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...days later, 20,000 smartly uniformed Communist troops marched in, with two brass bands. They had left their Russian trucks outside the city, displaying only the U.S. ones which they had captured from Chiang's armies. Picked Nationalist soldiers grimly guarded the Reds' line of march. Beneath pictures of Communist Boss Mao Tse-tung (none of Joseph Stalin), sound trucks blared: "Long live the liberation!" Crowds watched the Reds in silence...
...moment of silence was shattered by protests from Kuomintang right-wingers, some of whom, like Chiang and Li, were on the Communist war criminal list. They objected to the use of "yin tut" (voluntary retirement), a classical Chinese phrase used by retiring officials leaving active duty for good. He could vacation; he could take a leave of absence; President Chiang Kai-shek should not "yin tui." But the Gimo was adamant; his statement would stand...
...Problem Solved. As other visitors began to arrive-officials from Shanghai, old friends-Chiang retired to a small guest room. He saw them one by one, if only for a moment, bidding each farewell. After an hour he excused himself and changed into the long blue gown and black jacket traditional of the Chinese gentleman. Outside, it was a clear and unusually warm winter day. As the Gimo stepped into his big, black Cadillac bearing No. 1 on its license plates, the sun was low in the west...
...military airport outside the city the twin-engined Mei-Ling (named after Madame Chiang) dropped to earth after the short hop from within the city wall where Nanking's officialdom had gathered to see him off. Chiang said quick goodbyes to Vice President Li, Cabinet Minister Chang Chun and several others who had anticipated his moves correctly. Then he climbed aboard the plane and pulled the door shut himself. The Mei-Ling thundered down its runway at 4:15, climbed and circled Purple Mountain where the white stone of Sun Yat-sen's vast mausoleum reflected the last...
...Hangchow airport, about an hour and a half later, Formosa's Governor Chen Cheng and Chen Yi, governor of Chiang's native Chekiang Province, were among a small group of officials who watched the Gimo's plane land. Following greetings, Chiang and his friends banqueted on fried shrimp, stuffed chicken and mandarin fish with sweet and sour sauce at Hangchow's famed Lou Wai Restaurant. Said one of the guests: "The Generalissimo seemed calm and relaxed-like one who has solved a great problem and is content...