Chapter 89 Section 1

In August 1949, in a hidden courtyard in Qilin Cave under Qianling Mountain, Guiyang.Low clouds and wet mist shrouded this famous scenic spot. Looking up, the surroundings seemed to be covered with a thick layer of pot bottom ash. The former general of the Northwest Army of the Kuomintang and one of the initiators of the Xi'an Incident, the former general of the Kuomintang's Northwest Army who had grayed most of his hair, the famous General Yang Hucheng, hunched over, hugged a young girl, and held a newspaper in his hand.Then he leaned against a stone table, slowly put on his reading glasses, slowly unfolded the newspaper in his hand, and read it silently.

He was secretly transferred from Chongqing to Guiyang, where he was imprisoned for another seven months in this almost isolated "Yelang Country".Only Chiang Kai-shek, the upper echelons of the military command, and Gu Zhenglun, the chairman of Guizhou Province of the Kuomintang, knew of his whereabouts. Outsiders are still speculating about where Chiang Kai-shek detained this famous general. The tiger falls in Pingyang, and the hero ends.After more than ten years of imprisonment, Yang Hucheng was tortured and stimulated, and his body and mind were exhausted.He is accompanied by his wife's urn all day long, looking at his innocent children with worried eyes.The original hulking back and waist has become deformed, and the hearty voice like a yellow bell has become slow and deep.Only the face covered with fine wrinkles has not been eroded by the years to lose its former coldness and determination.

At this time, through the newspaper, Yang Hucheng has basically understood the changes in the current situation, and he has a burning desire in his heart. His soul and body have been robbed for too long, and he will finally usher in his day.He unfolded the newspaper, and the little girl was free from her arms, playing alone. The newspapers were full of stories about how Chiang Kai-shek moved the government from Guangzhou to Chongqing.The paper is full of absurd nonsense, and a discerning person can see that Chiang Kai-shek has been driven to the end of the mountain, trying to follow the example of history and reality, and make a last-ditch effort with the help of the Southwest.

Yang Hucheng read the newspaper with a clear heart, but on the surface he remained calm. At this time, Zhang Hu, the head of the military command team in charge of guarding him and the former prison director of the White Mansion in Chongqing, came up with a sneer. "Old sir." That's what all military spies call Yang Hucheng.Zhang Hu didn't invite himself to sit down, and slapped the newspaper rustlingly, "The chairman has moved all the military and political systems to Chongqing, where 80,000 people have been organized to welcome the committee members and then to the accompanying capital. Two wars of resistance. How does the old man feel about this?"

Yang Hucheng immediately put down the newspaper.Glancing at the misty sky, he replied vaguely: "The weather is really weird. It's so hot in Chongqing. But in Guiyang, it's like the spring and autumn festivals here. It's a bit strange in the morning and evening. cold." With that said, Yang Hucheng got up and went to summon the little girl who was playing alone.Zhang Hu knows that although Yang Hucheng pays special attention to current affairs and must read newspapers every day, years of imprisonment have made him extremely sensitive and cautious.Regarding the current situation, especially Chiang Kai-shek himself, he will never confide a word.

Several times, Zhang Hu pretended to be chatting and wanted to take this topic out of his mouth, but Yang Hucheng always stopped him when the words came out.When Zhang Hu saw Yang Hucheng and the young girl fighting and playing games, he cursed inwardly and had to walk away resentfully. Seeing Zhang Hu leave, Yang Hucheng couldn't help hugging the young girl tightly, and wept sadly, "What will you do if Dad dies?" After wiping, the childish voice said: "Dad, don't cry, we will go back to our hometown in Pucheng in the future." The young girl's name is Yang Zhenggui. Yang Hucheng in the movie brought great comfort.

As we all know, Yang Hucheng and Zhang Xueliang launched the "Xi'an Incident" on December 12, 1936 due to the righteous indignation of the peril of the nation. claim. After the "Xi'an Incident" was resolved peacefully, Zhang Xueliang was sentenced to ten years in prison and held in public.Although Yang Hucheng temporarily escaped Chiang Kai-shek's punishment, he was forced to surrender his military power, and took his wife, young son and entourage to "investigate abroad" and traveled to various countries in Europe. Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to China, he was unreasonably detained by Chiang Kai-shek.During these more than ten years of prison life, Yang Hucheng, his wife, their youngest son and daughter born in prison were imprisoned in Xifeng, deep in Guizhou, most of the time.It is located in the northwest of Guizhou, with inconvenient transportation, poor information, and easy supervision.After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Juntong carefully selected this place and built a concentration camp as an important place to detain various "political prisoners".

Compared with Zhang Xueliang, although Yang Hucheng is a famous general of the Northwest Army, his strength, status, and influence are of course not the same.The most important point is that Chiang Kai-shek has always stubbornly believed that Yang Hucheng and the Communist Party were mainly responsible for the launch of the "Xi'an Incident".In other words, in Chiang Kai-shek's heart, Yang Hucheng is the "culprit". He has always hated Yang Hucheng in his heart, and he must put it to death before he can do it quickly. Zhang Xueliang was also imprisoned for a long time at this time, but his situation was far stronger than that of Yang Hucheng.The children were not implicated and were sent to the United States for education, and the two Ru wives took turns to accompany them.Secondly, Zhang Xueliang inherited the foundation of the family business, and the huge Northeast Army is still powerful.Furthermore, Zhang Xueliang had a very close friendship with the upper echelons of the Kuomintang, such as Soong Ziwen, Soong Meiling brothers and sisters, and many dignitaries. He himself was the nominal deputy commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force.Considering all factors, Chiang Kai-shek had to be scruples.

Yang Hucheng was different. Before the "Xi'an Incident", he was only a small prince of the Northwest Army, and he had little contact with the upper-level figures of the Kuomintang. After the "Xi'an Incident", the Seventeenth Route Army under the collapse of the nest has been disrupted and reorganized.Therefore, Yang Hucheng's situation is particularly difficult. Although the three older children were properly placed by the Communist Party, the youngest son Zhengzhong and the youngest daughter Zhenggui have not been released from prison for fear of exposing their whereabouts in custody.

As for his wife Xie Baozhen, not only could she not be compared with Zhao Yidi, the famous lady in pink, but she also died a tragic death after suffering unbearable torture in imprisonment.