Foreword
Picture | Chairman Mao and Marshal Nie Rongzhen
In 1947, Marshal Nie Rongzhen was writing a report at his desk. After writing, he looked at the contents of the report and frowned slightly. After a long time, Marshal Nie sighed lightly, He immediately called his secretary and ordered: "Telegraph this report to Chairman Mao immediately."
A few days later, Marshal Nie Rongzhen received an order from Chairman Mao: "...to be executed."
After seeing the last three words, Marshal Nie Rongzhen took a long breath and said: "I knew this was the result." After saying this, Marshal Nie Rongzhen immediately called the staff and instructed: "Follow Chairman Mao's instructions, Shoot Huang Shoufa!"
Who is Huang Shoufa? Why and why did Chairman Mao issue the execution order? What is the relationship between him and Marshal Nie Rongzhen? The story has to start with Huang Shoufa's participation in the revolution...
A fierce general in the revolutionary team
In 1911, Huang Shoufa was born in a poor peasant family in Xinquan County, Fujian Province. Due to his poor family background, he began to In order to reduce the burden on the family, he herded cattle for the landlord's house when he was a boy, and later worked as a bricklayer.
Huang Shoufa has seen many poor people being exploited and oppressed since he was a child, which also ignited the fire of resistance in his heart. He longed to one day stand up and seek liberation, and this opportunity finally came to him.
In 1929, when Huang Shoufa was 18 years old, the Fourth Red Army led by Chairman Mao came to establish a base in western Fujian. When Huang Shoufa learned that the Red Army led by Chairman Mao was a force that made decisions for the people, he immediately decided to join The Red Army team, along with Huang Shoufa, included Yang Chengwu, Luo Yuanfa and others.
After Huang Shoufa joined the Red Army, he, like all Red Army soldiers and Communist Party members, had revolutionary beliefs and ideals, endured hardships and stood hard work, always charged forward in battle, and fought bravely to kill the enemy.
It was precisely because Huang Shoufa was hard-working and not only brave but also quite strategic on the battlefield. Gradually, he was appreciated by his superiors and was promoted from a soldier to a regiment leader. Later, Huang Shoufa participated in many counter-revolutionaries in the Central Soviet Area. "Encirclement and Suppression" war, and also participated in the 25,000-mile Long March.
Picture | Huang Shoufa
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army. Huang Shoufa was a fierce general because of his bravery and proficiency in fighting. He was appointed as the battalion commander of the third battalion of the 115th Division Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. Soon after, the independent regiment was expanded to the independent first Division, Huang Shoufa was promoted to commander of the second regiment.
In March 1939, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region appointed Huang Shoufa as the chief of staff of the first division and assisted General Yang Chengwu in military work. Huang Shoufa served as the chief of staff of the first division for three years. During these three years, he assisted General Yang Chengwu either participated in or commanded many battles alone, and made great achievements in several battles. Among them, the most worth mentioning is that he killed the Japanese general Abe Norihide. Therefore, he was also very popular with Yang Chengwu. The general's appreciation.
One day at the end of October 1939, after General Yang Chengwu went out for a meeting, Huang Shoufa, who was on duty at the station, suddenly received an enemy report. After receiving the report, Huang Shoufa did not panic because of the commander's absence. He immediately called other soldiers. The personnel on duty analyzed this enemy situation. After the analysis, they unanimously believed that this opportunity should be taken to eliminate the Japanese army.
After having this idea, Huang Shoufa immediately ordered nearby troops to dispatch and surround all the Japanese troops who came out to sweep. After a fierce battle, under the leadership of Huang Shoufa, the Eighth Route Army successfully wiped out all the enemies.
When General Yang Chengwu returned to the station after the meeting and learned that Huang Shoufa had led the Eighth Route Army to successfully attack the enemy, he immediately praised him.
In the subsequent Lailing Battle , Huang Shoufa led his troops to block the Japanese army and used all his strength to ensure that the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield had no worries. After that, on the battlefield, Huang Shoufa repeatedly commanded the troops to fight to the death with the enemy, just to give them hope. The peloton fights to gain time.
