Chen Geng and Song Xilian are both well-known figures in the modern military history of our country. They are both from Xiangxiang County, Hunan. They both studied in the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. They were also like-minded comrades and comrades in arms. On the battlefield, there were years of fighting with each other and working side by side against the Japanese invaders. There were also warriors who met each other and fought life and death on behalf of the interests of their respective classes, but in the end they finally came together. The friendship between them is legendary.
Chen Geng
One morning in 1923, in an examination room of Changsha Yucai Middle School, there were two Hunan youths sitting side by side. They were Chen Geng and Song Xilian. At that time, Mr. Sun Zhongshan _span6strong _strong Changsha recruited a group of aspiring young people to go to Guangzhou for military training. Both of them signed up and met on their way to Changsha.
Six days later, the results were announced. Chen Geng and Song Xilian were admitted, and they rushed to Guangzhou together. Chen Geng is 4 years older than Song Xilian and has met the world. He is responsible for ticket purchase and accommodation along the way. Song Xilian is very much Respect Chen Geng, discuss everything with him, They are full of ambition and high spirits along the way.
In February 1924, Chen Geng and Song Xilian came to Guangzhou, and they were divided into Cheng Qian 's martial arts school, but the school not only had a hard life, but also had no courses and no instructors. , Carrying a few broken guns all day long, and lack of formal political training, which made the two feel disappointed.
Soon after, they heard about the enrollment of the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, so they immediately applied for the Whampoa Military Academy. The two were admitted again at the same time. Chen Geng was assigned to the third team, and Song Xilian was assigned to the tenth team.They started a new life of classmates.
Whampoa Military Academy site
The Whampoa Military Academy is a school jointly established by the KMT and the Communist Party of China. The school has formed two camps with clear lines. The struggle between the left-wing students led by the Communist Party and the reactionaries controlled by the KMT right-wing is very intense. sharp. Chen Geng joined the Communist Party of China in Changsha as early as 1922. He served as the party branch secretary of the three teams in the school. He has always been at the forefront of the struggle against the Kuomintang rightists.
Chen Geng organized a "Blood Flower Drama Club" in school. He not only wrote the script, but also acted as an actor. He staged a series of dramas on the theme of anti-imperialist and anti-feudalism, which had a great influence among his classmates. He is known as one of 's "Three Outstanding Whampoa" .
Song Xilian has always been taciturn in school. He seems to be impartial to the struggle between the two parties, but under the influence of Chen Geng, he is actually more inclined to the Communist Party in his heart. In 1924, Chen Geng asked Song Xilian whether he was willing to join the Communist Party of China, Song Xilian immediately agreed, so he joined the party under Chen Geng's introduction.
Soon after, Chen Geng and Song Xilian both participated in the suppression of the Chen Jiongming rebels. After the battle, they were promoted to company commanders. Soon afterwards, Chen Geng introduced Song Xilian to Zhou Enlai , who was the director of the political department of the school. Ren. The company is the foundation of the army, and the company commander is the example of the entire company. You must lead by example in every word and deed.Don't forget that you are a revolutionary soldier at any time.
Zhou Enlai in Huangpu
On March 20, 1926, Chiang Kai-shek planned the "Zhongshan Ship Incident" attacked the Communist Party, because the general secretary Chen Duxiu retreat . At this time, Song Xilian was very shaken. He wrote to Chen Geng, saying that he was "The clouds and mists overlap, the wind direction is unclear, and I don’t know what to do."
Chen Geng wanted to bring Song Xilian back to the road of revolution, so he asked him to be in Yuexiu. After meeting at Shanchalou, Chen Geng asked him seriously: "Why haven't you contacted the organization for months?" Have you made a cross-party registration in the army? "
Chen Geng in Huangpu
Song Xilian was asked, he hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "I think that in China today, the Communist Party and the Kuomintang are all revolutionary parties with their goals." It is consistent. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I plan not to cross-party. But I can assure you that I will never do anything that will harm the cooperation between the KMT and the Communist Party.
