" It's on fire! Save people quickly! "
In 1948, the world-class ultra-luxury liner "Victory " was sailing peacefully on the Black Sea. Suddenly, there was a scream that alarmed everyone.
The person who shouted for help was none other than Feng Yingda, the daughter of General Feng Yuxiang. They originally planned to take a detour from the Soviet Union and go straight to the liberated areas, but they did not expect such a sudden change when they were about to arrive.
The fire was fierce and urgent. The fire first destroyed the radio service room, and then went straight to General Feng Yuxiang's cabin. The radio operator did not even have time to send a distress telegram.
Flames shot into the sky and thick smoke billowed into the sky, eventually killing more than 200 passengers.
General Feng Yuxiang and his young daughter, who were at the center of the fire, were also unfortunately killed. In view of the various previous conflicts between Feng Yuxiang and Chiang Kai-shek , there was a lot of speculation about the death of General Feng Yuxiang.
At the last moment of the tug-of-war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the prominent protagonist on the ship died mysteriously. Is this an assassination or an accident?
What about the surviving descendants of the Feng family?
General Feng Yuxiang
was forced to go to the United States to "investigate water conservancy"
As a legendary figure in modern Chinese history, Feng Yuxiang joined the army at a young age and experienced the Luanzhou Uprising, the crusade against Yuan Shikai, the defeat of Zhang Xun, and the expulsion of the Qing Emperor Puyi. . Participated in the Northern Expedition , and later joined the anti-Japanese democratic movement, supported the overthrow of Chiang Kai-shek's dictatorship, and grew into a patriotic and progressive general.
From becoming a sworn brother to turning against each other, Feng Yuxiang was constantly entangled with Chiang Kai-shek throughout his life.
In June 1946, Feng Yuxiang, who was still an insider of the Kuomintang at this time, felt very heavy when faced with the growing haze of the civil war provoked by US aid to Chiang Kai-shek.
He and Chiang Kai-shek now have different political views and run counter to each other. There is an insurmountable gap between them.
Feng Yuxiang, who was extremely dissatisfied with the Chiang government's civil war dictatorship policy, and the conflict between him and Chiang Kai-shek became increasingly intensified. At this time, Feng Yuxiang was also getting further and further away from his ideals. This made him feel a deep sense of powerlessness.
After Chiang Kai-shek learned that Feng Yuxiang and the Kuomintang democratic personnel were secretly carrying out anti-Chiang activities, he was extremely angry and even sent spies to closely monitor Feng Yuxiang's daily actions.
Feng Yuxiang and Chiang Kai-shek
Feng Yuxiang felt that there was no room for further development in China and could no longer gain a foothold, so they used Chiang Kai-shek's words to manage the Yellow River as an excuse to propose a trip to the United States to inspect water conservancy.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek even ordered the Ministry of National Defense to directly force Feng Yuxiang to leave the military in accordance with the demobilization order issued after the Anti-Japanese War without Feng Yuxiang's consent.
Feng Yuxiang's military career of more than 50 years was forcibly ended in this way.
On September 2, 1946, Feng Yuxiang, who had just been named the "Special Envoy to the United States for Water Conservancy Investigation", left Shanghai with his family and staff on the ship "General Majestic" for an inspection in the United States.
Before departure, Feng Yuxiang published a famous parting message in the Shanghai Ta Kung Pao - "Letter to Chairman Chiang", once again urging Chiang Kai-shek to stop the civil war and realize peace and democracy. He determined that the real purpose of this journey was to oppose the civil war and oppose U.S. imperialism's aid to Chiang Kai-shek.
After a 12-day journey, Feng Yuxiang successfully arrived in San Francisco on September 14 of the same year, and was warmly welcomed by his foreign compatriots. After settling down with his family, Feng Yuxiang started his own plan and visited eight states in the eastern and southern United States to inspect water conservancy projects and institutions.
At the same time, Feng Yuxiang began to make public remarks against Chiang Kai-shek in newspapers and periodicals many times in order to win the support of overseas Chinese. Feng Yuxiang's series of remarks and actions in the United States fully and boldly exposed Chiang Kai-shek's violence, violence and other crimes. , calling the Chiang regime the pinnacle of all corrupt governments in China, which made Chiang Kai-shek "very angry" and the two completely broke apart from then on.
Chiang Kai-shek used various means to revoke Feng Yuxiang's position, revoke his passport and expel him from the party. After losing his status as a member of the Kuomintang, officials from the US Immigration Service quickly came to him and issued a notice that he could no longer stay in the United States. Signal.
