On June 18, 1950, the Taiwan National Government sentenced Army General Chen Yi to death for "inciting soldiers to defect". All property was confiscated except for family necessities.

On June 18, 1950, the Taiwan National Government sentenced Army General Chen Yi to death for "inciting soldiers to defect". All property was confiscated except for family necessities.

Although Tang Enbo had a close relationship with Chen Yi and shared the same affection as father and son, he was spared from being held accountable because he thought of his righteous killing of relatives at a critical moment.

Poor Chen Yi ultimately lost his life because he believed in Tang Enbo. Before his death, he predicted that he would not live another 5 years, but it actually came true!

Why did he lose his life because of Tang Enbo?

Death

After Chen Yi was declared guilty by the Kuomintang, he was imprisoned in a prison in Taipei.

That night, Chen Yi was rudely awakened from his sleep. The executioner Jiang Dingwen had a long-standing grudge with him. As soon as he received the order for Chen Yi's death sentence, he immediately came to the prison with great pride.

After being pronounced dead, Chen Yi was also ready to die. She just said "Okay" and then took a shower, changed clothes, and tidied up her clothes.

He calmly put on his favorite tie, put on his favorite clothes in his life, and refused the fine wine and food sent by the prison.

He looked at the management staff present and shouted: "Don't use these useless things, I packed them up, let's go."

Two soldiers supported him, one on the left and one on the right. Chen Yi threw away his arms and walked away with his head held high. Get in a jeep.

When the vehicle drove to the execution ground, Chen Yi asked the executioner to point the gun at his head and shoot him.

Before his death, he left a sentence: "The ungrateful Tang Enbo, he will not live for 5 years! Although I am dead, my spirit is always there."

Why did Chiang Kai-shek execute Chen Yi?

Because when Chen Yi served as chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Government, he once planned Tang Enbo, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou garrison, to defect to the Communist Party.

What Chiang Kai-shek hated the most was the Communist Party led by Chairman Mao. He regarded them as a serious threat. How could he not be angry when he learned that Chen Yi had defected and incited others?

The feud between Chen Yi and Chiang Kai-shek

Chen Yi was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang in 1883. He studied at the Japanese Military Academy and the Army University.

When the Revolution of 1911 broke out, he participated in the independence movement. After the founding of the Republic of China, he was appointed Minister of War in the Zhejiang Governor's Office.

Later, he met Sun Chuanfang and became a teacher under him.

After the September 18th Incident, in order to understand the development of Japan, Chiang Kai-shek convened many people with experience in studying in Japan for discussions.

Chen Yi was thus able to have direct contact with Chiang Kai-shek, and was appreciated and reused by Chiang Kai-shek.

However, Chen Yi is different from other direct descendants of Chiang Kai-shek. He has a patriotic heart.

At the beginning of 1937, Japan was invading China, but Chiang Kai-shek asked Chen Yi to organize a delegation to participate in activities organized by the Japanese army in Taiwan.

This behavior was ridiculed by the people of Fuzhou. After the delegation arrived in Taiwan, different Taiwanese people wrote to Chen Yi every day, scolding him for not being Chinese.

The words in every letter are intolerable, and he receives dozens or hundreds of similar letters every day. How can he endure it?

After returning from Taiwan, he chose to shut himself in at home and refused to go out, unwilling to accept Chiang Kai-shek's order to give a speech at the ceremony.

After the July 7th Incident, there was a wave of anti-Japanese craze across China. All people hoped that the Nationalist Government could fulfill its military responsibilities and protect the country.

Chen Yi also wanted to do something to change his image in the hearts of the Fujian people. Unfortunately, he had neither military power nor a high official rank, so he could only secretly feel sad.

This was not enough. At the critical moment when the Japanese army occupied Xiamen, Chiang Kai-shek still ordered him to stand by and not act rashly.