Soon after the Northern Expedition began, Song Xilian was seriously injured in the leg during the battle against Tonglu, Zhejiang, and had to be hospitalized for recuperation. On April 12, 1927, Chiang Kai-shek launched a counter-revolutionary coup and massacred the communists. Song Xilian was fortunate. He had already left the party before, but he was still worried that his former party member's status would have an impact on his future prospects.
Just as Song Xilian was undecided, Chiang Kai-shek sent him his own letter, which read: "Come to Nanjing and see me after healed." He also gave him 300 ocean travel expenses. Song Xilian spent a few days. After rushing to Nanjing, he decided to follow Chiang Kai-shek with all his heart.
Song Xilian
Under Chiang Kai-shek's reuse, Song Xilian improved quickly. In 1931, he became the commander of the 261st brigade. In October of this year, Chen Geng, who worked in Shanghai Central Special Branch, was unfortunately arrested. After Song Xilian learned about it, he immediately asked a dozen students from Whampoa Phase I to meet with Chiang Kai-shek and pledge Chen Geng, so Chiang Kai-shek did not use the capital punishment on Chen Geng. .
Song Xilian also ordered the prison to treat Chen Geng well, not only providing him with food according to the standards for promotion, but also moving him to a guest room for house arrest. Soon after, Chen Geng was successfully rescued from prison, Song Xilian also closed one eye, let him escape, Chiang Kai-shek was also under pressure from public opinion, and Song Xilian was his favorite general, he did not pursue Song Xilian in the end.
In April 1937, the KMT and the Communist Party began their second cooperation. Chen Geng came to Xi’an from Yan’an. At this time, Song Xilian served as the 26th Division Commander and was stationed in Xi’an. Old friends met again. Chen Geng happily said: "You are a country Commander of the army, I am the commander of the Red Army. Ten years of civil war, we met each other, blood stained with yellow sand, and now we have come together again. This is a great achievement for the Japanese devils!"
Chen Geng
Soon after, the Kuomintang military and political leaders in Xi'an invited Communist generals to a banquet, and Chen Geng was also on the list. Chen Geng knew that the KMT generals were always known for their neat and luxurious costumes, so he deliberately dressed very simply on the day of the banquet and passed by barefoot.
The Kuomintang generals present here saw Chen Geng’s dress up,Can’t help being shocked, Du Yuming suggested that Song Xilian put on a pair of shoes for Chen Gen, but Song Xilian smiled and said: "No need, he is this temper."
, He led his troops to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese in the Battle of Fujin Mountain. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, he joined the Expeditionary Army. He fought in the north of Yunnan, western Myanmar for three years, annihilated three Japanese divisions and completely opened up the Sino-Indian highway. . He also won the Blue Sky and White Day Medal issued by the Kuomintang government, and he is known as Chiang Kai-shek’s "General Eagle Dog" .
Song Xilian
On December 19, 1949, Song Xilian, then commander of the 14th Corps of the National Army, was captured by Liu Deng's army on the south bank of the Dadu River, and together with Wang Lingji and Zhong Bin He was detained to the Bai Mansion in the suburbs of Chongqing.
Chen Geng, the deputy commander of the Southwest Military Region at the time, went to visit Song Xilian. Chen Geng comforted him and said: "You don’t have to worry too much about the past. Now let’s rest assured and consider how to spend the rest of your life and reform a period of time. , Will come to Beijing to see how our Communist Party manages this country after it takes power."
Song Xilian said excitedly: "Ashamed, I failed to follow General Chen to fight the world for the poor, but followed Chiang Kai-shek became an enemy of the people, and eventually became a historical sinner!"
Chen Geng comforted Song Xilian and said: "Brother Song was meritorious in the war of resistance. The Siege of Tufeiyuan Division and the expedition to western Yunnan are left to future generations to comment on. ,You can summarize it yourself!
