Chapter 7 Part 1: Who is the little Chinese officer who raised his head in front of the Japanese Army Ministry

After writing "September 18th, Chinese Soldiers Rush to the Crown in Tokyo", Lao Sa always felt a little strange when looking at the picture of Chinese cadets protesting in the magazine "Manchurian Incident Big Photo Post". On the screen, on one side are Japanese officials with Rendanhu, and on the other side are Chinese cadets with serious expressions.It can be seen that some of the cadets are holding sabers in their hands, obviously preparing to "throw them back" to the Japanese. This kind of saber Laosha also took a bite. It has a hollowed-out hand guard and a handle carved with horns. It is quite beautiful in shape, but it does not have a sharpened edge.No wonder the Japanese official looked so relaxed.

What made me feel strange was the short Chinese cadet in the picture who glared at the Japanese officials. Although he was not tall, he had a straight waist and an imposing manner.His face always makes me feel a little familiar. After searching the memory, a vague figure emerged from the memory. not like? Use PS to turn him around and put it together with the photo of the cadet, does it look like it? The same raised eyebrows, the angle between the eyebrows and the eyes, the corners of the mouth drawn down, and the bulging cheekbones are all similar.In particular, the contours of the ears are almost the same—comparing the contours of ears is often an important means for public security organs to identify prisoners.

No matter from the appearance or the position in the photo, it is almost certain that the small Chinese military officer in this photo is a well-known figure after that—the later Lieutenant General of the Ministry of Defense of the Nationalist Government, who was also called by the Kuomintang. Guo Rugui, the "biggest communist spy". Guo Rugui, the cousin of Guo Rudong, a general of the Sichuan Army, was born in the fifth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy and joined the Communist Party of China in 1928.After returning to China, he entered the Army University for further study and became Chen Cheng's confidant.During the Anti-Japanese War, he participated in the Battle of Songhu, planned the Battle of Wuhan, the third battle of Changsha, etc., and made many military exploits.Because it is said that during his tenure as Lieutenant General of the Kuomintang Ministry of National Defense, he provided the CCP with a lot of important military intelligence, and was called "the biggest communist spy" by some people in the Kuomintang who retreated to Taiwan.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as a member of the Southern Sichuan Administration and Director of the Communications Department, a teacher of Nanjing Military Academy, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the chairman of the Sino-Soviet Friendship Association. On October 23, 1997, he died in a car accident at the age of 90.

When the "September 18th" incident occurred, Guo Rugui was studying in the engineering department of the 24th term of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy. He learned about the national revolution during an internship in the engineering brigade of the third division. Apply to withdraw from school.Guo Rugui was one of the representatives of the group of retired non-commissioned officers who negotiated with the Japanese side. He was known for his resolute attitude, which was in line with the position and expression of the small officer in the photo.At that time, there were no more than four representatives of non-commissioned officers who were negotiating with Japan. Among them, besides Guo Rugui, if there was another representative with curved brows, narrow mouth, and a pair of big ears, the possibility was very slim.

Of course, there is some speculation in this. For example, Sa Chu had no way of knowing the height of Mr. Guo. If General Guo Rugui, who was born in Sichuan, was not like Deng Xiaoping but Mao Zedong, then this speculation would be completely wrong.Later, when I learned that General Guo Rugui had the nickname Guo Shorty, I felt that the credibility of this speculation increased a bit. In fact, among the Japanese photos depicting the reaction of Chinese people after the "September 18th" incident, there was another person that I asked Sa to pay attention to.However, this time, instead of looking for someone by looking at the photo, I first thought of this person, and then went to find him in the photo.

This person is Wang Bingnan, a former vice minister of foreign affairs and one of Zhou Enlai's important assistants. The reason for looking for him is that the Japanese "Historical Photo" magazine published the previous photo of Chinese students studying in Berlin actively fighting against Japan and saving the nation, studying the situation of the Sino-Japanese war with a map.At that time, although the relationship between China and Germany was good, many of the foreign students who came to Germany were studying military affairs. They did not wear military uniforms and were in Berlin. There were only dozens of them.It just so happened that Wang Bingnan was studying political science at the University of Berlin with funding from Yang Hucheng, and immediately after the "September 18th" incident, he organized Chinese students to carry out anti-Japanese and national salvation work in the local area.

