Chapter 30 (5) coincides with Mao Zedong

When Mao Zedong came to the headquarters of the Military Commission, Zhou Enlai was at his desk drafting documents.Seeing Mao Zedong coming, he greeted him warmly and gave up his seat to make tea.After exchanging pleasantries, he picked up a draft document he had just drafted and handed it to Mao Zedong. "If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government." Mao Zedong waved his hand and said with a wry smile. "If this gets out, some people will say that I'm peeking at the confidential documents of the Military Commission and trying to plot something!"

"In these years, you have been in his position, but you have not been able to seek his own government. I have wronged you!" Zhou Enlai stuffed the draft document into Mao Zedong's hands. "Chairman of the Soviet Central Government, you not only manage me as the General Political Commissar, but also everything. Now you look at this thing, it should be said to be justified!" "Then I'd rather be obedient than respectful!" Mao Zedong showed a grateful expression on his face. Zhou Enlai asked Mao Zedong to read the manuscript, but he turned around and continued to write the unfinished manuscript at his desk.

The draft document that Mao Zedong read was the order of the Central Military Commission on the reorganization of the troops.The establishment of the Red 8th Army was revoked and its troops were organized into the Red 5th Army; Liu Bocheng was reinstated and returned to the headquarters to serve as the chief of staff of the Red Army; Director of the Political Department of the 5th Red Army Corps; Zhou Kun, the commander of the 8th Red Army Corps, and Huang Su, the political commissar, were transferred back to the Military Commission; the 1st and 2nd columns of the Military Commission were merged into the Military Commission Column (also known as the Central Column), with Liu Bocheng serving as the commander, Chen Yun as the political commissar, and Ye Jianying as the Deputy Commander.

Zhou Enlai quickly finished the second draft of the document and handed it to Mao Zedong.This is the next action plan of the Military Commission. It requires the Central Red Army to occupy the Jianhe, Taigong, Gedong, Shibing, and Huangping areas before the end of the month, and requires the Red 2nd and 6th Army Corps and the Red Fourth Front Army to restrain the Hunan, Guizhou, and Sichuan Chiang Kai-shek respectively. , Coordinating the actions of the Central Red Army. "Invite Liu Bocheng to come out of the mountain, this is the right thing!" Mao Zedong patted the document excitedly and said, "We will establish a Soviet area on the border of Sichuan and Guizhou, and our famous general of the Sichuan Army knows everything about the situation of the Sichuan Army and the Sichuan Army. It's time!"

"Comrade Bo Cheng is a competent chief of the general staff!" Zhou Enlai looked at Mao Zedong with sympathy and said, "Li De can't tolerate such a talent, it is really infuriating!" "Let's not talk about that." Zhou Enlai heaved a sigh of relief, changed the subject and said, "Chairman Mao, do you have any comments on the issue of military command now?" When the topic of military command was mentioned, Mao Zedong felt very heavy.He is very disgusted and full of complaints about the military command issues in recent years.But in front of Zhou Enlai, especially at this time, he couldn't say it outright.He thought for a while and said, "We were forced to abandon the Central Soviet Area just now, and the troops suffered such a heavy loss on the way to transfer. It can be said that from the central to the grassroots companies, everyone's thoughts are in confusion, and there are many complaints!"

"Yes!..." Zhou Enlai let out a long sigh. "After we gain a firm foothold, we must hold a meeting no matter what to make a comprehensive summary of the five anti-'encirclement and suppression' wars. Otherwise, if the ideological problems of the troops are not resolved, our strategic transfer and the establishment of a new Soviet area will not be achieved. of." "This meeting must be held! However, many comrades have concerns about holding such a meeting." "What are your concerns?" "Before the meeting is held, our internal debate on military command is already very intense. If there is an argument at the meeting, it will not be too noisy!"

"Present the facts and be reasonable. This is not something that anyone with a loud voice can win!" "Li De, Bogu and the others are so tough. They keep saying that they are following the line of the Communist International, and they can't do it at all. If they are stubborn, will this meeting go smoothly?" "This is two different things. We have to bear our own mistakes in military command, and we cannot involve the line of the Communist International." "What if Li De and Bo Gu don't budge?" "There will be no such unreasonable things. If such a thing happens, I will never allow it!"

