This officer's name is Huang Qiaosong. He is the commander of the 30th Army of the Kuomintang. During the Anti-Japanese War, he made great achievements in famous battles such as the Battle of Niangziguan and the Battle of Taierzhuang.

On November 27, 1948, in the Nanjing Central Military Prison, a Kuomintang officer walked into the execution chamber with a calm expression. His hands and feet were shackled, and there was a clattering sound with every step he took. His face was pale, and the two figures were highlighted. The wound became increasingly red.

This officer is named Huang Qiaosong . He is the commander of the 30th Army of the Kuomintang. During the Anti-Japanese War, he made great achievements in famous battles such as the Battle of Niangziguan and the Battle of Taierzhuang.

Huang Qiaosong

At this time, he had just been escorted to Nanjing. He had been sentenced to death by the Kuomintang and was about to be executed. The executioner scolded: "You are also a veteran general of the national army, why did you betray the party, the country and the chairman of the committee?"

Huang Qiaosong looked sad and angry: "It was the Kuomintang that betrayed the country and the people first!"

The executioner scolded: " Nonsense, stubborn." He waved his hand, and a row of soldiers raised their guns.

In the face of death, Huang Qiaosong was not afraid. Instead, he held his head high and shouted loudly: "Long live Chairman Mao!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three gunshots were fired, and the shouting suddenly stopped. Huang Qiaosong, Jin Fu, Wang Zhenyu and three others sacrificed !

Huang Qiaosong was originally a senior general of the Kuomintang. Why did he shout "Long Live Chairman Mao" before his death? Why was he sentenced to death?

Huang Qiaosong

Huang Qiaosong was born into a poor family in Kaifeng, Henan Province in 1901. His father and brother were oppressed for the family's livelihood. Even though they worked hard from morning to night, their income was only enough to support the family. Huang Qiaosong has been aware of the difficulties of the people since he was a child, and has determined to drive away all the feudal ruling classes that exploit the people.

Huang's father was not very educated, but he had some knowledge. He knew that the only way for children from poor families to change their destiny was to go to school, so he sold iron to raise some tuition fees and sent his son to a private school.

Huang Qiaosong lived up to expectations, studied hard and seriously, and was admitted to the provincial middle school with excellent results. He knew that it would not be easy for his family to support his education, so he lived frugally in school, often drinking plain water and steamed buns, and even going to the gym during holidays. He worked part-time jobs to earn tuition, and he didn't dare to slack off in his studies. He ranked among the best in every exam. The private school teacher often pointed at Huang Qiaosong in front of his classmates and said: "This kid has a lot of potential."

Throughout Huang Qiaosong's life, Mr. Huang Qiaosong can be said to be "God predicted", but his road to "promising things" was extremely tortuous and difficult.

In 1920, a rare severe drought broke out in Henan. The people had no harvest and people starved to death in many places. Huang's parents could no longer afford their son's tuition, and Huang Qiaosong was forced to drop out of school.

Many young people of his age were already married and had children. Since there was no hope of studying, his parents wanted to arrange a marriage for him, but Huang Qiaosong refused. He said: "If the work is not completed, why should we support the family?" means How can you start a family if you haven't established a successful career yet? The two elders couldn't resist their son and had no choice but to give up.

Huang Qiaosong

1922Feng Yuxiang served as the governor of Henan. In order to expand the army and recruit talents, he issued a recruitment decree. When Huang Qiaosong heard about it, he immediately ran to sign up. In the end, he was told that he was not tall enough to join the army. Others would probably be dejected. He went back home, but Huang Qiaosong didn't want to give up. After wandering around outside the recruitment station for a few days, he finally came up with a way. He secretly placed two bricks under his feet and tried to get through. Unexpectedly, the recruit assessment was extremely strict, and he was kicked out again. out.

Huang Qiaosong did not give up. He continued to stand outside the recruitment center. When he saw the instructor coming out, he shouted: "I want to join the army! I want to serve the country!" Huang Qiaosong's behavior successfully attracted the instructor's attention, and the instructor was also attracted by his Moved by determination, he finally agreed to let him join the army.

Huang Qiaosong cherishes this opportunity very much and pays more attention to military training. He must do what others can't do, and he must do twice as well as what others can do. It is precisely with this hard work that refuses to admit defeat, He received praise from his instructors every time he took an assessment.

A few months later, Feng Yuxiang was appointed as the army review envoy and led the troops to Beijing, including Huang Qiaosong's corps.

Feng Yuxiang knew that the army was not strong enough and could only be squeezed out everywhere. Even taking office in Beijing was the result of being squeezed out. Therefore, he attached great importance to the construction of the corps and hired officers who graduated from well-known military academies to serve as instructors. From war history and service to tactics and weapons, from military theory to actual combat drills, the strength of the student corps has been improved in all aspects.

Feng Yuxiang

It was also during that period that Huang Qiaosong laid a solid foundation of military knowledge and skills. Although he was not a graduate of a prestigious school, after two years of training, his military abilities were no worse than those of graduates of prestigious schools.