Watching the Japanese invaders effortlessly occupying a large area of ​​China's land, people in Fujian became cursed after this incident.

Many people even waited at his haunts and threw rotten eggs at him. Seeing the overwhelming public condemnation, Chen Yi could only swallow his anger.

In December 1938, Wang Jingwei betrayed the country and became a traitor lackey of the Japanese. Chen Yi could no longer remain silent.

He spoke publicly to media reporters without consulting Chiang Kai-shek.

On the one hand, he angrily denounced Wang Jingwei's crime of treason and surrender to the enemy, and on the other hand, he deeply apologized to the Fujian people for his inaction against the Japanese army.

In his statement, he told the people of Fujian that what he did was not his intention, but a military order that could not be violated. Everything he did was carried out in accordance with the orders of the "central government".

In addition, he also hoped that under the leadership of the "Central Committee", he could resolutely fight against the Japanese invaders and return China to a peaceful and prosperous age.

After Chen Yi issued this statement, the people of Fujian transferred their resentment and accusations against him to Chiang Kai-shek.

Chiang Kai-shek was very angry with Chen Yi's actions and ordered him to be removed from his post, leaving him with nowhere to display his passion.

In the next few years, Chen Yi held many positions in Chongqing. Whether he was the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan or the Secretary-General of the Party and Government Assessment Committee, he was fully aware of the corruption and lack of progress in the upper echelons of the Kuomintang.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Yi, who originally wanted to break away from the Kuomintang regime, was once again appointed Chief Executive of Taiwan Province by Chiang Kai-shek.

Chen Yi, who has always had a sense of responsibility and patriotism, made several suggestions to Chiang Kai-shek many times after taking office, such as prohibiting the stationing of U.S. troops in Taiwan, prohibiting military unification agents and central unification agents from coming to Taiwan for development within a year, prohibiting the flow of American goods to Taiwan, etc. .

Perhaps because of the opportunity of employing people, or perhaps because he saw Chen Yi's ridiculous behavior, Chiang Kai-shek agreed one by one, but did not follow it.

In February 1947, the "February 28" uprising in Taiwan intensified the long-standing conflicts among the people.

Originally, the "handling committee" composed of Chen Yi and the people had brought the situation under control, calmed the people's anger, and the matter gradually came to an end.

However, he did not expect that Chiang Kai-shek would send a large number of troops to Taiwan to massacre innocent people, causing Chen Yi to break his trust with the people of Taiwan and feel extremely guilty.

At the Kuomintang meeting held in April, Chen Yi was blamed for all the problems of the Taiwanese people, and he was dismissed from office and investigated.

This punishment completely intensified the conflict between Chen Yi and Chiang Kai-shek to the point where it was difficult to reconcile, and also made him lose confidence in the Kuomintang regime.

He has been looking for opportunities to break away from the Kuomintang and establish contact with the Communist Party.

Then why did Chen Yi instigate Tang Enbo to break away from the Communist Party?

The acquaintance of Tang Enbo

Tang Enbo was trained by Chen Yi. In 1912, when Chen Yi was the principal of Army Primary School, Tang Enbo was broke. In order to go to school, he approached Chen Yi and prayed for a chance.

Chen Yi was moved by his sincerity and asked him to be an auditor in Lu Xiaoxiao. Later, he followed Chen Yi and treated him as an elder.

Chen Yi also regarded Tang Enbo as her confidant and promoted him everywhere.

In 1929, Tang Enbo wanted to go east to Japan to study, but he did not have the financial support and sufficient tuition. If it were not for Chen Yi's sponsorship, where would Tang Enbo have the opportunity to study at the Japanese Military Academy?

Tang Enbo's parents originally named him "Keqin". In order to forever remember Chen Yi's support, they changed the name.

After he completed his studies and returned to China, on the recommendation of Chen Yi, he served as a major at the Nanjing General Headquarters; Chen Yi also strongly recommended him to He Yingqin as the commander of the 89th Division.