Feng Yuxiang knew that Chiang Kai-shek's methods were vicious, and his situation was self-evident as he was his enemy.
It seems that he had some kind of foresight. On February 10, 1947, Feng Yuxiang personally made an autographed will to his family, emphasizing his determination to get rid of Chiang Kai-shek and making arrangements for his death: If it is true that after his death, After the coalition government was established and democratic peace was achieved in the country, they buried themselves in the ground to turn them into fertilizer to nourish the trees, which would be used by schools and libraries in the future.
The night before departure, Feng Yuxiang wrote this sentence in his diary: "I have written my will, and I am not afraid of dying at any time."
The bizarre fire on the Victory
At this time, the domestic revolutionary situation was developing Soon, Feng Yuxiang felt that it was no longer necessary to stay in the United States, and decided to return to China to participate in the new Political Consultative Conference upon invitation.
Now it seems that it is easy to return to China from the United States, but under the situation at that time, facing the overt and covert attacks of the Kuomintang, it was a big problem for Feng Yuxiang to return home safely. After repeated consideration, he decided to bypass the Soviet Union and go directly to the liberated areas.
On July 31, 1948, Feng Yuxiang and his family finally broke through all kinds of obstructions by Kuomintang agents in the United States and boarded the Soviet ship "Victory" in New York.
Feng Yuxiang was accompanied by his wife Li Dequan, his three daughters Feng Lida, Feng Yingda, Feng Xiaoda, his son Feng Hongguo, his son-in-law Luo Yuanzheng and his secretary Lai Yali. Before leaving, Feng Yuxiang also published a "Farewell Letter to Overseas Chinese in the United States" and a "Farewell Letter to Americans" in newspapers and periodicals to bid farewell to the patriotic overseas Chinese and American friends who supported him.
The "Victory" passenger ship is a luxury passenger ship with a displacement of 9,000 tons. It can accommodate thousands of guests. It was captured by the Soviet Red Army from Nazi Germany during World War II . It is as luxurious as the Victory with all kinds of equipment. It was unparalleled in Europe at the time.
On July 31, 1948, on a sunny and windy day, with a crisp whistle, the "Victory" officially set sail. Feng Yuxiang was in a particularly good mood as he embarked on his journey back home. He and his family silently enjoyed the beautiful sea scenery on the deck.
Looking at the calm sea, Feng Yuxiang was thoughtful. After a long time, he slowly said: "After I go back this time, I will be a primary school student and start everything from scratch. In the past, I also made many mistakes. Every time I feel ashamed and sad every time I think of this. However, the past is over, and there is no way to restore it. Now, I still have the confidence to start over. I think that as long as a person still has confidence in himself, it is time to start from the beginning. It’s not too late. ”
There are many kinds of entertainment activities on Nuoda’s ship, and the food is no different from that on land.
Victory painting
But Feng Yuxiang rarely leaves the cabin. He spends most of his time in his room reading, writing diaries and organizing manuscripts. At this time, he wrote a letter to Li Jishen, which was also the last letter in his life. The letter mentioned various ills in American society and revealed his dissatisfaction with the United States. At the end of the letter, he said that since he had been at sea for 21 days, he knew nothing about the news on land. He hoped that Li Jishen would find some "Chinese Business News" for him and send them to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow for forwarding to him.
At this moment, Feng Yuxiang is full of expectations for the future, relaxed and happy, and in a good mood. But what he didn't expect was that as the distance shortened, the destination he was getting closer to was not the Soviet Union and the motherland he was looking forward to, but the end of his life.
On August 17, when the Victory arrived at the Alexandria pier in Egypt, Feng Yuxiang discovered that a Kuomintang warship was docked near the Victory.. Feng Yuxiang's heart suddenly sounded alarm, and he hurried back to the cabin. From then on, he was even more careful and almost never left the cabin.
After arriving in Batumi, the "Victory" docked here for about a week. Batumi local officials invited Feng Yuxiang to go ashore for a visit, and suggested that if Feng Yuxiang was tired from taking the boat for a long time, he could choose to take a train to Odessa. But Feng Yuxiang and his family believed that there were only two days left for the sea journey, so they rejected this suggestion. But who could have expected that this refusal would send Feng Yuxiang to a dead end from which he could not turn back.
After a short rest, the captain kindly reminded everyone that after a month of travel, the Victory will arrive in Odessa tomorrow, and everyone can pack their luggage in advance and prepare to disembark.