After Chen Geng left, Wang Lingji said with emotion: "I wish I had such a classmate!"
Wang Lingji
Zhong Bin knocked on the chessboard and said to Song Xilian: "Old Song, come, kill another!" Damn, lose to such an opponent on the battlefield, I'll take it!
Song Xilian also said loudly: "Come on, come down!" Unexpectedly, he led me another way, and he didn't have the air of a winner and his doctrinal dogma. It seems that our chess in the second half of our lives is still alive!
On December 4, 1959, the Central People’s Government amnesty 10 war criminals including Song Xilian, Du Yuming, and Wang Yaowu. Most of them are Chen Geng’s classmates at the Whampoa Military Academy. Chen Geng was very happy to know that he was in Sichuan in April of the following year. The hotel set up a banquet to entertain Song Xilian, Du Yuming and other old classmates.
Song Xilian and other 10 war criminals were pardoned
After meeting, everyone was full of emotion, Chen Hao said to everyone: By the time of the Great Revolution, we were united, and then we parted ways. We have fought for decades, and today we are together again! This is rare. The past will not be discussed. From now on, we should unite to the end, never separate, and work together to build a new China!
After finishing talking, everyone raised their glasses and drank them in one go!
At this time, I don’t know who sang the Huangpu school song again: "The tide of anger is surging, the party flag is flying, this is the revolutionary Huangpu..." Everyone sang along immediately, and the agitated school song echoed in the dining room for a long time...
October 1960,Zhou Enlai and Zhang Zhizhong again invited Huangpu students in Beijing to the Summer Palace for a party. Chen Geng and Song Xilian both came. During the dinner, Zhou Enlai jokingly said: "This year's harvest is not good, Chairman Mao does not eat meat, our gentleman (Zhang Zhizhong) is so capable, we have so many dishes!"
Chen Geng raised his glass and said: "You guys, we were all students of the Whampoa Military Academy. Unexpectedly, we are fighting back and forth, but now we have another fight. Here today, I propose to come together for us to have a drink first!"
Zhou Enlai was also excited Say: "History has become obsolete. No matter how big a detour you have taken, you are finally back to the people's camp today. We have come together again. A new page of history has begun. Let us toast and celebrate. !"
From left to right: Song Xilian, Du Yuming, Pu Jie, Pu Yi
Chen Geng took a walk with Song Xilian after dinner, and he kindly said to Song Xilian, “We will liberate Taiwan in the future. Go to work in Taiwan and be prepared for this!"
But Chen Geng passed away on March 16, 1961. Song Xilian was very sad after hearing this bad news. He took part in Chen Geng's condolences with tears in his tears. He also wrote an article to miss Chen Geng: "Chen Geng's death is a huge loss to the country. For me, it is also the loss of a rare friend in my life."
After Song Xilian was pardoned, he successively served as the Committee of Literature and History of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Committee member and member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 1980, he went to the United States to visit relatives, reunited with his children in the United States, and settled in the United States.
Song Xilian in his later years
Song Xilian in his later years still cares about the reunification of the motherland,He traveled many times across the oceans and contacted Whampoa students at home and abroad. On June 16, 1984, the Whampoa Military Academy Alumni Association was established. He was elected as the vice chairman and did a lot of work for the great cause of the motherland's reunification.
In early 1985, Chen Geng's wife and Fu Ya went to the United States to visit relatives, and received warm hospitality from Song Xilian, Li Moan and other Huangpu classmates. When Fu Ya returned home, they went to the airport to see her off and gave her some money. After returning home, they bought some flowers to pay homage to Chen Geng's heroic spirit.
On February 13, 1993, Song Xilian died of illness in New York, USA, at the age of 86. The Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China Xiong Qingquan personally inscribed for him "The Tomb of the Famous Anti-Japanese General Song Xilian".
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