There are a total of dozens of international students, and thirteen of them appear in the photo. It would be a bit strange if Wang Bingnan, who was actively organizing the national salvation movement at that time, was not among them. After careful observation, Sa believes that the second, third or fourth person from the left in the back row in the photo may be him. After excluding the age factor, the third person from the left in the back row is most likely. it's him. Compare Wang Bingnan in the photo of the family carnival in 1934, with a long face, wide forehead, sharp eyebrows, and narrow eyes, isn't it very similar?

Of course, this can only be said to be a speculation. If you have the opportunity to meet Wang Bingnan's acquaintances in the future, you can identify them. Maybe they are Zhang Guan Li Dai at all. There was also a Chinese student surnamed Wang in Berlin at that time, although he does not seem to be in this photo.But later they took out all their savings to support the War of Resistance.This man was called Wang Ganchang. When my father was seriously ill, I returned to Beijing to accompany him.Once, when his condition was mild, I helped him take a walk near the hospital, and when he passed an intersection, my father stared at him for a long time, sighed, and said that it was here that Mr. Wang had a car accident.

Wang Lao, the Wang Ganchang who was in Berlin at the time, and later the father of two bombs and one satellite, was seriously injured in a car accident in Beijing in his later years, and died a year later. Many people feel sorry. Off topic. It has been more than 80 years since the "September 18th" incident broke out. When Sa tried to find the names of the Chinese soldiers who returned to China with General Guo Rugui, he found that their life trajectories were various. Fu Bingxun, an old comrade-in-arms of Guo Rugui, a student of the fifth period of the Whampoa Military Academy. Like Guo Rugui, he joined the Communist Party of China in his early years. The head of the 151st Regiment of the 76th Brigade of the 26th Division of the Three Armies led his troops to participate in the Battle of Songhu. In 1948, he was appointed as a major general of the army.His subsequent life trajectory was completely opposite to that of Guo Rugui. First, he was wanted by Chiang Kai-shek for "corruption", and then he joined forces to fight against the People's Liberation Army. He fought guerrillas in the mainland until September 26, 1952, when he was defeated in Heishui, Sichuan, and committed suicide. He is one of the very few "loyal ministers" of the Kuomintang army in the mainland.

Gou Jitang, who was a businessman before entering school, was angry with the military chaos and wanted to learn military affairs in order to serve the country.After returning to China, he worked in the Thirteenth Army on the Suiyuan Front, and participated in the bloody battle at Nankou, the Battle of Wuhan, the Battle of Zaoyi, the Winter Offensive, the Battle of Xiangxi, and the Guiliu Counterattack. During the anti-Japanese war, I met Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Xu Xiangqian, and Liu Bocheng, and there was a saying that "Zhu, Peng, Xu, and Liu all meet each other".Gou was an official to lieutenant general in the Kuomintang army.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, rural labor was devolved. After being injured, he was resigned and lost his source of income. He lived on the support of his children. During the "Cultural Revolution", he was criticized and ransacked his home. Died of illness in 1976.Until his later years, he had a military demeanor, saying, "I dare to assure my late mother that I have always loved the country and society for the people. In the past 20 years of serving as an official, I have only devoted myself to protecting the country and serving the people with all sincerity. , never a little selfish" words.