After hearing the news, even the usual lunch became extraordinarily sweet. After the happy lunch time, Feng Yuxiang and his wife returned to their cabin with their two little daughters. Feng Yuxiang, who had taken off his guard all the way, half leaned on the bed and fell into a youthful mood. memories.
This is a rare time for the family to relax. His wife Li Dequan has begun to pack her luggage. The family is looking forward to the end of this long and scary journey as soon as possible.
Just as Feng Yuxiang was reminiscing, Feng Xiaoda suddenly smelled a smell and found smoke pouring in from the crack in the door.
"It's on fire!" Feng Xiaoda exclaimed as he rushed out of the open hatch.
The agile Feng Yuxiang hurriedly opened the door and ran to the corridor, followed closely by Li Dequan holding her husband's clothes. However, they never imagined that that was the center of the fire. At this time, the corridor of the cabin was already dark and smoke was billowing. When Li Dequan went out, he could not find any trace of his husband.
Just when she was panicking, she heard her husband's painful groan not far away, and the thick smoke almost suffocated her. She had to return to the room, collapsed on the sofa, and waited for outside rescue.
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At the same time, in another cabin, Feng Yingda broke into Feng Lida's room in panic and woke up Feng Lida who was taking a nap. Luo Yuanzheng, who was also in the cabin, had quickly reacted and led Feng Yingda and Feng Lida quickly. Escaped from the window.
Feng Hongda and Luo Yuanzheng rushed outside their parents' cabin, but at this time, they saw the doors and windows closed tightly, and the cabin was filled with smoke. Feng Hongda found his unconscious mother and father on the sofa, and his father fell face down at the door. Not far away. Feng Hongda rushed over and tried to lift his father out of the cabin, but he couldn't lift his father's heavy body. He fainted because he inhaled too much smoke.
At this critical moment, four Soviet crewmen rushed into the cabin, opened the portholes, and lifted Feng Yuxiang and his son to the deck. Feng Hongda and Li Dequan woke up quickly. General Feng's body was still warm, but he never woke up. After suffocating for too long and with no first aid, 66-year-old Feng Yuxiang passed away.
Feng Yuxiang
The death of an iron-blooded warlord is a mystery
The death of Feng Yuxiang in the Black Sea has caused a violent sensation at home and abroad. After all, the accident is full of doubts, and whether Feng Yuxiang was assassinated or an accident has also become a mystery.
According to Li Dequan's account in 1949, the fire at that time was caused by the friction and heat of the film in the four bottom holds of the ship. However, another survivor said something else astonishing: "The fire on the 'Victory' that year was The fire was not a simple accident, but a deliberate murder. ”
And looking back at the environmental background at the time, this possibility was very high. The Kuomintang at that time claimed after Feng Yuxiang's death that Feng Yuxiang died at the hands of Soviet Stalin . But this argument simply does not hold water.
First of all, the Soviet Union had no political motive for murdering Feng Yuxiang. Feng Yuxiang returned to China to participate in the new CPPCC of the Communist Party of China, which was exactly what Stalin welcomed. Secondly, the death of three members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and more than 200 Soviet citizens at the same time further proves that the Soviet Union had absolutely nothing to do with Feng Yuxiang's death.
Stalin
On the contrary, the public break between Feng Yuxiang and Chiang Kai-shek meant that the Kuomintang authorities had a strong motive for murdering Feng Yuxiang. For Feng Yuxiang, who openly opposed Chiang Kai-shek at the time, the most dangerous situation he faced was also very clear, and was stated in his own handwritten will. Something was expected.
Unfortunately, due to the passage of time, the interests of all parties involved, and the complex international relations, the planning and implementation process of this incident have not yet been verified. We don’t know whether the Kuomintang warship anchored in Alexandria, Egypt, is related to the sudden fire on the Black Sea.
Descendants of generals are looked up to
Feng Yuxiang spent his military life and was devoted to his emotions. He had two wives and had nine children. Now, all of his children are leaders in various fields and are worth hundreds of billions.
The eldest daughter, Feng Furen, , once served as a German translator for the State Council. The second daughter went to Germany to study and later became a member of the Beijing Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference. The fourth daughter, Feng Lida, is a very famous pathologist. Among Feng Yuxiang's children, the most remarkable one is his second son Feng Hongzhi, who is still alive and is 101 years old.
Feng Hongzhi In addition to his longevity, he is also a world-renowned rich man. He and Chiang Ching-kuo were classmates studying in the Soviet Union. Later, he went to the United States and worked as a physicist and internationally renowned scientist. Although he has settled in the United States for many years, he still Insist on retaining Chinese nationality.