In 1942, Huang Shoufa was promoted to the commander of the Pingxi 14th Army Division, but the good times did not last long. Due to disagreements with the deputy political commissar, Huang Shoufa had many conflicts with the deputy political commissar. Once, when Huang Shoufa had a conflict with the deputy political commissar, the deputy political commissar's The subordinates stood by to support the deputy political commissar. Perhaps because he couldn't speak out, or perhaps because he was completely angered, Huang Shoufa accidentally hit someone on impulse.
Picture | Huang Shoufa (stills)
Soon, Huang Shoufa’s beating was reported to Marshal Nie Rongzhen, the commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. Marshal Nie Rongzhen knew that Huang Shoufa was a talented general in fighting, so he always treated him very well. He attaches great importance to him and even regards him as a confidant and favorite general.
But when Marshal Nie Rongzhen learned that Huang Shoufa had fought against comrades who had fought alongside him, he was very angry. He immediately scolded Huang Shoufa, and then revoked all of Huang Shoufa's leadership positions as a warning.
Huang Shoufa did not have any objection to Marshal Nie Rongzhen's anger and dismissal. After being educated by Nie Shuai, Huang Shoufa also realized that his behavior was wrong, so he did not make any excuse for his behavior. After
was dismissed, Huang Shoufa returned to General Yang Chengwu again to carry out military work. During that time, Huang Shoufa once again made military exploits for a division.
In 1943, the Japanese army carried out a "big sweep" of the first division. At that time, General Yang Chengwu was ill and unable to work. At this time, Huang Shoufa stepped forward. Under his leadership, the Eighth Route Army soldiers of the first division successfully smashed the Japanese sweep. .
At the end of 1945, Huang Shoufa was transferred to the Jizhong Military Region as the chief of staff. Huang Shoufa did not agree with this organizational appointment. On the day of the report, he approached his leader, Sun Yat-sen, who was the commander of the Jizhong Military Region at the time. Yi said: "Commander, I don't want to be the chief of staff."
Sun Yi looked at Huang Shoufa, shook his head slightly and said: "This is the organizational arrangement, naturally there is an organizational intention. Since you are here, do your best. Do it!"
But even if Sun Yi persuaded Huang Shoufa, Huang Shoufa was still unwilling to be the chief of staff. After thinking about it, he found his old leader Lin Tie. After Lin Tie learned about Huang Shoufa's idea, he immediately wrote a letter to Sun Yi The letter read:
"...Huang Shoufa is very reluctant to serve as chief of staff. He has his strengths. First, he can fight, and second, he can manage logistics. In my opinion, you call him when fighting Go fight, and let him take charge of logistics when there is no war."
Picture | Sun Yi
Regarding Lin Tie's proposal, Sun Yi also accepted it calmly. In the soon-to-be combat mission, Sun Yi sent Huang Shoufa to lead his troops on an expedition, and finally the big battle Winning a complete victory also allowed Sun Yi to see Huang Shoufa's outstanding fighting ability.
For this reason, after the victory of the war, Sun Yi specially called Huang Shoufa in front of him. After some praise, he ordered: "You are good at fighting. If you have anything to do in the war, you don't need to ask me for instructions, just ask Nie directly." Commander's report!"
After that, Huang Shoufa led his troops to the battlefield many times and achieved great achievements. Therefore, he received more and more attention from Marshal Nie Rongzhen. What no one expected was the love of Marshal Nie Rongzhen. However, Huang Shoufa, who was brave and fearless on the battlefield, did something appalling not long after...
Taking credit and digging his own grave
On the second day of the Lunar New Year in 1947, just as people were celebrating the New Year with joy At that time, a piercing gunshot broke the beauty and tranquility of the New Year. When people followed the sound and rushed to the Jizhong Military Region, the scene they saw was incredible to countless people: The wife of Huang Shoufa, chief of staff of the Jizhong Military Region He Yin had already fallen into a pool of blood and was not breathing.
After Marshal Nie Rongzhen learned that his beloved general's wife had been killed, he immediately ordered a thorough investigation into the matter. After some investigation, Marshal Nie Rongzhen found that the matter was not trivial, and immediately ordered the Military Region Security Department to arrest Huang Shoufa immediately...
Huang Shoufa, who had devoted himself to the revolution for many years, had no time or energy to fall in love, let alone get married. This also made the comrades who cared about him very anxious. In 1939, after being introduced by his comrades, Huang Shoufa met the radio operator He Yin. After getting along for a period of time, people fell in love with each other and got married soon.