Cai Wenzhi, born in Hubei, his grandfather was a Juren in the late Qing Dynasty. After graduating from Wuhan No. 2 Middle School, he abandoned literature and went to military service. He traveled east to Japan at his own expense and entered the non-commissioned officer school.After returning to China, he was transferred to the ninth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. After graduation, he was assigned to the 13th Division of the Army, and was selected to work in the base camp by chance.In the famous "Battle of Taierzhuang", Cai Wenzhi, as the person in charge of the specific business, made suggestions and plans that were valued by his superiors, and later participated in the Asian war against Japan held by the joint staff of China, Britain, the United States, and France in Washington. He was promoted to Lieutenant General and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Headquarters.In the movie "The Founding Ceremony", there was a scene of him and Tang Enbo arguing over the defense line of the Yangtze River. This is true, and Cai resigned and went to the United States in anger. In 1980, he was invited by Ye Jianying to return to China many times and served as a director of the National Whampoa Alumni Association.What's interesting is that in his later years, Cai devoted himself to national reunification. He once devoted himself to helping the People's Liberation Army study strategies for attacking Taiwan. There were three suggestions. Li Hao, born in Hunan, was admitted to Changsha Mingde Middle School in 1924, and in 1930, he was admitted to the twenty-fourth step class of the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Academy.After returning to China, he served as the captain and company commander of the 10th Division of the Kuomintang, and was then recommended to the first phase of the Nanjing Infantry School and the 14th phase of the Army University.After the outbreak of the All-out Anti-Japanese War, he served as the chief instructor and director of the Intelligence Office in the Southwest Guerrilla Cadre Training Class, and agreed to cooperate with the British military delegation in China to train the commando. In 1944, he was transferred to be the colonel and head of the First Regiment of the 33rd Division of the KMT's provisional organization, stationed in Wenzhou, and led his troops to participate in the Battle of Liwen.Later, he followed Cheng Qian to hold the Hunan Peaceful Uprising and served as the Chief of Staff of the 21st Corps Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army.He was persecuted in the "Anti-Rightist" movement and later rehabilitated. Died in 1995. Hai Jingqiang, a native of Guilin, Guangxi, is the nephew of Bai Chongxi.After returning to China, he entered the thirteenth period of Army University for further study.During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as Major General Gao Can in the Guilin Camp. He participated in the famous Kunlun Pass Battle and Guiliu Chasing Operation. His military ability was valued by Bai Chongxi and he was regarded as his successor.Hai Jing, who was quite talented in the war against Japan, fought the civil war but was completely amateur. He was captured in the Battle of Laiwu in 1946. In this battle, Commander Zhang in the movie "Red Sun" said: "Sixty thousand people in three days, it's not like chasing ducks. Hurry up." Major General Hai Jingqiang of the 188th Division is one of the "60,000 ducks". In April 1949, due to the peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the CCP released Hai Jingqiang as a show of sincerity. He can be regarded as the only beneficiary of the Kuomintang side in the peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.But Hai soon went to Taiwan to do business and ended his military career. Hu Jingtong, a native of Shaanxi, the commander of the Second National Army, is the younger brother of Hu Jingyi, a famous general nicknamed "Do not die".Before going to Japan, he was already the head of the regiment. After dropping out of school and returning to China, he served as the head of the recruit training corps of the Kuomintang Army Division. In September 1949, he led his troops to revolt in Baotou with General Dong Qiwu, joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and served as deputy army commander and division commander. During the "Cultural Revolution", he was severely persecuted and imprisoned. After the "Cultural Revolution", he was rehabilitated. Died of illness in 1998. Liu Ziqi, born in Hunan, served as a major staff officer in the Guard Regiment of the General Headquarters of the National Revolutionary Army before going abroad.After dropping out of school and returning to China, he served as the captain of the lieutenant colonel of the officer training class under Qian Dajun's subordinates.After the start of the all-out war of resistance, he handled staff work under Chen Daqing and participated in many battles against Japan, but he was also responsible for the defeat in the Henan campaign. He was captured in the Battle of Mizhi in 1947 and has been working as an enemy worker for the People's Liberation Army ever since.Served as the head of the Logistics Department of the First Field Army (commander Peng Dehuai).CPPCC National Committee. Died of illness in 1993.There is also Liu Ziqi in the Red Army.One of the two is a major general of the Kuomintang and the other is a major general of the Communist Party. It must be said that it is very coincidental. Although their destinies are different, it can be seen that they all fulfilled the duties of a Chinese soldier in the national war to defend the survival of the country. Most of the wars between the Chinese can be evaluated as "each is his master" after a few generations. If he surrenders and becomes a traitor, he will really not be able to enter the ancestral grave. At this point, I can’t help but reveal the origin of writing these two articles—that is, in "Historical Portraits", a photo of Chinese students studying abroad in Colombia protesting after "September 18" (see "Sinking into the Ground" Title picture) - Behind the Chinese students in their prime, there is an affectionate phrase on the banner - Daughters of China (China's daughters). Among the Chinese, there are those who are timid and cowardly, and those who are prone to internal fighting. But whenever the nation is in peril, there are always some people, no matter where they are, no matter how the country treats them, they will never forget that they are— —Daughters of China (Chinese daughters). Perhaps, this is the reason why China will not perish in that darkest moment.