After Chen Yi was deposed by Chiang Kai-shek, Tang Enbo went to Taiwan to comfort him and told him to be more open-minded about everything, so he might as well take this opportunity to take a good rest.

Chen Yi has always been trustworthy and trustworthy in employing people. Therefore, from the day he promoted Tang Enbo, he wholeheartedly helped Tang Enbo and never thought that one day he would be betrayed.

Even Tang Enbo and Chiang Kai-shek met because Chen Yi introduced them.

From Reuse to Abandonment

Chiang Kai-shek had several criteria for reusing people:

1. Graduates from Whampoa Military Academy;
2. fellow countrymen;
3. Only those who follow his lead, are loyal and will not betray.

Tang Enbo, who was from the same hometown as Chiang Kai-shek, went to the same school, and took the same subject, was naturally highly regarded by Chiang Kai-shek.

Because Tang Enbo was submissive to Chiang Kai-shek and never disobeyed, and he often falsely reported his military exploits in battle, he was promoted to commander.

It is a pity that Tang Enbo was defeated in the Battle of Communication Lines launched by the Japanese army in 1944. Chiang Kai-shek would naturally not like a man who was useless and arrogant.

From then on, Chiang Kai-shek excluded him from his direct line of generals. Tang Enbo, who had lost favor, was naturally dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek.

In the Battle of Meng Lianggu (gù) in 1947, the 74th Division of the Kuomintang's ace army was completely wiped out, and the division commander Zhang Lingfu was also killed.

After Chiang Kai-shek heard the news, he was so angry that he threw several cups. Tang Enbo, who was responsible for this, was even more panicked all day long.

has been avoiding going to Chiang Kai-shek, but this matter is of great importance and cannot be settled by just trying to avoid it.

Half a month later, Tang Enbo, who received orders from Chiang Kai-shek, came to the office. As soon as he entered the door, he was asked to kneel down by Chiang Kai-shek.

He looked at the other senior officials in the office, feeling a little embarrassed. Who knew that his silence angered Chiang Kai-shek even more.

Chiang Kai-shek ordered him to kneel down and punched and kicked him in front of many people, leaving his face covered with blood and his body covered with injuries.

Of course, for Tang Enbo, the most important thing is that he has lost face. As a senior commander, the most important thing is prestige and face.

He didn't know how he crawled out of Chiang Kai-shek's office. He only knew that he was full of anger towards Chiang Kai-shek.

For this reason, Tang Enbo went to Chen Yi to cry and complained. He also kept threatening that he had no face to continue living and wanted to commit suicide.

He looked at Tang Enbo, whom he had cultivated, and asked Tang Enbo to revolt with him and defect to the Communist Party. Tang Enbo agreed wholeheartedly.

Chen Yi would oppose Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang entirely out of national justice. He really couldn't stand what Chiang Kai-shek did to the people.

But Tang Enbo did it entirely for personal feelings. The two people were able to reach an agreement on this issue because of their personal relationship.

However, Tang Enbo's idea of ​​uprising arising from personal feelings is destined to fail. Once Chiang Kai-shek treats him a little better, he will change his mind.

The miscarriage of the Zhejiang Uprising

In the spring of 1948, Chen Yi, who had been idle at home for nearly a year, suddenly received an order from Chiang Kai-shek to serve as chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Government.

Chen Yi, who had long given up hope in the decadent Kuomintang, refused on the grounds of being guilty, having no face to face the people, and being old and infirm.

Chen Yi's rejection made Chiang Kai-shek a little unbelievable. He didn't understand why Chen Yi had such a change, so he could only play careless and let Chen Yi go back to Shanghai to rest before discussing the matter.

As soon as Chen Yi arrived in Shanghai, he called Tang Enbo to talk all night and decided to take office first and then wait for an opportunity to oppose Chiang Kai-shek.