He Yin was born in a businessman family and received a good education. Although she had a better background, He Yin also longed for the revolutionary cause. She longed to be a member of the people who helped poor people become masters. So, in 1938, He Yin Yin devoted herself to the revolution. Because of her high cultural level, she was soon assigned to learn radio transmission technology. After returning from the studies, she was assigned to the Jizhong Military Region. Her fate with Huang Shoufa also began at this time.
Huang Shoufa is a senior general in the Jizhong Military Region, and He Yin is a young, beautiful and educated telegraph operator. Their marriage was envied by many people at the time.
Picture | Telegraph Operator (not He Yin)
After getting married, Huang Shoufa and his wife He Yin had a good relationship. Not long after, He Yin gave Huang Shoufa a daughter. Due to work reasons, the couple had no time to take care of their daughter. , so she hired a nanny to take care of her daughter and help take care of the family affairs.
Huang Shoufa felt very tired of being together and away from each other for a long time. For this reason, he once asked his wife He Yin to stop working and stay with him to be a housewife and take care of himself and his daughter.
He Yin was very angry after learning about her husband Huang Shoufa's ideas. She had been influenced by new ideas and was unwilling to become a man's accessory. In addition, the revolution had not yet succeeded at the time, so she rejected Huang Shoufa's proposal without consideration.
Huang Shoufa became furious after hearing that his wife He Yin rejected his request. He had a fierce quarrel with his wife over the matter and even threatened to beat her.
Faced with Huang Shoufa's threats, He Yin was not afraid at all, because she knew that the party organization was behind her. In order not to affect her current position and promotion opportunities, Huang Shoufa had to swallow his anger and never mention the matter again, but in his heart, I have long been very dissatisfied with my wife.
Gradually, Huang Shoufa turned his attention to his nanny. As the time spent in contact with the nanny increased, Huang Shoufa fell in love with the nanny and got out of control. Once, when he had a relationship with the nanny, his wife happened to be He Yin returned home. After He Yin saw their scandal, she was very angry and made a fuss.
But in order to give her daughter and the child in her belly a complete home, He Yin also compromised. She hoped that her husband Huang Shoufa could stop making mistakes, and proposed to change a nanny. She also proposed that if Huang Shoufa refused her request, she would report him to the military region. scandal.
He Yin originally thought that Huang Shoufa would not make the same mistake again and again when talking about the organization. But what made people think is: Huang Shoufa, who held a high position in the military region, was highly valued by Marshal Nie Rongzhen, and was respected by the soldiers, had already followed him. As his military achievements increased, he became arrogant, arrogant, and even ignored party and military disciplines. Now his wife threatened him, which Huang Shoufa couldn't tolerate no matter what. After thinking about it, he decided to pretend to agree to his wife He Yin's request first. and then plotted to kill her.
Picture | Marshal Nie Rongzhen
After a period of planning, Huang Shoufa found his guard Bian Zhenhai. During the meal, Huang Shoufa intentionally or unintentionally told Bian Zhenhai that his wife He Yin was not good to him. When he met Bian Zhenhai, When Hai regretted his marriage for him, Huang Shoufa asked Bian Zhenhai to kill He Yin for him.
When Bian Zhenhai heard that he wanted to kill people, he immediately refused and persuaded Huang Shoufa to get a divorce. However, Huang Shoufa did not wake up. Faced with Bian Zhenhai's refusal, he also reprimanded Bian Zhenhai and threatened him. : “If you make this matter public, you will be responsible for the consequences."
Not long after, Huang Shoufa was still worried that the matter would be leaked by Bian Zhenhai. He came to Bian Zhenhai again and used his authority to threaten him, so that Bian Zhenhai could not disclose the matter.
On the second day of the lunar calendar in 1947, When He Yin was about to return to work, Huang Shoufa, who had already been dazzled by reason, took out his pistol and beat He Yin to death, who was several months pregnant.
After He Yin died, Huang Shoufa did not feel the slightest bit ashamed. Instead, he dragged He Yin out of the room, threw him to a place not far from home, and faked the scene of He Yin's suicide.
Although it seemed that He Yin committed suicide, Marshal Nie Rongzhen did not close the case hastily because In his opinion, even the death of a civilian must be investigated clearly, let alone the wife of his most capable general?
