By January 16, 1941, 10 days had passed since the Wannan Incident happened. However, during this most difficult time, New Fourth Army deputy commander Xiang Ying and his guards have been constantly moving and hiding, looking for opportunities to break out. However, when they came to Dakangwang Village in Jingxian County, they accidentally encountered a lone New Fourth Army soldier. In fact, Deputy Commander Xiang Ying didn't know this person at all, and even his guards didn't know him.
However, this lone New Fourth Army member introduced himself as a cadre of the Adjutant General Department of the New Fourth Army, and his name was Mr. Liu Hou. Hearing this, Xiang Ying said: "Well, you can come with us." Just like this, an unexpected encounter, a rescue, and one word brought General Xiang Ying to the end of his life. So, besides General Liu Hou, which other New Fourth Army generals rebelled and surrendered to the enemy during the Wannan Incident? What happened to them in the end?
We turn the time back to March 12, 1941, when Xiang Ying and a group of people came to Chikeng Mountain Bee Cave. This cave is very small and can only accommodate 4 people. So, Xiang Ying asked Deputy Chief of Staff Zhou Zikun, as well as his guards Huang Cheng and Mr. Liu Hou to live with him in the cave, while the other several guards lived in thatched huts halfway up the mountain. .
However, no one expected that in the early morning of the next day, disaster would come to this cave, and the culprit was the lone New Fourth Army member who was taken in by Xiang Ying. President Liu Hou quietly picked up the gun and suddenly fired violently at the sleeping Xiang Ying and Zhou Zikun. The two senior generals of the New Fourth Army died in their sleep. Then he fired three shots at the guard Huang Cheng. . Fortunately, the bullet missed the vital point, and Huang Cheng finally saved his life and became the only survivor in the Chikeng Bee Cave. In the end, the cruel President Liu Hou also took away the weapons of Xiang Ying, Zhou Zikun and others, as well as the silver dollars , gold watches, pens, etc. he carried with them, and hurried down the mountain to join the Kuomintang.
However, when General Liu Hou betrayed the New Fourth Army, shot Deputy Commander Xiang Ying and Chief of Staff Zhou Zikun, and then defected to the Kuomintang with great achievements, the Kuomintang not only did not give him a high official and generous salary, but also questioned him very much, which made him disappointed. .
At that time, after General Liu Hou killed Xiang Ying and others, he hurried down the mountain and hurried to across the river in Taiping County. After finding the local security chief , he said that he had personally killed Xiang Yinghe, deputy commander of the New Fourth Army. Zhou Zikun et al. However, the security guard not only did not believe him, but also took away all the weapons and belongings from him. In desperation, Mr. Liu Hou had to run back to Maolin Town, Jingxian County, and find a unit of the Kuomintang Military and Political Department to ask for credit and reward.
However, the company commander of this unit did not believe him either, which made Mr. Liu Hou even more desperate. So, he immediately rushed to the Third Theater Command to report the situation to senior Kuomintang officials. However, in Jingde County, Mr. Liu Hou met the county magistrate Li Xiekun. But the county magistrate did not dare to be careless and quickly dispatched a special work action team to go to Bee Cave with Mr. Liu Hou to check the situation and verify the facts.
However, when they came to the Bee Cave again, they found that there were only some candles, combs and other things left in the cave. The bodies of Xiang Ying and Zhou Zikun, as well as the injured Huang Cheng, had already been moved. Therefore, Mr. Liu Hou The statement cannot be confirmed. As a result, Mr. Liu Hou was sent to the Wannan Administrative Office. Afterwards, he was escorted to Chongqing and imprisoned directly in Zhazidong of the Military Command Bureau.
This level lasted for 5 years, until 1948, the eve of the liberation of Chongqing. Considering Mr. Liu Hou's situation, the Kuomintang government gave him a sum of money and released him. So, what happened to Mr. Liu Hou in the end? Frankly, this is a historical mystery.
Some people say that after his release, Mr. Liu Hou disguised himself and hid in a salt shop, but Huang Cheng's son recognized him and arrested him.At that time, Mr. Chen, who was already the mayor of Shanghai, directly ordered the traitors to be severely punished after hearing that the murderers of Xiang Ying and Zhou Zikun were arrested. Therefore, in early August 1952, President Liu Hou was shot in Nanchang, Jiangxi.