Huang Qiaosong's military career can be divided into three stages: the first stage was to participate in the warlord war under Feng Yuxiang, the second stage was to fight against Japanese aggression, and the third stage was to lean towards the Communist Party during the War of Liberation.

While under Feng Yuxiang's command, Huang Qiaosong participated in a series of battles such as the Second Zhili-Fengtian War, the Capital Revolution, and the National Army's counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, and his position was promoted from the initial instructor of the teaching regiment to the regiment leader.

For a period of time, he served as Feng Yuxiang's bodyguard, often guarding Feng Yuxiang, alert to overt and covert crises, and successfully resolved the crises many times. Feng Yuxiang also remembered this young man's name.

Having experienced large and small wars, and seeing the desolation caused by warlords' melee, Huang Qiaosong's revolutionary consciousness has also improved a lot, and he also has more say in front of Feng Yuxiang.

In early 1926, Feng Yuxiang lost the battle with the Zhili and Feng cliques and was forced to go to the Soviet Union. In July of the same year, in order to cooperate with the Northern Expedition, Communist Party member Li Dazhao called Feng Yuxiang many times to ask him to return to China. Considering the domestic situation, Feng Yuxiang was always hesitant. Huang Qiaosong also persuaded him again and again, and helped him analyze the pros and cons. With righteousness, he finally persuaded Feng Yuxiang to return to China. .

At that time, many national army generals were corrupt and only focused on fighting for power and profit without caring about the life and death of the people. Huang Qiaosong was an exception. He often worried about the people in the flames of war and complained about the injustice of the people with lofty ideals who were brutally hunted.

Li Dazhao

In 1927 Chiang Kai-shek launched the "April 12" counter-revolutionary coup in Shanghai and violently attacked the Communists. Huang Qiaosong also received an order to hunt down the Communists, but he tore the order into pieces and did so many times in private. Help communists escape capture.

If it was because of Feng Yuxiang's blessing that he dared to disregard Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, then after Feng Yuxiang's team was incorporated, he still dared to disobey the order and make public the evidence that Chiang Kai-shek killed the New Fourth Army and their families. This is enough to prove that he is a patriotic general who is not afraid of power and dedicated to serving his country.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Huang Qiaosong led his men to actively resist the Japanese and participated in countless battles, large and small, the most famous of which were the Battle of Niangziguan and the Battle of Taierzhuang.

After the July 7th Incident in 1937, the Japanese army decided to attack Shanxi with the purpose of dismantling Chiang Kai-shek's regime. They even announced that they would "take Shanxi in one month" .

Old photos of the Battle of Niangziguan

In October, after the Japanese army captured Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, they sent an elite team to march towards Niangziguan. Although the Kuomintang made preparations in advance, they were still defeated by the powerful force of the Japanese army. In just a few days, the frontal defense line It was defeated. Behind the defense line was the combat headquarters. Once the headquarters was attacked, the consequences would be disastrous. At the critical moment, Huang Qiaosong led the 27th Division to gallop over and fought back the Japanese attack.

In order to better respond to the Japanese attack, Huang Qiaosong carefully studied the topography of Niangziguan and made a number of defensive arrangements. One day, he received news that the Japanese army was marching from the Jiuguan area to the Didu highlands. Huang Qiaosong immediately sent troops to ambush on the only road from Jiuguan to Didu, and finally annihilated most of the attacking Japanese troops in the Guangou area. .

This victory greatly inspired the soldiers' confidence in resisting Japan. Since then, the Chinese army has launched counterattacks against the Japanese army many times.After the Battle of Niangziguan, Huang Qiaosong was promoted from brigade commander to division commander. In his view, the higher the position, the greater the responsibility, and the more courageous he would be when fighting against the Japanese army.

From 1937 to 1938, in order to resist the Japanese army from marching south, the Chinese army launched a large-scale defensive campaign centered on Xuzhou, which was the Battle of Xuzhou. Taierzhuang is the gateway to Xuzhou. Whoever can capture Taierzhuang will mean that whoever takes the lead in the Xuzhou Campaign. Both China and Japan are bound to win this area.

On March 23, 1938, the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on the Taierzhuang area. Huang Qiaosong led the soldiers of the 27th Division to join the 31st Division and started a fierce battle with the Japanese army outside Taierzhuang City. At that time, the Japanese army's weapons and equipment were far superior to ours, but the officers and soldiers' anti-Japanese enthusiasm With no fear at all, he rushed forward to face the enemy's guns.

Huang Qiaosong selected more than two hundred death squads. These heroes were brave and fearless in the face of powerful enemies, and also showed the Japanese army the backbone of the Chinese army.

After a period of tug-of-war, both sides suffered serious losses. After a fierce battle all night, the two companies of the 3rd Battalion of the 158th Regiment, led by Huang Qiaosong, with less than 60 people left, were eventually defeated and withdrew from Taierzhuang.

html For more than 0 years, he witnessed the Japanese army invading our land and maiming our people. Huang Qiaosong was unwilling to abandon Taierzhuang. A few days later, he gathered his troops to counterattack and exchanged fire with the Japanese army in Jizhuang, Wangzhuang and other places. Huang Qiaosong killed the troops. Command: "I would rather die than take a step back" . This counterattack was very fierce and finally defeated the enemy.