What Mao Zedong was waiting for was Zhou Enlai's words.And at this time, Zhou Enlai was the only one who could say this.He is a member of the three-member regiment with absolute decision-making power over strategic transfer, one of the four secretaries of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat who presides over the work of the Central Committee, the vice chairman of the Military Commission who presides over the work of the Military Commission, and the General Political Commissar of the Red Army. He has four key positions in one person. The power and prestige are probably unmatched.It can be said that without his consent, it would be very difficult to accomplish anything at this time.Mao Zedong was the most active one who advocated convening a meeting of the Politburo to summarize the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" war. He knew very well that the only way to sum up the failure lessons of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" war was to expose and criticize the mistakes of the "Left" military leadership. Only in this way can Li De and Bogu's blind command be eliminated and the Red Army get out of the predicament.

But to expose and criticize the mistakes of "Left" military leadership, Zhou Enlai must be involved.Although he disagrees with Li De and Bogu on many military strategy issues, he is, after all, a member of the trio of the Supreme Command.Mao Zedong was always worried that although Zhou Enlai resisted Li De and Bogu's obstruction at the Tongtong and Liping meetings, he resolutely adopted his suggestion of abandoning the original plan and changing the marching route with his irreplaceable authority, which showed his respect for Li De, Bogu Bogu's blind command has reached an intolerable level.For Mao Zedong, this is very gratifying.However, can Zhou Enlai accept the denial of the military command of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" war?

This time he came to the door to test, and after a heart-to-heart conversation, Mao Zedong's inner worries disappeared.After all, Zhou Enlai was Zhou Enlai, open-minded, aboveboard, and never considered personal gains and losses at critical moments. Back at the residence, Luo Fu was discussing with Wang Jiaxiang about the military strategy of the Fifth Anti-"Encirclement and Suppression" War.Seeing Mao Zedong returning home with a happy face, the two hurriedly asked if there was any good news. Mao Zedong said: "I just came back from Zhou Enlai!" "What's his attitude?"

"He coincides with us!" "Ah! This is great!..." Luo Fu and Wang Jiaxiang couldn't help clapping their hands happily. The three of them have been marching together since they embarked on the journey in the Jiangxi Central Soviet Area.Wang Jiaxiang was wounded in the abdomen and came all the way here on a stretcher.During the fourth counter-campaign against "encirclement and suppression", one day he was having a meeting with Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Peng Dehuai and others in a hut near Ruijin when an enemy plane suddenly came to bomb him. When he was moving to the air-raid shelter, a bomb fell beside him and exploded. Seriously injured.Due to poor medical conditions, the shrapnel in his abdomen could not be removed, and the wound festered, making him unable to walk.After crossing the Xiangjiang River and witnessing the tragic scene of the loss of soldiers and generals of the Red Army, he had already complained about Li De and Bogu's blind command, and now he couldn't bear it. They started arguing about military command mistakes from Laoshanjie, arguing all the way, and finally got Zhou Enlai's response at the channel meeting and the Liping meeting.Zhou Enlai denied Li De and Bogu's idea of ​​going to Xiangxi to join the 2nd and 6th Red Army as originally planned, and adopted Mao Zedong's suggestion to change the marching route, which was the result of their arguments all the way.Now, Zhou Enlai took a positive attitude towards convening a Politburo meeting dedicated to summing up the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" war and criticizing military command mistakes. It can almost be said that their victory is in sight. Mao Zedong said: "Judging from the current situation, we will arrive in Zunyi soon, which means that this meeting will be held soon. We have to be prepared. We can't just fire empty guns. We must have something convincing to make it happen." .” Luo Fu said: "Of course you wrote this stuff!" Mao Zedong said: "I have been in the wild for many years, and I am an outsider, who speaks lightly. In my opinion, you, Luo Fu, a great scholar, can write this thing!" Luo Fu said: "Well, I can barely say a few words on political issues, but I don't know anything about military affairs?" Mao Zedong said: "For military issues, I will serve as your staff." Wang Jiaxiang said: "I agree. This article was written by Comrade Luo Fu, and Lao Mao provided suggestions." Mao Zedong said: "Then you, the vice chairman of the Military Commission, just stand by and watch?" Wang Jiaxiang said: "Let me join in. But let's talk about it first. If this article becomes a hit, Comrade Luo Fu can't afford the remuneration alone!" Luo Fu said: "I'm treating guests, and everyone will eat a catty of hairy potatoes." Mao Zedong said: "It's too stingy. Give me two packs of cigarettes." Wang Jiaxiang said: "It's too greedy, the article hasn't been written yet!" The three laughed loudly.