeng, Deputy Political Commissars Gao Kelin, Yang Yebin, and Wang Kejun. Suiyuan Provincial People's Government Chairman Dong Qiwu, Vice Chairman Yang Zhilin, Kui Bi, Sun Lanfeng.

The North China Bureau and the North China Military Region also made a decision in accordance with the instructions of the Central Military Commission. The troops in Suiyuan, apart from the 22nd Army and other departments originally belonging to Deng Baoshan, were transferred to the northwest, and were reorganized into the 36th Army and the 37th Army. The two armies and the fourth cavalry division are included in the sequence of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It can be fully seen from the above personnel arrangement. The characteristic of the "Suiyuan Way" is that after a number of efforts, the various forces of the original Kuomintang in Suiyuan were mobilized as much as possible, allowing them to give full play to themselves in the big family of New China while receiving education and transformation. ingenuity.This method transformed the old Suiyuan into the new Suiyuan of the people at a small cost, greatly reduced the loss of the war, preserved the lives and properties of the people, and added a lot of strength to the revolutionary ranks.

It is worth mentioning that during the reorganization of the reorganized 36th Army and 37th Army, Liu Wanchun, E Yousan, Zhang Pu and others who refused to be reformed and refused to receive education discovered serious problems (Liu Wanchun once sent People went to Hong Kong to contact the KMT's secret service and brought back the KMT's commission), after resolutely eliminating this small group of reactionaries who were determined to die for the KMT, the political education of the troops went quite smoothly. In 1950, these two armies were formed into the 23rd Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Dong Qiwu was still the commander and Gao Kelin was the political commissar.Mao Zedong was very happy after seeing the training summary report written by the Party Committee of the 23rd Corps, and specially forwarded it to Fu Zuoyi:

Under the leadership of Dong Qiwu, the 23rd Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteers entered North Korea on September 9, 1951, and made new contributions to the defense of the Far East and world peace. rewards.The Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conferred the Second Class Medal of Freedom and Independence of Korea on the six heads of the Corps, Dong Qiwu, Gao Kelin, Yao Zhe, Bian Zhangwu, Wang Kejun, and Pei Zhouyu. After returning from North Korea in 1952, except for two divisions of the 23rd Corps that were reorganized into infrastructure engineering corps, the rest were reorganized into the 69th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and Dong Qiwu still served as the commander.

General Dong Qiwu was awarded the rank of General of the People's Liberation Army in 1955 and joined the Communist Party of China in 1980.He was a member of the first, second and third National Defense Commission, a representative of the National People's Congress and a member of the CPPCC, a member of the Standing Committee of the fourth and fifth National People's Congress, and vice chairman of the fifth and sixth CPPCC National Committee.