What Marshal Nie Rongzhen did not expect was that after some investigation, various clues actually pointed to It was Huang Shoufa who killed his wife. At that time, many people in the army knew that Huang Shoufa and his wife He Yin often had conflicts. On the day of He Yin's "suicide"
, some people even heard that Huang Shoufa and He Yin had an affair. Fierce quarrel.
Soon, Marshal Nie Rongzhen ordered the military region security department to immediately arrest Huang Shoufa and conduct a surprise interrogation. Huang Shoufa gritted his teeth in the face of the interrogation and tried to get through. However, what Huang Shoufa did not expect was that the guard beside him Zhenhai told the truth to the security department.
In the end, Huang Shoufa had to bow his head in front of the facts and told all the facts about his conspiracy to kill his wife He Yin.
Marshal Nie Rongzhen had always regarded Huang Shoufa as a confidant, but he never Unexpectedly, Huang Shoufa, who fought bravely on the battlefield, had such a bad life style that he even killed his wife. After learning the truth of the matter, Marshal Nie Rongzhen was even more angry.
Chairman Mao ordered the execution
After Huang Shoufa confessed, How to deal with Huang Shoufa's case, the leaders of the Central Hebei Military Region held many meetings to discuss the matter, but after many meetings, everyone failed to reach a unified opinion.
Although "killing for life" is a matter of course, due to the fierce war at that time, it was worth employing people At that time, Huang Shoufa was a fierce general on the battlefield. For this reason, some people proposed not to kill Huang Shoufa, but to let him serve on the battlefield. However, some people thought that Huang Shoufa ignored military and party discipline, and such people must be executed.
Due to their opinions on Huang Shoufa's handling There was no unity. Marshal Nie Rongzhen believed that the case was of great importance and should not be handled carelessly. He immediately wrote a report and reported the whole story to Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao became furious after receiving Marshal Nie Rongzhen’s report. He immediately gave instructions and ordered: "Huang Shoufa's problem is serious, vile in nature, and has extremely bad influence. He cannot be forgiven and must be executed." "
Picture | Chairman Mao
After receiving Chairman Mao's personal instructions, Marshal Nie Rongzhen immediately ordered: "According to Chairman Mao's instructions, Huang Shoufa will be executed. "
Later, according to Luo Ruiqing's recollection: "during the Chengnanzhuang meeting, Chairman Mao recalled me. After meeting Chairman Mao, the Chairman criticized us for not seriously dealing with the vicious murder of his wife by Chief of Staff Huang Shoufa of the Central Hebei Military Region. It's wrong, and the criticism is sharp. "
In June 1948, under Chairman Mao's personal instructions, Huang Shoufa was sentenced to death, which had a profound impact at the time.
In 1948, when Huang Shoufa's leader Sun Yi came to Xibaipo to accept the task, he was also punished by Zhou Enlai for killing his wife. In response to the severe criticism from the Prime Minister, Premier Zhou did not exchange greetings after meeting Sun Yi, but said: "There was a Huang Shoufa incident in the Central Hebei Military Region, which had a very bad impact on the entire army!" Huang Shoufa killed his wife, what responsibility do you bear? "
" I usually don't pay attention to the relationship between their husband and wife. It's because I neglected my duty and didn't help and educate him enough. I should bear this responsibility. "Sun Yi lowered his head and replied.
After seeing Sun Yi pointing out the responsibility that the leadership should bear in the Huang Shoufa incident, Premier Zhou nodded slightly.
In fact, whether it is Chairman Mao’s decisive order or Premier Zhou’s persistent accountability, it may seem a bit too harsh at the time, but it is a fair and strict performance of the Communist Party leader, and it also shows that the Communist Party is strictly disciplined and does not allow any mistakes. Anyone is above military discipline and party discipline, no matter how great they have made a contribution to the country.
Picture | Chairman Mao
Huang Shoufa could have made more contributions to the country. Based on his military achievements, he would be awarded a military rank after the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, he took the credit and was proud of it, and eventually dug his own grave. It was just a mistake on his part. Let yourself become a negative example of our army's discipline and law.
Chairman Mao’s execution of Huang Shoufa was undoubtedly wise. It was dealt with openly and seriously and had sufficient deterrence. It not only effectively educated the whole party and the whole army, but also served as a warning to every revolutionary worker. It provides extremely valuable experience for handling similar related cases in the future.