Huang Qiaosong took advantage of the victory to pursue and annihilated a large number of enemy troops in the Liujia Lake area. The Battle of Taierzhuang ended. This battle dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army, shattered their attempt to quickly destroy China, strengthened the military power of the Chinese soldiers, and at the same time inspired the Chinese people to fight against aggression. Huang Qiaosong was also awarded the Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun for his outstanding performance in the battle.

Blue Sky and White Sun Medal

In addition to the above two major battles, Huang Qiaosong also participated in many battles against Japan. When he was ordered to hold on to Nanyang, he was bombed by Japanese fighter jets. Huang Qiaosong led all the officers and soldiers to swear to fight the Japanese army to the end. Unfortunately, Eventually they were defeated by the Japanese and forced to evacuate.

After the Japanese army occupied Nanyang, they caused many tragedies. People were killed, houses were burned, and the people of Nanyang fell into dire straits. This also became the pain that Huang Qiaosong buried deep in his heart. He firmly believed that if Nanyang could be defended, the people might be able to avoid these disasters.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945, Huang Qiaosong was overjoyed. He had always been very self-disciplined and rarely drank alcohol regardless of whether he was on combat missions. When Japan surrendered, he became extremely drunk at home for the first time. When he was drunk, he still held his hand. Madam's hand cried and laughed: "China finally won, and our people no longer have to be oppressed by the Japanese. It's a pity that my brothers who died in the war can't see it."

Japan surrendered

Huang Qiaosong also taught at Madam He gave a speech at a primary school, telling children war stories and telling them that today’s peace is hard-won and they must cherish it.

Unfortunately, he was not happy for a few days. Huang Qiaosong suddenly received an order from Chiang Kai-shek, asking him to deploy troops to prepare for war with the Communist Party. Huang Qiaosong was so angry that he cursed Chiang Kai-shek for "causing disaster for the country and the people". After finally driving out the foreign enemies, his own people had to fight again. Start fighting.

Huang Qiaosong really didn't want to point his gun at his compatriots, so he sat alone in his study all night. The next morning, he sent a telegram back to Chiang Kai-shek, saying that he had been running on the battlefield for many years and his body was no longer as good as before and he was unable to continue. Command the army and apply to return to his hometown to recuperate.

Chiang Kai-shek knew that Huang Qiaosong was a "stubborn" person, and at that time the Kuomintang's troops and equipment were far superior to the Communist Party, and the army did not lack Huang Qiaosong, so Chiang Kai-shek approved his application.

Chiang Kai-shek

After the War of Liberation started, Chiang Kai-shek gradually realized that it was almost impossible to defeat the Communist Party. In the later stages of the war, the Kuomintang troops retreated one after another and were gradually at a disadvantage.

In 1948, when the People's Liberation Army approached Taiyuan City, Chiang Kai-shek selected Huang Qiaosong from among many generals and ordered him to go to Taiyuan to resist the People's Liberation Army's attack. Huang Qiaosong was very reluctant and simply hid in the hospital and lied about being seriously ill and unable to go to his post. Unexpectedly, Chiang Kai-shek actually sent his most trusted student Hu Zongnan to personally lift Huang Qiaosong from the hospital bed and forcefully fly him to Taiyuan.

As the Kuomintang was retreating steadily, the situation in Taiyuan became increasingly critical. When Huang Qiaosong was extremely depressed, he suddenly received a letter from his old superior Gao Shuxun. Gao Shuxun was also an old subordinate of Feng Yuxiang. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1945. He said in the letter: "Taking a road that is an enemy of the people will not last long. Only New Democracy can build China better."

Gao Shuxun

With these words, Huang Qiaosong woke up the dreamer, and Huang Qiaosong decided to revolt. For the sake of safety, he secretly They contacted the People's Liberation Army general Xu Qianqian to discuss the uprising deployment. The party organization attached great importance to the uprising and arranged a special person to contact him. However, unexpectedly, the news of Huang Qiaosong's arrest came before the uprising started.

It turned out that when deploying the uprising arrangements, Huang Qiaosong told his confidant Dai Bingnan about the plan. Unexpectedly, Dai Bingnan turned around and reported the secret to Yan Xishan. Yan Xishan was shocked and immediately deceived Huang Qiaosong on the pretext of a meeting. The arrest was carried out. A few days later, Huang Qiaosong was escorted to Nanjing for trial. He did not regret joining the Communist Party at all. In prison, he denounced the Kuomintang's shameless behavior regardless of the interests of the country and the people. He was eventually brutally murdered on November 27, 1948. .

Huang Qiaosong’s statue

When Huang Qiaosong died, his youngest child was not yet one month old. He spent most of his life fighting against aggression and fighting for peace, and was injured and bled. Unfortunately, Huang Qiaosong did not wait until the founding of New China. On that day, he was gratified that his children saw the founding and development of New China.