After weighing the pros and cons, he told Chiang Kai-shek that he was willing to take up a post in Zhejiang. In order to promote Tang Enbo, he relied on many connections and finally sent Tang Enbo to the position of commander-in-chief of the Shanghai-Hangzhou garrison.

When he met Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing, as expected, Tang Enbo was reprimanded by Chiang Kai-shek again, and his resentment deepened further.

After Chen Yi learned about this, he had a secret meeting with Tang Enbo to discuss how to revolt.

Tang Enbo firmly stated that he would support it to the end.

Before and after this, Li Jishen, Chen Mingshu and others were willing to follow Chen Yi in launching an uprising, abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side.

As the liberation of the People's Liberation Army accelerated, the Kuomintang's military north of the Yangtze River showed a trend of great defeat, and a large number of Kuomintang stragglers fled to the south of the Yangtze River.

With the weapons in their hands, they harassed the local people and looted their homes. The people dared not speak out in anger.

Chen Yi decided to take this opportunity to rise up and lead the people of Zhejiang to revolt, leaving Chiang Kai-shek nowhere to hide in Fenghua.

But he knew in his heart that he was the provincial chairman in name, but he only had a security team. In order to ensure the success of the uprising, he thought of his adopted son Tang Enbo.

Chen Yi asked her nephews Ding Mingnan and Hu Bangxian to go to Shanghai directly with Tang Enbo to discuss specific matters with handwritten letters.

Nephew Ding Mingnan once reminded Chen Yi that Tang Enbo was already the commander of an army and might have second thoughts. Such important letters should not be handed over to others easily.

But Chen Yi considered that he was indebted to Tang Enbo and was his adoptive father, so he would never betray himself.

Even Chen Yi was optimistic and comforting: "Once he gives up resistance and joins us, he will play a much greater role, don't worry."

Tang Enbo warmly received Ding Mingnan, and kept patting his chest to assure him that he would definitely follow the trend of historical development. Let them wait for good news.

But at this time, Tang Enbo already felt regretful and refused to show up. He only agreed verbally but took no actual action.

Chen Yi called to inquire, but Tang Enbo still confirmed that he would join the uprising troops and let them wait for the opportunity.

But he was worried and once again sent Ding Minnan to Shanghai, and also sent his confidant Hu Yungong to go with him to find out Tang Enbo's attitude.

They didn't see Tang Enbo for several days in Shanghai. After some inquiring, they found out that Tang Enbo actually sent Chen Yi's letter to Chiang Kai-shek.

Hu Yungong immediately reported the matter to Chen Yi and asked him to hide in the north for a while. Chen Yi was dubious and called specifically to inquire about the matter.

Tang Enbo had already promised Chiang Kai-shek that he would stabilize Chen Yi, so he repeatedly promised on the phone that he would not do such an ungrateful thing.

's words made Chen Yi very happy. He reprimanded Ding Minnan and Hu Yungong, saying that they were suspicious and caused trouble, making the father and son unhappy.

In fact, it’s not that Ding Minnan is suspicious, but Chen Yi is blindly confident.

The Chinese Communist Party has obtained specific information. Tang Enbo was bribed by Chiang Ching-kuo and had already betrayed Chen Yi. Hu Bangxian was specifically asked to report the emergency situation to Chen Yi.

But Chen Yi didn't believe it. He felt that he and Tang Enbo were as close as father and son, and Tang Enbo would not do anything treacherous.

He even believed that this was a rumor deliberately spread by agent Mao Sen, with the intention of instigating a relationship between the two. He absolutely could not believe it.

Things developed as our party expected. On February 17, Chiang Kai-shek secretly ordered the Zhejiang Provincial Government to remove Chen Yi and all his cronies.

