In January 1949, Fu Zuoyi, commander of the North China "Suppression Headquarters", accepted the conditions for peaceful negotiations proposed by our party, and Beping was officially liberated. Peaceful Liberation of Peking is of great significance in the process of the Liberation War. It not only protects Peking, a historical and cultural city, but also avoids the loss of life. At the same time, the People's Liberation Army also won the victory of the Pingjin Battle, laying the foundation for further liberating the whole of China.
The greatest hero of the peaceful liberation of Peking was Fu Zuoyi. Of course, Fu Zuoyi also cannot do without the cooperation of others, such as Deng Baoshan, who is known as the "Key of Beiping". In addition, in the process of planning the peaceful liberation of Peking, Fu Zuoyi also received the help of a Kuomintang lieutenant general, whose name is Chifengcheng .
Chi Fengcheng was a subordinate of Feng Yuxiang in his early years. In 1930, during the Central Plains War, Feng Yuxiang was defeated by Chiang Kai-shek and sent off the field. His troops were also incorporated by Chiang Kai-shek. Since then, Chi Fengcheng joined Chiang Kai-shek's camp. Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Chi Fengcheng served as the lieutenant general commander of the 31st Division of the National Revolutionary Army.
For Chifeng City, the greatest achievement in the War of Resistance against Japan and was the Battle of Taierzhuang. Taierzhuang Victory has important historical significance. This battle first broke the myth of the invincible Japanese army. It was also the first time our country defeated the Japanese invaders on the front battlefield, laying the determination of the Chinese nation to resist Japan, and at the same time enhancing our courage.
At that time, the 31st Division led by Chi Fengcheng happened to be the one who was responsible for the frontal defense mission in Taierzhuang. Before the battle started, Li Zongren specially met Chi Fengcheng in Xuzhou and personally issued combat missions to him. The combat mission received by Chi Fengcheng was to induce the Japanese army to attack Taierzhuang as much as possible, but it was necessary to block the Japanese army's combat attempt to move south from Taierzhuang.
As we said earlier, Chi Fengcheng was once Feng Yuxiang's subordinate and was incorporated by Chiang Kai-shek after the Central Plains War. In Chiang Kai-shek's view, such generals are different from their Huangpu family. They are miscellaneous soldiers and do not need to be equipped with good weapons and equipment. Against this background, the 31st Division not only has its weapons and equipment inferior to the Japanese army, but also faces huge tests in logistics and supplies. However, Chi Fengcheng knew the importance of this battle and accepted the mission without hesitation.
1938, the Taierzhuang Battle officially started. The Japanese invaders not only advanced weapons and equipment, but also cooperated with the Air Force to carry out large-scale bombing of Taierzhuang. Shortly after the battle started, the two sides launched a tug-of-war against Taierzhuang. The north gate of Taierzhuang was also breached by the Japanese army several times. The 31st Division launched a street battle with the enemy under the command of Chifeng City, with heavy casualties, but it also successfully delayed the Japanese army's pace of going south and provided conditions for friendly forces to surround the Japanese army.
On March 30, the troops of Tang Enbo had already gone around the back of the Japanese army and formed a siege against the Japanese invaders attacking Taierzhuang. The Japanese army also realized that they were trapped in the encirclement and began to retreat on their own initiative, but it was too late. In the end, our country won the Taierzhuang victory and defeated the Japanese invaders on the front battlefield for the first time. Behind this, Chi Fengcheng made great contributions. After Fu Zuoyi learned about the outcome of Chifeng City, he even called Chifeng City "the Godly Man".
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chi Fengcheng was sent to Baoding and served as the commander of the lieutenant general of the Baoding Security Command. After that, a full-scale civil war broke out. As a famous anti-Japanese general, Chi Fengcheng did not want to see the Chinese beat the Chinese, so he withdrew from Civil War and voluntarily requested to resign as commander of the Baoding Security Command. After resigning, Chi Fengcheng mainly lived in Peiping and lived a dull life. In January 1949, before the peaceful liberation of Peiping, Chi Fengcheng made another great contribution. He successfully instigated the Beiping Station of the Military Control Commission, Xu Zongyao, and promoted the peaceful liberation of Peiping.
However, just three months later, in April 1949, Chi Fengcheng was under censorship for historical issues. He was detained and sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of 2 years. In 1955, Chi Fengcheng died of illness in prison at the age of 52. In 1983, after re-examination by relevant departments, Chi Fengcheng was rehabilitated and his reputation was restored.