However, there is another theory about the whereabouts of this traitor. During the liberation of Chongqing, General Liu Hou followed the defeated Kuomintang army and died in the chaos while escaping on the Sichuan-Chongqing Highway. Which one is true and which one is false? No one can tell. However, in the end, he will not end well. This is the result of being a traitor.
In fact, during the Wannan Incident, in addition to General Liu Hou, there were two senior generals who betrayed the revolution. If Mr. Liu Hou is just an adjutant, then the person introduced next has a high and powerful position.
When the New Fourth Army Jiangbei Headquarters was established, a man named Zhao Lingbo served as the director of the Staff Department of the New Fourth Army Headquarters. In April 1941, when the New Fourth Army headquarters retreated, Zhao Lingbo served as deputy commander of the first column of the New Fourth Army. After the Wannan Incident, Zhao Lingbo was captured and then rebelled and surrendered to the enemy. Since Zhao Lingbo possesses a large amount of top-secret information about our army, the Kuomintang arranged for Zhao Lingbo to serve as deputy commissioner, specializing in planning activities to suppress our army.
Zhao Lingbo's betrayal and surrender to the enemy caused huge damage to our army. It is worth mentioning that in May 1942, the traitor Zhao Lingbo quietly sneaked into the local armed station of the New Fourth Army in Anhui after dressing up in disguise. He falsely claimed that he was a New Fourth Army soldier captured during the Wannan Incident and had just escaped from the Kuomintang prison.
However, just a few days after Zhao Lingbo entered the army, he was recognized by Dong Nancai, the instructor of the 2nd Company of the 57th Regiment, and he was immediately arrested. However, just as the New Fourth Army was escorting Zhao Lingbo to the Northern Jiangsu Military Headquarters for trial, Zhao Lingbo suddenly ran wildly towards the Kuomintang Huangluohe stronghold.
The escort team immediately began to hunt and shouted: "Zhao Lingbo! If he runs again, shoot." Seeing that Zhao Lingbo was getting closer and closer to the Kuomintang stronghold, the escort team had no choice but to shoot and kill Zhao Lingbo on the spot. This shameful man The traitor ended his life like this.
There is another traitor who is also in a high position. He once served as the director of the training department of the New Fourth Army Military Teaching Corps and the chief of staff of the first column. His name is Zhao Xizhong. After the Wannan Incident broke out, Zhao Xizhong was also captured by the Kuomintang.
However, when he was first in prison, Zhao Xizhong's performance was admirable. Facing all kinds of torture, Zhao Xizhong was able to grit his teeth, but unfortunately he did not persevere and finally chose to rebel and surrender to the enemy. Later, Zhao Xizhong was escorted to Shangguan Yunxiang's headquarters and provided a large amount of top-secret information about our army. Including the ages, names, place of origin, physical features, etc. of many leaders of the New Fourth Army.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Xizhong quickly became a guest of the Kuomintang's Third War Zone and was also appointed as a military instructor in the concentration camp. In fact, this job is somewhat special, as it is mainly responsible for the reformation of captured personnel. It is nothing more than speaking from one's own example and saying to the captured personnel: As long as they tell the truth and become a traitor like me, they will be able to enjoy high positions and generous salaries. So, what's the fate of this traitor?
In April 1942, the special training class of Shangrao Concentration Camp began to withdraw. Taking this opportunity, Zhao Xizhong escaped secretly. A year later, he came to Yiwu and started a small business. However, he was later captured by the Japanese. Although he was not convicted, he was detained until Japan unconditionally surrendered, and Zhao Xizhong was released from prison.
After the founding of New China, Zhao Xizhong became prosperous and became the deputy manager of Northwest Xinhua Company in Lanzhou, Gansu. However, Skynet was very careful, and in 1956, Zhao Xizhong's rebellion was exposed. His post was immediately removed and he was asked to supervise labor on the spot. On July 17, 1968, Zhao Xizhong committed suicide by throwing himself into the Yellow River in Lanzhou, ending his abominable life.
Looking at the endings of these three traitors, it is not difficult to see that their endings were very miserable and they all received the punishment they deserved. As the saying goes, it's not that there will be no retribution. The time has not come yet. Good and evil will eventually be repaid. It's just that they come sooner or later.