After learning the news, the president of Zhejiang University held a farewell party for him. At the farewell party, Chen Yi delivered a speech: "The times are always moving forward, and the power of the people is endless. No matter who it is, Nothing can stop the development trend of history. "

At this time, Tang Enbo sent a telegram inviting Chen Yi to Shanghai. It was called filial piety and expressed his care and help for many years, but in fact he was preparing to arrest Chen Yi secretly.

Ding Minnan and Hu Yungong both felt that they could not go. They were worried that this was a Hongmen banquet specially designed to deceive Chen Yi.

But Chen Yi thought to herself, Tang Enbo is not like this. Isn't he afraid that the people will poke his spine and scold him?

Ding Mingnan cried and begged Chen Yi not to go, and told him to be careful about Tang Enbo, but Chen Yi refused to listen.

21 On the evening of the 21st, he was monitored by secret agents as soon as he got off the train.

27 afternoon, he was escorted by secret agents to Quzhou, Zhejiang. At this point, the Zhejiang uprising plan failed.

But even so, Chen Yi still didn't believe that Tang Enbo would betray him.

Why did Tang Enbo betray Chen Yi?

It turns out that after Chen Yi expelled agent Mao Sen from Zhejiang, Mao Sen ran to Nanjing to cry out to Mao Renfeng about his experience. In order to embarrass Chen Yi, the secret service specially sent Mao Sen to Tang Enbo to monitor Tang Enbo.

Mao Sen has been keeping an eye on Chen Yi since then, understanding the interactions between Chen Yi and Tang Enbo, and waiting for opportunities to retaliate.

Soon, Mao Sen grasped the abnormal situation of the two people and reported the situation to Mao Renfeng, who in turn reported it to Chiang Kai-shek.

Thinking of Chen Yi's recent abnormal behavior, Chiang Kai-shek knew that Chen Yi had thoughts of betrayal, so he pretended not to know and stabilized Chen Yi.

He decided to start with Tang Enbo. After all, compared to Chen Yi, Tang Enbo had military power in his hands.

Chiang Ching-kuo received orders from Chiang Kai-shek and came to Shanghai to discuss with Tang Enbo in person and promised to hand over to him the 200,000 taels of gold in Shanghai's inventory.

In addition, Chiang Ching-kuo also requested that Tang Enbo's family and property be transferred to Taiwan, and they were responsible for their protection.

Tang Enbo could only obey orders and swore in front of Chiang Ching-kuo that he would only be loyal to Chiang Kai-shek in his life. At this time, he received a letter from Chen Yi about the uprising and immediately handed it over to Chiang Ching-kuo.

Tang Enbo betrayed Chen Yi, who had been promoted and treated him like a family member, under inducement and coercion.

It was not until his daughter Chen Wenying visited him that Chen Yi had to believe that he had been betrayed by Tang Enbo. Although Chen Yi, who had been in the officialdom for many years, was angry, it was not surprising.

His only regret was that he did not believe the Communist Party's advice and believed too much in his friendship with Tang Enbo.

On June 18, 1950, Chen Yi was executed. Before he died, he cursed: "The ungrateful Tang Enbo, he will not live for five years."

Tang Enbo was appointed as a strategic advisor by Chiang Kai-shek because he betrayed his adoptive father. Although he was not punished, he Nor may they be reused.

He thought that his informant could win back Chiang Kai-shek's trust, but even his benefactor who had been promoted for many years could betray him. Who would dare to reuse such a person?

In May 1954, Tang Enbo went to Japan for medical treatment and suddenly died in his apartment for unknown reasons. Some people suspected that it was the work of Chen Yi's family, while others suspected that it was the work of Chiang Kai-shek.

After all, Chiang Kai-shek has always been seriously suspicious. He was worried that Tang Enbo would one day treat him the same way he treated Chen Yi, so he simply struck first.

I don’t know if Chen Yi has the ability to predict the future or if he is already familiar with Chiang Kai-shek’s character. His statement that he would not survive for 5 years actually came true.

In the end, Tang Enbo was cast aside and disdained by the world for being unkind and unjust.